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Iraq struggles to curb child labor after decades of wars, conflicts

STORY: Iraq struggles to curb child labor after decades of wars, conflicts SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sajjad working in the blacksmith workshop in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAJJAD, Iraqi child 3. various of Sajjad working in the blacksmith workshop in Baghdad 4. various of children working in markets in Baghdad 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED FAHIM, Lawyer STORYLINE: The 2024 World Day Against Child Labor falls on Wednesday. The Iraqi government has struggled to curb the proliferation of child labor as thousands of poor families have been forced to send their children to work due to grim financial situations. The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 shattered the local political order and social stability and caused serious political, economic and social unrest. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAJJAD, Iraqi child "My name is Sajjad. I am 14 years old. I am in the second grade of an intermediate school. I work t

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Japan holds festival to pay tribute to philosophy of Confucius

STORY: Japan holds festival to pay tribute to philosophy of Confucius SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: TAKU, Japan CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Japanese elementary school students chanting songs in honor of Confucius 2. various of placing the offerings before images of Confucius 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TOSHIHIKO YOKOO, Mayor of Taku City 4. various of the statue of Confucius 5. various of the tribute activities 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): Elementary school student 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): SHUNJI ISHIDA, Education director in Taku City STORYLINE: A group of first- and second-grade Japanese elementary school students on Thursday chanted songs in honor of Confucius in the courtyard of the 316-year-old Taku Seibyo, a Confucian temple in the city of Taku, Saga Prefecture, southwest Japan. Sekisai, a traditional ritual event for consoling the souls of Confucius and his disciples, is held twice a year, on April 18 in spring and the fourth Sun

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CHINA-SCHOOLS-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(240226) -- BEIJING, Feb. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Second-grade students communicate during their first class of new semester at Zhongguancun No. 4 Primary School of Haidian District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 26, 2024. The new semester for primary and secondary schools kicked off in many parts of China on Monday. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students wait to receive new textbooks in a classroom of the second grade of Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students read new textbooks they just received in a classroom of the second grade Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students wait to receive new textbooks in a classroom of the second grade of Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students read new textbooks they just received in a classroom of the second grade Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students wait to receive new textbooks in a classroom of the second grade of Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students read new textbooks they just received in a classroom of the second grade Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students wait to receive new textbooks in a classroom of the second grade of Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students wait to receive new textbooks in a classroom of the second grade of Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students wait to receive new textbooks in a classroom of the second grade of Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students wait to receive new textbooks in a classroom of the second grade of Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students wait to receive new textbooks in a classroom of the second grade of Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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New Semester Begins

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Students wait to receive new textbooks in a classroom of the second grade of Yuanqian Primary School in Lianyungang City, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2024.

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Horse racing: Equinox wins Arima Kinen for 2nd G1 title

Jockey Christophe Lemaire steers favorite Equinox to the horse's second Grade 1 title at the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2022.

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Horse racing: Equinox wins Arima Kinen for 2nd G1 title

Jockey Christophe Lemaire celebrates after steering favorite Equinox to the horse's second Grade 1 title at the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2022.

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Morioka student's work on display at U.N. conference site

MORIOKA, Japan - Takuya Takahashi, a second-grade junior high school student, writes calligraphy in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on June 17, 2012, in front of his work "Tohoku Forward," referring to the northeastern Japan region, including Iwate, worst hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. A copy of his work is on display near the entrance of a pavilion introducing Japan at a U.N. development conference in Rio de Janeiro to be held from June 20.

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Jakarta students collect donation for quake-hit Japan

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Second-grade students of an elementary school in Jakarta pose for photos at the Japanese Embassy in the capital of Indonesia on May 13, 2011. The students handed embassy officials some 5 million rupiah, about 47,000 yen, which they have collected for disaster-relief efforts in Japan.

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Tokyo junior high school starts classes offered by cram school

TOKYO, Japan - Eleven second-grade students at Wada Junior High School in Suginami Ward attended the English class on Jan. 26 as the public school started offering paid after-school classes taught by cram school teachers amid a controversy over the appropriateness of classes targeting elite students and charging them extra fees.

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Daiwa Major wins autumn Tenno-sho

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Major (L) took advantage of the absence of Deep Impact and a lackluster run by pre-race favorite Sweep Tosho to win the autumn Tenno-sho for his second Grade One title at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 29. (Pool photo)

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Daiwa Major wins autumn Tenno-sho

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Major (R) took advantage of the absence of Deep Impact and a lackluster run by pre-race favorite Sweep Tosho to win the autumn Tenno-sho for his second Grade One title at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 29.

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Japan's first lady visits Seoul school, introduces herself in Korean

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie, who is accompanying the premier to Seoul, visits the Kwanghee Elementary School in Seoul on Oct. 9. Second-grade students of the school welcomed the visit by the first lady, who is to known to be a fan of South Korean TV dramas and is studying Korean.

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(1)Tap Dance City charges to victory at Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Top favorite Tap Dance City, jockeyed by Tetsuzo Sato, charges home to victory in the 45th-running of the Takarazuka Kinen to win his career second Grade One race at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on June 27.

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(1)Hishi Miracle gallops to Tenno-sho win

KYOTO, Japan - Kikka-sho winner Hishi Miracle (C), ridden by Koichi Tsunoda, storms down the final furlong to win the Tenno-sho for a second Grade One victory at Kyoto Racecourse on May 5.

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Groups of dolphins spotted frolicking in waters off China's Guangxi

STORY: Groups of dolphins spotted frolicking in waters off China's Guangxi DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of dolphins playing in the sea STORYLINE: A pod of dolphins was spotted frolicking in waters off Fangchenggang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Friday. A witness surnamed Shi, who filmed videos of the dolphins, said there were dozens or even 100 dolphins at that time. Through the footage, marine experts believed that the dolphins are long-beaked common dolphins, a species under second-grade state protection. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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Horse racing: Japanese Derby

Jockey Yutaka Take celebrates aboard third-favorite Do Deuce at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu in the Japanese capital on May 29, 2022, after the colt won his second Grade 1 race at the 89th running of the Japanese Derby.

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Japan's first lady visits Seoul school, introduces herself in Ko

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie, who is accompanying the premier to Seoul, visits the Kwanghee Elementary School in Seoul on Oct. 9. Second-grade students of the school welcomed the visit by the first lady, who is to known to be a fan of South Korean TV dramas and is studying Korean. (Kyodo)

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Daiwa Major wins autumn Tenno-sho

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Major (R) took advantage of the absence of Deep Impact and a lackluster run by pre-race favorite Sweep Tosho to win the autumn Tenno-sho for his second Grade One title at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 29. (Kyodo)

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Daiwa Major wins autumn Tenno-sho

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Major (L) took advantage of the absence of Deep Impact and a lackluster run by pre-race favorite Sweep Tosho to win the autumn Tenno-sho for his second Grade One title at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 29. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(1)Hishi Miracle gallops to Tenno-sho win

KYOTO, Japan - Kikka-sho winner Hishi Miracle (C), ridden by Koichi Tsunoda, storms down the final furlong to win the Tenno-sho for a second Grade One victory at Kyoto Racecourse on May 5. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Tokyo junior high school starts classes offered by cram school

TOKYO, Japan - Eleven second-grade students at Wada Junior High School in Suginami Ward attended the English class on Jan. 26 as the public school started offering paid after-school classes taught by cram school teachers amid a controversy over the appropriateness of classes targeting elite students and charging them extra fees. (Kyodo)

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Jakarta students collect donation for quake-hit Japan

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Second-grade students of an elementary school in Jakarta pose for photos at the Japanese Embassy in the capital of Indonesia on May 13, 2011. The students handed embassy officials some 5 million rupiah, about 47,000 yen, which they have collected for disaster-relief efforts in Japan.(Kyodo)

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Horse racing: Mikki Isle wins Mile Championship amid controversy

Mikki Isle (front) gallops on his way to winning the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 20, 2016, his second Grade 1 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Tap Dance City charges to victory at Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Top favorite Tap Dance City, jockeyed by Tetsuzo Sato, charges home to victory in the 45th-running of the Takarazuka Kinen to win his career second Grade One race at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on June 27. (Kyodo)

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Children bid farewell to Rena killed at Osaka school

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Schoolmates bid farewell in a funeral June 10 to Rena Yamashita, a second-grade girl at Ikeda Elementary School attached to state-run Osaka Kyoiku University in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, who was killed by a 37-year-old knife-wielding man on June 8. The funeral was held in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture.

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Police reveals kidnapping suspect's sketch

OSAKA, Japan - A sketch of the suspect in the kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture in December 1999, is made public by police on Feb. 19. Sayaka Teranishi, a second grade pupil, told police she was forced into a car on her way home from school Dec. 20. She was held until the morning of Dec. 22 before she was released unhurt near her home in Settsu.