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View of the coastal artillery site Castillitos, Cartagena, Spain. It was built together with the coastal artillery Cenizas in order to protect the entrance to the Bay of Cartagena in the Mediterranean Sea. The construction took place between 1933 and 1936 following a project from 1926 during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera. It's a Spanish National Heritage Monument since 1985.

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English : View of the coastal artillery site Castillitos, Cartagena, Spain. It was built together with the coastal artillery Cenizas in order to protect the entrance to the Bay of Cartagena in the Mediterranean Sea. The construction took place between 1933 and 1936 following a project from 1926 during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera. It's a Spanish National Heritage Monument since 1985.

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Platypus or Duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) near Scottsadale,Tasmania, Australia.

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English : Platypus or Duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) near Scottsadale,Tasmania, Australia.

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English : A close-up video of an Armadillidium vulgare pill-bug scaling up and down a tree trunk in a garden in Tokyo.

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Operating an aerial camera Wild Heerbrugg from a biplane Häfeli DH-5 (military) for aeronautical photogrammetry. Image captured in 1930.

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English : Operating an aerial camera Wild Heerbrugg from a biplane Häfeli DH-5 (military) for aeronautical photogrammetry. Image captured in 1930.

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Small waterfall on Gunung Lambak, one of several along the stream that flows next to the main path up the mountain. This is a focus stack of 2 photographs, and a neutral density filter was used to allow a long exposure time of 2 seconds.

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English : Small waterfall on Gunung Lambak, one of several along the stream that flows next to the main path up the mountain. This is a focus stack of 2 photographs, and a neutral density filter was used to allow a long exposure time of 2 seconds.

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A Marmelade fly (Episyrphus balteatus) on flight.

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English : A Marmelade fly (Episyrphus balteatus) on flight.

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A staircase of Liesikuja parking hall in Myyrmäki, Vantaa, Finland in 2022 May.

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English : A staircase of Liesikuja parking hall in Myyrmäki, Vantaa, Finland in 2022 May.

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Flower buds in development of a Crocosmia 'Lucifer' (Montbretia). Focus stack of 54 photos.

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English : Flower buds in development of a Crocosmia 'Lucifer' (Montbretia). Focus stack of 54 photos.

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English : Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) bathing in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

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Aerial view of the ruins of Takht-i-Bahi, a 1st-century CE Buddhist monastery complex located in what was once the ancient Indian region of Gandhara, in the present-day northern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is representative of Buddhist monastic architecture from its era and the ruins were listed as a World Heritage Site in 1980, with UNESCO describing it as having been "exceptionally well-preserved".

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English : Aerial view of the ruins of Takht-i-Bahi, a 1st-century CE Buddhist monastery complex located in what was once the ancient Indian region of Gandhara, in the present-day northern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is representative of Buddhist monastic architecture from its era and the ruins were listed as a World Heritage Site in 1980, with UNESCO describing it as having been "exceptionally well-preserved".

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English : A video of the 2026 Niscemi landslide aftermath in Italy.

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This azulejo from the Igreja de São Bento (Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal) depicts Our Lady of Fátima. Today is the feast of Our Lady of Fátima in the Catholic Church and the 110th anniversary of her first apparition to three shepherd children.

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English : This azulejo from the Igreja de São Bento (Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal) depicts Our Lady of Fátima. Today is the feast of Our Lady of Fátima in the Catholic Church and the 110th anniversary of her first apparition to three shepherd children.

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English : Video of modern firefighting in Kyiv after Russian attack on the city in the night on 10 June 2025. A 72-year-old woman died, 4 people were injured in the city.

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Partially frozen Gurudongmar Lake, a glacial lake located to the north of the Himalayas in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim at an altitude of over 5,150 metres (16,900 ft). The lake is fed by glaciers of the Khangchengyao massif, forms the headwaters of the Teesta river and is considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs. Today is Sikkim Day, which commemorates the formation of Sikkim as a state of India in 1975, following a popular referendum and full merger after decades of being a protectorate since 1947.

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English : Partially frozen Gurudongmar Lake, a glacial lake located to the north of the Himalayas in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim at an altitude of over 5,150 metres (16,900 ft). The lake is fed by glaciers of the Khangchengyao massif, forms the headwaters of the Teesta river and is considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs. Today is Sikkim Day, which commemorates the formation of Sikkim as a state of India in 1975, following a popular referendum and full merger after decades of being a protectorate since 1947.

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Scuol-Motta Naluns, View from Motta Naluns on the environment.

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English : Scuol-Motta Naluns, View from Motta Naluns on the environment.

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Mundari child in a cattle camp near Terekeka, South Sudan.

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English : Mundari child in a cattle camp near Terekeka, South Sudan.

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Sveti Đorđe Island, off the coast of Perast, Montenegro. Today is Montenegro's Independence Day.

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English : Sveti Đorđe Island, off the coast of Perast, Montenegro. Today is Montenegro's Independence Day.

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A vintage travel gear seller at Marché Dauphine, Saint-Ouen, Paris

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English : A vintage travel gear seller at Marché Dauphine, Saint-Ouen, Paris

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Crepuscular rays over parc de Noisiel (park of Noisiel) at sunrise. Taken from above the gardens of Champs-sur-Marne castle, Seine-et-Marne, France

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English : Crepuscular rays over parc de Noisiel (park of Noisiel) at sunrise. Taken from above the gardens of Champs-sur-Marne castle, Seine-et-Marne, France

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American physician Abraham Verghese in 2023. Today is his birthday.

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English : American physician Abraham Verghese in 2023. Today is his birthday.

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