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China: Talented Parrot Scrolls Through Social Media in Guangdong

This video was recorded on August 3 in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It shows a parrot scrolling through short videos on a smartphone and even tapping the like button with ease.

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka+

Rinku General Medical Center in Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is pictured on June 26, 2025. Izumisano city plans to set up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, in cooperation with the hospital.

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka+

Rinku General Medical Center in Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is pictured on June 26, 2025. Izumisano city plans to set up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, in cooperation with the hospital.

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka

Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu, mayor of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, explains the policy of setting up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, on May 29, 2025, at the city office. The western Japan city government said it plans to launch a baby hatch and a "confidential birth" system that allows women to give birth without revealing their identities except to the hospital, by the end of fiscal 2026 in cooperation with a local medical institution.

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Plan to set up baby hatch in Osaka

Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu, mayor of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, explains the policy of setting up a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, on May 29, 2025, at the city office. The western Japan city government said it plans to launch a baby hatch and a "confidential birth" system that allows women to give birth without revealing their identities except to the hospital, by the end of fiscal 2026 in cooperation with a local medical institution.

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Tokyo hospital with baby hatch+

Motonobu Nakamura (R), executive director of San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo, speaks at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters on March 31, 2025, over the installation of a baby hatch that enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for.

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Tokyo hospital with baby hatch

Photo taken in March 2025 shows San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo where a baby hatch was set up to enable parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for.

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"Baby hatch" in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 31, 2025, shows San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo where a "baby hatch" was recently set up to enable parents to leave infants anonymously.

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"Baby hatch" in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 31, 2025, shows a door leading to a "baby hatch" recently set up at San-Ikukai Hospital in Tokyo to enable parents to leave infants anonymously.

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Philippines: Typhoon Usagi Brings Strong Winds And Heavy Rain To Northern Luzon 4

Super Typhoon Usagi, locally known as Ofel, is the fifth major storm to hit the Philippines in three weeks, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Northern Luzon on Thursday, November 14. The country issued its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A black-necked crane baby is seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A black-necked crane and its baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-XAINZA-BLACK-NECKED CRANE BABY (CN)

(240610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two black-necked cranes and their baby are seen at a wetland in Xainza County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 9, 2024. Black-necked crane couples are breeding babies in wetlands at an altitude of about 4,700 meters in Xainza County. Every year around the time of June, pairs of black-necked cranes migrate to Xainza County to hatch eggs on grass piers surrounded by water. The black-necked crane, a species under first-class state protection in China, mainly inhabits plateau meadows and marshes at an altitude of 2,500 to 5,000 meters. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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Baby box at South Korean church

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8 Kyodo - Photo taken on June 20, 2022, shows Jusarang Community Church in Seoul where a baby hatch has been set up for unwanted babies. Senior pastor Lee Jong Rak installed the box -- where parents can give away their newborns anonymously -- in December 2009.

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Baby box at South Korean church

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8 Kyodo - A staffer holds an infant in her arms on June 20, 2022, in Seoul. The baby was left in a hatch installed at Jusarang Community Church in the South Korean capital -- where parents can give away their newborns anonymously.

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Baby box at South Korean church

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8 Kyodo - Lee Jong Rak (L), the senior pastor of Jusarang Community Church in Seoul, explains about a baby hatch, set up there for an unwanted babies on June 20, 2022. Lee installed the hatch -- where parents can give away their newborns anonymously -- in December 2009.

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8 babies left at 'baby hatch' in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Taiji Hasuda, president of Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, speaks at a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city on May 22, 2012. Eight infants were left during fiscal 2011 at the ''baby hatch'' facility for unwanted newborns set up at the hospital, the lowest number since it opened in May 2007, the Kumamoto city office said the same day.

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Man took 60 mil. yen from nephew's accounts

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a ''baby hatch'' facility for unwanted babies at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City in January 2011. Police sources said on Aug. 9, 2011, that a 49-year-old man is suspected of embezzling about 60 million yen from the bank accounts of his young nephew who was in his legal custody and leaving the boy at the baby hatch.

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Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewhere

TOYAMA, Japan - A baby red-crested white crane hatched at the Toyama Family Park municipal zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on May 27 from one of two fertilized eggs laid at the Hamura municipal zoo in Tokyo. According to Toyama Family Park officials, this is the third successful case of red-crested white crane hatching in Japan from eggs laid elsewhere. The Toyama park has been trying to hatch red-crested white cranes but none of the eggs laid at the zoo was fertilized, zoo officials say. The egg that hatched was laid in April and sent to Toyama on May 15. The photo shows a crane tending the newly-hatched chick inside the Toyama zoo.

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Japan's 1st baby hatch starts operating in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Taiji Hasuda, president of Jikei Hospital, speaks at a press conference about Japan's first baby hatch that began operating at the hospital on May 10 to enable people to anonymously leave babies there. The hospital is located in the city of Kumamoto, Kyushu.

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Japan's 1st baby hatch starts operating in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first baby hatch (in photo) began operating on May 10 in the city of Kumamoto, Kyushu, to enable people to anonymously leave babies there. The hatch, called ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), has been set up at Jikei Hospital.

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Japan's 1st baby hatch starts operating in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo shows a general view of Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, Kyushu, where Japan's first baby hatch began operating on May 10 to enable people to anonymously leave babies there.

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' set up at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1, takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door. It will be equipped with a bed and the same interior conditions as an incubator which can keep the temperature at 36 C.