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Men's pole vault entered uncharted territory at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13 to 21, as Sweden's Armand Duplantis cleared 6.30 meters to break the world record for the 14th time. The event saw nine championship records fall, with American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaking a 42-year-old championship record in women's 400m. The 2027 athletics worlds will be held at the National Stadium "Bird's Nest" in Beijing. This file photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025 shows Armand Duplantis of Sweden posing with the screen showing his new world record after the men's pole vault final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Song Yanhua/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Rows of ripening rice plants stretch across a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker carries a large bundle of harvested rice stalks across a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to process harvested rice, separating grains from stalks in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers feed harvested rice stalks into a processing machine during the harvest in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to process harvested rice, separating grains from stalks in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker uses a traditional billhook to harvest ripened rice stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Manual harvesting methods remain common among small-scale farmers, as rice continues to serve as the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

Workers operate a machine to process harvested rice, separating grains from stalks in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population, making its cultivation a critical global process. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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Rice Production in Indonesia - Bali

A worker uses a traditional billhook to harvest ripened rice stalks in a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 13, 2023. Manual harvesting methods remain common among small-scale farmers, as rice continues to serve as the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. Photo by Nicola Longobardi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COm

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NVIDIA

The audience visited the NVIDIA booth at the INCLUSION ｡､ Conference on the Bund in Shanghai, China on September 13, 2025.

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NVIDIA

The NVIDIA booth at the INCLUSION ｡､ Conference on the Bund in Shanghai, China on September 13, 2025.

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NVIDIA

The audience visited the NVIDIA booth at the INCLUSION ｡､ Conference on the Bund in Shanghai, China on September 13, 2025.

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Jeanne Barseghian's Election Campaign - Strasbourg

Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg, who is running for re-election in the 2026 municipal elections, is accompanied by her deputy mayor, Syamak Agha Babei. They are visiting the village of associations, a highlight of the year for the community of associations in the Strasbourg region. September 13, 2025, Strasbourg, Eastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jeanne Barseghian's Election Campaign - Strasbourg

Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg, who is running for re-election in the 2026 municipal elections, is accompanied by her deputy mayor, Syamak Agha Babei. They are visiting the village of associations, a highlight of the year for the community of associations in the Strasbourg region. September 13, 2025, Strasbourg, Eastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jeanne Barseghian's Election Campaign - Strasbourg

Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg, who is running for re-election in the 2026 municipal elections, is accompanied by her deputy mayor, Syamak Agha Babei. They are visiting the village of associations, a highlight of the year for the community of associations in the Strasbourg region. September 13, 2025, Strasbourg, Eastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jeanne Barseghian's Election Campaign - Strasbourg

Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg, who is running for re-election in the 2026 municipal elections, is accompanied by her deputy mayor, Syamak Agha Babei. They are visiting the village of associations, a highlight of the year for the community of associations in the Strasbourg region. September 13, 2025, Strasbourg, Eastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jeanne Barseghian's Election Campaign - Strasbourg

Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg, who is running for re-election in the 2026 municipal elections, is accompanied by her deputy mayor, Syamak Agha Babei. They are visiting the village of associations, a highlight of the year for the community of associations in the Strasbourg region. September 13, 2025, Strasbourg, Eastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home flanked by his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home flanked by his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home flanked by his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home flanked by his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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