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US: Super Typhoon Sinlaku Barrels Toward Northern Mariana Islands and Guam

Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth so far in 2026, has been barreling toward the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in the Pacific Ocean, with the National Weather Service warning of potentially "devastating damage." As of Monday, April 13, Sinlaku carried sustained winds of 175 mph — equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane — with typhoon warnings in effect for Saipan, Tinian and Rota, as typhoon conditions were expected by Tuesday. An island-wide power outage hit the Northern Mariana Islands, while flight cancellations were also reported amid the worsening weather.

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Spain's Barcelona celebrates day of books, love

STORY: Spain's Barcelona celebrates day of books, love SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LUCIA LEANDRO, Bookstall manager 3. various of visitors 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): IVAN FERNANDEZ, Barcelona resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): SONIA DEL CAMPO, Writer STORYLINE: On Tuesday, thousands of people flocked to the streets of Barcelona for a local festival that celebrates reading and love. Local residents and visitors from around the world strolled in the spring sunshine, browsing the many book and rose stalls set up for the traditional feast day of Saint George (Sant Jordi in Catalan). The celebration has its origins in the legend of Saint George, a Roman knight who, it is said, saved a princess from the clutches of a dragon from whose blood a red rosebush sprouted. The custom of exchanging roses and books was born about six centuries ago in Catalonia,

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Barcelona celebrates Sant Jordi day with books, roses

STORY: Barcelona celebrates Sant Jordi day with books, roses DATELINE: April 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of book and flower stalls STORYLINE: Thousands of people flocked to the streets in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Sunday as they celebrated Sant Jordi Day, which coincided with World Book Day. 320 book and flower stalls were set up around the city, an 11.5 percent increase compared with a year earlier. In Spain, the occasion is associated with roses due to the legend of the knight Sant Jordi saving the princess from a dragon and giving her a rose born from dragon blood. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Barcelona, Spain. (XHTV)

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Cartoonist Tezuka's characters aid Japan fencing

TOKYO, Japan - Women's sabre fencer Misaki Emura (L) poses as "Princess Sapphire," the protagonist in the popular comic series "Princess Knight" written by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2015, together with the legendary manga character "Astro Boy" in a publicity blitz led by the Japan Fencing Federation to promote the sport.

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Tourism envoys promote Takarazuka, home to all-female troupe

KOBE, Japan - Yuka Jogan (L) and Mai Maeda, both serving as fourth-generation Tourism Ambassador Sapphire for the city of Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, pose during an event in January 2014. They are named after the main character in the girls' manga series "Ribon no Kishi" (Princess Knight) by famed cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, who lived in the city for two decades and was a big fan of the all-female Takarazuka Revue company.

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One And A Half Knights - In Se (2008)

Til Schweiger & Rick Kavanian, Julia Dietze, Udo Kier, Dieter Hallervorden, Roberto Blanco, Walter Sattler, Hannelore Elsner & Thomas Gottschalk Movie Poster Film: One And A Half Knights - In Search Of The Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (2008) Director: Til Schweiger, K

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One And A Half Knights - In Se (2008)

Til Schweiger Film: One And A Half Knights - In Search Of The Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (DE 2008) Director: Til Schweiger, K

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One And A Half Knights - In Se (2008)

Til Schweiger Film: One And A Half Knights - In Search Of The Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (DE 2008) Director: Til Schweiger, K

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One And A Half Knights - In Se (2008)

Til Schweiger Film: One And A Half Knights - In Search Of The Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (DE 2008) Director: Til Schweiger, K

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One And A Half Knights - In Se (2008)

Til Schweiger & Rick Kavanian Film: One And A Half Knights - In Search Of The Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (DE 2008) Director: Til Schweiger, K

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One And A Half Knights - In Se (2008)

Rick Kavanian & Til Schweiger Film: One And A Half Knights - In Search Of The Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (DE 2008) Director: Til Schweiger, K

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One And A Half Knights - In Se (2008)

Rick Kavanian & Til Schweiger Film: One And A Half Knights - In Search Of The Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (DE 2008) Director: Til Schweiger, K

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The Golden Horde film (1951)

Ann Blyth & David Farrar Characters: Princess Shalimar & Sir Guy of Devon Film: The Golden Horde (1951) Director: George Sherman 01 October 1951 Date: 01-Oct-51

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Cartoonist Tezuka's characters aid Japan fencing

TOKYO, Japan - Women's sabre fencer Misaki Emura (L) poses as "Princess Sapphire," the protagonist in the popular comic series "Princess Knight" written by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2015, together with the legendary manga character "Astro Boy" in a publicity blitz led by the Japan Fencing Federation to promote the sport. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo governor attends Halloween cosplay event

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, dressed up as Sapphire, the main character of the Japanese animation "Princess Knight," attends the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2016. The event will run through Oct. 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo governor attends Halloween event

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, dressed up as Sapphire, the main character of the Japanese animation "Princess Knight," attends the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2016. The event will run through Oct. 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo