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Top Model International Final 2024 Ceremony - Monaco

Jeremy Urbain and the winner of 2020 edition during the Top Model International Final 2024 Ceremony at Sporting Of Monte-Carlo, Salle des étoiles on March 9, 2024 in Monte-Carlos, France. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top Model International Final 2024 Ceremony - Monaco

Jeremy Urbain and the winner of 2020 edition during the Top Model International Final 2024 Ceremony at Sporting Of Monte-Carlo, Salle des étoiles on March 9, 2024 in Monte-Carlos, France. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUANGXI-VILLAGE-TREE-PLANTING (CN)

(240310) -- LIUZHOU, March 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows blossoming fruit trees on March 9, 2024 (up) and villagers and volunteers planting trees along a road on March 3, 2020 in Wuying Village on the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Guizhou Province. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic group hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi and Guizhou. Six years ago, with the support of local government and Lianjiang City in Guangdong Province, the village began to implementing a ten-year tree planting program to improve local ecological environment. Thousands of peach, plum, pear and other fruit trees have been planted. Now, as these trees start bearing fruit, the living environment of the village continues to improve, laying a goundwork for future eco-tourism development. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Lebanese commemorate Beirut port blasts, call for justice for victims

STORY: Lebanese commemorate Beirut port blasts, call for justice for victims DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the march 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZEINA KHOURY, Family of the victim 6. various of families of the victims 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): LAMA HAIDAR, Participant 8. various of families of the victims marching and asking for justice for their loved ones 9. various of the march STORYLINE: Thousands of Lebanese took to the streets on Friday to mark the third anniversary of the Beirut port blasts, which killed over 220 people and injured thousands of others. Families of the victims who died in the blasts urged authorities to accelerate investigations into the incident to bring justice to their loved ones. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZEINA KHOURY, Family of the victim "We came here because, after three years, we still have hope; we are still asking for justice for all the victims who died on Aug. 4, 2020, including my sister Diana Khoury. We came

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist buys souvenirs during a visit to the Nubian village of Gharb Soheil in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take boats at a dock after visiting the Nubian village of Gharb Soheil in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Nubian village of Gharb Soheil in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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EGYPT-ASWAN-TOURISM-BOOMING

(230310) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), March 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk from a dock to the Nubian village of Gharb Soheil in Aswan, Egypt, on March 9, 2023. The number of tourists in Egypt dropped to around 3.7 million in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, after it saw a boom in 2019 with over 13 million visiting the North African country, according to official data. It gradually recovered to about 8 million in 2021 and further flourished throughout 2022 to near pre-pandemic numbers. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Tourism booms in Upper Egypt's Aswan after pandemic-related recession

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Japan's pro baseball league to delay season over coronavirus

TOKYO, Japan, March 9 Kyodo - Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Atsushi Saito speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 9, 2020, after an extraordinary meeting of representatives of Japan's 12 professional baseball teams. The decision was reached at the meeting to delay the start of the season, originally scheduled for March 20, due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(220806) -- GUIZHOU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) with the first reflection panel installed (upper L, photo taken on Aug. 2, 2015), with nearly half of the reflection panels installed (upper R, photo taken on Dec. 16, 2015), with about 80 percent of the reflection panels installed (lower L, photo taken on March 9, 2016), and a panoramic view of FAST (lower R, photo taken on July 21, 2022), in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in southwest China's Guizhou Province, FAST started formal operation in January 2020 and officially opened to the world on March 31, 2021. It is believed to be the world's most sensitive radio telescope. With FAST, scientists have identified over 660 new pulsars. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Xinhua Headlines: Pearl River Delta transforms from world factory to technology hub

(220709) -- GUANGZHOU, July 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 27, 2020 shows the Nanshan District where many high-tech companies are located in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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Myanmar's Yangon int'l airport reopens after 2-year suspension

STORY: Myanmar's Yangon int'l airport reopens after 2-year suspension DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Yangon International Airport STORYLINE: Myanmar reopened the Yangon International Airport on Sunday, more than two years after the country suspended all commercial flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An airport official told Xinhua that a flight of Singapore Airlines that arrived at around 9 a.m. (0230 GMT) on Sunday was the first flight touching down at the airport after reopening. The Southeast Asian country suspended the operation of commercial flights in March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in an attempt to contain the virus. The inbound passengers need to present proof of vaccination with a Ministry of Health-approved vaccine and a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report, as part of the health protocol against COVID-19. Meanwhile, all foreign travelers shall submit the COVID-19 medical insurance

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Mumbai's pollution level 9 times above WHO limit

STORY: Mumbai's pollution level 9 times above WHO limit DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of plants, traffic and air pollution control board STORYLINE: The air that people in India's Mumbai breathe is almost nine times worse than the healthy levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), reveals a recent report by IQAir, a Swiss group that measures air quality based on the concentration of carcinogenic PM2.5 in the air. According to the report, India was home to 11 of the 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia in 2021. Delhi saw a 14.6 percent increase in PM2.5 concentrations in 2021 with levels rising to 96.4 µg/m3 from 84 µg/m3 in 2020. No cities in India met the WHO air quality guideline of 5 µg/m3. In 2021, 48 percent of India's cities exceeded 50 µg/m3, or more than 10 times the WHO guideline. In 2021, 48 percent of India's cities exceeded 50 µg/m3, or more than 10 times the WHO guideline. India was home t

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Yangshao Culture, important stream of Chinese civilization | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: Yangshao Culture, important stream of Chinese civilization | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: SANMENXIA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of relics discovered in the Yangshao site 2. various of Xi Jinping presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on the latest archaeological discoveries in China and their significance in Sept. 2020 3. various of relics discovered in the Yangshao site 4. various of Yangshao Village 5. pics of Swedish archaeologist Johan Gunnar Andersson 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG JIYUN, Yangshao Village National Archaeological Park 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG SHUANCHAO, Yangshao Culture Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CUI QIANG, Deputy curator, Yangshao Culture Museum 9. pic of meeting to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Yangshao Culture 10. various of relics discovered in the Yangshao site 11. various

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-LIFTING

(220309) -- BUCHAREST, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A waitress waits for customers in Bucharest, Romania, on March 9, 2022. Romania lifted almost all the remaining coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, including the requirement to show a digital COVID-19 certificate or a negative test result upon arrival in the country. The authorities also decided not to extend the state of alert, which was first enforced in May 2020. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-LIFTING

(220309) -- BUCHAREST, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian walks on a street in Bucharest, Romania, on March 9, 2022. Romania lifted almost all the remaining coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, including the requirement to show a digital COVID-19 certificate or a negative test result upon arrival in the country. The authorities also decided not to extend the state of alert, which was first enforced in May 2020. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-LIFTING

(220309) -- BUCHAREST, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk on a street in Bucharest, Romania, on March 9, 2022. Romania lifted almost all the remaining coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, including the requirement to show a digital COVID-19 certificate or a negative test result upon arrival in the country. The authorities also decided not to extend the state of alert, which was first enforced in May 2020. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-LIFTING

(220309) -- BUCHAREST, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks on a street in Bucharest, Romania, on March 9, 2022. Romania lifted almost all the remaining coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, including the requirement to show a digital COVID-19 certificate or a negative test result upon arrival in the country. The authorities also decided not to extend the state of alert, which was first enforced in May 2020. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-LIFTING

(220309) -- BUCHAREST, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks on a street in Bucharest, Romania, on March 9, 2022. Romania lifted almost all the remaining coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, including the requirement to show a digital COVID-19 certificate or a negative test result upon arrival in the country. The authorities also decided not to extend the state of alert, which was first enforced in May 2020. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NPC DEPUTY-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Mengmeng (L) seeks suggestions on the development of poverty-relief base from a farmer in Xikong Village of Dingyuan County, east China's Anhui Province, May 8, 2020. Wang Mengmeng, a village official in east China's Anhui Province since 2013 when she began serving in her post after graduating from university, led the village in developing specialty agriculture to cash in on the region's transport and location advantages. After taking on her duties as a deputy to the National People's Congress in 2018, Wang has carried out multiple surveys on the methods of rural vitalization. The suggestions Wang put forward at China's ongoing "two sessions" focus on the long-term development pattern of rural collective economy. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NPC DEPUTY-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220309) -- BEIJING, March 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Mengmeng (L) visits a farmer in Xikong Village of Dingyuan County, east China's Anhui Province, May 8, 2020. Wang Mengmeng, a village official in east China's Anhui Province since 2013 when she began serving in her post after graduating from university, led the village in developing specialty agriculture to cash in on the region's transport and location advantages. After taking on her duties as a deputy to the National People's Congress in 2018, Wang has carried out multiple surveys on the methods of rural vitalization. The suggestions Wang put forward at China's ongoing "two sessions" focus on the long-term development pattern of rural collective economy. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)

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"People first, lives first" in China's COVID-19 fight

STORY: "People first, lives first" in China's COVID-19 fight DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:42 LOCATION: SHIYAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of medical workers treating patients and fighting against COVID-19 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LUO JIE, National lawmaker from Hubei, President of Taihe Hospital in Shiyan 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Recovered COVID-19 patient 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Resident in Hubei Province STORYLINE: In early 2020, when China's Hubei was hit hard by the pandemic, a news report on how the life of an 87-year-old COVID-19 patient was saved hit the headlines. Around 10 medical workers fought for 47 days to bring back the patient's life at the Taihe Hospital in Shiyan City. Two months later, the hospital's president, Luo Jie broke the news to the media as a national lawmaker on the sidelines of the "two sessions" in Beijing. But he didn't expect the news to attract Chinese President Xi Jinping's attention, u

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Gold prices surge in Turkey amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, inflation concerns

STORY: Gold prices surge in Turkey amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, inflation concerns DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey 2. various of gold shop, gold jewelery lined up in the showcases 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish) RESAT YILMAZ, Gold and foreign exchange business practitioner 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish) RESAT YILMAZ, Gold and foreign exchange business practitioner 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish) SEVDA OZDEMIR, Istanbul resident STORYLINE: Gold prices surged sharply in the Turkish market on Tuesday amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and growing inflation concerns in the country. One gram of gold was traded at 936 Turkish liras (64.56 U.S. dollars) at noon, with a 1.50 percent hike in the day, while the price of gold per ounce stood at 2,007 dollars, the highest since August 2020. According to Murat Ozsoy, co-founder of Biz, a financial consultancy company, the exits from "risky assets" became dominant th

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Drill held at Kansai Airport to prepare for new corona and typhoon

Kansai International Airport (KIX) held a training session at the Terminal 1 building of Kansai International Airport (KIX) on March 9 to prepare for a direct hit by a typhoon while a new coronavirus infection is prevalent. A total of 70 people from seven companies. This drill is based on the lessons learned from the typhoon in September 2018. Even in a situation where it takes time for transportation to recover, the company will avoid confusion and ensure the safety of passengers, including the response to Corona. Kansai International Airport Terminal 1, July 9, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Samurai Trading's "CaMISHELL" paper containing eggshell powder

Samurai Trading has developed CaMISHELL, a paper containing about 10-30% eggshell powder. The two companies have jointly developed products using the paper with Shinsei Pulp and Paper Trading (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) and Mitsubishi Paper Mills, and are marketing them. While the shift to paper is progressing with the trend of de-plasticization, eggshells, which are mainly disposed of as industrial waste, will be utilized as a substitute for pulp and filler. Shinsei Pulp and Paper Trading and Mitsubishi Paper Mills will jointly use the Camishell trademark and logo. Both companies will handle business card paper, but they plan to separate them by the ratio of eggshell powder. Shinsei Pulp and Paper Trading will use eggshell as a partial substitute for pulp. In addition to business card paper weighing 160 grams per square meter, the company has commercialized four types of paper, including coated cardboard used for hand bags and packages. Taken on March 9, 2020, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Olympics: Architect plays down new stadium cauldron fears

Kengo Kuma, the architect of the new national stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, says in Tokyo on March 9, 2016 that the Olympic flame cauldron will be placed without trouble. His construction plan adopted in December 2015 mentioned nothing about the cauldron, just like the government's developmental plan in August 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't eyes increasing lift-equipped buses for Paralympics

Tourism minister Akihiro Ota demonstrates a ride on a lift-equipped bus in a wheelchair at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2015. With the 2020 Paralympics in mind, the government plans to boost the proportion of lift- and ramp-equipped buses to about 25 percent of Tokyo's total route buses by the end of March 2021 from the current negligible level. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Fewer people than usual are seen in an arrival lobby at Narita airport near Tokyo on March 9, 2020. Japan adopted tougher border control measures the same day to prevent a surge in new coronavirus infections, with a 14-day voluntary quarantine of all travelers from virus-hit China and South Korea, and nearly 3 million visas invalidated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China Active App Lizhi FM

A mobile phone displays the Lizhi FM interface, a sound interactive entertainment platform APP, in Bozhou, Xinjiang Province, China, March 9, 2021. Lizhi FM announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020, which showed that Lizhi FM revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB420 million, up 15% from the same period last year, and its revenue for the full year was RMB1.5 billion, up 27% from the same period last year.

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China Active App Lizhi FM

A mobile phone displays the Lizhi FM interface, a sound interactive entertainment platform APP, in Bozhou, Xinjiang Province, China, March 9, 2021. Lizhi FM announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020, which showed that Lizhi FM revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB420 million, up 15% from the same period last year, and its revenue for the full year was RMB1.5 billion, up 27% from the same period last year.

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China Active App Lizhi FM

A mobile phone displays the Lizhi FM interface, a sound interactive entertainment platform APP, in Bozhou, Xinjiang Province, China, March 9, 2021. Lizhi FM announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020, which showed that Lizhi FM revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB420 million, up 15% from the same period last year, and its revenue for the full year was RMB1.5 billion, up 27% from the same period last year.

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China Active App Lizhi FM

A mobile phone displays the Lizhi FM interface, a sound interactive entertainment platform APP, in Bozhou, Xinjiang Province, China, March 9, 2021. Lizhi FM announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020, which showed that Lizhi FM revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB420 million, up 15% from the same period last year, and its revenue for the full year was RMB1.5 billion, up 27% from the same period last year.

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China Active App Lizhi FM

A mobile phone displays the Lizhi FM interface, a sound interactive entertainment platform APP, in Bozhou, Xinjiang Province, China, March 9, 2021. Lizhi FM announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020, which showed that Lizhi FM revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB420 million, up 15% from the same period last year, and its revenue for the full year was RMB1.5 billion, up 27% from the same period last year.

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China Active App Lizhi FM

A mobile phone displays the Lizhi FM interface, a sound interactive entertainment platform APP, in Bozhou, Xinjiang Province, China, March 9, 2021. Lizhi FM announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020, which showed that Lizhi FM revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was RMB420 million, up 15% from the same period last year, and its revenue for the full year was RMB1.5 billion, up 27% from the same period last year.

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Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech director Jiri Menzel, left, and Bulgarian actor Ivan Barnev, right, during the shooting of the film Obsluhoval jsem anglickeho krale (I served the King of England) in Prague, Czech Republic, March 9, 2006. (CTK Photo/Rene Volfik) *** Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel died on Saturday evening on September 5, 2020, aged 82, his wife Olga Menzelova wrote on Facebook late on Sunday and Menzel's assistant Mila Radova confirmed the information to CTK.

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Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech director Jiri Menzel during the shooting of his film Obsluhoval jsem anglickeho krale (I served the King of England) in Prague, Czech Republic, March 9, 2006. (CTK Photo/Rene Volfik) *** Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel died on Saturday evening on September 5, 2020, aged 82, his wife Olga Menzelova wrote on Facebook late on Sunday and Menzel's assistant Mila Radova confirmed the information to CTK.

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise, Prague Castle, Straka Academy, Kramar Villa

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise, Charles Bridge, Vltava River

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise, Charles Bridge, Vltava River

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise, Prague Castle, Vltava River

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise, Vltava River

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise, LGBT flag, flags

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Prague Pride festival, Rainbow Cruise, Prague Castle

Rainbow Cruise on Vltava River from Stvanice island to Modrany replaced traditional march in Prague streets within Prague Pride LGBT festival, on August 8, 2020. The festival will offer over 100 events and runs through August 9. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, many of them will take place online. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)