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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor Admitted to the Air Force Academy - Spain

Princess Leonor enters the General Air Academy, on September 1, 2025, in San Javier, Murcia (Spain). Princess Leonor begins the last course of the three that have consisted of her military training as a future captain general of the Armed Forces when she will accede to the throne. After her passage through the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza and the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra) last year, which included six months of navigation aboard the training ship 'Juan Sebastian Elcano', the Bourbon ensign enters as a fourth year student to train as a pilot at the General Air Academy of San Javier (Murcia). Photo by Edu Botella / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-CHINESE COMPANIES-EUROPE-REVENUE GROWTH

(231115) -- BRUSSELS, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The release event of an annual flagship report by the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) is held in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 14, 2023. In collaboration with global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger, the CCCEU released the chamber's annual flagship report titled "Building Trust, Boosting Prosperity." The report sees Chinese enterprises' rating of the EU business environment dipping for the fourth year in a row, albeit at a slower pace. TO GO WITH "Chinese companies see revenue growth in Europe: report" (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-CHINESE COMPANIES-EUROPE-REVENUE GROWTH

(231115) -- BRUSSELS, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xu Chen, the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) Chairman, speaks during the release event of an annual flagship report by the CCCEU in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 14, 2023. In collaboration with global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger, the CCCEU released the chamber's annual flagship report titled "Building Trust, Boosting Prosperity." The report sees Chinese enterprises' rating of the EU business environment dipping for the fourth year in a row, albeit at a slower pace. TO GO WITH "Chinese companies see revenue growth in Europe: report" (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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Gazan farmer dreams big on dragon fruit cultivation

STORY: Gazan farmer dreams big on dragon fruit cultivation DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Aaed Abu Ramadan and his assistant on the farm 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AAED ABU RAMADAN, Farmer in Gaza 3. various of Aaed Abu Ramadan and his assistant on the farm STORYLINE: For the fourth year in a row, Aaed Abu Ramadan, a Palestinian farmer from the coastal enclave, has harvested dragon fruit, also known as "pitaya," and marketed his produce in local markets. The 52-year-old father of six came up with the idea of growing dragon fruit in Gaza five years ago when he saw it for the first time in China. He bought about 800 seedlings of dragon fruit with 10,000 U.S. dollars from merchants who used to visit China, and cultivated them on his 500-hectare farm. He succeeded in harvesting about 150 kg of dragon fruit in 2020. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AAED ABU RAMADAN, Farmer in Gaza "Dragon fruit is native to South America, and was transported to

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China National Silk Museum Dunhuang Cultural Relics Exhibition in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 18, 2023 - Photo taken on July 18, 2023 shows the equal-scale restoration of Cave 285 of Dunhuang using digital technology at the China Silk Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. The cave was excavated in the fourth year of Datong of Western Wei Dynasty (538), which is the earliest cave with an exact date of excavation in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, and is known as "China's Pantheon".

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China National Silk Museum Dunhuang Cultural Relics Exhibition in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 18, 2023 - Photo taken on July 18, 2023 shows the equal-scale restoration of Cave 285 of Dunhuang using digital technology at the China Silk Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. The cave was excavated in the fourth year of Datong of Western Wei Dynasty (538), which is the earliest cave with an exact date of excavation in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, and is known as "China's Pantheon".

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China National Silk Museum Dunhuang Cultural Relics Exhibition in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 18, 2023 - Photo taken on July 18, 2023 shows the equal-scale restoration of Cave 285 of Dunhuang using digital technology at the China Silk Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. The cave was excavated in the fourth year of Datong of Western Wei Dynasty (538), which is the earliest cave with an exact date of excavation in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, and is known as "China's Pantheon".

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UN Chinese Language Day marked across world

STORY: UN Chinese Language Day marked across world DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of activities held in Vietnam 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DO NGUYEN HOAI NAM, Fourth-year student at Hanoi University 3. various of activities held in Bulgaria 4. various of activities held in Argentina 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): FABIO VELAZQUEZ, Argentine educator 6. various of activities held in Zimbabwe 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LORRAINE NGANGA, Student of Chinese Language STORYLINE: The United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day, which fell on Thursday, is marked across the world with events highlighting the Chinese language and culture. In Hanoi, Vietnam, hundreds of people gathered at the Confucius Institute at Hanoi University on Friday to explore Chinese calligraphy, painting, cuisine and music. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DO NGUYEN HOAI NAM, Fourth-year student at Hanoi University "I am in love with Chinese culture. I feel Chinese language is elegant. What I

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Charitable kitchen in southern Lebanon provides food during Ramadan

STORY: Charitable kitchen in southern Lebanon provides free food during Ramadan DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:32 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people working in the kitchen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SANAA DABAGH, Kitchen manager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SANAA DABAGH, Kitchen manager 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HIKMAT ANKOUNI, Beneficiary and volunteer 5. various of workers distributing food to people STORYLINE: A charitable kitchen called "Popular Kitchen" has provided free meals for families struggling financially amid the current crisis in Lebanon. It has become more active during Ramadan. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SANAA DABAGH, Kitchen manager "It's the fourth year since we launched the Popular Kitchen. We work continuously daily not only on the occasion of Ramadan. We distribute around 400 to 500 meals daily." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SANAA DABAGH, Kitchen manager "Our team volunteers to work in the kitchen for free daily. We did something nice. We tried to invite our benefi

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Why a Turkish student finds China's Guangzhou incredible

STORY: Why a Turkish student finds China's Guangzhou incredible DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MEHMET AVCI, Turkish student in China 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MEHMET AVCI, Turkish student in China 3. various of Guangzhou 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MEHMET AVCI, Turkish student in China STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MEHMET AVCI, Turkish student in China "I'm Mehmet Avci and I'm coming from Türkiye. This is my 18th year in China, and this is my fourth year in Guangzhou. I'm coming from South China University of Technology (SCUT). I'm almost going to graduate from the marketing major." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MEHMET AVCI, Turkish student in China "I came to Shenzhen with my family in 2004. It was my first time in China. China looked completely different from what we had seen in the movies before. One of my impressions was that China was quite populous and prosperous. Actually, before I came to Guangzhou, all I knew abo

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Sound of Spring concert held in New York to celebrate Chinese New Year

STORY: Sound of Spring concert held in New York to celebrate Chinese New Year DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:03 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the performance during the concert STORYLINE: A unique Chinese New Year concert "The Sound of Spring" was held in New York on Saturday, charming the audience with the diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. Now in its fourth year, the concert was jointly presented by the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music in China. Featuring well-known musical pieces such as Spring Festival Overture, Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, along with other festive works, the two-hour-long program showcased an exciting blend of Chinese American artists, Chinese symphonic music, and traditional instruments. Chinese music is full of enchanting stories and uplifting sounds, said Cai Jindong, conductor of the concert and director of the U.S.-China Music Inst

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(230129) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Percussion soloist Petra Elek (back) performs with The Orchestra Now during the "The Sound of Spring" Chinese New Year concert at the Rose Theater in New York, the United States, on Jan. 28, 2023. A unique Chinese New Year concert "The Sound of Spring" was held here on Saturday, charming the audience with the diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. Now in its fourth year, the concert was jointly presented by the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music in China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(230129) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pipa soloist Gao Hong (C) performs with The Orchestra Now during the "The Sound of Spring" Chinese New Year concert at the Rose Theater in New York, the United States, Jan. 28, 2023. A unique Chinese New Year concert "The Sound of Spring" was held here on Saturday, charming the audience with the diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. Now in its fourth year, the concert was jointly presented by the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music in China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(230129) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Percussion soloist Petra Elek (back) performs with The Orchestra Now during the "The Sound of Spring" Chinese New Year concert at the Rose Theater in New York, the United States, on Jan. 28, 2023. A unique Chinese New Year concert "The Sound of Spring" was held here on Saturday, charming the audience with the diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. Now in its fourth year, the concert was jointly presented by the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music in China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(230129) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Violin soloist Na Sun (L, front) performs as conductor Jindong Cai (R, front) conducts The Orchestra Now during the "The Sound of Spring" Chinese New Year concert at the Rose Theater in New York, the United States, on Jan. 28, 2023. A unique Chinese New Year concert "The Sound of Spring" was held here on Saturday, charming the audience with the diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. Now in its fourth year, the concert was jointly presented by the U.S.-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music in China. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Takanashi wins summer ski jumping event for 4th year in row

SAPPORO, Japan - Sara Takanashi smiles on the podium after winning the women's segment of the Ito Cup summer ski jumping tournament for the fourth year in a row in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct. 19, 2014.

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Sharp remains in red in April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi announces the company's earnings report for the April-June quarter on Aug. 1, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. The company remained in the red in the reporting quarter for the fourth year, due to costs related to withdrawal from the solar battery business in Europe.

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Tohoku students trying to become art restorers

TOKYO, Japan - Chie Takano, a fourth-year student at the Tohoku University of Art and Design, analyzes fibers used in a "hina" doll produced during the Edo period (1603-1868) with a microscope at a university laboratory in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture on July 18, 2013.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka returns home

NARITA, Japan - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan returns to Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 2, 2010. Matsuzaka, who only earned nine wins in his fourth year in the major leagues, pledged to work hard during the off-season.

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Matsuzaka to miss 2010 season opening

WASHINGTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws in a preseason game in Washington on April 3, 2010. But Matsuzaka, suffering from neck strain, was placed on a 15-day disabled list the following day and will be off the opening day roster for the first time in his fourth year in the major leagues.

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Matsuzaka to miss 2010 season opening

WASHINGTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws in a preseason game in Washington on April 3, 2010. But Matsuzaka, suffering from neck strain, was placed on a 15-day disabled list the following day and will be off the opening day roster for the first time in his fourth year in the major leagues.

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Matsuzaka to miss 2010 season opening

WASHINGTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws in a preseason game in Washington on April 3, 2010. But Matsuzaka, suffering from neck strain, was placed on a 15-day disabled list the following day and will be off the opening day roster for the first time in his fourth year in the major leagues.

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Closer Iwase agrees to same money in 2010

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase speaks at a news conference in Nagoya on Dec. 11, 2009, after re-signing with the Central League baseball club for 430 million yen in 2010. Iwase will become the highest paid active pitcher for the fourth year in a row.

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Traditional timber-framed houses to survive with locals' efforts

KATSUYAMA, Japan - Sho Fukasawa (far right), a then fourth-year student at Fukui University of Technology, reports restoration work on a traditional timber-framed house in the Ohara settlement in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, at a little party held in the restored house on the night of April 23.

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Taiwan's Lu winner in playoff in Katokichi Queens

MURE, Japan - Fourth-year pro Lu Hsiao-chuan of Taiwan holds her trophy after winning the Katokichi Queens golf tournament for her first title of the season by beating veteran Michie Oba in a two-way playoff at Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture May 2.

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Student takes up war orphans' plight at U.N. rights panel

GENEVA, Switzerland - Yumi Nakai (L), a fourth-year law student at Ryukoku University, is pictured in Geneva on Aug. 12 after asking the U.N. Human Rights Commission to look into Japan's policy of deporting Chinese relatives of war-displaced Japanese nationals that are not related by blood. She said the practice violates human rights. At right is Etsuro Totsuka, a professor at the university.

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Student to take up war orphans' plight at U.N. rights panel

OSAKA, Japan - Yumi Nakai (photo taken July 2), a fourth-year law student at Ryukoku University, will travel to Geneva this summer and ask the U.N. Human Rights Commission to look into Japan's policy of deporting Chinese relatives of war-displaced Japanese nationals that are not related by blood. She said the practice violates human rights.

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USJ gains 110 bil. yen, 11 mil. visitors in initial year

OSAKA, Japan - Akira Sakata, president of USJ Co., speaks in Osaka on May 31. He said Universal Studios Japan (USJ) brought his company some 110 billion yen in revenues in the initial year of fiscal 2001, having attracted 11 million visitors. The Hollywood movie theme park, which opened in Osaka on March 31, 2001, is now expected to turn profitable well ahead of the planned fourth year, Sakata said.

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Imano surges to title at Chunichi Crowns golf

Fourth-year pro Yasuharu Imano turns in his second straight round of 5-under-par 65 May 2, edging out Naomichi ''Joe'' Ozaki by one stroke for his first Japanese tour victory at the 110 million yen Chunichi Crowns golf tournament.

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Zimbabwean student savors freedom, diversity in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Zimbabwean student savors freedom, diversity in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): GEORGE TABENGWA, Zimbabwean student STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): GEORGE TABENGWA, Zimbabwean student "My name is George Tabengwa, I'm from Zimbabwe. I'm in Xinjiang for four years. So I'm in my fourth year in medical school, and I'm about to start internship. I chose medicine because since I was a child, I've always wanted to be someone who helps people." Now a senior student at Xinjiang Medical University in Urumqi, Tabengwa began his ties with Xinjiang in 2018. SOUNDBITE (English): GEORGE TABENGWA, Zimbabwean student "When I came to Xinjiang, it's a very good place. The food is great and the people are great people. So I really enjoy being in Xinjiang. The dormitory is great. The teachers are great. The supervisors are great. The hospital is great. So there's so much mutual respect." What attracts Tabengwa most is

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Syrian citizens enjoy meals at picnic facility in Damascus

Syrian citizens enjoy meals at a picnic facility in Damascus on March 4, 2015. President Bashar Assad is growing confident of maintaining his regime with March 15 marking the fourth year of anti-government demonstrations amid the Arab Spring wave of democracy movements that have swept the Middle East in recent years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Syrian citizens enjoy meals at picnic facility in Damascus

Syrian citizens enjoy meals at a picnic facility in Damascus on March 6, 2015. President Bashar Assad is growing confident of maintaining his regime with March 15 marking the fourth year of anti-government demonstrations amid the Arab Spring wave of democracy movements that have swept the Middle East in recent years. (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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Otani re-signs for 200 mil. yen with Fighters

Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani attends a press conference in the northern Japan city of Sapporo on Dec. 4, 2015, after re-signing with the Nippon Ham Fighters for an annual salary of 200 million yen for 2016. Otani became the second player after Yu Darvish to reach the benchmark in the fourth year at a Nippon Professional Baseball club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf's Big 3 open 2015 Masters in style

Americans Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus and South African Gary Player (from L, front row), a trio of honorary starters for the fourth year in a row for the Masters Golf Tournament, are seen at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 9, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People walk on shopping street in Damascus

Syrian citizens walk on a shopping street in Damascus on March 4, 2015. President Bashar Assad is growing confident of maintaining his regime with March 15 marking the fourth year of anti-government demonstrations amid the Arab Spring wave of democracy movements that have swept the Middle East in recent years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Huge Assad portrait hangs in Damascus

Citizens walk under a huge portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on March 4, 2015. Assad is growing confident of maintaining his regime with March 15 marking the fourth year of anti-government demonstrations amid the Arab Spring wave of democracy movements that have swept the Middle East in recent years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Syrian citizens enjoy outing in Damascus park

Syrian citizens enjoy an outing in a park in Damascus on March 6, 2015. President Bashar Assad is growing confident of maintaining his regime with March 15 marking the fourth year of anti-government demonstrations amid the Arab Spring wave of democracy movements that have swept the Middle East in recent years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soryu Gate and Osugataiwa Rock at Haruna Shinto Shrine

The God of worship is Kasanreishin. The shrine building is of Gongen style rebuilt in the fourth year of Kansei (1792), and a rare rock called Osugata iwa stands in the background. The rock is seen in the center of the photo by the Soryu Gate further from the stone steps. Several people can be seen including priests. What looks like a gas lantern can be seen in the fore.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐18‐0]

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Matsuzaka to miss 2010 season opening

WASHINGTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws in a preseason game in Washington on April 3, 2010. But Matsuzaka, suffering from neck strain, was placed on a 15-day disabled list the following day and will be off the opening day roster for the first time in his fourth year in the major leagues. (Kyodo)