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Japan crown prince at high school cultural festival

Japan crown prince at high school cultural festival

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko chat with students who will perform during the Kanto Festival at a high school in Akita on July 27, 2026. The imperial couple is visiting the northeastern Japan city, where a national high school cultural festival is held.

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Okawa Elementary School, an Earthquake Disaster Site in Ishinomaki City

Okawa Elementary School, an Earthquake Disaster Site in Ishinomaki City

Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, a site preserved as a remnant of the earthquake disaster. The photo shows the indoor gymnasium.=July 19,2026,Miyagi

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Okawa Elementary School, an Earthquake Disaster Site in Ishinomaki City

Okawa Elementary School, an Earthquake Disaster Site in Ishinomaki City

Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, a structure left standing after the earthquake. The photo shows the school building.=July 19,2026,Miyagi

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Okawa Elementary School, an Earthquake Disaster Site in Ishinomaki City

Okawa Elementary School, an Earthquake Disaster Site in Ishinomaki City

Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, a structure left standing after the earthquake. The photo shows the school building.=July 19,2026,Miyagi

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Okawa Elementary School, an Earthquake Disaster Site in Ishinomaki City

Okawa Elementary School, an Earthquake Disaster Site in Ishinomaki City

Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, a structure left standing after the earthquake. The photo shows the school building.=July 19,2026,Miyagi

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Crown Princess Kiko visits high school in western Japan

Crown Princess Kiko visits high school in western Japan

Japan's Crown Princess Kiko (L) watches the Kagura Shinto ritual dance during a visit to a high school in Hino in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 9, 2026.

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Crown Princess Kiko visits high school in western Japan

Crown Princess Kiko visits high school in western Japan

Japan's Crown Princess Kiko (R) takes part in a throwing game based on Finland's Molkky during a visit to a high school in Hino in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 9, 2026.

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Crown Princess Kiko visits high school in western Japan

Crown Princess Kiko visits high school in western Japan

Japan's Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from R) takes part in a throwing game based on Finland's Molkky during a visit to a high school in Hino in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 9, 2026.

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Sumo: Paris tournament

Sumo: Paris tournament

Sumo wrestlers Abi (C, back, L) and Wakamotoharu pose for a photo with children at an elementary school in Paris on June 12, 2026, ahead of a two-day sumo tournament in the French capital from June 13.

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Sumo: Paris tournament

Sumo: Paris tournament

Sumo wrestler Abi visits an elementary school in Paris on June 12, 2026, ahead of a two-day sumo tournament in the French capital from June 13.

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Sumo: Paris tournament

Sumo: Paris tournament

Sumo wrestlers Abi (L) and Wakamotoharu visit an elementary school in Paris on June 12, 2026, ahead of a two-day sumo tournament in the French capital from June 13.

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Sumo: Paris tournament

Sumo: Paris tournament

Sumo wrestler Wakamotoharu visits an elementary school in Paris on June 12, 2026, ahead of a two-day sumo tournament in the French capital from June 13.

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Philippines: Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Mindanao

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines at 7:37 a.m. on Monday, June 8, triggering a tsunami warning and causing widespread damage across the region, including building collapses. At least 12 deaths and more than 100 injuries were confirmed, according to the Office of Civil Defense. This video shows the evacuation at Little Baguio Elementary School in Mindanao.

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US: Black Bear Spotted Near Doherty High School in Worcester, Massachusetts

A black bear believed to be young was spotted in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Thursday, May 28. Police, animal control, and environmental police responded to the incident near Doherty High School on Highland Street.

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US: One Killed, Five Injured in Shooting at Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge

A fight between two groups inside the food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge erupted into gunfire on Thursday, April 23, killing one person and injuring five others, including three high school students from Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette. Five people were detained, while police said additional suspects remained at large.

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Mao Asada makes coaching debut

Mao Asada makes coaching debut

Vancouver Winter Olympics figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (L) watches her students during a domestic competition at Tokyo Tatsumi Ice Arena in the capital on March 28, 2026. Former world champion, Asada, who trains 12 skaters aged 5 to 10 at her school in Tokyo's Tachikawa, Kinoshita MAO Academy, made her coaching debut.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida holds a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida (C) holds a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida holds a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School principal Kikuo Nishida (2nd from R) bows in apology during a press conference at his school in Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 17, 2026, after one high school student died when two boats carrying a total of 18 students of the school capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa during a peace education tour the previous day.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray at the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by a tsunami.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Flowers are placed in front of the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by a tsunami.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray at the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by a tsunami.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People pray at the former Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. A total of 74 students, and 10 teachers and officials of the school died or went missing when it was engulfed by a tsunami.

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UK: London Streets Fill With Celebrations After Death of Ali Khamenei 2

On Saturday night, February 28, as bombs fell across the Middle East and rumors spread about the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, north London’s Finchley Road was filled with Iranian expatriates celebrating in the streets. By Sunday morning, Khamenei’s death in a joint U.S.-Israel strike was confirmed. Hundreds of people in Iran were also reported killed in the ongoing attacks, including at least 148 children who died in a strike on an elementary school in the south. Across Iran, some people celebrated while others mourned. In London, members of the Iranian community also gathered for a rally following the news.

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UK: London Streets Fill With Celebrations After Death of Ali Khamenei

On Saturday night, February 28, as bombs fell across the Middle East and rumors spread about the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, north London’s Finchley Road was filled with Iranian expatriates celebrating in the streets. By Sunday morning, Khamenei’s death in a joint U.S.-Israel strike was confirmed. Hundreds of people in Iran were also reported killed in the ongoing attacks, including at least 148 children who died in a strike on an elementary school in the south. Across Iran, some people celebrated while others mourned. In London, members of the Iranian community also gathered for a rally following the news.

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US: Illinois High School Students Stage Walkout to Protest ICE Enforcement

Students at Huntley High School in Illinois walked out on Friday, February 20, to protest ICE immigration enforcement occurring across the country.

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25th anniv. of U.S. sub's collision with school boat

25th anniv. of U.S. sub's collision with school boat

Students of Uwajima Fisheries High School offer flowers during a memorial service at the school in Uwajima in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 10, 2026, marking the 25th anniversary of a fatal accident in which the U.S. Navy submarine Greeneville collided with the institution's training boat Ehime Maru off Hawaii. Among the 35 people aboard the Japanese training vessel, four students, two teachers and three crew members were killed.

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Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Photo taken on January 12, 2026 shows students in Al-Shamal Educational School, located just 100 meters from the "Yellow Line" in Jabalia Refugee Camp, northern Gaza Strip. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Photo taken on January 12, 2026 shows students in Al-Shamal Educational School, located just 100 meters from the "Yellow Line" in Jabalia Refugee Camp, northern Gaza Strip. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Photo taken on January 12, 2026 shows students in Al-Shamal Educational School, located just 100 meters from the "Yellow Line" in Jabalia Refugee Camp, northern Gaza Strip. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Students attend a class at Al-Shamal Educational School, located just 100 meters from the "Yellow Line" in Jabalia Refugee Camp, northern Gaza Strip, January 12, 2026. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Al-Shamal Educational School in Jabalia Refugee Camp - Gaza

Students attend a class at Al-Shamal Educational School, located just 100 meters from the "Yellow Line" in Jabalia Refugee Camp, northern Gaza Strip, January 12, 2026. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team. (Kyodo)

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Interview with Angels pitcher Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi gives an interview at the King of the Hill indoor baseball training gym built by him near his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Kikuchi plans to play for Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team.

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Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Heavy machinery clears massive logs at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. In a rapid response, the Indonesian government, with the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has implemented a logging moratorium across Aceh and North Sumatra to audit all concession permits. While debris is being repurposed for emergency embankments and infrastructure repair, authorities are investigating 11 logging companies for alleged over-logging that intensified the disaster's impact. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Heavy machinery clears massive logs at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. In a rapid response, the Indonesian government, with the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has implemented a logging moratorium across Aceh and North Sumatra to audit all concession permits. While debris is being repurposed for emergency embankments and infrastructure repair, authorities are investigating 11 logging companies for alleged over-logging that intensified the disaster's impact. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Heavy machinery clears massive logs at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. In a rapid response, the Indonesian government, with the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has implemented a logging moratorium across Aceh and North Sumatra to audit all concession permits. While debris is being repurposed for emergency embankments and infrastructure repair, authorities are investigating 11 logging companies for alleged over-logging that intensified the disaster's impact. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Heavy machinery clears massive logs at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. In a rapid response, the Indonesian government, with the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has implemented a logging moratorium across Aceh and North Sumatra to audit all concession permits. While debris is being repurposed for emergency embankments and infrastructure repair, authorities are investigating 11 logging companies for alleged over-logging that intensified the disaster's impact. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

A man examines an Al-Quran bible that has been affected by mud while heavy machinery clears massive logs at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. In a rapid response, the Indonesian government, with the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has implemented a logging moratorium across Aceh and North Sumatra to audit all concession permits. While debris is being repurposed for emergency embankments and infrastructure repair, authorities are investigating 11 logging companies for alleged over-logging that intensified the disaster's impact. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Heavy machinery clears massive logs at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. In a rapid response, the Indonesian government, with the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has implemented a logging moratorium across Aceh and North Sumatra to audit all concession permits. While debris is being repurposed for emergency embankments and infrastructure repair, authorities are investigating 11 logging companies for alleged over-logging that intensified the disaster's impact. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Heavy machinery clears massive logs at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. In a rapid response, the Indonesian government, with the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has implemented a logging moratorium across Aceh and North Sumatra to audit all concession permits. While debris is being repurposed for emergency embankments and infrastructure repair, authorities are investigating 11 logging companies for alleged over-logging that intensified the disaster's impact. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Heavy machinery clears massive logs at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. In a rapid response, the Indonesian government, with the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has implemented a logging moratorium across Aceh and North Sumatra to audit all concession permits. While debris is being repurposed for emergency embankments and infrastructure repair, authorities are investigating 11 logging companies for alleged over-logging that intensified the disaster's impact. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

Tropical Cyclone Senyar Aftermath - Indonesia

A man examines an Al-Quran bible that has been affected by mud while heavy machinery clears massive logs at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic Boarding School in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025, following flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. In a rapid response, the Indonesian government, with the Anagata Nusantara Power Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has implemented a logging moratorium across Aceh and North Sumatra to audit all concession permits. While debris is being repurposed for emergency embankments and infrastructure repair, authorities are investigating 11 logging companies for alleged over-logging that intensified the disaster's impact. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students do the cleaning at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 25, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfill

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students head for the canteen after class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil

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