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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 4

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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US: Deadly Hurricane Milton Leaves Destruction And Massive Power Outages

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, October 9, bringing high winds, heavy rain, and storm surges. At least 17 people have died due to Milton and its aftermath, and more than 2 million people remained without power as of Friday.

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US: Hurricane Milton Tears Roof Off Tropicana Field In Devastating Strike 2

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, on Wednesday, October 9, as a Category 3 storm. Milton brought high winds, ripping off the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

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Gaza beach volleyball team chases dream at Hangzhou Games

STORY: Gaza beach volleyball team chases dream at Hangzhou Games DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH AL-ARQAN, Gaza-based beach volleyball player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-QISHAWI, Gaza-based beach volleyball player 4. various of the training STORYLINE: Racing against time, a five-member beach volleyball team from Gaza has been busy training for the 19th Asian Games in China's Hangzhou. The team, including four athletes and a coach, told Xinhua they spend eight hours a day in order to be able to challenge their competitors in China. Gaza-based player Abdullah Al-Arqan started to play volleyball when he was six years old as he used to attend matches with his father, who was the famous volleyball player in Gaza. However, Al-Arqan's path to competing was not smooth, as he was physically very thin. Moreover, the instable political and economic situation in the Gaza Strip, home t

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Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade

STORY: Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of fencers training 2. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade 3. various of the photos showing Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann bearing Israel's flag at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HATUEL-CZUCKERMANN, Former Israeli fencer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIRAN CZUCKERMANN, Israeli fencer 6. various of Niran training 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAOR HATUEL, Manager of the Olympic Fencing Center in Akko 8. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade STORYLINE: Here in the Olympic Fencing Center in the northern Israeli city of Akko, Israeli fencers are preparing for the Chengdu Universiade. The 31st Summer World University Games will be held from July 28 to August 8 after being postponed twice due to COVID-19. The Israeli delegation comprises a long jumper and his coach, as well as a five-member fencing team. SOU

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Chinese climber glides off Mt. Qomolangma from Nepali side

STORY: Chinese climber glides off Mt. Qomolangma from Nepali side DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Li Shengtao gliding off Mt. Qomolangma STORYLINE: A Chinese climber on Thursday successfully glided off Mt. Qomolangma from the South Col to the base camp area from the Nepali side. Li Shengtao flew his solo unpowered paraglider at an altitude of 8,000 meters from the South Col at 09:14 local time and landed at 09:38 at the designated area around the base camp at an altitude of 5,400 meters, according to the five-member Chinese team. Li's flying expedition was permitted by the Nepali government and he became the first Chinese to glide off Mt. Qomolangma from the South Col. A record high of 478 climbers from 65 countries and regions have received permits to climb the peak from the Nepali side during the spring climbing season, according to Nepal's Department of Tourism. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

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Japanese team heads to U.S. for info on mad cow disease

NARITA, Japan - A five-member Japanese fact-finding team prepares to leave Narita airport Jan. 8 for Washington to gather information about the first case of mad cow disease in the United States. The mission will visit the U.S. and Canada until Jan. 16.

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JICA medical team leaves for Syria to help Iraqi refugees

NARITA, Japan - A five-member team of doctors and nurses from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), including Yasufumi Asai (R), professor at Sapporo Medical College, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Syria on March 21 to help refugees from neighboring Iraq.

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Japan sends team to China over consulate case

NARITA, Japan - Masaaki Ono, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Consular and Migration Affairs Department, prepares May 10 to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for China. He leads a five-member investigation team looking into the May 8 incident in which Chinese police seized five North Korean asylum seekers inside the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang without Japan's consent.

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Japan team in Shenyang to probe seizure of N. Korea defectors

SHENYANG, China - Masaaki Ono (C), director general of Japan's Foreign Ministry's Consular and Migration Affairs Department, enters the Japanese Consulate General in Shengyang, northeastern China, on May 11. Ono heads a five-member team investigating the May 8 seizure by Chinese police of five North Korean asylum seekers inside the consulate.

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MIDEAST-HEBRON-MOBILE PUPPET THEATER

(220531) -- HEBRON, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Diana al-Suwaiti (R) and her team prepare for their puppet show in Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 19, 2022. It is hard to stay uninfected by the passion of Diana al-Suwaiti, a Palestinian artist, whenever she leads a five-member troupe to stage free puppet shows from one neighborhood to another in the West Bank, fascinating children and parents alike. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mobile puppet theater brings joy, change to West Bank children" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

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Japanese team heads to U.S. for info on mad cow disease

NARITA, Japan - A five-member Japanese fact-finding team prepares to leave Narita airport Jan. 8 for Washington to gather information about the first case of mad cow disease in the United States. The mission will visit the U.S. and Canada until Jan. 16. (Kyodo)

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JICA medical team leaves for Syria to help Iraqi refugees

NARITA, Japan - A five-member team of doctors and nurses from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), including Yasufumi Asai (R), professor at Sapporo Medical College, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Syria on March 21 to help refugees from neighboring Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Japan team in Shenyang to probe seizure of N. Korea defectors

SHENYANG, China - Masaaki Ono (C), director general of Japan's Foreign Ministry's Consular and Migration Affairs Department, enters the Japanese Consulate General in Shengyang, northeastern China, on May 11. Ono heads a five-member team investigating the May 8 seizure by Chinese police of five North Korean asylum seekers inside the consulate.

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Japan sends team to China over consulate case

NARITA, Japan - Masaaki Ono, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Consular and Migration Affairs Department, prepares May 10 to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for China. He leads a five-member investigation team looking into the May 8 incident in which Chinese police seized five North Korean asylum seekers inside the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang without Japan's consent.