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Lianjia Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 5, 2024 - A real estate agency Lianjia store in Pudong New Area in Shanghai, China, April 5, 2024. According to the monitoring data released recently by the Shanghai Lianjia Research Institute, in March this year, a total of 5,370 sets of new commercial housing were transacted in Shanghai, an increase of 299% month-on-month and a decrease of 41% year-on-year; The transaction value was 59.4 billion yuan, an increase of 440% quarter-on-quarter and a decrease of 3% year-on-year; The average total price of a set of 11.05 million yuan/set, an increase of 35% quarter-on-quarter and 65% year-on-year; The average transaction price was 86,050 yuan/square meter, an increase of 29% from the previous quarter and 41% from the previous year.

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Lianjia Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 5, 2024 - A real estate agency Lianjia store in Pudong New Area in Shanghai, China, April 5, 2024. According to the monitoring data released recently by the Shanghai Lianjia Research Institute, in March this year, a total of 5,370 sets of new commercial housing were transacted in Shanghai, an increase of 299% month-on-month and a decrease of 41% year-on-year; The transaction value was 59.4 billion yuan, an increase of 440% quarter-on-quarter and a decrease of 3% year-on-year; The average total price of a set of 11.05 million yuan/set, an increase of 35% quarter-on-quarter and 65% year-on-year; The average transaction price was 86,050 yuan/square meter, an increase of 29% from the previous quarter and 41% from the previous year.

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's 2023 core inflation hits 41-year high

STORY: Japan's 2023 core inflation hits 41-year high SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.1 pct in 2023 from the previous year, marking the fastest growth in 41 years, the government said in a report on Friday. The core consumer price index (CPI) for the year, excluding fresh food prices because of their volatility, came in at 105.2 against the 2020 base of 100, with its pace of increase fastening from 2.3 percent in 2022, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The yearly increase, which remained above the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target for the second consecutive year, marked the highest level since 1983. It came despite government subsidies to lower household utility bills, underscoring higher import costs that were inflated by a sharp drop of the yen, a byproduct of the Bank of Japan's monetary easing,

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Heavy rains break 41-year record in Indian capital, waterlogging reported in several areas

STORY: Heavy rains break 41-year record in Indian capital, waterlogging reported in several areas DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of heavy rains 3. various of waterlogging STORYLINE: Heavy rains lashed the Indian capital of New Delhi on Sunday, breaking a 41-year record for rainfall in a single day. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi recorded a rainfall of 153 mm within 24 hours, ending at 8:30 am on Sunday. This marked the highest rainfall ever recorded in the month of July since 1982, shattering the previous 41-year record. The heavy downpour caused waterlogging in several areas of the city, making it difficult for vehicles to move and impacting the public transportation system. The city's infrastructure, including the drainage systems designed to handle rainfall, faced a significant challenge as they struggled to cope with the large volume of water. The heavy rain is the result

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Teacher battles adult illiteracy with online video courses

STORY: Teacher battles adult illiteracy with online video courses DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jin Xia lecturing in online video courses 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIN XIA, Teacher 3. various of Jin Xia lecturing in online video courses 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIN XIA, Teacher STORYLINE: Each day, Jin Xia gives online reading lessons to her students. Over the past year, the 41-year-old from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has been using video-sharing and livestreaming app Kuaishou to teach illiterate people to read, following a program of 600 lessons she designed herself. Armed with a computer, a cellphone and some textbooks, she now has about 100,000 online followers and teaches basic Chinese and mathematics to an online class of over 1,000 students. Each student pays just 100 yuan (about 14.5 U.S. dollars) for the courses. Jin is a resident of one of the largest settlement areas for relocated peop

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UK inflation unexpectedly jumps to 10.4 pct: ONS

STORY: UK inflation unexpectedly jumps to 10.4 pct: ONS DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of supermarket and farm market in London STORYLINE: The United Kingdom's (UK) consumer price index (CPI) rose to 10.4 percent in the 12 months to February 2023 from 10.1 percent in January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. The 10.4 percent rise was higher than the 9.9 percent forecast by economists polled by Reuters, dampening expectations for a marked drop in inflation. Inflation had been falling from the 41-year-high of 11.1 percent in October 2022 for three months. Commenting on the CPI figures, ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said that inflation was mainly driven by "rising alcohol prices in pubs and restaurants following discounting in January." "Food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose to their highest level in over 45 years with particular increases for some salad and vegetable items as high energy costs and

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Bank of England raises rates to 4 pct

STORY: Bank of England raises rates to 4 pct DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of England 2. various of BoE February press conference 3. various of London streets and supermarket STORYLINE: The Bank of England (BoE) raised its benchmark interest rate on Thursday by half a percentage point to 4 percent, its highest level since autumn 2008. At its meeting on Wednesday, the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted in favor of the increase by a majority of 7-2, the bank said in a statement. This is the 10th consecutive rate hike since December 2021 as the BoE continues its fight against inflation, which slowed to 10.5 percent in December 2022 from a 41-year high of 11.1 percent in October. "Global consumer price inflation remains high, although it is likely to have peaked across many advanced economies, including in the United Kingdom (UK)," the BoE said, adding that domestic inflationary pressures have been firmer than expected.

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12-yr-old boy returns home alone from tsunami disaster

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryohei Sugimoto, 12, the only survivor of a Japanese family lost during the tsunami disaster on the Thai resort island of Phi Phi, returns to Nagoya airport on Dec. 7. His father Takayuki, 41, and brother Tomoki, 8, were confirmed dead, and his 41-year-old mother, Masami, is missing.

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Guinness recognizes Japanese for using most airlines

NARITA, Japan - Charlie Furusho, a 41-year-old Japanese aviation photographer, shows a Guinness World Records certificate he received for taking flights operated by 156 different airlines, a world record, in this photo taken on May 26, 2014, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo.

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Chinese police detain man over fatal blasts in Taiyuan

TAIYUAN, China - A police officer stands guard in front of a Communist Party office building in the northern city Taiyuan on Nov. 8, 2013. Chinese state media reported the same day that police have detained a 41-year-old man in connection with a series of explosions outside the building two days earlier that killed at least one person and injured eight others.

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Ex-pop idol Sakai

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former J-pop idol-turned-actress Noriko Sakai. The 41-year-old, who was convicted on drug charges in 2009, will return to the stage in Tokyo in December 2012 after the expiration of her suspended sentence, sources said on Sept. 27, 2012.

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Iwata gives farewell performance as Bolshoi dancer

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, receives flowers as he and other performers take a curtain call at the company's Moscow theater on July 17, 2012. It was the final performance at the ballet company by the 41-year-old first soloist, who joined the company in 1995.

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Iwata gives farewell performance as Bolshoi dancer

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, gives his farewell performance at the company's Moscow theater on July 17, 2012. The 41-year-old first soloist joined the ballet company in 1995.

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Celeb-drawing Kyoto hotel closes

KYOTO, Japan - Michio Fukui (L), manager of Hotel Fujita Kyoto, sees off its last guests on Jan. 29, 2011. The hotel closed the same day after hosting many celebrities including Japanese movie stars Yujiro Ishihara and Ken Takakura during its 41-year history in Kyoto, one of Japan's premier tourist destinations.

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Celeb-drawing Kyoto hotel closes

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 28, 2011, shows Hotel Fujita Kyoto, which closed Jan. 29 after hosting many celebrities including Japanese movie stars Yujiro Ishihara and Ken Takakura during its 41-year history in Kyoto, one of Japan's premier tourist destinations.

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Tiger's Kanemoto takes salary cut

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto gives a press conference at the baseball club's office in Nishinomiya on Jan. 22, 2010. The 41-year-old remained one of the highest earners in Japanese baseball despite his salary being cut by 100 million yen to 450 million yen for the 2010 season.

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Tiger's Kanemoto takes salary cut

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto wraps up a press conference at the baseball club's office in Nishinomiya on Jan. 22, 2010. The 41-year-old remained one of the highest earners in Japanese baseball despite his salary being cut by 100 million yen to 450 million yen for the 2010 season.

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Blind 'rakugo' storyteller makes debut in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Fukuten Katsura, a 41-year-old blind performer of ''rakugo'' -- a traditional Japanese art of humorous story-telling -- makes his debut performance before an audience of more than 200 at a theater in Osaka on Nov. 16, 2009.

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9.6 mil. yen tuna shared by Japanese, Chinese sushi restaurant owners

TOKYO, Japan - Yosuke Imada (C), 63-year-old Japanese manager of the prestigious sushi restaurant ''Kyubey'' in Tokyo's posh Ginza district, and Cheng Weitao (L), 41-year-old Chinese manager of a sushi chain in Hong Kong and elsewhere, shake hands at Tokyo's Tsukiji market on Jan. 5 after jointly bidding on a bluefin tuna that sold for 9.63 million yen at the New Year auction at the market, the highest price in eight years. They each took half of the fish, which was caught in the sea off Oma, Aomori Prefecture and cut in two at the market immediately after the bidding.

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Baidu eyes ad service linked to search terms in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chen Haiteng, the 41-year-old president of the Japanese arm of Baido.com Inc., has told Kyodo News that the Chinese search engine provider Baidu Inc. is planning to start targeted advertising services linked to search terms in Japan. Baido.com is China's biggest search engine portal and the third-largest in the world.

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Mainichi reporter gave interview recording to third party

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiaki Ito (front), head of the Editorial Division at the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's head office, bows in apology at the outset of a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23. The company said a 41-year-old reporter passed a recording of an interview with Masaaki Itokawa, a House of Representatives member of the People's New Party, to a third person.

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Man says hurled boy to death from condo's 15th floor: police

TAMA, Japan - Journalists await outside a police station in Tama, Kanagawa Prefecture on April 1 after police arrested a man for allegedly assaulting a female janitor at a condominium building. The 41-year-old admitted to having thrown a boy to death from the same condo's 15th floor, police said.

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NGOs working to save street children in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - An undated photo shows Ritsuko Kudo(far R), a 41-year-old Japanese member of the nongovernmental organization Pro Ninos de la Calle, and her street workers with a 14-year-old street child (3rd from R) in the Garibaldi district in Mexico City.

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(1)Hanshin veteran Hirosawa calls it quits

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers infielder Katsumi Hirosawa, the oldest active player in Japanese baseball, announces his retirement at a news conference in Nishinomiya on Oct. 30. ''Physically, I still feel I'm able (to continue playing) but I am a family man and I want to go home and do the kind of things regular fathers do with their kids,'' the 41-year-old Hirosawa told reporters at Koshien Stadium.

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4 stabbed to death in Tokyo bar

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers gather outside the bar New Sohara in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward on March 30, where four people were found stabbed to death. Emiko Oshima, the 41-year-old owner of the bar, was found dead by her husband, along with a woman and two men who were believed to be customers.

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Crown prince leaves for celebrations on child's birth

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito leaves for the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 2 for celebrations after Crown Princess Masako gave birth to a girl the previous day. The newborn baby is the first child for the 41-year-old crown prince and 37-year-old princess in their nearly eight and a half years of marriage since June 1993.

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Crown princess visits hospital for 4th pregnancy checkup

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako, accompanied by Crown Prince Naruhito, is driven to the Hospital of the Imperial Household on Sept. 18 for her fourth pregnancy checkup there since her pregnancy was announced in May. The 37-year-old princess, who married the 41-year-old crown prince in June 1993, is expected to give birth between late November and early December. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess undergoes 2nd regular pregnancy checkup

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako, accompanied by Crown Prince Naruhito, on July 21 waves to well-wishers as the couple enter the Imperial Palace. The princess visited the Hospital of the Imperial Household for her second regular checkup there since her pregnancy was announced in May, Imperial Household Agency officials said. Princess Masako, 37, pregnant with a possible heir to the imperial throne eight years after marrying the 41-year-old crown prince, is expected to give birth between late November and early December. (Pool photo)

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Man nabbed over smuggling drugs in form of folk art

NARITA, Japan - Customs officials at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 15 show two plaques made of about 9.3 kilograms of cannabis resin. They were allegedly found in the possession of Robin Jenkins, a 41-year-old Dutch man who arrived at the airport from Johannesburg, South Africa, via Singapore on Nov. 27. The haul has a street value of 74.4 million yen.

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China can "become world's biggest football nation": Patrice Evra

STORY: China can "become world's biggest football nation": Patrice Evra DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Lisbon CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICE EVRA, Former football player and entrepreneur 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JAVIER TEBAS, President, La Liga STORYLINE: Former Manchester United football star Patrice Evra said China could likely become "the world's biggest football nation" in the future. In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of Web Summit, one of the world's largest technology conferences which took place in Lisbon on November 1-4, the 41-year-old told Xinhua: "I think China can be one of the greatest nations of football if they really focus on it and invest in it. Although China did not qualify for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will be played from November 20 to December 18, Evra said he was optimistic about the long-term performance and skills of the Chinese players. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PATRICE EVRA, Former football player

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U.S. sanctions slow down post-earthquake reconstruction in Afghanistan

STORY: U.S. sanctions slow down post-earthquake reconstruction in Afghanistan DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the houses hit by the earthquake 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): ZARIF, Resident of Ziruk district 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): JASSIM KHAN, Resident of Ziruk district 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD NASIM HAQQANI, Spokesperson of State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): ZARIF, Resident of Ziruk district STORYLINE: Living in a China-donated tent, 41-year-old Zarif believed that the U.S. freezing of Afghanistan's assets has undermined the local post-earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction. A destructive earthquake that hit Afghanistan on June 22 killed more than 1,000 people, and destroyed more than 17,000 houses, mostly in Paktika and the neighboring Khost provinces. Following the withdrawal of the U.S.-led forces from the Asian country, Afghanistan's assets worth more than 9 billion

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Palestinian shot after carrying out stabbing attack in E. Jerusalem: police

STORY: Palestinian shot after carrying out stabbing attack in E. Jerusalem: police DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:24 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Israeli security and emergency service staff deployed at the site of a stabbing attack near the Israeli settlement of Ramot in East Jerusalem STORYLINE: A Palestinian man was shot after he attacked an Israeli bus driver with a screwdriver in East Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon, the Israeli police said in a statement. The incident took place inside a bus near the Ramot Junction, a crossroad in a settlement neighborhood of Jerusalem, according to the statement. The 41-year-old driver sustained moderate injuries and was taken to a hospital, said the Magen David Adom emergency health service in a statement The assailant "was shot and neutralized," the police said, without elaborating on his condition. Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported that a civilian passing by the scene shot the alleged assailant, a resid

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Former Japanese PM Abe dies after being fatally shot in Nara

STORY: Former Japanese PM Abe dies after being fatally shot in Nara DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shooting scene 2. various of the hospital that received the former prime minister STORYLINE: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead on Friday after being shot twice by an ex-Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) worker while he was delivering a speech in the western prefecture of Nara. Abe, 67, died at 5:03 p.m. local time, the hospital that received the former prime minister said at a press conference in the afternoon. Abe, also former leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was shot twice from behind at 11:30 a.m. local time by Tetsuya Yamagami, a former worker for the MSDF and resident of the western city while speaking in front of Kintetsu Railway's Yamato-Saidaiji Station, ahead of Sunday's upper house election, local police and firefighters said. The 41-year-old Yamagami, who worked for MSDF for t

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Japan's former prime minister Abe dies after being shot at stump speech

STORY: Japan's former prime minister Abe dies after being shot at stump speech DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: STANDUP(English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondentvarious of people morning the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe STORYLINE: STANDUP(English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead on Friday after being fatally shot while he was delivering a speech in the western prefecture of Nara." Abe, also former leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was shot twice during a speech. He was shot from behind by a former worker from the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF). He was later rushed to a hospital, and passed away there. The hospital said the cause of death was believed to be blood loss. The 41-year-old perpetrator was arrested at the scene for attempted murder and was quoted as telling police he intended to kill Abe as he was "dissatisfied" with the former

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Gazans break tradition to more openly embrace plastic surgery

STORY: Gazans break tradition to more openly embrace plastic surgery DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Tariq Dirdisawi having hair implant surgerySOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): TARIQ DIRDISAWI, Pediatrician from Gaza Cityvarious of doctors and nurses workingSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED AL-MOGHRABI, Plastic surgeonvarious of street views STORYLINE: Tariq Dirdisawi, a pediatrician from Gaza City, plans a hair implant surgery, hoping to get rid of the baldness that has troubled him for years. The 41-year-old father of three told Xinhua that what prompted him to undergo plastic surgery was mainly the desire to obtain a good look and partly related to an increasingly open society in Gaza. "It is not a shame to take care of ourselves, whether we are men or women. In the past, when I wanted to have such surgery, it required me to travel to Turkey, Egypt, or another country, which would cost me a lot of time, effort, and expenses, but today things have be

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Italian chef in China helps provide free boxed meals for medical staff fighting COVID-19

STORY: Italian chef in China helps provide free boxed meals for medical staff fighting COVID-19 DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Italian chef Andrea Evaristi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDREA EVARISTI, Executive chef of Swiss Grand Nanchang, Jiangxi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDREA EVARISTI, Executive chef of Swiss Grand Nanchang, Jiangxi STORYLINE: Andrea Evaristi, a 41-year-old Italian, has been living in China for almost 12 years. Now he works as an executive chef at a hotel in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. Recently, Nanchang has carried out new rounds of mass nucleic acid testing to curb rebound of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hotel where Andrea works provided free boxed meals for the medical staff nearby to show support and gratitude for their hard work. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDREA EVARISTI, Executive chef of Swiss Grand Nanchang, Jiangxi "Because now of the epidemic, we don't work and the restaurant now is closed for safety. W

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Pablo Casado resigns as leader of Spain's main opposition People's Party

STORY: Pablo Casado resigns as leader of Spain's main opposition People's Party DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Sequence shots on Pablo Casado, former leader of Spain main opposition party at Deputy Congress before his resign 2. Wide shots on Isabel Diaz Ayuso, the President of Madrid Autonomous Community 3. shots of Pablo Casado and Isabel Diaz Ayuso together in a meeting some months ago 4. shots of demonstration in favor of Isabel Diaz Ayuso in Madrid 5. shots of Pablo Casado's main supporters 6. shots of Alberto Nunez Feijoo, the leader of the region of Galicia, the early favorite 7. shots of Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez STORYLINE: Pablo Casado on Tuesday resigned as the leader of Spain's main opposition People's Party (PP) after just three and a half years in charge, the party confirmed on Thursday. The 41-year-old will step down from his role as the head of the right-wing party at the beginning of April. The party will hold a congres

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) receives a bouquet of flowers from retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.