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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE<. ALSACE. HAUT RHIN (68) AERIAL VIEW OF THE VILLAGE OF RIQUEWIHR: ON THE RIGHT, THE DOLDER: AN EMBLEMATIC MONUMENT, PART BELFRY, PART WATCHTOWER AND PART UPPER GATEWAY TO THE TOWN, 25 M HIGH. SURROUNDED BY RAMPARTS, THE VILLAGE HAS MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED ALL THE WARS AND DESTRUCTION. THE ALLEYS, WALLS AND OLD HOUSES HAVE RETAINED VIRTUALLY INTACT THEIR 16TH-CENTURY SPLENDOUR. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saint-Jean Cathedral's Astronomical Clock Returns After Being Vandalized - Lyon

Restitution of the astronomical clock of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Étienne cathedral, dating from 1379, and measuring 10 meters high with six floors. In 2013, it was attacked with an iron bar by an unbalanced person, and has remained out of use ever since. After restoration by François Botton, chief architect of historic monuments, the cogwheel clock - the only one in France to have retained its original mechanism, and one of the oldest in the world still in operation - returned to its original position today. Lyon, France on September 20, 2024. Photo by Soudan E/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saint-Jean Cathedral's Astronomical Clock Returns After Being Vandalized - Lyon

Restitution of the astronomical clock of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Étienne cathedral, dating from 1379, and measuring 10 meters high with six floors. In 2013, it was attacked with an iron bar by an unbalanced person, and has remained out of use ever since. After restoration by François Botton, chief architect of historic monuments, the cogwheel clock - the only one in France to have retained its original mechanism, and one of the oldest in the world still in operation - returned to its original position today. Lyon, France on September 20, 2024. Photo by Soudan E/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saint-Jean Cathedral's Astronomical Clock Returns After Being Vandalized - Lyon

Restitution of the astronomical clock of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Étienne cathedral, dating from 1379, and measuring 10 meters high with six floors. In 2013, it was attacked with an iron bar by an unbalanced person, and has remained out of use ever since. After restoration by François Botton, chief architect of historic monuments, the cogwheel clock - the only one in France to have retained its original mechanism, and one of the oldest in the world still in operation - returned to its original position today. Lyon, France on September 20, 2024. Photo by Soudan E/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saint-Jean Cathedral's Astronomical Clock Returns After Being Vandalized - Lyon

Restitution of the astronomical clock of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Étienne cathedral, dating from 1379, and measuring 10 meters high with six floors. In 2013, it was attacked with an iron bar by an unbalanced person, and has remained out of use ever since. After restoration by François Botton, chief architect of historic monuments, the cogwheel clock - the only one in France to have retained its original mechanism, and one of the oldest in the world still in operation - returned to its original position today. Lyon, France on September 20, 2024. Photo by Soudan E/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saint-Jean Cathedral's Astronomical Clock Returns After Being Vandalized - Lyon

Restitution of the astronomical clock of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Étienne cathedral, dating from 1379, and measuring 10 meters high with six floors. In 2013, it was attacked with an iron bar by an unbalanced person, and has remained out of use ever since. After restoration by François Botton, chief architect of historic monuments, the cogwheel clock - the only one in France to have retained its original mechanism, and one of the oldest in the world still in operation - returned to its original position today. Lyon, France on September 20, 2024. Photo by Soudan E/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Doheny

Japan's Naoya Inoue (L) looks on as his Irish opponent TJ Doheny (front R) walks away after an exchange in the seventh round of a bout in which Inoue retained the undisputed super bantamweight world title via technical knockout at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Sept. 3, 2024.

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China modernizes with Chinese characteristics: analyst

STORY: China modernizes with Chinese characteristics: analyst SHOOTING TIME: June 18, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views of Chinese cities 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ERIK SOLHEIM, Co-chair of Europe-Asia Center, Former UN under-secretary-general STORYLINE: No nation has modernized as quickly and determinedly as China, which has also retained its own characteristics, said an analyst in an interview with Xinhua in Brussels. SOUNDBITE (English): ERIK SOLHEIM, Co-chair of Europe-Asia Center, Former UN under-secretary-general "I say China is strongly rooted in its 5,000 years of history, strongly rooted in its own values. But very modern. No nation has modernized as fast as and as determinedly as China, but still kept Chinese characteristics. When I came (to China) the first time, there was poverty all around. Now it's a vast middle class. And if you go to the Chinese cities, you see hundreds of thousands of young people with the m

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Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023

STORY: Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's net external assets rose to a record 471.31 trillion yen (3 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 12.2 percent from a year earlier, as a weak yen inflated the value of foreign stocks, bonds, and other holdings in yen terms, government data showed Tuesday. With the figure increasing for a sixth straight year, Japan retained its position as the world's largest creditor for the 33rd straight year in yen terms, followed by Germany and China as of the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Finance. Gross external assets, held by the Japanese government, companies and individual investors, rose 11.1 percent to 1,488.34 trillion yen, while external debt went up 10.6 percent to 1,017.04 trillion yen, the ministry said. The yen was 7.0 percent weaker against the U.S. dollar in

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China swept all five titles at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa in May. World No. 1 paddlers Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong emerged victorious in the women's and men's singles respectively. Fan and Wang Chuqin helped China reclaim the men's doubles title, while Chen Meng and Wang Yidi secured the women's doubles gold. Wang Chuqin and Sun retained their mixed doubles title. This file photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows team China posing for photos after the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China swept all five titles at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa in May. World No. 1 paddlers Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong emerged victorious in the women's and men's singles respectively. Fan and Wang Chuqin helped China reclaim the men's doubles title, while Chen Meng and Wang Yidi secured the women's doubles gold. Wang Chuqin and Sun retained their mixed doubles title. This file photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows men's singles champion Fan Zhendong (L) of China and women's singles champion Sun Yingsha of China posing with their trophies at the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China swept all five titles at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa in May. World No. 1 paddlers Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong emerged victorious in the women's and men's singles respectively. Fan and Wang Chuqin helped China reclaim the men's doubles title, while Chen Meng and Wang Yidi secured the women's doubles gold. Wang Chuqin and Sun retained their mixed doubles title. This file photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows gold medalists of China Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin (from L to R) posing for photos after the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

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TOP 10 CHINESE ATHLETES/TEAMS OF 2023

(231226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting calendar draws to a close, Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 Chinese athletes/teams for 2023: 2. Wang Chuqin (male, table tennis) At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Wang became the first-ever men's paddler to win four gold medals at a single Asiad. The 23-year-old also reclaimed the men's doubles title with Fan Zhendong for China and retained the mixed doubles crown with Sun Yingsha at the Durban worlds. This file photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows Wang Chuqin of China celebrating during the men's team finals table tennis match between China and South Korea at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Y12 Boxing - Kevin Lele Sadjo vs Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo

France's Kevin Lele Sadjo (black gloves, black breeches) retained his WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight belt by beating Argentina's Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (red gloves, black breeches) by referee stoppage in the 4th round during the boxing event organised by Y12 Boxing at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France on December 02, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gulbanur Kurqak (2nd L) and other dancers rehearse a dance program in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gulbanur Kurqak and other dancers perform to welcome tourists in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gulbanur Kurqak (front) and other dancers rehearse a dance program in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gulbanur Kurqak and other dancers perform to welcome tourists in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak put their phones in another room before dinner for better interaction with their family in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gulbanur Kurqak picks up her daughter from kindergarten in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gulbanur Kurqak helps her husband Bahtiyar Jumahan to get prepared before a performance in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak dance during a break on the way to perform in a village in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 5, 2020. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gulbanur Kurqak (C) and other dancers perform to welcome tourists in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2023. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-COUPLE-ART TROUPE (CN)

(230908) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak walk in front of their new house in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. Bahtiyar Jumahan and his wife Gulbanur Kurqak are members of an art troupe in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County at more than 4,000 meters above the sea level. The art troupe was founded in 1956 and has retained the tradition of touring among villages in the county to entertain the villagers with live performances. The performances prove to be a popular attraction as every ethnic Tajik, young or old, enjoys singing and dancing. "Our performances show a glimpse of real Xinjiang. We hope more and more people can know more about Xinjiang through folk songs and dances," the couple said. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)