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Destroyed school in Krakhove

KURAKHOVE, UKRAINE - AUGUST 12, 2023 - Artificial flowers and a watercolour palette are seen on the floor at Kurakhove Gymnasium N2 damaged in a Russian rocket attack, Kurakhove, Donetsk Region, eastern Ukraine.

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Cultural salon featuring Chinese tea attracts Australians

STORY: Cultural salon featuring Chinese tea attracts Australians DATELINE: June 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID VAN NUNEN, President of the Australian Watercolour Institute 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TRACY SAUNDERS, Sydneysider STORYLINE: With light tea aroma, wonderful intangible cultural heritage performances and an elegant tea art show, a tea-themed cultural salon staged in downtown Sydney provided a fresh and immersive experience for Australians. The event, entitled "Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon," was held at the China Cultural Center in Sydney on Thursday evening, which is also part of a global event to promote China's tea culture. Visitors had the chance to watch tea-themed traditional Chinese folk dance and tea ceremony performances, taste different kinds of Chinese tea, try paper cutting, and learn more about the history and cultural backgrounds of tea. SOUNDBITE 1 (English):

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Japanese Infantryman

Japanese Infantryman, 1945 (c). Watercolour, artist unknown, 1945 (c). In uniform, carrying an Arisaka Type 38 rifle. Inscribed as title with additional paragraph of text about the uniform and equipment. Associated with Burma, World War Two, Far East (1941-1945). From the Burma Memorial Collection. Date: circa 1945

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Thailand - POW Railway - Punishment

1943/4 Thailand - POW Railway. Punishment with 4 gall container 3/4 full of water or stones. Watercolour with some pen and ink, signed lower left, ?Chalker?, by Gunner Jack B Chalker (1918-2014), Royal Artillery, 1945 (c). Full length figure of a near naked prisoner tied to a bamboo stake with a heavy rough tin container tied around his neck and Japanese guards beyond, Ban Pong Camp, Thailand.Associated with World War Two, POWs Far East (1941-1945).Chalker recalls observing such a torture on arrival in Ban Pong Camp in October 1942. 'The tin container was filled with stones or water, when the neck was straightened the jagged edge of the tin lacerated the chest?he was in great distress..' Date: 1945

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