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CHINA-ANHUI-THAILAND-BANGKOK-MONORAIL TRAIN

(231214) -- WUHU, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 30, 2022 shows a monorail train running above the Yinhu Lake in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province. Manufactured by China's CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems Limited and operated by Thai agencies, the monorail "Yellow Line" commenced commercial operations in July. The Pink Line began a public trial run on Nov. 21. Both monorail lines feature cost-effective driverless trains with lower construction costs compared to conventional subway systems. The China-made monorail trains provide ease of transport for people traveling between the suburbs and the center of Bangkok and inject new vitality into the development of the city. In recent years, Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, has stepped up efforts to build an industrial cluster of transportation. The CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems Limited is a leading enterprise in the transportation industry of Wuhu, and its driverless, straddle-type monorail train has been put i

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Australian unemployment falls to 3.6 pct in September

STORY: Australian unemployment falls to 3.6 pct in September DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Computer screen displaying unemployment rate data 2. Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaking about the unemployment rate on television 3. Morning rush hour crowd on their way to work 4. Australian government job assistance booths 5. Australian outdoor labor workforce scenes STORYLINE: Australia's unemployment fell from 3.7 percent to 3.6 percent in September, data has revealed. According to monthly labor force data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday, the Australian economy added 6,700 jobs between August and September. Responding to the data, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that it takes the total number of jobs created since the governing Labor Party won power in May 2022 to 561,500. "This is the most jobs created in the first term of any government on record, and we're only halfway through the term," he told reporters in Can

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Australian gov't rules out canceling Chinese firm's lease of Port of Darwin

STORY: Australian gov't rules out canceling Chinese firm's lease of Port of Darwin DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Port of Darwin 2. various of the Northern Territory Government announcing the 99-year lease agreement for Darwin Port in 2015 STORYLINE: The Australian government has announced it will not cancel a Chinese company's lease of the Port of Darwin. The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on Friday announced that, following a review, it decided it was "not necessary to vary or cancel" the Landbridge Group's 99-year lease of the port in the capital of the Northern Territory (NT). The Landbridge Group, a Chinese firm, in 2015 signed a deal with the government of the NT to lease the port following a bidding process. Shortly after winning power in 2022, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese instructed his department to review the lease. The review, which took advice from government departments and security agencies,

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Egypt's population hits 105 mln: statistics agency

STORY: Egypt's population hits 105 mln: statistics agency DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nile River 2. various of Egyptian people walking on the street STORYLINE: Egypt's population reached 105 million on Saturday, showed the population clock of the country's statistics agency. On Oct. 1, 2022, Egypt's population stood at 104 million, meaning the population of the most populous Arab country has increased by 1 million in eight months, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. In the past few years, Egypt has been working on solutions to curb overpopulation. In March, the government said it will pay married women aged between 21 and 45 with no more than two children an annual incentive of 1,000 Egyptian pounds (32.42 U.S. dollars). They will receive the total amount when they turn 45. In February 2022, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi launched a national family development project to tackle the health, ed

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CHINA-SHANDONG-TANGWU-GUITAR (CN)

(230518) -- JINAN, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Qingsheng tunes a guitar in Tangwu, a small town in east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Guitar brands from small town strive to go global" (Xinhua/Chen Guofeng)

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Hiroshima ahead of G-7 summit

File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2022, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima (center, front), the venue of the May 19-21, 2023, Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-TIRE-SHOP OWNER-MOUNTAINS-MOVIE (CN)

(230201) -- LUSHUI, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mingjin changes a tire in Lushui City, Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Nujiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Tire-shop owner lights up the mountains with movies" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-TIRE-SHOP OWNER-MOUNTAINS-MOVIE (CN)

(230201) -- LUSHUI, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mingjin sets up a cloth screen in Denggeng Village of Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Nujiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Tire-shop owner lights up the mountains with movies" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-TIRE-SHOP OWNER-MOUNTAINS-MOVIE (CN)

(230201) -- LUSHUI, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mingjin opens a cloth screen in Denggeng Village of Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Nujiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Tire-shop owner lights up the mountains with movies" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-TIRE-SHOP OWNER-MOUNTAINS-MOVIE (CN)

(230201) -- LUSHUI, Feb. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mingjin drives a car to project free movie in Luzhang Town of Lushui City, Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Nujiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Tire-shop owner lights up the mountains with movies" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows Daoyun Lou, an octagonal Tulou earthen building compound in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Daoyun Lou, which covers a floor area of 10,000 square meters, is China's largest octagonal Tulou earthen building discovered so far. In 2006, it became a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Tech, business partnerships boost China-Europe cooperation

(221221) -- HANGZHOU/BRUSSELS, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A freight train carrying 100 TEUs of goods departs from Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, for Minsk in Belarus, Oct. 21, 2020, marking the 1,000th trip by China-Europe cargo trains in the province this year. (Photo by Gong Xianming/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS-DISCOVERY (CN)

(221121) -- FUZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Well-preserved dinosaur footprints with both positive and negative fossil slabs are pictured in Shanghang County, Longyan City of southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 19, 2022. TO GO WITH "Rare fossilized dinosaur footprints found in east China" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS-DISCOVERY (CN)

(221121) -- FUZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fossils with raised dinosaur footprints are pictured in Shanghang County, Longyan City of southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 15, 2022. TO GO WITH "Rare fossilized dinosaur footprints found in east China" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS-DISCOVERY (CN)

(221121) -- FUZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fossils with sunken dinosaur footprints are pictured in Shanghang County, Longyan City of southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 19, 2022. TO GO WITH "Rare fossilized dinosaur footprints found in east China" (Xinhua)

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China-aided science museum wins hearts of science enthusiasts in Ethiopia

STORY: China-aided science museum wins hearts of science enthusiasts in Ethiopia DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of China-aided science museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): TEWODROS ESHETU, Visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MANAYE EWNETU, Visitor 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Amharic): TEWODROS ESHETU, Visitor 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MANAYE EWNETU, Visitor 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): WORHU GACHENA, Director general of Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Center STORYLINE: Within just a few weeks of operation, a China-aided science museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has attracted large numbers of visitors. According to figures from the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Center, more than 700,000 science enthusiasts from Ethiopia and beyond have visited the museum since it was officially opened on Oct. 4. The museum, the first of its kind in Africa, is expected to serve as a platform where scientific innovations will be conceived and born to support the gr

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MIDEAST-HEBRON-ARCHAEOLOGICAL CAVE

(221121) -- HEBRON, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition for Palestinian homemade products inside an archaeological cave, in Khirbet Susiya, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Oct. 8, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Archaeological caves in Hebron face Israeli demolition threats" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-HEBRON-ARCHAEOLOGICAL CAVE

(221121) -- HEBRON, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition for Palestinian homemade products inside an archaeological cave, in Khirbet Susiya, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Oct. 8, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Archaeological caves in Hebron face Israeli demolition threats" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-HEBRON-ARCHAEOLOGICAL CAVE

(221121) -- HEBRON, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition for Palestinian homemade products inside an archaeological cave, in Khirbet Susiya, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Oct. 8, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Archaeological caves in Hebron face Israeli demolition threats" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

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Chinese giant pandas meet public in Doha's first Panda House ahead of World Cup

STORY: Chinese giant pandas meet public in Doha's first Panda House ahead of World Cup DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:41 LOCATION: Doha CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Panda House in Doha STORYLINE: With the 2022 Qatar World Cup just days away, Doha's first-ever Panda House officially opened to the public on Thursday. Located at Al Khor Park near the Al Bayt Stadium, the Panda House is home to Chinese giant pandas, three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing. Born in the Wolong Shenshuping panda base under the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Si Hai and Jing Jing arrived in Qatar on Oct. 19 and went through a 21-day quarantine before meeting the public in their respective and fully air-conditioned areas. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Doha. (XHTV)

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New Zealand's 31st Auckland Marathon attracts over 14,000 runners

STORY: New Zealand's 31st Auckland Marathon attracts over 14,000 runners DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:26 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Over 14,000 athletes hit the race course of the Auckland Marathon in the rain on Sunday as the event celebrated its 31st anniversary. Home runner Daniel Jones from Wellington created history with a first-ever three-peat victory with a time of two hours 21 minutes and 56 seconds, while Hannah Oldroyd from Christchurch became a two-time winner as the iconic event returned for the first time without COVID-19 restrictions. Jones relished the conditions this morning, with rain proving no barrier to the 32-year-old as he made it three in a row, including the delayed 2021 event that was hosted in January this year. It was far from easy though, with Jones running side by side with British Luke Cotter and Daniel Balchin from Alexandra for most of the journey, only breaking clear in the final few kilo

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Chinese heating appliance manufacturers see surging orders from Europe

STORY: Chinese heating appliance manufacturers see surging orders from Europe DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers producing electric blankets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENG, General manager, Wangfeng Technology Co. Ltd., Shijiazhuang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN LILI, Deputy general manager, Beijiren Electrical Appliance Company, Shijiazhuang STORYLINE: China-made electric blankets, electric heaters and other heating appliances have seen rocketing orders from the European market this year as European households are preparing for a cold winter. Electric blanket manufacturers located in Xinle, north China's Hebei Province, have been busy working to meet the soaring overseas demands. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENG, General manager, Wangfeng Technology Co. Ltd., Shijiazhuang "Last year, the total value of our overseas orders was about 15 to 16 million yuan (about 2.07 to 2.21 million USD), and this year the figure r

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Unity key to managing energy crisis, leaders of Germany, Greece agree

STORY: Unity key to managing energy crisis, leaders of Germany, Greece agree DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): OLAF SCHOLZ, German Chancellor 3. various of the summit in Brussels held on Oct. 21 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 5. various of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (German): OLAF SCHOLZ, German Chancellor 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister STORYLINE: The only way forward to addressing the energy crisis is through cooperation and unity among the member states of the European Union (EU), Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed in Athens on Thursday. The ongoing energy crisis and efforts to ease it topped the agenda of the two

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MADAGASCAR-LEMUR

(221028) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A lemur is seen near Antananarivo, Madagascar, Oct. 21, 2022. Many species of lemurs are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and are in danger of extinction due to habitat destruction and illegal hunting in recent years. (Photo by Iako Randrianarivelo/Xinhua)

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MADAGASCAR-LEMUR

(221028) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lemurs are seen near Antananarivo, Madagascar, Oct. 21, 2022. Many species of lemurs are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and are in danger of extinction due to habitat destruction and illegal hunting in recent years. (Photo by Iako Randrianarivelo/Xinhua)

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MADAGASCAR-LEMUR

(221028) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A lemur is seen near Antananarivo, Madagascar, Oct. 21, 2022. Many species of lemurs are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and are in danger of extinction due to habitat destruction and illegal hunting in recent years. (Photo by Iako Randrianarivelo/Xinhua)

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MADAGASCAR-LEMUR

(221028) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A lemur is seen near Antananarivo, Madagascar, Oct. 21, 2022. Many species of lemurs are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and are in danger of extinction due to habitat destruction and illegal hunting in recent years. (Photo by Iako Randrianarivelo/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Why foreign enterprises double down on investment in China

(221027) -- TIANJIN, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A band performs in front of an Airbus A350 aircraft delivered to China Eastern Airlines at the Airbus Tianjin Widebody Completion and Delivery Center in north China's Tianjin, July 21, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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Spanish health expert calls for vigilance as COVID-19 cases rise

STORY: Spanish health expert calls for vigilance as COVID-19 cases rise DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:05 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people walking on the streets of Barcelona 2. various of medical professionals attending to COVID patients in the hospital (courtesy of Hospital Clinic of Barcelona) STORYLINE: A Spanish health expert has called for vigilance as the number of new cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in Spain. The latest data from the Ministry of Health in its weekly report on Oct. 21 showed that there were 25,422 new cases detected, up from 20,652 a week earlier. The infection rate among people over 60 also went up to 221 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): LAIA MAYNOU, Economics professor and expert in health at Barcelona University "We have to keep an eye on the possibility of a new wave of COVID infections. I don't think we need to act radically unless the rise in the number of cases becomes high, but we need to be vigilant

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ZHALONG-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221025) -- HARBIN, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows a view of the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Zhalong National Nature Reserve is the world's biggest habitat and reproduction base of wild red-crowned cranes. It is known as the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China. (Photo by Song Yanjun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ZHALONG-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221025) -- HARBIN, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows a view of the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Zhalong National Nature Reserve is the world's biggest habitat and reproduction base of wild red-crowned cranes. It is known as the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China. (Photo by Song Yanjun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ZHALONG-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221025) -- HARBIN, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Red-crowned cranes are pictured in the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 21, 2022. Zhalong National Nature Reserve is the world's biggest habitat and reproduction base of wild red-crowned cranes. It is known as the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China. (Photo by Song Yanjun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ZHALONG-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221025) -- HARBIN, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Red-crowned cranes fly above the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 21, 2022. Zhalong National Nature Reserve is the world's biggest habitat and reproduction base of wild red-crowned cranes. It is known as the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China. (Photo by Song Yanjun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ZHALONG-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221025) -- HARBIN, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows a view of the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Zhalong National Nature Reserve is the world's biggest habitat and reproduction base of wild red-crowned cranes. It is known as the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China. (Photo by Song Yanjun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-ZHALONG-NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221025) -- HARBIN, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Red-crowned cranes are pictured in the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 21, 2022. Zhalong National Nature Reserve is the world's biggest habitat and reproduction base of wild red-crowned cranes. It is known as the "home of red-crowned cranes" in China. (Photo by Song Yanjun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-TULOU-EARTHEN BUILDING (CN)

(221025) -- CHAOZHOU, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows Daoyun Lou, an octagonal Tulou earthen building compound in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Daoyun Lou, China's largest octagonal Tulou earthen building, is undergoing renovations that will give it a new look by June 2023. Daoyun Lou was built in 1587 in today's Chaozhou. In 2006, it became a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. The walled building compound covers a floor area of 10,000 square meters in the shape of Bagua, or Eight Trigrams, the eight combinations of three whole or broken lines which were used by ancient Chinese people in their divination. All its three residential rings were built primarily of earth. Tulou is a type of large, enclosed Hakka community residence. Many historical Tulou compounds are still inhabited and well maintained in China's southern and southeastern parts. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-TULOU-EARTHEN BUILDING (CN)

(221025) -- CHAOZHOU, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows Daoyun Lou, an octagonal Tulou earthen building compound in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Daoyun Lou, China's largest octagonal Tulou earthen building, is undergoing renovations that will give it a new look by June 2023. Daoyun Lou was built in 1587 in today's Chaozhou. In 2006, it became a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. The walled building compound covers a floor area of 10,000 square meters in the shape of Bagua, or Eight Trigrams, the eight combinations of three whole or broken lines which were used by ancient Chinese people in their divination. All its three residential rings were built primarily of earth. Tulou is a type of large, enclosed Hakka community residence. Many historical Tulou compounds are still inhabited and well maintained in China's southern and southeastern parts. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-TULOU-EARTHEN BUILDING (CN)

(221025) -- CHAOZHOU, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows Daoyun Lou, an octagonal Tulou earthen building compound in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Daoyun Lou, China's largest octagonal Tulou earthen building, is undergoing renovations that will give it a new look by June 2023. Daoyun Lou was built in 1587 in today's Chaozhou. In 2006, it became a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. The walled building compound covers a floor area of 10,000 square meters in the shape of Bagua, or Eight Trigrams, the eight combinations of three whole or broken lines which were used by ancient Chinese people in their divination. All its three residential rings were built primarily of earth. Tulou is a type of large, enclosed Hakka community residence. Many historical Tulou compounds are still inhabited and well maintained in China's southern and southeastern parts. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-TULOU-EARTHEN BUILDING (CN)

(221025) -- CHAOZHOU, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows Daoyun Lou, an octagonal Tulou earthen building compound in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Daoyun Lou, China's largest octagonal Tulou earthen building, is undergoing renovations that will give it a new look by June 2023. Daoyun Lou was built in 1587 in today's Chaozhou. In 2006, it became a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. The walled building compound covers a floor area of 10,000 square meters in the shape of Bagua, or Eight Trigrams, the eight combinations of three whole or broken lines which were used by ancient Chinese people in their divination. All its three residential rings were built primarily of earth. Tulou is a type of large, enclosed Hakka community residence. Many historical Tulou compounds are still inhabited and well maintained in China's southern and southeastern parts. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey

(221024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping inspects poverty alleviation work in a tea farm of Laoxian Township, Pingli County of Ankang, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 21, 2020. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey" (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

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Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey

(221024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping checks the growth of soybeans while visiting the Agricultural High-tech Industrial Demonstration Area of the Yellow River Delta in the city of Dongying, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2021. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey" (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

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U.S. President Biden in Delaware

U.S. President Joe Biden gives a speech at Delaware State University in Dover on Oct. 21, 2022.

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CHINA-BEIJING-ORNITHOPTER-GUINNESS RECORD (CN)

(221023) -- BEIJING, Oct. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2022 shows the flight of an ornithopter developed by Beihang University. A Chinese university research team has set a Guinness record for the longest flight duration of an ornithopter, an unmanned aircraft that flies by flapping its mechanical wings. Built by researchers and students from Beihang University, the birdlike machine flew continuously for 1 hour 30 minutes and 4.98 seconds. TO GO WITH "Chinese university sets Guinness record in drone flight duration" (Beihang University/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ORNITHOPTER-GUINNESS RECORD (CN)

(221023) -- BEIJING, Oct. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2022 shows the flight of an ornithopter developed by Beihang University. A Chinese university research team has set a Guinness record for the longest flight duration of an ornithopter, an unmanned aircraft that flies by flapping its mechanical wings. Built by researchers and students from Beihang University, the birdlike machine flew continuously for 1 hour 30 minutes and 4.98 seconds. TO GO WITH "Chinese university sets Guinness record in drone flight duration" (Beihang University/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ORNITHOPTER-GUINNESS RECORD (CN)

(221023) -- BEIJING, Oct. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2022 shows the flight of an ornithopter developed by Beihang University. A Chinese university research team has set a Guinness record for the longest flight duration of an ornithopter, an unmanned aircraft that flies by flapping its mechanical wings. Built by researchers and students from Beihang University, the birdlike machine flew continuously for 1 hour 30 minutes and 4.98 seconds. TO GO WITH "Chinese university sets Guinness record in drone flight duration" (Beihang University/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-AI-CHEMIST SYSTEM (CN)

(221023) -- HEFEI, Oct. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The AI-Chemist system performs a chemical experiment at a laboratory in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Researchers design AI-Chemist system to facilitate chemical experiments" (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-AI-CHEMIST SYSTEM (CN)

(221023) -- HEFEI, Oct. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The AI-Chemist system performs a chemical experiment at a laboratory in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Researchers design AI-Chemist system to facilitate chemical experiments" (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-AI-CHEMIST SYSTEM (CN)

(221023) -- HEFEI, Oct. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The AI-Chemist system performs a chemical experiment at a laboratory in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Researchers design AI-Chemist system to facilitate chemical experiments" (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-AI-CHEMIST SYSTEM (CN)

(221023) -- HEFEI, Oct. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The AI-Chemist system is about to perform a chemical experiment at a laboratory in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Researchers design AI-Chemist system to facilitate chemical experiments" (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Ukraine Energy Minister Galushchenko

Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko gives an interview to Kyodo News in Kyiv on Oct. 21, 2022.