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18 October 2025

Deposed former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli (wearing a garland) gestures as he attends a program organized at the torched party office for the first time since the Gen-Z revolution in Lalitpur, Nepal, on October 18, 2025. It is the first time since the September 8 Gen-Z uprising that Oli visits his party office. The Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party office is burnt to ashes by the agitated protestors the following day after 21 people are killed on September 8 by police. Oli is in hiding for about 10 days and resurfaces since last month. He denounces the election called for March 5, 2026, by the interim government of Sushila Karki. The CPN-UML Chair claims that an election environment cannot be created without dialogue among political parties. Oli remarks that it is difficult to hold elections when around 1,200 weapons and over 100,000 bullets are looted and about 5,500 prisoners are still at large. The communist leader also reiterates that reinstating the dissolved House of Representatives remains his party's position and urges party members to move forward confidently, following the party's policy.

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18 October 2025

Former Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel attends a party program organized at the CPN-UML headquarters in Lalitpur, Nepal, on October 18, 2025, where party chairman KP Sharma Oli is also present for the first time since the Gen-Z protest. It is the first time since the September 8 Gen-Z uprising that Oli visits his party office. The Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party office is burnt to ashes by the agitated protestors the following day after 21 people are killed on September 8 by police. Oli is in hiding for about 10 days and resurfaces since last month. He denounces the election called for March 5, 2026, by the interim government of Sushila Karki. The CPN-UML Chair claims that an election environment cannot be created without dialogue among political parties. Oli remarks that it is difficult to hold elections when around 1,200 weapons and over 100,000 bullets have been looted and about 5,500 prisoners are still at large. The communist leader also reiterates that reinstating the dissolved House of Representatives remains his party's position and urges party members to move forward confidently, following the party's policy.

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18 October 2025

Deposed former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli addresses his supporters and followers as he attends a program organized at the torched party office for the first time since the Gen-Z revolution in Lalitpur, Nepal, on October 18, 2025. It is the first time since the September 8 Gen-Z uprising that Oli visits his party office. The Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party office is burnt to ashes by the agitated protestors the following day after 21 people are killed on September 8 by police. Oli is in hiding for about 10 days and resurfaces since last month. He denounces the election called for March 5, 2026, by the interim government of Sushila Karki. The CPN-UML Chair claims that an election environment cannot be created without dialogue among political parties. Oli remarks that it is difficult to hold elections when around 1,200 weapons and over 100,000 bullets have been looted and about 5,500 prisoners are still at large. The communist leader also reiterates that reinstating the dissolved House of Representatives remains his party's position and urges party members to move forward confidently, following the party's policy.

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18 October 2025

Deposed former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli addresses his supporters and followers as he attends a program organized at the torched party office for the first time since the Gen-Z revolution in Lalitpur, Nepal, on October 18, 2025. It is the first time since the September 8 Gen-Z uprising that Oli visits his party office. The Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party office is burnt to ashes by the agitated protestors the following day after 21 people are killed on September 8 by police. Oli is in hiding for about 10 days and resurfaces since last month. He denounces the election called for March 5, 2026, by the interim government of Sushila Karki. The CPN-UML Chair claims that an election environment cannot be created without dialogue among political parties. Oli remarks that it is difficult to hold elections when around 1,200 weapons and over 100,000 bullets have been looted and about 5,500 prisoners are still at large. The communist leader also reiterates that reinstating the dissolved House of Representatives remains his party's position and urges party members to move forward confidently, following the party's policy.

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18 October 2025

Deposed former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli addresses his supporters and followers as he attends a program organized at the torched party office for the first time since the Gen-Z revolution in Lalitpur, Nepal, on October 18, 2025. It is the first time since the September 8 Gen-Z uprising that Oli visits his party office. The Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party office is burnt to ashes by the agitated protestors the following day after 21 people are killed on September 8 by police. Oli is in hiding for about 10 days and resurfaces since last month. He denounces the election called for March 5, 2026, by the interim government of Sushila Karki. The CPN-UML Chair claims that an election environment cannot be created without dialogue among political parties. Oli remarks that it is difficult to hold elections when around 1,200 weapons and over 100,000 bullets have been looted and about 5,500 prisoners are still at large. The communist leader also reiterates that reinstating the dissolved House of Representatives remains his party's position and urges party members to move forward confidently, following the party's policy.

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29 May 2025

An elderly man with a walking aid attempts to open the front door of his residence, navigating steps with visible effort in Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on August 28, 2022.

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16 March 2025

An elderly woman, dressed in a long black coat, carefully walks using a rollator in Gauting, Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on November 14, 2020. Her posture is slightly bent forward as she moves at a slow pace. This moment reflects aging, independence, and the importance of mobility aids for seniors.

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16 March 2025

An elderly woman, dressed in a long black coat, carefully walks using a rollator in Gauting, Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on November 14, 2020. Her posture is slightly bent forward as she moves at a slow pace. This moment reflects aging, independence, and the importance of mobility aids for seniors.

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26 January 2025

On January 26, 2025, in Valls, Catalonia, the city becomes the festive epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 43rd edition of the Gran Festa de la Calcotada. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors who experience a day filled with tradition, gastronomy, and local culture. Highlights include demonstrations of calcot cooking, eating competitions, and grower contests, coinciding with the launch of Catalonia's designation as a World Region of Gastronomy. The Valls Chamber of Commerce and the IGP Calcot de Valls, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, express confidence that this recognition will internationalize the culture surrounding the calcot. They plan initiatives such as a simultaneous calcotada in ten European countries, a calcotada forum, and a cooking symposium in what is expected to be a promising season for the sector, with a harvest forecast to exceed 18 million units. In this year's competition, Adria Wegrzyn reaffirms his dominance in the Valls Calcot Eating Contest, claiming victory for the 13th time after consuming 195 calcots with a total weight of 3,275 grams in front of an eager audience. Although his record remains unbeaten since 2018--when he ate nearly 6 kg of calcots and around 300 units--Wegrzyn acknowledges the increasing difficulty of the competition: ''The first twenty minutes are great, but after that, it gets tougher,'' he says. Surrounded by family and friends, he celebrates his victory with a barbecue, maintaining a tradition that strengthens the cultural and gastronomic bonds of the region.

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26 January 2025

On January 26, 2025, in Valls, Catalonia, the city becomes the festive epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 43rd edition of the Gran Festa de la Calcotada. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors who experience a day filled with tradition, gastronomy, and local culture. Highlights include demonstrations of calcot cooking, eating competitions, and grower contests, coinciding with the launch of Catalonia's designation as a World Region of Gastronomy. The Valls Chamber of Commerce and the IGP Calcot de Valls, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, express confidence that this recognition will internationalize the culture surrounding the calcot. They plan initiatives such as a simultaneous calcotada in ten European countries, a calcotada forum, and a cooking symposium in what is expected to be a promising season for the sector, with a harvest forecast to exceed 18 million units. In this year's competition, Adria Wegrzyn reaffirms his dominance in the Valls Calcot Eating Contest, claiming victory for the 13th time after consuming 195 calcots with a total weight of 3,275 grams in front of an eager audience. Although his record remains unbeaten since 2018--when he ate nearly 6 kg of calcots and around 300 units--Wegrzyn acknowledges the increasing difficulty of the competition: ''The first twenty minutes are great, but after that, it gets tougher,'' he says. Surrounded by family and friends, he celebrates his victory with a barbecue, maintaining a tradition that strengthens the cultural and gastronomic bonds of the region.

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26 January 2025

On January 26, 2025, in Valls, Catalonia, the city becomes the festive epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 43rd edition of the Gran Festa de la Calcotada. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors who experience a day filled with tradition, gastronomy, and local culture. Highlights include demonstrations of calcot cooking, eating competitions, and grower contests, coinciding with the launch of Catalonia's designation as a World Region of Gastronomy. The Valls Chamber of Commerce and the IGP Calcot de Valls, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, express confidence that this recognition will internationalize the culture surrounding the calcot. They plan initiatives such as a simultaneous calcotada in ten European countries, a calcotada forum, and a cooking symposium in what is expected to be a promising season for the sector, with a harvest forecast to exceed 18 million units. In this year's competition, Adria Wegrzyn reaffirms his dominance in the Valls Calcot Eating Contest, claiming victory for the 13th time after consuming 195 calcots with a total weight of 3,275 grams in front of an eager audience. Although his record remains unbeaten since 2018--when he ate nearly 6 kg of calcots and around 300 units--Wegrzyn acknowledges the increasing difficulty of the competition: ''The first twenty minutes are great, but after that, it gets tougher,'' he says. Surrounded by family and friends, he celebrates his victory with a barbecue, maintaining a tradition that strengthens the cultural and gastronomic bonds of the region.

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26 January 2025

On January 26, 2025, in Valls, Catalonia, the city becomes the festive epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 43rd edition of the Gran Festa de la Calcotada. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors who experience a day filled with tradition, gastronomy, and local culture. Highlights include demonstrations of calcot cooking, eating competitions, and grower contests, coinciding with the launch of Catalonia's designation as a World Region of Gastronomy. The Valls Chamber of Commerce and the IGP Calcot de Valls, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, express confidence that this recognition will internationalize the culture surrounding the calcot. They plan initiatives such as a simultaneous calcotada in ten European countries, a calcotada forum, and a cooking symposium in what is expected to be a promising season for the sector, with a harvest forecast to exceed 18 million units. In this year's competition, Adria Wegrzyn reaffirms his dominance in the Valls Calcot Eating Contest, claiming victory for the 13th time after consuming 195 calcots with a total weight of 3,275 grams in front of an eager audience. Although his record remains unbeaten since 2018--when he ate nearly 6 kg of calcots and around 300 units--Wegrzyn acknowledges the increasing difficulty of the competition: ''The first twenty minutes are great, but after that, it gets tougher,'' he says. Surrounded by family and friends, he celebrates his victory with a barbecue, maintaining a tradition that strengthens the cultural and gastronomic bonds of the region.

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26 January 2025

On January 26, 2025, in Valls, Catalonia, the city becomes the festive epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 43rd edition of the Gran Festa de la Calcotada. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors who experience a day filled with tradition, gastronomy, and local culture. Highlights include demonstrations of calcot cooking, eating competitions, and grower contests, coinciding with the launch of Catalonia's designation as a World Region of Gastronomy. The Valls Chamber of Commerce and the IGP Calcot de Valls, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, express confidence that this recognition will internationalize the culture surrounding the calcot. They plan initiatives such as a simultaneous calcotada in ten European countries, a calcotada forum, and a cooking symposium in what is expected to be a promising season for the sector, with a harvest forecast to exceed 18 million units. In this year's competition, Adria Wegrzyn reaffirms his dominance in the Valls Calcot Eating Contest, claiming victory for the 13th time after consuming 195 calcots with a total weight of 3,275 grams in front of an eager audience. Although his record remains unbeaten since 2018--when he ate nearly 6 kg of calcots and around 300 units--Wegrzyn acknowledges the increasing difficulty of the competition: ''The first twenty minutes are great, but after that, it gets tougher,'' he says. Surrounded by family and friends, he celebrates his victory with a barbecue, maintaining a tradition that strengthens the cultural and gastronomic bonds of the region.

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26 January 2025

On January 26, 2025, in Valls, Catalonia, the city becomes the festive epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 43rd edition of the Gran Festa de la Calcotada. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors who experience a day filled with tradition, gastronomy, and local culture. Highlights include demonstrations of calcot cooking, eating competitions, and grower contests, coinciding with the launch of Catalonia's designation as a World Region of Gastronomy. The Valls Chamber of Commerce and the IGP Calcot de Valls, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, express confidence that this recognition will internationalize the culture surrounding the calcot. They plan initiatives such as a simultaneous calcotada in ten European countries, a calcotada forum, and a cooking symposium in what is expected to be a promising season for the sector, with a harvest forecast to exceed 18 million units. In this year's competition, Adria Wegrzyn reaffirms his dominance in the Valls Calcot Eating Contest, claiming victory for the 13th time after consuming 195 calcots with a total weight of 3,275 grams in front of an eager audience. Although his record remains unbeaten since 2018--when he ate nearly 6 kg of calcots and around 300 units--Wegrzyn acknowledges the increasing difficulty of the competition: ''The first twenty minutes are great, but after that, it gets tougher,'' he says. Surrounded by family and friends, he celebrates his victory with a barbecue, maintaining a tradition that strengthens the cultural and gastronomic bonds of the region.

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26 January 2025

On January 26, 2025, in Valls, Catalonia, the city becomes the festive epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 43rd edition of the Gran Festa de la Calcotada. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors who experience a day filled with tradition, gastronomy, and local culture. Highlights include demonstrations of calcot cooking, eating competitions, and grower contests, coinciding with the launch of Catalonia's designation as a World Region of Gastronomy. The Valls Chamber of Commerce and the IGP Calcot de Valls, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, express confidence that this recognition will internationalize the culture surrounding the calcot. They plan initiatives such as a simultaneous calcotada in ten European countries, a calcotada forum, and a cooking symposium in what is expected to be a promising season for the sector, with a harvest forecast to exceed 18 million units. In this year's competition, Adria Wegrzyn reaffirms his dominance in the Valls Calcot Eating Contest, claiming victory for the 13th time after consuming 195 calcots with a total weight of 3,275 grams in front of an eager audience. Although his record remains unbeaten since 2018--when he ate nearly 6 kg of calcots and around 300 units--Wegrzyn acknowledges the increasing difficulty of the competition: ''The first twenty minutes are great, but after that, it gets tougher,'' he says. Surrounded by family and friends, he celebrates his victory with a barbecue, maintaining a tradition that strengthens the cultural and gastronomic bonds of the region.

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26 January 2025

On January 26, 2025, in Valls, Catalonia, the city becomes the festive epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 43rd edition of the Gran Festa de la Calcotada. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors who experience a day filled with tradition, gastronomy, and local culture. Highlights include demonstrations of calcot cooking, eating competitions, and grower contests, coinciding with the launch of Catalonia's designation as a World Region of Gastronomy. The Valls Chamber of Commerce and the IGP Calcot de Valls, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, express confidence that this recognition will internationalize the culture surrounding the calcot. They plan initiatives such as a simultaneous calcotada in ten European countries, a calcotada forum, and a cooking symposium in what is expected to be a promising season for the sector, with a harvest forecast to exceed 18 million units. In this year's competition, Adria Wegrzyn reaffirms his dominance in the Valls Calcot Eating Contest, claiming victory for the 13th time after consuming 195 calcots with a total weight of 3,275 grams in front of an eager audience. Although his record remains unbeaten since 2018--when he ate nearly 6 kg of calcots and around 300 units--Wegrzyn acknowledges the increasing difficulty of the competition: ''The first twenty minutes are great, but after that, it gets tougher,'' he says. Surrounded by family and friends, he celebrates his victory with a barbecue, maintaining a tradition that strengthens the cultural and gastronomic bonds of the region.

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