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Hani terraces in best viewing season

STORY: Hani terraces in best viewing season DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: HONGHE, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces STORYLINE: The Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in southwest China's Yunnan Province is China's first world heritage site named after an ethnic group. Click to learn about the system that demonstrates harmonious coexistence between man and nature for thousands of years. From November to April of the next year, it is the "wet season" of the Hani Terraces, and it is also the best viewing period for the Hani Terraces. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Honghe, China. (XHTV)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- School boys run to a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy holds in hand rusted shells left in the civil war in a dilapidated playground on a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- School boys play at a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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Syria rejects report on alleged chemical attack as "politicized" by U.S., Western allies

STORY: Syria rejects report on alleged chemical attack as "politicized" by U.S., Western allies DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venue 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MILAD ATIYEH, Syria's permanent representative to OPCW STORYLINE: Syria on Thursday rejected a recent report by an intergovernmental chemical watchdog that accuses the Syrian forces of a chemical attack near Damascus in 2018 as "politicized" by the United States and its Western allies. The report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is used by the United States and its Western allies to justify their attack against Syria launched just days after the alleged chemical attack in the Douma suburb east of Damascus five years ago, Milad Atiyeh, Syria's permanent representative to OPCW, told a press conference in the Syrian capital. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MILAD ATIYEH, Syria's permanent representative to OPCW "On April 14, 2018, days after the alleged Douma

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki, executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Kenichiro Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki, executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Kenichiro Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki (R), executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., shakes hands with President Kenichiro Yoshida during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said at the press conference that he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki (R), executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., shakes hands with President Kenichiro Yoshida during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said at the press conference that he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki (back), executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., is pictured ahead of a joint press conference with President Kenichiro Yoshida (front) in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said at the press conference that he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Yoshida.

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Sony's new president

Hiroki Totoki (back), executive deputy president and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corp., is pictured ahead of a joint press conference with President Kenichiro Yoshida (front) in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2023. Totoki said at the press conference that he will head the electronics company from April 1, replacing Yoshida.

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China's major lithium-ion battery maker has 1st overseas plant

STORY: China's major lithium-ion battery maker has 1st overseas plant DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of CATL's German plant STORYLINE: CATL is China's leading automotive lithium-ion battery maker. It has set up its first plant outside China, Contemporary Amperex Technology Thuringia GmbH (CATT), in Thuringia, Germany. The first batch of lithium-ion battery cells passed all tests and will be delivered to European customers. CATT says it will stay committed to Europe's e-mobility transition. CATT received the permit for battery cell production from the state of Thuringia in April 2022. With a total investment of up to 1.8 billion Euros, CATL plans to achieve a production capacity of 14GWh and create up to 2,000 new jobs in Germany. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Myanmar exports over 1.35 mln tons of beans, pulses in nearly 10 months

STORY: Myanmar exports over 1.35 mln tons of beans, pulses in nearly 10 months DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a beans and pulses depot in Yangon, Myanmar 2. various of the Bayintnaung commodity trading market STORYLINE: Myanmar exported more than 1.35 million tons of beans and pulses in nearly 10 months of the 2022-23 fiscal year beginning in April last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. From April 1 last year to Jan. 20 this year, the country earned over 1.05 billion U.S. dollars from the exports of beans and pulses, the ministry's figures showed. During the period, Myanmar shipped over 1.18 million tons of beans and pulses via sea routes and transported over 170,804 tons of beans and pulses through land borders, the ministry's data said. The Southeast Asian country usually does most of its foreign trade through sea routes as it has a long coastline. It conducts border trade with China, Thailand,

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MYANMAR-YANGON-EXPORT

(230201) -- YANGON, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows a port in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar exported more than 1.35 million tons of beans and pulses in nearly 10 months of the 2022-23 fiscal year beginning in April last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-EXPORT

(230201) -- YANGON, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A shop displays beans and pulses in gunny bags at a wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2023. Myanmar exported more than 1.35 million tons of beans and pulses in nearly 10 months of the 2022-23 fiscal year beginning in April last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: "Water tower" witnesses China's decades-long ecological efforts

(230201) -- XINING, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rangers patrol the core area of Sanjiangyuan National Park in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 21, 2022. TO GO WITH: Xinhua Headlines: "Water tower" witnesses China's decades-long ecological efforts (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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Xinhua Headlines: "Water tower" witnesses China's decades-long ecological efforts

(230201) -- XINING, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2021 shows Tibetan antelopes in the Sanjiangyuan area in northwest China's Qinghai Province. TO GO WITH: Xinhua Headlines: "Water tower" witnesses China's decades-long ecological efforts (Xinhua/Wu Gang)

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Xinhua Headlines: "Water tower" witnesses China's decades-long ecological efforts

(230201) -- XINING, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows yaks grazing in Qumalai County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 19, 2022. Animal husbandry has always been a pillar industry of Qumalai County, which is located in the Sanjiangyuan National Park. TO GO WITH: Xinhua Headlines: "Water tower" witnesses China's decades-long ecological efforts (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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#CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-EXHIBITION-ANCIENT SYRIA (CN)

(230131) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition of antiquities from ancient Syria at Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 31, 2023. The exhibition displaying antiquities of nine museums in Syria will last till April 9. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-EXHIBITION-ANCIENT SYRIA (CN)

(230131) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition of antiquities from ancient Syria at Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 31, 2023. The exhibition displaying antiquities of nine museums in Syria will last till April 9. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-EXHIBITION-ANCIENT SYRIA (CN)

(230131) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition of antiquities from ancient Syria at Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 31, 2023. The exhibition displaying antiquities of nine museums in Syria will last till April 9. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-EXHIBITION-ANCIENT SYRIA (CN)

(230131) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition of antiquities from ancient Syria at Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 31, 2023. The exhibition displaying antiquities of nine museums in Syria will last till April 9. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-EXHIBITION-ANCIENT SYRIA (CN)

(230131) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl visits an exhibition of antiquities from ancient Syria at Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 31, 2023. The exhibition displaying antiquities of nine museums in Syria will last till April 9. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)

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Haneda Airport Garden opens

Haneda Airport Garden, a 12-story commercial complex connected to the international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport, opens on Jan. 31, 2023. The complex was scheduled to open in April 2020 but was delayed due to COVID.

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Haneda Airport Garden opens

Haneda Airport Garden, a 12-story commercial complex connected to the international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport, opens on Jan. 31, 2023. The complex was scheduled to open in April 2020 but was delayed due to COVID.

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Xinhua Headlines: German, U.S. promises of tanks spark concerns of escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict

(230127) -- BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 6, 2022 shows a sculpture and flags at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Toyota presidency change

Screenshot shows Toyota Motor Corp. Operating Officer Koji Sato (L) speaking at an online press conference on Jan. 26, 2023. President Akio Toyoda (R), 66, who also attended the press conference, announced the promotion of Sato, 53, to president on April 1. Toyoda will become chairman of the board of directors after heading the company for about 14 years.

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Toyota presidency change

Screenshot shows Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda holding an online press conference on Jan. 26, 2023, to announce the promotion of Operating Officer Koji Sato, 53, to president on April 1. Toyoda, 66, said he will become chairman of the board of directors after heading the company for about 14 years.

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Toyota presidency change

Undated photo shows Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (R) and Operating Officer Koji Sato test-riding Lexus's first electric vehicle model, RZ. President Toyoda, 66, announced on Jan. 26, 2023, the promotion of Sato, 53, to president on April 1. Toyoda will become chairman of the board of directors after heading the company for about 14 years.

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Toyota presidency change

Screenshot shows Toyota Motor Corp. Operating Officer Koji Sato holding an online press conference on Jan. 26, 2023. President Akio Toyoda, 66, who also attended the press conference, announced the promotion of Sato, 53, to president on April 1. Toyoda will become chairman of the board of directors after heading the company for about 14 years.

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China-gifted riverside park opens in Philippine capital

STORY: China-gifted riverside park opens in Philippine capital DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bridge and its park 2. various of Manuel Bonoan touring the bridge 3. various of the ribbon-cutting ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANUEL BONOAN, Philippine Public Works and Highways Secretary 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MANUEL BONOAN, Philippine Public Works and Highways Secretary STORYLINE: A riverside park gifted by China has opened in Manila, the Philippines. Philippine Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the surrounding park of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge "symbolize the mutual understanding and friendship" between the Philippines and China. The bridge connects two busy districts in Manila. It's one of the two China-gifted bridges in Metro Manila. The bridge opened in April last year, with a total length of 680 meters. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANUEL BONOAN, Philippine Public Works and Highways Secretary

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New Zealand sees largest annual increase in food prices in 32 years

STORY: New Zealand sees largest annual increase in food prices in 32 years DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of street views of Wellington 2 various of supermarkets 3 various of street views of Wellington STORYLINE: New Zealand's food prices were 11.3 percent higher in December 2022 than they were in December 2021, which was the biggest annual increase in 32 years, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. It has been the biggest annual increase since April 1990, when food prices increased by 11.4 percent, Stats NZ said. In December 2022, the annual increase was due to rises across all the broad food categories measured, with fruit and vegetable prices increasing by 23 percent, compared with December 2021. Grocery food was the largest contributor to this movement. Monthly food prices rose 1.1 percent in December 2022 compared with November 2022. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

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Israeli annual CPI hits 20-year-high of 5.3 pct

STORY: Israeli annual CPI hits 20-year-high of 5.3 pct DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jerusalem streets 2. various of Prof. Amir Yaron announcing rate increase in October 3. various of people in the streets 4. various of construction 5. various of people in the streets STORYLINE: The consumer price index (CPI) in Israel rose by 5.3 percent in 2022, according to data issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Sunday, the highest calendar-year level since 2002 when the annual inflation rate was 6.5 percent. This is a sharp rise from 2020 which recorded a deflation of 0.7 percent and 2021 when the annual CPI was 2.8 percent. Inflation is continuing to rise even though the Israeli central bank has gradually raised the base interest rate from 0.1 percent in April 2022 to 3.75 percent at present. "The global shortage of raw materials continued, and demand still exceeds supply, so even the sharp interest increase still does not

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Xinhua Headlines: China aims to build world's largest national park system

(230112) -- BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rangers patrol the core area of Sanjiangyuan National Park in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters

STORY: Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: BEIHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bryde's whales STORYLINE: Recently, a group of Bryde's whales has been frequently spotted in the waters around Weizhou Island, Beihai, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This area is an important feeding ground for large whales, which was first discovered in the 1980s. This group of Bryde's whales has been returning to the island every year from September to the end of April next year. The number of these mammals has grown significantly in recent years, from around 10 in 2018 to about 50 today. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beihai, China. (XHTV)

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TURKEY-ADANA-CHINA-FINANCED THERMAL POWER PLANT

(220611) -- ANKARA, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 14, 2022 shows a view of the Emba Hunutlu power plant in Sugozu village in south Turkey's Adana Province. Faced with chronic drought, farmers in southern Turkey have turned to a China-financed thermal power plant that provides irrigation water from an environment-friendly wastewater solution. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkish farmers resort to China-financed power plant for irrigation water" (Photo by Wang Zequn/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-TOURISM-APRIL-2.57 MILLION FOREIGN ARRIVALS

(220524) -- ISTANBUL, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cruise ships sail in the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2022. The foreign arrivals in Turkey surged by 225.6 percent year-on-year to 2.57 million in April, the official figures showed on Monday, as the country is trying to recover from the impact of COVID-19. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-DANCER-TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURE (CN)

(220428) -- URUMQI, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mayla Amatjan (C) greets the audience after the performance of the dance drama "Zhang Qian" in Xinjiang Art Theater in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 22, 2022. Recently, a dance drama based on the story of Zhang Qian, a royal envoy of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD) who traveled to the Western regions over 2,000 years ago and eventually led to the opening of the Silk Road, was put on stage in Urumqi. "As a dancer of the Uygur ethnic group, participating in such a historical dance drama means a lot to me to tell Chinese stories and promote traditional Chinese culture," said actress Mayla Amatjan, one of the stars of the dance drama. Mayla Amatjan, 35, showed her talent for dance when she was only 4 years old and moved to Beijing to study with professional dance teachers at the age of 11. After finishing the study and an internship for a short period in Beijing, she returned to her hometown Urumqi and joine

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CHINA-BEIJING-WILDLIFE PROTECTION (CN)

(220426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Lijun, a veterinarian, checks the condition of reptiles at Beijing Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, April 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "China Focus: From vets to common people, collective endeavor toward wildlife protection" (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-EASTER BAZAAR

(220423) -- MOSCOW, April 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tree is decorated with Easter eggs during traditional Easter bazaar in Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-ITALY CUP-FC INTER VS AC MILAN

(220420) -- MILAN, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- FC Inter's Lautaro Martinez (1st R) scores his goal during the Italy Cup Semifinal second leg football match between FC Inter and AC Milan in Milan, Italy, on April 19, 2022. (Photo by Daniele Mascolo/ Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-NUCLEIC ACID TEST (CN)

(220409) -- GUANGZHOU, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker scans information of a resident for nucleic acid test at a community in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 9, 2022. Guangzhou conducted citywide nucleic acid testing from Friday to Saturday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHANGHAI-FOOD-SUPPORT (CN)

(220413) -- SHENYANG, April 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A truck loaded with food for Shanghai drives into a ship at Dalian Port, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 12, 2022. The commercial department of Liaoning organized about 2,300 tons of rice, flour, cooking oil, vegetables and other food for citizens in Shanghai to overcome a local COVID-19 resurgence. The first batch of 900 tons of living materials were shipped from Dalian on Tuesday. (Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT

(220401) -- MARIUPOL, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Local residents walk past a damaged building in Mariupol, March 31, 2022. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 1, 2022 shows a ship collecting crude salt on a salt lake in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Production of potash fertilizer is in full swing in Qinghai to help reinforce the spring farming. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 21, 2022 shows volunteers patrolling in Lehai reservoir in Shouyan Township, Daoxian County of Yongzhou City, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Jiang Keqing/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows an emergency hospital project aided by China's central authorities under construction during night time in Lok Ma Chau Loop area in Hong Kong, south China. The facilities built in the first-stage construction of an emergency hospital project, aided by China's central authorities, was handed over to relevant departments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on April 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., the United States. Throughout 2022, the Fed has raised interest rates seven times in a row, with a cumulative increase of 425 basis points. The Fed's aggressive rate hikes have caused the exchange rates of many currencies to fall to historic lows, the imported inflationary pressure to increase sharply, the risk of debt default to rise, and the financial markets to swing wildly. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden attends an event on fighting "ghost guns" crimes at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2022. The Biden administration on April 11, 2022 announced new measures to curb the proliferation of "ghost guns" -- unserialized, privately-made firearms increasingly recovered at crime scenes. According to the Gun Violence Archive, the United States has lost more than 43,500 lives to gun violence in 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 24, 2022 shows the scene of French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron's rally after the presidential runoff in Paris, France. French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron won the 2022 French presidential runoff with 58 percent of the votes, according to the preliminary exit poll released on April 24, 2022 by French television BFMTV. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)