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[Breaking News]Steam locomotive in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan, Jan. 15 Kyodo - JR Hokkaido's "Fuyu-no-Shitsugen" (Winter Wetland) steam locomotive runs in Kushiro on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 14, 2026, for a press preview three days before going into service for the general public. The sightseeing train will operate in the Kushiro Marsh, a Ramsar site, mainly on weekends until March 15. (Kyodo)

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Steam locomotive in Hokkaido

JR Hokkaido's "Fuyu-no-Shitsugen" (Winter Wetland) steam locomotive runs in Kushiro on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 14, 2026, for a press preview three days before going into service for the general public. The sightseeing train will operate in the Kushiro Marsh, a Ramsar site, mainly on weekends until March 15.

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US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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Wetlands in China's Yancheng: a paradise for birds

STORY: Wetlands in China's Yancheng: a paradise for birds DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: YANCHENG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yancheng's coastal wetlands 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN GUOYUAN, Jiangsu Yancheng Wetland National Nature Reserve, Rare Birds 3. various of Yancheng's coastal wetlands STORYLINE: Yancheng in Jiangsu Province is one of 25 cities accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as international wetland cities. The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental agreement dedicated to the conservation and rational use of wetland ecosystems. Yancheng is known as "an international airport for birds." It's an important stopover site for migratory birds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN GUOYUAN, Jiangsu Yancheng Wetland National Nature Reserve, Rare Birds "As many as 1,080 red-crowned cranes came here for wintering. They give out loud, ringing sounds, very different from other birds. Upon hearing the sounds we'd know

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RWANDA-KIGALI-WETLANDS

(221112) -- KIGALI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2022 shows a view of Umusambi Village, a restored wetland area, in Kigali, Rwanda. The city of Kigali was accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. Rwanda currently has one site designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 6,736 hectares. (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-WETLANDS

(221112) -- KIGALI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2022 shows a view of Masaka wetland in Kigali, Rwanda. The city of Kigali was accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. Rwanda currently has one site designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 6,736 hectares. (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-WETLANDS

(221112) -- KIGALI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2022 shows a view of Umusambi Village, a restored wetland area, in Kigali, Rwanda. The city of Kigali was accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. Rwanda currently has one site designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 6,736 hectares. (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-WETLANDS

(221112) -- KIGALI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Grey crowned cranes are seen at Umusambi Village, a restored wetland area, in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 11, 2022. The city of Kigali was accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. Rwanda currently has one site designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 6,736 hectares. (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-WETLANDS

(221112) -- KIGALI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2022 shows a grey crowned crane at Umusambi Village, a restored wetland area, in Kigali, Rwanda. The city of Kigali was accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. Rwanda currently has one site designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 6,736 hectares. (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-WETLANDS

(221112) -- KIGALI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2022 shows a footpath at Umusambi Village, a restored wetland area, in Kigali, Rwanda. The city of Kigali was accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. Rwanda currently has one site designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 6,736 hectares. (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-WETLANDS

(221112) -- KIGALI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Grey crowned cranes are seen at Umusambi Village, a restored wetland area, in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov. 11, 2022. The city of Kigali was accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. Rwanda currently has one site designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 6,736 hectares. (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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RWANDA-KIGALI-WETLANDS

(221112) -- KIGALI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2022 shows a grey crowned crane at Umusambi Village, a restored wetland area, in Kigali, Rwanda. The city of Kigali was accredited on Thursday by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. Rwanda currently has one site designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 6,736 hectares. (Xinhua/Ji Li)

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Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site mudflat near Tokyo

A ranger (L) shows a small creature found in the Yatsu-higata mudflat, placed on the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance, in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site mudflat near Tokyo

Reed grass grows in the Yatsu-higata mudflat, placed on the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance, in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, in March 2015, with high-rise condominiums standing in the distance. It is a rare mudflat situated in an urban area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site mudflat near Tokyo

The Yatsu-higata mudflat, placed on the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance, in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, is seen in March 2015, with high-rise condominiums and commercial facilities observed in the distance. It is a rare mudflat situated in an urban area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hinuma lake designated as Ramsar Site

Yoshinori Shiba (R), vice mayor of Ibaraki Town, receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Lake Hinuma in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hinuma lake designated as Ramsar Site

Hokota Mayor Yasuhei Onizawa (R) receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Lake Hinuma in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hizen Kashima-higata designated as Ramsar Site

Yoichiro Fujita (R), vice mayor of Kashima, receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Hizen Kashima-higata, a tidal mudflat in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Higashiyoka-higata designated as Ramsar Site

Toshiyuki Hideshima (R), mayor of Saga City, receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Higashiyoka-higata, a tidal mudflat in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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12th Ramsar conference held in Uruguay

Photo taken June 2, 2015, in the Uruguayan city of Punta del Este shows the booth to introduce nature restoration projects at the Kushiro wetlands on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, the first Japanese site registered under the Ramsar Convention. The 12th conference of parties of the convention is being held in the South American country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo