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Mandarin ducks arrive in Tottori Pref.

Mandarin ducks arrive in Tottori Pref.

Mandarin ducks are seen at a river in the town of Hino in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 31, 2024, after flying in from the north. As of Nov. 11, about 400 Mandarin ducks were spotted on the river, a popular stopover for the birds in the wintering season, with around 800 expected to fly in by the end of March 2025.

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Mandarin ducks arrive in Tottori Pref.

Mandarin ducks arrive in Tottori Pref.

Mandarin ducks are seen at a river in the town of Hino in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 31, 2024, after flying in from the north. As of Nov. 11, about 400 Mandarin ducks were spotted on the river, a popular stopover for the birds in the wintering season, with around 800 expected to fly in by the end of March 2025.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Advertisement

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Advertisement

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Photo taken on Oct 31, 2024 shows an advertisement for Alibaba's Tmall Double 11 shopping carnival on a street in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Advertisement

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Advertisement

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Photo taken on Oct 31, 2024 shows an advertisement for JD Double 11 shopping carnival on the street of Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Advertisement

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Advertisement

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Photo taken on Oct 31, 2024 shows an advertisement for JD Double 11 shopping carnival on the street of Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Advertisement

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Advertisement

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Photo taken on Oct 31, 2024 shows an advertisement for Alibaba's Tmall Double 11 shopping carnival on a street in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province.

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time). Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship. China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time). Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou-19 (R) manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time). Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This simulated image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time). Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the crew of Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship preparing to welcome the crew of Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship. China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time). Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time). Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

China Launches 3 Astronauts To Tiangong Space Station

This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 30, 2024 shows the Shenzhou-19 manned spaceship docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe. China's Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The spaceship made a fast, automated rendezvous and docking with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time). Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Osaka Expo pavilion

OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 22 Kyodo - Video taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Mitsubishi Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo International Film Festival

Tokyo International Film Festival

Director Kazuya Shiraishi (far L) and actors of his film "11 Rebels" pose for photos at the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital on Oct. 28, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Red Envelopes

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 27, 2024 - Tourists line up at the Tmall booth to draw "red envelopes" from the Double 11 shopping carnival by the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Oct 27, 2024.

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Chinese Fishing Crowd

Chinese Fishing Crowd

YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Sea fishing enthusiasts fish at the seaside in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Oct 11, 2024. According to the incomplete statistics of the China Fishing Association, there are currently about 140 million anglers in China.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2024 - A sign for the "Double 11 shopping carnival" promotion at a mall in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 23, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2024 - Customers walk past a sign for the "Double 11 shopping carnival" promotion at a mall in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 23, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2024 - Customers walk past a sign for the "Double 11 shopping carnival" promotion at a mall in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 23, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2024 - Customers walk past a sign for the "Double 11 shopping carnival" promotion at a mall in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 23, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2024 - A sign for the "Double 11 shopping carnival" promotion at a mall in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 23, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2024 - A sign for the "Double 11 shopping carnival" promotion at a mall in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 23, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2024 - Customers walk past a sign for the "Double 11 shopping carnival" promotion at a mall in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 23, 2024.

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Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

Double 11 Shopping Carnival Promotion

HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2024 - Customers walk past a sign for the "Double 11 shopping carnival" promotion at a mall in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 23, 2024.

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Osaka Expo promotion

Osaka Expo promotion

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses on Oct. 11, 2024, at a booth set up the same day at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture to promote tourism to Osaka and its vicinity, about six months ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting on April 13, 2025.

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Osaka Expo promotion

Osaka Expo promotion

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses on Oct. 11, 2024, at a booth set up the same day at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture to promote tourism to Osaka and its vicinity, about six months ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting on April 13, 2025.

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Osaka Expo site

Osaka Expo site

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Forest of Tranquility, a spot for the 2025 World Exposition where about 700 trees have been planted, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows a theater housed in the Mitsubishi Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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Osaka Expo site

Osaka Expo site

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Forest of Tranquility, a spot for the 2025 World Exposition where about 700 trees have been planted, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Mitsubishi Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Mitsubishi Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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Japan Princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japan Princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japanese Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, watches an athletics event at the Japan Games sports meet in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japan princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japanese Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits the Saga Castle History Museum in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japan princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japanese Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits the Saga Castle History Museum in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japan Princess Aiko in southwestern Japan

Japanese Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visits the Saga Castle History Museum in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Israeli Airstrikes Aftermath In Mashghara - Lebanon

Israeli Airstrikes Aftermath In Mashghara - Lebanon

This photo taken on Oct. 15, 2024 shows the destruction caused by Israeli airstrikes in Mashghara, Lebanon. At least 11 people were killed and 19 others wounded on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes on different areas of Lebanon, local media reported. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Airstrikes Aftermath In Mashghara - Lebanon

Israeli Airstrikes Aftermath In Mashghara - Lebanon

This photo taken on Oct. 15, 2024 shows the destruction caused by Israeli airstrikes in Mashghara, Lebanon. At least 11 people were killed and 19 others wounded on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes on different areas of Lebanon, local media reported. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Airstrikes Aftermath In Mashghara - Lebanon

Israeli Airstrikes Aftermath In Mashghara - Lebanon

This photo taken on Oct. 15, 2024 shows the destruction caused by Israeli airstrikes in Mashghara, Lebanon. At least 11 people were killed and 19 others wounded on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes on different areas of Lebanon, local media reported. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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