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(231205) -- GUIPING, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows the ship lock of the Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project in Guiping City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project, started in 2014, is a crucial part of the country's water network to control floods, facilitate shipping, generate electricity, and provide irrigation. The core construction phase of this project was completed in September this year. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIPING-DATENG GORGE-SCENERY (CN)

(231205) -- GUIPING, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows ships passing the ship lock of the Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project in Guiping City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project, started in 2014, is a crucial part of the country's water network to control floods, facilitate shipping, generate electricity, and provide irrigation. The core construction phase of this project was completed in September this year. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIPING-DATENG GORGE-SCENERY (CN)

(231205) -- GUIPING, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows the Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project in Guiping City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project, started in 2014, is a crucial part of the country's water network to control floods, facilitate shipping, generate electricity, and provide irrigation. The core construction phase of this project was completed in September this year. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIPING-DATENG GORGE-SCENERY (CN)

(231205) -- GUIPING, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows the Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project in Guiping City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project, started in 2014, is a crucial part of the country's water network to control floods, facilitate shipping, generate electricity, and provide irrigation. The core construction phase of this project was completed in September this year. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIPING-DATENG GORGE-SCENERY (CN)

(231205) -- GUIPING, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows ships passing the ship lock of the Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project in Guiping City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project, started in 2014, is a crucial part of the country's water network to control floods, facilitate shipping, generate electricity, and provide irrigation. The core construction phase of this project was completed in September this year. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-GUIPING-DATENG GORGE-SCENERY (CN)

(231205) -- GUIPING, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows the Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project in Guiping City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Dateng Gorge Water Conservancy project, started in 2014, is a crucial part of the country's water network to control floods, facilitate shipping, generate electricity, and provide irrigation. The core construction phase of this project was completed in September this year. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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Iraqi youth starts carpentry business through self-study

STORY: Iraqi youth starts carpentry business through self-study DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shamal Ahmed Muhammad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter 3. various of carpentry workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter STORYLINE: An Iraqi young man has opened his own carpentry workshop after learning the craft through the Internet. Shamal Ahmed Muhammad is a university graduate from Erbil. He spends about 8 hours a day practicing carpentry, relying on it to provide daily sustenance for him and his family. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter "I started this project in 2014. The reason that I started this project is my passion for woodworking. I wanted to do something that I love and that I have passion for. So I started making projects for myself, for friends and for family. In time, more people got to know me and they asked for small projects. An

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Traditional wax dyeing benefits villagers in SW China's Guizhou

STORY: Traditional wax dyeing benefits villagers in SW China's Guizhou DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wax dyeing 2. various of wax dyeing workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG ERBAOLANG, Miao wax dyeing inheritor in Danzhai County 4. various of wax dyeing workshop 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ERBAOLANG, Miao wax dyeing inheritor in Danzhai County STORYLINE: Wax dyeing is a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group in southwest China's Guizhou. In Danzhai County, a major cradle of the dyeing craft, many Miao women have mastered the art since childhood. Yang Erbaolang is one of them. After years of hard work, she has made the art a source of wealth for local people. In 2014, Yang and three other Miao women set up a cooperative and began to take orders in bulk. Their business has been booming in recent years. With the help of the local government, Yang's workshop moved into a 500-square-meter plant in the

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Sony to sell latest PlayStation console in China

SHANGHAI, China - Officials of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s Chinese joint ventures announce in Shanghai on Dec. 11, 2014, the start of sales in China from Jan. 11, 2015, of its PlayStation 4 home-use video game console and PS Vita handheld gaming console.

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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai (R), managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., releases the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Singer to hold 20th concert for recovery from Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - Japanese singer-songwriter Eri Hiramatsu speaks on Dec. 4, 2014, about her 20th concert to be held in Kobe, her hometown, in support of the western Japan city's reconstruction from the devastation of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17, 2015, the 20th anniversary of the disaster.

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People wait for bus before photos of "martyrs" for Assad

TARTUS, Syria - People wait for a bus in Tartus, Syria, on Dec. 4, 2014, before a big portrait of President Bashar al-Assad (R) and pictures of people who have died fighting for his government. The city is called the "capital of martyrs" as many residents have died in action for the Syrian leader.

