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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Guozhong assists his teammates to sail the dragon boat out of the dock during a rehearsal in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 6, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows a Luodian dragon boat sailing on the water of Meilan Lake in Baoshan District, east China's Shanghai. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, making

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Guozhong (1st R) and Zhang Guomin (2nd L) discuss the boats position during a rehearsal in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 6, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a s

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guozhong (1st R) and Zhang Guomin (2nd L) discuss the boats position during a rehearsal in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 6, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, maki

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows a Luodian dragon boat sailing on the water of Meilan Lake in Baoshan District, east China's Shanghai. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, making it suitable for t

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guozhong assists his teammates to sail the dragon boat out of the dock during a rehearsal in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 6, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, ma

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"Forced labor" lies bring "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang

STORY: "Forced labor" lies bring "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang SHOOTING DATE: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Aminam Tulladin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN 3. various of the factory 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Uygur): NURAHAN TASH, Aminam's mother 5. various of the factory 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): AMINAM IMINNIYAZ, Worker of Xinjiang Shache Xiongying Textile Co., Ltd. 7. various of the factory 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN 9. various of the factory 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN STORYLINE: What Aminam Tulladin wants above all else is her old job back. Recalling her workdays just a few years ago, she described the moment she received her first paycheck as "an elating moment." SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN "That was the first time in my life that I had received a salary, and it was earned by myself. I was very happy." Starting in 2017 as an intern at a textile processing company in Qingdao

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(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HUNAN-ZHANGJIAJIE-DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING-TOURISM (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 6, 2017 shows a view of the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province. Zhangjiajie, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is one of the World Natural Heritage sites in China. Its breathtaking natural landscapes have attracted tourists worldwide and have drawn extreme sports enthusiasts to prove their skills. Ye Zhengwu, a 25-year-old mountain biker, was born and raised in Zhangjiajie. He developed a passion for biking at a young age. In 2015, while studying in university, he first encountered downhill mountain biking and was deeply attracted to it. "As a child growing up in the mountains, I always love exploring mountains. Riding through the forests is a great pleasure for me," Ye said. According to him, the natural resources and challenging road conditions here are ideal for downhill mountain biking. "For me, it's truly a pleasure to engage in my favorite sport in my beloved hometown

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Notre-Dame Attack - Gerard Collomb

Notre-Dame Attack - Gerard Collomb

French Minister of the Interior Gerard Collomb addresses media representatives near the site of an attack at the entrance of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on June 6, 2017. Anti-terrorist prosecutors have opened a probe after police shot and injured a man who had tried to attack an officer with a hammer outside Notre Dame cathedral. The officer was slightly injured in the attack outside the world-famous landmark in central Paris. One of his colleagues responded by shooting him, wounding the attacker, whose motives were not immediately known, according to a police source. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Notre-Dame Attack - Gerard Collomb

Notre-Dame Attack - Gerard Collomb

French Minister of the Interior Gerard Collomb addresses media representatives near the site of an attack at the entrance of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on June 6, 2017. Anti-terrorist prosecutors have opened a probe after police shot and injured a man who had tried to attack an officer with a hammer outside Notre Dame cathedral. The officer was slightly injured in the attack outside the world-famous landmark in central Paris. One of his colleagues responded by shooting him, wounding the attacker, whose motives were not immediately known, according to a police source. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teen nabbed for allegedly dropping girl from 2nd floor

Teen nabbed for allegedly dropping girl from 2nd floor

MIHARA, Japan, June 6 Kyodo - Photo taken on June 6, 2017, shows the entrance hall of a sports facility in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, where a 14-year-old boy allegedly dropped a 5-year-old girl from the second floor the previous day. The boy has been arrested on an attempted murder charge, while the girl suffered a broken jaw.

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Dispute over dumped waste on Teshima Island settled

Dispute over dumped waste on Teshima Island settled

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Kagawa Gov. Takeki Manabe (2nd from R) signs an agreement with residents of Teshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture on June 6 to settle a long-standing dispute over 500,000 tons of industrial waste that had been illegally dumped on the island. The group of people on the left represented the residents. Under the accord, proposed by a central government arbitration commission, the prefecture will set up a disposal facility on a nearby island by early 2003 and remove all the waste by the end of March 2017.

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Female train driver Concilia (C), Alice (L) and Chinese instructor Tu Zhuxin gesture before the operation of the standard gauge railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, on May 31, 2017. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the first cohort of independent Kenyan locomotive drivers pose for a group photo in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 19, 2022. The standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan drivers John Pius (L) and Brian Kemboi confirm safety with platform staff in Kajiado, Kenya, March 25, 2022. The standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Kenyan drivers drive a train out of the Mombasa Railway Station in Mombasa, Kenya, on June 1, 2018. The standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan driver prepares to launch the train at Nairobi station of Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 17, 2021. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Train drivers Concilia, Wendy, Caroline (from L to R) follow the operating procedures with their Chinese instructor Zhang Cheng during training in Nairobi, Kenya, May 17, 2017, before the operation of Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR). The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the cohort of independent Kenyan locomotive drivers work in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 19, 2022. The standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Yang Ming (L) and his Kenyan female apprentice Concilia inspect the locomotive in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 22, 2021. The standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Yan)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Kenyan drivers prepare to launch the train at Nairobi station of Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Nov. 17, 2021. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220706) -- NAIROBI, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers take a train from Nairobi to Mombasa along the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya, June 9, 2017. Kenya has now found a new lifeline in the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) since its launch on May 31, 2017. Data from Afristar, the SGR operator, show the modern railway has transported more than 7.7 million passengers in the last five years. (Xinhua/Li Baishun)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220706) -- NAIROBI, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 2, 2018 shows a train running on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya. Kenya has now found a new lifeline in the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) since its launch on May 31, 2017. Data from Afristar, the SGR operator, show the modern railway has transported more than 7.7 million passengers in the last five years. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220706) -- NAIROBI, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members guide as a passenger passes a fare gate at Mombasa Terminus of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya, June 1, 2017. Kenya has now found a new lifeline in the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) since its launch on May 31, 2017. Data from Afristar, the SGR operator, show the modern railway has transported more than 7.7 million passengers in the last five years. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

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Sushiro, Genki to merge, eye growth in overseas markets

Sushiro, Genki to merge, eye growth in overseas markets

Koichi Mizutome, president of Japan's largest conveyor belt sushi chain Akindo Sushiro Co., discusses new business plans in Tokyo on June 6, 2017 Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd. said on Sept. 29 that it will enter merger talks with Genki Sushi Co., the No. 5 chain, to speed up the expansion of their overseas business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani back in business after "God-sent" rest

Baseball: Otani back in business after "God-sent" rest

Shohei Otani walks back to the dugout after striking out in his eighth-inning, pinch-hit appearance in the Nippon Ham Fighters' 6-0 loss to the SoftBank Hawks at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on June 27, 2017. Otani batted for the first time in nearly three months after being sidelined with a thigh-muscle injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters' .407-hitting Kondo out for regular season

Baseball: Fighters' .407-hitting Kondo out for regular season

Kensuke Kondo hits an RBI double in the seventh inning of the Nippon Ham Fighters' 6-4 win over the Lotte Marines at Sapporo Dome on May 4, 2017. The Fighters said on June 26 that Kondo, who is batting a Japanese baseball-leading .407, will miss the rest of the regular season after having back surgery later in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoki tallies 2,000 career hits

Aoki tallies 2,000 career hits

Houston Astros outfielder Norichika Aoki (R) is celebrated by his teammate after hitting a single -- his 2,000th career hit combined in the majors and Japan -- during the sixth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels in Houston, Texas, on June 11, 2017. Los Angeles won 12-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoki tallies 2,000 career hits

Aoki tallies 2,000 career hits

Houston Astros outfielder Norichika Aoki smiles at a press conference after hitting a single -- his 2,000th career hit combined in the majors and Japan -- during the sixth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels in Houston, Texas, on June 11, 2017. Los Angeles won 12-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Pena to make NPB return with struggling Lotte

Baseball: Pena to make NPB return with struggling Lotte

File photo taken in August 2015 shows Rakuten Eagles slugger Wily Mo Pena being congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run at Kobo Park Miyagi. The Lotte Marines announced June 6, 2017, they had signed Pena. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras to be introduced on JR Yamanote Line trains

Security cameras to be introduced on JR Yamanote Line trains

Photo taken March 7, 2016, shows a new East Japan Railway Co. train on the Yamanote loop line in Tokyo resuming operations after they were suspended about three months earlier due to mechanical problems late on Nov. 30, 2015, the day the new-train operations started. The railway company said on June 6, 2017, it will introduce security cameras on the trains to enhance security. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Severity of June nuclear exposure accident rated as level 2

Severity of June nuclear exposure accident rated as level 2

Members of the Nuclear Regulation Authority gather in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2017, assessing the severity of a June 6 nuclear exposure accident at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's Oarai Research and Development Center, northeast of Tokyo, as level 2 on the zero-to-seven international scale. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mattek-Sands, Safarova win French Open women's doubles

Mattek-Sands, Safarova win French Open women's doubles

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (R) of the United States and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic kiss their trophy after beating Australia's Ashleigh Barty and Casy Dellacqua 6-2, 6-1 in the final of the women's doubles at the French Open in Paris on June 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Kamiji wins 2nd French Open title

Tennis: Kamiji wins 2nd French Open title

Yui Kamiji of Japan returns a shot during the French Open women's wheelchair singles final against Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock in Paris on June 10, 2017. Kamiji won 7-5, 6-4 for her second French Open title since 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Buis-Kamiji wins French Open wheelchair doubles

Tennis: Buis-Kamiji wins French Open wheelchair doubles

Marjolein Buis of the Netherlands (L) and Yui Kamiji of Japan celebrate after beating Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands 6-3, 7-5 in the French Open wheelchair doubles final in Paris on June 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Kamiji wins 2nd French Open title

Tennis: Kamiji wins 2nd French Open title

Yui Kamiji of Japan acknowledges the crowd after beating Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the women's wheelchair singles at the French Open in Paris on June 10, 2017. Kamiji grabbed her second French Open title following her first victory in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Buis-Kamiji win French Open wheelchair doubles

Tennis: Buis-Kamiji win French Open wheelchair doubles

Yui Kamiji of Japan (front) serves during the French Open wheelchair doubles final in Paris on June 10, 2017. Kamiji and her partner Marjolein Buis of the Netherlands (back) beat Dutch pair Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot won 6-3, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko wins French Open tennis

Tennis: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko wins French Open tennis

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko (R) and Romania's Simona Halep shake hands after the singles final at the French Open in Paris on June 10, 2017. Ostapenko won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to grab her first grand slam title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Buis-Kamiji win French Open wheelchair doubles

Tennis: Buis-Kamiji win French Open wheelchair doubles

Yui Kamiji of Japan (back) and Marjolein Buis of the Netherlands are seen in action during the French Open wheelchair doubles final in Paris on June 10, 2017. The Kamiji-Buis pair won 6-3, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko wins French Open tennis

Tennis: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko wins French Open tennis

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko celebrates after winning a point during the women's singles final at the French Open in Paris against Romania's Simona Halep on June 10, 2017. Ostapenko won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to clinch her first grand slam title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko wins French Open

Tennis: Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko wins French Open

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko celebrates after beating Romania's Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the women's singles final at the French Open in Paris on June 10, 2017. Ostapenko grabbed her first grand slam title and became the first Latvian to win one of the four major tennis tournaments. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Halep reaches French Open final

Tennis: Halep reaches French Open final

Simona Halep of Romania hits a forehand during her French Open semifinal match against the Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova in Paris on June 8, 2017. The 2014 runner-up won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to face Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Halep reaches French Open final

Tennis: Halep reaches French Open final

Simona Halep of Romania celebrates after defeating Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in a French Open semifinal in Paris on June 8, 2017. The 2014 runner-up will face Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in the final. ==Kyodo

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Erzgebirge/Krusnohori (Ore Mountain) Mining Region

Erzgebirge/Krusnohori (Ore Mountain) Mining Region

On 6 July 2019, the Erzgebirge/Krusnohori Mining Region, an industrial heritage landscape in the border region between the German state of Saxony and North Bohemia in the Czech Republic, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the file photo of June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Lukas Havlin)

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Erzgebirge/Krusnohori (Ore Mountain) Mining Region

Erzgebirge/Krusnohori (Ore Mountain) Mining Region

On 6 July 2019, the Erzgebirge/Krusnohori Mining Region, an industrial heritage landscape in the border region between the German state of Saxony and North Bohemia in the Czech Republic, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the file photo of June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Lukas Havlin)

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Erzgebirge/Krusnohori (Ore Mountain) Mining Region

Erzgebirge/Krusnohori (Ore Mountain) Mining Region

On 6 July 2019, the Erzgebirge/Krusnohori Mining Region, an industrial heritage landscape in the border region between the German state of Saxony and North Bohemia in the Czech Republic, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the file photo of June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Lukas Havlin)

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Erzgebirge/Krusnohori (Ore Mountain) Mining Region

Erzgebirge/Krusnohori (Ore Mountain) Mining Region

On 6 July 2019, the Erzgebirge/Krusnohori Mining Region, an industrial heritage landscape in the border region between the German state of Saxony and North Bohemia in the Czech Republic, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the file photo of June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Lukas Havlin)

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Tennis: French Open

Tennis: French Open

Romania's Simona Halep reacts after winning a point during the women's singles final at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko on June 10, 2017. Ostapenko won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

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Diet building

Diet building

Photo shows the Diet building in Tokyo at night on June 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Diet building

Diet building

Photo shows the Diet building in Tokyo at night on June 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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