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US: Semi-Truck and Passenger Vehicle Collide in North Las Vegas

A semi-truck and passenger vehicle collided Thursday afternoon, April 8, near W. Carey Avenue and Simmons Street in North Las Vegas. Emergency crews responded to the scene as police and fire crews investigated the crash. Simmons Street was temporarily closed in both directions between Carey and Evans avenues.

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Low-cost power banks helping avert blackout impacts in Malawi

STORY: Low-cost power banks helping avert blackout impacts in Malawi DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Silumbu's workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAM SMITH SILUMBU, Entrepreneur 3. various of Silumbu's workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAM SMITH SILUMBU, Entrepreneur STORYLINE: Technology can truly change people's lives for the better. In Malawi, an entrepreneur is making low-cost power banks using Chinese technology to avert impacts of power cuts. Driven by persistent blackouts, Sam Smith Silumbu, in 2021 opened a workshop in one of the suburbs of Blantyre City, south Malawi. Its core business is to manufacture mobile phone accessories including low-cost power banks. The 30-year-old says he came across a lot of Chinese technologies when studying Civil Engineering as a self-sponsored student at Xinyu University in China's Jiangxi Province around 2017. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAM SMITH SILUMBU, Entrepreneur "When I came bac

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Space World amusement park

KITAKYUSHU, Japan, Dec. 31 Kyodo - Fans run through the gates to enter the Space World amusement park in Kitakyushu in southwestern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 31, 2017, as it opened for the last time before ending 27 years of business.

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China pavilion of COP15 celebrates theme day of giant panda's hometown

STORY: China pavilion of COP15 celebrates theme day of giant panda's hometown DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: MONTREAL, Canada CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China Pavilion 2. STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the Giant Panda National Park 4. various of the theme day 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU YUANYUE, Senior engineer of Sichuan Academy of Eco-Environmental Sciences STORYLINE: Giant panda protection efforts of China's Sichuan Province are on display at the China Pavilion during the second part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Montreal, Canada. STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent "Over the past decades, China has seen remarkable achievements in giant panda protection. In 2017, China started piloting the giant panda park. Last year, China officially designated the first group of five national parks, including the Giant Panda Nati

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People dedicate New Year's prayers to SMAP in hopes the band reforms

A wooden plaque, used by worshipers at shrines and temples in Japan to state their wishes and prayers, says, "Please help make SMAP get back together," found among dozens of plaques at Tokyo's Gotokuji temple on Jan. 4, 2017. SMAP, one of Japan's most beloved bands, broke up on Dec. 31, 2016 after nearly 30-year career as pop idols. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lunar probe competition extended to end of 2017

A moon rover developed by the Japanese team Hakuto is shown in this file photo taken in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, in December 2014. The U.S.-based XPRIZE Foundation announced on May 22, 2015, a one-year extension of its lunar probe competition until Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's countdown in Tokyo

Police officers cordon off Tokyo's Shibuya crossing to car traffic from late night on Dec. 31, 2017, as a huge crowd was expected for the New Year's countdown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve in Pyongyang

Visitors pose for a photo in front of an ice sculpture of an intercontinental ballistic missile at the Pyongyang Ice Sculpture Festival in Kim Il Sung Square in the North Korean capital on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki and Yu Darvish

Combined file photo shows Ichiro Suzuki (L) in Japan's Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2017, and Yu Darvish in Arlington, Texas, on July 31, 2017. The outfielder and pitcher remain unsigned as of the end of January 2018 for the upcoming season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's countdown in Tokyo

Police officers work the megaphone to maintain order as crowds throng Tokyo's Shibuya crossing on the night of Dec. 31, 2017. Police blocked off the intersection and its vicinity to cars from late night as a huge crowd was expected for the New Year's countdown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's countdown in Tokyo

Police officers work the megaphone to maintain order as crowds throng Tokyo's Shibuya crossing on the night of Dec. 31, 2017. Police blocked off the intersection and its vicinity to cars from late night as a huge crowd was expected for the New Year's countdown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve in Pyongyang

Crowds gather at the Pyongyang Ice Sculpture Festival in Kim Il Sung Square in the North Korean capital on Dec. 31, 2017, in celebration of the New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ioka retires from boxing

Former three-division world champion Kazuto Ioka takes a deep bow after announcing his retirement from boxing Dec. 31, 2017, in Yokohama, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ioka retires from boxing

Kazuto Ioka throws a right against Noknoi Sitthiprasert of Thailand in their WBA flyweight title fight in this file photo taken April 2017 in Osaka, Japan. Ioka retired from boxing on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ioka retires from boxing

Former three-division world champion Kazuto Ioka announces his retirement from boxing at a press conference on Dec. 31, 2017, in Yokohama, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ioka retires from boxing

Kazuto Ioka poses with his three belts after winning the WBA flyweight title in this file photo taken April 2015. Ioka retired from boxing on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (L) lands a jab on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (L) lands a jab on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) lands a punch on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Taguchi unifies IBF, WBA flyweight titles

Ryoichi Taguchi (R) lands a punch on Milan Melindo during a bout at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. Taguchi defeated Melindo on a decision to add the IBF light flyweight crown to his WBA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Space World amusement park

Fireworks go off at the Space World amusement park in Kitakyushu in southwestern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 31, 2017. The event is the theme park's grand finale before it closes after 27 years of operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end "namahage" rituals in Akita

A man serves up a feast for "Namahage" who visited his house in Oga, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 31, 2017. With demon-like masks and straw clothing, Namahage are considered divine messengers bringing blessings to people by visiting houses in the area every New Year's Eve, yelling and telling children they have to behave themselves. The tradition is designated as one of Japan's important intangible cultural assets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve at Haneda airport

Members of the Japan Airlines corporate rugby team pound rice to make mochi rice cakes, a traditional New Year's food in Japan, at the international terminal of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve at Haneda airport

Japan Airlines staff hand out bowls of "shiratama zenzai," a traditional Japanese dessert of sweet red bean soup with chewy mochi dumplings, to passengers at the international terminal of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve at Haneda airport

Japan Airlines staff hand out bowls of "shiratama zenzai," a traditional Japanese dessert of sweet red bean soup with chewy mochi dumplings, to passengers at the international terminal of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire in Tokyo's Shibuya

Photo taken on Dec. 31, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a four-story building on fire on a busy street in Tokyo's Shibuya district, a popular entertainment and shopping area where crowds gather for the New Year countdown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end "jumbo" lottery

The year-end "jumbo" lottery, with a top prize of 700 million yen ($6.2 million), is drawn in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year-end "jumbo" lottery

The winning numbers for the year-end "jumbo" lottery, with a top prize of 700 million yen ($6.2 million), are announced in the presence of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in the Japanese capital on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire in Tokyo's Shibuya

Photo taken on Dec. 31, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a four-story building on fire on a busy street in Tokyo's Shibuya district, a popular entertainment and shopping area where crowds gather for the New Year countdown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire in Tokyo's Shibuya

Firefighters are mobilized on Dec. 31, 2017, to fight a fire that broke out in a four-story building on a busy street in Tokyo's Shibuya district, a popular entertainment and shopping area where crowds gather for the New Year countdown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire in Tokyo's Shibuya

Firefighters are mobilized on Dec. 31, 2017, to fight a fire that broke out in a four-story building on a busy street in Tokyo's Shibuya district, a popular entertainment and shopping area where crowds gather for the New Year countdown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Space World amusement park

Fans flock to the Space World amusement park in Kitakyushu in southwestern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 31, 2017, before the facility closes its gates for the last time after 27 years of business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Space World amusement park

Fans flock to the Space World amusement park in Kitakyushu in southwestern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 31, 2017, before the facility closes its gates for the last time after 27 years of business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Space World amusement park

Fans flock to the Space World amusement park in Kitakyushu in southwestern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 31, 2017, before the facility closes its gates for the last time after 27 years of business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Space World

Space World amusement park official Naoyuki Shimada (C) and visitors pose for a photo near a Space Shuttle replica in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu on Dec. 20, 2017, before its closure on Dec. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: 2018 World Cup draw

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic (top row, 3rd from L,) poses for a group photo after the draw on Dec. 1, 2017, with the managers of the 31 other teams qualified for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 World Cup draw

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic (top row, 3rd from L,) poses for a group photo after the draw on Dec. 1, 2017, with the managers of the 31 other teams qualified for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ioka gives up WBA flyweight belt

Undated photo shows World Boxing Association flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka, who relinquished his belt on Nov. 9, 2017. According to Kazunori Ioka, his father and gym president, Kazuto had been scheduled to defend his title for the sixth time on Dec. 31 but he will not be ready because his training suffered after he got married earlier in the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deposed Catalan leader accepts new regional election

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont leaves a press conference in Brussels on Oct. 31, 2017. Puigdemont said he accepts the new election in the region scheduled for Dec. 21, called by Spain's central government that had already imposed direct control over the autonomous region. The Constitutional Court earlier in the day suspended the unilateral declaration of independence made by the regional parliament on Oct. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Enryakuji reveals oldest building

Photo shows the interior of the oldest building at Enryakuji, a temple located on Mt. Hiei in the western Japan city of Otsu, revealed to the media on July 31, 2017. The building, Tenbo Rin-do, an important national cultural property, will open to the public for the first time from Aug. 1 through Dec. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Enryakuji reveals oldest building

Photo shows the interior of the oldest building at Enryakuji, a temple located on Mt. Hiei in the western Japan city of Otsu, revealed to the media on July 31, 2017. The building, Tenbo Rin-do, an important national cultural property, will open to the public for the first time from Aug. 1 through Dec. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year countdown event in Tokyo's Shibuya crossing

People cheer as they look up the New Year countdown clock and celebrate the arrival of 2017 in Tokyo's Shibuya crossing. Police made an area around the crossing off-limit to cars from late night on Dec. 31 as a huge crowd was expected for the countdown event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo