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Java Man bones returned to Indonesia

Photo shows a thigh bone fossil of a "Java Man" at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta on Dec. 17, 2025. The fossil was repatriated to Indonesia earlier in the month from the Netherlands, the southeast Asian country's former colonizer.

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Java Man bones returned to Indonesia

Photo shows a skullcap fossil of a "Java Man" at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta on Dec. 17, 2025. The fossil was repatriated to Indonesia earlier in the month from the Netherlands, the southeast Asian country's former colonizer.

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Snowboarding: Ayumu Hirano

Ayumu Hirano, the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, attends an event in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February 2026. Hirano won the World Cup opener in the current season in China earlier in the month.

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Snowboarding: Ayumu Hirano

Ayumu Hirano, the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, attends an event in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2025, ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February 2026. Hirano won the World Cup opener in the current season in China earlier in the month.

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Prisoner-hostage Swap and Ceasefire deal Between Israel And Hamas

International Red Cross vehicles move towards the eastern Gaza Strip from Khan Yunis in the south of the besieged Palestinian territory on October 13, 2025, ahead of the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas since the October 7 attacks two years ago. On the other side, a Red Cross convoy is on its way to pick up a first batch of Israeli hostages to be freed by Hamas as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal announced by US President Donald Trump earlier this month, the Israeli military said on October 13. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prisoner-hostage Swap and Ceasefire deal Between Israel And Hamas

International Red Cross vehicles move towards the eastern Gaza Strip from Khan Yunis in the south of the besieged Palestinian territory on October 13, 2025, ahead of the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas since the October 7 attacks two years ago. On the other side, a Red Cross convoy is on its way to pick up a first batch of Israeli hostages to be freed by Hamas as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal announced by US President Donald Trump earlier this month, the Israeli military said on October 13. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain: Dust Devil Swirls Through Burnt Area in Puercas, Zamora

A dramatic dust devil was spotted swirling above the charred landscape of Puercas, in the province of Zamora, where a large wildfire had raged earlier this month. The phenomenon, resembling a small tornado, occurred in the burned-out hills after the flames had devastated thousands of hectares of forest.

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Goodwill ambassador for Okinawa Kuninaka

NAHA, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Japanese actor Ryoko Kuninaka, a native of Okinawa, gives an interview at a hotel in the southern Japan island prefecture on March 10, 2004. Kuninaka was named goodwill ambassador for Okinawa earlier in the month.(Kyodo)

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U.S. envoy visits arson site in West Bank village

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (L) inspects the site of an arson attack during a visit to the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on July 19, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to a local church earlier in the month.

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U.S. envoy visits arson site in West Bank village

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee meets the press after inspecting the site of an arson attack during a visit to the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on July 19, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to a local church earlier in the month.

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U.S. envoy visits arson site in West Bank village

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (R) inspects the site of an arson attack during a visit to the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank on July 19, 2025. Israeli settlers set fire to a local church earlier in the month.

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Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Don Pettit, center, walks and smiles, while supported by NASA Flight Surgeons Quinn Dufurrena, left, Rainer Effenhauser, right, and Richard Scheuring, background, during a brief layover in Prestwick, Scotland during his return flight to Houston from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Sunday, April 20, 2025. Pettit, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner, returned to Earth earlier in the day after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravi

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MSDF minesweeper tender visits Cambodia naval base

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's minesweeper tender Bungo gets set to dock at Ream naval base in southwestern Cambodia on April 19, 2025. The base was expanded with financial support from China earlier in the month.

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MSDF minesweeper tender visits Cambodia naval base

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's minesweeper tender Bungo gets set to dock at Ream naval base in southwestern Cambodia on April 19, 2025. The base was expanded with financial support from China earlier in the month.

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MSDF minesweeper tender visits Cambodia naval base

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's minesweeper tender Bungo makes a port call at Ream naval base in southwestern Cambodia on April 19, 2025. The base was expanded with financial support from China earlier in the month.

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1 month after forest fire in northeastern Japan

Photo shows Ofunato city's Sanrikucho Ryori area on March 26, 2025, which was damaged by a forest fire that broke out a month earlier in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate.

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1 month after forest fire in northeastern Japan

Photo shows Ofunato city's Sanrikucho Ryori area on March 26, 2025, which was damaged by a forest fire that broke out a month earlier in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate.

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Gisele Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Gisele Pelicot addresses the press as she leaves the courthouse after hearing the verdict of the court that sentenced her ex-husband to the maximum term of 20 years jail for committing and orchestrating her mass rapes with dozens of strangers he recruited online, in Avignon on December 19, 2024. Dominique Pelicot, who had already confessed to the crimes, was earlier found guilty by the court in the southern city of Avignon after an over three-month trial that shocked France and turned his former wife Gisele into a feminist hero. His 50 co-defendants in the case were also convicted by the court, with no acquittals. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gisele Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Gisele Pelicot addresses the press as she leaves the courthouse after hearing the verdict of the court that sentenced her ex-husband to the maximum term of 20 years jail for committing and orchestrating her mass rapes with dozens of strangers he recruited online, in Avignon on December 19, 2024. Dominique Pelicot, who had already confessed to the crimes, was earlier found guilty by the court in the southern city of Avignon after an over three-month trial that shocked France and turned his former wife Gisele into a feminist hero. His 50 co-defendants in the case were also convicted by the court, with no acquittals. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gisele Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Gisele Pelicot addresses the press as she leaves the courthouse after hearing the verdict of the court that sentenced her ex-husband to the maximum term of 20 years jail for committing and orchestrating her mass rapes with dozens of strangers he recruited online, in Avignon on December 19, 2024. Dominique Pelicot, who had already confessed to the crimes, was earlier found guilty by the court in the southern city of Avignon after an over three-month trial that shocked France and turned his former wife Gisele into a feminist hero. His 50 co-defendants in the case were also convicted by the court, with no acquittals. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slain Hezbollah Leaders Honored - Tehran

People attend a ceremony commemorating Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, and other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups, in Tehran, Iran, on October 31, 2024. Iran on Thursday held a ceremony in Tehran to commemorate Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month. The ceremony, during which other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups were also commemorated, was attended by Iran officials, as well as the representatives of Hamas and Hezbollah. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slain Hezbollah Leaders Honored - Tehran

Iranian officials attend a ceremony commemorating Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, and other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups, in Tehran, Iran, on October 31, 2024. Iran on Thursday held a ceremony in Tehran to commemorate Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month. The ceremony, during which other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups were also commemorated, was attended by Iran officials, as well as the representatives of Hamas and Hezbollah. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slain Hezbollah Leaders Honored - Tehran

A ceremony commemorating Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, and other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups, is held in Tehran, Iran, on October 31, 2024. Iran on Thursday held a ceremony in Tehran to commemorate Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month. The ceremony, during which other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups were also commemorated, was attended by Iran officials, as well as the representatives of Hamas and Hezbollah. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slain Hezbollah Leaders Honored - Tehran

People attend a ceremony commemorating Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, and other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups, in Tehran, Iran, on October 31, 2024. Iran on Thursday held a ceremony in Tehran to commemorate Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month. The ceremony, during which other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups were also commemorated, was attended by Iran officials, as well as the representatives of Hamas and Hezbollah. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slain Hezbollah Leaders Honored - Tehran

People attend a ceremony commemorating Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, and other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups, in Tehran, Iran, on October 31, 2024. Iran on Thursday held a ceremony in Tehran to commemorate Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month. The ceremony, during which other slain leaders and commanders of the regional resistance groups were also commemorated, was attended by Iran officials, as well as the representatives of Hamas and Hezbollah. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Head of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner to resign

Keiichi Ishii (far R), chief of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner the Komeito party, speaks during a board meeting of the party in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024. Ishii, who only assumed the post a month earlier, expressed his intention to resign after losing his seat in the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election.

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Head of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner to resign

Keiichi Ishii, chief of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner the Komeito party, speaks during a board meeting of the party in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2024. Ishii, who only assumed the post a month earlier, expressed his intention to resign after losing his seat in the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election.

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Ethel Kennedy Dead At 96

File photo - Washington, D.C. on May 12, 1968 shows Mrs. Martin Luther King (Coretta Scott), left, and Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy (Ethel), right, together as they join the first contingent of the Poor People's March to arrive in the Nation's Capital. Earlier the welfare mothers marched through Washington to kick-off the march that Dr. King conceived before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. This photo was taken less than a month before United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy (Democrat of New York) was shot in Los Angeles, California on June 5, 1968. - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a longtime human rights activist, died Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Photo by Arnie Sachs / CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shizuoka Pref. launches tourist campaign amid COVID pandemic

Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2020, shows panels featuring characters from popular Japanese anime Yuru Camp, literally translated as "laid-back camp," beside rental car counters at Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka. Local authorities launched a campaign earlier in the month offering camping and outdoor goods on a rental basis for rental car users planning to visit camping sites in Shizuoka Prefecture, in response to dwindling tourist numbers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Japan PM Ishiba's 1st policy speech

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes his first policy speech in parliament, after taking office earlier in the month, in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2024.

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Japan PM Ishiba's 1st policy speech

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes his first policy speech in parliament, after taking office earlier in the month, in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2024.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

Wood and other debris remain near a temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2024, following heavy rain earlier in the month that inundated parts of the central Japan city. The temporary housing was built for those affected by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

Volunteers help cleanup temporary housing in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2024, following heavy rain earlier in the month that inundated parts of the central Japan city. The temporary housing was built for those affected by a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

A search operation continues in a river in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2024, for those who went missing after torrential rain hit the central Japan city earlier in the month.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

A search operation continues near a river in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2024, for those who went missing after torrential rain hit the central Japan city earlier in the month.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in Ishikawa Pref.

A search operation continues in a river in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2024, for those who went missing after torrential rain hit the central Japan city earlier in the month.

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Pitcher Hideo Nomo

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 4 Kyodo - Pitcher Hideo Nomo (R) meets the press with his agent Don Nomura (L) in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 1995, after announcing earlier in the month that he was leaving the Kintetsu Buffaloes to play in the U.S. major leagues. (Kyodo)

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The Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives party

Tartu, 18.08.2024. The Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives (ERK), which officially registered as a political party earlier this month, elected Silver Kuusik chair of the fledgling party. Photo: Signe Oidekivi/Tartu Postimees

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The Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives party

Tartu, 18.08.2024. The Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives (ERK), which officially registered as a political party earlier this month, elected Silver Kuusik chair of the fledgling party. Photo: Signe Oidekivi/Tartu Postimees

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The Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives party

Tartu, 18.08.2024. The Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives (ERK), which officially registered as a political party earlier this month, elected Silver Kuusik chair of the fledgling party. Photo: Signe Oidekivi/Tartu Postimees

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National Strike Held Over Doctor's Rape And Murder - India

People participate in a protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, in Bengaluru, India, August 17, 2024. High court in India's eastern state of West Bengal Tuesday ordered that country's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), should probe the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a medical college and hospital in Kolkata, officials said. The decision from the court came amid widespread protests over the gruesome rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Justice For Sonya Massey Protests Across Country Demand Police Reform

Communities across the U.S. gathered on Sunday, July 28, to hold demonstrations demanding justice for the death of Sonya Massey and calling for police reform. Sonya, a 36-year-old Black mother of two, was fatally shot by police in Springfield, Illinois, earlier this month inside her Illinois home.

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Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monsoon Brings Relief From Heatwave - India

Monsoon clouds loom over Ajmer City, Rajasthan, India, June 27, 2024. India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite stalling earlier this month, two senior weather officials said on Thursday. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. The southwest monsoon advanced on Thursday, covering more parts of Rajasthan, most of Madhya Pradesh, additional areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and nearly all of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the IMD said in a statement. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM