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EU defense spending hits historic high in 2022

STORY: EU defense spending hits historic high in 2022 SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the European Commission Berlaymont building 2. various of EDA Annual Conference 2023 STORYLINE: European Union (EU) member states have collectively allocated a record-breaking 240 billion euros (262.4 billion U.S. dollars) for defense expenditure in 2022, as disclosed in the latest European Defense Agency (EDA) report released on Thursday. The figure was up by 6 percent from a year ago, marking a remarkable eight-year consecutive growth trend, according to the EDA Defense Data 2022 report. Among the 27 EU member states, 20 increased their defense spending. Six countries witnessed growth rates exceeding 10 percent. Established in 2004, the EDA serves as the central hub for European defense cooperation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Brussels. (XHTV)

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Shogi prodigy Fujii wins JT Cup

Shogi eight titles holder Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2023, after winning the Japan Tobacco Cup -- an annual tournament fought between 12 select pro players -- for the second consecutive year.

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Shogi prodigy Fujii wins JT Cup

Shogi eight titles holder Sota Fujii poses at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2023, after winning the Japan Tobacco Cup -- an annual tournament fought between 12 select pro players -- for the second consecutive year.

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022 shows members of Team China and president of Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) Liu Guoliang pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the men's teams final match at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. China won all eight matches to claim its fifth consecutive women's team title at the 2022 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships held in Chengdu, China from September 30 to October 9. Meanwhile, the Chinese men's team swept Germany 3-0 to lift the trophy for the 10th time in a row. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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Nippon Ham's Nakata shows promise

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters' Sho Nakata hits a home run in his fourth consecutive game during the eighth inning against the Rakuten Eagles at Sapporo Dome on Aug. 8, 2010. Nakata, an up-and-coming third-year player, has hit eight homers in 11 games.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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Ichiro ties MLB record with 8th consecutive 200-hit season

KANSAS CITY, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a double in the third inning in a game with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 17. Ichiro tied the major league record of eight consecutive 200-hit seasons as he collected the third hit of the game in the eight inning, matching Willie Keeler, who had 200-hit seasons with the Baltimore Orioles in 1894-1898 and the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899-1901.

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Ichiro ties MLB record of 8 consecutive 200-hit seasons

KANSAS CITY, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners lifts his cap to acknowledge spectators who cheered him after he tied the major league record of eight consecutive 200-hit seasons during a game with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 17. Ichiro matched Willie Keeler, who had 200-hit seasons with the Baltimore Orioles in 1894-1898 and the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899-1901.

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More animals die in Mongolia's worsening winter disaster

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Livestock move for grass on a snow-covered field 30 kilometers northwest of Ulan Bator on Jan. 10. Eight people have died and half a million animals are feared dead after blizzards plunged Mongolia into its second consecutive winter disaster.

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Remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War casketed in S.Korea

STORY: Remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War casketed in S.Korea DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: INCHEON, South Korea CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony to lay the 88 remains in coffins in Incheon STORYLINE: The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were casketed in South Korea on Thursday to be sent back to their homeland. The ceremony to lay the 88 remains in coffins was held in Incheon, west of the capital Seoul. A flower basket was laid at a temporary settlement for the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs. This year's repatriation ceremony, the ninth of its kind, is scheduled to be held at the Incheon International Airport on Friday. China and South Korea have successfully carried out the handover of the remains of 825 Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs in South Korea for eight consecutive years from 2014 to 2021, following humanitarian principles and in the spirit of friendship and practical cooperation

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Italy fears summer COVID-19 wave as cases rise

STORY: Italy fears summer COVID-19 wave as cases rise DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:10 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in seaside resorts 2. various of tourists in historical sites in Rome STORYLINE: COVID-19 cases are again surging in Italy, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, fueling fears of a fresh wave of the pandemic during the summer tourist season. The government reported on Wednesday nearly 54,000 new infections over the previous 24 hours. A day earlier, there were 62,704 new infections. Accordingly, the past two days produced the highest back-to-back figures in the country since late April. Italy's seven-day case count is set to increase for the third consecutive week after eight weeks of decline. The daily infection figures are still far below the peaks of more than 200,000 cases registered in January. The country recorded 50 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 62 on Tuesday. Despite the recent increase in infections, healt

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Ichiro ties MLB record of 8 consecutive 200-hit seasons

KANSAS CITY, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners lifts his cap to acknowledge spectators who cheered him after he tied the major league record of eight consecutive 200-hit seasons during a game with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 17. Ichiro matched Willie Keeler, who had 200-hit seasons with the Baltimore Orioles in 1894-1898 and the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899-1901. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro ties MLB record with 8th consecutive 200-hit season

KANSAS CITY, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a double in the third inning in a game with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 17. Ichiro tied the major league record of eight consecutive 200-hit seasons as he collected the third hit of the game in the eight inning, matching Willie Keeler, who had 200-hit seasons with the Baltimore Orioles in 1894-1898 and the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899-1901.(Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Ham's Nakata shows promise

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters' Sho Nakata hits a home run in his fourth consecutive game during the eighth inning against the Rakuten Eagles at Sapporo Dome on Aug. 8, 2010. Nakata, an up-and-coming third-year player, has hit eight homers in 11 games. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Norimoto sets a new record in win over DeNA

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Takahiro Norimoto holds a commemorative sign at Kubo Park Miyagi in Sendai on June 8, 2017, after setting a new Japanese professional baseball record of 10-plus strikeouts in eight consecutive games. Norimoto struck out 12 batters as the Eagles beat the DeNA BayStars 8-2 that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Norimoto breaks Nomo strikeout mark in win over Giants

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Takahiro Norimoto holds a commemorative sign at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai on June 1, 2017, after setting a new Japanese professional baseball record with 10-plus strikeouts in seven consecutive games. The new mark broke the record he shared with Hall of Famer Hideo Nomo. Norimoto struck out 12 batters in eight innings as the Eagles beat the Yomiuri Giants 3-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Norimoto breaks Nomo strikeout mark in win over Giants

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Takahiro Norimoto pitches against Hayato Sakamoto of the Yomiuri Giants during the eighth inning of a game at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai on June 1, 2017. Norimoto struck out Sakamoto, his 10th strikeout of the game, setting a new Japanese professional baseball record with 10-plus strikeouts in seven consecutive games, breaking the record he shared with Hall of Famer Hideo Nomo. Norimoto struck out 12 batters in eight innings in the Eagles' 3-2 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Rakuten Eagles' Takahiro Norimoto breaks Nomo strikeout record

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Takahiro Norimoto set a new Japanese professional baseball record with 10 or more strikeouts in seven consecutive games, breaking the record of six games that he shared with Hideo Nomo. Norimoto struck out 12 batters in eight innings as the Rakuten Eagles beat the Yomiuri Giants 3-2 at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai on June 1, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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More animals die in Mongolia's worsening winter disaster

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Livestock move for grass on a snow-covered field 30 kilometers northwest of Ulan Bator on Jan. 10. Eight people have died and half a million animals are feared dead after blizzards plunged Mongolia into its second consecutive winter disaster.