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#9558386

8 Feb 2023

A woman holds a placard reading Anti-democracy: 49.3' in a reference to the article 49.3 of the French constitution which authorizes the government to bypass the Parliament. France's labour unions led a third wave of nationwide strikes and protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to make the French work longer before retirement. More than 40,000 people protested in Toulouses against the planned reform of pension and retirement age to 64 from 62, a move opinion polls show is opposed by a vast majority (93%) of workers already facing a cost-of-living crisis. The retirement age would be raised to 64 years (for 43 years of continued work) and the pensions will be lower specially for women, 'short careers' and low wages people. The COR (Counsel of Pension Guidance), which depends of the Prime minister Office directly, said on September 2022 in its latest report that it sees no needs to reform the pension system as it shares in the French GDP will remain steady at least 2070. Nearly all sectors unions called for this strike and protest : mining and energy, health, schooling sector, transportation, trucks drivers, refining workers, bank workers, etc. Toulouse. France.February 7th 2023.

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#9558408

8 Feb 2023

A protester shows a placard reading '49.3: the next social contribution time ? A Macron's consultation'. 49.3 is a reference to the article 49.3 of the French constitution which authorize the governement to bypass the Parliament. France's labour unions led a third wave of nationwide strikes and protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to make the French work longer before retirement. More than 40,000 people protested in Toulouses against the planned reform of pension and retirement age to 64 from 62, a move opinion polls show is opposed by a vast majority (93%) of workers already facing a cost-of-living crisis. The retirement age would be raised to 64 years (for 43 years of continued work) and the pensions will be lower specially for women, 'short careers' and low wages people. The COR (Counsel of Pension Guidance), which depends of the Prime minister Office directly, said on September 2022 in its latest report that it sees no needs to reform the pension system as it shares in the French GDP will remain steady at least 2070. Nearly all sectors unions called for this strike and protest : mining and energy, health, schooling sector, transportation, trucks drivers, refining workers, bank workers, etc. Toulouse. France.February 7th 2023.

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#9465684

20 Jan 2023

A protester holds a placard reading 'Life expectancy 49.3 yuears' in a reference to the French consitution article which authorizes the government to bypass the Parliament. More than 50.000 people took to the streets in toulouse against the planned reform of pension and retirement age. France's labour unions have made a rare joint call for a day of major strike action and protests across France against plans by President Emmanuel Macron's government to reform the pension system and raise the retirement age to 64 from 62, a move opinion polls show is opposed by a vast majority (93%) of workers already facing a cost-of-living crisis. Nearly all sectors unions called for this strike and protest : mining and energy, health, schooling sector, transportation, trucks drivers, refining workers, bank workers, etc. The retirement age would be raise to 64 years (for 43 years of continued work) and the pensions will be lower specially for women, 'short careers' and low wages people. The COR (Counsel of Pension Guidance), which depends of the Prime minister Office directly, said on September 2022 in its latest report that it sees no needs to reform the pension system as it shares in the French GDP will remain steady at least 2070. Toulouse. France. January 19th 2023.

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#12699313

31 Aug 2025

Members of the Nepal Army from the Gurju Paltan take part in the procession of pulling the Yonshi (ceremonial pole/Indra Dhwaj) through the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal, from Bhotahiti toward Hanumandhoka Durbar Square during preparations for the Indra Jatra festival on August 31, 2025. The Yonshi, ceremonially cut from the forest in Bhaktapur, is escorted along the traditional route with devotees guiding it, some bowing in reverence as it passes. The Yonshi is formally raised on Bhadra 19 as per the Nepali calendar, after which the eight-day-long festival officially starts, honoring Indra, the King of Heaven and Lord of Rains.

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#12609314

2 Aug 2025

Referee Josh Smith gives instructions during the pre-season friendly match between Norwich City and NAC Breda at Carrow Road in Norwich, England, on August 2, 2025.

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#4373676

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity. optional, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the Italian Air Force and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be given a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force. In the photo the mayor Leoluca Orlando speaks with Colonel Frare, commander of the 60th Wing, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373680

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373684

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373690

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373692

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373696

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373698

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373702

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373704

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373708

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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#4373710

22 May 2019

The Italian Air Force, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Education and following the coordinations carried out with the Regional School Office for the city of Palermo, offered the students of the city the opportunity to attend the Aeronautical Culture Course, a completely free activity, which takes place from 13 to 23 May for 250 students of the third, fourth and fifth grades of schools. The course is divided into two parts: the first week the young students followed a cycle of theoretical lessons that deal with the basis of aerodynamic principles of flight, flight instruments, flight safety and references to meteorology and air traffic control. At the end of this first week of lessons, on Thursday afternoon, they carried out a test of the acquired knowledge so as to create a ranking that allowed the determination of those who had the opportunity to sit in the pilot's seat and try to fly a plane. During the second week the students experience the flight in formation with a military aircraft, the S-208. To accompany them in this unique experience, the Flight Instructor Pilots of the 60th Air Force Wing. At the end of the theoretical activities and the flight activity, a final ranking will be drawn up and the winners will receive as an award the opportunity to spend an internship at Guidonia Airport, site of the 60th Wing, to wear the role of pilots of the 'Aeronautica Militare and fly with the Twin Astir glider. All participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance which, in addition to being assessed for the purpose of obtaining the baccalaureate, also assigns a merit score for some competitions in Italian Air Force, Palermo, 17/20 May 2019

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