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Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. various of volunteers 3. various of Swan Bay of Kaidu River 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHIYA, Local resident, volunteer STORYLINE: More and more people are making their contributions to protecting swans and other wild birds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Swan Bay of Kaidu River is home to a variety of migratory birds, thanks to the efforts to protect the local ecosystem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection "I was very surprised to find six swans here in the winter of 2013. Later, we quickly set up a wildlife protection volunteer service team. The number of people in our team has grown from just a few i

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Japanese actor Bunta Sugawara dies at 81

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2013 shows renowned Japanese actor, Bunta Sugawara, who died of liver cancer at 81 at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 28, 2014. Sugawara starred in a number of films and TV dramas, including the 1973 film "Battle Without Honor and Humanity" (Jingi naki tatakai) depicting a gangster conflict. He also engaged in agriculture in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, in his later years.

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Yearend shopping season in NYC

NEW YORK, United States - A department store in New York is crowded with shoppers on Nov. 28, 2013, Thanksgiving Day.

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Yearend shopping season

NEW YORK, United States - A Toys"R"Us store in central New York is crowded with shoppers on Nov. 28, 2013, Thanksgiving Day.

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IAEA meeting

VIENNA, Austria - Reza Najafi (R), Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, and IAEA Deputy Director General Tero Varjoranta talk during an IAEA board meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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Fan club for Osunaarashi

CAIRO, Egypt - The father of Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi speaks at an event to mark the foundation of the 21-year-old rikishi's fan club at the Japanese Embassy in Cairo on Nov. 28, 2013.

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Fan club for Osunaarashi

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi (shown on screen) speaks in a video message during an event to mark the foundation of his fan club at the Japanese Embassy in Cairo on Nov. 28, 2013.

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Envoy Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga meet in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2013.

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Mandela movie

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The screening of "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," about the life of anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela, begins at a theater in Soweto, near Johannesburg, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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Envoy Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga shake hands before talks in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2013.

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Muslim prayer corner

NARITA, Japan - A Nov. 28, 2013, photo shows a prayer corner for Muslim travelers at Narita airport near Tokyo.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2013, shows a restroom on the new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, when it was unveiled to the press by East Japan Railway Co. at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2013, shows the inside of the new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, when it was unveiled to the press by East Japan Railway Co. at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 28, 2013, shows the inside of the new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, when it was unveiled to the press by East Japan Railway Co. at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Court voids poll in western Japan constituency

OKAYAMA, Japan - Lawyers smile outside the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Nov. 28, 2013, after the court ruled that the result in the Okayama constituency in July's House of Councillors election should be invalidated due to an unconstitutional disparity in the weight of votes. The decision is the first ruling among 14 similar lawsuits filed with high courts across Japan by groups of lawyers, who have argued the disparity up to 4.77-fold in the July 21 upper house election is against the equal-protection clause under the Constitution.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press its new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press its new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press its new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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New E7 shinkansen bullet train

RIFU, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press its new E7 Series shinkansen bullet train, due to debut on the Tokyo-Nagano route in the spring of 2014, at the company's development base in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2013.

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Eagles ace Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka holds the certificates in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2013, that Guinness World Records issued recognizing his record-breaking season. The 25-year-old Tanaka went 24-0 this season and, coupled with his 28-game winning streak that began on Aug. 26, 2012 plus two wins in the postseason, had a 30-game winning streak.

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Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Azusa Nojiri crosses the finish line, placing second in the Yokohama Women's Marathon in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2013. Nojiri finished in a time of 2:28:47.

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Sharp 90-inch display

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Sharp Corp.'s 90-inch liquid crystal display for digital signage. Sharp said on Nov. 22, 2012, it will release the display that is capable of showing a person at full height. The display, measuring 2 meters by 1.2 meters, is the first of its kind for use mainly by businesses and will go on sale on Jan. 28, 2013, for a price of around 2.6 million yen.

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2nd eldest of Kameda boxing brothers to retire

File photo taken in September 2013 shows Japanese boxer Daiki Kameda (C) posing with his elder brother Koki (L) and younger brother Tomoki after winning the IBF super flyweight title in the western Japan city of Takamatsu. A source close to the 26-year-old fighter said on Nov. 4, 2015, that the former WBA flyweight and ex-IBF super flyweight champion will retire due to a detached retina in his left eye. Koki, 28, also announced his retirement the previous month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese actor Bunta Sugawara dies at 81

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2013 shows renowned Japanese actor, Bunta Sugawara, who died of liver cancer at 81 at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 28, 2014. Sugawara starred in a number of films and TV dramas, including the 1973 film "Battle Without Honor and Humanity" (Jingi naki tatakai) depicting a gangster conflict. He also engaged in agriculture in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, in his later years. (Kyodo)

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Abe Cabinet's support rating rises to 60.7%: Kyodo poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2016. The support rating for Abe's Cabinet stood at 60.7 percent in a nationwide telephone survey conducted from Nov. 26-27 by Kyodo News, the first time that the support rating has topped 60 percent in a Kyodo poll since October 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo