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Thousands evacuated as wildfire rips through Spain's Tenerife

STORY: Thousands evacuated as wildfire rips through Spain's Tenerife DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the people being evacuated in Tenerife, Canary Islands STORYLINE: Around 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife due to a raging wildfire, the Canary Islands' regional government said on Thursday. Unseasonal hot weather plus strong winds has reignited a wildfire that originally began on Aug. 15. The blaze has already burned around 12,273 hectares of land, in the worst wildfire ever to hit the Canary Islands, which are located off the northwest coast of Africa. Around 12,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in and around Santa Ursula and La Orotava in the northeast of the island. The fire was brought under control by firefighters on Sept. 11, but had not been fully extinguished. Temperatures of over 30 degrees centigrade (well above average for October), coupled with stro

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KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-HEATWAVE-HOLIDAY

(230722) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People spend time on a beach during a heatwave in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, July 20, 2023. Many citizens in Kuwait enjoy their Islamic New Year holiday on a beach during a heatwave. The highest temperature reached 50 degrees centigrade on Friday, according to the Kuwait Meteorological Department. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-HEATWAVE-HOLIDAY

(230722) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A young man rides a motorboat along the sea shore during a heatwave in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, July 21, 2023. Many citizens in Kuwait enjoy their Islamic New Year holiday on a beach during a heatwave. The highest temperature reached 50 degrees centigrade on Friday, according to the Kuwait Meteorological Department. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-HEATWAVE-HOLIDAY

(230722) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young men ride a motorboat along the sea shore during a heatwave in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, July 21, 2023. Many citizens in Kuwait enjoy their Islamic New Year holiday on a beach during a heatwave. The highest temperature reached 50 degrees centigrade on Friday, according to the Kuwait Meteorological Department. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-HEATWAVE-HOLIDAY

(230722) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play on a beach during a heatwave in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, July 21, 2023. Many citizens in Kuwait enjoy their Islamic New Year holiday on a beach during a heatwave. The highest temperature reached 50 degrees centigrade on Friday, according to the Kuwait Meteorological Department. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman cools herself with a mini-fan as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman covers herself with an umbrella as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk at the Place de Comedie as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children cool themselves at a fountain of Three Graces on the Place de Comedie as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children cool themselves at a fountain of Three Graces on the Place de Comedie as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man carries a fan while walking on the Place de Comedie as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk at the Place de Comedie as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rest at a bar as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl cools herself at a fountain of Three Graces on the Place de Comedie as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy cools himself at a fountain of Three Graces on the Place de Comedie as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman drinks a beverage to cool herself while walking on the Place de Comedie as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-HEATWAVE

(230720) -- MONTPELLIER, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man covers himself with a towel as the highest temperature reaches 38 degrees centigrade in Montpellier, southern France, July 19, 2023. Extreme heat warnings were issued across Europe on Wednesday as the best part of the continent was gripped by the most intense heatwave since records began. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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Spain faces first heatwave of the summer

STORY: Spain faces first heatwave of the summer DATELINE: June 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: SEVILLE, Spain CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Seville, Spain under high temperatures 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) 3. various of Seville, Spain under high temperatures 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) 5. various of Seville, Spain under high temperatures STORYLINE: Spain this week is facing its first heatwave of the summer, with 23 provinces showing yellow or orange alerts and the maximum temperatures reaching 43 degrees centigrade on Tuesday, according to the country's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). According to AEMET's forecast, the provinces of Cadiz, Cordoba, Seville, Jaen, Ciudad Real, Toledo, Badajoz and Madrid will be on orange alert, meaning there is a significant risk of extreme temperatures. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for t

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U.S. sanctions add to Afghans' pain, poverty during freezing winter

STORY: U.S. sanctions add to Afghans' pain, poverty during freezing winter DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of central Afghanistan's Bamyan Province in winter 2. various of cave-turned shelter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ZARIF, Local resident 4. various of cave-turned shelter 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ZARIF, Local resident 6. various of cave-turned shelter 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): NADIR HUSSAIN, Local resident 8. various of central Afghanistan 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): MAWLAWI SHAKIR TAHIR, Director of Bamyan provincial Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province. The temperature here has reached minus 25 degrees centigrade now. According to Afghan Ministry of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, the chilly weather has already claimed hundreds of lives in this war-torn country. Since the first week of January, the temperatu

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Students, sightseers join event to cool down Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Students wearing summer kimono scatter water in front of Tokyo Tower in Minato Ward on Aug. 18 to help bring down the temperature. As a result, the temperature dropped from 30.8 degrees centigrade to 29.0 degrees centigrade.

