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US: Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre Closes Indefinitely After Electrical Fire

A fire broke out at Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City on Monday, May 4, forcing the iconic venue to close indefinitely. The blaze started around 10 a.m. in the electrical room between the fourth and fifth floors of the century-old building. Firefighters extinguished the fire but reported substantial damage to the fourth floor. One firefighter sustained minor injuries. The Department of Buildings issued a full vacate order to the theater.

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa checks the newly assembled dragon head for a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa carves the dragon tail for a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa checks partially assembled dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Yu Tianying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Yuan Hongfu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows local people rowing a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Yuan Fuhong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Yuan Fuhong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa polishes a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Craftsman Li Qifa draws a dragon pattern on a plank for dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Locals row a dragon boat in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

An aerial drone photo shows locals rowing dragon boats in Zhenyuan ancient town in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 20, 2025. Zhenyuan boasts a 22-century-long tradition of dragon boat races, and the county is also well noted for the large sizes and intricate decorations of its dragon boats. The dragon boat racing in Zhenyuan was inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is celebrated on May 31 this year. Photo by Ou Dongqu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at Rebibbia prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024 for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. For the first time in this long-standing Jubilee tradition dating back to the 15th century, the Pope also opened a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison, as a symbolic sign ‘inviting all prisoners to look to the future with hope and a renewed sense of confidence.’ The unprecedented rite took place on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at Rebibbia prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024 for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. For the first time in this long-standing Jubilee tradition dating back to the 15th century, the Pope also opened a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison, as a symbolic sign ‘inviting all prisoners to look to the future with hope and a renewed sense of confidence.’ The unprecedented rite took place on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at Rebibbia prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024 for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. For the first time in this long-standing Jubilee tradition dating back to the 15th century, the Pope also opened a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison, as a symbolic sign ‘inviting all prisoners to look to the future with hope and a renewed sense of confidence.’ The unprecedented rite took place on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Opens the Holy Door At Rebibbia Prison - Rome

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at Rebibbia prison in Rome, Italy on December 26, 2024 for the 2025 Jubilee of Hope. For the first time in this long-standing Jubilee tradition dating back to the 15th century, the Pope also opened a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison, as a symbolic sign ‘inviting all prisoners to look to the future with hope and a renewed sense of confidence.’ The unprecedented rite took place on December 26, the feast of St. Stephen, in the Rebibbia New Complex Prison in Rome. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ancient glass bead unearthed in Japan

file photo taken in June 2012 shows a glass bead excavated from the fifth-century Utsukushi No. 1 burial mound in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. The bead was found to have the same composition as those discovered in the territory of the Roman Empire.

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-BAKONG TEMPLE TOWER-RESTORATION

(240604) -- PHNOM PENH, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows the fifth tower of Bakong temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Archaeologists have begun to restore the dilapidated foundation for the fifth tower of Bakong temple in Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Tuesday. Built in the late ninth century by King Indravarman I, the Bakong temple, made of sandstone and laterite, was the first major mountain temple built in the Angkor Archaeological Park. (ANA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-BAKONG TEMPLE TOWER-RESTORATION

(240604) -- PHNOM PENH, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows the fifth tower of Bakong temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Archaeologists have begun to restore the dilapidated foundation for the fifth tower of Bakong temple in Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Tuesday. Built in the late ninth century by King Indravarman I, the Bakong temple, made of sandstone and laterite, was the first major mountain temple built in the Angkor Archaeological Park. (ANA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stray cat "lord" of ancient castle in western Japan

Sanjuro sits on a cushion in Takahashi in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 16, 2024, during the opening ceremony of a facility dedicated to the cat marking the fifth anniversary in December 2023 since it was installed as the "lord" of Bitchu Matsuyama Castle. Sanjuro ran away from home and settled in the 13th century castle following a deadly rain disaster in the area in 2018.

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Stray cat "lord" of ancient castle in western Japan

Sanjuro sits on a cushion in Takahashi in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 16, 2024, during the opening ceremony of a facility dedicated to the cat marking the fifth anniversary in December 2023 since it was installed as the "lord" of Bitchu Matsuyama Castle. Sanjuro ran away from home and settled in the 13th century castle following a deadly rain disaster in the area in 2018.

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Muharram Procession In Srinagar - India

Kashmiri Shiite Muslims take part in a Muharram procession on the fifth day of Ashura, in Srinagar. Ashura is a period of mourning in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, who was killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD. Srinagar Kashmir, India, July 24, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Muharram Procession In Srinagar - India

Shiite Muslim mourners take part in a Muharram procession on the fifth day of Ashura, in Srinagar. Ashura is a period of mourning in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, who was killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD. Srinagar Kashmir, India, July 24, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Muharram Procession In Srinagar - India

Kashmiri mourner touches a glass case containing a copy of the Koran during a Muharram procession on the fifth day of Ashura, in Srinagar. Ashura is a period of mourning in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, who was killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD. Srinagar Kashmir, India, July 24, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Muharram Procession In Srinagar - India

Kashmiri Muslims watch a Muharram procession on the fifth day of Ashura, in Srinagar. Ashura is a period of mourning in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, who was killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD. Srinagar Kashmir, India, July 24, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Muharram Procession In Srinagar - India

A Kashmiri Muslim woman watches a Muharram procession on the fifth day of Ashura, in Srinagar. Ashura is a period of mourning in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, who was killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD. Srinagar Kashmir, India, July 24, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Muharram Procession In Srinagar - India

Kashmiri Muslims watch a Muharram procession on the fifth day of Ashura, in Srinagar. Ashura is a period of mourning in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, who was killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD. Srinagar Kashmir, India, July 24, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Muharram Procession In Srinagar - India

Shiite Muslim mourners take part in a Muharram procession on the fifth day of Ashura, in Srinagar. Ashura is a period of mourning in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, who was killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD. Srinagar Kashmir, India, July 24, 2023. Photo by Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Potala Palace

STORY: Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Potala Palace DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tibet with FPV drone STORYLINE: The Potala Palace is the world's highest ancient palace. It was built by Tibetan King Songtsa Gambo in the 7th century. It was expanded in the 17th century by the fifth Dalai Lama. The palace was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994. It's one of the most popular tourist attractions in Tibet. Home to over 100,000 cultural relics, the Potala Palace is a model of ancient architecture. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lhasa, China. (XHTV)

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Roman-era sphinx, stele discovered in southern Egypt

STORY: Roman-era sphinx, stele discovered in southern Egypt DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discovered artifacts 2. various of temples STORYLINE: An Egyptian archaeological mission unveiled a lime-stone sphinx and a stele that dated back to the Roman era in Qena province, southern Egypt, the country's Antiquity Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The sphinx-shaped statue represents one of the Roman emperors wearing a Nemes headdress, which is the striped head-cloth typically worn by pharaohs, and a cobra on the forehead. "According to initial examination of its face, the statue most probably was for Claudius, the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from 41 to 54 AD," the statement said. The statement added that the archaeological team also found a stele below the statute, which was carved with texts in hieroglyphs and demotics, an ancient Egyptian writing system used from roughly 650 BC to the fifth century AD. The discoveries were mad

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China will serve as an inspiration in its modernization: experts

STORY: China will serve as an inspiration in its modernization: experts DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MELAKU MULUALEM, Senior researcher at Ethiopia's Institute of Strategic Affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): PAMELA CRISTALES, Academic from the Autonomous University of Yucatan in Mexico 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice President, Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute STORYLINE: Chinese modernization is characterized by five features that are unique to the Chinese context. It is the modernization of a huge population, of common prosperity for all, of material and cultural-ethical advancement, of harmony between humanity and nature, and of peaceful development. Over the past several decades, China has been modernizing a country home to 1.4 billion people -- or one-fifth of the global population -- to become the world's second-largest economy. International experts said tha

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Murals at ancient tomb in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a mural painting that seems to depict the face of a warrior at a newly-unearthed Koguryo mural tomb dating back to around the fifth century. Kyodo News reported on Aug. 14, 2010 that it sent a team of journalists and scholars to Pyongyang and conducted joint research on the Tongsan-dong mural tomb in the capital's Raknang district with the Archaeological Institute of North Korea's Academy of Social Sciences.

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Murals at ancient tomb in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a mural painting that seems to depict a procession at a newly-unearthed Koguryo mural tomb dating back to around the fifth century. Kyodo News reported on Aug. 14, 2010 that it sent a team of journalists and scholars to Pyongyang and conducted joint research on the Tongsan-dong mural tomb in the capital's Raknang district with the Archaeological Institute of North Korea's Academy of Social Sciences.

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Ancient tomb in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photos show the newly-unearthed Tongsan-dong mural tomb, a Koguryo relic dating back to around the fifth century. Kyodo News reported on Aug. 14, 2010 that it sent a team of journalists and scholars to Pyongyang and conducted joint research on the tomb in the capital's Raknang district with the Archaeological Institute of North Korea's Academy of Social Sciences.

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Ancient tomb in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a celadon candleholder featuring a kind of animal found in the newly-unearthed Tongsan-dong mural tomb, a Koguryo relic dating back to around the fifth century. Kyodo News reported on Aug. 14, 2010 that it sent a team of journalists and scholars to Pyongyang and conducted joint research on the tomb in the capital's Raknang district with the Archaeological Institute of North Korea's Academy of Social Sciences.

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Ancient tomb in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photos show the newly-unearthed Tongsan-dong mural tomb, a Koguryo relic dating back to around the fifth century. Kyodo News reported on Aug. 14, 2010 that it sent a team of journalists and scholars to Pyongyang and conducted joint research on the tomb in the capital's Raknang district with the Archaeological Institute of North Korea's Academy of Social Sciences.

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Murals at ancient tomb in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Combination photo shows a mural painting (R) that seems to depict the face of a warrior at a newly-unearthed Koguryo mural tomb dating back to around the fifth century and an infrared version (L). Kyodo News reported on Aug. 14, 2010 that it sent a team of journalists and scholars to Pyongyang and conducted joint research on the Tongsan-dong mural tomb in the capital's Raknang district with the Archaeological Institute of North Korea's Academy of Social Sciences.

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Murals at ancient tomb in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Combination photo shows a mural painting (top) that seems to depict a procession at a newly-unearthed Koguryo mural tomb dating back to around the fifth century and an infrared version (bottom). Kyodo News reported on Aug. 14, 2010 that it sent a team of journalists and scholars to Pyongyang and conducted joint research on the Tongsan-dong mural tomb in the capital's Raknang district with the Archaeological Institute of North Korea's Academy of Social Sciences.

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Clay figures found lined up at tomb mound in western Japan

FUJIIDERA, Japan - Clay figures are lined up in circles on a terrace (foreground) at the Higashiyama rectangular-shaped tomb mound in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2014. The tomb, built in the early fifth century, is attached to the Konda-gobyoyama tumulus believed to belong to Emperor Ojin, described in ancient documents as Japan's 15th emperor.

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19th-century daimyo mansion model found in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Photo shows a 19th-century scale model of the mansion of a Japanese daimyo feudal lord at the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna on Feb. 11, 2013. At center in the front is a ''noh'' performance stage. The wooden model, which was sent by the government of Meiji era Japan for the fifth world exposition held in Vienna in 1873 and found at the museum's depot in 1995, will be repaired as a major exhibit at the museum from around 2016.

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19th-century daimyo mansion model found in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Bettina Zorn, head of the East Asian Collections at the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna, explains a 19th-century scale model of the mansion of a Japanese daimyo feudal lord at the museum on Feb. 11, 2013. The wooden model, which was sent by the government of Meiji era Japan for the fifth world exposition held in Vienna in 1873 and found at the museum's depot in 1995 by Zorn, will be repaired as a major exhibit at the museum from around 2016.