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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin Museum - Bordeaux

The Cite du Vin museum in Bordeaux, France, on October 27, 2024, that also hosts exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars, generally centered around wine-related themes. Following its initial opening in June of 2017, the Cité du Vin reached a milestone of one million visitors in the fall of 2018. Through six universes divided into 18 modules, the Permanent exhibition of the Cité du Vin invites, on a journey around the world of wine and the vine, from Antiquity to the present day and over five continents. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Int'l horticultural expo attracts worldwide green fingers to Chengdu

STORY: Int'l horticultural expo attracts worldwide green fingers to Chengdu SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIM BRIERCLIFFE, Secretary General of International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) 3. various of the 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHAD SINCLAIR, Bonsai artist 5. various of Chad Sinclair STORYLINE: The 2024 International Horticultural Exhibition opened in China's Chengdu on Friday. Running from April 26 to Oct. 28, the event will host over 2,000 events and cultural activities, showcasing more than 500 varieties of distinctive plants from five continents and over 60 local plant species, as well as a diverse range of gardening styles worldwide in 113 exhibition parks. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIM BRIERCLIFFE, Secretary General of International Association of Horticultu

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Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus  - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the Sunday Angelus from the window overlooking St. Peter’s Square with five children representing five continents at the Vatican on October 1, 2023. Pope Francis announced that on the afternoon of 6 November 2023 he will meet with children across the globe for an event on the theme ‘Let’s learn from boys and girls.’ Photo: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus  - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the Sunday Angelus from the window overlooking St. Peter’s Square with five children representing five continents at the Vatican on October 1, 2023. Pope Francis announced that on the afternoon of 6 November 2023 he will meet with children across the globe for an event on the theme ‘Let’s learn from boys and girls.’ Photo: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus  - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the Sunday Angelus from the window overlooking St. Peter’s Square with five children representing five continents at the Vatican on October 1, 2023. Pope Francis announced that on the afternoon of 6 November 2023 he will meet with children across the globe for an event on the theme ‘Let’s learn from boys and girls.’ Photo: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus  - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the Sunday Angelus from the window overlooking St. Peter’s Square with five children representing five continents at the Vatican on October 1, 2023. Pope Francis announced that on the afternoon of 6 November 2023 he will meet with children across the globe for an event on the theme ‘Let’s learn from boys and girls.’ Photo: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus  - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads The Sunday Angelus - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the Sunday Angelus from the window overlooking St. Peter’s Square with five children representing five continents at the Vatican on October 1, 2023. Pope Francis announced that on the afternoon of 6 November 2023 he will meet with children across the globe for an event on the theme ‘Let’s learn from boys and girls.’ Photo: (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bangladesh's largest cultural event "Dhaka Lit Fest 2023" kicks off

STORY: Bangladesh's largest cultural event "Dhaka Lit Fest 2023" kicks off DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people participating in the festival STORYLINE: The 10th edition of "Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF)," Bangladesh's largest cultural event, raised its curtain on Thursday in the capital Dhaka after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bangladeshi State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Indian writer and literary critic Amitav Ghosh inaugurated the event at the Bangla Academy, an autonomous institution funded by the Bangladeshi government to foster the Bengali language, literature and culture. The grand festival features conversations, dialogues, film screenings, art exhibitions, music, cultural shows and much more. Over 500 speakers, performers, and thinkers representing five continents participate in the four-day event comprising 175 sessions. The DLF remained suspended for three years

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Olympic torch arrives in Beijing

Olympic torch arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - The Olympic torch arrived in Beijing on March 31 aboard an airplane from Athens, following a flame-lighting ceremony in Greece last week. The torch will be carried to Kazakhstan on April 1 for a torch relay which will cover 137,000 kilometers on five continents before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in Beijing on Aug. 8.

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China announces start of Olympic torch relay

China announces start of Olympic torch relay

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) hands the Olympic torch to a Chinese athlete in a ceremony marking the arrival of the flame from Athens at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 31. Hu announced the start of the Olympic torch relay at the ceremony. The flame will be carried to Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 1 on the first leg of the longest Olympic torch relay ever, covering 137,000 kilometers and five continents, before reaching the main Olympic stadium in Beijing for the start of the games on Aug. 8.

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Frenchman runs across five full continents

Frenchman runs across five full continents

TOKYO, Japan - Serge Girard, a 52-year-old Frenchman, celebrates as he nears the finishing line in Tokyo on Sept. 3 of his 260-day, 19,100-km trans-Eurasia run which started in Paris on Dec. 17 last year. By completing the Eurasia run, Girard has crossed five continents -- first North America in 1997, followed by Australia, South America and Africa.

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Frenchman runs across five full continents

Frenchman runs across five full continents

TOKYO, Japan - Serge Girard, a 52-year-old Frenchman, waves in front of a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after completing his 260-day, 19,100-km trans-Eurasia run which started in Paris on Dec. 17 last year. With the Eurasia run, Girard has crossed five continents -- first North America in 1997, followed by Australia, South America and Africa.

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Olympic torch arrives back in Greece

Olympic torch arrives back in Greece

HERAKLION, Greece - Athens Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos (R) speaks in a ceremony at the Olympic flame arrival's on the Greek island of Crete on July 9. The torch arrived from Cyprus, the last stop of the torch relay's international route that took it to five continents, before the Summer Games open in five weeks.

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Olympic flame arrives in Beijing

Olympic flame arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - The Olympic flame now on a journey through the world's five continents arrives at Beijing international airport on June 8 from Seoul. (Pool photo)

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(1)Runners relay Olympic torch in Tokyo

(1)Runners relay Olympic torch in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - With the Olympic flame in hand, a member of the Athens Olympic Organizing Committee alights from the plane from Australia at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 6. The 53-kilometer torch relay through the Japanese capital began at the Daiba waterfront area near Tokyo bay as part of the flame's journey through the world's five continents.

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Olympic torch relay begins in Sydney

Olympic torch relay begins in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Cathy Freeman, the Olympic women's 400-meter champion who lit the caldron at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, runs with the Olympic torch from the Sydney Opera House. She is the first runner in the global torch relay across five continents.

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(8)Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games open

(8)Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games open

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The Olympic flag is carried into the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium on Feb. 8 by eight persons representing the five continents. Japan's gold medalist Kazuyoshi Funaki (2nd from L) represented Asia, joined by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu (Africa), former astronaut John Glenn (the Americas), former Polish President Lech Walesa (Europe) and Australian athlete Cathy Freeman (Oceania). Also among the flag-bearers were 1968 alpine skiing gold medalist Jean-Claude Killy, movie maker Steven Spielberg and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau to represent the pillars of the Olympic Movement.

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BRICS Plus aims at ending hegemony of U.S. and Western countries: Indian expert

STORY: BRICS Plus aims at ending hegemony of U.S. and Western countries: Indian expert DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Mumbai-based think tank Observer Research Foundation STORYLINE: "BRICS Plus is a concept that is aimed at democratizing the global economic order, and ending the hegemony of the United States and Western countries," Sudheendra Kulkarni, former chairman of the Mumbai-based think-tank Observer Research Foundation, said in a recent interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Mumbai-based think tank Observer Research Foundation "BRICS is a unique multilateral forum, which is transcontinental in nature. The five members of BRICS represent different continents across the globe: Asia, Africa, Eurasia, and Latin America. What is common to all members of the BRICS countries is that we represent, and we aspire to a non-Western paradigm of

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CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

(220418) -- BEIJING, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2022. The China National Botanical Garden was officially inaugurated in Beijing on Monday, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said. With a planned area of 600 hectares, the national botanical garden builds upon the work of the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Beijing Botanical Garden. The national botanical garden has more than 30,000 kinds of plants and 5 million representative plant specimens from five continents. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

(220418) -- BEIJING, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2022. The China National Botanical Garden was officially inaugurated in Beijing on Monday, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said. With a planned area of 600 hectares, the national botanical garden builds upon the work of the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Beijing Botanical Garden. The national botanical garden has more than 30,000 kinds of plants and 5 million representative plant specimens from five continents. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

(220418) -- BEIJING, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2022. The China National Botanical Garden was officially inaugurated in Beijing on Monday, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said. With a planned area of 600 hectares, the national botanical garden builds upon the work of the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Beijing Botanical Garden. The national botanical garden has more than 30,000 kinds of plants and 5 million representative plant specimens from five continents. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

(220418) -- BEIJING, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 18, 2022 shows the entrance of the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing, capital of China. The China National Botanical Garden was officially inaugurated in Beijing on Monday, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said. With a planned area of 600 hectares, the national botanical garden builds upon the work of the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Beijing Botanical Garden. The national botanical garden has more than 30,000 kinds of plants and 5 million representative plant specimens from five continents. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN-INAUGURATION (CN)

(220418) -- BEIJING, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2022. The China National Botanical Garden was officially inaugurated in Beijing on Monday, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said. With a planned area of 600 hectares, the national botanical garden builds upon the work of the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Beijing Botanical Garden. The national botanical garden has more than 30,000 kinds of plants and 5 million representative plant specimens from five continents. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-BEIJING 2022 WINTER PARALYMPICS-TORCH RELAY-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-BEIJING 2022 WINTER PARALYMPICS-TORCH RELAY-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY(CN)

(220302) -- BEIJING, March 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dancers representing five continents perform during the Beijing 2022 Paralymic Torch Relay and Flame Lighting Ceremony at Badaling ancient Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2022. The flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was collected at eight locations in Beijing and Zhangjiakou. Each collection was followed by a relay of no more than 20 torchbearers on-site before the gathering of flames at the Temple of Heaven. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Online Shaolin Kung Fu competition attracts 5,000 enthusiasts to participate

STORY: Online Shaolin Kung Fu competition attracts 5,000 enthusiasts to participate DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WERNER PREINING, Austrian 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEXSANDERA CWEN, Polish 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): POJASEK KAREN LEA, Austrian 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MARTA NESKOVIC, Serbian 5. various of people practicing Kung Fu STORYLINE: An online contest jointly launched by the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China and the Shaolin culture centers in the five continents has come to an end recently. More than 5,000 Kung Fu enthusiasts of all ages from more than 90 countries and regions have submitted their registration forms. This year, the Kung Fu examination was launched online. Participants will only need to upload a video to the official website of the activity, expressing their feelings about the Kung Fu practice. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WERNER PREINING, Austrian "I'm 81 years old. We thank for the opportunity t

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Olympic torch arrives in Beijing

Olympic torch arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - The Olympic torch arrived in Beijing on March 31 aboard an airplane from Athens, following a flame-lighting ceremony in Greece last week. The torch will be carried to Kazakhstan on April 1 for a torch relay which will cover 137,000 kilometers on five continents before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in Beijing on Aug. 8. (Kyodo)

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China announces start of Olympic torch relay

China announces start of Olympic torch relay

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) hands the Olympic torch to a Chinese athlete in a ceremony marking the arrival of the flame from Athens at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 31. Hu announced the start of the Olympic torch relay at the ceremony. The flame will be carried to Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 1 on the first leg of the longest Olympic torch relay ever, covering 137,000 kilometers and five continents, before reaching the main Olympic stadium in Beijing for the start of the games on Aug. 8. (Kyodo)

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Japan to help train 350,000 people in Asia, Africa over 5 yrs: Abe

Japan to help train 350,000 people in Asia, Africa over 5 yrs: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a summit of Asian and African leaders in Jakarta on April 22, 2015. He pledged Japan's assistance in the training of as many as 350,000 people in Asia and Africa over the next five years as part of efforts to ensure "quality growth" and eradicate poverty in the two continents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Street art murals in Rio

Street art murals in Rio

Photo taken July 22, 2016, shows part of a giant mural of aboriginals from five continents, created by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra using a vehicle for high-place work in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian city hosting South America's first-ever Olympics is filled with colorful street art murals and graffiti. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Frenchman runs across five full continents

Frenchman runs across five full continents

TOKYO, Japan - Serge Girard, a 52-year-old Frenchman, celebrates as he nears the finishing line in Tokyo on Sept. 3 of his 260-day, 19,100-km trans-Eurasia run which started in Paris on Dec. 17 last year. By completing the Eurasia run, Girard has crossed five continents -- first North America in 1997, followed by Australia, South America and Africa. (Kyodo)

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Frenchman runs across five full continents

Frenchman runs across five full continents

TOKYO, Japan - Serge Girard, a 52-year-old Frenchman, waves in front of a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after completing his 260-day, 19,100-km trans-Eurasia run which started in Paris on Dec. 17 last year. With the Eurasia run, Girard has crossed five continents -- first North America in 1997, followed by Australia, South America and Africa. (Kyodo)

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(8)Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games open

(8)Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games open

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The Olympic flag is carried into the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium on Feb. 8 by eight persons representing the five continents. Japan's gold medalist Kazuyoshi Funaki (2nd from L) represented Asia, joined by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu (Africa), former astronaut John Glenn (the Americas), former Polish President Lech Walesa (Europe) and Australian athlete Cathy Freeman (Oceania). Also among the flag-bearers were 1968 alpine skiing gold medalist Jean-Claude Killy, movie maker Steven Spielberg and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau to represent the pillars of the Olympic Movement.

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Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Many fans saw off the members of the Tatra around the World 2 expedition in Prague, Czech Republic, February 22, 2020. The travellers plan to cross 69 countries in five continents and cover over 270,000 kilometres in three years. This expedition wants to follow up the Tatra around the World from the end of the 1980s. Like more than 30 years ago, one of its main goals is to spread the good name of the Czech Republic and Czech products in the world. In the 1980s, the expedition used a modified Tatra T 815 GTC. Its successor has a special version of Tatra T 815 4x4, adjusted for the expedition. There are 14 seats in the vehicle and 20 places for sleeping. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Many fans saw off the members of the Tatra around the World 2 expedition in Prague, Czech Republic, February 22, 2020. The travellers plan to cross 69 countries in five continents and cover over 270,000 kilometres in three years. This expedition wants to follow up the Tatra around the World from the end of the 1980s. Like more than 30 years ago, one of its main goals is to spread the good name of the Czech Republic and Czech products in the world. In the 1980s, the expedition used a modified Tatra T 815 GTC. Its successor has a special version of Tatra T 815 4x4, adjusted for the expedition. There are 14 seats in the vehicle and 20 places for sleeping. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Many fans saw off the members of the Tatra around the World 2 expedition in Prague, Czech Republic, February 22, 2020. The travellers plan to cross 69 countries in five continents and cover over 270,000 kilometres in three years. This expedition wants to follow up the Tatra around the World from the end of the 1980s. Like more than 30 years ago, one of its main goals is to spread the good name of the Czech Republic and Czech products in the world. In the 1980s, the expedition used a modified Tatra T 815 GTC. Its successor has a special version of Tatra T 815 4x4, adjusted for the expedition. There are 14 seats in the vehicle and 20 places for sleeping. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Many fans saw off the members of the Tatra around the World 2 expedition in Prague, Czech Republic, February 22, 2020. The travellers plan to cross 69 countries in five continents and cover over 270,000 kilometres in three years. This expedition wants to follow up the Tatra around the World from the end of the 1980s. Like more than 30 years ago, one of its main goals is to spread the good name of the Czech Republic and Czech products in the world. In the 1980s, the expedition used a modified Tatra T 815 GTC. Its successor has a special version of Tatra T 815 4x4, adjusted for the expedition. There are 14 seats in the vehicle and 20 places for sleeping. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Many fans saw off the members of the Tatra around the World 2 expedition in Prague, Czech Republic, February 22, 2020. The travellers plan to cross 69 countries in five continents and cover over 270,000 kilometres in three years. This expedition wants to follow up the Tatra around the World from the end of the 1980s. Like more than 30 years ago, one of its main goals is to spread the good name of the Czech Republic and Czech products in the world. In the 1980s, the expedition used a modified Tatra T 815 GTC. Its successor has a special version of Tatra T 815 4x4, adjusted for the expedition. There are 14 seats in the vehicle and 20 places for sleeping. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Many fans saw off the members of the Tatra around the World 2 expedition in Prague, Czech Republic, February 22, 2020. The travellers plan to cross 69 countries in five continents and cover over 270,000 kilometres in three years. This expedition wants to follow up the Tatra around the World from the end of the 1980s. Like more than 30 years ago, one of its main goals is to spread the good name of the Czech Republic and Czech products in the world. In the 1980s, the expedition used a modified Tatra T 815 GTC. Its successor has a special version of Tatra T 815 4x4, adjusted for the expedition. There are 14 seats in the vehicle and 20 places for sleeping. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Petr Holecek, member of the Tatra around the World 2 expedition, left, greets Stanislav Synek, member of Tatra around the World expedition in Prague, Czech Republic, February 22, 2020. Many fans saw off the members of the Tatra around the World 2 expedition. The travellers plan to cross 69 countries in five continents and cover over 270,000 kilometres in three years. This expedition wants to follow up the Tatra around the World from the end of the 1980s. Like more than 30 years ago, one of its main goals is to spread the good name of the Czech Republic and Czech products in the world. In the 1980s, the expedition used a modified Tatra T 815 GTC. Its successor has a special version of Tatra T 815 4x4, adjusted for the expedition. There are 14 seats in the vehicle and 20 places for sleeping. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Tatra Around the World 2 expedition

Many fans saw off the members of the Tatra around the World 2 expedition in Prague, Czech Republic, February 22, 2020. The travellers plan to cross 69 countries in five continents and cover over 270,000 kilometres in three years. This expedition wants to follow up the Tatra around the World from the end of the 1980s. Like more than 30 years ago, one of its main goals is to spread the good name of the Czech Republic and Czech products in the world. In the 1980s, the expedition used a modified Tatra T 815 GTC. Its successor has a special version of Tatra T 815 4x4, adjusted for the expedition. There are 14 seats in the vehicle and 20 places for sleeping. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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