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Celebration Of The 50th Anniversary Of The Spanish Monarchy - Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, accompanied by Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, the President of the Senate, Pedro Rollán (2r), the President of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde-Pumpido (2l), the President of Congress, Francina Armengol (3l), the First Vice President and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero (l), and the President of the Supreme Court and the CGPJ, Isabel Perelló (r), during the event '50 years later: The Crown in the transition to democracy', on November 21, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The event, which took place in the Constitutional Hall of the Lower House of Parliament, is part of the institutional acts of the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the monarchy after the dictatorship. The event is part of the institutional acts of the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the monarchy after the dictatorship. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jerusalem: Protesters March Against Benjamin Netanyahu

Thousands of anti-government protesters marched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, blocking the city's main entrance. The protest, which occurred on Wednesday morning, March 19, was driven by opposition to Netanyahu's decision to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic security service and his move to resume the war in the Gaza Strip.

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PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan calls for Kurdish militant group to lay down arms

Handout photograph released on February 27, 2025, shows jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan (First row C) poses with Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party delegation members MP of the Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Pervin Buldan (First row 3rd L), Ahmet Turk (First row 3rd R) former mayor of mardin, Sirri Sureyya Onder (First row 2nd R), MP of Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Tulay Hamitogullari (R), Co-leader of Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Tuncer Bakirhan, (first row 2nd L) , Co-leader of Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Faik Ozgur Erol (2nd row L), Lawyer, Cengiz Cicek (2nd row R) at the Imrali island prison,Bursa Province, Turkey. Handout Photo by The Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Press Office via DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump's Former Chief Of Staff Called Him A 'Fascist'

File photo dated May 7, 2018 shows White House Chief of Staff John Kelly attends the Launch of First Lady Melania Trump's Initiatives in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, USA. Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, who was former President Donald Trump‘s longest-serving chief of staff, called Trump’s leadership style “dictatorial,” “fascist” and lacking empathy in new interviews this week. Now Vice President Harris, who is trying to peel off moderate Republican voters and independents in key swing states, is seizing on those warnings to bolster her argument that her opponent is a threat to democracy and too dangerous to hold the office. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lobbycontrol Nina Katzemich Protests At Parliament - Strasbourg

Transparency and ethics watchdog LobbyControl, with Nina Katzemich, was waiting for MEPs on their first day in Parliament, early in the morning outside the building. He wants to ensure that, beyond all the discussions on the issues that matter today, the European Commission must ensure that the institutions' lobbying rules work and are applied, including the transparency register, which is weekly and full of loopholes. Transparency and ethical precautions that don't work are a problem for democracy. Their aim is that MEPs should make this a condition for voting in favour of Mrs von der Leyen. July 16, 2024, Strasbourg Northeastern France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng (C), a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), sings the national anthem while attending the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learn

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), shows his suggestions written in Braille at the base of Fujian delegation, in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning massage skills and conducting non-profit training. His ef

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is interviewed ahead of the second plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning massage ski

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng (L), a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), prepares to go for a meeting with the help of his wife Zhou Jianfa at the base of Fujian delegation, in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning massage skills and conducti

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), uses his laptop adapted for visually impaired people at the base of Fujian delegation, in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning massage skills and conducting non-profit trai

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng (R, front), a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), prepares to give an interview ahead of the second plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journ

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng (R, front), a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), prepares to attend the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC with the help of his wife Zhou Jianfa (L, front) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng (C), a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), attends the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning massage skills and conducting

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), reads the government work report in Braille at the base of Fujian delegation, in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning massage skills and conducting non-profit training. His

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), speaks during an interview at the base of Fujian delegation, in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning massage skills and conducting non-profit training. His efforts helped o

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is interviewed ahead of the second plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning massage ski

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), reads the government work report in Braille while attending the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial jo

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng (1st R), a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), takes notes in Braille during a group deliberation at the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneurial journey by learning mas

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-BEIJING-NPC DEPUTY-WANG YONGCHENG (CN)

(240309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yongcheng (C), a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), reads the government work report in Braille while attending the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. When the second session of the 14th NPC lifted its curtain at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Wang Yongcheng was presented with a special government work report -- a version in Braille, which is a historic first for the country's top legislature. "It is a tangible experience of democracy," Wang said in an excited tone as his fingertips traced the raised dots. Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th NPC who commenced their five-year term in 2023, Wang stands out as the sole individual with visual impairment. Born in Ninghua County of Fujian Province in 1967, Wang lost his sight in an accident at the age of 18. Undeterred, he embarked on a challenging entrepreneuria

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Turkish parliamentary committee okays Sweden's NATO bid

STORY: Turkish parliamentary committee okays Sweden's NATO bid SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 26, 2023/File DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the headquarters of NATO (file) 3. various of F-16 fighter jets (file) STORYLINE: The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee on Tuesday approved Sweden's NATO bid following deliberation, a first step necessary for putting it to a full parliament vote. The bill regarding the approval of Sweden's accession protocol to NATO was adopted by the committee with votes by the ruling Justice and Development Party, the Nationalist Movement Party, and the main opposition Republican People's Party. The IYI (Good) Party voted against the bill, while the People's Equality and Democracy Party did not participate in the voting. Fuat Oktay, the committee's chairman, said that Sweden has taken steps, especially r

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Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections

STORY: Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023/earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dutch parliament complex in The Hague, the Netherlands 2. various of campaign posters near the Dutch parliament complex STORYLINE: The Netherlands' far-right populist Party for Freedom (PVV) won the parliamentary elections by a landslide, the Dutch Electoral Council announced at a press conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Friday. The PVV got 37 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, or the lower house of parliament, becoming the biggest party in the country for the first time in history. The elections were held on Nov. 22 with a 77.7 percent turnout, down from 78.7 percent in 2021 and 81.9 percent in 2017. The GreenLeft-Labor alliance, GroenLinks-PvdA, ranked second with 25 seats, while the rightist People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) took the

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THE NETHERLANDS-AMSTERDAM-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(231122) -- AMSTERDAM, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius, head of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, casts her vote at a polling station in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Nov. 22, 2023. The Netherlands went to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new Parliament and its first new prime minister in more than ten years. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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Michel And Sandu Visits Kyiv

Handout photo shows European and Ukrainian flags on display at the memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes, who were killed during the mass Euromaidan protests, on the 10th anniversary of the start of Euromaidan protests, in downtown Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky, on November 21, 2023, linked historic pro-democracy protests in Kyiv one decade ago to the invasion of Ukraine, describing the demonstrations on Maidan square as the "first victory" of the war with Russia. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michel And Sandu Visits Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, First Lady Olena Zelenska together with the President of Moldova Maia Sandu visiting the memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes, who were killed during the mass Euromaidan protests, on the 10th anniversary of the start of Euromaidan protests, in downtown Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky, on November 21, 2023, linked historic pro-democracy protests in Kyiv one decade ago to the invasion of Ukraine, describing the demonstrations on Maidan square as the "first victory" of the war with Russia. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michel And Sandu Visits Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, First Lady Olena Zelenska together with the President of Moldova Maia Sandu visiting the memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes, who were killed during the mass Euromaidan protests, on the 10th anniversary of the start of Euromaidan protests, in downtown Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky, on November 21, 2023, linked historic pro-democracy protests in Kyiv one decade ago to the invasion of Ukraine, describing the demonstrations on Maidan square as the "first victory" of the war with Russia. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM