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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Hong Kong restaurant gives disabled youth chance to work

STORY: Hong Kong restaurant gives disabled youth chance to work SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Holy Cafe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe 3. various of Holy Cafe 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe 5. various of Holy Cafe 6. various of Holy Cafe distributing lunch boxes to the elderly 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe STORYLINE: A restaurant in Hong Kong's Cheung Sha Wan provides job opportunities and training for people with disabilities, helping them to develop their capacity for self-care and integration into society. The restaurant, named Holy Cafe, was opened in 2011 by Maria Sung Law Man-kwan. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe "I hope the staff members can learn different catering skills here. My restaurant used to serve Western-style food. Some o

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Zambian family praises Chinese medical team after successful surgery

STORY: Zambian family praises Chinese medical team after successful surgery SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mary Mbetwa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARY MBETWA, Resident in Lusaka 3. various of a Chinese doctor doing medical check-up for Mary Mbetwa 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARY MBETWA, Resident in Lusaka 5. various of Chinese doctors training local doctors 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARY MBETWA, Resident in Lusaka 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MICHAEL MBETWA, Mary Mbetwa's husband 8. various of Mary Mbetwa talking with her Chinese doctor 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MICHAEL MBETWA, Mary Mbetwa's husband STORYLINE: When Mary Mbetwa, a 46-year-old resident of Lusaka, the Zambian capital, started experiencing some discomfort in the right side of her nose in 2011, she did not pay much attention to it and dismissed it as one of those feelings that would go away. As the discomfort persisted, however, she decided to seek

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French leather craftsman shares life in China's Shenzhen

STORY: French leather craftsman shares life in China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:39 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thomas Maurice (Courtesy of EyeShenzhen) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS MAURICE, French leather craftsman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THOMAS MAURICE, French leather craftsman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): THOMAS MAURICE, French leather craftsman STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS MAURICE, French leather craftsman "My name is Thomas Maurice. I'm from France. I'm working for DISSONA as a master craftsman. My skills come from (countries) like France and Italy. So most of the brand that I work for come from luxury sector." Around the age of 20, Thomas Maurice started to learn handicraft skills systematically, and served at many well-known European luxury brands for over a decade. In 2011, Maurice moved his career to China and joined the Shenzhen-based fashion brand DISSONA two years later. He then established

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1st auction at temporary fish market in Miyagi

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The first auction of the year is held on Jan. 4, 2015, at a temporary fish market in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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1st auction at temporary fish market in Miyagi

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The first auction of the year is held on Jan. 4, 2015, at a temporary fish market in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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1st auction at temporary fish market in Miyagi

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The first auction of the year is held on Jan. 4, 2015, at a temporary fish market in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tsunami-damaged vehicle lies at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle damaged by the 2011 tsunami remains unattended outside a turbine building of the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Digital paintings of Japanese baseball players on display

OSAKA, Japan - Digital paintings made from photographs of celebrities such as Japanese pro baseball players are put on display at a department store in Osaka on Jan. 4, 2014, for a fundraising charity event to build a care facility for children who lost their parents in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

NARAHA, Japan - Photo shows the base of a crane facility (R) under construction at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station that will be used to remove spent fuel from the pool of the No. 4 reactor building (L) in Fukushima Prefecture on Jan. 28, 2013. Tokyo Electric Power Co. showed the plant to reporters ahead of the second anniversary of a nuclear crisis triggered by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

NARAHA, Japan - Workers build a crane facility at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station that will be used to remove spent fuel from the pool of the No. 4 reactor building in Fukushima Prefecture on Jan. 28, 2013. Tokyo Electric Power Co. showed the plant to reporters ahead of the second anniversary of a nuclear crisis triggered by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Nikkei hits 22-month high

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the closing level of Japan's Nikkei stock index on the afternoon of Jan. 4, 2013. It ended the day's session at 10,688.11, up 292.93 points from the previous session on Dec. 28 and its highest close since March 4, 2011. The U.S. dollar trading in the upper 87 yen range is also shown.

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Decontamination work in Fukushima

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 4, 2011, shows workers wearing protective suits using a high-pressure water sprayer to wash the premises of the Okuma town office in Fukushima Prefecture to reduce radioactive materials in the wake of the nuclear crisis. The Environment Ministry said Jan. 26, 2012, it plans to complete decontamination activities in part of the evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by March 2014.

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Stress test results for 2 reactors in Fukui to be approved

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2011 shows the facilities of the Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Buildings containing the Nos. 3 and 4 units (2nd from front L and front L) are seen. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency is expected to approve stress test results as appropriate for the two reactors operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. on the afternoon of Jan. 18, 2012, agency sources said.

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U.S. sailor weathers storms, races for berth in London Olympics

EAST HAVEN, United States - U.S. sailor Alice Leonard speaks in front of a storm-damaged house in her East Haven, Connecticut neighborhood on Jan. 4, 2012. Hurricane Irene struck the area on Aug. 28, 2011, destroying at least 25 houses and causing extensive damage. (Photo by Meg Maruyama)

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Hosokawa clan's artifacts

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa stands in front of some artifacts from the Eisei-Bunko Museum, which holds treasures of the Hosokawa clan, during a preview on Dec. 26, 2011, of a special exhibition to be held from Jan. 1, 2012, through March 4, 2012, at Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Hosokawa is the 18th head of the clan that has lasted some 700 years and ruled the Kumamoto domain in feudal Japan.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo with a waxwork of late movie star Audrey Hepburn (L) on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 6, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima (L), a member of Japanese pop idol group AKB48, poses with a waxwork of herself on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 19, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo with a waxwork of American actor Johnny Depp on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 6, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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Japan win Asian Cup soccer

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Daiki Iwamasa (R) prevents Australia's Tim Cahill (4) from shooting during the second half of the Asian Cup soccer final in Doha on Jan. 29, 2011. Japan beat Australia 1-0 to hold the title for a record fourth time.

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Japan win Asian Cup soccer

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Yasuyuki Konno (L) and Australia's Tim Cahill (4) compete for the ball during the first half of the Asian Cup soccer final in Doha on Jan. 29, 2011. Japan beat Australia 1-0 to hold the title for a record fourth time.

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Japan vs. S. Korea in Asian Cup showdown

DOHA, Qatar - Japanese goal keeper Eiji Kawashima (R) pulls off a save as South Korean forward Ji Dong Won (10) and Japanese defender Yasuyuki Konno (4) look on during the first half of an Asian Cup semifinal in Doha on Jan. 25, 2011.

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Japan vs. S. Korea in Asian Cup showdown

DOHA, Qatar - Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa (C) fires a shot while South Korean defender Cho Yong Hyung (4) tries to block it during the second half of an Asian Cup semifinal in Doha on Jan. 25, 2011.

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ASEAN foreign ministers show connectedness through road trip

CHIANG KHONG, Thailand - Foreign ministers from the 10 ASEAN member countries join hands in front of a construction site of the No. 4 Bridge of Friendship in Chiang Khong, northern Thailand, on Jan. 24, 2011. The bridge over the Mekong connecting Thailand and Laos is being built with China's financial support. The ASEAN ministers headed for China from Thailand the same day, on a 600-kilometer trip titled ''familiarization road trip to China'' to underlie the geographical proximity of the regions.

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Hakuho rolls over Tochinoshin

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) wrestles with Tochinoshin, the Georgian No. 2 maegashira, on Jan. 12, 2011, the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna went on to win the match to improve to a 4-0 mark.

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Bosworth arrives in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Stephen Bosworth arrives at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, on Jan. 4, 2011, to discuss ways to get long-stalled multilateral talks on North Korea's denuclearization restarted, saying ''serious negotiations'' with Pyongyang are needed.

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Kan visits Ise Jingu shrine

ISE, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) visits Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Prefecture on Jan. 4, 2011.

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Bosworth arrives in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Stephen Bosworth responds to reporters' questions after arriving at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, on Jan. 4, 2011, to discuss ways to get long-stalled multilateral talks on North Korea's denuclearization restarted, saying ''serious negotiations'' with Pyongyang are needed.

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Hiroshima Mayor Akiba not to seek 4th term

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (C) attends a New Year party in Hiroshima on Jan. 4, 2011. The 68-year-old advocate of global nuclear disarmament said he will not seek a fourth term in the mayoral election slated for April 10.

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Hiroshima Mayor Akiba not to seek 4th term

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (C) attends a New Year party in Hiroshima on Jan. 4, 2011. The 68-year-old advocate of global nuclear disarmament said he will not seek a fourth term in the mayoral election slated for April 10.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama resumes running on Jan. 4, 2011, after arriving in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on the final leg of his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama plans to complete his round-the-world odyssey on Jan. 21 in Osaka, where he started on Dec. 17, 2008.

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Ancient football

KYOTO, Japan - Men in Heian era (eighth to 12th centuries) aristocratic attire demonstrate ''kemari'' (ancient football) in an event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Jan. 4, 2011.

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LDP's Tanigaki visits Ise Jingu

ISE, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a news conference in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2011, after visiting Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in the prefecture. Tanigaki criticized Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call for cross-party cooperation over the country's tax and social security system in his New Year address.

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Kan holds New Year press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during his first news conference of 2011 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 4. Kan pledged to eradicate money-tainted politics and called for cross-party cooperation to rebuild the country's troubled public finances.

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LDP's Tanigaki visits Ise Jingu

ISE, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki (C), president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, waves during a New Year visit to Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2011. Tanigaki criticized Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call for cross-party cooperation over the country's tax and social security system in his New Year address.

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Ozawa appears on satellite TV

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, appears on a satellite TV program in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2011. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan prodded Ozawa the same day to resign as a lawmaker as he faces indictment over a political funds scandal.

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Kan holds New Year press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan leaves the news conference room of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2011. Kan pledged to eradicate money-tainted politics and called for cross-party cooperation to rebuild the country's troubled public finances. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hiroshima Mayor Akiba not to seek 4th term

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba. The 68-year-old advocate of global nuclear disarmament said Jan. 4, 2011, that he will not run for his fourth term in the mayoral election slated for April 10.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R) shakes hands with well-wishers after setting foot in Japan at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, about two years after leaving Osaka, western Japan, for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama plans to complete his round-the-world odyssey in Osaka on Jan. 21.

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Japan stock markets open

TOKYO, Japan - People including young women wearing festive Japanese kimono attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital's Nihombashi Kabutocho area Jan. 4, 2011, after the New Year holidays.

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Japan stock markets open

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (C) rings a bell during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital's Nihombashi Kabutocho area Jan. 4, 2011, after the New Year holidays.

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Kan holds New Year press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during his first news conference of 2011 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 4. Kan pledged to eradicate money-tainted politics and called for cross-party cooperation to rebuild the country's troubled public finances. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Missing aircraft search under way

ASO, Japan - Police and Self-Defense Force vehicles head for a search for a small aircraft on Jan. 4, 2011, in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, after it went missing the previous day with two people aboard in the southwestern prefecture.

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Japan stock markets open

OSAKA, Japan - Young women wearing festive Japanese kimono strike wooden clappers during the opening event of the Osaka Securities Exchange in Osaka's Chuo Ward on Jan. 4, 2011, after the New Year holidays.

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Kan holds New Year press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during his first news conference of 2011 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 4. Kan pledged to eradicate money-tainted politics and called for cross-party cooperation to rebuild the country's troubled public finances. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ishikawa talks about Masters

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa (L) speaks to media at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 4, 2011, before heading to Thailand to participate in the Royal Trophy tournament. The golfing sensation will play in the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia for the third straight year.

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Kan holds New Year press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during his first news conference of 2011 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 4. Kan pledged to eradicate money-tainted politics and called for cross-party cooperation to rebuild the country's troubled public finances. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kan holds New Year press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during his first news conference of 2011 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 4. Kan pledged to eradicate money-tainted politics and called for cross-party cooperation to rebuild the country's troubled public finances.

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Ishikawa talks about Masters

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa shows his invitation to the Masters Tournament at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 4, 2011 before heading to Thailand to participate in the Royal Trophy tournament. The golfing sensation will play in the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia for the third straight year.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R), with his wife Mitsuyo, celebrates his return to Japan at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, two years after setting sail on the Pacific for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama will complete the globetrotting journey in Osaka on Jan. 21.