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Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. various of volunteers 3. various of Swan Bay of Kaidu River 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHIYA, Local resident, volunteer STORYLINE: More and more people are making their contributions to protecting swans and other wild birds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Swan Bay of Kaidu River is home to a variety of migratory birds, thanks to the efforts to protect the local ecosystem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection "I was very surprised to find six swans here in the winter of 2013. Later, we quickly set up a wildlife protection volunteer service team. The number of people in our team has grown from just a few i

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2014, shows the scene where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, on Dec. 28, 2013. The 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - An 18-year-old Ecuadorian boy points on Jan. 4, 2014, to the spot where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. In the Dec. 28, 2013, incident witnessed by the boy, the 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2014, shows the scene where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, on Dec. 28, 2013. The 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Japanese man gunned down, wife seriously injured in Ecuador

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in October, 2013, shows an urban area of Guayaquil, Ecuador. A Japanese couple -- a 28-year-old man and his 27-year-old wife -- was attacked by robbers on Dec. 28, 2013, while in Guayaquil on their honeymoon. The man died and the woman suffered serious injuries.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki holds her daughter Anjyu at M-WAVE in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after finishing sixth in the women's 500 meters event at the qualifying race for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Okazaki, who won bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, announced her retirement after the event.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki holds her daughter Anjyu at M-WAVE in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after finishing sixth in the women's 500 meters event at the qualifying race for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Okazaki, who won bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, announced her retirement after the event.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Tomomi Okazaki, who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, competes in a qualifying race for the Sochi Games at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Tomomi Okazaki (L), who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, competes in a qualifying race for the Sochi Games at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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Speed skater Okazaki fails in Olympics selection, to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, who won a bronze medal in the women's 500 meters at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, waves at M-Wave in Nagano on Dec. 28, 2013, after skating in the qualifying race for the Sochi Games. Okazaki announced her retirement after finishing sixth in the race.

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Security tight around Japanese Embassy in Beijing

BEIJING, China - People's Armed Police officers stand guard in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 28, 2013, two day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Dozens of police vehicles are also stationed around the embassy.

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Security tight around Japanese Embassy in Beijing

BEIJING, China - An security officer restrains a woman in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 28, 2013, two day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. The woman was thought to be protesting against the visit.

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People rally in Naha against Gov. Nakaima's approval of landfill work

NAHA, Japan - People hold a banner at a rally in front of the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2013, in protest against Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima's approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within the prefecture. Some 700 people rallied there one day after Nakaima announced his approval of the central government plan.

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New Year's holiday exodus peaks in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Vacationers form long lines in a departure hall at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Dec. 28, 2013, as the New Year's holiday exodus began the same day. Some 177,000 people are expected to leave Japan from the airport at the end of the year.

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People rally in Naha against Gov. Nakaima's approval of landfill work

NAHA, Japan - People protest against Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima's approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within the prefecture at a square in front of the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2013. Some 700 people rallied there one day after Nakaima announced his approval of the central government plan.

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New Year's holiday exodus peaks in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People returning to their hometowns and vacationers board a bullet train at JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 28, 2013, as the New Year's holiday exodus began the same day.

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New Year's holiday exodus peaks in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Vacationers line up in front of check-in machines at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Dec. 28, 2013, as the New Year's holiday exodus began the same day. Some 177,000 people are expected to leave Japan from the airport at the end of the year.

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after leader Kim Jong Un, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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Nikkei hits 22-month high

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the closing level of Japan's Nikkei stock index on the afternoon of Jan. 4, 2013. It ended the day's session at 10,688.11, up 292.93 points from the previous session on Dec. 28 and its highest close since March 4, 2011. The U.S. dollar trading in the upper 87 yen range is also shown.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani and Yusei Kikuchi

Nippon Ham Fighters two-way player Shohei Ohtani (L) and Seibu Lions pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, both from Hanamaki Higashi High School, pose for a photo with children in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2013.

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Ex-GSDF head Kimizuka, who led 2011 quake rescue operation, dies

Photo taken in August 2013 shows Eiji Kimizuka, the chief of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. Kimizuka, who led the SDF rescue and relief operations after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami along the northeastern coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, died Dec. 28, 2015, defense sources said Dec. 29 without specifying the cause. He was 63. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - An 18-year-old Ecuadorian boy points on Jan. 4, 2014, to the spot where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. In the Dec. 28, 2013, incident witnessed by the boy, the 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries. (Kyodo)