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Cluny Abbey - France

FRANCE BURGUNDY SAONE-ET-LOIRE (71) - CLUNY. THE VAULTED WOODEN ROOF STRUCTURE OF THE FLOUR MILL AT CLUNY ABBEY DATES FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE 13TH CENTURY AND IS A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF MEDIEVAL ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cluny Abbey - France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. SAONE-ET-LOIRE (71) CLUNY. ZOOM ON THE WOODEN VAULTED TIMBER FRAME OF THE GRANARY OF CLUNY ABBEY WHO DATES FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE 13TH CENTURY, A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF MEDIEVAL ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cluny Abbey - France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. SAONE-ET-LOIRE (71) CLUNY. THE FACADE OF CLUNY ABBEY SEEN FROM THE GARDENS, FORMER SEAT OF CLUNIAC MONASTICISM IN THE MIDDLE AGES. FOUNDED IN THE 10TH CENTURY, THE SITE REMAINS A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF MEDIEVAL BENEDICTINE ARCHITECTURE. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the construction site of the Qingnian hub, on Dec. 24, 2023 (above), and the aerial view of the construction site of this hub on Dec. 17, 2025 (below), on the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows the construction site of the Qishi hub on the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 12, 2025. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhou Hua/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the construction site of the Qingnian hub waterway, on Oct. 9, 2024 (above), and the aerial view of the construction site of this waterway, on Dec. 17, 2025 (below), on the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows Qinjiang double-track railway grand bridge over the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2025. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the construction site of the Qingnian hub, on Oct. 9, 2024, and the aerial view of the construction site of the Qingnian hub on Dec. 17, 2025, on the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows the construction site of the Qingnian hub on the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2025. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 17, 2025 shows the construction site of a bridge over the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows the construction site of Madao hub on the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 12, 2025. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhou Hua/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows the Pinglu Canal waterway flowing through the urban area of Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2025. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows the Pinglu Canal waterway running beneath the Zicai bridge in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2025. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the construction site of a bridge in Qinzhou on April 25, 2024 (above), and the aerial view of this bridge on Dec. 17, 2025 (below), in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 17, 2025 shows a reconstructed bridge over the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of Qinjiang single-track railway bridge, on Oct. 9, 2024, and the aerial view of Qinjiang double-track railway grand bridge, on Dec. 17, 2025, in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows the construction site of the Zicai bridge over the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2025. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 17, 2025 shows the construction site of a bridge over the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV looks at a nativity scene during a surprise visit to the Italian Senate on December 17, 2025. Pope Leo XIV was welcomed to the Upper House by Speaker Ignazio La Russa and went to its library to see an exhibition on the Borso d'Este Bible one of the most remarkable illuminated manuscripts of the Renaissance. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid a surprise visit to the Italian Senate on December 17, 2025. Pope Leo XIV was welcomed to the Upper House by Speaker Ignazio La Russa (center) and went to its library to see an exhibition on the Borso d'Este Bible one of the most remarkable illuminated manuscripts of the Renaissance. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid a surprise visit to the Italian Senate on December 17, 2025. Pope Leo XIV was welcomed to the Upper House by Speaker Ignazio La Russa (R) and went to its library to see an exhibition on the Borso d'Este Bible one of the most remarkable illuminated manuscripts of the Renaissance. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid a surprise visit to the Italian Senate on December 17, 2025. Pope Leo XIV was welcomed to the Upper House by Speaker Ignazio La Russa (R) and went to its library to see an exhibition on the Borso d'Este Bible one of the most remarkable illuminated manuscripts of the Renaissance. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid a surprise visit to the Italian Senate on December 17, 2025. Pope Leo XIV was welcomed to the Upper House by Speaker Ignazio La Russa (Left) and went to its library to see an exhibition on the Borso d'Este Bible one of the most remarkable illuminated manuscripts of the Renaissance. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Italian Senate - Rome

Pope Leo XIV paid a surprise visit to the Italian Senate on December 17, 2025. Pope Leo XIV was welcomed to the Upper House by Speaker Ignazio La Russa (right) and went to its library to see an exhibition on the Borso d'Este Bible one of the most remarkable illuminated manuscripts of the Renaissance. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Migratory birds

Sangaste, 30.10.2025. A group of common swans gathers on an open field in Estonia, preparing for their long migration south. As the days grow shorter and colder, these elegant birds rest and feed before taking flight toward warmer regions in Europe. Their presence marks the changing of the seasons and the start of their remarkable journey. Photo Arvo Meeks, LÃµuna-Eesti Postimees

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Migratory birds

Sangaste, 30.10.2025. A group of common swans gathers on an open field in Estonia, preparing for their long migration south. As the days grow shorter and colder, these elegant birds rest and feed before taking flight toward warmer regions in Europe. Their presence marks the changing of the seasons and the start of their remarkable journey. Photo Arvo Meeks, LÃµuna-Eesti Postimees

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Migratory birds

Sangaste, 30.10.2025. A group of common swans gathers on an open field in Estonia, preparing for their long migration south. As the days grow shorter and colder, these elegant birds rest and feed before taking flight toward warmer regions in Europe. Their presence marks the changing of the seasons and the start of their remarkable journey. Photo Arvo Meeks, LÃµuna-Eesti Postimees

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Famed Japanese racehorse Haru Urara dies

File photo taken at Kochi Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kochi on May 23, 2004, shows Haru Urara, a thoroughbred that captured the hearts of race fans and the wider public in the 2000s for her remarkable losing streak spanning all 113 appearances. The mare died on Sept. 9, 2025, at age 29.

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Illustration - Immobilier

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 18TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE CLOS MONTMARTRE VINEYARD IN AUTUMN. PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF PARIS, THE VINEYARD WAS BORN IN 1933 FROM THE REMARKABLE PROJECT OF A HANDFUL OF MEN ACTIVE IN LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS, WHO ORIGINALLY WANTED TO SAVE THE LAND FROM URBANIZATION. EACH YEAR, 2,000 VINES ARE HARVESTED Photo by Bruno De Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Immobilier

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 18TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE CLOS MONTMARTRE VINEYARD IN AUTUMN. PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF PARIS, THE VINEYARD WAS BORN IN 1933 FROM THE REMARKABLE PROJECT OF A HANDFUL OF MEN ACTIVE IN LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS, WHO ORIGINALLY WANTED TO SAVE THE LAND FROM URBANIZATION. EACH YEAR, 2,000 VINES ARE HARVESTED Photo by Bruno De Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC AS ONE OF FRANCE'S GREAT FINE ARTS MUSEUMS, WITH THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITALIAN PAINTINGS AFTER THAT OF THE LOUVRE, AND ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF THE BONAPARTE FAMILY. CURATOR PHILIPPE COSTAMAGNA IN FRONT OF MATHIAS STOMER'S PAINTING OF THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) AJACCIO. AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESTORATION, THE PALAIS FESCH REOPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC AS ONE OF FRANCE'S GREAT FINE ARTS MUSEUMS, WITH THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITALIAN PAINTINGS AFTER THAT OF THE LOUVRE, AND ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF THE BONAPARTE FAMILY. CURATOR PHILIPPE COSTAMAGNA IN FRONT OF MATHIAS STOMER'S PAINTING OF THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Satellite Launch Illuminates Xi’an Sky

This is the breathtaking moment that a mysterious streak lit up the night sky, leaving a bright, long-tailed trail visible to local residents. On June 6, 2025, in Xi’an, Shaanxi, local residents captured video footage of an unidentified flying object slanting upward from the left horizon, trailing a luminous plume across the night sky. The streak appeared almost ethereal, expanded briefly, and then faded, captivating onlookers below. According to a report by People’s Daily, the remarkable light display had been caused by China’s successful launch of the Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet “04 group” from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The video ended with the glowing tail dissipating into the dark sky, leaving only faint wisps as the rocket continued its journey into orbit.

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. INDRE ET LOIRE (37) VAL DE LOIRE - CHATEAU D'AZAY-LE-RIDEAU: THE GRAND STAIRCASE (SIXTEENTH CENTURY) ON THE GROUND FLOOR. EDIFIED ON A MODEL OF STRAIGHT STAIRCASE ?A L'ITALIENNE?, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE CREATIONS OF THE RENAISSANCE IN THE REGION. THE COFFERED VAULTS ARE DECORATED WITH MEDALLIONS IN THE ANTIQUE STYLE REPRESENTING THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF FRANCE, AS WELL AS FANTASTIC CHARACTERS AND ANIMALS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. INDRE ET LOIRE (37) VAL DE LOIRE - THE CASTLE OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAU: THE GRAND STAIRCASE (16TH CENTURY) ON THE 1ST FLOOR. DESIGNED ON AN ITALIAN STAIRCASE MODEL, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE RENAISSANCE CREATIONS IN THE REGION. THE COFFERED VAULTS ARE DECORATED WITH ANTIQUE MEDALLIONS REPRESENTING THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF FRANCE, AS WELL AS FANTASTIC CHARACTERS AND ANIMALS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) DOMAINE DE VIZILLE. CHATEAU LESDIGUIERES (MUSEUM OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION) REMARKABLE GARDEN OF FRANCE Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) DOMAINE DE VIZILLE. CHATEAU LESDIGUIERES (MUSEUM OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION) REMARKABLE GARDEN OF FRANCE Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38), PARK CHARTREUSE REGIONAL NATURE, LE TOUVET CHATEAU DU TOUVET IS A FORMER STRONGHOLD OF XIIIEEN CENTURY, THE CASTLE AND THE FRENCH GARDENS ARE CLASSIFIED AS HISTORIC MONUMENTS, GARDEN, BOXWOOD AND YEW SKILFULLY CARVED, ROSE GARDEN, PONDS AND FOUNTAINS, THE GARDENS HAVE RECEIVED THE LABEL REMARKABLE GARDEN Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) CHARTREUSE REGIONAL NATURE PARK. CHATEAU DU TOUVET IS A FORMER 13TH-CENTURY FORTIFIED CASTLE. WITH ITS WALLED GARDEN, EXPERTLY PRUNED BOXWOOD AND YEW TREES, ROSE GARDEN, PONDS AND FOUNTAINS, THE CHATEAU AND ITS FORMAL GARDENS (AWARDED THE REMARKABLE GARDEN LABEL) ARE LISTED AS HISTORIC MONUMENTS. Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - French Riviera

FRANCE. FRENCH RIVIERA. ALPES-MARITIMES (06) THE HILLTOP VILLAGE OF EZE AND ITS EXOTIC GARDEN (LISTED AS A REMARKABLE GARDEN OF FRANCE) OVERLOOKING THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, WITH SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT IN THE BACKGROUND Photo by Francois Roux/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - French Riviera

FRANCE. FRENCH RIVIERA. ALPES-MARITIMES (06) EZE VILLAGE, THE EXOTIC GARDEN HAS BEEN CREATED ON THE SITE OF A FORMER MEDIEVAL FORTRESS. IN ITS SOUTHERN PART, IT HOSTS SEVERAL DOZENS OF SPECIES OF SUCCULENT PLANTS AND XEROPHYTES FROM ALL CONTINENTS. IT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE ?REMARKABLE GARDEN? LABEL. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - French Riviera

FRANCE.ALPES-MARITIMES (06) EZE VILLAGE, THE EXOTIC GARDEN HAS BEEN CREATED ON THE SITE OF A FORMER MEDIEVAL FORTRESS. IN ITS SOUTHERN PART, IT HOSTS SEVERAL DOZENS OF SPECIES OF SUCCULENT PLANTS AND XEROPHYTES FROM ALL CONTINENTS. IT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE ?REMARKABLE GARDEN? LABEL. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - French Riviera

FRANCE. FRENCH RIVIERA. ALPES-MARITIMES (06) EZE VILLAGE, THE EXOTIC GARDEN HAS BEEN CREATED ON THE SITE OF A FORMER MEDIEVAL FORTRESS. IN ITS SOUTHERN PART, IT HOSTS SEVERAL DOZENS OF SPECIES OF SUCCULENT PLANTS AND XEROPHYTES FROM ALL CONTINENTS. IT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE ?REMARKABLE GARDEN? LABEL. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - French Riviera

FRANCE. FRENCH RIVIERA. ALPES-MARITIMES (06) EZE VILLAGE, THE EXOTIC GARDEN HAS BEEN CREATED ON THE SITE OF A FORMER MEDIEVAL FORTRESS. THE PANORAMA IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL ON THE RIVIERA. THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE GARDEN IS HOME TO DOZENS OF SPECIES OF SUCCULENTS AND XEROPHYTES FROM EVERY CONTINENT. THE NORTHERN PART IS HOME TO MEDITERRANEAN AND WETLAND PLANTS, WITH GROTTOES AND A WATERFALL. THE EZE EXOTIC GARDEN HAS BEEN AWARDED THE REMARKABLE GARDEN LABEL. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - French Riviera

FRANCE. FRENCH RIVIERA. ALPES-MARITIMES (06) EZE VILLAGE, THE EXOTIC GARDEN HAS BEEN CREATED ON THE SITE OF A FORMER MEDIEVAL FORTRESS. THE PANORAMA IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL ON THE RIVIERA. THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE GARDEN IS HOME TO DOZENS OF SPECIES OF SUCCULENTS AND XEROPHYTES FROM EVERY CONTINENT. THE NORTHERN PART IS HOME TO MEDITERRANEAN AND WETLAND PLANTS, WITH GROTTOES AND A WATERFALL. THE EZE EXOTIC GARDEN HAS BEEN AWARDED THE REMARKABLE GARDEN LABEL. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM