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4 December 2025

On December 3, 2025, vendors at the Jamaica Market in Mexico City, Mexico, make pinatas and sell Christmas trees in anticipation of Christmas and New Year's in the capital. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), pinatas in Mexico originate in the former San Agustin convent in Acolman, State of Mexico, where the first pinata, as we know it today, is created more than 400 years ago, although with some variations in size and shape. The most classic pinatas are shaped like flowers, boats, and stars, although it is said that the pinata should be star-shaped with seven points. Each point symbolizes one of the seven deadly sins, and the candy or fruit that spills out when broken symbolizes the blessings received by all who participate. On the other hand, according to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), Christmas trees constitute a sustainable alternative that strengthens the local economy, generates employment, and promotes the conservation of forest ecosystems, since for each specimen used, a new one is planted, thus guaranteeing the continuity of the productive and environmental cycle.

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12 November 2025

Former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal raises his fist, a gesture by communist followers, while greeting his supporters as he merges into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which now merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal amid a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony is held at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, take part in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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#12981809

12 November 2025

Former Defense Minister Bhim Rawal raises his fist, a gesture by communist followers, while greeting his supporters as he merges into the ''Nepali Communist Party'' amid a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which now merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal amid a ceremony in the capital, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony is held at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, take part in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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#12981811

12 November 2025

Former Home Minister Bamdev Gautam raises his fist, a gesture by communist followers, while greeting his supporters as he attends the merger ceremony of the ''Nepali Communist Party'' in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Communist leaders of Nepal attend the unification announcement program of the ''Nepali Communist Party,'' which now merges with another party led by communist leader Bhim Rawal, amidst a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 12, 2025. Bhim Rawal, who leads the Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan after the CPN-UML takes action against him, stripping him of even ordinary membership, joins the Nepali Communist Party. A ceremony is held at the City Hall in Kathmandu to announce the unification between the Nepali Communist Party and Rawal's Matribhumi Jagaran Abhiyan. Nepali Communist Party Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Co-coordinator Madhav Kumar Nepal, and leaders Jhala Nath Khanal, Bamdev Gautam, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, among others, take part in the unification ceremony. Coordinator Dahal and Rawal reach a seven-point agreement. The agreement is also signed by Co-coordinator Nepal, along with both leaders. It is agreed that Rawal will be the sixth-ranking leader in the Nepali Communist Party.

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#12951942

5 November 2025

A man holds a placard that reads ''Shame on BHV'' as people protest in front of the BHV department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025, on the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store. Asian e-commerce giant Shein pledges on November 4, 2025, to ''cooperate fully'' with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks-and-mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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#12951943

5 November 2025

A woman holds a placard that reads ''Protect children, not Shein'' as people protest in front of the BHV department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025, on the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store. Asian e-commerce giant Shein pledges on November 4, 2025, to ''cooperate fully'' with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks-and-mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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#12951944

5 November 2025

A woman holds a placard which reads ''Shein participates in pedocriminality'' as people protest in front of the BHV department store in Paris on the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris on November 5, 2025. Asian e-commerce giant Shein on November 4, 2025 pledged to ''cooperate fully'' with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls, and said it was prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks and mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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#12951945

5 November 2025

Riot police officers stand guard as people protest in front of the BHV department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025, on the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store outside the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store. Asian e-commerce giant Shein pledges on November 4, 2025, to ''cooperate fully'' with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls, and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks and mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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#12951946

5 November 2025

Riot police officers stand guard as people protest in front of the BHV department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025, on the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store outside the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store. Asian e-commerce giant Shein pledges on November 4, 2025, to "cooperate fully" with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks and mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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#12951947

5 November 2025

An overview of large banners and promotional visuals for Shein includes a giant poster depicting Frederic Merlin, president of the SGM group "Societe des Grands Magasins"—owner of BHV Marais—alongside Donald Tang, executive president of the Shein group, outside at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025, on the opening day of its first physical store at BHV in Paris. Asian e-commerce giant Shein, a Singapore-based company originally founded in China, pledges on November 5, 2025, to "cooperate fully" with French judicial authorities as investigations launch after France's anti-fraud unit reports it is selling childlike sex dolls, and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them.

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#12951948

5 November 2025

Frederic Merlin, president of the SGM group ''Societe des Grands Magasins,'' owner of BHV Marais, responds to the press and talks to people coming for the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025. Asian e-commerce giant Shein on November 4, 2025, pledges to ''cooperate fully'' with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls, and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks-and-mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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#12951949

5 November 2025

Frederic Merlin, president of the SGM group "Societe des Grands Magasins," owner of BHV Marais, responds to the press and talks to people coming for the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025. Asian e-commerce giant Shein pledges on November 4, 2025, to "cooperate fully" with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls, and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks-and-mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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#12951950

5 November 2025

Frederic Merlin, president of the SGM group "Societe des Grands Magasins," owner of BHV Marais, responds to the press and talks to people coming for the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025. Asian e-commerce giant Shein on November 4, 2025, pledges to "cooperate fully" with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them.

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#12951951

5 November 2025

Frederic Merlin, president of the SGM group "Societe des Grands Magasins," owner of BHV Marais, responds to the press and talks to people coming for the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025. Asian e-commerce giant Shein pledges on November 4, 2025, to "cooperate fully" with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls, and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks-and-mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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#12951952

5 November 2025

People queue in front of the BHV department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025, on the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store outside the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store. Asian e-commerce giant Shein pledges on November 4, 2025, to "cooperate fully" with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks-and-mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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#12951953

5 November 2025

Riot police officers stand guard as people protest in front of the BHV department store in Paris, France, on November 5, 2025, on the opening day of Asian e-commerce giant Shein's first physical store outside the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store. Asian e-commerce giant Shein pledges on November 4, 2025, to "cooperate fully" with French judicial authorities after an uproar over it selling childlike sex dolls and says it is prepared to disclose the names of people who bought them. The controversy comes as the online fast-fashion seller is set to open its first bricks and mortar store in the world in the prestigious BHV department store in central Paris.

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