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Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE - ILE DE FRANCE - YVELINES (78) - VERSAILLES: CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES - COUR DE MARBRE: GENERAL VIEW FROM THE GABRIEL WING. EIGHTEEN STATUES REPRESENTING THE ROYAL VIRTUES AND THE PARTS OF THE WORLD ADORN THE BALUSTRADE. IN THE CORNER, THE STATUE OF PEACE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE - ILE DE FRANCE - YVELINES (78) - VERSAILLES: CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES - COUR DE MARBRE: GENERAL VIEW FROM THE GABRIEL WING. EIGHTEEN STATUES REPRESENTING THE ROYAL VIRTUES AND THE PARTS OF THE WORLD ADORN THE BALUSTRADE. IN THE CORNER, THE STATUE OF PEACE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Carnac

FRANCE. MORBIHAN (56). CARNAC. ALIGNMENTS OF MENHIRS OF MENEC. COUPLE TRYING TO CAPTURE POSITIVE WAVES FROM STONES. GEOBIOLOGY BELIEVES IN THE PRESENCE OF A NATURAL REVITALIZING ENERGY WITH SOMETIMES CURATIVE VIRTUES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Carnac

FRANCE. MORBIHAN (56). CARNAC. ALIGNMENTS OF MENHIRS OF MENEC. MAN TRYING TO CAPTURE POSITIVE WAVES FROM STONES. GEOBIOLOGY BELIEVES IN THE PRESENCE OF A NATURAL REVITALIZING ENERGY WITH SOMETIMES CURATIVE VIRTUES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Holy Month of Ramadan - Indonesia

Muslims enter the Al-Mashun Grand Mosque to perform the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan 1446 H in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 7, 2025. In Islam, the Friday prayers in the month of Ramadan have more excellent virtues compared to prayers in other months which are performed at Dzuhur time when the sun has passed the zenith point in the sky. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Holy Month of Ramadan - Indonesia

Muslims performing the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan 1446 H at the Al-Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 7, 2025. In Islam, the Friday prayers in the month of Ramadan have more excellent virtues compared to prayers in other months, which are performed at Dzuhur time when the sun has passed the zenith point in the sky. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Holy Month of Ramadan - Indonesia

Muslims performing the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan 1446 H at the Al-Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 7, 2025. In Islam, the Friday prayers in the month of Ramadan have more excellent virtues compared to prayers in other months, which are performed at Dzuhur time when the sun has passed the zenith point in the sky. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Holy Month of Ramadan - Indonesia

Muslims performing the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan 1446 H at the Al-Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 7, 2025. In Islam, the Friday prayers in the month of Ramadan have more excellent virtues compared to prayers in other months, which are performed at Dzuhur time when the sun has passed the zenith point in the sky. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Holy Month of Ramadan - Indonesia

Muslims performing the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan 1446 H at the Al-Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 7, 2025. In Islam, the Friday prayers in the month of Ramadan have more excellent virtues compared to prayers in other months, which are performed at Dzuhur time when the sun has passed the zenith point in the sky. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Holy Month of Ramadan - Indonesia

Muslims performing the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan 1446 H at the Al-Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 7, 2025. In Islam, the Friday prayers in the month of Ramadan have more excellent virtues compared to prayers in other months, which are performed at Dzuhur time when the sun has passed the zenith point in the sky. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Holy Month of Ramadan - Indonesia

Muslims performing the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan 1446 H at the Al-Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 7, 2025. In Islam, the Friday prayers in the month of Ramadan have more excellent virtues compared to prayers in other months, which are performed at Dzuhur time when the sun has passed the zenith point in the sky. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Holy Month of Ramadan - Indonesia

Muslims enter the Al-Mashun Grand Mosque to perform the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan 1446 H in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 7, 2025. In Islam, the Friday prayers in the month of Ramadan have more excellent virtues compared to prayers in other months which are performed at Dzuhur time when the sun has passed the zenith point in the sky. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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10th Anniversary Of The Reign Of Felipe VI - Madrid

Queen Letizia (left) and Princess Leonor (right) during the greetings prior to the presentation of decorations on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty the King, at the Royal Palace, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The aim is to award 19 Spaniards, one for each autonomous community as well as Ceuta and Melilla, for the civic virtues of civil servants in the service of the State, and the extraordinary services of Spanish and foreign citizens for the good of the Nation. Photo by EFE/ Ballesteros POOL /ABACAPRESS.COM

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10th Anniversary Of The Reign Of Felipe VI - Madrid

Princess Leonor (left) and Infanta Sofia (right) during the greetings prior to the presentation of decorations on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty the King, at the Royal Palace, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The aim is to award 19 Spaniards, one for each autonomous community as well as Ceuta and Melilla, for the civic virtues of civil servants in the service of the State, and the extraordinary services of Spanish and foreign citizens for the good of the Nation. Photo by EFE/ Ballesteros POOL /ABACAPRESS.COM

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10th Anniversary Of The Reign Of Felipe VI - Madrid

Princess Leonor (left) and Infanta Sofia (right) during the greetings prior to the presentation of decorations on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty the King, at the Royal Palace, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The aim is to award 19 Spaniards, one for each autonomous community as well as Ceuta and Melilla, for the civic virtues of civil servants in the service of the State, and the extraordinary services of Spanish and foreign citizens for the good of the Nation. Photo by EFE/ Ballesteros POOL /ABACAPRESS.COM

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10th Anniversary Of The Reign Of Felipe VI - Madrid

(L-R) Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia during the greetings prior to the presentation of decorations on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty the King, at the Royal Palace, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The aim is to award 19 Spaniards, one for each autonomous community as well as Ceuta and Melilla, for the civic virtues of civil servants in the service of the State, and the extraordinary services of Spanish and foreign citizens for the good of the Nation. Photo by EFE/ Ballesteros POOL /ABACAPRESS.COM

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10th Anniversary Of The Reign Of Felipe VI - Madrid

King Felipe VI (r) greets the Attorney General of the State, Álvaro García Ortiz (l), the imposition of decorations on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty the King, at the Royal Palace, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The aim is to award 19 Spaniards, one for each autonomous community as well as Ceuta and Melilla, for the civic virtues of civil servants in the service of the State, and the extraordinary services of Spanish and foreign citizens for the good of the Nation. Photo by EFE/ Ballesteros POOL /ABACAPRESS.COM

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10th Anniversary Of The Reign Of Felipe VI - Madrid

Princess Leonor greets the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, before the presentation of decorations on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty the King, at the Royal Palace, on June 19, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The aim is to award 19 Spaniards, one for each autonomous community as well as Ceuta and Melilla, for the civic virtues of civil servants in the service of the State, and the extraordinary services of Spanish and foreign citizens for the good of the Nation. Photo by EFE/ Ballesteros POOL /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Traditional Chinese New Year painting artwork regains vitality with innovation

STORY: Traditional Chinese New Year painting artwork regains vitality with innovation DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Yangliuqing woodblock painting artworks 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUO QINGYOU, Inheritor of Yangliuqing woodblock painting 3 various of by-products of Yangliuqing woodblock painting 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUO SHULIN, Craftsman of Yangliuqing woodblock painting STORYLINE: China has abundant cultural heritages, which can be seen in traditional celebrations of the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. The Yangliuqing woodblock painting in north China's Tianjin Municipality is one of them. It's a popular New Year decoration for many local residents. Flourished in Tianjin and its surrounding areas hundreds of years ago, the artworks feature colorful patterns with abundant themes and contents, especially traditional Chinese virtues such as filial piety, harmony and benevolence. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUO QINGYOU, I

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Prof. Pak extol virtues of Dazaifu ruins

DAZAIFU, Japan - Professor Pak Myong Hum of Busan University of Foreign Studies speaks at a symposium on Japan-South Korea exchange in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2014, in commemoration of the 1,350th anniversary of the establishment of the "mizuki" defensive fortification. He said the ruins of Dazaifu should be utilized in Japan-South Korea exchanges.

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Head of Singapore startup extols vertical farming

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Ong Geok Chwee, COO of Singapore startup company Sky Urban Solutions Holding Pte, explains the virtues of high-end technology-based vertical farming in Singapore on Aug. 4, 2014, as an LED-lit indoor factory equipped with tall cultivation racks is suitable for urban areas.

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Hinduism followers feed cows to accumulate virtues

Cows are seen everywhere in Mumbai, western India, as pictured on April 1, 2015. Followers of the Hindu faith believe they can accumulate virtues by feeding cows. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prof. Pak extol virtues of Dazaifu ruins

DAZAIFU, Japan - Professor Pak Myong Hum of Busan University of Foreign Studies speaks at a symposium on Japan-South Korea exchange in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2014, in commemoration of the 1,350th anniversary of the establishment of the "mizuki" defensive fortification. He said the ruins of Dazaifu should be utilized in Japan-South Korea exchanges. (Kyodo)