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Four giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas, (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Fuhin and Saihin, are pictured at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Dec. 24, 2024 and Aug. 14, 2024, respectively. All four giant pandas on loan to the western Japan zoo are set to leave on June 28, 2025, to return to China.

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Giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas -- (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Saihin and Fuhin -- are pictured at Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Aug. 14, 2024, and Dec. 24, 2024, respectively.

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Turkish parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid

STORY: Turkish parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. photos of the Turkish parliament voting on the bill of Sweden's bid to become the 32nd member of NATO in the Grand National Assembly 2. various of Turkish parliament (shooting time: Dec. 22, 2023) 3. various of the headquarters of NATO (April 4, 2023) 4. File footage of the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Türkiye (shooting time: Nov. 8, 2022) 5. various of a high council meeting of Türkiye-Sweden-Finland and NATO in Türkiye (shooting time: June 14, 2023) STORYLINE: Turkish lawmakers on Tuesday approved a long-delayed bill on Sweden's bid to become the 32nd member of NATO. The Turkish parliament voted on the bill after a debate in the Grand National Assembly. A total of 346 lawmakers participated in the voting, with 287 votes in favor, 55 against, and four abstentions. Turkish Pres

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Voting for Tunisia's local council elections held

STORY: Voting for Tunisia's local council elections held SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:26 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people voting at a polling station STORYLINE: Voting for Tunisia's local council elections began on Sunday, the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. Polling started at 8 a.m. local time (0700 GMT), with 4,685 voting centers and 8,174 polling stations being set up in 2,155 constituencies, said the ISIE. More than 9 million voters were expected to cast their ballots in the elections to choose their local representatives, according to data from the Supreme Electoral Council. A total of 7,205 candidates are running for the elections, with 279 local councils expected to be elected. Preliminary results of the parliamentary elections will be announced on Wednesday, the ISIE said. The elections, the first to be held under the country's new Tunisian Constitution ratified in 2022, will result in the creation of

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Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde

STORY: Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The first edition of the Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concluded in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, on Thursday. The event was attended by senior government officials from Cameroon and diplomats representing various Asian countries. "Its objective is to strengthen friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Cameroon and its Asian partners," said Cameroon's Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella during the event's opening. He said that the initiative aims to enhance mutual understanding, expand people-to-people exchanges, and promote cultural cooperation between Cameroon and Asian nations. Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development Alamine Ousmane Mey emphasized Cameroon's "excellent" trade relations with Asian countries. "Between 2017 and 2022, Asian countries account

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-PARKOUR(CN)

(230510) -- BEIJING, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit Shancheng Alley of the Jiefangbei business district in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Dec. 24, 2022. Chongqing, a city built on mountains, features a city scape of ups and downs and scattered buildings. The road is often seen being built on the roof, and the light rail running through the buildings in the southwest China's metropolitan. With the natural advantages for parkour, also known as free-running, Chongqing provides the practitioners of parkour a playground where they overcome obstacles in the urban landscape without assistive equipment in the fastest and most efficient way possible. Wen Shunyao, 32, a parkour club teacher, first learned about parkour in a movie when he was a studednt in university. After a few years of traning, he met more friends sharing same passion for parkour. They participated in competitions together and Wen gradually gained his fame. After graduating from university, Wen Shunyao turned hi

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(SP)CHINA-JILIN-WINTER SPORTS-SKIING(CN)

(230324) -- CHANGCHUN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wei Wei works at V-PARK in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province on Dec. 9, 2022. Wei Wei, a 34-year-old native of Tonghua, is currently the manager of the V-PARK Terrain Snow Park at Vanke Lake Songhua Resort in Jilin City. Ever since his childhood, Wei has engaged in skiing and fallen in love with this sport. Therefore, he chose a major related to snow park management when he studied abroad. After graduating, Wei came back to Jilin City and started to build the V-PARK Terrain Snow Park. With the continuous improvement of the public skiing level following the craze set off by Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, more and more winter sports lovers come to V-PARK to experience freestyle skiing. Famous for its long snow season and powder snow, Changbai Mountain in Jilin province has long been an ideal place for skiing. It has become a major destination for ski enthusiasts all over China, thanks to the soaring interest in winter sports fueled by Beijing 2022 Wint

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(SP)CHINA-JILIN-WINTER SPORTS-SKIING(CN)

(230324) -- CHANGCHUN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2018 shows Lake Songhua in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province. Famous for its long snow season and powder snow, Changbai Mountain in Jilin province has long been an ideal place for skiing. It has become a major destination for ski enthusiasts all over China, thanks to the soaring interest in winter sports fueled by Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Nowadays, Jilin witnesses considerable growth in winter sports economy, as well as real changes to local people's lives. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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(SP)CHINA-JILIN-WINTER SPORTS-SKIING(CN)

(230324) -- CHANGCHUN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of V-PARK work at the park in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province on Dec. 9, 2022. With the continuous improvement of the public skiing level following the craze set off by Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, more and more winter sports lovers come to V-PARK to experience freestyle skiing. Famous for its long snow season and powder snow, Changbai Mountain in Jilin province has long been an ideal place for skiing. It has become a major destination for ski enthusiasts all over China, thanks to the soaring interest in winter sports fueled by Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Nowadays, Jilin witnesses considerable growth in winter sports economy, as well as real changes to local people's lives. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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(SP)CHINA-JILIN-WINTER SPORTS-SKIING(CN)

(230324) -- CHANGCHUN, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Su Yiming, gold medalist of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, enjoys skiing at V-PARK in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province on Dec. 10, 2022. With the continuous improvement of the public skiing level following the craze set off by Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, more and more winter sports lovers come to V-PARK to experience freestyle skiing. Famous for its long snow season and powder snow, Changbai Mountain in Jilin province has long been an ideal place for skiing. It has become a major destination for ski enthusiasts all over China, thanks to the soaring interest in winter sports fueled by Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Nowadays, Jilin witnesses considerable growth in winter sports economy, as well as real changes to local people's lives. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's strong recovery shores up foreign firms

(230324) -- BEIJING, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Videos of various districts of Shenzhen are displayed at the 2022 Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xi Jinping's economic thought steers China toward modernity

(230301) -- BEIJING, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 24, 2022 shows a Fuxing high-speed train making a trial run before the opening of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in Mianning County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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Inter-agency mission to Afghanistan reports positive signs concerning women's rights

STORY: Inter-agency mission to Afghanistan reports positive signs concerning women's rights DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: UNITED NATIONS CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide of press briefing room 2. wide of UN officials taking seats 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTIN GRIFFITHS, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs 4. various of journalists 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARTIN GRIFFITHS, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs STORYLINE: A mission of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to Afghanistan has reported positive signs concerning women's rights in the country. The mission was sent to Afghanistan last week to look into the effects of the ban on women being employed in national and local and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian work that was promulgated by the Taliban on Dec. 24, 2022. Days after the Dec. 24 edict, the Afghanistan minister of public health said this edict would not apply in the health sector. That was follow

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BANGLADESH-GAZIPUR-ECONOMY-CHINESE SHOEMAKER

(230119) -- GAZIPUR, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers process shoe parts at the Chinese-invested shoe-making factory in Gazipur district on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese shoemaker in Bangladesh successfully rides out pandemic tide" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-GAZIPUR-ECONOMY-CHINESE SHOEMAKER

(230119) -- GAZIPUR, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks quality of sample shoes at the Chinese-invested shoe-making factory in Gazipur district on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese shoemaker in Bangladesh successfully rides out pandemic tide" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-GAZIPUR-ECONOMY-CHINESE SHOEMAKER

(230119) -- GAZIPUR, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker processes shoe parts at the Chinese-invested shoe-making factory in Gazipur district on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese shoemaker in Bangladesh successfully rides out pandemic tide" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-GAZIPUR-ECONOMY-CHINESE SHOEMAKER

(230119) -- GAZIPUR, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate by a production line at the Chinese-invested shoe-making factory in Gazipur district on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese shoemaker in Bangladesh successfully rides out pandemic tide" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-GAZIPUR-ECONOMY-CHINESE SHOEMAKER

(230119) -- GAZIPUR, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate by a production line at the Chinese-invested shoe-making factory in Gazipur district on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese shoemaker in Bangladesh successfully rides out pandemic tide" (Xinhua)

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U.S.-CHICAGO-WINTER STORM

(221225) -- CHICAGO, Dec. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man runs by North Ave. Beach in Chicago, the United States, on Dec. 24, 2022. A strong winter storm swept through Chicago. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China enters new phase of COVID response

(230108) -- BEIJING, Jan. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A makeshift fever clinic serves patients at the Guang'an Gymnasium in central Xicheng District of Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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THAILAND-TOURISM-RETURN OF CHINESE TRAVELERS

(230103) -- BANGKOK, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors stroll in Phimai Historical Park, about 270 kilometers northeast of Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Thailand's tourism sector gears up for return of Chinese travelers" (Xinhua/Chen Jiabao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-LAISHUI COUNTY-GUESTHOUSE (CN)

(230103) -- LAISHUI, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duan Jinghe (2nd L) renovates his courtyard in Nanyu Village, Laishui County in north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Change in a mountainous village near Beijing" (Xinhua)

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

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People bid goodbye to each other with a hug in Irpin, Ukraine, March 8, 2022. Russian armed forces declared a "silence regime" and opened humanitarian corridors for the safe evacuation of civilians from several Ukrainian cities on March 9. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Ukraine crisis accelerates changes unseen in a century Russia on Feb. 24 launched a special military operation against Ukraine, which, on the same day, declared martial law. The United States and other NATO countries have continued to fan the flames, imposing sanctions on Russia and providing military aid to Ukraine. Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership. Explosions damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines. The Ukraine crisis has escalated geopolitical tensions in Europe, leading to a global shortage of energy and food supplies, among other problems. Facing the crisis, most countries have refused to follow suit and impose sanctions on Russia. China has always stood on th

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Erdogan vows to attract Turkish scientist to reverse brain drain

STORY: Erdogan vows to attract Turkish scientist to reverse brain drain DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the science awards ceremony (Courtesy: Ihlas News Agency) 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President (Courtesy: Ihlas News Agency) 3. various of street views STORYLINE: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Türkiye supports the youth to study overseas and works to attract Turkish scientists living abroad to return home amid a debate over the brain drain in the country. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President "We aim to make Türkiye a center of attraction for our scientists worldwide. We strengthen our science ecosystem and reverse the brain drain thanks to our researchers who return with the programs we have established for this purpose." Erdogan made the remarks at a science awards ceremony of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK)

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Xinhua Headlines: COVID-19 responses attest to China's strength, resilience

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 24, 2020 shows the construction site of Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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Xinhua Headlines: COVID-19 responses attest to China's strength, resilience

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children skate at a business center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 24, 2022 shows Armand Duplantis (R) of Sweden hugs his father and coach Gregory Duplantis during the men's pole vault awarding ceremony at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 in Eugene, Oregon, the United States. Three new world records were created at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, the United States. On July 22, Sydney McLaughlin of the United States set a new women's 400m hurdles world record with 50.68 seconds. Two other world records were also shattered, with Swedish star pole vaulter Armand Duplantis clearing 6.21m and Nigeria's Tobi Amusan clocking 12.12 seconds in the women's 100m hurdles. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on June 24, 2022 shows team China perform during the Artistic Swimming Women's Team Free Final of the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. China claimed 18 gold, two silver and eight bronze medals at the 19th FINA World Championships held between June 18 and July 3, leveling with the United States on the gold medals table and finishing second in the medals tally. China completed a clean sweep of 13 titles in diving and surpassed the 100-gold mark in the discipline at the worlds. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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Cash payment down sharply in eurozone

STORY: Cash payment down sharply in eurozone DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of customers paying with a bank card in stores in Lyon, France 2. various of coins, banknotes and bank card STORYLINE: According to a study by the European Central Bank (ECB), cash payment represents 59 percent of in-store transactions in the eurozone in 2022, compared to 72 percent in 2019 and 79 percent in 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic and the development of contactless bank card payment methods have reduced the use of cash payments. Initially imposed for reasons of hygiene, Europeans have adopted new payment habits. For the first time this year, card payments exceeded cash payments in Europe. Payment by credit card has increased from 25 percent of transactions in 2019 to 34 percent in 2022. The continued development of e-commerce is also an important factor in analyzing these figures. The share of online purchases as a percentage of all euro area day-to-day

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Vertical farms seen in Israel's supermarkets

STORY: Vertical farms seen in Israel's supermarkets DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter 2. various of "vertical farms" 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RONEN REDEL, Vice President of Business Development at Vertical Field 4. various of a supermarket 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GILAD MAREK, Chief Agronomist of Vertical Field STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter "I'm standing at the sterilized container and that's why I'm dressed like that, so I wouldn't bring any bacteria or viruses inside of this environment. And the Israeli company Vertical Field that's in charge of this facility believes it would be the future of agriculture, where plants, and in the future more kinds of crops and vegetables and fruits would be able to be grown in the sterilized environment without any added chemicals or pesticides and the fully clean products would be without any viruses or bacteria and the prices

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 25, 2022 shows local residents exercise in a park in Otog Banner of Erdos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A revision to China's sports law was passed on June 24 at the session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee and will take effect on January 1, 2023. This was the first comprehensive and systematic revision since the law's initial enforcement in 1995. The revised Law on Physical Culture and Sports added four new chapters, namely "Anti-Doping", "Sports Arbitration", "Sports Industry" and "Supervision and Management", further improving the basic legal framework of sports in China. (Photo by Wang Zheng/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Northwest China fosters new distinctive growth engines

(221227) -- XI'AN, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Potatoes serving as breeder seeds are pictured at an agriculture and animal husbandry science and technology development company in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-BEIJING-BUSINESS AREA-ECONOMY-RECOVERY (CN)

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy leisure time at a business center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2022. In recent days, business areas in Beijing have bustled again as the epidemic prevention and control measures have been optimized in line with the evolving epidemic situation. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-BUSINESS AREA-ECONOMY-RECOVERY (CN)

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy leisure time at a business center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2022. In recent days, business areas in Beijing have bustled again as the epidemic prevention and control measures have been optimized in line with the evolving epidemic situation. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-BUSINESS AREA-ECONOMY-RECOVERY (CN)

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy leisure time at a business center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2022. In recent days, business areas in Beijing have bustled again as the epidemic prevention and control measures have been optimized in line with the evolving epidemic situation. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-BUSINESS AREA-ECONOMY-RECOVERY (CN)

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy leisure time at a business center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2022. In recent days, business areas in Beijing have bustled again as the epidemic prevention and control measures have been optimized in line with the evolving epidemic situation. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-BUSINESS AREA-ECONOMY-RECOVERY (CN)

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy leisure time at a business center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2022. In recent days, business areas in Beijing have bustled again as the epidemic prevention and control measures have been optimized in line with the evolving epidemic situation. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 24, 2022 shows a Fuxing high-speed train making a trial run before the opening of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in Mianning County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 24, 2022 shows a Fuxing high-speed train making a trial run before the opening of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in Mianning County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Fuxing high-speed train makes a trial run before the opening of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway in Mianning County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 24, 2022. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-BEIJING-BUSINESS AREA-RECOVERY (CN)

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children skate at a business center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2022. In recent days, business areas in Beijing have resumed bustle in the face of the COVID-19, as effective measures are taken to resume working of enterprises and promote consumption. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-WINTER STORM

(221226) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A door to the deck of a house is half buried by snow in Amherst, Erie County, New York State, the United States, Dec. 24, 2022. A major winter storm has taken at least 23 lives across the United States as of Saturday evening, according to NBC News. The media outlet reported that deaths had occurred in the states of Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, New York, Colorado, and Michigan. (Photo by Xuehong Lyu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-WINTER STORM

(221226) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident removes snow from a building in Amherst, Erie County, New York State, the United States, Dec. 24, 2022. A major winter storm has taken at least 23 lives across the United States as of Saturday evening, according to NBC News. The media outlet reported that deaths had occurred in the states of Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, New York, Colorado, and Michigan. (Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-WINTER STORM

(221226) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident removes snow from a building in Amherst, Erie County, New York State, the United States, Dec. 24, 2022. A major winter storm has taken at least 23 lives across the United States as of Saturday evening, according to NBC News. The media outlet reported that deaths had occurred in the states of Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, New York, Colorado, and Michigan. (Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on June 24, 2022 shows Katie Ledecky of the United States reacts after the women's 800m freestyle final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Ledecky won the women's 800m freestyle at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, to take the fifth consecutive title in the event. In this tournament, the 25-year-old clinched four gold medals to take her world championships gold medal tally to 19. Ledecky also broke the women's short-course world record in the 1,500m and 800m freestyle at the FINA World Cup. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 24, 2022 shows Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes during the men's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 in Eugene, Oregon, the United States. Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record three times in the 2022 season, winning 18 of the 19 competitions he competed in and clearing six meters 23 times. He refreshed the world record with 6.21 meters at the World Athletics Championships in July. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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MIDEAST-BETHLEHEM-CHRISTMAS

(221225) -- BETHLEHEM, Dec. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children dressed in Christmas-themed clothing are seen during Christmas eve celebrations at the Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Festive Christmas re-embraces Bethlehem after 2-year COVID-19 hiatus" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHRISTMAS-CELEBRATION

(221225) -- ISLAMABAD, Dec. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Christmas decorations are pictured at a shop on Christmas Eve in Islamabad, Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Christian community in Pakistan revels in joy of Christmas with pomp and show" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHRISTMAS-CELEBRATION

(221225) -- ISLAMABAD, Dec. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man poses for a photo with his child at a neighborhood on Christmas Eve in Islamabad, Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Christian community in Pakistan revels in joy of Christmas with pomp and show" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHRISTMAS-CELEBRATION

(221225) -- ISLAMABAD, Dec. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children decorate a Christmas tree at a neighborhood on Christmas Eve in Islamabad, Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Christian community in Pakistan revels in joy of Christmas with pomp and show" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)