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UK celebrates annual Dragon Boat Festival

STORY: UK celebrates annual Dragon Boat Festival DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:32 LOCATION: MANCHESTER, U.K. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the dragon boat race 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAMERON MAXWELL, Paddler, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer team 4. various of the dragon boat race 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TRACEY, Spectator 6. various of the dragon boat race 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL DENNETT, Salford's mayor 8. various of performances to celebrate the festival 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): YANG HANXIN, Chairman, Xinhua Chinese Association STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent "Listen to the drumbeats and cheers! This is a dragon boat race heating up on Saturday in Salford, in Britain's Greater Manchester. With 40 amateur teams competing, this race is just one part of this year's UK Chinese Dragon Boat Festival." Launched in 2012, this event has gained popularity in the country and across Europe. As t

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Keyou, who is about to graduate from a vocational school, posing for a photo in front of his home on Jan. 16, 2023 (above) and 10-year-old Meng Keyou sitting for a rest on a cliff on his way to school on Sept. 5, 2012 (below) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Wenchao, who is a senior high school student, posing for a photo at home in front of a wall full of his certificates of merit on Jan. 26, 2023 (above) and 7-year-old Meng Wenchao (1st L) walking on his way home on Sept. 5, 2012 (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Huang Xiaobang) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Fusong, who is a doctor in the village, posing for a photo in front of the village clinic on May 24, 2023 (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Hu Xingyu) and 10-year-old Meng Fusong (1st R) on his way to school on Sept. 5, 2012 (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Huang Xiaobang) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua)

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Overseas returnee runs homestay in E China fishing village

STORY: Overseas returnee runs homestay in E China fishing village DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chen Ju and the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN JU, Overseas returnee 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN JU, Overseas returnee 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN JU, Overseas returnee 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CHEN JU, Overseas returnee STORYLINE: Chen Ju, an overseas returnee who was born in Lianjiang County, east China's Fujian Province, quit his well-paid job in Tokyo and opened a B&B in the seaside village of Jiaonan after returning to his hometown in 2012. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN JU, Overseas returnee "I named my B&B 'Ya Le Ju,' which means the 'house of happiness' in our dialect. We designed it all by ourselves. The stairs look like waves rolling down. And this is a 'treasure' I picked up on the beach. It's so beautiful, but actually, it was just floating garbage in the sea." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN JU, Overseas returnee "

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Mt. Fuji climbers

TOKYO, Japan - Climbers aim for the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain (3,776 meters) and a UNESCO world heritage site, around its 8th station on the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture in June 2013. The Japanese Society of Travel Medicine reported June 19, 2014, about 50 percent of children developed symptoms of altitude sickness climbing Mt. Fuji. The survey was conducted on 245 children (5-12 year old) climbing down at the 5th station in August 2012 and 2013.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Tokyo's Minato Ward shows silhouetted Mt. Fuji in the background behind Tokyo Tower on Jan. 5, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Shimane nuclear evacuation plan

OSAKA, Japan - A June 5, 2011, file photo shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power station in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The Shimane prefectural government on Nov. 21, 2012, announced a disaster preparedness plan that includes steps to evacuate around 396,000 residents living within 30 kilometers of the power station if an accident occurs.

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Children collecting garbage

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Children are among those gathering garbage at Bantar Gebang waste disposal site in Bekasi Regency near Jakarta, Indonesia, in June 2012. About 5,000 people make a living from cans, bottles, plastic containers and other materials picked up at the site.

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Children collecting garbage

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Children are among those gathering garbage at Bantar Gebang waste disposal site in Bekasi Regency near Jakarta, Indonesia, in June 2012. About 5,000 people make a living from cans, bottles, plastic containers and other materials picked up at the site.

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Children collecting garbage

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Children are among those gathering garbage at Bantar Gebang waste disposal site in Bekasi Regency near Jakarta, Indonesia, in June 2012. About 5,000 people make a living from cans, bottles, plastic containers and other materials picked up at the site.

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Defense chief Morimoto sees nuke plants as deterrent

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto. Before assuming the Cabinet post in June 2012, Morimoto said he viewed the nation's nuclear power plants as a deterrent against foreign attack, apparently because they made neighboring countries believe Japan could produce nuclear weapons quickly if it wanted to, Kyodo News learned Sept. 5, 2012.

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Cerezo wins Group A match of Nabisco Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Cerezo Osaka midfielder Kim Bo Kyung (2nd from L) successfully takes a penalty kick against Sagan Tosu during the first half of a group A match of the Nabisco Cup, a major title in the Japanese professional soccer J-League, at Nagai Stadium in Osaka. Cerezo won 5-0. The photo was taken on June 27, 2012.

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London Olympics Athletes' Village

LONDON, Britain - The restaurant at the London Olympics Athletes' Village, with seating for 5,000, is packed on June 30, 2012, as it is opened to invited guests for a trial run ahead of the July 27 start of the Olympic Games.

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Murray advances to 4th round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain gestures triumphantly after a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships against Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Murray advanced to the fourth round with a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 win.

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Murray advances to 4th round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain plays against Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in a men's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Murray advanced to the fourth round with a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 win.

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Serena Williams advances to 4th round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Zheng Jie of China in a women's singles third-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 30, 2012. Williams advanced to the fourth round with a 6-7 (5), 6-2, 9-7 win.

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Murray advances to 3rd round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain runs for the ball during a men's singles second-round match of the Wimbledon Championships against Ivo Karlovic of Croatia at the All England Club in London on June 28, 2012. Murray advanced to the third round with a 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 win.

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Nishikori reaches 3rd round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays Frenchman Florent Serra in a men's singles second-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 28, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory.

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Nishikori reaches 3rd round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori acknowledges the crowd after overpowering Frenchman Florent Serra in straight sets in a men's singles second-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 28, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory.

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Nishikori reaches 3rd round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates after overpowering Frenchman Florent Serra in straight sets in a men's singles second-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 28, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory.

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Nishikori reaches 3rd round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays Frenchman Florent Serra in a men's singles second-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 28, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory.

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Nishikori reaches 3rd round at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays Frenchman Florent Serra in a men's singles second-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 28, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory.

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Date-Krumm out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm returns the ball during a women's singles first-round match of the Wimbledon Championships against Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine at the All England Club in London on June 27, 2012. Bondarenko won 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.

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Date-Krumm out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm (L) and Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine are pictured after a women's singles first-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 27, 2012. Bondarenko won 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.

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Date-Krumm out of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm returns the ball during a women's singles first-round match of the Wimbledon Championships against Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine at the All England Club in London on June 27, 2012. Bondarenko won 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.

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Nishikori advances to 2nd round of Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball during a first round match at Wimbledon against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the second round with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win.

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Nishikori advances to 2nd round of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball during a first round match at Wimbledon against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the second round with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win.

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Nishikori advances to 2nd round of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori responds to the cheers after winning a first round match at Wimbledon against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the second round with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win.

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Nishikori advances to 2nd round of Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball during a first round match at Wimbledon against Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the second round with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win.

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Mariners' Ichiro against Padres

SAN DIEGO, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki raps a single during the seventh inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on June 23, 2012. Suzuki went 2-for-4 in a 5-1 win.

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Rays' Matsui against Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Hideki Matsui belts a single during the ninth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on June 23, 2012. Matsui went 1-for-5 in a 7-6 defeat.

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Matsuzaka fails to become winning pitcher

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Miami Marlins at Fenway Park in Boston on June 21, 2012. Matsuzaka left the mound after working 5-1/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits. The Red Sox won 6-5.

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Ichiro tops 2,500 hits in MLB career

PHOENIX, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki races to first base after hitting a single -- and the 2,500th hit of his U.S. major league career -- during the first inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 19, 2012. Suzuki went 4-for-5 with two RBIs in the Mariners' 12-9 victory.

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Ichiro tops 2,500 hits in MLB career

PHOENIX, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki belts a single -- and the 2,500th hit of his U.S. major league career -- during the first inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 19, 2012. Suzuki went 4-for-5 with two RBIs in the Mariners' 12-9 victory.

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Ichiro tops 2,500 hits in MLB career

PHOENIX, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki belts a single -- and the 2,500th hit of his U.S. major league career -- during the first inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 19, 2012. Suzuki went 4-for-5 with two RBIs in the Mariners' 12-9 victory.

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Typhoon hits Japan

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Senior citizens evacuate due to strong wind and heavy rain from Typhoon Guchol in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 19, 2012. The typhoon made landfall in the western Japanese prefecture after 5 p.m. that day.

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Typhoon hits Japan

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - High waves break on the shores of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 19, 2012. Typhoon Guchol made landfall in the western Japanese prefecture after 5 p.m. that day.

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Typhoon hits Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Women battle strong wind from Typhoon Guchol in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on June 19, 2012. The typhoon made landfall in Wakayama Prefecture after 5 p.m. that day.

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NEC's LifeTouch tablet

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a NEC Corp.-made LifeTouch tablet computer in Tokyo on June 18, 2012. NEC will launch on July 5, 2012, in Japan a 10.1-inch model of its LifeTouch tablet computer series for family use.

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Aoki hits homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a solo homer during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Darvish suffers 4th loss

OAKLAND, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches in a game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California, on June 7, 2012. Darvish suffered his fourth loss of the season, giving up six earned runs over 5 1/3 innings of the Rangers' 7-1 defeat.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki watches the ball after hitting a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki (7) is congratulated by manager Ron Roenicke (R) after hitting a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Darvish suffers 4th loss

OAKLAND, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches in a game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California, on June 7, 2012. Darvish suffered his fourth loss of the season, giving up six earned runs over 5 1/3 innings of the Rangers' 7-1 defeat.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki (7) leaps at the home plate in front of his waiting teammates after hitting a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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APEC trade ministers

KAZAN, Russia - Trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum hold a joint press conference after wrapping up their two-day meeting in Kazan, Russia, on June 5, 2012.

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G-7 emergency conference call

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on June 5, 2012, after speaking by phone with his counterparts in other Group of Seven advanced economies. The finance ministers and central bank chiefs from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States agreed to cooperate in addressing concerns in financial markets over the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, Azumi said.