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Illustration - Avignon

FRANCE. VAUCLUSE (84). AVIGNON. THE WALLS SURROUNDING THE PALACE OF THE POPES, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, AND NOTRE-DAME DES DOMS ROMAN CATHEDRAL PROVENCAL STYLE, DATES FROM 1150, THEN WAS ENLARGED IN THE 14TH AND 17TH CENTURIES BY SIDE CHAPELS Photo by Scanella Norbert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Avignon

FRANCE. VAUCLUSE (84). AVIGNON. THE PALACE OF THE POPES, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, AND NOTRE-DAME DES DOMS ROMAN CATHEDRAL PROVENCAL STYLE, DATES FROM 1150, THEN WAS ENLARGED IN THE 14TH AND 17TH CENTURIES BY SIDE CHAPELS Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Avignon

FRANCE. VAUCLUSE (84). AVIGNON. THE PALACE OF THE POPES, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, AND NOTRE-DAME DES DOMS ROMAN CATHEDRAL PROVENCAL STYLE, DATES FROM 1150, THEN WAS ENLARGED IN THE 14TH AND 17TH CENTURIES BY SIDE CHAPELS Photo by Scanella Norbert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Avignon

FRANCE. VAUCLUSE (84). AVIGNON. THE PALACE OF THE POPES, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, AND NOTRE-DAME DES DOMS ROMAN CATHEDRAL PROVENCAL STYLE, DATES FROM 1150, THEN WAS ENLARGED IN THE 14TH AND 17TH CENTURIES BY SIDE CHAPELS Photo by Scanella Norbert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

YASHIO, Japan, Jan. 31 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The sinkhole opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck, and it enlarged as rescue operations continued to save the driver trapped inside. (Kyodo)

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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The sinkhole opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck, and it enlarged as rescue operations continued to save the driver trapped inside.

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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The sinkhole opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck, and it enlarged as rescue operations continued to save the driver trapped inside.

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Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The sinkhole opened up on Jan. 28, swallowing a truck, and it enlarged as rescue operations continued to save the driver trapped inside.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240812) -- BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows an iron ore cargo ship from Brazil docking at a port of the Meizhou Bay of Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A cargo ship departing from the Xiamen port passes the Haicang Bridge in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 6, 2024. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows a dock capable of an automatic loading and unloading at Fuzhou port in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows an international cruise ship departing a dock in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 6, 2024 shows a view of the Haitian dock in Xiamen port of Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 a port of the Meizhou Bay of Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows an iron ore cargo ship from Brazil docking at a port of the Meizhou Bay of Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Motor vehicles for export wait to be loaded at the Fuzhou port in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 8, 2024. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHEN YIQIN-ACWF-ENLARGED SESSION-STUDY-GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF CPC PLENUM (CN)

(240726) -- BEIJING, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin, also president of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), speaks at an enlarged session of the standing committee of the Federation, in Beijing, capital of China, July 25, 2024. Shen has urged efforts to study and implement the guiding principles of the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xie Huanchi)

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Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Views of Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Theoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France on the occasion of the Grand Diner held in the location during the 77th annual Cannes film festival on Saturday May 18, 2024. Designed in 1974 by architect Antti Lovag, it was built between 1979 eand1984 for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and bought in 1991 by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin who enlarged the building without altering its architectural essence, and used it as a reception venue. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Views of Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Theoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France on the occasion of the Grand Diner held in the location during the 77th annual Cannes film festival on Saturday May 18, 2024. Designed in 1974 by architect Antti Lovag, it was built between 1979 eand1984 for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and bought in 1991 by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin who enlarged the building without altering its architectural essence, and used it as a reception venue. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Views of Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Theoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France on the occasion of the Grand Diner held in the location during the 77th annual Cannes film festival on Saturday May 18, 2024. Designed in 1974 by architect Antti Lovag, it was built between 1979 eand1984 for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and bought in 1991 by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin who enlarged the building without altering its architectural essence, and used it as a reception venue. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Views of Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Theoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France on the occasion of the Grand Diner held in the location during the 77th annual Cannes film festival on Saturday May 18, 2024. Designed in 1974 by architect Antti Lovag, it was built between 1979 eand1984 for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and bought in 1991 by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin who enlarged the building without altering its architectural essence, and used it as a reception venue. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Views of Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Theoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France on the occasion of the Grand Diner held in the location during the 77th annual Cannes film festival on Saturday May 18, 2024. Designed in 1974 by architect Antti Lovag, it was built between 1979 eand1984 for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and bought in 1991 by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin who enlarged the building without altering its architectural essence, and used it as a reception venue. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Views of Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Theoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France on the occasion of the Grand Diner held in the location during the 77th annual Cannes film festival on Saturday May 18, 2024. Designed in 1974 by architect Antti Lovag, it was built between 1979 eand1984 for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and bought in 1991 by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin who enlarged the building without altering its architectural essence, and used it as a reception venue. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Views of Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Theoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France on the occasion of the Grand Diner held in the location during the 77th annual Cannes film festival on Saturday May 18, 2024. Designed in 1974 by architect Antti Lovag, it was built between 1979 eand1984 for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and bought in 1991 by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin who enlarged the building without altering its architectural essence, and used it as a reception venue. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Views of Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Theoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France on the occasion of the Grand Diner held in the location during the 77th annual Cannes film festival on Saturday May 18, 2024. Designed in 1974 by architect Antti Lovag, it was built between 1979 eand1984 for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and bought in 1991 by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin who enlarged the building without altering its architectural essence, and used it as a reception venue. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Views of Pierre Cardin's Palais Bulles in Theoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France on the occasion of the Grand Diner held in the location during the 77th annual Cannes film festival on Saturday May 18, 2024. Designed in 1974 by architect Antti Lovag, it was built between 1979 eand1984 for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and bought in 1991 by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin who enlarged the building without altering its architectural essence, and used it as a reception venue. Photo by Cyril Chateau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GANSU-MUSEUM-BRONZE HORSE-CULTURAL & CREATIVE PRODUCTS (CN)

(240103) -- LANZHOU, Jan. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2023 shows an enlarged replica of an ancient bronze horse statue in front of Gansu Provincial Museum in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province. The bronze horse statue, popularly known as "Bronze Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow," was unearthed in 1960s from the Leitai Tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) in Wuwei of Gansu and is now preserved in the Gansu Provincial Museum. Its image became a symbol of Chinese tourism in 1983. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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China becomes main pillar of innovation for Porsche: CEO of Porsche China

STORY: China becomes main pillar of innovation for Porsche: CEO of Porsche China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai 2. various of the booth of Porsche 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MICHAEL KIRSCH, President and CEO of Porsche China STORYLINE: China has become a main pillar of innovation for Porsche because of the enlarged footprint of research and development in China, said Michael Kirsch, President and CEO of Porsche China during the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. The German carmaker has attended the CIIE every year since its first edition in 2018. SOUNDBITE (English): MICHAEL KIRSCH, President and CEO of Porsche China "The CIIE is extremely important for Porsche out of many reasons, because we can present here our new technologies and innovations. It's our commitment to China, because we have been here since many years an

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Bulgarian expert voices hope for further cooperation with China

STORY: Bulgarian expert voices hope for further cooperation with China DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ZAHARI ZAHARIEV 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bulgarian): ZAHARI ZAHARIEV, President of Bulgaria's National Association for the Belt and Road 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bulgarian): ZAHARI ZAHARIEV, President of Bulgaria's National Association for the Belt and Road 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bulgarian): ZAHARI ZAHARIEV, President of Bulgaria's National Association for the Belt and Road STORYLINE: A Bulgarian expert has recently voiced hope for further cooperation between China and Bulgaria. The expert mentioned several fields that he would like to see enlarged cooperation with China with energy a promising one. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bulgarian): ZAHARI ZAHARIEV, President of Bulgaria's National Association for the Belt and Road "For Bulgaria, it is most important, and in my opinion, the most promising, to stress on projects related to infrastructure. And among them, I would note seve

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Man stomps on board mocked as cover of China's report

HONG KONG, China - A man stomps on a board mocked as the enlarged cover of China's white paper on a policy of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong on July 1, 2014.

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Japan biophysicist turns smartphone into microscope

NAGOYA, Japan - A smartphone equipped with "Leye," a flat, detachable acrylic lens developed by Kuniaki Nagayama, a professor emeritus in biophysics at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, shows an enlarged image of a fly's leg on March 7, 2014.

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N. Korean leader Kim

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Korean Central News Agency reported Feb. 3, 2013, that Kim made "an important concluding speech" at an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, outlining Pyongyang's defense of its "security and sovereignty."

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Chinese paper on J-15 shipborne fighter

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Chinese paper Global Times' coverage on China's new carrier-borne navy jet fighter, unofficially called the J-15, in its issue published April 25, 2011. The fighter jet is equipped with enlarged folding wings, twin nose wheels and an arresting hook to be utilized on China's first aircraft carrier, according to the paper.

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Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto & Osaka to come out Oct. 16

OSAKA, Japan - The Michelin Man character shows an enlarged photo panel of the front cover of the Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto & Osaka to an official of Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Oct. 15, 2009, after arriving from Paris to promote the first Michelin guidebook on restaurants and accommodations in western Japan, which will hit the stands Oct. 16.

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Enlarged Seven & I group holds ceremony for 1,113 new employees

TOKYO, Japan - Retail giant Seven & I Holdings Co. on March became this year's first major Japanese company to hold a ceremony for new employees, with its chairman urging 1,113 staff newly hired by group firms to optimize customer satisfaction.

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Marines' huge uniform put up on Chiba prefectural hall

CHIBA, Japan - An enlarged uniform of the Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team is put up on the Chiba prefectural hall on Nov. 21 to commemorate the Pacific League team's first victory of the Japan Series title in 31 years. The figure 26 refers to the team's fans joining the 25 registered players.

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200 mil. yen winning lotto ticket sent to Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa holds up an enlarged copy of a 200 million yen winning lottery ticket at the Fukui government office July 24. The ticket was sent in to the prefecture by an anonymous donor July 23 to aid victims of recent torrential rains.

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Horyuji Yumedono (Dream Hall)

Horyuji is a monastery temple located in the town of Ikaruga, some distance north of the Asuka region, Nara Prefecture. Originally it was a modest temple said to have been built in the early 7th century by order of Prince Shotoku, the prince regent, whose palace, Ikaruga no Miya, was being erected nearby. In time Horyuji was enlarged into a monastery famous for Buddhist studies, especially the doctrines of the Hosso Sect. Yumedono (Dream Hall) was buit on the site of Shotoku's chapel. According to legend, the prince was instructed by a golden being who appeared to him in a dream.

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Japan emperor undergoes tissue examination

Japanese Emperor Naruhito leaves University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2022, after staying overnight to undergo a tissue examination for an enlarged prostate. The 62-year-old's prostate-specific antigen level, a tumor marker, was slightly higher than normal, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor undergoes tissue examination

Japanese Emperor Naruhito leaves University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2022, after staying overnight to undergo a tissue examination for an enlarged prostate. The 62-year-old's prostate-specific antigen level, a tumor marker, was slightly higher than normal, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor to undergo tissue examination

Japanese Emperor Naruhito enters a hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2022, to undergo a tissue examination after he was found to have an enlarged prostate. The 62-year-old's prostate-specific antigen level, a tumor marker, is slightly higher than normal, according to the Imperial Household Agency. (Pool photo)

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Spain beats Jordan in pre-World Cup friendly

STORY: Spain beats Jordan in pre-World Cup friendly DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the audience 2. various of the press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): LUIS ENRIQUE, Spain coach STORYLINE: Spain on Thursday defeated Jordan 3-1 in their international friendly match held in Amman, the squad's last game before heading to Qatar for the World Cup. Ansu Fati opened the scoring for Spain in the 13th minute. In the second half, Spain's Gavi and Nico Williams enlarged the lead by each scoring a goal, while Jordan's Ahmad Samir scored the consolation goal in the last minutes of the match. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): LUIS ENRIQUE, Spain coach "Today, I think we have been quite successful in many aspects of the game. Some others need to be improved, but the main objective was to play a good game so as not to give our opponents options, and I think we have achieved that. Our objective and intention are to try to play seven games. That would be a good si

