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China: Man Hurls Burning Gas Cylinder Out of Home, Bystander Shuts Valve by Hand

This is the heart-stopping moment that a Chinese resident hurled a burning liquefied gas cylinder out of his home as flames burst from the valve, triggering a chaotic scramble before another man intervened. On December 29, 2025, in Shandong, China, a household gas tank suddenly caught fire inside a room. As thick flames shot upward, a man rushed toward the cylinder, grabbed it with both hands and threw it out through the doorway to keep the blaze away from the house. He then snatched up a basin of water and prepared to douse the fire. Moments later, a second man approached calmly, stepped close to the still burning tank and quickly shut the valve by hand, stopping the fuel flow. The video ended with the flames fully extinguished and both men standing safely outside.

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Anti-ICE Protest - Minneapolis

A protester puts his hands up as a BORTAC agent aims a less-lethal at them during an anti-ICE protest at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on January 15, 2026. Photo by Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Man Climbs 30-Meter Tree to Rescue Stranded Cat

This video shows the heartwarming moment a Chinese man risked his own safety to rescue a helpless cat stranded high above the ground for more than a week. Filmed on December 11, 2025, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, the footage captures retired veteran Zhang Yuhua climbing a nearly 30-meter-tall metasequoia tree to save a small cat trapped at the top. Using only his bare hands and no professional climbing equipment, Zhang carefully made his way up the towering tree. According to the video, the cat had been stuck there for nine days and was growing visibly weaker. After several tense moments, he reached the cat, secured it, and slowly descended, prompting applause from onlookers. Zhang later said the cat was taken to a temporary foster shelter for care and observation.

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

People put their hands up and follow the instructions from police to leave the shopping mall after the shooting happened at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

People put their hands up and follow the instructions from police to leave the shopping mall after the shooting happened at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Injured in Shooting at Valley Fair Mall - California

People put their hands up and follow the instructions from police to leave the shopping mall after the shooting happened at Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall on November 28, 2025 in San Jose, CA. Shoppers are escorted out of Westfield Valley Fair after a Black Friday shooting that injured two people. Multiple law-enforcement agencies including San Jose Police, CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded within minutes ordering a shelter-in-place and sweeping the mall for any ongoing threat. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Baby Imitates Corgi’s Playful Moves in Adorable Video

On September 15, 2025, in Chongqing, southwest China, a video showed a corgi playfully bouncing its paws on a mattress. A baby copied the dog’s movements, waving both hands up and down as they played together.

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Trump Oval Office

A close-up of the hands of United States President Donald J Trump after he signed an executive order regarding Alaskan mining in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Monday, October 6, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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Trump Oval Office

A close-up of the hands of United States President Donald J Trump after he signed an executive order regarding Alaskan mining in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Monday, October 6, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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Curtis Sliwa Campaigns on Staten Island

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican Party nominee for Mayor of New York, New York, right, shakes hands with a prospective voter as he attends an event honoring the heritage of the Italian American community in Paradise Island, on Staten Island in New York, New York on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Sliwa promised up to $500 in rebates on congestion tolls if elected mayor. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump hands the Presidential Memorandum to U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) after signing it in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump is sending the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee at the request of the Governor, Bill Lee, in an attempt to clean up crime. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: President Trump Signs a Presidential Memorandum in Oval Office

U.S. President Donald Trump hands the Presidential Memorandum to U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) after signing it in the Oval Office at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump is sending the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee at the request of the Governor, Bill Lee, in an attempt to clean up crime. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Media Protest For Gaza - Washington DC

A demonstrator holds a sign reading 'Hands Off Gaza' during a rally outside CNN’s office in Washington, D.C., on August 25, 2025, aiming to disrupt broadcasts by Dana Bash and Wolf Blitzer, whom they accuse of covering up Israeli war crimes. Photo by Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN : AERIAL VIEW OF THE TOP OF THE FACADE OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA. DETAIL ON THE STATUES OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST (ON THE LEFT) AND OF JESUS CHRIST WHO BLESSES THE CROWD (HEIGHT, 5.70 M.). THE CROSS HE HOLDS IN HIS HANDS IS EQUIDISTANT FROM THOSE PLACED ON MICHELANGELO'S DOME AND ON NERO'S OBELISK. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Night of Muharram - Iraq

A pair of hands holds up ritual chains in Karbala, Iraq on June 29, 2025. The mourning processions of Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, are among the most significant religious observances for Shia Muslims worldwide. Each year, millions of pilgrims gather to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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Rapidus teams up with Singapore firm

Atsuyoshi Koike (L), president of Japan's state-backed chip venture Rapidus Corp., shakes hands with Ajit Prabhu, co-founder and CEO of Singapore-based engineering services provider Quest Global Services Pte. Ltd., in Tokyo on March 25, 2025. The two companies have agreed to team up to develop low-power artificial intelligence semiconductors.

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President Macron Meets With Canadian PM Carney - Paris

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, gives a thumbs up as he shakes hands with President of France Emmanuel Macron after delivering a joint statement at the Palais de l'Elysee in Paris, France on Monday, March 17, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets With Canadian PM Carney - Paris

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, gives a thumbs up as he shakes hands with President of France Emmanuel Macron after delivering a joint statement at the Palais de l'Elysee in Paris, France on Monday, March 17, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets With Canadian PM Carney - Paris

President of France Emmanuel Macron, right, gives a thumbs up as he shakes hands with Prime Minister Mark Carney after delivering a joint statement at the Palais de l'Elysee in Paris, France on Monday, March 17, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Women Rights Day Demonstration - Paris

Anti-fascist activists with hands up in front of the Republic statue, during the demonstration. Call for demonstration by unions and feminist associations for International Women s Day, starting from Place de la Republique, on March 08, 2025 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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US President Jimmy Carter’s State Funeral - DC

Amy Carter, left, holds her hands in the shape of a heart as the casket of Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on December 29 at the age of 100, is carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol building to lie in state, in Washington, U.S. January 7, 2025. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein / Pool via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nomadic People - Iran

Close-up of a Qashqai woman’s hands as she carefully crafts a traditional woven item. The Qashqai nomads migrate seasonally across the Zagros Mountains. Iran, November 4, 2024. Photo by Zurvan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stop Genocide Rally In support of Palestine And Lebanon - Paris

A demonstrator wearing a keffiyeh with her hands up and a palestinian flag, during the demonstration. Demonstration in support of Lebanon and Palestine to demand a ceasefire in Palestine and sanctions against Israel following the recent attack carried out by the State of Israel against Lebanon, which left nearly 900 dead, on October 05, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Candidates at joint event in Japan's main opposition leadership race

Candidates contesting the leadership race of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, (from L) former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, first-term lower house lawmaker Harumi Yoshida, the party's leader, Kenta Izumi, and former leader, Yukio Edano, hold up each other's hands during a joint campaign event in Sapporo on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Sept. 16, 2024, ahead of the Sept. 23 election.

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Protestors Block Roads - Jerusalem

A demonstrator holds a sign that says "Bibi their blood is on your hands" at a demonstration at the entrance to Jerusalem for the release of the hostages, following the news of the murder of six hostages held by Hamas, on September 1, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. Massive demonstrations swept Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of the country's leadership to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives. Crowds estimated by Israeli media to number up to 500,000 strong demonstrated in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do more to bring home the remaining 101 hostages, about of a third of whom Israeli officials estimate have died. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trudeau Announces More Than $ 575M Goodyear Expansion Project - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Goodyear employees after an announcement at the plant in Napanee,ON, Canada,, on Monday, August 12, 2024. Buoyed by up to $44.3 million in federal subsidies and another $ 20 million in provincial funding, Goodyear is expanding its Napanee factory to produce specialized tires for EVs and all-terrain vehicles. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said its more than $ 75-million investment will create another 200 skilled positions in Napanee, 225 kilometres east of Toronto, ballooning its workforce to 1,000 workers by 2027. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trudeau Announces More Than $ 575M Goodyear Expansion Project - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Mark Stewart, Chief Executive Officer and President of Goodyear, during an announcement at the Goodyear plant in Napanee,ON, Canada,, on Monday, August 12, 2024. Buoyed by up to $44.3 million in federal subsidies and another $ 20 million in provincial funding, Goodyear is expanding its Napanee factory to produce specialized tires for EVs and all-terrain vehicles. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said its more than $ 75-million investment will create another 200 skilled positions in Napanee, 225 kilometres east of Toronto, ballooning its workforce to 1,000 workers by 2027. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trudeau Announces More Than $ 575M Goodyear Expansion Project - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Goodyear employees after an announcement at the plant in Napanee,ON, Canada,, on Monday, August 12, 2024. Buoyed by up to $44.3 million in federal subsidies and another $ 20 million in provincial funding, Goodyear is expanding its Napanee factory to produce specialized tires for EVs and all-terrain vehicles. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said its more than $ 75-million investment will create another 200 skilled positions in Napanee, 225 kilometres east of Toronto, ballooning its workforce to 1,000 workers by 2027. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mitsubishi Motors to join Nissan-Honda alliance for EV development

Nissan Motor Co. President Makoto Uchida (L) and Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe shake hands after they held a joint press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2024, to announce that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will join a strategic partnership formed between the two carmakers to develop electric vehicles in a bid to catch up with powerful overseas rivals.

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China: Brave Child Calmly Handles And Survives Sudden Elevator Malfunction

On June 11, 2024, in Chongqing, an 11-year-old boy Yuanyuan experienced a terrifying elevator malfunction that caused the elevator to plummet from the ninth floor to the third sub-basement level. Despite the fear-inducing situation, the child remained composed, frantically pressing buttons to try and stabilize the situation. Then he half squatted, clinging his hands to the wall tightly. Because the child usually enjoys watching documentaries and may have picked up some knowledge, he remained calm and carried out self-rescue during the more than one minute he was trapped. Once home safely, the ordeal's impact hit, and the child burst into tears, according to his mother.

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Graduation ceremony at Military Institute of Kyiv National University

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 21, 2024 - A man in a military uniform puts his hands up during the graduation ceremony of lieutenants at the Military Institute of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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French Speed Climbing Team Training - Briancon

Close-up of Pierre Rebreyend's hands with magnesia to better hold the climbing holds, France, Hautes-Alpes, Briancon, May 26, 2024. The French speed climbing team trains on the artificial wall of Briancon. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Speed Climbing Team Training - Briancon

Close-up of the hands of Pierre Rebreyend who applies chalk to better hold the climbing holds, France, Hautes-Alpes, Briancon, May 26, 2024. The French speed climbing team trains on the artificial wall of Briancon. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Speed Climbing Team Training - Briancon

Close-up of the hands of Capucine Viglione who applies chalk to better hold the climbing holds, France, Hautes-Alpes, Briancon, May 26, 2024. The French speed climbing team trains on the artificial wall of Briancon. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Against The Far Right - Paris

Demonstrators hands up in front of the statue of the Republic. Rally against the far right, on the Republic square, at the call of student unions and youth organizations of political parties, the day after the dissolution of the National Assembly, on June 10, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Against The Far Right - Paris

A demonstrator hands up chanting siamo tutti antifascisti. Rally against the far right, on the Republic square, at the call of student unions and youth organizations of political parties, the day after the dissolution of the National Assembly, on June 10, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Against The Far Right - Paris

Demonstrators hands up during the demonstration. Rally against the far right, on the Republic square, at the call of student unions and youth organizations of political parties, the day after the dissolution of the National Assembly, on June 10, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Against The Far Right - Paris

Demonstrators hands and flags up in front of the statue of the Republic. Rally against the far right, on the Republic square, at the call of student unions and youth organizations of political parties, the day after the dissolution of the National Assembly, on June 10, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rally Against The Far Right - Paris

Demonstrators hands up in front of the statue of the Republic. Rally against the far right, on the Republic square, at the call of student unions and youth organizations of political parties, the day after the dissolution of the National Assembly, on June 10, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES-FINAL

(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Champion Shi Yuqi (R) celebrates on the podium as runner-up Li Shifeng claps hands during the awarding ceremony after the men's singles final between Shi Yuqi of China and Li Shifeng of China at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES-FINAL

(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Champion Shi Yuqi (R) celebrates on the podium as runner-up Li Shifeng claps hands during the awarding ceremony after the men's singles final between Shi Yuqi of China and Li Shifeng of China at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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Anti-fascist rally for Clement Meric and Palestinian people - Paris

A protester wearing a keffiyeh with hands up, during the demonstration. Anti-fascist demonstration in memory of Clement Meric and against racism and anti-semitism. Several processions in support of the Palestinian people will also be present, on June 01, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-fascist rally for Clement Meric and Palestinian people - Paris

A protester wearing a keffiyeh with hands up, during the demonstration. Anti-fascist demonstration in memory of Clement Meric and against racism and anti-semitism. Several processions in support of the Palestinian people will also be present, on June 01, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-DISABLED MAN-NEW LIFE (CN)

(240518) -- CHANGSHA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mingchang (R) helps a disabled man do rehabilitation exercises at a service center for the disabled in Dayao Township of Liuyang City, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Lin Mingchang, born in 1982, lost both of his hands in a car accident when he was 22 years old. Despite grappling with despair in the aftermath, he mustered up the courage to rebuild his life. Lin started his printing business with a computer and a printer. The beginning was very hard for him. He spent much more time than a normal person mastering typing and design. Gradually, his hard work paid off as his printing business got improved. As his life was getting better, Lin hoped to help more disabled people. In 2016, with support and assistance from the local government, he established a service center for the disabled, offering services such as daytime care, skill training, and rehabilitation exercises. He also founded a farming cooperative to provide employment opportunitie

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-DISABLED MAN-NEW LIFE (CN)

(240518) -- CHANGSHA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mingchang (front) and other disabled people rehearse a dance at a service center for the disabled in Dayao Township of Liuyang City, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Lin Mingchang, born in 1982, lost both of his hands in a car accident when he was 22 years old. Despite grappling with despair in the aftermath, he mustered up the courage to rebuild his life. Lin started his printing business with a computer and a printer. The beginning was very hard for him. He spent much more time than a normal person mastering typing and design. Gradually, his hard work paid off as his printing business got improved. As his life was getting better, Lin hoped to help more disabled people. In 2016, with support and assistance from the local government, he established a service center for the disabled, offering services such as daytime care, skill training, and rehabilitation exercises. He also founded a farming cooperative to provide employment opportunities

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-DISABLED MAN-NEW LIFE (CN)

(240518) -- CHANGSHA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mingchang drinks tea at his print shop in Dayao Township of Liuyang City, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Lin Mingchang, born in 1982, lost both of his hands in a car accident when he was 22 years old. Despite grappling with despair in the aftermath, he mustered up the courage to rebuild his life. Lin started his printing business with a computer and a printer. The beginning was very hard for him. He spent much more time than a normal person mastering typing and design. Gradually, his hard work paid off as his printing business got improved. As his life was getting better, Lin hoped to help more disabled people. In 2016, with support and assistance from the local government, he established a service center for the disabled, offering services such as daytime care, skill training, and rehabilitation exercises. He also founded a farming cooperative to provide employment opportunities for the disabled. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-DISABLED MAN-NEW LIFE (CN)

(240518) -- CHANGSHA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mingchang talks with a disabled worker at a workshop in Dayao Township of Liuyang City, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Lin Mingchang, born in 1982, lost both of his hands in a car accident when he was 22 years old. Despite grappling with despair in the aftermath, he mustered up the courage to rebuild his life. Lin started his printing business with a computer and a printer. The beginning was very hard for him. He spent much more time than a normal person mastering typing and design. Gradually, his hard work paid off as his printing business got improved. As his life was getting better, Lin hoped to help more disabled people. In 2016, with support and assistance from the local government, he established a service center for the disabled, offering services such as daytime care, skill training, and rehabilitation exercises. He also founded a farming cooperative to provide employment opportunities for the disabled. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-DISABLED MAN-NEW LIFE (CN)

(240518) -- CHANGSHA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mingchang works at his print shop in Dayao Township of Liuyang City, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Lin Mingchang, born in 1982, lost both of his hands in a car accident when he was 22 years old. Despite grappling with despair in the aftermath, he mustered up the courage to rebuild his life. Lin started his printing business with a computer and a printer. The beginning was very hard for him. He spent much more time than a normal person mastering typing and design. Gradually, his hard work paid off as his printing business got improved. As his life was getting better, Lin hoped to help more disabled people. In 2016, with support and assistance from the local government, he established a service center for the disabled, offering services such as daytime care, skill training, and rehabilitation exercises. He also founded a farming cooperative to provide employment opportunities for the disabled. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-DISABLED MAN-NEW LIFE (CN)

(240518) -- CHANGSHA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mingchang (R) and a disabled man check a beehive at a farming cooperative in Dayao Township of Liuyang City, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Lin Mingchang, born in 1982, lost both of his hands in a car accident when he was 22 years old. Despite grappling with despair in the aftermath, he mustered up the courage to rebuild his life. Lin started his printing business with a computer and a printer. The beginning was very hard for him. He spent much more time than a normal person mastering typing and design. Gradually, his hard work paid off as his printing business got improved. As his life was getting better, Lin hoped to help more disabled people. In 2016, with support and assistance from the local government, he established a service center for the disabled, offering services such as daytime care, skill training, and rehabilitation exercises. He also founded a farming cooperative to provide employment opportunities for the disabled. (Xinhu