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Car ramming attack in Zhuhai, China

A security official on Nov. 13, 2024, raises his hand to stop media from taking photos of a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, where a car driven by a 62-year-old man rammed into a crowd on Nov. 11, leaving more than 30 dead and dozens injured.

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Car ramming attack in Zhuhai, China

A woman offers a prayer in front of a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Nov. 13, 2024, two days after a car driven by a 62-year-old man rammed into a crowd at the center, leaving more than 30 dead and dozens injured.

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Car ramming attack in Zhuhai, China

A woman offers flowers in front of a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Nov. 12, 2024, a day after a car driven by a 62-year-old man rammed into a crowd at the center, leaving more than 30 dead and dozens injured.

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Car ramming attack in Zhuhai, China

Flowers are offered in front of a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Nov. 12, 2024, a day after a car driven by a 62-year-old man rammed into a crowd at the center, leaving more than 30 dead and dozens injured.

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Car ramming attack in Zhuhai, China

Flowers are offered in front of a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Nov. 12, 2024, a day after a car driven by a 62-year-old man rammed into a crowd at the center, leaving more than 30 dead and dozens injured.

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Forest officials issue red alert in India's Madhya Pradesh after tiger kills man

STORY: Forest officials issue red alert in India's Madhya Pradesh after tiger kills man SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: May 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tiger Reserve Park 2. various of tigers STORYLINE: A red alert has been sounded across 36 villages in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh as a tiger is on the prowl after killing a man, forest officials said Saturday. The alert applied to villages of Raisen district, adjacent to Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. "A red alert was sounded on Friday for 36 villages spreading over 150 square km. People have been asked not to venture into the forests till the animal is captured," senior forest department official Vijay Kumar was quoted in local media as having said. According to forest officials, the half-eaten body of a 62-year-old man was found on Wednesday in the east range of the Raisen forest division. He was attacked while picking tendu leaves in the forest. The

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Russian translator promotes Sino-Russian cultural exchanges

STORY: Russian translator promotes Sino-Russian cultural exchanges SHOOTING TIME: May 16, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: HUNCHUN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hunchun 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SVETLANA KAPITSYNA, Russian translator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SVETLANA KAPITSYNA, Russian translator STORYLINE: 62-year-old Svetlana Kapitsyna is a Russian translator who has lived in China for almost 12 years. As an experienced "China hand," she has worked to promote Sino-Russian cultural exchanges through translating and teaching. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SVETLANA KAPITSYNA, Russian translator "I first came to China in the spring of 1989, exactly 35 years ago. My first impression was that this was a beautiful city. At that time, we were just starting our translation work. We had a number of major companies that specialized in projects related to Sino-Russian trade. I also have worked as a teacher, teaching Russian students Chinese and Chinese students English. I have now

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Farmers become models among the beautiful scenery of Wuyuan

STORY: Farmers become models among the beautiful scenery of Wuyuan SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: WUYUAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUI SHANGJUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of cole flowers in WUYUAN 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI MINGDE, Farmer in Yantian village, Wuyuan County 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU GUISHENG, Fisherman from Qiukou Town, Wuyuan 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HU HONGPING, Tourist STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUI SHANGJUN, Xinhua correspondent "Hello, I'm Xinhua correspondent Sui Shangjun. Now I'm in Wuyuan County, east China's Jiangxi Province, which is known to many as "China's most beautiful countryside." As you can see, we are now just on time for the blooming season of cole flowers. Apart from the scenery, I also want to introduce to you a couple of models who used to be farmers." Li Mingde, a 62-year-old farmer, offers tourists visiting a scenic area in Wuyuan the opportunity to take photos with his

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An American lady's decade-long Chinese learning journey

STORY: An American lady's decade-long Chinese learning journey SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 9, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: DALLAS, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of cityscape in Dallas, U.S. (File) 2. various of China (File) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JULIET THOMAS, Entrepreneur of a U.S. publishing company 4. various of China (File) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JULIET THOMAS, Entrepreneur of a U.S. publishing company 6. various of China (File) 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JULIET THOMAS, Entrepreneur of a U.S. publishing company 8. various of China (File) 9. various of cityscape in Dallas, U.S. (File) 10. various of Qujing City in China 11. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JULIET THOMAS, Entrepreneur of a U.S. publishing company 12. various of cityscape in Shanghai (File) 13. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): JULIET THOMAS, Entrepreneur of a U.S. publishing company 14. various of China (File) STORYLINE: Learning Chinese is more than learning a language, said Juliet Thomas, a 62-year-old entrepreneur of

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China is very different to what I expected, says South African educator

STORY: China is very different to what I expected, says South African educator SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Richard Waddell working at the kindergarten 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHARD WADDELL, Principal of Captain Kindergarten 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua Correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RICHARD WADDELL, Principal of Captain Kindergarten 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua Correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): RICHARD WADDELL, Principal of Captain Kindergarten 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua Correspondent 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): RICHARD WADDELL, Principal of Captain Kindergarten 9. various of Richard Waddell singing with the children 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): RICHARD WADDELL, Principal of Captain Kindergarten STORYLINE: Richard Waddell has been living in China for six years. The 62-year-old South African has worked in six different countries as an educator. Now he's

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Amateur snow sculptor creates snow artworks in NE China

STORY: Amateur snow sculptor creates snow artworks in NE China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: HEGANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of snow sculpture STORYLINE: In Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, 62-year-old Wang Jinliang has created snow sculptures that wowed many people. It takes Wang two to three days to create each snow sculpture. After completion, the sculptures require repair work based on weather conditions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hegang, China. (XHTV)

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We made a good decision to come to China: Finnish entrepreneur

STORY: We made a good decision to come to China: Finnish entrepreneur SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pekka Nieminen playing badminton with colleagues 2. various of Pekka Nieminen working in his office 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PEKKA NIEMINEN, General Manager of Glaston (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PEKKA NIEMINEN, General Manager of Glaston (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: For Pekka Nieminen, a 62-year-old entrepreneur from Finland, China is like an old friend. He has witnessed China's modernization drive since his first trip to China in 1991. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PEKKA NIEMINEN, General Manager of Glaston (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. "My first visit to China was in 1991. In 2005, I took my first assignment to China up to 7 years, from 2005 to 2012. Now this is my second assignment to China. I came in 2022 here in Wuqing. I'm a lucky person that I had that experience (in China) from early 1990s

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62-year-old Chinese woman takes motorcycle adventure to Tibet

STORY: 62-year-old Chinese woman takes motorcycle adventure to Tibet DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:18 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the woman driving STORYLINE: Liu Xueying, 62 years old, recently rode a motorcycle from east China's Zhejiang to Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. At the age of 59, she signed up for a motorcycle license course. Less than a year after getting the license, Liu has ridden more than 20,000 kilometers. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China. (XHTV)

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Palestinian families displaced in Israel's Jenin raid agonize over unknown fate

STORY: Palestinian families displaced in Israel's Jenin raid agonize over unknown fate DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jenin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM HUSSAIN DIBABA, Jenin resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED SAAFINE, Jenin resident 4. various of destructed houses in Jenin 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SALMA ABBAS, Jenin resident 6. various of destructed houses in Jenin STORYLINE: Engulfed by sadness, Om Hussain Dibaba, an elderly Palestinian woman, and the other nine members of her family sit in one of the courtyards of a hospital in the West Bank city of Jenin, without knowing their fate. "Without any prior alarm, my family and I became displaced," the 62-year-old woman spoke to Xinhua as she clung to two of her grandchildren's hands, referring to the clashes between the Israeli army and Palestinian militants in the city that have stripped her family of any chance to straighten their lives out. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM HUSSAIN DIBABA,

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Dung retained as Vietnam premier

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Vietnam's National Assembly formally retained Dung as prime minister on July 26, 2011, setting in motion the inauguration of a new Cabinet under the 62-year-old premier who has been in office since 2006.

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2 men acquitted of murder 43 years after arrests

MITO, Japan - This file photo shows postcards that Shoji Sakurai and Takao Sugiyama, both 64, sent to each other while they were detained in isolation cells at the Tokyo Detention House. On May 24, 2011, the Tsuchiura branch of the Mito District Court acquitted them of murder in a retrial, clearing their names more than 43 years after their arrests. The two men had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 1970 for the August 1967 robbery and murder of Shoten Tamamura, a 62-year-old carpenter, and were freed on parole in 1996.

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2 men acquitted of murder 43 years after arrests

TSUCHIURA, Japan - Shoji Sakurai (L) and Takao Sugiyama, both 64, emerge from the Tsuchiura branch of the Mito District Court in Ibaraki Prefecture after the branch court acquitted them in a retrial of the murder of a man in the prefecture, clearing their names more than 43 years after their arrests. The two men had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 1970 for the August 1967 robbery and murder of Shoten Tamamura, a 62-year-old carpenter. They were freed on parole in 1996.

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma (R) answers questions from reporters after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport.

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma speaks at a press conference after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport.

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Man jailed for life for 1990 murder freed after DNA test

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle carrying Toshikazu Sugaya, a 62-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl, leaves Chiba Prison in Chiba Prefecture on June 4 following his release the same day after 17 years in jail.

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Man jailed for life for 1990 murder freed after DNA test

CHIBA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, a 62-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl, is released from Chiba Prison in Chiba Prefecture on June 4 after 17 years in jail. Prosecutors told a high court they will approve a retrial because a recent DNA test showed it is highly likely that he is innocent of the crime.

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Man jailed for life for 1990 murder freed after DNA test

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle carrying Toshikazu Sugaya, a 62-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 4-year-old girl in 1990, leaves Chiba Prison in Chiba Prefecture on June 4 following his release the same day after 17 years in jail.

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Farmer happy with his glove-shaped radish

TOTTORI, Japan - Tadao Nakajima, a 62-year-old farmer from Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, looks happy with a radish shaped like a baseball glove at his farm on Jan. 12. A long-time baseball fan, Nakajima said, ''We've been growing radishes for many years, but this is the first time we've had one like this.''

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Mino gets Guinness certificate as busiest TV show host

TOKYO, Japan - Alistair Richards (L), chief operating officer of Guinness World Records, awards TV personality Monta Mino in Tokyo on Nov. 28 with a certificate as the busiest TV show host in the world. The 62-year-old Mino performs for 21 hours and 42 minutes a week.

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(2) Jenkins says he can't visit Japan for fear of arrest

PYONGYNAG, North Korea - Former U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Robert Jenkins, the husband of one of five Japanese citizens abducted to North Korea and now back in Japan, talks to Kyodo News on Nov. 29 in the hospital where he has been since Nov. 26 due to extreme fatigue. The 62-year-old husband of Hitomi Soga is still suffering from insomnia and trembling due to emotional ups and downs.

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Driver killed, oil leaked as truck overturns

TSU, Japan - Men work to remove fuel oil after a traffic accident on the Ise Expressway in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Dec. 21. A 62-year-old driver was killed and 1,000 liters of fuel oil spilled onto the road when his tank truck overturned on the expressway.

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Japanese artist's works on display at German ministry

BERLIN, Germany - Works by Japanese painter Toshihiro Hamano are on display in the entrance hall of the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin on Sept. 26. On display are 27 silk screen works intended to express the spirit of Zen Buddhism. The works of the 62-year-old painter from Takamatsu, Japan, will be shown until early October, organizers said.

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Premier Mori punts at ceremonial kickoff

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) punts the ball at a ceremonial kickoff prior to a goodwill rugby match in the southwestern Japanese city of Miyazaki on April 23 between Japanese and South Pacific Islands players. The 62-year-old premier, wearing the Japanese national team uniform, made the kickoff from the center line at Miyazaki prefectural stadium, packed with some 11,000 spectators. The ball flew past the 10-meter line and was caught by a Samoan player. Mori was a rugby player in his younger days, influenced by his father, who once played for Waseda University in Tokyo. The younger Mori also joined the club, but quit because of a health problem.

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Aoki named acting premier

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki tells reporters April 3 that the government has appointed him acting premier following Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's sudden hospitalization April 2 due to a stroke. The hospitalization of the 62-year-old Obuchi at Juntendo University Hospital in Tokyo is likely to be prolonged, Aoki said.

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''West Papuan'' leader asks for Japan's help

JAYAPURA, Indonesia - Theis Hiyo Eluay, a 62-year-old former provincial legislator and leader of the ''West Papuans,'' speaks to Kyodo News in Jayapura in Irian Jaya, Indonesia's easternmost province, on Dec. 5. Eluay wants help from Japan in international efforts to promote independence for West Papua.

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Japan emperor undergoes tissue examination

Japanese Emperor Naruhito leaves University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2022, after staying overnight to undergo a tissue examination for an enlarged prostate. The 62-year-old's prostate-specific antigen level, a tumor marker, was slightly higher than normal, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor undergoes tissue examination

Japanese Emperor Naruhito leaves University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2022, after staying overnight to undergo a tissue examination for an enlarged prostate. The 62-year-old's prostate-specific antigen level, a tumor marker, was slightly higher than normal, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor to undergo tissue examination

Japanese Emperor Naruhito enters a hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2022, to undergo a tissue examination after he was found to have an enlarged prostate. The 62-year-old's prostate-specific antigen level, a tumor marker, is slightly higher than normal, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo)

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Italian chef combines Chinese flavor with Italian desserts in SW China

STORY: Italian chef combines Chinese flavor with Italian desserts in SW China DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of the shopvarious of the dessertsSOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRANCO BERGAMINO, Italian dessert chefSOUNDBITE 2 (English): FRANCO BERGAMINO, Italian dessert chef STORYLINE: Franco Bergamino, a 62-year-old Italian dessert chef, is running a dessert shop in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Bergamino's shop, which sells desserts that combine Chinese ingredients and flavors with Italian specialties, attracts lots of young Chinese customers. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRANCO BERGAMINO, Italian dessert chef "Some are real traditional Italian taste desserts,and some are a little bit of fusion like molihua(jasmine). At the beginning, someone tasted our cake, saying oh my god, too sweet. Then we understand that it was too sweet for the Chongqing taste. So we study, and we try and try and try again until we find the solution to change t

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SYRIA-SWEIDA-WHEAT HARVEST

(220725) -- SWEIDA, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nayef Saymoua, a 62-year-old farmer, smells ears of wheat in a wheat field in Syria's southern province of Sweida, July 2, 2022. Amid the tough economic situation in Syria, which was caused by the U.S. sanctions and the global food crisis, people are returning to farms to make a living and feed their families on their own without waiting for external aid. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrians return to farms to make living amid global food crisis, U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-SWEIDA-WHEAT HARVEST

(220725) -- SWEIDA, July 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nayef Saymoua, a 62-year-old farmer, harvests wheat in a wheat field in Syria's southern province of Sweida, July 2, 2022. Amid the tough economic situation in Syria, which was caused by the U.S. sanctions and the global food crisis, people are returning to farms to make a living and feed their families on their own without waiting for external aid. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrians return to farms to make living amid global food crisis, U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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Suspect in NYC subway shooting arrested

STORY: Suspect in NYC subway shooting arrested DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of photos of the suspect, Frank James 3. various of the area near the subway shooting scene STORYLINE: The suspect of shooting 10 commuters on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York City, was arrested on Wednesday after a 30-hour manhunt, authorities said. The suspect, Frank James, was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan after police received a tip, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said at a press conference. The 62-year-old man is suspected of setting off smoke grenades and firing a handgun at least 33 times in the subway during Tuesday morning rush hour, police said. The attack left more than 20 people injured, 10 of them from gunfire, though none were believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries. James has been charged with violating a federal pr

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Di Huanran dives off a waterfall at Jingpo Lake, Heilongjiang Province of China, Dec. 23, 2021. Di first tried his hand at outdoor diving at this waterfall in 1983. Now the 62-year-old man regards waterfall dive as his lifelong pursuit. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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Actor Ishida to run for Tokyo governor if conditions met

Actor and television personality Junichi Ishida speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 8, 2016. The 62-year-old Ishida said he would run in the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election if opposition parties field him as a "joint candidate" to succeed Yoichi Masuzoe who resigned amid a political fund scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actor Ishida to run for Tokyo governor if conditions met

Actor and television personality Junichi Ishida attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 8, 2016, in his trademark "no socks" fashion style. The 62-year-old Ishida said he would run in the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election if opposition parties field him as a "joint candidate" to succeed Yoichi Masuzoe who resigned amid a political fund scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actor Ishida to run for Tokyo governor if conditions met

Actor and television personality Junichi Ishida bows after speaking to the press in Tokyo on July 8, 2016. The 62-year-old Ishida said he would run in the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election if opposition parties field him as a "joint candidate" to succeed Yoichi Masuzoe who resigned amid a political fund scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea sentences Korean-American man to 10 years of hard labor

Kim Dong Chul (C), a Korean-American man, heads to a courtroom ahead of a ruling by North Korea's top court in Pyongyang on April 29, 2016. The 62-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, who has been held since October 2015, was sentenced to 10 years of hard labor for carrying out what the court describes as spying activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea sentences Korean-American man to 10 years of hard labor

Kim Dong Chul, a Korean-American man, leaves a courtroom after North Korea's top court sentences him to 10 years of hard labor for carrying out what it describes as spying activities, in Pyongyang on April 29, 2016. The 62-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen has been held since October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Magath turns down Sagan job

Photo taken in January 2009 shows Felix Magath. The 62-year-old former Bayern Munich manager said Dec. 31, 2015, through Facebook that he has rejected Sagan Tosu's offer to coach the J-League first division club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nashida announced as new manager of Rakuten

New Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida attends a press conference in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2015, where it was announced that the 62-year-old two-time Pacific League winner will replace Hiromoto Okubo after the Eagles finished bottom of the league with a .407 winning percentage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nashida announced as new manager of Rakuten

New Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (R) and Eagles Vice Chairman Senichi Hoshino shake hands after a press conference in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2015, where it was announced that the 62-year-old Nashida will replace Hiromoto Okubo after the Eagles finished bottom of the Pacific League with a .407 winning percentage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Storyteller recounts horrors of Hiroshima A-bomb blast

Keiko Aoki, a 62-year-old certified storyteller, talks about the horrors of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic-bomb blast at a lecture meeting held at the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima on April 20, 2015. Aoki, with no direct experience of the horrors, became a certified storyteller of the experience of aging A-bomb survivors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Storyteller meets Hibakusha after recounting A-bomb blast horrors

Keiko Aoki (R), a 62-year-old certified storyteller, meets with atomic-bomb survivor Yoshiko Kajimoto, 84, filled with tears after telling of the latter's terrible experience at a lecture meeting at the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima on April 20, 2015. Kajimoto encouraged Aoki to continue narrating A-bomb blast horrors in place of aging bomb survivors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man jailed for life for 1990 murder freed after DNA test

CHIBA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, a 62-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl, is released from Chiba Prison in Chiba Prefecture on June 4 after 17 years in jail. Prosecutors told a high court they will approve a retrial because a recent DNA test showed it is highly likely that he is innocent of the crime. (Kyodo)

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Man jailed for life for 1990 murder freed after DNA test

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle carrying Toshikazu Sugaya, a 62-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 4-year-old girl in 1990, leaves Chiba Prison in Chiba Prefecture on June 4 following his release the same day after 17 years in jail. (Kyodo)