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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students do the cleaning at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 25, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfill

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students head for the canteen after class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 24, 2025 shows a view of the Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and c

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Zhang Guimei (C) watches students exercising during the break at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

A teacher grades exam papers at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, ful

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students have meals at the canteen of Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servant

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students practice chorus at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfill

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

A teacher tutors a student during the evening self-study class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teacher

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Two students have meals outdoors at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants,

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Zhang Guimei (3rd L) checks meal service at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil s

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students have a class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfilling

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Portraits of the Candidate of the Liberal Party of Honduras Salvador Nasralla - Madrid

Honduras Liberal Party candidate for the Honduran elections, Salvador Nasralla (l), during an interview for Europa Press at the Hotel Continental, Oct. 15, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Founder of the Anti-Corruption Party in 2011, he was a presidential candidate in 2013 and 2017, leading an opposition coalition in one of the country's most controversial elections. In 2022 he was the first presidential appointee alongside Xiomara Castro. He is known as "El señor de la televisión" for his trajectory in media. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Portraits of the Candidate of the Liberal Party of Honduras Salvador Nasralla - Madrid

Honduras Liberal Party candidate for the Honduran elections, Salvador Nasralla, poses for Europa Press cameras at the Hotel Continental, Oct. 15, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Founder of the Anti-Corruption Party in 2011, he was a presidential candidate in 2013 and 2017, leading an opposition coalition in one of the country's most controversial elections. In 2022 he was the first presidential appointee alongside Xiomara Castro. He is known as "El señor de la televisión" for his trajectory in media. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Portraits of the Candidate of the Liberal Party of Honduras Salvador Nasralla - Madrid

Honduras Liberal Party candidate for the Honduran elections, Salvador Nasralla, poses for Europa Press cameras at the Hotel Continental, Oct. 15, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Founder of the Anti-Corruption Party in 2011, he was a presidential candidate in 2013 and 2017, leading an opposition coalition in one of the country's most controversial elections. In 2022 he was the first presidential appointee alongside Xiomara Castro. He is known as "El señor de la televisión" for his trajectory in media. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Portraits of the Candidate of the Liberal Party of Honduras Salvador Nasralla - Madrid

Honduras Liberal Party candidate for the Honduran elections, Salvador Nasralla, poses for Europa Press cameras at the Hotel Continental, Oct. 15, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Founder of the Anti-Corruption Party in 2011, he was a presidential candidate in 2013 and 2017, leading an opposition coalition in one of the country's most controversial elections. In 2022 he was the first presidential appointee alongside Xiomara Castro. He is known as "El señor de la televisión" for his trajectory in media. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Portraits of the Candidate of the Liberal Party of Honduras Salvador Nasralla - Madrid

Honduras Liberal Party candidate for the Honduran elections, Salvador Nasralla, during an interview for Europa Press at the Hotel Continental, Oct. 15, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Founder of the Anti-Corruption Party in 2011, he was a presidential candidate in 2013 and 2017, leading an opposition coalition in one of the country's most controversial elections. In 2022 he was the first presidential appointee alongside Xiomara Castro. He is known as "El señor de la televisión" for his trajectory in media. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Portraits of the Candidate of the Liberal Party of Honduras Salvador Nasralla - Madrid

Honduras Liberal Party candidate for the Honduran elections, Salvador Nasralla, poses for Europa Press cameras at the Hotel Continental, Oct. 15, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Founder of the Anti-Corruption Party in 2011, he was a presidential candidate in 2013 and 2017, leading an opposition coalition in one of the country's most controversial elections. In 2022 he was the first presidential appointee alongside Xiomara Castro. He is known as "El señor de la televisión" for his trajectory in media. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Portraits of the Candidate of the Liberal Party of Honduras Salvador Nasralla - Madrid

Honduras Liberal Party candidate for the Honduran elections, Salvador Nasralla, poses for Europa Press cameras at the Hotel Continental, Oct. 15, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Founder of the Anti-Corruption Party in 2011, he was a presidential candidate in 2013 and 2017, leading an opposition coalition in one of the country's most controversial elections. In 2022 he was the first presidential appointee alongside Xiomara Castro. He is known as "El señor de la televisión" for his trajectory in media. Photo by A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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77th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

People bow at a mural depicting North Korea's former leaders -- founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2025, the 77th anniversary of the country's founding.

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77th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

People bow at a mural depicting North Korea's former leaders -- founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il -- in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2025, the 77th anniversary of the country's founding.

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

A Pakistani soldier band performs during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Pakistani students wave national flags during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Pakistani soldiers attend a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

Pakistani soldiers attend a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karachi Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day - Pakistan

A Pakistani soldier band performs during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to mark the country's Independence Day in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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31st anniversary of death of Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea, July 8 Kyodo - North Korean citizens visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to offer flowers in front of statues of the country's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il on July 8, 2025, as the country marks the 31st anniversary of the founder's death. (Kyodo)

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31st anniversary of death of Kim Il Sung

North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on July 8, 2025, the 31st anniversary of the death of the country's founder Kim Il Sung.

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31st anniversary of death of Kim Il Sung

North Korean citizens visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to offer flowers in front of statues of the country's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il on July 8, 2025, as the country marks the 31st anniversary of the founder's death.

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[Breaking News]Japan startup fails again to put lander on Moon

TOKYO, Japan, June 6 Kyodo - Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of ispace Inc., suggests at a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, that the Japanese startup's lunar lander failed in its attempt to land on the Moon's surface, following its first unsuccessful try in 2023. The Tokyo-based company believes its lunar lander Resilience impacted the Moon's surface after failing to slow sufficiently during its descent, dashing ispace's hope of becoming the country's first private company to reach the lunar surface successfully. (Kyodo)

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Japan startup fails again to put lander on Moon

Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of ispace Inc., suggests at a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, that the Japanese startup's lunar lander failed in its attempt to land on the Moon's surface, following its first unsuccessful try in 2023. The Tokyo-based company believes its lunar lander Resilience impacted the Moon's surface after failing to slow sufficiently during its descent, dashing ispace's hope of becoming the country's first private company to reach the lunar surface successfully.

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Japan startup fails again to put lander on Moon

Takeshi Hakamada (C), founder and CEO of ispace Inc., suggests at a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, that the Japanese startup's lunar lander failed in its attempt to land on the Moon's surface, following its first unsuccessful try in 2023. The Tokyo-based company believes its lunar lander Resilience impacted the Moon's surface after failing to slow sufficiently during its descent, dashing ispace's hope of becoming the country's first private company to reach the lunar surface successfully.

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13th anniversary of death of Kim Jong Il

North Korean citizens stand in front of a statue of North Korea's second leader Kim Jong Il (R), alongside his father Kim Il Sung, the country's founder, at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2024, the 13th anniversary of his death.

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Iran holds int'l summit on situation in Gaza

STORY: Iran holds int'l summit on situation in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: June 1, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:21 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summit STORYLINE: Iran on Saturday held an international conference in the capital Tehran to discuss the ongoing situation in Gaza. The conference, titled "International Summit on Gaza: The Oppressed but Resilient," was attended by Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the late founder of Iran's Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, as well as a number of Iranian and foreign guests and figures. Speaking at the summit, the Iranian caretaker foreign minister said Palestine had always been a strategic issue in the West Asia region and the world. The Iranian parliament speaker said his country had always stood by the Palestinian people, adding Iran maintained that Palestinians were the ones to decide their own country's fate. Xinhua News Agenc

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President Biden presents Shepard with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

U.S. President Joe Biden presents Judy Shepard, co-founder of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, May 3, 2024. Several of today’s recipients are Democratic Party stalwarts, and Biden himself was awarded the honor by former President Barack Obama in the final days of their administration in 2017. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden presents Shepard with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

U.S. President Joe Biden presents Judy Shepard, co-founder of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, May 3, 2024. Several of today’s recipients are Democratic Party stalwarts, and Biden himself was awarded the honor by former President Barack Obama in the final days of their administration in 2017. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden presents Shepard with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

U.S. President Joe Biden presents Judy Shepard, co-founder of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, May 3, 2024. Several of today’s recipients are Democratic Party stalwarts, and Biden himself was awarded the honor by former President Barack Obama in the final days of their administration in 2017. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden presents Shepard with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

U.S. President Joe Biden presents Judy Shepard, co-founder of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, May 3, 2024. Several of today’s recipients are Democratic Party stalwarts, and Biden himself was awarded the honor by former President Barack Obama in the final days of their administration in 2017. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anniv. of N. Korea founder's birth

Pyongyang,North Korea, April 15 Kyodo - People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15, 2024, to offer flowers as North Korea marks the 112th anniversary of the country's founder Kim Il Sung's birth.(Kyodo)

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Anniv. of N. Korea founder's birth

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15, 2024, to offer flowers as North Korea marks the 112th anniversary of the country's founder Kim Il Sung's birth.

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Anniv. of N. Korea founder's birth

Soldiers salute at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15, 2024, as North Korea marks the 112th anniversary of the country's founder Kim Il Sung's birth.

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Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated October 10, 2006 of (L-R) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(L) delivers a speech under the watchful eyes of Hassan Khomeini(C-L), Hashemi Rafsanjani(C-R) and the late founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), as Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, listens on during a meeting of the country's top officials with the latter in Tehran. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

File photo dated October 10, 2006 of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech under the watchful eyes of and the late founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , as Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, listens on during a meeting of the country's top officials with the latter in Tehran. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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12th anniversary of death of Kim Jong Il

North Korean citizens stand in front of a statue of North Korea's second leader Kim Jong Il (R), alongside his father Kim Il Sung, the country's founder, at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2023, the 12th anniversary of his death.

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75th anniv. of N. Korea's founding

A photo exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of North Korea's founding is held in Pyongyang on Sept. 4, 2023, with photos of the country's former leaders -- founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il (R) -- on display with that of current leader Kim Jong Un.

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75th anniv. of N. Korea's founding

A photo exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of North Korea's founding is held in Pyongyang on Sept. 4, 2023, with photos of the country's former leaders -- founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il (R) -- on display with that of current leader Kim Jong Un.

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75th anniv. of N. Korea's founding

A photo exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of North Korea's founding is held in Pyongyang on Sept. 4, 2023, with photos of the country's former leaders -- founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il (R) -- on display with that of current leader Kim Jong Un.

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China's Shenzhen promotes construction of int'l mangrove center

STORY: China's Shenzhen promotes construction of int'l mangrove center DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN LILI, Co-founder of Mangrove Foundation, director of Futian Mangrove Ecological Park 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATTEO CONVERTINO, Associate Professor, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School 4. various of Shenzhen STORYLINE: China's Shenzhen is promoting the construction of an international mangrove center, as part of the country's efforts in wetlands conservation for high-quality development. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN LILI, Co-founder of Mangrove Foundation, director of Futian Mangrove Ecological Park "In the future, relying on the mangrove museum, an international mangrove center will be established. We will base ourselves on this new starting point and tell the stories of Shenzhen and China to the whole world." As a "blue carbon sink,"

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N. Korea marks 78th anniversary of end of Japan's colonial rule

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of the country's former leaders -- its founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son Kim Jong Il -- stand, on Aug. 15, 2023, the 78th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule.

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Birth anniv. of N. Korea's founder

A child offers flowers at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15, 2023, as North Korea marks the 111th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il Sung.

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Birth anniv. of N. Korea's founder

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15, 2023, to offer flowers as North Korea marks the 111th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il Sung.