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8 killed, 4 missing as wall collapses in rain in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: 8 killed, 4 missing as wall collapses in rain in Pakistan's Punjab DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescuing scene 2. various of traffic and ambulance bell rings STORYLINE: At least eight people were killed and four went missing on Wednesday after a wall collapsed due to rain in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported. The rescue service said that the incident took place in the morning on Peshawar Road in the Golrah Mor area of the city when the wall near an under-construction underpass collapsed. The victims were sleeping along the wall under a tent, it added. Upon receiving the information, the rescue workers reached the site and recovered eight dead bodies from the rubble, the rescue service said, adding that a rescue operation for the missing laborers was underway. The bodies have been shifted to a local hospital, according to the rescue service. Xinhua News Agency correspondents

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Skylark returns to Tokyo Stock Exchange

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Tani, chief executive officer of Skylark Co., Japan's largest restaurant chain operator owned by United States private equity firm Bain Capital LLC, rings a bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2014, as the company returns to the TSE's First Section, eight years after the company's delisting in 2006.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Tourists pose for photos with a statue of Wenlock, the official mascot of the London Olympics, near Tower Bridge decorated with the Olympic rings, in London on June 19, 2012, eight days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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World Cup volunteers' outfits unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Models in Tokyo on Oct. 16 show off the official uniforms to be worn by volunteers taking part in the 2002 World Cup soccer championship co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. Each outfit, supplied by sportswear maker Adidas, consists of eight items, including a cap, polo shirt and raincoat. The items bear an insignia of eight rings representing the soccer federations of six continents, FIFA and the World Cup.

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-TULOU-EARTHEN BUILDING (CN)

(221025) -- CHAOZHOU, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows Daoyun Lou, an octagonal Tulou earthen building compound in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Daoyun Lou, China's largest octagonal Tulou earthen building, is undergoing renovations that will give it a new look by June 2023. Daoyun Lou was built in 1587 in today's Chaozhou. In 2006, it became a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. The walled building compound covers a floor area of 10,000 square meters in the shape of Bagua, or Eight Trigrams, the eight combinations of three whole or broken lines which were used by ancient Chinese people in their divination. All its three residential rings were built primarily of earth. Tulou is a type of large, enclosed Hakka community residence. Many historical Tulou compounds are still inhabited and well maintained in China's southern and southeastern parts. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-TULOU-EARTHEN BUILDING (CN)

(221025) -- CHAOZHOU, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows Daoyun Lou, an octagonal Tulou earthen building compound in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Daoyun Lou, China's largest octagonal Tulou earthen building, is undergoing renovations that will give it a new look by June 2023. Daoyun Lou was built in 1587 in today's Chaozhou. In 2006, it became a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. The walled building compound covers a floor area of 10,000 square meters in the shape of Bagua, or Eight Trigrams, the eight combinations of three whole or broken lines which were used by ancient Chinese people in their divination. All its three residential rings were built primarily of earth. Tulou is a type of large, enclosed Hakka community residence. Many historical Tulou compounds are still inhabited and well maintained in China's southern and southeastern parts. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-TULOU-EARTHEN BUILDING (CN)

(221025) -- CHAOZHOU, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows Daoyun Lou, an octagonal Tulou earthen building compound in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Daoyun Lou, China's largest octagonal Tulou earthen building, is undergoing renovations that will give it a new look by June 2023. Daoyun Lou was built in 1587 in today's Chaozhou. In 2006, it became a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. The walled building compound covers a floor area of 10,000 square meters in the shape of Bagua, or Eight Trigrams, the eight combinations of three whole or broken lines which were used by ancient Chinese people in their divination. All its three residential rings were built primarily of earth. Tulou is a type of large, enclosed Hakka community residence. Many historical Tulou compounds are still inhabited and well maintained in China's southern and southeastern parts. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CHAOZHOU-TULOU-EARTHEN BUILDING (CN)

(221025) -- CHAOZHOU, Oct. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2022 shows Daoyun Lou, an octagonal Tulou earthen building compound in Raoping County of Chaozhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Daoyun Lou, China's largest octagonal Tulou earthen building, is undergoing renovations that will give it a new look by June 2023. Daoyun Lou was built in 1587 in today's Chaozhou. In 2006, it became a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level. The walled building compound covers a floor area of 10,000 square meters in the shape of Bagua, or Eight Trigrams, the eight combinations of three whole or broken lines which were used by ancient Chinese people in their divination. All its three residential rings were built primarily of earth. Tulou is a type of large, enclosed Hakka community residence. Many historical Tulou compounds are still inhabited and well maintained in China's southern and southeastern parts. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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World Cup volunteers' outfits unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Models in Tokyo on Oct. 16 show off the official uniforms to be worn by volunteers taking part in the 2002 World Cup soccer championship co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. Each outfit, supplied by sportswear maker Adidas, consists of eight items, including a cap, polo shirt and raincoat. The items bear an insignia of eight rings representing the soccer federations of six continents, FIFA and the World Cup.