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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

This photo taken on June 30, 2024 shows a scene at a ceremony marking the opening of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze, held in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Kalsang Baljor/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 30, 2024 shows a scene at a ceremony marking the opening of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze, held in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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Israeli airstrikes kill 36 military personnel in Syria's Aleppo

STORY: Israeli airstrikes kill 36 military personnel in Syria's Aleppo SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosions at the targeted site STORYLINE: Thirty-six Syrian military personnel were killed in multiple Israeli airstrikes that targeted military bases in Syria's northern city of Aleppo before dawn Friday, a war monitor reported. The strikes hit a Hezbollah warehouse in the Jibrin area near Aleppo International Airport, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based watchdog group said the attacks, which reverberated across the northern Aleppo countryside for about three hours, resulted in the most deaths of Syrian military personnel due to Israeli airstrikes. Defense factories in the Safira area were also targeted, the watchdog added. A statement from the Syrian Defense Ministry said that around 1:45 a.m. local time on Friday (2245 GMT Thursday), the Israeli

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Jones, Oldroyd retain titles at Queenstown Marathon

STORY: Jones, Oldroyd retain titles at Queenstown Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:44 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the marathon STORYLINE: Host runner Daniel Jones and Hannah Oldroyd from Britain defended their titles in the men's and women's categories respectively of the Queenstown Marathon on Saturday as the picturesque event attracted over 11,000 athletes. Wellington-based Jones won the men's race in two hours, 31 minutes and 13 seconds, while Oldroyd finished first in the women's category with 2:49:50. "I'm feeling pretty stoked. I've been back training pretty well for the last six weeks and I felt just about ready to get in a good marathon today. 2:31, I think it was not my quickest time here, but I was pushed hard by some of those other guys earlier on and just managed to pull away in the second half and held my nerve and just managed to stick to it," said Jones. "There was such a good atmosphere again, running through Que

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Flood-hit Fangshan District in Beijing copes with Doksuri aftermath

STORY: Flood-hit Fangshan District in Beijing copes with Doksuri aftermath DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various the flood-hit area 2. STANDUP 1 (English): GUO PEIRAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO HAONAN, Villager, Shangwan Village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHENG MINGHUI, Villager, Shangwan Village STORYLINE: Typhoon Doksuri has brought heavy rainfall to Beijing in the past few days. The city recorded 744.8 millimeters of rain between Saturday and Wednesday, the highest since records began 140 years ago. Among the hardest hit was Shangwan Village, Fangshan District located in the mountainous region in southwest Beijing. STANDUP 1 (English): GUO PEIRAN, Xinhua correspondent "About five to six hours earlier before the heavy rainstorm hit Beijing on Saturday, the local authorities of Beijing's mountainous area started to relocate its residents to safe areas like here, the place where I am now in. Once it was a conference room

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a ballet class at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 31, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a general education course at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student attends a ballet class at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher instructs students at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 31, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a ballet class at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students put on pointe shoes at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher corrects the posture of a student at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a general education course at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a ballet class at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Student prepare for a competition at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher instructs a student at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student attends a ballet class at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 31, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student attends a ballet class at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 31, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-BALLET SCHOOL (CN)

(230601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a ballet class at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2023. Founded in 1994, the ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet is a major professional ballet training base in China. The school recruits children aged 10 to 12 who are interested in ballet and have a certain level of proficiency in ballet from across the country. Nearly 1,000 children apply for the school every year, and about 70 of them are accepted. At present, there are more than 400 students studying in seven grades at the school. The students here study and practice dancing for four to six hours every day and try their best to pursue their ballet dream. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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Fire on freighter

WAKKANAI, Japan - Photo shows the 497-ton Taigan, a Cambodia-registered freighter docked at Wakkanai port in Hokkaido on May 16, 2013. Bodies believed to be those of six missing Russian crew members were found inside the ship after it took about 11 hours to put out a fire that broke out early in the morning.

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S. Korean says tortured in China

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Yong Hwan, a South Korean activist expelled from China in July 2012, holds a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 6, 2012. Kim said Chinese security agents tortured him to extract information about organizations helping North Koreans flee to China, by keeping him awake for six straight days and subjecting him to more than five hours of electric shocks. China has denied that Kim was tortured while in detention, South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said.

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Yamaha Motor to market electric scooter from September

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. will the ''Electric Commuter'' EC-03 scooter (photo) in Tokyo and its adjacent areas from September, with nationwide distribution starting the following month. Powered by Sanyo Electric Co. lithium-ion batteries, the eco-friendly scooter can travel for a maximum of about 43 kilometers on a single battery charge of roughly six hours.

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Ex-U.S. envoy Pritchard ends 4-day trip to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Charles Pritchard, a former U.S. special envoy for Korean peace talks, is surrounded by reporters at Beijing airport on Nov. 24, 2009, after returning from a four-day trip to North Korea. Richardson said his three-member group held about six hours of discussions with Ri Gun, director general of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's North American affairs bureau.

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U.S. forces use civilian airport in Okinawa, amid protest

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A U.S. Marines tanker plane lands for refueling at a civilian airport on Miyakojima Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 26, while on its way to the Philippines, amid a local protest. The tanker plane and six helicopters left Miyako airport for a joint drill with Philippine forces after staying about two hours.

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Japanese boat collides with Chinese cargo ship off Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - Japan Coast Guard divers (below) search for crew from the 9.29-ton Japanese fishing boat Seiryo Maru (above), which collided with a Chinese freighter and capsized early June 27 some 110 kilometers south of Kochi port in western Japan. One of the two missing fishermen was found about six hours after the collision.

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Istanbul's famous avenue strengthens security after bomb attack

STORY: Istanbul's famous avenue strengthens security after bomb attack DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istiklal Avenue and police officers patrolling 2. various of Istanbul local officials 3. various of the street STORYLINE: Istanbul has beefed up security measures after an explosion rocked the city's busiest pedestrian avenue on Nov. 13, leaving six people dead and more than 80 wounded. The number of security officials and undercover police officers patrolling the Istiklal Avenue has increased considerably. Benches and potted trees along the avenue have been removed for security reasons after CCTV cameras revealed that the perpetrator sat on a bench for hours before carrying out the assault. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu inspected the area and talked with the residents about their concerns. Hotels in Istanbul are back at full capacity after temporarily losing some of their clients right after the attack. The avenu

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More air-conditioned train service to be provided in Mumbai

STORY: More air-conditioned train service to be provided in Mumbai DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trains in Mumbai STORYLINE: Following the success of the air-conditioned (AC) trains in Mumbai, India's Western Railway (WR) is planning to add more local AC service soon to meet the fast growing demand. Some of the new trains will serve on new routes while some others will replace the existing non-AC trains. The decision came amid an ongoing debate about the need for more local AC trains in Mumbai after an incident of a chock-full AC train raised concern among the public and authorities. The local AC service is popular among commuters in Mumbai. During the peak hours, the trains are jam-packed. According to the railway company, the number of passengers using AC suburban trains has increased seven-fold over the past six months. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mumbai, India. (XHTV)

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A glimpse of China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts' first EVAs

STORY: A glimpse of China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts' first EVAs DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: various of the astronauts STORYLINE: China's astronauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang have completed their extravehicular activities (EVAs) and returned to the space station lab module Wentian, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on early hours of Friday. This was the first time Chinese astronauts have used Wentian's airlock cabin, aided by its small mechanical arm, to carry out EVAs, said the CMSA, who has declared Friday's mission a complete success. The pair returned to the lab module at 0:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) after about six hours of EVAs, according to the CMSA. Under the coordination between space and Earth, and coordination with astronaut Cai Xuzhe inside the lab module, the pair completed a series of tasks, including the installation of the extended pump set of the Wentian lab module, lifting the lab module's panoramic camera, and the veri

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Tanker refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal

STORY: Tanker refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the canal's control room and the then-stranded tanker (courtesy of Suez Canal Authority) 2. various of the March 2021's stranded Ever Given STORYLINE: A large oil tanker stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal was refloated late Wednesday, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Thursday. "The vessel coming from Portugal ran aground in the Suez Canal at about 7 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Wednesday, and tug boats released it into its navigational course five hours later," said George Safwat, spokesperson of the SCA. He added that the vessel, Affinity V, had been blocking the southern section of the canal for a short period, noting that "traffic has returned to normal." The incident took place in the same single-lane stretch of the canal where the Ever Given, a giant cargo ship, ran aground for six days in March 2021, causing disruption in global tr

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-ASTRONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES-COMPLETION (CN)

(220902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 2, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts Chen Dong (R) and Liu Yang waving before returning to the space station lab module Wentian after completing extravehicular activities (EVAs). China's astronauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang have completed their EVAs and returned to the space station lab module Wentian, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on early hours of Friday. The pair returned to the lab module at 0:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) after about six hours of EVAs, according to the CMSA. Under the coordination between space and Earth, and coordination with astronaut Cai Xuzhe inside the lab module, the pair completed a series of tasks, including the installation of the extended pump set of the Wentian lab module, lifting the lab module's panoramic camera, and the verification of capability for independent transfer and emergency return to the spacecraft. (Photo by Li Jie/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-ASTRONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES-COMPLETION (CN)

(220902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 2, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 astronaut Liu Yang (L) returning to the space station lab module Wentian after completing extravehicular activities (EVAs). China's astronauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang have completed their EVAs and returned to the space station lab module Wentian, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on early hours of Friday. The pair returned to the lab module at 0:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) after about six hours of EVAs, according to the CMSA. Under the coordination between space and Earth, and coordination with astronaut Cai Xuzhe inside the lab module, the pair completed a series of tasks, including the installation of the extended pump set of the Wentian lab module, lifting the lab module's panoramic camera, and the verification of capability for independent transfer and emergency return to the spacecraft. (Photo by Li Jie/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-ASTRONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES-COMPLETION (CN)

(220902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 2, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 astronaut Chen Dong returning to the space station lab module Wentian after completing extravehicular activities (EVAs). China's astronauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang have completed their EVAs and returned to the space station lab module Wentian, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on early hours of Friday. The pair returned to the lab module at 0:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) after about six hours of EVAs, according to the CMSA. Under the coordination between space and Earth, and coordination with astronaut Cai Xuzhe inside the lab module, the pair completed a series of tasks, including the installation of the extended pump set of the Wentian lab module, lifting the lab module's panoramic camera, and the verification of capability for independent transfer and emergency return to the spacecraft. (Photo by Li Jie/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-ASTRONAUTS-EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITIES-COMPLETION (CN)

(220902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 2, 2022 shows China's Shenzhou-14 astronaut Chen Dong closing the hatch of space station lab module Wentian's airlock cabin after completing extravehicular activities (EVAs). China's astronauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang have completed their EVAs and returned to the space station lab module Wentian, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on early hours of Friday. The pair returned to the lab module at 0:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) after about six hours of EVAs, according to the CMSA. Under the coordination between space and Earth, and coordination with astronaut Cai Xuzhe inside the lab module, the pair completed a series of tasks, including the installation of the extended pump set of the Wentian lab module, lifting the lab module's panoramic camera, and the verification of capability for independent transfer and emergency return to the spacecraft. (Photo by Li Jie/Xinhua)

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Heavy rains kill 8 in Yemen

STORY: Heavy rains kill 8 in Yemen DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a flooded street after heavy rain in Sanaa 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): NAGY DABAAN, Sanaa resident 3. various of Sanaa STORYLINE: Torrential rains in Yemen have caused floods in parts of the country and killed at least eight people in the past 24 hours, local health authorities said Sunday. The victims included two girls, who were killed after the heavy rain caused the collapse of their family house in the western part of the capital Sanaa, while the other six people were found dead after they were swept by flood in the province of Dhamar, about 100 km to the south of Sanaa. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): NAGY DABAAN, Sanaa resident "There was heavy rain yesterday (on Saturday). We hope the local authorities can help us better prepare for the flood. Every time when heavy rains hit the city, they cause floods and sweep people away." Residents are worried about epidemics spreading in the r

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China-Vietnam cross-border freight train speeds up

STORY: China-Vietnam cross-border freight train speeds up DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the train 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QING WEI, Manager of Fandong International Supply Chain Group Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG WEI, Staff member, China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. 4. various of the train STORYLINE: A China-Vietnam cross-border freight train departing from south China's Nanning ran for 11 hours and 25 minutes before it arrived in Dong Dang, Vietnam early this week. It reduced the freight transportation time between the two cities by about six hours. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QING WEI, Manager of Fandong International Supply Chain Group Co., Ltd. "The railway department has deployed more forklifts and stevedores at road-rail interface connections. Compared to the past, when we load or unload a standard container, we can be 30% more efficient." In order to improve the efficiency of China-Vietnam freight train serv

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat (R) raised from a depth of about 180 meters is loaded onto a barge off the Hokkaido town of Shari, northern Japan, in the early hours of May 27, 2022, after an initial attempt to salvage the vessel resulted in it sinking to a greater depth. The boat went missing on April 23 with 26 people aboard and was found six days later on the seabed at a depth of around 120 meters.

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Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat (R) raised from a depth of about 180 meters is loaded onto a barge off the Hokkaido town of Shari, northern Japan, in the early hours of May 27, 2022, after an initial attempt to salvage the vessel resulted in it sinking to a greater depth. The boat went missing on April 23 with 26 people aboard and was found six days later on the seabed at a depth of around 120 meters.

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Samaritan pilgrims celebrate Passover on Mount Gerizim

STORY: Samaritan pilgrims celebrate Passover on Mount Gerizim DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: NABLUS, Palestine CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. Samaritan people celebrating the Passover on Mount Gerizim in Nablus city STORYLINE: The Samaritan community in the West Bank started to celebrate the Passover on Mount Gerizim in Nablus on Thursday. The celebrations will last for seven days. The Samaritans are a small sect of about 880 people. Half of their community lives near Mount Gerizim, south of Nablus, while the other half in Holon, Israel. For the first six days, the Samaritans usually gather at a synagogue in their neighborhood on Mount Gerizim. On the seventh day, male pilgrims, in traditional white dresses, flock to the top of the mountain hours before sunrise. As tradition goes, the members of the sect also exchange visits on the Passover, and eat fruits and sweets to celebrate this occasion. Mount Gerizim is a sacred place for the Samaritan sect that believes and performs its