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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Women separate saffron stigmas (threads) from flower petals as a boy writes his homework in a house in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A woman separates saffron stigmas (threads) from flower petals in a house in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A woman hands a plate of saffron stigmas (threads) to a boy after separating them from flower petals in a house in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

People separate saffron stigmas (threads) from flower petals in a house in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

People separate saffron stigmas (threads) from flower petals in a house in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

An elderly woman separates saffron stigmas (threads) from flower petals as a boy watches TV in a house in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A farmer works with his phone while standing in a saffron field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A man rides a horse along a saffron field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A man walks in a saffron field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A farmer plucks saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers walk in a saffron field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A woman plucks saffron flowers while another farmer speaks on her phone in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A man walks in a saffron field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

A man walks in a saffron field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saffron Harvesting in The Village of Vamenan - Iran

Farmers pluck saffron flowers in a field in the village of Vamenan in Golestan Province, Iran, on October 23, 2023. Vamenan is known as the “red gold hub” of the province due to its saffron cultivation. Nearly 400 hectares of saffron are cultivated in this village. In 1993, Mohammad Ahmadi, the village's cleric resident, was the first person to plant saffron bulbs in Vamenan. By encouraging the people, he transformed the village and the region's economy. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khan Yunis After Gaza Ceasefire - Palestine

A resident shops for vegetables at a market in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2025. Residents returned to the ruins of their homes in Khan Yunis on Friday, after a ceasefire took effect and Israeli forces began withdrawing under the first phase of a deal to end the conflict. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khan Yunis After Gaza Ceasefire - Palestine

A resident shops for vegetables at a market in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2025. Residents returned to the ruins of their homes in Khan Yunis on Friday, after a ceasefire took effect and Israeli forces began withdrawing under the first phase of a deal to end the conflict. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Easter cake masterclass held in Kyiv

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Easter cake masterclass held in Kyiv

First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine Jaco Cilliers are pictured during a masterclass on making Easter cakes with flour from the mined fields of Kherson and Mykolaiv regions as part of an art project to mark Easter, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 9, 2025 (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Easter cake masterclass held in Kyiv

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Ukraine Carlo Formosa, First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and and UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale (L to R) partake in a masterclass on making Easter cakes with flour from the mined fields of Kherson and Mykolaiv regions as part of an art project to mark Easter, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 9, 2025 (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Easter cake masterclass held in Kyiv

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Ukraine Carlo Formosa, First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and and UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale (L to R) partake in a masterclass on making Easter cakes with flour from the mined fields of Kherson and Mykolaiv regions as part of an art project to mark Easter, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 9, 2025 (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Iraq Holds First National Census In Nearly 40 years

Census workers talk to a resident to gather information in Najaf, Iraq, on November 20, 2024. Iraq’s first comprehensive census in nearly four decades aims to cover all households nationwide. Iraq’s first comprehensive census in nearly four decades aims to cover all households nationwide. Photo by Ali Abdul Wahid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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7th CIIE - Shanghai

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Russian drone hits Kyiv apartment block killing teenage girl

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Russian drone hits Kyiv apartment block killing teenage girl

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 25, 2024 - A Ukrainian Red Cross Society worker talks to a resident of an apartment block in the Solomianskyi district that was hit by a Russian attack drone, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. A fifteen-year-old girl was killed and at least five people were injured.

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Made in Ukraine Business Forum in Kyiv

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Made in Ukraine Business Forum in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Dean of the Kyiv Mohyla Business School Oleksandr Savruk, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Viktor Mykyta, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko, UNDP Resident Representative Jaco Cilliers and Head of Trade and Economic Section in EU Delegation to Ukraine Alberto Fernandez-Diez (L to R) attend the Made in Ukraine Business Forum at the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Health Minister and Ohmatdyt Restoration Council members in Kyiv

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FOREIGNER-TRAVEL-SERVICE (CN)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240701) -- BEIJING, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A resident casts his vote at a polling station in Clichy-La-Garenne, near Paris, France, June 30, 2024. The first round of France's snap legislative elections kicks off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Gao Jing)

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(240630) -- CLICHY-LA-GARENNE, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A resident walks past posters for legislative elections in Clichy-La-Garenne, near Paris, France, June 30, 2024. The first round of France's snap legislative elections kicks off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-FIRST ROUND-BEGINNING

(240630) -- CLICHY-LA-GARENNE, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A resident casts his vote at a polling station in Clichy-La-Garenne, near Paris, France, June 30, 2024. The first round of France's snap legislative elections kicks off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-FIRST ROUND-BEGINNING

(240630) -- PARIS, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A resident casts her vote at a polling station in Paris, France, June 30, 2024. The first round of France's snap legislative elections kicks off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. (Photo by Henri Szwarc/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-FIRST ROUND-BEGINNING

(240630) -- PARIS, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A resident casts his vote at a polling station in Paris, France, June 30, 2024. The first round of France's snap legislative elections kicks off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. (Photo by Henri Szwarc/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-FIRST ROUND-BEGINNING

(240630) -- CLICHY-LA-GARENNE, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A resident walks past posters for legislative elections in Clichy-La-Garenne, near Paris, France, June 30, 2024. The first round of France's snap legislative elections kicks off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-FIRST ROUND-BEGINNING

(240630) -- CLICHY-LA-GARENNE, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A resident casts his vote at a polling station in Clichy-La-Garenne, near Paris, France, June 30, 2024. The first round of France's snap legislative elections kicks off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Gao Jing)

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1 killed, 9 injured in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village

STORY: 1 killed, 9 injured in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village SHOOTING TIME: June 17, 2024 DATELINE: June 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: TAIR HARFA, Lebanon CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of smoke resulting from Israeli raid on the outskirts of the border village of Tair Harfa 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SLEIMAN HANOUN, Resident at Tair Harfa village 3. various of families visiting the graves of their relatives on the occasion of Eid Al Adha STORYLINE: One civilian was killed, and nine others were injured on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike on a southern Lebanese village, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that Israeli drones launched six missiles at two cars, killing one civilian in the first car and wounding eight others in the second car and another riding a bicycle in the village of al-Borgholiye, north of the Tyre city. They added that Israeli warplanes raided Tuesday four towns and villages in the border area in southern Lebanon, destroy

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Hong Kong proud to have astronaut: HKSAR chief executive

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sophie Poirier (L) talks with a local resident at a teahouse in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier t

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"Laowai" in China | French artistic director makes Chinese ancient town aglow with fireworks

(240606) -- WANZAI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sophie Poirier (L) talks with a local resident at a teahouse in Wanzai ancient town, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 11, 2024. Sophie Poirier, a French artistic director of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company, has been obsessed with Chinese culture since she was a child. In her childhood, she often fantasized that she was a Chinese princess. In 1991, as a designer of ECA2, a well-known French large-scale event maker, Poirier went to the Beijing Amusement Park and brought her very first dreamlike laser water curtain film to the Chinese audience. She has also designed performances for many well-known tourist destinations. Though Poirier has extensive experience in performance design, she fell in love with the small stage of Wanzai, an ancient town with nearly a 1,400-year history of producing fireworks, following a collaboration invitation of Zeng Ming, general manager of Wanzai Kaleidoscope Culture and Tourism Company. Poirier teamed up with Z