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#13091713

14 December 2025

A large green industrial gantry crane is positioned near the waterfront, actively unloading cargo from a barge docked on the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091722

14 December 2025

Colorful shipping containers, including those marked Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, are stacked several high behind a dark stone wall overlooking the Main River. A long, low-profile commercial barge, labeled ''BOOTSHAUS,'' is docked in the foreground in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025. This area of the Osthafen (East Port) is utilized for intermodal freight logistics and waterside commerce.

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#13091724

14 December 2025

A large green industrial gantry crane is positioned near the waterfront and actively unloads cargo from a barge docked on the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091725

14 December 2025

A large green industrial gantry crane is positioned near the waterfront and actively unloads cargo from a barge docked on the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091728

14 December 2025

A large green industrial gantry crane is positioned near the waterfront, actively unloading cargo from a barge docked on the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091732

14 December 2025

A large green industrial gantry crane is positioned near the waterfront, actively unloading cargo from a barge docked on the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091742

14 December 2025

A large green industrial gantry crane is positioned near the waterfront and actively unloads cargo from a barge docked on the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091745

14 December 2025

A large green industrial gantry crane is positioned near the waterfront, actively unloading cargo from a barge docked on the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091749

14 December 2025

A large green industrial gantry crane is positioned near the waterfront, actively unloading cargo from a barge docked on the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091752

14 December 2025

A large green industrial gantry crane is positioned near the waterfront, actively unloading cargo from a barge docked on the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091712

14 December 2025

A blue, heavy-duty gantry crane operates over a cargo barge docked on the river. The area features large piles of aggregate and stacks of multi-colored intermodal containers in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091723

14 December 2025

A blue, heavy-duty gantry crane operates over a cargo barge docked on the river. The area features large piles of aggregate and stacks of multi-colored intermodal containers in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13091730

14 December 2025

Two blue, heavy-duty gantry cranes operate over a cargo barge docked on the river. The area features large piles of aggregate and stacks of multi-colored intermodal containers in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on December 13, 2025.

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#13085505

11 December 2025

Juli Rover, one of the main lawyers for the A69 opponents, speaks to them after the hearings. 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. 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 (the builders) do not respect even their own documents regarding ecological compensations, and that there are violations 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' (meaning 'The Way is Free'), wants the construction of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the matter 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. In Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13085492

11 December 2025

One of the main lawyers for opponents of the A69 highway, Julie Rover, receives applause when quitting the court. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned A69 highway 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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#12918541

28 October 2025

A fasting Nepali Hindu devotee offers prayers to the rising sun on the final day of the Chhath festival in Birgunj, Nepal, on October 28, 2025. Worship of the rising and setting sun is central to Chhath, regarded as a unique and devotional form of prayer to the Sun God. People from all walks of life come together to honor the Sun God, believing that such devotion brings happiness, prosperity, well-being, and longevity to their families. The four-day festival, which begins last Saturday, reaches its climax with the main pooja on the final evening and concludes this morning with the traditional offering of Argha at rivers and ponds across the country. Thousands of Hindu devotees throng the Ghadiarwa Pokhari in Birgunj, Nepal, adjoining the Indian state of Bihar, submerging themselves in the water.

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