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Presidential Election Result Announcement - Cameroo

Paul Biya, president of Cameroon and candidate of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, casts his ballot at a polling station in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon, Oct. 12, 2025. Biya has been re-elected president of Cameroon for an eighth term, securing 53.66 percent of the votes, the country's Constitutional Council announced Monday. Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Co-May Makes Landfall in Eastern China

Staff members verify the stability of rooftop railings at Shanghai Railway Station in Shanghai, east China, July 30, 2025. Co-May, the eighth typhoon of this year, made landfall for the second time in east China's Shanghai Municipality on Wednesday afternoon after it made landfall in Zhejiang Province in early Wednesday morning, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. The center of Typhoon Co-May (tropical storm level) made second landfall on the coast of Fengxian District, Shanghai around 4: 40 p.m. At the time of landfall, the maximum wind speed near the center was 23 meters per second, accompanied by a central minimum pressure of 978 hectopascals. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Xiang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Co-May Makes Landfall in Eastern China

Travellers walk in the rain near Shanghai Railway Station in Shanghai, east China, July 30, 2025. Co-May, the eighth typhoon of this year, made landfall for the second time in east China's Shanghai Municipality on Wednesday afternoon after it made landfall in Zhejiang Province in early Wednesday morning, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. The center of Typhoon Co-May (tropical storm level) made second landfall on the coast of Fengxian District, Shanghai around 4: 40 p.m. At the time of landfall, the maximum wind speed near the center was 23 meters per second, accompanied by a central minimum pressure of 978 hectopascals. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Xiang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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U.S. Army opens administrative investigation related to soldier detained in Russia

STORY: U.S. Army opens administrative investigation related to soldier detained in Russia SHOOTING TIME: May 7, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference (U.S. Department of Defense video) 2. aerial of the Pentagon STORYLINE: The U.S. Army has opened an administrative investigation to gather facts related to a U.S. soldier recently detained in Russia while traveling there for personal reasons, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told a press briefing that the soldier at the center of the incident, Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, was enlisted as an infantryman in the U.S. Army in 2008. He out-processed from his most recent station at Eighth Army, U.S. Forces Korea, on April 10 and should have returned to a military base in Texas. Instead of going back to the United States, Black, according to Singh, flew from South Korea, through China, to the Far East Russian city of Vladi

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240316) -- BEIJING, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Voters are pictured at a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15, 2024. Russia's eighth presidential election began on Friday and will continue until Sunday. (Xinhua/An Xiaomeng)

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RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240315) -- ST.PETERSBURG, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Voters are pictured at a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15, 2024. Russia's eighth presidential election begins Friday and will continue until Sunday. Four candidates are registered for the election, namely incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, Vladislav Davankov from Russia's New People Party, and Nikolai Kharitonov, the Russian Communist Party's candidate. (Xinhua/An Xiaomeng)

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RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240315) -- ST.PETERSBURG, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A voter registers to vote at a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15, 2024. Russia's eighth presidential election begins Friday and will continue until Sunday. Four candidates are registered for the election, namely incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, Vladislav Davankov from Russia's New People Party, and Nikolai Kharitonov, the Russian Communist Party's candidate. (Xinhua/An Xiaomeng)

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RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240315) -- ST.PETERSBURG, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A voter leaves a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15, 2024. Russia's eighth presidential election begins Friday and will continue until Sunday. Four candidates are registered for the election, namely incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, Vladislav Davankov from Russia's New People Party, and Nikolai Kharitonov, the Russian Communist Party's candidate. (Xinhua/An Xiaomeng)

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RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240315) -- ST.PETERSBURG, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A voter registers to vote at a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15, 2024. Russia's eighth presidential election begins Friday and will continue until Sunday. Four candidates are registered for the election, namely incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, Vladislav Davankov from Russia's New People Party, and Nikolai Kharitonov, the Russian Communist Party's candidate. (Xinhua/An Xiaomeng)

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RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240315) -- ST.PETERSBURG, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 15, 2024. Russia's eighth presidential election begins Friday and will continue until Sunday. Four candidates are registered for the election, namely incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, Vladislav Davankov from Russia's New People Party, and Nikolai Kharitonov, the Russian Communist Party's candidate. (Xinhua/An Xiaomeng)

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US: SpaceX Sends 4 Members Of NASA’s Crew-8 Mission To ISS 2

SpaceX launched a rocket carrying 4 members of NASA's Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday, March 3. Crew-8 mission is SpaceX's 13th crewed flight and its eighth operation for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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US: SpaceX Sends 4 Members Of NASA’s Crew-8 Mission To ISS

SpaceX launched a rocket carrying 4 members of NASA's Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sunday, March 3. Crew-8 mission is SpaceX's 13th crewed flight and its eighth operation for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

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Australia's economic growth slows to 0.2 pct in Q3

STORY: Australia's economic growth slows to 0.2 pct in Q3 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:41 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Australia 2. various of market, park, bank and train station in Australia STORYLINE: Australia's economic growth slowed to 0.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, Australia's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2 percent in the third quarter. It marked the eighth straight quarter of economic growth but a fall from 0.4 percent growth in the three months to the end of June. The Australian Associated Press reported that economists had projected economic growth of 0.5 percent in the September quarter. In the 12 months to the end of September, Australia's GDP grew 2.1 percent, the data showed. Responding to the data, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in a statement that the economic slowdown was an inevitable consequence of higher inter

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People grab copies of an extra edition of the local newspaper in front of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2023, after Sota Fujii clinched his eighth shogi title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People grab copies of an extra edition of the local newspaper in front of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2023, after Sota Fujii clinched his eighth shogi title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Chinese technician works to ensure railway operation during Spring Festival travel rush

STORY: Chinese technician works to ensure railway operation during Spring Festival travel rush DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the power supply station 2. various of the technician working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI XIAOHONG, Technician with China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI XIAOHONG, Technician with China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI XIAOHONG, Technician with China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A power supply technician in China's Chongqing has been working to ensure smooth trips during the Spring Festival travel rush. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI XIAOHONG, Technician with China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. "This year is the ninth year for me to work for the railway operation during the Spring Festival travel season, and it is also the eighth year for me to work in Qiyueshan substation. This station is the outmost substation of our company." Qiyues

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Old stores, new arrivals slug it out in Ginza shopping area

TOKYO, Japan - The 21-story Yurakucho ITOCiA shopping-office complex, under construction in front of JR Yurakucho Station, will open Oct. 12. Marui Co.'s Ginza outlet will be located on the first to eighth floors.

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Tama marks 8 years since becoming "station master"

KINOKAWA, Japan - Tama (R), the calico cat "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, and subordinate Nitama are surrounded by fans at the station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, during a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of Tama's appointment.

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Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yurakucho, the once drab adjunct to the ritzy Ginza shopping district in downtown Tokyo, is now emerging as a shoppers' paradise rivaling the best in town. Opposite the trendy entrance to JR Yurakucho station, across a square with a concentric design, stands the newly opened 21-story ITOCiA complex, which houses the Marui department store on the first to eighth floors. The ITOCiA complex provides office space on upper floors and restaurants and a movie theater in an annex. Popular Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is located in the basement level. The 12-story Marronnier Gate shopping mall opened Sept. 1 near the ITOCiA complex and the luxury Peninsula Tokyo hotel also opened the same day.

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5 hurt in falls on Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Five people were injured in falls in different incidents near the eighth station (shown) on Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 23.

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Tokyo subway workers mark 8th anniversary of AUM gas attac

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo subway workers pray at Kasumigaseki Station of the Hibiya Line on March 20 to mark the eighth anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's sarin gas attack on the subway system that killed 12 people and injured thousands.

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NASDA appoints Sumino as Japan's 2nd female astronaut

TOKYO, Japan - Naoko Sumino, whom the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) appointed as its eighth astronaut, speaks to reporters at NASDA's head office in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sept 26. Sumino, NASDA's second female astronaut after Chiaki Mukai, will be trained in machinery operation for a mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Climbers head for Mt. Fuji with opening of peak's season

Mt. Fuji, Japan - More than 200 people, braving rain and strong winds, head for the summit of Mt. Fuji on June 30 to be the first to observe the sunrise from the 3,776-meter peak since the start of the new millennium. The climbers started their ascent from the fifth station ahead of the July 1 opening of this season's Mt. Fuji climbing. The photo was taken at the eighth station at 8:25 p.m.

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Mt. Fuji climbers greet sunrise with shouts of 'banzai'

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Climbers on Mt. Fuji shout ''banzai'' as they catch their first glimpse of the sunrise on July 1, which marks the first day of this year's climbing season on Japan's highest peak. They greeted the sunrise at 4:40 a.m. near the mountain's eighth station in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture.

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GLOBALink | New power unit starts operation at China's major hydropower station

A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. Since last June when the first power-generating units were put into operation, the hydropower station has produced over 26.9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, according to Wang Zhilin, who heads the Baihetan project construction at China Three Gorges Corporation. Once fully operational, the hydropower station will generate an a

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New power unit starts operation at China's major hydropower station

STORY: New power unit starts operation at China's major hydropower station DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of Baihetan hydropower stationSOUNDBITE(Chinese):WANG ZHILIN,Head of Baihetan project construction at China Three Gorges Corporationvarious of Baihetan hydropower station STORYLINE: A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational. SOUNDBITE(Chinese):WANG ZHILIN,Head of Baihetan project construction at China Three Gorges Corporation "The operation of the No. 5 unit indicates that half of our power-generating units have gone operational. The total installed capacity has reached eight million kilowatts." The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial panoramic photo combined on May 29, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members check the operation of the new power-generating unit at the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 30, 2022. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial panoramic photo combined on May 30, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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India hikes fuel prices for eighth time in 9 days

STORY: India hikes fuel prices for eighth time in 9 days DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of gas station 3. various of people waiting for adding fuel 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hindi): SHYAM DESHPANDE, Shop owner 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hindi): RAM GOVIND, Taxi driver 6. various of street views STORYLINE: Fuel prices were increased again in India Wednesday for the eighth time in the last nine days. According to a price notification of state fuel retailers, in the capital city of Delhi, petrol and diesel prices were hiked by INR 0.80 a liter respectively. A liter of petrol in Delhi now costs INR 101.01 (1.33 U.S. dollars) and diesel is sold at INR 92.27 (1.22 dollars) per liter. In Mumbai city, petrol is retailed at INR 115.88 (1.53 dollars) a liter, while diesel is being sold at INR 100.10 (1.32 dollars) per liter. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hindi): SHYAM DESHPANDE, Shop owner "Fuel price hikes are affecting everyone. When they hike petrol a

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-BULLET TRAIN-LABA FESTIVAL (CN)

(220110) -- GUIYANG, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crew members display tiger decorations beside the bullet train C5980 at the Guiyang North Railway Station in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 9, 2022. Crew members of the train C5980 held various activities to greet the Laba Festival. The Laba Festival, literally the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, is considered a prelude to the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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Tokyo subway workers mark 8th anniversary of AUM gas attac

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo subway workers pray at Kasumigaseki Station of the Hibiya Line on March 20 to mark the eighth anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's sarin gas attack on the subway system that killed 12 people and injured thousands. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Fuji climbers greet sunrise with shouts of 'banzai'

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Climbers on Mt. Fuji shout ''banzai'' as they catch their first glimpse of the sunrise on July 1, which marks the first day of this year's climbing season on Japan's highest peak. They greeted the sunrise at 4:40 a.m. near the mountain's eighth station in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Climbers celebrate at the eighth station of Mt. Fuji as they face toward the sunrise at 4:36 a.m. on July 1, 2016, the first day of the climbing season for the 3,776-meter mountain. Straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures in central Japan, Mt. Fuji is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bereaved families mourn victims on 1st anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved family members of victims of the Mt. Ontake eruption observe a moment of silence near a mountain cabin at the eighth station in the town of Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2015, the time of the eruption a year earlier. The eruption killed 58 people and left five others unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yurakucho, the new shoppers' paradise in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yurakucho, the once drab adjunct to the ritzy Ginza shopping district in downtown Tokyo, is now emerging as a shoppers' paradise rivaling the best in town. Opposite the trendy entrance to JR Yurakucho station, across a square with a concentric design, stands the newly opened 21-story ITOCiA complex, which houses the Marui department store on the first to eighth floors. The ITOCiA complex provides office space on upper floors and restaurants and a movie theater in an annex. Popular Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is located in the basement level. The 12-story Marronnier Gate shopping mall opened Sept. 1 near the ITOCiA complex and the luxury Peninsula Tokyo hotel also opened the same day. (Kyodo)

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Tama marks 8 years since becoming "station master"

KINOKAWA, Japan - Tama (R), the calico cat "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, and subordinate Nitama are surrounded by fans at the station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015, during a ceremony to commemorate the eighth anniversary of Tama's appointment. (Kyodo)

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