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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

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Museums spring up in rural China as nation rapidly modernizes

STORY: Museums spring up in rural China as nation rapidly modernizes SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rural museums in Jilin Province 2. various of the sika deer museum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU JUNSEN, Sika deer museum in Changchun City 4. various of the museum of modern farming 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAO JINGXIU, Museum of modern farming in Changchun City 6. various of the Mahu Opera museum 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG SONGLIN, Mahu Opera museum in Changchun City 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HAO DAYONG, Director of the cultural heritage administration of Shuangyang District in Changchun City STORYLINE: Rural museums have been sprouting across northeast China's Jilin Province under local government support since 2016. Based on its diversified local cultures, Jilin has built a total of 91 rural museums in a move to boost rural revitalization, as well as enriching rural residents' life. S

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N. Korea celebrates rocket launch with dance party, fireworks

PYONGYANG, Feb. 8 Kyodo - North Korean citizens gather at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital Pyongyang on Feb. 8, 2016, to attend a rally. North Korea held a series of events that day to celebrate what the country calls the successful launch the previous day of a satellite.

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Ex-ASDF chief Tamogami arrested in violation of election law

File photo taken Feb. 8, 2014, in Tokyo shows Toshio Tamogami, a former Air Self-Defense Force chief, campaigning for a Tokyo gubernatorial election. Tamogami, who lost the race, was arrested on April 14, 2016, for allegedly paying rewards to his campaign staff in violation of the public office election law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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30,000 "hina" dolls displayed in Tokushima Pref.

About 30,000 "hina" dolls, collected from homes nationwide after the owners stopped using them, are displayed on an 8-meter-high, 27-step pyramid stand in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2016, for an event through April 3. Families celebrate Hina Matsuri, or the Doll Festival, on March 3 to pray for the happiness and health of daughters by setting up displays of dolls in their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota Motor resumes production

Employees at a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in the central Japan city of Toyota show up for work on Feb. 15, 2016, as the automaker resumed production there. It had suspended all vehicle assembly lines at 16 Japanese factories on Feb. 8 due to a steel shortage following an explosion in January at a steel plant in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota Motor resumes production

Employees at a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in the central Japan city of Toyota show up for work on Feb. 15, 2016, as the automaker resumed production there. It had suspended all vehicle assembly lines at 16 Japanese factories on Feb. 8 due to a steel shortage following an explosion in January at a steel plant in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota Motor resumes production

Employees at a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in the central Japan city of Toyota show up for work on Feb. 15, 2016, as the automaker resumed production there. It had suspended all vehicle assembly lines at 16 Japanese factories on Feb. 8 due to a steel shortage following an explosion in January at a steel plant in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. envoy Kennedy at Buddhist art exhibition opening ceremony

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, dressed in a kimono, makes a speech at the opening ceremony for an exhibition of Buddha statues from Japan's Kamakura period (1185-1333) in New York on Feb. 11, 2016. About 30 sculptures will be on display at the Asia Society Museum through May 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. envoy Kennedy at Buddhist art exhibition opening ceremony

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R), dressed in a kimono, poses for a photo before cracking open a barrel of sake during the opening ceremony for an exhibition of Buddha statues from Japan's Kamakura period (1185-1333) in New York on Feb. 11, 2016. About 30 sculptures will be on display at the Asia Society Museum through May 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coffee-serving taxi gains popularity in southwestern Japan

Arita Taxi President Shigetoshi Mieda sits inside the "Barista Taxi" in Arita, in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Saga on Feb. 8, 2016. The nine-seat taxi has gained popularity among passengers as the driver serves coffee, freshly brewed inside the vehicle, in local specialty Arita porcelain cups for free. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coffee-serving taxi gains popularity in southwestern Japan

Shigetoshi Mieda, president of Arita Taxi, stands in front of the "Barista Taxi" in Arita, in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Saga, on Feb. 8, 2016. The nine-seat taxi has gained popularity among passengers as the driver serves coffee, freshly brewed inside the vehicle, in local specialty Arita porcelain cups for free. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hampshire voters hear candidates' final appeals before primary

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Feb. 8, 2016, on the eve of the nation's first primary election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hampshire voters hear candidates' final appeals before primary

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Feb. 8, 2016, on the eve of the nation's first primary election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hampshire voters hear candidates' final appeals before primary

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Feb. 8, 2016, on the eve of the nation's first primary election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese samba dancer performs at Rio carnival

Japanese samba dancer Megumi Kudo performs at Carnival in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 8, 2016. Kudo, a resident of Kobe, western Japan, who regularly attends the event, competed as a passista -- solo dancer -- with the Salgueiro samba school, one of 12 teams vying for the championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese samba dancer performs at Rio carnival

Japanese samba dancer Megumi Kudo (C) performs at Carnival in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 8, 2016. Kudo, a resident of Kobe, western Japan, who regularly attends the event, competed as a passista -- solo dancer -- with the Salgueiro samba school, one of 12 teams vying for the championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goromaru on bench for Reds preseason game

Japanese fullback Ayumu Goromaru (C) attends his first training session with the Queensland Reds in Brisbane, Australia, on Feb 8, 2016. The following day, Goromaru was named to the bench for the Reds Super Rugby preseason game against the Brumbies on Feb. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goromaru on bench for Reds preseason game

Japanese fullback Ayumu Goromaru (C) attends his first training session with the Queensland Reds in Brisbane, Australia, on Feb 8, 2016. The following day, Goromaru was named to the bench for the Reds Super Rugby preseason game against the Brumbies on Feb. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nishikori eyes 4th straight Memphis championship

Kei Nishikori of Japan practices ahead of the Memphis Open tennis tournament in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 8, 2016. Nishikori will aim to win the tournament for the fourth straight time and face Ryan Harrison of the United States in the second round on Feb. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Flamethrower Otani drawing attention from MLB scouts

Major league scouts watch Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani in the bullpen in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2016. His Nippon Ham Fighters are scheduled to train at the San Diego Padres' spring training complex until Feb. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori looking for 4th consecutive Memphis title

Japan's Kei Nishikori tells a press conference in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 8, 2016 that he has a chance to win the Memphis Open for the fourth year in a row. The top seed will play his first match two days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Flamethrower Otani drawing attention from MLB scouts

Major league scouts watch Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani in the bullpen in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2016. His Nippon Ham Fighters are scheduled to train at the San Diego Padres' spring training complex until Feb. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign tourists at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate

Foreign tourists take a selfie at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate on Feb. 8, 2016, the start of the Lunar New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign tourists at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate

Foreign tourists take a selfie at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate on Feb. 8, 2016, the start of the Lunar New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign tourists at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate

Foreign tourists take a selfie at Tokyo's Kaminarimon gate on Feb. 8, 2016, the start of the Lunar New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Girl rescued from collapsed apartment complex in Taiwan

An 8-year-old girl (C) is rescued from the rubble of an apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 8, 2016, about 60 hours after the complex collapsed due to a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lunar New Year in China

People visit a Beijing park to attend a traditional Chinese festival on Feb. 8, 2016, the start of the Lunar New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Girl rescued from collapsed apartment complex in Taiwan

An 8-year-old girl (C) is rescued from the rubble of an apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 8, 2016, about 60 hours after the complex collapsed due to a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lunar New Year in China

A lion dance is performed during a traditional Chinese festival at a Beijing park on Feb. 8, 2016, the start of the Lunar New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lunar New Year in China

A girl holds monkey dolls during a traditional Chinese festival at a park in Beijing on Feb. 8, 2016, the start of the Lunar New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search-and-rescue operations at quake-hit Taiwan site

People offer prayers, wishing for the safety of people still missing, near a collapsed apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 8, 2016, two days after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search-and-rescue operations at quake-hit Taiwan site

A woman (2nd from L) walks while being assisted near a collapsed apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 8, 2016, two days after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Girl rescued from collapsed apartment complex in Taiwan

An 8-year-old girl (bottom) is rescued from the rubble of an apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 8, 2016, about 60 hours after the complex collapsed due to a magnitude 6.4 earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates rocket launch with dance party, fireworks

North Korean youth participate in a dance party at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital Pyongyang on Feb. 8, 2016. North Korea held a series of events that day to celebrate what the country calls the successful launch the previous day of a satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search-and-rescue operations at quake-hit Taiwan site

Search-and-rescue operations continue Feb. 8, 2016, at a collapsed apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, two days after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates rocket launch with dance party, fireworks

North Korean youth at a dance party at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital Pyongyang look up at fireworks in display on Feb. 8, 2016. North Korea held a series of events that day to celebrate what the country calls the successful launch the previous day of a satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates rocket launch with dance party, fireworks

North Korean youth participate in a dance party at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital Pyongyang on Feb. 8, 2016. North Korea held a series of events that day to celebrate what the country calls the successful launch the previous day of a satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search-and-rescue operations at quake-hit Taiwan site

Photo taken Feb. 8, 2016, shows a collapsed apartment complex in Tainan, southern Taiwan, two days after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates rocket launch with dance party, fireworks

North Korean citizens and soldiers attend a rally at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital Pyongyang on Feb. 8, 2016. North Korea held a series of events that day to celebrate what the country calls the successful launch the previous day of a satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates rocket launch with dance party, fireworks

North Korean youth participate in a dance party at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital Pyongyang on Feb. 8, 2016. North Korea held a series of events that day to celebrate what the country calls the successful launch the previous day of a satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates rocket launch with dance party, fireworks

North Korean citizens and soldiers attend a rally at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital Pyongyang on Feb. 8, 2016. North Korea held a series of events that day to celebrate what the country calls the successful launch the previous day of a satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates rocket launch with dance party, fireworks

North Korean citizens and soldiers attend a rally at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital Pyongyang on Feb. 8, 2016. North Korea held a series of events that day to celebrate what the country calls the successful launch the previous day of a satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court finds architect guilty over ramp collapse in March 2011 quake

Architect Naoki Takagi, 69, holds a press conference in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2016, after the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court sentenced him to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, for professional negligence related to the collapse of a parking lot ramp in the massive March 11, 2011, earthquake that shook eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese tsunami-hit regions collecting donations for quake-hit Taiwan

A woman drops a coin Feb. 8, 2016, into a box set up by the city of Sendai at the city hall to collect donations for Taiwan following a magnitude 6.4 earthquake on the island. Municipalities in northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, are calling for donations for Taiwan, which was a generous donor to the regions in the wake of the disaster five years earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Guidebooks distributed to tourists at central Japan airport

Tourists arriving at Chubu airport in central Japan on Feb. 8, 2016, receive free guidebooks for the city of Nagoya. The guidebooks in Chinese, English, Korean and Thai, introducing local shopping and tourist spots as well as local delicacies, were compiled by an organization composed of 10 Japanese companies and handed out in time for the Lunar New Year holidays, when many big-spending Chinese tourists are expected to visit Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top teams parade at Rio Carnival

A float modeled on the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro proceeds during the Carnival in the Brazilian city on Feb. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top teams parade at Rio Carnival

Dancers dressed in Olympic-themed clothing perform during the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts again

An ash plume rises from the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2016, during its second eruption of the year. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised its alert level for the volcano from 2 to 3 on a 5-point scale after the first massive eruption on Feb. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts again

An ash plume rises from the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2016, during its second eruption of the year. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised its alert level for the volcano from 2 to 3 on a 5-point scale after the first massive eruption on Feb. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo