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World water day

View of the Sau reservoir about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona. Spain, Monday, March 20, 2023. The Sau reservoir's water levels now stand at 9% of total capacity, according to Catalan Water Agency data, so officials have taken the decision to remove its fish to stop them from asphyxiating. AP An Indian Hindu devotees drinks water from a tap during a dust storm at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad on June 13, 2018. - Walking for hours, making oil lamps, bearing water. For Venezuelans today, suffering under a new nationwide blackout that has lasted days, it's like being thrown back to life centuries ago. UNESCO World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. AFP This aerial photo shows a desert home with a swimming pool in Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona, on February 23, 2023. Homes in fast-growing Rio Verde Foothills have never had running water -- there are no mains pipes -- so the

Mar 22, 2023By Shim Hyun-chul

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Turkey-Syria earthquake

A man reacts while standing amid rubble following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, Feb. 7. Reuters-YonhapA rescue team works on a collapsed building, following an earthquake in Antakya, Turkey Feb. 6. Reuters-YonhapEmergency personnel during a search and rescue operation at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Iskenderun district of Hatay, Turkey, Feb. 6. Two earthquakes struck southern Turkey close to the Syrian border on Feb. 6. Thousands of people have died and more than seven thousand have been injured in Turkey, according to AFAD,  theTurkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency.  EPA-YonhapPeople search for their relatives at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Iskenderun district of Hatay, Turkey, Feb. 6. EPA-Yonhap People and emergency teams search for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. AP-Yonhap  Emergency team members search for people in a destroyed buildi

Feb 8, 2023By Shim Hyun-chul

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Nepal plane crash

A lamp lighting ceremony in remembrance of victims of a plane crash is attended by college students in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 16, 2023. The plane operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members on board, when it went down into the Seti River gorge on Sunday, and 68 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. Xinhua A helicopter carrying bodies of victims of a plane crash arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies of victims of a flight that crashed Sunday, and said they were sending the aircraft's data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what caused the country's deadliest plane accident in 30 years. AP Wreckage of a passenger plane lies near the airport, in Pokhara, Nepal, Monday, Jan.16, 2023. AP People watch rescuers work at the site of plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. AP Rescue teams work to retrieve bodies from the wreckage at the crash site of an aircraft carrying 72 peop

Jan 18, 2023By Shim Hyun-chul

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Brazil capital uprising

Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. AP  Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, take selfies as they storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. AP Security forces fire weapons as supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. REUTERS Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. REUTERS Security forces detain supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro during a demonstration against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. REUTERSA supporter of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro who along with others disputes the election of leftist President L

Jan 10, 2023By Shim Hyun-chul

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Happy New Year 2023

A reveller laughs as she waits for the countdown during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, late Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in New York. AP  Fireworks illuminate the Elizabeth Tower, part of the Houses of Parliament, and the London Eye in central London during the New Year celebrations, Sunday Jan. 1, 2023. APFireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, January 1, 2023. REUTERSPeople celebrate as the traditional New Year's fireworks light up the sky at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2023. AFPFireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. APConfetti is tossed from the New York Marriott Marquis to bring in the year 2023 on New Year's Eve in Times Square in New York City on Sunday, January 1, 2023. An estimated one billion people watched throughout the world as the traditional Waterford Crystal ball will drop bringing in the year 2023. UPIA bystander takes ph

Jan 6, 2023By Shim Hyun-chul

Sports

PHOTOS Red Devils gather in downtown Seoul

Football fans root for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, about an hour before the team's first group stage match against Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Thursday. The cheering in the fan zone was made possible after the official supporters club for Team Korea, Red Devils, won a conditional approval from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Tuesday, concerning safety regulations following the Itaewon Halloween tragedy on Oct. 29. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulA football fan wearing body paint depicting the Korean flag sits on the shoulders of another fan with the flag wrapped around his body, as they gather to cheer for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul prior to the 2022 World Cup group stage match against Uruguay, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulFootball fans cheer for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, prior to the team's first group stage match against Uruguay in Qatar, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulFootball fans root for Team Korea at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, prior to the team's fi

Nov 24, 2022By Shim Hyun-chul

Red Devils gather in downtown Seoul [PHOTOS]

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Roland Garros 2022

Spain's Rafael Nadal slides on the clay as he plays against Germany's Alexander Zverev during their men's semi-final match on day 13 of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 3, 2022. AFP Groundstaff spray the court with water during a break in Germany's Alexander Zverev's quarter final match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in Paris on  May 31, 2022. REUTERS Spectators attend the women's quarter-final singles match between Poland's Iga Swiatek and US' Jessica Pegula on day 11 of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 1, 2022. AFP A wall reads the name of the stadium during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Wednesday, June 1, 2022 in Paris. AP Spectators watch Serbia's Novak Djokovic playing Spain's Rafael Nadal during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Tuesday, May 31, 2022 in Paris. AP A spectator is seen during the quarter final match between Jessica Pegula of the U.

Jun 8, 2022By Shim Hyun-chul

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75th Cannes Film Festival

The 75th Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "Top Gun: Maverick" Out of Competition - Cannes, France, May 18, 2022. A guest attends. REUTERS France's air force's aerobatic unit "Patrouille de France" performs above the Festival Palace, as the cast of the film arrives for the screening of the film "Top Gun : Maverick" during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 18, 2022. AFP The 75th Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the Camera d'Or Jury - Cannes, France, May 18, 2022. Rossy de Palma, President of the Camera d'Or Jury, poses. REUTERS Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio arrives for the screening of the film "Armageddon Time" during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2022. AFP Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (front) arrives for the screening of the film "Armageddon Time" during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2022. AFP Raymond Depardon attends the Kering Women In Motion awards on the sidelines of the 75

May 24, 2022By Shim Hyun-chul

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Rio Carnival returns after two-year hiatus

A dancer from the Rosas de Ouro samba school performs on a float during a carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, April 24, 2022. AP  Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes claps after handing over the city's ceremonial key to the "Rei Momo" (Carnival King), symbolising the official start of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 20, 2022. REUTERS A performer from the Viradouro samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, April 23, 2022. AP  Members of Salguero samba school perform during the first night of carnival parades at the Marques de Sapucai Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 22, 2022. AFP Performers from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school parade on a float during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, April 24, 2022. AP A performer from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, April 23, 2022. AP A performer from the Mangueira samba scho

Apr 27, 2022By Shim Hyun-chul

Rio Carnival returns after two-year hiatus

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Pictures of the year 2021

The Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system (L) intercepts rockets (R) fired by the Hamas movement towards southern Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as seen in the sky above the Gaza Strip overnight on May 14, 2021. Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and air strikes on Friday, May 14, in response to a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, but stopped short of a ground offensive in the conflict that has now claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives. As the violence intensified, Israel said it was carrying out an attack "in the Gaza Strip" although it later clarified there were no boots on the ground. AFP A composite image of five separate photographs taken with a single fixed camera shows a sunspot and the International Space Station in silhouette as it passes across the Sun, seen from near Tbilisi, Georgia June 19, 2021. REUTERS The sun rises in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro on March 24, 2021. - Christ the Redeemer is celebrating its 90th anniversary in October 2021 and is receiving restoration work to ensure th

Dec 31, 2021By Shim Hyun-chul

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World water day

Turkey-Syria earthquake

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Happy New Year 2023

PHOTOS Red Devils gather in downtown Seoul

Roland Garros 2022

75th Cannes Film Festival

Rio Carnival returns after two-year hiatus

Pictures of the year 2021

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