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Indonesia Floods Death Toll Passes 600

Indonesia Floods Death Toll Passes 600

A drone photo taken on December 1, 2025 shows people crossing a river via a rope after a bridge was damaged by floodwaters in Bireuen Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra Island has risen to 600 with 508 missing, the National Disaster Management Agency BNPB) said on Monday. Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia Floods Death Toll Passes 600

Indonesia Floods Death Toll Passes 600

This photo taken on December 1, 2025 shows people crossing a river via a rope after a bridge was damaged by floodwaters in Bireuen Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra Island has risen to 600 with 508 missing, the National Disaster Management Agency BNPB) said on Monday. Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Adorable Panda Tumbles to Ground After Slipping Off Rope Ladder

Adorable video captured a male panda in Chongqing, China, on October 11, 2025, tumbling to the ground after it slipped through a gap while climbing across a wooden rope ladder.

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China: Family Cat Mimics Boy’s Rope-Climbing Play

On October 15, 2025, in Hubei, China, a family cat amused viewers by copying a young boy’s rope-climbing play at home. As the boy climbed with a safety rope, the cat jumped up and climbed the rope right after a command from a woman, delighting the family with its perfect timing and playful moves.

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China: Drone Rescues Stranded Fisherman From Rising River in Zhejiang

On October 13, in Lishui, Zhejiang, a video captured a man fishing when the river’s water level suddenly surged, leaving him stranded in the middle of the current. Chen, a local drone operator, quickly responded by deploying a crop-spraying drone with a maximum takeoff weight of 150 kilograms. The footage showed the drone hovering above the river and lowering a rope for the man to grab before airlifting him to the riverbank in just two minutes.This is the tense moment that a drone pilot in China used an agricultural drone to save a fisherman trapped by a sudden flash flood.

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86th China Education Equipment Exhibition in Qingdao

86th China Education Equipment Exhibition in Qingdao

Visitors interact with skipping rope at the 86th China Education Equipment Exhibition, held in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on October 24, 2025.

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China: Crane Driver Rescues Dangling Worker in Beijing’s Fengtai District

On October 17, 2025, in Fengtai District, Beijing, a man was found hanging outside a window after slipping while dismantling an air conditioning unit on a building’s exterior. He became entangled in a safety rope around his neck and arm. Crane driver Wang Lei immediately maneuvered his vehicle toward the building and extended the crane arm to rescue the struggling worker.

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Sumo: London tournament

Sumo: London tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (C) has his ceremonial rope tied around his waist by fellow sumo wrestlers for demonstration in front of spectators on the third day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Air-Ground Collaborative training

Air-Ground Collaborative training

ZHANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2025 - In the air ground collaborative training, assault team members quickly rope down and land to occupy the high ground, Fujian Province, China on October 11, 2025.

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Air-Ground Collaborative training

Air-Ground Collaborative training

ZHANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2025 - In the air ground collaborative training, assault team members quickly rope down and land to occupy the high ground, Fujian Province, China on October 11, 2025.

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Air-Ground Collaborative training

Air-Ground Collaborative training

ZHANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2025 - In air-ground coordinated training, commandos quickly rope down into the water. Fujian Province, China on October 10, 2025.

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Air-Ground Collaborative training

Air-Ground Collaborative training

ZHANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2025 - In air-ground coordinated training, commandos quickly rope down into the water. Fujian Province, China on October 10, 2025.

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Air-Ground Collaborative training

Air-Ground Collaborative training

ZHANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2025 - In air-ground coordinated training, commandos quickly rope down into the water. Fujian Province, China on October 10, 2025.

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) PAYS BASQUE, VILLAGE OF ESPELETTE, FEAST OF ESPELETTE RED PEPPERS, PEPPERS ON ROPE OF THE ATELIER DU PIMENT Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 Dead And 1 Missing After Fast Boat Sinks Off Bali - Indonesia

2 Dead And 1 Missing After Fast Boat Sinks Off Bali - Indonesia

People and officers use rope to pull the capsized fast boat to the sea shore at Sanur beach in Bali, Indonesia, August 5, 2025. Two people were killed and another went missing after a fast boat sank in waters off Indonesia's Bali Island on Tuesday, according to I Nyoman Sidakarya, head of the island's Search and Rescue Office. Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 Dead And 1 Missing After Fast Boat Sinks Off Bali - Indonesia

2 Dead And 1 Missing After Fast Boat Sinks Off Bali - Indonesia

People and officers release rope after pulling the capsized fast boat to the sea shore at Sanur beach in Bali, Indonesia, August 5, 2025. Two people were killed and another went missing after a fast boat sank in waters off Indonesia's Bali Island on Tuesday, according to I Nyoman Sidakarya, head of the island's Search and Rescue Office. Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Dog Rescue From Raging River in Sichuan

This video captures the dramatic rescue of a white dog swept into a fast-flowing river on August 22, 2024, in Sichuan. A kind-hearted person lowered a red rope tied to a stick down the riverbank toward the dog. The clever dog grabbed the rope with its mouth and used its paws to climb alongside the rescuer. Once safe, it shook off the water and happily ran away.

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Sacred rope replaced at western Japan waterfall

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, July 11 Kyodo - Shinto priests at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine replace a large "shimenawa" sacred rope with a new one at a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 9, 2025, ahead of a festival at the nearby shrine, a World Heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Sacred rope replaced at western Japan waterfall

Sacred rope replaced at western Japan waterfall

Shinto priests at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine replace a large "shimenawa" sacred rope with a new one at a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 9, 2025, ahead of a festival at the nearby shrine, a World Heritage site.

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Sacred rope replaced at western Japan waterfall

Sacred rope replaced at western Japan waterfall

Shinto priests at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine replace a large "shimenawa" sacred rope with a new one at a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 9, 2025, ahead of a festival at the nearby shrine, a World Heritage site.

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Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Paris Air Show 2025. This event takes place every two years. It is one of the world's largest air shows, covering military, civil aviation and space.Middle Eastern visitors wearing keffiyeh and aqel rope. Le Bourget, France on June 16, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Paris Air Show 2025. This event takes place every two years. It is one of the world's largest air shows, covering military, civil aviation and space.Middle Eastern visitors wearing keffiyeh and aqel rope. Le Bourget, France on June 16, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Paris Air Show - Le Bourget

Paris Air Show 2025. This event takes place every two years. It is one of the world's largest air shows, covering military, civil aviation and space. Middle Eastern visitors wearing keffiyeh and aqel rope. Le Bourget, France on June 16, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE - SPRING 2024: A ROPE ACCESS TECHNICIAN AT WORK ON THE ARROW. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. A FAMILY PLAYS SKIPPING ROPE ON THE BANDSTAND IN PLACE ARISTIDE-BRIAND Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Onosato wears new rope belt

Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (C) poses for a photo at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, while wearing his new rope belt made earlier in the day following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Onosato wears new rope belt

Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato poses for a photo at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, while wearing his new rope belt made earlier in the day following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (facing camera) wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (facing camera) wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (facing camera) wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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China US Tariff Easing

China US Tariff Easing

A worker is producing chemical fiber rope net products for export in a workshop of a textile manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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