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Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war

STORY: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:14 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students and their teachers playing on a beach in Midi District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH AL-MUTANBEK, Teacher 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YAHYA MUSA, Student STORYLINE: Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. Local authorities allowed visits to the beach in December of last year, after spending nearly four years to remove the landmines that had been planted in the beach and some parts of the city, which is a few miles to the east of the beach and has become an abandoned site as a result of the Yemeni civil war that broke out in 2014. The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced 4 mi

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Snowboarding World Cup

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Taku Hiraoka wears the gold medal after the award ceremony of a halfpipe competition at a snowboard World Cup meet in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 14, 2013. Hiraoka won the test event for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics to claim his first World Cup title.

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Snowboarding World Cup

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Taku Hiraoka gets air during a halfpipe competition at a snowboard World Cup meet in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 14, 2013. Hiraoka won the test event for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics to claim his first World Cup title.

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Nikkei dives 4%

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the closing level of the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on Feb. 4, 2014. The Nikkei dropped 610.66 points, or 4.18 percent, from the previous day to 14,008.47, a four-month closing low.

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LED lighting marks 100th anniversary of Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - People walk along a pedestrian deck at the Yaesu exit of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital as illuminations commemorating the 100th anniversary of the station's opening start on Dec. 1, 2014. The attraction, consisting of some 3,000 column-shaped light-emitting diodes, will run through Feb. 14, 2015.

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LED lighting marks 100th anniversary of Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - Illuminations along a pedestrian deck at the Yaesu exit of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital start on Dec. 1, 2014, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the station's opening. The attraction, consisting of some 3,000 column-shaped light-emitting diodes, will run through Feb. 14, 2015.

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N. Korean scholar speaks in interview with Kyodo News

BEIJING, China - North Korean scholar Ri Gi Song, a professor at the Economic Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2014.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, which hosts the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The top photo was taken on April 14, 2011, about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the bottom photo on Feb. 28, 2014.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show the Shishiori area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, 2011, four days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on Aug. 30, 2012, and on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Mascot surrounded by chocolate gifts on St. Valentine's Day

OTSU, Japan - Hikonyan, a mascot character created by the municipal government of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, is swarmed with chocolate gifts at the city hall on St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Woman sends Tohoku relief goods to Syrian refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 14, 2014 shows Maiko Sato, who launched a project to send blankets and clothes that were donated to people in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake but remain unused to Syrian refugees who have been driven out of their homes by the civil war in the country.

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Disaster-hit building in Minamisanriku, Japan

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The skeletal structure of what used to be a local government building in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, remains deserted on Feb. 14, 2014. Forty-three people, mostly town officials, died at the building in the March 2011 tsunami. The structure was set to be demolished initially but its preservation as a reminder of the disaster is being discussed by experts at the request of the prefectural governor.

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Disaster-hit building in Japan, scene of man's survival from tsunami

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Yuichi Yonezawa squats on top of the chimney of his building in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2014, reenacting the time he survived the March 2011 tsunami. Although much of the surrounding area has been vacated, Yonezawa intends to preserve the building as a lesson for younger generations about natural disasters and put up a sign on the chimney indicating the water level where the tsunami reached.

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Inkstones damaged by 2011 tsunami displayed at Austrian museum

VIENNA, Austria - Inkstones and a cover that were damaged by the 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan are displayed at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna on Feb. 14, 2014. The Ogatsu inkstones, traditional artifacts of the Ogatsu area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, were donated to the museum.

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Rescued Japanese divers return home

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - (From R) Nahomi Tomita, Aya Morizono and Atsumi Yoshidome arrive at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, from Indonesia on Feb. 21, 2014. Five Japanese women, including the three, were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near the Indonesian resort island of Bali after their group of seven Japanese women went missing while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Rescued Japanese divers return home

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Emi Yamamoto answers a reporter's question after arriving at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, from Indonesia on Feb. 21, 2014, with three other Japanese women. The four and another Japanese woman were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near the Indonesian resort island of Bali after their group of seven Japanese women went missing while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Rescued Japanese divers leave Bali hospital

BALI, Indonesia - (From R) Nahomi Tomita, Atsumi Yoshidome, Emi Yamamoto and Aya Morizono are pictured during a press conference after being discharged from hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali on Feb. 20, 2014. The four and another Japanese woman were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near Bali after their group of seven Japanese women disappeared while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Rescued Japanese divers leave Bali hospital

BALI, Indonesia - (From R) Nahomi Tomita, Atsumi Yoshidome, Emi Yamamoto and Aya Morizono end a press conference after being discharged from hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali on Feb. 20, 2014. The four and another Japanese woman were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near Bali after their group of seven Japanese women disappeared while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Rescued Japanese divers leave Bali hospital

BALI, Indonesia - Photo shows Aya Morizono during a press conference with three other Japanese women after being discharged from hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali on Feb. 20, 2014. The four and another Japanese woman were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near Bali after their group of seven Japanese women disappeared while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Rescued Japanese divers leave Bali hospital

BALI, Indonesia - Photo shows Emi Yamamoto during a press conference with three other Japanese women after being discharged from hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali on Feb. 20, 2014. The four and another Japanese woman were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near Bali after their group of seven Japanese women disappeared while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Rescued Japanese divers leave Bali hospital

BALI, Indonesia - Photo shows Atsumi Yoshidome during a press conference with three other Japanese women after being discharged from hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali on Feb. 20, 2014. The four and another Japanese woman were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near Bali after their group of seven Japanese women disappeared while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Rescued Japanese divers leave Bali hospital

BALI, Indonesia - Photo shows Nahomi Tomita during a press conference with three other Japanese women after being discharged from hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali on Feb. 20, 2014. The four and another Japanese woman were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near Bali after their group of seven Japanese women disappeared while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Rscued Japanese divers leave Bali hospital

BALI, Indonesia - (From R) Nahomi Tomita, Atsumi Yoshidome, Emi Yamamoto and Aya Morizono bow during a press conference after being discharged from hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali on Feb. 20, 2014. The four and another Japanese woman were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near Bali after their group of seven Japanese women disappeared while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Rescued Japanese divers leave Bali hospital

BALI, Indonesia - (From R) Nahomi Tomita, Atsumi Yoshidome, Emi Yamamoto and Aya Morizono are pictured during a press conference after being discharged from hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali on Feb. 20, 2014. The four and another Japanese woman were found and rescued Feb. 17 on the shore of an island near Bali after their group of seven Japanese women disappeared while scuba diving off the island on Feb. 14. Of the two remaining women, one was found dead and the other remains unaccounted for.

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Heavy snow in Japan

KOFU, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces remove snow in the village of Kosuge, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2014. Paths to the village were cleared the previous night after it was stranded by heavy snow on Feb. 14.

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Heavy snow in Japan

KOFU, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces remove snow in the village of Kosuge, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2014. Paths to the village were cleared the previous night after it was stranded by heavy snow on Feb. 14.

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Body of scuba diver found off Bali

SANUR, Indonesia - A man talks over the radio with a rescue worker off the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Feb. 18, 2014, a day after five of seven Japanese women scuba divers, who went missing off Bali on Feb. 14, were rescued.

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Body of scuba diver found off Bali

SANUR, Indonesia - Rescue workers search Feb. 18, 2014, in a rocky area on the southern coast of Nusa Penida, an island southeast of the Indonesian island of Bali, where Saori Furukawa, a Japanese woman, was found and rescued the previous day. The Bali rescue agency rescued five of seven Japanese women scuba divers who went missing off Bali on Feb. 14.

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Body of scuba diver found off Bali

SANUR, Indonesia - Japanese divers search for remaining missing Japanese women off Nusa Penida, an island southeast of the Indonesian island of Bali, on Feb. 18, 2014. The Bali rescue agency the previous day rescued five of seven Japanese women scuba divers who went missing off Bali on Feb. 14.

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Body of scuba diver found off Bali

SANUR, Indonesia - Photo taken Feb. 18, 2014, shows the southern coast of Nusa Penida, an island southeast of the Indonesian island of Bali, where Saori Furukawa, a Japanese woman, was found and rescued the previous day. The Bali rescue agency rescued five of seven Japanese women scuba divers who went missing off Bali on Feb. 14.

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J-League Gamba Osaka's Endo, Konno practices at training camp

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese soccer league Division 1 club Gamba Osaka's midfielder Yasuhito Endo (L) and defender Yasuyuki Konno practice during a training camp in Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2014, before the new J-League season kicks off on March 1. Gamba was promoted to J1 after one season in the second tier.

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Business as usual at Sochi gay bar despite fuss over law

SOCHI, Russia - Roman Kochagov, owner of gay bar Mayak in Sochi, Russia, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Feb. 14, 2014. The nightclub has become a focus of international media attention on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics amid controversy over Russia's law banning "gay propaganda," but Kochagov stressed that he has not experienced any oppression as a result of the law.

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Business as usual at Sochi gay bar despite fuss over law

SOCHI, Russia - A gay couple sing karaoke at Mayak, a gay bar in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 14, 2014. The nightclub has become a focus of international media attention on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics amid controversy over Russia's law banning "gay propaganda."

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Italian Ficcadenti takes reins of Japan league club FC Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Massimo Ficcadenti, an Italian football manager and former midfielder, expresses confidence as the new coach of J-League Division 1 club FC Tokyo in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Skeleton Olympians helmets in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - This Feb. 14, 2014, compilation of nine photos show some of the most eye-catching helmets donned by athletes during the Winter Olympics skeleton events in Sochi, Russia.

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Search continues for 7 Japanese scuba divers missing off Bali

SANUR, Indonesia - A boat searches on Feb. 16, 2014 for seven Japanese female scuba divers missing in waters off the Indonesian resort island of Bali. The two diving instructors and five tourists went missing Feb. 14.

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Search continues for 7 Japanese scuba divers missing off Bali

SANUR, Indonesia - Tourists dive at Nusa Lembongan off the southeastern coast of Bali, Indonesia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Seven Japanese women went missing Feb. 14 while scuba diving near Nusa Lembongan.

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Search continues for 7 Japanese scuba divers missing off Bali

SANUR, Indonesia - A boat leaves a port on the southern part of the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Feb. 16, 2014, to search for seven Japanese female scuba divers. The two diving instructors and five tourists went missing Feb. 14 while diving in waters off Bali.

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Hanyu hides behind Japanese flag after winning gold in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu puts up a Japanese flag for cameras, completely hiding his face behind it, after winning the gold medal in the men's singles competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Japan's Hanyu wins men's figure skating gold at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Yuzuru Hanyu (C) of Japan and people associated with Japan Skating Federation are pictured after Hanyu won the gold medal for the 2014 Winter Olympics men's figure skating event in Sochi, Russia. Hanyu won the gold on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Croatia's Ivica takes silver in men's super combined

SOCHI, Russia - Ivica Kostelic of Croatia raises his hands after winning silver in the men's super combined event in Alpine skiing at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Ishikawa at Northern Trust Open

PACIFIC PALISADES, United States - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits a bunker shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Japan midfielder Honda plays in AC Milan's win over Bologna

MILAN, Italy - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda (L) of AC Milan tries to get past Bologna defender Archimede Morleo (R) and forward Lazaros Christodoulopoulos in an Italian Serie A soccer match on Feb. 14, 2014. The struggling home side Milan edged Bologna 1-0.

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Crowd joyous over Hanyu's figure skating gold in Sochi

OSAKA, Japan - A crowd of people at Kansai University in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, cheer in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2014, as they watch a live broadcast of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu winning the gold medal in the men's figure skating event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14. The school is the alma mater of Hanyu's compatriot figure skaters Tatsuki Machida and Daisuke Takahashi who finished fifth and sixth, respectively.

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Olympic figure skating champ Hanyu's alma mater rejoices

SENDAI, Japan - Students at Tohoku High School in Sendai, northeastern Japan, rejoice in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2014, as they watch a live broadcast of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu winning the gold medal in the men's figure skating event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14. The school is Hanyu's alma mater.

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Students at Kansai Univ. watch Takahashi compete in Sochi

OSAKA, Japan - Students at Kansai University in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, react in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2014, as they watch a live broadcast of graduate Daisuke Takahashi compete in the men's figure skating event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14. Takahashi finished in sixth place.

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Japan's Hanyu skates in front of Sochi Olympic logo

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs his free program in the men's figure skating competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14, 2014, with the Games' logo in the background. Hanyu won the gold medal.

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Hanyu, Chan smile during flower ceremony for figure skating

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu (R) and Canada's Patrick Chan smile during a flower ceremony for the men's figure skating competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14, 2014. Hanyu won the gold medal and Chan took the silver.

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Japan's figure skater Hanyu performs free program

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu expresses emotion during his free program in the men's figure skating competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14, 2014. Hanyu won the gold medal.

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Tohoku High School students cheer Hanyu over gold in Sochi

SENDAI, Japan - Students at Tohoku High School in Sendai, northeastern Japan, give cheers in the early hours of Feb. 15, 2014 after watching a live broadcast of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu winning the gold medal in men's figure skating at the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 14. The school is Hanyu's alma mater.