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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025, shows temporary housing in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025, shows temporary housing in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo shows temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo shows temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2025, for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

People watch a rocket blasting off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchang, China. Photo by Pu

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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

This long-exposure photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows a Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasting off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, res

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Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula quake victims

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025, shows temporary housing built in a coastal area of Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa for people affected by the massive Jan. 1, 2024, earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

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Luxury Real Estate Brothers Charged with Sex Trafficking in Miami

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated on on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. The Alexanders have been charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape. Star real estate agents Oren and Tal Alexander, along with their brother Alon, are accused of sex trafficking in New York and Miami. Seventeen complaints have been filed against them for rape and sexual assault between 2011 and 2019, some cases involving drugs. Prosecutors claim to have taken testimony from more than 60 alleged victims. Despite their denials, the accusations are piling up, revealing the scale of the charges. The case is being closely monitored by AVA Law Group, which is also representing several plaintiffs in the P. Diddy case. Photo by Matias J Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Luxury Real Estate Brothers Charged with Sex Trafficking in Miami

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated on on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Oren Alexander, 37, attends his bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Miami. Oren, alongside his twin brother Alon Alexander, have been charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape. Star real estate agents Oren and Tal Alexander, along with their brother Alon, are accused of sex trafficking in New York and Miami. Seventeen complaints have been filed against them for rape and sexual assault between 2011 and 2019, some cases involving drugs. Prosecutors claim to have taken testimony from more than 60 alleged victims. Despite their denials, the accusations are piling up, revealing the scale of the charges. The case is being closely monitored by AVA Law Group, which is also representing several plaintiffs in the P. Diddy case. Photo by Matias J Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Luxury Real Estate Brothers Charged with Sex Trafficking in Miami

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File photo dated on on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Miami. The Alexanders have been charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape. Star real estate agents Oren and Tal Alexander, along with their brother Alon, are accused of sex trafficking in New York and Miami. Seventeen complaints have been filed against them for rape and sexual assault between 2011 and 2019, some cases involving drugs. Prosecutors claim to have taken testimony from more than 60 alleged victims. Despite their denials, the accusations are piling up, revealing the scale of the charges. The case is being closely monitored by AVA Law Group, which is also representing several plaintiffs in the P. Diddy case. Photo by Matias J Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Luxury Real Estate Brothers Charged with Sex Trafficking in Miami

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Oren Alexander, 37, attends his bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Miami. Oren, alongside his twin brother Alon Alexander, have been charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape. Photo by Matias J Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Luxury Real Estate Brothers Charged with Sex Trafficking in Miami

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Miami. The Alexanders have been charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape. Photo by Matias J Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A-bomb survivor Ogura in Norway

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 13 Kyodo - Keiko Ogura, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks about her experiences at a junior high school in a municipality in the greater Oslo region, Norway, on Dec. 12, 2024. (Kyodo)

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China Express Delivery Business Volume Growth in 2024

QINGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 12, 2024 - (FILE) Staff members work on a sorting line at a logistics express company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Dec 12, 2024. In 2024, China's express delivery business volume reached 174.5 billion, and the revenue of express delivery business reached 1.4 trillion yuan, up 21% and 13% respectively year-on-year.

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China Express Delivery Business Volume Growth in 2024

QINGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 12, 2024 - (FILE) Staff members work on a sorting line at a logistics express company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Dec 12, 2024. In 2024, China's express delivery business volume reached 174.5 billion, and the revenue of express delivery business reached 1.4 trillion yuan, up 21% and 13% respectively year-on-year.

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China Express Delivery Business Volume Growth in 2024

QINGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 12, 2024 - (FILE) Staff members work on a sorting line at a logistics express company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Dec 12, 2024. In 2024, China's express delivery business volume reached 174.5 billion, and the revenue of express delivery business reached 1.4 trillion yuan, up 21% and 13% respectively year-on-year.

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China Express Delivery Business Volume Growth in 2024

QINGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 12, 2024 - (FILE) Staff members work on a sorting line at a logistics express company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Dec 12, 2024. In 2024, China's express delivery business volume reached 174.5 billion, and the revenue of express delivery business reached 1.4 trillion yuan, up 21% and 13% respectively year-on-year.

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China Express Delivery Business Volume Growth in 2024

QINGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 12, 2024 - (FILE) Staff members work on a sorting line at a logistics express company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Dec 12, 2024. In 2024, China's express delivery business volume reached 174.5 billion, and the revenue of express delivery business reached 1.4 trillion yuan, up 21% and 13% respectively year-on-year.

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China Express Delivery Business Volume Growth in 2024

QINGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 12, 2024 - (FILE) Staff members work on a sorting line at a logistics express company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Dec 12, 2024. In 2024, China's express delivery business volume reached 174.5 billion, and the revenue of express delivery business reached 1.4 trillion yuan, up 21% and 13% respectively year-on-year.

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China Express Delivery Business Volume Growth in 2024

QINGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 12, 2024 - (FILE) Staff members work on a sorting line at a logistics express company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Dec 12, 2024. In 2024, China's express delivery business volume reached 174.5 billion, and the revenue of express delivery business reached 1.4 trillion yuan, up 21% and 13% respectively year-on-year.

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China Express Delivery Business Volume Growth in 2024

QINGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 12, 2024 - (FILE) Staff members work on a sorting line at a logistics express company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Dec 12, 2024. In 2024, China's express delivery business volume reached 174.5 billion, and the revenue of express delivery business reached 1.4 trillion yuan, up 21% and 13% respectively year-on-year.

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China Express Delivery Business Volume Growth in 2024

QINGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 12, 2024 - (FILE) Staff members work on a sorting line at a logistics express company in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Dec 12, 2024. In 2024, China's express delivery business volume reached 174.5 billion, and the revenue of express delivery business reached 1.4 trillion yuan, up 21% and 13% respectively year-on-year.

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura (2nd from L) practices at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 31, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura (R) practices at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 31, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura (L) practices at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 25, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Baseball: Seibu Lions' Hirasawa

Taiga Hirasawa poses for photos at an introductory press conference in Tokorozawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Saitama on Dec. 12, 2024, after joining the Seibu Lions from the Lotte Marines.

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Sumo: Kotozakura

MATSUDO, Japan, Dec. 23 Kyodo - Ozeki Kotozakura holds a press conference at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12. Winner of the Emperor's Cup in the November Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, Kotozakura seeks promotion to sumo's highest-ranked yokozuna during the forthcoming tournament. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Kotozakura

Ozeki Kotozakura holds a press conference at his stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 23, 2024, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12. Winner of the Emperor's Cup in the November Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, Kotozakura seeks promotion to sumo's highest-ranked yokozuna during the forthcoming tournament.

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Memorial service for ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji

A memorial service is held for former yokozuna Kitanofuji, a 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa, in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024. The former yokozuna, who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82.

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Landslide in Ehime Pref.

MATSUYAMA, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 12, 2024, shows the aftermath of a landslide on a mountainside beneath Matsuyama Castle (top) in Matsuyama in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime, following torrential rain. Three people died when a wooden house at the foot of the mountain was buried.

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Mermaid Contest - China

Players compete in the 2024 China Mermaid Open Grand Final and Asian Cup at Atlantis Hotel in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2024. The event attracted over 70 players from China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia,the Philippines and so on. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mermaid Contest - China

Spectators watch the 2024 China Mermaid Open Grand Final and Asian Cup at Atlantis Hotel in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2024. The event attracted over 70 players from China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia,the Philippines and so on. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Erdogan Meets With Antony Blinken - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) holds a meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ankara, Turkiye, Dec. 12, 2024. Blinken arrived in the Turkish capital on Thursday. Upon his arrival, Erdogan held a meeting with him on the situation in Syria. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syria after Assad government collapse

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2024, shows a private residence of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, apparently plundered by looters following the collapse of his government.

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Syria after Assad government collapse

Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2024, shows a private residence of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, apparently plundered by looters following the collapse of his government.

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Government Service

A staff member (2nd R) guides residents to register real estate at the Yongnian District Government Affairs Service center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, Dec 12, 2024.

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Government Service

Tax officers (1st L) guide residents to handle tax-related business at the tax service hall of Yongnian District Government Affairs Service Center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, Dec 12, 2024.

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Government Service

A staff member (1st L) guides residents to handle medical insurance at the Yongnian District government affairs Service center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, Dec 12, 2024.

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Government Service

Tax officers handle business for taxpayers at the tax service hall of Yongnian District Government Affairs Service Center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, Dec 12, 2024.

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Government Service

Tax officials explain tax reduction and fee reduction policies to taxpayers at the tax service hall of Yongnian District Government Affairs Service Center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, Dec 12, 2024.

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Government Service

Tax officers handle business for taxpayers at the tax service hall of Yongnian District Government Affairs Service Center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, Dec 12, 2024.

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Government Service

A staff member instructs residents to handle business using smart terminals of government affairs services at the Yongnian District government affairs Service center in Handan, North China's Hebei province, Dec 12, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Conference League

Ryoya Morishita (L) of Legia Warsaw plays in a UEFA Conference League football match against Lugano in Warsaw, Poland, on Dec. 12, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Koki Machida (R) of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise dribbles the ball during a UEFA Europa League football match against Nice in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 12, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

AZ Alkmaar's Seiya Maikuma (front, C) vies for the ball with Ludogorets players during a UEFA Europa League football match in Razgrad, Bulgaria, on Dec. 12, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (L) dribbles the ball in a UEFA Europa League football match against Dynamo Kyiv in San Sebastian, Spain, on Dec. 12, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (front) plays in a UEFA Europa League football match against Dynamo Kyiv in San Sebastian, Spain, on Dec. 12, 2024.

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One Killed In Clashes - West Bank

People gather around a vehicle damaged in an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Qalqilya, on Dec. 12, 2024. Two Palestinians were killed on Thursday during Israeli raids on the city of Qalqilya and the Balata refugee camp near Nablus in the West Bank, according to Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses. Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Killed In Clashes - West Bank

People mourn Jihad Abu Salim during his funeral in Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Dec. 12, 2024. On Thursday in Nablus, clashes erupted during an Israeli raid on the Balata refugee camp, resulting in the death of 27-year-old Jihad Abu Salim. Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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One Killed In Clashes - West Bank

People gather around a vehicle damaged in an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Qalqilya, on Dec. 12, 2024. Two Palestinians were killed on Thursday during Israeli raids on the city of Qalqilya and the Balata refugee camp near Nablus in the West Bank, according to Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses. Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM