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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado and the Minister of the Interior and Public Security of the Generalitat, Núria Parlon, during the award ceremony of the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs river park, on November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado (c) and Núria Parlon (d), Minister of the Interior and Public Security of the Catalan Government, during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, on November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting of the Saudi-French Ministerial Committee for AlUla - Paris

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot (3rd from R) receives Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah (4th from R) and Saudi Minister of Culture and Governor of the Royal Commission for AlUla Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan (3rd from L) as well as French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati (2nd from R), Chairman of the French Agency for AlUla Development Jean-Yves Le Drian (1st from R) and Acting CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla Abeer AlAkel. (1st from L), for a meeting of the Saudi-French Ministerial Committee supervising the intergovernmental agreement signed on April 10, 2018, regarding the cultural, heritage, tourism, and human development of AlUla, at the Quai d’Orsay, in Paris, France, on November 15, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

(240811) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members of the Thuja sutchuenensis research base of Xuebaoshan national nature reserve discuss the breeding technique with Guo Quanshui (1st R), expert from Chinese Academy of Forestry, at the research base in Kaizhou District of southwest China's Chongqing, April 26, 2024. Wild Thuja sutchuenensis is an endangered species of gymnosperm endemic to China and under national first-class protection. In 1998, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared Thuja sutchuenensis extinct, but the species was rediscovered in Chengkou County in 1999. At present, the number of wild adult Thuja sutchuenensis plants in the world is less than 10,000, and they are only distributed in the areas of Daba Mountains including Kaizhou District and Chengkou County of Chongqing. In order to protect this endangered species, Yang Quan from Chongqing Xuebaoshan national nature reserve led a team to carry out the investigation and study of wild Thu

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ChineseToday | Music classes bring inspirations to rural children in China's Heilongjiang

(240531) -- HARBIN, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Teacher Li Ping (1st R) records chorus videos at the Renmin Town Central Primary School in Anda City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 29, 2024. Li Ping and Zhang Yu, music teachers of the Renmin Town Central Primary School, set up a music class in the school in April 2019. They adapted popular songs for children, teaching them during lunch breaks and club activities. Li Ping also released the clips of the children's chorus on short video platforms, which have gained over 30 million likes. With the increasing popularity, the music class has got its own classroom in the school, equipped with guitar, ukulele, bass, African drum and other musical instruments. They also produced an original song of their own. This May, Li Ping and Zhang Yu started a new project, aiming to found musical classes of its kind in more schools. Under this project, a new music class has been founded in Zhongben Town Central Primary School, welcoming over 20

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ChineseToday | Music classes bring inspirations to rural children in China's Heilongjiang

(240531) -- HARBIN, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Teacher Li Ping (1st R) teaches children in the music class at the Renmin Town Central Primary School in Anda City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 29, 2024. Li Ping and Zhang Yu, music teachers of the Renmin Town Central Primary School, set up a music class in the school in April 2019. They adapted popular songs for children, teaching them during lunch breaks and club activities. Li Ping also released the clips of the children's chorus on short video platforms, which have gained over 30 million likes. With the increasing popularity, the music class has got its own classroom in the school, equipped with guitar, ukulele, bass, African drum and other musical instruments. They also produced an original song of their own. This May, Li Ping and Zhang Yu started a new project, aiming to found musical classes of its kind in more schools. Under this project, a new music class has been founded in Zhongben Town Central Primary School, welc

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ChineseToday | Music classes bring inspirations to rural children in China's Heilongjiang

(240531) -- HARBIN, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teacher Li Ping (1st R) teaches children in the music class at the Renmin Town Central Primary School in Anda City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 29, 2024. Li Ping and Zhang Yu, music teachers of the Renmin Town Central Primary School, set up a music class in the school in April 2019. They adapted popular songs for children, teaching them during lunch breaks and club activities. Li Ping also released the clips of the children's chorus on short video platforms, which have gained over 30 million likes. With the increasing popularity, the music class has got its own classroom in the school, equipped with guitar, ukulele, bass, African drum and other musical instruments. They also produced an original song of their own. This May, Li Ping and Zhang Yu started a new project, aiming to found musical classes of its kind in more schools. Under this project, a new music class has been founded in Zhongben Town Central Primary School, welcoming over 20

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ChineseToday | Music classes bring inspirations to rural children in China's Heilongjiang

(240531) -- HARBIN, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teacher Li Ping (1st R) records chorus videos at the Renmin Town Central Primary School in Anda City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 29, 2024. Li Ping and Zhang Yu, music teachers of the Renmin Town Central Primary School, set up a music class in the school in April 2019. They adapted popular songs for children, teaching them during lunch breaks and club activities. Li Ping also released the clips of the children's chorus on short video platforms, which have gained over 30 million likes. With the increasing popularity, the music class has got its own classroom in the school, equipped with guitar, ukulele, bass, African drum and other musical instruments. They also produced an original song of their own. This May, Li Ping and Zhang Yu started a new project, aiming to found musical classes of its kind in more schools. Under this project, a new music class has been founded in Zhongben Town Central Primary School, welcoming over 20 students.

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ChineseToday | A post-80s devotes himself to bonsai art

(240509) -- CHENGDU, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Hongyu (1st L) guides workers to move a bonsai plant at Wenjiang branch of International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu in Wenjiang District of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 23, 2024. Chen Hongyu, a post-80s postgraduate student majoring in landscape architecture at Sichuan Agricultural University, is an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Sichuan-style bonsai skills. At the Wenjiang branch of the ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu, Sichuan-style bonsai has become a unique scenery. Being responsible for the bonsai works at the stage area of the Wenjiang branch, Chen has being preparing for years since 2020. His efforts have paid off, and the works are highly acclaimed for their layered appearance and harmonious atmosphere. Earlier in 2017, as a move to promote the art, Chen Hongyu founded an education base of Sichuan-style bonsai with the support of local government that has attracted many

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (1st L) and French students visit Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 19, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and b

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (1st R) and French students visit in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 19, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better an

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (1st L) practices Taichi with French students in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 19, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could g

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (CN)

(240506) -- BEIJING, May 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from April 29 to May 5, 2024) TRANSMITTED on May 6, 2024. Spectators watch the final match between Qiandongnan team and Tongren City team on the closing day of the 1st Guizhou's "Gu-Ma Basketball" Invitational in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 1, 2024. Ethnic minority women in southwest China's Guizhou Province have started playing basketball in a manner similar to football, allowing them to run with the ball on the court without being called for fouls such as hacking and elbowing. Local people refer to this type of basketball game as "Gu-Ma Basketball," as its participants are mainly women who have married elsewhere. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- SHENZHEN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Yusi (1st R) attends a rock climbing activity at a climbing gym in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 26, 2024. Rock climbing, once a niche sport, has become one of the favored leisure activities among young people in Shenzhen in recent years. Indoor climbing gyms are popping up in the city like mushrooms after the rain. For young people, rock climbing is highly engaging and has a low entry barrier. "Rock climbing is a way for me to relax," He Yusi, an office worker, said. Nowadays, more and more parents are bringing their children to climbing gyms, where they can increase their willpower, improve their physical fitness, and strengthen parent-child relationships. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ju Lei (1st L) instructs students in practicing Baduanjin during a night class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 26, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yan (1st R) introduces an exhibit to college student volunteers at the Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, April 26, 2024. The Henan Museum in Zhengzhou witnessed an increase in visitor flow during the May Day holiday. In the bustling crowd, the flashes of "volunteer red" is particularly eye-catching. They are volunteers of the Henan Museum. Qin Yanjie, Yang Meng, and Liu Yan are all members of the volunteer team at the museum, serving in the Chinese and English interpretation groups and the promotional team respectively. In recent years, the volunteer team of the Henan Museum has accumulated over 3.1 million hours of voluntary service to the public. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yan (1st L) introduces an exhibit to college student volunteers at the Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, April 26, 2024. The Henan Museum in Zhengzhou witnessed an increase in visitor flow during the May Day holiday. In the bustling crowd, the flashes of "volunteer red" is particularly eye-catching. They are volunteers of the Henan Museum. Qin Yanjie, Yang Meng, and Liu Yan are all members of the volunteer team at the museum, serving in the Chinese and English interpretation groups and the promotional team respectively. In recent years, the volunteer team of the Henan Museum has accumulated over 3.1 million hours of voluntary service to the public. (Xinhua/Li An)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-CULTURAL HERITAGE-QIONG OPERA(CN)

(240504) -- HAIKOU, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Kehan (C front) and his colleagues rehearse as his father Chen Liubo (1st L) looks on in Dingan County, south China's Hainan Province, April 24, 2024. Qiong Opera could be traced back to a century ago in Dingan County in this southern Chinese island, which is referred to as Qiong in abbreviation. The opera, now deemed a traditional heritage, had once lost its attraction to most youngsters due to the impacts of pop culture until recent years when the Dingan County Qiong Opera Troupe managed to reinvent it by drawing inspiration from other schools of traditional opera as well as folklore stories. Fresh bloods including Chen Kehan and Lin Fang are also being injected into the Troupe as Qiong Opera regains its popularity in the county. Chen's family has been working for the Troupe for three generations, while Lin started to learn the opera at age of six. Various kinds of activities are also being held at primary and secondary schools in the county so that the

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (1st R) talks with passengers on a train from Kashgar to Chengdu in China, April 19, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an attendant, sh

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (1st L) helps passengers board a train from Chengdu to Kashgar at a railway station in Guangyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 20, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichua

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-TIANJIN-DIGITAL TWIN TECHNICIAN (CN)

(240501) -- TIANJIN, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cui Shengji (1st R) discusses with his colleagues at an office in the National Animation Industry Park, Binhai New Area, north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 23, 2024. Surrounded by dozens of high-definition infrared cameras, Ma Xinqi, a motion capture actor, performs in a booth while a visual character on the computer screen records and repeats his movements. "This is called digital twin technology, which can capture specific marks on an actor's body with infrared cameras set in the booth and calculate the actor's movement in milliseconds. The data will be transmitted to the computer for rendering to realize the synchronized performance of an virtual character," said Cui Shengji, a technical consultant of a motion capture booth in the National Animation Industry Park. Cui has been engaged in digital-technology-related work for nearly ten years, and now he has set up a studio, applying digital twin technology in fields of animation, immersive cultural

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-TIANJIN-DIGITAL TWIN TECHNICIAN (CN)

(240501) -- TIANJIN, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cui Shengji (1st R) discusses with his colleagues at an office in the National Animation Industry Park, Binhai New Area, north China's Tianjin Municipality, April 23, 2024. Surrounded by dozens of high-definition infrared cameras, Ma Xinqi, a motion capture actor, performs in a booth while a visual character on the computer screen records and repeats his movements. "This is called digital twin technology, which can capture specific marks on an actor's body with infrared cameras set in the booth and calculate the actor's movement in milliseconds. The data will be transmitted to the computer for rendering to realize the synchronized performance of an virtual character," said Cui Shengji, a technical consultant of a motion capture booth in the National Animation Industry Park. Cui has been engaged in digital-technology-related work for nearly ten years, and now he has set up a studio, applying digital twin technology in fields of animation, immersive cultural

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Toni Kroos of Real Madrid reacts during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vinicius Junior (2nd R) of Real Madrid breaks through during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jamal Musiala (R) of Bayern Munich vies with Federico Valverde of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid celebrates scoring during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Manuel Neuer, goalkeeper of Bayern Munich, fails to save the penalty kick from Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vinicius Junior (R) of Real Madrid shoots to score during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-CHN VS UKR

(240501) -- VILNIUS, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- China's Yan Ruinan (1st R) vies with Ukraine's Vitali Lialka (2nd L) during the match between China and Ukraine at the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I-B in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Manuel Neuer (R, top), goalkeeper of Bayern Munich, saves the ball during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Leon Goretzka (L) of Bayern Munich vies with Federico Valverde of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Harry Kane (front) of Bayern Munich celebrates scoring during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Harry Kane (R) of Bayern Munich shoots during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-BAYERN MUNICH VS REAL MADRID

(240501) -- MUNICH, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jamal Musiala (R) of Bayern Munich vies with Toni Kroos of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 1st Leg football match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-FOOTBALL-CSL-TIANJIN VS BEIJING (CN)

(240430) -- TIANJIN, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Goalkeeper Hou Sen (1st R) of Beijing Guoan makes a save during the 9th round match between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Beijing Guoan at the 2024 Chinese Super League (CSL) in north China's Tianjin, April 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-FOOTBALL-CSL-TIANJIN VS BEIJING (CN)

(240430) -- TIANJIN, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cao Yongjing (1st R) of Beijing Guoan celebrates scoring with teammates during the 9th round match between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Beijing Guoan at the 2024 Chinese Super League (CSL) in north China's Tianjin, April 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-BADMINTON-THOMAS CUP-CHINA VS SOUTH KOREA (CN)

(240430) -- CHENGDU, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yuchen(2nd L)/Ou Xuanyi (1st L) of China compete against Ki Dong Ju/Kim Won Ho of South Korea during the Group A match between China and South Korea at BWF Thomas Cup Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Hou Zhaokang)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-INT'L HORTICULTURAL EXPO-PROMOTION AMBASSADOR (CN)

(240429) -- CHENGDU, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qiu Yamin (1st R), promotion ambassador of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu, leads a team of international breeders during their visit to "Heidi and Lulu's Garden" in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 25, 2024. TO GO WITH "Profile: Int'l horticultural expo promotion ambassador witnesses gardening boom" (Xinhua)

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(SP)CHINA-CHENGDU-BADMINTON-THOMAS CUP-JAPAN VS GERMANY (CN)

(240429) -- CHENGDU, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hoki Takuro (1st L)/Kobayashi Yugo (2nd L) of Japan compete against Marvin Seidel/Jan Colin Voelker of Germany during the group B match between Japan and Germany at BWF Thomas Cup Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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(SP)LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-CHN VS ESP

(240429) -- VILNIUS, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yan Ruinan (1st R) of China breaks through during the match between China and Spain at the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I-B in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 28, 2024. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-NAPLES-FOOTBALL-SERIE A-NAPOLI VS ROMA

(240429) -- NAPLES, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Napoli's Victor Osimhen (1st R) scores the penalty goal during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Roma in Naples, Italy, April 28, 2024. (Xinhua)