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22 missing after tugboat sinks on China's Yangtze

JINJIANG, China - A sunken tugboat is lifted by a crane in the Yangtze River in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Jan. 16, 2015. The boat carrying 25 people, including eight foreigners from Japan, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, overturned while on a trial voyage the previous day. A total of 22 people are still missing.

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22 missing after tugboat sinks on China's Yangtze

JINJIANG, China - A sunken tugboat is lifted by a crane in the Yangtze River in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Jan. 16, 2015. The boat carrying 25 people, including eight foreigners from Japan, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, overturned while on a trial voyage the previous day. A total of 22 people are still missing.

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Annual 'natto' bean speed eating contest held with 8 foreigners

MITO, Japan - Participants of the annual ''natto'' fermented soybean speed eating contest eat sticky natto beans mixed with a bowl of rice in Mito city, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 6, 2010. The contest drew 72 people including regulars in competitive eating from various parts of Japan and eight people from Austria and other foreign countries.

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Local festival features brides' procession

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival, designated as an important intangible folk culture asset, was held in Tajima, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 23, featuring a brides' procession participated in by 68 men and women, including eight foreigners.

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Taiko drums pound out Olympic

2000 taiko drummers celebrate the first full day of Olympic competition on Feb. 8 with a colorful performance in Central Nagano. The drummers ranged from eight-year-old elementary school pupils to elderly women and a handful of foreigners.

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Türkiye's volcanic Cappadocia sees record visitor numbers

STORY: Türkiye's volcanic Cappadocia sees record visitor numbers DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:37 LOCATION: CAPPADOCIA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists at hot air balloons and visiting the museums in Cappadocia, Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): HALIS AYDOGAN, Hot air balloon company owner STORYLINE: Türkiye's Cappadocia region, famed for its volcanic natural rock formations and hot air balloon rides, is witnessing a "golden year" in terms of domestic and international tourists. Cappadocia is also a hotspot for hot air ballooning in the world. Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly foreigners, take part in daily rides to gaze from the skies to the otherworldly panoramic view. The region, once hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, has attracted over 2.5 million tourists in the first eight months of this year, breaking its all-time record, according to official figures. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): HALIS AYDOGAN, Hot air balloon company owner "In 2019, roughly some 600,000

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Indian expat shares life in Xi'an, China

STORY: Indian expat shares life in Xi'an, China DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DEV RATURI, Indian expat in Xi'an STORYLINE: Dev Raturi, an Indian expat living in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is a restaurant owner and an actor. He owns eight Indian restaurant outlets, and has played roles in a number of TV series and movies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DEV RATURI, Indian expat in Xi'an "I'm Defu. My English name is Dev Raturi. I come from India. I love the Chinese Kung Fu from the movies of Bruce Lee. So I came to China, and have been living in China for 18 years. As a foreigner, I think Xi'an in Shaanxi Province is a good place for foreigners to better know about China, as it's an ancient capital in Chinese history." Optimistic about the prospects of his restaurant business, Raturi has decided to open more outlets. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DEV RATURI, Indian expat in Xi'an "Now I'm running eight resta

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Skateboarding helps Gazan youths cope with psychological effects of war

STORY: Skateboarding helps Gazan youths cope with psychological effects of war DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:12 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gazan teenagers skateboarding 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI AHMED, Skateboarding enthusiast 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED AL-SHARIFI, Skateboarding enthusiast 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RAJAB AL-RIFI, Skateboarding coach STORYLINE: Many Gazan teenagers have turned to sports, including skateboarding, to relieve the psychological stress brought on by the region's endless conflicts. Ali Ahmed, 15, is one of them. He spends hours a day skateboarding. After the Gaza-Israel conflict in 2014, Ahmed decided to explore skateboarding at the age of eight and gradually realized it was a way to relieve his psychological pressure. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI AHMED, Skateboarding enthusiast "In the beginning, when foreigners came here and told us that they would help us change our negative psychological situation, we were inspired by our

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22 missing after tugboat sinks on China's Yangtze

JINJIANG, China - A sunken tugboat is lifted by a crane in the Yangtze River in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Jan. 16, 2015. The boat carrying 25 people, including eight foreigners from Japan, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, overturned while on a trial voyage the previous day. A total of 22 people are still missing. (Kyodo)

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22 missing after tugboat sinks on China's Yangtze

JINJIANG, China - A sunken tugboat is lifted by a crane in the Yangtze River in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Jan. 16, 2015. The boat carrying 25 people, including eight foreigners from Japan, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, overturned while on a trial voyage the previous day. A total of 22 people are still missing. (Kyodo)

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Karlovy Vary Spa, reopening, souvenirs

Spa treatment is provided in eight Czech regions, with spa facilities in the Karlovy Vary region in western Bohemia ranking first. They reported 106,318 guests in Q1 this year, three quarters of them being foreigners. The guest numbers went down by over 4 percent annually. Pictured Karlovy Vary Spa in Czech Republic, May 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Karlovy Vary Spa, reopening, Hot Spring Colonnade

Spa treatment is provided in eight Czech regions, with spa facilities in the Karlovy Vary region in western Bohemia ranking first. They reported 106,318 guests in Q1 this year, three quarters of them being foreigners. The guest numbers went down by over 4 percent annually. Pictured Karlovy Vary Spa in Czech Republic, May 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Karlovy Vary Spa, reopening

Spa treatment is provided in eight Czech regions, with spa facilities in the Karlovy Vary region in western Bohemia ranking first. They reported 106,318 guests in Q1 this year, three quarters of them being foreigners. The guest numbers went down by over 4 percent annually. Pictured Karlovy Vary Spa in Czech Republic, May 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Karlovy Vary Spa, reopening, Market Colonnade, without people

Spa treatment is provided in eight Czech regions, with spa facilities in the Karlovy Vary region in western Bohemia ranking first. They reported 106,318 guests in Q1 this year, three quarters of them being foreigners. The guest numbers went down by over 4 percent annually. Pictured Karlovy Vary Spa in Czech Republic, May 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Karlovy Vary Spa, reopening

Spa treatment is provided in eight Czech regions, with spa facilities in the Karlovy Vary region in western Bohemia ranking first. They reported 106,318 guests in Q1 this year, three quarters of them being foreigners. The guest numbers went down by over 4 percent annually. Pictured Karlovy Vary Spa in Czech Republic, May 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Karlovy Vary Spa, reopening, Hot Spring Colonnade

Spa treatment is provided in eight Czech regions, with spa facilities in the Karlovy Vary region in western Bohemia ranking first. They reported 106,318 guests in Q1 this year, three quarters of them being foreigners. The guest numbers went down by over 4 percent annually. Pictured Karlovy Vary Spa in Czech Republic, May 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Karlovy Vary Spa, reopening, Mill Colonnade, without people

Spa treatment is provided in eight Czech regions, with spa facilities in the Karlovy Vary region in western Bohemia ranking first. They reported 106,318 guests in Q1 this year, three quarters of them being foreigners. The guest numbers went down by over 4 percent annually. Pictured Karlovy Vary Spa in Czech Republic, May 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Karlovy Vary Spa, reopening

Spa treatment is provided in eight Czech regions, with spa facilities in the Karlovy Vary region in western Bohemia ranking first. They reported 106,318 guests in Q1 this year, three quarters of them being foreigners. The guest numbers went down by over 4 percent annually. Pictured Karlovy Vary Spa in Czech Republic, May 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Slavomir Kubes)

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Local festival features brides' procession

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival, designated as an important intangible folk culture asset, was held in Tajima, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 23, featuring a brides' procession participated in by 68 men and women, including eight foreigners.