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Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people

STORY: Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ning Fenfang working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress STORYLINE: Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, is a farmer from central China's Hunan Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress "My name is Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. I'm a post-90s deputy from Cili County of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. I served as a village cadre in 2018. At that time, we faced a big challenge to restore abandoned land. In 2020, during the village election, I expressed my intention to resign from my position and become a full-time farmer.

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NPC deputy dedicated to ecological environment protection

STORY: NPC deputy dedicated to ecological environment protection SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yin Ping working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YIN PING, Deputy Director, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey 3. various of Yin Ping and her team 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YIN PING, Deputy Director, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey STORYLINE: Yin Ping, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a marine geoscientist and deputy director of Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology. She has long been engaged in scientific research in marine and coastal ecological environment, and has dedicated herself to the protection of natural resources and environment. Yin has been elected an NPC deputy for two consecutive terms. Since 2018, she has been working to promote the application of research achievements in ecological protection to better serve

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French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production

STORY: French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22/23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Renault Ruitz Plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JEAN-LUC BOIS, Ruitz plant manager of Renault 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest STORYLINE: The Hauts-de-France region, located in north France, is a long-standing industrial area and home to French leading automotive industry. Today, the region is embracing electrification and building a 100-kilometer-long "battery valley," where four mega factories have been established in recent years. With an advantage in the electric vehicle sector, some Chinese companies have cooperated with French enterprises. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest "As early as 2018, we realized that the future of the automotive industry lay partly in electri

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Learning Chinese best way to build cultural bridge, says Spanish student

STORY: Learning Chinese best way to build cultural bridge, says Spanish student SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Albert Estrada at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 3. various of Albert Estrada at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 5. various of the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona STORYLINE: For Albert Estrada, a Chinese language learner in Barcelona, studying the language is one of the best ways to get closer to Chinese culture. On his first trip to China in 2018, Estrada was intrigued by everything in the country, which is thousands of kilometers away from Spain. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius I

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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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Ghanaian businessman enjoys Chinese Lunar New Year in north China

STORY: Ghanaian businessman enjoys Chinese Lunar New Year in north China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: LANGFANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager 3. various of Shaheed and his friends 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager "This year is the Year of the Dragon. I was born in the Year of the Dragon. Happy New Year to everyone." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager "My name is Shaheed. My Chinese name is Wang Kai. I came to China in March 2018." Shaheed, 36, is from Ghana in Africa. In 2018, he came to China to pursue a master's degree. After graduating, he chose to stay in China and joined a company in Langfang City, north Chi

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Nangolo Mbumba sworn in as Namibia's 4th president following passing of Hage Geingob

STORY: Nangolo Mbumba sworn in as Namibia's 4th president following passing of Hage Geingob SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the swearing-in ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NANGOLO MBUMBA, Namibian President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEROBEAM SHAANIKA, Political analyst from Namibia STORYLINE: Nangolo Mbumba, the former vice president of Namibia, took the oath of office on Sunday in the capital Windhoek, officially becoming the nation's fourth president after former President Hage Geingob passed away earlier Sunday at the age of 82. The swearing-in ceremony extended beyond the presidency, as Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the former deputy prime minister and minister of international relations and cooperation, assumed the role of the new vice president. Nangolo Mbumba, born on Aug. 15, 1941, had previously served as the second vice president of Namibia since 2018. A dedicated member of the South West Africa Peo

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Türkiye's tourism revenue rises to 54.3 bln USD in 2023

STORY: Türkiye's tourism revenue rises to 54.3 bln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of Istanbul city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister 3. various of views of Istanbul city 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister 5. various of tourists STORYLINE: Türkiye's tourism revenues rose 17 percent year-on-year to 54.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, the culture and tourism minister announced Wednesday. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy also pointed out at a meeting in Istanbul that the sector ended the year 2023 with 56.7 million visitors, a 10 percent increase compared to the previous year. Ersoy explained that Türkiye had changed its strategy and diversified its tourism products since 2018. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister "We see the impact of tourism product diversificati

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Phi Phi islands' drive to balance tourism, environmental conservation

STORY: Phi Phi islands' drive to balance tourism, environmental conservation DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:37 LOCATION: KRABI, Thailand CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Maya Bay beach 2. Marine Discovery Center's marine biologists and staff releasing the bamboo sharks to the ocean 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KULLAWIT LIMCHULARAT, Sustainability development senior specialist at Singha Estate 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BART CALLENS, Cluster General Manager of Saii Resorts STORYLINE: Phi Phi islands, a group of stunningly beautiful islands in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand, were once plagued by the problems of over-tourism, prompting local authorities to close its most famous tourist spot Maya Bay in mid-2018. As tourism begins to pick up in the islands after the pandemic-induced lull, local authorities are striving to balance the need to attract visitors with the need to protect the environment. The number of people entering Maya Bay beach now has been reduced from around 7,

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-POETIC CAPTAIN (CN)

(230210) -- DALIAN, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Baoli (L) discusses work arrangement with his colleague in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Captain Ma Baoli, 35, has a great passion for Chinese classical poems. From 2018 onwards, Ma has been participating in the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show every year, and won the championship this year. Ma's love for Chinese classical poems was nurtured by his father since childhood. As a graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ma joined the Dalian branch of China Southern Airlines and was promoted to captain in 2016. Ma's passion for poems adds a lot of poetic charm to his work. Traveling through the sky, he recites poems to greet passengers, thus he is known as "poetic captain" by Chinese netizens. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-POETIC CAPTAIN (CN)

(230210) -- DALIAN, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Baoli (front) plays a spring themed ancient poetry citing game with passengers during a flight from Dalian of northeast China's Liaoning Province to Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Captain Ma Baoli, 35, has a great passion for Chinese classical poems. From 2018 onwards, Ma has been participating in the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show every year, and won the championship this year. Ma's love for Chinese classical poems was nurtured by his father since childhood. As a graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ma joined the Dalian branch of China Southern Airlines and was promoted to captain in 2016. Ma's passion for poems adds a lot of poetic charm to his work. Traveling through the sky, he recites poems to greet passengers, thus he is known as "poetic captain" by Chinese netizens. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-POETIC CAPTAIN (CN)

(230210) -- DALIAN, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Baoli leaves for the airport in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Captain Ma Baoli, 35, has a great passion for Chinese classical poems. From 2018 onwards, Ma has been participating in the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show every year, and won the championship this year. Ma's love for Chinese classical poems was nurtured by his father since childhood. As a graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ma joined the Dalian branch of China Southern Airlines and was promoted to captain in 2016. Ma's passion for poems adds a lot of poetic charm to his work. Traveling through the sky, he recites poems to greet passengers, thus he is known as "poetic captain" by Chinese netizens. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-POETIC CAPTAIN (CN)

(230210) -- DALIAN, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Baoli patrols around the airplane before takeoff in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Captain Ma Baoli, 35, has a great passion for Chinese classical poems. From 2018 onwards, Ma has been participating in the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show every year, and won the championship this year. Ma's love for Chinese classical poems was nurtured by his father since childhood. As a graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ma joined the Dalian branch of China Southern Airlines and was promoted to captain in 2016. Ma's passion for poems adds a lot of poetic charm to his work. Traveling through the sky, he recites poems to greet passengers, thus he is known as "poetic captain" by Chinese netizens. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-POETIC CAPTAIN (CN)

(230210) -- DALIAN, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Baoli is seen in the cockpit in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Captain Ma Baoli, 35, has a great passion for Chinese classical poems. From 2018 onwards, Ma has been participating in the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show every year, and won the championship this year. Ma's love for Chinese classical poems was nurtured by his father since childhood. As a graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ma joined the Dalian branch of China Southern Airlines and was promoted to captain in 2016. Ma's passion for poems adds a lot of poetic charm to his work. Traveling through the sky, he recites poems to greet passengers, thus he is known as "poetic captain" by Chinese netizens. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-POETIC CAPTAIN (CN)

(230210) -- DALIAN, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Baoli (2nd L) plays a spring themed ancient poetry citing game with passengers during a flight from Dalian of northeast China's Liaoning Province to Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Captain Ma Baoli, 35, has a great passion for Chinese classical poems. From 2018 onwards, Ma has been participating in the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show every year, and won the championship this year. Ma's love for Chinese classical poems was nurtured by his father since childhood. As a graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ma joined the Dalian branch of China Southern Airlines and was promoted to captain in 2016. Ma's passion for poems adds a lot of poetic charm to his work. Traveling through the sky, he recites poems to greet passengers, thus he is known as "poetic captain" by Chinese netizens. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-POETIC CAPTAIN (CN)

(230210) -- DALIAN, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Baoli is seen in the cockpit in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Captain Ma Baoli, 35, has a great passion for Chinese classical poems. From 2018 onwards, Ma has been participating in the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show every year, and won the championship this year. Ma's love for Chinese classical poems was nurtured by his father since childhood. As a graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ma joined the Dalian branch of China Southern Airlines and was promoted to captain in 2016. Ma's passion for poems adds a lot of poetic charm to his work. Traveling through the sky, he recites poems to greet passengers, thus he is known as "poetic captain" by Chinese netizens. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-POETIC CAPTAIN (CN)

(230210) -- DALIAN, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Baoli plays a spring themed ancient poetry citing game with passengers during a flight from Dalian of northeast China's Liaoning Province to Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Captain Ma Baoli, 35, has a great passion for Chinese classical poems. From 2018 onwards, Ma has been participating in the Chinese Classical Poetry Quiz Show every year, and won the championship this year. Ma's love for Chinese classical poems was nurtured by his father since childhood. As a graduate of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ma joined the Dalian branch of China Southern Airlines and was promoted to captain in 2016. Ma's passion for poems adds a lot of poetic charm to his work. Traveling through the sky, he recites poems to greet passengers, thus he is known as "poetic captain" by Chinese netizens. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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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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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- School boys run to a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy holds in hand rusted shells left in the civil war in a dilapidated playground on a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- School boys play at a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. 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. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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Anastasiades urges viable solution to Cyprus problem

STORY: Anastasiades urges viable solution to Cyprus problem DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the reception of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in Athens 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NICOS ANASTASIADES, Cypriot President 3. various shots of the meeting between Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis 4. file of the aftermath of a wildfire in Mati coastal resort near Athens in July 2018 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): NICOS ANASTASIADES, Cypriot President 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 7. file of the site two months after the wildfire took place STORYLINE: Nicos Anastasiades, outgoing president of the Republic of Cyprus, urged a functional and viable solution to the Cyprus problem during his visit in Athens on Wednesday. Anastasiades, who is not a candidate in the presidential elections this Sunday, thanked Greece for its steady support to efforts to resolve the long-standing

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Japanese athletes leave for Pyeongchang Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Japanese speed skaters Nana Takagi (R) and her sister Miho walk through Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2018, ahead of their departure for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

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Nagasaki gubernatorial election

NAGASAKI, Japan, Feb. 5 Kyodo - Nagasaki Gov. Hodo Nakamura (C) celebrates in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Feb. 4, 2018, after being re-elected to a third term.

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Boxing: Higa defends title

NAHA, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Japan's Daigo Higa (R) celebrates after defending his WBC flyweight title with a first-round knockout of Mexico's Moises Fuentes in Naha, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 4, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 4 Kyodo - A wooden art object inspired by the sun is displayed at a beach in Gangneung on Feb. 4, 2018, at the venue of a Cultural Olympiad event of the Pyeongchang Winter Games.

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2018 Winter Olympic host Pyeongchang ready for test event

Photo taken Feb. 4, 2016, shows the venue of Alpine skiing speed events of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 Winter Olympic host Pyeongchang ready for test event

Photo taken Feb. 4, 2016, shows the venue of Alpine skiing speed events of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indian cyclist spreads Gandhi's message of peace on world tour

Indian cyclist Dnyaneshwar Yeotkar stands in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Feb. 4, 2018. Yeotkar plans to cycle through 75 countries to spread Mahatma Gandhi's message of peace and friendship by Oct. 2, 2019, the 150th anniversary of Gandhi's birth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: Ogasawara to aim for Olympic berth in mixed doubles

Three-time Olympic curler Ayumi Ogasawara makes a shot during a game at the national championships in Karuizawa, Japan, on Feb. 4, 2017. Ogasawara will attempt to qualify for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics in the new mixed doubles event after failing to do so in the team event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nishikigoi carp gaining popularity overseas

Photo taken Feb. 4, 2018, shows a Nishikigoi competition held in Tokyo that featured 1,800 carp, drawing a crowd of some 5,000 people from Japan and abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer Shibasaki

Getafe's Gaku Shibasaki (C) makes a pass near Leganes' Nabil El Zhar (L) in the second half of a match on Feb. 4, 2018, in Getafe, Spain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer Shibasaki

Getafe's Gaku Shibasaki takes a shot during the second half of a match against Leganes on Feb. 4, 2018 in Getafe, Spain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo Snow Festival

A snow sculpture of "Chibi Maruko-chan" characters is displayed at the annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2019, in memory of Momoko Sakura, creator of the long-running manga and anime series, who died in 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo Snow Festival

A snow sculpture of "Chibi Maruko-chan" characters is displayed at the annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2019, in memory of Momoko Sakura, creator of the long-running manga and anime series, who died in 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 21, 2018 shows (from top) the Nos. 4, 3, 2 and 1 reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paralympics: Japanese para alpine skier Takeshi Suzuki

Takeshi Suzuki of Japan poses after placing second in the men's slalom sitting event at the Japan para alpine skiing championships at Sugadaira Kogen ski resort in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2018. The Sochi Paralympic gold medalist will compete at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paralympics: Japanese para alpine skier Takeshi Suzuki

Takeshi Suzuki of Japan skies during the men's slalom sitting event at the Japan para alpine skiing championships at Sugadaira Kogen ski resort in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2018. The Sochi Paralympic gold medalist will compete at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Dusseldorf's Usami

Takashi Usami (L) of Fortuna Dusseldorf celebrates after scoring in the first half of his team's 4-3 loss to Jahn Regensburg in a German second division match on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Tosu-Kobe 2018 J-League opener

Riki Harakawa (4) of Sagan Tosu and Yoshiki Matsushita of Vissel Kobe vie for the ball during the first half of a J-League first division football match in Tosu, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

South Korean and Japanese (white) curling team members shake hands after South Korea's 10-4 victory in a men's round-robin session match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2018. Japan failed to win a spot in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japan's Yusuke Morozumi (L) reacts after the sixth end of a 10-4 loss in a men's curling round-robin session match against South Korea at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2018. Japan failed to win a spot in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

South Korean and Japanese (white) curling team members react after South Korea's 10-4 victory in a men's round-robin session match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2018. Japan failed to win a spot in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Akito Watabe (1) of Japan competes with Jarl Magnus Riiber (2) of Norway, Eric Frenzel (4) of Germany and Johannes Rydzek in the cross-country portion of the individual large hill 10-kilometer race at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe (1) competes with Johannes Rydzek (5) and Eric Frenzel (4) of Germany in the cross-country portion of the individual large hill 10-kilometer race at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Players of Japan (red and white) and the unified Korean team (blue) shake hands after Japan's 4-1 win in the women's ice hockey preliminary round at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japan's goalie Akane Konishi (30) blocks a shot by Kim Un Hyang (4) of the unified Korean team near Mika Hori (7) of Japan in the women's ice hockey preliminary round at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Players of the unified Korean team gather in front of the bench after losing to Japan 4-1 in the women's ice hockey preliminary round at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Players of the unified Korean team bow to spectators after losing 4-1 to Japan in the women's ice hockey preliminary round at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Players of Japan (red and white) and the unified Korean team (blue) shake hands after Japan's 4-1 win in the women's ice hockey preliminary round at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo