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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

A performer takes part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

A performer takes part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

A performer takes part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

A performer takes part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Top 10 Athletes In 2025

9. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada, basketball) Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship in the 2024-25 season. The 27-year-old became the fourth player in NBA history to sweep the honors of the MVP, scoring title and Finals MVP in a single season, after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal. This file photo taken on June 22, 2025 shows Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (front C) of Oklahoma City Thunder celebrating after winning the FMVP title after the game seven of the 2024-2025 season NBA Finals between Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers in Oklahoma City, the United States. Photo by Sun Yuxuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CORRECTED: Suzuki Motor's 1st EV

Suzuki Motor Corp. President Toshihiro Suzuki introduces on Sept. 16, 2025, the "e Vitara" SUV, the auto company's first battery-electric vehicle, to be released in Japan on Jan. 16, next year. The vehicle, that can travel over 430 kilometers on a single charge, will be exported from India to over 100 countries with prices starting from 3.99 million yen ($27,000).

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Suzuki Motor's 1st EV

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025, shows the "e Vitara" SUV, Suzuki Motor Corp.'s first battery-electric vehicle to be released in Japan on Jan. 16, next year. The vehicle, that can travel over 430 kilometers on a single charge, will be exported from India to over 100 countries with prices starting from 3.99 million yen ($27,000).

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A man puts plastic bottles in a piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A man washes waste in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A girl walks on Waste in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Children playing with Styrofoam boxes in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Children playing with Styrofoam boxes in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A girl carries plastic bottles in a sack in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A man shows a plastic syringe in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung delivers a speech during his swearing-in ceremony in the National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea's new president on Wednesday after formally beginning his single five-year term earlier in the day. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung delivers a speech during his swearing-in ceremony in the National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea's new president on Wednesday after formally beginning his single five-year term earlier in the day. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung gesture towards supporters at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea's new president on Wednesday after formally beginning his single five-year term earlier in the day. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung takes the oath of office in the National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea's new president on Wednesday after formally beginning his single five-year term earlier in the day. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung (C) and his wife Kim Hye-kyung gesture towards supporters at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea's new president on Wednesday after formally beginning his single five-year term earlier in the day. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung greet supporters at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea's new president on Wednesday after formally beginning his single five-year term earlier in the day. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung takes the oath of office in the National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea, June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea's new president on Wednesday after formally beginning his single five-year term earlier in the day. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kanji for "kin," meaning gold or money, chosen as best to characterize 2024

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kin," meaning gold or money, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2024. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year as Japanese athletes had their second-best ever performance at the Olympics with 20 gold medals in Paris, while a money scandal rocked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)

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Kanji for "kin," meaning gold or money, chosen as best to characterize 2024

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kin," meaning gold or money, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2024. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year as Japanese athletes had their second-best ever performance at the Olympics with 20 gold medals in Paris, while a money scandal rocked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

The Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy on December 2024. It will be open by pope Francis during the Jubilee 2025. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee.The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls, Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

The Holy Door of the basilica of San Paolo fuori le mura (St. Paul Outside the Walls) in Rome, Italy on December 2024. It will be open by pope Francis during the Jubilee 2025. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. San Paolo fuori le mura is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee.The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls, Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on december 2024 is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. The tradition of visiting all seven churches was started by Philip Neri around 1553 in order to combine conviviality and the sharing of a common religious experience through discovering of the heritage of the early Saints. The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls, Basilica of Saint Mary Major. - St

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

The basilica of San Paolo fuori le mura (Saint Paul outside the walls) in Rome, Italy on December 2024, is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. The tradition of visiting all seven churches was started by Philip Neri around 1553 in order to combine conviviality and the sharing of a common religious experience through discovering of the heritage of the early Saints. The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence Ou

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

The Holy Door of the basilica of Saint Peter at the Vatican, Italy on December 2024. It will be open by pope Francis during the Jubilee 2025. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. St Peter's Basilica is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee.The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls, Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

The Holy Door of the basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on December 2024. It will be open by pope Francis during the Jubilee 2025. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. San Giovanni in Laterano is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee.The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls, Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

The basilica of Saint Sebastian outside the walls (San Sebastiano Fuori Le Mura) in Rome, Italy on December 2024, is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. The tradition of visiting all seven churches was started by Philip Neri around 1553 in order to combine conviviality and the sharing of a common religious experience through discovering of the heritage of the early Saints. The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint L

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on December 2024, is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. The tradition of visiting all seven churches was started by Philip Neri around 1553 in order to combine conviviality and the sharing of a common religious experience through discovering of the heritage of the early Saints. The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls, Ba

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

Basilica of (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on December 2024, is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. - The tradition of visiting all seven churches was started by Philip Neri around 1553 in order to combine conviviality and the sharing of a common religious experience through discovering of the heritage of the early Saints. The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence Ou

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (the Holy Cross in Jerusalem) in Rome, Italy on December 2024, is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. The tradition of visiting all seven churches was started by Philip Neri around 1553 in order to combine conviviality and the sharing of a common religious experience through discovering of the heritage of the early Saints. The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outs

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Jubilee 2025 in Rome - The Seven Churches Pilgrimage

Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le mura (Saint Lawrence outside the Walls) in Rome, Italy on December 2024, is one of the churches included in the itinerary of the pilgrimage of the seven churches of Rome which is an itinerary of about 20 kilometers that pilgrims use to cover in a single day during the year of the jubilee. The start of the Jubilee year will be on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome in the basilicas of St Peter, San Giovanni in Laterano, San Paolo Outside the Walls and Santa Maria Maggiore. The tradition of visiting all seven churches was started by Philip Neri around 1553 in order to combine conviviality and the sharing of a common religious experience through discovering of the heritage of the early Saints. The seven churches included in his itinerary are: Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Basilica of Saint Lawrence

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Symposium on aircraft accident victims' families

Kuniko Miyajima (2nd from L), who leads an association of relatives of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, speaks at a symposium on assistance for aircraft accident victims and their families organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Nov. 26, 2024. Miyajima, 77, lost her 9-year-old son in the world's worst single-aircraft accident that killed 520 passengers and crew.

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Air Legend Air Show - Melun-Villaroche

An Antonov An-2 iSoviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft stand on the tarmac on September 15, 2024 in Melun-Villaroche airport. The Air legend airshow is an event that takes place every year, during the second weekend of September, at the Melun-Villaroche aerodrome, 40 km south-east of Paris, France. This exceptional show presents flight displays of legendary aircraft, which are rarely or have never been seen in France. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Legend Air Show - Melun-Villaroche

A Bucker Bu 181 Bestmann twin-seat single-engine aerobatic monoplane trainer aircraft stands on the tarmac on September 15, 2024 in Melun-Villaroche airport. The Air legend airshow is an event that takes place every year, during the second weekend of September, at the Melun-Villaroche aerodrome, 40 km south-east of Paris, France. This exceptional show presents flight displays of legendary aircraft, which are rarely or have never been seen in France. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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North Jiangsu Canal Container Traffic Record High

HUAI'AN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The working scene of the container terminal at the New Port of the Grand Canal in northern Jiangsu, China. In August 2024, the container traffic of the Northern Jiangsu Canal reached 75,413 TEU, an increase of 24.1% over the same period last year, and a record high of container traffic in a single month.

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North Jiangsu Canal Container Traffic Record High

HUAI'AN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The working scene of the container terminal at the New Port of the Grand Canal in northern Jiangsu, China. In August 2024, the container traffic of the Northern Jiangsu Canal reached 75,413 TEU, an increase of 24.1% over the same period last year, and a record high of container traffic in a single month.

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North Jiangsu Canal Container Traffic Record High

HUAI'AN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The working scene of the container terminal at the New Port of the Grand Canal in northern Jiangsu, China. In August 2024, the container traffic of the Northern Jiangsu Canal reached 75,413 TEU, an increase of 24.1% over the same period last year, and a record high of container traffic in a single month.

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North Jiangsu Canal Container Traffic Record High

HUAI'AN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The working scene of the container terminal at the New Port of the Grand Canal in northern Jiangsu, China. In August 2024, the container traffic of the Northern Jiangsu Canal reached 75,413 TEU, an increase of 24.1% over the same period last year, and a record high of container traffic in a single month.