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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home flanked by his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home flanked by his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home flanked by his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home flanked by his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sarkozy Returns Home After Being Informed On His Imprisonment - Paris

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, France on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence, after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strategic Committee of Les Republicains - Paris

France's outgoing Minister in charge of Transports Philippe Tabarot leaves headquarters of Les Republicains party after a meeting, in Paris, on October 6, 2025. France's President Emmanuel Macron on October 6, 2025 accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's resignation, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock. Macron named Lecornu last month to the post, but the largely unchanged cabinet lineup he unveiled late October 5, 2025 was met with fierce criticism across the political spectrum. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strategic Committee of Les Republicains - Paris

France's outgoing Minister in charge of Transports Philippe Tabarot leaves headquarters of Les Republicains party after a meeting, in Paris, on October 6, 2025. France's President Emmanuel Macron on October 6, 2025 accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's resignation, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock. Macron named Lecornu last month to the post, but the largely unchanged cabinet lineup he unveiled late October 5, 2025 was met with fierce criticism across the political spectrum. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strategic Committee of Les Republicains - Paris

France's outgoing Minister in charge of Transports Philippe Tabarot leaves headquarters of Les Republicains party after a meeting, in Paris, on October 6, 2025. France's President Emmanuel Macron on October 6, 2025 accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's resignation, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock. Macron named Lecornu last month to the post, but the largely unchanged cabinet lineup he unveiled late October 5, 2025 was met with fierce criticism across the political spectrum. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240722) -- BEIJING, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris watch the Independence Day fireworks display at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 4, 2024. U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Sunday his intention to drop out of the presidential race, after a growing number of Democrats expressed concerns over his viability in the election since a disastrous debate performance late last month. In another post, Biden said he wants to offer his full support and endorsement for Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee of the Democratic Party this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Yousong)

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Day Of The Holy Month Of Ramadan - Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazar, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12 March 2024. The Muslims' holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. It is also a time for socializing, mainly in the evening after breaking the fast, and a shift of all activities to late in the day in most countries. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New building of museum at Shang Dynasty capital site to open this month

STORY: New building of museum at Shang Dynasty capital site to open this month SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: ANYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of cultural relics of the Yinxu Museum STORYLINE: The new building of the Yinxu Museum at the Yin Ruins, the site of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty (1600 B.C.-1046 B.C.), will open to the public on Feb. 26. The announcement was made at a press conference held by the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Monday in Beijing. The museum, located in the city of Anyang in central China's Henan Province, will showcase nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and oracle bones. The exhibition features a vast quantity and diverse range of cultural artifacts, with over three-quarters of the relics making their debut appearances. The Yin Ruins is the first documented late Shang Dynasty capital site in China, as confirmed by archaeological exc

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Cross-Strait Exchange and Integration Month launched in south China's Shenzhen

STORY: Cross-Strait Exchange and Integration Month launched in south China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:33 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony STORYLINE: With the theme of "Integrating the Two Sides of the Taiwan Strait and Creating a Better Future," the Cross-Strait Exchange and Integration Month was launched in Shenzhen on Saturday. The event, featuring more than 30 exchange activities, will last until late November. It aims to strengthen interaction between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, especially young people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China. (XHTV)

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Gender of Russia's first-ever newborn panda cub revealed

STORY: Gender of Russia's first-ever newborn panda cub revealed DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the newly born panda cub STORYLINE: The first-ever giant panda cub that was born at the Moscow Zoo last month is a female, the Moscow Zoo confirmed Sunday. The cub was born late last month to a young pair of giant pandas, Ruyi (male) and Dingding (female), which arrived in Moscow in April 2019 from China's southwestern province of Sichuan. The baby panda has recently turned one month, and zoologists have carried out tests confirming that the cub is female. The cub is being inspected by experts in a special incubator, where the temperature and humidity are comfortable for it. The incubator has everything necessary for the cub including diapers, blankets and pillows with cassia seeds (Chinese cinnamon). The baby girl currently weighs 1,288 grams and is 36.8cm tall, according to the Moscow Zoo. Specialists from China have conf

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C919 jetliner arrives in south China's tropical island

STORY: C919 jetliner arrives in south China's tropical island DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plane STORYLINE: China's C919 large passenger jet landed at an airport in Haikou on Monday, as a part of its 100-hour aircraft validation flight process. The C919 is China's first homegrown large jetliner. The first such aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines last month. The C919 started its airline validation flight in late December. The testing process will comprehensively verify the reliability of the C919 with commercial operation in mind -- with the aim of ensuring its safety and efficiency. The validation flight will last until mid-February and the aircraft is expected to be put into commercial operation by China Eastern Airlines in the spring of this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

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China indicts prominent Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows prominent Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, who was indicted by Chinese prosecutors on July 30, 2014, on charges of inciting separatism. Tohti has denied any wrongdoing and involvement in separatism, his lawyer said late last month after meeting the scholar at a cell in Urumqi, the capital of the far-western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide at press conference

TSUKUBA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speaks at a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in Ibaraki Prefecture on Jan. 25, 2012. It was Hoshide's last press conference in Japan before the start in late May of a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Seoul asks U.S. to help in finding cause of ship sinking

YELLOW SEA, South Korea - A crane (L) preparing to raise a sunken South Korean Navy corvette near the western sea border with North Korea in the Yellow Sea is seen on April 5, 2010. Seoul asked the United States the same day to help determine the cause of the sinking of the vessel late last month.

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Japan destroyers on antipiracy mission make 1st port call in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - The Japanese destroyer Sazanami, which has been dispatched on an antipiracy mission off the coast of Somalia, makes its first port call in the Horn of Africa country of Djibouti on April 6. The 4,650-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer has been escorting Japan-linked commercial ships in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden since late last month.

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PM Fukuda at lower house Budget Committee session

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R, top) replies to questions from opposition Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Akira Nagatsuma (L, bottom) at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session on Oct. 9. It was the first committee session to discuss government's key policies after the Fukuda Cabinet launched late last month.

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Japan, Mexico agree to resume FTA talks in late Nov.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese officials head to talks with Mexican officials on Nov. 5 in Los Angeles in a bid to get stalled talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) back on track. Both countries agreed to restart FTA negotiations late this month after failing to strike an accord last month.

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Masked wrestler takes seat in Iwate assembly

MORIOKA, Japan - Professional wrestler ''the Great Sasuke'' has a lawmaker's badge pinned to his lapel before attending the Iwate prefectural assembly May 6 for the first time since being elected to the assembly late last month. The 33-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Masanori Murakawa, is wearing a modified mask with the prefectural emblem emblazoned on it, instead of the colorful mask he usually wears in the ring, to show respect for the assembly.

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N. Korean spy ship brought ashore for further investigation

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A North Korean spy ship salvaged late last month from the East China Sea is lifted onto a dock at Kagoshima port on Oct. 6. for further investigation.

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Photos on Sept. 11 attacks on U.S. shown in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A photo exhibition in Kabul on the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the United States has drawn a number of visitors since it opened late last month. The exhibition at Afghanistan's National Museum is supported by the U.S. Department of State, which helped Kabul reconstruct the museum. The photo was taken on Aug. 6.

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Naturalized Japanese citizen Tsurunen makes debut in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Marutei Tsurunen, a naturalized Japanese citizen from Finland, is applauded by members of the House of Councillors after being introduced at the upper house's plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 8. Tsurunen, who was runner-up on the Democratic Party of Japan's candidate list in last July's upper chamber election, is taking up the seat vacated by Kyosen Ohashi, a former TV perrsonality, who resigned late last month.

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Tsurunen debuts at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Marutei Tsurunen, a naturalized Japanese citizen from Finland, makes his debut Feb. 8 at the House of Councillors as a member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. Tsurunen, pinned with a legislator's badge at the entrance of the Diet, took up the Diet seat vacated by Kyosen Ohashi, a former TV personality who resigned late last month.

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ECOWAS rejects 36-month transition proposed by Guinean military leaders

STORY: ECOWAS rejects 36-month transition proposed by Guinean military leaders DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the meetingSOUNDBITE (English): JEAN-CLAUDE KASSI BROU, ECOWAS Commission President STORYLINE: The leadership of an economic bloc in West Africa rejected a proposal by the military leaders of Guinea for a 36-month-long transitional period, the body's commission said late Saturday. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou said ECOWAS delayed the implementation of sanctions on Guinea following a military coup last year because the Guinean leaders had asked for some time to present a timetable for transition. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN-CLAUDE KASSI BROU, ECOWAS Commission President "Meanwhile, the Guinean authorities have announced a 36-month transitional timetable. But the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS considered that 36 months is not acceptab

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Indonesia reports multiple deaths of unknown hepatitis

STORY: Indonesia reports multiple deaths of unknown hepatitis DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of vaccination (Courtesy of Antara) 3. various of press conference (Courtesy of Health Ministry official YouTube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) 4. various of vaccination (Courtesy of Antara) 5. various of elementary school (Courtesy of Antara) STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "Indonesia has alerted its public on the dangers of severe acute hepatitis following the deaths of three children from a mysterious liver disease last month. The three children, aged two, eight and 11, died in a hospital in Jakarta between mid and late April. The hospital workers found the children showing symptoms such as diarrhoea, vomiting and jaundice that is marked by the skin or the whites of the eyes turning yellow. These symptoms were also found in clusters of unexplained hepatitis cases that ha

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Kuwait witnesses rising demand for dishdasha during Ramadan

STORY: Kuwait witnesses rising demand for dishdasha during Ramadan DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tailor shops STORYLINE: Kuwait witnessed high demand for dishdasha during the past several days of the holy month of Ramadan. As a traditional dress, dishdasha is a long-sleeved garment worn by Muslim men in the Gulf region. During this period of time, many Kuwaitis race to buy or make dishdashas for the celebration of the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan. Men's tailor shops in Kuwait witness very crowded days before the Eid festival and some shop owners have refused to receive more customers since the beginning of the last ten days of Ramadan, under the pretext of lack of time. Al-Khayyat Imtiaz Ihsan, an owner of a tailor shop, explained that the prices of making dishdasha are fixed, but some customers come late. So in some cases, the price is doubled due to the effort that is being made to complete the