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(230802) -- DAMASCUS, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy walks in a street with a chunk of ice amid a heatwave in Damascus, Syria, Aug. 1, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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Syria, Iran sign MOUs for long-term cooperation during Raisi's landmark visit

STORY: Syria, Iran sign MOUs for long-term cooperation during Raisi's landmark visit DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signing memorandums of understanding 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): BASHAR AL-ASSAD, Syrian President 3. various of Syrian President meeting with Iranian President STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed on Wednesday memorandums of understanding (MOUs) for "long-term and comprehensive cooperation" in various fields. According to Syria's state news agency SANA, the MoUs cover cooperation in the fields of oil, communications, civil aviation, railways, and agriculture, among others. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): BASHAR AL-ASSAD, Syrian President "The economic relations have taken a big chunk of the talks in my discussion with Mr. President. The agreements and memos of understanding that have been signed today a

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GLOBALink | Scholar speaks highly of China's contribution in global fight against COVID-19

"When the history of COVID-19 response will finally be written, China will have a large chunk of it in terms of how it made the rest of the world feel secure, and feel in partnership with China in terms of fighting this pandemic," said a Kenya-based scholar. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Yankees' Tanaka speaks about his 1st season in MLB

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka smiles during a press conference in New York on Oct. 1, 2014, held to look back on his first season in the major leagues. Tanaka, who missed a large chunk of the season due to elbow trouble, said staying in the rotation was his biggest goal for next season.

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Yankees' Tanaka speaks about his 1st season in MLB

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka attends a press conference in New York on Oct. 1, 2014, as he finished his first season in the major leagues. Tanaka, who missed a large chunk of the season due to elbow trouble, said staying in the rotation was his biggest goal for next season.

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Polar bear gets annual summer gift

OSAKA, Japan - Gogo holds a chunk of ice containing apples, an annual midsummer present for the 9-year-old male polar bear from Russia from his keepers at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2014.

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Polar bear gets annual summer gift

OSAKA, Japan - Gogo bites into a chunk of ice containing apples, an annual midsummer present for the 9-year-old male polar bear from Russia from his keepers at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2014.

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Polar bear presented with ice

OSAKA, Japan - Male polar bear Gogo licks a chunk of ice containing apples, a present for the eight-year-old from Russia from his keepers at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2013.

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Polar bear presented with ice

OSAKA, Japan - Male polar bear Gogo licks a chunk of ice containing apples, a present for the eight-year-old from Russia from his keepers at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2013.

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'Mushroom ice' in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows an ice chunk formed on a tree stump which looks like a mushroom at Nukabira Lake in the town of Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2011.

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Cool present for polar bear in sizzling Japan zoo

OSAKA, Japan - Polar bear Gogo tries to get apples from a chunk of ice at the Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2010. The ice was a special gift from the zoo as the mercury soared above 35 C in many locations in Japan.

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Cool present for polar bear in sizzling Japan zoo

OSAKA, Japan - Polar bear Gogo tries to get apples from a chunk of ice at the Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2010. The ice was a special gift from the zoo as the mercury soared above 35 C in many locations in Japan.

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Woman killed in Hiroshima in powerful earthquake

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An 80-year-old woman in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, is killed in a powerful earthquake jolting a wide area of western Japan on March 24. Tomoe Yamasaki was killed at her home when a concrete fence collapsed. In Hojo, Ehime Prefecture, a 50-year-old housewife was killed by a falling chunk of concrete on the balcony of an apartment.

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Train derails due to fallen concrete in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A freight train partly derailed in Hokkaido on Nov. 28 after hitting a 2-ton block of concrete that had fallen off the wall of a tunnel. The photo shows the circular chunk of concrete, about 3 to 4 meters in diameter and 30 to 40 centimeters thick inside the Rebunhama Tunnel on the JR Muroran Line.

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China becoming trendsetter in world of fashion, says Hugo Boss CEO

STORY: China becoming trendsetter in world of fashion, says Hugo Boss CEO DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL GRIEDER, CEO of HUGO BOSS 2. various of Hugo Boss STORYLINE: China is becoming a trendsetter in the world of fashion, Hugo Boss Chief Executive Daniel Grieder said recently, adding that the German fashion brand remains bullish on the Chinese market. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL GRIEDER, CEO of HUGO BOSS "We are well-positioned in China. The end consumer is accepting the brand very well. And I like the dynamic and the young consumer in China. They're really fashion-forward. The way they dress is really advanced and therefore we believe that we have a perfect solution for the China market that starts with you know Hugo Boss is not only a brand anymore. It's a platform. We invest a lot into retail in general, 500 million (euros) (501 million USD) globally until 2025, and a big chunk goes into the Chinese

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BRICS, a substantial chunk of international economy: Egyptian ambassador

STORY: BRICS, a substantial chunk of international economy: Egyptian ambassador DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in BRICS country 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMED ELBADRI, Egyptian Ambassador to China STORYLINE: Egyptian Ambassador to China Mohamed Elbadri said that BRICS is a very substantial chunk of the planet and the international economy. Mohamed Elbadri attended the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum held last week. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMED ELBADRI, Egyptian Ambassador to China "We need a collective effort internationally, put our hands together internationally, in order to promote international growth, in order to promote international trade as an engine of growth, in order to provide transfer of technology to tackle issues like climate change, all of these international issues that we are all concerned about. The BRICS is a very important group internationally. So it's a very, very substantial chunk o

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GLOBALink | BRICS, a substantial chunk of international economy: Egyptian ambassador

"BRICS is a very important group internationally... It's a very, very substantial chunk of our planet and our international economy," said Egyptian Ambassador to China Mohamed Elbadri. #GLOBALink Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Xinjiang, My home: Uyghur boy's happy birthday parties

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Uyghur boy's happy birthday parties DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the boy's birthday partiesSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Alimjan Abla and his classmatesSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Alimjan Abla and his motherSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Alimjan Abla and his family STORYLINE: Alimjan Abla is a kindergarten student in Awat County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. His classmates and family held two parties for him to celebrate his 7th birthday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Alimjan Abla and his classmates "Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you! Such a big chunk of cake. Hi everyone. I'm Alimjan. I'm a student at the Rainbow Class in No. 3 Kindergarten. Every time we celebrate a birthday, my classmates are very happy. Happy birthday to Alimjan! Happy birthday to Alimjan!" SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Alimjan Abla and his mother "Mom has come to pick me up. Look at the present. Wow. Are you happy? Yes." SOU

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Interactive festival highlighting innovation opens in U.S. Austin

STORY: Interactive festival highlighting innovation opens in U.S. Austin DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: AUSTIN, U.S. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of SXSW exhibitionSOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE VALADEZ, Musicianvarious of people attending South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and FestivalsSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MEGUMI YOSHINAGA, Presentervarious of people attending South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and FestivalsSOUNDBITE 3 (English): MEGUMI YOSHINAGA, Presenter STORYLINE: South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals, a conglomerate of film screenings, interactive media, music festivals and conferences, opened Friday in Austin, making the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas an ocean of cross-industry discoveries and innovations. Joe Valadez, a musician living in Austin, said the city was impacted when SXSW was canceled in 2020, noting that there are "so many people that count on this festival as a way to make income for a good chunk of the year." SOUNDBITE 1 (Englis

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Mortar chunk weighing 23 tons falls from tunnel, no one injured

Photo taken Dec. 24, 2015, shows the spot where a chunk of mortar weighing 23.5 tons fell from a wall near the ceiling of a tunnel the previous day in the city of Kimitsu east of Tokyo. Nobody was injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mortar chunk weighing 23 tons falls from tunnel, no one injured

Officials of the Chiba prefectural government walk off Dec. 24, 2015, after inspecting inside a tunnel (background) where a chunk of mortar weighing 23.5 tons fell from a wall near the ceiling the previous day in the city of Kimitsu east of Tokyo. Nobody was injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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80-year-old tuna trader at Tsukiji market shelves retirement

Yutaka Kadono, an 80-year-old tuna trader at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, checks on Dec. 9, 2016 a chunk of the fish he will sell to a sushi restaurant. Kadono has been working at the market for 62 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cool present for polar bear in sizzling Japan zoo

OSAKA, Japan - Polar bear Gogo tries to get apples from a chunk of ice at the Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2010. The ice was a special gift from the zoo as the mercury soared above 35 C in many locations in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Cool present for polar bear in sizzling Japan zoo

OSAKA, Japan - Polar bear Gogo tries to get apples from a chunk of ice at the Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2010. The ice was a special gift from the zoo as the mercury soared above 35 C in many locations in Japan. (Kyodo)

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'Mushroom ice' in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows an ice chunk formed on a tree stump which looks like a mushroom at Nukabira Lake in the town of Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Yankees' Tanaka speaks about his 1st season in MLB

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka attends a press conference in New York on Oct. 1, 2014, as he finished his first season in the major leagues. Tanaka, who missed a large chunk of the season due to elbow trouble, said staying in the rotation was his biggest goal for next season. (Kyodo)

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Polar bear gets annual summer gift

OSAKA, Japan - Gogo bites into a chunk of ice containing apples, an annual midsummer present for the 9-year-old male polar bear from Russia from his keepers at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka on July 23, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Gov't dismayed at Okinawa governor's plan to skip land return event

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2016. Suga expressed dismay at Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's plan to skip a government ceremony on Dec. 22 to mark the return to Japanese control of a large chunk of a major U.S. military training area in the island prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman killed in Hiroshima in powerful earthquake

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An 80-year-old woman in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, is killed in a powerful earthquake jolting a wide area of western Japan on March 24. Tomoe Yamasaki was killed at her home when a concrete fence collapsed. In Hojo, Ehime Prefecture, a 50-year-old housewife was killed by a falling chunk of concrete on the balcony of an apartment.

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Train derails due to fallen concrete in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A freight train partly derailed in Hokkaido on Nov. 28 after hitting a 2-ton block of concrete that had fallen off the wall of a tunnel. The photo shows the circular chunk of concrete, about 3 to 4 meters in diameter and 30 to 40 centimeters thick inside the Rebunhama Tunnel on the JR Muroran Line.