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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Two people next to a burned house, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

A burnt vineyard, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Fumarolas in the front of the fire, which is located over the villages of Pombeiro, Amandi and San Pedro, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

A burnt house, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

A person next to a burned land, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

A person observes a burned house, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

A group of people next to a burned house, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Fumarolas in the front of the fire, which is located over the villages of Pombeiro, Amandi and San Pedro, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

A burnt house, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

A person next to a burned house, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Burnt landscape, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, has explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

Panton Wildfire Has Already Devastated 2000 Hectares - Spain

A burnt animal, on September 20, 2025, in Panton, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The conselleira do Medio Rural, María José Gomez, explained that the flames of this forest fire burned several houses and, although the situation improved with respect to yesterday, there are points of "much complexity" since the areas of the ravines that fall towards the river Sil are now active. In addition, the 17 people who were evacuated during the night in the nucleus of Abelairas returned to their homes after being forced to vacate them because of the proximity of the fire, in Panton, Spain, on September 20, 2025. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man walks past the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem, on May 29, 2024. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem, on May 29, 2024. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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US: Pro-Palestine Protesters At Columbia University Defy Order To Vacate Encampment

Pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia University defied orders to vacate the encampment by 2 p.m. on Monday, April 29, despite warnings of suspension.

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US: Pro-Palestine Protesters At Columbia University Defy Order To Vacate Encampment 2

Pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia University defied orders to vacate the encampment by 2 p.m. on Monday, April 29, despite warnings of suspension.

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House Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To The Senate - Washington

House Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To The Senate - Washington

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a House Republican, speaks with reporters after announcing that he will co-sponsor a resolution to remove Mike Johnson (R-LA) from the Speaker’s post, Washington, DC, USA, April 16, 2024. Far-right Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is sponsoring the motion to vacate following Johnson’s use of Democratic votes to pass last month’s spending bill. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ichiro Shirai, lawyer for Marunaka Holdings Co., a real estate developer in the city of Takamatsu, western Japan, holds a press conference in the city on Nov. 5, 2014, following a decision by the Supreme Court to permit the sale of the Tokyo headquarters building of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan to Marunaka, rejecting an appeal by the pro-Pyongyang group against the sale. Shirai said his client will urge the group called Chongryon to vacate the building, which has functioned as North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan in the absence of diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Pyongyang.

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Ruling parties debate privacy bills amid opposition boycott

Ruling parties debate privacy bills amid opposition boycott

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition party members vacate seats (shown in photo) as the ruling coalition begins a question and answer session April 14 on a new set of privacy-protection bills and the opposition's counterproposal in a House of Representatives special committee meeting. Hiroyuki Hosoda (standing), state minister on information-technology policy, answers questions in the session. Home affairs minister Toranosuke Katayama is seated on right.

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Narita airport to sue airport landowners

Narita airport to sue airport landowners

NARITA, Japan - The Narita Airport Authority will file a lawsuit against more than 1,000 anti-airport activists who share ownership of tiny plots of land in the vicinity of the airport in an attempt to force them to vacate their property. File photo shows a taxiway (right in the middle of the photo) that is forced to circumvent the land owned by anti-airport activists.

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South Korea gripped with fear over U.S. bioweapon labs

STORY: South Korea gripped with fear over U.S. bioweapon labs DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Seoul, South Korea CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Korean): LEE JANG-HIE, Emeritus professor, Law school of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 2. SOUNDBITE (Korean): CHOI WON-SEOK, College student 3. various of the Busan Port's Pier 8 4. various of people taking to the streets outside Busan Port's Pier 8 STORYLINE: South Korea has been gripped with rising fear over U.S. biological weapons laboratories operated by the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK). Civic groups and local residents have taken to the streets to demand the U.S. military take its hazardous weapons and vacate the country over the past week. Busan Port's Pier 8 SOUNDBITE (Korean): LEE JANG-HIE, Emeritus professor, Law school of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies "The U.S. military says it has never conducted biological experiments in South Korea, but in fact, as of 2019, it has carried out 16 biological experiments. The del

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

A civil guard controls the passage of a van, during the evacuation of several areas of the municipality of Los Llanos de Ariadne, on October 14, 2021, in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The direction of the Pevolca has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

A van with all kinds of objects in its trailer, during the evacuation of several areas of the municipality of Los Llanos de Ariadne, on October 14, 2021, in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The direction of the Pevolca has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

A van with all kinds of objects in its trailer, during the evacuation of several areas of the municipality of Los Llanos de Ariadne, on October 14, 2021, in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The direction of the Pevolca has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

A van with all kinds of objects in its trailer, during the evacuation of several areas of the municipality of Los Llanos de Ariadne, on October 14, 2021, in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The direction of the Pevolca has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Smoke plume from the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on 14 October 2021 in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The Pevolca management has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Civil guards organize vehicles on a road, during the evacuation of several areas of the municipality of Los Llanos de Ariadne, on October 14, 2021, in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The direction of the Pevolca has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Two dogs look outside from a carrier, during the evacuation of several areas of the municipality of Los Llanos de Ariadne, on 14 October 2021, in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The direction of the Pevolca has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Civil guards organize vehicles on a road, during the evacuation of several areas of the municipality of Los Llanos de Ariadne, on October 14, 2021, in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The direction of the Pevolca has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

A van with all kinds of objects in its trailer, during the evacuation of several areas of the municipality of Los Llanos de Ariadne, on October 14, 2021, in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The direction of the Pevolca has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

Evacuation Of About 300 People Due Volcano Eruption - La Palma

A dog remains in a carrier, during the evacuation of several areas of the municipality of Los Llanos de Ariadne, to 14 October 2021, in Los Llanos de Ariadne, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). The direction of the Pevolca has ordered this Thursday the evacuation of more areas in Los Llanos de Aridane after the advance of the lava flow that runs more to the northwest and its proximity to the boundary area of the perimeter already evacuated. The evacuation affects, according to the census, about 300 people who, until 17.00 hours, must vacate homes with their belongings and pets and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Narita airport to sue airport landowners

Narita airport to sue airport landowners

NARITA, Japan - The Narita Airport Authority will file a lawsuit against more than 1,000 anti-airport activists who share ownership of tiny plots of land in the vicinity of the airport in an attempt to force them to vacate their property. File photo shows a taxiway (right in the middle of the photo) that is forced to circumvent the land owned by anti-airport activists. (Kyodo)

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Kobe quake 21 years on

Kobe quake 21 years on

Setsuko Nakashita, 77, waters her plants at her residence in Nishinomiya, which is one of the "reconstruction residences" the local authorities provided for people who lost their houses due to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Dec. 14, 2015. Nakashita, who lives alone, is resisting the authorities' order to vacate her house, saying she did not know the authorities had concluded a 20-year contract, which expired in 2015, to lease the housing with the entity that owns it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People forced to vacate homes for Haneda airport recall memories

People forced to vacate homes for Haneda airport recall memories

Katsumi Hashizume recalls in an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2015, how his family and neighbors were ordered by U.S.-led occupation forces to evacuate their homes within 48 hours in September 1945 to make way for the expansion of Haneda airport in the Japanese capital. Amid government plans for further expansion of the airport ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Hashizume and other former residents, most over 80 years old, want the public to remember their sacrifices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People forced to vacate homes for Haneda airport recall memories

People forced to vacate homes for Haneda airport recall memories

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2015, shows Tokyo's Bentenbashi bridge over which local residents crossed in September 1945 when forced to evacuate their homes within 48 hours by U.S.-led occupation forces to make way for the expansion of Haneda airport. Airport facilities and parked planes can be seen in the background. Amid government plans for further expansion of the airport ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, former residents, most over 80 years old, want the public to remember their sacrifices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ichiro Shirai, lawyer for Marunaka Holdings Co., a real estate developer in the city of Takamatsu, western Japan, holds a press conference in the city on Nov. 5, 2014, following a decision by the Supreme Court to permit the sale of the Tokyo headquarters building of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan to Marunaka, rejecting an appeal by the pro-Pyongyang group against the sale. Shirai said his client will urge the group called Chongryon to vacate the building, which has functioned as North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan in the absence of diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Ruling parties debate privacy bills amid opposition boycott

Ruling parties debate privacy bills amid opposition boycott

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition party members vacate seats (shown in photo) as the ruling coalition begins a question and answer session April 14 on a new set of privacy-protection bills and the opposition's counterproposal in a House of Representatives special committee meeting. Hiroyuki Hosoda (standing), state minister on information-technology policy, answers questions in the session. Home affairs minister Toranosuke Katayama is seated on right. (Kyodo)

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