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BRI Stories | Ancient temple excavation gains progress by joint Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission

(240529) -- LUXOR, May 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on March 3, 2020 shows the excavation site of the Montu Temple in Luxor, Egypt. The Montu Temple, located at the Karnak Temple Complex of Egypt's monument-rich city of Luxor, was dedicated to the worship of Montu, a falcon-headed war god. Since late 2018, the first Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission has been working seasonally at the Karnak Temple Complex, inspiring many Egyptian and Chinese experts to strengthen related cooperation. After nearly six years of joint efforts by Chinese and Egyptian archaeologists, the excavation of the once-abandoned Montu Temple, has achieved fruitful results. (Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jordanian PM inaugurates China-funded road project

STORY: Jordanian PM inaugurates China-funded road project SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: AS-SALT, Jordan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. various of the road 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN CHUANDONG, Chinese Ambassador to Jordan 4. various of the road 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHER ABU AL-SAMEN, Jordanian Minister of Public Works and Housing 6. various of the road STORYLINE: Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Monday inaugurated a China-funded road project in the western region of the country. The inauguration ceremony, which was held in As-Salt, a city about 30 km northwest of the Jordanian capital Amman, was also attended by Jordanian Minister of Public Works and Housing Maher Abu Al-Samen and Chinese Ambassador to Jordan Chen Chuandong. In September 2018, China and Jordan signed an agreement to renovate and expand the 12.5-km mountainous road, connecting the Jordan Valley with As-Salt, the capital of the

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Sports enliven life in Xinjiang, kindling dreams

STORY: Sports enliven life in Xinjiang, kindling dreams SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:44 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xinjiang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FERNANDO SANCHEZ CIPITRIA, Football coach, Xinjiang Silk Road Eagle Club 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NEELS THERIC, Motorcycle racer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Motorcycle racer STORYLINE: In northwest China's Xinjiang, sport is more than just a game. It is a source of inspiration, resilience and unity, fueling dreams and shaping futures in this dynamic corner of the world. Official data revealed that in 2023 alone, Xinjiang built 247 new football fields. A growing number of professional coaches also went to this land of football passion, providing more advanced training for the players. Former Real Madrid youth coach Fernando Sanchez Cipitria returned to Xinjiang for a second stint this year. In 2018, during his first journey, he frequently traveled through cities and villages to scou

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-ART WORK (CN)

(240509) -- YINCHUAN, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Dec. 3, 2018 shows Zuo Wenjun (front, R) tutoring a disabled man in oil painting at Ningxia rehabilitation service center for people with disabilities in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Profile: The challenged Chinese youngster with an art work displayed in the Louvre" (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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Promotion seminar on CIIE held at AU headquarters

STORY: Promotion seminar on CIIE held at AU headquarters DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of a promotion seminar on CIIE at AU headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SONG SHANGZHE, Deputy Director General of China International Import Expo Bureau 3. Various of the promotion seminar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIN ZHIYONG, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Mission to the AU STORYLINE: A promotion seminar on the China International Import Expo (CIIE), a trade fair held annually in Shanghai, China since 2018, was held Thursday at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. AU commission representatives, African diplomats, a Chinese delegation group, as well as diplomats from the Chinese Mission to the AU attended the event. During the seminar, representatives from the China International Import Expo Bureau briefed the African side on the general introduction of the CIIE, overall exhibition introduction as well

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China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world"

STORY: China develops cutting-edge observatory on "roof of the world" DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Lenghu site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG LICAI, Researcher, National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. various of AIMS 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG DONGGUANG, Chief engineer, CAS's Huairou Solar Observing Station of National Astronomical Observatories STORYLINE: Lenghu, on the north side of China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, enjoys the advantages of clear night skies, stable atmospheric conditions, and a dry climate, making it one of the world's best astronomical observatory sites. Construction of the Lenghu site started in 2018. Upon its completion, it will house at least nine optical astronomical telescope projects including some 30 telescopes, with an investment of nearly 2 billion yuan (about 289 million U.S. dollars). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG LICAI, Researcher, National Astronomical Ob

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London-Xi'an direct flight resumes

STORY: London-Xi'an direct flight resumes DATELINE: April 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Heathrow Airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CARL ROSENBERG, Passenger 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARK HARDMAN, Services manager at Terminal Three of Heathrow Airport STORYLINE: A direct flight route linking London and Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province resumed on Sunday, after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first flight took off from Heathrow Airport on Sunday evening. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CARL ROSENBERG, Passenger "To Xi'an, to visit family, my wife's family. It's much easier especially traveling with children. My son is almost three and a half (years old). It's the first time for him." The intercontinental route, operated by China's Tianjin Airlines, has transported more than 75,000 passengers since its launch in May 2018. With the resumption of the route, the airline has also launched connecting flights from over 50 dom

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Sumo: Training-viewing event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, May 3 Kyodo - Sumo grand champion Kakuryu (R) heads towards fellow yokozuna Kisenosato during a training-viewing event at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 3, 2018.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, May 3 Kyodo - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi leaves from Pyongyang International Airport on May 3, 2018.

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Baseball: Mariners invite pitcher Iwakuma to spring training

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 17 Kyodo - Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners pitches against the Los Angeles Angels in this file photo taken in Seattle on May 3, 2017. Iwakuma, who has re-signed with the Mariners via a minor-league deal, was invited to the club's spring training on Jan. 16, 2018.

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-DRAGON BOAT-CANS (CN)

(220603) -- CHENGDU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Craftswoman Yan Hong makes a dragon boat at a workshop in Pidu District of Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 28, 2022. Yan Hong, a craftswoman and a lover of traditional Chinese culture, made a dragon boat decoration with cans as the main material ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival. Yan has made more than 200 pieces of handicrafts in traditional Chinese style since 2018, some of which were made of material available in daily life such as cans and curtain gauze. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-DRAGON BOAT-CANS (CN)

(220603) -- CHENGDU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Craftswoman Yan Hong makes a dragon boat at a workshop in Pidu District of Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 26, 2022. Yan Hong, a craftswoman and a lover of traditional Chinese culture, made a dragon boat decoration with cans as the main material ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival. Yan has made more than 200 pieces of handicrafts in traditional Chinese style since 2018, some of which were made of material available in daily life such as cans and curtain gauze. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-DRAGON BOAT-CANS (CN)

(220603) -- CHENGDU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Craftswoman Yan Hong makes the scales of a dragon boat at a workshop in Pidu District of Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 24, 2022. Yan Hong, a craftswoman and a lover of traditional Chinese culture, made a dragon boat decoration with cans as the main material ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival. Yan has made more than 200 pieces of handicrafts in traditional Chinese style since 2018, some of which were made of material available in daily life such as cans and curtain gauze. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-DRAGON BOAT-CANS (CN)

(220603) -- CHENGDU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Craftswoman Yan Hong cuts cans to make a dragon boat at a workshop in Pidu District of Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 24, 2022. Yan Hong, a craftswoman and a lover of traditional Chinese culture, made a dragon boat decoration with cans as the main material ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival. Yan has made more than 200 pieces of handicrafts in traditional Chinese style since 2018, some of which were made of material available in daily life such as cans and curtain gauze. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-DRAGON BOAT-CANS (CN)

(220603) -- CHENGDU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Craftswoman Yan Hong makes a dragon boat at a workshop in Pidu District of Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 28, 2022. Yan Hong, a craftswoman and a lover of traditional Chinese culture, made a dragon boat decoration with cans as the main material ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival. Yan has made more than 200 pieces of handicrafts in traditional Chinese style since 2018, some of which were made of material available in daily life such as cans and curtain gauze. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-DRAGON BOAT-CANS (CN)

(220603) -- CHENGDU, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Craftswoman Yan Hong colors the scales of a dragon boat at a workshop in Pidu District of Chengdu City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 28, 2022. Yan Hong, a craftswoman and a lover of traditional Chinese culture, made a dragon boat decoration with cans as the main material ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival. Yan has made more than 200 pieces of handicrafts in traditional Chinese style since 2018, some of which were made of material available in daily life such as cans and curtain gauze. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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GLOBALink | Chinese company brings "new hope" to Egypt's animal farming

STORY: Chinese company brings "new hope" to Egypt's animal farming DATELINE: May 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the New Hope Egypt Co., Ltd. 2. workers working at a chicken feed storage workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ASMAA SAEID, Staffer of New Hope Egypt Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMED MONEEB, Veterinarian of New Hope Egypt Co., Ltd. 5. workers loading vehicles with chicken feed STORYLINE: New Hope Egypt Co., Ltd. is the first feed factory established a decade ago in Egypt by New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese corporation in feed, animal farming and food industry. New Hope has four feed manufacturing companies and one poultry farming company in Egypt, with an investment of 600 million Chinese yuan (about 90 million U.S. dollars), creating 800 jobs for Egyptians. Many Egyptians have gained better lives and career paths through working for the Chinese firm. Asmaa Saeid, an Egyptian veterinarian, joined New Hope in 2018. She is a d

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Population of endangered Gobi bears exceeds 50 in Mongolia

STORY: Population of endangered Gobi bears exceeds 50 in Mongolia DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. video on Mongolia's critically endangered Gobi bears 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Mongolian): BAT-ULZII BAT-ERDENE, Mongolian minister of environment and tourism 3. video on Mongolia's critically endangered Gobi bears STORYLINE: The population of Mongolia's critically endangered Gobi bears (Mazaalai) has exceeded 50, Bat-Ulzii Bat-Erdene, the Mongolian minister of environment and tourism, has said. Only 36 Gobi bears remained in the world at the end of 2018, according to the Institute of General and Experimental Biology at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. While releasing the update, the minister appreciated China's help on Mazaalai protection as the two countries signed an agreement on the implementation of a technical assistance project in 2018 to save Mazaalai and improve their range. SOUNDBITE 1 (Mongolian): BAT-ULZII BAT-ERDENE, Mongolian minister of

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Discovering ancient Silk Road: mystery of a tomb cluster

STORY: Discovering ancient Silk Road: mystery of a tomb cluster DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: QINGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the evacuation site of the 2018 Xuewei No.1 Tomb, offered by the evacuation team 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAN JIANHUA, Associate researcher with the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAN JIANHUA, Associate researcher with the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HAN JIANHUA, Associate researcher with the Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences STORYLINE: Dulan County, NW China's Qinghai Years of excavation work at Xuewei No.1 Tomb, a high-profile tomb on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has uncovered many mysteries. Archaeologists believe that the craftsmanship and design of some burial objects of the Xuewei No.1 Tomb have Central and West Asian ethnic features, indicating the area used to be a

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Tunisia holds environmental film festival

STORY: Tunisia holds environmental film festival DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1: Various of film festival logo 2: Various of the audience waiting for admission 3: Various of the audience watching the environmental protection exhibition 4: Various of organizer's speech 5: Various of movie clips STORYLINE: The 5th Tunisia Environmental Film Festival kicked off on Friday in Tunis. The films and exhibitions of the festival will be open to the public free of charge. The festival, organized by the Tunisian Film Foundation since 2018, is a non-competitive film event dedicated to environmental protection. The organizers hope to raise public awareness of the urgency of ecological balance protection through the film festival. The festival focuses on topics such as global warming, water conservation, environmental pollution and sustainable agricultural development. The festival will be held in other Tunisian cities from June to November. Xinhua News Agency

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Egypt's security forces thwart suicide attack in North Sinai

STORY: Egypt's security forces thwart suicide attack in North Sinai DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a board reading "North Sinai governorate" 2. various of police officers checking drivers' documents 3. various of tight security measures STORYLINE: Egypt's security forces foiled a suicide attack in North Sinai Province, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. "The security men at a police checkpoint in Al-Teloul district frustrated an attempt by a terrorist before detonating an explosive belt," the statement said. The militant was killed in a shootout, it added, noting that two grenades, an automatic weapon, and 112 bullets were found in his possession. Egypt has been battling anti-security forces attacks in North Sinai for several years. The country launched a comprehensive operation in 2018 to uproot terrorist and criminal elements and organizations in northern and central Sinai. Hundreds of terroris

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Iraqi windsurfing athletes train hard against headwind of insufficient funding

STORY: Iraqi windsurfing athletes train hard against headwind of insufficient funding DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi national windsurfing team 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OMAR TALAL, Member of the Iraqi national windsurfing team 3. various of the training 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ANMAR SALMAN, Trainer of the Iraqi national windsurfing team 5. various of the training STORYLINE: With golden sunlight gleaming off the river waves before sunset, Omar Talal was working hard to adjust the boom of his white and red sail towards the wind on the Tigris River through central Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OMAR TALAL, Member of the Iraqi national windsurfing team "It is a nice sport and I loved it, so I started practicing it in 2018, and I participated in the Iraq Championship and won first place in 2020, and again I won first place in 2021 in the windsurfing. My ambitions are to get advanced positions in the upcoming." A

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Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years

STORY: Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Greece 2. various of the economic forum about Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system held in Athens on Tuesday 3. various of the National Bank of Greece 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTINA PAPACONSTANTINOU, Bank of Greece (BoG) Deputy Governor 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): CHRISTOS STAIKOURAS, Greece Finance Minister STORYLINE: Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system had been reduced by 82.8 pct in the period 2016-2021, but the outlook for the future is cloudy due to the new challenges, local officials told an online economic forum in Athens on Tuesday. NPLs at the end of December 2021 amounted to 18.4 billion euros (19.4 billion U.S. dollars), down by 90.3 billion euros compared to March 2016, when they had peaked during the acute debt crisis Greece went through (2010-2018), said Christina Papaconstantinou, Bank o

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(SP)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS-NATIONAL SKI JUMPING CENTER

(220119) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's National Ski Jumping Center, also known as "Snow Ruyi", is located in Zhangjiakou, co-host city for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which will host competitions in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined event, has a 'S-type' curve that resembles the shape of 'ruyi', a traditional Chinese ornamental object for luck. The National Ski Jumping Center has the longest ski jumping trail in the world and is the first ski jumping venue in line with international standards.From Dec. 3 to 5, 2021, "Snow Ruyi" hosted FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup and FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup, as the test events for the Beijing 2022. There are only 15 days countdown to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China's National Ski Jumping Center gears up to welcome athletes from all over the world. Photo taken on May 1, 2018 shows workers attending the launch cer.....

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Track switching work for relocation of Shibuya Station on Ginza Line

Tokyo Metro conducted track switching work for the relocation of Shibuya Station on the Ginza Line from May 3 to 5, 2018, at Shibuya Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line on April 28, 2018, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Track switching work for relocation of Shibuya Station on Ginza Line

Tokyo Metro conducted track switching work for the relocation of Shibuya Station on the Ginza Line from May 3 to 5, 2018, at Shibuya Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line on April 28, 2018, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Track switching work for relocation of Shibuya Station on Ginza Line

Tokyo Metro conducted track switching work for the relocation of Shibuya Station on the Ginza Line from May 3 to 5, 2018, at Shibuya Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line on April 28, 2018, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Baseball: Yankees' Tanaka

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches in the team's 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels, securing his sixth win of the season at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani vs Yankees' Tanaka

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees strikes out Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning for a 3-1 win at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fred Warmbier

Fred Warmbier (far L), father of U.S. student Otto Warmbier who died after being detained in North Korea, and Takuya Yokota (far R), brother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea in 1977, chat at U.N. headquarters in New York on May 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Koreans re-enact scenes of inter-Korean summit

A South Korean couple poses at the Panmunjeom movie set at the Korean Film Council's Namyangju Studios in Namyangju in South Korea on May 3, 2018, re-enacting the historic moment of the South and North Korean leaders shaking hands when they met for their summit on April 27 in the same year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Koreans re-enact scenes of inter-Korean summit

Children pose on the concrete slab that mimics the Military Demarcation Line separating the two Koreas at the Korean Film Council's Namyangju Studios in Namyangju in South Korea on May 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi leaves from Pyongyang International Airport on May 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Koreans at Panmunjeom movie set

Jeon Young Pyo (C) poses with his wife at a movie set of the Korean Film Council's Namyangju Studios in Namyangju, South Korea, on May 3, 2018, trying to re-enact the historic moment of President Moon Jae In and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shaking hands on the border in the truce village of Panmunjeom the previous month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Mariners invite pitcher Iwakuma to spring training

Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners pitches against the Los Angeles Angels in this file photo taken in Seattle on May 3, 2017. Iwakuma, who has re-signed with the Mariners via a minor-league deal, was invited to the club's spring training on Jan. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rohingya refugees

Photo taken May 3, 2018, shows children in a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.

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Rohingya refugees

Photo taken May 3, 2018, shows a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.

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Football: Honda's last Melbourne Victory game

Keisuke Honda (C) of Melbourne Victory chases the ball during a 3-1 home loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the final group match of the Asian Champions League on May 22, 2019. It was his last game for the Australian A-League club he joined in August 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Honda's last Melbourne Victory game

Keisuke Honda (L) of Melbourne Victory and Kohei Shimizu of Sanfrecce Hiroshima vie for the ball during the Australian side's 3-1 home loss in the final group match of the Asian Champions League on May 22, 2019. It was Honda's last game for the club he joined in August 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Honda's last Melbourne Victory game

Keisuke Honda (L) of Melbourne Victory and Tsukasa Morishima of Sanfrecce Hiroshima vie for the ball during the Australian side's 3-1 home loss in the final group match of the Asian Champions League on May 22, 2019. It was Honda's last game for the club he joined in August 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Honda's last Melbourne Victory game

Keisuke Honda (L) of Melbourne Victory shields the ball from Gakuto Notsuda of Sanfrecce Hiroshima during the Australian side's 3-1 home loss in the final group match of the Asian Champions League on May 22, 2019. It was Honda's last game for the club he joined in August 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Honda's last Melbourne Victory game

Keisuke Honda of Melbourne Victory chest-traps the ball during a 3-1 home loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the final group match of the Asian Champions League on May 22, 2019. It was his last game for the Australian A-League club he joined in August 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Honda's last Melbourne Victory game

Keisuke Honda of Melbourne Victory is on the ball during a 3-1 home loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the final group match of the Asian Champions League on May 22, 2019. It was his last game for the Australian A-League club he joined in August 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Honda's last Melbourne Victory game

Keisuke Honda of Melbourne Victory acknowledges the crowd as he leaves the pitch after a 3-1 home loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the final group match of the Asian Champions League on May 22, 2019. It was his last game for the Australian A-League club he joined in August 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimane nuclear power plant

File photo taken on May 21, 2018 shows Shimane nuclear power plant's No. 3 reactor in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Sharapova at French Open

Maria Sharapova of Russia competes against Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands during the first round of the French Open in Paris on May 29, 2018. Sharapova defeated Hogenkamp 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori in French Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns the ball against Maxime Janvier of France during the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on May 27, 2018. Nishikori won 7-6(0), 6-4, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori in French Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns the ball against Maxime Janvier of France during the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on May 27, 2018. Nishikori won 7-6(0), 6-4, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori in French Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan signs autographs for fans after winning 7-6(0), 6-4, 6-3 against Maxime Janvier of France in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on May 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori in French Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan clenches his fist after beating Maxime Janvier of France 7-6(0), 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on May 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo