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3 August 2025

The facade of the Bank of China office is in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 2, 2025. In 2024, the bank posts net profits of JPY237.8 billion (approximately USD 32.7 billion) and improves its non-performing loan ratio to 1.25%, supporting its continued global expansion.

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#12611458

3 August 2025

The facade of the Bank of China office is in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 2, 2025. In 2024, the bank posts net profits of JPY237.8 billion (approximately USD 32.7 billion) and improves its non-performing loan ratio to 1.25%, supporting its continued global expansion.

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#12611459

3 August 2025

The facade of the Bank of China office is in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 2, 2025. In 2024, the bank posts net profits of JPY237.8 billion (approximately USD 32.7 billion) and improves its non-performing loan ratio to 1.25%, supporting its continued global expansion.

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#12585784

25 July 2025

A tree-lined pedestrian zone along Nollendorfstrasse in the Schoeneberg district features Gruenderzeit-era apartment buildings and cobblestone paving under a dense green canopy, forming part of the city's climate-adaptive urban structure for heat protection in Berlin, Germany, on July 21, 2025.

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#12585785

25 July 2025

A tree-lined pedestrian zone along Nollendorfstrasse in the Schoeneberg district features Gruenderzeit-era apartment buildings and cobblestone paving under a dense green canopy, forming part of the city's climate-adaptive urban structure for heat protection in Berlin, Germany, on July 21, 2025.

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#12454543

8 June 2025

A woman sits in front of her house in a slum area of Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 8, 2025. The World Bank raises the international poverty line as of June 2025, following an adjustment based on the 2021 purchasing power parity (PPP), which increases the threshold to US$3.00 per capita per day. Previously, under the 2017 PPP, the poverty line for low-income countries is set at US$2.15 per capita per day.

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#12067453

18 February 2025

A ragpicker searches for plastic waste as he walks along a forest in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on February 18, 2025. India generates approximately 26,000 metric tons of plastic waste daily, contributing to the country's annual total of about 9.49 million metric tons, making it one of the world's largest producers of plastic waste.

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#11691600

21 October 2024

A shepherd leads a herd of goats along a busy street crossing in Kolkata, India, on October 21, 2024. Demand for goat meat in India declines by 1.2% annually over the next five years. This brings the total consumption to around 640 thousand metric tons by 2026, down from 685 thousand metric tons in 2021. Since 2017, the demand for goat meat drops by an average of 1.5% each year. India ranks second in the world for goat meat consumption, with China taking the top spot with 685 thousand metric tons in 2021. India, Pakistan, and Iran are the next top three countries in terms of goat meat demand.

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#11691601

21 October 2024

A shepherd leads a herd of goats along a busy street crossing in Kolkata, India, on October 21, 2024. Demand for goat meat in India declines by 1.2% annually over the next five years. This brings the total consumption to around 640 thousand metric tons by 2026, down from 685 thousand metric tons in 2021. Since 2017, the demand for goat meat drops by an average of 1.5% each year. India ranks second in the world for goat meat consumption, with China taking the top spot with 685 thousand metric tons in 2021. India, Pakistan, and Iran are the next top three countries in terms of goat meat demand.

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#11075866

14 March 2024

People are sitting near the Cais das Colunas in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 14, 2024. Portugal is currently rated as the seventh most peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index, with Iceland in first place, Denmark in second, the Republic of Ireland in third, New Zealand in fourth, Austria in fifth, and Singapore in sixth.

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#11075857

14 March 2024

People are walking in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 14, 2024. Portugal is currently rated as the seventh most peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index, with Iceland in first place, Denmark in second, Ireland in third, New Zealand in fourth, Austria in fifth, and Singapore in sixth.

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#11075862

14 March 2024

People are sitting at Cais das Colunas in downtown Lisbon, Portugal, on March 14, 2024. Portugal is rated as the seventh most peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index, with Iceland at number one, Denmark at number two, Ireland at number three, New Zealand at number four, Austria at number five, and Singapore at number six.

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#10414934

27 August 2023

Plastic litter was seen on Wellawatta Beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 27, 2023. As the United Nations Environment Programme said, every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year, 19-23 million metric tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems, polluting lakes, rivers, and seas.

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#10414936

27 August 2023

People walk on the plastic-polluted beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 27, 2023. As the United Nations Environment Programme said, every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year, 19-23 million metric tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems, polluting lakes, rivers, and seas.

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#10414938

27 August 2023

People walk on the plastic-polluted beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 27, 2023. As the United Nations Environment Programme said, every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year, 19-23 million metric tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems, polluting lakes, rivers, and seas.

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#10414940

27 August 2023

People walk on the plastic-polluted beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 27, 2023. As the United Nations Environment Programme said, every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year, 19-23 million metric tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems, polluting lakes, rivers, and seas.

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