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 Volcanic landscape featuring from left to right Miñiques (5,910 metres (19,390 ft)), cerro Tuyajto (5,460 metres (17,910 ft)), cerro Murchota (4,567 metres (14,984 ft)), cerros de Incahuasi (5,704 metres (18,714 ft)), Andes, northern Chile. Change image |
English : Volcanic landscape featuring from left to right Miñiques (5,910 metres (19,390 ft)), cerro Tuyajto (5,460 metres (17,910 ft)), cerro Murchota (4,567 metres (14,984 ft)), cerros de Incahuasi (5,704 metres (18,714 ft)), Andes, northern Chile.
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English : On May 1, 2011, the United States conducted an operation that resulted in the killing of Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama bin Laden. President Barack Obama addressed the nation shortly thereafter to inform the American people—and the world—on the success of the operation.
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 Detail of the security barrage in the Alte Fahrt of the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Greven (or Münster-Gelmer), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
English : Detail of the security barrage in the Alte Fahrt of the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Greven (or Münster-Gelmer), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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English : Animation of Saros series 136 eclipse paths on Earth.
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 Rhododendron flowers in the Carpathian Mountains, Carpathian National Nature Park, Ukraine. Change image |
English : Rhododendron flowers in the Carpathian Mountains, Carpathian National Nature Park, Ukraine.
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English : The Virgin of Stamboul is a 1920 silent drama film by Tod Browning starring Priscilla Dean.
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 Purple roller (Coracias naevius mosambicus) in Namibia. 4 May is Cassinga Day, a national public holiday in Namibia remembering the Cassinga Massacre of 1978. Change image |
English : Purple roller (Coracias naevius mosambicus) in Namibia. 4 May is Cassinga Day, a national public holiday in Namibia remembering the Cassinga Massacre of 1978.
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English : The National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China
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 Rawon is a traditional beef soup from Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. This picture contains spices, herbs, and condiments commonly used to make rawon, including sugar, garlic, shallots, keluak/pucung, candlenut, coriander, pepper, lemongrass, ginger, kencur, galangal, palm sugar, lime leaves and bay leaves. Change image |
English : Rawon is a traditional beef soup from Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. This picture contains spices, herbs, and condiments commonly used to make rawon, including sugar, garlic, shallots, keluak/pucung, candlenut, coriander, pepper, lemongrass, ginger, kencur, galangal, palm sugar, lime leaves and bay leaves.
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English : Spread of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide as of March 10, 2021
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 A senior police officer of the Hamburg police on assignment at Hamburg city hall, Germany. Change image |
English : A senior police officer of the Hamburg police on assignment at Hamburg city hall, Germany.
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 Reflection of a Bakain tree (Melia azedarach) near the pond of Kuruwapari Chaudharitol, Inaruwa, Nepal Change image |
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English : Video describing the dust hazards created by cutting fiber cement siding and an inexpensive way to reduce dust exposure
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 Cuolm Sura. View (from Surcuolm) on the clouds above the mountains on the south side of the valley. Change image |
English : Cuolm Sura. View (from Surcuolm) on the clouds above the mountains on the south side of the valley.
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English : Zimbabweans are turning to climate-resistant grains such as millet to improve food security.
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 Toque macaque (Macaca sinica) in the Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka Change image |
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English : Happy #TeacherAppreciationDay! One of the most important jobs is making sure our kids are ready for the future, and many of our educators go above and beyond to do that. Reach out to a teacher you know and tell them thank you for making our kids’ futures brighter.
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 Abandoned Siemensbahn halt in Berlin Change image |
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English : The first run of a metro train 81-775/776/777 «Moscow-2020» on the Circle Line of the Moscow Metro, Russia
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 A pair of Black-capped marmots (Marmota camtschatica) in habitat. South Kamchatka Nature Park, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Change image |
English : A pair of Black-capped marmots (Marmota camtschatica) in habitat. South Kamchatka Nature Park, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
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English : Animated map of confirmed COVID-19 cases spreading from 2020-01-12.
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 Lycée int pontonniers, Straßburg, France Change image |
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English : Today is the 15th anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake. Let's listen to the recording of the earthquake by the United States Geological Survey.
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 Fresco representing a couple, Nero era, from Pompeii, Italy. Change image |
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 View of the Cruzeiro de Setúbal (Wayside cross of Setúbal) and the Monastery of Jesus, Setúbal, Portugal. The wayside cross dates from the 16th century, while the monastery, founded in 1490, is one of the oldest buildings in Manueline style (Portuguese version of Gothic) and served as a monastery of Poor Clare nuns. Change image |
English : View of the Cruzeiro de Setúbal (Wayside cross of Setúbal) and the Monastery of Jesus, Setúbal, Portugal. The wayside cross dates from the 16th century, while the monastery, founded in 1490, is one of the oldest buildings in Manueline style (Portuguese version of Gothic) and served as a monastery of Poor Clare nuns.
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English : Today is Mother's Day. Let's watch a video about Mother's Day.
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 A water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) soaking at the Bekol Savannah in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia at dusk. Change image |
English : A water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) soaking at the Bekol Savannah in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia at dusk.
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English : Breathing deeply has a positive effect on our health because every breath gives us new energy. With deep breathing in the chest, flanks and abdomen, the oxygen intake is higher than with shallow, pure chest breathing. (The video is in German with English subtitles.)
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 A cartoon in the Puck magazine, published on 16 May 1906, artist John S. Pughe, showing the senator Nelson W. Aldrich as a spider controlling the law progress in the U. S. Senate. Change image |
English : A cartoon in the Puck magazine, published on 16 May 1906, artist John S. Pughe, showing the senator Nelson W. Aldrich as a spider controlling the law progress in the U. S. Senate.
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English : "Wikipedia makes me feel stupid". Sample videos from the usability initiative.
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English : The "Tireless Contributor Barnstar", which may be awarded to Wikipedians for their contributions to the projects.
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English : Animated map of confirmed COVID-19 cases from 12 January to 29 February 2020
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 African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana), Elephant Sands, Botswana Change image |
English : African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana), Elephant Sands, Botswana
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English : Screencast showing the process of translated a page marked for translation: clicking on "Translate this page" and opening the Translate extension.
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 Common clubtail (Gomphus vulgatissimus) in Hesse, Germany Change image |
English : Common clubtail (Gomphus vulgatissimus) in Hesse, Germany
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English : The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), (Portuguese: Administração Transitória das Nações Unidas em Timor Leste), was a United Nations mission in East Timor that aimed to solve the decades long East Timorese crisis in the area occupied by Indonesian military. UNTAET was abolished on 20 May 2002, with most functions passed to the East Timor government. The military and police forces were transferred to the newly created United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET).
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 Slow life in the teahouse Jiaotong in Chongqing, China. Today is International Tea Day. Change image |
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English : Performance of Haydn's String Quartet No. 42 in C major, Op. 54, No. 2, Hob.III:57 (May 2015)
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 Fern Polypodium aureum Sorus Change image |
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English : United Republic", the national anthem of Yemen.
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 Jomblang Cave, a pit cave in Yogyakarta, Indonesia Change image |
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English : An animation of Wikipe-tan, a mascot of Wikipedia and of several WikiProjects.
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 Snowdrifts in the Pelister National Park, Macedonia Change image |
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English : National Anthem of Eritrea by US Navy Band. Composed by Isaac Abraham Meharezghi and Aron Tekle Tesfatsion.
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 Bosc's fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus boskianus asper) juvenile, in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan. Jordan achieved independence from the UK on 25 May 1946. Change image |
English : Bosc's fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus boskianus asper) juvenile, in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan. Jordan achieved independence from the UK on 25 May 1946.
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English : Early King James Bible, Octavo, Old Testament, 1614, New Testament, 1615. Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I. Noted for its "majesty of style", the King James Version has been described as one of the most important books in English culture and a driving force in the shaping of the English-speaking world.
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 Austria. Alfred Offner (1879-1937). 8. Draw war loan. 1918. No product has been advertised as those, to subscribe war bonds. Graphic designers developed in all countries the essential elements of modern advertising psychology. This involved the use of child images. In addition, Alfred Offner also appointed an text part as a graphic element. The upper part of the "Eight" fills the view of a child laying a coin with a serious facial expression. The hand of the child connects the image parts. If the child should draw attention here merely, it was customary to gather in schools and clubs, even the smallest contributions of children to war bonds. Change image |
English : Austria. Alfred Offner (1879-1937). 8. Draw war loan. 1918. No product has been advertised as those, to subscribe war bonds. Graphic designers developed in all countries the essential elements of modern advertising psychology. This involved the use of child images. In addition, Alfred Offner also appointed an text part as a graphic element. The upper part of the "Eight" fills the view of a child laying a coin with a serious facial expression. The hand of the child connects the image parts. If the child should draw attention here merely, it was customary to gather in schools and clubs, even the smallest contributions of children to war bonds.
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English : Dideba, the former Georgian national anthem, used from 1990 to 2004.
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 Head of the horsefly. A photo in visible light. Change image |
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English : The vocal version of the national anthem of Azerbaijan.
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 Stylized world map in the shape of a clover-leaf (the three classical continents of Europe, Asia, Africa), with Jerusalem at the center, with additional indication of Great Britain, Scandinavia and America / the New World. 1581 printed in Magdeburg. Drawn by Heinrich Bünting. Change image |
English : Stylized world map in the shape of a clover-leaf (the three classical continents of Europe, Asia, Africa), with Jerusalem at the center, with additional indication of Great Britain, Scandinavia and America / the New World. 1581 printed in Magdeburg. Drawn by Heinrich Bünting.
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English : Instrumental version of Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka.
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 The South African singer and performer Nomfusi Change image |
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English : A fountain with snow at Samye Ling, Scotland
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 Mating of Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus, Linnaeus, 1767) Change image |
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English : The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered magnificent sections of the Veil Nebula - the shattered remains of a supernova that exploded some 5-10,000 years ago. The new Hubble images provide beautiful views of the delicate, wispy structure resulting from this cosmic explosion. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen).
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English : Fern sorus of Polypodium aureum. Staining method: luminescence, 365 nm excitation spectrum.
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English : Through this timeless television commercial, former cover model/entrepreneur Christy Turlington has become active in the campaign to educate teens about addiction to tobacco products. In a compelling 30-second commercial produced in 2000, Christy shares the story of losing her father to lung cancer, talks about the addictive nature of nicotine, and describes her own personal battle to quit smoking.
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