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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinian children eat food after receiving food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinian children eat food after receiving food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

A displaced Palestinian girl, after receiving food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

A Palestinian charity organization distributes displaced Palestinians queue to receive food at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinian children eat food after receiving food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinian children eat food after receiving food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

A Palestinian charity organization distributes displaced Palestinians queue to receive food at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinian children eat food after receiving food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinian children eat food after receiving food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinian children eat food after receiving food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

A Palestinian charity organization distributes displaced Palestinians queue to receive food at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

A Palestinian charity organization distributes displaced Palestinians queue to receive food at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

A Palestinian little girl sits on a cart after receiving her food distributed by a charity at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Get Food Relief In Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Displaced Palestinians form a long queue to receive food, distributed by a charity organization at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza on September 23, 2024. A 17-PAGE MEMO from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) detailed instances of Israel deliberately interfering with humanitarian aid efforts including the killing of aid workers, bombing hospitals, and denying trucks carrying food and medicine from entering Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a “full-blown famine” in the northern region. Photo by Mahmoud Issa/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela: Protests Against Maduro’s Win Continue Across Country

Protests against the presidential election results, in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner, continued in multiple cities in Venezuela on Tuesday, July 30. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls.

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Venezuela: Protests Against Maduro’s Win Continue Across Country 2

Protests against the presidential election results, in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner, continued in multiple cities in Venezuela on Tuesday, July 30. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls.

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Venezuela: Protests Erupt Following Maduro Election Victory 6

Protests erupted in multiple cities in Venezuela on Monday, July 29, after the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in the recent presidential election. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls. Protesters were banging pots and pans at home and on streets to join the demonstrations.

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Venezuela: Protests Erupt Following Maduro Election Victory 7

Protests erupted in multiple cities in Venezuela on Monday, July 29, after the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in the recent presidential election. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls. Protesters were banging pots and pans at home and on streets to join the demonstrations.

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Venezuela: Protests Erupt Following Maduro Election Victory 10

Protests erupted in multiple cities in Venezuela on Monday, July 29, after the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in the recent presidential election. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls. Protesters were banging pots and pans at home and on streets to join the demonstrations.

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Venezuela: Protests Erupt Following Maduro Election Victory 8

Protests erupted in multiple cities in Venezuela on Monday, July 29, after the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in the recent presidential election. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls. Protesters were banging pots and pans at home and on streets to join the demonstrations.

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Venezuela: Protests Erupt Following Maduro Election Victory 9

Protests erupted in multiple cities in Venezuela on Monday, July 29, after the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in the recent presidential election. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls. Protesters were banging pots and pans at home and on streets to join the demonstrations.

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Venezuela: Protests Erupt Following Maduro Election Victory

Protests erupted in multiple cities in Venezuela on Monday, July 29, after the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in the recent presidential election. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls. Protesters were banging pots and pans at home and on streets to join the demonstrations.

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Venezuela: Protests Erupt Following Maduro Election Victory 2

Protests erupted in multiple cities in Venezuela on Monday, July 29, after the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in the recent presidential election. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls. Protesters were banging pots and pans at home and on streets to join the demonstrations.

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Venezuela: Protests Erupt Following Maduro Election Victory 3

Protests erupted in multiple cities in Venezuela on Monday, July 29, after the incumbent president Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in the recent presidential election. The opposition coalition claimed instances of irregularities in the counting of votes and said they have proof that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won in Sunday’s polls. Protesters were banging pots and pans at home and on streets to join the demonstrations.

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Over 500 mln trees planted through voluntary campaigns in China's Inner Mongolia

STORY: Over 500 mln trees planted through voluntary campaigns in China's Inner Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: April 28, 2023 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tree planting STORYLINE: Over the past decade, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has seen some 110 million instances of voluntary tree planting carried out by local residents, with over 500 million trees planted to date, according to local authorities. During this period, the region has actively encouraged its residents from all walks of life to join the afforestation campaigns and has built new tree plantation bases or expanded the existing over 300 bases to facilitate these efforts, the regional forestry and grassland bureau said Tuesday. All citizens of appropriate age can sign up through the region's online platforms to participate in voluntary tree planting, the bureau added. The region is the largest and most comprehensive ecological functional area in n

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Ron DeSantis Speaks At The South Carolina State House - Columbia

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the South Carolina State House on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. DeSantis thanked South Carolina lawmakers for bills banning surgical interventions for transgender children, of which there is no evidence of such instances in the state. Photo by Joshua Boucher/The State/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remains of 25 CPV soldiers returned to China

STORY: Remains of 25 CPV soldiers returned to China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The remains of 25 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). At around 11:30 a.m., a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of the fallen soldiers landed at the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. The remains will be buried in a martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, with a burial ceremony due to be held Friday. China and the ROK have completed 10 instances of such repatriation since 2014, following a handover agreement signed between the countries. Between 2014 and 2022, the remains of 913 CPV martyrs were returned to China from the ROK. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenyang, China. (XHTV)

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Taliban surprised at world reaction to demolition of Buddhas

KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban authorities are surprised by the world's reaction to their destruction of the two giant Bamyan Province Buddhas, but regretted the international community's silence during several instances of vital concern to Afghans, Taliban Foreign Minister Abdul Wakil Motawakil says March 18. ''There was a golden opportunity to help the Afghans...when 300 Afghans died of exposure (in refugee camps),'' he told a press conference. ''They did not help in these instances. But when some statues of stones were destroyed, the international community made such a hue and cry, which really astonished us.''

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Temple, shrine in Nara vandalized with liquid

Photo taken Nov. 21, 2016, shows the stone floor near an offertory box following vandalism with some type of liquid at Kashihara Jingu, a Shinto shrine in the western Japan city of Kashihara. Similar instances of vandalism were found at Todaiji, one of the most prestigious Buddhist temples in Japan located in the western city of Nara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taliban surprised at world reaction to demolition of Buddhas

KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban authorities are surprised by the world's reaction to their destruction of the two giant Bamyan Province Buddhas, but regretted the international community's silence during several instances of vital concern to Afghans, Taliban Foreign Minister Abdul Wakil Motawakil says March 18. ''There was a golden opportunity to help the Afghans...when 300 Afghans died of exposure (in refugee camps),'' he told a press conference. ''They did not help in these instances. But when some statues of stones were destroyed, the international community made such a hue and cry, which really astonished us.''