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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-CAR WASH-MENTALLY CHALLENGED EMPLOYEES (CN)

(240619) -- SHENZHEN, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 26, 2022 shows a view of the car wash named Xihaner in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Car wash sparkles with employment potential, hope for people with mental disabilities" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-CAR WASH-MENTALLY CHALLENGED EMPLOYEES (CN)

(240619) -- SHENZHEN, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 26, 2022 shows a view of the car wash named Xihaner in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Car wash sparkles with employment potential, hope for people with mental disabilities" (Xinhua)

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Baseball: Sendai Ikuei manager Sue

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2022, at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, shows Wataru Sue, manager of the Sendai Ikuei high school baseball team, prior to the final of the 2022 national high school baseball championship. His team won the title.

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U.S.-CHICAGO-MIGRANTS

(230819) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrants are seen outside the 9th District Police Station in Chicago, the United States, Aug. 17, 2023. Since Aug. 31, 2022, the State of Texas has dispatched more than 13,000 migrants to Chicago, according to local media. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CHICAGO-MIGRANTS

(230819) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrants are seen outside the 2nd District Police Station in Chicago, the United States, Aug. 17, 2023. Since Aug. 31, 2022, the State of Texas has dispatched more than 13,000 migrants to Chicago, according to local media. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CHICAGO-MIGRANTS

(230819) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrants play volleyball outside the 9th District Police Station in Chicago, the United States, Aug. 17, 2023. Since Aug. 31, 2022, the State of Texas has dispatched more than 13,000 migrants to Chicago, according to local media. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CHICAGO-MIGRANTS

(230819) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrants eat food outside the 9th District Police Station in Chicago, the United States, Aug. 17, 2023. Since Aug. 31, 2022, the State of Texas has dispatched more than 13,000 migrants to Chicago, according to local media. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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U.S. gas prices hit 10-month highs amid tighter supplies, heatwaves

STORY: U.S. gas prices hit 10-month highs amid tighter supplies, heatwaves DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a gas station in Arlington, the U.S. state of Virginia STORYLINE: U.S. gas prices surged to an average of 3.87 U.S. dollars a gallon nationally on Thursday, the highest level in 10 months, data showed. That's 31 cents higher than a month ago, but still below the record high of 5.02 dollars in June 2022, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). California has been on the top of the 10 most expensive markets across the country, with an average of 5.18 dollars a gallon, followed by Washington, Hawaii, Oregon and Alaska. The summertime gas price spike has been driven by lower gasoline stockpiles and a series of refinery outages caused by extreme heat. Goldman Sachs estimated that record heat levels in Texas have likely led to a sharp 2 percent slump in U.S. refiners' product yields over the past few weeks. AAA

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Türkiye's Antalya airport undergoes makeover to boost tourism

STORY: Türkiye's Antalya airport undergoes makeover to boost tourism DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:19 LOCATION: ANTALYA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Antalya airport and passengers at the airport 2. various of the construction of Antalya airport's expansion project 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): DURDALI SAVKAR, Antalya airport chief manager STORYLINE: Antalya, a major tourist destination on Türkiye's southern Mediterranean coast, is undergoing a major expansion of its airport to accommodate the growing number of foreign visitors. The international airport is currently undergoing a comprehensive renovation and expansion project that will double its annual passenger capacity from 40 million to 80 million. The first phase of the project, which began in January 2022 and is scheduled to be completed in January 2025, includes the construction of a new runway, terminal building, and cargo handling facility. The project is partly financed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

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CHINA-BEIJING-TIANJIN INTERCITY RAILWAY-15TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(230801) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 19, 2023 shows a train operating on the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway leaving the Tanggu Station in north China's Tianjin. The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway celebrated its 15th anniversary of opening Tuesday. As the first high-speed railway (HSR) with a design speed of 350 km per hour in China, the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway carried a total of 340 million passengers since it entered operation. By 2022, China had 42,000 km of operational HSR, ranking first in the world, and the length of high-speed rail regularly operating at 350 km per hour neared 3,200 km as of June 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-TIANJIN INTERCITY RAILWAY-15TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

(230801) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 19, 2023 shows a train operating on the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway about to enter the Tanggu Station in north China's Tianjin. The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway celebrated its 15th anniversary of opening Tuesday. As the first high-speed railway (HSR) with a design speed of 350 km per hour in China, the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway carried a total of 340 million passengers since it entered operation. By 2022, China had 42,000 km of operational HSR, ranking first in the world, and the length of high-speed rail regularly operating at 350 km per hour neared 3,200 km as of June 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-DISABLED ELDERLY-FREE BATHING SERVICES (CN)

(230420) -- YINCHUAN, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fan Zhi (R) and Chen Zeying are on the way to provide bathing services for disabled elderly in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 19, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Free bathing services bring cleanness, dignity to disabled elderly" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-DISABLED ELDERLY-FREE BATHING SERVICES (CN)

(230420) -- YINCHUAN, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fan Zhi (L) and Chen Zeying provide bathing services for an elderly man in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 19, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Free bathing services bring cleanness, dignity to disabled elderly" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-NIGHT SCENE (CN)

(230408) -- HAIKOU, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 19, 2022 shows a night view of Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. The third China International Consumer Products Expo will be held from April 10 to 15 in Haikou, capital of the southern tropical province of Hainan. As the core city in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, Haikou has been vigorously improving its infrastructure in recent years. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-NIGHT SCENE (CN)

(230408) -- HAIKOU, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 19, 2022 shows a night view of Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. The third China International Consumer Products Expo will be held from April 10 to 15 in Haikou, capital of the southern tropical province of Hainan. As the core city in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, Haikou has been vigorously improving its infrastructure in recent years. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is staged during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-COVID-19-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE(CN)

(220821) -- SANYA, Aug. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pharmacist takes a bottle containing concentrated herbal granules to prepare traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doses at a "mobile TCM pharmacy" in Sanya, south China's Hainan province, Aug. 20, 2022. Following the latest COVID-19 resurgence, twelve makeshift hospitals and three designated hospitals in Hainan province have used TCM to fight the virus. More than 10,000 doses of TCM decoction are delivered to patients from these hospitals every day. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Flower Carpet 2022 at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, Aug. 12, 2022. The Flower Carpet 2020 is postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-EXCHANGE STUDENT-LIFE (CN)

(230105) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nelcy Espirito Santo shows the art of tea during the World Vocational College Skills Competition in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 19, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Optimized COVID response adds color to exchange student's life" (Xinhua)

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 31, 2022 shows the production line of COVID-19 vaccine under the Butantan Institute in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since June 2020, Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac has carried out cooperation with the Butantan Institute to conduct a number of clinical studies, the most important of which is the Phase III clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Persistent COVID-19 pandemic profoundly shapes world The persistent COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous damage to people's lives and health, had a profound impact on the world economy and people's work and life, and exacerbated supply chain disruptions and labor shortages. Putting people and their lives first, the Chinese government has been optimizing its response measures, and has achieved major positive results in coordinating epidemic prevention and control with socioeconomic development. Countries worldwide should focus o

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CHINA-WORLD'S LARGEST CLEAN ENERGY CORRIDOR-COMPLETION (CN)

(221220) -- BEIJING, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 19, 2020 shows water gushing out from the Three Gorges Dam in central China's Hubei Province. The Baihetan hydropower station, the world's second-largest in terms of total installed capacity, went fully operational Tuesday in the upper section of the Yangtze River in southwest China, according to China Three Gorges Corporation. Its operation marked the completion of the world's largest clean energy corridor, where six mega hydropower stations on the Yangtze work to transmit electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-consuming regions in the east. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-WORLD'S LARGEST CLEAN ENERGY CORRIDOR-COMPLETION (CN)

(221220) -- BEIJING, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 19, 2020 shows water gushing out from the Three Gorges Dam in central China's Hubei Province. The Baihetan hydropower station, the world's second-largest in terms of total installed capacity, went fully operational Tuesday in the upper section of the Yangtze River in southwest China, according to China Three Gorges Corporation. Its operation marked the completion of the world's largest clean energy corridor, where six mega hydropower stations on the Yangtze work to transmit electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-consuming regions in the east. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-NEW ENERGY (CN)

(221219) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 17, 2022 shows the construction site of a photovoltaic power station in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. In 2022, Hebei Province has invested about 100 billion yuan (14.3 billion U.S. dollars) in new energy power generation, which added an installed capacity of more than eight million kilowatts. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-WETLAND (CN)

(221107) -- PANJIN, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 19, 2021 shows "red beaches" in Liaohe River Delta in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Various types of wetlands have been found in the Liaohe River Delta. The tidelands there are covered by the suaeda salsa, which turn red on the beach in autumn. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-WETLAND (CN)

(221107) -- PANJIN, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane is seen at the Red Beach scenic area in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 19, 2021. Various types of wetlands have been found in the Liaohe River Delta. The tidelands there are covered by the suaeda salsa, which turn red on the beach in autumn. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS (CN)

(221005) -- BEIJING, Oct. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows the National Speed Skating Oval, known as the Ice Ribbon, which was built on a temporary site for Hockey and Archery during the 2008 Olympics, in Beijing, capital of China on Sept. 19, 2022 (up, photo taken by Ju Huanzong) and the Beijing Olympic Green Hockey Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 2, 2008 (down, photo taken by Chen Kai) . Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project, according to the National Cultural Heritage Administration. The Beijing Central Axis is 7.8 kilometers long, starting from the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and ending with the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing are along this axis. The central axis is the backbone of old Beijing, representing the highest achievement in the planning, design and construction of an ancient capital of Eastern civilization. The axis w

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Xinhua Headlines: A more unequal, divided, violent United States is seeing its democracy decay

(221004) -- BEIJING, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks are seen at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Aug. 5, 2022. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Institutional strengths emerge in China's fight against COVID-19, economic slowdown

(220926) -- BEIJING, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers from south China's Guangdong Province, aiding fight against the COVID-19 for Hainan, test nucleic acid samples in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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Xinhua Headlines: Inflation woes in euro area leave little room for ECB to combat economic dilemma

(220919) -- FRANKFURT, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand in front of the Euro sculpture in Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Shan Weiyi)

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Xinhua Headlines: Inflation woes in euro area leave little room for ECB to combat economic dilemma

(220919) -- FRANKFURT, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A dried sunflower field is seen as a severe drought hits France, in Puiseux-Pontoise, about 30 km northwest of Paris, France, Aug. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Xinhua Headlines: Inflation woes in euro area leave little room for ECB to combat economic dilemma

(220919) -- FRANKFURT, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2022 shows a view of Cijara reservoir in Extremadura, Spain. Lack of rain has left water volumes in its reservoirs at less than 40 percent of their storage capacities -- 20 percent below the average level for this time of the year. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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India's Mumbai celebrates elephant god festival

STORY: India's Mumbai celebrates elephant god festival DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of India's western state of Maharashtra's tallest Ganesh idol 2. various of the celebrations STORYLINE: India's financial hub Mumbai is celebrating the traditional festival of the elephant god Ganesh, or Ganapati, after two years of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the 10-day celebrations started on Aug. 31. The festival usually begins on Ganesh Chaturthi, the fourth day of Bhadrapad or the sixth month of the Hindu calendar, marking the birth of Lord Ganesh, with the installation of clay idols of Ganesh at home and in public places. The elephant-headed god is traditionally worshipped in India before any major enterprise and is patronized across the Hindu religious society. Mumbai's civic body has received around 3,000 applications from various communities and associations seeking permission to install the elephant god idol and

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Brazil's ex-president Lula leads pre-election poll

STORY: Brazil's ex-president Lula leads pre-election poll DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: SAO PAULO, Brazil CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Brazilian presidential candidate and ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 2. various of Lula on Aug. 22 in Sao Paulo 3. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, Brazilian presidential candidate and ex-president STORYLINE: Brazilian presidential candidate and ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led the latest pre-election poll with 45 percent of the vote, trailed by incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro with 32 percent, a Datafolha poll shows. Lula da Silva, a candidate of the Workers' Party, slipped 2 percentage points from 47 percent in the last survey on Aug. 18, while Bolsonaro remained steady at 32 percent. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, Brazilian presidential candidate and ex-president "Having credibility and generating stability, the government (that I lead) will have a third word, which is predictab

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Myanmar earns over 242.46 mln USD from marine products exports in nearly five months

STORY: Myanmar earns over 242.46 mln USD from marine products exports in nearly five months DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shwe Padauk Fish Wholesale Market in Yangon 2. various of workers sorting fish at Yangon's Shwe Padauk Fish Market 3. various of customers at Yangon's Shwe Padauk Fish Market STORYLINE: Myanmar earned over 242.46 million U.S. dollars from export of marine products in nearly five months of the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year starting in April, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry's data showed that from April 1 to Aug. 19 this year, the Southeast Asian country exported all of marine products from the private sector alone. The figure was less than over 244.59 million dollars registered a year ago. During the period, the country's total export was valued at over 6.5 billion dollars, up over 1.3 billion dollars year-on-year. The country's total trade value amounted to over 13.04 billion do

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MYANMAR-YANGON-FISH MARKET

(220901) -- YANGON, Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man piles up fish at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. Myanmar earned over 242.46 million U.S. dollars from export of marine products in nearly five months of the 2022-2023 fiscal year starting in April, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. From April 1 to Aug. 19 this year, the Southeast Asian country exported all of marine products from the private sector alone, the ministry's data showed. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-FISH MARKET

(220901) -- YANGON, Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers sort prawns to sell at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. Myanmar earned over 242.46 million U.S. dollars from export of marine products in nearly five months of the 2022-2023 fiscal year starting in April, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. From April 1 to Aug. 19 this year, the Southeast Asian country exported all of marine products from the private sector alone, the ministry's data showed. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-FISH MARKET

(220901) -- YANGON, Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers sort fish at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. Myanmar earned over 242.46 million U.S. dollars from export of marine products in nearly five months of the 2022-2023 fiscal year starting in April, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. From April 1 to Aug. 19 this year, the Southeast Asian country exported all of marine products from the private sector alone, the ministry's data showed. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-FISH MARKET

(220901) -- YANGON, Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers sort fish at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. Myanmar earned over 242.46 million U.S. dollars from export of marine products in nearly five months of the 2022-2023 fiscal year starting in April, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. From April 1 to Aug. 19 this year, the Southeast Asian country exported all of marine products from the private sector alone, the ministry's data showed. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-FISH MARKET

(220901) -- YANGON, Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers sort fish at a fish wholesale market in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 1, 2022. Myanmar earned over 242.46 million U.S. dollars from export of marine products in nearly five months of the 2022-2023 fiscal year starting in April, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. From April 1 to Aug. 19 this year, the Southeast Asian country exported all of marine products from the private sector alone, the ministry's data showed. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-MINING EXPO

(220831) -- WINDHOEK, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Kornelia Shilunga (2nd R) cuts the ribbon at an official opening of the country's Mining Expo and Conference in Windhoek, Namibia, on Aug. 31, 2022. International and local exhibitors on Wednesday converged at Namibia's first in-person Mining Expo and Conference after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A parade is staged during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is staged during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A parade is staged during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is staged during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An air show is staged by Malaysian airforce during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2022 shows the celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is staged during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A parade is staged during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is staged during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-INDEPENDENCE-65TH ANNIVERSARY

(220831) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is staged during the main celebration event of the National Day at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 31, 2022. Malaysia marked the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday with large-scale celebrations following two years of muted celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main celebration event of the National Day was held at the historical Dataran Merdeka, or Independence Square, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, and attended by tens of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)