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Hongkongers, chanting "Hongkongers, Gaa Yau!" in Cantonese, were protesting in spite of heavy rain on 1 July 2019. On the same day, they also stormed the legislature in defiance of the Chinese regime. Choose a new media file |
English : Hongkongers, chanting "Hongkongers, Gaa Yau!" in Cantonese, were protesting in spite of heavy rain on 1 July 2019. On the same day, they also stormed the legislature in defiance of the Chinese regime.
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 Rusty pipe in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Rusty pipe in the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Aerial view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France Choose a new media file |
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 Ceiling of the Great Sacristy, Cathedral of Seville, Seville, Spain. The temple is since 1987 a World Heritage Site according to the UNESCO, is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. When it was completed, at the beginning of the 16th century, it became the successor of Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for nearly a thousand years. The cathedral is also the burial site of Christopher Columbus. Change image |
English : Ceiling of the Great Sacristy, Cathedral of Seville, Seville, Spain. The temple is since 1987 a World Heritage Site according to the UNESCO, is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. When it was completed, at the beginning of the 16th century, it became the successor of Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the Byzantine church had held for nearly a thousand years. The cathedral is also the burial site of Christopher Columbus.
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A toddler throws a temper tantrum. Choose a new media file |
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Three American Beauties (1906), a hand-coloured short silent film by Edwin S. Porter and Wallace McCutcheon Sr. Choose a new media file |
English : Three American Beauties (1906), a hand-coloured short silent film by Edwin S. Porter and Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
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 Lake Clearwater with snowy Mt Potts (2184m) in the background. Canterbury, New Zealand Change image |
English : Lake Clearwater with snowy Mt Potts (2184m) in the background. Canterbury, New Zealand
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 French marigold (Tagetes patula), possibly a hybrid cultivar. Ukraine. Change image |
English : French marigold (Tagetes patula), possibly a hybrid cultivar. Ukraine.
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Interview to Elena Sanz, Wikimedian of Spain in Wikimania 2019, Stockholm. Today is the first anniversary of her death Choose a new media file |
English : Interview to Elena Sanz, Wikimedian of Spain in Wikimania 2019, Stockholm. Today is the first anniversary of her death
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 View of the right bank from the left bank of the Spiti River across a narrow valley about 15 km above Kaza, Spiti, Himachal, India. The river has cut a gorge about 100m (330') deep in the floor of the valley. The river bed elevation is 3,820m (12,533'). The Spiti is a braided river with many channels meandering along the broad river bed. NH 505 from Kaza (left) to Grampoo (right) is visible on the right bank. 23 June 2018. Change image |
English : View of the right bank from the left bank of the Spiti River across a narrow valley about 15 km above Kaza, Spiti, Himachal, India. The river has cut a gorge about 100m (330') deep in the floor of the valley. The river bed elevation is 3,820m (12,533'). The Spiti is a braided river with many channels meandering along the broad river bed. NH 505 from Kaza (left) to Grampoo (right) is visible on the right bank. 23 June 2018.
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English : Video of Italy, which combines the classics of narrow historic streets, the latest buildings and the breathtaking beauty of mountain landscapes.
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.jpg) An eastern screech owl (Megascops asio), rehabilitated after an injury, with handler in New York City Change image |
English : An eastern screech owl (Megascops asio), rehabilitated after an injury, with handler in New York City
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Video of Trakai Castle, Trakai, Lithuania. Choose a new media file |
English : Video of Trakai Castle, Trakai, Lithuania.
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_male_with_cattle_egret.jpg) African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) male with attendant cattle egret, in the Chobe National Park, Botswana. Change image |
English : African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) male with attendant cattle egret, in the Chobe National Park, Botswana.
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_02.jpg) Tjasker Zandpoel, a tjasker windmill used for water level management near Wijckel, De Fryske Marren, Friesland, the Netherlands. Change image |
English : Tjasker Zandpoel, a tjasker windmill used for water level management near Wijckel, De Fryske Marren, Friesland, the Netherlands.
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Why does the cat wash in the afternoon? Lithuanian folk tale // Tales on the sand. KRT, Ukraine. Choose a new media file |
English : Why does the cat wash in the afternoon? Lithuanian folk tale // Tales on the sand. KRT, Ukraine.
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English : A Negress by Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz, painted in 1884. Collection of the National Museum, Warsaw.
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Frecce Tricolori in Alba Adriatica, Italy Choose a new media file |
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 Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) of Samos. Change image |
English : Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) of Samos.
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,_parque_nacional_Makgadikgadi_Pans,_Botsuana,_2018-07-30,_DD_03-08_PAN.jpg) Baobab (Adansonia digitata) in a typical landscape of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana. Change image |
English : Baobab (Adansonia digitata) in a typical landscape of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana.
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Learn about what is in our blood Choose a new media file |
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 Night panorama of Toronto. Change image |
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 A chestnut heath (Coenonympha glycerion) photographed early in the morning when the dew was abundant. Change image |
English : A chestnut heath (Coenonympha glycerion) photographed early in the morning when the dew was abundant.
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Anti-Cuban government protest in Naples, FL Choose a new media file |
English : Anti-Cuban government protest in Naples, FL
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 Former bulk bin (“Elephant”) in the port of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Former bulk bin (“Elephant”) in the port of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Traditional Silesian song, Na Laskowskiém polu łączka niesieczona, from Julius Roger collection. Choose a new media file |
English : Traditional Silesian song, Na Laskowskiém polu łączka niesieczona, from Julius Roger collection.
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English : ČSD Class EMU 29.0 (cars 405.953-1 and 905-953-6), Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway, Slovakia.
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_25.jpg) Mountain stream between S-charl in the Swiss Grisons and Piz Sesvenna on the border with South Tyrol Change image |
English : Mountain stream between S-charl in the Swiss Grisons and Piz Sesvenna on the border with South Tyrol
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 The Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark. Change image |
English : The Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Artemis - How We Are Going to the Moon Choose a new media file |
English : Artemis - How We Are Going to the Moon
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 Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon) in the Tauern Valley near Mallnitz, High Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria Change image |
English : Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon) in the Tauern Valley near Mallnitz, High Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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 The eye of major Hurricane Dorian approaching Abaco Island, Bahamas, on September 1, 2019, as seen by NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite. Choose a new media file |
English : The eye of major Hurricane Dorian approaching Abaco Island, Bahamas, on September 1, 2019, as seen by NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite.
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 Stairwell of the Water Tower in Vladimir, Russia Change image |
English : Stairwell of the Water Tower in Vladimir, Russia
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The Animal Olympics (動物オリムピック大会, Dōbutsu Orimupikku Taikai) is a short, silent anime film from 1928 by Yasuji Murata. Choose a new media file |
English : The Animal Olympics (動物オリムピック大会, Dōbutsu Orimupikku Taikai) is a short, silent anime film from 1928 by Yasuji Murata.
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 Saint Christopher at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master (called Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece), around 1497. Change image |
English : Saint Christopher at the winged altar of the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria. Anonymous master (called Master of the Kefermarkt Altarpiece), around 1497.
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Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides budget and economic information to Congress. Choose a new media file |
English : Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides budget and economic information to Congress.
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 Branches of a jade plant (Crassula ovata), potted in a teal glazed ceramic jar. Change image |
English : Branches of a jade plant (Crassula ovata), potted in a teal glazed ceramic jar.
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Today 810 years ago, the construction of the Riga Dome Cathedral was consecrated - the business card of Latvia (1211). Choose a new media file |
English : Today 810 years ago, the construction of the Riga Dome Cathedral was consecrated - the business card of Latvia (1211).
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English : Clementines – peeled and unpeeled
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NASA-supported researchers using the Japanese Subaru Telescope in Hawaii have taken the first clear image of a rare sight: a star surrounded by a spiral-armed disk. Choose a new media file |
English : NASA-supported researchers using the Japanese Subaru Telescope in Hawaii have taken the first clear image of a rare sight: a star surrounded by a spiral-armed disk.
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 Common lionfish (Pterois miles) at Shaab El Erg reef in the Egyptian part of the Red Sea Change image |
Pool Sharks is a 1915 short American comedy film by Edwin Middleton where W. C. Fields makes his first cinematographic appearance. Choose a new media file |
English : Pool Sharks is a 1915 short American comedy film by Edwin Middleton where W. C. Fields makes his first cinematographic appearance.
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 Tavče gravče traditionally served with long hot peppers. Change image |
English : Tavče gravče traditionally served with long hot peppers.
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Sex Hygiene is a 1942 US Army training film on the causes and prevention of venereal diseases. Choose a new media file |
English : Sex Hygiene is a 1942 US Army training film on the causes and prevention of venereal diseases.
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_male.jpg) Male Palestine Sunbird (Cinnyris osea) in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan. Since 2015, it has been the national bird for the State of Palestine. Change image |
English : Male Palestine Sunbird (Cinnyris osea) in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan. Since 2015, it has been the national bird for the State of Palestine.
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Drone video of A.H. Tammsaare Museum (Estonia). Choose a new media file |
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 Spherical panoramic of Türlersee in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. This lake features protected areas, a walking path and a public beach along its shore and is popular for recreation the entire year. Change image |
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.jpg) A house wren (Troglodytes aedon) peeking out of its nest box in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York Change image |
English : A house wren (Troglodytes aedon) peeking out of its nest box in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York
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