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Miss Universe, kabuki actor join Cool Biz operation

TOKYO, Japan - Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza (R) and kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro (L) join Envronment Minister Yuriko Koike (C) in spraying water on the pavement in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, on Aug. 2. Koike, who spearheads the government(s ''Cool Biz'' campaign, looked happy later, saying that the operation helped cut the temperature on the pavement by 1.5 degrees centigrade.

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Tokyo basks in summer heat

A mother and her daughters eat ice cream in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on May 7 as the mercury climbs above 25 degrees centigrade, the temperature the metropolis normally has in late June or early July.

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Wildfires stretching across Spain as heatwave continues

STORY: Wildfires stretching across Spain as heatwave continues DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forest fire in the north of Barcelona (courtesy of firefighters of the Spanish region of Catalonia) STORYLINE: Wildfires have so far burnt more than 22,000 hectares of woodland and scrub in Spain since the start of the heatwave over a week ago, emergency services calculated. Temperatures above 44 degrees centigrade in southern and southwestern Spain and around 40 degrees centigrade for the rest of the country, coming on the back of exceptionally hot and dry months of May and June, have produced the perfect conditions for the wildfires to spread. In southwestern Spain's autonomous community Extremadura, the fire in the comarca of Las Hurdes remains out of control, while a new fire broke out on Saturday in the comarca of Valle de Jerte, which the Regional Government of Extremadura said "started in an absolutely deliberate manner."

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Heatwave continues in Spain as wildfires continue to burn

STORY: Heatwave continues in Spain as wildfires continue to burn DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of heatwave affecting people in Spain 2. various of wildfires in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): LUIS RINCON, Fire Brigade Office, Community of Madrid 4. various of wildfires in Spain STORYLINE: The heatwave which has affected Spain for the past five days is expected to last until at least Monday (July 18), placing the country at extreme risk of wildfires. After thermometers topped 45 degrees centigrade in parts of south and south-west Spain on Wednesday, most southern central and western regions remain on red alert for temperatures of between 42-45 degrees and reaching or close to 40 degrees in the rest of the country. That means woodlands are tinder-dry and only need a spark to explode into flames. Data released at the start of the week by the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) and the Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition, sh

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Spain prepares for prolonged heatwave

STORY: Spain prepares for prolonged heatwave DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAYETANO TORRES, Coordinator of Information, AEMET STORYLINE: Spain's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) warned on Wednesday that temperatures in large parts of Spain will surpass 40 degrees centigrade and no relief is expected until after the weekend. Most of Spain's 17 autonomous communities, except for the Canary Islands, are on alert for extreme temperatures, with some regions, including Andalusia and Extremadura (southern Spain), on red alert. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CAYETANO TORRES, Coordinator of Information, AEMET "We seem to be beating records every year. We are experiencing a greater number of heatwaves, which last longer and which are more intense and arrive earlier in the year." Thermometers climbed to 44 degrees in Extremadura on Tuesday, and the heatwave is expected to reach Jaen, Granada, Cordoba and Sev

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-HEAT

(220618) -- BRUSSELS, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People queue for buying ice creams at the Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary in Brussels, Belgium, June 17, 2022. Belgium witnesses a heat wave with temperature expected to reach 34 degrees centigrade in Brussels in the following days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-HEAT

(220618) -- BRUSSELS, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People rest at the Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary in Brussels, Belgium, June 17, 2022. Belgium witnesses a heat wave with temperature expected to reach 34 degrees centigrade in Brussels in the following days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-HEAT

(220618) -- BRUSSELS, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People rest at the Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary in Brussels, Belgium, June 17, 2022. Belgium witnesses a heat wave with temperature expected to reach 34 degrees centigrade in Brussels in the following days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-HEAT

(220618) -- BRUSSELS, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man and his dog rest near a pond at the Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary in Brussels, Belgium, June 17, 2022. Belgium witnesses a heat wave with temperature expected to reach 34 degrees centigrade in Brussels in the following days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-HEAT

(220618) -- BRUSSELS, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People rest at the Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary in Brussels, Belgium, June 17, 2022. Belgium witnesses a heat wave with temperature expected to reach 34 degrees centigrade in Brussels in the following days. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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ITALY-TURIN-WEATHER

(220521) -- TURIN (ITALY), May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People kayak in Turin, Italy, on May 21, 2022. Many regions across Italy including Turin hit 30 degrees Centigrade on Saturday. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-TURIN-WEATHER

(220521) -- TURIN (ITALY), May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man rests on a bench in the shade in Turin, Italy, on May 21, 2022. Many regions across Italy including Turin hit 30 degrees Centigrade on Saturday. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-TURIN-WEATHER

(220521) -- TURIN (ITALY), May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People row a boat in Turin, Italy, on May 21, 2022. Many regions across Italy including Turin hit 30 degrees Centigrade on Saturday. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-TURIN-WEATHER

(220521) -- TURIN (ITALY), May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes photos near the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy, on May 21, 2022. Many regions across Italy including Turin hit 30 degrees Centigrade on Saturday. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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ITALY-TURIN-WEATHER

(220521) -- TURIN (ITALY), May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People row their boats in Turin, Italy, on May 21, 2022. Many regions across Italy including Turin hit 30 degrees Centigrade on Saturday. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-HEATWAVE

(220429) -- NEW DELHI, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wipes sweat on his face during a hot day in New Delhi, April 29, 2022. Indian capital region Delhi Friday continued to reel under a brutal heatwave like many other parts of the country. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature is likely to touch 44 degrees centigrade on Friday. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-HEATWAVE

(220429) -- NEW DELHI, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man drinks water during a hot day in New Delhi, April 29, 2022. Indian capital region Delhi Friday continued to reel under a brutal heatwave like many other parts of the country. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature is likely to touch 44 degrees centigrade on Friday. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-HEATWAVE

(220429) -- NEW DELHI, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People drink during a hot day in New Delhi, April 29, 2022. Indian capital region Delhi Friday continued to reel under a brutal heatwave like many other parts of the country. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature is likely to touch 44 degrees centigrade on Friday. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-HEATWAVE

(220429) -- NEW DELHI, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People hold umbrellas as they sit during a hot day in New Delhi, April 29, 2022. Indian capital region Delhi Friday continued to reel under a brutal heatwave like many other parts of the country. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature is likely to touch 44 degrees centigrade on Friday. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-HEATWAVE

(220429) -- NEW DELHI, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman drinks water during a hot day in New Delhi, April 29, 2022. Indian capital region Delhi Friday continued to reel under a brutal heatwave like many other parts of the country. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature is likely to touch 44 degrees centigrade on Friday. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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SUDAN-KHARTOUM-ICE SELLER

(220420) -- KHARTMOU, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens gather around an ice seller to buy ice blocks in Khartoum, Sudan, April 19, 2022. Khartoum is witnessing continued power cuts amid a temperature as high as 45 degrees centigrade, that forced the citizens to buy ice blocks for cooling. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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Japanese firms eye new surface material for running tracks

Hajime Kubo (L), senior managing executive officer at Sekisui Chemical Co., and Ryoji Higuchi, director at Mizuno Corp., show in Tokyo on June 8, 2015, a new surface material for running tracks under joint development by the two firms that would reduce the temperature of an athletic field by about 15 degrees centigrade. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miss Universe, kabuki actor join Cool Biz operation

TOKYO, Japan - Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza (R) and kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro (L) join Envronment Minister Yuriko Koike (C) in spraying water on the pavement in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, on Aug. 2. Koike, who spearheads the government(s ''Cool Biz'' campaign, looked happy later, saying that the operation helped cut the temperature on the pavement by 1.5 degrees centigrade. (Kyodo)

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Students, sightseers join event to cool down Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Students wearing summer kimono scatter water in front of Tokyo Tower in Minato Ward on Aug. 18 to help bring down the temperature. As a result, the temperature dropped from 30.8 degrees centigrade to 29.0 degrees centigrade. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo basks in summer heat

A mother and her daughters eat ice cream in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on May 7 as the mercury climbs above 25 degrees centigrade, the temperature the metropolis normally has in late June or early July. ==Kyodo