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China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to bring tangible benefits to participants: experts

STORY: China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to bring tangible benefits to participants: experts SHOOTING DATE: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at Istanbul-based Marmara University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies STORYLINE: An intergovernmental agreement on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was signed last week. Experts say the project will bring tangible benefits to all participants in the region. The railway starts from Kashgar in China's Xinjiang, and enters the territory of Uzbekistan through Kyrgyzstan. In the future, it can extend to West Asia and South Asia. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at Istanbul-based Marmara University "The agreement signed especially under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013 and this year becoming 1

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Ceremony In Honour Of Former PM Pierre Mauroy - Paris

Jacques Delors. French President Francois Hollande and the government attend a ceremony in honour of former French Prime minister Pierre Mauroy at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France, on June 11, 2013. Mauroy, who was premier between 1981 and 1984 under France's first Socialist president Francois Mitterrand, died on June 7 at the age of 84. Photo by Jacques Witt/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony In Honour Of Former PM Pierre Mauroy - Paris

Martine Aubry and Jacques Delors. French President Francois Hollande and the government attend a ceremony in honour of former French Prime minister Pierre Mauroy at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France, on June 11, 2013. Mauroy, who was premier between 1981 and 1984 under France's first Socialist president Francois Mitterrand, died on June 7 at the age of 84. Photo by Jacques Witt/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony In Honour Of Former PM Pierre Mauroy - Paris

Martine Aubry and Jacques Delors. French President Francois Hollande and the government attend a ceremony in honour of former French Prime minister Pierre Mauroy at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France, on June 11, 2013. Mauroy, who was premier between 1981 and 1984 under France's first Socialist president Francois Mitterrand, died on June 7 at the age of 84. Photo by Jacques Witt/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airbus A220 At Paris Air Show

The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries. The program was launched on 13 July 2008, the smaller A220-100 (formerly CS100) made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013, was awarded an initial type certificate by Transport Canada on 18 December 2015, and entered service on 15 July 2016 with launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines. The longer A220-300 first flew on 27 February 2015, received an initial type certificate on 11 July 2016, and entered service with airBaltic on 14 December. Le Bourget, France, June 19, 2023. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yuji Kodama, leprosy activist, dies at 82

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows Yuji Kodama, a prominent fighter of discrimination against former leprosy patients, in a wheelchair in front of the health ministry in Tokyo. On May 11, 2014, Kodama died of lung cancer at a sanatorium in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture. He was 82.

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Educator Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan - A June 18, 2011, photo shows Takeshi Hashimoto, a legendary Japanese language teacher known for his slow reading lessons. He died on Sept. 11, 2013, at a hospital in Kobe, western Japan. He was 101.

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Malaysian working to protect home forest

TOKYO, Japan - Wong Meng Chuo, founder and head of the Institute for Development and Alternative Living, calls for cooperation in the conservation of the tropical forest in Malaysia during an interview in Tokyo on June 11, 2013.

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'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th anniversary of publication

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misayo Nakazawa, widow of Keiji Nakazawa, is seen in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on June 11, 2013, sitting in front of magazines and other publications that carried her late husband's manga series "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)." The series describes the life of a 6-year-old boy called Gen before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

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Confederations Cup semifinals

FORTALEZA, Brazil - Italy forward Alberto Gilardino (11) and Spain defender Gerard Pique (3) compete for the ball near the goal during the second half of a Confederations Cup semifinal in Fortaleza, Brazil, on June 27, 2013. Spain squeezed past Italy 7-6 on penalties and advanced to the final with Brazil.

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Meditation, music help people know more about themselves

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 11, 2013 shows one of the praying locations within the premises of a monastery in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Brazil beat Japan in Confederations Cup

BRASILIA, Brazil - Japan's Hiroshi Kiyotake (8) is challenged by Brazil's Oscar (11) during the first half of a Confederations Cup Group A match in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 15, 2013. Brazil won 3-0.

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Indoor sand kits to hit Japan market

TOKYO, Japan - Children play with the "Dancing Sand" kit specifically for indoor use during a promotion event on June 11, 2013 in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Photo shows Nippon Professional Baseball's official balls being used from the 2013 season. The balls were used in a game between the Seibu Lions and the Yomiuri Giants on June 3, 2013. NPB admitted on June 11, 2013, that it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Photo shows Nippon Professional Baseball's official ball being used from the 2013 season. NPB admitted on June 11, 2013, that it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo shows Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s new game console, the PlayStation 4, displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013. The company plans to launch the console in the upcoming holiday season.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo shows Microsoft Corp.'s new game console, the Xbox One, displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013. The company plans to launch the console in November.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors try Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s new game console, the PlayStation 4, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013.

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Darvish dolls

ARLINGTON, Texas - Children hold bobblehead dolls featuring Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on June 11, 2013, after the team handed out the dolls to fans.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House speaks during an interview in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013. Seen at left is the company's new game console, the PlayStation 4, which was unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event.