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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 1, 2024 shows an aerospace supercomputing center in Wenchang, 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, restaurants and cafesReleased on January 2, 2026, in Wenchang, China. Photo by Pu Xiaoxu/Xinhua/

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A-bomb survivor Sasamori

Photo taken on July 29, 2022, shows a portrait of Shigeko Sasamori, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima who underwent reconstructive surgery for her scars in the United States. The New York Times reported on Jan. 2, 2025, that she died on Dec. 15, 2024, at her home in Marina del Rey, California. She was 92.

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Parade Of French Athletes - Podium - Paris

Tony Estanguet (2-L) and Brigitte Macron (3-L) take part in a parade with French Olympic and Paralympic athletes of Paris 2024 on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, on Saturday 14 September 2024. President Emmanuel Macron will decorate participants of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic games under the Arc de Triomphe. Paris hosted the Olympic and Paralympic games from 26 July to 08 September 2024. Photo by Mohamed Badra/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Ohtani's Angels jersey donated to Smithsonian museum

A No. 17 Los Angeles Angels jersey worn by two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani during a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on July 27, 2023, is on display on Sept. 12, 2024 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington following its donation. Ohtani threw the first complete-game shutout of his major league career in Game 1 and blasted two homers in Game 2 as the Angels won both games.

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Baseball: Ohtani's Angels jersey donated to Smithsonian museum

A No. 17 Los Angeles Angels jersey worn by two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani during a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on July 27, 2023, is on display on Sept. 12, 2024 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington following its donation. Ohtani threw the first complete-game shutout of his major league career in Game 1 and blasted two homers in Game 2 as the Angels won both games.

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Baseball: Ohtani's Angels jersey donated to Smithsonian museum

A No. 17 Los Angeles Angels jersey worn by two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani during a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on July 27, 2023, is on display on Sept. 12, 2024 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington following its donation. Ohtani threw the first complete-game shutout of his major league career in Game 1 and blasted two homers in Game 2 as the Angels won both games.

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Great Wall Repair - China

A worker repairs a wall near a defense tower of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. Covering six defense towers, from No. 117 to No. 122, the fifth phase of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall repair project has progressed smoothly. Beijing has pioneered Great Wall archaeological research, which precedes the repair work. The Jiankou section and the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing District have been selected as pilot projects to promote research-oriented restoration and protection of the Great Wall. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Great Wall Repair - China

A worker walks on the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. Covering six defense towers, from No. 117 to No. 122, the fifth phase of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall repair project has progressed smoothly. Beijing has pioneered Great Wall archaeological research, which precedes the repair work. The Jiankou section and the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing District have been selected as pilot projects to promote research-oriented restoration and protection of the Great Wall. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Great Wall Repair - China

Technician Yang Zhanjie checks a piece of porcelain unearthed near a defense tower of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. Covering six defense towers, from No. 117 to No. 122, the fifth phase of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall repair project has progressed smoothly. Beijing has pioneered Great Wall archaeological research, which precedes the repair work. The Jiankou section and the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing District have been selected as pilot projects to promote research-oriented restoration and protection of the Great Wall. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Great Wall Repair - China

A worker sweeps the top of a wall near a defense tower of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. Covering six defense towers, from No. 117 to No. 122, the fifth phase of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall repair project has progressed smoothly. Beijing has pioneered Great Wall archaeological research, which precedes the repair work. The Jiankou section and the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing District have been selected as pilot projects to promote research-oriented restoration and protection of the Great Wall. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Great Wall Repair - China

Workers repair walls near a defense tower of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. Covering six defense towers, from No. 117 to No. 122, the fifth phase of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall repair project has progressed smoothly. Beijing has pioneered Great Wall archaeological research, which precedes the repair work. The Jiankou section and the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing District have been selected as pilot projects to promote research-oriented restoration and protection of the Great Wall. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Great Wall Repair - China

This photo shows an archaeological site of a defense tower of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. Covering six defense towers, from No. 117 to No. 122, the fifth phase of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall repair project has progressed smoothly. Beijing has pioneered Great Wall archaeological research, which precedes the repair work. The Jiankou section and the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing District have been selected as pilot projects to promote research-oriented restoration and protection of the Great Wall. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Great Wall Repair - China

Workers are seen near a defense tower of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. Covering six defense towers, from No. 117 to No. 122, the fifth phase of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall repair project has progressed smoothly. Beijing has pioneered Great Wall archaeological research, which precedes the repair work. The Jiankou section and the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing District have been selected as pilot projects to promote research-oriented restoration and protection of the Great Wall. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Great Wall Repair - China

Workers walk on the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. Covering six defense towers, from No. 117 to No. 122, the fifth phase of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall repair project has progressed smoothly. Beijing has pioneered Great Wall archaeological research, which precedes the repair work. The Jiankou section and the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing District have been selected as pilot projects to promote research-oriented restoration and protection of the Great Wall. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Great Wall Repair - China

Bricks are seen at an archaeological site of a defense tower of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2024. Covering six defense towers, from No. 117 to No. 122, the fifth phase of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall repair project has progressed smoothly. Beijing has pioneered Great Wall archaeological research, which precedes the repair work. The Jiankou section and the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing District have been selected as pilot projects to promote research-oriented restoration and protection of the Great Wall. Photo by Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ShandongHorizon)CHINA-SHANDONG-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240808) -- QINGDAO, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2024 shows a view of Rizhao Port in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province. In recent years, Shandong Province has leveraged its marine resources to promote the integrated reform and development of coastal ports, to create a world-class port group. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Guo Xulei)

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

DANDONG, China, Aug. 3 Kyodo -Video taken Aug. 2, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a flooded agricultural field on the North Korean side following heavy rain in July. (Kyodo)

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World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan, July 30 Kyodo - Cosplayers pose with Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura at a prefectural government facility in Nagoya on July 30, 2024, ahead of the three-day World Cosplay Summit from Aug. 2 in the central Japan city. (Kyodo)

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 2, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a flooded agricultural field on the North Korean side following heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 2, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows the downtown area of Sinuiju on the North Korean side following heavy rain in July.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in N. Korea

Photo taken Aug. 2, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a flooded agricultural field on the North Korean side following heavy rain in July.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240803) -- BEIJING, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows a view of Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As of Aug. 2 this year, more than 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers for rail-sea intermodal transportation have been delivered via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the highest level for the same period in all years. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Ailin)

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FILE-DR CONGO-CANTINE-FRESH FIGHTING

(240802) -- CANTINE, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows people loading a truck in Cantine, a village in North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have lately been caught up in fresh fighting pitting government troops against two rebel groups, the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Roundup: Eastern DR Congo buffeted by fresh flareups with ADF, M23 rebels

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FILE-DR CONGO-CANTINE-FRESH FIGHTING

(240802) -- CANTINE, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a soldier seen in Cantine, a village in North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have lately been caught up in fresh fighting pitting government troops against two rebel groups, the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Roundup: Eastern DR Congo buffeted by fresh flareups with ADF, M23 rebels

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FILE-DR CONGO-CANTINE-FRESH FIGHTING

(240802) -- CANTINE, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a local market in Cantine, a village in North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have lately been caught up in fresh fighting pitting government troops against two rebel groups, the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Roundup: Eastern DR Congo buffeted by fresh flareups with ADF, M23 rebels

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SOUVENIR STORE (CN)

(240802) -- GUIYANG, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Peikuan (R) creates an artwork at a workshop of Huamao Renjia, or "Huamao Family," a souvenir store nestled in Huamao Village, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 23, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Nostalgia in a small piece of paper" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Ziyu)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT-RECONSTRUCTION

(240802) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Samar Hawa, Project Development Manager of Rebirth Beirut, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 29, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Reconstructing Beirut after deadly 2020 port blasts remains bumpy: NGOs, officials" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT-RECONSTRUCTION

(240802) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows the view around the Beirut port in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 29, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Reconstructing Beirut after deadly 2020 port blasts remains bumpy: NGOs, officials" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NEW INT'L LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR-CONTAINERS (CN)

(240802) -- NANNING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows a view of Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As of Aug. 2 this year, more than 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers for rail-sea intermodal transportation have been delivered via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the highest level for the same period in all years. The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members, expanded its reach to 490 ports across 120 countries and regions, according to data released in January by southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the corridor's operational hub. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NEW INT'L LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR-CONTAINERS (CN)

(240802) -- NANNING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows a cargo ship leaving Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As of Aug. 2 this year, more than 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers for rail-sea intermodal transportation have been delivered via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the highest level for the same period in all years. The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members, expanded its reach to 490 ports across 120 countries and regions, according to data released in January by southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the corridor's operational hub. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NEW INT'L LAND-SEA TRADE CORRIDOR-CONTAINERS (CN)

(240802) -- NANNING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members watch over the loading of containers at Nanning International Railway Port in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 31, 2024. As of Aug. 2 this year, more than 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers for rail-sea intermodal transportation have been delivered via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the highest level for the same period in all years. The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members, expanded its reach to 490 ports across 120 countries and regions, according to data released in January by southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the corridor's operational hub. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FRIENDSHIP CAMP (CN)

(240802) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Young people show their Helan stone carvings at an intangible cultural heritage exhibition center in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 29, 2024. TO GO WITH "Mutual understanding grows at international youth camp" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Zhen)

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T?RKIYE-ISTANBUL-OLD SUBWAY

(240802) -- ISTANBUL, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows a train of the subway line "T

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T?RKIYE-ISTANBUL-OLD SUBWAY

(240802) -- ISTANBUL, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows a train of the subway line "T

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CHINA-NINGXIA-INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FRIENDSHIP CAMP (CN)

(240802) -- YINCHUAN, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Young people attending an international youth camp pose for a group photo in Shapotou scenic spot in Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Mutual understanding grows at international youth camp" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Zhen)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's central regions look to reform, innovation for high-quality development

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members work on an assembling line in the new energy vehicle factory of Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd. in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, July 29, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's central regions look to reform, innovation for high-quality development

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Jinchang shows a drum at his village homestay in Xiaogang Village of Fengyang County, east China's Anhui Province, July 25, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's central regions look to reform, innovation for high-quality development

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers assemble a heavy-haul electric locomotive in CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. in central China's Hunan Province, July 26, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's central regions look to reform, innovation for high-quality development

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 22, 2024 shows the railway port of Nanchang International Land Port in east China's Jiangxi Province. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's central regions look to reform, innovation for high-quality development

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sodium-ion batteries are pictured on the production line of a company under Huayang New Material Technology Group in north China's Shanxi Province, July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's central regions look to reform, innovation for high-quality development

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Lei, a researcher from Central-China Agricultural Valley, checks peanuts growth in a phenotyping and speed breeding greenhouse in central China's Henan Province, July 29, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xin)

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Fourth Anniversary Of The Beirut Explosion

A view of the Electricite du Liban (Electricity of Lebanon) building, opposite the port of Beirut in Lebanon on July 19, 2024, which has never been rehabilitated. 4 years after the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, the Lebanese government is providing between 0 and 2 hours of electricity a day to its population. Photo by Noemie de Bellaigue/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows Beijing Pass in Beijing, capital of China. The Chinese capital introduced the Beijing Pass, a multi-purpose card for international visitors, on Wednesday, facilitating their payment for transportation, tourist sites and shopping centers. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take photos of Giant panda Ru Yi at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows heavy-duty equipment being handed over by LiuGong Machinery at a ceremony in Accra, Ghana. Chinese company LiuGong Machinery on Wednesday handed over 2,200 heavy-duty equipment to the Ghanaian government to support the country's District Road Improvement Program. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take part in a protest near the Parliament building against the assassination of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh and voice support for Palestinian people, in Rabat, Morocco on July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huo Jing)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ni Xia Lian (R) of Luxembourg reacts during the women's singles round of 32 table tennis match between Sun Yingsha of China and Ni Xia Lian of Luxembourg at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhu Zheng)

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Venezuela: Protests Against Maduro’s Win Continue Across Country 2

Protests against the presidential election results, in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner, continued in multiple cities in Venezuela on Tuesday, July 30. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240731) -- PARIS, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Andras Szatmari of Hungary (L) and Mohammad Rahbari of Iran react during the men's sabre team semifinal 2 of fencing between Iran and Hungary at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Yichen)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-VERSAILLES-OLY-EQUESTRIAN

(240731) -- VERSAILLES, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Jessica von Bredow-Werndl of Germany with horse TSF Dalera BB competes during the dressage grand prix day 2 of equestrian at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Versailles, France, July 30, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)