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Turkish police detain 24 suspected IS members

STORY: Turkish police detain 24 suspected IS members SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining at least 24 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in anti-terror operations across Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police have detained at least 24 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in anti-terror operations across Türkiye, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Saturday. The operations, dubbed "Bozdogan-15," were carried out in eight provinces across the country, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, without specifying the dates of the operations. The minister said the operations were conducted in coordination with intelligence and counterterrorism directorates. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013 and blamed it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since 2015. In D

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Shaowen (1st L), a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, leads students from a middle school of Changsha in a farming experiences activity in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 4, 2022. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Wan (C), a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, gives a lesson to people with disabilities in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 4, 2022. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their imp

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Exhibition to honor antinuke Austrian writer

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, opens an exhibition Feb. 15, 2013, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Robert Jungk, an Austrian writer known for his efforts to focus international attention on the devastation caused by the 1945 atomic bombing of the city. The exhibition is due to run through March 28, 2013.

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Nagasaki students produce calendar calling for abolition of nuke weapons

NAGASAKI, Japan - Shiori Sonoda, a high school student in Nagasaki, holds a calendar in January 2014 that she and other students produced for sale as part of their campaign to collect signatures calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. The 15-month calendar from January 2014 to March 2015 features a collection of photos of the students' activities in 2013.

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2014 calendar

MORIOKA, Japan - Hitoshi Oita, a businessman in Morioka, Japan, shows the 2014 Iwate Sanriku Calendar that he planned. It features people in areas hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami in Iwate Prefecture. Photo was taken Nov. 15, 2013.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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G-8 summit

BELFAST, United Kingdom - Demonstrators march in Belfast on June 15, 2013, in protest against a summit of the Group of Eight nations to be held in Northern Ireland from June 17.

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Hundreds in H.K. march for Snowden

HONG KONG, China - People march in central Hong Kong on June 15, 2013, to show support for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. intelligence technician who has been hiding in Hong Kong after exposing large-scale electronic spying by the U.S. government.

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Hundreds in H.K. march for Snowden

HONG KONG, China - People demonstrate in central Hong Kong on June 15, 2013, to show support for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. intelligence technician who has been hiding in Hong Kong after exposing large-scale electronic spying by the U.S. government.

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Olympus returns to black in FY 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Sasa, president of Olympus Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2013, to release the company's earnings for fiscal 2012. Olympus said it returned to the black in the year ended March 31, 2013, with a group net profit of 8.02 billion yen, compared with a loss of 48.99 billion yen in the previous year, due partly to an improvement in its medical business.

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Monju reactor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided on May 15, 2013, to issue an order effectively prohibiting the reactor from restarting, noting a series of problems with safety management.

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Japanese astronomers at Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Photo taken at dusk on March 15, 2013, shows some of the Alma telescope antennas set up on the Atacama Plateau, Chile, against the backdrop of the Licancabur volcano on the border with Bolivia. The telescope was built at an altitude of around 5,000 meters on the Atacama Plateau to explore cosmic mysteries.

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Hakuho caps title at 15-0 for record 9th time

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho observes a moment of silence with the crowd for Taiho, the most successful yokozuna in sumo who passed away in January 2013, after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 24, 2013. Hakuho won his 24th career Emperor's Cup at 15-0 for a record ninth time.

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Hakuho caps title at 15-0 for record 9th time

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho observes a moment of silence with the crowd for Taiho, the most successful yokozuna in sumo who passed away in January 2013, after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 24, 2013. Hakuho won his 24th career Emperor's Cup at 15-0 for a record ninth time.

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Hakuho caps title at 15-0 for record 9th time

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho observes a moment of silence for Taiho, the most successful yokozuna in sumo who passed away in January 2013, after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 24, 2013. Hakuho won his 24th career Emperor's Cup at 15-0 for a record ninth time.

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Hakuho caps title at 15-0 for record 9th time

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho holds the Emperor's Cup after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 24, 2013. Hakuho won his 24th career Emperor's Cup at 15-0 for a record ninth time.

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Hakuho caps title at 15-0 for record 9th time

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) takes part in a celebratory parade after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 24, 2013. Hakuho won his 24th career Emperor's Cup at 15-0 for a record ninth time.

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Hakuho caps title at 15-0 for record 9th time

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (back) beats fellow Mongolian grand champion Harumafuji with an overarm throw on March 24, 2013, the final day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka. Hakuho won the tournament, securing his 24th career Emperor's Cup at 15-0 for a record ninth time.

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Hakuho caps title at 15-0 for record 9th time

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (top) beats fellow Mongolian grand champion Harumafuji with an overarm throw on March 24, 2013, the final day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka. Hakuho won the tournament, securing his 24th career Emperor's Cup at 15-0 for a record ninth time.

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Hakuho caps title at 15-0 for record 9th time

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Kitanoumi after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 24, 2013. Hakuho won his 24th career Emperor's Cup at 15-0 for a record ninth time.

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Hakuho caps title at 15-0 for record 9th time

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) is pictured after beating fellow Mongolian grand champion Harumafuji with an overarm throw on March 24, 2013, the final day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka. Hakuho won the tournament, securing his 24th career Emperor's Cup at 15-0 for a record ninth time.

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Spring sumo tournament

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (R) is defeated by ozeki Kisenosato for his fifth loss, on the 14th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 23, 2013.

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Spring sumo tournament

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (L) is defeated by ozeki Kisenosato for his fifth loss on the 14th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 23, 2013.

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Hakuho wins spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho smiles holding a sea bream, a celebratory item in Japan, in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on March 22, 2013, after beating sekiwake Goeido on the 13th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 22, 2013. Hakuho secured the Emperor's Cup for the 24th time, capturing the title with two days to spare.

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Hakuho wins spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) beats sekiwake Goeido on the 13th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 22, 2013. Hakuho secured the Emperor's Cup for the 24th time, capturing the title with two days to spare.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people aboard boats viewing cherry blossoms in Chidorigafuchi moat in Tokyo on March 22, 2013. Cherry blossoms reached full bloom the same day in central Tokyo, 12 days earlier than the 30-year average between 1981 and 2010, and 15 days earlier than the previous year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people viewing cherry blossoms in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo on March 22, 2013. Cherry blossoms reached full bloom that day in central Tokyo, 12 days earlier than the 30-year average between 1981 and 2010, and 15 days earlier than the previous year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people viewing cherry blossoms in Ueno Park in Tokyo on March 22, 2013. Cherry blossoms reached full bloom the same day in central Tokyo, 12 days earlier than the 30-year average between 1981 and 2010, and 15 days earlier than the previous year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people viewing cherry blossoms in Ueno Park in Tokyo on March 22, 2013. Cherry blossoms reached full bloom the same day in central Tokyo, 12 days earlier than the 30-year average between 1981 and 2010, and 15 days earlier than the previous year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Tokyo Disneyland

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Disneyland near the Japanese capital on March 22, 2013. The theme park will mark the 30th anniversary of its opening on April 15.

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N. Korean unmanned air vehicle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows a North Korean unmanned air vehicle shown for the first time during a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. North Korea on March 20, 2013, staged unmanned combat air vehicle and anti-cruise missile "rocket" exercises in the presence of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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N. Korean unmanned air vehicle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows a North Korean unmanned air vehicle shown for the first time during a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. North Korea on March 20, 2013, staged unmanned combat air vehicle and anti-cruise missile "rocket" exercises in the presence of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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London's Olympic Park undergoing transformation

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken March 15, 2013, shows work taking place around the Olympic Stadium at London's Olympic Park. Plans have been made to construct new residential areas, a park and offices at the site of the 2012 Summer Games.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Denis Ten of Kazakhstan performs during the men's free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 15, 2013. Ten took silver with 266.48 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Canada's Patrick Chan (C) holds his gold medal after his victory at the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 15, 2013. At left is Denis Ten of Kazakhstan with his silver and at right is Javier Fernandez of Spain with his bronze.

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Chan wins world figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Canada's Patrick Chan acknowledges the crowd after winning his third consecutive title at the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 15, 2013.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Russians Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov perform during the pairs' free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 15, 2013. They won the pairs title with 225.71 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Russians Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov perform during the pairs' free skate of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 15, 2013. They won the pairs title with 225.71 points.

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Flower offering at U.N. by Japanese master

NEW YORK, United States - Yuki Ikenobo, a master from Japan's Ikenobo school of floral art, creates an arrangement during a ceremony at the United Nations in New York on March 15, 2013.

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Chan wins world figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Canada's Patrick Chan performs during the free skate portion at the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 15, 2013. Chan won his third consecutive title at the championships.

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Actress Kuroyanagi visits S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Japanese actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (far L) visits Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops engaged in infrastructure development as part of U.N. peacekeeping operations in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on March 15, 2013.

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Actress Kuroyanagi visits S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Japanese actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Tetsuko Kuroyanagi holds an infant under the care of the Totto Chan center, which carries the nickname of the actress, in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on March 15, 2013. After visiting the city in 1993 during the Sudanese civil war, Kuroyanagi led efforts to build the center set up to care for children traumatized by conflict.

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Actress Kuroyanagi visits S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Japanese actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (R) meets a man raised at the Totto Chan center, which carries the nickname of the actress, in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on March 15, 2013. After visiting the city in 1993 during the Sudanese civil war, Kuroyanagi led efforts to build the center set up to care for children traumatized by conflict.

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Microsoft Surface RT

TOKYO, Japan - Brian Hall of Microsoft Corp. holds the Surface RT tablet computer at an event in Tokyo on March 15, 2013. The U.S. software giant launched the device in Japan the same day.

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S. Korean foreign minister

SEOUL, South Korea - New South Korean foreign minister Yun Byung Se is interviewed by Japanese reporters in Seoul on March 15, 2013.

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Dreamliner may be back in service

TOKYO, Japan - Ray Conner, president of Boeing Co.'s commercial airplane division, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 15, 2013. Boeing said its 787 Dreamliners may be able to fly again within weeks, after being grounded worldwide for two months due to a series of battery-related incidents.

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Japan intends to join TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters stage a sit-in in front of a Diet building in Tokyo on March 15, 2013, demonstrating against Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade liberalization talks. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the same day that Japan intends to join the talks.

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Envoys in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - German Ambassador to Japan Volker Stanzel (R) and French Ambassador to Japan Christian Masset attend a press conference on the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Elysee Treaty on French-German cooperation at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on March 15, 2013.

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Microsoft Surface RT

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Microsoft Corp.'s Surface RT tablet computer at an event in Tokyo on March 15, 2013. The U.S. software giant launched the device in Japan the same day.