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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops watch the sun set beyond the skyline of Arlington, Virginia from the grounds of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops patrol near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

U.S. Park Police officers walk to question a woman near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025 after National Guard troops alerted them to a suspicious package nearby, which turned out to be the woman's backpack. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

U.S. Park Police officers question a woman near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025 after National Guard troops alerted them to a suspicious package nearby, which turned out to be the woman's backpack. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

The U.S. Capitol building is seen beyond armed National Guard troops on patrol at the grounds of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops patrol the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops patrol the grounds of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops patrol the grounds of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops watch the sun set beyond the skyline of Arlington, Virginia from the grounds of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

A person wears a shirt reading 'I (love) free will' as armed National Guard troops patrol the grounds of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

People visit the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025 as armed National Guard troops patrol the area. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

A sign reads 'Curiosity Welcomed.' outside of the National Museum of Asian Art beyond a National Guard soldier patrolling the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

An M4 carbine rifle is seen held by a National Guard soldier on patrol near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

An M4 carbine rifle is seen held by a National Guard soldier on patrol near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops patrol near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops patrol near the Smithsonian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops patrol around the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying over 800 National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops patrol near the Smithsonian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US National Guard - Washington

Armed National Guard troops patrol near the Smithsonian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025. On August 11, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons. Photo by Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Masters Games in Taiwan

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Masters Games in Taipei on May 17, 2025. About 26,000 athletes aged 30 or older, including some 740 Japanese, will compete in 35 disciplines in the games, the first of their kind in Asia.

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World Masters Games in Taiwan

Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Masters Games in Taipei on May 17, 2025. About 26,000 athletes aged 30 or older, including some 740 Japanese, will compete in 35 disciplines in the games, the first of their kind in Asia.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A job seeker (front) talks with recruiting representatives at a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2024. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Han Chuanhao)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A job seeker (front) talks with recruiting representatives at a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2024. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-JOB FAIR (CN)

(240605) -- HANGZHOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Job seekers check post information at a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2024. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Han Chuanhao)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-JOB FAIR (CN)

(240605) -- HANGZHOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A job seeker (front) talks with recruiting representatives at a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2024. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Han Chuanhao)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-JOB FAIR (CN)

(240605) -- HANGZHOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows a view during a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Han Chuanhao)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-JOB FAIR (CN)

(240605) -- HANGZHOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A recruiting representative (R) talks with job seekers at a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2024. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Han Chuanhao)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-JOB FAIR (CN)

(240605) -- HANGZHOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A recruiting representative (R) talks with job seekers at a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2024. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-JOB FAIR (CN)

(240605) -- HANGZHOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A job seeker (front) talks with recruiting representatives at a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2024. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-JOB FAIR (CN)

(240605) -- HANGZHOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Job seekers check post information at a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 5, 2024. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-JOB FAIR (CN)

(240605) -- HANGZHOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 5, 2024 shows a view during a job fair dedicated to the modern service sector in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. This job fair, organized by the employment management service center of Hangzhou City, was held here on Wednesday, where about 60 enterprises offered more than 740 job openings. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

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Resettlement village built by Chinese company brings Ivorians new life

STORY: Resettlement village built by Chinese company brings Ivorians new life SHOOTING TIME: May 13, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the resettlement village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LUO LIN, Site manager of Dry Port of Complant Ltd. branch in Cote d'Ivoire 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): DOULAYE SILUÉ, Soromadjoukaha village chief 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): SORO MADOU, Villager STORYLINE: Thanks to a China-built relocation project, villagers in Cote d'Ivoire are now envisioning a better future. The Dry Port Resettlement Village is located 15 km north of the northern town of Ferkessédougou. As a key project under China-Africa cooperation, the project has greatly improved locals' living conditions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LUO LIN, Site manager of Dry Port of Complant Ltd. branch in Cote d'Ivoire "The main purpose of building the new resettlement village is for the dry port project. This project covers an area of 740 hectares and encompasses

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China's gigantic telescope identifies over 740 pulsars

STORY: China's gigantic telescope identifies over 740 pulsars DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the FAST telescope 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIANG PENG, Chief engineer of the telescope STORYLINE: China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIANG PENG, Chief engineer of FAST "The FAST telescope provides us an important opportunity in finding some unique pulsars for producing premises for significant scientific results." Pulsars, or fast-spinning neutron stars, originate from the imploded cores of massive dying stars through supernova explosions. Pulsar observation is an important task for FAST, which can be used to confirm the existence of gravitational radiation and black holes, and help solve many other major questions in physics. Dubbed the "China Sky

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panorama photo taken on Feb. 13, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 13, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panorama photo taken on Feb. 13, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member performs a regular maintenance operation on the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Feb. 13, 2023. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform a regular maintenance operation on the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Feb. 13, 2023. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members are pictured during a regular maintenance on the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Feb. 13, 2023. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 13, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 13, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panorama photo taken on Feb. 13, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panorama photo taken on Feb. 13, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 13, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(230214) -- PINGTANG, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panorama photo taken on Feb. 13, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 740 pulsars since its launch, the research team has announced. Dubbed as the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Whaling ship embarks on last voyage

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The 740-ton whaling ship Toshi Maru No. 25 leaves a port in Shimonoseki, western Japan, on its final voyage to the Northwest Pacific on June 28 to conduct a three-month research whaling project. The ship is about to be retired from active duty, four decades after its launch in 1962, and the city of Shimonoseki, a former whaling base in Japan, is planning to preserve it.

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BDS, drones help monitor power grid in Gansu, China

STORY: BDS, drones help monitor power grid in Gansu, China DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of the Yellow River and power grid in Baiyin City 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU YANG, director of inspection group of China Mobile's Lanzhou Branch 3. shots of power grid in Baiyin City STORYLINE: In Baiyin City of northwest China's Gansu Province, advanced technologies, including the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and drones, have been used to monitor power grid to ensure safety since this August. With the help of the BDS, the modeling of nearly 740 km of the local power grid has been finished on cloud. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU YANG, China Mobile's Lanzhou Branch "We have made use of drones and helicopters and conducted various kinds of inspections on the power supply lines. Drones have made over 8,300 inspections. More than 3,500 defects have been removed from the power grid. The work efficiency has been increased by 31 percent." Xi

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Graffiti resembling Korean alphabet found at renowned Japanese temple

Graffiti resembling the Korean alphabet is found at Hokke-do, a building in Nara's Todaiji temple, a World Heritage Site, on Aug. 8, 2017. Hokke-do is the oldest structure at the temple and is said to have been built between 740 and 747, according to the temple. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whaling ship embarks on last voyage

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The 740-ton whaling ship Toshi Maru No. 25 leaves a port in Shimonoseki, western Japan, on its final voyage to the Northwest Pacific on June 28 to conduct a three-month research whaling project. The ship is about to be retired from active duty, four decades after its launch in 1962, and the city of Shimonoseki, a former whaling base in Japan, is planning to preserve it.