"decay process"

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16 October 2025

A colorful wall of assorted sweets and candies is displayed in transparent containers at a candy shop in Arnhem, Netherlands, on July 27, 2023. Rows of brightly packaged confectionery highlight consumer temptation and the health risks linked to excessive sugar consumption such as obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay.

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4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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31 July 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 30: A fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria) showing signs of decomposition on the forest floor in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 30, 2025.

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29 January 2025

In Herrsching, Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on November 8, 2020, an elderly woman in a thick coat and headscarf pulls a red-dotted shopping cart as she walks past a graffiti-covered urban structure. The scene captures the contrast between aging and modern decay in the city, with warning signs on the doors, electricity boxes covered in tags, and a worn façade. The themes of loneliness, urban life, and resilience in a barren cityscape are emphasized.

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29 July 2023

A pigeon sits on the electric (Power) lines as iron roofing rusted due to rainfall and snowfall over the years is pictured in Sopore town district Baramulla Jammu and Kashmir India on 29 July 2023

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#13245503

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245505

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245507

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245509

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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16 December 2025

A large vinyl decal displaying the official circular logo of the European Parliament, along with the full blue and yellow starred flag of the European Union, is affixed to the glass curtain wall of the institution's building in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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16 December 2025

A large vinyl decal displaying the official circular logo of the European Parliament, along with the full blue and yellow starred flag of the European Union, is affixed to the glass curtain wall of the institution's building in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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12 December 2025

People queue for passport control at Milan Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy, on December 12, 2025.

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