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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The Watermelon Design Placed On the Facade Of Town Hall - Ivry Sur Seine

The watermelon design placed in early october 2025 on the facade of Ivry-Sur-Seine town hall, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Ivry-Sur-Seine, France on October 16, 2025. After several convictions by the administrative cours for the display of pro-Palestinian banners, the Val-de-Marne municipality has chosen a new form of symbolic expression. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

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Demonstration In Support Of The Palestinian People - Lisbon

Demonstration In Support Of The Palestinian People - Lisbon

A demonstrator in the crowd holding a placard with the message "free Palestine" and watermelon-shaped mask in support of the Palestinian people. More than 3000 people gathered in central Lisbon to show solidarity with Palestinians and demand the release of three Portuguese citizens detained by Israel after attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, on october 04, 2025 in Lisbon. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Agriculture Crops Starry Sky - China

Agriculture Crops Starry Sky - China

This photo taken on July 23, 2025 shows a watermelon in a field under the starry sky in Shangjieji Town of Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province, a major agricultural producer dubbed "China's grain barn," have seen its crops enter the ripening stage recently. Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Agriculture Crops Starry Sky - China

Agriculture Crops Starry Sky - China

This stack composite photo taken on July 23, 2025 shows a watermelon field under the starry sky in Shangjieji Town of Fujin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province, a major agricultural producer dubbed "China's grain barn," have seen its crops enter the ripening stage recently. Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Watermelon Farm - China

Retailers load Xisha watermelons onto a truck in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers pick Xisha watermelons in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers work in a Xisha watermelon field in Xiangshan Village of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Watermelon Farm - China

A drone photo taken on July 20, 2025 shows farmers working in a Xisha watermelon field in Xiangshan Township of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Watermelon Farm - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 20, 2025 shows farmers working in a Xisha watermelon field in Xiangshan Township of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers pick and transport Xisha watermelons in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers pick and transport Xisha watermelons in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers pick and transport Xisha watermelons in Xingren Town of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Farm - China

Watermelon Farm - China

Farmers work in a Xisha watermelon field in Xingren Township of Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 20, 2025. The Xisha watermelon is a watermelon variety cultivated on calcareous soil covered with stone gravels. It is known for its large size, crisp and juicy flesh, as well as rich sweetness. The fruit is often hailed as the "green gem of the Gobi Desert" owing to its great economic value. Zhongwei City, a major producer of Xisha watermelons, has recorded a planting area of 469,500 mu (31,300 hectares) this year, with an expected output of 1.15 million tonnes. Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Premium watermelon in northern Japan

Premium watermelon in northern Japan

Photo taken on June 20, 2025, shows a "Densuke" watermelon, a specialty of Toma town in Hokkaido, that fetched 700,000 yen ($4,800) at the season's first auction at a wholesale market in Asahikawa on the northern Japan main island.

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Japan PM Ishiba treated to watermelon

Japan PM Ishiba treated to watermelon

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) and economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa (R) eat watermelon produced from Tottori Prefecture at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 10, 2025, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in the western Japan prefecture.

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Japan PM Ishiba treated to watermelon

Japan PM Ishiba treated to watermelon

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) and economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa (far R) pose with watermelons produced in Tottori Prefecture at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 10, 2025, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in the western Japan prefecture.

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Japan PM Ishiba treated to watermelon

Japan PM Ishiba treated to watermelon

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba eats watermelon produced in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 10, 2025, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in the western Japan prefecture.

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Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Workers unload watermelons from boats at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 16, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Workers unload watermelon from boats at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 16, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Workers unload watermelons from boats at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 16, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Workers unload watermelons from boats at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 16, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Watermelon Harvest - Bangladesh

Workers unload watermelon from boats at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 16, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Watermelon Export

Watermelon Export

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2025 - An employee sorts dried watermelon for export at Damawan village in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 10, 2025.

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Watermelon Export

Watermelon Export

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2025 - An employee sorts dried watermelon for export at Damawan village in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 10, 2025.

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Watermelon Export

Watermelon Export

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2025 - An employee sorts dried watermelon for export at Damawan village in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 10, 2025.

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Watermelon Export

Watermelon Export

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2025 - Farmers dry dried watermelon for export in Damawan village, Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 10, 2025.

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Watermelon Export

Watermelon Export

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2025 - Farmers dry dried watermelon for export in Damawan village, Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 10, 2025.

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Watermelon Export

Watermelon Export

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2025 - An employee sorts dried watermelon for export at Damawan village in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 10, 2025.

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Watermelon Export

Watermelon Export

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2025 - An employee sorts dried watermelon for export at Damawan village in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province on March 10, 2025.

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Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Farmers cover a watermelon growing family farm with quilts to ward off a cold wave in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Feb 7, 2025.

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Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Farmers cover a watermelon growing family farm with quilts to ward off a cold wave in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Feb 7, 2025.

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Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Farmers cover a watermelon growing family farm with quilts to ward off a cold wave in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Feb 7, 2025.

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Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Farmers cover a watermelon growing family farm with quilts to ward off a cold wave in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Feb 7, 2025.

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Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Farmers cover a watermelon growing family farm with quilts to ward off a cold wave in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Feb 7, 2025.

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Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Farmers cover a watermelon growing family farm with quilts to ward off a cold wave in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Feb 7, 2025.

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Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Farmers cover a watermelon growing family farm with quilts to ward off a cold wave in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Feb 7, 2025.

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Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

Agriculture Protects Against Cold Waves

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Farmers cover a watermelon growing family farm with quilts to ward off a cold wave in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Feb 7, 2025.

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