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Austrian expat builds dream life in China's mountain village

STORY: Austrian expat builds dream life in China's mountain village DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Austrian expat Armin running a homestay in Tachuan 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ARMIN SCHOBER, Owner of homestay Alina's Garden in Tachuan Village, Anhui STORYLINE: Austrian expat Armin is running a homestay in Tachuan, a mountain village in east China's Anhui Province. He says he is building his dream life and is also positive about his business in the future. SOUNDBITE (English): ARMIN SCHOBER, Owner of homestay Alina's Garden in Tachuan Village, Anhui "Hi, I'm Armin. I own this beautiful homestay here in Tachuan. I'm originally from Austria, and two years ago, I decided to move my family to this beautiful countryside. I grew up in Germany at the bottom of the Alps. And in 2017, I met my wife, and that's why I came to China. And then very fortunately, in 2018, my little daughter Alina was born, and because I grew up in the countryside,

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A scientific researcher (front) conducts a test at the Mount Cho Oyu base camp on Sept. 29, 2023. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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Horse racing: Kitasan Black completes Tenno-sho double

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - Kitasan Black, ridden by Yutaka Take, crosses the finish line to win the Tenno-sho race at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2017. Kitasan Black, set to retire after the Arima Kinen in December, became the fifth horse to win both the spring and fall editions of the event.

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-SENIOR RESIDENTS-VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CN)

(221004) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer helps a senior resident clean out the kitchen at a community in Donghu District, Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022. The voluntary service project named "time bank" for the aged citizens is carried out in Donghu District of Nanchang since 2017. The project encourages healthy elders and other volunteers to provide voluntary service for seniors over 80 years in the community. Other senior people in need are also included in the project. Volunteers can deposit their service records with the "time bank" in exchange for various commodities and senior care service for themselves. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-SENIOR RESIDENTS-VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CN)

(221004) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer helps a senior resident cut nail in Donghu District, Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022. The voluntary service project named "time bank" for the aged citizens is carried out in Donghu District of Nanchang since 2017. The project encourages healthy elders and other volunteers to provide voluntary service for seniors over 80 years in the community. Other senior people in need are also included in the project. Volunteers can deposit their service records with the "time bank" in exchange for various commodities and senior care service for themselves. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-SENIOR RESIDENTS-VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CN)

(221004) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers accompany a senior resident to go out in Donghu District, Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022. The voluntary service project named "time bank" for the aged citizens is carried out in Donghu District of Nanchang since 2017. The project encourages healthy elders and other volunteers to provide voluntary service for seniors over 80 years in the community. Other senior people in need are also included in the project. Volunteers can deposit their service records with the "time bank" in exchange for various commodities and senior care service for themselves. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-SENIOR RESIDENTS-VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CN)

(221004) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A senior resident reacts during a free physical for the elderly in Donghu District, Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022. The voluntary service project named "time bank" for the aged citizens is carried out in Donghu District of Nanchang since 2017. The project encourages healthy elders and other volunteers to provide voluntary service for seniors over 80 years in the community. Other senior people in need are also included in the project. Volunteers can deposit their service records with the "time bank" in exchange for various commodities and senior care service for themselves. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-SENIOR RESIDENTS-VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CN)

(221004) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers work in a community of Donghu District, Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022. The voluntary service project named "time bank" for the aged citizens is carried out in Donghu District of Nanchang since 2017. The project encourages healthy elders and other volunteers to provide voluntary service for seniors over 80 years in the community. Other senior people in need are also included in the project. Volunteers can deposit their service records with the "time bank" in exchange for various commodities and senior care service for themselves. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-SENIOR RESIDENTS-VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CN)

(221004) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member displays "deposit books" of the "time bank" in Donghu District, Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022. The voluntary service project named "time bank" for the aged citizens is carried out in Donghu District of Nanchang since 2017. The project encourages healthy elders and other volunteers to provide voluntary service for seniors over 80 years in the community. Other senior people in need are also included in the project. Volunteers can deposit their service records with the "time bank" in exchange for various commodities and senior care service for themselves. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-SENIOR RESIDENTS-VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CN)

(221004) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2022 shows a free physical for the elderly in Donghu District, Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province. The voluntary service project named "time bank" for the aged citizens is carried out in Donghu District of Nanchang since 2017. The project encourages healthy elders and other volunteers to provide voluntary service for seniors over 80 years in the community. Other senior people in need are also included in the project. Volunteers can deposit their service records with the "time bank" in exchange for various commodities and senior care service for themselves. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-SENIOR RESIDENTS-VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CN)

(221004) -- NANCHANG, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers attend a birthday party with senior residents in Donghu District, Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022. The voluntary service project named "time bank" for the aged citizens is carried out in Donghu District of Nanchang since 2017. The project encourages healthy elders and other volunteers to provide voluntary service for seniors over 80 years in the community. Other senior people in need are also included in the project. Volunteers can deposit their service records with the "time bank" in exchange for various commodities and senior care service for themselves. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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Hawks feel indirect impact of Puerto Rico disaster

SoftBank Hawks center fielder Yuki Yanagita practices in Fukuoka on Oct. 27, 2017. In an interview on Oct. 29, 2017, he expressed his concern for Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the recent hurricane. Yangita is one of a number of the Japan Pacific League team's players who have been sent to Puerto Rico's winter league over the years to learn how the game is played in a different environment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Jose Altuve (L) of the Houston Astros is congratulated by Alex Bregman (C) after hitting a game-tying three-run homer in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series at Maid Minute Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon running bar in Tokyo's Ginza to boost liquor business

Amazon Japan K.K. unveils the "amazon bar" in Tokyo's posh Ginza district to the media on Oct. 19, 2017. The bar, with around 5,000 bottles of wine, sake and other alcoholic beverages, is open for 10 days through Oct. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to require new cooling system for boiling water reactors

Photo taken April 29, 2017, shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority approved on Oct. 18 a revision of safety regulations to make mandatory the installation of new emergency cooling systems for boiling water reactors. The Hamaoka plant is among those affected by the rule change. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Laird in line for WBC with Mexico

Brandon Laird is congratulated by teammates after hitting a grand slam in the eighth inning of the Nippon Ham Fighters' Japan Series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 29, 2016. Mexico's World Baseball Classic manager Edgar Gonzalez said on Dec. 6 that Laird has agreed to play in the 2017 WBC for Mexico. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shigeaki Hinohara, Japan's centenarian doctor, dies at 105

File photo taken in October 2016 shows Shigeaki Hinohara, honorary head of St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo, cutting a cake in Taipei on his 105th birthday on Oct. 29, 2016. Hinohara died from respiration failure on July 18, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beijing Hutong

A view of the gate piers of a Hutong in Beijing, China, Oct. 29, 2017. People who live in hutongs open their doors and see great changes in The Times.

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Beijing Hutong

A view of the gate piers of a Hutong in Beijing, China, Oct. 29, 2017. People who live in hutongs open their doors and see great changes in The Times.

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Soccer: Heerenveen lose 1-2 over AZ Alkmaar

Yuki Kobayashi of Heerenveen dribbles the ball during the first half of a Dutch Eredivisie soccer match against AZ Alkmaar at Abe Lenstra Stadion in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on Oct. 29, 2017. AZ Alkmaar won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Stuttgart win 3-0 over Freiburg

Freiburg's Ryan Kent (L) tries to fend off the challenge of Takuma Asano of Stuttgart during the second half of a German Bundesliga match at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 29, 2017. Stuttgart won 3-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger (35) nears home after hitting a three-run home run as teammates Corey Seager (L) and Justin Turner watch on at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. The Dodgers lost 12-13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yu Darvish (C) motions safe while the club awaits the umpires' decision in the first inning of World Series Game 5 against the Houston Astros on Oct. 29, 2017, at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The Dodgers lost 12-13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers pitching practice

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Yu Darvish (L) exits the bullpen after pitching practice with coach Rick Honeycutt at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Eibar draw 2-2 with Levante

Eibar's Takashi Inui shoots the ball past Enis Bardhi of Levante during the first half of a Spanish La Liga match at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua in Eibar, Spain, on Oct. 29, 2017. The match ended 2-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Eibar draw 2-2 with Levante

Eibar's Takashi Inui (R) shields the ball against Antonio Luna of Levante during the first half of their Spanish La Liga match at Municipal de Ipurua in Eibar, Spain, on Oct. 29, 2017. The match ended 2-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Marseille beat Lille 1-0

Hiroki Sakai (L) of Marseille dribbles the ball during the second half of a 1-0 victory over Lille in France's Ligue 1 at Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille, France, on Oct. 29, 2017. Marseille won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Leicester City beat Everton 2-0

Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki (20) pursues Beni Baningime of Everton during the second half of an English Premier League match at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, on Oct. 29, 2017. Leicester City won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Leicester City beat Everton 2-0

Shinji Okazaki of Leicester City eyes the ball during the second half of an English Premier League match against Everton at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, on Oct. 29, 2017. Leicester City won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Alex Bregman (2nd from L) of the Houston Astros celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off single in the 10th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. The Astros won 13-12 to lead the series three games to two. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Hawks come from behind for 2-0 Japan Series lead

Akira Nakamura of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run single in the seventh inning against the DeNA BayStars in Game 2 of the Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 29, 2017. The Hawks won 4-3 to lead the series 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Pachuca draw at Santos Laguna in Mexican top flight

Keisuke Honda (R) of Pachuca shoots during the second half of a Liga MX match against Santos Laguna in Torreon, Mexico, on Oct. 29, 2017. The match ended 2-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Defending champ Hirano misses out on World Cup podium

Miu Hirano of Japan reacts after losing to Liu Shiwen of China 4-0 in the semifinals of the Women's World Cup table tennis competition in Markham, Canada, on Oct. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Defending champ Hirano misses out on World Cup podium

Miu Hirano of Japan is pictured during her semifinal match against Liu Shiwen of China at the Women's World Cup table tennis competition in Markham, Canada, on Oct. 29, 2017. Liu won 4-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Nishimoto runner-up in French Open

Kenta Nishimoto of Japan returns a shot during the men's singles final against Srikanth Kidambi of India at the French Open Superseries tournament at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris on Oct. 29, 2017. Kidambi won 21-14, 21-13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Nishimoto runner-up in French Open

Kenta Nishimoto of Japan returns a shot during the men's singles final against Srikanth Kidambi of India at the French Open Superseries tournament at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris on Oct. 29, 2017. Kidambi won 21-14, 21-13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Yamaguchi runner-up in French Open

Akane Yamaguchi of Japan stretches to reach the shuttlecock during the women's singles final against Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan at the French Open Superseries tournament at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris on Oct. 29, 2017. Tai won 21-4, 21-16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Tai Tzu-ying wins French Open women's singles

Tai Tzu-ying (R) of Taiwan and Akane Yamaguchi of Japan pose for photos after Tai beat Yamaguchi 21-4, 21-16 in the women's singles final at the French Open Superseries tournament at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris on Oct. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is pictured after allowing a game-tying three-run homer to Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. The Astros won 13-12 in 10 innings to lead the series three games to two. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is pictured after allowing a game-tying three-run homer to Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. The Astros won 13-12 in 10 innings to lead the series three games to two. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros hits an RBI double in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. The Astros won 13-12 in 10 innings to lead the series three games to two. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Pachuca draw at Santos Laguna in Mexico

Keisuke Honda (L) of Pachuca is in action in the first half of a Liga MX match against Santos Laguna in Torreon, Mexico, on Oct. 29, 2017. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Pachuca draw at Santos Laguna in Mexico

Keisuke Honda of Pachuca reacts after scoring in the first half of a Liga MX match against Santos Laguna in Torreon, Mexico, on Oct. 29, 2017. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Yuli Gurriel of the Houston Astros hits a game-tying three-run homer in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Yuli Gurriel (L) is congratulated by Houston Astros teammate Carlos Correa after hitting a game-tying three-run homer in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning against the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Austin Barnes of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI single in the fourth inning against the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Astros-Dodgers World Series Game 5

Logan Forsythe (L) is congratulated by Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Charlie Culberson after scoring on a single by Austin Barnes in the fourth inning against the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against Catalonia independence

Protesters stage a rally in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 29, 2017, against Catalonia's declaration of independence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protests against Catalonia independence

Protesters stage a rally in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 29, 2017, against Catalonia's declaration of independence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo