"VAP"

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9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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#13076470

9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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#13076471

9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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#13076472

9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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#13076474

9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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#13076475

9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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#13074009

8 December 2025

A couple from Asia, with the woman wearing a white wedding dress, poses for a photoshoot on a stone waterfront area near moored gondolas, overlooking the Grand Canal with the San Giorgio Maggiore church and bell tower visible across the water in Venice, Veneto, Italy, on November 17, 2025. This area is a popular location for wedding photography and tourism.

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#13041427

30 November 2025

Two travelers stand with luggage and an umbrella at the ticket windows (''Biglietteria / Ticket point'') for the ACTV waterbus service, next to self-service ticket machines, on a wet, reflective platform near the ''Ferrovia'' (Railway) section in Venice, Italy, on November 15, 2025. The ticket windows are illuminated with red and green indicator lights, suggesting the service point is operational on a rainy night.

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#13036953

29 November 2025

Two people sit on a low stone seawall or bench along the waterfront, with a small dog sitting between them, in Venice, Italy, on November 17, 2025. The person on the right looks intently at a smartphone.

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#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13024690

25 November 2025

A high-speed yellow SUEM (Servizio di Urgenza ed Emergenza Medica) ambulance boat carries emergency personnel and moves rapidly along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on November 16, 2025, leaving a prominent wake. The vessel, marked with the checkered ambulance pattern and high-visibility yellow, navigates the central waterway past traditional gondolas, public vaporetto stops, and the historic Venetian architecture lining the banks, demonstrating the critical role of water transport in emergency services.

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#13024691

25 November 2025

A high-speed yellow SUEM (Servizio di Urgenza ed Emergenza Medica) ambulance boat carries emergency personnel and moves rapidly along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on November 16, 2025, leaving a prominent wake. The vessel, marked with the checkered ambulance pattern and high-visibility yellow, navigates the central waterway past traditional gondolas, public vaporetto stops, and the historic Venetian architecture lining the banks, demonstrating the critical role of water transport in emergency services.

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#13024692

25 November 2025

A high-speed yellow SUEM (Servizio di Urgenza ed Emergenza Medica) ambulance boat carries emergency personnel and moves rapidly along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on November 16, 2025, leaving a prominent wake. The vessel, marked with the checkered ambulance pattern and high-visibility yellow, navigates the central waterway past traditional gondolas, public vaporetto stops, and the historic Venetian architecture lining the banks, demonstrating the critical role of water transport in emergency services.

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#13024693

25 November 2025

A high-speed yellow SUEM (Servizio di Urgenza ed Emergenza Medica) ambulance boat carries emergency personnel and moves rapidly along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on November 16, 2025, leaving a prominent wake. The vessel, marked with the checkered ambulance pattern and high-visibility yellow, navigates the central waterway past traditional gondolas, public vaporetto stops, and the historic Venetian architecture lining the banks, demonstrating the critical role of water transport in emergency services.

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