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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

Displaced women sit knitting in silence at an IDP centre in Adwa, Ethiopia on March 30, 2025. Home to 3,500 people, the centre has seen 40% of its residents go without regular aid even before USAID ended operations. “We knit to pass the time, to distract the mind until we starve,” said 84-year-old Ngsti, who survives by begging in the streets. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Pope Jean Paul II

File photo dated March 27, 2005. Pope John Paul II blessed crowds on Easter Sunday but was unable to speak. The 84-year-old Pope appeared at his window overlooking St Peter's Square after one of his senior cardinals celebrated an Easter Mass for the ailing Pontiff. The Pope tried to speak. He made a few sounds but was unable to pronounce any words. He died one week after. Rome Vatican. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Pope Jean Paul II

File photo dated March 23, 2005. A silent and pained-looking Pope John Paul II made a very brief appearance at his Vatican window following widespread reports that his health had deteriorated markedly in the past few days in Rome, Vatican The 84-year-old Pope appeared at the window overlooking St Peter's Square for little more than a minute but nonetheless prompted cheers from a crowd of several thousand people below. He did not speak. He waved several times to the crowd . He died one week after. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese piano maestro Liu Shikun honored with life achievement award in NYC

STORY: Chinese piano maestro Liu Shikun honored with life achievement award in NYC DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liu Shikun playing the piano 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SHIKUN, Chinese piano maestro 3. various of the award 4. various of Liu Shikun playing the piano STORYLINE: Liu Shikun, an 84-year-old Chinese piano maestro, has been honored with the Most Outstanding Asian Artist Lifetime Achievement Award in New York City. Born in 1939, Liu is an outstanding composer, a distinguished arts educator and also a pioneer in U.S.-China cultural exchange. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SHIKUN, Chinese piano maestro "Receiving the award at such an advanced age has made me feel really encouraged. At this age, I can still continue to work and contribute to the development of music and art in China. For the friendly communication and cultural exchange between the peoples of China and the U.S., and for the cultural undertakings of the

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84-year-old Turing Award winner dedicated to undergraduate education in China

STORY: 84-year-old Turing Award winner dedicated to undergraduate education in China DATELINE: August 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of John Edward Hopcroft 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN EDWARD HOPCROFT, Winner of Turing Award 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN EDWARD HOPCROFT, Winner of Turing Award STORYLINE: John Edward Hopcroft, an 84-year-old Turing Award winner, has recently returned to Shanghai where he continues to work hard to promote undergraduate education. In the past decade or so, Hopcroft has spent about one-third of each year in China. This year, he plans to stay here for six months. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN EDWARD HOPCROFT, Winner of Turing Award "I've worked in China now for probably about 15 years. Gradually I've developed contacts that I can have a bigger impact, not just on a few universities, but on helping improve the educational system. One of the things, I got permission to evaluate computer science education in the top 4

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu is pictured in front of his fourth residence, or one of the "third-generation" houses, in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu fetches water from the well near his "third-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu tells the story of his life at his fourth residence, or one of the "third-generation" houses, in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamd

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A son and a grandson of Losang Zhamdu watch TV at their "fifth-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows the remains of a "first-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-b

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a view of the "fifth-generation" houses in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" f

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a view of the "fifth-generation" houses in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bed

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A relative in-law of Losang Zhamdu cleans the living room of her "third-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows the roof made with tree branches of an obsolete "second-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built h

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows an interior view of an obsolete "second-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home -

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a "second-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" flat w

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a "third-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" flat wi

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a view of the "fifth-generation" houses in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" f

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A grand daughter-in law-of Losang Zhamdu, looks out of the window of her "fifth-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built hi

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township, shows the remains of a "first-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A grand daughter in law of Losang Zhamdu, airs her laundries at her "fifth-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his sec

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu basks at a meadow in front of his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" flat wit

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu poses for photos in front of his fourth residence, or one of the "third-generation" houses, in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a view of the "third-generation" houses in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" f

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84-year-old Hong Konger tours Guangzhou with only mobile phone after border reopening

STORY: 84-year-old Hong Konger tours Guangzhou with only mobile phone after border reopening DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:31 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hong Kong resident Li Pak-Yan traveling to Shenzhen and Guangzhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident STORYLINE: Normal travel between mainland and Hong Kong resumed as various control points linking Shenzhen and Hong Kong reopened on Sunday. A day later, 84-year-old Hong Kong resident Li Pak-Yan got up at 7 and headed to the Shenzhen Bay control point to meet up with his old friends in Guangzhou who he hadn't seen for 3 years. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI PAK-YAN, Hong Kong resident "I'm very happy now. Ther

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Filipino man continues to promote "nobility" of WWII kamikaze pilots

MABALACAT CITY, Philippines - This Oct. 25, 2014 photo shows the kamikaze monument erected at the former Mabalacat East Airfield in the province of Pampanga, north of Manila, from where Japanese suicide attackers took off during World War II. An 84-year-old Filipino man, Daniel Dizon, initiated construction of kamikaze monuments in the Philippines out of the belief Japan's kamikaze pilots were noble warriors who deserve to be honored.

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Filipino man continues to promote "nobility" of WWII kamikaze pilots

MABALACAT CITY, Philippines - This Oct. 25, 2014 photo shows the kamikaze monument erected at the former Mabalacat East Airfield in the province of Pampanga, north of Manila, from where Japanese suicide attackers took off during World War II. An 84-year-old Filipino man, Daniel Dizon, initiated construction of kamikaze monuments in the Philippines out of the belief Japan's kamikaze pilots were noble warriors who deserve to be honored.

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Filipino man continues to promote "nobility" of WWII kamikaze pilots

MABALACAT CITY, Philippines - This Oct. 25, 2014 photo shows a kamikaze marker erected at the former Mabalacat West Airfield in Pampanga province, north of Manila, where Japanese suicide attackers took off from during World War II. Daniel Dizon, an 84-year-old Filipino man, initiated construction of kamikaze markers in the Philippines out of the belief Japan's kamikaze pilots were noble warriors who deserve to be honored.

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'Father of hybrid rice' still going strong

EIJING, China - Yuan Longping, the 84-year-old "father of hybrid rice," speaks in an interview in Changsha, Hunan Province, south-central China, on Sept. 26, 2014. He is so called for trebling the rice crop per hectare in some 40 years.

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84-year-old Iraqi Christian wants to return home

ERBIL, Iraq - Kudir Salim, an 84-year-old former driver for a Japanese firm, and his 70-year-old wife live as refugees in part of a building under construction in Erbil, northern Iraq, on Sept. 6, 2014. Salim said they want to return to their home in the Christian town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq as soon as possible.

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S. Korean ex-comfort woman arrives in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Kil Won Ok (L), an 84-year-old South Korean woman forced into wartime sex slavery by Japan, arrives at Hiroshima airport on May 17, 2013. Kil is planning to meet with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 24, along with another elderly South Korean woman who worked as a "comfort woman," the Japanese euphemism for such women, following controversy over the mayor's series of remarks defending Japan's wartime military brothels.

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S. Korean ex-comfort woman arrives in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Kil Won Ok, an 84-year-old South Korean woman forced into wartime sex slavery by Japan, arrives at Hiroshima airport on May 17, 2013. Kil is planning to meet with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 24, along with another elderly South Korean woman who worked as a "comfort woman," the Japanese euphemism for such women, following controversy over the mayor's series of remarks defending Japan's wartime military brothels.

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Retrial possibility revived for man on death row for murders

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in March 1961 shows relatives at the scene of a wine poisoning case in Mie Prefecture. The Supreme Court has revived the possibility of a retrial for an 84-year-old death row inmate convicted of killing five women and injuring 12 others, court officials said April 6, 2010.

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Contradictory rulings on ex-Taiwan, S. Korean leprosy patients

TOKYO, Japan - Chang Gi Jin (R), an 84-year-old former South Korean leprosy patient, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25 after the Tokyo District Court rejected a lawsuit by 117 former South Korean leprosy patients seeking compensation from the Japanese government for segregation at a leprosarium in South Korea during Japanese colonial rule.

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Ichiro receives 'hits-toric' award from commissioner

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki addresses fans at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 22 after receiving the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award for breaking an 84-year-old Major League Baseball record with 262 hits last season. (MLB)

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Ichiro collects 4th straight Gold Glove Award

NEW YORK, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (in file photo dated Oct. 3, 2004), who broke an 84-year-old major league record for most hits in a season, was awarded the Gold Glove Award for the fourth straight year as the 2004 American League winners were announced on Nov. 2. En route to replacing George Sisler on the all-time hits list with 262, Ichiro made just two errors in 387 total chances, and equaled the single-season high in outfield assists with 12. (MLB)

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(2)Ichiro extends all-time single-season hits record to 260

SEATTLE, United States - The electric board shows ''260'' after the Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hit a single to center in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field on Oct. 2 to extend his single-season hits record to 260. Suzuki broke George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 hits Oct. 1. (MLB)

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Ichiro extends all-time single-season hits record to 260

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a bloop single to center in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field on Oct. 2. Suzuki went 1-for-5 in the game to extend his single-season hits record to 260. He broke George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 hits Oct. 1. (MLB)

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(2)Ichiro honored in ceremony for establishing record

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki tries on a St. Louis Browns hat signed by George Sisler in a ceremony held before a game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field on Oct. 2. Suzuki broke Sisler's 84-year-old single-season record of 257 hits Oct. 1. The hat was given to Suzuki by Sisler's family. (MLB)

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(1)Ichiro honored in ceremony for establishing record

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (C) tips his hat to the audience Oct. 2 in a ceremony held before a game against the Texas Rangers at Seattle's Safeco Field. Suzuki broke George Sisler's 84-year-old single-season hit record of 257 hits Oct. 1. (MLB)

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(1)Ichiro 1 away from single-season MLB hits record

OAKLAND, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a run-scoring single to right in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Network Associates Coliseum on Sept. 30. Ichiro went 1-for-5 in the game to produce his season's 256th hit, one away from George Sisler's 84-year-old single-season record of 257 hits.

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Ichiro adds another hit in record chase

ARLINGTON, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki lines a single to left in the sixth inning of the Mariners' 9-0 hammering of the Texas Rangers for his 251st hit of the season Sept. 26. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in the game and came within six hits of George Sisler's 84-year-old major league mark for the most hits in a single season.

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(1)Ichiro's hot batting moves him 10 shy of MLB hits record

ANAHEIM, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki continues his hot batting streak in the final stretch of his single-season hits record chase Sept. 22. Suzuki went 4-for-6 in the Mariners' 16-6 hammering of the Anaheim Angeles, coming within 10 hits of George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 hits with 10 games left.

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(2)Ichiro's hot batting moves him 10 shy of MLB hits record

ANAHEIM, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki gets his fourth hit in the ninth inning of a game against the Anaheim Angels at Angel Stadium on Sept. 22. Suzuki went 4-for-6, coming within 10 hits of George Sisler's 84-year-old single-season record of 257 hits with 10 games left.

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Mariners' Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Red Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the first inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 9. Ichiro went 2-for-4, bringing his season's total to 229. Suzuki has 23 games remaining to match George Sislers' 84-year-old record of 257 hits in a single season. (MLB)

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(1)Ichiro's hot batting moves him 10 shy of MLB hits record

ANAHEIM, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki continues his hot batting streak in the final stretch of his single-season hits record chase Sept. 22. Suzuki went 4-for-6 in the Mariners' 16-6 hammering of the Anaheim Angeles, coming within 10 hits of George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 hits with 10 games left. (Kyodo)

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(2)Ichiro's hot batting moves him 10 shy of MLB hits record

ANAHEIM, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki gets his fourth hit in the ninth inning of a game against the Anaheim Angels at Angel Stadium on Sept. 22. Suzuki went 4-for-6, coming within 10 hits of George Sisler's 84-year-old single-season record of 257 hits with 10 games left. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro receives 'hits-toric' award from commissioner

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki addresses fans at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 22 after receiving the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award for breaking an 84-year-old Major League Baseball record with 262 hits last season. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Ichiro adds another hit in record chase

ARLINGTON, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki lines a single to left in the sixth inning of the Mariners' 9-0 hammering of the Texas Rangers for his 251st hit of the season Sept. 26. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in the game and came within six hits of George Sisler's 84-year-old major league mark for the most hits in a single season. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima survivor meets Obama aide, urges end to nuclear weapons

Setsuko Thurlow (R), an 84-year-old atomic bomb survivor who currently lives in Canada, meets with Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for U.S. President Barack Obama, in Washington on June 6, 2016. Thurlow, who experienced the U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima at age 13, handed a letter to Rhodes, calling on the president to make further efforts to abolish nuclear weapons. Obama became the first serving U.S. president to visit Hiroshima on May 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo