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Olena Zelenska at Cluny Museum - Paris

Illustration during Olena Zelenska visits the Paris Cluny Museum (History of the European Middle Ages). Following this meeting, a memorandum and declaration were also signed to introduce audio guides in Ukrainian in 14 museums in Paris. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Cluny Museum - Paris

Svitlana Fomenko, Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine and Olena Zelenska. Olena Zelenska visits the Paris Cluny Museum (History of the European Middle Ages). Following this meeting, a memorandum and declaration were also signed to introduce audio guides in Ukrainian in 14 museums in Paris. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Cluny Museum - Paris

Olena Zelenska visits the Paris Cluny Museum (History of the European Middle Ages). Following this meeting, a memorandum and declaration were also signed to introduce audio guides in Ukrainian in 14 museums in Paris. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at Cluny Museum - Paris

Olena Zelenska visits the Paris Cluny Museum (History of the European Middle Ages). Following this meeting, a memorandum and declaration were also signed to introduce audio guides in Ukrainian in 14 museums in Paris. Paris, France on December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : DETAIL OF THE VAULT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : AERIAL VIEW OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL (RIGHT). ON FOREGROUND LEFT, THE PALACE OF THE MINT. ON BACKGROUND, THE BUILDINGS HOUSING THE VATICAN MUSEUMS AND THE BELVEDERE COURT. ON BACKGROUND, THE ROMAN DISTRICT OF PRATI. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. IT IS SAID THAT IT TOOK ONLY 450 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE LAST JUDGMENT (LOW CENTER) DESPITE THE MULTITUDE OF DETAILS AND CHARACTERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. IT IS SAID THAT IT TOOK ONLY 450 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE LAST JUDGMENT (BACKGROUND, LOW CENTER) DESPITE THE MULTITUDE OF DETAILS AND CHARACTERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : SURROUNDED BY MUSEUM BUILDINGS, LA PIGNA COURTYARD (VISIBLE IN THE CENTER). THIS GIGANTIC SCULPTURE OF PINE CONE (PIGNA IN ITALIAN) WAS MADE IN 30-40 BC. JC BY ROMAN BRONZERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN MUSEUMS : VAULT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, MASTERPIECE OF MICHELANGELO, WITH, IN PARTICULAR, THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE CREATION OF MAN (WITH ADAM AND EVE), ORIGINAL SIN OR THE FLOOD. MICHELANGELO WORKED THERE SECRETLY FOR YEARS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY. LAZIO. ROME. VATICAN MUSEUMS. THE BRAMANTE STAIRCASE IS A FAMOUS MONUMENTAL SPIRAL STAIRCASE (ALLEGORICAL DOUBLE HELICOIDAL), WHICH ACTS AS AN EXIT FOR THE PUBLIC. RESERVED INITIALLY FOR RIDERS, IT WAS BUILT IN 1932 BY THE ITALIAN ARCHITECT GIUSEPPE MOMO (PONTIFICATE OF POPE PIUS XI) AND INSPIRED BY A NEARBY RENAISSANCE STAIRCASE FROM THE 16TH CENTURY BY THE ARCHITECT BRAMANTE 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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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN JULY 2010. IT IS ONE OF FRANCE'S GREAT FINE ARTS MUSEUMS, WITH THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITALIAN PAINTINGS AFTER THAT OF THE LOUVRE. AT THE HEART OF THE GRANDE GALLERIE: THE PAINTING OF JEROME AND THE LION Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. STATUE OF CARDINAL FESCH. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN JULY 2010. IT IS ONE OF FRANCE'S LEADING MUSEUMS OF FINE ART. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN JULY 2010. IT IS ONE OF FRANCE'S LEADING FINE ARTS MUSEUMS, WITH THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITALIAN PAINTINGS AFTER THE LOUVRE. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC AS ONE OF FRANCE'S GREAT FINE ARTS MUSEUMS, WITH THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITALIAN PAINTINGS AFTER THAT OF THE LOUVRE, AND ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF THE BONAPARTE FAMILY. CURATOR PHILIPPE COSTAMAGNA IN FRONT OF MATHIAS STOMER'S PAINTING OF THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN JULY 2010. IT IS ONE OF FRANCE'S LEADING FINE ARTS MUSEUMS, WITH THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITALIAN PAINTINGS AFTER THE LOUVRE. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. STATUE OF CARDINAL FESCH. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC IN JULY 2010. IT IS ONE OF FRANCE'S LEADING MUSEUMS OF FINE ART. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC AS ONE OF FRANCE'S GREAT FINE ARTS MUSEUMS, WITH THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITALIAN PAINTINGS AFTER THE LOUVRE. HERE, THE PORTRAIT OF THE AUSTRIAN PAINTER ANTON VON MARON Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC AS ONE OF FRANCE'S LEADING FINE ARTS MUSEUMS. IN THE COURTYARD, THE STATUE OF CARDINAL FESCH Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC AS ONE OF FRANCE'S GREAT FINE ARTS MUSEUMS, WITH THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITALIAN PAINTINGS AFTER THAT OF THE LOUVRE, AND ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF THE BONAPARTE FAMILY. CURATOR PHILIPPE COSTAMAGNA IN FRONT OF MATHIAS STOMER'S PAINTING OF THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(240519) -- BUCHAREST, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit National Museum of Geology during the European Night of Museums event in Bucharest, Romania, May 18, 2024. European Night of Museums takes place on the third Saturday of May. It is a cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions remain open late into the night to introduce themselves to new potential patrons. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(240519) -- BUCHAREST, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A person takes photos of a dinosaur replica at National Museum of Geology during the European Night of Museums event in Bucharest, Romania, May 18, 2024. European Night of Museums takes place on the third Saturday of May. It is a cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions remain open late into the night to introduce themselves to new potential patrons. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(240519) -- BUCHAREST, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit Romanian Peasant Museum during the European Night of Museums event in Bucharest, Romania, May 18, 2024. European Night of Museums takes place on the third Saturday of May. It is a cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions remain open late into the night to introduce themselves to new potential patrons. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(240519) -- BUCHAREST, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit National Museum of Geology during the European Night of Museums event in Bucharest, Romania, May 18, 2024. European Night of Museums takes place on the third Saturday of May. It is a cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions remain open late into the night to introduce themselves to new potential patrons. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-ACROPOLIS-MUSEUM

(230514) -- ATHENS, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2023 shows people watching the ancient masterpieces of museum collection at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. Acropolis Museum participates in this year's European Night of Museums with extended opening hours until midnight and free entry. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-ACROPOLIS-MUSEUM

(230514) -- ATHENS, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2023 shows people watching the ancient masterpieces of museum collection at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. Acropolis Museum participates in this year's European Night of Museums with extended opening hours until midnight and free entry. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-ACROPOLIS-MUSEUM

(230514) -- ATHENS, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2023 shows Acropolis Museum at night in Athens, Greece. Acropolis Museum participates in this year's European Night of Museums with extended opening hours until midnight and free entry. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-ACROPOLIS-MUSEUM

(230514) -- ATHENS, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2023 shows people watching the ancient masterpieces of museum collection at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. Acropolis Museum participates in this year's European Night of Museums with extended opening hours until midnight and free entry. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CULTURE-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(230514) -- BUCHAREST, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pose with members of a history reenactment group dressed as Roman soldiers outside Romania's National History Museum which opens till late night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 13, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CULTURE-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(230514) -- BUCHAREST, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit Romania's National History Museum which opens till late night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 13, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CULTURE-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(230514) -- BUCHAREST, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wait in line to visit Romania's National Museum of Art which opens till late night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 13, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CULTURE-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(230514) -- BUCHAREST, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photo of exhibits at Romania's National History Museum which opens till late night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 13, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CULTURE-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(230514) -- BUCHAREST, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students from a choreography lyceum perform inside Romania's National History Museum which opens till late night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 13, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CULTURE-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(230514) -- BUCHAREST, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Football Museum which opens till late night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 13, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CULTURE-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(230514) -- BUCHAREST, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Football Museum which opens till late night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 13, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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Egyptian Museum in Cairo unveiled after 1st phase of renovation

STORY: Egyptian Museum in Cairo unveiled after 1st phase of renovation DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:00 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of the Egyptian Museum 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ALI ABDEL HALIM, EMC director general STORYLINE: After more than three years of renovation, Egypt has announced the completion of the first development phase of the iconic Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EMC). Entitled "Transforming the Egyptian Museum of Cairo," the EMC development project that began in 2019 was funded with a grant of 3 million euros from the European Union. The renovation involved enhancing and renewing the museum display system including the lighting and showcases of some of the gallery rooms and halls. The project was carried out through collaboration between an Egyptian archaeological committee and a consortium of five major European museums: the Louvre Museum in Paris, the British Museum in London, the Egyptian Museum in Italy's Turin, the Egyptian Muse

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Paris monuments turn off lights in advance at night to save energy

STORY: Paris monuments turn off lights in advance at night to save energy DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: The lights on the Eiffel Tower started to be switched off at 11:45 p.m. from Friday, in a bid to save electricity due to the energy crisis. Other major monuments in the French capital, such as the Paris City Hall, the Saint-Jacques Tower and the city's museums will no longer be lit from 10 p.m. STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent "From Sept. 23, all municipal facilities in the city of Paris will turn off their lights early in the evening to save energy. The measure will apply to all public buildings, including municipal museums, the town halls of each Parisian arrondissement and tourist attractions." France, like many other European countries, is facing an energy crisis this winter. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has already announced that rolling black

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-MUSEUM NIGHT

(220515) -- BUCHAREST, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit Romania's National History Museum which opens until late in night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 14, 2022. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-MUSEUM NIGHT

(220515) -- BUCHAREST, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit Romania's National History Museum which opens until late in night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 14, 2022. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-MUSEUM NIGHT

(220515) -- BUCHAREST, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit Romania's National History Museum which opens until late in night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 14, 2022. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-MUSEUM NIGHT

(220515) -- BUCHAREST, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit Romania's National Art Museum which opens until late in night as part of the European Night of Museums cultural initiative in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 14, 2022. (Photo by Gabriel Petrescu/Xinhua)

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HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/NETHERLANDS

Parked bicycles outside of the GGD Paviljoen Amsterdam testing facility. People wait in line out to be tested outside of a GGD Covid-19 testing center facility, GGD is the Municipal Public Health Service in Amsterdam Zuid. The Netherlands was the first European nation that declared a lockdown to fight the new Omicron variant during the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic just before Christmas with bars, gyms, hairdressers and all the "non-essential" shops, museums, public venues etc closed until at least January 14. Amsterdam, the Netherlands on January 5, 2022 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto) (Credit:Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)