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Baseball: Orix vs. Lions

Steven Moya of the Orix Buffaloes hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Seibu Lions at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 17, 2020.

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"Comfort women" statue removed in Berlin

Photo taken in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2025, shows the site where a statue representing so-called "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels had stood. Local authorities removed the statue, erected by a South Korean-related citizens' group in 2020, earlier in the day, as the group had defied their order to transfer it from public land to nearby private land.

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Astronaut Tang Shengjie: honored to join Shenzhou-17 mission

STORY: Astronaut Tang Shengjie: honored to join Shenzhou-17 mission DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG SHENGJIE, Chinese astronaut STORYLINE: Three Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-17 spaceflight mission met the press on Wednesday. Tang Shengjie is a new comer to space. He joined China's third batch of astronauts in September 2020. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG SHENGJIE, Chinese astronaut "I feel excited to carry out the mission for my motherland, which is a great glory, responsibility and honor for me. I am fortunate that we are in a great era, which provides us with platforms to pursue and realize dreams. I am grateful for the education and nurturing from Party organizations at various levels, the full support from many other researchers and the understanding and support from my family, so I can devote myself to learning and training." The Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:1

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BRI contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals: UN official

STORY: BRI contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals: UN official DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction sites 2. various of UN in Vienna 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GHADA WALY, UNODC Executive Director 4. various of UNODC 5. various of railways 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GHADA WALY, UNODC Executive Director 7. various of ports 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GHADA WALY, UNODC Executive Director STORYLINE: A United Nations (UN) official has said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) can help accelerate efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ghada Waly, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua in Vienna before flying to Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF). It is her first trip to China since she took the helm at UNODC in February 2020. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GHADA WALY, UNODC Executive Director "My

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SOUTH AFRICA-SNAPSHOT

(230818) -- PRETORIA, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk under the jacaranda trees in Pretoria, South Africa on Oct. 17, 2020. South Africa, to hold the 15th BRICS summit this month, is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the only country in the world with three capitals, with Pretoria as its administrative capital, Cape Town as its legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital. Other major cities include Johannesburg and Durban. South Africa has a pleasant climate and famous tourist destinations such as Cape of Good Hope, Kruger National Park and the Table Mountain, attracting a large number of foreign tourists for vacation and sightseeing every year. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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Delta to expand U.S.-China flights later this year

STORY: Delta to expand U.S.-China flights later this year DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Delta flights STORYLINE: U.S. Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it will expand its flight schedule between the United States and China later this year. Beginning Oct. 29, the airline will operate daily flights to Shanghai-Pudong International Airport (PVG) from Seattle and three-times-weekly service from Detroit, Delta said in a statement. Next March, Delta will resume four-times-weekly PVG service from its Los Angeles hub, a route last operated in February 2020. "As demand continues to increase and the busy travel season to the Asia-Pacific region commences, the Delta team is ready to welcome even more travelers to the region this winter, providing our award-winning customer service on every journey," said Jeff Moomaw, Delta Asia Pacific vice president. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV)

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PAKISTAN-CHINA-TOURISM

(230103) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2020 shows a view of the old city of Hunza valley in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan region. TO GO WITH "Interview: Pakistan-China year of tourism to greatly boost tourism cooperation, says Pakistani official" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Tunisia hosts 2nd int'l aerospace, defense exhibition

STORY: Tunisia hosts 2nd int'l aerospace, defense exhibition DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of int'l aerospace and defense expo 2. various of air show at the airport STORYLINE: The second International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (IADE) closed on Saturday at the Hammamet-Ennfidha International Airport in southeastern Tunisia, private radio station Mosaique FM reported. At least 110 foreign companies from 50 countries and regions took part in the four-day exhibition. The first IADE was held in the southeastern Tunisian city of Djerba in March 2020, and was attended by more than 100 exhibitors from more than 40 countries and regions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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Baseball: Japan's Olympic team manager Inaba

SAPPORO, Japan, Oct. 19 Kyodo - Japan's Olympic baseball team manager Atsunori Inaba gives an online interview from Sapporo on July 17, 2020. (Kyodo)

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A JR train runs in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 20, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A JR train runs in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 20, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A JR train runs in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 20, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A JR train runs in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 20, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Memorial service for former Japan PM Nakasone

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga makes a speech at a memorial service for former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 17, 2020. Nakasone died in November 2019 at 101. (Pool photo)

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