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Mizuho Financial to buy Indian investment bank

Mizuho Financial to buy Indian investment bank

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Masahiro Kihara (L) and Gaurav Deepak, CEO of Avendus Capital Private Ltd., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. The major Japanese financial group said it will buy the major Indian investment bank to strengthen operations in the South Asian country with high growth potential.

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Xi Jinping Meets Sam Hou Fai - Beijing

Xi Jinping Meets Sam Hou Fai - Beijing

President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee, who is on a duty visit to Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Yin Bogu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xi Jinping Meets Sam Hou Fai - Beijing

Xi Jinping Meets Sam Hou Fai - Beijing

President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Sam Hou Fai, who is on a duty visit to Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Yan Yan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xi Jinping Meets Sam Hou Fai - Beijing

Xi Jinping Meets Sam Hou Fai - Beijing

President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Sam Hou Fai, who is on a duty visit to Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Yin Bogu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xi Jinping Meets Sam Hou Fai - Beijing

Xi Jinping Meets Sam Hou Fai - Beijing

President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee, who is on a duty visit to Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 16, 2025. Photo by Yan Yan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Snowstorm Brings Heavy Snow to D.C. Metro Area

Several inches of snow fell across the D.C. metro region on Sunday, December 14. In western Maryland, 10 inches of snow was reported.

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Snowy Landscapes - China

Snowy Landscapes - China

This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the snow scenery of the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua) /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowy Landscapes - China

Snowy Landscapes - China

This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the snow scenery of the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua) /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowy Landscapes - China

Snowy Landscapes - China

This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2025 shows the snow scenery of the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua) /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Fondation Cartier

Illustration - Fondation Cartier

FRANCE. PARIS (75001). THE CARTIER FONDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART HAS OPEN ITS DOORS PLACE DU PALAIS-ROYAL AND ALLOWS PEDESTRIANS TO SEE SOME ARTS FROM THJE OUTSIDE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Fondation Cartier

Illustration - Fondation Cartier

FRANCE. PARIS (75001). THE CARTIER FONDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART HAS OEPN ITS DOORS PLACE DU PALAIS-ROYAL IN AN OLD HAUSMANNIAN BUIDING DESIGNED BY FRENCH ARCHITECT JEAN NOUVEL. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Fondation Cartier

Illustration - Fondation Cartier

FRANCE. PARIS (75001). THE CARTIER FONDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART HAS OPEN ITS DOORS PLACE DU PALAIS-ROYAL AND ALLOWS PEDESTRIANS TO SEE SOME ARTS FROM THJE OUTSIDE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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