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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

This photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows "Gutu" cooked at Jamyang Drolma's home in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Local residents in Tibetan costumes celebrate the "Gutu Eve" in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

A resident shows a note denoting wishes and expectations for the New Year on the "Gutu Eve" in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family re

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Local residents celebrate the "Gutu Eve" in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley and

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Jamyang Drolma prepares "chema" at home in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley and

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Jamyang Drolma's mother cooks "Gutu" at their home in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

Jamyang Drolma (2nd L) poses for a group photo with her family in Khorchak Village, Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2025. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a view of Khorchak Village in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley

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Burang Gutu Eve Celebration - Xizang

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025 shows a view of Khorchak Village in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. While in Burang, "Gutu" is a sort of porridge with nine ingredients and also a distinctive dish on the dinner table of the "Gutu Eve." In Khorchak Village of Burang County, Jamyang Drolma's family is bustling with New Year preparations at home. A pot of "Gutu" steams on the stove, while the "chema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, is placed to pray for harvest in the next year. This year, the family rejoiced over a bumper harvest of highland barley

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a wooden tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a wooden tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE (10 MARCH 2021) : TEAMS FROM LE BRAS FRERES HAVE BEGUN INSTALLING THE WOODEN HALF-ARCHES THAT WILL SUPPORT THE VAULTS OF THE CATHEDRAL'S CHOIR. THESE FIFTY-TWO PIECES, EACH ALMOST EIGHT METRES LONG AND WEIGHING 800 KILOS, HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND ASSEMBLED TO MEASURE FOR EACH VAULT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE - 10 MARCH 2021 : TEAMS FROM LE BRAS FRERES BEGIN INSTALLING THE WOODEN HALF-ARCHES THAT WILL SUPPORT THE VAULTS OF THE CATHEDRAL'S CHOIR. THESE FIFTY-TWO PIECES (ALMOST EIGHT METRES LONG AND WEIGHING MORE THAN 800 KILOS) HAVE BEEN CUSTOM-DESIGNED AND ASSEMBLED FOR EACH VAULT, AS HAVE THE METAL PARTS THAT HOLD THEM TOGETHER. THE WORK WAS CARRIED OUT ON SCAFFOLDING ERECTED BY EUROPE ECHAFAUDAGE. PLACED ONE BY ONE BY CRANE AT A HEIGHT OF 30 METRES, THE HALF-ARCHES ARE THEN TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE HIGH GLASS ROOFS OF THE CHOIR. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand: Fire Breaks Out at Five Star Hotel in Chiang Mai

A fire broke out at the five star Dhara Dhevi Hotel in Chiang Mai in the early hours of Wednesday April 23, destroying the former wooden spa complex building. The flame was put under control in two hours. There are no reports of casualties.

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emile Soleil Murder Investigation

wooden cabin at Emile Soleil grand parents house in Le Haut-Vernet. After Police custody over the grandparents of Emile Soleil, a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago, was lifted on March 27, 2025. Philippe Vedovini was detained with his wife, Anne, since March 25 in connection with the death of their two-year-old grandson, who went missing from their home in a remote part of France between Aix-en-Provence and Aubagne in July 2023. No trace of Emile Soleil was found until the end of March last year when a hiker in the mountainous area came across the skull and teeth of a child not far from their home. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life In Beit Lahia After Closure Of Crossings For Over Two Weeks - Gaza

A group of displaced Palestinians sits on wooden carts amid the ruins of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on March 15, 2025. Palestinian families endure worsening conditions after the closure of crossings for over two weeks, limiting access to essential supplies. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to grab two sacred wooden sticks during the over-500-year-old Saidai-ji Eyo festival at Saidai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 15, 2025. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to grab two sacred wooden sticks during the over-500-year-old Saidai-ji Eyo festival at Saidai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 15, 2025. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Naked festival at western Japan temple

Men wearing only loincloths jostle in a bid to grab two sacred wooden sticks during the over-500-year-old Saidai-ji Eyo festival at Saidai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Okayama on Feb. 15, 2025. A person who gets a stick is called a fukuotoko, or "lucky man."

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Mukhtarzarda Caravanserai In Herat - Afghanistan

Two men work on a glass sheets near a large wooden door in Mukhtarzada Caravanserai in Herat, Afghanistan, on January 22, 2025. The caravanserai, a historic inn along the Silk Road, once served as a resting place for merchants and travelers. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emajõgi Barge Society

04.09.2024, Tartu. A two-mast barge, 22 m long and 9 m wide. The Emajõgi-Peipsi barges were unique wooden sailboats, relatives of the Hanseatic logs, which began to be built for the waters here in the 14th century, when Tartu and Peipsi passed through international transit - the Hanseatic trade. Barges were used on Peipsi after the Hanseatic era until the second world war. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGLIN-PINGLIU VILLAGE-GANLAN BUILDINGS (CN)

(240806) -- LONGLIN, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows two kids playing on a Ganlan building in Pingliu Village of Longlin County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Pingliu Village, spanning a history of over 200 years, is a Zhuang ethnic-minority hamlet that borders neighboring provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. Among the well preserved traditions and costumes of the local Zhuang ethnic minority group, the local housing facility, Ganlan building, a stilt wood-structured residential architecture, is most distinctive. Supported by wooden columns, the buildings are usually built in three stories with slope roofs. The ground floor is mainly served as livestock sheds, while the second floor and above are for family living and grain storage respectively. High above the ground, the Ganlan buildings help prevent humidity, increase ventilation and bring lights in people's living space. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhou Hua)

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The Marsh Arabs - Iraq

View of wooden narrow canoes by a waterway in the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Ahwar area of Dhi Qar on January 22, 2021. The Mesopotamian Marshes are located in southern Iraq, in the basin of the two mythical rivers of the Middle East: the Euphrates and the Tigris. The region is considered one of the cradles of civilization and, according to legend, even hosted the Gardens of Eden. The Marsh Arabs, also called Maadans, are an ancient community. It is estimated that they have occupied the marshes for almost 5,000 years. Between 1991 and 2003, the former dictator Saddam Hussein completely dried up the area because he believed it harbored his opponents. When he fell, the Maadans returned and tore down the dikes and dams he had built. The marshes have then almost returned to their original state. But in recent years, global warming and dams built upstream of the two rivers in Turkey have once again put the marshes in danger. Photo by Aline Deschamps/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Marsh Arabs - Iraq

A man stands on a wooden narrow canoe in the waterways of the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Ahwar area of Dhi Qar on January 22, 2021. The Mesopotamian Marshes are located in southern Iraq, in the basin of the two mythical rivers of the Middle East: the Euphrates and the Tigris. The region is considered one of the cradles of civilization and, according to legend, even hosted the Gardens of Eden. The Marsh Arabs, also called Maadans, are an ancient community. It is estimated that they have occupied the marshes for almost 5,000 years. Between 1991 and 2003, the former dictator Saddam Hussein completely dried up the area because he believed it harbored his opponents. When he fell, the Maadans returned and tore down the dikes and dams he had built. The marshes have then almost returned to their original state. But in recent years, global warming and dams built upstream of the two rivers in Turkey have once again put the marshes in danger. Photo by Aline Deschamps/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Marsh Arabs - Iraq

A man sits on a wooden narrow canoe in the waterways of the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Ahwar area of Dhi Qar on January 22, 2021. The Mesopotamian Marshes are located in southern Iraq, in the basin of the two mythical rivers of the Middle East: the Euphrates and the Tigris. The region is considered one of the cradles of civilization and, according to legend, even hosted the Gardens of Eden. The Marsh Arabs, also called Maadans, are an ancient community. It is estimated that they have occupied the marshes for almost 5,000 years. Between 1991 and 2003, the former dictator Saddam Hussein completely dried up the area because he believed it harbored his opponents. When he fell, the Maadans returned and tore down the dikes and dams he had built. The marshes have then almost returned to their original state. But in recent years, global warming and dams built upstream of the two rivers in Turkey have once again put the marshes in danger. Photo by Aline Deschamps/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Marsh Arabs - Iraq

A man rows a wooden narrow canoe in the waterways of the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Ahwar area of Dhi Qar on January 22, 2021. The Mesopotamian Marshes are located in southern Iraq, in the basin of the two mythical rivers of the Middle East: the Euphrates and the Tigris. The region is considered one of the cradles of civilization and, according to legend, even hosted the Gardens of Eden. The Marsh Arabs, also called Maadans, are an ancient community. It is estimated that they have occupied the marshes for almost 5,000 years. Between 1991 and 2003, the former dictator Saddam Hussein completely dried up the area because he believed it harbored his opponents. When he fell, the Maadans returned and tore down the dikes and dams he had built. The marshes have then almost returned to their original state. But in recent years, global warming and dams built upstream of the two rivers in Turkey have once again put the marshes in danger. Photo by Aline Deschamps/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Marsh Arabs - Iraq

A man stands on a wooden narrow canoe in the waterways in the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Ahwar area of Dhi Qar on January 22, 2021. The Mesopotamian Marshes are located in southern Iraq, in the basin of the two mythical rivers of the Middle East: the Euphrates and the Tigris. The region is considered one of the cradles of civilization and, according to legend, even hosted the Gardens of Eden. The Marsh Arabs, also called Maadans, are an ancient community. It is estimated that they have occupied the marshes for almost 5,000 years. Between 1991 and 2003, the former dictator Saddam Hussein completely dried up the area because he believed it harbored his opponents. When he fell, the Maadans returned and tore down the dikes and dams he had built. The marshes have then almost returned to their original state. But in recent years, global warming and dams built upstream of the two rivers in Turkey have once again put the marshes in danger. Photo by Aline Deschamps/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Marsh Arabs - Iraq

A fisherman stands on a wooden narrow canoe in the waterways of the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Ahwar area of Dhi Qar on January 22, 2021. The Mesopotamian Marshes are located in southern Iraq, in the basin of the two mythical rivers of the Middle East: the Euphrates and the Tigris. The region is considered one of the cradles of civilization and, according to legend, even hosted the Gardens of Eden. The Marsh Arabs, also called Maadans, are an ancient community. It is estimated that they have occupied the marshes for almost 5,000 years. Between 1991 and 2003, the former dictator Saddam Hussein completely dried up the area because he believed it harbored his opponents. When he fell, the Maadans returned and tore down the dikes and dams he had built. The marshes have then almost returned to their original state. But in recent years, global warming and dams built upstream of the two rivers in Turkey have once again put the marshes in danger. Photo by Aline Deschamps/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Marsh Arabs - Iraq

A man rows a wooden narrow canoe in the waterways of the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Ahwar area of Dhi Qar on January 22, 2021. The Mesopotamian Marshes are located in southern Iraq, in the basin of the two mythical rivers of the Middle East: the Euphrates and the Tigris. The region is considered one of the cradles of civilization and, according to legend, even hosted the Gardens of Eden. The Marsh Arabs, also called Maadans, are an ancient community. It is estimated that they have occupied the marshes for almost 5,000 years. Between 1991 and 2003, the former dictator Saddam Hussein completely dried up the area because he believed it harbored his opponents. When he fell, the Maadans returned and tore down the dikes and dams he had built. The marshes have then almost returned to their original state. But in recent years, global warming and dams built upstream of the two rivers in Turkey have once again put the marshes in danger. Photo by Aline Deschamps/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM