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France: Woman Skis Through Paris Streets Following Heavy Snowstorm

The video shows a woman skiing through the streets of Paris on Wednesday, January 7. Paris was hit by a heavy snowstorm earlier this week, prompting French weather authorities to maintain an orange alert for snow and ice. Around 5 cm of snow fell across the capital, bringing some of the coldest temperatures in eight years and causing transport disruptions. The snowfall also drew residents and tourists into streets and parks, including the Montmartre area, where people were seen skiing and enjoying the rare winter scenes.

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Hubble Seeks Clusters in Lost Galaxy

Handout Photo shows NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname ‘Lost Galaxy’. With a mirror spanning nearly eight feet (2.4 meters) across and its location above Earth’s light-obscuring atmosphere, Hubble can easily observe dim galaxies like NGC 4535 and pick out features like its massive spiral arms and central bar of stars. This image features NGC 4535’s young star clusters, which dot the galaxy’s spiral arms. Glowing-pink clouds surround many of these bright-blue star groupings. These clouds, called H II (‘H-two’) regions, are a sign that the galaxy is home to especially young, hot, and massive stars that blaze with high-energy radiation. Such massive stars shake up their surroundings by heating their birth clouds with powerful stellar winds, eventually exploding as supernovae. The image incorporat

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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolai performs an experiment at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoy

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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolin is pictured at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoying, a prof

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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolin is pictured at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoying, a prof

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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolai performs an experiment at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoy

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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolai performs an experiment at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoy

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Robot Chemist - China

Professor Zhu Zhuoying (R) and doctoral student Guo Lulu have a discussion in front of Robot Xiaolin at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitut

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Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname ‘Lost Galaxy’. With a mirror spanning nearly eight feet (2.4 meters) across and its location above Earth’s light-obscuring atmosphere, Hubble can easily observe dim galaxies like NGC 4535 and pick out features like its massive spiral arms and central bar of stars. This image features NGC 4535’s young star clusters, which dot the galaxy’s spiral arms. Glowing-pink clouds surround many of these bright-blue star groupings. These clouds, called H II (‘H-two’) regions, are a sign that the galaxy is home to especially young, hot, and massive stars that blaze with high-energy radiation. Such massive stars shake up their surroundings by heating their birth clouds with powerful stellar winds, eventually exploding as supernovae. The image incorporates data from an obse

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MOMU Motorsports Museum

17.09.2025, Turba. The Motorsports Museum in Turba, Harju County, will close its doors soon. Foreign tourism has not recovered, and for the first time in the museum's eight years of operation, it is clear that Estonians have too little money for museum visits. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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MOMU Motorsports Museum

17.09.2025, Turba. The Motorsports Museum in Turba, Harju County, will close its doors soon. Foreign tourism has not recovered, and for the first time in the museum's eight years of operation, it is clear that Estonians have too little money for museum visits. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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MOMU Motorsports Museum

17.09.2025, Turba. The Motorsports Museum in Turba, Harju County, will close its doors soon. Foreign tourism has not recovered, and for the first time in the museum's eight years of operation, it is clear that Estonians have too little money for museum visits. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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MOMU Motorsports Museum

17.09.2025, Turba. The Motorsports Museum in Turba, Harju County, will close its doors soon. Foreign tourism has not recovered, and for the first time in the museum's eight years of operation, it is clear that Estonians have too little money for museum visits. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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MOMU Motorsports Museum

17.09.2025, Turba. The Motorsports Museum in Turba, Harju County, will close its doors soon. Foreign tourism has not recovered, and for the first time in the museum's eight years of operation, it is clear that Estonians have too little money for museum visits. Founder of the museum Arno Sillat. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Eco-friendly plastic organ played at world expo in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 20 Kyodo - Japanese organist Kuniko Sumiyama plays a plastic pipe organ in Osaka Healthcare Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 19, 2025. Eight Osaka-based plastic producers developed the eco-friendly organ made from plant-derived materials over three years. (Kyodo)

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Eco-friendly plastic organ played at world expo in Osaka

Japanese organist Kuniko Sumiyama plays a plastic pipe organ in Osaka Healthcare Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 19, 2025. Eight Osaka-based plastic producers developed the eco-friendly organ made from plant-derived materials over three years.

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

This photo is an illustration showing a gendarme from the French National Gendarmerie durign the deliberation of the former french prime minister sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Fillon trial - Paris AJ

Antonin Levy, lawyer of former French prime minister Francois Fillon, arrives at the Court of Appeal for the deliberation of his client's sentence for corruption over a 'fake jobs' scandal, at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris, France on June 17, 2025. Eight years after the revelation of his wife Penelope's fictitious employment affair, which was fatal to his 2017 presidential ambitions. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE. PAS-DE-CALAIS (62) COQUELLES STATION. ON MAY 6, 1994, EUROTUNNEL INAUGURATION CEREMONY LINKING FRANCE AND ENGLAND AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION. THE REALIZATION OF A TWO-CENTURY-OLD PROJECT Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE. PAS-DE-CALAIS (62) ENGLISH BOBBY AT COQUELLES STATION. ON MAY 6, 1994, FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS MITTERRAND AND QUEEN ELIZABETTH II OF ENGLAND INAUGURATED THE EUROTUNNEL LINKING FRANCE AND ENGLAND AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION. THE REALIZATION OF A TWO-CENTURY-OLD PROJECT Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on June 30, 2015 to greet him and wish him a pleasant stay in Castel Gandolfo in the Roman hills. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is leaving the Vatican for his first sojourn since retiring. He's escaping an impending heat wave by heading to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting lasted about half and hour. Pope Emeritus Benedict will remain in Castel Gandolfo for the next two weeks. He is scheduled to return on July 14. - Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands protest on the 7th day after arrest of Mayor - Istanbul

A protester holds a sign that translates as "It's been 23 years" during a demonstration in Istanbul on March 25, 2025. Despite a government protest ban, mass demonstrations erupted nationwide following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption charges, with crowds demanding democracy and chanting “people, rights, justice.” Over one thousand people have been arrested across Turkey, including eight journalists. Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker cleans locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker paints insulating layer for locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2025 shows locomotives waiting for maintenance outside the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers dismantle engine parts from a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker checks a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers dismantle locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check locomotive parts in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check the engine of a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

A maintenance worker checks a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Maintenance Workers Fix Locomotive Parts - Nairobi

Maintenance workers check a locomotive in the repair workshop of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2025. Launched in May 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, spanning approximately 480 km, connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. It is Kenya's first modern railway since independence and is hailed as a flagship project under the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Kenya. After eight years of operation, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), the company operating the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, initiated a maintenance program for 41 passenger cars and 10 locomotives on Jan. 15. With plans to complete the maintenance by May 31, these tasks will decrease the failure rate of locomotives during operation and ensure continuous safe and smooth transportation for its clients. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the Villejuif metro stop - Gustave Roussy - Villejuif AJ

French Minister for Transport Philippe Tabarot, President of RATP and Former French Prime minister and Jean Castex and President of the Ile-de-France Region, Valerie Pecresse during the inauguration of the new Villejuif Gustave Roussy station, open to users of line 14 of the Paris metro. After eight years of work, this station, symbol of the Grand Paris Express, will serve a major health hub in Europe, with the first cancer center, and will facilitate travel for more than 100,000 residents in the surrounding area. January 18, 2025, in Villejuif near Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM