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First East Asian Youth Games opens in Ulan Bator

STORY: First East Asian Youth Games opens in Ulan Bator DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flag bearers 2. various of mascot 3. various of athletes' delegations 4. various of opening ceremony of East Asian Youth Games 2023 STORYLINE: The first East Asian Youth Games 2023 kicked off at the National Central Stadium in Mongolia's capital on Thursday evening. The opening ceremony of the inaugural edition of the quadrennial event had been set to open on Wednesday but was delayed by 24 hours due to heavy rain in Ulan Bator. More than 1,500 athletes from nine countries and regions are competing in 11 sports including athletics, badminton, basketball, table tennis, wrestling and e-sports. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

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Crocodile captured at hospital parking lot in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - This crocodile measuring 43 centimeters long was captured in a parking lot of a hospital in Nagoya's Chikusa Ward on Aug. 18 evening, police said. The reptile was found by a nurse at around 6:30 p.m. and was caught with a net by security guards of Aichi Prefectural Shiroyama Hospital, and was handed over to police.

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Mobile Suit Gundam statue completed at Tokyo's Daiba

TOKYO, Japan - A statue of Mobile Suit Gundam, a popular animation robot, has been completed at Daiba in Tokyo's Minato Ward and was on display to the media July 10, prior to being placed for public viewing from July 11 through Aug. 31. The 18-meter statue, lit up in the evening, was constructed in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the animation's televising and as part of an event to promote greenery in cities.

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Mobile Suit Gundam statue completed at Tokyo's Daiba

TOKYO, Japan - A statue of Mobile Suit Gundam, a popular animation robot, has been completed at Daiba in Tokyo's Minato Ward and was on display to the media July 10, prior to being placed for public viewing from July 11 through Aug. 31. The 18-meter statue, lit up in the evening, was constructed in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the animation's televising and as part of an event to promote greenery in cities.

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14 children of detained visa overstayers hold protest

TOKYO, Japan - Fourteen children, aged 2 to 18, stage on Aug. 28 a sit-in protest in front of the Justice Ministry in Tokyo calling for the release of their fathers who are detained by the immigration authorities for overstaying their visas. The children plan to continue their protest through Monday evening. Their fathers, from countries including Iran, Peru and Bangladesh, are being detained by the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau.

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Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 19, shows a motor vehicle stirring up volcanic ash on Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain south of Tokyo following Mt. Oyama's eruption on the evening of Aug. 18. The 813-meter volcano sent smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude for any of its recent eruptions.

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-FLOODS

(220818) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A train arrives at a railway station in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on Aug. 18, 2022. At least 14 people were killed and 14 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Wednesday evening. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-FLOODS

(220818) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An auto-rickshaw moves through flooded water in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on Aug. 18, 2022. At least 14 people were killed and 14 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Wednesday evening. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-FLOODS

(220818) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor pushes a cart in the flooded water in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on Aug. 18, 2022. At least 14 people were killed and 14 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Wednesday evening. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-FLOODS

(220818) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wade through flooded water in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on Aug. 18, 2022. At least 14 people were killed and 14 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Wednesday evening. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-FLOODS

(220818) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Aug. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2022 shows a flooded area in Hyderabad, Pakistan. At least 14 people were killed and 14 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Wednesday evening. (Str/Xinhua)

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KENYA-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-WILLIAM RUTO

(220815) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows William Ruto speaking at a public rally held in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has won the presidential election, the electoral commission chairman Wafula Chebukati announced on Monday evening. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.49 percent of the vote. (Photo by John Okoyo/Xinhua)

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Crocodile captured at hospital parking lot in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - This crocodile measuring 43 centimeters long was captured in a parking lot of a hospital in Nagoya's Chikusa Ward on Aug. 18 evening, police said. The reptile was found by a nurse at around 6:30 p.m. and was caught with a net by security guards of Aichi Prefectural Shiroyama Hospital, and was handed over to police. (Kyodo)

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Starbucks coffee shop opens in Yamaguchi city

Motoki Sachi, a college student, becomes the first customer to enter a new Starbucks coffee shop in the western Japan city of Yamaguchi on Aug. 18, 2017, by lining up from the previous evening. Yamaguchi was the only prefectural capital in which Starbucks Coffee Japan, Ltd. did not have an outlet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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14 children of detained visa overstayers hold protest

TOKYO, Japan - Fourteen children, aged 2 to 18, stage on Aug. 28 a sit-in protest in front of the Justice Ministry in Tokyo calling for the release of their fathers who are detained by the immigration authorities for overstaying their visas. The children plan to continue their protest through Monday evening. Their fathers, from countries including Iran, Peru and Bangladesh, are being detained by the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau.

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Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 19, shows a motor vehicle stirring up volcanic ash on Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain south of Tokyo following Mt. Oyama's eruption on the evening of Aug. 18. The 813-meter volcano sent smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude for any of its recent eruptions.