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Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

People protest outside the Nara District Court on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tetsuya Yamagami was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022. Yamagami's defense sought a maximum 20-year term, citing harm from a religious group and his tragic upbringing.

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Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

People protest outside the Nara District Court on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tetsuya Yamagami was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022. Yamagami's defense sought a maximum 20-year term, citing harm from a religious group and his tragic upbringing.

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Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, after he was sentenced to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

Shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe sentenced to life

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leaves the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, after he was sentenced to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Police officers stand on guard in front of the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, ahead of a ruling on Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Police officers stand on guard in front of the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, ahead of a ruling on Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of a ruling on Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022. (Pool photo)

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of a ruling on Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022. (Pool photo)

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, enters the Nara District Court in Nara for a ruling on Jan. 21, 2026. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, enters the Nara District Court in Nara for a ruling on Jan. 21, 2026. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, enters the Nara District Court in Nara for a ruling on Jan. 21, 2026. The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Journalists gather near the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, ahead of a ruling on the man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People queue near the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, to get courtroom seating lottery tickets ahead of a ruling on the man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Ruling on shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People queue near the Nara District Court in Nara on Jan. 21, 2026, to get courtroom seating lottery tickets ahead of a ruling on the man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Tetsuya Yamagami was indicted for killing Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in July 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city in July 2022. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day. (Pool photo)

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle presumed to be carrying a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 arrives at the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of his trial on Dec. 18, 2025. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle presumed to be carrying a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 arrives at the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of his trial on Dec. 18, 2025. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day.

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Inauguration Of The New A321 Final Assembly Line - Toulouse

Inauguration Of The New A321 Final Assembly Line - Toulouse

Inauguration of the new Airbus A320-A321 Family final assembly line in Toulouse, France on July 9, 2023. This new assembly line, highly digitized and automated, is located in the former A380 assembly hall, and will eventually employ nearly 700 people. Announced for 2022, it will deliver its first aircraft in 2024. Together with the other A320 Family final assembly lines in Hamburg (Germany), Tianjin (China) and Mobile (USA), it will meet the strong demand for this type of aircraft. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration Of The New A321 Final Assembly Line - Toulouse

Inauguration Of The New A321 Final Assembly Line - Toulouse

An employee from behind wearing an AIRBUS T-shirt. Inauguration of the new Airbus A320-A321 Family final assembly line. Bruno Le Maire, Roland Lescure, Dominique Faure, Clément Beaune are welcomed by Guillaume Faury, Executive Chairman of Airbus. France, Toulouse, July 9, 2023. This new assembly line, highly digitized and automated, is located in the former A380 assembly hall, and will eventually employ nearly 700 people. Announced for 2022, it will deliver its first aircraft in 2024. Together with the other A320 Family final assembly lines in Hamburg (Germany), Tianjin (China) and Mobile (USA), it will meet the strong demand for this type of aircraft. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron speech at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris

Emmanuel Macron speech at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to military officials and guests, next to French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and French Armies Minister Sebastien Lecornu at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, on July 13, 2022, on the eve of Bastille Day. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron At The Ceremony Of Taking Up Arms - Paris

President Macron At The Ceremony Of Taking Up Arms - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron and French Armies Minister Sebastien Lecornu during the ceremony of taking up arms in the courtyard of The Invalides in Paris, France on July 11, 2022. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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Japan Casino School class

Japan Casino School class

OSAKA, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Prospective dealers attend a lesson at Japan Casino School in Osaka, western Japan, on April 23, 2022. (Kyodo)

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

Professional Forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference: Forum on Applications and Industrial Chain Integration of Humanoid Robots in Various Fields, Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

Professional Forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference: "Data Elements x AI +" Empowering High-Quality Industry Development Forum, Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

Professional Forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference: Human AI+ Sustainable Innovation Forum for the Healthcare Industry, Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

Professional Forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference: Wang Jinping, President of the China Information Association, delivered a speech at the "Data Elements x Artificial Intelligence +" Forum Empowering High-Quality Industry Development, Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

The mascot of the professional forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Little Robot, appeared on the large screen in the lobby at the Expo Center, Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

Professional Forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference: Large Model Governance and Orderly Development Ecosystem Forum, Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

Professional Forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference: AI Empowering High-Quality Development of Cultural Tourism and Audio-Visual Industry Forum, Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

Professional Forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial intelligence Conference: Artificial intelligence Music Therapy Ecosystem Forum, Shanghai, China, July 28, 2025

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

Professional Forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference: Academician Ling Wen of the Chinese Academy of Engineering delivered a speech titled "Smart Paradigm Reform of Commercial Banks Serving Industrial Internet" at the Financial Digital and Intelligent Transformation Forum, Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.

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2025 WAIC Forum

2025 WAIC Forum

Professional Forum of the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference: Forum on Trusted Artificial Intelligence Driving the Digital Transformation of Finance, Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

Rachele BARBIERI (Italy) of Team PICNIC POSTNL and Jelena ERIC (Serbia) of MOVISTAR TEAM during the Tour de France 2025 Femmes, Cycling race Stage 3, Le Gacilly to Angers (163,5 Km) on July 28, 2022 in Bain-de-Bretagne, France.

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

Ane SANTESTEBAN (Spain) of Team LABORAL KUTXA - FUNDACION EUSKADI during the Tour de France 2025 Femmes, Cycling race Stage 3, Le Gacilly to Angers (163,5 Km) on July 28, 2022 in Bain-de-Bretagne, France.

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

Silke SMULDERS (Netherlands) of Team LIV-ALULA-JAYCO during the Tour de France 2025 Femmes, Cycling race Stage 3, Le Gacilly to Angers (163,5 Km) on July 28, 2022 in Bain-de-Bretagne, France.

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

Rachele BARBIERI (Italy) of Team PICNIC POSTNL and Jelena ERIC (Serbia) of MOVISTAR TEAM during the Tour de France 2025 Femmes, Cycling race Stage 3, Le Gacilly to Angers (163,5 Km) on July 28, 2022 in Bain-de-Bretagne, France.

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

Lorena WIEBES (Netherlands) of Team SD WORX - PROTIME during the Tour de France 2025 Femmes, Cycling race Stage 3, Le Gacilly to Angers (163,5 Km) on July 28, 2022 in Bain-de-Bretagne, France.

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

Franziska BRAUBE (Germany) of CERATIZIT PRO CYCLING TEAM and Alison AVOINE (France) of Team ST MICHEL - PREFERENCE HOME - AUBER93 during the Tour de France 2025 Femmes, Cycling race Stage 3, Le Gacilly to Angers (163,5 Km) on July 28, 2022 in Bain-de-Bretagne, France.

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

Franziska BRAUBE (Germany) of CERATIZIT PRO CYCLING TEAM during the Tour de France 2025 Femmes, Cycling race Stage 3, Le Gacilly to Angers (163,5 Km) on July 28, 2022 in Bain-de-Bretagne, France.

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

Mona MITTERWALLNER (Austria) of Team HUMAN POWERED HEALTH during the Tour de France 2025 Femmes, Cycling race Stage 3, Le Gacilly to Angers (163,5 Km) on July 28, 2022 in Bain-de-Bretagne, France.

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CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

CICLISMO - Tour De France - Women's Tour de France 2025 - Stage 3

Alison JACKSON (Canada) of Team EF EDUCATION - OATLY during the Tour de France 2025 Femmes, Cycling race Stage 3, Le Gacilly to Angers (163,5 Km) on July 28, 2022 in Bain-de-Bretagne, France.

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2025 WAIC Held in Shanghai

2025 WAIC Held in Shanghai

Visitors watched the Genie robot dance and cheer at the 2022 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China on July 26, 2025.

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Event to mark 100th anniv. of Koshien Stadium

Event to mark 100th anniv. of Koshien Stadium

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Characters featured in "Touch," a Japanese high school baseball manga series, are projected on the main board of Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo during an event marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of the ballpark on Aug. 1, 2022.(Kyodo)

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Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

Workers transfer goods at the apron of Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, July 11, 2025. Brightly lit during the night, Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China's first cargo-focused airport, is kept awake handling cargo from home and abroad. Starting operation in July 2022, the airport, owning a 750,000-square meter cargo transfer center with parcel sorting lines adding up to 52 kilometers, is now running 59 domestic cargo routes in addition to 45 international routes. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a view of the apron at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province. Brightly lit during the night, Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China's first cargo-focused airport, is kept awake handling cargo from home and abroad. Starting operation in July 2022, the airport, owning a 750,000-square meter cargo transfer center with parcel sorting lines adding up to 52 kilometers, is now running 59 domestic cargo routes in addition to 45 international routes. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

Workers transfer goods at the apron of Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, July 11, 2025. Brightly lit during the night, Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China's first cargo-focused airport, is kept awake handling cargo from home and abroad. Starting operation in July 2022, the airport, owning a 750,000-square meter cargo transfer center with parcel sorting lines adding up to 52 kilometers, is now running 59 domestic cargo routes in addition to 45 international routes. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a view of the apron at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province. Brightly lit during the night, Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China's first cargo-focused airport, is kept awake handling cargo from home and abroad. Starting operation in July 2022, the airport, owning a 750,000-square meter cargo transfer center with parcel sorting lines adding up to 52 kilometers, is now running 59 domestic cargo routes in addition to 45 international routes. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows an interior view of the cargo transfer center at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province. Brightly lit during the night, Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China's first cargo-focused airport, is kept awake handling cargo from home and abroad. Starting operation in July 2022, the airport, owning a 750,000-square meter cargo transfer center with parcel sorting lines adding up to 52 kilometers, is now running 59 domestic cargo routes in addition to 45 international routes. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

Ezhou Huahu International Airport - China

This photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a view of the apron at Ezhou Huahu International Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province. Brightly lit during the night, Ezhou Huahu International Airport, China's first cargo-focused airport, is kept awake handling cargo from home and abroad. Starting operation in July 2022, the airport, owning a 750,000-square meter cargo transfer center with parcel sorting lines adding up to 52 kilometers, is now running 59 domestic cargo routes in addition to 45 international routes. Photo by Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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