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China: Golden Retriever Rolls in Snow for Dry Bath

On February 14, 2025, in Liaoning Province in northeastern China, a video captured a golden retriever rolling back and forth in a snowy field. The dog flipped over repeatedly, covering its body with fresh snow. The dog’s fur appeared clean and fluffy as it continued to tumble across the ground, clearly enjoying the motion. Snow scattered around its body each time it turned. The owner explained that the snow in the region is loose and powdery, and that a quick shake removes it without soaking the fur.

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UK: Bins Blown Around By Storm Eowyn’s Gusty Winds

Storm Eowyn brought strong winds to parts of UK and Ireland on Friday, January 24, prompting rare red weather warnings in both countries. Schools and businesses were closed due to expected disruptions, with several flights canceled at Belfast City Airport. This first part of the video shows bins flying around in the strong winds of Storm Eowyn. The later part shows a person tries to tie them together by the handles to keep them from flying away.

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ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities to hearing-impaired children in central China's Hubei

(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia gives a training session to a hearing-impaired child at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 27, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life situat

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ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities to hearing-impaired children in central China's Hubei

(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia and hearing-impaired children visit a supermarket in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 20, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life situations, and have the courage to communicate with ot

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ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities to hearing-impaired children in central China's Hubei

(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia gives a training session to a hearing-impaired child at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 27, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life situat

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ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities to hearing-impaired children in central China's Hubei

(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia gives a training session to hearing-impaired children at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 17, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life situati

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ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities to hearing-impaired children in central China's Hubei

(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia and hearing-impaired children play at a park in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 20, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life situations, and have the courage to communicate with others.

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ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities to hearing-impaired children in central China's Hubei

(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia gives a training session to hearing-impaired children at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 17, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life situati

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ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities to hearing-impaired children in central China's Hubei

(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia gives a training session to hearing-impaired children at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 17, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life situati

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ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities to hearing-impaired children in central China's Hubei

(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia gives a training session to a hearing-impaired child at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 20, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life situat

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ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities to hearing-impaired children in central China's Hubei

(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia and hearing-impaired children fly a kite at a park in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 20, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life situations, and have the courage to communicate with o

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Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister

STORY: Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Monday at a press conference in Tehran that the turnout in the country's 12th parliamentary and sixth Assembly of Experts elections, which were held on Friday, reached 41 percent. The voting began at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) at 59,000 polling stations across Iran, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. The voting was initially scheduled to end at 6:00 pm local time but was extended three times, with each extension lasting for two hours. Vahidi said 25 million of the total 6

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What to expect at "two sessions" in pivotal year

STORY: What to expect at "two sessions" in pivotal year SHOOTING TIME: February 2024 & file DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing 2. various of China STORYLINE: The upcoming annual sessions of China's top legislature and political advisory body will offer the world a window to observe the country's development and understand its policy direction for the following year. The second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open on March 5 and 4, respectively. The year 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and is a crucial year for the realization of the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025). At the "two sessions" each year, the annual economic development goals of the world's second-largest economy are

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Tourism Australia greets 1st Chinese tour group of China's Golden Week

STORY: Tourism Australia greets 1st Chinese tour group of China's Golden Week DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Sydney CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors in Australia 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PHILLIPA HARRISON, Managing director of Tourism Australia STORYLINE: Tourism Australia, the country's governmental tourism promotion body, greeted on Friday the first Chinese tourist group that arrived in Sydney during China's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Tourism Australia staged a warm welcoming ceremony at the Sydney international airport. Managing Director of Tourism Australia Phillipa Harrison gave each group member a stuffed toy "souvenir kangaroo Ruby" as a present, and wished them a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. SOUNDBITE (English): PHILLIPA HARRISON, Managing director of Tourism Australia "So we are ready for the Chinese market to come back and we can't wait to welcome them. We have seen a steady increase in numbers from the China market. We anticipate that we'l

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Stone drill unearthed in E China reveals drilling technique of ancient Chinese

