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UK: Thousands Protest Digital ID Plan Over Privacy Concerns in London 4

On Saturday, October 18, thousands marched from Marble Arch to Whitehall in London to protest the government’s proposed “BritCard” digital ID system, citing privacy concerns and potential surveillance. The plan, set to be mandatory by 2029 for verifying work eligibility, has drawn over 2.8 million petition signatures and opposition from around 50 Labour MPs. Authorities argue the system will prevent illegal work and improve service efficiency.

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UK: Thousands Protest Digital ID Plan Over Privacy Concerns in London 3

On Saturday, October 18, thousands marched from Marble Arch to Whitehall in London to protest the government’s proposed “BritCard” digital ID system, citing privacy concerns and potential surveillance. The plan, set to be mandatory by 2029 for verifying work eligibility, has drawn over 2.8 million petition signatures and opposition from around 50 Labour MPs. Authorities argue the system will prevent illegal work and improve service efficiency.

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UK: Thousands Protest Digital ID Plan Over Privacy Concerns in London 2

On Saturday, October 18, thousands marched from Marble Arch to Whitehall in London to protest the government’s proposed “BritCard” digital ID system, citing privacy concerns and potential surveillance. The plan, set to be mandatory by 2029 for verifying work eligibility, has drawn over 2.8 million petition signatures and opposition from around 50 Labour MPs. Authorities argue the system will prevent illegal work and improve service efficiency.

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UK: Thousands Protest Digital ID Plan Over Privacy Concerns in London

On Saturday, October 18, thousands marched from Marble Arch to Whitehall in London to protest the government’s proposed “BritCard” digital ID system, citing privacy concerns and potential surveillance. The plan, set to be mandatory by 2029 for verifying work eligibility, has drawn over 2.8 million petition signatures and opposition from around 50 Labour MPs. Authorities argue the system will prevent illegal work and improve service efficiency.

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Ex-abductee seeks early return of remaining abductees

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga (R) collects signatures in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2025, calling for new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi to pave the way for holding direct negotiations with North Korea to bring back all the remaining abductees, including her mother, to Japan. Soga, 66, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-abductee seeks early return of remaining abductees

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga (R) collects signatures in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2025, calling for new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi to pave the way for holding direct negotiations with North Korea to bring back all the remaining abductees, including her mother, to Japan. Soga, 66, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Ex-abductee seeks early return of remaining abductees

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga (L) collects signatures in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2025, calling for new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi to pave the way for holding direct negotiations with North Korea to bring back all the remaining abductees, including her mother, to Japan. Soga, 66, returned from North Korea in 2002 following a Japan-North Korea summit in Pyongyang.

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Illustration - The petition Against The Duplomb Law Exceeds 1 000 000 Signatures

The petition against the Duplomb Law has collected more than a million signatures on the National Assembly's website, forcing MPs to re-discuss the law. The Duplomb Law provides for changes to the rules governing the use of many previously banned pesticides, on July 20, 2025 in France. Photo by Jean-Pierre Nguyen Van Hai-Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The petition Against The Duplomb Law Exceeds 1 000 000 Signatures

The petition against the Duplomb Law has collected more than a million signatures on the National Assembly's website, forcing MPs to re-discuss the law. The Duplomb Law provides for changes to the rules governing the use of many previously banned pesticides, on July 20, 2025 in France. Photo by Jean-Pierre Nguyen Van Hai-Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The petition Against The Duplomb Law Exceeds 1 000 000 Signatures

The petition against the Duplomb Law has collected more than a million signatures on the National Assembly's website, forcing MPs to re-discuss the law. The Duplomb Law provides for changes to the rules governing the use of many previously banned pesticides, on July 20, 2025 in France. Photo by Jean-Pierre Nguyen Van Hai-Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The petition Against The Duplomb Law Exceeds 1 000 000 Signatures

The petition against the Duplomb Law has collected more than a million signatures on the National Assembly's website, forcing MPs to re-discuss the law. The Duplomb Law provides for changes to the rules governing the use of many previously banned pesticides, on July 20, 2025 in France. Photo by Jean-Pierre Nguyen Van Hai-Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The petition Against The Duplomb Law Exceeds 1 000 000 Signatures

