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Self-driving truck test

Photo taken on March 3, 2025, at a Tomei Expressway service area in Numazu in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka shows a truck that was used the same day for a self-driving test. The truck ran for about 115 kilometers between Numazu and Hamamatsu, also in Shizuoka Prefecture, using a special priority lane earmarked for the test conducted by the transport ministry amid a serious truck driver shortage in Japan.

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Maui residents grapple with wildfire devastation

STORY: Maui residents grapple with wildfire devastation DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: MAUI, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Maui 2. STANDUP: (English) TAN JINGJING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP: (English) TAN JINGJING, Xinhua correspondent "Behind me is the historic seaside town of Lahaina, in Maui Island. This is home to about 13,000 people. Since Maui wildfires engulfed the whole area since Aug. 8, Lahaina has been a scene of charred devastation. Block after block of blackened wreckage and ash. Many homes, apartments, restaurants, shops and art galleries that populated this historic Hawaiian community have now been burned down to their foundations. In and around Lahaina, there is still a strong smell of smoldering debris and chemicals in the air. Local people have now set up relief centers to distribute food, water, diapers, ice, and other supplies to the survivors. The death toll from the Maui wildfires right now climbed to 115 as of Monday, ac

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ECONOMY-CHINA-WIG

(230628) -- JOHANNESBURG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member presents a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ECONOMY-CHINA-WIG

(230628) -- JOHANNESBURG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer tries on a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ECONOMY-CHINA-WIG

(230628) -- JOHANNESBURG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ECONOMY-CHINA-WIG

(230628) -- JOHANNESBURG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers choose wig products at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sells wig products to overseas markets via an e-commerce platform at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- ABOVE: A staff member displays a wig product at the exhibition area of a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. (Photo taken by Xinhua photographer Xue Yuge) BELOW: A staff member displays a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. (Photo taken by Xinhua photographer Zhang Yudong) Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to Afric

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 25, 2023 shows an exhibition area of a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 25, 2023 shows the workshop of a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- ABOVE: A staff member displays a wig product at the exhibition area of a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 25, 2023. (Photo taken by Xinhua photographer Xue Yuge) BELOW: A staff member displays a wig product at the store of a Chinese wig company in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2023. (Photo taken by Xinhua photographer Zhang Yudong) Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved an export value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to Afric

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CHINA-HUNAN-SHAOYANG-ECONOMY-WIG(CN)

(230628) -- SHAOYANG, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at a wig company in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 11, 2022. Shaoyang holds significant importance as a production and export hub for wig products in China. Currently, the city is home to 115 registered enterprises specializing in wig manufacturing. According to official data, from January to May of this year, the city's wig product exports achieved a value of 1.88 billion yuan (about 260 million U.S. dollars). Notably, a substantial portion of these exports, totaling 1.39 billion yuan (about 190 million U.S. dollars), were destined for African markets. A local wig enterprises association has estimated that more than 60 percent of wigs sold to African countries are made in Shaoyang. (Xinhua/Su Xiaozhou)

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Breakthrough made in China's independently-developed ultra-deepwater gas field

STORY: Breakthrough made in China's independently-developed ultra-deepwater gas field DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gas field STORYLINE: China's first independently-developed ultra-deepwater gas field, Deep Sea No. 1, has achieved another milestone in its construction. The laying of a 115-km deep-sea pipeline of the second phase of the project has been completed. The second phase of the Deep Sea No. 1 is located about 130 km from the city of Sanya in south China's island province of Hainan. It's able to operate at a maximum depth of around 1,000 meters in the sea. Once the second phase of the project is put into operation, the Deep Sea No. 1 gas field is expected to provide 4.5 billion cubic meters of gas annually. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

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Sumo wrestlers entertain fans on 3-day cruise

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (extreme L) and three other professional wrestlers salute on the deck of the luxury liner Asuka II on Dec. 10, 2014, on the first day of a three-day cruise from Yokohama southwest of Tokyo during which they will entertain about 750 fans with talk shows and other performances. Cruise tickets cost from 115,000 yen to 520,000 yen each, including admission to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January 2015.

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Yokozuna Hakuho chills out on cruise to entertain fans

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho relaxes on the poolside aboard the luxury liner Asuka II on Dec. 10, 2014, on the first day of a three-day cruise from Yokohama southwest of Tokyo during which the sumo champion and three fellow professional wrestlers will entertain about 750 fans with talk shows and other performances. Cruise tickets cost from 115,000 yen to 520,000 yen each, including admission to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January 2015.

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Jumbo carp streamer flies over Tone River

TOKYO, Japan - A 100-meter long carp streamer blows in the wind over the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2014. About 115,000 people visited to see the jumbo carp streamer. The city is known for Japan's largest production of carp streamers, which are traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

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Jumbo carp streamer flies over Tone River

TOKYO, Japan - A 100-meter long carp streamer blows in the wind over the Tone River in the city of Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2014. About 115,000 people visited to see the jumbo carp streamer. The city is known for Japan's largest production of carp streamers, which are traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Children's Day on May 5.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 15, 2013, shows a temporary cathedral under construction in place of the damaged Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, about two years after the Feb. 22, 2011, magnitude-6.3 earthquake. Seen in front is the site of the Canterbury TV building, which housed a language school and which collapsed in the quake, claiming the lives of 115 people including students from seven countries including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

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U.S. girl hands tsunami relief money to Japanese envoy

WASHINGTON, United States - Eight-year-old Mackenzie Walsh (R) hands at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Sept. 7, 2011, to Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki $115 in donations, which she raised for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Mackenzie, from Maryland, collected the money by walking door to door to sell over 20 copies of a handmade children's book she had created after learning about the disaster.

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900 ex-leprosy patients file another suit against state

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Former leprosy patients and their supporters hold a rally in front of the Kumamoto District Court building on May 21 before filing a lawsuit with the court against the state. About 900 former leprosy patients across the nation are filing the suit against the state, demanding 115 million yen each in compensation for being forced into isolation to undergo treatment for the disease. The suit brings the number of plaintiffs suing the state at district courts in Kumamoto, Okayama and Tokyo in connection with the case to about 1,700.

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U.S. government should restrain demon of gun violence: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S. government should restrain demon of gun violence: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: "The U.S. government should restrain the demon of gun violence and make sure the American people could enjoy democracy and human rights, free of gun violence," said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "In the first 3 months of this year, more than 115 people lost their lives, and more than 90 people were injured due to gun violence on average per day. Other studies estimate that the U.S., which accounts for only 5 percent of the world's population, owns 46 percent of the world's guns. There are as many gun stores in the U.S. as drug stores. Civilians own nearly 400 million guns of all kinds. That is about 120 guns per 100 people.

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-SNOWFALL

(220106) -- JAMMU, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk in the snow at Patnitop hill, about 115 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-SNOWFALL

(220106) -- JAMMU, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People play with snow at Patnitop hill, about 115 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-SNOWFALL

(220106) -- JAMMU, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks in the snow at Patnitop hill, about 115 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-SNOWFALL

(220106) -- JAMMU, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man clears snow from his vehicle at Patnitop hill, about 115 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-SNOWFALL

(220106) -- JAMMU, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A snowplow clears the snow at Patnitop hill, about 115 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-SNOWFALL

(220106) -- JAMMU, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People play with snow at Patnitop hill, about 115 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-SNOWFALL

(220106) -- JAMMU, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man skis on Patnitop hill, about 115 km from Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jan. 6, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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U.S. girl hands tsunami relief money to Japanese envoy

WASHINGTON, United States - Eight-year-old Mackenzie Walsh (R) hands at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Sept. 7, 2011, to Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki $115 in donations, which she raised for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Mackenzie, from Maryland, collected the money by walking door to door to sell over 20 copies of a handmade children's book she had created after learning about the disaster. (Kyodo)

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900 ex-leprosy patients file another suit against state

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Former leprosy patients and their supporters hold a rally in front of the Kumamoto District Court building on May 21 before filing a lawsuit with the court against the state. About 900 former leprosy patients across the nation are filing the suit against the state, demanding 115 million yen each in compensation for being forced into isolation to undergo treatment for the disease. The suit brings the number of plaintiffs suing the state at district courts in Kumamoto, Okayama and Tokyo in connection with the case to about 1,700.