STORY: Stone drill unearthed in E China reveals drilling technique of ancient Chinese DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lingjiatan relics site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIA LEI, Guide at Lingjiatan relics site 3. various of Lingjiatan relics site STORYLINE: A stone drill unearthed from a relics site in east China's Anhui Province has revealed the superb drilling technique of the ancient Chinese. The drill, which was found at the Lingjiatan relics site in Ma'anshan City, is believed to be used by ancient Chinese to make jade ware. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIA LEI, Guide at Lingjiatan relics site "The stone drill is 6.3 centimeters long and was made of gravel. There is a spiral-shaped bit on each end of the drill. We've also found a groove on its body, which is believed to be used to fasten string or belt when making jade ware." The Lingjiatan relics site is a Neolithic settlement site dating back 5,300 to 5,800 years, with a tot

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Xinjiang, My home: A dedicated community official

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A dedicated community official DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG HAIYAN, Community official, Tewilga Town, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG HAIYAN, Community official, Tewilga Town, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang "There's electricity in everyone's body. Put your hands on it, and you'll see the electrical currents in your body. Come on! Have a try! Hello. My name is Wang Haiyan. I'm an official in Longju community, Tewilga Town, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang. Our community established a science museum for children with a funding of 80,000 yuan (nearly 12,000 U.S. dollars). Children can experience the fun of learning science here. Each time Ms. Wang is here, she always teaches us a lot of interesting knowledge. The movie-making uses this theory. Take countless pictures and string them togeth

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Kamoshita's political fund reports contradict

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita is surrounded by reporters after the annual political fund reports of his fund management body were found to contradict with each other over borrowings.

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IMF chief Lagarde, WB head Kim

TOKYO, Japan - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde look at each other at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2012. The International Monetary and Financial Committee, the policy-setting body of the IMF, as well as the joint IMF-World Bank Development Committee, held a meeting in Tokyo the same day.

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Hatoyama meets FIFA chief Blatter

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (R), Japan's prime minister in waiting, chats with Sepp Blatter, president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, as each holds a special Japanese national team shirt bearing their name at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 13, 2009.

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(2)5 bodies recovered from 5 cars in sea

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Policemen check two of the five submerged cars recovered from Hayashida port in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture on Aug. 6. Police found one unidentified body each in the cars.

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(1)5 bodies recovered from 5 cars in sea

TAKAMATSU, Japan - A car is raised from the sea at Hayashida port in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture on Aug. 6. Police and the Japan Coast Guard recovered a total of five unidentified bodies from five cars submerged in the port in Sakaide. Each body was partly skeletonized and found in each of the cars, all registered in the prefecture, police said.

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EU asks Japan to promote competition in telecom market

TOKYO, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Shinichi Kitajima (L), Director-General of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Economic Bureau, and Fernando Valenzuela, Deputy Director-General for External Relations of the European Commission, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry on Oct. 23 after swapping notes listing each other's deregulation demand. The European Union called on Japan to set up an independent regulatory body to promote competition in its telecommunications market.

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How to train rescue dogs?

STORY: How to train rescue dogs? DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of training rescue dogs 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZENG QINGSONG, Trainer of rescue dog 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI CHEN, Head of rescue dog team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZENG QINGSONG, Trainer of rescue dog STORYLINE: Rescue dogs play an important role in disaster response and search in many dangerous places. There are 22 rescue dogs at the training base of Taiyuan Fire Rescue Detachment in north China's Shanxi Province. Each of them has its own trainer and they are close companions. To become a good rescue dog, it has to go through more than a year of rigorous training and pass a series of tests. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZENG QINGSONG, Trainer of rescue dog "Box search is training the dogs, based on the smell of human body, to search and rescue trapped people at the fastest speed and with the highest efficiency. We have recall orders on the field, and the dogs must de

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India's space body says newly-launched small satellites "no longer usable"

STORY: India's space body says newly-launched small satellites "no longer usable" DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of SSLV-D1/EOS-02 Mission (courtesy of Indian Space Research Organization) STORYLINE: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Sunday said the two small satellites launched earlier in the day are "no longer usable." The Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and the AzadiSAT (Independence Satellite) developed by school students, were put into orbit, but the "orbit achieved was less than expected," said the ISRO. The AzadiSAT is a CubeSat developed by 750 girl students to mark the 75th anniversary of India's independence on Aug. 15, according to media reports. "AzadiSAT is an 8U CubeSat weighing around 8 kilograms. It carried 75 different payloads each weighing around 50 grams and conducting femto-experiments. Girl students from rural regions across the country were provided guidance to build

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Int'l Wushu convention held in S. China

STORY: Int'l Wushu convention held in S. China DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: JIANGMEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Wushu convention 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WEI JINGWEN, Martial artist STORYLINE: As the fifth World Wushu-Kungfu Day is drawing near, an international Wushu convention was held in Jiangmen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Saturday. Nine youth Wushu teams from China and abroad took turns to perform Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Wudang boxing and other Chinese boxing skills. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WEI JINGWEN, Martial artist "I'm very interested in Wudang Boxing. Besides, Wushu can build up my body. I hope to carry forward and further develop Chinese Wushu when I grow up." World Wushu-Kungfu Day, a global celebration of wushu-kungfu, is celebrated each year on the first Saturday on or following August 8 with a different theme each year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiangmen, China. (XHTV)

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China's top political advisory body starts annual session

STORY: China's top political advisory body starts annual session DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Beijing STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "China has kicked off its annual key political season. The country's top political advisory body, the CPPCC National Committee, started its annual session Friday in Beijing. The session, together with the annual session of the top legislature, are heavyweights in China's political calendar as the national agenda will be set for the year." At the "two sessions" each year, the annual economic development goals of the world's second-largest economy are among the most-watched topics. The development goals for 2022 will be unveiled on Saturday in the government work report, which usually includes the country's targets on gross domestic product (GDP) growth, inflation, the ratio of deficit to GDP, employment, consumption and

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Kamoshita's political fund reports contradict

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita is surrounded by reporters after the annual political fund reports of his fund management body were found to contradict with each other over borrowings. (Kyodo)

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Soldiers in armour

Entitled Samurais in armor in English and German. Three men wear combat armor (body vest, hat, coat and sword). They each hold a spear, bow and a long sword. This is a dramatized photo of Japanese samurai dressed for war.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number1‐14‐0]

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, thermometer

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, thermometer

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, thermometer

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, thermometer

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, thermometer

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, thermometer

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, thermometer

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, thermometer

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Body Temperature Detection System, Scanner, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, thermometer

Health Minister Adam Vojtech (for ANO) unveils a system of three alarm levels of measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The levels of the traffic lights will be declared according to regions and each of them will mean specific measures for the protection of public health and instructions to hospitals for the preparation of the expected influx of the ill. Pictured Body Temperature Detection System - Scanner in Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI) in Brno, Czech Republic, July 27, 2020. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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Hatoyama meets FIFA chief Blatter

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (R), Japan's prime minister in waiting, chats with Sepp Blatter, president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, as each holds a special Japanese national team shirt bearing their name at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 13, 2009. (Kyodo)

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(2)5 bodies recovered from 5 cars in sea

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Policemen check two of the five submerged cars recovered from Hayashida port in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture on Aug. 6. Police found one unidentified body each in the cars. (Kyodo)

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(1)5 bodies recovered from 5 cars in sea

TAKAMATSU, Japan - A car is raised from the sea at Hayashida port in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture on Aug. 6. Police and the Japan Coast Guard recovered a total of five unidentified bodies from five cars submerged in the port in Sakaide. Each body was partly skeletonized and found in each of the cars, all registered in the prefecture, police said. (Kyodo)

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EU asks Japan to promote competition in telecom market

TOKYO, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Shinichi Kitajima (L), Director-General of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Economic Bureau, and Fernando Valenzuela, Deputy Director-General for External Relations of the European Commission, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry on Oct. 23 after swapping notes listing each other's deregulation demand. The European Union called on Japan to set up an independent regulatory body to promote competition in its telecommunications market.