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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold a sign My end of life, my ultimate freedom as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold a sign My end of life, my ultimate freedom as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold a sign My end of life, my ultimate freedom as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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Abandoned Fishing Boats Ecological Protection

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Aerial view of hundreds of abandoned fishing boats awaiting dismantling along the Zhangfu River in the lower reaches of Hongze Lake in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on August 9, 2025. Since October 10, 2020, in accordance with the relevant fishing ban and fishing withdrawal documents of Jiangsu Province, all fishing operations in the provincial-level waters of Hongze Lake have been completely halted. Currently, the fishing ban period is about to end for five years.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Brahim ASLOUM ( former boxe olympic champion ) Gaetane THINEY ( international football palyer) attending the Grand Prix d'Amerique Photocall horse race on January 2§, 2020 at the Vincennes Hippodrome near Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Loic BARATOUX/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Gaetane THINEY ( international football palyer) attending the Grand Prix d'Amerique Photocall horse race on January 2§, 2020 at the Vincennes Hippodrome near Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Loic BARATOUX/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

Lawyer of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, Maxime Tessier leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

Lawyer of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, Maxime Tessier speaks to the press outside the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

Lawyer of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, Maxime Tessier speaks to the press outside the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

Lawyer of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, Maxime Tessier speaks to the press outside the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

Lawyer of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, Maxime Tessier speaks to the press outside the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

Lawyer of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, Maxime Tessier speaks to the press outside the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

Lawyer of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, Maxime Tessier speaks to the press outside the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

Lawyer of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, Maxime Tessier speaks to the press outside the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud speaks to the press at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

Lawyer speaks to the press at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.