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Colombia: Violent Clashes at Bogota Arena Lead to One Death

Violent clashes erupted at the Movistar Arena in Bogotá on Wednesday night, August 6, ahead of a scheduled concert by the Argentine cumbia villera band Damas Gratis. According to reports, the unrest involved rival groups of football supporters. The event, which had sold 8,000 tickets, was canceled before it began. The violence resulted in one fatality, at least five people injured by knife, and dozens more sustaining minor injuries.

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 800 000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 800,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 800 000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 800,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. BOUCHES DU RHONE (13) FRIOUL ARCHIPELAGO: ISLAND AND CHATEAU D'IF. THE CHATEAU D'IF IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FORTRESSES IN THE WORLD. AT JUST THREE HECTARES, IF IS THE SMALLEST ISLAND IN FRANCE, YET ITS NAME HAS BEEN MADE WORLD-FAMOUS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS. AFTER THE FALL OF NAPOLEON, THE STORY OF THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BEGAN IN THE 19TH CENTURY UNDER THE PEN OF ITS WRITER. HIS HERO WAS LOCKED UP IN THE CHATEAU D'IF, WHICH WAS A PRISON FOR 400 YEARS. EVEN IN THOSE DAYS, THE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION IN THIS PENITENTIARY WERE RAGING. TWO CENTURIES AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS' BOOK, VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE STILL FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDMOND DANTES. THESE TRACES LEAD THEM TO DISCOVER THE REAL HISTORY OF THIS FORTRESS BUILT BY FRANCOIS 1ST 500 YEARS AGO. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. BOUCHES DU RHONE (13) FRIOUL ARCHIPELAGO: ISLAND AND CHATEAU D'IF. THE CHATEAU D'IF IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FORTRESSES IN THE WORLD. AT JUST THREE HECTARES, IF IS THE SMALLEST ISLAND IN FRANCE, YET ITS NAME HAS BEEN MADE WORLD-FAMOUS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS. AFTER THE FALL OF NAPOLEON, THE STORY OF THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BEGAN IN THE 19TH CENTURY UNDER THE PEN OF ITS WRITER. HIS HERO WAS LOCKED UP IN THE CHATEAU D'IF, WHICH WAS A PRISON FOR 400 YEARS. EVEN IN THOSE DAYS, THE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION IN THIS PENITENTIARY WERE RAGING. TWO CENTURIES AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS' BOOK, VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE STILL FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDMOND DANTES. THESE TRACES LEAD THEM TO DISCOVER THE REAL HISTORY OF THIS FORTRESS BUILT BY FRANCOIS 1ST 500 YEARS AGO. Photo by Philippe Royer/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. BOUCHES DU RHONE (13) FRIOUL ARCHIPELAGO: ISLAND AND CHATEAU D'IF. THE CHATEAU D'IF IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FORTRESSES IN THE WORLD. AT JUST THREE HECTARES, IF IS THE SMALLEST ISLAND IN FRANCE, YET ITS NAME HAS BEEN MADE WORLD-FAMOUS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS. AFTER THE FALL OF NAPOLEON, THE STORY OF THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BEGAN IN THE 19TH CENTURY UNDER THE PEN OF ITS WRITER. HIS HERO WAS LOCKED UP IN THE CHATEAU D'IF, WHICH WAS A PRISON FOR 400 YEARS. EVEN IN THOSE DAYS, THE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION IN THIS PENITENTIARY WERE RAGING. TWO CENTURIES AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS' BOOK, VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE STILL FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDMOND DANTES. THESE TRACES LEAD THEM TO DISCOVER THE REAL HISTORY OF THIS FORTRESS BUILT BY FRANCOIS 1ST 500 YEARS AGO. Photo by Philippe Royer/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. BOUCHES DU RHONE (13) FRIOUL ARCHIPELAGO: ISLAND AND CHATEAU D'IF. THE CHATEAU D'IF IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FORTRESSES IN THE WORLD. AT JUST THREE HECTARES, IF IS THE SMALLEST ISLAND IN FRANCE, YET ITS NAME HAS BEEN MADE WORLD-FAMOUS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS. AFTER THE FALL OF NAPOLEON, THE STORY OF THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BEGAN IN THE 19TH CENTURY UNDER THE PEN OF ITS WRITER. HIS HERO WAS LOCKED UP IN THE CHATEAU D'IF, WHICH WAS A PRISON FOR 400 YEARS. EVEN IN THOSE DAYS, THE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION IN THIS PENITENTIARY WERE RAGING. TWO CENTURIES AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS' BOOK, VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE STILL FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDMOND DANTES. THESE TRACES LEAD THEM TO DISCOVER THE REAL HISTORY OF THIS FORTRESS BUILT BY FRANCOIS 1ST 500 YEARS AGO. Photo by Philippe Royer/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. BOUCHES DU RHONE (13) FRIOUL ARCHIPELAGO: ISLAND AND CHATEAU D'IF. THE CHATEAU D'IF IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FORTRESSES IN THE WORLD. AT JUST THREE HECTARES, IF IS THE SMALLEST ISLAND IN FRANCE, YET ITS NAME HAS BEEN MADE WORLD-FAMOUS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS. AFTER THE FALL OF NAPOLEON, THE STORY OF THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BEGAN IN THE 19TH CENTURY UNDER THE PEN OF ITS WRITER. HIS HERO WAS LOCKED UP IN THE CHATEAU D'IF, WHICH WAS A PRISON FOR 400 YEARS. EVEN IN THOSE DAYS, THE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION IN THIS PENITENTIARY WERE RAGING. TWO CENTURIES AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS' BOOK, VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE STILL FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDMOND DANTES. THESE TRACES LEAD THEM TO DISCOVER THE REAL HISTORY OF THIS FORTRESS BUILT BY FRANCOIS 1ST 500 YEARS AGO. Photo by Philippe Royer/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BOUCHES DU RHONE (13) FRIOUL ARCHIPELAGO: AERIAL VIEW OF THE ISLAND AND THE CHATEAU D'IF. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FORTRESSES IN THE WORLD. AT JUST THREE HECTARES, IF IS THE SMALLEST ISLAND IN FRANCE, YET ITS NAME HAS BEEN MADE WORLD-FAMOUS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS. AFTER THE FALL OF NAPOLEON, THE STORY OF THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BEGAN IN THE 19TH CENTURY UNDER THE PEN OF ITS WRITER. HIS HERO WAS LOCKED UP IN THE CHATEAU D'IF, WHICH WAS A PRISON FOR 400 YEARS. EVEN IN THOSE DAYS, THE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION IN THIS PENITENTIARY WERE RAGING. TWO CENTURIES AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS' BOOK, VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE STILL FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDMOND DANTES. THESE TRACES LEAD THEM TO DISCOVER THE REAL HISTORY OF THIS FORTRESS BUILT BY FRANCOIS 1ST 500 YEARS AGO. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese actresses Sairi Ito, Kanna Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Japanese actresses Sairi Ito (L) and Kanna Hashimoto exchange presents during a ceremony in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 4, 2024, to mark the upcoming end of public broadcaster NHK's morning drama series and start of the next one. The handover ceremony involves the actors playing the lead roles of the two series.

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

This illustrative photograph shows police officers and gendarmes from the gendarmerie and national police in the hall of the Paris criminal court during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

This illustrative photograph shows police officers and gendarmes from the gendarmerie and national police in the hall of the Paris criminal court during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Affair Of The Fictitious Jobs Of Francois And Penelope Fillon - Paris

Lawyer of Francois and Penelope Fillon, Pierre Cornut-Gentille during the third trial in the Fillon case which will finally take place on April 29, 2025. The hearing scheduled for November 25, 2024 was postponed, due to the absence of a hospitalized lawyer. It will have to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, definitively found guilty of embezzlement of public funds in this case which had abruptly stopped his lead race for the 2017 Presidential election. The Court of Cassation, seized by the former elected Sarthois, now 70 years old, ordered this third trial to reassess the prison sentence of four years including one firm, a fine of €375,000 and ineligibility for ten years, pronounced in May 2022. at the Paris criminal court, November 25, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Arrives At White House - DC

Marine One, with US President Joe Biden aboard, approaches the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden announced a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Arrives At White House - DC

US President Joe Biden disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden announced a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Arrives At White House - DC

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden announced a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Arrives At White House - DC

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden announced a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Arrives At White House - DC

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden announced a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden departs the White House

US President Joe Biden exits the Oval Office of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden will announce a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water, during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin Tuesday. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden departs the White House

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden will announce a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water, during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin Tuesday. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden departs the White House

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden will announce a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water, during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin Tuesday. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden departs the White House

US President Joe Biden, right, salutes on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden will announce a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water, during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin Tuesday. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Joe Biden departs the White House

US President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Biden will announce a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water, during a visit to the election battleground state of Wisconsin Tuesday. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Protest Marks 1St Year Of Gaza War Outside White House - DC

Children lead chants of "Free Palestine" during a demonstration demanding ceasefires in Palestine and Lebanon at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 5, 2024. The protest was one of many worldwide marking one year since the attacks of October 7, 2023, and one year of Israel retaliation. 1,200 Israelis died October 7, and 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in response. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China supports WHO in continuing to lead pandemic agreement negotiations

STORY: China supports WHO in continuing to lead pandemic agreement negotiations SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the WHO meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU GUANG, Director of NDCPA's health emergency response STORYLINE: China hopes that the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to lead the talks over the pandemic agreement, an official with China's National Disease Control and Prevention Administration (NDCPA) said in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday. The pandemic agreement is one of the key elements of global public health governance reform in the future, said Hu Guang, who is in charge of NDCPA's health emergency response. China has been actively participating in the negotiations, playing a constructive role in drafting the agreement, Hu said in an interview with media. Hu also said China has always firmly defended multilateralism, advocated the concept of global solidarity, underscored

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Common prosperity goals catalyze regional cooperation in China's Yangtze River Delta

STORY: Common prosperity goals catalyze regional cooperation in China's Yangtze River Delta SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Yangtze River Delta 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIA SHUNLI, Deputy chief engineer of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. 3. various of the Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The Yangtze River Delta, one of China's most economically vibrant regions, has set its sights on taking the lead in promoting common prosperity with regional cooperation and own initiatives within its four provincial-level regions. The delta, encompassing the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Shanghai Municipality, generates nearly a quarter of China's gross domestic product (GDP) with just 4 percent of its land area. In 2023, China called on the delta to take the leading position in promoting common prosperity, aiming to create a future in which prosperity is shared by e

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IOC launches Olympic AI Agenda

STORY: IOC launches Olympic AI Agenda SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:04:13 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS BACH, IOC President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THOMAS BACH, IOC President STORYLINE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched the Olympic AI Agenda in London on Friday, setting out the envisioned impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can deliver for sport and how the IOC intends to lead on the global implementation of AI within sport. At the launching event held at Lee Valley VeloPark, one of the venues for the 2012 London Olympic Games, IOC president Thomas Bach introduced the Olympic AI Agenda as the first holistic approach by the leader of the Olympic Movement in this field. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS BACH, IOC President "This Olympic AI Agenda lays out both opportunities and risks. It is a conceptual, and at the same time, a practical approach. It defines our vision, it defines o

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UN chief calls for immediate action to avert crisis in Middle East

STORY: UN chief calls for immediate action to avert crisis in Middle East SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of delegates STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for immediate action to avert a crisis in the Middle East. The top UN official made the remarks at the Security Council's quarterly open debate on "the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "The Middle East is on a precipice. Recent days have seen a perilous escalation - in words and deeds. One miscalculation, one miscommunication, one mistake, could lead to the unthinkable -- a full-scale regional conflict that would be devastating f

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Jordan sends 4 relief air drops to Gaza

STORY: Jordan sends 4 relief air drops to Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of action of sending air drops STORYLINE: The Jordanian Armed Forces announced on Monday that they conducted four air drops to deliver humanitarian aid to the people in the Gaza Strip. The aid, which includes relief and food items such as high-nutrition ready meals, aims to alleviate the suffering of local residents who have been embroiled in the Israel-Hamas conflict since Oct. 7, 2023, the state-run Petra news agency reported. The supplies were dropped along the coast of the territory from north to south with the aim of delivering them directly to the residents, according to Petra. The air drops were carried out by four C130 aircraft, one of which belongs to the French Armed Forces, it said. The air drops come amid the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli attacks, which may lead to a f

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Himalaya Airlines becomes first certified safety-audit operator in Nepal

STORY: Himalaya Airlines becomes first certified safety-audit operator in Nepal SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 9, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Katmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Himalaya Airlines has been registered as an operator under an International Air Transport Association (IATA) safety audit program, the first and only one for airlines in Nepal. The move means the operational management and control systems of Himalaya Airlines have been recognized and accepted internationally, the Kathmandu-based airline announced on Tuesday at a press meet in the Nepali capital. Himalaya Airlines, a China-Nepal joint venture established in 2014, was certified in late December under the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) program, and the registry is valid until early March 2025. "This milestone signifies a positive shift in Nepal's aviation industry," Vijay Shrestha, the operator's vice resident, said at the press briefing. "We're proud to lead by

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IRAQ-BASRA-WEST QURNA 1 OILFIELD-CHINA-CNPC-LEAD CONTRACTOR

(240101) -- BASRA (IRAQ), Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bassim Mohammed Khudair (2nd R), Iraqi deputy oil minister for extraction affairs, and other representatives attend a handover ceremony in Basra, Iraq, on Jan. 1, 2024. China's leading oil and gas producer, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), officially took over from U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil as the lead contractor for Iraq's West Qurna 1 oilfield on Monday. The West Qurna 1 oilfield, located about 50 km northwest of Basra, the capital of the namesake province, is one of Iraq's largest oilfields, with an estimated annual crude oil output of more than 25 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)