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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024, shows a coastal residential area in Banda Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that was rebuilt after the Dec. 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that killed around 230,000 people.

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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024, shows a coastal residential area in Banda Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that was rebuilt after the Dec. 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that killed around 230,000 people.

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Italian businessman impressed by rapid changes in China

STORY: Italian businessman impressed by rapid changes in China SHOOTING DATE: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Italian businessman's work and life 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BUZZELLI PAOLO, Technical assistance manager of SACMI Machinery (Foshan Nanhai) Co., Ltd STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): BUZZELLI PAOLO, Technical assistance manager of SACMI Machinery (Foshan Nanhai) Co., Ltd "My name is Paolo. I'm from Italy. The first time I came to China was exactly in 1994. My responsibility from the first day was to install and start up ceramic machinery all over China. After those 6 years, they assigned me to other countries. In 2004, I was lucky to be requested to come here, and live permanently in China and in Foshan, and having a much more stable, much more comfortable life. My company is involved in the ceramic machinery. We have been in China since 1987. Our main product is a hydraulic press. My job is involved in

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SRI LANKA-TSUNAMI-COMMEMORATION

(231226) -- GALLE, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a commemoration event held in Galle, Sri Lanka, Dec. 26, 2023. In Sri Lanka, Dec. 26 has been designated as the National Safety Day in remembrance of the deadly 2004 tsunami. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

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SRI LANKA-TSUNAMI-COMMEMORATION

(231226) -- GALLE, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a commemoration event held in Galle, Sri Lanka, Dec. 26, 2023. In Sri Lanka, Dec. 26 has been designated as the National Safety Day in remembrance of the deadly 2004 tsunami. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)

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Local guide explains photos of 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local tour guide Salmi Hardiyanti explains on Dec. 26, 2013, photographs of the 2004 tsunami inside a fishing boat that was washed on top of a house in Banda Aceh in Indonesia.

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Large ship remains in inland Banda Aceh since 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A large electric generator ship hit by tsunami in 2004 remains in an inland area of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013. The ship is one of the preserved objects damaged by the earthquake-triggered tsunami that serve as reminder of the catastrophe.

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Aceh eyes becoming tourist destination

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Tourists take photos in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013. The vessel in the back left atop a house by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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Aceh eyes becoming tourist destination

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Photo shows a large ship in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013. The vessel, pushed inland by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, has become a local tourist attraction.

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Body of famed Japanese climber killed in Russia returns home

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The coffin containing famed Japanese climber Haruhisa Watanabe arrives at his family's home in the town of Mori, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2013. Watanabe, 31, died on Dec. 26, 2012, in a traffic accident in Russia's Murmansk region during a cycling expedition through Central Asia. In 2004, when aged 22, he became the youngest Japanese to scale the tallest peaks of the seven continents.

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Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, strikes a pose after writing in one stroke the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

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Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, strikes a pose after writing in one stroke the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

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Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, uses an ink brush to write the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- in one stroke, at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A women offers prayers for her lost son at an old mosque in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004.

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local people gather to attend a ceremony in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004.

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local people gather to attend a ceremony in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004.

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local women offer prayers at a cemetery in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004.

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Acehnese flock to mass graves to mark deadly 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Two men who lost their relatives in the Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated Aceh Province in Indonesia in December 2004 pray for the victims at mass graves in the provincial capital Banda Aceh on Dec. 26. The tsunami left more than 170,000 people dead or missing.

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Athens Olympic champion Shibata set to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese swimmer Ai Shibata acknowledging cheers from fans after finishing first to capture the gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Swimming sources said Dec. 8 Shibata, 26, will retire from competition.

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Kuwashima named as new president of Nikko Cordial

TOKYO, Japan - Nikko Cordial Corp. said Dec. 25 it has decided to appoint Chief Information Technology Officer Shoji Kuwashima (file photo) as its president effective Dec. 26 to replace Junichi Arimura who is stepping down to take responsibility for the falsification of group earnings for fiscal 2004.

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True friends share weal and woe | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: True friends share weal and woe | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:06 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of IndonesiaSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PENG BIBO, Former member of Chinese rescue teamSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PENG BIBO, Former member of Chinese rescue teamSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PENG BIBO, Former member of Chinese rescue teamSOUNDBITE 4 (Indonesian): HENRY YURIANTO, Former member of Indonesian medical teamSOUNDBITE 5 (Indonesian): HENRY YURIANTO, Former member of Indonesian medical teamSOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): ZHANG PEICHUN, Wenchuan quake survivorSOUNDBITE 7 (Indonesian): BEN RIMBA, Former coordinator of Indonesian medical team STORYLINE: A friend in need is a friend indeed. In times of difficulty, people from China and Indonesia have helped each other weather hardships. The stories are shared by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Jakarta, Indonesia On Dec. 26, 2004, a tsunami triggered by a devastating 8.7 magnitude earthquake rocked many coastal

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Kuwashima named as new president of Nikko Cordial

TOKYO, Japan - Nikko Cordial Corp. said Dec. 25 it has decided to appoint Chief Information Technology Officer Shoji Kuwashima (file photo) as its president effective Dec. 26 to replace Junichi Arimura who is stepping down to take responsibility for the falsification of group earnings for fiscal 2004. (Kyodo)

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Athens Olympic champion Shibata set to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese swimmer Ai Shibata acknowledging cheers from fans after finishing first to capture the gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Swimming sources said Dec. 8 Shibata, 26, will retire from competition. (Kyodo)

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Athens Olympic champion Shibata set to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese swimmer Ai Shibata showing off the gold medal she captured in the women's 800-meter freestyle in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Swimming sources said Dec. 8 Shibata, 26, will retire from competition. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami remembrance event held in Thailand

Monks read the sutras on Dec. 26, 2015 in the southern Thai province of Phuket at a remembrance event for the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. The event organized by Plaja, a group of Japanese residents in Phuket, was among numbers of 11th anniversary commemoration events held in countries where many people died, also including Indonesia and Sri Lanka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local people gather to attend a ceremony in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004. (Kyodo)

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Acehnese flock to mass graves to mark deadly 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Two men who lost their relatives in the Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated Aceh Province in Indonesia in December 2004 pray for the victims at mass graves in the provincial capital Banda Aceh on Dec. 26. The tsunami left more than 170,000 people dead or missing. (Kyodo)

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A women offers prayers for her lost son at an old mosque in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004. (Kyodo)

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local women offer prayers at a cemetery in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004. (Kyodo)

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local people gather to attend a ceremony in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004. (Kyodo)

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Indonesian tsunami in 2004

Wirdawati, a 20-year-old Indonesian college student whose grandmother was killed in the massive tsunami that hit Sumatra in 2004, shares her thought on the tragedy on Dec. 23, 2017 with the general public through her letter on the topic, being exhibited at a postal box set up at Aceh Tsunami Museum. The 9.1 magnitude earthquake occurred off the west coast of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggering history's deadliest tsunami and leaving more than 160,000 dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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13th anniversary of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Ikhsan Hasyim (front) prays along with other attendants for the victims of the 2004 earthquake-tsunami disaster off Sumatra Island during a memorial ceremony held at a mosque in Indonesia's Aceh province on Dec. 26, 2017, the 13th anniversary of the tragedy. He lost seven relatives including his wife and parents in the tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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13th anniversary of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

People pray for the victims of the 2004 earthquake-tsunami disaster off Sumatra Island in Indonesia's Aceh province on Dec. 26, 2017, the 13th anniversary of the tragedy that killed or left missing at least 220,000 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo