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Soudah National Park, Saudi Arabia. Soudah is a mountainous area in the Asir Province of Saudi Arabia. At 3,015 meters above sea level, it includes Saudi Arabia's highest peak, Jabal Soudah. The area is known for its densely forested mountains covered in juniper trees. Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734 undefined

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New Year Celebrations

New Year Celebrations

Haanja, 31.12.2025. New Year Celebrations by the Suure Munamäe observation tower. Suur Munamägi is the highest peak in the Baltics. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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New Year Celebrations

New Year Celebrations

Haanja, 31.12.2025. New Year Celebrations by the Suure Munamäe observation tower. Suur Munamägi is the highest peak in the Baltics. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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New Year Celebrations

New Year Celebrations

Haanja, 31.12.2025. New Year Celebrations by the Suure Munamäe observation tower. Suur Munamägi is the highest peak in the Baltics. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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New Year Celebrations

New Year Celebrations

Haanja, 31.12.2025. New Year Celebrations by the Suure Munamäe observation tower. Suur Munamägi is the highest peak in the Baltics. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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New Year Celebrations

New Year Celebrations

Haanja, 31.12.2025. New Year Celebrations by the Suure Munamäe observation tower. Suur Munamägi is the highest peak in the Baltics. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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New Year Celebrations

New Year Celebrations

Haanja, 31.12.2025. New Year Celebrations by the Suure Munamäe observation tower. Suur Munamägi is the highest peak in the Baltics. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

Nikkei index logs highest year-end close

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Dec. 30, 2025.

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Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Bar-headed geese are pictured at the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve, with the Potala Palace in the background, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2025. Verified by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA), the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve has been confirmed as the "highest altitude natural urban wetland." The certification ceremony was held at the wetland on Saturday. Located in the urban area of Lhasa, the wetland covers an area of 12.2 square kilometers at an average altitude of 3,649 meters. Photo by Jigme Dorje/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

A performance is staged at a certification ceremony for the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2025. Verified by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA), the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve has been confirmed as the "highest altitude natural urban wetland." The certification ceremony was held at the wetland on Saturday. Located in the urban area of Lhasa, the wetland covers an area of 12.2 square kilometers at an average altitude of 3,649 meters. Photo by Jigme Dorje/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

A staff member of the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve displays a certificate issued by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA), in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2025. Verified by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA), the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve has been confirmed as the "highest altitude natural urban wetland." The certification ceremony was held at the wetland on Saturday. Located in the urban area of Lhasa, the wetland covers an area of 12.2 square kilometers at an average altitude of 3,649 meters. Photo by Jigme Dorje/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Bar-headed geese are pictured at the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2025. Verified by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA), the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve has been confirmed as the "highest altitude natural urban wetland." The certification ceremony was held at the wetland on Saturday. Located in the urban area of Lhasa, the wetland covers an area of 12.2 square kilometers at an average altitude of 3,649 meters. Photo by Jigme Dorje/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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US: Snoqualmie Falls in Washington Overflows After Heavy Rain 3

A strong atmospheric river brought heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, causing major flooding across the region. The Snoqualmie River reached its highest level in 10 years, turning Snoqualmie Falls into a powerful, overflowing torrent.

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US: Snoqualmie Falls in Washington Overflows After Heavy Rain 2

A strong atmospheric river brought heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, causing major flooding. The Snoqualmie River reached its highest level in 10 years.

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during an audience for the Jubilee of the recipients of Italy's highest civil honor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on December 6, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Obama Honors Celebrities - Washington

President Obama Honors Celebrities - Washington

US President Barack Obama presents architect Frank Gehry with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 21 recipients, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, November 22, 2016. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Obama Honors Celebrities - Washington

President Obama Honors Celebrities - Washington

US President Barack Obama presents architect Frank Gehry with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 21 recipients, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, November 22, 2016. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At IV Palarq Prize - Madrid

Queen Sofia At IV Palarq Prize - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the presentation of the "IV Palarq National Prize for Archaeology and Paleontology", the highest recognition in Spain dedicated to these disciplines, at the National Archaeological Museum, on December 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Photo by Raul Terrel/Europa Press/Europa PresS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At IV Palarq Prize - Madrid

Queen Sofia At IV Palarq Prize - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the presentation of the "IV Palarq National Prize for Archaeology and Paleontology", the highest recognition in Spain dedicated to these disciplines, at the National Archaeological Museum, on December 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Photo by Raul Terrel/Europa Press/Europa PresS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At IV Palarq Prize - Madrid

Queen Sofia At IV Palarq Prize - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the presentation of the "IV Palarq National Prize for Archaeology and Paleontology", the highest recognition in Spain dedicated to these disciplines, at the National Archaeological Museum, on December 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Photo by Raul Terrel/Europa Press/Europa PresS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia At IV Palarq Prize - Madrid

Queen Sofia At IV Palarq Prize - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the presentation of the "IV Palarq National Prize for Archaeology and Paleontology", the highest recognition in Spain dedicated to these disciplines, at the National Archaeological Museum, on December 4, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Photo by Raul Terrel/Europa Press/Europa PresS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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