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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the award ceremony of the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition held at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the award ceremony of the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition held at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the award ceremony of the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition held at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the award ceremony of the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition held at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the award ceremony of the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition held at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the award ceremony of the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition held at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the award ceremony of the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition held at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the award ceremony of the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition held at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia during the award ceremony of the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition held at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Prize For Iberoamerican Poetry - Madrid

Queen Sofia presents the Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in its XXXIII edition to Piedad Bonnett at the Royal Palace, on November 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Queen Sofia presents the XXXIII Queen Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, jointly organized by Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca since 1992, to the poet, writer and playwright Piedad Bonnett. The jury has valued that her poetry "shows a solid and organic trajectory, with great coherence in her poetic work". Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (R) tests a new generation of OCT equipment at a laboratory of a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascu

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui attends a video conference on his way to a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012,

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (R) talks with his colleague at a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave u

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (R) learns about the use of OCT equipment at Beijing Anzhen Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his do

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui adjusts equipment at a laboratory of Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 12, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (L) talks with a researcher at a laboratory of Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 12, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular s

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (L) talks with a doctor about the use of OCT equipment at Beijing Anzhen Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he g

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (back) observes doctors using OCT equipment at Beijing Anzhen Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui and his colleagues discuss the research progress of OCT technology at a laboratory of a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT te

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui adjusts OCT equipment at a laboratory of a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 18, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012,

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui (R) talks with his partner Dr. Mi Lei in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his doctoral studies

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Rui attends a video conference with experts at a branch office of Vivolight in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 19, 2024. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012

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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 12, 2024 shows a portrait of Zhu Rui. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his doctoral studies and tried to transform the achievements in h

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Meryl Streep Received The Princess Of Asturias Award For The Arts - Oviedo

Actress Meryl Streep (left) and the president of the Princess of Asturias Foundation, Teresa Sanjurjo (right), during her official reception at the Eurostars Reconquista Hotel on October 18, 2023, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Meryl Streep, the actress who has won three Oscars, eight Golden Globes, two BAFTAs and three Emmys in her more than 40-year career, has arrived in Oviedo to receive the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. The actress was unanimously chosen by the jury in the Arts category for "dignifying the art of acting and making ethics and coherence transcend through her work, with the virtue of emphasizing that human beings, and specifically women, must beat and stand out from their uniqueness, from their difference for more than five decades", as explained by the organization. Photo by Jorge Peteiro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meryl Streep Received The Princess Of Asturias Award For The Arts - Oviedo

Actress Meryl Streep during her official reception at the Hotel Eurostars de la Reconquista on October 18, 2023, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Meryl Streep, the actress who has won three Oscars, eight Golden Globes, two BAFTAs and three Emmys in her more than 40-year career, has already arrived in Oviedo to receive the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. The actress was unanimously chosen by the jury in the Arts category for "dignifying the art of acting and making ethics and coherence transcend through her work, with the virtue of emphasizing that human beings, and specifically women, must beat and stand out from their uniqueness, from their difference for more than five decades", as explained by the organization. Photo by Jorge Peteiro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meryl Streep Received The Princess Of Asturias Award For The Arts - Oviedo

Actress Meryl Streep (right) and the president of the Princess of Asturias Foundation, Teresa Sanjurjo (left), during her official reception at the Eurostars Reconquista Hotel on October 18, 2023, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Meryl Streep, the actress who has won three Oscars, eight Golden Globes, two BAFTAs and three Emmys in her more than 40-year career, has arrived in Oviedo to receive the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. The actress was unanimously chosen by the jury in the Arts category for "dignifying the art of acting and making ethics and coherence transcend through her work, with the virtue of emphasizing that human beings, and specifically women, must beat and stand out from their uniqueness, from their difference for more than five decades", as explained by the organization. Photo by Jorge Peteiro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meryl Streep Received The Princess Of Asturias Award For The Arts - Oviedo

Actress Meryl Streep (left) and the president of the Princess of Asturias Foundation, Teresa Sanjurjo (right), during her official reception at the Eurostars Reconquista Hotel on October 18, 2023, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Meryl Streep, the actress who has won three Oscars, eight Golden Globes, two BAFTAs and three Emmys in her more than 40-year career, has arrived in Oviedo to receive the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. The actress was unanimously chosen by the jury in the Arts category for "dignifying the art of acting and making ethics and coherence transcend through her work, with the virtue of emphasizing that human beings, and specifically women, must beat and stand out from their uniqueness, from their difference for more than five decades", as explained by the organization. Photo by Jorge Peteiro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meryl Streep Received The Princess Of Asturias Award For The Arts - Oviedo

Actress Meryl Streep during her official reception at the Hotel Eurostars de la Reconquista on October 18, 2023, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Meryl Streep, the actress who has won three Oscars, eight Golden Globes, two BAFTAs and three Emmys in her more than 40-year career, has already arrived in Oviedo to receive the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. The actress was unanimously chosen by the jury in the Arts category for "dignifying the art of acting and making ethics and coherence transcend through her work, with the virtue of emphasizing that human beings, and specifically women, must beat and stand out from their uniqueness, from their difference for more than five decades", as explained by the organization. Photo by Jorge Peteiro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meryl Streep Received The Princess Of Asturias Award For The Arts - Oviedo

Actress Meryl Streep during her official reception at the Hotel Eurostars de la Reconquista on October 18, 2023, in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain). Meryl Streep, the actress who has won three Oscars, eight Golden Globes, two BAFTAs and three Emmys in her more than 40-year career, has already arrived in Oviedo to receive the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. The actress was unanimously chosen by the jury in the Arts category for "dignifying the art of acting and making ethics and coherence transcend through her work, with the virtue of emphasizing that human beings, and specifically women, must beat and stand out from their uniqueness, from their difference for more than five decades", as explained by the organization. Photo by Jorge Peteiro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippine officials expect more opportunities as RCEP takes effect

STORY: Philippine officials expect more opportunities as RCEP takes effect DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of economic activities in the Philippines 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALFREDO PASCUAL, Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATTHEW MANOTOC, Governor of Ilocos Norte 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATTHEW MANOTOC, Governor of Ilocos Norte STORYLINE: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) enters into force for the Philippines on Friday, officially allowing the Southeast Asian country to participate in the world's biggest free trade agreement. Alfredo Pascual, Philippine secretary of Trade and Industry, said the Southeast Asian country will encourage the business sector to fully tap into the potentials of the RCEP. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALFREDO PASCUAL, Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry "RCEP provides a framework of rules and disciplines to guarantee regulatory coherence, fostering an en

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Uneasy LDP becoming more animated in satirical attacks on DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - In an image taken from an animated video clip by the governing Liberal Democratic Party, four men in silhouette who look like executives of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan call themselves the ''Burefo'' (Wavering Four). In the scene, the LDP criticizes DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama and his three deputies -- Naoto Kan, Ichiro Ozawa and Katsuya Okada -- for lacking coherence in their policies over key diplomatic and domestic issues.

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China's inclusive diplomacy solution to world conflicts, issues: Turkish scholar

STORY: China's inclusive diplomacy solution to world conflicts, issues: Turkish scholar DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies STORYLINE: A Turkish scholar says China's inclusive diplomacy is a solution to conflicts and issues in the world. SOUNDBITE (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies "China is the second-largest economy in the world. In that regard, China is very important and a key player. (China's) reference is for the more inclusive diplomacy and solving the issues and differences through diplomatic channels and peaceful dialogues rather than conflicts and confrontations. This is not only for (resolving) military and political confrontations, but also for solving the issues, like the pandemic for example. Cooperation, coherence, a

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Uneasy LDP becoming more animated in satirical attacks on DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - In an image taken from an animated video clip by the governing Liberal Democratic Party, four men in silhouette who look like executives of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan call themselves the ''Burefo'' (Wavering Four). In the scene, the LDP criticizes DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama and his three deputies -- Naoto Kan, Ichiro Ozawa and Katsuya Okada -- for lacking coherence in their policies over key diplomatic and domestic issues. (Kyodo)