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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-BINYANG-FIRECRACKER DRAGON FESTIVAL-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(240117) -- BINYANG, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows craftsman Zou Yute making a bamboo dragon for Firecracker Dragon Festival (Top, taken on Jan. 16, 2024) and people performing firecracker dragon dance during Firecracker Dragon Festival (Below, taken on Feb. 7, 2017) in Binyang County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Zou Yute, a 70-year-old craftsman, is an inheritor of the bamboo dragon-making crafts and has been devoted to this art for over four decades. Firecracker Dragon Festival that can be dated back to more then 10 centuries ago is a traditional carnival celebrating Spring Festival in Binyang, when locals perform the firecracker dragon dance with a bamboo dragon. Unlike most dragon dances performed elsewhere, the audiences usually throw lit firecrackers toward the bamboo dragon during the dance to drive away evil spirits and pray for peace and prosperity for the new year. The event was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. (Xinhua

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PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-ECONOMY-INFLATION

(230207) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vegetables and fruits are seen at a market in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 7, 2023. Inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 8.7 percent in January year-on-year, the highest monthly rate since November 2008, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-ECONOMY-INFLATION

(230207) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fruits are seen at a market in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 7, 2023. Inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 8.7 percent in January year-on-year, the highest monthly rate since November 2008, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-ECONOMY-INFLATION

(230207) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor arranges fruits at a market in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 7, 2023. Inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 8.7 percent in January year-on-year, the highest monthly rate since November 2008, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-ECONOMY-INFLATION

(230207) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A row of vegetable and fruit stands are seen in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 7, 2023. Inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 8.7 percent in January year-on-year, the highest monthly rate since November 2008, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-ECONOMY-INFLATION

(230207) -- QUEZON CITY, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor arranges fruits at a market in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 7, 2023. Inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 8.7 percent in January year-on-year, the highest monthly rate since November 2008, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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"Tiaocai dance" of Yi ethnic group in SW China

STORY: "Tiaocai dance" of Yi ethnic group in SW China DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: DALI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Tiaocai dance" STORYLINE: The Yi ethnic people perform "Tiaocai dance," or serving dishes while dancing, at a wedding banquet in southwest China's Yunnan Province. With a history of over 1,200 years, the performance shows respect for the guests during important festivities and ceremonies. It was listed as China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dali, China. (XHTV)

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Bank of England raises rates to 4 pct

STORY: Bank of England raises rates to 4 pct DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of England 2. various of BoE February press conference 3. various of London streets and supermarket STORYLINE: The Bank of England (BoE) raised its benchmark interest rate on Thursday by half a percentage point to 4 percent, its highest level since autumn 2008. At its meeting on Wednesday, the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted in favor of the increase by a majority of 7-2, the bank said in a statement. This is the 10th consecutive rate hike since December 2021 as the BoE continues its fight against inflation, which slowed to 10.5 percent in December 2022 from a 41-year high of 11.1 percent in October. "Global consumer price inflation remains high, although it is likely to have peaked across many advanced economies, including in the United Kingdom (UK)," the BoE said, adding that domestic inflationary pressures have been firmer than expected.

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Namdaemun gate

SEOUL, South Korea - Combination photo shows one of South Korea's most treasured structures, Namdaemun, or "Great South Gate," in Seoul, taken in February 2008 (bottom) after being burnt down in an arson attack, and on Feb. 7, 2013 (top), with its restoration work close to completion.

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Namdaemun gate

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Feb. 7, 2013, shows South Korea's historic Namdaemun, or "Great South Gate," in Seoul. Restoration work is close to completion after one of the country's most significant structures was burned down in an arson attack in 2008.

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Ex-sumo stablemaster given 6-yr prison over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - This Feb. 7, 2008 file photo shows the ring in the building in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, that the Tokitsukaze sumo stable used as a temporary lodging before a July 2007 tournament in Nagoya. The Nagoya District Court ruled May 29 that a former stablemaster was involved in fatal violence against a 17-year-old wrestler in the ring in June 2007.

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Ex-sumo stablemaster given 6-yr prison over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - This Feb. 7, 2008 file photo shows the ring in the building in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, that the Tokitsukaze sumo stable used as a temporary lodging before a July 2007 tournament in Nagoya. The Nagoya District Court ruled May 29 that a former stablemaster was involved in fatal violence against a 17-year-old wrestler in the ring in June 2007. (Kyodo)