Geishas, explosions and a rocket launch: photos of the day – Wednesday
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“Nepalese people of the Tamang community visit the Boudhanath Stupa to observe the Temal festival.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Tamang community observing Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa.
“Children play along the shore as the Panamanian-flagged Tiger Wings, left, carrying crude oil from Russia, is moored off the Petron oil refinery in Limay”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about children near the Tiger Wings oil tanker in Limay.
“A ball of fire erupts from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted a building adjacent to the highway that leads to Beirut’s international airport”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Israeli strike near Beirut airport highway.
“A ringneck parrot flies with a piece of wheat near a wheat field in Prayagraj”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about ringneck parrot carrying wheat in Prayagraj.
“Performers with Milord Entertainment’s pirate high dive show give a media preview of their Sydney Royal Easter Show at the Sydney Showground”
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Wikipedia entry about Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is unrelated to the claim about Milord Entertainment's pirate show at Sydney Easter Show. No corroborating evidence found.
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— The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for Thoroughbreds, often restricted to three-year-olds. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred hor…
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“A geisha takes part in a rehearsal for the annual Miyako Odori, which means capital city dance”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about geisha participating in Miyako Odori rehearsal.
“Children walk towards a South African national defence force soldier who is on deployment to support police in tackling gang violence and crime prevention after the president promised to send the military to crime hotspots”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about South African military deployment for crime prevention.
“The Space Launch System rocket and the Orion crew capsule before the launch of Nasa Artemis II lunar flyby mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule at Kennedy Space Center.
“An electrician at work restoring the Paris Catacombs. After five months of essential renovation works, the catacombs will reopen on 8 April”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Paris Catacombs reopening on April 8.
“Cherry trees blooming at the tidal basin”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about cherry trees blooming at the tidal basin.
“People struggle to board a small boat in choppy waters during an attempt to cross the Channel”
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“A man carries his dog to a shelter as sirens sound after an Iranian missile launch”
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“Students take part in an outdoor drawing activity during the spring break in Jiangyan district, Taizhou”
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“Smoke billows from an oil warehouse in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, after a suspected drone strike”
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“New recruits of the Ukrainian armed forces attend military training at an unknown location in Ukraine”
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“Football fans celebrate on the streets after the Iraq national team beat Bolivia in a World Cup 2026 playoff final”
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