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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

A Hindu devotee offers prayers to Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees whispers their wishes in the ears of Nandi the sacred bull of Lord Shiva at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Sarah Brown (Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Gordy Goudie & Ged Grimes(Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Simple Minds during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Simple Minds during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Music Concert - Simple Minds

Music Concert - Simple Minds

Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) during Simple Minds, Music Concert in Verona, Italy, July 15 2025 Photo by Emmanuele Olivi/LiveMedia/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis leaves at the end of a session of the synod on themes of family, sex and marriage at the Vatican on October 16, 2015. Pope Francis inaugurated a gathering of nearly 270 bishops and cardinals. Pope Francis has urged bishops to speak their minds about contentious issues like contraception, gays, marriage and divorce at the start of a three-week meeting aimed at making the church's teaching on family matters relevant to today's Catholics. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against The Far-Right - Toulouse

Protest Against The Far-Right - Toulouse

A placard, The Red Judges, exists only in the minds of the Brown Shirts. Left-wing counter-demonstration called by LFI and the Ecologists, CGT, against the RN demonstration for Marine Le Pen, in Toulouse, France, on April 6, 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Italian cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi at the Vatican on April 1, 2012. Cardinal Ravasi is ranked among the great minds in the contemporary Church and is an advocate of dialogue with modernity. Photo by Eric Vandeville Cardinal ‘papabile’ Gianfranco Ravasi (Italy) attends the Palm Sunday mass in St Peter s Square, Vatican on April 1, 2012. - A cardinal since 2010, he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 2007 to 2022. Cardinal Ravasi is ranked among the great minds in the contemporary Church and is an advocate of dialogue with modernity. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Gianfranco Ravasi (Italy) at the Vatican on March 4, 2013. A cardinal since 2010, he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 2007 to 2022. Cardinal Ravasi is ranked among the great minds in the contemporary Church and is an advocate of dialogue with modernity. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Gianfranco Ravasi (Italy) at the Vatican on November 20, 2010 . A cardinal since 2010, he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 2007 to 2022. Cardinal Ravasi is ranked among the great minds in the contemporary Church and is an advocate of dialogue with modernity. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

An aerial drone photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows tourists visiting China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Ou Dongqu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

An aerial drone photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Ou Dongqu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

A drone photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows the feed cabin of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Ou Dongqu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

An aerial drone photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Ou Dongqu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

An aerial drone photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows tourists visiting China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Ou Dongqu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

An aerial drone photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

An aerial drone photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

An aerial drone photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

This photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spherical Radio Telescope - China

Spherical Radio Telescope - China

An aerial drone photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, Guizhou has leveraged its scientific research resources such as FAST to develop educational travel for science, a favorable choice across China for inquisitive minds seeking to embark on a journey of knowledge and exploration in science. For example, FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, attracted 1.298 million visitors for educational travel for science in 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Xu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-GLOBAL AI SUMMIT

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-GLOBAL AI SUMMIT

(240531) -- GENEVA, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A participant plays the violin during the AI-inspired artistic performance "Meeting of Minds" at the 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, May 30, 2024. The 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good Global Summit began on Thursday in the Swiss capital of Geneva. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-GLOBAL AI SUMMIT

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-GLOBAL AI SUMMIT

(240531) -- GENEVA, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A participant plays the violin during the AI-inspired artistic performance "Meeting of Minds" at the 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, May 30, 2024. The 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good Global Summit began on Thursday in the Swiss capital of Geneva. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Missing French Toddler Case - Haut-Vernet

Missing French Toddler Case - Haut-Vernet

The municipal swimming pool in Le Vernet, where Emile s family might have come to unwind and change their minds, France on August 8th, 2023, marks one month since the disappearance of Emile, two and a half years old. The little boy vanished mysteriously in the village of Haut-Vernet. Despite significant efforts deployed to find him and dozens of hectares searched in the vicinity, the child remains untraceable. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ancient Arab storytelling tradition shines amid hardship in Syria

STORY: Ancient Arab storytelling tradition shines amid hardship in Syria SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:53 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Al-Nofara Cafe 2. various of Ahmed Al-Laham telling stories 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMAD AL-LAHAM, Hakawati in Damascus 4. various of Ahmed Al-Laham telling stories 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMAD AL-LAHAM, Hakawati in Damascus 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SALEH AL-RABBAT, Owner of the Al-Nofara Cafe STORYLINE: Amid conflict and turmoil in Syria, many Syrians choose to seek solace in traditional forms of entertainment that remind them of better old days. One such form is Hakawati, or storyteller, whose popularity is on the rise as people want something to take their minds off of the seemingly never-ending crisis. The Hakawati tradition dates back to a time without modern technology. Men would gather in coffee shops to listen to tales of love and war, which served not only as entertainment but a means of

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U.S. students embark on China trip

STORY: U.S. students embark on China trip SHOOTING TIME: March 18, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. students and Chinese students conducting activities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KARL PAUL HOSETH, Principal of Lincoln High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALLI PEARL MCGHINNIS, Steilacoom High School student STORYLINE: At the invitation of the China Education Association for International Exchange, a group of 24 students from the U.S. state of Washington arrived in China on Sunday for a trip. Ten of them are from Lincoln High School and the other 14 are from Steilacoom High School. On Monday, they visited Tsinghua University High School. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KARL PAUL HOSETH, Principal of Lincoln High School "This trip has been just amazing to see all the different things that are happening at this school. So I think it was really inspiring just to see the innovative minds at work with the students here. I think what we b

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