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Spalakh demining system developed in Ukraine

Unexploded Russian shells detonate with the help of the Spalakh modular cumulative demining system during tests at one of the training grounds in the Kharkiv direction, Kharkiv region, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Spalakh demining system developed in Ukraine

Unexploded Russian shells detonate with the help of the Spalakh modular cumulative demining system during tests at one of the training grounds in the Kharkiv direction, Kharkiv region, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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LEBANON-MARJAYOUN-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240715) -- MARJAYOUN, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a power station damaged by an Israeli strike in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on July 14, 2024. According to Lebanese military sources, Israeli artillery bombed with 20 shells the Marjayoun power station in southern Lebanon, which supplies about 60 border towns and villages in the Marjayoun and Hasbaya districts and 11 drinking water pumping stations, all of which have been deprived of electrical current for an indefinite period. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LEBANON-MARJAYOUN-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240715) -- MARJAYOUN, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a power station damaged by an Israeli strike in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on July 14, 2024. According to Lebanese military sources, Israeli artillery bombed with 20 shells the Marjayoun power station in southern Lebanon, which supplies about 60 border towns and villages in the Marjayoun and Hasbaya districts and 11 drinking water pumping stations, all of which have been deprived of electrical current for an indefinite period. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LEBANON-MARJAYOUN-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240715) -- MARJAYOUN, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows a power station damaged by an Israeli strike in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on July 14, 2024. According to Lebanese military sources, Israeli artillery bombed with 20 shells the Marjayoun power station in southern Lebanon, which supplies about 60 border towns and villages in the Marjayoun and Hasbaya districts and 11 drinking water pumping stations, all of which have been deprived of electrical current for an indefinite period. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LEBANON-KAFR KILA-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240516) -- KAFR KILA, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The smoke caused by an Israeli strike rises in Kafr Kila, Lebanon, May 14, 2024. According to the sources, Israel carried out ten airstrikes targeting eight towns and villages in the eastern and western sectors and fired about 50 shells toward 12 towns and villages in the border region of southern Lebanon. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)

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More Than 14 Palestinians Killed - West Bank

Bullet shells on the ground in the aftermath of Israeli army operations in Nour Shams camp near Tulkram, West Bank on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli forces began an extended raid in the early hours of Friday in the Nur Shams area, near the flashpoint Palestinian city of Tulkarm and were still exchanging fire with armed fighters well into Saturday. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 killed, 2 injured in clashes on Lebanese-Israeli border

STORY: 2 killed, 2 injured in clashes on Lebanese-Israeli border SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of smoke resulting from an Israeli air raid on the outskirts of several Lebanese southern towns STORYLINE: Two Hezbollah members were killed and two civilians injured on Monday in Israeli raids on Lebanon's southern borders, according to Lebanese military sources. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Israeli forces had launched 14 airstrikes on eight towns and villages in southern Lebanon and destroyed three houses, adding that around 100 Israeli shells were also fired at 15 towns and villages in the area, destroying eight houses and damaging 25 others. Meanwhile, the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters attacked several Israeli targets at sites including al-Samaqa, al-Motella, and the Zarit barracks. The Lebanese-Israeli border has been witnessing increased tension since Oct.

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Soldiers of 406th Separate Artillery Brigade defend Zaporizhzhia direction

ZAPORIZHZHIA DIRECTION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 14, 2024 - A serviceman of the 66th separate cannon artillery battalion of the 406th separate artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is pictured by the howitzer shells, Zaporizhzhia direction, south-eastern Ukraine.

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang checks the firing of pottery inside a kiln in Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the birthplace of Ron

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang checks the firing of pottery inside a kiln in Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the birthplace of Ron

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a pottery artwork by Liang Xiancai in Chongqing, southwest China. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the birthplace of Ro

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a pottery artwork by Guang Yongshuang in Chongqing, southwest China. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the birthplace of

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang checks the firing of pottery inside a kiln in Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the birthplace of Ron

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows pottery artworks displayed at Liang Xiancai's studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang Dis

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a pottery artwork by Guang Yongshuang at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang Dist

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang shows a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang checks a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a pottery artwork by Liang Xiancai in Chongqing, southwest China. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the birthplace of Ro

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang checks woods for firing pottery at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqi

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liang Xiancai shows a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the bi

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang checks a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a pottery artwork by Liang Xiancai in Chongqing, southwest China. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the birthplace of Ro

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang shows a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People work at Liang Xiancai's studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the birthplace of Ro

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang shows a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang checks a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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CHINA-CHONGQING-RONGCHANG POTTERY-INHERITORS (CN)

(231201) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Yongshuang makes a pottery artwork at his studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 14, 2023. Liang Xiancai, 73, is an inheritor of Rongchang Pottery craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage in China. Despite the trend toward mechanization, automation, and large-scale pottery production, he steadfastly upholds the tradition of manual pottery making. Guan Yongshuang, 32, graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute with a major in pottery art. He has been studying pottery culture for nearly ten years. Guan is working on turning plant ashes, such as chestnut shells and ginkgo leaves, into natural glazes for pottery. "Pottery is like painting, with clay being the paper, wood fuels being the ink, and plant ashes being the pigment," said Guan. "All these things are from nature. So I wish to continue observing and expressing nature via pottery." Guan established his own pottery studio in Rongchang District of Chongqing, the

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(FOCUS)LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSION

(231114) -- TAYR HARFA, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 13, 2023 shows smoke rising after Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of Alma Al-Shaab, Lebanon. Four Lebanese were killed in confrontations between Hezbollah and the Israeli army on Monday, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. Lebanese military sources said that Israeli heavy artillery bombed the outskirts of 28 towns in southern Lebanon, including 18 towns in the southwest of the country and 10 in the southeast, using more than 450 explosives and incendiary shells. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSION

(231114) -- TAYR HARFA, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 13, 2023 shows smoke rising after Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of Alma Al-Shaab, Lebanon. Four Lebanese were killed in confrontations between Hezbollah and the Israeli army on Monday, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. Lebanese military sources said that Israeli heavy artillery bombed the outskirts of 28 towns in southern Lebanon, including 18 towns in the southwest of the country and 10 in the southeast, using more than 450 explosives and incendiary shells. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSION

(231114) -- TAYR HARFA, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2023 shows smoke caused by Israeli artillery shelling in Tayr Harfa, Lebanon. Four Lebanese were killed in confrontations between Hezbollah and the Israeli army on Monday, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. Lebanese military sources said that Israeli heavy artillery bombed the outskirts of 28 towns in southern Lebanon, including 18 towns in the southwest of the country and 10 in the southeast, using more than 450 explosives and incendiary shells. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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Australia's Sydney Opera House celebrates 50th birthday

STORY: Australia's Sydney Opera House celebrates 50th birthday DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sydney Opera House's laser show STORYLINE: From Friday to Sunday, the night sky across the Sydney Harbor would be lit up by a special laser show, as the Opera House marks its 50th anniversary after being opened to the public on Oct. 20, 1973. As a part of the landmark's Birthday Festival, the laser show named "ICON" combines lighting technology with a soundscape composed by Australian artist Robin Fox, who was inspired by drawings of the Opera House from the archives and created this audio-visual art experience. The audience can get to know the delicately-balanced assemblage of white shells from the sketches and also imagine the future of the Opera House while being immersed in the techno beats. After the construction project commenced in 1959, it took 14 years and 10,000 workers to turn the design of Danish architect Jorn Utzon into

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER TENSIONS

(231015) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A house is seen damaged in Israeli artillery shelling, which led to the death of a Lebanese couple, on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa in southeast Lebanon, Oct. 14, 2023. A fighter with Hezbollah, a Lebanese military group, was killed in the Israeli attacks that targeted the Shebaa Farms on Saturday afternoon, a statement by the Shiite group reported. Moreover, a Lebanese man and his wife were killed after several Israeli artillery shells targeted their house on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa in southeast Lebanon, as fire exchange intensified between Hezbollah and Israeli forces on the Shebaa-Kfarchouba axis, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER TENSIONS

(231015) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers patrol on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Oct. 14, 2023. A fighter with Hezbollah, a Lebanese military group, was killed in the Israeli attacks that targeted the Shebaa Farms on Saturday afternoon, a statement by the Shiite group reported. Moreover, a Lebanese man and his wife were killed after several Israeli artillery shells targeted their house on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa in southeast Lebanon, as fire exchange intensified between Hezbollah and Israeli forces on the Shebaa-Kfarchouba axis, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER TENSIONS

(231015) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A house is seen damaged in Israeli artillery shelling, which led to the death of a Lebanese couple, on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa in southeast Lebanon, Oct. 14, 2023. A fighter with Hezbollah, a Lebanese military group, was killed in the Israeli attacks that targeted the Shebaa Farms on Saturday afternoon, a statement by the Shiite group reported. Moreover, a Lebanese man and his wife were killed after several Israeli artillery shells targeted their house on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa in southeast Lebanon, as fire exchange intensified between Hezbollah and Israeli forces on the Shebaa-Kfarchouba axis, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER TENSIONS

(231015) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken in the Lebanese town of Al-Marion shows smoke billowing following an Israeli missile bombardment on the town of Shebaa in southeast Lebanon, Oct. 14, 2023. A fighter with Hezbollah, a Lebanese military group, was killed in the Israeli attacks that targeted the Shebaa Farms on Saturday afternoon, a statement by the Shiite group reported. Moreover, a Lebanese man and his wife were killed after several Israeli artillery shells targeted their house on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa in southeast Lebanon, as fire exchange intensified between Hezbollah and Israeli forces on the Shebaa-Kfarchouba axis, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER TENSIONS

(231015) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers patrol on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Oct. 14, 2023. A fighter with Hezbollah, a Lebanese military group, was killed in the Israeli attacks that targeted the Shebaa Farms on Saturday afternoon, a statement by the Shiite group reported. Moreover, a Lebanese man and his wife were killed after several Israeli artillery shells targeted their house on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa in southeast Lebanon, as fire exchange intensified between Hezbollah and Israeli forces on the Shebaa-Kfarchouba axis, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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Biofuel heaters become popular in Syria amid fuel crisis

STORY: Biofuel heaters become popular in Syria amid fuel crisis DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the heater factory 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH ALI TWAIT, Heater factory owner 3. various of the heater factory 4. various inside Sulaiman al-Khaled's home 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): SULAIMAN AL-KHALED, Hama resident 6. various inside Sulaiman al-Khaled's home STORYLINE: Amid the acute fuel shortage, clean heaters fueled by firewood or pistachio shells have become popular in Syria. Abdullah Ali Twait, a 42-year-old heater manufacturer in Syria's Hama, has developed his business to cope with the long-standing fuel crisis in the war-torn country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH ALI TWAIT, Heater manufacturer in Hama "Before the crisis, people used diesel for heating, but when the diesel decreased, they opted to use firewood and other forms of biofuel. When people started making calculations about the costs of biofuel, they found it

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MSDF disposes of 14 unexploded shells in Naha Harbor+

NAHA, Japan, May 17 Kyodo - Members of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) detonate unexploded artillery shells believed to have been used by the United States during World War II off Naha port in Okinawa Prefecture on May 17. They disposed of 14 shells, found during an earlier marine probe prior to reclamation work in Naha harbor.

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MSDF disposes of 14 unexploded shells in Naha Harbor+

NAHA, Japan, May 17 Kyodo - Members of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) detonate unexploded artillery shells believed to have been used by the United States during World War II off Naha port in Okinawa Prefecture on May 17. They disposed of 14 shells, found during an earlier marine probe prior to reclamation work in Naha harbor.