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China: Zoo Monkey Gifts Apple Slices to Woman After She Strokes its Hand

On March 7, 2026, at a zoo in Inner Mongolia, northern China, a video captured a woman holding and gently stroking a monkey's hand through a hole in a glass barrier. The monkey appeared relaxed and seemed to enjoy the contact, before suddenly turning and running away. A short while later, it returned carrying two pieces of apple and passed them through the hole to the woman, who appeared delighted by the unexpected gesture.

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NOBEL WEEK LIGHTS

Crown Princess Victoria attends the opening of Nobel Week Lights in Stockholm. The ceiling features the work "21.09" created by Les Ateliers BK and displayed under the southern arch at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, December 6, 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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NOBEL WEEK LIGHTS

The Crown princess Victoria attends the opening of Nobel Week Lights in Stockholm. The ceiling features the work "21.09" created by Les Ateliers BK and displayed under the southern arch at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, December 6, 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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NOBEL WEEK LIGHTS

The Crown princess Victoria attends the opening of Nobel Week Lights in Stockholm. The ceiling features the work "21.09" created by Les Ateliers BK and displayed under the southern arch at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, December 6, 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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Japan: Strong Earthquake Hits Kumamoto

A strong earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture at around 6:01 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, registering a maximum intensity of 5+ on the Japanese seismic scale. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was in the Aso region of Kumamoto Prefecture, at a depth of approximately 10 km. The quake is estimated to have had a magnitude of 5.7. A video shows a ceiling light shaking in neighboring Saga Prefecture.

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Turkey: Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Strikes Istanbul 6

On Wednesday, April 23, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Istanbul. The epicenter was located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of the city in the Sea of Marmara. This video shows a ceiling light swinging the moment the earthquake hit. So far, there are no immediate reports of injuries.

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Turkey: Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Malatya 4

An earthquake struck Malatya province in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, October 16, with its epicenter in the district of Kale, about 40 km (25 miles) east of the city of Malatya.” According to the USGS, the magnitude was 6.0. The shaking was felt across a wide range of areas.

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Turkey: Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Malatya

An earthquake struck Malatya province in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, October 16, with its epicenter in the district of Kale, about 40 km (25 miles) east of the city of Malatya. According to the USGS, the magnitude was 6.0. The shaking was felt across a wide range of areas.

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Turkey: Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Malatya 2

An earthquake struck Malatya province in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, October 16, with its epicenter in the district of Kale, about 40 km (25 miles) east of the city of Malatya.” According to the USGS, the magnitude was 6.0. The shaking was felt across a wide range of areas.

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Turkey: Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hits Malatya 3

An earthquake struck Malatya province in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, October 16, with its epicenter in the district of Kale, about 40 km (25 miles) east of the city of Malatya.” According to the USGS, the magnitude was 6.0. The shaking was felt across a wide range of areas.

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US: M5.2 Earthquake Shakes Southern California

An earthquake struck Kern County, California Tuesday night, August 6, followed by several aftershocks. The quake was magnitude 5.2 and centered in Lamont, southeast of Bakersfield, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Shaking was felt across Los Angeles and down into Orange County.

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US: M5.2 Earthquake Shakes Southern California 2

An earthquake struck Kern County, California Tuesday night, August 6, followed by several aftershocks. The quake was magnitude 5.2 and centered in Lamont, southeast of Bakersfield, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Shaking was felt across Los Angeles and down into Orange County.

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Japan: M6.0 Earthquake Strikes Off Fukushima Coast, No Tsunami Warning Issued 2

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan on April 4 around 12:16 p.m. The depth of the epicenter was approximately 40 km. No tsunami warning was issued. This video shows a ceiling light shaking at a private house.

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Christmas season in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 18, 2023 - A Christmas tree is seen through the floor-to-ceiling window of a restaurant at night, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Christmas Factory of Dreams in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 7, 2023 - A ray of light illuminates glass balls hanging from the ceiling at the Christmas Factory of Dreams at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOLIDAY NOSTALGIA TRAIN

(231203) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member calls passengers to get on the Holiday Nostalgia Train in New York, the United States, Dec. 2, 2023. A special subway train with eight cars entering service from 1932 to 1977 started its 2023 season on Saturday. This special subway train, with rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements, transports straphangers back in time between 2nd Avenue and 145th Street in Manhattan every Saturday in December. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOLIDAY NOSTALGIA TRAIN

(231203) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past the Holiday Nostalgia Train in New York, the United States, Dec. 2, 2023. A special subway train with eight cars entering service from 1932 to 1977 started its 2023 season on Saturday. This special subway train, with rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements, transports straphangers back in time between 2nd Avenue and 145th Street in Manhattan every Saturday in December. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOLIDAY NOSTALGIA TRAIN

(231203) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride the Holiday Nostalgia Train in New York, the United States, Dec. 2, 2023. A special subway train with eight cars entering service from 1932 to 1977 started its 2023 season on Saturday. This special subway train, with rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements, transports straphangers back in time between 2nd Avenue and 145th Street in Manhattan every Saturday in December. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOLIDAY NOSTALGIA TRAIN

(231203) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride the Holiday Nostalgia Train in New York, the United States, Dec. 2, 2023. A special subway train with eight cars entering service from 1932 to 1977 started its 2023 season on Saturday. This special subway train, with rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements, transports straphangers back in time between 2nd Avenue and 145th Street in Manhattan every Saturday in December. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-HOLIDAY NOSTALGIA TRAIN

(231203) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People ride the Holiday Nostalgia Train in New York, the United States, Dec. 2, 2023. A special subway train with eight cars entering service from 1932 to 1977 started its 2023 season on Saturday. This special subway train, with rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements, transports straphangers back in time between 2nd Avenue and 145th Street in Manhattan every Saturday in December. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - AUGUST 16, 2023 - The most beautiful bookstore in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, August 16, 2023. The most distinctive feature of the bookstore is the design of a cylindrical space. The ceiling and ground in this area are mirror-like, in which the light reflects each other. With the curvilinear bookcase, the progressive layers of light and shadow and the infinite extension of vision make it very easy for people to have a wonderful illusion inside, as if they have entered a magical world.

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Predawn M5.2 quake rattles eastern Japan, including Tokyo

Photo taken on May 11, 2023, shows a partially dislodged ceiling light at JR Kisarazu Station in Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, after a predawn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan the same day.

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Malaysian Central Bank raises OPR to 3 pct

STORY: Malaysian Central Bank raises OPR to 3 pct DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Malaysian Central Bank 2. various of Malaysia's national flag and Kuala Lumpur city traffic 3. various of Kuala Lumpur street views STORYLINE: Malaysian Central Bank on Wednesday decided to increase the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to three percent. The ceiling and floor rates of the corridor of the OPR are correspondingly increased to 3.25 percent and 2.75 percent, respectively, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said in a statement. With the domestic growth prospects remaining resilient, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the BNM judged that it was time to further normalize the degree of monetary accommodation. With this decision, the MPC has withdrawn the monetary stimulus intended to address the COVID-19 crisis in promoting economic recovery. In light of the continued strength of the Malaysian economy, the MPC also re

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NY's 'Nostalgia Train' brings back past

NEW YORK, United States - People enjoy nostalgia rides operating along a New York subway line on Nov. 30, 2014. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority starts operating the holiday "Nostalgia Train," made up of subway cars with ceiling fans, padded seats and incandescent light bulbs in service between the 1930s and the 1970s, on the same day. The holiday train, normally kept at a museum, operates on Sundays only, through Dec. 28.

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Nagoya TV Tower's 60th anniv. campaign

NAGOYA, Japan - The ceiling and wall of Nagoya TV Tower's observatory in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on June 30, 2014, is seen decorated with lights and special panels for the "kaleidoscope of light" event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the tower. The event runs from July 1 to Sept. 28.

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Sharp develops window film for brighter, energy-saving offices

A model shows how a special film developed by Sharp Corp. attached to the top of a window enables natural light to brighten up the interior ceiling more efficiently (upper) compared with that of an ordinary window (lower) on June 2, 2015, in Osaka, western Japan. Sharp said the film helped reduce electricity consumption for lighting by about 40 percent in its experiments. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A peony garden

Women enjoy the peony flowers at Maruyama. The peony garden is enclosed with a bamboo structure. There are lights hanging from the centre of the ceiling. The roof seems to be made of glass as soft light is flooding from them. Red, blue, and pink peony flowers are in bloom.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐24‐0]

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NY's 'Nostalgia Train' brings back past

NEW YORK, United States - People enjoy nostalgia rides operating along a New York subway line on Nov. 30, 2014. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority starts operating the holiday "Nostalgia Train," made up of subway cars with ceiling fans, padded seats and incandescent light bulbs in service between the 1930s and the 1970s, on the same day. The holiday train, normally kept at a museum, operates on Sundays only, through Dec. 28. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya TV Tower's 60th anniv. campaign

NAGOYA, Japan - The ceiling and wall of Nagoya TV Tower's observatory in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on June 30, 2014, is seen decorated with lights and special panels for the "kaleidoscope of light" event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the tower. The event runs from July 1 to Sept. 28. (Kyodo)