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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

This photograph shows a sketch of the firefighters' intervention plan during the 2019 fire along with a firefighter's helmet and a burnt cross on display at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024, after the consecration of the main altar and the first mass for the public. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

This photograph shows a sketch of the firefighters' intervention plan during the 2019 fire along with a firefighter's helmet and a burnt cross on display at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024, after the consecration of the main altar and the first mass for the public. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

This photograph shows a sketch of the firefighters' intervention plan during the 2019 fire along with a firefighter's helmet and a burnt cross on display at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024, after the consecration of the main altar and the first mass for the public. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156

STORY: Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Japan 2. various of city view in Tokyo 3. various of fresh food in supermarkets 4. various of city view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese central bank on Friday maintained its policy rate unchanged after wrapping up its two-day policy meeting, which sent the Japanese yen to its fresh 34-year low past the 156 line. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to guide short-term interest rates in a range of zero and 0.1 percent, a month after it ended the negative interest rate policy in its first rate hike in 17 years. The announcement weakened the country's currency against the U.S. dollar to the lowest level since May 1990, raising the risk of forex intervention by Japanese authorities. The BOJ, which also maintained its policy regarding government bond buying, said the country's core inflation, which excludes volatile

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PM Attal Offers Concessions To Appease Protesting Farmers - Montastruc-De-Salies

Intervention by a farmer from the Tarn-et-Garonne region. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, Minister of Ecology Christophe Bechu and Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau, at Mr Ludovic Clavet cattle farm in Montastruc de Salies in Haute-Garonne to talk with farmers and address their concerns. France, Montastruc-de-Salies on January 26, 2024. French Prime Minister sought to assuage the anger of French farmers on a visit to the Haute-Garonne region on Friday, vowing his government would prioritise the sector and dropping plans to reduce a key agricultural tax break. Facing his first major crisis as prime minister, Gabriel Attal visited a cattle farm in the Haute-Garonne department in southwest France, scene of the first motorway roadblocks, to announce the measures. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pedro Sanchez Faces Premiership Vote - Madrid

Deputies and ministers applaud during the intervention of Pedro Sánchez in the first session of the investiture debate as President of the Government, at the Congress of Deputies, on November 15, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. The Plenary Hall of the Congress hosts today and tomorrow, November 16, the investiture debate of the incumbent Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. The Secretary General of the PSOE has the support of 179 deputies out of the 350 in Congress. It is expected that PSOE, Sumar, ERC, Junts, EH Bildu, PNV, BNG and Coalición Canaria will vote in favor of the Socialist leader to become President of the Government after presenting their program, against the 171 against PP, Vox and UPN. The event is held at a time of tension due to the concentrations at the PSOE headquarters in Ferraz and protests against the amnesty law registered by the socialists that benefits those involved in the 'procés'. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-COMMERCIAL SUSPENDED MONORAIL LINE-OPERATION (CN)

(230926) -- WUHAN, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows a new suspended monorail line in operation in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China's first commercial suspended monorail line opened to the public on Tuesday in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The suspended monorail line operates for 12 hours every day, with a monorail departing every 10 minutes. The maximum operating speed of the monorail train is 60 km per hour. The entire operation process, including starting, entering stations, opening and closing doors, is fully automated and requires no human intervention. The monorail train, also known as "the Optics Valley Photon," appears to hang upside down because the track is positioned above. Passengers can enjoy the city from an entirely different perspective through the glass floor beneath their feet. (Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-COMMERCIAL SUSPENDED MONORAIL LINE-OPERATION (CN)

(230926) -- WUHAN, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows a new suspended monorail line in operation in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China's first commercial suspended monorail line opened to the public on Tuesday in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The suspended monorail line operates for 12 hours every day, with a monorail departing every 10 minutes. The maximum operating speed of the monorail train is 60 km per hour. The entire operation process, including starting, entering stations, opening and closing doors, is fully automated and requires no human intervention. The monorail train, also known as "the Optics Valley Photon," appears to hang upside down because the track is positioned above. Passengers can enjoy the city from an entirely different perspective through the glass floor beneath their feet. (Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-COMMERCIAL SUSPENDED MONORAIL LINE-OPERATION (CN)

(230926) -- WUHAN, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows a new suspended monorail line in operation in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China's first commercial suspended monorail line opened to the public on Tuesday in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The suspended monorail line operates for 12 hours every day, with a monorail departing every 10 minutes. The maximum operating speed of the monorail train is 60 km per hour. The entire operation process, including starting, entering stations, opening and closing doors, is fully automated and requires no human intervention. The monorail train, also known as "the Optics Valley Photon," appears to hang upside down because the track is positioned above. Passengers can enjoy the city from an entirely different perspective through the glass floor beneath their feet. (Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-COMMERCIAL SUSPENDED MONORAIL LINE-OPERATION (CN)

(230926) -- WUHAN, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows a new suspended monorail line in operation in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China's first commercial suspended monorail line opened to the public on Tuesday in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The suspended monorail line operates for 12 hours every day, with a monorail departing every 10 minutes. The maximum operating speed of the monorail train is 60 km per hour. The entire operation process, including starting, entering stations, opening and closing doors, is fully automated and requires no human intervention. The monorail train, also known as "the Optics Valley Photon," appears to hang upside down because the track is positioned above. Passengers can enjoy the city from an entirely different perspective through the glass floor beneath their feet. (Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-COMMERCIAL SUSPENDED MONORAIL LINE-OPERATION (CN)

(230926) -- WUHAN, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows a new suspended monorail line in operation in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China's first commercial suspended monorail line opened to the public on Tuesday in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The suspended monorail line operates for 12 hours every day, with a monorail departing every 10 minutes. The maximum operating speed of the monorail train is 60 km per hour. The entire operation process, including starting, entering stations, opening and closing doors, is fully automated and requires no human intervention. The monorail train, also known as "the Optics Valley Photon," appears to hang upside down because the track is positioned above. Passengers can enjoy the city from an entirely different perspective through the glass floor beneath their feet. (Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-COMMERCIAL SUSPENDED MONORAIL LINE-OPERATION (CN)

(230926) -- WUHAN, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers experience a new suspended monorail line service in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 26, 2023. China's first commercial suspended monorail line opened to the public on Tuesday in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The suspended monorail line operates for 12 hours every day, with a monorail departing every 10 minutes. The maximum operating speed of the monorail train is 60 km per hour. The entire operation process, including starting, entering stations, opening and closing doors, is fully automated and requires no human intervention. The monorail train, also known as "the Optics Valley Photon," appears to hang upside down because the track is positioned above. Passengers can enjoy the city from an entirely different perspective through the glass floor beneath their feet. (Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-COMMERCIAL SUSPENDED MONORAIL LINE-OPERATION (CN)

(230926) -- WUHAN, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows a new suspended monorail line in operation in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China's first commercial suspended monorail line opened to the public on Tuesday in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. The suspended monorail line operates for 12 hours every day, with a monorail departing every 10 minutes. The maximum operating speed of the monorail train is 60 km per hour. The entire operation process, including starting, entering stations, opening and closing doors, is fully automated and requires no human intervention. The monorail train, also known as "the Optics Valley Photon," appears to hang upside down because the track is positioned above. Passengers can enjoy the city from an entirely different perspective through the glass floor beneath their feet. (Photo by Du Zixuan/Xinhua)

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DR Congo announces measures to stabilize its national currency

STORY: DR Congo announces measures to stabilize national currency DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kinshasa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): NICOLAS KAZADI, DRC Minister of Finance 3. various of Kinshasa STORYLINE: The Minister of Finance of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nicolas Kazadi announced at a press briefing in Kinshasa late Monday urgent measures taken by the government to stabilize the Congolese franc, the currency of the country, on the foreign exchange market. According to the minister, the value of the Congolese franc against the U.S. dollar continued to slide recently. The measures to stabilize the Congolese franc include the intervention of the central bank in the foreign exchange market, and the increase in the utility of the Congolese franc. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): NICOLAS KAZADI, DRC minister of Finance "What are the measures that we are going to take? First, the Central Bank, which disposes of important reserves,

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Hillary Clinton At The 50th Anniversary Of CIDOB - Barcelona

The former Secretary of State of the United States of America, Hillary Clinton, participates as a speaker at the main event of the 50th anniversary of the CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs), at the Capella del MACB, on June 2, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). During his intervention, Clinton will be the protagonist of the dialogue 'A life in global politics'. Clinton is one of the most prominent figures in American politics, in addition to having been the first woman candidate for the presidency of the U.S. Currently, Clinton is the head of the organization Onward Together. Last Wednesday, May 31, she met with King Felipe VI at the Zarzuela Palace. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hillary Clinton At The 50th Anniversary Of CIDOB - Barcelona

The former Secretary of State of the United States of America, Hillary Clinton (1l), and the President of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès (1r), talk upon their arrival at the main event of the 50th anniversary of the CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs), at the Capella del MACB, on June 2, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). During his intervention, Clinton will be the protagonist of the dialogue 'A life in global politics'. Clinton is one of the most prominent figures in American politics, in addition to having been the first woman candidate for the presidency of the U.S. Currently, Clinton is the head of the organization Onward Together. Last Wednesday, May 31, she met with King Felipe VI at the Zarzuela Palace. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hillary Clinton At The 50th Anniversary Of CIDOB - Barcelona

CIDOB Director Pol Morillas (2l); former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (3r) and President of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès (2r), during the main event of the 50th anniversary of CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs), at the Capella del MACB, on June 2, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). During his intervention, Clinton will be the protagonist of the dialogue 'A life in global politics'. Clinton is one of the most prominent figures in American politics, in addition to having been the first woman candidate for the presidency of the U.S. Currently, Clinton is the head of the organization Onward Together. Last Wednesday, May 31, she met with King Felipe VI at the Zarzuela Palace. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hillary Clinton At The 50th Anniversary Of CIDOB - Barcelona

The former Secretary of State of the United States of America, Hillary Clinton, participates as a speaker at the main event of the 50th anniversary of the CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs), at the Capella del MACB, on June 2, 2023, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). During his intervention, Clinton will be the protagonist of the dialogue 'A life in global politics'. Clinton is one of the most prominent figures in American politics, in addition to having been the first woman candidate for the presidency of the U.S. Currently, Clinton is the head of the organization Onward Together. Last Wednesday, May 31, she met with King Felipe VI at the Zarzuela Palace. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (C) at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo announces Japan's intervention in the currency market on Oct. 31, 2011, to arrest the yen's rapid appreciation. It was the country's first intervention in about three months.

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Dollar falls against yen

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar plunges below 107 yen for the first time in three years and a month on the Tokyo currency market on Sept. 14. Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa warned Japanese monetary authorities are determined to use market intervention to counter what he called the yen's excessively rapid rise against the dollar.

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Parisians dispute over French government's intervention in energy workers' strike

STORY: Parisians dispute over French government's intervention in energy workers' strike DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of petrol stations 2. various of refilling petrol stations 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD, Paris resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): DELPHINE, Paris resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): CELINE, Paris resident 6. various of roads and cars 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): JAMES, Paris resident 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (French): ANTOINE, Paris resident STORYLINE: The French government has ordered local authorities to requisition workers needed to ensure petrol supply as France struggles with strikes at oil refineries operated by TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil. This practice has been described by strike supporting Parisians as a "shameful decision." SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD, Paris resident "My first reaction was that I thought it was an attack on the right to strike and nothing more. If the unions manage to hold out, I think all these big oil g

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Japan conducts yen-buying intervention for 1st time in 24 years

Japan on Thursday stepped into the foreign exchange market amid the yen's abrupt fall, the Finance Ministry said, in its first intervention to prop up the currency in 24 years, as rising import costs have been dragging down the country's broader economy.

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Japan's first yen-buying intervention since 1998

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2022, following Japan's first yen-buying intervention since 1998 to stem the Japanese currency's further fall as it sank to a fresh 24-year low in the 145 range against the dollar.

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Japan's first yen-buying intervention since 1998

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2022, following Japan's first yen-buying intervention since 1998 to stem the Japanese currency's further fall as it sank to a fresh 24-year low in the 145 range against the dollar.

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Dollar plunges after Japan's intervention

A currency monitor on Sept. 22, 2022, in Tokyo shows the dollar slipping below 143 yen in an initial response to Japan's first yen-buying intervention since 1998 to stem the Japanese currency's further fall as it sank to a fresh 24-year low in the 145 range against the dollar.

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Dollar plunges after Japan's intervention

A currency monitor on Sept. 22, 2022, in Tokyo shows the dollar slipping below 143 yen in an initial response to Japan's first yen-buying intervention since 1998 to stem the Japanese currency's further fall as it sank to a fresh 24-year low in the 145 range against the dollar.

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Dollar plunges after Japan's intervention

A currency monitor at a foreign exchange house in Tokyo shows the dollar plunging to the 140 yen level in an initial response to Japan's first yen-buying intervention since 1998 to stem the Japanese currency's further fall as it sank to a fresh 24-year low in the 145 range against the dollar.

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Albright, 1st female U.S. secretary of state, dies of cancer

STORY: Albright, 1st female U.S. secretary of state, dies of cancer DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Madeleine Albright related footage STORYLINE: Madeleine Albright, the first female secretary of state of the United States, died Wednesday, her family announced. She was 84. Albright died of cancer, her family said in a statement, adding she was "surrounded by family and friends" during the final moment of her life. A native of Prague, then Czechoslovakia, Albright migrated to the United States in 1948 as an 11-year-old refugee, rising to the top of U.S. Foreign Service as she held the post of secretary of state from 1997 to 2001 during the Bill Clinton administration. During her tenure at the State Department, Albright championed the eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), pushing in particular for the alliance's military intervention -- led by the United States in 1999 -- into the conflict

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Greece Buys Three FDI Frigates From Naval Group For 3 Billion Euros

Photo dated July 9, 2021 of The FDI defense and intervention military frigate built in Lorient by Naval Group, the first copy of which is due to be delivered in 2024 to the French Navy. Presentation at sea, with the Greek pavilion, during DEFEA Exhibition 2021 in Athens. - French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday relating to a next order by Athens of three defense and intervention frigates (FDI) for approximately 3 billion euros. Photo by DR/SP/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (C) at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo announces Japan's intervention in the currency market on Oct. 31, 2011, to arrest the yen's rapid appreciation. It was the country's first intervention in about three months. (Kyodo)

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Dollar falls against yen

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar plunges below 107 yen for the first time in three years and a month on the Tokyo currency market on Sept. 14. Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa warned Japanese monetary authorities are determined to use market intervention to counter what he called the yen's excessively rapid rise against the dollar.