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$(240517) -- SURREY, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants compete during the annual Cloverdale Bed Race in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on May 16, 2024. Started in 1977, the traditional community event returned on Thursday, with participants teaming up to compete head-to-head on the street with their modified beds. (Photo by Liang Sen\/Xinhua$

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(240517) -- SURREY, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants compete during the annual Cloverdale Bed Race in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on May 16, 2024. Started in 1977, the traditional community event returned on Thursday, with participants teaming up to compete head-to-head on the street with their modified beds. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua

$Kune-In shopping center burned and looted by protesters for the second time in Noumea, New Caledonia on May 17, 2024. Tensions remained high in Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia, on Friday after days of riots as the French governments representative said areas of the Pacific territory have escaped state control. Louis Le Franc, high commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia, announced new security deployments. The number of police and gendarmes on the island will rise to 2,700 from 1,700 by Friday evening. After rioting that began on Monday, leaving five dead and resulting in hundreds of arrests, Thursday night was relatively calm, he said. However, there were still points of confrontation and concern in Nouméa. Photo by MMIIAS\/Abaca\/Sipa$

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Kune-In shopping center burned and looted by protesters for the second time in Noumea, New Caledonia on May 17, 2024. Tensions remained high in Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia, on Friday after days of riots as the French governments representative said areas of the Pacific territory have escaped state control. Louis Le Franc, high commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia, announced new security deployments. The number of police and gendarmes on the island will rise to 2,700 from 1,700 by Friday evening. After rioting that began on Monday, leaving five dead and resulting in hundreds of arrests, Thursday night was relatively calm, he said. However, there were still points of confrontation and concern in Nouméa. Photo by MMIIAS/Abaca/Sipa

$14\/05\/2024 Milan Ph.Paolo Della Bella The entrepreneur Luca Cordero di Montezemolo with a friend, during the walk in via Monte Napoleone and a break from Cova. Exclusive (Photo by Paolo Della Bella \/ ipa-agency.n\/IPA\/Sipa USA$

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14/05/2024 Milan Ph.Paolo Della Bella The entrepreneur Luca Cordero di Montezemolo with a friend, during the walk in via Monte Napoleone and a break from Cova. Exclusive (Photo by Paolo Della Bella / ipa-agency.n/IPA/Sipa USA

$17-05-2024 Skaugum Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Haakon with Dog Molly Fiskebolle celebrating the constitution day at the residence in Skaugum in Asker, Norway. Ã\' PPE\/Nieboer\/\/PICTUREPRESSEUROPE_PPE24051724\/Credit:PPE\/SIPA$

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17-05-2024 Skaugum Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Haakon with Dog Molly Fiskebolle celebrating the constitution day at the residence in Skaugum in Asker, Norway. Ã' PPE/Nieboer//PICTUREPRESSEUROPE_PPE24051724/Credit:PPE/SIPA

$(240517) -- BEIJING, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during a ceremony in Debrecen, Hungary, on Sept. 5, 2022. Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) signed a real estate deal with the city of Debrecen in Hungary, marking the official launch of its second European plant. (Photo by Attila Volgyi\/Xinhua$

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(240517) -- BEIJING, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during a ceremony in Debrecen, Hungary, on Sept. 5, 2022. Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) signed a real estate deal with the city of Debrecen in Hungary, marking the official launch of its second European plant. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua

$A sign is seen explaining the structure of a beehive and the bee life cycle, Nicosia, Cyprus, on Apr. 12, 2024. Bees are considered a valuable species for the ecosystem and the Athalassa beekeeping park has opened to alert people about that fact. (Photo by Kostas Pikoulas\/Sipa USA$

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Cyprus : Athalassa beekeeping park

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A sign is seen explaining the structure of a beehive and the bee life cycle, Nicosia, Cyprus, on Apr. 12, 2024. Bees are considered a valuable species for the ecosystem and the Athalassa beekeeping park has opened to alert people about that fact. (Photo by Kostas Pikoulas/Sipa USA

$Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90\/The Greens), Federal Foreign Minister, photographed during a doorstep at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, May 16, 2024. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office$

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Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens), Federal Foreign Minister, photographed during a doorstep at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, May 16, 2024. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Foreign Office

Marco Buschmann, Federal Minister of Justice, speaks on the Bureaucracy Reduction Act at the 170th session of the German Bundestag in Berlin, May 17, 2024

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Marco Buschmann, Federal Minister of Justice, speaks on the Bureaucracy Reduction Act at the 170th session of the German Bundestag in Berlin, May 17, 2024

$09 January 2023, Hamburg: The defendant hides his face in the courtroom. The trial before the Higher Regional Court is about war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015. The accused is a 47-year-old Syrian who entered Germany in February 2016 and was arrested in Bremen on August 2 last year. Photo: Markus Scholz\/dpa-Pool\/dpa$

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09 January 2023, Hamburg: The defendant hides his face in the courtroom. The trial before the Higher Regional Court is about war crimes committed by a Syrian government militia between 2012 and 2015. The accused is a 47-year-old Syrian who entered Germany in February 2016 and was arrested in Bremen on August 2 last year. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa-Pool/dpa

$17 May 2024, France, Straßburg: Participants sit in the Council of Europe building during the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The Committee of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the 46 member states is the supreme decision-making body of the Council of Europe. It currently meets once a year at ministerial level. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, France, Straßburg: Participants sit in the Council of Europe building during the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The Committee of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the 46 member states is the supreme decision-making body of the Council of Europe. It currently meets once a year at ministerial level. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa

16.05.2024, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Formula 1 Grand Prix Emilia Romagna 2024, in the picture George Russell (GBR), Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team drives with Sky expert Timo Glock with an original Mercedes car that took part in the Targa Florio in 1924

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16.05.2024, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Formula 1 Grand Prix Emilia Romagna 2024, in the picture George Russell (GBR), Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team drives with Sky expert Timo Glock with an original Mercedes car that took part in the Targa Florio in 1924

$17 May 2024, Berlin: Michael Kretschmer (CDU), Minister President of Saxony, speaks at the meeting of the Bundesrat. Photo: Kay Nietfeld\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, Berlin: Michael Kretschmer (CDU), Minister President of Saxony, speaks at the meeting of the Bundesrat. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

$(240517) -- SHANGHAI, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hannah Roberts of the United States competes during the Cycling BMX Freestyle Women\'s Park Qualification at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua\/He Changshan$

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(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240517) -- SHANGHAI, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hannah Roberts of the United States competes during the Cycling BMX Freestyle Women's Park Qualification at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/He Changshan

$Judith Godrech leads moment to stand against violence against women at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2024 in Cannes, France. Festival de Cannes 2024 - 77e Ãdition - Diamant Brut - Tess BarthÃlemy , Judith GodrÃ¨che and Elsa Wolinski pose for a pic after Judith Godrech leads moment to stand against violence against women at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2024 in Cannes, France., Credit:Pacific Coast News \/ Lionel$

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Judith Godrech leads moment to stand against violence against women at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2024 in Cannes, France. Festival de Cannes 2024 - 77e Ãdition - Diamant Brut - Tess BarthÃlemy , Judith GodrÃ¨che and Elsa Wolinski pose for a pic after Judith Godrech leads moment to stand against violence against women at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2024 in Cannes, France., Credit:Pacific Coast News / Lionel

$(240517) -- SHANGHAI, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Edouard Damestoy of France competes during the men\'s park preliminaries of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua\/Jia Haocheng$

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(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240517) -- SHANGHAI, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Edouard Damestoy of France competes during the men's park preliminaries of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng

$17 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel: Robert Habeck (Bündnis90\/DieGrünen), Federal Minister of Economics, speaks via video link to the participants of the third Energy Ministers\' Conference at the Atlantic Hotel. Photo: Axel Heimken\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel: Robert Habeck (Bündnis90/DieGrünen), Federal Minister of Economics, speaks via video link to the participants of the third Energy Ministers' Conference at the Atlantic Hotel. Photo: Axel Heimken/dpa

$Baltimore Museum of Art director Asma Naeem is leading a climate sustainability plan at the museum. The painting behind her, Monetâs âCharing Cross Bridge, Reflection on the Thames,â 1899-1904, depicts the smog caused by industrialization at the time, and will be in an environmentally focused exhibition. (Amy Davis\/Baltimore Sun\/TNS$

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US-NEWS-ENV-BALTIMORE-CLIMATE-PROTEST-BZ

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Baltimore Museum of Art director Asma Naeem is leading a climate sustainability plan at the museum. The painting behind her, Monetâs âCharing Cross Bridge, Reflection on the Thames,â 1899-1904, depicts the smog caused by industrialization at the time, and will be in an environmentally focused exhibition. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun/TNS

$(240517) -- BAGHLAN, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 16, 2024 shows the northern entrance of the Salang Tunnel on the border of Afghanistan\'s Baghlan and Parwan provinces. Connecting Kabul to the nine northern provinces onward to Central Asian states, the Salang Tunnel along the Salang Pass in Afghanistan was first opened in 1964 and was badly damaged due to more than four decades of wars. Reopened in 2023, the tunnel now serves as an essential lifeline for the war-ridden country. (Xinhua\/Zhao Jiasong$

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AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-SALANG TUNNEL

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(240517) -- BAGHLAN, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 16, 2024 shows the northern entrance of the Salang Tunnel on the border of Afghanistan's Baghlan and Parwan provinces. Connecting Kabul to the nine northern provinces onward to Central Asian states, the Salang Tunnel along the Salang Pass in Afghanistan was first opened in 1964 and was badly damaged due to more than four decades of wars. Reopened in 2023, the tunnel now serves as an essential lifeline for the war-ridden country. (Xinhua/Zhao Jiasong

$Mark Jones, a gun safety advocate and retired ATF agent, displays his Firearm Owner\'s Identification Card, during an interview at the Joyce Foundation Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Chicago. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune\/TNS$

May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

US-NEWs-ILL-GUNS-OWNERS-2-TB

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Mark Jones, a gun safety advocate and retired ATF agent, displays his Firearm Owner's Identification Card, during an interview at the Joyce Foundation Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS

$Enrique Nieves of the Cook County Sheriff\'s Office pushes a cart loaded with guns collected by Sheriff\'s Police from individuals who had their FOID cards revoked this year on Monday, June 6, 2022 in Maywood. Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, state Rep. La Shawn Ford, and state Senator Jacqueline Collins are seeking legislation that would stop individuals with revoked gun permits from still buying ammunition. (Stacey Wescott\/Chicago Tribune\/TNS$

May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

US-NEWS-ILL-GUNS-OWNERS-1-TB

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Enrique Nieves of the Cook County Sheriff's Office pushes a cart loaded with guns collected by Sheriff's Police from individuals who had their FOID cards revoked this year on Monday, June 6, 2022 in Maywood. Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, state Rep. La Shawn Ford, and state Senator Jacqueline Collins are seeking legislation that would stop individuals with revoked gun permits from still buying ammunition. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS

$17 May 2024, Saxony, Zwickau: The defendant, (l), speaks with his Herbert Posner, in the jury courtroom of the district court. This is where the trial of a 46-year-old man for murder begins. The accused is alleged to have attacked his wife with a crossbow in their former shared apartment at the end of July 2023, shooting her in the head. Photo: Bodo Schackow\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, Saxony, Zwickau: The defendant, (l), speaks with his Herbert Posner, in the jury courtroom of the district court. This is where the trial of a 46-year-old man for murder begins. The accused is alleged to have attacked his wife with a crossbow in their former shared apartment at the end of July 2023, shooting her in the head. Photo: Bodo Schackow/dpa

$17 May 2024, France, Strasbourg: Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90\/The Greens, M), Federal Foreign Minister, is received by Marija Pejcinovic Buric (l), Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Dominique Hasler, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers and Foreign Minister of Liechtenstein, at the working meeting of the Council of Europe Foreign Ministers. Photo: Jörg Blank\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, France, Strasbourg: Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens, M), Federal Foreign Minister, is received by Marija Pejcinovic Buric (l), Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Dominique Hasler, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers and Foreign Minister of Liechtenstein, at the working meeting of the Council of Europe Foreign Ministers. Photo: Jörg Blank/dpa

$(240517) -- KUNMING, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visually impaired students read books at a reading room in the Kunming school for visually impaired and nonspeaking people in southwest China\'s Yunnan Province, April 15, 2024. (All photos were taken with consent of the subjects or their guardians.) TO GO WITH "Feature: Reading accessibility opens world to people with visual impairments in Yunnan" (Xinhua\/Chen Xinbo$

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CHINA-YUNNAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE-BARRIER-FREE

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(240517) -- KUNMING, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visually impaired students read books at a reading room in the Kunming school for visually impaired and nonspeaking people in southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 15, 2024. (All photos were taken with consent of the subjects or their guardians.) TO GO WITH "Feature: Reading accessibility opens world to people with visual impairments in Yunnan" (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo

$17 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: Stephan Weil (SPD, front right), Minister President of Lower Saxony, speaks at a ceremony to mark 75 years of the Basic Law in the Lower Saxony state parliament. Topics at the state parliament session include the protection of democracy and the acceptance of public broadcasting. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, Lower Saxony, Hanover: Stephan Weil (SPD, front right), Minister President of Lower Saxony, speaks at a ceremony to mark 75 years of the Basic Law in the Lower Saxony state parliament. Topics at the state parliament session include the protection of democracy and the acceptance of public broadcasting. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

$17 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Debris and a stuffed Santa Claus lie on the lawn in front of the house where a fire raged. Following the explosion and devastating fire in a residential and commercial building in Düsseldorf that left three people dead, the police are continuing their investigation on Friday. The focus remains on the still unclear cause of the explosion and the subsequent fire. Photo: Federico Gambarini\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Debris and a stuffed Santa Claus lie on the lawn in front of the house where a fire raged. Following the explosion and devastating fire in a residential and commercial building in Düsseldorf that left three people dead, the police are continuing their investigation on Friday. The focus remains on the still unclear cause of the explosion and the subsequent fire. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

$17 May 2024, Saxony, Zwickau: The building of the district court. Photo: Bodo Schackow\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, Saxony, Zwickau: The building of the district court. Photo: Bodo Schackow/dpa

$VCG111496611127 HAIAN, CHINA - MAY 17: Workers manufacture high-voltage motors at the workshop of Elom Motor Group Co., Ltd. on May 17, 2024 in Haian, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Zhai Huiyong\/VCG$

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VCG111496611127 HAIAN, CHINA - MAY 17: Workers manufacture high-voltage motors at the workshop of Elom Motor Group Co., Ltd. on May 17, 2024 in Haian, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Zhai Huiyong/VCG

CMAT performing at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, on 16 May 2024. Performing as part of her ‘California or Bust’ Tour and in support of her latest single ‘Aw, Shoot!’. CMAT is an Irish singer from Dublin and is otherwise known as Ciara

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CMAT performing at the O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, on 16 May 2024. Performing as part of her ‘California or Bust’ Tour and in support of her latest single ‘Aw, Shoot!’. CMAT is an Irish singer from Dublin and is otherwise known as Ciara

$(240517) -- KOBE, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos (R, front) of Brazil competes with his guide Micael Batista dos Santos during Men\'s 5000m T11 final at the Para Athletics World Championships held in Kobe, Japan, on May 17, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhang Xiaoyu$

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(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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(240517) -- KOBE, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos (R, front) of Brazil competes with his guide Micael Batista dos Santos during Men's 5000m T11 final at the Para Athletics World Championships held in Kobe, Japan, on May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu

$17 May 2024, Berlin: Activists smear an Apple store with red paint. Environmental activists from the group Scientist Rebellion smeared a store belonging to the US technology company Apple with paint in Berlin-Mitte on Friday morning. They did so to protest against the dangerous working conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo when extracting the raw material cobalt needed for cell phones and other products, as the group announced in Berlin. Photo: Michael Ukas\/TNN\/dpa\/dpa$

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17 May 2024, Berlin: Activists smear an Apple store with red paint. Environmental activists from the group Scientist Rebellion smeared a store belonging to the US technology company Apple with paint in Berlin-Mitte on Friday morning. They did so to protest against the dangerous working conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo when extracting the raw material cobalt needed for cell phones and other products, as the group announced in Berlin. Photo: Michael Ukas/TNN/dpa/dpa

$(240517) -- BEIJING, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cast members arrive for the screening of the film "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 15, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing) - Gao Jing -\/\/CHINENOUVELLE_XxjpbeE007251_20240517_PEPFN0A001\/Credit:CHINE NOUVELLE\/SIPA$

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(240517) -- BEIJING, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cast members arrive for the screening of the film "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing) - Gao Jing -//CHINENOUVELLE_XxjpbeE007251_20240517_PEPFN0A001/Credit:CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA

$(240517) -- HOUSTON, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fallen trees are seen on a street in Houston, Texas, the United States, May 16, 2024. At least four people were dead after strong storms hit Houston late Thursday, the largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, city officials said. The storms caused massive damage across the areas. As of 9 p.m. local time on Thursday (0200 GMT Friday), CenterPoint, an American electric and natural gas utility, reported nearly 900,000 customers without power. Trees were uprooted and powerlines knocked down in many neighborhoods across Houston and its suburbs. (Photo by Chen Chen\/Xinhua$

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U.S.-HOUSTON-STORMS-AFTERMATH

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(240517) -- HOUSTON, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fallen trees are seen on a street in Houston, Texas, the United States, May 16, 2024. At least four people were dead after strong storms hit Houston late Thursday, the largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, city officials said. The storms caused massive damage across the areas. As of 9 p.m. local time on Thursday (0200 GMT Friday), CenterPoint, an American electric and natural gas utility, reported nearly 900,000 customers without power. Trees were uprooted and powerlines knocked down in many neighborhoods across Houston and its suburbs. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua

$ALKMAAR 15-05-2024, AFAS Stadium , Football season 2023 \/ 2024 Robert Eenhoorn Director of AZ Alkmaar . (Photo by Pro Shots\/Sipa USA$

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ALKMAAR 15-05-2024, AFAS Stadium , Football season 2023 / 2024 Robert Eenhoorn Director of AZ Alkmaar . (Photo by Pro Shots/Sipa USA

$Les echafaudages enleves permettent de voir la facade sud de Notre-Dame de Paris, ou le travail sur la charpente se poursuit.\/\/MASTAR_F0482\/Credit:Mario FOURMY\/SIPA$

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$(240517) -- JAKARTA, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the Jakarta Textile Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. The museum houses a large collection of textile exhibits reflecting Indonesian culture and society, including exhibits of the world intangible cultural heritage Indonesian batik. (Xinhua\/Zulkarnain$

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-TEXTILE MUSEUM

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(240517) -- JAKARTA, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the Jakarta Textile Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. The museum houses a large collection of textile exhibits reflecting Indonesian culture and society, including exhibits of the world intangible cultural heritage Indonesian batik. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain

$12 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Election poster of the MLPD, Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany, a small German communist party Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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12 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Election poster of the MLPD, Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany, a small German communist party Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of the high-tech company WISI on a stand at Anagacom, Europe\'s leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of the high-tech company WISI on a stand at Anagacom, Europe's leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$(240517) -- SYDNEY, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows a view of Circular Quay, seen from inside the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) in Sydney, Australia. First opened its doors to the public in 1991, the MCA aims to be the platform for contemporary art and ideas in Australia and the world. (Xinhua\/Ma Ping$

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-MUSEUM-MCA

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(240517) -- SYDNEY, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows a view of Circular Quay, seen from inside the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) in Sydney, Australia. First opened its doors to the public in 1991, the MCA aims to be the platform for contemporary art and ideas in Australia and the world. (Xinhua/Ma Ping

$12 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Sign, logo, lettering of GAG Immobilien AG, the largest housing company in the Cologne area Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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12 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Sign, logo, lettering of GAG Immobilien AG, the largest housing company in the Cologne area Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of Reichle & De-Massari Holding AG in short: R&M, an internationally active group of companies in the field of information and communication technology at a stand at Anagacom, Europe\'s leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

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14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of Reichle & De-Massari Holding AG in short: R&M, an internationally active group of companies in the field of information and communication technology at a stand at Anagacom, Europe's leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of SES ASTRA, a Luxembourg satellite operator, on a stand at Anagacom, Europe\'s leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

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14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of SES ASTRA, a Luxembourg satellite operator, on a stand at Anagacom, Europe's leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A stand with logo and lettering on the stage at Lit.Cologne special, the international literature festival Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

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15 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A stand with logo and lettering on the stage at Lit.Cologne special, the international literature festival Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of M7 Group, a Luxembourg-based television provider belonging to the French media group Canal+ at a stand at Anagacom, Europe\'s leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

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14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of M7 Group, a Luxembourg-based television provider belonging to the French media group Canal+ at a stand at Anagacom, Europe's leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$Crown Princess Mette-Marit, joined by dog Molly during the celebrations of the National Day at the residence in Skaugum, Norway. (Photo by DPPA\/Sipa USA$

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$14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo and lettering of VODAFONE , provider for mobile telephony, DSL, cable internet etc. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

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14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo and lettering of VODAFONE , provider for mobile telephony, DSL, cable internet etc. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$12 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Aircraft, Airbus 319, of the German airline Eurowings flies in front of a blue sky Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

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12 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Aircraft, Airbus 319, of the German airline Eurowings flies in front of a blue sky Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering Our Green Fiber UGG, a nationwide fiber optic infrastructure company at a stand at Anagacom, Europe\'s leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

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14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering Our Green Fiber UGG, a nationwide fiber optic infrastructure company at a stand at Anagacom, Europe's leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$12 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Administration and editorial office of the M. DuMont Schauberg publishing group in the Neven DuMont Haus. This is where the subscription newspapers Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Kölnische Rundschau and the newsstand newspaper EXPRESS are published, among others Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

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12 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Administration and editorial office of the M. DuMont Schauberg publishing group in the Neven DuMont Haus. This is where the subscription newspapers Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Kölnische Rundschau and the newsstand newspaper EXPRESS are published, among others Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of HUAWEI, Chinese telecommunications equipment and hardware manufacturer at a stand at Anagacom, Europe\'s leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

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14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Logo, lettering of HUAWEI, Chinese telecommunications equipment and hardware manufacturer at a stand at Anagacom, Europe's leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

$14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: The Federal Gigabit Office (formerly the Federal Broadband Office) has the task of providing comprehensive information and advice on all issues relating to broadband expansion at Anagacom, Europe\'s leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka\/dpa$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

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14 May 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: The Federal Gigabit Office (formerly the Federal Broadband Office) has the task of providing comprehensive information and advice on all issues relating to broadband expansion at Anagacom, Europe's leading congress trade fair for broadband, television and online. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa