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LEBANON-BEKAA VALLEY-SYRIAN REFUGEES-ART EDUCATION

(240223) -- BEKAA VALLEY (LEBANON), Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2024 shows a movie poster at the Lighthouse Peace Initiative in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. "This is where we teach our students and it's a cozy home for all of us," said Nadia, a 30-year-old Palestinian who launched the Lighthouse Peace Initiative in 2018. Under the initiative, teachers provide free arts classes to refugees, such as filmmaking, drama, music, and painting. (Xinhua/Xie Hao) TO GO WITH Feature: Art education helps Syrian refugees in Lebanon heal war wounds

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LEBANON-BEKAA VALLEY-SYRIAN REFUGEES-ART EDUCATION

(240223) -- BEKAA VALLEY (LEBANON), Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nadia, founder of the Lighthouse Peace Initiative, is interviewed in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, on Feb. 16, 2024. "This is where we teach our students and it's a cozy home for all of us," said Nadia, a 30-year-old Palestinian who launched the Lighthouse Peace Initiative in 2018. Under the initiative, teachers provide free arts classes to refugees, such as filmmaking, drama, music, and painting. (Xinhua/Xie Hao) TO GO WITH Feature: Art education helps Syrian refugees in Lebanon heal war wounds

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A Pakistani woman's Chinese New Year in north China

STORY: A Pakistani woman's Chinese New Year in north China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: HENGSHUI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei STORYLINE: In a village in China's Hebei Province, a 31-year-old Pakistani woman was performing Chinese folk dance "yangko" with other villagers, as part of a celebration for the Chinese New Year. Saira Akhtar married a young man here in 2018. This is the fifth time for her to spend the Chinese New Year in China. She not only learned "yangko," but also sought to incorporate Pakistani dance moves into the performance. SOUND

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Baseball: Ohtani at Angels spring training

TEMPE, United States, Feb. 16 Kyodo - Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels heads to practice at the club's spring training site in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 16, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 Kyodo - Esmee Visser of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 5,000-meter speed skating in Gangneung, South Korea, at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 16, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 Kyodo - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 Kyodo - Javier Fernandez of Spain performs in the men's short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 Kyodo - Composite photo shows Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan executing a quad salchow in the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 22 Kyodo - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs his short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 13 Kyodo - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu touches the rink at the start of his practice session in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 13, 2018 ahead of competing in the men single skating short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 16.

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2022 shows Du Meishuang at the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District in Changde City, central China's Hunan Province. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed that the people's material well-being has been markedly improved in many plac

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Du Meishuang (3rd R) talks with the locals in Fenglinkou Village, Caoping Township, Dingcheng District of Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 16, 2022. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed that the people's material well-being has been markedly improved i

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Du Meishuang (C) talks with the locals in Fenglinkou Village, Caoping Township, Dingcheng District of Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 16, 2022. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed that the people's material well-being has been markedly improved in ma

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2022 shows Du Meishuang at the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District in Changde City, central China's Hunan Province. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed that the people's material well-being has been markedly improved in many plac

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Du Meishuang (C) talks with Chen Gang, head of a local folk troupe, to learn about difficulties faced by the troupe and seek advice from him in Caoping Township, Dingcheng District of Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 16, 2022. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field stu

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGDE-NPC DEPUTY-GRASSROOTS CULTURAL WORKER (CN)

(220301) -- CHANGSHA, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Du Meishuang (L) talks with Wang Dehua, a retired Huagu Opera performer, to seek advice on opera development in Wuling District of Changde City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 16, 2022. "As a grassroots cultural artist, what can I do for the people?" Du Meishuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy director of the Huagu Opera Protection Center of Dingcheng District, Changde City, Hunan Province, always asks herself this question to motivate herself. Du was named the national intangible inheritor of Huagu Opera in 2018. She has won a number of state-level cultural awards along her 40 years of work. In recent years, Du has been devoted herself to popularizing Huagu Opera in the countryside and the campuses. She has participated in more than a hundred relevant events each year, aiming to expedite rural revitalization by means of promoting art among the folks. Her field study revealed that the people's material well-being has

