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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two passengers pose for photos inside a train carriage at the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 18, 2023. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A driver prepares for departure at the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 18, 2023. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers prepare to board a train at the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 18, 2023. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are pictured at the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 18, 2023. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers enter the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 18, 2023. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger purchases a ticket online in the ticketing hall at the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 18, 2023. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are pictured at the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 18, 2023. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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Yamamoto gets silver in men's T42 long jump at Rio Paralympics

Yamamoto gets silver in men's T42 long jump at Rio Paralympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 18 Kyodo - Atsushi Yamamoto of Japan lands after his fourth attempt in the men's T42 long jump final at the Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 17, 2016. Yamamoto won the silver with a record of 6.62 meters.

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 19 Kyodo - The Paralympic flag is lowered during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics at Maracana Stadium on Sept. 18, 2016.

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Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Performers dance during the Rio Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 18, 2016, to promote the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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CPEC alleviates Pakistan's energy shortage, promotes renewable energy goals: officials

STORY: CPEC alleviates Pakistan's energy shortage, promotes renewable energy goals: officials DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:29 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference STORYLINE: Pakistani officials said Thursday the power projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) help Pakistan alleviate severe energy shortages and promote renewable energy goals. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHURRAM DASTGIR KHAN, Pakistan's Minister for Power "Pakistan was massively short of energy. There was 18 hours' blackouts, which fortunately since then have not been repeated. This summer was difficult, but not as difficult as 2013. When times were truly tough, and no one else was forthcoming. (It) was China. That is also a fact from which we have to extract our truth. So that's the reason for CPEC. That's why the Chinese companies that are there. Now in 2016, when situation began to stabilize, the whole West suddenly discovered Pakistan as it, you have given so much to China, an

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Countdown to opening of Hokkaido Shinkansen line

Countdown to opening of Hokkaido Shinkansen line

A countdown event is held at Hokkaido Railway Co.'s Sapporo Station on Sept. 18, 2015, before the opening of a Shinkansen bullet train line on March 26, 2016, to link Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido with Tokyo and other stations on the Honshu main island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling bloc aims to gain Diet approval for security bills

Ruling bloc aims to gain Diet approval for security bills

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters his office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2016. The ruling coalition of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party aims to gain the Diet approval for controversial security bills by Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling bloc aims to gain Diet approval for security bills

Ruling bloc aims to gain Diet approval for security bills

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters his office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2016. The ruling coalition of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party aims to gain the Diet approval for controversial security bills by Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

The Japan delegation to the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics sings the national anthem after the Paralympic flag was handed to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike during the closing ceremony of the event on Sept. 18, 2016. The Japanese capital will host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

CORRECTED: Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

Performers dance during the Rio Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 18, 2016, to promote the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka enjoying experience in spotlight

Tennis: Osaka enjoying experience in spotlight

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka poses with young tennis players from Miyagi Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2016, during a charity event at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

CORRECTED: Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

Performers dance during the Rio Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 18, 2016, to promote the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Osaka enjoying experience in spotlight

Tennis: Osaka enjoying experience in spotlight

Japanese professional tennis player Naomi Osaka talks about her experiences this year during an interview on Sept. 18, 2016, at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan's Asano blames himself for "ghost goal" in defeat to UAE

Soccer: Japan's Asano blames himself for "ghost goal" in defeat to UAE

Takuma Asano (18) reacts after his shot looked to have crossed the goal line, but Qatari referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim waved play on in the second half of Japan's 2-1 loss at home to the United Arab Emirates in a World Cup qualifier on Sept. 1, 2016. Asano has bizarrely blamed himself for it before Japan play another qualifier away to Thailand on Sept. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Putin, Abe to meet in Vladivostok on Sept. 2

Putin, Abe to meet in Vladivostok on Sept. 2

Undated combination photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Alexander Galushka, minister for the development of the Russian Far East, told reporters in Moscow on Aug. 18, 2016, that the two leaders will meet in Vladivostok on Sept. 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan city to start tracking service for missing dementia sufferers

Japan city to start tracking service for missing dementia sufferers

Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2015, shows a Bluetooth tag (L) to be leased by the western Japanese city of Nagaokakyo to help find missing dementia patients. In the first attempt in Japan, the city will start providing 200 tags for free from February 2016 and installing receivers at 18 locations, including at the foot of a mountain. The city will ask people to download a dedicated app so their smartphones can work as receivers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Game Show 2016 begins

Tokyo Game Show 2016 begins

Cosplayers welcome visitors to the Tokyo Game Show 2016 at the Makuhari Messe convention center near Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2016. More than 600 exhibitors participated in one of the world's largest game shows, where virtual reality devices and games are expected to grab the spotlight. The four-day event through Sept. 18 is expected to draw 230,000 visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Takahashi, Matsutomo claim 2nd Japan Open title

Badminton: Takahashi, Matsutomo claim 2nd Japan Open title

Japan's Ayaka Takahashi (L) and Misaki Matsutomo, who won the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic women's badminton doubles, celebrate after defeating South Korea's Kim Ha Na and Kong Hee Yong 21-18, 21-16 in the Japan Open women's doubles final at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Sept. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese team led by 69-year-old scales unclimbed peak in Himalayas

Japanese team led by 69-year-old scales unclimbed peak in Himalayas

Japanese mountaineer Tsuneo Shigehiro speaks in Kobe on Sept. 2, 2016, a week before leaving for the Himalayas. A Japanese party led by the 69-year-old has scaled the unclimbed peak of Nangamari II in the Himalayas, the Japanese Alpine Club Kansai said on Oct. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poison may have been injected into drip bags at Yokohama hospital

Poison may have been injected into drip bags at Yokohama hospital

A notice is posted at the entrance of Oguchi Hospital in Yokohama on Sept. 27, 2016, saying the hospital will temporarily suspend outpatient consultations. Two male patients at the hospital, both 88, died of poisoning on Sept. 18 and 20. Police suspect that a surfactant compound may have been added to intravenous drips administered to them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers win NL West title

Baseball: Dodgers win NL West title

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda (18) and third baseman Justin Turner (10) dash from the dugout after the team defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-3 to win the National League West division title at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi, Matsutomo fall in rematch of Rio final

Takahashi, Matsutomo fall in rematch of Rio final

Rio Olympics silver medalists Christinna Pedersen (L in front) and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark (R in front) celebrate after gaining a point against gold medalists Misaki Matsutomo (L in back) and Ayaka Takahashi of Japan during the women's doubles final at the Yonex Open badminton tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. The Danish pair got their revenge with a 19-21, 21-18, 21-12 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahashi, Matsutomo fall in rematch of Rio final

Takahashi, Matsutomo fall in rematch of Rio final

Rio Olympics gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi (back) and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan play against silver medalists Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark during the women's doubles final at the Yonex Open badminton tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2016. The Danish pair got their revenge with a 19-21, 21-18, 21-12 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paralympics: Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

Paralympics: Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

The message "See you in Tokyo" is projected during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Noguchi finishes 3rd in climbing world c'ships

Japan's Noguchi finishes 3rd in climbing world c'ships

Akiyo Noguchi of Japan pumps her fist after competing in the women's bouldering final at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Paris on Sept. 18, 2016. Noguchi finished third. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Noguchi finishes 3rd in climbing world c'ships

Japan's Noguchi finishes 3rd in climbing world c'ships

Akiyo Noguchi of Japan competes in the women's bouldering final at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Paris on Sept. 18, 2016. Noguchi finished third. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nonaka finishes 2nd in climbing world c'ships

Japan's Nonaka finishes 2nd in climbing world c'ships

Miho Nonaka of Japan pumps her fist after competing in the women's bouldering final at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Paris on Sept. 18, 2016. Nonaka finished second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nonaka finishes 2nd in climbing world c'ships

Japan's Nonaka finishes 2nd in climbing world c'ships

Miho Nonaka of Japan competes in the women's bouldering final at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Paris on Sept. 18, 2016. Nonaka finished second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Paralympics

Scenes from Rio Paralympics

Photo taken Sept. 18, 2016, shows a man wearing a jacket of leaves at Maracana Stadium, where the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics closing ceremony was held. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Paralympics

Scenes from Rio Paralympics

A photographer (L) stands on Sept. 18, 2016, beside a security officer with a gun at Maracana Stadium, where the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics closing ceremony was held. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Paralympics

Scenes from Rio Paralympics

A motorcycle policeman drinks water during a marathon competition at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Paralympics

Scenes from Rio Paralympics

People leave Maracana Stadium after attending the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe arrives in New York

PM Abe arrives in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie arrive in New York on Sept. 18, 2016. Abe is scheduled to attend the U.N. General Assembly and related meetings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe arrives in New York

PM Abe arrives in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie arrive in New York on Sept. 18, 2016. Abe is scheduled to attend the U.N. General Assembly and related meetings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Tsuchida 4th in women's wheelchair marathon

Japan's Tsuchida 4th in women's wheelchair marathon

Wakako Tsuchida of Japan reacts after finishing fourth in the women's wheelchair marathon at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Tsuchida 4th in women's wheelchair marathon

Japan's Tsuchida 4th in women's wheelchair marathon

Wakako Tsuchida (C) of Japan competes in the women's wheelchair marathon at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. Tsuchida finished fourth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

Volunteers of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics dance on stage during the closing ceremony on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

A singer interacts with a man in a wheelchair during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

A wheelchair-bound performer does a handstand during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

Performers entertain during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

Performers entertain during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

Performers entertain during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

Performers entertain during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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