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Russian translator promotes Sino-Russian cultural exchanges

STORY: Russian translator promotes Sino-Russian cultural exchanges SHOOTING TIME: May 16, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: HUNCHUN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hunchun 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SVETLANA KAPITSYNA, Russian translator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SVETLANA KAPITSYNA, Russian translator STORYLINE: 62-year-old Svetlana Kapitsyna is a Russian translator who has lived in China for almost 12 years. As an experienced "China hand," she has worked to promote Sino-Russian cultural exchanges through translating and teaching. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SVETLANA KAPITSYNA, Russian translator "I first came to China in the spring of 1989, exactly 35 years ago. My first impression was that this was a beautiful city. At that time, we were just starting our translation work. We had a number of major companies that specialized in projects related to Sino-Russian trade. I also have worked as a teacher, teaching Russian students Chinese and Chinese students English. I have now

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, gives a press conference during the follow up of the Catalan autonomic election day, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, during the monitoring of the election day of the Catalan autonomous elections, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, gives a press conference during the follow up of the Catalan autonomic election day, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australian inflation falls to near 2-year low

STORY: Australian inflation falls to near 2-year low SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of supermarket STORYLINE: Australia's rate of inflation has fallen to its lowest level in almost two years. According to official data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, the consumer price index (CPI), Australia's headline measure of inflation, rose by 4.3 percent in the 12 months to the end of November 2023. It marks a fall from a 4.9 percent rise in the 12 months to the end of October 2023 and the slowest annual rate of price rises since January 2022. State media the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that economists were expecting inflation to come in at 4.4 percent over the year to November. Treasurer Jim Chalmers welcomed the data but said that inflation is still higher than the government would like. "What this number shows is that the government's polic

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma prepares for the farmers' New Year celebrations at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang holds a baby at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang and children enjoy a cake at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma and children decorate their house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma takes care of a child at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma prepares milk for children at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tenzin Drolma and children prepare for the farmers' New Year celebrations at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children enjoy a cake at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children pose for photos with a certificate of merit at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang feeds a baby at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children enjoy a cake at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-WELFARE HOUSE-CELEBRATIONS (CN)

(240109) -- LHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang shares a cake for children at a welfare house in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. Pasang, 44 years old, has been preparing for the celebrations at a welfare house. This year witnessed the eighteenth New Year that Pasang celebrated here. Together with Tenzin Drolma, who came to help in 2017, Pasang shoulders the responsibility of a mother for 13 children at this welfare house. Each of them is considered her family. As the farmers' New Year draws near, Pasang and Tenzin Drolma have prepared almost everything they need for celebrations at their sweet home. As for the New Year wishes, Pasang said that she wishes her kids to be sound and able to make contributions to society. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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American businessman eyes opportunities in China's Hainan

STORY: American businessman eyes opportunities in China's Hainan SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Randy Floyd working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RANDY FLOYD, Founder of Haikou Tongbang Chang Foreign Language Education Consulting Co., Ltd. 3. various of Hainan Province (file footage) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RANDY FLOYD, Founder of Haikou Tongbang Chang Foreign Language Education Consulting Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: American businessman Randy Floyd has stayed in China for 12 years. He established his own company in south China's Hainan Province several years ago, attracted by the promising opportunities and the favorable business environment. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RANDY FLOYD, Founder of Haikou Tongbang Chang Foreign Language Education Consulting Co., Ltd. "My name is Randy, and I'm from America. I've been in Hainan for six years, in China for almost 12 (years). I have a foreign language consultation compa

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Scientific collaboration key to success, says CERN official

STORY: Scientific collaboration key to success, says CERN official DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of CERN 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMANUEL TSESMELIS, CERN'S head of relations with associate members and non-member states 3. various of CERN STORYLINE: Strengthening scientific collaboration has been the guiding principle of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, since its establishment almost 70 years ago, Emmanuel Tsesmelis said. Tsesmelis, CERN'S head of relations with associate members and non-member states, made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua. He said this ambition is even more important today. Since humans share the need to understand the universe, it can only be performed together, Tsesmelis said. Tsesmelis noted that CERN has a "very nice" collaboration with China. "I hope that will continue into the future," he said. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMANUEL TSESMELIS, CERN'S head of relations w

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Old kangaroo mom busy raising joey in Japan zoo

MATSUYAMA, Japan - This photo shows the 12-year-old red kangaroo Butii, over 100 years old in the human equivalent, taking care of her baby at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on July 6, 2010. The mother kangaroo, almost blind from cataracts, has been successfully raising the joey, said to be 6 months old, with close monitoring by zoo keepers.

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Aso stumps for votes on last day of election campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso, who doubles as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a plea for voter support in a campaign speech in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2009, the last day of the official 12-day campaign for Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. Aso's LDP, which has held power almost without interruption for over 50 years, is struggling against the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, which polls show is likely to see a landslide win in the election.

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Nikkei briefly falls below 26-year closing low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board outside a brokerage in Tokyo shows Japan's key Nikkei index closing at 7,268.56 on Feb. 24. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average briefly dropped below a 26-year closing low during the day's session, as investors were rattled after the Dow Jones index closed Monday at its lowest level in almost 12 years amid fresh financial worries.

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China's "grain barn" sees another bumper autumn harvest

STORY: China's "grain barn" sees another bumper autumn harvest DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:27 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the autumn harvest STORYLINE: Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has almost completed its autumn harvest until Monday, according to the provincial department of agriculture. known as China's "grain barn," Heilongjiang is again seeing a bumper autumn harvest. The grain sown area in the province remains stable at over 218 million mu (about 14.5 million hectares) this year. Over the past decade, Heilongjiang has made great strides in securing grain harvests thanks to its strenuous efforts. It has remained China's top grain producer for 12 years in succession. In 2021, Heilongjiang saw its 18th consecutive bumper year, with a grain harvest of more than 78.68 billion kg. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Indonesia, Canada agree to boost economic cooperation

STORY: Indonesia, Canada agree to boost economic cooperation DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the FMs signing 2. various of the press conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RETNO MARSUDI, Indonesian Foreign Minister 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MELANIE JOLY, Canadian Foreign Minister STORYLINE: Indonesia and Canada agreed on Monday to boost economic cooperation during the visit of Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly to Jakarta where she met her Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi. Official data show that trade volume between Indonesia and Canada increased by almost 30 percent in 2021, reaching 3.12 billion U.S. dollars. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RETNO MARSUDI, Indonesian Foreign Minister "I am also very glad both of us just signed the Indonesia-Canada Plan of Action for the period of 2022-2025, a guidance on how we will navigate our cooperation in the next four years." The Canadian Foreign Minister said besides Indonesia, Cana

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Italian chef in China helps provide free boxed meals for medical staff fighting COVID-19

STORY: Italian chef in China helps provide free boxed meals for medical staff fighting COVID-19 DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Italian chef Andrea Evaristi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDREA EVARISTI, Executive chef of Swiss Grand Nanchang, Jiangxi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDREA EVARISTI, Executive chef of Swiss Grand Nanchang, Jiangxi STORYLINE: Andrea Evaristi, a 41-year-old Italian, has been living in China for almost 12 years. Now he works as an executive chef at a hotel in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. Recently, Nanchang has carried out new rounds of mass nucleic acid testing to curb rebound of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hotel where Andrea works provided free boxed meals for the medical staff nearby to show support and gratitude for their hard work. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDREA EVARISTI, Executive chef of Swiss Grand Nanchang, Jiangxi "Because now of the epidemic, we don't work and the restaurant now is closed for safety. W

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U.S.-CPI-INFLATION

(220211) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian passes by promotion advertisement in a grocery store window in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, Feb. 10, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in January continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday, raising the prospect of a tighter monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.6 percent from the previous month and 7.5 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CPI-INFLATION

(220211) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gas prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, Feb. 10, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in January continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday, raising the prospect of a tighter monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.6 percent from the previous month and 7.5 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CPI-INFLATION

(220211) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian passes by promotion advertisement in a grocery store window in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, Feb. 10, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in January continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday, raising the prospect of a tighter monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.6 percent from the previous month and 7.5 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CPI-INFLATION

(220211) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, Feb. 10, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in January continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday, raising the prospect of a tighter monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.6 percent from the previous month and 7.5 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CPI-INFLATION

(220211) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gas prices are displayed at a Mobil gas station in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, Feb. 10, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in January continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday, raising the prospect of a tighter monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.6 percent from the previous month and 7.5 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-ECONOMY-CPI-RECORD HIGH

(220113) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for fruit at a Target store in New York, the United States, Jan. 12, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in December continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, which could push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates earlier, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.5 percent from the previous month and 7.0 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the department. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-ECONOMY-CPI-RECORD HIGH

(220113) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop for clothes at a store in New York, the United States, Jan. 12, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in December continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, which could push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates earlier, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.5 percent from the previous month and 7.0 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the department. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-ECONOMY-CPI-RECORD HIGH

(220113) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man fills his car at a gas station in New York, the United States, Jan. 12, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in December continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, which could push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates earlier, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.5 percent from the previous month and 7.0 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the department. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-ECONOMY-CPI-RECORD HIGH

(220113) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a Target store in New York, the United States, Jan. 12, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in December continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, which could push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates earlier, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.5 percent from the previous month and 7.0 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the department. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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U.S.-ECONOMY-CPI-RECORD HIGH

(220113) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for meat at a Target store in New York, the United States, Jan. 12, 2022. U.S. consumer prices in December continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, which could push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates earlier, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) last month rose 0.5 percent from the previous month and 7.0 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the department. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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Neymar Extends His Contract With PSG

Almost four years after his arrival at PSG, the Brazilian has finally extended his contract, just over a year before it expires - FILE - PSG's Neymar during the French League 1 match between Paris Saint Germain vs AS Monaco at the Parc des Princes on January 12, 2020 in Paris France Photo by Christian Lewig /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Neymar Extends His Contract With PSG

Almost four years after his arrival at PSG, the Brazilian has finally extended his contract, just over a year before it expires - FILE - PSG's Neymar during the Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs AS Monaco football match at the Parc des Princes stadium on January 12, 2020 in Paris, France. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Neymar Extends His Contract With PSG

Almost four years after his arrival at PSG, the Brazilian has finally extended his contract, just over a year before it expires - FILE - Hand out file photo dated August 12, 2020 of Neymar of Paris Saint-Germain smiles after the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final match between Atalanta and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon, Portugal. Sports equipment manufacturer Nike has parted ways with Neymar, ending one of the company's highest-profile sponsorship deals a decade and a half after signing the star striker as a 13-year-old prodigy. Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo said Neymar's last deal with Nike was an 11-year contract that is set to expire in 2022, worth a total 100 million euros. Photo by Michael Regan/UEFA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nikkei briefly falls below 26-year closing low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board outside a brokerage in Tokyo shows Japan's key Nikkei index closing at 7,268.56 on Feb. 24. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average briefly dropped below a 26-year closing low during the day's session, as investors were rattled after the Dow Jones index closed Monday at its lowest level in almost 12 years amid fresh financial worries. (Kyodo)

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Aso stumps for votes on last day of election campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso, who doubles as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a plea for voter support in a campaign speech in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2009, the last day of the official 12-day campaign for Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. Aso's LDP, which has held power almost without interruption for over 50 years, is struggling against the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, which polls show is likely to see a landslide win in the election. (Kyodo)

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Daibutsu-den (the Great Buddha Hall),Todaiji Temple

This photo was taken before the restoration of the Great Buddha Hall in the Meiji Period because the eaves are waving. Since the present-day Buddha Hall was constructed in 1709, it had been almost two hundred years until the large restoration in the end of the Meiji Period. Due to the large structure, the roofs were deformed, and hence, it was dismantled and restored.==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐12‐0]

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Old kangaroo mom busy raising joey in Japan zoo

MATSUYAMA, Japan - This photo shows the 12-year-old red kangaroo Butii, over 100 years old in the human equivalent, taking care of her baby at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on July 6, 2010. The mother kangaroo, almost blind from cataracts, has been successfully raising the joey, said to be 6 months old, with close monitoring by zoo keepers. (Kyodo)

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fans, visitors, large-scale screen, mourning ceremony, Karel Gott, Prague Castle

Czech pop singer Karel Gott's fans watch a mourning ceremony to Karel Gott in St Vitus Cathedral on the large-scale screen on the Third Courtyard of Prague Castle, Czech Republic, October 12, 2019. A religious service will be accompanied by speeches and performances of selected singers. . Karel Gott died at 80 on October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle. Gott was at the top of music for some 60 years. He released almost 300 LPs and sold tens of of millions of records. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Hradcany square, large-scale screen, mourning ceremony, Karel Gott, Prague Castle

The large-scale screen on the Hradcany square in Prague, Czech Republic, October 12, 2019. The public can watch a mourning ceremony to Czech pop singer Karel Gott in St Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle. A religious service will be accompanied by speeches and performances of selected singers. Karel Gott died at 80 on October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle. Gott was at the top of music for some 60 years. He released almost 300 LPs and sold tens of of millions of records. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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fans, visitors, mourning ceremony, Karel Gott, Prague Castle

Czech pop singer Karel Gott's fans watch a mourning ceremony to Karel Gott in St Vitus Cathedral on the large-scale screen on the Hradcany square outside Prague Castle, Czech Republic, October 12, 2019. A religious service will be accompanied by speeches and performances of selected singers. Karel Gott died at 80 on October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle. Gott was at the top of music for some 60 years. He released almost 300 LPs and sold tens of of millions of records. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Jaroslav Kubera, Vera Kuberova, mourning ceremony, Karel Gott, Prague Castle

President of the Senate Jaroslav Kubera, center, and his wife Vera Kuberova, right, attend a mourning ceremony to Czech pop singer Karel Gott in St Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle, the seat of Czech kings and presidents, Prague, Czech Republic, October 12, 2019. A religious service will be accompanied by speeches and performances of selected singers. The public can watch it on large-scale screens on the Third Courtyard or on Hradcany square outside the Castle. Karel Gott died at 80 on October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle. Gott was at the top of music for some 60 years. He released almost 300 LPs and sold tens of millions of records. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Helena Vondrackova, Martin Michal, mourning ceremony, Karel Gott, Prague Castle

Czech singer Helena Vondrackova, left, and her husband Martin Michal leave a mourning ceremony to Czech pop singer Karel Gott in St Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle, the seat of Czech kings and presidents, Prague, Czech Republic, October 12, 2019. A religious service will be accompanied by speeches and performances of selected singers. The public can watch it on large-scale screens on the Third Courtyard or on Hradcany square outside the Castle. Karel Gott died at 80 on October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle. Gott was at the top of music for some 60 years. He released almost 300 LPs and sold tens of millions of records. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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mourning ceremony, Karel Gott, Prague Castle

Funeral guests attend a mourning ceremony to Czech pop singer Karel Gott in St Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle, the seat of Czech kings and presidents, Prague, Czech Republic, October 12, 2019. A religious service will be accompanied by speeches and performances of selected singers. The public can watch it on large-scale screens on the Third Courtyard or on Hradcany square outside the Castle. Karel Gott died at 80 on October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle. Gott was at the top of music for some 60 years. He released almost 300 LPs and sold tens of millions of records. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Iva Janzurova, mourning ceremony, Karel Gott, Prague Castle

Czech actress Iva Janzurova leaves a mourning ceremony to Czech pop singer Karel Gott in St Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle, the seat of Czech kings and presidents, Prague, Czech Republic, October 12, 2019. A religious service will be accompanied by speeches and performances of selected singers. The public can watch it on large-scale screens on the Third Courtyard or on Hradcany square outside the Castle. Karel Gott died at 80 on October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle. Gott was at the top of music for some 60 years. He released almost 300 LPs and sold tens of millions of records. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Nelly Sofie Gottova, Ivana Gottova, mourning ceremony, Karel Gott

Karel Gott's widow Ivana Gottova, left, and daughter Nelly Sofie Gottova stay in front of the coffin containing the remains of Czech pop singer Karel Gott at the Crematorium Motol after the mourning ceremony in the St Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle, Czech Republic, October 12, 2019. Karel Gott died at 80 on October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle. Gott was at the top of music for some 60 years. He released almost 300 LPs and sold tens of millions of records. (CTK Photo)