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16.03.2024, Tartu. 10th family fishing competition "Vudila Hõbekala". There were 233 participants and a total of over 166.2 kg of fish was caught. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Fishing competition

16.03.2024, Tartu. 10th family fishing competition "Vudila Hõbekala". There were 233 participants and a total of over 166.2 kg of fish was caught. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Fishing competition

16.03.2024, Tartu. 10th family fishing competition "Vudila Hõbekala". There were 233 participants and a total of over 166.2 kg of fish was caught. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Fishing competition

16.03.2024, Tartu. 10th family fishing competition "Vudila Hõbekala". There were 233 participants and a total of over 166.2 kg of fish was caught. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Fishing competition

16.03.2024, Tartu. 10th family fishing competition "Vudila Hõbekala". There were 233 participants and a total of over 166.2 kg of fish was caught. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Fishing competition

16.03.2024, Tartu. 10th family fishing competition "Vudila Hõbekala". There were 233 participants and a total of over 166.2 kg of fish was caught. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Fishing competition

16.03.2024, Tartu. 10th family fishing competition "Vudila Hõbekala". There were 233 participants and a total of over 166.2 kg of fish was caught. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Fishing competition

16.03.2024, Tartu. 10th family fishing competition "Vudila Hõbekala". There were 233 participants and a total of over 166.2 kg of fish was caught. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

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Tornado damages hundreds of houses in Indonesia

STORY: Tornado damages hundreds of houses in Indonesia SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of tornado 2. various of damaged houses STORYLINE: A tornado swept through two regencies in the Indonesian province of West Java on Wednesday afternoon, leveling houses and factories in the area. West Java disaster mitigation agency told local media on Thursday that powerful winds had damaged 13 factories and 10 houses in Sumedang regency, and 18 factories and 233 houses in Bandung regency. The agency's spokesman Hadi Rahmat said that the disaster had impacted over 800 families in these regencies with more than 30 people suffering injuries. "The victims were already receiving treatments in a number of health service facilities," he said, adding that authorities had set up temporary shelters for the evacuees. The tornado, which took place at around 4:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), had also caused blackouts in some par

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INDONESIA-BANDUNG-TORNADO-AFTERMATH

(240223) -- BANDUNG, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows damaged houses at a residential area after a tornado in Bandung regency, West Java, Indonesia. A tornado swept through two regencies in the Indonesian province of West Java on Wednesday afternoon, leveling houses and factories in the area. West Java disaster mitigation agency told local media on Thursday that powerful winds had damaged 13 factories and 10 houses in Sumedang regency, and 18 factories and 233 houses in Bandung regency. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BANDUNG-TORNADO-AFTERMATH

(240223) -- BANDUNG, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People check damaged houses after a tornado in Bandung regency, West Java, Indonesia, on Feb. 22, 2024. A tornado swept through two regencies in the Indonesian province of West Java on Wednesday afternoon, leveling houses and factories in the area. West Java disaster mitigation agency told local media on Thursday that powerful winds had damaged 13 factories and 10 houses in Sumedang regency, and 18 factories and 233 houses in Bandung regency. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer checks the growth of tree seedlings beside his father's tombstone in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers h

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(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer (R) takes a towel from his wife after weeding in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He a

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer sweeps the ground at the entrance of the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery before dawn in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He a

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 16, 2023 shows the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, stro

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on April 30, 2011 shows Emer Yit, along with his grandchildren, sweeping the tombs in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer wipes a tombstone in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, str

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer (4th R) tells stories about the martyrs to the visitors in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been bu

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer picks a broom to sweep the cemetery at a local market in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position,

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer wipes a tombstone in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, str

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer (L) selects tree seedlings in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, strongly believing that th

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer checks the growth of tree seedlings in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on April 29, 2011 shows Eniwar Emer (R) and his father Emer Yit having a chat in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow sold

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer walks in Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery before dawn in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, strongl

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer weeds in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, strongly believ

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer wipes a tombstone in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, str

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer (R) carries tree seedlings to the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the posi

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer sweeps the ground in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, str

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer (3rd R) tells stories about the martyrs to the visitors in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been bu

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer (L) plants a tree in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, str

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer poses for a photo in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been buried. He applied for the position, str

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YECHENG-CEMETERY GUARDIANS (CN)

(230430) -- YECHENG, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eniwar Emer (R, rear) tells stories about the martyrs to the visitors in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in Yecheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 16, 2023. Every April, flowers bloom in the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where 233 martyrs were buried. "I will take good care of the cemetery," said 53-year-old Eniwar Emer in front of his father's tombstone. Eniwar is a second-generation keeper for the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, following the footsteps of his father Emer Yit, who had maintained the graves there from 1970 until he died in August 2017. Yit retired from the army in 1968, when he landed a brief stint as village Party secretary in his hometown before later becoming headmaster of a local middle school. But he never felt quite fit for those jobs. It was in 1970 that he learned of a job opening for a guard at the Yecheng Martyrs Cemetery, where his fellow soldiers had been

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7.5 mln children to receive anti-polio vaccines in Afghanistan

STORY: 7.5 mln children to receive anti-polio vaccines in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-polio vaccination campaign in Kabul STORYLINE: More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. A total of 7,580,085 children under five would receive the doses of vaccines in 233 districts of 21 provinces during the four-day anti-polio campaign launched on Monday, the statement added. A similar campaign to eradicate the crippling disease was also launched a month ago on Dec. 29 in the war-ravaged country, during which around 7.5 million children under five were vaccinated against polio. Six positive polio cases have reportedly been registered in Afghanistan in 2023. So far no statistics have been issued to confirm the detection of positive polio cases in the curre

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024 shows a high-speed train running on a bridge in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers get on a slow train at the Kaili Railway Station in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 9, 2024. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Wu Jibin/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024 shows a high-speed train running in Haizhou District of Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024 shows a high-speed train running in Chaohu City, east China's Anhui Province. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Ma Fengcheng/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024 shows a high-speed train running on a bridge in Yuping Dong Autonomous County of Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Hu Panxue/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A high-speed train runs along a section of the Guiyang-Guangzhou high-speed railway in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 9, 2024. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Luo Jinglai/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024 shows a high-speed train running in Dingfang Village of Kaiyang County, Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Yuan Fuhong/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train pulls into the Tengzhou Railway Station in Tengzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 9, 2024. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Sun Yang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024 shows a high-speed train running along a section of the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway in Zhenning Buyi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024 shows a high-speed train running in Leqing, east China's Zhejiang Province. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Cai Kuanyuan/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer helps a passenger transfer at the Wuchang Railway Station in Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 8, 2024. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Hu Xuejun/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024 shows a high-speed train running on a bridge in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A high-speed train is pictured at the Tongren South Railway Station along the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway in Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 9, 2024. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Hu Panxue/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-NEW RAILWAY OPERATING PLAN-ADJUSTMENT (CN)

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers get on a train at Guiyang East Railway Station in Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 9, 2024. China is set to implement a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024, aimed at improving passenger and cargo transport capacity, the national railway operator said on Monday. Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule. (Photo by Fan Hui/Xinhua)

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ALGERIA-ALGIERS-ARAB CENTRAL BANKS MEETING

(230918) -- ALGIERS, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Algerian Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane attends the 47th Ordinary Session of the Council of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Authorities Governors in Algiers, Algeria, on Sept. 17, 2023. Algeria's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 233 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, with an average per capita GDP of approximately 5,187 dollars, Algerian Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane said on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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Turks flock to Georgia to buy smartphones ahead of tax hikes

STORY: Turks flock to Georgia to buy smartphones ahead of tax hikes DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye-Georgia border, long car traffic of people trying to get to Georgia 2. various of Türkiye-Georgia border, people going to Georgia at the customs building STORYLINE: Turkish people have flooded into neighboring Georgia to buy smartphones ahead of tax hikes, local media reported on Monday. A convoy of vehicles lined up on the border between the two countries over the last weekend, while some Turks were seen to have walked across the frontier before the latest tax hikes took effect on Monday, Sozcu TV reported. The government decided to increase the fees for registration of smartphones bought abroad by 228 percent, from 6,091 Turkish liras (233 U.S. dollars) to 20,000 liras. Mobile phones are already expensive in Türkiye because of the depreciation of the lira and the latest tax raise pushed the prices even higher

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233 killed in India train collision

STORY: 233 killed in India train collision DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:24 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. photos of the train accident STORYLINE: At least 233 people were killed in a major accident Friday evening involving three trains in the Indian state of Odisha. Local media reported that the accident occurred around 7:20 p.m. local time near Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district, about 171 km northeast of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)