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1 month after Hong Kong fire

HONG KONG, China, Dec. 26 Kyodo - A man lays flowers near the Wang Fuk Court high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 26, 2025, one month after a deadly fire that left over 160 people dead. (Kyodo)

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1 month after Hong Kong fire

A man prays near the Wang Fuk Court high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 26, 2025, one month after a deadly fire that left over 160 people dead.

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1 month after Hong Kong fire

A man prays near the Wang Fuk Court high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 26, 2025, one month after a deadly fire that left over 160 people dead.

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1 month after Hong Kong fire

A man lays flowers near the Wang Fuk Court high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 26, 2025, one month after a deadly fire that left over 160 people dead.

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1 month after Hong Kong fire

A citizen lays flowers near the Wang Fuk Court high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Dec. 26, 2025, one month after a deadly fire that left over 160 people dead.

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Hokusai exhibition in France

A woman looks at works of Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) during a preview on June 27, 2025, of an exhibition at the History Museum in Nantes, France. The event from the following day through Sept. 7 will display over 160 works Hokusai created in Obuse, a Nagano Prefecture town where he lived toward the end of his life.

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Hokusai exhibition in France

A woman looks at works of Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) during a preview on June 27, 2025, of an exhibition at the History Museum in Nantes, France. The event from the following day through Sept. 7 will display over 160 works Hokusai created in Obuse, a Nagano Prefecture town where he lived toward the end of his life.

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Hokusai exhibition in France

People form a line at the History Museum in Nantes, France, on June 28, 2025 as an exhibition of Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) kicks off. On display during the event through Sept. 7 are over 160 works Hokusai created in Obuse, a Nagano Prefecture town where he lived toward the end of his life.

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UN Says Israeli ‘Strikes Are Now Relentless’ Across Entire Gaza Strip

Palestinian journalists protest against Israeli army's attacks on journalists in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on August 19, 2024. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported on Monday that over 160 journalists and media workers have been killed while covering the humanitarian impact of the conflict and ongoing violations of international humanitarian law. UNRWA says Israeli ‘strikes are now relentless’ and some Palestinians in Gaza have no choice but to live in the rubble of destroyed buildings amid expanding Israeli evacuation orders. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Says Israeli ‘Strikes Are Now Relentless’ Across Entire Gaza Strip

Palestinian journalists protest against Israeli army's attacks on journalists in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on August 19, 2024. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported on Monday that over 160 journalists and media workers have been killed while covering the humanitarian impact of the conflict and ongoing violations of international humanitarian law. UNRWA says Israeli ‘strikes are now relentless’ and some Palestinians in Gaza have no choice but to live in the rubble of destroyed buildings amid expanding Israeli evacuation orders. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Says Israeli ‘Strikes Are Now Relentless’ Across Entire Gaza Strip

Palestinian journalists protest against Israeli army's attacks on journalists in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on August 19, 2024. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported on Monday that over 160 journalists and media workers have been killed while covering the humanitarian impact of the conflict and ongoing violations of international humanitarian law. UNRWA says Israeli ‘strikes are now relentless’ and some Palestinians in Gaza have no choice but to live in the rubble of destroyed buildings amid expanding Israeli evacuation orders. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Traditional Torch Festival Of Yi Ethnic Group - China

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant brews coffee during a coffee brewing competition at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Visitors taste coffee at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant brews coffee during a coffee brewing competition at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An Ethiopian exhibitor makes coffee at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A visitor learns to stir-fry coffee beans at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Jingyi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A visitor talks with an exhibitor at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An exhibitor promotes coffee products via livestreaming at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Jingyi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Visitors watch as a robot makes coffee at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A visitor smells the aroma of coffee at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Jingyi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant brews coffee during a coffee brewing competition at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Visitors look at filter cups at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An exhibitor talks with an expert at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Jingyi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CHINA-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-COFFEE-PAVILION (CN)

(240724) -- KUNMING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A visitor talks with an exhibitor at the pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry during the 8th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 24, 2024. The 8th China-South Asia Expo opened on Tuesday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting over 2,000 exhibitors. Notably, for the first time, a pavilion dedicated to the coffee industry has been established, highlighting Yunnan's status as China's premier coffee producer. Over 160 companies are showcasing their products in this pavilion. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-HEALTH-MEASLES

(240714) -- KHOST, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2024 shows children with measles at a hospital in Khost province, east Afghanistan. At least 160 people have died from measles in Afghanistan over the past six months, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. According to the report, 36,618 people were infected with the disease during the current year, and 160 deaths have been registered, out of which 81.1 percent of suspected cases of measles were children below the age of five, and 45 percent of them were women. Most of the cases have been recorded in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province, the report added. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-HEALTH-MEASLES

(240714) -- KHOST, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 14, 2024 shows a child with measles at a hospital in Khost province, east Afghanistan. At least 160 people have died from measles in Afghanistan over the past six months, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported. According to the report, 36,618 people were infected with the disease during the current year, and 160 deaths have been registered, out of which 81.1 percent of suspected cases of measles were children below the age of five, and 45 percent of them were women. Most of the cases have been recorded in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province, the report added. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to the press at the ministry in Tokyo on June 27, 2024, after the yen hit its lowest level in over 37 years, reaching the upper 160 range against the U.S. dollar in New York.

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation of Female Prisoners In Pozzuoli After Quake

Penitentiary police officers evacuated the inmates of the Pozzuoli women's prison after a seismic swarm which recorded around 160 tremors, including one of magnitude 4.4, one of the strongest to hit the area for over 40 years, triggering alarm among the residents of the area. many of whom spent the night outdoors. Naples region, Italy, on May 21, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/Kontrolab/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death toll rises to 7 in storm-battered Houston

STORY: Death toll rises to 7 in storm-battered Houston SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:38 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of a club building damaged by severe thunderstorm 2. various of the restoration team cleaning the trees damaged 3. various of an office building damaged by severe thunderstorm 4. various of the restoration team cleaning the office buildings and road damaged by severe thunderstorm 5. various of electricity facility damaged by severe thunderstorm in northwest Houston 6. various of a housing unit damaged STORYLINE: The death toll from destructive storms battering Houston on Thursday night has risen to at least seven, the Harris County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Friday evening. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed near Cypress in the northwest of the fourth largest U.S. city with 100 mph (160 kmph) straight-line winds and tore over the downtown, causing widespread damage, the U.S. National Weather Service said on Friday. In east

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui works in the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Zhang Lei)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows trees planted by Hou Gui in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui (2nd R) sets out to plant saplings in the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Zhang Lei)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui prepares for watering saplings in the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Zhang Lei)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui (L) prepares to plant saplings in the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Zhang Lei)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui (R) takes a walk with his wife in the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui (2nd R) works in the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui (1st R) waters saplings in the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Zhang Lei)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui patrols the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 25, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui plays with his dog after a day's work in the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-LIAONING-FUXIN-AFFORESTATION (CN)

(240503) -- FUXIN, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hou Gui works in the woods in Zhangwu County of Fuxin City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 1, 2024. Hou Gui, over 70 years old, is a villager in Liujia Village of Sihecheng Town in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Living at the southern edge of Horqin sandy land, Hou has planted more than 200,000 trees on 2,400 mu (160 hectares) of sandy land over the past 20-plus years. Hou began afforesting in 2001. He raised funds, cultivated saplings suitable for growing in sandy land, dissuaded villagers from entering woods to graze, and keeps patrolling the woods twice a day. Over the years, Hou has witnessed the improvement of the ecological environment and the public's awareness of forest protection. A green barrier against wind and sand has been built on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land. (Xinhua/Long Lei)