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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Groundwater Mapping in Normandy - France

Eaux-SCARS, a large-scale scientific program involving the BRGM (Bureau of Geological and Mining Research), local authorities, and in this case the SMABI (Joint Development Authority for the Iton Basin) in the Normandy region. A helicopter from Germany, piloted by a specialist in this type of mission, tows a polygon measuring around 20 meters in diameter. This giant probe can map groundwater tables to a depth of 300 meters and see the interconnections with rivers. The Danish company SkyTEM is carrying out this work, which covers several regions of France, on October 31, 2025, in Saint Andre de l'Eure, Normandy, France. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. ONCE IN ORBIT IN SPACE, THE SATELLITE WILL BE IN AN ATMOSPHERE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESSES (SPACE COLD AND SOLAR RADIATION). IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE SATELLITE'S EQUIPMENT CAN FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERMAL TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PLACING THE SATELLITE IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER, CALLED ESPACE 500, IS A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, 8 M LONG AND 7.5 M IN DIAMETER, OR APPROXIMATELY 500 M3. THIS CHAMBER CONSISTS OF AN EXTERNAL ENVELOPE AND A DOUBLE WALL COVERING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACE, ALLOWING A COLD LIQUID TO CIRCULATE TO SIMULATE THE COLD OF SPACE. BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE THERMAL CHAMBER, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH 1,500 MEASURING SENSORS TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE OF ITS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. ONCE IN ORBIT IN SPACE, THE SATELLITE WILL BE IN AN ATMOSPHERE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESSES (SPACE COLD AND SOLAR RADIATION). IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE SATELLITE'S EQUIPMENT CAN FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERMAL TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PLACING THE SATELLITE IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER, CALLED ESPACE 500, IS A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, 8 M LONG AND 7.5 M IN DIAMETER, OR APPROXIMATELY 500 M3. THIS CHAMBER CONSISTS OF AN EXTERNAL ENVELOPE AND A DOUBLE WALL COVERING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACE, ALLOWING A COLD LIQUID TO CIRCULATE TO SIMULATE THE COLD OF SPACE. BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE THERMAL CHAMBER, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH 1,500 MEASURING SENSORS TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE OF ITS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. ONCE IN ORBIT IN SPACE, THE SATELLITE WILL BE IN AN ATMOSPHERE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESSES (SPACE COLD AND SOLAR RADIATION). IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE SATELLITE'S EQUIPMENT CAN FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERMAL TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PLACING THE SATELLITE IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER, CALLED ESPACE 500, IS A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, 8 M LONG AND 7.5 M IN DIAMETER, OR APPROXIMATELY 500 M3. THIS CHAMBER CONSISTS OF AN EXTERNAL ENVELOPE AND A DOUBLE WALL COVERING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACE, ALLOWING A COLD LIQUID TO CIRCULATE TO SIMULATE THE COLD OF SPACE. BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE THERMAL CHAMBER, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH 1,500 MEASURING SENSORS TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE OF ITS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nuclear Power Plants

FRANCE. LORRAINE. MOSELLE (57) CATTENOM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (ARCHIVES, 2003): THE REACTOR VESSEL COVER HAD MICRO-CRACKS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED: A DELICATE OPERATION THAT WE FOLLOWED EXCLUSIVELY. FIRST STEP: THE NEW COVER ENTERS THE REACTOR BUILDING (OR BR, IN EDF JARGON) THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT AIRLOCK. WITH A DIAMETER OF 8 METRES, THIS AIRLOCK IS SEALED BY 164 ENORMOUS BOLTS. OPENING IT TAKES THREE HOURS OF WORK! Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nuclear Power Plants

FRANCE. LORRAINE. MOSELLE (57) CATTENOM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (ARCHIVES, 2003): INTERIOR OF REACTOR BUILDING NO. 4. THE REACTOR VESSEL COVER HAD MICRO-CRACKS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED: A DELICATE OPERATION THAT WE FOLLOWED EXCLUSIVELY. FIRST STEP: THE NEW COVER ENTERS THE REACTOR BUILDING (OR BR, IN EDF JARGON) THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT AIRLOCK. WITH A DIAMETER OF 8 METRES, THIS AIRLOCK IS SEALED BY 164 ENORMOUS BOLTS. OPENING IT TAKES THREE HOURS OF WORK! Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 WMC Held in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 - Tourists visit the first 16 meter ultra large diameter shield tunneling machine "Jinghua" model produced in China at the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention (WMC) at the Binhu International Convention and Exhibition Center in Hefei, Anhui Province, China on September 20, 2025.

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Illustration - Occitanie

FRANCE. OCCITANY. GARD (30) AERIAL VIEW OF THE OLD MEANDER OF THE LA VIS RIVER, THE CIRQUE DE NAVACELLES IS A LARGE EROSIVE MORPHOLOGY, AN INCISED MEANDER: 2 KM IN DIAMETER, 300 M DEEP, IT IS A REAL GEOLOGICAL CURIOSITY (LABELLED GREAT SITE OF FRANCE) Photo by Frederic Hedelin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Severe Thunderstorm Brings Intense Hail, Flooding to Great Falls

A severe thunderstorm that moved through central Montana on Thursday, July 31, brought heavy rain and hail up to 1" in diameter, causing flash flooding in Great Falls and a landspout tornado near Townsend.

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3rd CISCE Held in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 17, 2025 - The audience watched the largest diameter shield tunneling machine model independently developed by China at the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, China on July 17, 2025.

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY. ROME. VATICAN: AERIAL VIEW OF THE SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.) AND SAINT PETER'S BASILICA (136 M. HIGH) SEEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE LEFT, THE APOSTOLIC PALACE (WHICH HOUSES THE PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL APARTMENTS OF ALL THE POPES, EXCEPT FRANCIS WHO LIVES IN THE SAINTE MARTHE RESIDENCE), BERNINI'S COLONNADE (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 MARBLE STATUES OF SAINTS) AND THE OBELISK OF NERO, ERECTED BY DOMENICO FONTANA IN THE CENTER OF THE SQUARE. IN THE BACKGROUND, VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE (LENGTH 480 M., WIDTH 50 M.) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 14 : PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE DOME, WHOSE WORK BEGAN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRAMANTE AND SANGALLO, WERE PURSUED BY MICHELANGELO AND WERE COMPLETED BY GIACOMO DELLA PORTA AND DOMENICO FONTANA IN 1590. ON THE INNER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE DOME IS WRITTEN, IN LETTERS OF 2 METERS HIGH: TV ES PETRVS AND SVPER HANC PETRAM AEDIFICABO ECCLESIAM MEAM. TIBI DABO CLAVES REGNI CAELORVM. IN ENGLISH : "YOU ARE PETER AND ON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, I WILL GIVE YOU THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN." THE DOME RISES TO A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 136.57 METERS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BASILICA TO THE TOP OF THE CROSS THAT SURMOUNTS IT. ITS INSIDE DIAMETER IS 41.47 M. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 14 : THE DOME, WHOSE WORK BEGAN UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRAMANTE AND SANGALLO, WAS PURSUED BY MICHELANGELO AND WAS COMPLETED BY GIACOMO DELLA PORTA AND DOMENICO FONTANA IN 1590. THE DOME RISES AT A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 136.57 METERS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BASILICA TO THE TOP OF THE CROSS THAT SURMOUNTS IT. ITS INSIDE DIAMETER IS 41.47 M. IN THE CENTER, THE LANTERN OF THE DOME, MADE BY FONTANA. IN THE CENTER OF THE LANTERNON, A REPRESENTATION OF GOD. ON THE PERIMETER IS WRITTEN: "S. PETRI GLORIAE SIXTVS V. V. A. M. D. PONTIF V. V." IN FRENCH: "TO THE GLORY OF ST. PETER, SIXTUS V, POPE IN 1590, FIFTH YEAR OF HIS PONTIFICATE." Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 14 : IN THE CENTER OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA, THE PAPAL ALTAR AND BALDACHIN, MADE IN 1624 BY BERNINI AND CONSIDERED THE LARGEST BRONZE STRUCTURE IN THE WORLD. CAST WITH THE METAL ORIGINALLY ADORNING THE PEDIMENT OF THE PANTHEON OF ROME, ITS HEIGHT IS 29 METERS. ABOVE, THE CUPOLA OF THE BASILICA BY MICHELANGELO IN 1547. WITH ITS DOUBLE CAP, THE INNER DIAMETER OF THE DOME MEASURES 42 METERS, ITS INNER HEIGHT IS 92 METERS AND ITS HEIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE CROSS IS 136 METERS. THIS DOME HAS SERVED AS A MODEL FOR OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE WORLD, SUCH AS THE DOME OF ST. PAUL IN LONDON (1675), THAT OF THE INVALIDES IN PARIS (1680-1691) AND THAT OF THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON (1794-1817). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - SAINT PETER'S SQUARE: NORTH BERNINI COLONNADE (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 STATUES OF SAINTS IN MARBLE), ON SAINT PETER'S SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.). ON SECOND GROUND LEFT, THE FOUNTAIN OF MADERNO. ON BACKGROUND LEFT, ST. PETER'S BASILICA (136 METERS HIGH), THE LOGGIAS OF BRAMANTE AND RAPHAEL, AND THE APOSTOLIC PALACE, WHICH HOUSES THE PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL APARTMENTS OF ALL POPES, EXCEPT FRANCIS, WHO LIVES IN ST. MARTHA'S RESIDENCE. TO THE LEFT OF THE LOGGIAS OF BRAMANTE AND RAPHAEL, THE GIANT MOSAIC OF THE VIRGIN AND THE CHILD. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF ST. PETER'S SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.) AT DAWN, SEEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ON CENTER, THE OBELISK OF NERO, ERECTED BY DOMENICO FONTANA, THE FOUNTAINS OF MADERNO (LEFT) AND BERNINI (RIGHT) AND THE COLONNADE OF BERNINI (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 STATUES OF SAINTS IN MARBLE). ON THE BACKGROUND RIGHT, VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE (LENGTH 480 M, WIDTH 50 M). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF ST. PETER'S SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.) SEEN FROM THE SOUTH-WEST. ON CENTER, THE OBELISK OF NERO, ERECTED BY DOMENICO FONTANA. ON SIDES, THE FOUNTAINS OF MADERNO (LEFT) AND BERNINI (RIGHT) AND THE COLONNADE OF BERNINI (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 STATUES OF SAINTS IN MARBLE). ON BACKGROUND, VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE (LENGTH 480 M., WIDTH 50 M). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST. ON FOREGROUND, THE AUDIENCE HALL AND THE PALACE OF SAINT OFFICE. ION BACKGROUND, ST. PETER'S SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.), THE OBELISK OF NERO (ERECTED BY DOMENICO FONTANA), IN THE CENTER OF THE SQUARE, THE COLONNADE OF BERNINI (284 COLUMNS, 88 PILLARS AND 140 STATUES OF SAINTS IN MARBLE) THEN ST. PETER'S BASILICA, WHICH RISES TO 136 M. HEIGHT. ON BACKGROUND LEFT, THE SISTINE CHAPEL AND THE VATICAN MUSEUMS. ON BACKGROUND CENTER, THE APOSTOLIC PALACE, WHICH HOUSES THE PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL APARTMENTS OF ALL THE POPES, EXCEPT FRANCOIS WHO LIVES IN RESIDENCE SAINTE MARTHE. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE DISTRICT OF PRATI. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST. ON FOREGROUND LEFT, THE AUDIENCE HALL AND THE PALACE OF SAINT OFFICE. ON BACKGROUND, ST. PETER'S SQUARE (DEPTH 320 M., DIAMETER 240 M.), ST. PETER'S BASILICA, WHICH RISES TO 136 M. HEIGHT AND THE ARM OF CONSTANTINE (BORDERING THE NORTH OF THE SQUARE). ON BACKGROUND LEFT, THE GARDENS OF THE VATICAN. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE SISTINE CHAPEL, THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, THE MEDIEVAL PALACE AND THE PARROT COURT. ON THE RIGHT, THE LOGGIAS OF BRAMANTE AND RAPHAEL, THE COURT OF SAINT DAMASUS AND THE APOSTOLIC PALACE, WHICH HOUSES THE PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL APARTMENTS OF ALL THE POPES, EXCEPT FRANCIS WHO LIVES IN RESIDENCE ST. MARTHA. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellow River Tunnel Construction - China

A tunnel boring machine TBM) works at the construction site of the Yellow River tunnel on Huanggang Road in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, June 22, 2025. The excavation work of the Yellow River section of the Huanggang Road Yellow River tunnel was completed on Sunday, marking a breakthrough in the construction of the tunnel project. The 5,755-meter-long tunnel, with 3,290 meters excavated by a 17.5-meter diameter TBM, is the largest underwater TBM tunnel currently under construction in the world. Photo by Xu Suhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellow River Tunnel Construction - China

A truck runs at the construction site of the Yellow River tunnel on Huanggang Road in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, June 22, 2025. The excavation work of the Yellow River section of the Huanggang Road Yellow River tunnel was completed on Sunday, marking a breakthrough in the construction of the tunnel project. The 5,755-meter-long tunnel, with 3,290 meters excavated by a 17.5-meter diameter TBM, is the largest underwater TBM tunnel currently under construction in the world. Photo by Xu Suhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellow River Tunnel Construction - China

Staff workers work at the construction site of the Yellow River tunnel on Huanggang Road in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, June 22, 2025. The excavation work of the Yellow River section of the Huanggang Road Yellow River tunnel was completed on Sunday, marking a breakthrough in the construction of the tunnel project. The 5,755-meter-long tunnel, with 3,290 meters excavated by a 17.5-meter diameter TBM, is the largest underwater TBM tunnel currently under construction in the world. Photo by Xu Suhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellow River Tunnel Construction - China

Staff workers work at the construction site of the Yellow River tunnel on Huanggang Road in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, June 22, 2025. The excavation work of the Yellow River section of the Huanggang Road Yellow River tunnel was completed on Sunday, marking a breakthrough in the construction of the tunnel project. The 5,755-meter-long tunnel, with 3,290 meters excavated by a 17.5-meter diameter TBM, is the largest underwater TBM tunnel currently under construction in the world. Photo by Xu Suhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellow River Tunnel Construction - China

Staff workers work at the construction site of the Yellow River tunnel on Huanggang Road in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, June 22, 2025. The excavation work of the Yellow River section of the Huanggang Road Yellow River tunnel was completed on Sunday, marking a breakthrough in the construction of the tunnel project. The 5,755-meter-long tunnel, with 3,290 meters excavated by a 17.5-meter diameter TBM, is the largest underwater TBM tunnel currently under construction in the world. Photo by Xu Suhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellow River Tunnel Construction - China

Staff workers are pictured at the construction site of the Yellow River tunnel on Huanggang Road in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, June 22, 2025. The excavation work of the Yellow River section of the Huanggang Road Yellow River tunnel was completed on Sunday, marking a breakthrough in the construction of the tunnel project. The 5,755-meter-long tunnel, with 3,290 meters excavated by a 17.5-meter diameter TBM, is the largest underwater TBM tunnel currently under construction in the world. Photo by Xu Suhui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11TH CSITF Held in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 11, 2025 - The ultrafine fibers with a diameter of only 10-20 micrometers (1/5 to 1/6 of a human hair) prepared by the automatic filamination equipment for lunar soil fibers displayed at the China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair (CSITF) in Shanghai, China on June 11, 2025.

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS - AUTUMN 2024 - AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, THE CROWN OF THORNS RETURNS. THE CROWN IS INSTALLED IN THE NEW RELIQUARY CASKET DESIGNED BY SYLVAIN DUBUISSON. THE HOLY CROWN IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE MOST PRECIOUS AND MOST VENEREAL OF THE RELICS CONSERVED AT NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS: IT BEARS WITNESS TO MORE THAN SIXTEEN CENTURIES OF FERVENT PRAYER BY THE CHRETIENTE. IT CONSISTS OF A CIRCLE OF RUSHES BUNDLED TOGETHER AND HELD TOGETHER BY GOLD THREADS, 21 CENTIMETRES IN DIAMETER, ON WHICH THE THORNS WERE PLACED. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE. LORRAINE. MOSELLE (57) CATTENOM. TEN-YEARLY VISIT (97 DAYS) TO THE CATTENOM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. FIRST STAGE: THE NEW COVER ENTERS THE REACTOR BUILDING (OR BR IN EDF JARGON) THROUGH THE MATERIAL AIRLOCK. WITH A DIAMETER OF 8 METRES, THIS AIRLOCK IS SEALED BY 164 HUGE BOLTS. OPENING IT TAKES THREE HOURS OF WORK Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. OCCITANY. GARD (30) AERIAL VIEW OF THE OLD MEANDER OF THE LA VIS RIVER, THE CIRQUE DE NAVACELLES IS A LARGE EROSIVE MORPHOLOGY, AN INCISED MEANDER: 2 KM IN DIAMETER, 300 M DEEP, IT IS A REAL GEOLOGICAL CURIOSITY (LABELLED GREAT SITE OF FRANCE)

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