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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-HUOCHENG-LAVENDER-INDUSTRY (CN)

(240727) -- HUOCHENG, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit a lavender museum in Huocheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 26, 2024. Lavender was introduced in Huocheng County more than half century ago from France. Sharing many similarities with Provence in France as latitude, meteorological and soil conditions, Huocheng become the largest lavender production base in China and the third largest in the world, following Provence and Japan's Furano. In recent years, the county has given impetus to the lavender industry by integrating agriculture, industry and tourism, increasing the income of local people. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaoyong)

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher looks on during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher looks on during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher speaks during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher looks on during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher looks on during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher looks on during a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Ecological Transformation Meeting - Paris

French Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Agnes Pannier-Runacher (2R) arrives for a meeting of stakeholders in the State's ecological transformation plan at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France on March 28, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Chinese silk art exhibition held in Budapest

STORY: Chinese silk art exhibition held in Budapest DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of speeches in the opening ceremony 2. various of VIP visiting the exhibition 3. various of exhibition STORYLINE: The "Wonderful Silk Road" Chinese Silk Art Exhibition opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian capital's Museum of Agriculture. In collaboration with China National Silk Museum, the China Cultural Center in Budapest, the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts and the Hungarian Museum of Agriculture, the exhibition has three chapters with 60 individual units. Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Gong Tao attended the opening ceremony. He said Chinese-Hungarian cultural cooperation has always been a model for jointly building the Belt and Road. According to the ambassador, China and Hungary have implemented comprehensive cultural and tourist cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative based on mutual respect and benefits. Gabor Csaba, deputy

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINESE SILK ART EXHIBITION

(231024) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the "Wonderful Silk Road" Chinese Silk Art Exhibition in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 24, 2023. In a fusion of history, art and culture, an exhibition of Chinese silk art opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian capital's Museum of Agriculture. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINESE SILK ART EXHIBITION

(231024) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gabor Csaba (Rear), deputy state secretary at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary, speaks at the opening ceremony of the "Wonderful Silk Road" Chinese Silk Art Exhibition in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 24, 2023. In a fusion of history, art and culture, an exhibition of Chinese silk art opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian capital's Museum of Agriculture. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINESE SILK ART EXHIBITION

(231024) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views an exhibit at the "Wonderful Silk Road" Chinese Silk Art Exhibition in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 24, 2023. In a fusion of history, art and culture, an exhibition of Chinese silk art opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian capital's Museum of Agriculture. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINESE SILK ART EXHIBITION

(231024) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views an exhibit at the "Wonderful Silk Road" Chinese Silk Art Exhibition in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 24, 2023. In a fusion of history, art and culture, an exhibition of Chinese silk art opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian capital's Museum of Agriculture. (Xinhua/Chen Hao)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINESE SILK ART EXHIBITION

(231024) -- BUDAPEST, Oct. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views an exhibit at the "Wonderful Silk Road" Chinese Silk Art Exhibition in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 24, 2023. In a fusion of history, art and culture, an exhibition of Chinese silk art opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian capital's Museum of Agriculture. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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Italian cultural exhibition opens in eastern Chinese city

STORY: Italian cultural exhibition opens in eastern Chinese city DATELINE: July 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: An exhibition featuring ancient civilization, and modern art and culture of Italy's Puglia region kicked off Wednesday in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province. Puglia is a region in southern Italy with more than 800 km of coastline. The exhibition aims to present the art, culture, commerce and agriculture of the Puglia region, as it showcases the exquisite technologies and rich spiritual life of the locals from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD with pottery relics, sculptures and ancient coins. It also includes the digital works of Italian artists Alessia Rollo and Roberto Santoro, and displays 30 authorized works by Italian photographers to show the natural scenery and cultural heritage of Puglia. The exhibition is being held in the Oriental Metropolitan Museum in Nanjing,

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Dasho Nishioka memorial museum opens in Bhutan

PARO, Bhutan - People look up a framed photograph of late Keiji Nishioka, Japanese contributor on the modernization of Bhutan's agriculture, at the Dasho Nishioka memorial museum in Paro, Bhutan, on June 17, 2014.

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Dasho Nishioka memorial museum opens in Bhutan

PARO, Bhutan - A photograph of Keiji Nishioka, Japanese contributor to the modernization of Bhutan's agriculture, is seen in the newly opened Dasho Nishioka memorial museum in Paro, Bhutan, on June 17, 2014.

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Argentina's new minister of economy takes office

STORY: Argentina's new minister of economy takes office DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ALBERTO FERNANDEZ, Argentine President STORYLINE: Argentina's new Minister of Economy, Productive Development, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Sergio Massa swore in on Wednesday. Massa's inauguration ceremony took place at the Bicentennial Museum of the Government House in downtown Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ALBERTO FERNANDEZ, Argentine President "It is a time for all of us, with a lot of hope, to join efforts to move forward. When I say everyone, I am not only talking about my colleagues of the Frente de Todos, whose unity for me is paramount, but also about all Argentines. We have a great opportunity as a country. Let us not overlook it." Members of the Cabinet of Ministers, national deputies and senators, and provincial governors were present at the event. Xinhua News

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-QINGTIAN-RICE-FISH CO-CULTURE SYSTEM (CN)

(220719) -- QINGTIAN, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit a museum themed on Qingtian rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian County, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 18, 2022. The rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian has a history of more than 1,300 years and was listed in the world's first group of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2005. Qingtian, in the southwestern part of Zhejiang, has sufficient water resources and a terraced landscape. The rice-fish co-culture system can bring handsome incomes to local farmers. In 2021, the rice-fish co-culture system in Qingtian covered around 3,700 hectares of paddy fields, with an average rice yield of 7.2 tonnes per hectare. The total output value of rice and fish reached 265 million yuan (about 39.3 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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Cherry trees at Ueno Park

The Ministry of Agriculture and Science sponsored an exhibition of silk cocoons, raw silk, textiles, pottery, and lacquerware from April 1, 1885. The buildings in the background are the exhibition halls. The building in front is the First Exhibition Building, and the one behind it the Second Exhibition Building. This photograph was taken in 1885 in front of the torii gate of Toshogu Shrine, looking north. Although not visible, there is a museum (present-day Tokyo National Museum) at the end of the road.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐1‐0]

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Jiri Friml

The Neuron Scientific Support Foundation awarded eight scientists and divided six million crowns among them at a ceremony in the National Museum in Prague today, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The main prize for life-long achievements in science, including two million crowns, was awarded to plant biologist Jiri Friml (right) for his discovery of the crucial role of the hormone auxin in plant growth and resilience. His findings may make agriculture more effective and improve the quality of crops. He currently works at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Klosterneuburg. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Jiri Friml

The Neuron Scientific Support Foundation awarded eight scientists and divided six million crowns among them at a ceremony in the National Museum in Prague today, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The main prize for life-long achievements in science, including two million crowns, was awarded to plant biologist Jiri Friml for his discovery of the crucial role of the hormone auxin in plant growth and resilience. His findings may make agriculture more effective and improve the quality of crops. He currently works at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Klosterneuburg. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Home Distillery Museum in Vlcnov

The Home Distillery Museum in Vlcnov, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 7, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Home Distillery Museum in Vlcnov

The Home Distillery Museum in Vlcnov, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 7, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Home Distillery Museum in Vlcnov

The Home Distillery Museum in Vlcnov, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 7, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Home Distillery Museum in Vlcnov

The Home Distillery Museum in Vlcnov, Zlin Region, Czech Republic, June 7, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)