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Opening Ceremony of The World Games 2025 - China

Coach representative Anthony Violante takes oaths during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on August 7, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening Ceremony of The World Games 2025 - China

Umpire representative Angelika Eiermann takes oaths during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on August 7, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lisbon Inaugurates New Government - Portugal

Luis Montenegro addresses an inauguration ceremony of the new government in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 5, 2025. Luis Montenegro, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and head of the Democratic Alliance (AD), was officially sworn in as Portugal's new prime minister on Thursday. The 16 ministers of the new cabinet also took their oaths of office. Photo by Xun Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lisbon Inaugurates New Government - Portugal

Luis Montenegro addresses an inauguration ceremony of the new government in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 5, 2025. Luis Montenegro, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and head of the Democratic Alliance (AD), was officially sworn in as Portugal's new prime minister on Thursday. The 16 ministers of the new cabinet also took their oaths of office. Photo by Xun Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lisbon Inaugurates New Government - Portugal

Luis Montenegro addresses an inauguration ceremony of the new government in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 5, 2025. Luis Montenegro, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and head of the Democratic Alliance (AD), was officially sworn in as Portugal's new prime minister on Thursday. The 16 ministers of the new cabinet also took their oaths of office. Photo by Xun Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lisbon Inaugurates New Government - Portugal

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks after an inauguration ceremony of the new government in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 5, 2025. Luis Montenegro, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and head of the Democratic Alliance (AD), was officially sworn in as Portugal's new prime minister on Thursday. The 16 ministers of the new cabinet also took their oaths of office. Photo by Xun Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lisbon Inaugurates New Government - Portugal

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks after an inauguration ceremony of the new government in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 5, 2025. Luis Montenegro, leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and head of the Democratic Alliance (AD), was officially sworn in as Portugal's new prime minister on Thursday. The 16 ministers of the new cabinet also took their oaths of office. Photo by Xun Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump and Vance Swearing-In at the US Capitol - DC

Donald Trump, right, and JD Vance, left, on stage during the invocation before taking their oaths of office during the Inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Morry Gash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump and Vance Swearing-In at the US Capitol - DC

Donald Trump, right, and JD Vance, left, on stage before taking their oaths of office during the Inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Morry Gash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump and Vance Swearing-In at the US Capitol - DC

Donald Trump speaks with JD Vance, left, before taking their oaths of office during the Inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Morry Gash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump and Vance Swearing-In at the US Capitol - DC

Donald Trump, right, and JD Vance, left, on stage before taking their oaths of office during the Inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Morry Gash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Militiamen Gather

LINYI, CHINA - MAY 16, 2024 - Militia representatives take oaths in Linyi city, Shandong province, China, May 16, 2024.

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Militiamen Gather

LINYI, CHINA - MAY 16, 2024 - Militia representatives take oaths in Linyi city, Shandong province, China, May 16, 2024.

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302 lawmakers take oath in inaugural session of Pakistan's 16th National Assembly

STORY: 302 lawmakers take oath in inaugural session of Pakistan's 16th National Assembly SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of National Assembly of Pakistan STORYLINE: A total of 302 newly elected lawmakers took oath in the inaugural session of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan in Islamabad on Thursday, a notification by the National Assembly Secretariat read. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, the speaker of the national assembly, or the lower house of the country's parliament, administered oaths to the representatives. A total of 310 notifications of winning candidates from different constituencies and reserved seats have been issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from the 336-member house, while the remaining are still awaited, withheld, or delayed. Following the swearing-in ceremony, the next step before the formation of the new government is the election for the speaker and deputy speaker of t

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CHINA-HONG KONG-DISTRICT COUNCIL-MEMBERS-OATH (CN)

(240101) -- HONG KONG, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak (1st R), serving as the oath administrator as authorized by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), oversees the oath-taking ceremony for newly-elected members of the seventh-term District Councils (DCs) of the HKSAR, in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 1, 2024. All 470 newly-elected members of the seventh-term District Councils (DCs) of the HKSAR on Monday took oaths to uphold the Basic Law of the HKSAR and bear allegiance to the HKSAR, and assumed office. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-DISTRICT COUNCIL-MEMBERS-OATH (CN)

(240101) -- HONG KONG, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee addresses the oath-taking ceremony for newly-elected members of the seventh-term District Councils (DCs) of the HKSAR, in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 1, 2024. All 470 newly-elected members of the seventh-term District Councils (DCs) of the HKSAR on Monday took oaths to uphold the Basic Law of the HKSAR and bear allegiance to the HKSAR, and assumed office. (Xinhua)

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Indonesian parliament convened, opposition in control

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A total of 560 members of Indonesia's lower house of parliament take their oaths in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2014. An uphill battle is expected for President-elect Joko Widodo's coalition government as it has only 207 seats against 292 held by a five-party opposition alliance led by Prabowo Subianto, loser in the July presidential election.

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Newcomers join Defense Agency

TOKYO, Japan - New employees of Japan's Defense Agency take oaths during a ceremony for their joining the agency in Tokyo on April 3.

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Newcomers join Defense Agency

TOKYO, Japan - New employees of Japan's Defense Agency take oaths during a ceremony for their joining the agency in Tokyo on April 3. (Kyodo)

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Indonesian parliament convened, opposition in control

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A total of 560 members of Indonesia's lower house of parliament take their oaths in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2014. An uphill battle is expected for President-elect Joko Widodo's coalition government as it has only 207 seats against 292 held by a five-party opposition alliance led by Prabowo Subianto, loser in the July presidential election. (Kyodo)