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Farmers struggling due to rainy summer

30.07.2025, Tartu. Close-up view of a strawberry patch. A row of strawberry plants with a narrow, muddy path running through in the middle.Several overripe and decayed strawberries scattered on the ground. Due to the rainy summer farmers have been struggling to maintain their fields. Many have become saturated. Photo Mailis Vahenurm, Tartu Postimees

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Japan LDP leadership election

The nine candidates running in the leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to be held on Sept. 27, 2024 -- (front row, from L) economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, Digital Minister Taro Kono, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and the party's secretary general Toshimitsu Motegi -- attend an event to deliver their policy speeches at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 12. Official campaigning for the election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began the same day.

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

Leader of Law and Justice (PIS) party Jaroslaw Kaczynski attends a session in the Polish Parliament in Warsaw, Poland on December 12, 2023. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

Former Prime Minsiter Mateusz Morawiecki attends a session in the Polish Parliament in Warsaw, Poland on December 12, 2023. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

Leader of Law and Justice (PIS) party Jaroslaw Kaczynski attends a session in the Polish Parliament in Warsaw, Poland on December 12, 2023. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

Leader of Law and Justice (PIS) party Jaroslaw Kaczynski attends a session in the Polish Parliament in Warsaw, Poland on December 12, 2023. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Donald Tusk Fleshes Out Programme - Warsaw

The leader of Civic Coalition (KO), Donald Tusk delivers a speech ahead of the vote of confidence on his government cabinet during a session at the parliament (SEJM) on December 12, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. After eight years of Poland's national conservative party in power, centrist Donald Tusk is back and set to forge a pro-EU government. New Polish PM Donald Tusk has laid out his programme for government, promising major change after eight years of nationalist government. The plans include improving relations with the European Union and pledging to restore the rule of law, the focus of a long-running row with Brussels. Photo by Fot.Tedi/Newspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korean presidential election contenders

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Nov. 6, 2012, shows (from L to R, front row) Park Geun Hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, Moon Jae In of the main opposition Democratic Party and Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, attending an event held on the square in front of the Seoul city office. The three are running in the South Korean presidential election to be held Dec. 19.

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Nepal's prime minister resigns under opposition pressure

KATHMANDU, Nepal - File photo shows Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala who resigned July 19, bowing to pressure from a long-running row with the opposition. In an address to the country, Koirala said, ''I have decided to resign to facilitate new initiatives for solving various problems facing the country.''

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New Zealand's 31st Auckland Marathon attracts over 14,000 runners

STORY: New Zealand's 31st Auckland Marathon attracts over 14,000 runners DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:26 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Over 14,000 athletes hit the race course of the Auckland Marathon in the rain on Sunday as the event celebrated its 31st anniversary. Home runner Daniel Jones from Wellington created history with a first-ever three-peat victory with a time of two hours 21 minutes and 56 seconds, while Hannah Oldroyd from Christchurch became a two-time winner as the iconic event returned for the first time without COVID-19 restrictions. Jones relished the conditions this morning, with rain proving no barrier to the 32-year-old as he made it three in a row, including the delayed 2021 event that was hosted in January this year. It was far from easy though, with Jones running side by side with British Luke Cotter and Daniel Balchin from Alexandra for most of the journey, only breaking clear in the final few kilo

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Turkish fuel prices rise for 3 days after OPEC+ oil production cut decision

STORY: Turkish fuel prices rise for 3 days after OPEC+ oil production cut decision DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city, cars running on the highway 2. various of exchange office, bank and street views STORYLINE: Fuel prices in Türkiye have risen for three days in a row as of Friday, with the median prices of diesel oil in Turkish cities, for instance, now as high as 27.20 Turkish liras (1.46 U.S. dollars) per liter. The consecutive fuel hikes come hard on the heels of the decision made on Wednesday by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, to slash its daily oil production by 2 million barrels beginning November, breaking the downward trend of oil prices in the past several months. "Announcement by OPEC+ to cut daily production down by 2 million barrels is apparently enough to make fuel prices go higher, even before the production is lowered," sa

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Türkiye cuts interest rate for 2nd month despite raging inflation

STORY: Türkiye cuts interest rate for 2nd month despite raging inflation DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish central bank 2. various of Lira 3. various of people walking on the street STORYLINE: The Turkish central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark rate for the second month in a row from 13 percent to 12 percent despite inflation running at a two-decade high. Financial conditions remain supportive to preserve the growth momentum in industrial production and the positive trend in employment in a period of increasing uncertainties regarding global growth as well as escalating geopolitical risk, the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee said in a statement. In the aftermath of the central bank's rate-cut decision, the Turkish lira fell to a new record low of 18.42 against the U.S. dollar. Türkiye's annual inflation hit 80.21 percent in August, the highest in 24 years. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is an advocate

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-INTEREST RATE-CUT

(220922) -- ANKARA, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man exchanges money at an exchange office in Ankara, Türkiye, on Sept. 22, 2022. The Turkish central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark rate for the second month in a row from 13 percent to 12 percent despite inflation running at a two-decade high. In the aftermath of the central bank's rate-cut decision, the Turkish lira fell to a new record low of 18.42 against the U.S. dollar. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-INTEREST RATE-CUT

(220922) -- ANKARA, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman exchanges money at an exchange office in Ankara, Türkiye, on Sept. 22, 2022. The Turkish central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark rate for the second month in a row from 13 percent to 12 percent despite inflation running at a two-decade high. In the aftermath of the central bank's rate-cut decision, the Turkish lira fell to a new record low of 18.42 against the U.S. dollar. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction

STORY: Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:29 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Former Turkish ambassador, analyst on energy affairs STORYLINE: Türkiye is seeking to resolve a dispute with Russia regarding the construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant, a key component of growing bilateral energy cooperation. The Akkuyu plant constructed by Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in south Türkiye's Mersin province has set an operational date for the first reactor by 2023, with the entire plant expected to be up and running by 2025. For Mithat Rende, a former Turkish ambassador and an analyst on energy affairs, the Akkuyu plant, which began with a 2010 intergovernmental agreement between Türkiye and Russia, is of "strategic" importance. SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Former Turkish

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Sinabung Volcano Prolonged Eruption - Indonesia

The last Bekerah village area (3.1670549, 98.4182099) which is now seen full of Sinabung pyroclastic flow eruption material is seen in comparison with photos from the eruption tragedy which shows a farmer, Marni Br Ginting were running away from giant hot clouds on February 01, 2014 in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Photographed on August 06, 2021. About 800 million people live and work in 1,508 danger zones for active volcanoes spread across 86 countries in the 'ring of fire' around the world. One of them is Sinabung which has started to erupt for a long time since August 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. The history of the eruption of Mount Sinabung records, as many as 28 people died of panic, swept by giant hot clouds in a row in 2010, 2014 and 2016, also continued on August 10, 2020 which had an impact on children's psychology. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sinabung Volcano Prolonged Eruption - Indonesia

The last Bekerah village area (3.1670549, 98.4182099) which is now seen full of Sinabung pyroclastic flow eruption material is seen in comparison with photos from the eruption tragedy which shows the farmers were running away from giant hot clouds on February 01, 2014 in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Photographed on August 06, 2021. About 800 million people live and work in 1,508 danger zones for active volcanoes spread across 86 countries in the 'ring of fire' around the world. One of them is Sinabung which has started to erupt for a long time since August 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. The history of the eruption of Mount Sinabung records, as many as 28 people died of panic, swept by giant hot clouds in a row in 2010, 2014 and 2016, also continued on August 10, 2020 which had an impact on children's psychology. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sinabung Volcano Prolonged Eruption - Indonesia

The last Bekerah village area (3.1670549, 98.4182099) which is now seen full of Sinabung pyroclastic flow eruption material is seen in comparison with photos from the eruption tragedy which shows a farmer, Junita Br Sitepu were running away from giant hot clouds on February 01, 2014 in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Photographed on August 06, 2021. About 800 million people live and work in 1,508 danger zones for active volcanoes spread across 86 countries in the 'ring of fire' around the world. One of them is Sinabung which has started to erupt for a long time since August 2010 after being dormant for 400 years. The history of the eruption of Mount Sinabung records, as many as 28 people died of panic, swept by giant hot clouds in a row in 2010, 2014 and 2016, also continued on August 10, 2020 which had an impact on children's psychology. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tomei Highway Opens

Part of the Tomei Expressway opens to traffic. Date of shooting unknown, release date: April 26, 1968.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Turin Olympic figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa (R, front row), former Japan football player Masashi Nakayama (C, front row) and Kanako Momota (L, front row), a member of the Japanese female pop group Momoiro Clover Z, pose for a photo with children after running in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Fukuroi, central Japan, on June 23, 2021. The official mascot of Fukuroi city can be also seen.

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"Rakugo" storyteller Utamaru Katsura returns to stage

Japanese "rakugo" comedic storyteller Utamaru Katsura (3rd from L in front row), surrounded by fellow members of long-running TV program "Shoten," speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 17, 2017, after returning from illness leave. The 80-year-old is undergoing treatment for respiratory problems. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan dismayed at Russia's missile deployment on disputed isles: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) speaks during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2016. Japan has communicated its dismay to Russia over the deployment of state-of-the-art antiship missile systems on Russian-held islands off northern Japan that are at the center of a long-running territorial row, Abe said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nepal's prime minister resigns under opposition pressure

KATHMANDU, Nepal - File photo shows Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala who resigned July 19, bowing to pressure from a long-running row with the opposition. In an address to the country, Koirala said, ''I have decided to resign to facilitate new initiatives for solving various problems facing the country.''