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Meeting Mubarak of Egypt at Camp David

United States Vice President Dick Cheney and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card watch as U.S. President George W. Bush and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt answer reporters questions on the Middle East at Camp David, Maryland on Saturday, June 8, 2002..Photo by Greg E. Mathieson - Pool via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Pope Jean Paul II

File photo dated June 5, 2002. Pope John Paul II leads the weekly general audience at the Vatican. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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North Korea's abduction of Japanese

Yasushi Chimura, one of the five Japanese abducted by North Korea who returned home in 2002, gives a speech at Obama Police Station in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 24, 2024.

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China's largest lake sees rebound of rare fish species

STORY: China's largest lake sees rebound of rare fish species SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Qinghai Lake 2. various of the naked carp 3. various of the Qinghai Lake 4. various of birds at the Qinghai Lake STORYLINE: Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake, has seen a positive growth of a rare fish species thanks to ecological protection. The naked carp, known as "Huangyu" in China, is endemic to Qinghai Lake. The fish is not only critical to the existence of local bird species, but also to the ecological balance of the highland lake. Due to overfishing and environmental deterioration, the population of naked carp declined sharply in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2002, Qinghai Lake only had 2,592 tonnes of naked carp. In order to protect the species and restore the environment, the province banned naked carp fishing in Qinghai Lake and nearby rivers in 2003. Qinghai has also closed the lake six

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Football: Brazil training during 2002 World Cup

ULSAN, South Korea, Aug. 5 Kyodo - Brazil football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (C) gives instructions to his players, including Ronaldo (far R), during training in Ulsan, South Korea, on June 2, 2002, for a World Cup group-stage match against Turkey.

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Three Yangtze finless porpoises swim at the Baiji Dolphin House under the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 29, 2023. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Baiji dolphins to their "cousins" - Yangtze finless porpoises. Ele

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 27, 2023 shows staff members of the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences working at the Yangtze River Swan Island Baiji Dolphin National Nature Reserve, central China's Hubei Province. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Baiji dolphins to their

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- He Junyi, a science popularization lecturer, gives a lecture on Yangtze finless porpoise protection at the Hankou marshland by the Yangtze River in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 28, 2023. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Baiji dolphins to their "cousins" - Yangtze finless porpoise

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members from the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences monitor the Yangtze finless porpoises growing in a cage at the Yangtze River Swan Island Baiji Dolphin National Nature Reserve, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Baiji

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

(L-R) The First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño; the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, who chairs the meeting and the Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda DÍaz, during the plenary meeting of the Government of Spain and the College of Commissioners, at the Museo de las Colecciones Reales, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, in the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, in the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, in the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, during a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, at the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming looks up at the drone he uses to monitor an overnight habitat of Tibetan antelopes during their migration near the Qumar River Bridge along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, on the early hours of June 16, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming and his team members monitor an overnight habitat of Tibetan antelopes during their migration near the Qumar River Bridge along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, on the early hours of June 16, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,000 during t

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming collects the feces of Tibetan antelopes for research in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 15, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,000 during the initial stages of protection to more than 70,000. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming and his team members drive to an overnight habitat of Tibetan antelopes during their migration near the Qumar River Bridge along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, on the early hours of June 16, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,000 during

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming poses for a photo in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 15, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,000 during the initial stages of protection to more than 70,000. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming (L) and his student Wang Zihan use a drone to monitor an overnight habitat of Tibetan antelopes during their migration near the Qumar River Bridge along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, on the early hours of June 16, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming (L) and his student Wang Zihan use a drone to monitor an overnight habitat of Tibetan antelopes during their migration near the Qumar River Bridge along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, on the early hours of June 16, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming and his team members use a drone to monitor an overnight habitat of Tibetan antelopes during their migration near the Qumar River Bridge along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, on the early hours of June 16, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming (L) and his student Wang Dong store the feces of Tibetan antelopes in a nitrogen tank in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 15, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,000 during the initial stages of protection to more than 70,000. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tibetan antelopes are pictured in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 15, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,000 during the initial stages of protection to more than 70,000. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming and his team members prepare to use a drone to monitor an overnight habitat of Tibetan antelopes during their migration near the Qumar River Bridge along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, on the early hours of June 16, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming shows the feces of Tibetan antelopes he collected for research in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 15, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,000 during the initial stages of protection to more than 70,000. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming (R) and his student Wang Dong use binocles to observe the migration of Tibetan antelopes in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 15, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,000 during the initial stages of protection to more than 70,000. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-TIBETAN ANTELOPE-RESEARCHER (CN)

(230703) -- GOLMUD, July 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lian Xinming (R) and his student Wang Dong collect the feces of Tibetan antelopes for research in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 15, 2023. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dedicated more than 20 years of research to Tibetan antelopes since he first set foot on Hoh Xil in 2002. "Tibetan antelope protection stands as a successful example of human involvement in rescuing endangered animals," said Lian. "Using advanced technology to gain insights into what lies behind the migration of a species can also inspire the research and conservation efforts for other species." According to the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, the population of Tibetan antelopes in the Hoh Xil national natural reserve has recovered from less than 20,000 during the initial stages of protection to more than 70,000. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

Family photo, in the center, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose with Spanish government ministers who are members of the Council of the European Union, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

Family photo, in the center, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose with Spanish government ministers who are members of the Council of the European Union, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell (left), greets the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), on his arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Since last Saturday, July 1, Spain has held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose for a family photo at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose for a family photo at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, on his arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN expert urges U.S. to apologize for inhuman treatment at Guantanamo Bay

STORY: UN expert urges U.S. to apologize for inhuman treatment at Guantanamo Bay DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of press briefing room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FIONNUALA NI AOLAIN, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism 3. various of journalists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FIONNUALA NI AOLAIN, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism STORYLINE: A UN expert on Monday called on the U.S. government to apologize for the inhuman treatment at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, which was established by former U.S. President George W. Bush's administration in 2002 following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, said the 30 men that are s

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-SEPARATION WALL-EXHIBITION

(230620) -- JERUSALEM, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at photos displayed on a photography exhibition with the theme of "And in its Heart There is a Wall" in Jerusalem on June 19, 2023. In June 2002, Israel started to build a separation wall on the Palestinian lands adjacent to the borders between Israel and the West Bank, claiming the wall would prevent Palestinian militants from entering Israel to carry out attacks. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-SEPARATION WALL-EXHIBITION

(230620) -- JERUSALEM, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a photography exhibition with the theme of "And in its Heart There is a Wall" in Jerusalem on June 19, 2023. In June 2002, Israel started to build a separation wall on the Palestinian lands adjacent to the borders between Israel and the West Bank, claiming the wall would prevent Palestinian militants from entering Israel to carry out attacks. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-SEPARATION WALL-EXHIBITION

(230620) -- JERUSALEM, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor walks past photos displayed on a photography exhibition with the theme of "And in its Heart There is a Wall" in Jerusalem on June 19, 2023. In June 2002, Israel started to build a separation wall on the Palestinian lands adjacent to the borders between Israel and the West Bank, claiming the wall would prevent Palestinian militants from entering Israel to carry out attacks. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-SEPARATION WALL-EXHIBITION

(230620) -- JERUSALEM, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a photography exhibition with the theme of "And in its Heart There is a Wall" in Jerusalem on June 19, 2023. In June 2002, Israel started to build a separation wall on the Palestinian lands adjacent to the borders between Israel and the West Bank, claiming the wall would prevent Palestinian militants from entering Israel to carry out attacks. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-SEPARATION WALL-EXHIBITION

(230620) -- JERUSALEM, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at a photo displayed on a photography exhibition with the theme of "And in its Heart There is a Wall" in Jerusalem on June 19, 2023. In June 2002, Israel started to build a separation wall on the Palestinian lands adjacent to the borders between Israel and the West Bank, claiming the wall would prevent Palestinian militants from entering Israel to carry out attacks. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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Iggy Pop performs at Azkena Rock Festival 2023

Singer Iggy Pop during a performance at the Azkena Rock Festival 2023, on June 16, 2023, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country (Spain). Iggy Pop was the singer and frontman of The Stooges, a pioneering band of the late 1960s and early 1970s, highly influential in the development of punk rock. Iggy Pop is considered to have contributed to the creation of new genres within rock, such as punk rock, post-punk and new wave. The Azkena Rock Festival celebrates its XXI edition since its creation in 2002 on June 15, 16 and 17. Photo by Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iggy Pop performs at Azkena Rock Festival 2023

Singer Iggy Pop during a performance at the Azkena Rock Festival 2023, on June 16, 2023, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country (Spain). Iggy Pop was the singer and frontman of The Stooges, a pioneering band of the late 1960s and early 1970s, highly influential in the development of punk rock. Iggy Pop is considered to have contributed to the creation of new genres within rock, such as punk rock, post-punk and new wave. The Azkena Rock Festival celebrates its XXI edition since its creation in 2002 on June 15, 16 and 17. Photo by Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iggy Pop performs at Azkena Rock Festival 2023

Singer Iggy Pop during a performance at the Azkena Rock Festival 2023, on June 16, 2023, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country (Spain). Iggy Pop was the singer and frontman of The Stooges, a pioneering band of the late 1960s and early 1970s, highly influential in the development of punk rock. Iggy Pop is considered to have contributed to the creation of new genres within rock, such as punk rock, post-punk and new wave. The Azkena Rock Festival celebrates its XXI edition since its creation in 2002 on June 15, 16 and 17. Photo by Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iggy Pop performs at Azkena Rock Festival 2023

Singer Iggy Pop during a performance at the Azkena Rock Festival 2023, on June 16, 2023, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country (Spain). Iggy Pop was the singer and frontman of The Stooges, a pioneering band of the late 1960s and early 1970s, highly influential in the development of punk rock. Iggy Pop is considered to have contributed to the creation of new genres within rock, such as punk rock, post-punk and new wave. The Azkena Rock Festival celebrates its XXI edition since its creation in 2002 on June 15, 16 and 17. Photo by Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iggy Pop performs at Azkena Rock Festival 2023

Singer Iggy Pop during a performance at the Azkena Rock Festival 2023, on June 16, 2023, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country (Spain). Iggy Pop was the singer and frontman of The Stooges, a pioneering band of the late 1960s and early 1970s, highly influential in the development of punk rock. Iggy Pop is considered to have contributed to the creation of new genres within rock, such as punk rock, post-punk and new wave. The Azkena Rock Festival celebrates its XXI edition since its creation in 2002 on June 15, 16 and 17. Photo by Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iggy Pop performs at Azkena Rock Festival 2023

Singer Iggy Pop during a performance at the Azkena Rock Festival 2023, on June 16, 2023, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country (Spain). Iggy Pop was the singer and frontman of The Stooges, a pioneering band of the late 1960s and early 1970s, highly influential in the development of punk rock. Iggy Pop is considered to have contributed to the creation of new genres within rock, such as punk rock, post-punk and new wave. The Azkena Rock Festival celebrates its XXI edition since its creation in 2002 on June 15, 16 and 17. Photo by Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iggy Pop performs at Azkena Rock Festival 2023

Singer Iggy Pop during a performance at the Azkena Rock Festival 2023, on June 16, 2023, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country (Spain). Iggy Pop was the singer and frontman of The Stooges, a pioneering band of the late 1960s and early 1970s, highly influential in the development of punk rock. Iggy Pop is considered to have contributed to the creation of new genres within rock, such as punk rock, post-punk and new wave. The Azkena Rock Festival celebrates its XXI edition since its creation in 2002 on June 15, 16 and 17. Photo by Iñaki Berasaluce / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM