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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Spectacular Frescoed Villa Uncovered in Pompeii - Italy

A spectacular frescoed Villa resembling the famous 'Villa of the Mysteries' was uncovered at Pompeii archaeological site, Italy on February 2025. The newly found residence has a large banquet hall frescoed with a cycle of paintings depicting initiation into the Dionysian Mysteries. The fresco, dating to 40-30 BC, presents vivid imagery of Dionysian followers in states of ritualistic ecstasy, dancing and hunting, resembling the frescoes of the nearby famous Villa of the Mysteries which were uncovered 100 years ago. The frescoed walls have still vibrant colors: on a Pompeian red background, full figures emerge, very similar to those of the famous Villa of the Mysteries, albeit in a different style. It was a sumptuous environment where it is not difficult to imagine lavish receptions where guests, reclining on triclinia, ate, drank, and watched small performances. Excavated in recent weeks in the central area of Pompeii, the new room shows this frieze at almost life size, or a 'megalography', just as in the Vill

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Chinese dance drama celebrates 45 years of cultural bridge-building

STORY: Chinese dance drama celebrates 45 years of cultural bridge-building SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: May 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of dancers performing the Chinese dance drama "Flower Rains along Silk Road" 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG QIONG, Deputy Director of Gansu provincial song and dance theater 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG QIONG, Deputy Director of Gansu provincial song and dance theater STORYLINE: "Flower Rains along the Silk Road" is a Chinese dance drama inspired by the traditional dances of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. It captures the vibrant art and prosperity along the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Since its inception in 1979, the performance has been staged 3,952 times and watched by over 5 million viewers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG QIONG, Deputy Director of Gansu provincial song and dance theater "Our predecessors, over 40 years ago, turned the static im

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Japan court allows aging Fukui nuclear reactor to continue operations

OSAKA, March 15 Kyodo -- A Japanese court on Friday decided a nuclear reactor that started running over 40 years ago in central Japan could continue operations, upholding a lower court ruling that rejected residents' calls to halt the unit over safety concerns.The Osaka High Court decided against an injunction to halt the No. 3 unit of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama power plant in Fukui Prefecture, saying the court believes it poses "no specific danger."(Kyodo)

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China achieves comprehensive development, fruitful Belt and Road cooperation, says Egyptian expert

STORY: China achieves comprehensive development, fruitful Belt and Road cooperation, says Egyptian expert SHOOTING TIME: February, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NASSER ABDEL-AAL, Professor of Chinese language at Cairo-based Ain Shams University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NASSER ABDEL-AAL, Professor of Chinese language at Cairo-based Ain Shams University STORYLINE: An Egyptian expert on Chinese affairs has said that China has succeeded in achieving "comprehensive development" and fruitful Belt and Road cooperation with many partner countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NASSER ABDEL-AAL, Professor of Chinese language at Cairo-based Ain Shams University "Economic and social development in China picked up since the country began implementing its reform and opening-up policy more than 40 years ago, and China has ever since achieved high growth rates. China has succeeded in achieving comprehensive development." The expert said China

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What's a toilet like about 2,000 years ago in ancient China?

STORY: What's a toilet like about 2,000 years ago in ancient China? SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: HANZHONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ancient pottery model of a toilet 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU HUI, Curator of Hanzhong Museum, Shaanxi Province STORYLINE: Nov. 19 marks World Toilet Day. What's a toilet like about 2,000 years ago in ancient China? An exhibit at Hanzhong Museum, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has the answer. The ancient pottery model of a toilet, with a height of 40 centimeters, a length of 22.5 centimeters, and a width of 15.5 centimeters, was unearthed from a tomb of Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220). SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU HUI, Curator of Hanzhong Museum, Shaanxi Province "We can tell from the structure of the relic that the toilet has already been separated by gender back in the Han Dynasty. It has a window on each side for ventilation, which was designed very scientifically." Xinhua News Agency correspondents

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Giant panda remains discovered in Asia's longest cave

STORY: Giant panda remains discovered in Asia's longest cave DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda remains 2. various of researchers in the Shuanghe Cave 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG DEYUAN, Assistant researcher of Guizhou Institute of Mountain Resources 4. various of researchers in the Shuanghe Cave 5. various of giant panda remains STORYLINE: A total of 40 giant panda remains have been unearthed since 2003 in Shuanghe Cave, Asia's longest cave in China's Guizhou, according to the latest research results. The research results released on Tuesday show that among the panda remains found, the oldest individual lived at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest lived only a few hundred years ago. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG DEYUAN, Assistant researcher of Guizhou Institute of Mountain Resources "We are now in a tunnel near the upper part of Shuanghe Cave, which is called Dongbaoyakou Cave. A set of giant panda remains was found

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute observe the rock formation inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo by

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute observes the rock formation inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo b

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Li

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute are on their way to explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute enters a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert (2nd L) and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute prepare to explore Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers conduct an expedition inside Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Luo Fei)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo by Zhao Fei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Li

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French caver Jean Bottazzi attends a press conference on the latest research results on Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert conducts an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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China makes substantial contribution to reducing carbon emissions: Icelandic envoy

STORY: China makes substantial contribution to reducing carbon emissions: Icelandic envoy DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum 2. SOUNDBITE (English): THORIR IBSEN, Iceland's ambassador to China STORYLINE: China has made substantial contribution to reducing carbon emissions, said Iceland's ambassador to China during an interview at a low carbon development forum in China's Taiyuan. SOUNDBITE (English): THORIR IBSEN, Iceland's ambassador to China "We have a long-term cooperation. In an actual fact we started 40 years ago, when the experts from China started coming to Iceland to learn how to use geothermal energy for house heating. Today it has reached a much larger scale, a commercial scale. And we got companies here at the Taiyuan forum that are heavily involved in cooperation here and operation here in China, but also we are bringing a new technology, the capture of carbon and tra

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Indian student pursues medical dream in China

STORY: Indian student pursues medical dream in China DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ningxia Medical University 2. various of foreign students of Ningxia Medical University 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KANISHKA CHANDRAMUKE, Student from India, Ningxia Medical University 4. various of Ningxia Medical University 5. various of teaching activities in Ningxia Medical University 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NISHANTH, Student from India, Ningxia Medical University 7. various of foreign students learning 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KANISHKA CHANDRAMUKE, Student from India, Ningxia Medical University 9. various of medical research activities STORYLINE: Four years ago, Kanishka Chandramuke from south India's Coimbatore chose to study clinical medicine in Yinchuan, capital city of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KANISHKA CHANDRAMUKE, Student from India, Ningxia Medical University "I did have a lot of choice

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ECOLOGY PROJECT (CN)

(230819) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows a view of Dongzhou Island in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Over 40 years ago, dykes were built by hand connecting Dongzhou Island, on the Qiantang River of east China's Zhejiang Province, with the outside world. Xu Manshan, then a local teenager, offered a helping hand, throwing rocks into the river. TO GO WITH "Across China: Ecology project brings clear water, Asian Games to Zhejiang river" (Photo by Xia Yueqiao/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ECOLOGY PROJECT (CN)

(230819) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows a view of Beizhi River, a tributary of the Qiantang River, in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Over 40 years ago, dykes were built by hand connecting Dongzhou Island, on the Qiantang River of east China's Zhejiang Province, with the outside world. Xu Manshan, then a local teenager, offered a helping hand, throwing rocks into the river. TO GO WITH "Across China: Ecology project brings clear water, Asian Games to Zhejiang river" (Xinhua/Tang Tao)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ECOLOGY PROJECT (CN)

