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Europe struggles to fix migrant predicament

STORY: Europe struggles to fix migrant predicament SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20-25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: LAMPEDUSA, Italy CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the migrants 2. various of migrants' ships 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SERENA CORNIGLIA, Supervisor of migrant reception centers with the Italian Red Cross 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): GIUSEPPE PALMISANO, Bar owner 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAMSUN YOSEEF, Migrant from Ethiopia 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DANNIEL WOLDE, Migrant 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): FRIEDRICH REICH, NGO Rescue ship member from Germany STORYLINE: Migration has returned as a hotly debated issue in the European Union (EU) while a fresh crisis is looming on the continent. Irregular crossings at the EU's external borders increased by 17 percent in the first 11 months of this year to over 355,300, surpassing full-year totals in any year since 2016. Most migrants chose the Central Mediterranean route, a risky one that has seen many migrant shipwrecks due t

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World's first Zootopia land begins trial operation at Shanghai Disney Resort

STORY: World's first Zootopia land begins trial operation at Shanghai Disney Resort SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Zootopia land STORYLINE: The world's first Zootopia land, scheduled to open to the public starting from Dec. 20 at Shanghai Disney Resort, has kicked off trial operation, the resort said Wednesday. The new themed land was open to the media for the first time on Wednesday. It is based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios movie "Zootopia" and will become the eighth themed land in Shanghai Disneyland. According to the resort, the Zootopia land's construction began in December 2019, and it involves many latest original design concepts from the international Disney engineering team. Shanghai Disney Resort opened with six themed lands on June 16, 2016. Its seventh land, Disney Pixar Toy Story Land, opened in 2018, making Shanghai Disneyland the fastest-expanding Disneyland in the world. I

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Bird flu strain detected in ducks in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Officials gather on Nov. 29, 2016, at a farm in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori, where ducks tested positive for the H5 bird flu strain in preliminary testing. The Aomori prefectural government was culling about 16,500 birds.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars baseball game in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's starter Shintaro Fujinami of the Hanshin Tigers pitches in Game 4 of an exhibition series against the MLB All-Stars at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2016.

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Expectations high for new Olympic sports to be added for Tokyo Games

A skateboarder performs "park" skateboarding in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2015. Skateboarding is among the sports Tokyo 2020 organizers have proposed to the International Olympic Committee for addition for the Olympics in the Japanese capital in five years' time. The IOC will announce the additional sports for the Tokyo Games in August 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ajinomoto to acquire Turkish food company Orgen for 7.4 bil. yen

File photo taken in October 2010 shows the head office building of Ajinomoto Co. in Tokyo. The Japanese food company said on Nov. 16, 2016, that it will acquire major Turkish food company Orgen Gida Sanayl ve Ticaret A.S. for around 220 million Turkish lira (about $67 million or 7.4 billion yen), to cater to rising demand for seasonings and processed foods. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prosecutors to ask Park to submit to questioning by Fri.

File photo shows South Korean President Park Geun Hye. State prosecutors asked Park on Nov. 16, 2016 to submit to questioning within two days over an influence-peddling scandal involving her longtime friend, according to a prosecution official. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Lemeki withdraws from Brave Blossoms tour

Japan wing Lomano Lava Lemeki scores a try in the second half of their 54-20 loss to Argentina at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2016. Lemeki has withdrawn from the Brave Blossoms' tour of Europe due to an injury, the Japan Rugby Football Union said on Nov. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean leader's birthday remains non-holiday

A North Korean calendar for 2016 photographed on Nov. 24, 2015, shows that Jan. 8, the birthday of country leader Kim Jong Un, is treated as a non-holiday as before. Multiple calendars of North Korea obtained by Kyodo News confirmed the finding, while birthdays of his father Kim Jong Il (Feb. 16) and grandfather Kim Il Sung (April 15) are marked as public holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shiki Theater to perform "Cats" in Osaka for 1st time in 13 years

Members of Shiki Theater Company's cast for the popular musical "Cats" pose with troupe executives at a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 16, 2015. Shiki will perform "Cats" in Osaka from July 2016 after a 13-year hiatus, the fourth time the production is being brought to the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan, U.S. cooperation on developing military satellite possible

Engineers monitor Taiwan's satellites at an operation center of the National Space Organization in Hsinchu City, northwestern Taiwan, on Nov. 16, 2015. Taiwan is planning to launch two satellites into orbit in 2016, with one indigenously developed and the other a joint effort between Taiwan and the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Malaysia PM Najib banned from leaving country

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2016,in Tokyo shows then Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak. The country's government said May 12, 2018, it has banned Najib -- defeated in a general election earlier this week and facing corruption allegations -- from leaving the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.S. base worker denies intent to kill Okinawa woman

The Naha District Court holds the first hearing in Naha, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2017, for Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, 33, a former U.S. civilian base worker accused of raping and killing a 20-year-old woman in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2016. Shinzato denied intent to murder. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese peacekeepers ready to perform rescue mission in S. Sudan

A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force stands guard in a base for the U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan on Nov. 16, 2016, in the capital Juba. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Majority of experts at panel hearings supported emperor's abdication

Takashi Mikuriya, acting chairman of a government advisory panel, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2016, after the panel completed the process of hearing from 16 experts on the issue of Emperor Akihito's abdication. Mikuriya, also a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, said the panel will give full consideration to points raised by the experts in future meetings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Majority of experts at panel hearings supported emperor's abdication

Takashi Mikuriya, acting chairman of a government advisory panel, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2016, after the panel completed the process of hearing from 16 experts on the issue of Emperor Akihito's abdication. Mikuriya, also a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, said the panel will give full consideration to points raised by the experts in future meetings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Mercedes-AMG E 63 unveiled at Los Angeles auto show

A new Mercedes-AMG E63 is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2016. The auto show will open to the public on Nov. 18 and run through Nov. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Daimler unveils Smart EV at Los Angeles auto show

Germany's Daimler AG unveils its Smart EV at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2016. The auto show will open to the public on Nov. 18 and run through Nov. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan unveils Sentra NISMO at L.A. auto show

Japan's Nissan Motor Co. unveils the 2017 Sentra NISMO at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2016. The auto show, which opens to the public on Nov. 18, runs through Nov. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken in October 2016 shows steam generator (L) and upper parts of reactor vessel inside the container of the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken in October 2016 shows a low-pressure water supply heater inside the turbine building of the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken in October 2016 shows a high-pressure water supply heater inside the turbine building of the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda's Civic Si prototype unveiled at Los Angeles Auto Show

A prototype of Honda Motor Co.'s Civic Si sports car is unveiled on Nov. 16, 2016, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which will run through Nov. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nissan Rogue unveiled at Los Angeles Auto Show

Nissan Motor Co.'s Rogue sport utility vehicle is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 16, 2016. The limited edition model, inspired by the movie "Star Wars," will go on sale in North America. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mazda's CX-5 unveiled at Los Angeles Auto Show

Mazda Motor Corp.'s new CX-5 sport utility vehicle is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 16, 2016. The fully remodeled vehicle will go on sale in Japan in February 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Industry representatives urge Trump to stick to Paris accord

Industry representatives urge the next U.S. government under President-elect Donald Trump to stick to the Paris Agreement during the first conference of parties to the accord in Marrakech, Morocco, on Nov. 16, 2016. Trump has vowed to pull the United States out of the pact once in office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Environment Minister Yamamoto at climate summit

Japan's Environment Minister Koichi Yamamoto addresses the first conference of parties to the Paris Agreement in Marrakech, Morocco, on Nov. 16, 2016. Yamamoto showed Japan's readiness to play key roles in creating rules for implementing the Paris accord. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Conductor Nishimoto performs in Vatican

Tomomi Nishimoto conducts the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir during an international music festival at the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican on Nov. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Conductor Nishimoto performs in Vatican

Tomomi Nishimoto (C) conducts the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir during an international music festival at the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican on Nov. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA chief Tanaka at press conference

Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2016, after it gave approval for a third reactor to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's GSDF involved in PKO in Juba

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel work to set up safety shields at a facility for peacekeeping operations in Juba, South Sudan, on Nov. 16, 2016. Refugee camp is seen in the back. The Japanese government has decided to assign GSDF personnel a controversial new security duty -- rescuing U.N. staff and others under attack -- during peacekeeping operations there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's GSDF involved in PKO in Juba

A child in a refugee camp watches Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel working at a facility for peacekeeping operations in Juba, South Sudan, on Nov. 16, 2016. The Japanese government has decided to assign GSDF personnel a controversial new security duty -- rescuing U.N. staff and others under attack -- during peacekeeping operations there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN defense ministers discuss security cooperation

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada meets with reporters on Nov. 16, 2016, in Vientiane, Laos, where she attended ASEAN-Japan Defense Ministers' Informal Meeting. The ministers discussed advancing defense cooperation amid regional and international security challenges, including territorial disputes in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Overwhelming majority" in U.S. back Paris climate deal

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the first conference of parties to the Paris Agreement in Marrakech, Morocco, on Nov. 16, 2016. While U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to pull the United States out of the pact once in office, Kerry said an "overwhelming majority" of Americans support the United States taking action in line with the agreement on battling climate change. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wawrinka beats Cilic in ATP World Tour Finals

Marin Cilic of Croatia faces off against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland during an ATP World Tour Finals match on Nov. 16, 2016, in London. Wawrinka won 7-6, 7-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wawrinka beats Cilic in ATP World Tour Finals

Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland faces off against Marin Cilic of Croatia during an ATP World Tour Finals match on Nov. 16, 2016, in London. Wawrinka won 7-6, 7-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murray beats Nishikori in ATP World Tour Finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan looks disappointed after losing to Andy Murray of Britain in an ATP World Tour Finals match on Nov. 16, 2016, in London. Murray won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murray beats Nishikori in ATP World Tour Finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan attends a press conference after losing to Andy Murray of Britain in an ATP World Tour Finals match on Nov. 16, 2016, in London. Murray won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murray beats Nishikori in ATP World Tour Finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan leaves the court after losing to Andy Murray of Britain in an ATP World Tour Finals match on Nov. 16, 2016, in London. Murray won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murray beats Nishikori in ATP World Tour Finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan (L) shakes hands with Andy Murray of Britain following an ATP World Tour Finals match on Nov. 16, 2016, in London. Murray won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murray beats Nishikori in ATP World Tour Finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan wipes his face during an ATP World Tour Finals match against Andy Murray of Britain on Nov. 16, 2016, in London. Murray won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murray beats Nishikori in ATP World Tour Finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan looks chagrined as he loses a point during an ATP World Tour Finals match against Andy Murray of Britain on Nov. 16, 2016, in London. Murray won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Murray beats Nishikori in ATP World Tour Finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan looks chagrined as he loses a point during an ATP World Tour Finals match against Andy Murray of Britain on Nov. 16, 2016, in London. Murray won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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