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Pope Leo XIV Meets The Patriarchs in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV, between patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (L) and patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, attends a private meeting with the leaders of the local churches and christian communities at the Syriac Orthodox Church of More Ephrem in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets The Patriarchs in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV and patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attend a private meeting with the leaders of the local churches and christian communities at the Syriac Orthodox Church of More Ephrem in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets The Patriarchs in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV and patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attend a private meeting with the leaders of the local churches and christian communities at the Syriac Orthodox Church of More Ephrem in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets The Patriarchs in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV, between patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (L) and patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, attends a private meeting with the leaders of the local churches and christian communities at the Syriac Orthodox Church of More Ephrem in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets The Patriarchs in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV and patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (2nd from right) and patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople (3rd from right), attend a private meeting with the leaders of the local churches and christian communities at the Syriac Orthodox Church of More Ephrem in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets The Patriarchs in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV, between patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (L) and patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, attends a private meeting with the leaders of the local churches and christian communities at the Syriac Orthodox Church of More Ephrem in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets The Patriarchs in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV, between patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (L) and patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, attends a private meeting with the leaders of the local churches and christian communities at the Syriac Orthodox Church of More Ephrem in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets The Patriarchs in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV, between patriarch of Antioch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (L) and patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, attends a private meeting with the leaders of the local churches and christian communities at the Syriac Orthodox Church of More Ephrem in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CALCIO - Serie A - Torino FC vs Pisa SC

Henrik Wendel Meister (Pisa) and mor celebrate during Torino FC vs Pisa SC, Italian soccer Serie A match in Turin, Italy, November 02 2025

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BASKET - Serie A2 - Reale Mutua Torino vs Wegreenit Urania Milano

mor during Reale Mutua Torino vs Wegreenit Urania Milano, Italian Basketball Serie A2 Men match in Turin, Italy, October 24 2025

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Prisoner-hostage Swap and Ceasefire deal Between Israel And Hamas

A helicopter carries released hostage Eitan Mor, transporting him to Beilinson Hospital in Israel on October 13, 2025, following his release from Gaza as part of a negotiated exchange between Israel and Hamas. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING MALMÖ FF-RFS

MALMÖ, SWEDEN 20250730RFS' players Petr Mareš, Jeremie Porsan-Clemente, Mor Talla and coach Viktors Morozs look dejected when leave the pitch after Wednesday's soccer match, Champions League second qualifying round, between Sweden's Malmö FF and Latvia's RFS at Eleda Stadion, New Malmö Stadium, in Malmö, Sweden, July 30, 2025.Photo: Andreas Hillergren / TT / Code 10600

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SPORT INVERNALI - Biathlon - IBU World Cup Biathlon

Knotten Karoline Offigstad MOR during IBU World Cup Biathlon, Biathlon race in Slovenia, Slovenia, March 15 2025

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CALCIO - Serie B - AC Pisa vs US Salernitana

mor greets fans of Pisa during AC Pisa vs US Salernitana, Italian soccer Serie B match in Pisa, Italy, January 26 2025

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- Serie B - AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana

mor cont Andrea Meroni (Reggiana) during AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana, Italian soccer Serie B match in Pisa, Italy, August 31 2024

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Motion capture workshop - Shenzhen

Yin Kai practices his movements at a motion capture workshop in Shanghai, east China, on August 26, 2024. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters. Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial arts performance at Shanghai University of Sport. To make the combat scenes mor

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DC: Families of Americans held hostage by Hamas Speak to Press at White House

(From left to right) Adi Alexander, father of Edan Alexander, Yael Alexander, Mother of Edan Alexander, Liz Naftali, great aunt of Abigail Mor Edan, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, Ronen Neutra, father of Omer Neutra, Orna Neutra, mother of Omer Neutra, Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersch Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, father of Hersch Goldberg-Polin, speak to the press outside the West Wing of the Oval Office, after meeting with President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: Families of Americans held hostage by Hamas Speak to Press at White House

(From left to right) Adi Alexander, father of Edan Alexander, Yael Alexander, Mother of Edan Alexander, Liz Naftali, great aunt of Abigail Mor Edan, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, Ronen Neutra, father of Omer Neutra, Orna Neutra, mother of Omer Neutra, Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersch Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, father of Hersch Goldberg-Polin, speak to the press outside the West Wing of the Oval Office, after meeting with President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: Families of Americans held hostage by Hamas Speak to Press at White House

(From left to right) Adi Alexander, father of Edan Alexander, Yael Alexander, Mother of Edan Alexander, Liz Naftali, great aunt of Abigail Mor Edan, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, Ronen Neutra, father of Omer Neutra, Orna Neutra, mother of Omer Neutra, Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersch Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, father of Hersch Goldberg-Polin, speak to the press outside the West Wing of the Oval Office, after meeting with President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: Families of Americans held hostage by Hamas Speak to Press at White House

(From left to right) Adi Alexander, father of Edan Alexander, Yael Alexander, Mother of Edan Alexander, Liz Naftali, great aunt of Abigail Mor Edan, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, Ronen Neutra, father of Omer Neutra, Orna Neutra, mother of Omer Neutra, Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersch Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, father of Hersch Goldberg-Polin, speak to the press outside the West Wing of the Oval Office, after meeting with President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: Families of Americans held hostage by Hamas Speak to Press at White House

(From left to right) Adi Alexander, father of Edan Alexander, Yael Alexander, Mother of Edan Alexander, Liz Naftali, great aunt of Abigail Mor Edan, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, Ronen Neutra, father of Omer Neutra, Orna Neutra, mother of Omer Neutra, Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersch Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, father of Hersch Goldberg-Polin, speak to the press outside the West Wing of the Oval Office, after meeting with President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: Families of Americans held hostage by Hamas Speak to Press at White House

Liz Naftali, great aunt of Abigail Mor Edan speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the Oval Office, after meeting with President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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DC: Families of Americans held hostage by Hamas Speak to Press at White House

Liz Naftali, great aunt of Abigail Mor Edan speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the Oval Office, after meeting with President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-GUANGHAN-SANXINGDUI MUSEUM-EXHIBITION (CN)

(240723) -- GUANGHAN, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Exhibits are pictured at the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 21, 2024. An exhibition named "Craftsmanship and Ingenuity - Showcase of Preservation and Restoration Achievements of Newly Excavated Cultural Relics from the Sangxingdui Site" opened here on Tuesday. More than 50 pieces of newly restored bronze ware, golden ware, jadeware, ivory and other artifacts are displayed at the exhibition, which will last until the end of 2024. Discovered in the late 1920s in the city of Guanghan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, the Sanxingdui Ruins have been dubbed as one of the world's greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. The provincial cultural relics and archaeology research institute said on Tuesday that, since 2022, over 400 sites have been identified, including high-level building foundations, ash pits, ash ditches, and stone artifacts production and processing sites at Sanxingdui. Mor

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Andebol: Benfica vs Sporting

Seixal, 18/05/2024 - Hoje a equipa de andebol do Benfica, recebeu o Sporting Clube de Portugal, Derbi lisboeta na reta final do Campeonato Placard de Andebol, no Pavilhão Nº 2 no Estadio da Luz em Lisboa. &Bélone Mor Moreira (iáras V/ G / Global Imagens)

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BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-FIOCRUZ-AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITOES-WOLBACHIA

(240519) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member showcases the Aedes aegypti mosquito eggs carrying Wolbachia at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation's biotechnology factory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 14, 2024. According to updated data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the May 17, Brazil has reported a total of 4,921,252 cases of dengue fever this year, including both confirmed and suspected cases, marking the highest level since the country began keeping records of the epidemic. The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation is a biomedical research institution under the Brazilian Ministry of Health. The foundation has established a small biotechnology factory in Mare, Rio de Janeiro, where it cultivates Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria. Wolbachia is an intracellular microorganism found in 60 percent of insect species in nature but is not commonly found in Aedes aegypti. Once mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia are released into the wild, they will reproduce, spreading Wolbachia to mor

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CHINA-CHENGDU-CANADIAN BONSAI ARTIST (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chad Sinclair prunes a bonsai work at the White Bear Bonsai Garden in Chongzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on April 21, 2024. Hailing from Vancouver in Canada, Chad Sinclair, 46, has lived in China for over 20 years and is deeply fond of Sichuan bonsai, one of the four major traditional bonsai schools in China. To delve deeper into the art of bonsai, Sinclair and his wife rented a small traditional courtyard in Chongzhou, one of the birthplaces of traditional Sichuan bonsai, and named it "White Bear Bonsai Garden." Today, Sinclair is a well-known bonsai artist in Chengdu. The ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu has also offered him an excellent platform to introduce Sichuan bonsai to the world. Through endorsements, Sinclair was appointed as one of the 12 promotion ambassadors for the horticultural exhibition. In the future, Sinclair plans to establish larger studios in Sichuan and Canada to introduce Chinese bonsai to mor

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CHINA-CHENGDU-CANADIAN BONSAI ARTIST (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chad Sinclair visits a bonsai garden in Wenjiang district of Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on April 21, 2024. Hailing from Vancouver in Canada, Chad Sinclair, 46, has lived in China for over 20 years and is deeply fond of Sichuan bonsai, one of the four major traditional bonsai schools in China. To delve deeper into the art of bonsai, Sinclair and his wife rented a small traditional courtyard in Chongzhou, one of the birthplaces of traditional Sichuan bonsai, and named it "White Bear Bonsai Garden." Today, Sinclair is a well-known bonsai artist in Chengdu. The ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu has also offered him an excellent platform to introduce Sichuan bonsai to the world. Through endorsements, Sinclair was appointed as one of the 12 promotion ambassadors for the horticultural exhibition. In the future, Sinclair plans to establish larger studios in Sichuan and Canada to introduce Chinese bonsai to mor

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CHINA-CHENGDU-CANADIAN BONSAI ARTIST (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chad Sinclair prunes a bonsai work at the White Bear Bonsai Garden in Chongzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on April 21, 2024. Hailing from Vancouver in Canada, Chad Sinclair, 46, has lived in China for over 20 years and is deeply fond of Sichuan bonsai, one of the four major traditional bonsai schools in China. To delve deeper into the art of bonsai, Sinclair and his wife rented a small traditional courtyard in Chongzhou, one of the birthplaces of traditional Sichuan bonsai, and named it "White Bear Bonsai Garden." Today, Sinclair is a well-known bonsai artist in Chengdu. The ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu has also offered him an excellent platform to introduce Sichuan bonsai to the world. Through endorsements, Sinclair was appointed as one of the 12 promotion ambassadors for the horticultural exhibition. In the future, Sinclair plans to establish larger studios in Sichuan and Canada to introduce Chinese bonsai to mor

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CHINA-CHENGDU-CANADIAN BONSAI ARTIST (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chad Sinclair prunes a bonsai work at the White Bear Bonsai Garden in Chongzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on April 21, 2024. Hailing from Vancouver in Canada, Chad Sinclair, 46, has lived in China for over 20 years and is deeply fond of Sichuan bonsai, one of the four major traditional bonsai schools in China. To delve deeper into the art of bonsai, Sinclair and his wife rented a small traditional courtyard in Chongzhou, one of the birthplaces of traditional Sichuan bonsai, and named it "White Bear Bonsai Garden." Today, Sinclair is a well-known bonsai artist in Chengdu. The ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu has also offered him an excellent platform to introduce Sichuan bonsai to the world. Through endorsements, Sinclair was appointed as one of the 12 promotion ambassadors for the horticultural exhibition. In the future, Sinclair plans to establish larger studios in Sichuan and Canada to introduce Chinese bonsai to mor

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Storm Kathleen Brings Strong Winds, High Waves To Ireland, UK Coasts 8

Storm Kathleen brought strong winds to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and parts of western England on Saturday, April 6.

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I Liga: Estoril vs Porto

Cascais, 03/30/2024 - Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia hosted Futebol Clube do Porto this evening at the António Coimbra da Mota Stadium in Estoril in the match of the 27th round of the 1st Liga Portugal Betclic, season 2023/24. Danny Namaso; Eliaquim Mangala; Mor Ndiaye (Gerardo Santos / Global Imagens)

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A German engineer's bond with China

STORY: A German engineer's bond with China SHOOTING TIME: March 10, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Klaus-Dieter Merz visiting battery factory in Hengshui City, Hebei Province 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KLAUS-DIETER MERZ, German engineer STORYLINE: Klaus-Dieter Merz, a 70-year-old German expert in new energy, recently revisited Gucheng County in north China's Hebei Province. During his visit, he collaborated with representatives from Chinese enterprises to facilitate the mass production of innovative sodium-ion batteries in China and Germany. Merz's first visit to China dates back to 2012. Since then, he has visited China frequently, fostering the adoption of eco-friendly new energy technologies through collaborative efforts between the two nations. He has also been deeply obsessed with Chinese culture and food. SOUNDBITE (English): KLAUS-DIETER MERZ, German engineer "And I took the opportunity to learn a little bit mor

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Turkish Super League - Fenerbahce v Ankaragucu

Emre Mor of Fenerbahce during the match Fenerbahce and Ankaragucu faced each other in the Trendyol Super Lig (Turkish Super League), the match took place at Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Yagiz Gurtug/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Super League - Fenerbahce v Ankaragucu

Emre Mor of Fenerbahce during the match Fenerbahce and Ankaragucu faced each other in the Trendyol Super Lig (Turkish Super League), the match took place at Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Yagiz Gurtug/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda attracts nearly 80,000 foreign visitors in 2023

STORY: Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda attracts nearly 80,000 foreign visitors in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shwedagon Pagoda 2. various of activities held at the Shwedagon Pagoda 3. various of tourists STORYLINE: The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the golden pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 10 million visitors including nearly 80,000 foreign visitors in 2023, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees told Xinhua on Monday. The tourists paying the most visits to the pagoda were from China, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan, he said. "Shwedagon is a landmark in our country. So the pilgrims from other regions and states think that they must visit the Shwedagon Pagoda when they come to Yangon," he explained why the pagoda is famous in the country. The number of visitors still needs to catch up to the pre-COVID period, but this year, the number of visitors has increased mor

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CHINA-SWITZERLAND-JILIN-ZERMATT-SNOW AND ICE ECONOMY (CN)

(231225) -- ZERMATT, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023 shows children sitting in front of the Matterhorn Museum in Zermatt, Switzerland. As winter falls, the Swiss town of Zermatt and China's Jilin entered their peak season for tourists. Thanks to the landscape that overlooked by the Matterhorn Mountain, one of the natural symbols of Switzerland in the Alps, Zermatt attracts masses of worldwide winter-lovers. Based on winter activities, a full chain of tourism industry has been built in Zermatt, including catering, shopping, hiking, accommodations and so on. The "snow and ice" economy created huge profit for local people. Located at similar degrees in terms of the north latitude, northeast China's Jilin Province is also endowed with excellent natural conditions for developing the "snow and ice" economy. Heavy snowfall, good snow quality, long snow season, and beautiful scenery make the Changbai Mountains home to many popular ski resorts in Jilin. In recent years, more and mor

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24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards - Seville

Alejandra Mor Tatis aka Alemor attends the red carpet during the 24th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at FIBES on November 16, 2023 in Seville, Spain. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards - Seville

Alejandra Mor Tatis aka Alemor attends the red carpet during the 24th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at FIBES on November 16, 2023 in Seville, Spain. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards - Seville

Alejandra Mor Tatis aka Alemor attends the red carpet during the 24th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at FIBES on November 16, 2023 in Seville, Spain. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards - Seville

Alejandra Mor Tatis aka Alemor attends the red carpet during the 24th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at FIBES on November 16, 2023 in Seville, Spain. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-BLAST

(230730) -- BAJAUR, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows security personnel standing guard near the blast site in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district on July 30, 2023. A bomb blast hit a political rally on Sunday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 50 others injured, a rescue official told Xinhua. The blast hit a political workers' convention of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) near the Shanday Mor area at the Munda Khar road of Bajaur, a district in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson of the state-run rescue organization Rescue 1122 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said. The rescue official feared that the death toll might further rise as at least 15 wounded are in critical condition. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-BLAST

(230730) -- BAJAUR, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows an ambulance arriving at the blast site in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district on July 30, 2023. A bomb blast hit a political rally on Sunday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 50 others injured, a rescue official told Xinhua. The blast hit a political workers' convention of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) near the Shanday Mor area at the Munda Khar road of Bajaur, a district in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Bilal Faizi, a spokesperson of the state-run rescue organization Rescue 1122 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said. The rescue official feared that the death toll might further rise as at least 15 wounded are in critical condition. (Str/Xinhua)

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8 killed, 4 missing as wall collapses in rain in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: 8 killed, 4 missing as wall collapses in rain in Pakistan's Punjab DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescuing scene 2. various of traffic and ambulance bell rings STORYLINE: At least eight people were killed and four went missing on Wednesday after a wall collapsed due to rain in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported. The rescue service said that the incident took place in the morning on Peshawar Road in the Golrah Mor area of the city when the wall near an under-construction underpass collapsed. The victims were sleeping along the wall under a tent, it added. Upon receiving the information, the rescue workers reached the site and recovered eight dead bodies from the rubble, the rescue service said, adding that a rescue operation for the missing laborers was underway. The bodies have been shifted to a local hospital, according to the rescue service. Xinhua News Agency correspondents

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming sorts materials for making broom handicrafts in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and mor

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6 killed, 6 injured in road accident in south Pakistan

STORY: 6 killed, 6 injured in road accident in south Pakistan DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site STORYLINE: At least six people, including children, were killed on Monday when a truck crushed two auto rickshaws in the Kandhkot region of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, a local official said. Deputy Commissioner of the area, Manawwar Ali Mithani, told the media that a truck fell on two passenger rickshaws at the Saqi Mor area of Kandhkot, a city in the Kashmore district of the province. Police and rescue teams rushed to the site, lifted the truck with heavy machinery and pulled out the bodies and the injured from the crushed vehicles. The official added that three children and a woman of the same family were among the deceased. According to an eyewitness, the truck fell over the rickshaw after the driver lost control of the vehicle at a sharp curve in the road. Police have registered a case against the driver, who ran away f

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U.S.-manipulated G7 rips world apart, creates tension

STORY: U.S.-manipulated G7 rips world apart, creates tension DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:19 LOCATION: HIROSHIMA, Japan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the G7 Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at Jordan Press Foundation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DIAA HELMY, Secretary-general, Egyptian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce 4. various of protesters in Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CODY URBAN, Member of a U.S. anti-war civic group STORYLINE: At the Group of Seven (G7) Summit starting in Japan's western city of Hiroshima Friday, the U.S.-led clique is again hyping up their so-called "law and order," whereas some political observers consider it a scheme to play small-clique politics and dictate to the rest of the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at Jordan Press Foundation "This G7 summit in Hiroshima, the aim is not to solve the problems. On the contrary, they want to escalate current tensions. It will bring mor

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CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun (L) gives an interview for the upcoming World Book Day in a studio of China Education Television in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the mor

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CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun (L) gives an interview for the upcoming World Book Day in a studio of China Education Television in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the mor

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CHINA-GANSU-POEM-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(230422) -- LANZHOU, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Yanjun (L) gives an interview for the upcoming World Book Day in a studio of China Education Television in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2023. Zhu Yanjun, 50, is the runner-up of the 2023 Chinese Poetry Competition. After graduating from junior high school in 1992, he stopped his schooling and left his hometown, a village in Jingning County of northwest China's Gansu Province, and began to work as a migrant worker. Over the past 30 years, although he was always busy working during the day, he kept on spending his spare time to pursue his passion for poetry. This year, he finally appeared in the Chinese Poetry Competition and won the second place, stunning the audience with his talent. Zhu's obsession with poetry runs through every aspect of his life. Whenever he goes to a city for work, he first visits bookstores. On rainy days when the construction site where he works halts work temporarily, he usually rushes to the bookstore early in the mor