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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-2023 WORLD FOOD PRIZE-ANNOUNCEMENT

(230512) -- WASHINGTON, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Terry Branstad, President of the World Food Prize Foundation, speaks at the World Food Prize Laureate announcement ceremony held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., the United States, May 11, 2023. Heidi Kühn, founder of California-based non-profit organization Roots of Peace, has been named the 2023 World Food Prize Laureate for her work to replace mines with vines in post-conflict regions over more than 25 years. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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Japan eliminates stockpile of antipersonnel land mines

SHINASAHI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gives a signal at a ceremony in Shinasahi, Shiga Prefecture, on Feb. 8 to a Hokkaido firm on a satellite hookup to detonate the last 25 mines of about 1 million antipersonnel land mines held by the Self-Defense Forces. Japan thus destroyed its land mine stockpile in line with the Ottawa Treaty.

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CHINA-TIBET-QAMDO-MANGKAM-SALT PAN (CN)

(220603) -- QAMDO, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 25, 2022 shows salt pans in Naxi Township of Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Local people of Mangkam County follow a traditional salt harvesting method by collecting brines from salt mines and ponds and evaporating them in the sun until crystallization. (Xinhua/Fan Fan)

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Yemeni children fall victim to landmines

STORY: Yemeni children fall victim to landmines DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:25 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Raed Gerbhi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAED GERBHI, Landmine victim 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HASSAN MOSBEH, Local official STORYLINE: For 12-year-old Yemeni child Raed Gerbhi, the terrible explosion on a cold December day last year left an indelible mark on his life. It started as a normal day when he went out to herd sheep with his friends but ended with mutilation. Without a warning, a landmine exploded under Gerbhi's feet, cutting off his right leg and wounding his hands. His three friends were knocked meters away by the shock wave but miraculously escaped from the explosion unscathed. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAED GERBHI, Landmine victim "A landmine exploded and my right leg was amputated. My dream is to get a prosthetic leg in order to return to play with my friends, go to school and tend sheep. I hope all the mines buried around our farms, fields and

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers adjust a monitor camera in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers fill in data of Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers adjust a monitor camera in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers remove weeds hindering a monitor camera in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger checks out traces of Siberian tigers in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers remove poachers' traps in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger collects samples of Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger fills in data of Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers remove poachers' traps in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger shows samples of Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers adjust a monitor camera in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers record locations on patrol route in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A park ranger checks on Siberian tigers' excrement in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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Japan eliminates stockpile of antipersonnel land mines

SHINASAHI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gives a signal at a ceremony in Shinasahi, Shiga Prefecture, on Feb. 8 to a Hokkaido firm on a satellite hookup to detonate the last 25 mines of about 1 million antipersonnel land mines held by the Self-Defense Forces. Japan thus destroyed its land mine stockpile in line with the Ottawa Treaty. (Kyodo)