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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240419) -- BEIJING, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows Li Yang processing mud samples extracted from the bottom of the Datong Lake at the workstation at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing th

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows Li Yang processing mud samples extracted from the bottom of the Datong Lake at the workstation at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing t

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Yang checks the condition of aquatic plants at the workstation at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province, April 11, 2024. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang and other stationed researchers a

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Yang processes reagents at a laboratory in the workstation at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province, April 11, 2024. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang and other stationed researchers also

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Yang checks the condition of aquatic plants at the workstation at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province, April 11, 2024. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang and other stationed researchers a

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Yang (front) observes fish and aquatic plants at Datong Lake aquatic plants industrial demonstration park in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province, April 11, 2024. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang and o

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Yang (front) checks the growth of aquatic plants at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province, April 11, 2024. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang and other stationed researchers also regularly

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yuan, a doctoral candidate from Wuhan University, processes reagents at a laboratory in the workstation at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province, April 11, 2024. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments,

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Yang shows the aquatic plants at the workstation at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province, April 11, 2024. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang and other stationed researchers also regularly

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows the workstation at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang and other stationed researchers also regularly

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Yang (2nd L) checks the growth of aquatic plants at Datong Lake aquatic plants industrial demonstration park in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province, April 11, 2024. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang an

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUNAN-DATONG LAKE-ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Yang checks the condition of aquatic plants at the workstation at Datong Lake in Yiyang, central China's Hunan Province, April 11, 2024. Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province is the second-largest freshwater lake in the country. Located on the central region of the Dongting Lake, Datong Lake is known as "the heart of the Dongting". Due to disorder aquaculture development, the water quality of Datong Lake was once seriously deteriorated. In January 2018, an aquatic vegetation planting project was launched in Datong Lake area, with a team from Wuhan University providing technical guidance. In order to support the comprehensive water environment management and ecological industry development of Datong Lake, a scientific workstation was established here in April 2019. Li Yang, a postdoctoral fellow from Wuhan University, has been working at Datong Lake since 2018. While completing the project experiments, Li Yang and other stationed researchers a

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ting, a homestay manager, works at her homestay near Taihu Lake at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. Chen started her homestay business after resigning her work as a bank employee in 2018. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ting (R), a homestay manager, feeds fish at her homestay near Taihu Lake at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. Chen started her homestay business after resigning her work as a bank employee in 2018. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ting, a homestay manager, works at her homestay near Taihu Lake at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. Chen started her homestay business after resigning her work as a bank employee in 2018. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ting, a homestay manager, trims pot plants at her homestay near Taihu Lake at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. Chen started her homestay business after resigning her work as a bank employee in 2018. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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Weekly cabinet meeting at Elysee Palace - Paris

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb leaves after a weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 11, 2018. Photo by ELIOT BLONDET/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL GREEN REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES(CN)

(230611) -- HANGZHOU, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take selfies in Zhenzhong Village of Wangdian Town, Xiuzhou District of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 3, 2023. Since 2003, Zhejiang, located in the Yangtze River Delta, has implemented a rural green revival program to overhaul the living environment of villages, which was granted the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award in September 2018. For twenty years, the program has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL GREEN REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES(CN)

(230611) -- HANGZHOU, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 12, 2023 shows the view of a village in Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Since 2003, Zhejiang, located in the Yangtze River Delta, has implemented a rural green revival program to overhaul the living environment of villages, which was granted the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award in September 2018. For twenty years, the program has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL GREEN REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES(CN)

(230611) -- HANGZHOU, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 13, 2023 shows Yucun Village of Anji County, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Since 2003, Zhejiang, located in the Yangtze River Delta, has implemented a rural green revival program to overhaul the living environment of villages, which was granted the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award in September 2018. For twenty years, the program has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL GREEN REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES(CN)

(230611) -- HANGZHOU, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy leisure time at a rose garden in Daixi Town of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 20, 2023. Since 2003, Zhejiang, located in the Yangtze River Delta, has implemented a rural green revival program to overhaul the living environment of villages, which was granted the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award in September 2018. For twenty years, the program has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL GREEN REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES(CN)

(230611) -- HANGZHOU, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 7, 2023 shows a park with cole flowers in Xiaotongzhou Village, Fuyang District of Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Since 2003, Zhejiang, located in the Yangtze River Delta, has implemented a rural green revival program to overhaul the living environment of villages, which was granted the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award in September 2018. For twenty years, the program has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL GREEN REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES(CN)

(230611) -- HANGZHOU, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a marathon competition in Lucun Village of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 29, 2023. Since 2003, Zhejiang, located in the Yangtze River Delta, has implemented a rural green revival program to overhaul the living environment of villages, which was granted the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth award in September 2018. For twenty years, the program has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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Brazilian striker Giovanna speaks of life in China

STORY: Brazilian striker Giovanna speaks of life in China DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:07 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Giovanna de Oliveira and her Changchun Zhuoyue teammates 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): GIOVANNA DE OLIVEIRA, Changchun Zhuoyue 3. various of Giovanna 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): GIOVANNA DE OLIVEIRA, Changchun Zhuoyue 5. various of Giovanna 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Portuguese): GIOVANNA DE OLIVEIRA, Changchun Zhuoyue STORYLINE: The fourth round of the 2023 Chinese Women's Super League kicked off on Saturday. Brazilian player Giovanna de Oliveira has returned to China, and she, along with her Changchun Zhuoyue teammates, is now pursuing the league's top honor. 30-year-old Giovanna is a multifaceted player, who excels as a striker, midfielder, and sometimes center-back and has played for the Brazilian women's national team. Giovanna first joined Changchun in 2018. Within a year, she scored 11 goals for the club. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): GIOVANNA D

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China's highest geothermal power station produces over 500 mln kWh of electricity

STORY: China's highest geothermal power station produces over 500 mln kWh of electricity DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangyi geothermal power station 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN JIABIN, Chairman of Yangyi geothermal power station STORYLINE: China's highest geothermal power station in terms of elevation, located in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has generated more than 500 million kWh of electricity since it was put into operation in 2018. Yangyi geothermal power station in Damxung County, in the regional capital of Lhasa, is China's only geothermal power station under commercial operation. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN JIABIN, Chairman of Yangyi geothermal power station "The Yangyi geothermal power station has been in operation for 35,000 hours and has an average annual power-generating duration of 8,700 hours. We use heat to generate electricity, and fully recharge and recycle the tailwater with zero emission

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China's central bank chief Yi Gang

BOAO, China, April 11 Kyodo - People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang speaks at the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan Province, China, on April 11, 2018.

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China-Myanmar talks

BEIJING, China, April 11 Kyodo - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (5th from R) and Myanmar President Htin Kyaw (5th from L) are pictured in this file photo taken April 10, 2017, during talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Htin Kyaw resigned from office on March 21, 2018.

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Beijing Central Business District

A view of Beijing Central Business District in Beijing, China, April 11, 2018

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AI Research Center official Asoh

Hideki Asoh, deputy director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Center at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, talks about artificial intelligence at its research center in Tokyo on April 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AI Research Center official Asoh

Hideki Asoh, deputy director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Center at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, shows a robot capable of learning cloth folding at its research center in Tokyo on April 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows the site of a landslide that occurred in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses collapsed after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. press freedom

Hong Kong Journalists Association chairman Chris Yeung (2nd from L) releases the 2017 Hong Kong Press Freedom Index on April 11, 2018, which marks a record low for press freedom due to self-censorship by news media and pressure from the Chinese government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Diet passes bill to levy departure tax

Photo taken on April 11, 2018, shows a plenary session of the Japanese parliament's House of Councillors, which enacted legislation the same day to impose a tax on travelers leaving Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: China's central bank chief Yi Gang

People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang speaks at the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan Province, China, on April 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows rescue operations under way following a landslide in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses were buried after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Landslide in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 11, 2018 shows the site of a landslide that occurred in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Three houses collapsed after the landslide, leaving six people unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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view tower, snow

View tower Polednik in Czech mountains Sumava, in spring without visitors, in Prasily, Czech Republic, April 11, 2018. (CTK Photo/Martin Macak Gregor)

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Kite flying in Jordan

Children fly a kite on a hill in Amman, the capital of Jordan, on April 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Combined photo shows two-way player Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels pitching (L) against the Houston Astros on April 24, 2018, in Houston, Texas, and hitting in a game against the Texas Rangers on April 11, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pictograms

Photo taken on April 11, 2018, shows a pictogram placed beside a dish served at a restaurant in Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels poses for photos after being awarded the American League Rookie of the Month for April, ahead of a match against the Minnesota Twins in Anaheim, California on May 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels poses with his trophy for the American League Rookie of the Month for April in Anaheim, California, ahead of a match against the Minnesota Twins on May 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Globe Life Park

File photo taken April 11, 2018, shows Globe Life Park, home of the Texas Rangers baseball team, in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Globe Life Park

File photo taken April 11, 2018, shows Globe Life Park, home of the Texas Rangers baseball team, in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Globe Life Park

File photo taken April 11, 2018, shows Globe Life Park, home of the Texas Rangers baseball team, in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police search for convicted thief on the lam

Photo taken April 11, 2018 shows police officers searching for a prison escapee on Mukaishima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture, a small islet where the convicted thief is believed to be hiding. ==Kyodo

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Police search for convicted thief on the lam

Photo taken April 11, 2018 shows police officers searching for a prison escapee on Mukaishima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture, a small islet where the convicted thief is believed to be hiding. ==Kyodo

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Police officer shot dead, colleague arrested

A police car apparently driven by a 19-year-old police officer suspected of shooting and killing a fellow officer at a police box in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on April 11, 2018, is transported to Hikone police station on April 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels smiles in the dugout after hitting an RBI single during the second inning against the Texas Rangers on April 11, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo