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Sánchez Addresses Corruption and EU Matters in Plenary - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez and the First Vice-President and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, during an extraordinary plenary session, at the Congress of Deputies, on July 9, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Sánchez appears in an extraordinary plenary session to deal with pending matters such as the implication of Santos Cerdán in the commissions scheme of Koldo García and José Luis Ábalos, the activities of the former socialist councilor Leire Díez seeking evidence against the UCO, and international matters such as the next Council of the European Union and the NATO Cover. Also, during the plenary session, he announces a package of measures against corruption to ensure the continuity of the legislature. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sánchez Addresses Corruption and EU Matters in Plenary - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez and the First Vice-President and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, during an extraordinary plenary session, at the Congress of Deputies, on July 9, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Sánchez appears in an extraordinary plenary session to deal with pending matters such as the implication of Santos Cerdán in the commissions scheme of Koldo García and José Luis Ábalos, the activities of the former socialist councilor Leire Díez seeking evidence against the UCO, and international matters such as the next Council of the European Union and the NATO Cover. Also, during the plenary session, he announces a package of measures against corruption to ensure the continuity of the legislature. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by : (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis meets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by : (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis meets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by : (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis is welcomed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni when he arrives at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by : (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-BRICS COUNTRIES-YOUNG POETS-SEMINAR (CN)

(240725) -- BEIJING, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A seminar for the First International Youth Poetry Festival's Special Session for BRICS Countries is held in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2024. During the event, over 70 young poets from 10 countries, including Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and China, discussed topics such as the value, inheritance and innovation of poetry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Lin)

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Pope Francis Meets Justin Trudeau At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis meets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Justin Trudeau At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis meets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Arrives At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis is welcomed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni when he arrives at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Zelensky At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis meets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Arrives At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis is welcomed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni when he arrives at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Arrives At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis is welcomed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni when he arrives at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Zelensky At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis meets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Kristalina Georgieva (IMF) At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis meets Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Kristalina Georgieva (IMF) At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis meets Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Emmanuel Macron At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets Emmanuel Macron At G7 Summit - Italy

Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron at G7 summit at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis joins international leaders at the second day of the G7 summit in the Puglia, making him the first pontiff to take part in such an event. He is due to speak at an AI session, and on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. Photo by: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-JIANGSU-KUNSHAN-KUNQU OPERA CLASS-PUPILS (CN)

(240601) -- KUNSHAN, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The full-time teacher Zhou Jie (1st R) and pupils of the "little Kunqu Opera training class" head for a training session at Shipai Center Primary School of Kunshan in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 30, 2024. In a training room of Shipai Center Primary School in Kunshan City, pupils practice basic skills of Kunqu Opera under the guidance of a full-time teacher. All the maneuvers are presented precisely. Kunshan City is the birthplace of the Kunqu Opera, which is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an intangible cultural heritage. The city established its first "little Kunqu Opera training class" at a local primary school in 1992. Currently, there are over 20 such opera classes in the city, with more than 5,000 pupils trained. The "little Kunqu Opera training class" at Shipai Center Primary School enrolls nearly 80 pupils annually. The training difficulty is divided into

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CHINA-JIANGSU-KUNSHAN-KUNQU OPERA CLASS-PUPILS (CN)

(240601) -- KUNSHAN, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The full-time teacher Zhou Jie (1st R) and pupils of the "little Kunqu Opera training class" head for a training session at Shipai Center Primary School of Kunshan in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 30, 2024. In a training room of Shipai Center Primary School in Kunshan City, pupils practice basic skills of Kunqu Opera under the guidance of a full-time teacher. All the maneuvers are presented precisely. Kunshan City is the birthplace of the Kunqu Opera, which is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an intangible cultural heritage. The city established its first "little Kunqu Opera training class" at a local primary school in 1992. Currently, there are over 20 such opera classes in the city, with more than 5,000 pupils trained. The "little Kunqu Opera training class" at Shipai Center Primary School enrolls nearly 80 pupils annually. The training difficulty is divided into low, medium, and h

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Usami joins Bayern Munich

MUNICH, Germany - Japanese striker Takashi Usami (C) takes part in a practice session at Bayern Munich in Munich on July 17, 2011, marking his first such session with the Bundesliga giants since he was loaned to them from Japan's Gamba Osaka.

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Panel of experts to discuss ways to overcome economic crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) addresses the first session of a series of meetings of a government panel at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 16. A total of 83 experts will be divided into groups and take part in 10 rounds of intensive discussions through March 21 on themes such as the environment, social security and employment.

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Upper house rejects 3 nominees for gov't panels

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors members from the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan applaud after a plenary session of the opposition-controlled upper house on Nov. 14 rejected the government's proposals to reappointment three nominees to government panels. It is the first time in 56 years that such proposals have been rejected in the Diet.

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Constitution referendum legislation enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Legislation to set referendum procedures for constitutional amendment was enacted during a House of Councillors plenary session on May 14, the first such law since Japan's pacifist Constitution went into force 60 years ago. The new law to go into force in three years reflects Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determination to revise the Constitution in a step to depart from what Abe calls Japan's ''postwar regime.''

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Ozawa, Koizumi debate ends lukewarm with narrow focus on education

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa (L) puts a question during his first Diet debate with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on May 17. The session fell far short of the heated debate that many had expected. Ozawa focused on general principles of parliamentary operations and on the two camps' disagreement over an education bill. He did not take up issues such as the realignment of the U.S. military presence in Japan, economic disparities and social welfare problems, and Japan's diplomatic relations with East Asia.

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14th COP meeting on wetland conservation kicks off

STORY: 14th COP meeting on wetland conservation kicks off DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHAO YUCHAO, Xinhua correspondent 2. Various of the COP14 STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO YUCHAO, Xinhua correspondent "The 14th COP meeting on wetland conservation has kicked off. Wuhan is the main venue of the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14). It's the first time for China to host such a meeting. A parallel session is held in Geneva, Switzerland." With 172 contracting parties today, the Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental agreement dedicated to the conservation and rational use of wetland ecosystems. Since its accession to the convention in 1992, China has established and improved the legal framework for wetland protection, and has actively fulfilled its obligations under the convention, and continued to expand international cooperation in this

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Wuhan: a city of wetlands

STORY: Wuhan: a city of wetlands DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wuhan STORYLINE: Wuhan in central China is the main venue of the 14th COP meeting on wetland conservation. The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) is held from Nov. 5 to 13. It is the first time such a meeting has been hosted in China. A parallel session will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. Wuhan sits at the confluence of the Yangtze River and its longest tributary the Han River. It boasts more than 1,600 square km of wetlands, which account for 18.9 percent of the city's total area. The city has 165 rivers, 166 lakes, five wetland nature reserves and ten wetland parks. Wuhan's wetlands are home to more than 400 wild animal species and over 400 plant species. Earlier this year, Wuhan was awarded the title of "International Wetland City" in recognition of its achievement in urban wetland ecologi

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2nd Syriac Heritage Festival held in Erbil, Iraq

STORY: 2nd Syriac Heritage Festival held in Erbil, Iraq DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: ANKAWA, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: The second session of the Syriac Heritage Festival kicked off on Tuesday in the district of Ankawa in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, on the occasion of the Akitu holidays. 　 The name Akitu is very ancient. It is New Year's Day for the Acadians, Babylonians, Assyrians and Chaldeans, and the feast begins in the first month of the year, which is in April. During the three-day festival, a variety of handicrafts, arts and foods are presented, such as Syriac calligraphy paintings, plastic art and pottery, and Syriac traditional costumes. 　　 SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): STEVE EL SATTY, Designer and tailor "I'm keen on designing and sewing clothes, especially traditional clothes. I'd like to preserve their folkloric color, history and authenticity while adding my touches and colors. I do everything to promote the traditional clothes."

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Ozawa, Koizumi debate ends lukewarm with narrow focus on educati

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa (L) puts a question during his first Diet debate with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on May 17. The session fell far short of the heated debate that many had expected. Ozawa focused on general principles of parliamentary operations and on the two camps' disagreement over an education bill. He did not take up issues such as the realignment of the U.S. military presence in Japan, economic disparities and social welfare problems, and Japan's diplomatic relations with East Asia. (Kyodo)

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Constitution referendum legislation enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Legislation to set referendum procedures for constitutional amendment was enacted during a House of Councillors plenary session on May 14, the first such law since Japan's pacifist Constitution went into force 60 years ago. The new law to go into force in three years reflects Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determination to revise the Constitution in a step to depart from what Abe calls Japan's ''postwar regime.'' (Kyodo)

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Upper house rejects 3 nominees for gov't panels

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors members from the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan applaud after a plenary session of the opposition-controlled upper house on Nov. 14 rejected the government's proposals to reappointment three nominees to government panels. It is the first time in 56 years that such proposals have been rejected in the Diet. (Kyodo)

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Panel of experts to discuss ways to overcome economic crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) addresses the first session of a series of meetings of a government panel at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 16. A total of 83 experts will be divided into groups and take part in 10 rounds of intensive discussions through March 21 on themes such as the environment, social security and employment. (Kyodo)

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Usami joins Bayern Munich

MUNICH, Germany - Japanese striker Takashi Usami (C) takes part in a practice session at Bayern Munich in Munich on July 17, 2011, marking his first such session with the Bundesliga giants since he was loaned to them from Japan's Gamba Osaka. (Kyodo)