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CHINA-BEIJING-MARRIAGE&FAMILY COUNSELOR (CN)

(240810) -- BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Sui Yanling (L) talking with a citizen in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2024. After retirement, Sui Yanling found some of her friends stuck in anxiety and pain because of family issues. She decided to learn psychological knowledge and obtained qualifications for a marriage and family counselor. Sui began to provide counseling services for couples with relationship concerns in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing in 2020. So far, she has helped more than 400 couples solve their marriage crises free of charge. Apart from marital counseling, Sui also engages herself in pre-marriage counseling and family counseling for infants aged below three years, among others. "People are now turning to professional marriage counselling," Sui said. "Through our efforts, couples can navigate through the crisis and work things out."

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CHINA-BEIJING-MARRIAGE&FAMILY COUNSELOR (CN)

(240810) -- BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Sui Yanling (1st L) talking with a couple in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2024. After retirement, Sui Yanling found some of her friends stuck in anxiety and pain because of family issues. She decided to learn psychological knowledge and obtained qualifications for a marriage and family counselor. Sui began to provide counseling services for couples with relationship concerns in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing in 2020. So far, she has helped more than 400 couples solve their marriage crises free of charge. Apart from marital counseling, Sui also engages herself in pre-marriage counseling and family counseling for infants aged below three years, among others. "People are now turning to professional marriage counselling," Sui said. "Through our efforts, couples can navigate through the crisis and work things ou

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CHINA-BEIJING-MARRIAGE&FAMILY COUNSELOR (CN)

(240810) -- BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Sui Yanling talking in a follow-up phone call in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2024. After retirement, Sui Yanling found some of her friends stuck in anxiety and pain because of family issues. She decided to learn psychological knowledge and obtained qualifications for a marriage and family counselor. Sui began to provide counseling services for couples with relationship concerns in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing in 2020. So far, she has helped more than 400 couples solve their marriage crises free of charge. Apart from marital counseling, Sui also engages herself in pre-marriage counseling and family counseling for infants aged below three years, among others. "People are now turning to professional marriage counselling," Sui said. "Through our efforts, couples can navigate through the crisis and work thing

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CHINA-BEIJING-MARRIAGE&FAMILY COUNSELOR (CN)

(240810) -- BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Sui Yanling (L) and her colleague working in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2024. After retirement, Sui Yanling found some of her friends stuck in anxiety and pain because of family issues. She decided to learn psychological knowledge and obtained qualifications for a marriage and family counselor. Sui began to provide counseling services for couples with relationship concerns in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing in 2020. So far, she has helped more than 400 couples solve their marriage crises free of charge. Apart from marital counseling, Sui also engages herself in pre-marriage counseling and family counseling for infants aged below three years, among others. "People are now turning to professional marriage counselling," Sui said. "Through our efforts, couples can navigate through the crisis and work things ou

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CHINA-BEIJING-MARRIAGE&FAMILY COUNSELOR (CN)

(240810) -- BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Sui Yanling talking with a couple in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2024. After retirement, Sui Yanling found some of her friends stuck in anxiety and pain because of family issues. She decided to learn psychological knowledge and obtained qualifications for a marriage and family counselor. Sui began to provide counseling services for couples with relationship concerns in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing in 2020. So far, she has helped more than 400 couples solve their marriage crises free of charge. Apart from marital counseling, Sui also engages herself in pre-marriage counseling and family counseling for infants aged below three years, among others. "People are now turning to professional marriage counselling," Sui said. "Through our efforts, couples can navigate through the crisis and work things out." Phot

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CHINA-BEIJING-MARRIAGE&FAMILY COUNSELOR (CN)

(240810) -- BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Sui Yanling talking with a couple in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2024. After retirement, Sui Yanling found some of her friends stuck in anxiety and pain because of family issues. She decided to learn psychological knowledge and obtained qualifications for a marriage and family counselor. Sui began to provide counseling services for couples with relationship concerns in the marriage registration center in Daxing District of Beijing in 2020. So far, she has helped more than 400 couples solve their marriage crises free of charge. Apart from marital counseling, Sui also engages herself in pre-marriage counseling and family counseling for infants aged below three years, among others. "People are now turning to professional marriage counselling," Sui said. "Through our efforts, couples can navigate through the crisis and work things out." Phot

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT BLAST-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION

(240805) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People commemorate the fourth anniversary of the 2020 Beirut port blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2024. Families of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port blasts commemorated the fourth anniversary of the incident on Sunday with two marches in downtown Beirut and a gathering in front of the port's silos. Several families gave speeches that stressed the necessity of completing the investigation, issuing an indictment in the case, and naming those responsible for the blasts. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT BLAST-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION

(240805) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People hold portraits of the victims in commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the 2020 Beirut port blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2024. Families of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port blasts commemorated the fourth anniversary of the incident on Sunday with two marches in downtown Beirut and a gathering in front of the port's silos. Several families gave speeches that stressed the necessity of completing the investigation, issuing an indictment in the case, and naming those responsible for the blasts. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT BLAST-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION

(240805) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People commemorate the fourth anniversary of the 2020 Beirut port blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2024. Families of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port blasts commemorated the fourth anniversary of the incident on Sunday with two marches in downtown Beirut and a gathering in front of the port's silos. Several families gave speeches that stressed the necessity of completing the investigation, issuing an indictment in the case, and naming those responsible for the blasts. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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Chang'e-5 lunar samples to open new chapter in Hong Kong's lunar scientific research

STORY: Chang'e-5 lunar samples to open new chapter in Hong Kong's lunar scientific research DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the University of Hong Kong 2. various of Qian Yuqi working 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIAN YUQI, Research fellow from HKU's Department of Earth Sciences 4. various of samples 5. various of people visiting an exhibition about China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe STORYLINE: The geologists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have received a set of precious research samples, the lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-5 mission. On Aug. 7, the HKU announced that its geologists team obtained approval from the China National Space Administration's Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center to study the lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2020. This marked the first time that a Hong Kong research team has secured lunar soil samples. At the press briefing held earlier by the HKU, Qian Y

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(SP)CHINA-GUANGXI-GUILIN-ROCK CLIMBING COUPLE (CN)

(230827) -- GUILIN, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 5, 2023 shows a student of Liu Yongbang training on a rock climbing wall in Yangshuo County, Guilin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Yangshuo of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the most popular rock climbing destination in China, famous for its dramatic karst mountain landscape and outdoor recreation. Liu Yongbang and Xiao Ting are a couple, better known as Abond and Ting. They are the elite rock climbers coaching the children here. Engaged in this sport for more than 15 years, the couple are always committed to promoting the development of rock climbing in China. After rock climbing made its first appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Abond and Ting felt more confident about the prospect of climbing industry in this picturesque region. As the local government stick to the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets", Yangshuo will attract more climbing enthusiasts hom

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(SP)CHINA-GUANGXI-GUILIN-ROCK CLIMBING COUPLE (CN)

(230827) -- GUILIN, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yongbang guides his student during a rock climbing training in Yangshuo County, Guilin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on May 5, 2023. Yangshuo of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the most popular rock climbing destination in China, famous for its dramatic karst mountain landscape and outdoor recreation. Liu Yongbang and Xiao Ting are a couple, better known as Abond and Ting. They are the elite rock climbers coaching the children here. Engaged in this sport for more than 15 years, the couple are always committed to promoting the development of rock climbing in China. After rock climbing made its first appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Abond and Ting felt more confident about the prospect of climbing industry in this picturesque region. As the local government stick to the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets", Yangshuo will attract more climbing enthusiasts home and abroad to cha

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(SP)CHINA-GUANGXI-GUILIN-ROCK CLIMBING COUPLE (CN)

(230827) -- GUILIN, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student of Liu Yongbang trains on a rock climbing wall in Yangshuo County, Guilin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on May 5, 2023. Yangshuo of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the most popular rock climbing destination in China, famous for its dramatic karst mountain landscape and outdoor recreation. Liu Yongbang and Xiao Ting are a couple, better known as Abond and Ting. They are the elite rock climbers coaching the children here. Engaged in this sport for more than 15 years, the couple are always committed to promoting the development of rock climbing in China. After rock climbing made its first appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Abond and Ting felt more confident about the prospect of climbing industry in this picturesque region. As the local government stick to the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets", Yangshuo will attract more climbing enthusiasts home and abroad to challenge

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LEBANON-BEIRUT PORT BLASTS-ANNIVERSARY-MARCH

(230805) -- BEIRUT , Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a march commemorating the third anniversary of the 2020 Beirut port blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2023. Families of the victims who died in the 2020 Beirut port blasts commemorated the third anniversary of the catastrophic incident on Friday, urging authorities to accelerate investigations into the incident to bring justice to their loved ones. Thousands of people, including civil society activists, political figures, and parliament members, participated in a commemoration march, which started from the Beirut Fire Brigade to run until the main road opposite the city port. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT PORT BLASTS-ANNIVERSARY-MARCH

(230805) -- BEIRUT , Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a march commemorating the third anniversary of the 2020 Beirut port blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2023. Families of the victims who died in the 2020 Beirut port blasts commemorated the third anniversary of the catastrophic incident on Friday, urging authorities to accelerate investigations into the incident to bring justice to their loved ones. Thousands of people, including civil society activists, political figures, and parliament members, participated in a commemoration march, which started from the Beirut Fire Brigade to run until the main road opposite the city port. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT PORT BLASTS-ANNIVERSARY-MARCH

(230805) -- BEIRUT , Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Smoke is released during a march commemorating the third anniversary of the 2020 Beirut port blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2023. Families of the victims who died in the 2020 Beirut port blasts commemorated the third anniversary of the catastrophic incident on Friday, urging authorities to accelerate investigations into the incident to bring justice to their loved ones. Thousands of people, including civil society activists, political figures, and parliament members, participated in a commemoration march, which started from the Beirut Fire Brigade to run until the main road opposite the city port. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT PORT BLASTS-ANNIVERSARY-MARCH

(230805) -- BEIRUT , Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a march commemorating the third anniversary of the 2020 Beirut port blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2023. Families of the victims who died in the 2020 Beirut port blasts commemorated the third anniversary of the catastrophic incident on Friday, urging authorities to accelerate investigations into the incident to bring justice to their loved ones. Thousands of people, including civil society activists, political figures, and parliament members, participated in a commemoration march, which started from the Beirut Fire Brigade to run until the main road opposite the city port. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

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Lebanese commemorate Beirut port blasts, call for justice for victims

STORY: Lebanese commemorate Beirut port blasts, call for justice for victims DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the march 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZEINA KHOURY, Family of the victim 6. various of families of the victims 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): LAMA HAIDAR, Participant 8. various of families of the victims marching and asking for justice for their loved ones 9. various of the march STORYLINE: Thousands of Lebanese took to the streets on Friday to mark the third anniversary of the Beirut port blasts, which killed over 220 people and injured thousands of others. Families of the victims who died in the blasts urged authorities to accelerate investigations into the incident to bring justice to their loved ones. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZEINA KHOURY, Family of the victim "We came here because, after three years, we still have hope; we are still asking for justice for all the victims who died on Aug. 4, 2020, including my sister Diana Khoury. We came

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Lebanese recall dark moments of Beirut port explosions

STORY: Lebanese recall dark moments of Beirut port explosions DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Beirut port 2. various of the destruction caused by the explosions 3. various of streets 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MICHEL ASSAAD, Lebanese citizen 5. various of the destruction caused by the explosions 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NADA GEZZINY, Lebanese citizen 7. various of the Beirut port STORYLINE: August 4 is a date imprinted in the memory of hundreds of thousands of Lebanese who survived the two massive explosions that rocked the Beirut port on that date in 2020. Two blasts hit the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020, killing over 200 people, injuring thousands of others, and destroying a big part of the capital city while forcing thousands to move from their houses damaged at the moment of this disaster. The Lebanese recall the tragic moments by hoping not to witness similar disasters in the future, wishing for their government to pay attention to th

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Russian scientists grow watermelons in Antarctica

STORY: Russian scientists grow watermelons in Antarctica DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vostok Station 2. various of growing watermelons 3. various of cutting watermelon 4. various of growing vegetables 5. various of Vostok Station STORYLINE: Russian researchers have successfully used hydroponic technology to grow eight sweet watermelons at the Vostok Station in Antarctica, according to the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI). These ripe watermelons have red and yellow flesh and weigh about 1 kg each. According to the researchers, the laboratory at the Vostok Station is expecting cucumbers in the near future, and scientists will also try to grow blackberries, strawberries and blueberries later, in the coldest place on earth. According to reports, scientists have been planting vegetables in the laboratory at the Vostok Station since February 2020, and have successfully grown more than 80 varieties of vegetables. Russi

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow

HONG KONG, China, Aug. 11 Kyodo - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow speaks after being convicted at West Kowloon Court on Aug. 5, 2020, of rallying in an unauthorized protest that saw thousands of protesters besieging the police headquarters amid a rising anti-government movement in 2019.

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Sumo tournament for 2020 Games cultural program

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 5 Kyodo - Sumo grand champion Hakuho attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2020, at which the Japan Sumo Association announced a plan to hold a two-day tournament in the period between the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as part of the games' cultural program. The Aug. 12-13 event will be held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in the capital.

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China-aided Africa CDC project's imminent completion wins acclaim

STORY: China-aided Africa CDC project's imminent completion wins acclaim DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-aided future headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): AMANUEL GEBREMARIAM, Public servant in Addis Ababa 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): SAIZANA SOLOMON, Material engineer at Africa CDC Headquarters Project 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): COSTANTINOS BT. COSTANTINOS, Professor of public policy, Addis Ababa University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ILLIBABUR BORU, CEO of Tirunesh-Beijing Hospital in Ethiopia STORYLINE: As the China-aided future headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) takes shape and fast approaches its completion, the project's swift progress has won acclaim while igniting people's hopes of transforming public health in Africa. Construction work of the future Africa CDC headquarters started in December 2020 in the souther

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Xinhua Headlines: How China's major agricultural province becomes innovation hotspot

(220808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 5, 2020 shows a worker at the manufacturing shop of LCFC (Hefei) Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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Xinhua Headlines: Wild tiger conservation pays dividends in China

(220805) -- CHANGCHUN, Aug. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a monitoring camera shows a wild Siberian tiger in the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Jan. 2, 2020. (Xinhua)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT BLASTS-SECOND ANNIVERSARY

(220805) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows a view of the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 3, 2022, two years after the Beirut port blasts that occurred on Aug. 4, 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: Time hardly heals wounds of families of Beirut port blasts' victims" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT BLASTS-SECOND ANNIVERSARY

(220805) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows a view of the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 3, 2022, two years after the Beirut port blasts that occurred on Aug. 4, 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: Time hardly heals wounds of families of Beirut port blasts' victims" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT BLASTS-SECOND ANNIVERSARY

(220805) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows a view of the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 3, 2022, two years after the Beirut port blasts that occurred on Aug. 4, 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: Time hardly heals wounds of families of Beirut port blasts' victims" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT BLASTS-SECOND ANNIVERSARY

(220805) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows a view of the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 3, 2022, two years after the Beirut port blasts that occurred on Aug. 4, 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: Time hardly heals wounds of families of Beirut port blasts' victims" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT BLAST-SECOND ANNIVERSARY-MARCH

(220805) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People march to commemorate the second anniversary of the port blasts in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 4, 2022. The families of the port blasts' victims held on Thursday a march in memory of their lost loved ones, demanding authorities continue investigations into the blasts. Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday reiterated his commitment to achieving justice for the victims of the explosions that rocked the Beirut port in 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-PORT BLAST-SECOND ANNIVERSARY-MARCH

(220805) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Young men in a damaged building watch a memorial march to commemorate the second anniversary of the port blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 4, 2022. The families of the port blasts' victims held on Thursday a march in memory of their lost loved ones, demanding authorities continue investigations into the blasts. Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday reiterated his commitment to achieving justice for the victims of the explosions that rocked the Beirut port in 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

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Lebanese commemorate 2020 Beirut port blast

STORY: Lebanese commemorate 2020 Beirut port blast DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:07 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various photos of victims hung on a wall in the Beirut Downtown 2. various of rubbles 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SOHBI QIBLAWI, Political analyst 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SALEH MEREHBI, Lebanese citizen STORYLINE: Lebanese commemorates on Thursday the second anniversary of the Beirut Port blast, which killed more than 200 people, and wounded thousands of people. Sohbi Qiblawi, a political analyst, told Xinhua that the Lebanese love to enjoy life by nature and they have become accustomed to crises to the extent that they can adapt to difficult situations. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SOHBI QIBLAWI, Political analyst "Of course, the Beirut port explosions were not the only crisis that hit Lebanon, leading to the complete deterioration of the economic situation. One crisis followed another one from coronavirus to economic collapse and the worse of them all was the Beirut port exp

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan Crouser of the United States displays a message after winning the men's shot put final at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Athletes pose for a photo with the Olympic rings after the women's heptathlon at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chuanqi)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Keegan Palmer (R) of Australia clashes into a cameraman during the men's park heat of skateboarding at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Devin Booker (bottom) of the United States falls down during the men's basketball semifinal between the United States and Australia at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Saitama, Japan, Aug. 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Quan Hongchan of China competes during the women's 10m platform final of diving at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 5, 2021. The14-year-old Chinese diver Quan Hongchan snatched the women's 10m platform gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with the highest score in history. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lau Mo Sheung Grace of China's Hong Kong practices before the women's kata ranking round of karate at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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Japan Olympic chief speaks to mark 1-year countdown to Rio Games

Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, addresses a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5, 2015, to mark the start of the one-year countdown to the Summer Olympic Games in the Brazilian city. Tokyo is to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Olympic chief, IOC head exchange words in Rio de Janeiro

Tsunekazu Takeda (L), president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, exchanges words with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, during a ceremony held in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5, 2015, to mark the start of the one-year countdown to the Summer Olympic Games in the Brazilian city. Tokyo is to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Summer heat in Japan

Children play in a river in Kyoto, western Japan, amid scorching summer heat on Aug. 5, 2020.

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Tokyo Olympics emblem designer attends press conference

Kenjiro Sano, the Japanese designer of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2015, after a Belgian designer says the logo was plagiarized from his Belgian theater logo. Sano denied plagiarism, saying the accusation is groundless. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Green tea fields in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 5, 2020, shows green tea fields in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, the top green tea-producing prefecture in Japan.

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Okinawa Gov. Tamaki

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks at a press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Naha, southern Japan, on Aug. 28, 2020. Okinawa Prefecture has decided to extend its own coronavirus state of emergency until Sept. 5, instead of the initially planned Aug. 29.

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Green tea fields in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 5, 2020, shows green tea fields in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, the top green tea-producing prefecture in Japan.

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Baseball: Cubs v Reds

The Cincinnati Reds celebrate their 6-5 walk-off victory in the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 29, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Baseball in Japan

Orix Buffaloes designated hitter Adam Jones (R) and pitcher Andrew Albers pose after leading the team to a 5-0 win over the Lotte Marines at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Aug. 30, 2020.

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Baseball: Reds v Royals

The Cincinnati Reds celebrate their 5-0 win in the second game of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Protest against Turkey's possible withdrawal from treaty to protect women

Women take part in a rally in Istanbul on Aug. 5, 2020, to protest against the Turkish government's move to withdraw from an international accord designed to protect women from violence.

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Protest against Turkey's possible withdrawal from treaty to protect women

Women take part in a rally in Istanbul on Aug. 5, 2020, to protest against the Turkish government's move to withdraw from an international accord designed to protect women from violence.