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Greenhouses of Zaporizhzhia Botanical Garden restored after Russian attacks

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 6, 2025 - A woman cuts off damaged pieces from a monster leaf with scissors in a greenhouse restored after Russian shelling at the Zaporizhzhia City Botanical Garden, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Botanical garden of Lviv National University

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 1, 2024 - Palm leaves are seen in an orangery at the botanical garden of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, western Ukraine.

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-DAOFU-CUT-LEAF CRABAPPLE-RURAL ECONOMY (CN)

(240313) -- DAOFU, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers plant Cut-leaf Crabapple saplings in Daofu County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 10, 2024. Growing in China's western Sichuan, southeastern Gansu and southeastern Xizang and other plateau areas, the Cut-leaf Crabapple is a cash crop whose leaves and fruits can be respectively made into herbal tea and beverage. As a good way to increase employment and income of local farmers, Daofu County has been implementing planting plan of this cash crop and cultivating its relative industry in recent years to meet the growing market demand. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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Zaporizhzhia Childrens Botanical Garden

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MARCH 6, 2024 - A plant is seen through a window of an orangery at the Zaporizhzhia Childrens Botanical Garden, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-GAOLIGONGSHAN NATURE RESERVE-RANGER (CN)

(230712) -- LUSHUI, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- He Guipin (R) checks the trail of Phayre's leaf monkeys recorded by his colleague during a patrol at the Gaoligongshan national nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 8, 2023. Gaoligongshan mountains, where about 17 percent of China's higher plants species, 30 percent of mammal species and over 35 percent of birds species are found, is an important showcase of the country's biodiversity protection. In 2011, the Nujiang Golden Monkey, the fifth golden monkey species in the world, was also found here. He Guipin, a ranger of the Lushui branch of the Gaoligongshan national nature reserve, has been doing the work for 28 years, during which he patrols the forest, prevents the forest fire, and combats with illegal loggers and hunters. In the protection of rangers like He Guipin, the ecological environment of the nature reserve has been improved gradually, and over 600 new animal and plant species have been discovered here since 1980. "That's

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CHINA-YUNNAN-GAOLIGONGSHAN NATURE RESERVE-RANGER (CN)

(230712) -- LUSHUI, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows Phayre's leaf monkeys at the Gaoligongshan national nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Gaoligongshan mountains, where about 17 percent of China's higher plants species, 30 percent of mammal species and over 35 percent of birds species are found, is an important showcase of the country's biodiversity protection. In 2011, the Nujiang Golden Monkey, the fifth golden monkey species in the world, was also found here. He Guipin, a ranger of the Lushui branch of the Gaoligongshan national nature reserve, has been doing the work for 28 years, during which he patrols the forest, prevents the forest fire, and combats with illegal loggers and hunters. In the protection of rangers like He Guipin, the ecological environment of the nature reserve has been improved gradually, and over 600 new animal and plant species have been discovered here since 1980. "That's the meaning of our work," said He Guipin, "Although

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Large-scale plant farm in Chiba Pref.

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a large-scale vegetable factory on June 5, 2014 in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. The thermally insulated factory east of Tokyo can be operated year-round irrespective of weather and is said to be capable of producing up to 10,000 products per day of such leaf vegetables as lettuce and herbs based on hydroponic cultivation by utilizing light-emitting diodes.

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Intake restriction on vegetables

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 23, 2011, shows spinach and other leaf vegetables at a grocery store in Tokyo with clear indications of Kanagawa as area of production. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan instructed Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato the same day to ask consumers nationwide not to eat certain kinds of vegetable harvested in his prefecture for now after radioactive materials far exceeding legal limits were found in 11 types of vegetable grown in Fukushima, where a troubled nuclear plant is located.

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Nissan Leaf electric vehicle production

TOKYO, Japan - Workers assemble a Leaf electric vehicle at Nissan Motor Co.'s plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 25, 2011. The automaker is aiming to produce 10,000 units of the EV through March.

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Nissan breaks ground on EV car factory in Tennessee

SMYRNA, United States - Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn delivers a speech during a ground-breaking ceremony for a factory to assemble electric vehicles in Smyrna, Tennessee, on May 26, 2010. The factory, being built at Nissan's existing plant in Smyrna, is capable of making up to 150,000 rechargeable Leaf hatchbacks a year. Production is set to begin at the end of 2012.

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guitarist Yang Zhi (L) and bassist Peng Wanhai practice in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athle

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lead singer Chen Kexing (R) has a rehearsal in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athletes. (Xinhua

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guitarist Yang Zhi, lead singer Chen Kexing, drummer Chen Changhai and bassist Peng Wanhai (L to R) have a rehearsal in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner,

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lead singer Chen Kexing practices in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athletes. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bassist Peng Wanhai (L) helps guitarist Yang Zhi tune his guitar in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guitarist Yang Zhi practices in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athletes. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lead singer Chen Kexing (1st L), guitarist Yang Zhi (2nd R), drummer Chen Changhai (1st R), and bassist Peng Wanhai (2nd L) take a rest at a massage parlor in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympi

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Drummer Chen Changhai works at a massage parlor in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athletes. (Xi

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bassist Peng Wanhai, guitarist Yang Zhi, lead singer Chen Kexing and drummer Chen Changhai (front to rear) walk out of a massage parlor in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bassist Peng Wanhai rides for delivery in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athletes. (Xinhua/Ou D

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-"FISH MINT" BAND (CN)

(220303) -- GUIYANG, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Drummer Chen Changhai practices in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 1, 2022. A band named "Fish Mint" consists of three massage therapists and a delivery man who were all born in the 1990s. Yet the delivery man is the only one who could see while the rest are with visual impairment. The members do their regular work during the day and gather around to play music in the band in the evening. The band is named after fish mint, as the members think they bear a resemblance to it. Fish mint, the leaf vegetable favored by the local people in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is a plant growing in shady environment. The band players with disabilities see themselves resembling this particular plant--living in darkness, but that never dampens their passion for chasing light. With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games just around the corner, the band composed a song for the Games to cheer for the athletes. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Lumber plant in Morotsuka

TOKYO, Japan - Lumber plant surrounded by cedar and broad leaf forest in Morotsuka, Miyazaki Prefecture. The photo was taken Aug. 30, 2004. (Kyodo)

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Spread (2009)

Ashton Kutcher Characters: Nikki Film: Spread (2009) Director: David Mackenzie 09 September 2009 Date: 09 September 2009

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Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush prepare to leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called "himegama," which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will travel the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called himegama, which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will sail the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush prepare to leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called "himegama," which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will travel the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Univ. of Washington professor Torii gets Japan award for female scientists

University of Washington professor Keiko Torii, concurrently visiting professor at Nagoya University, meets the press after winning the 2015 "Saruhashi Award" in Tokyo on April 21, 2015, for elucidating the molecular mechanisms of stomatal development on a plant leaf. The award, named after the late Japanese geochemist Katsuko Saruhashi, is given to a female scientist every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called himegama, which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will sail the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan breaks ground on EV car factory in Tennessee

SMYRNA, United States - Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn delivers a speech during a ground-breaking ceremony for a factory to assemble electric vehicles in Smyrna, Tennessee, on May 26, 2010. The factory, being built at Nissan's existing plant in Smyrna, is capable of making up to 150,000 rechargeable Leaf hatchbacks a year. Production is set to begin at the end of 2012. (Kyodo)

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Intake restriction on vegetables

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 23, 2011, shows spinach and other leaf vegetables at a grocery store in Tokyo with clear indications of Kanagawa as area of production. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan instructed Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato the same day to ask consumers nationwide not to eat certain kinds of vegetable harvested in his prefecture for now after radioactive materials far exceeding legal limits were found in 11 types of vegetable grown in Fukushima, where a troubled nuclear plant is located. (Kyodo)

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Nissan Leaf electric vehicle production

TOKYO, Japan - Workers assemble a Leaf electric vehicle at Nissan Motor Co.'s plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 25, 2011. The automaker is aiming to produce 10,000 units of the EV through March. (Kyodo)

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