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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 kicks off in Odesa

Initiator and founder of the Black Sea Security Forum, Ukrainian MP Oleksii Honcharenko delivers a speech during the opening of the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 30, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 kicks off in Odesa

Initiator and founder of the Black Sea Security Forum, Ukrainian MP Oleksii Honcharenko delivers a speech during the opening of the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 30, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Startup event Slush in Helsinki

Aura Salla (L), Finnish Member of European Parliament and Andreas Klinger, Co-initiator of EU Inc attend the Startup event Slush in Helsinki, Finland on November 20, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Startup event Slush in Helsinki

Aura Salla (L), Finnish Member of European Parliament and Andreas Klinger, Co-initiator of EU Inc attend the Startup event Slush in Helsinki, Finland on November 20, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Startup event Slush in Helsinki

Andreas Klinger, Co-initiator of EU Inc attends the Startup event Slush in Helsinki, Finland on November 20, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Startup event Slush in Helsinki

Andreas Klinger, Co-initiator of EU Inc attends the Startup event Slush in Helsinki, Finland on November 20, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Industrial scale of Sino-German cooperation in Beijing grows to 40 bln yuan

STORY: Industrial scale of Sino-German cooperation in Beijing grows to 40 bln yuan SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-Germany (China-Europe) Hidden Champions Forum 2024 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WALTER DORING, Chairman of Senate of Economy Europe, founder of ADWM GmbH, and initiator of Summit of World Market Leaders 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GUNTHER WOBSER, CEO of LAUDA DR. R. WOBSER GmbH & Co. KG 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG MING, Vice President of Senate of Economy Europe 5. various of production lines 6. various of views in Beijing STORYLINE: The Beijing China-Germany economic and technological cooperation demonstration zone has attracted more than 100 German enterprises, reaching an annual industrial scale of 40 billion yuan (about 5.53 billion U.S. dollars), according to a forum held in Beijing. The China-Germany (China-Europe) Hidden Champions Forum 2024 concluded in Beijing on Tuesday, having wi

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Pope Francis Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mr. Kiko Arguello, Initiator of the Neocatechumenal Way in Vatican, on January 27, 2024. Editorial use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Audiences - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in private audience Mr. Kiko Arguello, Initiator of the Neocatechumenal Way in Vatican, on January 27, 2024. Editorial use Only. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2023 Wuzhen Theater Festival wows global theater lovers

STORY: 2023 Wuzhen Theater Festival wows global theater lovers DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:44 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Wuzhen Theater Festival 2. STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): STAN LAI, Initiator of Wuzhen Theater Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROBERT WILSON, American theater director STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent "In this picturesque water town of Wuzhen in east China's Zhejiang Province with a history of over 1,300 years, rivers and waterways are connected. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Wuzhen Theater Festival. As some have put it, 'A drama is just like a river.' Just as shores are connected by rivers, cultures are merged and fused through dramas." This year's Wuzhen Theater Festival wrapped up in Zhejiang Province on Sunday. The 11-day festival showcased a diverse range of performances and activities, allowing tourists the chance to immerse the

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Beninese pay tribute to victims of traffic accident

STORY: Beninese pay tribute to victims of traffic accident DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: COTONOU, Benin CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people marching 2. SOUNDBITE (French): INES KOTINGUAN, Initiator of the march 3. various of people marching 4. various of people placing flowers STORYLINE: Some Beninese on Sunday paid tribute to the victims of the tragic accident that claimed over 20 passengers' lives in central Benin's Dassa-Zoume on the previous Sunday. According to a government statement, the accident occurred following a collision between a bus carrying 45 passengers coming from Parakou for Cotonou, and a truck. Over 100 Beninese walked on the streets of Cotonou, Benin's largest city, before laying white roses at the foot of the monument of the Remembrance Square, to express their condolences to the bereaved families. SOUNDBITE (French): INES KOTINGUAN, Initiator of the march "Let us be united. Let us take care of ourselves. Let's take care of our beloved one

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Pilots promote solar flight with possible stop in Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss pilot and initiator of the Solar Impulse project, touts the potential of renewable energy, after completing a two-month journey across the United States in a solar-powered plane. Picture taken on July 13, 2013, at a John F. Kennedy International Airport hangar where the plane was displayed.

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DR Congo hosts fashion show to promote gender equality

STORY: DR Congo hosts fashion show to promote gender equality DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:51 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Femme Fashion Show in Goma, NE DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): GANZI SAMA PANZA, Stylist from the Central African Republic 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): YUSTON NESSY, Initiator of Femme Fashion Show 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): BENJAMIN SONGOLO, Participant in the fashion show STORYLINE: The Femme Fashion Show, an annual gathering dedicated to women in the fashion and beauty industry on the African continent, was held Saturday in Goma in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): GANZI SAMA PANZA, Stylist from the Central African Republic "It's about the equality of women, it's about gender, it's about violence against women. I always say that women there has a long way to go for gender equality. But women have a place. Women are a centerpiece in the life of humanity. So why hurt a woman, why violate

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Grassroots decision-making offers glimpse of China's democratic practices

STORY: Grassroots decision-making offers glimpse of China's democratic practices DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: WENLING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of democratic discussions 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YIMIN, Initiator of Wenling democratic discussions 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN YIMIN, Initiator of Wenling democratic discussions 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN YIMIN, Initiator of Wenling democratic discussions STORYLINE: "Now I will give an overview of some of the existing issues in our old residential communities. The ceramic tiles on the exterior of the building have shown cracks and signs of peeling. We are considering building a fiberglass canopy to replace them." "No matter how fanciful you make it, it won't work. If we don't have mandatory measures from the proprietors committee, it is best for us not to do it at all." "Well, when you play basketball, the elderly will be annoyed by the noise, right?" "Actually, we have considered using a plastic court."

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UGANDA-WAKISO-CHINESE DONATED-WATER WELL

(220215) -- WAKISO, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The sponsor representative and initiator of Water Well Project Zhong Shuangquan (2nd R) attends the handover ceremony of the water well in Bukasa village, Wakiso district, central Uganda, Feb. 12, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Clean water access in Ugandan slum brings together Chinese families, locals" (Xinhua/Zhang Gaiping)

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening of the first bed cinema - Amsterdam

Opening of the first bed cinema, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 12, 2021. The 4,200 m2 Theater Amsterdam has been converted into De Beddenbioscoop. The 1,500 seats have been replaced by small stages with 15 box springs on top. The films that are shown are projected on the largest cinema screen in the Netherlands (50x12 metres). The Beddenbioscoop is an initiative of Joep Verbunt. He is the founder and owner of Matt Sleeps, but you may know him mainly as the initiator of high-profile events that media worldwide wrote about. Think of the supermarket disco, the tomato fight on Dam Square and the anti-hangover bar. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shizuoka mascot Imagawa-san

Shizuoka City's unofficial mascot Imagawa-san, based on Sengoku period feudal lord Imagawa Yoshimoto, poses with local editor Masahito Suzuki, an initiator of the mascot project, in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Aug. 9, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Helena Valkova, Ivana Schneiderova, petition demanding signing the Istanbul Convention

A woman (right) hand over a petition with 10,000 signatures demanding signing the Istanbul Convention on elimination of violence against women, to Committee on Petitions Chairwoman Helena Valkova (left), in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2018. On the center of the photo is seen initiator of a petition Ivana Schneiderova. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)