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Emirates Airbus A380 Flying Over Germany

Emirates Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft as seen flying in the blue sky over Germany in Europe, the is route EK3 from Dubai DXB, UAE to London Heathrow Airport LHR in the United Kingdom. The overflying large wide-body long haul airplane has the registration A6-EVN and is powered by 4x Rolls Royce RR jet engines while the logo is visible on belly of the fuselage and the flag at the tail. The airline is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates based in Dubai, part of The Emirates Group. Emirates relaunched flights with the A388 after the fleet was grounded due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions era with measures. The overfly airliner creates contrail or chemtrail while cruising at 38.000 feet, forming a white line of condensation, the trail in the atmosphere behind it. Contrails are accused as a problem for the aviation, making the planet warmer. The human made clouds made from ice crystals is widely consider as air pollution with bad consequences to the environmen

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Emirates Airbus A380 Flying Over Germany

Emirates Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft as seen flying in the blue sky over Germany in Europe, the is route EK3 from Dubai DXB, UAE to London Heathrow Airport LHR in the United Kingdom. The overflying large wide-body long haul airplane has the registration A6-EVN and is powered by 4x Rolls Royce RR jet engines while the logo is visible on belly of the fuselage and the flag at the tail. The airline is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates based in Dubai, part of The Emirates Group. Emirates relaunched flights with the A388 after the fleet was grounded due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions era with measures. The overfly airliner creates contrail or chemtrail while cruising at 38.000 feet, forming a white line of condensation, the trail in the atmosphere behind it. Contrails are accused as a problem for the aviation, making the planet warmer. The human made clouds made from ice crystals is widely consider as air pollution with bad consequences to the environmen

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Emirates Airbus A380 Flying Over Germany

Emirates Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft as seen flying in the blue sky over Germany in Europe, the is route EK3 from Dubai DXB, UAE to London Heathrow Airport LHR in the United Kingdom. The overflying large wide-body long haul airplane has the registration A6-EVN and is powered by 4x Rolls Royce RR jet engines while the logo is visible on belly of the fuselage and the flag at the tail. The airline is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates based in Dubai, part of The Emirates Group. Emirates relaunched flights with the A388 after the fleet was grounded due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions era with measures. The overfly airliner creates contrail or chemtrail while cruising at 38.000 feet, forming a white line of condensation, the trail in the atmosphere behind it. Contrails are accused as a problem for the aviation, making the planet warmer. The human made clouds made from ice crystals is widely consider as air pollution with bad consequences to the environmen

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Emirates Airbus A380 Flying Over Germany

Emirates Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft as seen flying in the blue sky over Germany in Europe, the is route EK3 from Dubai DXB, UAE to London Heathrow Airport LHR in the United Kingdom. The overflying large wide-body long haul airplane has the registration A6-EVN and is powered by 4x Rolls Royce RR jet engines while the logo is visible on belly of the fuselage and the flag at the tail. The airline is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates based in Dubai, part of The Emirates Group. Emirates relaunched flights with the A388 after the fleet was grounded due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions era with measures. The overfly airliner creates contrail or chemtrail while cruising at 38.000 feet, forming a white line of condensation, the trail in the atmosphere behind it. Contrails are accused as a problem for the aviation, making the planet warmer. The human made clouds made from ice crystals is widely consider as air pollution with bad consequences to the environmen

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Emirates Airbus A380 Flying Over Germany

Emirates Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft as seen flying in the blue sky over Germany in Europe, the is route EK3 from Dubai DXB, UAE to London Heathrow Airport LHR in the United Kingdom. The overflying large wide-body long haul airplane has the registration A6-EVN and is powered by 4x Rolls Royce RR jet engines while the logo is visible on belly of the fuselage and the flag at the tail. The airline is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates based in Dubai, part of The Emirates Group. Emirates relaunched flights with the A388 after the fleet was grounded due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions era with measures. The overfly airliner creates contrail or chemtrail while cruising at 38.000 feet, forming a white line of condensation, the trail in the atmosphere behind it. Contrails are accused as a problem for the aviation, making the planet warmer. The human made clouds made from ice crystals is widely consider as air pollution with bad consequences to the environmen

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Emirates Airbus A380 Flying Over Germany

Emirates Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft as seen flying in the blue sky over Germany in Europe, the is route EK3 from Dubai DXB, UAE to London Heathrow Airport LHR in the United Kingdom. The overflying large wide-body long haul airplane has the registration A6-EVN and is powered by 4x Rolls Royce RR jet engines while the logo is visible on belly of the fuselage and the flag at the tail. The airline is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates based in Dubai, part of The Emirates Group. Emirates relaunched flights with the A388 after the fleet was grounded due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions era with measures. The overfly airliner creates contrail or chemtrail while cruising at 38.000 feet, forming a white line of condensation, the trail in the atmosphere behind it. Contrails are accused as a problem for the aviation, making the planet warmer. The human made clouds made from ice crystals is widely consider as air pollution with bad consequences to the environmen

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Emirates Airbus A380 Flying Over Germany

Emirates Airbus A380 double decker passenger aircraft as seen flying in the blue sky over Germany in Europe, the is route EK3 from Dubai DXB, UAE to London Heathrow Airport LHR in the United Kingdom. The overflying large wide-body long haul airplane has the registration A6-EVN and is powered by 4x Rolls Royce RR jet engines while the logo is visible on belly of the fuselage and the flag at the tail. The airline is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates based in Dubai, part of The Emirates Group. Emirates relaunched flights with the A388 after the fleet was grounded due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions era with measures. The overfly airliner creates contrail or chemtrail while cruising at 38.000 feet, forming a white line of condensation, the trail in the atmosphere behind it. Contrails are accused as a problem for the aviation, making the planet warmer. The human made clouds made from ice crystals is widely consider as air pollution with bad consequences to the environmen

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Cruise ship from mainland China

Chinese-owned cruise ship Blue Dream Star enters Hakata port in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 28, 2023. It is the first cruise ship from mainland China to arrive in Japan since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Cruise ship from mainland China

Chinese-owned cruise ship Blue Dream Star enters Hakata port in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 28, 2023. It is the first cruise ship from mainland China to arrive in Japan since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Italy's public debt tops 3 trillion USD for 1st time

STORY: Italy's public debt tops 3 trillion USD for 1st time DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of monuments in Rome 2. various of banks in Rome 3. various of shops in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's public debt climbed above 3 trillion U.S. dollars in the latest reporting period, according to data released Monday. The Bank of Italy said that the government's debt was 2.790 trillion euros (3.022 trillion dollars) in March, up from 2.762 trillion euros (2.992 trillion dollars) in the previous month. It was the third consecutive month that the country's public debt went up and it is the first time that the figure crossed the 3 trillion dollars level. Despite the increase in public debt, Italy's ratio of debt to gross domestic product (GDP) has fallen since reaching an all-time high of around 155 percent of GDP during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The Italian economy afterwards has grown, and the debt-to-GDP ratio has declined to 144

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Coronavirus Emergency In Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MAY 09 : Children playing without wearing a mask at public park in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Coronavirus Emergency In Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MAY 09 : Children playing without wearing a mask at public park in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Coronavirus Emergency In Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MAY 09 : Children playing without wearing a mask at public park in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Coronavirus Emergency In Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MAY 09 : A woman wear a mask at public park in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Covid-19 Issue In Indonesia

A mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) are seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Covid-19 Issue In Indonesia

Municipal worker removed a mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and replaced it with another image in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Covid-19 Issue In Indonesia

Municipal worker removed a mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and replaced it with another image in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Covid-19 Issue In Indonesia

A mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) are seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Covid-19 Issue In Indonesia

Municipal worker removed a mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and replaced it with another image in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Covid-19 Issue In Indonesia

Municipal worker removed a mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and replaced it with another image in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Covid-19 Issue In Indonesia

Municipal worker removed a mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and replaced it with another image in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Covid-19 Issue In Indonesia

Municipal worker removed a mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and replaced it with another image in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Covid-19 Issue In Indonesia

Municipal worker removed a mural promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and replaced it with another image in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 09, 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 is over as a global health emergency. But they warned that the decision to lift the emergency did not signal an end to the pandemic, and cautioned countries not to take this as a reason to dismantle the Covid response system. The Indonesian Ministry of Health is preparing to make the transition from pandemic to endemic (Photo by Agoes Rudianto/NurPhoto)

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Scene in Fukuoka

Combined photo shows an underground shopping mall in Fukuoka's Tenjin district in southwestern Japan under a state of emergency on April 11, 2020, (top) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (bottom) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Scene in Tokyo

Combined photo shows a scramble crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya district under a state of emergency on May 14, 2020, (top) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (bottom) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Scene in Osaka

Combined photo shows Osaka's Minami area in western Japan during a government stay-at-home request on April 10, 2020, (top) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (bottom) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Scene in Osaka

Combined photo shows Osaka Castle Park in western Japan during a government stay-at-home request on April 8, 2020, (L) and the same place on May 8, 2023, (R) after coronavirus was reclassified and put in the same category as seasonal flu.

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Scene in Tokyo

People walk in front of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Scene of Osaka

People walk in Osaka's Umeda area on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Scene in Tokyo

People walk in front of JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Scene of Osaka

People walk in Osaka's Umeda area on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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Scene of Osaka

People walk in Osaka's Umeda area on May 8, 2023. Japan downgraded the same day the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza and greatly relaxed its intensive medical rules, marking a major shift in its approach after three years of dealing with the coronavirus.

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COVID-19 no longer int'l health emergency: WHO

STORY: COVID-19 no longer int'l health emergency: WHO DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) STORYLINE: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, made the announcement at a virtual press conference from Geneva. The WHO first gave COVID-19 its highest level of alert on Jan. 30, 2020, and a panel of global health experts has continued to apply the label ever since, at meetings held every three months. In March 2020, WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic while the novel coronavirus continued to spread worldwide. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Geneva, Switzerland. (XHTV)

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Japan: Narita Airport Crowded As ‘Golden Week’ Holidays Start

On Saturday, April 29, Narita Airport was crowded with travelers heading overseas during the Golden Week, a national holiday period that began on the day. Following the end of border control measures against COVID-19, arriving travelers are no longer required to present vaccination certificates and other documents.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

People walk in Tokyo's Shibuya area on April 27, 2023, with most wearing face masks. The government decided the same day to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

People walk in front of JR Osaka Station on April 27, 2023, with most wearing face masks. The government decided the same day to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

People walk in Tokyo's Omotesando area on April 27, 2023, with most wearing face masks. The government decided the same day to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

People walk in front of JR Tokyo Station on April 27, 2023, with most wearing face masks. The government decided the same day to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

A Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry panel convenes a meeting in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, where it found no issues with the government's plan to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, after the government formally decided to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, after the government formally decided to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Japan formally decides to downgrade COVID-19 to flu level on May 8

Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, after the government formally decided to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus to a level on par with seasonal influenza on May 8.

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Japan remains largely masked up on 1st day of eased COVID rules

Japan's easing of coronavirus guidelines on mask-wearing had little apparent effect on Monday, with many people still opting to stick with the habit that has been entrenched for the past three years amid the pandemic. Passengers step into a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tokyo Station on March 13, 2023, while wearing face masks despite Japan on the same day easing its COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing.

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COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based, not politicized by U.S.: experts

STORY: COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based, not politicized by U.S.: experts DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University, Kenya 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUSTAFA AMIN, Researcher on Arab and international affairs, Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): WALID MAHMOUD, Director of Irfan Hospital, Lebanon 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BIKILA HURISA, Head of Ethiopia's Ruling Prosperity Party's public and international relations STORYLINE: Experts around the world have said that COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based and not be politicized by the United States. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the U.S. has been pursuing the most convenient and economical way in finding the origins of the novel coronavirus -- fabricating groundless allegations against China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University,

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Carriage carries new ambassador to Imperial Palace

A horse-drawn carriage heads to the Imperial Palace from near Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on March 8, 2023. The traditional procession to carry new ambassadors to Japan slated to submit their credentials to Japanese emperor is held for the first time in three years after the novel coronavirus-caused hiatus.

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Carriage carries new ambassador to Imperial Palace

A horse-drawn carriage heads to the Imperial Palace from near Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on March 8, 2023. The traditional procession to carry new ambassadors to Japan slated to submit their credentials to Japanese emperor is held for the first time in three years after the novel coronavirus-caused hiatus.

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Carriage carries new ambassador to Imperial Palace

A horse-drawn carriage heads to the Imperial Palace from near Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital on March 8, 2023. The traditional procession to carry new ambassadors to Japan slated to submit their credentials to Japanese emperor is held for the first time in three years after the novel coronavirus-caused hiatus.

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Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years amid pandemic

A foreign cruise ship docked in a Shizuoka Prefecture port Wednesday to become the first such vessel to arrive in Japan in about three years following a government-mandated suspension of cruises due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 29,000-ton ship, which departed Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Feb. 25, is scheduled to leave Shizuoka for Tokyo on Wednesday night. Acceptance of foreign cruise ships was suspended in March 2020 following a mass coronavirus outbreak on the Diamond Princess, which caused thousands to be quarantined in Yokohama in February 2020 and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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Foreign cruise ships arrives in Japan after 3-year hiatus

Quarantine officers board cruise ship Amadea of Germany-based operator Phoenix Reisen docked at Shimizu port in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on March 1, 2023. The ship is the first foreign-operated vessel to dock at a Japanese port after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years

Citizens of the central Japan city of Shizuoka welcome the arrival of cruise ship Amadea of Germany-based operator Phoenix Reisen at Shimizu port on March 1, 2023. It is the first foreign-operated cruise ship to dock in Japan after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.