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Syrian man points to brother's photo in Tartus

TARTUS, Syria - A man in Tartus, Syria, on Dec. 4, 2014, points to a picture of his younger brother who was killed in action fighting for the Syrian government. Streets in Tartus, called the "capital of martyrs," are adorned with pictures of people killed while fighting for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Nishikori aims for semifinals at all 4 Grand Slam events

BRADENTON, United States - Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori, who is now ranked fifth in the world, practices at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, on Dec. 27, 2014. Nishikori's first action in 2015 will be in Australia at the Brisbane International, starting from Jan. 4, as a warm-up for the Australian Open, starting in Melbourne on Jan. 19.

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Nishikori aims for semifinals at all 4 Grand Slam events

BRADENTON, United States - Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori, who is now ranked fifth in the world, smiles during public practice at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, on Dec. 27, 2014. Nishikori's first action in 2015 will be in Australia at the Brisbane International, starting from Jan. 4, as a warm-up for the Australian Open, starting in Melbourne on Jan. 19.

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Gentildonna ends race career with Arima Kinen victory

FUNABASHI, Japan - Fourth pick Gentildonna (4) ridden by Keita Tosaki scores a crowning victory in the Arima Kinen race, the last race of her career, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2014. She became the fifth horse in Japan Racing Association history to win seven G1 titles.

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Gentildonna wins Arima Kinen horse race

FUNABASHI, Japan - Gentildonna (4), jockeyed by Keita Tosaki, wins the Arima Kinen, Japan's end-of-season grand prix, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2014.

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Man uses human power alone on trips to climb 100 famous mountains

TOKYO, Japan - Yoki Tanaka, seen in this file photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2014, climbed Japan's 100 famous mountains between April and October of the same year depending on human power alone during trips across the Japanese archipelago.

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Iraqi refugees from militant attacks face intense winter

TOKYO, Japan - An Iraqi woman (front R), a Christian with her husband kidnapped by Islamic State extremists, washes the family's belongings on Dec. 8, 2014, outside their unit in a temporary shelter for refugees in Arbil, a major city in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, while her 4-year-old son and in-laws look on. Many families forced from their homes amid violent attacks are faced with intense cold weather without adequate warm clothing and other winter supplies.

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Lawsuit filed to nullify election outcome over vote disparity

OSAKA, Japan - Lawyers head for the Osaka High Court in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2014, to file a lawsuit seeking to nullify the results of the House of Representatives election on Dec. 14 for the Nara No. 4 constituency because of the disparity in the weight of votes.

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Tokyo Station lit up to mark 100th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Station is lit up on Dec. 24, 2014, to mark the 100th anniversary of its opening. The lighting up will run through Dec. 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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Tokyo Station lit up to mark 100th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Station is lit up on Dec. 24, 2014, to mark the 100th anniversary of its opening. The lighting up will run through Dec. 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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Imperial Palace lit up

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Imperial Palace is lit up on Dec. 23, 2014, the 81st birthday of Emperor Akihito. The third annual winter-time illumination, which began the same day, will be in place until Jan. 4 between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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Imperial Palace lit up

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Imperial Palace is lit up on Dec. 23, 2014, the 81st birthday of Emperor Akihito. The third annual winter-time illumination, which began the same day, will be in place until Jan. 4 between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Akira Ono, chief of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, answers questions from reporters on Dec. 20, 2014, after plant workers finished removing all fuel rods from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building, a major step in decommissioning efforts. (Pool photo)

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 20, 2014, shows the buildings for Nos. 1-4 reactors (from R to L) of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day it has finished removing all fuel rods from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building, a major step in decommissioning efforts.

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Workers wipe water off a transport container for nuclear fuel rods after it is removed from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 20, 2014. (Pool photo)(Image is partially modified for security reasons)

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 20, 2014, shows a transport container (C) for unused nuclear fuel rods being removed from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day it has finished removing all fuel rods from the pool, a major step in decommissioning efforts. (Pool photo)(Image is partially modified for security reasons)

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A transport container for unused nuclear fuel rods is removed from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 20, 2014. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day it has finished removing all fuel rods from the pool, a major step in decommissioning efforts. (Pool photo)(Image is partially modified for security reasons)

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Nuclear fuel racks are empty in the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Dec. 20, 2014, after all fuel rods are removed from the pool. (Pool photo)

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Nijubashi Bridge at Imperial Palace illuminated with LEDs

TOKYO, Japan - The Nijubashi Bridge, the main entrance bridge to the Imperial Palace grounds, is illuminated with light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs during a trial on Dec. 18, 2014. The palace will be illuminated from Dec. 23, the emperor's birthday, until Jan. 4.

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Hasebe, Hosogai tussle in Bendesliga game

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japanese midfielder Makoto Hasebe (L) of Eintracht Frankfurt makes a pass as compatriot midfielder Hajime Hosogai of Hertha BSC tries to block it in the first half of a Bundesliga game in Frankfurt on Dec. 17, 2014. The match ended in a 4-4 draw.

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Taxis await passengers in front of Pyongyang Station

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Taxis wait for passengers in front of Pyongyang Station as seen in this file photo taken on Sept. 4, 2014. North Korea marked the third anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of former leader Kim Jong Il.

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NRA chief opines on Takahama nuke plant's safety

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka (2nd from R), chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, about a report that the No. 3 and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, have cleared the NRA's tougher safety requirements. The clearance is a step toward reactivating the idled reactors.

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2 Takahama plant reactors to clear major safety hurdle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2014 shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant, located on the Sea of Japan coast. The idled Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the plant are set to clear the initial hurdle on Dec. 17 to being brought back online, possibly next year, despite persisting public concerns over nuclear safety in the face of the Fukushima meltdowns.

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Cult-slain victim's son speaks after high court hearing

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Kariya, son of Tokyo notary Kiyoshi Kariya who was abducted and killed by the AUM Shinrikyo cult in 1995, meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, after the first appeal court hearing on former senior AUM member Makoto Hirata's alleged involvement in this and other criminal cases. The Tokyo High Court is set to hand down a ruling on March 4, 2015.

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CCTV's 'Big Shorts' standing out in Beijing

BEIJING, China - People pass by the new headquarters building of state-run China Central Television in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2014. Citizens in the Chinese capital call the building "big shorts."

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Spacecraft Orion developed for Mars trip lifts off on 1st test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - A Delta 4 Heavy rocket, carrying NASA's next-generation spacecraft Orion, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Dec. 5, 2014 in its first unmanned test flight. Orion was developed to carry astronauts to an asteroid in the 2020s and to Mars in the 2030s.

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Spacecraft Orion developed for Mars trip lifts off on 1st test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - A Delta 4 Heavy rocket, carrying NASA's next-generation spacecraft Orion, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Dec. 5, 2014 in its first unmanned test flight. Orion was developed to carry astronauts to an asteroid in the 2020s and to Mars in the 2030s.

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Fresh suit filed over planned restart of 4 Kansai Electric reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Plaintiffs head to the Fukui District Court on Dec. 5, 2014, to file for an injunction order to suspend the planned restart of four nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. They are asking that the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Takahama plant and Nos. 3 and 4 units at the Oi plant, currently offline for safety screening by the nuclear regulator, not be restarted.

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Nobel laureate Nakamura arrives in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Shuji Nakamura, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, arrives in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 4, 2014, to attend the Dec. 10 award ceremony. The professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will also give a speech in the Swedish capital.

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Dollar briefly tops 120 yen 1st time in more than 7 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - A monitor board at a financial institution in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2014, shows the U.S. dollar topping the 120 yen line for the first time since July 2007. The dollar's rise reflected a positive outlook for the U.S. economy in contrast to flagging Japan and Europe.

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China, S. Africa seal comprehensive deal

BEIJING, China - South African President Jacob Zuma (center L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (center R) attend a signing ceremony for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" agreement at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2014.

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S. African Pres. Zuma meets with Chinese Premier Li

BEIJING, China - Visiting South African President Jacob Zuma (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2014. Zuma arrived in Beijing on Dec. 3 for a four-day visit. (Pool photo)

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5 students conduct hunger strike in H.K.

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Joshua Wong, head of the student group Scholarism, continues his hunger strike in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on Dec. 4, 2014. Wong began an indefinite hunger strike on Dec. 1 to press for a second round of talks with the Hong Kong government.