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MOTORI - Endurance - WEC - 24 Hours of Le Mans

Jonathan HUI (HKG), Christopher FROGGATT (GBR), Edward CHEEVER (ITA), on # 193 ZIGGO SPORT TEMPESTA, Ferrari 296 LMGT3, in action at 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 11 to 15, 2025 in Le Mans, France. during WEC - 24 Hours of Le Mans, Endurance race in Le Mans, France, June 12 2025

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Workers on Power Transmission Line - China

A drone photo shows staff members working on a power transmission line in Fengyang County, east China's Anhui Province, June 11, 2025. The 500 kV power transmission project from Xiangjian to Ludao in Anhui Province successfully completed the Huaihe River crossing on Wednesday. The two 193-meter towers on both side of Huaihe River have realized a tremendous crossing distance of 1,578 meters. Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers on Power Transmission Line - China

A drone photo shows staff members working on a power transmission line in Fengyang County, east China's Anhui Province, June 11, 2025. The 500 kV power transmission project from Xiangjian to Ludao in Anhui Province successfully completed the Huaihe River crossing on Wednesday. The two 193-meter towers on both side of Huaihe River have realized a tremendous crossing distance of 1,578 meters. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers on Power Transmission Line - China

A drone photo shows staff members working on a power transmission line in Fengyang County, east China's Anhui Province, June 11, 2025. The 500 kV power transmission project from Xiangjian to Ludao in Anhui Province successfully completed the Huaihe River crossing on Wednesday. The two 193-meter towers on both side of Huaihe River have realized a tremendous crossing distance of 1,578 meters. Photo by Liu Junxi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers on Power Transmission Line - China

A drone photo shows staff members working on a power transmission line in Fengyang County, east China's Anhui Province, June 11, 2025. The 500 kV power transmission project from Xiangjian to Ludao in Anhui Province successfully completed the Huaihe River crossing on Wednesday. The two 193-meter towers on both side of Huaihe River have realized a tremendous crossing distance of 1,578 meters. Photo by Liu Junxi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers on Power Transmission Line - China

A drone photo shows staff members working on a power transmission line in Fengyang County, east China's Anhui Province, June 11, 2025. The 500 kV power transmission project from Xiangjian to Ludao in Anhui Province successfully completed the Huaihe River crossing on Wednesday. The two 193-meter towers on both side of Huaihe River have realized a tremendous crossing distance of 1,578 meters. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers on Power Transmission Line - China

A drone photo shows staff members working on a power transmission line in Fengyang County, east China's Anhui Province, June 11, 2025. The 500 kV power transmission project from Xiangjian to Ludao in Anhui Province successfully completed the Huaihe River crossing on Wednesday. The two 193-meter towers on both side of Huaihe River have realized a tremendous crossing distance of 1,578 meters. Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers on Power Transmission Line - China

A drone photo shows staff members working on a power transmission line in Fengyang County, east China's Anhui Province, June 11, 2025. The 500 kV power transmission project from Xiangjian to Ludao in Anhui Province successfully completed the Huaihe River crossing on Wednesday. The two 193-meter towers on both side of Huaihe River have realized a tremendous crossing distance of 1,578 meters. Photo by Liu Junxi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

(250130) -- HARBIN, Jan. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 26, 2025 shows the night view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The 9th Asian Winter Games will take place in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province from Feb. 7 to 14, 2025. The Games will feature six sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events. The ice events will be held in Harbin, using the existing venues from the 1996 Asian Winter Games, while the snow events will be in Yabuli, 193 km from Harbin. The regional games will be staged in China for the third time, following Harbin in 1996 and Changchun, capital city of Jilin Province, in 2007. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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Harbin Ice-Snow World - China

(250130) -- HARBIN, Jan. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 26, 2025 shows the night view of the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The 9th Asian Winter Games will take place in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province from Feb. 7 to 14, 2025. The Games will feature six sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events. The ice events will be held in Harbin, using the existing venues from the 1996 Asian Winter Games, while the snow events will be in Yabuli, 193 km from Harbin. The regional games will be staged in China for the third time, following Harbin in 1996 and Changchun, capital city of Jilin Province, in 2007. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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Xinhua Headlines: Restraint urged after Israel's tit-for-tat strikes against Iran

(240419) -- TEHRAN/JERUSALEM, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Robert Wood (L, front) votes against a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations", at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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NW China's Xinjiang sees foreign trade value up 42.7 pct in Q1

STORY: NW China's Xinjiang sees foreign trade value up 42.7 pct in Q1 SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:57 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Horgos Port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2. various of a China-Europe freight train 3. various of Horgos Port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region STORYLINE: Total import and export value of goods in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region grew by 42.7 percent year on year to 93.63 billion yuan (about 13.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2024, the second highest growth rate among all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, official data showed on Thursday. In March 2024 alone, Xinjiang's foreign trade value grew by 27.3 percent, registering growth for 29 consecutive months. From January to March, the region had conducted trade with 193 countries and regions across the globe. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240419) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Robert Wood (L, front) votes against a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations", at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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U.S. votes against Palestinian request for full UN membership at Security Council

STORY: U.S. votes against Palestinian request for full UN membership at Security Council SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Security Council Chamber 2. various of delegates voting 3. various of the Palestinian delegate STORYLINE: The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. The 15-member council voted on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations." The draft resolution received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions, and one vote against. A council resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, Britain, France, Russia or China to pass. The United States was compelled to use its veto power after the draft secured 12 votes in favor. The Palestinian mission to the United Nations ini

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-PALESTINIAN REQUEST-FULL UN MEMBERSHIP-U.S.-VETO

(240418) -- UNITED NATIONS, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Representatives vote on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations" during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-PALESTINIAN REQUEST-FULL UN MEMBERSHIP-U.S.-VETO

(240418) -- UNITED NATIONS, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Robert Wood (L, front) votes against a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations", at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. The United States on Thursday voted against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections

STORY: S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling station in Gwangjin district, Seoul 2. various of exit poll at a polling station in Yongsan district, Seoul STORYLINE: South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party overwhelmingly led exit polls in parliamentary elections, a survey from local broadcaster JTBC showed Wednesday. The Democratic Party and its satellite party were projected to secure 168-193 seats, including the directly-contested constituency seats and the proportional representation (PR) slots. The ruling conservative People Power Party and its satellite party were estimated to win 87-111 parliamentary seats. The quadrennial polls for 300 members of the National Assembly were carried out at 14,259 voting stations across the Asian country to let voters cast ballots for 254 constituency seats and 46 PR

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-FRIDAY PRAYERS

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians attend Friday prayers near a mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-FRIDAY PRAYERS

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians attend Friday prayers near a mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE-AFTERMATH

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather around a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-FRIDAY PRAYERS

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians attend Friday prayers near a mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE-AFTERMATH

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen by vehicles damaged in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE-AFTERMATH

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy stands among the rubble after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE-AFTERMATH

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A young man stands among the rubble of a building after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE-AFTERMATH

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People inspect the damage after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE-AFTERMATH

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather on the rubble of a building after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE-AFTERMATH

(240301) -- GAZA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man looks at the rubble of a building after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 1, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,228 as the Israeli military killed 193 in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Friday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-UNESCO-U.S.-MEMBERSHIP

(230701) -- PARIS, July 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Extraordinary Session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is held in Paris, France, June 30, 2023. The 193 member states of UNESCO approved on Friday during an Extraordinary Session of the General Conference, the proposal submitted by the United States to rejoin the organization. After two days of discussions, 132 member states voted in favor and 10 against the return of the U.S. to the organization from which the U.S. has withdrawn twice, causing a negative impact on the organization's work. (Xinhua/Zhang Baihui)

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FRANCE-PARIS-UNESCO-U.S.-MEMBERSHIP

(230701) -- PARIS, July 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Extraordinary Session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is held in Paris, France, June 30, 2023. The 193 member states of UNESCO approved on Friday during an Extraordinary Session of the General Conference, the proposal submitted by the United States to rejoin the organization. After two days of discussions, 132 member states voted in favor and 10 against the return of the U.S. to the organization from which the U.S. has withdrawn twice, causing a negative impact on the organization's work. (Xinhua/Zhang Baihui)

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Outdoor arts, music festival held in Wellington, New Zealand

STORY: Outdoor arts, music festival held in Wellington, New Zealand DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:18 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: About 120,000 people flocked to Wellington's Cuba Street Precinct over the weekend for New Zealand's largest outdoor arts and music festival CubaDupa. CubaDupa's main aim is to celebrate the unique character of Wellington's much-loved Cuba Street. This year's festival boasted 193 performances, more than 1,200 artists and dozens of food stalls. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

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Number of finless porpoises in China exceeds 1,200

STORY: Number of finless porpoises in China exceeds 1,200 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: various of Yangtze finless porpoise scientific expedition STORYLINE: A scientific investigation conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2022 showed that the number of Yangtze finless porpoises has reached 1,249, up 23.42 percent from five years ago. This is according to a press conference held on Tuesday. Ma Yi, an official with the ministry, attributed the increase to the 10-year fishing ban in the key waters of the Yangtze River which was imposed in 2021 with the aim of ecological conservation. The finless porpoise, known as the "giant panda of the water," is a barometer of the ecological environment in the Yangtze River basin. Other aquatic bioresources in the key waters of the Yangtze River have also seen a recovery. In 2022, 193 varieties of fish were spotted in the area, marking an increase of 25 varieties from 2020. Xinhua News Ag

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Traffic in Spanish ports returns to pre-pandemic levels

STORY: Traffic in Spanish ports returns to pre-pandemic levels DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Spanish ports 2. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): LLUIS SALVADO, President of Port of Barcelona 3. various of Spanish ports STORYLINE: Activity in Spanish ports grew by some 3.5 percent last year, almost matching the record levels of traffic before the pandemic began. According to Spain's national port authority, Puertos del Estado, the country's 46 ports registered 563.3 million tons of goods traffic in 2022. This was just under the record of 564.5 million tons seen in 2019. Puertos del Estado reported that the Port of Algeciras in southern Spain saw its traffic increased to 108 million tons, a 3-percent hike compared to 2021, while the Port of Barcelona registered 70 million tons, a 6.9 percent increase year-on-year. It was a record recovery for Barcelona, which announced on Feb.14 a historic turnover of 181 million euros (193 million do

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Dredging, drilling under way to expand part of Suez Canal

ISMAILIA, Egypt - Dredging and drilling work on land and at sea for building a new waterway to expand part of the Suez Canal in northeastern Egypt is shown to the press on Jan. 14, 2015. The 35-kilometer waterway of the 193-km canal, expected to be completed in August, will convert part of the one-way canal into a two-way stretch.

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Work under way for new waterway at Suez Canal

ISMAILIA, Egypt - Work at dredging facilities for a new waterway to expand part of the Suez Canal in northeastern Egypt is shown to the press on Jan. 14, 2015. The 35-kilometer waterway of the 193-km canal, expected to be completed in August, will convert part of the one-way canal into a two-way stretch.

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U.N. statement on nuclear disarmament

NEW YORK, United States - New Zealand Ambassador Dell Higgie (C) announces a joint statement on nuclear disarmament at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 21, 2013. The New Zealand-led initiative drew a record 125 supporting countries, roughly two-thirds of the United Nations' 193 member states.

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(2)No-confidence motion against Koizumi defeated

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi bows in a House of Representatives plenary session June 15 after no-confidence motion against him was rejected 280-193. The ruling coalition voted down the motion submitted jointly by three opposition parties in an attempt to highlight what they claim is mismanagement ahead of a national election in early July.

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(3)S. Korean parliament passes impeachment motion against Roh

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Park Kwan Yong (C) announces the results of a vote on an impeachment motion against President Roh Moo Hyun filed by opposition parties. The motion passed with 193 votes.

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(4)S. Korean parliament passes impeachment motion against Roh

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Park Kwan Yong (C) announces the results of a vote on an impeachment motion against President Roh Moo Hyun filed by opposition parties. The motion passed with 193 votes.

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Intangible cultural heritage exhibition held in Xinjiang, China

STORY: Intangible cultural heritage exhibition held in Xinjiang, China DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the intangible cultural heritage exhibition STORYLINE: An intangible cultural heritage exhibition is being held in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The exhibition, which runs from Sunday to Thursday, showcases 193 intangible cultural heritage projects from 19 provincial-level regions that offer pairing assistance to Xinjiang and 146 such projects from Xinjiang. Held in Xinjiang Art Museum, the exhibition covers an area of around 5,000 square meters. Sideline activities like a cultural salon and performances also took place to celebrate the unique charm of intangible cultural heritage. The exhibition is jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is expected to boost the cultural exchanges between Xinjiang and the provincial-level r

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UN General Assembly adopts resolution to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council

STORY: UN General Assembly adopts resolution to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council DATELINE: April 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the UN General Assembly 2 various of the Russian Ministry of Defense STORYLINE: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday that allows the assembly to suspend the Russian Federation's membership in the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council. The draft resolution, "Suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council," obtained 93 "yes" votes and 24 "no" votes from the 193-member General Assembly. A total of 58 countries abstained. Eighteen countries did not participate in the voting. After Ukraine accused Russian troops of "killing hundreds of civilians" across the streets of the Kiev suburb of Bucha, the United States announced it would seek Russia's suspension. Russia has denied attacking civilians in Ukraine. Xinhua News Agency correspondents repor

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Tuna fetches 193 mil. yen at New Year auction in Tokyo

TOKYO, Jan. 5 : A bluefin tuna fetched 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) on Sunday at the New Year's auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, the second-highest price on record.

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A Good Year (2006)

Russell Crowe & Marion Cotillard Characters: Max Skinner & Fanny Chenal Film: A Good Year (USA/UK 2006) Director: Ridley Scott 09 September 2006 G-193 Hoping to impress Fanny (Marion Cotillard), Max (Russell Crowe) helps wait tables at her caf

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THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE

THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE [US 193

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Over 1/3 of U.N. members support Austria's nuke-ban document

Alexander Kmentt, director for disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation at Austria's foreign ministry, gives an interview in Vienna on April 10, 2015. Over one-third of 193 U.N. member states have supported Austria's document pledging to pursue a ban on nuclear weapons, distributed to the U.N. members, according to Kmentt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Japanese c'ships, Olympic qualifying meet

Ryuji Miura (193) runs on his way to winning the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the national athletics championships at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on June 26, 2021. Miura clinched a Tokyo Olympic berth, rewriting his own national record in the process.

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Athletics: Japanese c'ships, Olympic qualifying meet

Ryuji Miura (193) runs on his way to winning the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the national athletics championships at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on June 26, 2021. Miura clinched a Tokyo Olympic berth, rewriting his own national record in the process.

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Dredging, drilling under way to expand part of Suez Canal

ISMAILIA, Egypt - Dredging and drilling work on land and at sea for building a new waterway to expand part of the Suez Canal in northeastern Egypt is shown to the press on Jan. 14, 2015. The 35-kilometer waterway of the 193-km canal, expected to be completed in August, will convert part of the one-way canal into a two-way stretch. (Kyodo)

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Aichi reports record 193 new coronavirus cases

People wearing face masks walk in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 31, 2020. Aichi Prefecture reported a record 193 new cases of the novel coronavirus the same day.

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U.N. adopts resolution for Olympic and Paralympic truce

Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic organizing committee head Yoshiro Mori speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Dec. 9, 2019, where 186 out of 193 member states supported a nonbinding resolution for the observance of the Olympic Truce for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. adopts resolution for Olympic and Paralympic truce

Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic organizing committee head Yoshiro Mori speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Dec. 9, 2019, where 186 out of 193 member states supported a nonbinding resolution for the observance of the Olympic Truce for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo