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Workers labor at their desks near the Central Business District in Beijing, Monday, July 15, 2024. In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China's ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to chart technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy The closed-door meetings come at a time of growing pressure to fix chronic problems dragging on growth, including a weak job market, massive local government debts and a prolonged slump in the property market. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Residents pass by a sign depicting Evergrande projects around China at a deserted Evergrande commercial complex in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China's ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to chart technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy The closed-door meetings come at a time of growing pressure to fix chronic problems dragging on growth, including a weak job market, massive local government debts and a prolonged slump in the property market. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A woman with an umbrella walks through a deserted Evergrande commercial complex in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China's ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to chart technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy The closed-door meetings come at a time of growing pressure to fix chronic problems dragging on growth, including a weak job market, massive local government debts and a prolonged slump in the property market. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A construction worker walks past a housing project under construction on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China's ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to chart technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy The closed-door meetings come at a time of growing pressure to fix chronic problems dragging on growth, including a weak job market, massive local government debts and a prolonged slump in the property market. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A construction worker walks past a housing project under construction on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China's ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to chart technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy The closed-door meetings come at a time of growing pressure to fix chronic problems dragging on growth, including a weak job market, massive local government debts and a prolonged slump in the property market. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Residents pass by a housing complex in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China's ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to chart technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy The closed-door meetings come at a time of growing pressure to fix chronic problems dragging on growth, including a weak job market, massive local government debts and a prolonged slump in the property market. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A view of the skyline of central Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. In a year of major elections setting the course of many countries for years to come, China's ruling Communist Party is holding top-level meetings in Beijing to chart technology- and security-focused development for reviving the economy The closed-door meetings come at a time of growing pressure to fix chronic problems dragging on growth, including a weak job market, massive local government debts and a prolonged slump in the property market. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
An aerial photo shows Yumeshima ( lit. "Dream Island"), a venue of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Konoha Ward, Osaka Prefecture on July 17, 2024. Approximately 150 countries will exhibit pavilions at the event, and the exposition will be held from April 13 - October 13, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
An aerial photo shows Yumeshima ( lit. "Dream Island"), a venue of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Konoha Ward, Osaka Prefecture on July 17, 2024. Approximately 150 countries will exhibit pavilions at the event, and the exposition will be held from April 13 - October 13, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
An aerial photo shows Yumeshima ( lit. "Dream Island"), a venue of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Konoha Ward, Osaka Prefecture on July 17, 2024. Approximately 150 countries will exhibit pavilions at the event, and the exposition will be held from April 13 - October 13, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
An aerial photo shows the Grand Roof (Ring) of Yumeshima ( lit. "Dream Island"), a venue of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Konoha Ward, Osaka Prefecture on July 17, 2024. The circumference of the ring is about 2 km and is the symbol of the Expo. Approximately 150 countries will exhibit pavilions at the event, and the exposition will be held from April 13 - October 13, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
An aerial photo shows the Grand Roof (Ring) of Yumeshima ( lit. "Dream Island"), a venue of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Konoha Ward, Osaka Prefecture on July 17, 2024. The circumference of the ring is about 2 km and is the symbol of the Expo. Approximately 150 countries will exhibit pavilions at the event, and the exposition will be held from April 13 - October 13, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
An aerial photo shows the Grand Roof (Ring) of Yumeshima ( lit. "Dream Island"), a venue of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Konoha Ward, Osaka Prefecture on July 17, 2024. The circumference of the ring is about 2 km and is the symbol of the Expo. Approximately 150 countries will exhibit pavilions at the event, and the exposition will be held from April 13 - October 13, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
An aerial photo shows Yumeshima ( lit. "Dream Island"), a venue of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Konoha Ward, Osaka Prefecture on July 17, 2024. Approximately 150 countries will exhibit pavilions at the event, and the exposition will be held from April 13 - October 13, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
An aerial photo shows Yumeshima ( lit. "Dream Island"), a venue of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Konoha Ward, Osaka Prefecture on July 17, 2024. Approximately 150 countries will exhibit pavilions at the event, and the exposition will be held from April 13 - October 13, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
An aerial photo shows Yumeshima ( lit. "Dream Island"), a venue of the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Konoha Ward, Osaka Prefecture on July 17, 2024. Approximately 150 countries will exhibit pavilions at the event, and the exposition will be held from April 13 - October 13, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2020, file photo, a woman wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus plays an electronic slot machine during the reopening of the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Gambling ends Wednesday, July 17, 2024, and the doors will close at The Mirage, the iconic tropical island-themed Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino that sparked a resort building boom when it opened in 1989 but became overshadowed while Sin City converted from a desert gambling hub to a worldwide entertainment destination. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
FILE - The Mirage Hotel and Casino is seen in Las Vegas, on May 3, 2018. Gambling ends Wednesday, July 17, 2024, and the doors will close at The Mirage, the iconic tropical island-themed Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino that sparked a resort building boom when it opened in 1989 but became overshadowed while Sin City converted from a desert gambling hub to a worldwide entertainment destination. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
FILE - People watch the Volcano show at the Mirage hotel-casino along the Las Vegas Strip, May 13, 2022, in Las Vegas. Gambling ends Wednesday, July 17, 2024, and the doors will close at The Mirage, the iconic tropical island-themed Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino that sparked a resort building boom when it opened in 1989 but became overshadowed while Sin City converted from a desert gambling hub to a worldwide entertainment destination. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
FILE - Las Vegas Magicians Siegfried (left) and Roy show off three new, six-day-old additions to their royal white tiger family Monday Oct. 28th, 2002 at The Mirage Hotel and Casino. Gambling ends Wednesday, July 17, 2024, and the doors will close at The Mirage, the iconic tropical island-themed Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino that sparked a resort building boom when it opened in 1989 but became overshadowed while Sin City converted from a desert gambling hub to a worldwide entertainment destination.(AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
FILE - The silhouettes of Beatles members are projected on the screen during the preview of "Love," a new Beatles-themed Cirque du Soleil show, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Gambling ends Wednesday, July 17, 2024, and the doors will close at The Mirage, the iconic tropical island-themed Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino that sparked a resort building boom when it opened in 1989 but became overshadowed while Sin City converted from a desert gambling hub to a worldwide entertainment destination. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
FILE - Dallas Cowboys' fans Tom Connolly, left, and Eddie Hidalgo, of Los Angeles, celebrate in the Mirage hotel and casino's sports book after winning one of their bets on the Super Bowl Sunday, Jan. 28, 1996, in Las Vegas. Gambling ends Wednesday, July 17, 2024, and the doors will close at The Mirage, the iconic tropical island-themed Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino that sparked a resort building boom when it opened in 1989 but became overshadowed while Sin City converted from a desert gambling hub to a worldwide entertainment destination.(AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
Nina, mother of Ukrainian serviceman Eduard Khatmullin, who was killed in the battle against Russian troops, kisses the flag that covers her son's coffin during the funeral service in the Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 6, 2024. Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and the shifting political sands in the US. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A Ukrainian officer with the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade fires rockets from a pickup truck at Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region on March 5, 2024. Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and the shifting political sands in the US. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian soldiers of the 71st Jaeger Brigade fire a M101 howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline, near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, March 22, 2024. Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and the shifting political sands in the US. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, are seen on the convention floor during the second night of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis., July 16, 2024. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)
A police officer drains water from his shoes as he controls traffic near the partly flooded street by heavy rain in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. South Korean Meteorological Administration issued a heavy rain advisory for across parts of northern Gyeonggi area. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Papua New Guinea's former Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina, left, leaves Downing Center Court in Sydney, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Maladina appeared in the court to have a hearing date set over an alleged incident of assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute in an apartment in the expensive Sydney beachside suburb of Bondi on July 6. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
