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CHINA-GUIZHOU-BLIND FISH (CN)

(240515) -- GUIYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Nov. 15, 2019 shows the Sinocyclocheilus guiyang, a new fish species without functional eyes. Chinese researchers discovered the new fish species in a subterranean river within a cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province. It is named after Guiyang, capital of Guizhou, where the species was found in 2019. (Photo by Zhou Jiajun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230614) -- SHENYANG, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2019 shows a view of the Beiling Park after snow in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. Shenyang, a city with a history of more than 2,000 years, is an important manufacturing and transportation hub in northeast China. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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Tokyo's new National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 15, 2019, shows the new National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, that was officially completed Nov. 30.

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Tokyo's new National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 15, 2019, shows the new National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, that was officially completed Nov. 30.

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Shanghai-Budapest direct passenger flights resume

STORY: Shanghai-Budapest direct passenger flights resume DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers queuing for check-in 2. various of passengers queuing for boarding 3. various of the flight crew celebrating with a special cake 4. various of flight departure STORYLINE: Direct passenger flights by China Eastern Airlines have resumed between China's Shanghai and Budapest in Hungary. A passenger plane that took off from Shanghai landed in Budapest on Friday. According to the Budapest office of China Eastern Airlines, the direct flights are scheduled to fly once a week on Fridays from Nov. 11. They will fly twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays from Dec. 21, and three flights per week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from Jan. 15, 2023. The direct flights from Shanghai to Budapest were launched in June 2019 and were suspended in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resumed route is the second non-stop passenger r

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-ELECTION-ITAMAR BEN-GVIR

(221102) -- TEL AVIV, Nov. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli ultra-nationalist lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses supporters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 2, 2022. Exit polls from Israel's parliamentary elections suggested Tuesday that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has a good chance of making a comeback after the country's fifth elections since 2019. The polls also showed that ultra-nationalist lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir's Religious Zionism won 14-15 seats, becoming Israel's third-largest party. (JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-ELECTION-ITAMAR BEN-GVIR

(221102) -- TEL AVIV, Nov. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli ultra-nationalist lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses supporters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 2, 2022. Exit polls from Israel's parliamentary elections suggested Tuesday that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has a good chance of making a comeback after the country's fifth elections since 2019. The polls also showed that ultra-nationalist lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir's Religious Zionism won 14-15 seats, becoming Israel's third-largest party. (JINI via Xinhua)

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

File photo taken on Nov. 23, 2019, shows judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division. The 31-year-old announced his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 5, 2019, shows the Daijokyu Halls, the setting for the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony to be performed by Emperor Naruhito Nov. 14 and 15, on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 5, 2019, shows the Daijokyu Halls, the setting for the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony to be performed by Emperor Naruhito Nov. 14 and 15, on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halls for Daijosai imperial rite

People visit the Daijokyu Halls on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2019, where Japanese Emperor Naruhito performed the Daijosai thanksgiving ceremony on Nov. 14 and 15. The halls were built specially for the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite, and will be taken down after opening to the public for 18 days through Dec. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halls for Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken Nov. 21, 2019, shows the Daijokyu Halls on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo, where Japanese Emperor Naruhito performed the Daijosai thanksgiving ceremony on Nov. 14 and 15. The halls were built specially for the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite, and will be taken down after opening to the public for 18 days through Dec. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vojtech Jasny

FILE - In this May 10, 2016, file photo, Vojtech Jasny, Czech film director and scriptwriter, poses for photographers in Prague, Czech Republic. Vojtech Jasny has died on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at the age of 93 years. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Vojtech Jasny

FILE - In this November 30, 2015, file photo, Vojtech Jasny, Czech film director and scriptwriter, poses for photographers as he receives gold medal of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (AMU) on the occasion of his 90th birthday and AMUs 70th anniversary in Prague, Czech Republic. Vojtech Jasny has died on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at the age of 93 years. (CTK Photo/Michal Dolezal)

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Golf: Masters Tournament

Dustin Johnson (L) of the United States is awarded the green jacket after winning his first Masters title at a record 20-under 268 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Nov. 15, 2020. Seen on the right is 2019 Masters champion Tiger Woods.

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Tokushima Gov. Iizumi

File photo taken Nov. 15, 2019, shows Tokushima Gov. Kamon Iizumi holding a press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Tokushima, western Japan.

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Tokushima Gov. Iizumi

File photo taken Nov. 15, 2019, shows Tokushima Gov. Kamon Iizumi holding a press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Tokushima, western Japan.

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Japanese composer wins 1st prize in Geneva music contest

Musicians play a 15-minute piece named "L'instant" for which Japan's Hinako Takagi received top prize in the composition division of the Geneva International Music Competition on Nov. 8, 2019. Takagi, 30, a research assistant at the Osaka College of Music, was one of the two first-prize winners along with Daniel Arango-Prada of Colombia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's emperor, empress

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2019. They had a rehearsal for the Nov. 14-15 "Daijosai" great thanksgiving ceremony. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pakistani journalist Shahid-ur-Rehman dies at 74

Renowned Pakistani journalist Shahid-ur-Rehman, seen in this photo taken on Nov. 9, 2019, in Kartarpur, Pakistan, died of a heart attack at a hospital in Islamabad on April 15, 2020, at age 74. Rehman, who was also a long-time stringer correspondent for Kyodo News, authored several books, including "Long Road To Chagai," a 1999 book about Pakistan's nuclear program based on interviews with disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan and others. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparation for imperial succession ritual

A ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 26, 2019, marking the start of construction of temporary halls for the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony, known as the Daijosai on Nov. 14 and 15, a key imperial succession rite for Japanese Emperor Naruhito, who was enthroned on May 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparation for imperial succession ritual

A ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 26, 2019, marking the start of construction of temporary halls for the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony, known as the Daijosai on Nov. 14 and 15, a key imperial succession rite for Japanese Emperor Naruhito, who was enthroned on May 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparation for imperial succession ritual

A ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 26, 2019, marking the start of construction of temporary halls for the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony, known as the Daijosai on Nov. 14 and 15, a key imperial succession rite for Japanese Emperor Naruhito, who was enthroned on May 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparation for imperial succession ritual

A ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 26, 2019, marking the start of construction of temporary halls for the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony, known as the Daijosai on Nov. 14 and 15, a key imperial succession rite for Japanese Emperor Naruhito, who was enthroned on May 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparation for imperial succession ritual

A ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 26, 2019, marking the start of construction of temporary halls for the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony, known as the Daijosai on Nov. 14 and 15, a key imperial succession rite for Japanese Emperor Naruhito, who was enthroned on May 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparation for imperial succession ritual

A ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 26, 2019, marking the start of construction of temporary halls for the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony, known as the Daijosai on Nov. 14 and 15, a key imperial succession rite for Japanese Emperor Naruhito, who was enthroned on May 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halls for Daijosai imperial rite

File photo taken in November 2019 shows the Daijokyu Halls on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo during the Daijosai thanksgiving ceremony, a key imperial succession rite that was conducted Nov. 14-15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone dies at 101

File photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 1985, shows Yasuhiro Nakasone (C) making the first official visit to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine as a postwar Japanese prime minister, on the 40th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Nakasone died on Nov. 29, 2019, at age 101. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Air Force refueling drill

Photo taken at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2019, shows a KC-135 aerial refueling plane. The U.S. Air Force conducted a refueling drill for F-15 fighters the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Air Force refueling drill

Photo taken off Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2019, shows a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker plane crew member during a refueling drill for F-15 fighters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Air Force refueling drill

A U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter is refueled by a KC-135 tanker plane during a drill off Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Air Force refueling drill

A U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter is refueled by a KC-135 tanker plane during a drill off Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halls for Daijosai imperial rite

People visit the Daijokyu Halls on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2019, where Japanese Emperor Naruhito performed the Daijosai thanksgiving ceremony on Nov. 14 and 15. The halls were built specially for the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite, and will be taken down after opening to the public for 18 days through Dec. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halls for Daijosai imperial rite

People visit the Daijokyu Halls on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2019, where Japanese Emperor Naruhito performed the Daijosai thanksgiving ceremony on Nov. 14 and 15. The halls were built specially for the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite, and will be taken down after opening to the public for 18 days through Dec. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halls for Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken Nov. 21, 2019, shows the Daijokyu Halls on the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo, where Japanese Emperor Naruhito performed the Daijosai thanksgiving ceremony on Nov. 14 and 15. The halls were built specially for the ceremony, a key imperial succession rite, and will be taken down after opening to the public for 18 days through Dec. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brand rice used at Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken Nov. 19, 2019, in Tokyo, shows the Tochigi no Hoshi brand rice produced in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. Rice of the same brand was used as an offering in the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony performed by Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Nov. 14 and 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Orix Auto to begin car-sharing service using Toyota FCVs

Photo taken at a hydrogen station in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2019, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s MIRAI fuel cell vehicle. Orix Auto Corp. will begin a car-sharing service in Tokyo on Nov. 19, initially using four Toyota MIRAIs and expanding the number to 36 by the end of December. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paris piano contest

Keigo Mukawa, a Japanese student at the Paris National Conservatory of Music, is pictured after playing a concerto in the final of the piano category of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition in the French capital on Nov. 15, 2019. The 26-year-old won second prize at the competition for up-and-coming classical musicians, held every three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paris piano contest

Keigo Mukawa (front), a Japanese student at the Paris National Conservatory of Music, holds a bouquet after winning second prize in the piano category of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition in the French capital on Nov. 15, 2019. The competition for up-and-coming classical musicians is held every three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paris piano contest

Kenji Miura, a Japanese student at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin, holds a bouquet and a certificate after winning the piano category of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition in Paris on Nov. 15, 2019. The competition for up-and-coming classical musicians is held every three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paris piano contest

Kenji Miura, a Japanese student at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin, is pictured after playing a concerto in the final of the piano category of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition in Paris on Nov. 15, 2019. The 26-year-old won top prize at the contest for up-and-coming classical musicians, held every three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yahoo, Line logos

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2019, shows the logos of Yahoo Japan Corp. and messaging app provider Line Corp. The two companies announced on Nov. 18 that they have struck a basic merger accord. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yahoo, Line logos

Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2019, shows the logos of Yahoo Japan Corp. and Line Corp. The two companies announced on Nov. 18 that they have struck a basic merger accord. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Para Athletics Championships

Tomoki Sato of Japan celebrates after winning gold in the men's 1,500-meter T52 wheelchair race at the World Athletics Championships in Dubai on Nov. 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Para Athletics Championships

Tomoki Sato of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 1,500-meter T52 wheelchair race at the World Athletics Championships in Dubai on Nov. 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Para Athletics Championships

Tomoki Sato of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the men's 1,500-meter T52 wheelchair race at the World Athletics Championships in Dubai on Nov. 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa lawmakers in Washington

A group of prefectural assembly members from Japan's Okinawa convene a press conference in Washington on Nov. 15, 2019, to express to the U.S. government their opposition to a plan to relocate a key U.S. air base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken Nov. 15, 2019, shows a pair of six-panel folding screens depicting the scenery of Japan in the Houmei-Den hall at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, where the "Daikyo no gi" rite of the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony was held the following day. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign. (Pool Photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daijosai imperial rite

Photo taken Nov. 15, 2019, shows a pair of six-panel folding screens depicting the scenery of Kyoto in the Houmei-Den hall at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, where the "Daikyo no gi" rite of the Daijosai great thanksgiving ceremony was held the following day. The Daijosai is a key rite performed by a new emperor once during his reign. (Pool Photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Rostelecom Cup

Shoma Uno of Japan performs in the men's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo