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PORTUGAL. PORTO. IN THE BOLHAO DISTRICT, THE CHAPEL OF SOULS (CAPELA DAS ALMAS) IS COVERED WITH AZULEJOS ON ITS FACADE, ON THE SIDE WALL, BUT ALSO INSIDE, IN THE NAVE. THE AZULEJO DECORATION IS THE WORK OF THE CERAMIC ARTIST EDUARDO LEITE (1929) A WOMAN VACUUMS THE AISLES OF THE CHURCH Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Building bomb shelter in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - APRIL 1, 2024 - A worker vacuums the floor in a new modular underground bomb shelter designed for 100 people that is being built in the yard of the five-storey residential building that was damaged by a Russian S-300 missile on October 6, 2022, and is now being restored, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Massive tree trunk for pagoda renovation at Yakushiji

NARA, Japan - Hundreds of people take part in a ceremony to transport a 4-ton Japanese cypress log to the East Pagoda at Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara in western Japan, on April 8, 2014, where it will be used to fill vacuums in the central pillar known as "shimbashira." The pagoda, a national treasure that dates back to the Nara period (710-784), is undergoing major renovation work for the first time in about 110 years.

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Guesthouse owner brings travelers together on Izu Oshima Island

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Ishihara vacuums inside a guesthouse she runs on Izu Oshima Island in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2013. Ishihara basically does all the work alone at her guesthouse Morio's House, such as cleaning rooms, shopping and picking up guests.

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Japan welfare minister helps elderly people

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese welfare minister Akira Nagatsuma (R) vacuums the house of an elderly man during a hands-on day in Tokyo's Tachikawa on Jan. 30, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hitachi devises vacuuming robot with memory function

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. on May 29 unveiled a prototype cleaning robot (photo) that vacuums the floor by memorizing the location of obstacles and other features of the room in advance. A commercial model will be released within a few years, Hitachi said. The prototype saucer-shaped robot is 25 centimeters across and 13 cm high, the smallest machine of its kind ever developed in the world, according to Hitachi.

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Hitachi devises vacuuming robot with memory function

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. on May 29 unveiled a prototype cleaning robot (photo) that vacuums the floor by memorizing the location of obstacles and other features of the room in advance. A commercial model will be released within a few years, Hitachi said. The prototype saucer-shaped robot is 25 centimeters across and 13 cm high, the smallest machine of its kind ever developed in the world, according to Hitachi. (Kyodo)

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THE INCREDIBLES

THE INCREDIBLES [US 2004] [L-R] CRAIG T. NELSON voices Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible, HOLLY HUNTER voices Helen Parr / Elastigirl Date: 2004

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Japan welfare minister helps elderly people

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese welfare minister Akira Nagatsuma (R) vacuums the house of an elderly man during a hands-on day in Tokyo's Tachikawa on Jan. 30, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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FOCUS: Door opens for foreign domestics but costs, protection still issues

A Filipina living in Japan vacuums a floor at a house in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward she was dispatched to by a domestic work service provider in November 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo