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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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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front) practices Taichi with French students in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could g

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ziqiang (L) instructs Guillaume Large in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and bette

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student performs Taichi in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and better," Guillaume Lar

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (2nd R) watches a Taichi performance in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ziqiang (front R) instructs Guillaume Large (front L) in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large practices Taichi in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and better," Guilla

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front L) practices Taichi with Chen Ziqiang (front R) in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationshi

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A French student takes a video of the Taichi performance in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get be

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large drinks water after a training session of Taichi in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ziqiang (L) instructs Guillaume Large in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and bette

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front R) practices Taichi with Chen Ziqiang in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could ge

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front L) practices Taichi with Chen Ziqiang (front R) in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationshi

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(SP)CHINA-HENAN-TAICHI-FRENCH ENTUSIAST

(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guillaume Large (front L) and Chen Ziqiang (front R) practice Taichi in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship

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(240508) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A French student practices stone-lift in Chenjiagou Village of Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2024. Guillaume Large (Chen Shaoquan), a 44-year-old Taichi enthusiast from Bordeaux of France, has been practicing Taichi for over 20 years. Guillaume Large got a sports injury in his young age and decided to start practicing Taichi at a local club in France as a way of recovery. From then on he gradually fell in love with Taichi. In 2007, Guillaume Large and his fellows established an association, aiming to promote Chinese culture in France through teaching Taichi and Chinese, etc. In 2013, he started to learn Taichi from Chen Ziqiang, the head coach of Chenjiagou Taichi School in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province. Since then, he has led French students to come to study in Chenjiagou almost every year. "Now French people are becoming increasingly fond of Chinese culture, and I hope our relationship could get better and better," G

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Italian businessman bullish on China's furniture industry

STORY: Italian businessman bullish on China's furniture industry DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: BAZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the international furniture fair 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BISTONSINI EMANUELE, Italian businessman 3. various of furniture industry in Bazhou, China's Hebei Province STORYLINE: An international furniture fair, which concluded on Monday in Bazhou City of China's Hebei Province, drew more than 100,000 buyers from both home and abroad. Founded in 2007, the fair has become one of the largest furniture exhibitions in northern China. An Italian businessman, who has been engaged in China-Europe trade for years, expressed his confidence in China's furniture industry. SOUNDBITE (English): BISTONSINI EMANUELE, Italian businessman "The Chinese economy, especially after the end of the pandemic, will be very very lightful and brilliant in the future. Because many countries and many entrepreneurs have the possibility to come to China and visit the

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Ex-Pakistani President Musharraf

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf walks in the premises of his home in Islamabad on April 15, 2013. A Pakistani high court judge on April 18, 2013, ordered Musharraf to be arrested relating to his having ordered nearly 60 judges of apex courts to be placed under house arrest when he imposed emergency rule and suspended the Constitution in 2007.

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Japan, U.S. WWII veterans play softball games in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A Japanese veteran (R) and a U.S. veteran, who both fought in World War II, shake hands after they played softball games in Hiroshima on April 5. A total of 28 Japanese and 18 American veterans whose average age was more than 80 took part in the event, the second of its kind following the first in December 2007 in Hawaii.

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Nagasaki Mayor Ito dies after being shot by gangster

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2005 shows Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito delivering a speech at the United Nations in New York. Ito, a key denuclearization proponent, died April 18, 2007 after being shot the previous day by a gangster during election campaigning in the Nagasaki prefectural capital.

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Nagasaki Mayor Ito dies after being shot by gangster

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 1995 shows Itcho Ito celebrating his first Nagasaki mayoral election victory with supporters. Ito died April 18, 2007 after being shot the previous day by a gangster during election campaigning in the Nagasaki prefectural capital.

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Nagasaki Mayor Ito dies after being shot by gangster

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2005 shows Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito delivering a speech at the United Nations in New York. Ito, a key denuclearization proponent, died April 18, 2007 after being shot the previous day by a gangster during election campaigning in the Nagasaki prefectural capital. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki Mayor Ito dies after being shot by gangster

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 1995 shows Itcho Ito celebrating his first Nagasaki mayoral election victory with supporters. Ito died April 18, 2007 after being shot the previous day by a gangster during election campaigning in the Nagasaki prefectural capital. (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. WWII veterans play softball games in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A Japanese veteran (R) and a U.S. veteran, who both fought in World War II, shake hands after they played softball games in Hiroshima on April 5. A total of 28 Japanese and 18 American veterans whose average age was more than 80 took part in the event, the second of its kind following the first in December 2007 in Hawaii. (Kyodo)