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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 10. Simone Biles (United States, gymnastics) After overcoming mental health challenges occurring during the Tokyo Olympics, Biles made a triumphant return in 2023 by winning her sixth all-around title at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. With her 34th medal at the Olympics and World Championships, the 26-year-old has surpassed Belarusian legend Vitaly Scherbo to become the new record holder with the most medals. This file photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows gold medalist Simone Biles of the United States celebrating during the awarding ceremony of Women's Floor Exercise Final of the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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2023 Russian Dragon Boat Championships concluded in Moscow

STORY: 2023 Russian Dragon Boat Championships concluded in Moscow DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Russian Dragon Boat Championships 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ANTON LYCHAGIN, Captain of "Rodnik" dragon boat team 3. various of 2023 Russian Dragon Boat Championships 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): VITALY BALYCHEV, Master of Sports of Russia of international class in kayaking and canoeing 5. various of awards ceremony STORYLINE: The 2023 Russian Dragon Boat Championships concluded in Moscow on Thursday. About 20 teams from all over Russia, including men's, women's and mixed ones, competed in the categories of 200m, 500m and 2,000m during the four-day event. Anton Lychagin, captain of the "Rodnik" dragon boat team, said that he came into contact with dragon boat sports in 2004 and formed his own team. In recent years, his team has won many European and world championships. Excellent results were also achieved in this year's event. He said that he

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov attends a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: A seagull is seen by the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Servicemen are seen before the start of a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Servicemen are seen before the start of a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov salutes servicemen at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov attends a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov renders a salute at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov attends a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov speaks at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov speaks at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov salutes servicemen at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov speaks at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Severnaya Verf Shipyard CEO Igor Orlov speaks at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Severnaya Verf Shipyard CEO Igor Orlov speaks at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: The Russian corvette Mercury is seen before the start of a flag-raising ceremony. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: The Russian corvette Mercury is seen before the start of a flag-raising ceremony. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: The Russian corvette Mercury is seen before the start of a flag-raising ceremony. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Servicemen stand in formaiton before the start of a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Servicemen stand in formaiton before the start of a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Servicemen stand in formaiton before the start of a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: A serviceman hoists the Jack of the Russian Navy aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Servicemen stand in formation before the start of a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Servicemen stand in formaiton before the start of a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: A serviceman hoists the Jack of the Russian Navy aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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A journey of friendship, cooperation and peace

STORY: A journey of friendship, cooperation and peace DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): VITALY SAVELYEV, Russian Transport Minister 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): IGOR SECHIN, Chief of Russian oil company Rosneft 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): SERGEY LUKONIN, Russian Academy of Sciences 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALEXANDER BOBROV, Director of School of Government and International Affairs, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Russian): ANATOLY TORKUNOV, President of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MURAD GAZDIEV, RT reporter STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin agreed to strengthen bilateral ties based on principles of good-neighborliness, friendship and win-win cooperation, as well as to deepen the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era. On March 20, Chinese Pr

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Russian experts on China's growth potential

STORY: Russian experts on China's growth potential DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's cities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): VITALY MANKEVICH, President of the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): OSOR OCHIROV, Head of the Asia-Pacific Department at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics STORYLINE: Russian industrial experts have spoken highly of the cooperation between Russia and China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): VITALY MANKEVICH, President of the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs "I would like to note China as the main partner in the framework of trade and economic cooperation. It has been Russia's key partner for 12 years so far. China and Russia are implementing large-scale cooperation projects, the Russia-China oil pipeline, as well as the "Power of Siberia" gas pipeline, which is functioning steadily. Due to the steps taken by the two countries, we have managed to maxi

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Russia warns Ukraine's president against military action

NEW YORK, United States - Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 3, 2014. He warned Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko against intensifying military action in eastern Ukraine where pro-Russian forces have been engaged in battles with Ukrainian forces.

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U.N. on Syria

NEW YORK, United States - Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 16, 2013. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon the same day turned in a report to the Security Council in which a team of experts concluded sarin nerve gas had been used on civilians in an attack the previous month in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria.

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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's nuclear test

NEW YORK, United States - Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin, who serves as president of the U.N. Security Council, speaks to reporters about North Korea's second nuclear test at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 25 after an emergency meeting of the Security Council.

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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's nuclear test

NEW YORK, United States - Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin, who serves as president of the U.N. Security Council, speaks to reporters about North Korea's second nuclear test at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 25 after an emergency meeting of the Security Council. (Kyodo)

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The Chronicles Of Riddick (2004)

David Twohy & Vitaly Kravchenko Characters: & Slam Guard (as Vitaliy Kravchenko) Film: The Chronicles Of Riddick (USA 2004) Director: David Twohy 03 June 2004 Date: 03 June 2004

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Lord Of War (2005)

Nicolas Cage & Jared Leto Characters: Yuri Orlov & Vitaly Orlov Film: Lord Of War (USA/FR/DE 2005) Director: Andrew Niccol 16 September 2005 Date: 16 September 2005

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Lord Of War (2005)

Nicolas Cage & Jared Leto Characters: Yuri Orlov & Vitaly Orlov Film: Lord Of War (USA/FR/DE 2005) Director: Andrew Niccol 16 September 2005 Date: 16 September 2005

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Lord Of War (2005)

Jared Leto & Nicolas Cage Characters: Vitaly Orlov & Yuri Orlov Film: Lord Of War (USA/FR/DE 2005) Director: Andrew Niccol 16 September 2005 Date: 16 September 2005

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Lord Of War (2005)

Nicolas Cage & Jared Leto Characters: Yuri Orlov & Vitaly Orlov Film: Lord Of War (USA/FR/DE 2005) Director: Andrew Niccol 16 September 2005 Date: 16 September 2005

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Lord Of War (2005)

Nicolas Cage & Jared Leto Characters: Yuri Orlov & Vitaly Orlov Film: Lord Of War (USA/FR/DE 2005) Director: Andrew Niccol 16 September 2005 Date: 16 September 2005

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Lord Of War (2005)

Nicolas Cage & Jared Leto Characters: Yuri Orlov & Vitaly Orlov Film: Lord Of War (USA/FR/DE 2005) Director: Andrew Niccol 16 September 2005 Date: 16 September 2005

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Lord Of War (2005)

Jared Leto Characters: Vitaly Orlov Film: Lord Of War (USA/FR/DE 2005) Director: Andrew Niccol 16 September 2005 Date: 16 September 2005

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Russian Sports Minister Mutko in press conference

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko talks about preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at a press conference in Moscow on July 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian film "Under the Sun" shows reality of life in North Korea

The documentary film "Under the Sun" directed by Russian director Vitaly Mansky is previewed to the foreign media in Seoul on April 25, 2016. The film, depicting the daily life of a young girl in North Korea, was screened to the public on April 27, 2016, despite opposition from Russia and North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian film "Under the Sun" shows reality of life in North Korea

The documentary film "Under the Sun" directed by Russian director Vitaly Mansky is previewed to the foreign media in Seoul on April 25, 2016. The film, depicting the daily life of a young girl in North Korea, was screened to the public on April 27, 2016, despite opposition from Russia and North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian film "Under the Sun" shows reality of life in North Korea

Russian film director Vitaly Mansky speaks at a press conference in Seoul on April 25 about "Under the Sun" his documentary film which depicts the daily life of a young girl in North Korea. The film was previewed to foreign media on the same day and shown to the public two days later despite opposition from Russia and North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian film "Under the Sun" shows reality of life in North Korea

The documentary film "Under the Sun" directed by Russian director Vitaly Mansky is previewed to the foreign media in Seoul on April 25, 2016. The film, depicting the daily life of a young girl in North Korea, was screened to the public on April 27, 2016, despite opposition from Russia and North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup in Japan: Russia v Samoa

Vitaly Zhivatov of Russia is manhandled during the first half of a Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Samoa on Sept. 24, 2019, in Kumagaya, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russia's U.N. ambassador dies in N.Y.

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin, shown in this photo taken in September 2016, died on Feb. 20, 2017, in New York, aged 64, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. Churkin faced off against Western diplomats over issues such as Ukraine and Syria while he was in office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo