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Finnish president and wife in Japan

Finnish President Alexander Stubb (C) and his wife Suzanne pose for a photo with Hakui Mayor Hiroichi Kishi at a library in the Ishikawa Prefecture city, central Japan, on June 9, 2025, after donating 80 books from the Moomin series. Suzanne Innes-Stubb taught English to students at local schools during the early 1990s.

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Vintage bookstore owner in Syria encourages readers to keep passion alive

STORY: Vintage bookstore owner in Syria encourages readers to keep passion alive SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Modern Library bookstore 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Owner of Modern Library bookstore in Damascus 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Owner of the Modern Library in Damascus 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Grandson of owner of Modern Library STORYLINE: In the ancient al-Halbouni area of Syria's capital, Damascus, stands the Modern Library bookstore. It is owned by Bashir Jarkas and boasts a collection of over 100,000 books. It has been a local landmark for nearly six decades. The 80-year-old Jarkas has dedicated his life to sharing his love for reading with the community. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Owner of Modern Library bookstore in Damascus "Books are my life, I cannot live without them. Once, I broke my foot and couldn't sit at home, so I preferred to

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80-year-old Lebanese sells old books on street to help people read amid crisis

STORY: 80-year-old Lebanese sells old books on street to help people read amid crisis DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passers-by checking books of Abdel Jalil Daher 2. various of a client paying for a book 3. various of people looking at books displayed by Daher 4. various of Daher sitting near his books 5. various of Daher holding a collection of books 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL JALIL DAHER, Book seller 7. various of books 8. various of people checking books 9. various of books 10. various of people checking books 11. various of a young man reading a book 12. various of Daher holding books 13. various of Daher putting books on the floor 14. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HASSAN WEHBE, Customer 15. various of people checking books 16. various of books displayed by Daher STORYLINE: Lebanon's economic crisis forced its citizens to find new means to earn money and make a living. For Abdel Jalil Daher, selling old books earns him some money to bu

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-SENIOR RESIDENTS-VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CN)

(221004) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member displays "deposit books" of the "time bank" in Donghu District, Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022. The voluntary service project named "time bank" for the aged citizens is carried out in Donghu District of Nanchang since 2017. The project encourages healthy elders and other volunteers to provide voluntary service for seniors over 80 years in the community. Other senior people in need are also included in the project. Volunteers can deposit their service records with the "time bank" in exchange for various commodities and senior care service for themselves. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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Mizuho Bank suffers system failures at branch counters across Japan

Mizuho Bank suffered Friday system failures that prevented its branch counters across Japan from conducting transactions, such as deposits, withdrawals and transfers, its parent company said, the latest in a series of system crashes that have hit the major Japanese lender. Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. also suffered similar malfunctions at its branch counters, according to the major banking group Mizuho Financial Group Inc., but the group's internet banking and automatic teller machines were unaffected. The four earlier system failures occurred over about two weeks from Feb. 28 this year. A total of 4,300, or about 80 percent, of Mizuho's ATMs nationwide were affected, with more than 5,000 bank cards and bank books swallowed by the machines.

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Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)

Michael Caine & Barbara Hershey Characters: Elliot,Lee Film: Hannah And Her Sisters (USA 1986) Director: Woody Allen 16 January 1986 Date: 16 January 1986

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A Hazard Of Hearts (1987)

Helena Bonham Carter & Stewart Granger Characters: Serena Staverley, Old Vulcan Film: A Hazard Of Hearts (TV-Film) Uk 1987, Director: John Hough 27 December 1987 Wagnis der Liebe (A Hazard Of Hearts, TV-Film, GB 1987, Regie: John Hough) Helena Bonham Carter, Stewart Granger / Frau, Hut, Mann, Perｸcke, Bibliothek / ------- WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture/TV programme Date: 27 December 1987

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The War Of The Roses (1989)

Danny Devito & Michael Douglas Characters: Gavin D'Amato & Oliver Rose Film: The War Of The Roses (USA 1989) Director: Danny Devito 04 December 1989 Date: 04 December 1989

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The War Of The Roses (1989)

Danny Devito & Michael Douglas Characters: Gavin D'Amato, Oliver Rose Film: The War Of The Roses (USA 1989) Director: Danny Devito 04 December 1989 Date: 04 December 1989

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Men, women in China-themed costumes gather in Tottori

Cosplayers in various costumes of characters from comic books, animation and games themed on Chinese stories pose at the Chinese-style garden Enchoen in Yurihama town, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2015. About 80 men and women participated in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Moomin' stamps go on sale to mark 60th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Stamps commemorating the 60th anniversary of the birth of the popular children's character ''Moomin'' have gone on sale that is well-known in Japan through its animated series and books. Each stamp sheet contains 10 sheets of 80-yen stamps plus illustrations of Moomin, known as Moomintroll in its original version, and his family and friends including Snufkin and Little My. The illustrated parts are adhesive and can be mailed with the stamps. (Kyodo)