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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Bangladeshi student in China determined to bring advanced medical techniques back to motherland

STORY: Bangladeshi student in China determined to bring advanced medical techniques back to motherland DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zaman studying in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAMAN, Student from Bangladesh 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FAN ZHINING, Director of Institute of Digestive Endoscopy of Nanjing Medical University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZAMAN, Student from Bangladesh 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): FAN ZHINING, Director of Institute of Digestive Endoscopy of Nanjing Medical University 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ZAMAN, Student from Bangladesh STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAMAN, Student from Bangladesh "My name is Zaman. I first stepped in China in 2014. I am doing my master's (degree) in Nanjing Medical University under (the guidance of) Professor Fan Zhining from Jiangsu Province Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University). I came to China. I found out that the studies, the materials and

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Charity group warns of extreme hunger on rise in Yemen

STORY: Charity group warns of extreme hunger on rise in Yemen DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a malnutrition ward in a hospital in Sanaa 2. various of malnourished children in the ward STORYLINE: Millions of Yemenis face alarming threats from hunger and malnutrition, Oxfam, a UK-based charity group said on Tuesday in a report. "Over a third of the Yemeni population are facing extreme hunger, with rates of child malnutrition amongst the highest in the world," it said, urging more international aid. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi group seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. The war has killed tens of thousands of people and pushed the country to the brink of starvation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa. (XHTV)

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Ottoman-era barracks reopen as Istanbul's largest library

STORY: Ottoman-era barracks reopen as Istanbul's largest library DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurates the Rami library 3. various of Istanbul's largest library, the Rami library STORYLINE: The Ottoman-era Rami Barracks opened its doors on Friday as the largest library in Istanbul with an initial collection of over 2.5 million volumes and 4,200 person capacity. Built during the reign of Sultan Mustafa III (1757-1774), the compound served as barracks for centuries until 1971, and as the military and administrative headquarters of Sultan Mahmut II during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the library, noting that his government was nearing its goal of constructing 100 new libraries by the Turkish republic's 100th anniversary, which will be on Oct. 29, 2023. The restoration of the compound began in 2014. It will be o

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Man seeks to vitalize hometown with local gourmet fame

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroyuki Hatanaka, a beauty salon operator in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, talks about how he has led a group of volunteers to use beef-based local cuisine to help vitalize his hometown in this undated photo. The dish, known as "Towada Barayaki" in which beef ribs and onions seasoned with sweet and spicy soy sauce are grilled on a hot plate, won the "B-1 Gold Grand Prix" title in an annual contest of local cuisine in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2014.

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Solid gold Gundam figurine on display in Osaka

OSAKA, Oct. 1 Kyodo - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2015, at Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K's store in the western Japan city of Osaka, shows a Mobile Suit Gundam figurine made of approximately 1,000 grams of solid gold. Produced in commemoration of the 35th anniversary in 2014 of the start of the popular televised sci-fi animation series, the figurine, which is not for sale, will be displayed at the company's outlets across Japan until November.

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Man recalls brother's kamikaze mission

FUKUOKA, Japan - A photo of kamikaze pilot Yukio Araki in the final months of World War II is shown by his elder brother Seiichi in Kiriu, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2014. Yukio went on a suicide mission at age 17 from a base in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in May 1945.

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H.K.'s "peaceful" protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters turn on the lights of their smartphones and raise them in unison to signify a sense of unity on a main road in the central part of Hong Kong on Oct. 1, 2014.

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Century-old inaugural issue of local daily found

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A century-old copy of the inaugural issue of "Miyazaki Shimpo," the southwestern Japan prefecture's first local daily, dated March 15, 1888, is exhibited at a prefectural library on Oct. 1, 2014, after being found at a home in Kushima on the southern tip of the prefecture.

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Founder of Internet startup eyes 1,000 employees

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Shinji Hamauzu (R), founder of Aratana Inc., speaks to one of his 100 employees at the office of the Internet-related venture business in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 18, 2014. He hopes to boost the workforce to 1,000 in the near future.

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Resumption of Sendai reactors to be approved

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2014, shows the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. A prefectural assembly panel will approve the resumption of the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors on Nov. 6.

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Shiseido finds new way to lure foreign customers

TOKYO, Japan - A sales clerk at a Shiseido Co. store in Tokyo shows a wrapping box specifically designed for foreign customers - with the logo stipulating "Ginza Tokyo" to show the purchase is made in Japan - in October 2014 in anticipation of increased demand following the addition of cosmetics to an expanded tax-free list as of Oct. 1.

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Shiseido finds new way to lure foreign shoppers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido Co. begins equipping some of its stores with iPad tablets to introduce products in English, Chinese and Thai in October 2014, such as this one in Tokyo, in a move to attract more foreign customers in anticipation of increased demand following the addition of cosmetics to an expanded tax-free list as of Oct. 1.

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Syria's Set Zaynab town has Prophet Muhammad-linked grave

SAYYIDAH ZAYNAB, Syria - The Syrian town of Sayyidah Zaynab, commonly known as Set Zaynab, south of Damascus, photographed on Oct. 1, 2014, is home to the Zaynab Mosque, the grave of Zaynab, granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad, with its golden dome seen in the background.

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Nishikori advances to Paris Masters semifinal

PARIS, France - U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot against David Ferrer of Spain during a quarterfinal match at the Paris Masters, which began shortly before 10:00 p.m. on Oct. 31, and finished at 12:35 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2014, in Paris. Nishikori won 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 to advance to the semifinal. With the victory, Nishikori is qualified for his first ATP World Tour Finals to be held from Nov. 9 to 16 in London.

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Nishikori advances to Paris Masters semifinal

PARIS, France - U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot against David Ferrer of Spain during a quarterfinal match at the Paris Masters, which began shortly before 10:00 p.m. on Oct. 31, and finished at 12:35 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2014, in Paris. Nishikori won 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 to advance to the semifinal. With the victory, Nishikori is qualified for his first ATP World Tour Finals to be held from Nov. 9 to 16 in London.

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Decommissioning safety panel members watch work at Fukushima Daiichi

OKUMA, Japan - Members of a panel consisting of personnel from the Fukushima prefectural government, municipalities and experts to monitor the safety of decommissioning work at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant watch the process of dismantling the reactor building cover of unit 1 on Oct. 31, 2014.

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TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building, which is a first step toward removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building, which is a first step toward removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building, which is a first step toward removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building, which is a first step toward removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks fans celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after the team beat the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss manager Koji Akiyama into the air at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks fans celebrate on Oct. 30, 2014, on the streets of Fukuoka after the team beat the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss manager Koji Akiyama into the air at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss manager Koji Akiyama into the air at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Basel striker Kakitani in action against Wohlen

WOHLEN, Switzerland - Japanese striker Yoichiro Kakitani of FC Basel controls the ball during a Swiss Cup match against FC Wohlen in Wohlen, Switzerland, on Oct. 29, 2014. Basel won 3-1.

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AC Milan striker Honda in action against Cagliari

CAGLIARI, Italy - Japanese striker Keisuke Honda (R) of AC Milan takes a shot in the first half of a Serie A match against Cagliari Calcio in Cagliari, Italy, on Oct. 29, 2014. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Hawks beat Tigers in Japan Series Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Softbank Hawks' Akira Nakamura belts a three-run sayonara home run in the 10th inning of the Japan Series championship Game 4 against the Hanshin Tigers at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Oct. 29, 2014. The Hawks won 5-2, taking a 3-1 lead in the series.

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Hawks beat Tigers in Japan Series Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Softbank Hawks' Akira Nakamura belts a three-run sayonara home run in the 10th inning of the Japan Series championship Game 4 against the Hanshin Tigers at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Oct. 29, 2014. The Hawks won 5-2, taking a 3-1 lead in the series.

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Hawks beat Tigers in Japan Series Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players hail Akira Nakamura (60), who belted a three-run sayonara home run in the 10th inning of the Japan Series championship Game 4 against the Hanshin Tigers at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Oct. 29, 2014. The Hawks won 5-2, taking a 3-1 lead in the series.

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Japan Series Game 4 held in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Hanshin Tigers' Kosuke Fukudome hits the equalizer in the third inning of Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Oct. 29, 2014. The Hawks took a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Japan Series Game 4 held in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Softbank Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda hits to left, scoring the first two runs in the first inning of Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Oct. 29, 2014. The Hawks took a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Japan Series Game 4 held in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014, at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka shows Hanshin Tigers' Minoru Iwata, who started in Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Softbank Hawks. The Hawks took a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Japan Series Game 4 held in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014, at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka shows Softbank Hawks' Kenichi Nakata, who started in Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers. The Hawks took a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Southpaw Otonari makes easy prey of Tigers in Game 3

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks fans celebrate as the team beats the Hanshin Tigers 5-1 in Game 3 of the Japan Series on Oct. 28, 2014, at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. The Hawks took a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Southpaw Otonari makes easy prey of Tigers in Game 3

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks left-hander Kenji Otonari pitches in front of enthusiastic fans in Game 3 of the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers on Oct. 28, 2014, at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. The Hawks beat the Tigers 5-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Japan Series Game 3 held in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers players gather at the mound to encourage right-hander Shintaro Fujinami (C) after the Softbank Hawks score the opener in the first inning of Game 3 of the Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Oct. 28, 2014. The two teams are even at 1-1.

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Japan Series Game 3 held in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2014, at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka shows Hanshin Tigers right-hander Shintaro Fujinami, who started in Game 3 of the Japan Series against the Softbank Hawks. The two teams are even at 1-1.

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Japan Series Game 3 held in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2014, at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka shows Softbank Hawks left-hander Kenji Otonari, who started in Game 3 of the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers. The two teams are even at 1-1.

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Cartoonist paints monk Shinran on folding screen

KYOTO, Japan - A painting by cartoonist Takehiko Inoue of Shinran, a famous 13th-century Buddhist monk, drawn on a "byobu" folding screen is shown to the press at a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2014. It will go on display at Kyoto's Higashi Honganji temple from Nov. 1 along with the famed late woodblock print artist Shiko Munakata's paintings on "fusuma" sliding doors.

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Munakata's 50-year-old paintings on sliding doors shown

KYOTO, Japan - The famed late woodblock print artist Shiko Munakata's paintings on "fusuma" sliding doors are shown to the press on Oct. 28, 2014. The paintings, drawn some 50 years ago on 44 doors, will be displayed at Kyoto's Higashi Honganji temple on Nov. 1-3 for the first time.

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Bronze statue of ex-ozeki Kaio unveiled in hometown

NOGATA, Japan - A bronze statue of former ozeki Kaio is unveiled in front of JR Nogata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 26, 2014. Nogata native Kaio, now stablemaster Asakayama, has sumo's most career wins at 1,047.

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Kiyotake free kick lifts Hannover to victory at Dortmund

DORTMUND, Germany - Japanese midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake scores a free kick for Hannover 96 during the second half of a Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund in Dortmund, Germany, on Oct. 25, 2014. Hannover won 1-0.

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Japan Series Game 1

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Jason Standridge of the Softbank Hawks starts Game 1 of the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 25, 2014.

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Japan Series Game 1

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Randy Messenger of the Hanshin Tigers starts Game 1 of the Japan Series against the Softbank Hawks at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 25, 2014.

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Japan Series Game 1

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, packed with spectators on Oct. 25, 2014 for Game 1 of the Japan Series between the Hanshin Tigers and the Softbank Hawks.