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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on June 30, 2015 to greet him and wish him a pleasant stay in Castel Gandolfo in the Roman hills. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is leaving the Vatican for his first sojourn since retiring. He's escaping an impending heat wave by heading to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting lasted about half and hour. Pope Emeritus Benedict will remain in Castel Gandolfo for the next two weeks. He is scheduled to return on July 14. - Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-HAIYUAN COUNTY-NANHUA MOUNTAIN-SCENERY (CN)

(240725) -- HAIYUAN, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a view of the Nanhua Mountain in Haiyuan County of Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With years of ecological restoration efforts, Nanhua Mountain has a forest coverage rate of about 30.7 percent and the vegetation coverage of over 95 percent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng Kaihua)

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-HAIYUAN COUNTY-NANHUA MOUNTAIN-SCENERY (CN)

(240725) -- HAIYUAN, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows blooming flowers on the Nanhua Mountain in Haiyuan County of Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With years of ecological restoration efforts, Nanhua Mountain has a forest coverage rate of about 30.7 percent and the vegetation coverage of over 95 percent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng Kaihua)

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-HAIYUAN COUNTY-NANHUA MOUNTAIN-SCENERY (CN)

(240725) -- HAIYUAN, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a view of the Nanhua Mountain in Haiyuan County of Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With years of ecological restoration efforts, Nanhua Mountain has a forest coverage rate of about 30.7 percent and the vegetation coverage of over 95 percent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng Kaihua)

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-HAIYUAN COUNTY-NANHUA MOUNTAIN-SCENERY (CN)

(240725) -- HAIYUAN, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows blooming flowers on the Nanhua Mountain in Haiyuan County of Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With years of ecological restoration efforts, Nanhua Mountain has a forest coverage rate of about 30.7 percent and the vegetation coverage of over 95 percent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng Kaihua)

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-HAIYUAN COUNTY-NANHUA MOUNTAIN-SCENERY (CN)

(240725) -- HAIYUAN, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a view of the Nanhua Mountain in Haiyuan County of Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With years of ecological restoration efforts, Nanhua Mountain has a forest coverage rate of about 30.7 percent and the vegetation coverage of over 95 percent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng Kaihua)

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-HAIYUAN COUNTY-NANHUA MOUNTAIN-SCENERY (CN)

(240725) -- HAIYUAN, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a view of the Nanhua Mountain in Haiyuan County of Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With years of ecological restoration efforts, Nanhua Mountain has a forest coverage rate of about 30.7 percent and the vegetation coverage of over 95 percent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng Kaihua)

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-HAIYUAN COUNTY-NANHUA MOUNTAIN-SCENERY (CN)

(240725) -- HAIYUAN, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a view of the Nanhua Mountain in Haiyuan County of Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With years of ecological restoration efforts, Nanhua Mountain has a forest coverage rate of about 30.7 percent and the vegetation coverage of over 95 percent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng Kaihua)

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(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-HAIYUAN COUNTY-NANHUA MOUNTAIN-SCENERY (CN)

(240725) -- HAIYUAN, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a view of the Nanhua Mountain in Haiyuan County of Zhongwei, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With years of ecological restoration efforts, Nanhua Mountain has a forest coverage rate of about 30.7 percent and the vegetation coverage of over 95 percent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Feng Kaihua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 25, 2024 shows a sugar art creation during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in an electronic technology contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in a robot operation contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in an Internet of Things (IOT) contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People watch a face-changing performance of Sichuan Opera during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in a beauty treatment contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in a robot operation contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in an automotive technology (new energy) contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in an automotive technology (new energy) contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in an electronic technology contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in a floral art contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in an automotive technology (new energy) contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 25, 2024 shows an installation marking the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition at Chongqing International Expo Center in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in a floral art contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in a beauty treatment contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in an automotive technology (new energy) contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in an Internet of Things (IOT) contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A contestant competes in a floral art contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in a floral art contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in a robot operation contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 25, 2024 shows a sugar art creation during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in a floral art contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a face-changing performance of Sichuan Opera during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in an automotive technology (new energy) contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in a robot operation contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 25, 2024 shows an installation marking the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition at Chongqing International Expo Center in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in a floral art contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-INT'L SKILLS COMPETITION (CN)

(240626) -- CHONGQING, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant competes in an automotive technology (new energy) contest during the second Belt and Road International Skills Competition in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 25, 2024. The second Belt and Road International Skills Competition is held from June 24-26 in Chongqing, attracting nearly 600 skilled professionals from 61 countries and regions. The event aims to provide a platform for talented young individuals to communicate and exchange skills, as well as promote international exchange and cooperation in the field of vocational skills and to further advance the Belt and Road Initiative. The organizer said the average age of the participants is 22 years old, with over 95 percent of them being 30 years old or younger. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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Xizang in archives: restorer of history

STORY: Xizang in archives: restorer of history SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff working at the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TAMDRIN, Restorer of the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TAMDRIN, Restorer of the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region "My name is Tamdrin. I'm a restorer at the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region. I have worked for more than 37 years. While restoring historical archives, I also work on restoring paintings and calligraphy works. Of more than 3 million volumes of archives in our institution, over 95 percent are documented on Tibetan paper. The rescue and preservation of documents in Manchu and Mongolian languages is also a key national project. We have restored over a thousand items, including more than 300 imperial edicts and decrees. The Tea Orchid drawing is a painting personally created by Empress Dowag

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Tall Hermann tower

28.05.2024, Tallinn. Tall Hermann is the defensive tower standing at the southwestern corner of Toompea Castle in Tallinn. It is thought to have been built in 1371. A narrow stone staircase of 215 steps leads to the top of the tower. At the top of the tower, 95 metres above sea level, flies the flag that symbolises the ruling power in Estonia. The blue, black, and white of the national flag were first seen here on 12 December 1918 and after years of Soviet occupation, again on 24 February 1989. The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Tall Hermann tower

28.05.2024, Tallinn. Tall Hermann is the defensive tower standing at the southwestern corner of Toompea Castle in Tallinn. It is thought to have been built in 1371. A narrow stone staircase of 215 steps leads to the top of the tower. At the top of the tower, 95 metres above sea level, flies the flag that symbolises the ruling power in Estonia. The blue, black, and white of the national flag were first seen here on 12 December 1918 and after years of Soviet occupation, again on 24 February 1989. The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Tall Hermann tower

28.05.2024, Tallinn. Tall Hermann is the defensive tower standing at the southwestern corner of Toompea Castle in Tallinn. It is thought to have been built in 1371. A narrow stone staircase of 215 steps leads to the top of the tower. At the top of the tower, 95 metres above sea level, flies the flag that symbolises the ruling power in Estonia. The blue, black, and white of the national flag were first seen here on 12 December 1918 and after years of Soviet occupation, again on 24 February 1989. The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Tesla's Shanghai plant delivers 947,000 vehicles in 2023

STORY: Tesla's Shanghai plant delivers 947,000 vehicles in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tesla's Shanghai plant STORYLINE: Tesla's Shanghai plant, the U.S. carmaker's first gigafactory outside the United States, delivered 947,000 vehicles in 2023, the company said on Wednesday in its production and deliveries report for 2023. The company said the figure was a 33 percent increase from the previous year. It added that more than half of the over 1.8 million electric vehicles Tesla globally delivered last year came from the Shanghai plant. Capable of producing a car in less than 40 seconds, Tesla's localization rate of car components used in the Shanghai factory has exceeded 95 percent. In 2023, Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai delivered more than 600,000 electric vehicles to the Chinese market. Tesla has kept revving up investment in Shanghai in recent years. The company officially launched it

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One-shot Video: a quick look at 2023 lab-grown diamond expo

STORY: One-shot Video: a quick look at 2023 lab-grown diamond expo DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 6th Abrasives & Grinding Exposition and 2023 Diamond Industry Conference STORYLINE: From September 20 to 22, the 6th Abrasives & Grinding Exposition and 2023 Diamond Industry Conference was held at International Convention and Exhibition Center in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province. The event also included the first consumer exhibition fair of synthetic diamonds in China, where many leading enterprises displayed their fine artificial diamonds. China produces 95% of the world's synthetic diamonds, and Henan Province contributes about 80% of China's production. In recent years, lab-grown diamonds have drawn increased attention, with more applications in daily life. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhengzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Canada Faces Worst Wildfire Season On Record

Handout - The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured an image of a fire burning several hundred kilometers southwest of Yellowknife on August 16, 2023. This fire recently overran Enterprise, a small community of about 150 people on the south shore of Great Slave Lake. According to news reports, between 85 and 95 percent of the structures in the community were destroyed. Canada is facing one of the worst fire years it has seen in decades, according to data published by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. More than 13.7 million hectares (33.9 million acres) had burned as of August 17, seven times the 25-year average. Photo by NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Graduates in home economics eye opportunities amid growing market demand

STORY: Graduates in home economics eye opportunities amid growing market demand DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of undergraduate students majoring in home economics 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU CHUNNAN, College graduate majoring in home economics 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG WANLING, Director of Home Economics, School of Public Administration, Shanghai Open University STORYLINE: A batch of 95 undergraduate students majoring in home economics has recently graduated from a college in Shanghai. Zhu Chunnan is one of the graduates. Though having worked in the domestic services sector for more than 10 years, she said that the professional education may bring her more opportunities. According to incomplete statistics, about one third of the more than 8 million households in Shanghai have demands for domestic services. Many higher education institutions across the country have set up a major in home economics for undergraduat

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping prepares for an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives a lecture to community workers at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)