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#13085487

11 December 2025

A 'Ecureuil' (i.e., squirrel) places a banner at the top of a tree near the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. It quotes an article of constitutional law that reads, 'Everyone must take part in the preservation and improvement of the environment'. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, and there are issues of violence against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers.

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#13085466

11 December 2025

Renovation works on the Fiesole Curve duringthe UEFA Conference League between ACF Fiorentina and Dinamo Kiev on Dicember 11 ,2025 at Stadium Artemio Franchi, Florence , Italy

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#13085463

11 December 2025

Renovation works on the Fiesole Curve duringthe UEFA Conference League between ACF Fiorentina and Dinamo Kiev on Dicember 11 ,2025 at Stadium Artemio Franchi, Florence , Italy

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#13085461

11 December 2025

Renovation works on the Fiesole Curve duringthe UEFA Conference League between ACF Fiorentina and Dinamo Kiev on Dicember 11 ,2025 at Stadium Artemio Franchi, Florence , Italy

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#13061910

5 December 2025

An illustration photo shows a placard that says ''Here, we are creating an urban forest'' next to the Place du Colonel Fabien in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061902

5 December 2025

The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, is seen during the launch of the new tree planting season in the new urban forest at Place du Colonel Fabien in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061921

5 December 2025

Francois Dagnaud, mayor of the 19th arrondissement, is seen during the launch of the new tree planting season in the new urban forest at Place du Colonel Fabien in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13061506

5 December 2025

A worker blows dust off a road section in Balaju, Nepal, that locals had earlier blocked. The area is now prepared for blacktopping after being cleaned.

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#13061507

5 December 2025

A worker blows dust off a road section in Balaju, Nepal, that locals had earlier blocked. The area is now prepared for blacktopping after being cleaned.

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#13061508

5 December 2025

A worker blows dust off a road section in Balaju, Nepal, that locals had earlier blocked. The area is now prepared for blacktopping after being cleaned.

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#13061509

5 December 2025

A worker blows dust off a road section in Balaju, Nepal, that locals had earlier blocked. The area is now prepared for blacktopping after being cleaned.

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#13061510

5 December 2025

A worker blows dust off a road section in Balaju, Nepal, that locals had earlier blocked. The area is now prepared for blacktopping after being cleaned.

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#13059782

5 December 2025

A worker uses a hammer as he repairs the roof of an old residential building in Kochi, India, on December 5, 2025

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#13059784

5 December 2025

A worker drives a nail into a wood plank as they repair the roof of an old residential building in Kochi, India, on December 5, 2025.

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#13049566

2 December 2025

Daily wage laborers work as they paint a residential building in Siliguri, India, on December 2, 2025. The labor reform brings about a series of benefits for India's export sector, especially simplifying compliance for employers and enabling improved workforce management, according to a statement from PIB published a few days ago.

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#13037836

29 November 2025

A construction worker wears an orange high-visibility jacket and a yellow hard hat and digs a hole in the stone pavement of a narrow, brick-lined alley to access a pipe or utility connection in Venice, Italy, on November 17, 2025. The area is under repair, with disturbed pavement and wooden supports in place, indicating infrastructure maintenance in the historic city.

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