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Queen Rania of Jordan Turns 55

File - King Abdullah II and Queen Rania and their son Crown Prince Al Hussein, at the opening of the 20th Parliament’s first ordinary session, where King Abdullah II delivered the Speech from the Throne, in Amman, Jordan, on November 18th, 2024. On August 31st, Queen Rania will celebrate her 55th anniversary (born in 1970). Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Immobilier

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 18TH DISTRICT. 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 'MONTMARTRE HARVEST FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 14, 2023. THE VINEYARD OF 'CLOS MONTMARTRE' Photo by Bruno De Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Immobilier

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 18TH DISTRICT. 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 'MONTMARTRE HARVEST FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 14, 2023. THE VINEYARD OF 'CLOS MONTMARTRE' Photo by Bruno De Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Immobilier

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 18TH DISTRICT. 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 'MONTMARTRE HARVEST FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 14, 2023. THE VINEYARD OF 'CLOS MONTMARTRE' Photo by Bruno De Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 18TH DISTRICT. 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 'MONTMARTRE HARVEST FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 14, 2023. MEMBER OF THE 'COMMANDERIE DU CLOS MONTMARTRE' Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 18TH DISTRICT. 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 'MONTMARTRE HARVEST FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 14, 2023. THE DRUMS OF THE 'P'TITS POULBOTS' IN THE 'CLOS MONTMARTRE' VINEYARD Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Mass At Destroyed St Paul Orthodox Church - Turkey

Worshippers mourn as they attend an commemoration mass at destroyed 18th century St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church on February 06, 2024 in Hatay, Turkey. One-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in the 11 cities of Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. Photo by Tolga Sezgin/NARphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Mass At Destroyed St Paul Orthodox Church - Turkey

Worshippers mourn as they attend an commemoration mass at destroyed 18th century St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church on February 06, 2024 in Hatay, Turkey. One-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in the 11 cities of Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. Photo by Tolga Sezgin/NARphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Mass At Destroyed St Paul Orthodox Church - Turkey

Worshippers mourn as they attend an commemoration mass at destroyed 18th century St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church on February 06, 2024 in Hatay, Turkey. One-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in the 11 cities of Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. Photo by Tolga Sezgin/NARphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration Mass At Destroyed St Paul Orthodox Church - Turkey

Worshippers mourn as they attend an commemoration mass at destroyed 18th century St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church on February 06, 2024 in Hatay, Turkey. One-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in the 11 cities of Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. Photo by Tolga Sezgin/NARphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of Izium liberation anniversary

IZIUM, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 - The text of the Lord's Prayer written in Cossack skoropys, a type of Cyrillic calligraphic handwriting that was widely used in Zaporozhian Cossack documents in the 16th-18th centuries, is seen on the wall of the House of Culture on the first anniversary of the liberation of the city from Russian invaders, Izium, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

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Russia commemorates 20th anniversary of Amber Room's reconstruction

STORY: Russia commemorates 20th anniversary of Amber Room's reconstruction DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Amber Room 2. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Russia's Tsarskoye Selo State Museum held a press conference on Tuesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Amber Room's opening to the public at the Catherine Palace, during which it introduced the history and technology of the reconstruction of the Amber Room. The museum is located in the south of St. Petersburg. As part of the museum, the Catherine Palace was built in the 18th century and served as the royal summer residence for many years. The Amber Room at the palace disappeared mysteriously during World War II. After decades of reconstruction, the Amber Room finished reconstruction and opened to the public in 2003. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

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Jews light bonfire to celebrate holiday of Lag BaOmer

STORY: Jews light bonfire to celebrate holiday of Lag BaOmer DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:40 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 various of Jews lighting bonfires and dancing STORYLINE: Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel lighted bonfires during a Lag BaOmer celebration in the West Bank city of Modi'in Illit on Monday. Lag BaOmer, also known as Lag B'Omer, is a Jewish festival celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. This day marks the hillula (celebration, interpreted by some as anniversary of death) of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a Mishnaic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva in the second century. There are several well-known customs and practices on Lag BaOmer, including the lighting of bonfires, pilgrimage to the tomb of bar Yochai in the northern Israeli town of Meron, and various customs at the tomb itself. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa offers flowers at a memorial built at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a JR West train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

People observe a moment of silence near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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18th anniv. of deadly train derailment in Amagasaki

People observe a moment of silence near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2023, its 18th anniversary. Over 100 passengers and the driver were killed when a West Japan Railway Co. train derailed along a curve and crashed into a condominium building.

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Subway attack anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Stationmaster Kiyoji Sato heads to offer a bouquet during a ceremony at Kasumigaseki subway station in central Tokyo on March 20, 2013. A ceremony was held to mark the 18th anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's deadly sarin nerve gas attack at one of the stations where 13 people were killed and more than 6,000 others were injured.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a downtown area of Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2013, the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people. Lights forming 1.17 can be seen at Higashi Yuenchi park (lower R), where a memorial event was held from the early morning.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - A woman and her children light bamboo lanterns at a park in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2013, the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - Mourners observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe, western Japan, at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2013, the moment the Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred, on the 18th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - A man holds a family photo before a bamboo lantern at a park in Kobe, western Japan, in the early morning on Jan. 17, 2013, on the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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Hanshin quake anniversary

KOBE, Japan - A man and his children light candles at a park in Kobe, western Japan, in the early morning on Jan. 17, 2013, on the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers offer flowers in the Mansudae area of Pyongyang on July 8, 2012, marking the 18th anniversary of the death of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People bow to statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung (L), and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on July 8, 2012, marking the 18th anniversary of the death of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers offer flowers in the Mansudae area of Pyongyang on July 8, 2012, marking the 18th anniversary of the death of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Boys offer flowers in the Mansudae area of Pyongyang on July 8, 2012, marking the 18th anniversary of the death of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - People gather at a bell bearing the slogan ''Do not forget the national disgrace,'' referring to the Sept. 18, 1931, incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, at the Sept. 18th History Museum in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011, the 80th anniversary of the incident.

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Japanese puppet show at Louvre Museum

PARIS, France - The popular Japanese puppet show ''Sonezaki Shinju,'' the story of a suicide pact between two Osaka lovers in the 18th century, was staged at the Louvre Museum in Paris on March 4 as part of cultural events to mark the 150th anniversary of the treaty of amity and commerce between Japan and France. The show was performed by Yoshida Minosuke, the ''joruri bunraku'' puppet show master who was named Commander of the Order of Arts and Literature from the French government in March last year in recognition of his artistic and cultural achievements.

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Chinese dissident Wei returns to U.S. after being denied entry

NARITA, Japan - U.S.-based Chinese democracy activist Wei Jingsheng speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on June 8 before leaving for the United States, ending his stay at an airport hotel where he had been forced to remain after Japanese immigration authorities denied him entry at the airport. Wei arrived at the airport June 2 from New York to attend and deliver a speech at an event the following day in Tokyo marking the 18th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

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Police keep watch at Tiananmen Square on 18th anniversary

BEIJING, China - A policeman collects the handouts distributed by a man at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, the 18th anniversary of the military crackdown on democracy protests. The unidentified man was detained by police.

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Police keep watch at Tiananmen Square on 18th anniversary

BEIJING, China - Policemen talk to each other after an unidentified man was detained for distributing handouts at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, the 18th anniversary of the military crackdown on democracy protests.

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Police keep watch at Tiananmen Square on 18th anniversary

BEIJING, China - Policemen keep watch at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, the 18th anniversary of the military crackdown on democracy protests. They stopped people and checked their bags in an apparent attempt to prevent any commemorative demonstrations.

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New 20-pound note to be issued next spring

LONDON, Britain - The Bank of England said Oct. 30 it will issue a new 20-pound note featuring 18th-century economist Adam Smith in the spring of 2007 in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the integration of England and Scotland next year. Smith, who hailed from Scotland, will be the first figure to be taken up for the new British bank note.

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(2)Victims' families visit JAL jet crash site

UENO VILLAGE, Japan - A woman prays for the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo jet disaster at the foot of Mt. Osutaka in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, the 18th anniversary of the crash. The disaster killed 520 people and was the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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Victims' families visit JAL jet crash site

MAEBASHI, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines (JAL) jumbo jet disaster pray at a cenotaph on Mt. Osutaka in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, the 18th anniversary of the crash which killed 520 people and was the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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Russia, Kazakhstan seek to strengthen cooperation

STORY: Russia, Kazakhstan seek to strengthen cooperation DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:05 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meeting 2. Putin, Tokayev signing documents 3. various of the 18th Russia-Kazakhstan Inter-regional Cooperation Forum and Tokayev speaking STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a cooperation document on Monday as the two countries mark three decades of diplomatic ties this year. The Declaration on the 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Russia and Kazakhstan contains 37 articles and stipulates efforts to deepen bilateral cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, defense, culture, education, health care, youth and sports. Before inking the document, Putin and Tokayev took part via video link in the 18th Russia-Kazakhstan Inter-regional Cooperation Forum held in the Russian city of Oren

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Palestinians mark 18th anniversary of late leader Arafat's death

STORY: Palestinians mark 18th anniversary of late leader Arafat's death DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: GAZA/RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gazans participating in a rally to mark the 18th anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EMAD AL-AGHA, Senior Fatah official in Gaza 3. various of Palestinians participating in a rally to mark the 18th anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): GHASSAN NIMIR, Senior Fatah official in Ramallah 5. various of Palestinians participating in a rally to mark the 18th anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death STORYLINE: Palestinians on Thursday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the death of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. In the coastal enclave of the Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of local residents participated in a rally for the first time in five years after a ban was lifted by the ruling Palestinian Is

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARAFAT-DEATH-18TH ANNIVERSARY

(221110) -- GAZA, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian people attend a rally to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City, on Nov. 10, 2022. Palestinians on Thursday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARAFAT-DEATH-18TH ANNIVERSARY

(221110) -- GAZA, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian people attend a rally to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City, on Nov. 10, 2022. Palestinians on Thursday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARAFAT-DEATH-18TH ANNIVERSARY

(221110) -- GAZA, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian people attend a rally to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City, on Nov. 10, 2022. Palestinians on Thursday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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18th anniv. of Niigata earthquake

People offer silent prayers in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2022, the 18th anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed 68 people.

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18th anniv. of Niigata earthquake

About 2,200 candles are lit in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2022, the 18th anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed 68 people.

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Jews celebrate mystical holiday of Lag BaOmer

STORY: Jews celebrate mystical holiday of Lag BaOmer DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:58 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people celebrating Lag BaOmer in Israel STORYLINE: As the sun came down on Wednesday, Jewish communities around the world gathered in backyards, streets and even cemeteries in celebration of Jewish mystical holiday of Lag BaOmer, which began in the evening of Wednesday until sundown on Thursday. Lag BaOmer, also known as Lag B'Omer, is a Jewish festival celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar. This day marks the hillula (celebration, interpreted by some as anniversary of death) of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a Mishnaic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva in the second century, and the day on which he revealed the deepest secrets of kabbalah in the form of the Zohar (Book of Splendor), a landmark text of Jewish mysticism. There are several well-known customs and practices on Lag

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New 20-pound note to be issued next spring

LONDON, Britain - The Bank of England said Oct. 30 it will issue a new 20-pound note featuring 18th-century economist Adam Smith in the spring of 2007 in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the integration of England and Scotland next year. Smith, who hailed from Scotland, will be the first figure to be taken up for the new British bank note. (Kyodo)

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Chinese dissident Wei returns to U.S. after being denied entry

NARITA, Japan - U.S.-based Chinese democracy activist Wei Jingsheng speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on June 8 before leaving for the United States, ending his stay at an airport hotel where he had been forced to remain after Japanese immigration authorities denied him entry at the airport. Wei arrived at the airport June 2 from New York to attend and deliver a speech at an event the following day in Tokyo marking the 18th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (Kyodo)

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Thousands march in H.K. pro-democracy protest on handover anniversary

An annual demonstration march is held in Hong Kong on July 1, 2015, the 18th anniversary of the territory's return to Chinese sovereignty. The number of participants in the march was down to around 50,000, compared with 2014 when 510,000 participated in the largest march since the handover, according to organizers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police keep watch at Tiananmen Square on 18th anniversary

BEIJING, China - Policemen talk to each other after an unidentified man was detained for distributing handouts at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, the 18th anniversary of the military crackdown on democracy protests. (Kyodo)

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Police keep watch at Tiananmen Square on 18th anniversary

BEIJING, China - A policeman collects the handouts distributed by a man at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, the 18th anniversary of the military crackdown on democracy protests. The unidentified man was detained by police. (Kyodo)