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New coalition of Tallinn City Government

13.04.2024, Talinn. After four parties greenlit a new coalition agreement this weekend, Tallinn City Council convened for an extraordinary sitting Sunday to elect a new mayor and appoint the Estonian capital's new city government. Following two failed rounds of voting, sole candidate Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) was elected the next mayor of Tallinn with 41 votes. On the photo Kristjan Järvan, the deputy mayor of transport. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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New coalition of Tallinn City Government

13.04.2024, Talinn. After four parties greenlit a new coalition agreement this weekend, Tallinn City Council convened for an extraordinary sitting Sunday to elect a new mayor and appoint the Estonian capital's new city government. Following two failed rounds of voting, sole candidate Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) was elected the next mayor of Tallinn with 41 votes. On the photo Kristjan Järvan, the deputy mayor of transport. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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New coalition of Tallinn City Government

13.04.2024, Talinn. After four parties greenlit a new coalition agreement this weekend, Tallinn City Council convened for an extraordinary sitting Sunday to elect a new mayor and appoint the Estonian capital's new city government. Following two failed rounds of voting, sole candidate Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) was elected the next mayor of Tallinn with 41 votes. Photo: Mihkel Maripuu / Postimees

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New coalition of Tallinn City Government

13.04.2024, Talinn. After four parties greenlit a new coalition agreement this weekend, Tallinn City Council convened for an extraordinary sitting Sunday to elect a new mayor and appoint the Estonian capital's new city government. Following two failed rounds of voting, sole candidate Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) was elected the next mayor of Tallinn with 41 votes. Photo: Mihkel Maripuu / Postimees

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New coalition of Tallinn City Government

13.04.2024, Talinn. After four parties greenlit a new coalition agreement this weekend, Tallinn City Council convened for an extraordinary sitting Sunday to elect a new mayor and appoint the Estonian capital's new city government. Following two failed rounds of voting, sole candidate Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) was elected the next mayor of Tallinn with 41 votes. On the photo Aleksei Jain, the deputy mayor for education and Margot Roose, the deputy mayor for business. Photo: Mihkel Maripuu / Postimees

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New coalition of Tallinn City Government

13.04.2024, Talinn. After four parties greenlit a new coalition agreement this weekend, Tallinn City Council convened for an extraordinary sitting Sunday to elect a new mayor and appoint the Estonian capital's new city government. Following two failed rounds of voting, sole candidate Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) was elected the next mayor of Tallinn with 41 votes. On the photo Margot Roose, the deputy mayor for business. Photo: Mihkel Maripuu / Postimees

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New coalition of Tallinn City Government

13.04.2024, Talinn. After four parties greenlit a new coalition agreement this weekend, Tallinn City Council convened for an extraordinary sitting Sunday to elect a new mayor and appoint the Estonian capital's new city government. Following two failed rounds of voting, sole candidate Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) was elected the next mayor of Tallinn with 41 votes. On the photo Aleksei Jain, the deputy mayor for education and Margot Roose, the deputy mayor for business. Photo: Mihkel Maripuu / Postimees

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New coalition of Tallinn City Government

13.04.2024, Talinn. After four parties greenlit a new coalition agreement this weekend, Tallinn City Council convened for an extraordinary sitting Sunday to elect a new mayor and appoint the Estonian capital's new city government. Following two failed rounds of voting, sole candidate Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) was elected the next mayor of Tallinn with 41 votes. On the photo Margot Roose, the deputy mayor for business. Photo: Mihkel Maripuu / Postimees

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U.S. announces additional arms aid for Ukraine worth 325 mln USD

STORY: U.S. announces additional arms aid for Ukraine worth 325 mln USD DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pentagon 2. various of Washington D.C. 3. various of the U.S. Air Force loading cargo bound for Ukraine (Jan. 13, 2023) 4. various of the U.S. Air Force loading palletized explosives bound for Ukraine (Aug. 9, 2022) STORYLINE: The United States on Wednesday announced an additional package of weapons for Ukraine worth 325 million U.S. dollars. According to a list from the Department of Defense (DoD), the new tranche of security assistance included additional ammunition for the U.S.-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, anti-armor systems, over 9 million rounds of small arms ammunition, and four logistics support vehicles, among other items. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who received a delegation of authority from President Joe Biden to authorize the presidential drawdown of the weapons, said in a statement

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Protecting ancient Buddhist city in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Protecting ancient Buddhist city in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: TURPAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiaohe Ruins 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):LU JICAI, Xinjiang cultural heritage protection center 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese):LU JICAI, Xinjiang cultural heritage protection center STORYLINE: Jiaohe Ruins is the world's longest-lasting and largest relics of a clay-built city in Turpan, China's Xinjiang. Covering an area of about 376,000 square meters, it was once a magnificent city along the ancient Silk Road. From 2006 to 2017, four rounds of reinforcement and maintenance work have been carried out successively in the Jiaohe Ruins with a total investment of over 100 million yuan (about 14.9 million U.S. dollars). Lu Jicai joined the protection work from the very beginning. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):LU JICAI, Xinjiang cultural heritage protection center "I graduated from university in 2005. I have been working at Jiaohe Ruins since then. In

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Fukushima moves in front by 4 shots at NEC Karuizawa

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Japan's Akiko Fukushima shot a second straight 66 on her favorite Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course in Nagano Prefecture on Aug. 11 to open up a four-shot lead after two rounds of the NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament.

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Yankees' Kuroda earns 7th win over Blue Jays

NEW YORK, United States - Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista (L) rounds the bases on a three-run home run from New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (C) in the first inning of a game at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 25, 2014. Kuroda allowed four runs over 5-2/3 innings but earned his seventh win of the season as the Yankees won 6-4.

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Regional elections across Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto casts his ballot in the election on April 10, 2011, to choose members of the Osaka prefectural assembly at a polling station in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. The first of two unified rounds of regional polls slated for April were held the same day to pick governors of 12 of Japan's 47 prefectures, mayors of four cities and assembly members of 41 prefectures and 15 of the country's major cities. (Pool photo)

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Japan executes 4 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama announces at a press conference April 10 that the Justice Ministry executed four death-row inmates the same day. The execution brought the total number of inmates executed under his orders to 10 in three rounds of executions since last December.

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Yokomine one shot clear at Tour C'ship after two rounds

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Sakura Yokomine prepares for putting during the second round of the Japan LPGA Tour Championship at Miyazaki Country Club on Nov. 24. Yokomine made four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine as she shot a second-round 67 that put her in front by one shot. at the Japan LPGA Tour Championship.

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Miyazato in cruise control at U.S. LPGA qualifying event

DAYTONA BEACH, United States - Ai Miyazato smiles during a news conference in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Dec. 3 where the U.S. LPGA qualifying tournament is being held. Miyazato stretched her lead to 12 shots the same day after four rounds of the tournament.

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(1)Mariners' Ichiro achieves record with homer

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki rounds the bases Aug. 26 at Safeco Field in Seattle after hitting a solo homer off Kansas City Royals reliever Jeremy Affeldt in the ninth inning. It was Ichiro's 200th hit this season, making him the only player in major league history to achieve the feat every year in his first four seasons. (MLB)

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(1)Hoshino, Miyazato in 4-way tie for lead at Mizuno Open

KASAOKA, Japan - Hidemasa Hoshino works his way to a four-way tie atop the leaderboard at 11-under 205 after three rounds of the Mizuno Open at Setonaikai Golf Club on June 26.

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Katayama takes halfway lead at Nippon Series

TOKYO, Japan - Shingo Katayama added a 4-under-par 66 to his record-equaling opening round of 62 on Dec. 6, grabbing sole possession of the lead after two rounds of the season-ending Nippon Series JT Cup. Changing colors of his trademark cowboy hat, Katayama (in right photo) birdied four of the final six holes in a back-nine 31, but could only match par on the outward nine (in left photo).

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Yamada 11th in Four Hills opener

OBERSTDORF, Germany - Japan's rising star Hiroki Yamada finishes 11th and the highest-placed Japanese at the opening event of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament on Dec. 30 in Oberstdorf, Germany. In his rookie season on the Japanese national team, the 19-year-old Yamada flew over the K-115 mark in both rounds with 115.5 and 116 meters for 232.2 points.

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Murai has record-setting win at Japan Women's Open

Mayumi Murai double-bogeys the final hole of an even-par 72 on June 27, but still manages to come away with a record-setting victory in the Japan Women's Open golf tournament. She finished four rounds at Kasumigaseki Country Club with the record for most strokes under par (7) in the 32-year history of the event and the lowest strokes total (281) since the tournament went to 72 holes in 1982.

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China's famous ancient tree Greeting Pine undergoes "physical examination"

STORY: China's famous ancient tree Greeting Pine undergoes "physical examination" DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the examination of the Greeting Pine STORYLINE: The Greeting Pine, one of China's most famous trees, is undergoing a comprehensive "physical examination." The tree, which stands at about 1,700 meters above sea level on Huangshan Mountain in east China's Anhui Province, is believed to be between 800 and 1,000 years old. The tree, growing out of the rocks with a long branch extending over the mouth of a cave, got the name mainly because it appears to be greeting anyone who arrives on the scene. The Greeting Pine has undergone four rounds of "physical examinations" since 1998. The fifth round of "physical examination" will last from Oct. 8 to Oct. 31. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China. (XHTV)

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Heavy rains batter parts of China

STORY: Heavy rains batter parts of China DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the affected site STORYLINE: Persistent heavy rains have continued to batter parts of China, inundating roads and trapping people. Local governments are going all out to protect residents and their property. On Thursday, some areas of Maoming City in south China's Guangdong Province issued a red alert for floods. Fourteen people, including two infants, a pregnant woman and an elderly man, were trapped in Huangyang Village of Maoming. They were evacuated to safety after three rounds of rescue in two hours. Heavy rains also hit northeast China's Liaoning Province, halting railway transportation. China Railway Shenyang Bureau Group Co., Ltd. took emergency response measures and dispatched working groups to clean up silts along rail lines. The operation of affected railways has been gradually resumed. China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with re

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Beijing racing against time to curb new COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Beijing racing against time to curb new COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing 2. STANDUP (English): PANG YUANYUAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XINYU, Deputy general manager, Beijing Hema Network Technology Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU LINA, Party chief of Wumart Group STORYLINE: China's capital Beijing is racing against time to curb the new COVID-19 resurgence. According to local authorities, Beijing reported 42 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and four asymptomatic cases between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Wednesday. A total of 138 local infections have been logged since April 22, involving eight districts. Beijing is conducting three rounds of nucleic acid testing from Monday to Saturday to curb the risk of COVID-19. The first round has been completed, with over 19.8 million residents sampled for testing. Three communities in Beijing were classified as

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Suspect for latest shooting in U.S. capital found dead

STORY: Suspect for latest shooting in U.S. capital found dead DATELINE: April 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Robert Contee, Chief of D.C. Metropolitan Police Department informing the media 2. various of correspondents reporting on the scene STORYLINE: A person, believed to be the suspect of a shooting that wounded four people in northwest Washington, D.C. on Friday afternoon, has been found dead, local police said. Robert Contee, chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, told reporters that they "believe the suspect took his own life" as officers were entering or breaching the apartment where he was located. The police department tweeted in the evening that Raymond Spencer, 23, of Fairfax, Virginia, was identified as a person of interest. Officers recovered six firearms, including long guns, and multiple rounds of ammunition "inside the fifth-floor apartment where the suspect was found deceased." "This was very much a sniper-type set

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SuperEnduro World Championship kicks off in Jerusalem

STORY: SuperEnduro World Championship kicks off in Jerusalem DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jerusalem's Pais Arena 2. various of riders gearing up for the competition 3. various of riders in the competition STORYLINE: The SuperEnduro World Championship kicked off on Thursday in Jerusalem's southwestern Pais Arena. The SuperEnduro World Championship is an endurocross series held primarily in Europe since 2007. Circuits are built inside stadiums or arenas, recreating obstacles such as rocks, boulders and logs. After almost two years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the matches resumed last December. The 2021/2022 season calendar has four rounds, among which Jerusalem is a stop. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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Yamada 11th in Four Hills opener

OBERSTDORF, Germany - Japan's rising star Hiroki Yamada finishes 11th and the highest-placed Japanese at the opening event of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament on Dec. 30 in Oberstdorf, Germany. In his rookie season on the Japanese national team, the 19-year-old Yamada flew over the K-115 mark in both rounds with 115.5 and 116 meters for 232.2 points.

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Miyazato in cruise control at U.S. LPGA qualifying event

DAYTONA BEACH, United States - Ai Miyazato smiles during a news conference in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Dec. 3 where the U.S. LPGA qualifying tournament is being held. Miyazato stretched her lead to 12 shots the same day after four rounds of the tournament. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima moves in front by 4 shots at NEC Karuizawa

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Japan's Akiko Fukushima shot a second straight 66 on her favorite Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course in Nagano Prefecture on Aug. 11 to open up a four-shot lead after two rounds of the NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Spieth finishes 2nd in Singapore Open

World No. 1 ranked golfer Jordan Spieth of the United States pumps his fist after making a birdie on the 18th hole in the final round of the Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club on Feb. 1, 2016. Spieth finished one stroke behind South Korean winner Song Young Han who shot a 12-under-par 272 over the four rounds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Mariners' Ichiro achieves record with homer

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki rounds the bases Aug. 26 at Safeco Field in Seattle after hitting a solo homer off Kansas City Royals reliever Jeremy Affeldt in the ninth inning. It was Ichiro's 200th hit this season, making him the only player in major league history to achieve the feat every year in his first four seasons. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Japan executes 4 death row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama announces at a press conference April 10 that the Justice Ministry executed four death-row inmates the same day. The execution brought the total number of inmates executed under his orders to 10 in three rounds of executions since last December. (Kyodo)

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Regional elections across Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto casts his ballot in the election on April 10, 2011, to choose members of the Osaka prefectural assembly at a polling station in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. The first of two unified rounds of regional polls slated for April were held the same day to pick governors of 12 of Japan's 47 prefectures, mayors of four cities and assembly members of 41 prefectures and 15 of the country's major cities. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Yankees' Kuroda earns 7th win over Blue Jays

NEW YORK, United States - Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista (L) rounds the bases on a three-run home run from New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (C) in the first inning of a game at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 25, 2014. Kuroda allowed four runs over 5-2/3 innings but earned his seventh win of the season as the Yankees won 6-4. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Tanaka gets no-decision in Yankees' loss to Mariners

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka stands on the mound while Ben Gamel of the Seattle Mariners rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third inning at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 22, 2017. Tanaka got a no-decision after giving up four runs in six innings. The Mariners won 6-5 on a 10th-inning, walk-off single by Nelson Cruz. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Miyazato ends LPGA season quietly

Ai Miyazato of Japan hits a bunker shot on the 17th hole of the LPGA season-ending CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 20, 2016. She was 64th of the 66 players who completed four rounds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees ace Tanaka allows 4 homers in an inning against Rays

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka stands on the mound as Tampa Bay Rays' Corey Dickerson rounds base after hitting a solo homer in the third inning of their game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 21, 2016. Tanaka gave up four home runs in the third inning but picked up his 14th victory of the season as the Yankees won 11-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Hoshino, Miyazato in 4-way tie for lead at Mizuno Open

KASAOKA, Japan - Hidemasa Hoshino works his way to a four-way tie atop the leaderboard at 11-under 205 after three rounds of the Mizuno Open at Setonaikai Golf Club on June 26. (Kyodo)

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Katayama takes halfway lead at Nippon Series

TOKYO, Japan - Shingo Katayama added a 4-under-par 66 to his record-equaling opening round of 62 on Dec. 6, grabbing sole possession of the lead after two rounds of the season-ending Nippon Series JT Cup. Changing colors of his trademark cowboy hat, Katayama (in right photo) birdied four of the final six holes in a back-nine 31, but could only match par on the outward nine (in left photo).(Kyodo)

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Murai has record-setting win at Japan Women's Open

Mayumi Murai double-bogeys the final hole of an even-par 72 on June 27, but still manages to come away with a record-setting victory in the Japan Women's Open golf tournament. She finished four rounds at Kasumigaseki Country Club with the record for most strokes under par (7) in the 32-year history of the event and the lowest strokes total (281) since the tournament went to 72 holes in 1982.

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Murai has record-setting win at Japan Women's Open

Mayumi Murai double-bogeys the final hole of an even-par 72 on June 27, but still manages to come away with a record-setting victory in the Japan Women's Open golf tournament. She finished four rounds at Kasumigaseki Country Club with the record for most strokes under par (7) in the 32-year history of the event and the lowest strokes total (281) since the tournament went to 72 holes in 1982.