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Emperor visits Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R), Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visit Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on June 5, 2025. The castle is now under reconstruction after a 2019 fire destroyed the UNESCO World Heritage site. (Pool photo)

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Emperor visits Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (3rd from R), Empress Masako (2nd from R) and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visit Shuri Castle in Naha in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on June 5, 2025. The castle is now under reconstruction after a 2019 fire destroyed the UNESCO World Heritage site. (Pool photo)

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Italy hosts record-breaking number of tourists in 2023

STORY: Italy hosts record-breaking number of tourists in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Rome STORYLINE: Italy set an all-time record for tourist arrivals last year, with numbers surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time, the government's statistics entity reported Tuesday. ISTAT, the Italian Statistics Institute, said the country hosted more than 134 million tourists in 2023, amounting to a total of more than 450 million overnight stays. This represents 3 million more arrivals and 14.5 million more overnight stays than in 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for increases of 2.3 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively. Compared to 2022, the tourism figures rose by 13.4 percent and 9.5 percent, respectively. According to the data, the most popular Italian region for tourism last year was Veneto, famous for the canal city of Venice. Veneto attracted 21.1 mil

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists take a sightseeing boat in Paraty Historic Center in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the scenery in Paraty Historic Center in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Seabirds are pictured in Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of Paraty Historic Center in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial photo taken on May 31, 2024 shows a view of Paraty Historic Center in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows the coastal landscape of Serra da Bocaina National Park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People enjoy leisure time on a beach in Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People ride paddle boards in Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A boat sails in the sea near Ilha Grande State Park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy leisure time on a beach in Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People ride paddle boards in Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the scenery in Paraty Historic Center in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Seabirds are pictured in Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of Paraty Historic Center in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on May 31, 2024 shows a view of Paraty Historic Center in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take a sightseeing boat in Paraty Historic Center in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows the coastal landscape of Serra da Bocaina National Park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-PARATY AND ILHA GRANDE

(240605) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boat sails in the sea near Ilha Grande State Park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31, 2024. Paraty and Ilha Grande is a serial property comprising six component parts including Paraty Historic Center, Morro da Vila Velha, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Ilha Grande State Park, Praia do Sul Biological Reserve and Environmental Protected Area of Cairuçu. In 2019, Paraty and Ilha Grande was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-VISUALLY IMPAIRED-RESTAURANT (CN)

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhou Haoyu, visually impaired employee, smelling the bread he makes at Trojan Fairy in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2019 (above) and Zhou accompanying a student on the piano at a training agency for art examinations in Beijing, Jan. 17, 2024 (below, Xinhua/Cai Yang). At Xidan in the very heart of Beijing, restaurant Trojan Fairy, is not an ordinary eatery because the diners can find their way to their tables only through the help of an usher, in complete dark. Yang Demin, the pianist and part-time usher of Trojan Fairy, is now a student at the music department of the Special Education College of Beijing Union University. Yang, with no sense of the light, can accurately locate the table for diners in the restaurant. Yu Shuang, a former surgeon, founded Trojan Fairy in 2009. Yu, once a short period patient of retinal detachment, though cured, set up the restaurant in order to enable customers to have a brief impression on how t

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230926) -- BAYANNUR, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows wheat crops in a modern agricultural demonstration field in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigate since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The current irrigation area stands at 11.54 million mu. The 2,200-year-old irrigation project, included in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2019, uses gravity to transport the Yellow River water into fields. As one of China's most important grain and oil production bases, this area has yielded over 3 billion kg of grain on average annually in recent years. In recent years, Bayannur has explored the modernization, water-saving transformation and ecological governance of the Hetao Irrigation Area. It has used information technology to improve the fine management of this a

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HETAO IRRIGATION AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230926) -- BAYANNUR, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows a modern agricultural demonstration field in Urad Front Banner in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Hetao Irrigation Area, located in Bayannur, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigate since the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The current irrigation area stands at 11.54 million mu. The 2,200-year-old irrigation project, included in the World Heritage Irrigation Structures in 2019, uses gravity to transport the Yellow River water into fields. As one of China's most important grain and oil production bases, this area has yielded over 3 billion kg of grain on average annually in recent years. In recent years, Bayannur has explored the modernization, water-saving transformation and ecological governance of the Hetao Irrigation Area. It has used information technology to improve the fine management of this area and promote

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Australia announce 23-player squad for home Women's World Cup

STORY: Australia announce 23-player squad for home Women's World Cup DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Australian national team in training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TONY GUSTAVSSON, Head coach of Australia women's national team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAM KERR, Captain of Australia women's national team 4. various of the Australian national team at training base STORYLINE: Co-hosts Australia have announced their final 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson on Monday revealed the list of players he will take to the World Cup after cutting six from a provisional squad announced in June. Veteran forward Kyah Simon was among the surprise inclusions, making the final 23 despite tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in October. The 32-year-old, who missed the 2019 World Cup, has not played a competitive game since the injury. Gustavsson selected 15 players who were part of the 2019 cam

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Economic crisis weighs heavily on Lebanese traditions in Eid al-Adha

STORY: Economic crisis weighs heavily on Lebanese traditions in Eid al-Adha DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Beirut 2. various of people buying sweets in shop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED MIDIKSI, Worker at Safsouf sweets shop in Beirut 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHA OUEINI, Beirut resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AKRAM EL BUNNI, Sheep seller in Lebanon 6. various of sheep STORYLINE: Eid al-Adha has a different taste in Lebanon this year amid the unprecedented financial crisis prevailing in the country. Ever since the beginning of the crisis in 2019, citizens have reduced their Eid spending as the value of their wages deteriorated following the collapse of the local currency. Sweets shops are among the businesses that felt the pinch of the crisis. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED MIDIKSI, Worker at Safsouf sweets shop in Beirut "There is a drop in demand by 80 percent. I won't say by 90 percent or 100 percent, there is a dro

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(230612) -- BEIJING, June 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from June 5 to June 11, 2019) TRANSMITTED on June 12, 2023. Iga Swiatek looks at the falling top of Suzanne Lenglen trophy during the trophy ceremony for the women's singles final match between Iga Swiatek of Poland and Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(230612) -- BEIJING, June 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from June 5 to June 11, 2019) TRANSMITTED on June 12, 2023. Wang Xinyu (L) of China/Hsieh Su-Wei of Chinese Taipei kiss the Simonne Mathieu Cup after winning the women's doubles final against Leylah Fernandez of Canada/Taylor Townsend of the United States at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Athletics: Sani Brown at NCAA c'ships

AUSTIN, United States, June 5 Kyodo - University of Florida sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (R) of Japan qualifies for the men's 200-meter final at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, on June 5, 2019.

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CHINA-GANSU-MAQU-SOIL PRESERVATION (CN)

(221205) -- LANZHOU, Dec. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 23, 2019 shows a view of the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. This year's World Soil Day fell on Monday. Located on the northeast brink of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands, which had suffered a lot from degeneration and desertification before the end of the 20th century. Thanks to a series of ecological preservation and soil improvement programs in recent years, a substantial part of the once damaged vegetation has been restored in the county. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WETLANDS-SCENERY (CN)

(221105) -- URUMQI, Nov. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 30, 2019 shows summer scenery of the Tagarma wetland in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, a series of measures have been taken to reinforce wetlands protection in the region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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China's import expo a launchpad for new products to achieve localization

STORY: China's import expo a launchpad for new products to achieve localization DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Shanghai 2. shot of entrance of Jabil Shanghai 3. various of the Polaris device 4. various of Jabil's factory in Shanghai 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JUNE CHANG, President, Boston Scientific Greater China 6. various of manufacturing process 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JUNE CHANG, President, Boston Scientific Greater China 8. various of exhibition booth of Boston Scientific STORYLINE: What is inside blood vessels? Doctors can answer this question by using the ultrasound system as their "third eye." Recently, the Polaris device rolled off its production line at a factory in Shanghai. It's an intravascular ultrasound system developed by Boston Scientific, a U.S.-based medical technology company. This innovative medical device was once exhibited at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in 2019. SOUNDBITE 1 (En

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Summer tourism booms in Croatia

STORY: Summer tourism booms in Croatia DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Croatia's capital Zagreb 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MISHCA KAJEE, Tourist from South Africa 3. various of tourists in the old city of Zagreb 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TESSY O'HAGEN, Tourist from Ireland 5. various of Zagreb tourist sites 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOHAMED BAKUSH, Tourist from France 7. various of tourists STORYLINE: After two pandemic years, the Croatian tourism industry has almost completely recovered in 2022, as about one million tourists currently stay in Croatia and travel around the country. Nikolina Brnjac, the minister of tourism, recently told local media that the first half of this year was even better than the pre-pandemic 2019 when a record number of tourists visited the country. The peak tourist season in Croatia is summer, from mid-June until the end of August when tourists love to spend their holidays on the Adriatic coast, at

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Cambodia exports agricultural products worth 1.94 bln USD to China in past 3 years: minister

STORY: Cambodia exports agricultural products worth 1.94 bln USD to China in past 3 years: minister DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of rice fields, rice paddy and rice processing at a factory 2. various of pepper 3. various of Cambodian Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon speaking 4. various of potatoes, rubber, bananas, mangoes, and longans 5. various of trucks transporting agricultural products STORYLINE: Cambodia exported more than 2.4 million tons of agricultural products to China from 2019 to June 2022, earning a gross revenue of 1.94 billion U.S. dollars, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said on Thursday. The Southeast Asian nation had shipped 24 kinds of agricultural products to China, he said in a Facebook post, adding that they included fresh bananas, milled rice, dried cassava chips, cassava starch, dried mangoes, fresh mangoes, dried rubber, cashew nuts, and cocoa powder, among others. The mi

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Europe's largest liquid gas congress promotes alternative green fuels

STORY: Europe's largest liquid gas congress promotes alternative green fuels DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of access to the European Liquid Gas Congress held at Fira de Barcelona on June 29 to 30 2. various of the interior of the venue with exhibitors and participants from the European LPG sector and speakers at forum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EWA ABRAMIUK-LETE, General Manager at Liquid Gas Europe 4. various of the Autogas exhibition area 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EWA ABRAMIUK-LETE, General Manager at Liquid Gas Europe 6. various of exhibitors and participants STORYLINE: The European Liquid Gas Congress, the largest conference and exhibition in Europe for the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector, took place in Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday and Thursday to promote alternative green fuels. Returning to Spain for the first time since 2010, and in-person for the first time since 2019, the congress organized by Liquid Gas Europe broug

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Kuwait returns 5 smuggled artifacts to Egypt

STORY: Kuwait returns 5 smuggled artifacts to Egypt DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. Egyptian ambassador Osama Shaltout in the Kuwait National Museum to signs to receive the smuggled artifacts 2. A snapshot of the antiquities that will be delivered to Egypt 3. Egypt ambassador signs to receive the smuggled antiquities 4. A group photo of the Kuwaiti and Egyptian officials 5. Workers transporting smuggled antiquities 6. A snapshot of the artifacts that will be delivered to Egypt STORYLINE: Kuwait returned on Thursday five smuggled Pharaonic artifacts to Egypt, a Kuwaiti official said. Sultan Al-Duwaish, head of Artifacts and Museums Department in the National Council for Culture Arts and Literature (NCCAL) of Kuwait, handed over the artifacts to the Egyptian ambassador to Kuwait at the Kuwait National Museum. The five Egyptian artifacts were smuggled from Egypt in 2019 and confiscated by the Customs Department in Kuwait Airport, Al-Duwaish said.

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Xinhua Headlines: Excitement running high with one month to go until Beijing 2022

(220105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A skier practises skiing at an indoor ski resort in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, June 18, 2019. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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Hitachi Zosen unveils movable breakwater

On April 5, Hitachi Zosen Corporation unveiled to the press at its Sakai Works (Nishi-ku, Sakai City) a flap-gate sluiceto be installed on the seabed at Ofunato Fishing Port (Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture). The sluice will be transported by sea from the Sakai Works to the site in mid-November, and construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of June 2008. Mr. Munekazu Shima, Managing Executive Officer of Hitachi Zosen Corporation and General Manager of the Social Infrastructure Business Division, said, "Projects for disaster response are moving forward in overseas countries. We have not set a specific target for orders, but we are confident that there is a need. (November 5, 2019, Hitachi Zosen Sakai Plant, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Nippon Shimpo's drill used in the previous deep drilling of the Antarctic ice sheet

Nippon Shinkan (Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture) has delivered high-precision aluminum tubes to the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) for their deep drilling of the Antarctic ice sheet. This is the first time in 17 years that Nippon Shintube has supplied aluminum tubes to the National Institute of Polar Research since 2002, when the company supplied them to the institute's 2003-2007 drilling project. According to the Polar Research Institute, the first drill is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. In order not to collide with the rotary drill stored inside, a high degree of precision was achieved with a length of 5 meters and a bending accuracy of 0.3 mm or less. "There are no molds left. We had to redo everything, including the materials," said Takeo Kitazawa, general manager of the Technology Development Department, Safety & Environment Department, and Management Department. Photo taken on June 21, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Asahi Breweries "Dare to Bottle" promotional tool

As part of its efforts to expand sales of beer for business use, Asahi Breweries will launch a nationwide "Dare to Bottle" sales promotion program for bottled beer at restaurants. The idea is to promote the value of drinking beer in small groups or at one's own pace, other than at banquets, mainly to young people. The company will provide promotional tools such as posters for in-store use. Based on the results of tests conducted at about 10 stores in Tokyo, the company plans to expand the program nationwide. "Dare to bottle" is used as a keyword to make consumers reaffirm the value of bottled beer. In addition to the need to toast with a large group of people and the need to have a good time, it also emphasizes the value of communicating with friends by pouring a bottle and drinking at one's own pace. Photo taken on June 5, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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IHI logo mark

Logo = June 5, 2019, Smart Factory JAPAN 2019 venue, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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IHI logo mark

Logo = June 5, 2019, Smart Factory JAPAN 2019 venue, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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IHI logo mark

Logo = June 5, 2019, Smart Factory JAPAN 2019 venue, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Tokyo's National Stadium being demolished ahead of 2020 Olympics

Work is under way to demolish the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2015, to pave the way for the construction from October of the new main venue for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Japan Sports Council said the main body of the existing stadium will be completely demolished by around June and its debris removed by the end of September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Athletics v Angels

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels reacts after drawing a game-tying bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on June 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers v D-backs

Kenta Maeda of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Divine Oduduru, Sani Brown at NCAA c'ships

University of Florida sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (R) of Japan chats with Divine Oduduru of Texas Tech University after running in the 200-meter semifinals at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, on June 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Univ. of Florida sprinter Sani Brown

A results board shows the University of Florida's Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown's wind-assisted time of 9.96 seconds in the 100 meters at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, on June 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ukraine-EU summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (L) and European Council President Donald Tusk shake hands after their talks at the European Union's headquarters in Brussels on June 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JIRI SEDIVY

*** June 13, 2016, FILE PHOTO*** Former Czech ambassador to NATO Jiri Sedivy will replace Jorge Domecq as the chief executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA), Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek said on Twitter today. Defence ministers of EU member states chose Sedivy as the new head of the EDA in their vote held in Zagreb today, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Sedivy, 56, will be the first EDA head from a postcommunist country. He was Czech ambassador to NATO in 2012-2019. In 2007-2010, he was deputy secretary general of NATO. In 2006-07, he was Czech defence minister. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)