The petition against the Duplomb Law has collected more than a million signatures on the National Assembly's website, forcing MPs to re-discuss the law. The Duplomb Law provides for changes to the rules governing the use of many previously banned pesticides, on July 20, 2025 in France. Photo by Jean-Pierre Nguyen Van Hai-Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 800 000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 800,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 800 000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 800,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Law Hits 720,000 Signatures

The petition against the Duplomb law has gathered more than 720,000 signatures on the website of the National Assembly, which allows a re-discussion of the law. The Duplomb law provides for changes to the rules governing the use of certain pesticides 2025_07_21 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Law Hits 720,000 Signatures

The petition against the Duplomb law has gathered more than 720,000 signatures on the website of the National Assembly, which allows a re-discussion of the law. The Duplomb law provides for changes to the rules governing the use of certain pesticides 2025_07_21 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Law Hits 720,000 Signatures

The petition against the Duplomb law has gathered more than 720,000 signatures on the website of the National Assembly, which allows a re-discussion of the law. The Duplomb law provides for changes to the rules governing the use of certain pesticides 2025_07_21 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Law Hits 720,000 Signatures

The petition against the Duplomb law has gathered more than 720,000 signatures on the website of the National Assembly, which allows a re-discussion of the law. The Duplomb law provides for changes to the rules governing the use of certain pesticides 2025_07_21 Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Surgical unit of underground hospital

A Ukrainian flag features signatures in a surgical unit of an underground hospital in an area of hostilities on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Philippine Vice-President Impeached for Calling for President's Death

Lawmakers convene during the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, the Philippines, on February 5, 2025. Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will face trial in the Senate after she was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. House Secretary General Reginald Velasco was ordered to transmit the impeachment complaint to the Senate after the House secured 215 signatures, more than the required one-third of the House membership to impeach Duterte, advancing the process to the Senate for trial. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippine Vice-President Impeached for Calling for President's Death

Lawmakers convene during the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, the Philippines, on February 5, 2025. Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will face trial in the Senate after she was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. House Secretary General Reginald Velasco was ordered to transmit the impeachment complaint to the Senate after the House secured 215 signatures, more than the required one-third of the House membership to impeach Duterte, advancing the process to the Senate for trial. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her staff and the media as she takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her staff and the media as she takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her staff and the media as she takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff pose for a photo at a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her staff and the media as she takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her staff and the media as she takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff takes a photo of the signature of Vice President Kamala Harris after she took part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Vice President Kamala Harris took part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her staff and the media as she takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her staff and the media as she takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her staff and the media as she takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her staff and the media as she takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

A view of the ceremonial desk drawer signed by Vice President Kamala Harris after the Vice President took part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris took part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

A view of the ceremonial desk drawer signed by Vice President Kamala Harris after the Vice President took part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris took part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

A view of the ceremonial desk drawer signed by Vice President Kamala Harris after the Vice President took part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris took part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris Signs Her Ceremonial Desk Drawer

Vice President Kamala Harris points to her signature after taking part in a ceremonial desk signing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Thursday January 16, 2025 in Washington DC. Joined by the Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a ceremony that has been observed since the Ford administration but actually dates back to the 1940s. The desk also contains signatures of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Johnson. Photo by Jemal Countess/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lists of signatures and a poster, made by the Suginami Council

Keyword: Lists of signature, poster, the Suginami Council, a ban on hydrogen bombs=circa1980, location unknown, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Petition to bring back those abducted to N. Korea

Hitomi Soga (far L), a Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002, collects signatures in Sado in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, for a petition calling for the return of the remaining abductees, including her mother Miyoshi, who was kidnapped with her.

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Petition to bring back those abducted to N. Korea

Hitomi Soga (L), a Japanese woman who was abducted by North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002, collects signatures in Sado in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, for a petition calling for the return of the remaining abductees, including her mother Miyoshi, who was kidnapped with her.

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-CYCLING ROAD

(240803) -- PARIS, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2024 shows a board with signatures of athletes prior to the men's cycling road race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yibo)