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Italian exhibitor expects to tap into Chinese market via Hainan expo

STORY: Italian exhibitor expects to tap into Chinese market via Hainan expo SHOOTING TIME: April 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:33 LOCATION: NAPLES, Italy/HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fourth China International Consumer Products Expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCO RUSSO, CEO of Russo Cammei 3. various of Marco Russo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARCO RUSSO, CEO of Russo Cammei 5. various of the fourth China International Consumer Products Expo STORYLINE: At the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce pavilion, Marco Russo, CEO of Italian jewelry brand Russo Cammei, was busy receiving customers and negotiating deals. Hailing from Naples, Italy, Marco represents the fourth generation of a family legacy dedicated to crafting artisanal handmade jewelry for over a century. This marks Marco's third voyage to the China International Consumer Products Expo in south China's island province of Hainan. Armed with over 300 pieces of jewelry, including some new collections first sh

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Members of the public light vigil lanterns in remembrance of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Priests conduct an ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A woman shields the flame of a vigil lantern from the wind during the commemoration of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Members of the public pay tribute to the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine during a national moment of silence and an ecumenical memorial service in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Priests conduct an ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Members of the public pay tribute to the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine during a national moment of silence and an ecumenical memorial service in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A boy holds a bunch of wheat during a national moment of silence and an ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A girl faces vigil lanterns placed in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument in memory of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A man and woman light a vigil lantern in remembrance of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine during a national moment of silence and an ecumenical memorial service in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A woman and children light vigil lanterns in remembrance of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine during a national moment of silence and an ecumenical memorial service in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A senior woman holds a burning candle during a national moment of silence and an ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A woman shields the flame of a candle from the wind with her hands during the commemoration of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Old photographs are seen at vigil lanterns placed in remembrance of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A serviceman holds a vigil lantern during a national moment of silence and an ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Priests conduct an ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Priests conduct an ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A serviceman holds a burning candle during a national moment of silence and an ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Men observe a nationwide minute of silence during an ecumenical memorial service for the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Vigil lanterns burn in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument in memory of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Burning vigil lanterns are arranged on a rectangular rack during the commemoration of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A girl faces vigil lanterns placed in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument in memory of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Vigil lanterns burn in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument in memory of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A burning candle is displayed in the window as part of the nationwide commemoration of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A burning candle is displayed in the window as part of the nationwide commemoration of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Overpass Open in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2023 - An aerial photo shows the opening of the main line of the South Fourth Ring Road of the Changchun Century Street Expressway project in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, Oct 31, 2023.

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Overpass Open in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2023 - An aerial photo shows the opening of the main line of the South Fourth Ring Road of the Changchun Century Street Expressway project in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, Oct 31, 2023.

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Overpass Open in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2023 - An aerial photo shows the opening of the main line of the South Fourth Ring Road of the Changchun Century Street Expressway project in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, Oct 31, 2023.

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Overpass Open in Changchun

CHANGCHUN, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2023 - An aerial photo shows the opening of the main line of the South Fourth Ring Road of the Changchun Century Street Expressway project in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, Oct 31, 2023.

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Cambodians celebrate listing of Koh Ker as UNESCO world heritage site

STORY: Cambodians celebrate listing of Koh Ker as UNESCO world heritage site DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration 2. various of videos on Koh Ker archaeological site 3. various of speech by Cambodian PM Hun Manet 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): EM SREYSROS, Reveler STORYLINE: Thousands of Cambodians on Wednesday evening celebrated the inscription of the country's Koh Ker archaeological site on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s World Heritage List. Built in the 10th century by Jayavarman IV, the Koh Ker archaeological site was listed as a world heritage site during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. It became Cambodia's fourth tangible cultural property that has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. "This archaeological marvel offers a profound insight into its era's well-organized projects of regional, social, economic, and archite

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Robot School in Namibia prepares young children to be tech-savvy

STORY: Robot School in Namibia prepares young children to be tech-savvy DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Robot School in Namibia 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BJORN WIEDOW, Co-founder of Robot School Namibia 3. various of Robot School in Namibia STORYLINE: In a move to make learning a playful experience by enlightening young minds about new-age tech while empowering them with 21st-century skills amid the fourth Industrial Revolution, one institute in Namibia is at the forefront of this initiative. Established in 2018, the Robot School in the Namibian capital of Windhoek has more than 120 children, "teaching and learning through playing," while preparing children for the rapidly changing technology in all industries worldwide. "We believe in a brighter future through enabling kids to understand and harness their creativity and inventiveness with coding, engineering, design, and of course, robots," Bjorn Wiedow, a co-founder of the school, t

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Roman-era sphinx, stele discovered in southern Egypt

STORY: Roman-era sphinx, stele discovered in southern Egypt DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discovered artifacts 2. various of temples STORYLINE: An Egyptian archaeological mission unveiled a lime-stone sphinx and a stele that dated back to the Roman era in Qena province, southern Egypt, the country's Antiquity Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The sphinx-shaped statue represents one of the Roman emperors wearing a Nemes headdress, which is the striped head-cloth typically worn by pharaohs, and a cobra on the forehead. "According to initial examination of its face, the statue most probably was for Claudius, the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from 41 to 54 AD," the statement said. The statement added that the archaeological team also found a stele below the statute, which was carved with texts in hieroglyphs and demotics, an ancient Egyptian writing system used from roughly 650 BC to the fifth century AD. The discoveries were mad

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Mirror discovered at ancient Japan tomb

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2023, in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, shows a shield-shaped mirror excavated from the fourth century Tomio-Maruyama tomb mound in the western Japan city of Nara in November 2022. The 5.7-kilogram mirror, which is 64 centimeters in length and 31 cm in width at its widest, is the largest bronze mirror ever found in Japan, according to the city's board of education and an archeological institute that supported the excavation.

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U.S. House adjourns after failing to elect speaker in historic political stalemate

STORY: U.S. House adjourns after failing to elect speaker in historic political stalemate DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting to elect the speaker 2. various of exteriors of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday evening after its members failed to elect a speaker for the lower chamber. U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, failed to secure enough votes in three ballots earlier in the day after a group of House Republicans voted against him. There will be at least a fourth vote as House members agreed to adjourn until Wednesday noon. McCarthy was reportedly negotiating with fellow Republicans on Tuesday night. The political drama came nearly two months after the 2022 midterm elections, in which Republicans flipped the House and Democrats held onto their majority in the Senate. This was the first time in a century that the

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Aiming for heritage status for reservoirs

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Osakasayama Mayor Tomoyoshi Yoshida (R) and Gimje Mayor Lee Gun Sik shake hands after signing a document of mutual cooperation aiming to put ancient water reservoirs the Japanese and South Korean cities both host on the World Heritage list, at the Osakasayama city office in Osaka Prefecture on June 27, 2012. The Sayamaike reservoir built in the early seventh century in Osakasayama and South Korea's Byuk Gol Jae reservoir dating from the early fourth century were built using the same method in which leaves are inserted between layers of earth for fortification, representing East Asia's ancient irrigation techniques.

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Aiming for heritage status for reservoirs

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in 2009 shows the Sayamaike reservoir built in the early seventh century in Osakasayama in Japan's Osaka Prefecture. The Japanese city and Gimje city in South Korea's North Jeolla Province on June 27, 2012, signed a document of mutual cooperation aiming to put ancient water reservoirs they both host on the World Heritage list. The Sayamaike reservoir and South Korea's Byuk Gol Jae reservoir dating from the early fourth century are built using the same special method in which leaves are inserted between layers of earth for fortification, representing East Asia's ancient irrigation techniques.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on stone chamber walls -- men and women clad in ethnic costumes on the east wall and a design consisting of Chinese characters, pronounced ''tae (dae)'' and ''wang'' in Korean on the north wall -- at the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010 and disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber's east wall which depict men and women in ethnic costumes, some of them dancing, at the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010 and disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011.

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Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - A man walks into the Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, North Korea, which was disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was excavated in 2010.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Image captured by ultraviolet photography shows the face of a maid painted on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, Nampho, North Korea, in October 2011. The maid's lips are painted in red. The tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty was disclosed to the foreign media for the first time in October 2011.

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Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows the surroundings of the Okto-ri tomb (on a hill in L) in Nampho, North Korea. The person who was buried in the tomb dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty is believed to be a local leader and lord of a castle on a mountain (L back).

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. The paintings depict a beam (edged with red lines), flames above the beam and a foot of a black tortoise, one of ''Four Guardian Deities,'' above the flames.

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows murals on a stone chamber wall in the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. An image of the buried couple believed to have been painted there was almost unrecognizable. A beam painted in yellow appears to divide the real world (below) and an imaginary world (above).

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Murals of Okto-ri tomb in Nampho, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2011 shows maids painted on a stone wall chamber of the Okto-ri tomb, dating back to the late fourth century to the early fifth century during the Koguryo dynasty, in Nampho, North Korea. A maid with higher status is depicted larger and those with lower status were painted smaller.

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Japan's oldest terracotta figurine

OSAKA, Japan - A terracotta figurine, which looks like it is smiling and deemed one of the oldest in Japan, was unearthed from a late fourth century tomb in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, a local authority said as it was shown to reporters in Sakurai on Feb. 24, 2011.

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Japan's oldest terracotta figurine

OSAKA, Japan - A terracotta figurine, which looks like it is smiling and deemed one of the oldest in Japan, was unearthed from a late fourth century tomb in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, a local authority said as it was shown to reporters in Sakurai on Feb. 24, 2011.

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Stone chamber of ancient tomb in early Yamato dynasty unveiled

KASHIHARA, Japan - The roof of a red-colored stone chamber, excavated at the ancient Sakurai Chausu-yama tomb mound in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, is covered with large pieces of stone. Japanese archaeologists showed to the media the stone chamber on Oct. 22, 2009. The site is believed to date back to the late third to early fourth century.

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Japan's crown prince arrives in Turkey to attend water forum

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) visits the Valens Aqueduct, a water-supply system the Romans built in the fourth century, in Istanbul on March 15.

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4th century "rare" Roman mosaic floor unearthed in Syria's Homs

STORY: 4th century "rare" Roman mosaic floor unearthed in Syria's Homs DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:58 LOCATION: HOMS, Syria CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of discovered site of mosaic pieces 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): HUMMAM SAAD, Director of the excavation and archaeological studies at the Directorate General for Antiquities and Museums 3. various of the site 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): HUSSAM HAMISH, Director of Homs' archeology department 5. various of the workers STORYLINE: A well-preserved Roman-era mosaic panel was discovered in a residential suburb in the Syrian central province of Homs, local antiquities authorities announced on Wednesday. The relic, which dates back to the fourth century, is inlaid with thousands of colored mosaic pieces made of small grains and glass in a pattern unique among existing excavations, Syrian archeologists told Xinhua in the city of al-Rastan, where it was discovered. Twenty meters long and six meters wide, the flooring panel belongs to a building

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1,700-year-old mosaic displayed in Israel

STORY: 1,700-year-old mosaic displayed in Israel DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. entrance to the new mosaic visitors center 2. people at the new mosaic visitors center 3. close-up of the 1,700-year-old Lod mosaic 4. people at the new mosaic visitors center 5. entrance to the new mosaic visitors center STORYLINE: A mosaic archaeological center displaying a 1,700-year-old breathtaking mosaic recently opened to the public in the central Israeli city of Lod. After being on display in world-renowned museums including the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Louvre in Paris, and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the magnificent mosaic is back to Israel on show at the Shelby White and Leon Levy Mosaic Archaeological Center. The Lod Mosaic was discovered in 1996 by an Israeli archaeologist. It dates back to the Roman period -- the end of the third century or the beginning of the fourth century AD. It is about 17 meters long and about 9 meters wide, which