(230819) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows the Fuyang Water Sports Center at Dongzhou Island in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Over 40 years ago, dykes were built by hand connecting Dongzhou Island, on the Qiantang River of east China's Zhejiang Province, with the outside world. Xu Manshan, then a local teenager, offered a helping hand, throwing rocks into the river. TO GO WITH "Across China: Ecology project brings clear water, Asian Games to Zhejiang river" (Photo by Xia Yueqiao/Xinhua)

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Good governance, reforms contribute to Rwanda's economic development: expert

STORY: Good governance, reforms contribute to Rwanda's economic development: expert DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:40 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kigali 2. various of factories in Kigali 3. SOUNDBITE (English): GERARD RURANGWA, Rwandan economic expert STORYLINE: A Rwandan expert has said since the end of the genocide in Rwanda 29 years ago, the East African country has transformed from a fragmented country into one of the world's fast-growing economies due to good governance and reform. Rwanda marked the 29th anniversary of its liberation earlier this month. Known as Kwibohora, Liberation Day is celebrated annually on July 4 in Rwanda. The Rwandan Patriotic Army, the armed wing of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), ended the genocide in 1994 against the Tutsi that claimed more than 1 million lives in the country. Gerard Rurangwa, a Rwandan economic expert said the country has experienced tremendous changes in terms of economic development, due to good governance, sec

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China-leased giant panda gives birth to twin cubs in S. Korea

STORY: China-leased giant panda gives birth to twin cubs in S. Korea DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:09 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Ai Bao succeeded in natural mating with Le Bao 2. urinary test to confirm Ai Bao's pregnancy 3. Aibao in the delivery room 4. the elder of the twins was born 5. the younger of the twins was born 6. staff confirm the health status of the twins 7. Fu Bao at Everland STORYLINE: A giant panda, leased by China to South Korea seven years ago, gave birth to the first pair of baby pandas in the country last week, Everland theme park said Tuesday. Ai Bao, a nine-year-old female, gave birth to the female twin cubs on Friday, according to Everland, South Korea's largest theme park in Yongin, some 40 km south of the capital Seoul. The elder and the younger cubs weighed 180 grams and 140 grams each. South Korea saw the first birth of a baby giant panda, named Fu Bao, on its soil in July 2020. Everland said that Ai Bao and her newborns remained in good co

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Demonstration in Memory of Emanuela Orlandi During Pope’s Angelus - Vatican

Pietro Orlandi, brother of Emanuela, and hundreds of people take part in a sit in near the Vatican in Rome, Italy on June 25, 2023 in the memory of Emanuela Orlandi, a teenager who disappeared exactly 40 years ago in 1983 in one of Italy's darkest mysteries. Four decades after his disappearance an investigation has been opened in the Vatican into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee who vanished in Rome on 22 June 1983. The case has gripped Italy for almost 40 years and embroiled the powerful Holy See. The family lived inside Vatican City, the teenager mysteriously disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome. The girl's disappearance sparked an intense media frenzy in Italy that has resulted in the case being called ‘Italy’s most famous unsolved mystery’. The unsolved case has sparked conspiracy theories ranging from Vatican sex scandal theory, kidnap by a terrorist group demanding the release of Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II i

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Demonstration in Memory of Emanuela Orlandi During Pope’s Angelus - Vatican

Pietro Orlandi, brother of Emanuela, and hundreds of people take part in a sit in near the Vatican before Pope Francis’s Angelus prayer in Rome, Italy on June 25, 2023 in the memory of Emanuela Orlandi, a teenager who disappeared exactly 40 years ago in 1983 in one of Italy's darkest mysteries. Four decades after his disappearance an investigation has been opened in the Vatican into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee who vanished in Rome on 22 June 1983. The case has gripped Italy for almost 40 years and embroiled the powerful Holy See. The family lived inside Vatican City, the teenager mysteriously disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome. The girl's disappearance sparked an intense media frenzy in Italy that has resulted in the case being called ‘Italy’s most famous unsolved mystery’. The unsolved case has sparked conspiracy theories ranging from Vatican sex scandal theory, kidnap by a terrorist group demanding the release of Mehmet Ali Agca, the Tur

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Demonstration in Memory of Emanuela Orlandi During Pope’s Angelus - Vatican

Pietro Orlandi (R), brother of Emanuela, and hundreds of people take part in a sit in near the Vatican before Pope Francis’s Angelus prayer in Rome, Italy on June 25, 2023 in the memory of Emanuela Orlandi, a teenager who disappeared exactly 40 years ago in 1983 in one of Italy's darkest mysteries. Four decades after his disappearance an investigation has been opened in the Vatican into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee who vanished in Rome on 22 June 1983. The case has gripped Italy for almost 40 years and embroiled the powerful Holy See. The family lived inside Vatican City, the teenager mysteriously disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome. The girl's disappearance sparked an intense media frenzy in Italy that has resulted in the case being called ‘Italy’s most famous unsolved mystery’. The unsolved case has sparked conspiracy theories ranging from Vatican sex scandal theory, kidnap by a terrorist group demanding the release of Mehmet Ali Agca, the

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Demonstration in Memory of Emanuela Orlandi During Pope’s Angelus - Vatican

Pietro Orlandi, brother of Emanuela, and hundreds of people take part in a sit in near the Vatican before Pope Francis’s Angelus prayer in Rome, Italy on June 25, 2023 in the memory of Emanuela Orlandi, a teenager who disappeared exactly 40 years ago in 1983 in one of Italy's darkest mysteries. Four decades after his disappearance an investigation has been opened in the Vatican into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee who vanished in Rome on 22 June 1983. The case has gripped Italy for almost 40 years and embroiled the powerful Holy See. The family lived inside Vatican City, the teenager mysteriously disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome. The girl's disappearance sparked an intense media frenzy in Italy that has resulted in the case being called ‘Italy’s most famous unsolved mystery’. The unsolved case has sparked conspiracy theories ranging from Vatican sex scandal theory, kidnap by a terrorist group demanding the release of Mehmet Ali Agca, the Tur

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Demonstration in Memory of Emanuela Orlandi During Pope’s Angelus - Vatican

Emanuela Orlandi's brother Pietro Orlandi (R) holds a placard with Emanuela Orlandi’s portrait before Pope Francis’s Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on June 25, 2023. Emanuela Orlandi disappeared exactly 40 years ago while returning home in Rome on June 22, 1983 in one of Italy's darkest mysteries. Four decades after his disappearance an investigation has been opened in the Vatican into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee who vanished in Rome on 22 June 1983. The case has gripped Italy for almost 40 years and embroiled the powerful Holy See. The family lived inside Vatican City, the teenager mysteriously disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome. The girl's disappearance sparked an intense media frenzy in Italy that has resulted in the case being called ‘Italy’s most famous unsolved mystery’. The unsolved case has sparked conspiracy theories ranging from Vatican sex scandal theory, kidnap by a terrorist group demanding the release of

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Demonstration in Memory of Emanuela Orlandi During Pope’s Angelus - Vatican

People wear T-shirts with Emanuela Orlandi’s portrait during Pope Francis’s Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on June 25, 2023. Emanuela Orlandi disappeared exactly 40 years ago while returning home in Rome on June 22, 1983 in one of Italy's darkest mysteries. Four decades after his disappearance an investigation has been opened in the Vatican into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee who vanished in Rome on 22 June 1983. The case has gripped Italy for almost 40 years and embroiled the powerful Holy See. The family lived inside Vatican City, the teenager mysteriously disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome. The girl's disappearance sparked an intense media frenzy in Italy that has resulted in the case being called ‘Italy’s most famous unsolved mystery’. The unsolved case has sparked conspiracy theories ranging from Vatican sex scandal theory, kidnap by a terrorist group demanding the release of Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish man who sho