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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier leapt into a river to rescue a driver trapped after a car fell in, smashing the window and pulling the driver to safety.

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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu 2

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

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80th anniv. of Ukishima Maru sinking

80th anniv. of Ukishima Maru sinking

A memorial ceremony for those killed when the Ukishima Maru sank as it was taking Korean workers home from Japan following the end of World War II, is held in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Aug. 24, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the tragedy. The transport ship exploded in Maizuru Bay, leaving over 500 people dead.

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Memorial service for 3 sunken ships off Hokkaido in 1945

Memorial service for 3 sunken ships off Hokkaido in 1945

Candles are lit on a beach in Rumoi, Hokkaido, on Aug. 16, 2025, in memory of about 1,700 victims of the Aug. 22, 1945 sinking of three Japanese civilian transport ships by Soviet submarines off the northern Japan city a week after Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Memorial service for 3 sunken ships off Hokkaido in 1945

Memorial service for 3 sunken ships off Hokkaido in 1945

Candles are lit on a beach in Rumoi, Hokkaido, on Aug. 16, 2025, in memory of about 1,700 victims of the Aug. 22, 1945 sinking of three Japanese civilian transport ships by Soviet submarines off the northern Japan city a week after Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Memorial service for 3 sunken ships off Hokkaido in 1945

Memorial service for 3 sunken ships off Hokkaido in 1945

Candles are lit on a beach in Rumoi, Hokkaido, on Aug. 16, 2025, in memory of about 1,700 victims of the Aug. 22, 1945 sinking of three Japanese civilian transport ships by Soviet submarines off the northern Japan city a week after Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

Stage play on 1944 sinking of Tsushima-maru ship

A stage play depicting the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II is performed at a theater in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2025. The ship, carrying a large number of civilians evacuating from an expected U.S. assault on Okinawa, was sunk on its way to Nagasaki Prefecture, leaving nearly 1,500 people, many of them children, dead.

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Emperor visits Okinawa museum for victims of Tsushima-Maru incident

Emperor visits Okinawa museum for victims of Tsushima-Maru incident

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visit the Tsushima-Maru Memorial Museum in Naha in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on June 5, 2025. The museum opened in 2004 in memory of the victims of the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II, leaving around 1,500 people, many of them children, dead. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits Okinawa museum for victims of Tsushima-Maru incident

Emperor visits Okinawa museum for victims of Tsushima-Maru incident

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visit the Tsushima-Maru Memorial Museum in Naha in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on June 5, 2025. The museum opened in 2004 in memory of the victims of the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II, leaving around 1,500 people, many of them children, dead. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits Okinawa museum for victims of Tsushima-Maru incident

Emperor visits Okinawa museum for victims of Tsushima-Maru incident

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako (C) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visit the Tsushima-Maru Memorial Museum in Naha in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on June 5, 2025. The museum opened in 2004 in memory of the victims of the August 1944 sinking of the Tsushima-maru civilian ship by a U.S. submarine during World War II, leaving around 1,500 people, many of them children, dead. (Pool photo)

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Michel-Jack Chasseuil €50 Million Wine Collection in Deux-Sèvres

Michel-Jack Chasseuil €50 Million Wine Collection in Deux-Sèvres

France, Deux-Sèvres, La-Chapelle-Bâton, the cellar of collector Michel-Jack Chasseuil contains the most prestigious private wine collection in the world, more than 50,000 bottles including 5,000 spirits with an estimated value of 50 million Euros, a bottle of Marie Brizard liqueur rescued from the sinking of the Titanic in which golden glitter still floats . France on May 6, 2025. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michel-Jack Chasseuil €50 Million Wine Collection in Deux-Sèvres

Michel-Jack Chasseuil €50 Million Wine Collection in Deux-Sèvres

France, Deux-Sèvres, La-Chapelle-Bâton, the cellar of collector Michel-Jack Chasseuil contains the most prestigious private wine collection in the world, more than 50,000 bottles including 5,000 spirits with an estimated value of 50 million Euros, a bottle of Marie Brizard liqueur rescued from the sinking of the Titanic in which golden glitter still floats . France on May 6, 2025. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

SHARI, Japan, April 23 Kyodo - Shari Mayor Hiroaki Yamauchi bows during a memorial ceremony on April 23, 2025, as the town on the northern Japan main island of Hokkaido marks the third anniversary of a tourist boat sinking off the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and six missing. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Dollar drops below 140 yen line

TOKYO, Japan, April 22 Kyodo - A monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows on April 22, 2025, the U.S. dollar sinking below 140 yen for the first time since September 2024. (Kyodo)

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3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

Shari Mayor Hiroaki Yamauchi attends a memorial ceremony on April 23, 2025, as the town on the northern Japan main island of Hokkaido marks the third anniversary of a tourist boat sinking off the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and six missing.

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3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

Shari Mayor Hiroaki Yamauchi bows during a memorial ceremony on April 23, 2025, as the town on the northern Japan main island of Hokkaido marks the third anniversary of a tourist boat sinking off the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and six missing.

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3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

A memorial ceremony is held in Shari on April 23, 2025, to mark the third anniversary of a tourist boat sinking off the town on the northern Japan main island of Hokkaido. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and six missing.

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3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

3rd anniversary of Hokkaido boat tragedy

Photo taken on April 23, 2025, shows the venue of a memorial ceremony to be held later in the day in Shari to mark the third anniversary of a tourist boat sinking off the town on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula, leaving 20 people dead and six missing.

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Dollar drops below 140 yen line

Dollar drops below 140 yen line

A monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows on April 22, 2025, the U.S. dollar sinking below 140 yen for the first time since September 2024.

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Dollar drops below 140 yen line

Dollar drops below 140 yen line

A monitor at a currency trading company in Tokyo shows on April 22, 2025, the U.S. dollar sinking below 140 yen for the first time since September 2024.

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Dollar slips into 140 yen range in Tokyo

Dollar slips into 140 yen range in Tokyo

Monitors at a currency trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar sinking to a seven-month low in the upper 140 yen range on the morning of April 21, 2025.

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11th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

11th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

South Korean presidential candidates -- Lee Jae Myung (front, 2nd from R), former head of the main opposition Democratic Party, and Gyeonggi Gov. Kim Dong Yeon (3rd from R) -- attend a memorial ceremony in Ansan, near Seoul, on April 16, 2025, to mark the 11th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the Jindo island claimed 304 lives, including 250 students on a school trip from a high school in Ansan.

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11th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

11th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

A memorial ceremony is held in Ansan, near Seoul, on April 16, 2025, to mark the 11th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 students on a school trip from a high school in Ansan.

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

President Erdogan speaks at AKP group meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 26, 2025. Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of “sinking the economy” during the country’s largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESSC.OM

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Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire

Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 11, 2024, shows Japan Coast Guard divers preparing to search following the sinking of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper, Ukushima, off Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, after it caught fire.

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Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire

Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 11, 2024, shows Japan Coast Guard divers preparing to search following the sinking of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper, Ukushima, off Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, after it caught fire.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Golf: Women's British Open

Akie Iwai of Japan reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the 16th hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship on Aug. 25, 2024, at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland.

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Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

RUGAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Photo taken on Aug 23, 2024 shows the sinking construction site of the north anchoring caisson foundation of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge in Rugao, East China's Jiangsu province.

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Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

RUGAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Photo taken on Aug 23, 2024 shows the sinking construction site of the north anchoring caisson foundation of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge in Rugao, East China's Jiangsu province.

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Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

RUGAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Photo taken on Aug 23, 2024 shows the sinking construction site of the north anchoring caisson foundation of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge in Rugao, East China's Jiangsu province.

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Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

RUGAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Photo taken on Aug 23, 2024 shows the sinking construction site of the north anchoring caisson foundation of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge in Rugao, East China's Jiangsu province.

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Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

RUGAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Photo taken on Aug 23, 2024 shows the sinking construction site of the north anchoring caisson foundation of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge in Rugao, East China's Jiangsu province.

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Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

RUGAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Photo taken on Aug 23, 2024 shows the sinking construction site of the north anchoring caisson foundation of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge in Rugao, East China's Jiangsu province.

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Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge Construction

RUGAO, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2024 - Photo taken on Aug 23, 2024 shows the sinking construction site of the north anchoring caisson foundation of Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge in Rugao, East China's Jiangsu province.

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Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Bodies Brought Ashore From Wreck Of Sunken Yacht - Sicily

Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Divers searching for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off Sicily in a storm have found four bodies. The Bayesian, which had 22 people aboard including 10 crew, was anchored some 700 metres from port before dawn when it was struck by a waterspout. Among the six missing were UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and Jonathan Bloomer, the chair of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife Judy. Photo by Alberto Lo Bianco/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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