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China, some 90 countries highlight economic, social and cultural rights at UN session

STORY: China, some 90 countries highlight economic, social and cultural rights at UN session DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN XU, China's permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva 2. various of Human Rights Council STORYLINE: China on Monday delivered a joint statement together with over 90 countries at the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council, highlighting the importance of promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Delivering the joint statement at the session, Chen Xu, head of the Chinese Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, said that by compounding the existing socio-economic challenges, COVID-19 has enlarged the structural inequalities within and among states, and those in vulnerable and marginalized situations disproportionately bearing the brunt of the negative impac

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Narita airport's enlarged Terminal 3

Photo taken April 4, 2022, shows an enlarged area of Terminal 3 at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Narita airport's enlarged Terminal 3

Photo taken April 4, 2022, shows an enlarged area of Terminal 3 at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Marines' huge uniform put up on Chiba prefectural hall

CHIBA, Japan - An enlarged uniform of the Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team is put up on the Chiba prefectural hall on Nov. 21 to commemorate the Pacific League team's first victory of the Japan Series title in 31 years. The figure 26 refers to the team's fans joining the 25 registered players. (Kyodo)

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Enlarged Seven & I group holds ceremony for 1,113 new employees

TOKYO, Japan - Retail giant Seven & I Holdings Co. on March became this year's first major Japanese company to hold a ceremony for new employees, with its chairman urging 1,113 staff newly hired by group firms to optimize customer satisfaction. (Kyodo)

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200 mil. yen winning lotto ticket sent to Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa holds up an enlarged copy of a 200 million yen winning lottery ticket at the Fukui government office July 24. The ticket was sent in to the prefecture by an anonymous donor July 23 to aid victims of recent torrential rains. (Kyodo)

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Gill, Andre 1840 - 1885

Andre Gill (real name, Gosset de Guines) French caricaturist, credited with inventing the enlarged head technique used here. Date: 1840 - 1885

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An advertisement for VISTAVISION a high definition wide scre

An advertisement for VISTAVISION a high definition wide screen system where the film in the camera and in some premiere situations ran horizontally. This exposed a landscape shaped picure eight perforations long, similar in picture size to still camera film. The usual vertically travelling movie film had a smaller picture which needed to be enlarged more on the new 1950s wide screens resulting in quality loss. VISTAVISION was an answer to this

Illustration - Avignon

Illustration - Avignon

Illustration - Avignon

Illustration - Avignon

Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

Sinkhole at intersection near Tokyo

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-SHEN YIQIN-ACWF-ENLARGED SESSION-STUDY-GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF CPC PLENUM (CN)

Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

Le Palais Bulles in Theoule sur mer - France

CHINA-GANSU-MUSEUM-BRONZE HORSE-CULTURAL & CREATIVE PRODUCTS (CN)

China becomes main pillar of innovation for Porsche: CEO of Porsche China

Bulgarian expert voices hope for further cooperation with China

Man stomps on board mocked as cover of China's report

Japan biophysicist turns smartphone into microscope

N. Korean leader Kim

Chinese paper on J-15 shipborne fighter

Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto &amp; Osaka to come out Oct. 16

Enlarged Seven &amp; I group holds ceremony for 1,113 new employees

Marines' huge uniform put up on Chiba prefectural hall

200 mil. yen winning lotto ticket sent to Fukui Pref.

Horyuji Yumedono (Dream Hall)

Japan emperor undergoes tissue examination

Japan emperor undergoes tissue examination

Japan emperor to undergo tissue examination

Spain beats Jordan in pre-World Cup friendly

China, some 90 countries highlight economic, social and cultural rights at UN session

Narita airport's enlarged Terminal 3

Narita airport's enlarged Terminal 3

Marines' huge uniform put up on Chiba prefectural hall

Enlarged Seven & I group holds ceremony for 1,113 new employees

200 mil. yen winning lotto ticket sent to Fukui Pref.

Gill, Andre 1840 - 1885

An advertisement for VISTAVISION a high definition wide scre

Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto & Osaka to come out Oct. 16

Enlarged Seven & I group holds ceremony for 1,113 new employees