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Kamala Harris Thrust Into Spotlight As Biden Bows Out

File photo - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) report in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The PAVE task force today released an action plan that represents wide-ranging sets of reforms to advance equity in the home appraisal process the White House announced. President Biden announced he was suspending his re-election campaign and putting his faith in Harris. Within hours, the vice-president confirmed her own bid for the White House. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic party, and unite our nation, to defeat Donald Trump,” Harris said. “We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win." Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240322) -- BEIJING, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker grinds the track on the railway linking Yulin City and Tieshan port, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 21, 2024. China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has recently launched an inspection and appraisal mission to ensure the safe operation of railways and supporting facilities of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An aircraft takes off from Lhasa Konggar International Airport in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Dec. 26, 2023. This airport became the first "high plateau" airport with double runways in the country as its second runway passed appraisal on Dec. 12. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member is pictured under the feed cabin of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province on July 26, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts a maintenance robot platform system designed for China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, on July 25, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows the feed cabin of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts a maintenance robot designed for China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, on July 26, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members adjust a maintenance robot designed for China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, on July 26, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks a maintenance robot designed for China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, on July 26, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts a maintenance robot designed for China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, on July 25, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts a maintenance robot designed for China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province, on July 25, 2023. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-GUIZHOU-FAST-TELESCOPE-ROBOTIC SYSTEM (CN)

(230727) -- PINGTANG, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. A robotic system project for operation and maintenance of the FAST passed on-site appraisal Wednesday. It was one of the key projects designated by state authorities in research and development of smart robots. FAST, the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified over 800 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Tuesday. Dubbed the "China Sky Eye," the telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in the southwestern province of Guizhou. It has a reception area equal to 30 standard football fields. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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World Environment Expo 2023 kicks off in India

STORY: World Environment Expo 2023 kicks off in India DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of World Environment Expo 3. various of plastic recycle machines 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VIJAY GARG, Chairman of State Expert Appraisal Committee, Delhi 5. various of bamboo and wood products 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANUJ SAGAR, Co-founder of The Bamboo Bae 7. various of jute bags 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MONIKA, Founder of Araj Fashions 9. various of World Environment Expo STORYLINE: The 4th edition of the World Environment Expo (WEE 2023) kicked off on Monday in New Delhi on the occasion of World Environment Day. The three-day expo is a B2B business platform for national and international environment technologies, featuring over 150 exhibitors. It is being organized by the Green Society of India and Indian Exhibition Services, with the support of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Government of I

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Land in Sidoarjo, Indonesia covered with mud

SIDOARJO, Indonesia - Land in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, continues to be covered with mud on Jan. 17, 2014, nearly eight years after a massive mud flow from underground engulfed a village during an appraisal exploration of a gas well. The ship (front) is sucking up the mud.

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U.S. wanted impact appraisal for inland area in base transfer

TOKYO, Japan - An internal U.S. military document of April 2006, a copy of which was obtained by Kyodo News, shows that the United States wanted Japan to conduct an environmental impact assessment on an inland area in Okinawa Prefecture in connection with an agreement to relocate the U.S. Air Corps' Futenma air station in Ginowan to the Henoko district in Nago, as seen in this photo taken on Aug. 13, 2014.

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Okuda shows high self-appraisal as Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda, outgoing chairman of the Japan Business Federation, speaks at a press conference at Keidanren Hall in Tokyo on May 18. Okuda, who will be succeeded by Fujio Mitarai, chairman of Canon Inc., gave a high mark to his performance as head of the country's most powerful business lobby, saying, ''I think I am eligible for 70 to 80 points'' out of a perfect 100.''

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Sojitz to incur 16 bil. yen in appraisal losses on commodity trading

TOKYO, Japan - Sojitz Holdings Corp. President Hidetoshi Nishimura (L) tells a press conference on March 9 that the company expects to incur about 16 billion yen in appraisal losses possibly caused by a ''serious violation'' of an in-house rule on commodity futures transactions at trading house Sojitz Corp. The company said it will set up an ''investigation committee,'' inviting an outside lawyer to unravel the matter.

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NTT DoCoMo to post heavy losses on foreign investments

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. President Keiji Tachikawa talks with the media at his office in Tokyo on April 4. He said the company will post an additional appraisal loss of 550 billion yen on its overseas investments for the year to March 31, pushing Japan's largest mobile phone operator into the red for the first time since it went public in 1998.

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Marubeni likely to fall into red in fiscal 1st half

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Tsuji (R), president of the major Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp., meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 8. He said Marubeni's group earnings in the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 will likely fall into the red, leading it to forgo dividend payments in fiscal 2001 for the third year in a row mainly due to restructuring costs and appraisal losses on its stockholdings.

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Marubeni likely to fall into red in fiscal 1st half

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Tsuji (R), president of the major Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp., meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 8. He said Marubeni's group earnings in the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 will likely fall into the red, leading it to forgo dividend payments in fiscal 2001 for the third year in a row mainly due to restructuring costs and appraisal losses on its stockholdings.

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NTT DoCoMo to post heavy losses on foreign investments

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. President Keiji Tachikawa talks with the media at his office in Tokyo on April 4. He said the company will post an additional appraisal loss of 550 billion yen on its overseas investments for the year to March 31, pushing Japan's largest mobile phone operator into the red for the first time since it went public in 1998.

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Sojitz to incur 16 bil. yen in appraisal losses on commodity tra

TOKYO, Japan - Sojitz Holdings Corp. President Hidetoshi Nishimura (L) tells a press conference on March 9 that the company expects to incur about 16 billion yen in appraisal losses possibly caused by a ''serious violation'' of an in-house rule on commodity futures transactions at trading house Sojitz Corp. The company said it will set up an ''investigation committee,'' inviting an outside lawyer to unravel the matter. (Kyodo)

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Making violin from tsunami debris

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 21, 2012, in Tokyo shows Muneyuki Nakazawa, a violin maker known globally for restoration and appraisal of Stradivarius and other rare instruments, making a violin from wooden debris from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami found in the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. A project is under way to have 1,000 violinists from around the world play at various venues in Japan and abroad with violins made from such debris, with the first performance to be given by Ivry Gitlis, an Israeli-born violinist, at a first-anniversary ceremony in Rikuzentakata on March 11. (Kyodo)

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U.S. wanted impact appraisal for inland area in base transfer

TOKYO, Japan - An internal U.S. military document of April 2006, a copy of which was obtained by Kyodo News, shows that the United States wanted Japan to conduct an environmental impact assessment on an inland area in Okinawa Prefecture in connection with an agreement to relocate the U.S. Air Corps' Futenma air station in Ginowan to the Henoko district in Nago, as seen in this photo taken on Aug. 13, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japanese school operator got state-owned land at discount price

Shigeo Umezawa, head of school operator Japan Aviation Academy, speaks at a press conference in Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2018. Japan Aviation Academy was found to have bought state-owned land for 8.75 million yen ($77,360) from the Finance Ministry in 2016, compared with the ministry's estimated appraisal price of 71.8 million yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo