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Trump-Epstein statue erected again in Washington

Trump-Epstein statue erected again in Washington

A statue depicting U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dancing together reappears near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 3, 2025, with a satirical commentary on their relationship inscribed on the statue's pedestal.

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Trump-Epstein statue erected again in Washington

Trump-Epstein statue erected again in Washington

A statue depicting U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dancing together reappears near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 3, 2025, with a satirical commentary on their relationship inscribed on the statue's pedestal.

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US: Massive Cloud Hovers Over Virginia Amid Severe Weather

A massive cloud hovered over Falls Church, Virginia on Friday, May 30, as severe storms impacted parts of the region. Tornado watches or warnings were issued in nearby areas as the weather system moved through.

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Front-line Orikhiv in winter

Front-line Orikhiv in winter

ORIKHIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 8, 2025 - A trident is on the pedestal in front-line Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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'Girl with Sunflowers' sculpture by French street artist James Colomina in Kyiv

'Girl with Sunflowers' sculpture by French street artist James Colomina in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 26, 2024 - The 'Girl with Sunflowers sculpture by French street artist James Colomina installed to celebrate Ukraines 33rd Independence Day is situated on the pedestal of the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors in Tarasa Shevchenka Boulevard that was removed on December 9, 2023, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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'Girl with Sunflowers' sculpture by French street artist James Colomina in Kyiv

'Girl with Sunflowers' sculpture by French street artist James Colomina in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 26, 2024 - The 'Girl with Sunflowers sculpture by French street artist James Colomina installed to celebrate Ukraines 33rd Independence Day is situated on the pedestal of the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors in Tarasa Shevchenka Boulevard that was removed on December 9, 2023, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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'Girl with Sunflowers' sculpture by French street artist James Colomina in Kyiv

'Girl with Sunflowers' sculpture by French street artist James Colomina in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 26, 2024 - The 'Girl with Sunflowers sculpture by French street artist James Colomina installed to celebrate Ukraines 33rd Independence Day is situated on the pedestal of the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors in Tarasa Shevchenka Boulevard that was removed on December 9, 2023, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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'Girl with Sunflowers' sculpture by French street artist James Colomina in Kyiv

'Girl with Sunflowers' sculpture by French street artist James Colomina in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 26, 2024 - The 'Girl with Sunflowers sculpture by French street artist James Colomina installed to celebrate Ukraines 33rd Independence Day is situated on the pedestal of the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors in Tarasa Shevchenka Boulevard that was removed on December 9, 2023, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Trudeau Announces More Than $ 575M Goodyear Expansion Project - Canada

Trudeau Announces More Than $ 575M Goodyear Expansion Project - Canada

A Goodyear tire on a pedestal is seen after an announcement at the Goodyear plant in Napanee,ON, Canada,, on Monday, August 12, 2024. Buoyed by up to $44.3 million in federal subsidies and another $ 20 million in provincial funding, Goodyear is expanding its Napanee factory to produce specialized tires for EVs and all-terrain vehicles. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said its more than $ 75-million investment will create another 200 skilled positions in Napanee, 225 kilometres east of Toronto, ballooning its workforce to 1,000 workers by 2027. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Aiko with song Pedestal representing Czechia performs on stage during a dress rehearsal of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 2 - Malmö, Sweden

Aiko with song Pedestal representing Czechia performs on stage during a dress rehearsal of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Catherine II statue removed in Odessa

Catherine II statue removed in Odessa

Photo taken in Odessa, southern Ukraine in February 2023 shows a Ukrainian national flag waving on a pedestal on which a statue of eighteenth-century Russian Empress Catherine II used to be. The statue was removed in December 2022 as anti-Russian sentiment intensified amid Russia's invasion.

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Catherine II statue removed in Odessa

Catherine II statue removed in Odessa

Photo taken in Odessa, southern Ukraine in February 2023 shows a Ukrainian national flag waving on a pedestal on which a statue of eighteenth-century Russian Empress Catherine II used to be. The statue was removed in December 2022 as anti-Russian sentiment intensified amid Russia's invasion.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Graffiti urging to dismantle the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors covers its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - A worker is seen as the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors is being removed from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers are seen as the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors is being removed from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

Dismantling Mykola Shchors monument in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 9, 2023 - Workers remove the monument to Bolshevik military commander Mykola Shchors from its pedestal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. It took seven hours to remove the 7-ton monument which will be stored in a museum. Mykola Shchors was a Red Army commander who fought against the newly established Ukrainian government of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic in 1918-1919.

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Catherine II statue removed in Odessa

Catherine II statue removed in Odessa

Photo taken in Odessa, southern Ukraine in February 2023 shows a Ukrainian national flag waving on a pedestal on which a statue of eighteenth-century Russian Empress Catherine II used to be. The statue was removed in December 2022 as anti-Russian sentiment intensified amid Russia's invasion.

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Catherine II statue removed in Odessa

Catherine II statue removed in Odessa

Photo taken in Odessa, southern Ukraine in February 2023 shows a Ukrainian national flag waving on a pedestal on which a statue of eighteenth-century Russian Empress Catherine II used to be. The statue was removed in December 2022 as anti-Russian sentiment intensified amid Russia's invasion.

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Foundation in Fukushima nuclear plant reactor likely badly damaged

STORY: Foundation in Fukushima nuclear plant reactor likely badly damaged DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2. various of videos taken by the underwater monitoring camera 3. various of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant STORYLINE: The internal wall of a cylindrical foundation supporting the reactor pressure vessel of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 1 unit might have been badly damaged, its operator said Tuesday. Videos taken during a survey of the No. 1 unit's containment vessel by operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) showed major damage to the base, raising concerns about its ability to withstand future earthquakes. The survey, conducted from March 28 through March 31 using an underwater robot, found the concrete wall missing in over half of the pedestal measuring five meters in internal diameter, leaving the reinforcing bar exposed. TEPCO said the entire c

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Nakaoka's statue removed before arrival of huge typhoon

Nakaoka's statue removed before arrival of huge typhoon

KOCHI, Japan - A statute of Shintaro Nakaoka is removed from the pedestal in front of Shikoku Railway Co.'s Kochi Station in Kochi City on July 8, 2014, ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Neoguri.

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Cat in disaster area

Cat in disaster area

SENDAI, Japan - A cat named Chako sits on a pedestal with a sign reading, ''Solely for Chako'' beside a temporary housing unit in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2012, for people hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Takashimaya to sell golden soccer ball to mark World Cup

Takashimaya to sell golden soccer ball to mark World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Major department store operator Takashimaya Co. will put on sale May 27 an actual-size soccer ball made of pure gold to commemorate the World Cup tournament being held in Germany from June. The total price of the 3-kilogram ball, including manufacturing costs and a pedestal, will come to 20.06 million yen.

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New statue replaces Hussein's in Baghdad

New statue replaces Hussein's in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A new statue, named ''The Survivors,'' is erected in central Baghdad on May 29 on a pedestal where a giant statue of Saddam Hussein had stood. Hussein's statue was pulled down by U.S. soldiers and Iraqi citizens on April 9, the day the U.S.-led coalition declared the former president no longer controlled Baghdad.

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(220929) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Guoliang (R), president of the Chinese table tennis association (CTTA), puts the Swaythling Cup on a pedestal during the opening ceremony of the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(220929) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Corbillon Cup is seen on a pedestal during the opening ceremony of the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-TABLE TENNIS-ITTF WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(220929) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Swaythling Cup is seen on a pedestal during the opening ceremony of the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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Ancient sculpture remnants reunited after 3,000 years

STORY: Ancient sculpture remnants reunited after 3,000 years DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: GUANGHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the newly unearthed bronze sculpture 2. various of the combination 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEI YU, Researcher, Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute STORYLINE: Chinese archaeologists confirmed Thursday that a newly unearthed bronze sculpture at the famed Sanxingdui Ruins site was successfully matched with another bronzeware part after being set apart about 3,000 years ago. The sophisticated bronze sculpture depicts a figure of a human head and snake body, with protruding eyes, tusks, and horns. Above the head is a cinnabar trumpet-shaped zun (an ancient wine vessel) and the figure is linked by its hands and a square pedestal urn-shaped lei (an ancient wine vessel.) Without the rear part of the body, the sculpture was recently excavated from the No. 8 sacrificial pit. Archaeologists later found that anoth

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI RUINS-BRONZE SCULPTURE-COMBINATION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI RUINS-BRONZE SCULPTURE-COMBINATION (CN)

(220616) -- GUANGHAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 16, 2022 shows part of a successfully matched bronze sculpture that depicts a human-head, snake-body, and bird-claw figure. A newly unearthed bronze sculpture at the famed Sanxingdui Ruins site was successfully matched with another bronzeware part after being set apart about 3,000 years ago, the archaeological team confirmed Thursday. The sophisticated bronze sculpture depicts a figure of a human head and snake body, with protruding eyes, tusks, and horns. Above the head is a cinnabar trumpet-shaped zun (an ancient wine vessel) and the figure is linked by its hands and a square pedestal urn-shaped lei (an ancient wine vessel.) Without the rear part of the body, the sculpture was recently excavated from the No. 8 sacrificial pit. Archaeologists later found that another bronzeware part, which was unearthed from the No. 2 pit in 1986, can perfectly match with the figure's lost body part. The incomplete part wears a tight skirt with c

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