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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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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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Croatians welcome entry into eurozone, Schengen area

STORY: Croatians welcome entry into eurozone, Schengen area DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets in Zagreb 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STIPE DEDIC, Local resident 3. various of people on the streets in Zagreb 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): SNJEZANA BERI, Local resident 5. various of Croatian-Slovenian border crossing 6. various of ATM machines and prices in euros 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATEO BORAC, Local resident 8. various of Croatian Central Bank STORYLINE: Croatia entered the eurozone and the European Union's (EU) border-free Schengen area on New Year's Day. This was the first time a European country joined both the eurozone and the Schengen area on the same day, an important milestone for Croatia, an EU member since 2013. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STIPE DEDIC, Local resident "Since I'm traveling abroad constantly, I am already used to euro and I think it's not going to affect my life dramatically. As I said, I hope it is

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Leyte Island 2 months after typhoon

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A Jan. 6, 2014, photo shows an area of the Anibong District of Tacloban City on Leyte Island, where a cargo ship has been left on land since typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Leyte Island 2 months after typhoon

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A Jan. 6, 2014, photo shows an area of the Anibong District of Tacloban City on Leyte Island, where debris has been left since typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Leyte Island 2 months after typhoon

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A Jan. 6, 2014, photo shows an area of the Anibong District of Tacloban City on Leyte Island, where a cargo ship has been left on land since typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Leyte Island 2 months after typhoon

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A Jan. 6, 2014, photo shows an area of the Anibong District of Tacloban City on Leyte Island, where a cargo ship has been left on land since typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013.

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8 millionth visitor to Taiwan for 2013

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Japan's Aya Omote (R), who was Taiwan窶冱 8 millionth visitor for 2013, attends a welcoming ceremony in Taipei on Jan. 2, 2014, with Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-huah. The newlywed from Niigata Prefecture arrived with her husband on Dec. 31 to spend their honeymoon and the New Year in Taiwan.

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JAL's Dreamliner jet hit by trouble again

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows the left wing of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines Co. after the jet arrived at Narita airport from Boston on Jan. 9, 2013. The jet was forced to return to the terminal at Boston's Logan International Airport on Jan. 8 after a fuel leak was found just before takeoff, the second time in two days a brand-new Boeing 787 in JAL's fleet has been hit by trouble at the airport. JAL said the fuel leaked from the fuel tank in the left wing due to problems with its valve.

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JAL's Dreamliner jet hit by trouble again

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines Co. after the jet arrived at Narita airport from Boston on Jan. 9, 2013. The jet was forced to return to the terminal at Boston's Logan International Airport on Jan. 8 after a fuel leak was found just before takeoff, the second time in two days a brand-new Boeing 787 in JAL's fleet has been hit by trouble at the airport.

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JAL's Dreamliner jet hit by trouble again

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines Co. after the jet arrived at Narita airport from Boston on Jan. 9, 2013. The jet was forced to return to the terminal at Boston's Logan International Airport on Jan. 8 after a fuel leak was found just before takeoff, the second time in two days a brand-new Boeing 787 in JAL's fleet has been hit by trouble at the airport.

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U.S. electronics show

LAS VEGAS, United States - Photo shows the exhibition space of Japan's Sony Corp. in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 8, 2013, at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show which opened the same day.

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U.S. electronics show

LAS VEGAS, United States - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. displays TVs using organic electroluminescence screens in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 8, 2013, at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show which opened the same day.

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Panasonic forms business alliance with GM, IBM

LAS VEGAS, United States - Panasonic Corp. President Kazuhiro Tsuga speaks at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 8, 2013.

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Google chief visits N. Korea's top univ.

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A U.S. delegation including Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (2nd from R) visits Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea's top university, on Jan. 8, 2013, and saw students using the Internet with desktop computers. The private U.S. delegation is on a four-day visit to North Korea through Jan. 10.

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Google chief visits N. Korea's top univ.

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A U.S. delegation including Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (far L) and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (2nd from L) visits Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea's top university, on Jan. 8, 2013, and saw students using the Internet with desktop computers. The private U.S. delegation is on a four-day visit to North Korea through Jan. 10.

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Mao Asada at ice show

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's Mao Asada performs at an ice show in Nagoya on Jan. 8, 2013.

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Google chief visits N. Korea's top univ.

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A U.S. delegation including Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (L) and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (R) visits Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea's top university, on Jan. 8, 2013, and saw students using the Internet with desktop computers. The private U.S. delegation is on a four-day visit to North Korea through Jan. 10.

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Daisuke Takahashi at ice show

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs at an ice show in Nagoya on Jan. 8, 2013.

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Communist Party supporters in China

GUANGZHOU, China - People hold Mao Zedong placards in support of the Chinese Communist Party and authorities outside the office of the Southern Weekly in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 8, 2013, waging a war of words with supporters of the newspaper who also gathered there to protest against the government's violation of press freedom by altering the paper's New Year editorial greeting.

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Protest over press freedom in China

GUANGZHOU, China - People continue to gather outside the office of the Southern Weekly in Guangzhou in China's Guangdong Province on Jan. 8, 2013, to show support for the newspaper, protesting against the government's violation of press freedom by altering the paper's New Year editorial greeting. Supporters of the Chinese Communist Party, gathered around a Chinese flag, can be seen in the background.

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Tokyo's bid to host 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose, Paralympics athlete Wakako Tsuchida, Olympic wrestling champion Saori Yoshida, Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, and Yuko Arakida, an official of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, pose for photos at the Tokyo metropolitan offices in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013, after publicizing the content of the bid committee's candidature file that has been submitted to the International Olympic Committee.

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Tokyo's bid to host 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose, Paralympics athlete Wakako Tsuchida, Olympic wrestling champion Saori Yoshida, Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, and Yuko Arakida, an official of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, pose for photos at the Tokyo metropolitan offices in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013, after publicizing the content of the bid committee's candidature file that has been submitted to the International Olympic Committee.

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Business as usual in Pyongyang on leader's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, looks business as usual on Jan. 8, 2013, the 30th birthday of the country's leader Kim Jong Un.

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Asahi Breweries President Koji

TOKYO, Japan - Akiyoshi Koji, president of Asahi Breweries Ltd., holds a press conference in Tokyo to promote new products on Jan. 8, 2013.

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Icebreaker in Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase is blocked by sea ice off Japan's Showa Base in Antarctica on Jan. 8, 2013. Japan's science ministry said on Jan. 11 that the icebreaker had failed to dock at the Showa Base for the second year in a row due to snow and thick ice. (Pool photo by a Kyodo News reporter traveling with Japan's Antarctic expedition team)

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Aide to incoming S. Korean Pres. Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Hwang Woo Yea, chairman of South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party and a close aide to incoming South Korean President Park Geun Hye, is seen at Seoul's Gimpo airport on Jan. 8, 2013, before departing for Japan. Hwang, also leader of the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' Union, is slated to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the following day.

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Nishikori at press conference

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Kei Nishikori holds a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 8, 2013. The 23-year-old decided later in the day to withdraw from the Kooyong Classic, an event that was to be his final warm-up for the Australian Open the following week.

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High school boy kills himself

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshihiro Sato (R), principal of Sakuranomiya Senior High School, bows at the end of a press conference at the Osaka city offices in Osaka on Jan. 8, 2013. A 17-year-old student of the school committed suicide in late December 2012 after being physically punished by his basketball club adviser, the Osaka City Board of Education said the same day.

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Year's 1st Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - The first Cabinet meeting of the year is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. Reporters were permitted to photograph the meeting, only at the outset, the second such time after the completion of the building of the Japanese premier's new office in 2002. (Pool photo)

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Year's 1st Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attend the first Cabinet meeting of the year at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. Reporters were permitted to photograph the meeting, only at the outset, the second such time after the completion of the building of the Japanese premier's new office in 2002. (Pool photo)

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1st meeting of headquarters for Japan's economic revival

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the first meeting of a newly created policymaking framework, named the headquarters for Japan's economic revival, chaired by himself, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. To the left is economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari.

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Year's 1st Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - The first Cabinet meeting of the year is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. Reporters were permitted to photograph the meeting, only at the outset, the second such time after the completion of the building of the Japanese premier's new office in 2002. (Pool photo)

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1st meeting of headquarters for Japan's economic revival

TOKYO, Japan - The first meeting of a newly created policymaking framework, named the headquarters for Japan's economic revival, is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013.

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Year's 1st Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attend the first Cabinet meeting of the year at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. Reporters were permitted to photograph the meeting, only at the outset, the second such time after the completion of the building of the Japanese premier's new office in 2002. (Pool photo)

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Croatia prepares to adopt euro

STORY: Croatia prepares to adopt euro DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Croatian National Bank 2. various of store, shopping mall, prices of goods 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian), ANA BEGIC, Zagreb resident 4. various of money exchange office 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): EDIN BOTIC, Zagreb resident 6. various of a market 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): ANDREJA SKORIC, Zagreb resident 8. various of cash machine and euro money STORYLINE: After the European Union(EU) in July removed the final obstacles for Croatia to adopt the euro, the country is preparing for life with the new currency. Croatia schedules the official adoption on Jan. 1, 2023. This is the first expansion of the currency block in almost a decade as Croatia is becoming the twentieth member of the eurozone. Adopting the euro has been one of Croatia's strategic goals since the country joined the EU in 2013. On the way, Croatia had to fulfill a set of strict economic conditions, such as

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan looks on as his teammates play ice hockey in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 6, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan changes clothes before playing ice hockey in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 6, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan is seen at a ski resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 8, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan (L) plays ice hockey with friends in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 6, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan (front, R) plays ice hockey with friends in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 6, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan (C) practices skiing at a ski resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 8, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan (R) plays ice hockey with friends in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 6, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan practices skiing at a ski resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 8, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan looks on as his teammates play ice hockey in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 6, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan practices skiing at a ski resort in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 8, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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(SP)CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220108) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ryan (front) plays ice hockey with friends in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 6, 2022. Ryan is a 38-year-old Canadian living in Shenyang. Ryan came to China for the first time in 2013 and now works as an engineer at a company in Shenyang. Ryan is an enthusiast devoted to winter sports, especially ice hockey. Through weekly training in ice hockey, Ryan made friends with many local ice hockey lovers. As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approaches, Ryan is looking forward to a great performance from all the athletes. He wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a great success. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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Japan's Takarazuka Revue to make 2nd tour of Taiwan

Rio Asumi (R) and Maria Kano, the two top stars of the Flower Troupe of the Japanese all-female Takarazuka Revue, perform at a press conference in Taipei on Jan. 27, 2015. The musical theater group announced that it will perform 14 shows at the National Theater in Taipei from Aug. 8 to 16 in its second appearance before a Taiwanese audience following its first in April 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo