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Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - Japanese actor and novelist Midori Utsumi attends a press conference at Nakameguro Kinkero Theater in Tokyo on May 10, 2015, following the death of her husband and actor, Kinya Aikawa, who was based at the theater, on April 15, 2015.

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Former Peruvian Leader Alberto Fujimori Dies At 86

This file photo taken on May 15, 2015 shows former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru. Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori died on Wednesday at the age of 86, according to Peruvian media reports. Photo by Luis Camacho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu checks the wheat grain at a wheat drying warehouse of an agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole proc

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu (L) tells workers about the using of seedling planting machine in Guquan Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farm

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu (3rd L) helps carry seedlings in a farmland in Shiqiao Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farming, providing ser

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu (L) makes a point to remind farmers as they use a seedling planting machine in Xiaohe Village of Dongjiageng Township of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operatio

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu (L) and an accountant check inventory of the amount of newly-harvested wheat in the warehouse of an agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu (C) talks with his colleagues at a wheat drying warehouse of an agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the who

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu (L) talks with a tractor operator in Shiqiao Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farming, providing services for

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows farmers carrying seedlings in a farmland in Shiqiao Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu checks the ripeness of wheat in Guquan Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farming, providing services for more t

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu (C) talks with his colleagues at a wheat drying warehouse of an agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the who

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu watches as harvesters operate in a farmland in Guquan Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farming, providing serv

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu makes a plan on machinery of rice transplanting for the next day in Xiaohe Village of Dongjiageng Township of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the wh

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu checks the ripeness of wheat in Guquan Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farming, providing services for more t

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows harvesters on operation in a farmland in Guquan Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farm

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu talks on the phone with a local farmer about the service terms for agricultural machines in Shiqiao Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation o

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu (R) talks with a worker in Guquan Village of Chongzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the whole process of farming, providing services for more than 4

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2 schools rebuilt with China aid handed over to Nepal

STORY: 2 schools rebuilt with China aid handed over to Nepal SHOOTING DATE: May 15-16, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of schools rebuilt 2. various of students 3. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Two public schools rebuilt with Chinese assistance in Nepal's Dolakha district were handed over to local authorities on Thursday. The new buildings have well-furnished classrooms, laboratories, computer labs, libraries, dormitories, halls and teacher rooms, noted Shankar Babu Shrestha, chairman of the district's education development and coordination unit. "These buildings stand as the symbols of friendship between the two friendly nations," Shrestha said at the handover ceremony held in Dolakha. "Now it is our responsibility to manage, protect and use these facilities for the better education of our children." The schools in Jilu and Singati of the district were damaged in the 2015 massive earthquake, and Sinohydro Bureau 6 C

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NEPAL-DOLAKHA-CHINA-AIDED SCHOOLS-HANDOVER

(240517) -- DOLAKHA, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows the newly-rebuilt Sarba Secondary School in Jilu of Dolakha, Nepal. Two public schools rebuilt with Chinese assistance in Nepal's Dolakha district were handed over to local authorities on Thursday. The schools in Jilu and Singati of the district were damaged in the 2015 massive earthquake, and Sinohydro Bureau 6 Co., Ltd. under the Power Construction Corporation of China undertook their demolition and reconstruction under an assistance agreement signed by the governments of Nepal and China. (Photo by Nirana Raj Bana/Xinhua)

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated May 15, 2015 shows he guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) fires its MK 45 5-inch lightweight gun in the Mediterranean Sea. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Desmond Parks via ABACAPRESS.COM

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A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY STORYLINE: This monument is dedicated to He Zhihong, a Chinese woman peacekeeper who died in the line of duty while serving in a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Haiti in 2010. She was just 35. Chinese President Xi Jinping shared He's story at the UN peacekeeping summit in New York in 2015. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President "Five years ago, we lost He Zhihong, a peacekeeping policewoman in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. She left a four-year-old son and elderly parents. She once wrote: 'In this vast world, I may be just like a small feather. But even so, I want this feather to carry the wish for peace.' This was her wish, and it is also China's commitment to peace." After graduating from Yunnan Normal University in 1998, He Zhihong became a border inspector in Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan.

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Iran Foreign Minister Zarif

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 16 Kyodo - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif speaks to reporters after a meeting with foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and a European Union representative in Brussels on May 15, 2018, following the withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 nuclear deal.

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EU high representative Mogherini

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 16 Kyodo - Federica Mogherini, European Union high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, speaks at a press conference after a meeting with foreign ministers of Iran, Germany, Britain and France in Brussels on May 15, 2018, following the withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 nuclear deal.

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, May 15 Kyodo - Endo (L) tries to sustain as Toyohibiki pushes him at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 15, 2015, the sixth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Toyohibiki won, improving his records to 3-3, while Endo sank to 0-6. Photo was taken by a ceiling-mounted camera.

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Hakuho upset by Ichinojo on 1st day of summer sumo tourney

TOKYO, May 13 Kyodo - Komusubi Ichinojo upsets yokozuna Hakuho with "tsukiotoshi" (thrust down) on May 10, 2015, the opening day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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Otsuka Pharma to send 'time capsule' to moon

TOKYO, Japan - Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (L, back row) and retired swimmer Aya Terakawa (R, back row) on May 15, 2014, attend Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.窶冱 event held in Tokyo to announce a plan to send a "time capsule" containing powder of Pocari Sweat, the company's beverage product, and messages of children from around the world to the moon. The company aims to launch the capsule in October 2015 in cooperation with a U.S. spaceship developer.

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Deep-water oarfish dissected at Kyoto Aquarium

KYOTO, Japan - A deep-sea oarfish is dissected in front of visitors at the Kyoto Aquarium in Kyoto on May 15, 2015.

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Honda decides to return to Formula One

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2008 shows a Honda Motor Co. car (front) in the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture. Honda has decided to return to Formula One racing in 2015 as an engine supplier to the automaker's former partner McLaren of Britain, people familiar with the plan said on May 15, 2013.

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Nigeria pledges support for South Sudan in fight against insurgency

STORY: Nigeria pledges support for South Sudan in fight against insurgency DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari welcoming the South Sudan envoy 2. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria will lend a helping hand to South Sudan in fighting insurgency, and restoring cohesion to the country. The President said so on Friday at the State House, Abuja, when meeting Albino Mathom Ayuel, Special Envoy of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan. He told the Special Envoy of the situation this administration met on ground in the North East in 2015, and how great strides have been taken in comparison with present days. "We will study your situation, and see how we can help," President Buhari said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Abuja. (XHTV)

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Nigeria's ex-leader Jonathan rejects nomination to contest for president

STORY: Nigeria's ex-leader Jonathan rejects nomination to contest for president DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathancampaign poster of political parties in Nigeriavarious of supporters of Goodluck Jonathan purchasing the nomination forms for the ex-president STORYLINE: Former Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan has rejected a nomination to contest for president in 2023, according to his media office. The presidential nomination and expression of interest forms were purchased Monday on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) party which defeated him in the presidential election of 2015 after five years in office. The form was purchased and donated to Jonathan by a supporters' group in the country, creating a puzzle about when and how the former Nigerian leader jumped ship from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling APC. His media office said in a statem

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Civil group seeks abolition of security laws

Nahoko Hishiyama (C), a member of a civil group campaigning for the abolition of Japan's security laws, seeks signatures for a petition on Dec. 15, 2015, in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. The group, along with other like-minded organizations, aims to collect 20 million signatures by May 2016 to terminate the laws, which allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense by using force to defend allies under attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Charlotte the monkey rambunctious as ever at Japanese zoo

The baby monkey named in May after Britain's new-born princess Charlotte clings to her mother's back at Mount Takasaki Wild Monkey Park in Oita on Aug. 9, 2015. The macaque monkey, who is 3 months old and about 15 centimeters tall, has become a sensation with park visitors as she messes around with the other monkeys in the troop, making lovable gestures and funny faces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asada in ice show

Three-time women's figure skating world champion Mao Asada performs in an ice show in Sapporo, northern Japan, on July 22, 2015. Asada, 24, announced on May 18 she would resume competing this year after sitting out the 2014-15 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asada in ice show

Three-time women's figure skating world champion Mao Asada waves to the spectators after performing in an ice show in Sapporo, northern Japan, on July 22, 2015. Asada, 24, announced on May 18 she would resume competing this year after sitting out the 2014-15 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asada in ice show

Three-time women's figure skating world champion Mao Asada performs in an ice show in Sapporo, northern Japan, on July 22, 2015. Asada, 24, announced on May 18 she would resume competing this year after sitting out the 2014-15 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese politician Wan Li dies at 98

China's reformist Communist Party elder Wan Li, shown in this file photo taken in May 1992, died in Beijing on July 15, 2015. He was 98. The former chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress was instrumental in carrying out Beijing's reform policy led by paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cat stationmaster "Tama" popular at H.K. book fair

A large photo of "Tama," a cat stationmaster at a private railway station in Wakayama Prefecture, graces the western Japan region's booth at a Hong Kong book fair on July 15, 2015. The calico cat, which died in May, was immensely popular among tourists from abroad as well as at home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Radio-control robot for operating forestry machine among exhibits in Tokyo

A radio-control robot developed by general contractor Kajima Corp. to operate a forestry machine is shown at an exhibition of new civil engineering technologies at Tokyo's Science Museum on July 15, 2015. The robot, to be seated on the machine during an operation, may be a boon to removing radioactive substances following the 2011 nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear plant in western Japan gets safety OK, edges nearer restart

File photo taken in May 2015 shows Nos. 1 (far L), 2(C) and 3 reactors of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The No. 3 reactor obtained safety clearance from regulators on July 15, 2015, moving it a step closer to restarting as the government seeks to revive the country's nuclear industry that has been at a standstill following the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear plant in western Japan gets safety OK, edges nearer restart

File photo taken in May 2015 shows Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. Its No. 3 reactor (L) obtained safety clearance from regulators on July 15, 2015, moving it a step closer to restarting as the government seeks to revive the country's nuclear industry that has been at a standstill following the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brazil mulls lowering age of criminal responsibility to 16

Flowers and a bicycle are seen on June 22, 2015, at the site where a doctor was stabbed to death in May on the banks of a lake in Rio de Janeiro where Olympic boat races will be held. Two teenagers -- aged 15 and 16 -- have been arrested for their alleged involvement amid heated debate in Brazil on whether to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 16 from 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deer tongue meat served at Tokyo restaurant

Well-roasted deer tongue meat is one of the delicacies served at game meat restaurant "Wana" (Trap) in Tokyo as shown in this photo taken on May 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farm-raised quails served at Tokyo wild game restaurant

Farm-raised quails are served at Wana, a wild game restaurant in Tokyo's Gotanda district, on May 15, 2015. Farm-raised quails are about twice as big as wild ones and are meaty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farm-raised quails served at Tokyo wild game restaurant

Farm-raised quails are grilled at Wana, a wild game restaurant in Tokyo's Gotanda district, on May 15, 2015. Mallards and quails are considered high-class foodstuffs in wild game cuisine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sliced wild boar meat grilled at Tokyo restaurant

Pieces of sliced wild boar meat are grilled at a restaurant serving game meat dishes in Tokyo on May 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Publisher Kadokawa pitches for Hong Kong Book Fair

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of publisher Kadokawa Corp., speaks at a gathering in Tokyo on May 26, 2015, of people concerned with the annual Hong Kong Book Fair to be held in the Chinese city on July 15-21. The gathering was organized by the publisher and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to publicize the fair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female activists cross DMZ on Korean Peninsula

Some 30 female activists from 15 countries, led by American feminist Gloria Steinem, march near the military demarcation line on the Korean Peninsula on May 24, 2015. They crossed the Demilitarized Zone, separating North and South Korea, from North to South, calling for peace on the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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West Japan farm develops giant "shiitake" mushroom

Yasuhiro Takano, president of mushroom producer Takano Kinoko Plant in Tokushima ciy, western Japan, shows off a box of his giant "shiitake" mushrooms on May 21, 2015. Takano spent 12 years developing the new variety, which averages about 15 centimeters in diameter and contains three times as much "umami" tasty flavor as the conventional shiitake. Tokushima Prefecture is Japan's largest producer of raw shiitake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female peace activists enter S. Korea from N. Korea through DMZ

About 30 female activists from 15 countries are seen in Imjingak, north of Seoul, on May 24, 2015, after marching across the demilitarized zone from North Korea to South Korea, calling for peace on the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo