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Labor Party wins election in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to supporters near Sydney on May 3, 2025, after his ruling Labor Party won majority seats in the general election and he secured a second consecutive three-year term.

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Labor Party wins election in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks near Sydney on May 3, 2025, after his ruling Labor Party won majority seats in the general election and he secured a second consecutive three-year term.

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New members of the Riigikogu

26.03.2025, Tallinn. Due to the recent change in government, three new MPs are taking up seats at the Riigikogu. The new MPs are Toomas Järveoja, Diana Ingerainen, and Stig Rästa Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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New members of the Riigikogu

26.03.2025, Tallinn. Due to the recent change in government, three new MPs are taking up seats at the Riigikogu. The new MPs are Toomas Järveoja, Diana Ingerainen, and Stig Rästa Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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New members of the Riigikogu

26.03.2025, Tallinn. Due to the recent change in government, three new MPs are taking up seats at the Riigikogu. The new MPs are Toomas Järveoja, Diana Ingerainen, and Stig Rästa Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 30, 2024, after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost three lower house seats in by-elections on April 28.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 30, 2024, after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost three lower house seats in by-elections on April 28.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 30, 2024, after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost three lower house seats in by-elections on April 28.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 30, 2024, after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost three lower house seats in by-elections on April 28.

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo after the ruling party lost three seats in House of Representatives by-elections on April 28, 2024.

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Toshimitsu Motegi (C), secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo after the ruling party lost three seats in House of Representatives by-elections on April 28, 2024.

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Lower house by-elections in Japan

Kenta Izumi, chief of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 28, 2024, after the party won all three seats contested in House of Representatives by-elections.

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Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister

STORY: Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Monday at a press conference in Tehran that the turnout in the country's 12th parliamentary and sixth Assembly of Experts elections, which were held on Friday, reached 41 percent. The voting began at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) at 59,000 polling stations across Iran, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. The voting was initially scheduled to end at 6:00 pm local time but was extended three times, with each extension lasting for two hours. Vahidi said 25 million of the total 6

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ECP announces final results of Pakistan's General Election 2024

STORY: ECP announces final results of Pakistan's General Election 2024 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECP 2. various of the Islamabad streets 3. various of polling stations STORYLINE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday announced the complete results of the country's General Election 2024 held on Feb. 8. According to the election results announced for the National Assembly (NA), or the lower house of the country's parliament, independent candidates got 101 seats, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif got 75 seats and the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari got 54 seats. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan got 17 seats, the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Pakistan got four seats, the Pakistan Muslim League got three seats, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party and Balochistan National Party got two seats

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest To Condemn The General Election - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad party wearing black face bands take part in a protest to condemn the general election, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-ZOOM-IN

(231005) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 4, 2023 shows the auspicious cloud patterns on the seats inside a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia. As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation between China and Indonesia, it shortens the train trip between Jakarta and Bandung from more than three hours to about 40 minutes via this new 142.3-km line. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-ZOOM-IN

(231005) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 4, 2023 shows the auspicious cloud patterns on the seats inside a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia. As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation between China and Indonesia, it shortens the train trip between Jakarta and Bandung from more than three hours to about 40 minutes via this new 142.3-km line. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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EgyptAir to resume Cairo-Tokyo direct flights

STORY: EgyptAir to resume Cairo-Tokyo direct flights DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the EgyptAir logo 2. various of EgyptAir planes STORYLINE: Egypt's flagship carrier EgyptAir announced on Sunday that it will resume its direct route from Cairo to Tokyo's Narita International Airport on Sept. 28 this year, after a three-year suspension. There will be one weekly flight on a Boeing B787-9 (309 seats), departing on Thursdays and returning on Fridays. It will later increase to two flights per week since November, according to the Egyptian company. According to recent data, EgyptAir flights served 71 overseas destinations in the first half of this year, an increase of 10 percent from the previous year. The company has recently operated several routes in Asia, Europe, and North America. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows VSS Unity's release phase during Galactic 02 spaceflight. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers are celebrated for becoming the first female astronauts from the Caribbean. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows Galactic 02 crew Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers and Jon Goodwin return to earth as astronauts. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows the view of earth from space aboard VSS Unity during the Galactic 02 spaceflight. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows astronaut 013 Anastatia Mayers takes in the view of Earth aboard VSS Unity. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows the view of earth from space aboard VSS Unity during the Galactic 02 spaceflight. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows VSS Unity's boost phase during Galactic 02 spaceflight. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows Astronaut 011 Jon Goodwin waves for the camera while weightless inside the cabin of VSS Unity. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows astronaut 013 Anastatia Mayers takes in the view of Earth aboard VSS Unity. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows the crew of Galactic 02. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows the Galactic 02 crew stops to celebrate on their way to boarding VSS Unity and their trip to space. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows Astronaut 012 Keisha Schahaff takes in the view of Earth aboard VSS Unity. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows VSS Unity takes-off from spaceport America, New Mexico for the Galactic 02 mission. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Virgin Galactic Launches First Tourist Flight To Space

Handout photo shows VSS Unity above Earth during the Galactic 02 mission. Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership on August 10, 2023. It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers, the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing, as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space. Photo by Virgin Galactic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Progress in gender equality advances growth, stability in Rwanda

STORY: Progress in gender equality advances growth, stability in Rwanda DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kigali and local women 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SILAS NGAYABOSHYA, Director general of Gender Promotion and Women Empowerment at the Rwandan Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Kinyarwanda): APOLLINAIRE MUGIRANEZA, Business woman STORYLINE: A Rwandan senior official has said Rwanda has made remarkable development strides in the past three decades with a strong focus on gender equality and women's empowerment, which has stimulated economic growth and boosted private and public sector performance. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SILAS NGAYABOSHYA, Director general of Gender Promotion and Women Empowerment at Rwandan Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion "We have had even a progressed constitution that specifically made clear at least 30 percent of seats or positions in different institutions should belong to women, and this h

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New Komeito's Matsu fills seat vacated by LDP's Kobayashi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - New Komeito member Akira Matsu speaks during a news conference in Yokohama on Sept. 7 after being formally moved up to fill the House of Councillors seat vacated by Yutaka Kobayashi, who resigned earlier this week over an alleged election violation by his staff. Matsu had lost her seat as the runner-up in the Kanagawa constituency in which three seats were contested.

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Special seats matching image of popular anime Gundam

OSAKA, Japan - Nankai Electric Railway Co. unveils three special seats set up inside the limited express train Rapi:t to create an atmosphere associated in the popular anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn" on April 24, 2014 in Osaka, western Japan. The red train assumes the image of Neo Zeon, Gundam's "popular" villain organization, and runs between Namba Station and Kansai Airport Station in Osaka Prefecture from April 26 to June 30, 2014.

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Day after general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012, the day after his Democratic Party of Japan's crushing defeat in a general election. The DPJ is to slip from power after losing more than two-thirds of its seats in the House of Representatives, as the major opposition Liberal Democratic Party, defeated by the DPJ in the previous election three years earlier, achieved a landslide.

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Day after general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012, the day after his Democratic Party of Japan's crushing defeat in a general election. The DPJ is to slip from power after losing more than two-thirds of its seats in the House of Representatives, as the major opposition Liberal Democratic Party, defeated by the DPJ in the previous election three years earlier, achieved a landslide.