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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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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou & Mariam performing during the Solidays festival, special edition for caregivers, organized by Solidarité Sida at the Paris-Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France on July 4, 2021. Presented as: A 23th Unexpected edition of Solidays, free and reserved for women and men who bring health to life. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Meng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou & Mariam performing during the Solidays festival, special edition for caregivers, organized by Solidarité Sida at the Paris-Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France on July 4, 2021. Presented as: A 23th Unexpected edition of Solidays, free and reserved for women and men who bring health to life. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Meng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - In Toulouse (France), the Rio Loco music festival has just opened its 2021 edition on the theme of Africa, with Malian artists Amadou & Mariam. With an organization redesigned because of the social distancing measures linked to Covid-19 (health pass, fewer spectators, seated concerts, space between people), it is a week of outdoor concerts that the public has been waiting for with haste. June 13, 2021. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou & Mariam performing during the Solidays festival, special edition for caregivers, organized by Solidarité Sida at the Paris-Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France on July 4, 2021. Presented as: A 23th Unexpected edition of Solidays, free and reserved for women and men who bring health to life. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Meng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - In Toulouse (France), the Rio Loco music festival has just opened its 2021 edition on the theme of Africa, with Malian artists Amadou & Mariam. With an organization redesigned because of the social distancing measures linked to Covid-19 (health pass, fewer spectators, seated concerts, space between people), it is a week of outdoor concerts that the public has been waiting for with haste. June 13, 2021. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - In Toulouse (France), the Rio Loco music festival has just opened its 2021 edition on the theme of Africa, with Malian artists Amadou & Mariam. With an organization redesigned because of the social distancing measures linked to Covid-19 (health pass, fewer spectators, seated concerts, space between people), it is a week of outdoor concerts that the public has been waiting for with haste. June 13, 2021. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou & Mariam performing during the Solidays festival, special edition for caregivers, organized by Solidarité Sida at the Paris-Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France on July 4, 2021. Presented as: A 23th Unexpected edition of Solidays, free and reserved for women and men who bring health to life. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Meng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou & Mariam performing during the Solidays festival, special edition for caregivers, organized by Solidarité Sida at the Paris-Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France on July 4, 2021. Presented as: A 23th Unexpected edition of Solidays, free and reserved for women and men who bring health to life. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Meng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - In Toulouse (France), the Rio Loco music festival has just opened its 2021 edition on the theme of Africa, with Malian artists Amadou & Mariam. With an organization redesigned because of the social distancing measures linked to Covid-19 (health pass, fewer spectators, seated concerts, space between people), it is a week of outdoor concerts that the public has been waiting for with haste. June 13, 2021. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - In Toulouse (France), the Rio Loco music festival has just opened its 2021 edition on the theme of Africa, with Malian artists Amadou & Mariam. With an organization redesigned because of the social distancing measures linked to Covid-19 (health pass, fewer spectators, seated concerts, space between people), it is a week of outdoor concerts that the public has been waiting for with haste. June 13, 2021. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou & Mariam performing during the Solidays festival, special edition for caregivers, organized by Solidarité Sida at the Paris-Longchamp racecourse in Paris, France on July 4, 2021. Presented as: A 23th Unexpected edition of Solidays, free and reserved for women and men who bring health to life. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Meng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - In Toulouse (France), the Rio Loco music festival has just opened its 2021 edition on the theme of Africa, with Malian artists Amadou & Mariam. With an organization redesigned because of the social distancing measures linked to Covid-19 (health pass, fewer spectators, seated concerts, space between people), it is a week of outdoor concerts that the public has been waiting for with haste. June 13, 2021. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - In Toulouse (France), the Rio Loco music festival has just opened its 2021 edition on the theme of Africa, with Malian artists Amadou & Mariam. With an organization redesigned because of the social distancing measures linked to Covid-19 (health pass, fewer spectators, seated concerts, space between people), it is a week of outdoor concerts that the public has been waiting for with haste. June 13, 2021. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - In Toulouse (France), the Rio Loco music festival has just opened its 2021 edition on the theme of Africa, with Malian artists Amadou & Mariam. With an organization redesigned because of the social distancing measures linked to Covid-19 (health pass, fewer spectators, seated concerts, space between people), it is a week of outdoor concerts that the public has been waiting for with haste. June 13, 2021. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - In Toulouse (France), the Rio Loco music festival has just opened its 2021 edition on the theme of Africa, with Malian artists Amadou & Mariam. With an organization redesigned because of the social distancing measures linked to Covid-19 (health pass, fewer spectators, seated concerts, space between people), it is a week of outdoor concerts that the public has been waiting for with haste. June 13, 2021. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Patrick Batard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-CULTURAL RELIC RESTORER (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Hanzhong (L) excavates an ivory with his colleague at the sacrificial pit No. 4 of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 15, 2021. Guo Hanzhong is the vice head of the cultural relics storage department of the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 56-year-old man is skilled in the craft of restoring cultural relics. In the past 40 years, he has restored more than 6,000 cultural relic items and was deeply involved in the excavation of all the eight "sacrificial pits" found at Sanxingdui Ruins site. After the completion of the field work in the Sanxingdui Ruins site, sorting, protection and restoration of newly unearthed cultural relics have become the most important work in the current research. "There are probably tens of thousands of relics waiting to be restored, and I can't finish the job in my generation. It needs to be done from generation to generation," Guo Hanzhong said, "Repai

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-CULTURAL RELIC RESTORER (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Hanzhong (C) passes an ivory to his colleagues at the sacrificial pit No. 4 of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 15, 2021. Guo Hanzhong is the vice head of the cultural relics storage department of the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 56-year-old man is skilled in the craft of restoring cultural relics. In the past 40 years, he has restored more than 6,000 cultural relic items and was deeply involved in the excavation of all the eight "sacrificial pits" found at Sanxingdui Ruins site. After the completion of the field work in the Sanxingdui Ruins site, sorting, protection and restoration of newly unearthed cultural relics have become the most important work in the current research. "There are probably tens of thousands of relics waiting to be restored, and I can't finish the job in my generation. It needs to be done from generation to generation," Guo Hanzhong said, "Repairing

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Export oriented rose super factory goes smart in NW China

STORY: Export oriented rose super factory goes smart in NW China SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the factory 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHENG NAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MA LIN, Deputy general manager of Linxia Yinong Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Investment Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SU TINGTING, Employee of the rose super factory STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHENG NAN, Xinhua correspondent "This is the rose super factory in Linxia City of northwest China's Gansu Province. The company's exports have been increasing steadily these years. They have exported 700,000 rose products to markets throughout the world, like Russia, and Kazakhstan. They also have created over 500 job opportunities for locals since 2021." Here, a range of advanced technologies such as soilless cultivation, automatic irrigation, and temperature and humidity sensing control are employed to

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Japanese skateboarder Yosozumi

Sakura Yosozumi, who won gold in the women's skateboarding park at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, gives an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarder Yosozumi

Sakura Yosozumi, who won gold in the women's skateboarding park at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, gives an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarder Nishiya

Momiji Nishiya, who won gold in the women's skateboarding street at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, gives an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarder Nishiya

Momiji Nishiya, who won gold in the women's skateboarding street at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, gives an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarders Yosozumi, Nishiya

Sakura Yosozumi (L) and Momiji Nishiya, Japanese skateboarders who won gold in the women's park and street events, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, pose for a photo during an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarders Yosozumi, Nishiya

Sakura Yosozumi (R) and Momiji Nishiya, Japanese skateboarders who won gold in the women's park and street events, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, give an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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Japanese skateboarders Yosozumi, Nishiya

Sakura Yosozumi (R) and Momiji Nishiya, Japanese skateboarders who won gold in the women's park and street events, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, give an interview in Higashiosaka in Osaka Prefecture on April 4, 2024.

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At least 10 civilians killed by ADF rebels in eastern DRC: local sources

STORY: At least 10 civilians killed by ADF rebels in eastern DRC: local sources SHOOTING TIME: April 4, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the attack scene in Beni, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French) KAMBALE DESIRE, Local physician 3. various of the attack scene in Beni, DR Congo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MUHINDO TAFUTENI, President of local civil society 5. various of the attack scene in Beni, DR Congo STORYLINE: At least 10 civilians were killed in an attack Tuesday evening by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources reported Wednesday. According to local civil society, ADF rebels made an incursion into Mangodomu, a village located in the Beni territory of North Kivu province, which has been under military and police administration since 2021. SOUNDBITE 1 (French) KAMBALE DESIRE, Local physician "Five minutes after we went out, the rebels arrived. Almost all of the motor

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang presents his ID card in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 7, 2021. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of his grandchildren at home and exercise occasio

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IAEA report not greenlight for Japan's nuke wastewater discharge: Chinese embassy

STORY: IAEA report not greenlight for Japan's nuke wastewater discharge: Chinese embassy DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): TU YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU JIANGHAO, Chinese Ambassador to Japan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): TU YIFAN, Xinhua correspondent "The Chinese Embassy in Japan on Tuesday stated that the IAEA's safety report does not necessarily greenlight the Japanese government's plan to discharge the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the sea this summer. The Japanese government has been pushing to start dumping the contaminated water this summer, which has aroused strong opposition and doubts from domestic fishing groups, Pacific coastal areas, South Pacific island countries, and the overall international community." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU JIANGHAO, Chinese Ambassador to Japan "Following the ocean discharge decision announced in April 2021 and the official plan released in July 20

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