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Tokyo Olympics:Shooting

Vitalina Batsarashkina of the Russian Olympic Committee displays her gold medal for the women's 25-meter pistol shooting at the Tokyo Olympics. Date: July 30, 2021 Place: Asaka Shooting Range in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo, JAPAN

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Tokyo Olympics:Shooting

Vitalina Batsarashkina of the Russian Olympic Committee displays her gold medal for the women's 25-meter pistol shooting at the Tokyo Olympics. Date: July 30, 2021 Place: Asaka Shooting Range in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo, JAPAN

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Japanese artist Kohei Nawa

A 25-meter-tall public sculpture titled "Ether" (Equality), created by Japanese contemporary artist Kohei Nawa, is unveiled on Seguin Island, on the Seine River to the west of Paris, next to a music complex (L) on June 28, 2023.

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Japanese artist Kohei Nawa

A 25-meter-tall public sculpture titled "Ether" (Equality), created by Japanese contemporary artist Kohei Nawa, is unveiled on Seguin Island, on the Seine River to the west of Paris, on June 28, 2023.

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Japanese artist Kohei Nawa

Japanese contemporary artist Kohei Nawa (C) speaks during a ceremony on Seguin Island, on the Seine River to the west of Paris, on June 28, 2023. Nawa's new 25-meter-high sculpture "Ether" (Equality) was unveiled the same day.

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk past a wall printed with dragon boat in Dongsheng Village, Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants attend a night training session in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 16, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A dragon boat parade is held before the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A participant falls off the dragon boat during a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A participant rests on the dragon boat after a night training session in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 16, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-DRAGON BOAT RACE (CN)

(230623) -- FOSHAN, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng walks in the area of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/H

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng opens the water supply valve of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng is pictured inside the monitoring room of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager carrying water is pictured on the way home in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinh

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng cleans the generator set of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (X

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng fills the generator of a well project with diesel in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Sene

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nogaye yak, Mamadou Dieng's wife, cooks at home in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (L) collects water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng checks the generator set of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (X

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 20, 2023 shows a general view of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng climbs up a water tower to check and clean the water storage tank in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng checks the generator set of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (X

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager collects water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng walks in the area of a well project in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/H

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (R) helps villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua/Han

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (3rd R) helps villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua

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SENEGAL-CHINA-AIDED-WATER PROJECT-VILLAGE-WELL KEEPER

(230323) -- DAKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mamadou Dieng (1st L) helps villagers collect water in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village, Diourbel, Senegal, March 20, 2023. Mamadou Dieng, 40, an employee of the Chinese construction company CGCOC Group Senegal Branch, has been responsible for maintaining a Chinese-aided well in Tenefoul Toucouleur Village. Checking the machine's functions and filling the engine with diesel, Dieng's work may seem simple and tedious, but means a lot to the locals. Tenefoul Toucouleur Village was once a place afflicted with a severe lack of water. According to Dieng, residents there used to walk 1.5 kilometers every day and wait in long queues to fetch water from a 25-meter-deep well in a neighboring village. The well, part of the Chinese-funded rural well-drilling project in Senegal, has brought significant changes to local people's lives. In Senegal, the rural well-drilling project officially began on March 5, 2017. The project covers 12 of the 14 regions of Senegal. (Xinhua

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Kyrgyzstan's capital welcomes main New Year tree

STORY: Kyrgyzstan's capital welcomes main New Year tree DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Bishkek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tree lighting ceremony STORYLINE: The annual New Year tree lighting ceremony was held on Saturday in the central square of Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital. The 25-meter-tall tree was lit by the mayor Emilbek Abdykadyrov together with locals. The New Year tree is decorated with 7,000 toys symbolizing the 7 million population of the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bishkek. (XHTV)

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Long cake roll

CHIBA, Japan - Photo taken April 14, 2013, shows a 25-meter-long cake roll at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, which was made to mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of the hotel.

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Kyoto town to seek registration for world's longest pizza

KYOTO, Japan - Assisted by their parents and teachers, schoolchildren in the town of Uji-Tawara, Kyoto Prefecture, place topping Sept. 6 on what they hope to be the world's longest pizza. Organizers of the event said they will seek to have the 25-meter-long pizza registered on the Guinness World Records book.

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Lawn sign for World Cup welcoming tourists at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - ''Lawn letters'' reading ''2002 FIFA WORLD CUP'' by the provisional runway at Narita international airport in Chiba prefecture, are seen in this photo taken May 20. Some 20 airport officials mowed the lawn to make the 300-meter-long, 25-meter-wide lawn sign welcoming visitors to the World Cup soccer finals.

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Christmas tree lit in New York

NEW YORK, United States - The Christmas Tree at New York's Rockefeller Center shines to herald the holiday season Nov. 28, 2001. U.S. first lady Laura Bush and New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani put on the switch to light the 25-meter-high tree decorated with 30,000 red, white and blue lamps.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Shooting

China's Huang Xing poses with his gold medal for the mixed shooting 25-meter pistol SH1 event at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Shooting

China's Huang Xing competes en route to winning the mixed shooting 25-meter pistol SH1 final at the Tokyo Paralympics on Sept. 2, 2021, at Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Shooting

(From L) Silver medalist Leuris Pupo of Cuba, gold medalist Jean Quiquampoix of France and Li Yuehong of China pose with the medals for the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 2, 2021, at Asaka Shooting Range.

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Tokyo Olympics: Shooting

Jean Quiquampoix of France competes en route to winning the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 2, 2021, at Asaka Shooting Range.

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Tokyo Olympics: Shooting

Jean Quiquampoix of France bites his gold medal in the men's 25-meter rapid fire pistol at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 2, 2021, at Asaka Shooting Range.

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Tokyo Olympics: Shooting

Satoko Yamada of Japan competes in the women's 25-meter pistol qualification round at the Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021, at Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo.

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Japan's Muroya finishes 8th in Red Bull Air Race

Japanese pilot Yoshihide Muroya navigates his plane through 25-meter high "air gates" during the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Makuhari Kaihin Park in Chiba, near Tokyo, on May 17, 2015. Muroya came in eighth among the 14 pilots taking part in the two-day race held in Japan for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo