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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Several cows surround the 'miracle' tree, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": this tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for cattle, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Several cows surround the 'miracle' tree, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": this tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for cattle, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

View of the burned land, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": this tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for cattle, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Several cows surround the 'miracle' tree, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": this tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for cattle, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

A cow observes the burned ground, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": this tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for livestock, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Several cows surround the 'miracle' tree, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": this tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for cattle, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Several cows surround the 'miracle' tree, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": this tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for cattle, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

Several cows surround the 'miracle' tree, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": this tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for cattle, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

View of the burned land, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": this tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for cattle, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Gripped by Violent Wildfires

A glass bottle on the burned ground, on August 17, 2025, in Soto de Viñuelas, Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). The real explanation is not "so miraculous": that tree is the only one in the area that provides shade for cattle, and cows usually take refuge there. In doing so, they eat the vegetation and trample the ground, leaving the land bare of grass. This natural clearing of the ground acted as a firebreak, preventing the flames from reaching the tree and saving both the cows and the small green patch around it, while the whole environment burned. It is a symbol of hope after the tragedy of the fire that devastated Tres Cantos last August 11, but it also serves to raise awareness of the importance of grazing and forest management to avoid such destructive forest fires. Photo by Gabri Solera / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Miraculous Mirage Makes Ship Appear to Float Above Pier in Zhejiang

Residents in Zhejiang, China, witnessed a stunning mirage on July 27, 2025, where a large ship appeared to float above a pier. The natural optical illusion blurred the horizon, making the vessel look suspended in the sky, leaving onlookers amazed as they filmed the surreal scene.

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE . LOT (46) ROCAMADOUR. AERIAL VIEW OF THE SITE FROM THE EAST. BELOW, THE RUE DE LA COURONNERIE. A MIRACULOUS ROCK, A COLLECTION OF BELIEFS AND LEGENDS, A SANCTUARY OF THE BLACK MADONNA, A PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE: ROCAMADOUR IS ALL OF THESE THINGS, BUT IT IS ALSO AN EXTRAORDINARY SITE, ALONG A STEEP CLIFF 150 M ABOVE THE ALZOU CANYON. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Pope Jean Paul II

File photo dated August 15, 2004. Frail pope John Paul II visited the shrine to the Virgin Mary in Lourdes that is associated with miraculous cures and he prayed alone in the grotto of the apparitions. - Lourdes Vatican. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Flying Insects Cluster Over Trees To Look Like Smoke In Shandong

A visitor used a drone to capture a miraculous scene of plenty of flying insects clustering over the trees which looks like smoke in eastern China. Video filmed in Fulong Lake in Heze City, Shandong Province, on May 28, 2024, shows the swarms forming “tornadoes” over the trees. Reportedly, this might be a natural phenomenon called "Mosquito tornado" which can be commonly seen during the rainy season. It occurs when male mosquitoes swarm around a group of female mosquitoes for mating.

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Xi inspects Xiong'an New Area, urges new progress for "city of future"

STORY: Xi inspects Xiong'an New Area, urges new progress for "city of future" DATELINE: May 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiong'an New Area STORYLINE: On May 10, 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province and presided over a meeting on promoting its development. During the inspection, Xi said Xiong'an has entered a phase of advancing large-scale construction and at the same time taking on functions nonessential to Beijing's role as China's capital. He said the focus has now shifted to high-quality construction, high-level management and high-quality development of the area. Xi said that the transformation of the Xiong'an New Area from ground zero to an emerging sophisticated modern city within a mere six years is miraculous. Xi stressed efforts to fully, faithfully and comprehensively carry out the CPC Central Committee's strategic plans for building the Xiong'an New Area. He ca

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Harvest moon in disaster-hit Iwate

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo taken on the evening of Sept. 12, 2011 shows a harvest moon in the sky above a pine tree near the coast of tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. The pine tree was the only one of some 70,000 pine trees that formed a historic flood barrier to survive the March 11 disaster. It is now known as the ''miraculous lone pine tree.''

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Former Egyptian PM: CPC's achievements miraculous

STORY: Former Egyptian PM: CPC's achievements miraculous DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ESSAM SHARAF, Former prime minister of Egypt 3. various of the development of China STORYLINE: As the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is underway, Essam Sharaf, former prime minister of Egypt, hails China's "miraculous achievements" made by current and previous generations. SOUNDBITE (English): ESSAM SHARAF, Former prime minister of Egypt "It gives me a great pleasure to send you my sincere congratulations on the occasion of holding the 20th CPC National Congress. As this congress comes surrounded by complicated international circumstances and national challenges, I would like to send some messages related to this memorable day. This is the day to tell the story of CPC accomplishments during more than 100 years and the miraculous achievement

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Indian Rope Trick Poster

Undated coloured poster featuring illustration of Thurston, the famous magician, performing the East Indian rope-trick. HPF/5B/17 Date: early 20th century

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Harvest moon in disaster-hit Iwate

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo taken on the evening of Sept. 12, 2011 shows a harvest moon in the sky above a pine tree near the coast of tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. The pine tree was the only one of some 70,000 pine trees that formed a historic flood barrier to survive the March 11 disaster. It is now known as the ''miraculous lone pine tree.'' (Kyodo)