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CORRECTED: Pyeongchang Olympics

Javier Fernandez of Spain performs in the men's short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs in the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu acknowledges the crowd after performing in the men's short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu acknowledges the crowd after performing in the men's short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu performs in the men's short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu takes part in official training in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018, ahead of competing in the men single skating short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

South Korean figure skater Cha Jun Hwan performs in the men's short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to mark 7th anniv. of 2011 earthquake, tsunami

Photo taken Feb. 16, 2018, shows a clock that stopped at the time when the March 2011 earthquake hit an elementary school in Iwate, northeastern Japan. The clock reflects the "miracle pine," the only survivor from a grove of 70,000 trees that was wiped out in the disaster seven years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Self-driving bus in Sweden

People get off a self-driving bus in a suburb of Stockholm on Feb. 16, 2018. The electric bus is running on public roads in the area during a six-month trial operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Self-driving bus in Sweden

People get on a self-driving bus in a suburb of Stockholm on Feb. 16, 2018. The electric bus is running on public roads in the area during a six-month trial operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Venue staff members pose with Winnie the Pooh dolls thrown onto the rink after Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu's short program performance at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Japanese marathoner gets big bonus for nat'l record

Japanese runner Yuta Shitara finishes second in the Tokyo Marathon won by Kenya's Dickson Chumba on Feb. 25, 2018. A day later, Shitara received a 100-million-yen bonus from the track and field governing body for corporate athletes for breaking the 16-year-old national record in the men's marathon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oil slick on Aomori Pref. lake

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel return from confirming the presence of two oil slicks on Lake Ogawara in Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 22, 2018, two days after a U.S. F-16 fighter jet dumped two fuel tanks into the lake after an engine fire. ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Julian Zhi Jie Yee of Malaysia performs a short program in the men's figure skating competition in Gangneung, South Korea, at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn city Raqqa

Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2018, shows armored vehicles on the outskirts of Raqqa, northern Syria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn Raqqa

Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2018, shows children in Raqqa, northern Syria, following the recapture of the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State militant group by U.S.-backed forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn city Raqqa

Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2018, shows Kurdish fighters walking in Raqqa, northern Syria, following the recapture of the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State militant group by U.S.-backed forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Water crisis in Cape Town

Photo taken Feb. 16, 2018, shows a major dam in a Cape Town suburb having almost no water left. In June, the South African city is expected to become the first major world city to completely run out of water, according to media reports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Water crisis in Cape Town

People wait in line for water in Cape Town on Feb. 16, 2018. In June, the South African city is expected to become the first major world city to completely run out of water, according to media reports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Julian Yee of Malaysia performs in the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Julian Yee of Malaysia performs in the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs a triple axel during the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs a triple axel during the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn city Raqqa

Photo taken in Raqqa, northern Syria, on Feb. 16, 2018 shows a motorcyclist carrying a passenger passing beside buildings that had been devastated in a battle between U.S.-backed forces and the Islamic State for Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of the extremists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn city Raqqa

Photo taken in Raqqa, northern Syria, on Feb. 16, 2018 shows buildings devastated in a battle between U.S.-backed forces and the Islamic State for Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of the extremists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn city Raqqa

Children pose beside a cylindrical booby trap bomb seen in this photo taken in Raqqa on Feb. 16, 2018, which had been left on the ground of the northern Syrian city after Islamic State fighters left the self-proclaimed capital following its battle against U.S.-backed forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn city Raqqa

Photo taken in Raqqa, northern Syria, on Feb. 16, 2018 shows children collecting metallic materials from the debris of the buildings devastated in a battle between U.S.-backed forces and the Islamic State for Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of the extremists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda at Dodgers spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda (R) throws in the bullpen at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda at Dodgers spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda (L) and catcher Austin Barnes bump fists after pitching practice at the team's spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka at Yankees spring training

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) relaxes during practice at the team's spring training site in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka at Yankees spring training

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka takes part in fielding practice at the team's spring training site in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori at N.Y. Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan acknowledges the crowd after winning a quarterfinal match against Radu Albot of Moldova at the New York Open tennis tournament in New York on Feb. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo