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Skyline of screws

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English : Malawi is the latest African country to look at legalizing cannabis – the plant that produces hemp and marijuana - after similar moves in Lesotho, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. As Malawi's tobacco industry - the country’s biggest foreign exchange earner - has dwindled due to anti-tobacco campaigns, farmers are now looking to grow cannabis.

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Diesel-electric locomotive Sri Lanka Railways M4 at the Maradana railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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English : Diesel-electric locomotive Sri Lanka Railways M4 at the Maradana railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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English : In sub-Saharan Africa, men are less likely than women to know their HIV status, seek life-saving HIV treatment, and reach viral suppression. In this video, Puleng Ramphalla discusses the evidence-based approaches that CDC is using to reach more men at risk for HIV with treatment and prevention in Lesotho.

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Fortress is a part of the National Historical-Architectural Sanctuary "Kam'ianets" of the Kamianets-Podilskyi city, Ukraine.

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English : Fortress is a part of the National Historical-Architectural Sanctuary "Kam'ianets" of the Kamianets-Podilskyi city, Ukraine.

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English : Tshechu festival in Bhutan

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Three palm trees during the sunset, Ayia Marina Chrysochous, Paphos District, Cyprus

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English : Three palm trees during the sunset, Ayia Marina Chrysochous, Paphos District, Cyprus

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English : L'Éducation sentimentale (Sentimental Education), by Gustave Flaubert, in French. Recording by Daniel Luttringer for Audiocite.net. Part 1, chapter 1.

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Boats in the Étang de Thau in Sète, France

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English : On June 7, 2015, the Hungarian Academy of Arts organized a charity fundraiser and a gala program in Pest Vigadó to help students and their families studying in difficult schools in Transcarpathia. Concert of the Zugló Philharmonic Orchestra - St. Stephen's Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gábor Horváth.

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South cone of the 1975-76 Tolbachik eruption: Kamchatka Krai, Russia

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English : South cone of the 1975-76 Tolbachik eruption: Kamchatka Krai, Russia

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English : Prelude in C-sharp minor, composed and performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff, released in December 1920.

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Panoramic photograph of Yulong Village at Yangshuo County, not far from the city of Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. On the left Yulong Bridge over Yulong River is visible, built during the Ming dynasty, from here tourist trips on bamboo rafts down the river begin. Hills of the Buffer Zone of the UNESCO World Heritage South China Karst are on the background. The photograph was taken from the air using a drone.

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English : Panoramic photograph of Yulong Village at Yangshuo County, not far from the city of Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. On the left Yulong Bridge over Yulong River is visible, built during the Ming dynasty, from here tourist trips on bamboo rafts down the river begin. Hills of the Buffer Zone of the UNESCO World Heritage South China Karst are on the background. The photograph was taken from the air using a drone.

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English : American silent comedy film The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922).

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Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) hunting in water. Natural reserves and contiguous areas of the Po River belt, Provincia di Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy.

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English : Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) hunting in water. Natural reserves and contiguous areas of the Po River belt, Provincia di Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy.

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Anentome helena, also known as Assassin snail. Length 1.6 cm.

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English : "Ashamnu Mikol Am" by David Roitman, recorded 1922

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Pair of northern shovelers (Spatula clypeata) dabbling for food together in Marine Park, Brooklyn

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English : "Save A Little Dram For Me", song from United States prohibition era, released in 1922

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English : Autograph Mixes, Volume 17, by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (autograph manuscript).

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Detail of a Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris), Kruger National Park, South Africa.

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English : Detail of a Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris), Kruger National Park, South Africa.

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English : Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (Around the World in Eighty Days), by Jules Verne, in French. LibriVox recording by Alex Foster, Carl Manchester, Christophe, Claire Goget, Elisa, Ezwa and Faris. Chapter 1.

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Entrance portal of the Saint Viktor Church in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Entrance portal of the Saint Viktor Church in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English : Ferenc Liszt: Rigoletto paraphrase - Performed by pianist János Balázs The recording was made at the general meeting of MMA on May 24, 2016, in Pest Vigadó.

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Jewess with Oranges (1880). Painting (oil on canvas) by Aleksander Gierymski.

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English : Jewess with Oranges (1880). Painting (oil on canvas) by Aleksander Gierymski.

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English : On 13 Jan 2022, NOAA's GOES West satellite captured another explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, located in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga.
In the above visible imagery from the satellite, we can see the extent of the ash plume as well as multiple rippling gravity waves emanating outward. This type of imagery from the "red" visible band has the finest spatial resolution of all the bands on the satellite's Advanced Baseline Imager, making it ideal to identify small-scale features.

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The Johanneskirche (Saint John's church) in Stuttgart, Germany, seen via the Feuersee lake at blue hour.

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English : The Johanneskirche (Saint John's church) in Stuttgart, Germany, seen via the Feuersee lake at blue hour.

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English : NASA Mars 2020 Rover Sample Collection Animation.

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Volkswagen I.D. Buggy at Geneva Motor Show 2019.

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English : Volkswagen I.D. Buggy at Geneva Motor Show 2019.

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English : This film is about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the modernization of the Turkish Republic.

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Apophyllite-(KF) with stilbite - Nasik quarry, Nasik District, Maharashtra, India (10.3 × 7.2cm)

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English : Apophyllite-(KF) with stilbite - Nasik quarry, Nasik District, Maharashtra, India (10.3 × 7.2cm)

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Fallen chestnuts from a Castanea sativa.

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English : "Just Awearyin' for You" sung by Elizabeth Spencer (1871–1930) on Edison Standard Disk Year, 1911

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Hamamelis x intermedia 'Angelly' (witch hazel). A nice selection of † Jan Van Heijningen.

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English : Hamamelis x intermedia 'Angelly' (witch hazel). A nice selection of † Jan Van Heijningen.

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English : A renovated metro electric train Ezh3 (model 81-710.1) in Kharkiv Metro, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Arrival to Armiiska station, ride from it to Palats Sportu station and departure of the train.

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Hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense) male eating a bee, Koigi Bog, Saaremaa, Estonia. Estonia gained independence from the Russian Empire on this day in 1918.

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English : Hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense) male eating a bee, Koigi Bog, Saaremaa, Estonia. Estonia gained independence from the Russian Empire on this day in 1918.

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English : Ludwig conducts Ludwig Symphony.

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English : Le Mystère de la chambre jaune (The Mystery of the Yellow Room), by Gaston Leroux, in French. LibriVox recording by Naf Brusa and Nadine Eckert-Boulet. Chapter 1. Où l’on commence à ne pas comprendre.

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Mount Hoverla. Mountain pine (Pinus mugo) under the snow. Carpathian National Nature Park, Ukraine.

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English : "Livery Stable Blues" by the Original Dixieland Jass Band, recorded 26 February 1917, the first released jazz recording

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A female northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) in Central Park, New York City, USA. Unlike the crimson-colored males, female northern cardinals are more pale brown, with variations in coloration due to diet. Unlike most North American songbirds, females and males both sing.

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English : A female northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) in Central Park, New York City, USA. Unlike the crimson-colored males, female northern cardinals are more pale brown, with variations in coloration due to diet. Unlike most North American songbirds, females and males both sing.

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Detail of a window made from so-called decorative glass (a.k.a. patterned glass, textured glass) which creates a diffused, “abstract” image of the outside world.

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English : Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. LibriVox recording by Nick Bulka. Economy (Part 1).