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Supporters during Election Day in Canada

Larry Richard, left, and Steven Schumann pose for a photo with their elbows up, at the Liberal Party campaign headquarters on election night in Ottawa on Monday, April 28, 2025. The two friends wore their hockey jerseys as a tribute to Mark Carney's hockey references during the campaign. Photo by Justin Tang/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva

A meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on April 3, 2025, discusses the human rights situation in North Korea. The council later passed a resolution urging North Korea to improve its rights situation and stop its involvement in conflicts abroad, using a phrase that apparently references its participation in Russia's war against Ukraine.

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questions John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) responds to United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. He claims that the contents of the messages were not classified, and that signal was the messaging app of choice when he began work at the CIA. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questions John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questions John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) responds to United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. He claims that the contents of the messages were not classified, and that signal was the messaging app of choice when he began work at the CIA. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Supreme Court Finds Trump Has Some Immunity Over Capitol Riots - Washington

Trump opponent Bill Christeson, a DC, USA-area resident, demonstrates at the U. S. Supreme Court as it issues the last remaining opinions of the term, including a decision on Donald Trump’s immunity from prosecution for the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, Washington, DC, USA, July 1, 2024. Christeson's sign references Trump advisor Steve Bannon, who lost his appeal on contempt charges and was required to report to prison for a four month sentence on July 1. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Report on Chinese NEV manufacturers in Europe launched in Brussels

STORY: Report on Chinese NEV manufacturers in Europe launched in Brussels SHOOTING TIME: June 19, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Brussels 2. various of the event STORYLINE: The China Economic Information Service of Xinhua News Agency and the China Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (CCCEU) on Wednesday jointly launched a report focusing on Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturers in Europe. Addressing the event, President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua said China and Europe are fully capable of achieving mutual benefits and win-win cooperation in the new energy vehicle (NEV) sector, given their commitment to promoting energy conservation, reduction of carbon emissions and harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Fu said the report released on Wednesday has analyzed the global demand for NEVs and summarized the development and competitive advantages of China's NEV industry, offering valuable references for China a

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Gaza Campus Protests Spread Across The US - Washington

A sign references the destruction of all universities in Gaza since the attacks of October 7, 2023, at an encampment for Palestine set up by George Washington University studentsg in conjunction with other DC-area universities, Washington, DC, April 25, 2035. Demonstrators stand in solidarity with students across the country who have been arrested while advocating for Palestine, and demand an end to war in Gaza, divestment from companies profiting from Israel’s siege of Gaza, and an end to censorship of Palestinian students and organizations. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To The Senate - Washington

United States Representative Robert Garcia (Democrat of California) references a chart of nicknames Former President Donald Trump has called foreign naitons during the testimony of United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in the House Committee on Homeland Security on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 in Washington, DC, USA. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To The Senate - Washington

United States Representative Robert Garcia (Democrat of California) references a chart of nicknames Former President Donald Trump has called foreign naitons during the testimony of United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in the House Committee on Homeland Security on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 in Washington, DC, USA. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian new gov't sworn in

STORY: Palestinian new gov't sworn in SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sworn-in ceremony STORYLINE: The Palestinian new government headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa was sworn in Ramallah in the West Bank on Sunday. The new government consists of 23 ministerial portfolios, including at least six ministers from the Gaza Strip. Mustafa will also take over the position of foreign minister from veteran diplomat Riyad Al-Maliki. During the swearing-in ceremony in front of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Mustafa pledged that his new government would serve all Palestinians, stressing the government's political references are the Palestine Liberation Organization and its political program and international commitments, as mandated by the letter of assignment outlined by Abbas. At a meeting with the new government after the ceremony, Abbas reaffirmed that work is underway in coordi

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Eye-catching Hosier Lane in Melbourne, Australia

STORY: Eye-catching Hosier Lane in Melbourne, Australia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: MELBOURNE, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hosier Lane STORYLINE: Hosier Lane is a small lane located in the heart of Melbourne, Australia. It is known for its vibrant street art, which covers the walls and buildings on both sides of the lane. The street art in Hosier Lane is a mix of different styles, including graffiti, stencils, paste-ups, and murals. The artworks often depict social and political issues and pop culture references, and many of them are created by local and international street artists. Hosier Lane has become Melbourne's iconic destination, it is also a part of the city's culture and is often used as a backdrop for movies, music videos and photo shoots. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Melbourne, Australia. (XHTV)

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380 runners join grueling course at Spartathlon ultramarathon

STORY: 380 runners join grueling course at Spartathlon ultramarathon DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the race 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DIETMAR GOEBEL, Spartathlon athlete 3. various of the race 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): THOMAS KOENEXL, Spartathlon athlete STORYLINE: The 41st edition of the Spartathlon ultramarathon race was held over the weekend. Some 380 runners from 50 countries and regions finished the 245-kilometer event from Athens to Sparta in southern Greece. Following the footsteps of the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides, their common goal was to cross the finish line on Sunday. According to ancient Greek historians, in 490 BC, ahead of the battle of Marathon against the Persian forces, Pheidippides ran from Athens to Sparta to request support. He reached his destination on foot nonstop within two days. In 1982, three British runners set off to test whether the references were correct, leading to the establishment of the event.

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Human rights groups issue leaflet on 'comfort women'

TOKYO, Japan - A leaflet, ''Bringing Back References to 'Comfort Women' in Junior High School History Textbooks,'' answers questions about what are comfort women, how they have been described in history textbooks and how international society has reacted to the sex slavery issue.

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Okinawans protest govt's partial concession on history texts

NAHA, Japan - Peace activists and schoolteachers rally in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27 in protest against the education ministry's decision to reject direct references in school history textbooks that the Japanese military ''forced'' civilians in Okinawa to commit mass during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The rally was held a day after Education Minister Kisaburo Tokai approved references to the military's ''involvement'' in the mass suicides but rejected, in line with recommendation by official textbook screeners, that the military had ''forced'' the suicides, citing the lack of historical evidence.

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Panel OKs references to military's role in Okinawa mass suicides

TOKYO, Japan - Takehiko Sugiyama (L), head of the Textbook Authorization Council, hands a report to education minister Kisaburo Tokai (R) on Dec. 26 in which the council approved requests by textbook publishers to reinstate references to the Japanese military's role in forcing civilians to commit mass suicides during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa.

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Okinawa civic group demands gov't rescind textbook rewrite

TOKYO, Japan - An Okinawa civic group stages a protest rally near the Diet on Oct. 15, hoisting a banner demanding that the education ministry withdraw an order to textbook publishers to remove references to the involvement of the Japanese military in forcing civilians in Okinawa to commit mass suicide during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The government is under pressure to rescind the order after 110,000 people took part in protest rallies across Okinawa in late September.

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Nuclear slogans absent in Pyongyang on 1st anniversary of test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - No references to North Korea's nuclear programs were visible on Pyongyang streets Oct. 9, exactly a year after the country conducted its first nuclear test. The mood was festive in the capital for another event -- the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, which falls on Oct. 10.

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Okinawa leaders request gov't retract instruction on textbooks

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) hands a resolution to education minister Kisaburo Tokai (R) asking him to retract his ministry's instruction to publishers to remove from history textbooks references to reports the Japanese military forced civilians to commit mass suicide during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa.

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110,000 rally in Okinawa against gov't stance on war suicide

NAHA, Japan - People stage a rally in Okinawa on Sept. 29, demanding that the education ministry retract its instruction to publishers that they remove from history textbooks references to the Japanese military forcing civilians to commit mass suicides during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The rally was the largest in Okinawa since the island was returned to Japan by the United States in 1972, organizers said.

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Former 'comfort women' demonstrate against Japan minister's remark

SEOUL, South Korea - Some 50 people, including former ''comfort women,'' shout their protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 1 over remarks made by Japanese education minister Nariaki Nakayama on Japanese history textbooks. Nakayama said in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Nov. 27 ''It is good that references to comfort women and abductions from occupied territories are decreasing'' in history textbooks for junior high schools and high schools.

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Malaysia unveils art installation show to mark upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival

STORY: Malaysia unveils art installation show to mark upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. Various shots of Kwai Chai Hong's Entrance 2. Various of public visiting the exhibition STORYLINE: Malaysia is holding an art installation show "Beyond the Moonlit Door" to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival at Kwai Chai Hong in Kuala Lumpur, which is open to the public from Aug. 26 to Oct. 2. The team behind Kwai Chai Hong collaborated with local artist Pamela Tan to embark on an experimental art installation, with references to the traditional Chinese wooden doors and windows. The artist hopes the installation could serve as a reminder to all in preserving the Chinese cultural heritage amidst a rapidly changing world. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuala Lumpur. (XHTV)

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Switzerland Plans To Buy Dozens Of US F-35 Fighter Jets

★Handout photo dated December 27, 2013 of the F-35 Integrated Test Force is completing a series of night flights, testing the ability to fly the jet safely in instrument meteorological conditions where the pilot has no external visibility references. Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter jet, the government said on Wednesday, angering opponents who have pledged a new referendum to overturn what they dubbed an unnecessary "Ferrari" option. The $ 5.5 billion deal adds a 15th nation to the world's largest weapons project -- a family of interconnected, single-engine jets to be used by the United States and its allies and partners. It came alongside a $ 2.1 billion agreement to buy the Patriot surface-to-air missile system from US group Raytheon, with European competitors losing out on both deals. Courtesy photo by Tom Reynolds via ABACAPRES

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110,000 rally in Okinawa against gov't stance on war suicide

NAHA, Japan - People stage a rally in Okinawa on Sept. 29, demanding that the education ministry retract its instruction to publishers that they remove from history textbooks references to the Japanese military forcing civilians to commit mass suicides during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The rally was the largest in Okinawa since the island was returned to Japan by the United States in 1972, organizers said. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa leaders request gov't retract instruction on textbooks

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) hands a resolution to education minister Kisaburo Tokai (R) asking him to retract his ministry's instruction to publishers to remove from history textbooks references to reports the Japanese military forced civilians to commit mass suicide during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa civic group demands gov't rescind textbook rewrite

TOKYO, Japan - An Okinawa civic group stages a protest rally near the Diet on Oct. 15, hoisting a banner demanding that the education ministry withdraw an order to textbook publishers to remove references to the involvement of the Japanese military in forcing civilians in Okinawa to commit mass suicide during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The government is under pressure to rescind the order after 110,000 people took part in protest rallies across Okinawa in late September. (Kyodo)

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Panel OKs references to military's role in Okinawa mass suicides

TOKYO, Japan - Takehiko Sugiyama (L), head of the Textbook Authorization Council, hands a report to education minister Kisaburo Tokai (R) on Dec. 26 in which the council approved requests by textbook publishers to reinstate references to the Japanese military's role in forcing civilians to commit mass suicides during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. (Kyodo)

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Okinawans protest govt's partial concession on history texts

NAHA, Japan - Peace activists and schoolteachers rally in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27 in protest against the education ministry's decision to reject direct references in school history textbooks that the Japanese military ''forced'' civilians in Okinawa to commit mass during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. The rally was held a day after Education Minister Kisaburo Tokai approved references to the military's ''involvement'' in the mass suicides but rejected, in line with recommendation by official textbook screeners, that the military had ''forced'' the suicides, citing the lack of historical evidence. (Kyodo)

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Satire on art of Aubrey Beardsley

Drawing in Punch, 1894, satirising the unique and controversial artistic style of Aubrey Beardsley. The artist's name used, 'Mortarthurio Whiskersley', references Beardsley's series of illustrations to Malory's Morte d'Arthur. Date: 1894

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PARIS

PARIS Background slide used in conjuction with a cinema organ recital. Possibly at the TROCADERO CINEMA, Elephant and Castle, London SE to illustrate music played which included French or Paris references Date:

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PIRANHA

PIRANHA Date: 2010

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PIRANHA

PIRANHA Date: 2010

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NGT48 debuts in Niigata

Members of the Japanese pop group NGT48 make their debut in the central Japan city of Niigata on Aug. 21, 2015. NGT48 is a sister group of the popular idol group AKB48. NGT48 performed two songs, one of which incorporates references to specialties and beauty sports of Niigata. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyushu University museum refers to vivisection of U.S. POWs

Photo taken April 4, 2015, shows a museum that opened the same day featuring over a century of the history of Kyushu University's medical school, including references to the infamous 1945 dissections of U.S. prisoners of war while they were still alive, located on the university's campus in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Human rights groups issue leaflet on 'comfort women'

TOKYO, Japan - A leaflet, ''Bringing Back References to 'Comfort Women' in Junior High School History Textbooks,'' answers questions about what are comfort women, how they have been described in history textbooks and how international society has reacted to the sex slavery issue. (Kyodo)

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Former 'comfort women' demonstrate against Japan minister's rema

SEOUL, South Korea - Some 50 people, including former ''comfort women,'' shout their protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 1 over remarks made by Japanese education minister Nariaki Nakayama on Japanese history textbooks. Nakayama said in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Nov. 27 ''It is good that references to comfort women and abductions from occupied territories are decreasing'' in history textbooks for junior high schools and high schools. (Kyodo)

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Nuclear slogans absent in Pyongyang on 1st anniversary of test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - No references to North Korea's nuclear programs were visible on Pyongyang streets Oct. 9, exactly a year after the country conducted its first nuclear test. The mood was festive in the capital for another event -- the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, which falls on Oct. 10. (Kyodo)

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1st draft nuke ban treaty released, "hibakusha" mentioned

Representatives of countries participating in U.N. negotiations to outlaw nuclear weapons attend a meeting in Geneva on May 22, 2017, during which Elayne Whyte Gomez, the president of the talks, released the first draft of a treaty, with references to the suffering of victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st draft nuke ban treaty released, "hibakusha" mentioned

Elayne Whyte Gomez (C), the president of U.N. negotiations to outlaw nuclear weapons, attends a meeting of countries participating in the talks in Geneva on May 22, 2017. Whyte released the first draft of a treaty, with references to the suffering of victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo