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2026 AVN Awards Nominations Party - LA

Megan Mistakes arrives at the 2026 AVN Awards Nominations Party held at AVALON Hollywood and Bardot on November 20, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Boeing CEO grilled by lawmakers in Senate hearing over safety

STORY: Boeing CEO grilled by lawmakers in Senate hearing over safety SHOOTING TIME: June 18, 2024 DATELINE: June 19, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, U.S. Democratic Senator 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, U.S. Democratic Senator 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOSH HAWLEY, U.S. Republican Senator 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DAVE CALHOUN, Boeing CEO 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, U.S. Democratic Senator 6. various of the hearing STORYLINE: Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was grilled by U.S. lawmakers in a Senate hearing on Tuesday over the air giant's growing safety and quality control crises. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, U.S. Democratic Senator "It's not enough for Boeing to shrug its shoulders and say, well, mistakes happen. This is not an industry where it's okay to cut corners, to reduce inspections, to take shortcuts, and rely on broken parts that happen to be sitting around." Among the aud

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AL chief, UN official discuss Gaza crisis

STORY: AL chief, UN official discuss Gaza crisis SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Arab League headquarters 2. various of the meeting between Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Francesca Albanese 3. various of the Arab League headquarters STORYLINE: Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit and UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who works on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, on Sunday called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to the enclave. They made the remarks during a meeting in Cairo on the humanitarian situation in Gaza in light of the ongoing regional tension. Aboul Gheit expressed his support for Albanese in the face of the frenzied incitement campaigns carried out against her. He also stressed that the crimes of the Israeli occupation cannot in any way be considered as mistakes or collateral damage of military action. Xinhua News A

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UN chief demands paradigm shift in military strategy in Gaza, in aid delivery

STORY: UN chief demands paradigm shift in military strategy in Gaza, in aid delivery SHOOTING TIME: April 5, 2024 DATELINE: April 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a paradigm shift in Israel's military strategy in Gaza and in aid delivery to save lives. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Following this week's appalling killing of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen, the Israeli government has acknowledged mistakes and announced some disciplinary measures. But the essential problem is not who made the mistakes, it is the military strategy and procedures in place that

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Myanmar's dragon boat team strives for gold at Hangzhou's Asian Games

STORY: Myanmar's dragon boat team strives for gold at Hangzhou's Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:27 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Myanmar's dragon boat team STORYLINE: Racing against time, a 30-member dragon boat team from Myanmar is diligently honing their skills on Yangon's Inya Lake as they prepare for the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. These paddlers said that after the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, they started training intensively, preparing to face tough competitors in China. Lin Lin Kyaw, a 27-year-old national paddler from Myanmar, told Xinhua on Tuesday she is aiming for medals, including gold, at the Hangzhou Asian Games. The seasoned athlete has participated in many international competitions, including the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, where her team narrowly missed the top three awards. However, she remains steadfast in her pursuit of medals at the Asian Games, determined to correct past mistakes and bring glory to Myanmar, Lin

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Paris hosts large spelling event to promote language arts and culture

STORY: Paris hosts large spelling event to promote language arts, culture DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:09 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: EDUCATION/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Participant 3. various of the event 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): Participant 5. various of the event 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): RACHID SANTAKI, Novelist 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): ANOUK DE TIMARY, Staff of Guinness World Records STORYLINE: A large spelling event was held open-air on Paris's most famous street the Champs-Elysees on Sunday to promote language arts and culture. Over 5,000 applicants aged 10-90 were chosen to participate in three sessions led by novelist Rachid Santaki. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Participant "I think it's a great initiative. It's a fun event that everyone can take part in, and what's more, it reminds us of the good spelling mistakes we used to make when we were kids. So I think it's fun in itself. I was invited, so it's mainly because I was free, I thought, it's nice out in

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin teaches students in Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 20, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related fields. By demonstrating h

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin teaches students in Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 20, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related fields. By demonstrating h

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin restores a book at Liaoning Provincial Library in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 21, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related fields. By demonstrating h

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin restores a book at Liaoning Provincial Library in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 21, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related fields. By demonstrating h

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin restores a book at Liaoning Provincial Library in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 21, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related fields. By demonstrating h

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin restores a book at Liaoning Provincial Library in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 21, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related fields. By demonstrating h

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin teaches students on thread-bound book making in Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 20, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin restores a book at Liaoning Provincial Library in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 21, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related fields. By demonstrating h

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin teaches students in Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 20, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related fields. By demonstrating h

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CHINA-SHENYANG-ANCIENT BOOKS RESTORING-EXPERTISE(CN)

(230423) -- SHENYANG, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Bin restores a book at Liaoning Provincial Library in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 21, 2023. Liaoning Provincial Library, located in Shenyang City of northeast China's Liaoning, is home to a collection of 610,000 pieces of ancient books. Wang Bin, who has been an avid reader since childhood and pursued her passion by studying library management, leads the restoration team at the library's center for restoring ancient books. Depending on the extent of damage, the restoring process can take from several weeks to a year, and every step must be taken carefully without any mistakes. "During the restoration process, I can establish a connection with the ancients across time and space through the books," Wang said. Nowadays, an increasing number of people show interests in learning how to restore ancient books. For Wang, she occasionally goes to college and gives lectures to students majoring in related fields. By demonstrating h

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U.S. biolabs pose risks to safety of people in many countries: experts

STORY: U.S. biolabs pose risks to safety of people in many countries: experts DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRUNO JUBRAN, International affairs analyst, Brazilian State Government of Rio Grande do Sul 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD OMARI, Syrian political expert STORYLINE: International experts said that the U.S. biolabs in other countries lack transparency and pose risks to the safety of local people. The U.S. has openly admitted that it runs 336 biological laboratories in 30 countries around the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRUNO JUBRAN, International affairs analyst, Brazilian State Government of Rio Grande do Sul "The U.S. biological labs are not transparent, and that's not me affirming, but several commenters and well-respected authorities in the U.S. They refer to basic safety measures that are not followed by those organizations. People may commit mistakes, and there should be procedures and actions to be condu

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Japan's Kozuka 2nd at Cup of Russia short program

MOSCOW, Japan - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs a men's short program at the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009. Kozuka executed the program with few mistakes, collecting 75.50 points.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka emphasizes learning from mistakes

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, stresses the importance of learning from one's mistakes in a lecture he gave in Kyoto on Oct. 15. On his research achievements, Tanaka told the audience of more than 1,000, ''I have always repeated to myself, 'Every failure is a stepping stone to success'.''

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Uemura short of medal

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Aiko Uemura smiles with her mother Keiko after finishing sixth in the women's moguls event at the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 9. ''If I had held my speed a little, I might have scored higher but I didn't want to just play it safe. I made some mistakes, yes, but I'm not sorry and I'm satisfied,'' the 22-year-old Japanese favorite said immediately after her run at Deer Valley Resort.

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Hashimoto announces candidacy with apology for past mistakes

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, 63, throws up his fist April 12 after declaring his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidency with an apology for his past policies blamed for Japan's sagging economy. ''I will do my best to win, and I sincerely ask for your support toward this goal,'' Hashimoto said after his faction, the LDP's largest, approved a plan to field him in a meeting at a Tokyo hotel.

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Ghanaian football fans praise Black Stars despite loss to Portugal

STORY: Ghanaian football fans praise Black Stars despite loss to Portugal DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLISTS: 1. various of Ghanaian football fans 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AYARIGA, Security officer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): REALITY, Football fan STORYLINE: A huge number of football fans in Ghana said Thursday they were proud of the Black Stars despite losing to Portugal 3-2 in their opening game at the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar. According to the fans, the Black Stars played one of the best games against much-fancied Portugal, ranked ninth by FIFA in its latest rankings. Some fans who watched the game from a giant television screen mounted in front of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation said they were not disappointed with the team, but expressed optimism the Black Stars will correct their mistakes going into their next match on Monday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AYARIGA, Security officer "I'm not disappointed because the boys have done well, they have done

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British PM Sunak vows to "fix mistakes," restore economic stability

STORY: British PM Sunak vows to "fix mistakes," restore economic stability DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:04 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Sunak 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RISHI SUNAK, British Prime Minister 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RISHI SUNAK, British Prime Minister 5. various of UK 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GARY RICHARDSON, London resident 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TOM HOWELL, London resident STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent "Rishi Sunak became Britain's new prime minister on Tuesday after meeting King Charles III in Buckingham Palace, where he was asked by the monarch to form a government after the resignation of Liz Truss. Sunak, Britain's former chancellor of the exchequer, won the ruling Conservative Party's leadership contest on Monday. Sunak, 42, is the first person of Indian origin to become the British prime minister. He is also the youngest prime minister in the country

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UK PM vows to stay on despite mini-budget chaos

STORY: UK PM vows to stay on despite mini-budget chaos DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of UK parliament debate 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIZ TRUSS, UK Prime Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KEIR STARMER, Labour leader 4. various of UK parliament debate 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LIZ TRUSS, UK Prime Minister 6. various of Liz Truss' being in office and inaugural speech STORYLINE: Liz Truss, prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), on Wednesday, defied calls to resign after almost all the measures in her government's economic blueprint had been scrapped following market turmoil. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIZ TRUSS, UK Prime Minister "I'm sorry and I have made mistakes. But the right thing to do in those circumstances is to make changes, which I've made, and to get on with the job and deliver for the British people." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KEIR STARMER, Labour leader "I've got the list here. 45P tax cut, gone. Corporation tax cut, gon

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Chinese envoy urges Western countries to reflect on colonial history, right wrongs

STORY: Chinese envoy urges Western countries to reflect on colonial history, right wrongs DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Human Rights Council 2. SOUNDBITE(Chinese): LI SONG, Deputy head of the Chinese Mission to the UN in Geneva STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the United States, the United Kingdom, and other Western countries to reflect on their colonial history and correct past mistakes. Li Song, deputy head of the Chinese Mission to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva made the remarks at a panel discussion at the ongoing 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council. SOUNDBITE(Chinese): LI SONG, Deputy head of the Chinese Mission to the UN in Geneva "Colonialism is the historical sin of the United States, the United Kingdom and other Western countries. These countries must reflect on history and correct their mistakes. We call for full respect for the human rights development path chosen independently by f

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Xinjiang, My home: A maintenance worker's happy family life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A maintenance worker's happy family life DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: KARAMAY, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ahmatjan Muhamethali working 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AHMATJAN MUHAMETHALI, Worker of sewage treatment plant in Karamay STORYLINE: Ahmatjan Muhamethali, an employee of a sewage treatment plant in Karamay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has two daughters. Check out his happy family life with the two "little princesses." SOUNDBITE (English): AHMATJAN MUHAMETHALI, Worker of sewage treatment plant in Karamay "Hello, my name is Ahmatjan Muhamethali. I'm 36 years old. I work at this sewage treatment plant. I'm a maintenance worker of our factory, mainly responsible for equipment maintenance and overhaul. Now, our factory deals with 50 percent of the sewage from our city, which requires us to work meticulously, making no mistakes. Where are you hiding? Not here. Who is this? Found you. Here's another one. Quick, it's time

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Nobel laureate Tanaka emphasizes learning from mistakes

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, stresses the importance of learning from one's mistakes in a lecture he gave in Kyoto on Oct. 15. On his research achievements, Tanaka told the audience of more than 1,000, ''I have always repeated to myself, 'Every failure is a stepping stone to success'.'' (Kyodo)

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Ex-Uruguayan president Mujica visits Japan

Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2016, during his first visit to Japan. Mujica, known as the world's most humble president for his austere lifestyle, said he expects young people not to repeat mistakes of creating skewed distribution of wealth and wars. He will stay in Japan through April 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Uruguayan president Mujica visits Japan

Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2016, during his first visit to Japan. Mujica, known as the world's most humble president for his austere lifestyle, said he expects young people not to repeat mistakes of creating skewed distribution of wealth and wars. He will stay in Japan through April 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo university issues student guide to avoiding labor exploitation

Photo shows the front cover of a guide created by Tokyo's Waseda University advising students on how to avoid labor exploitation in part-time jobs. The 48-page guide, distributed to the university's 9,500 newly enrolled students in the spring of 2016, lists 17 characteristics of abusive practices in jobs provided by "black" companies, such as refusing to give consideration to work hour requests and slapping fines on workers for making mistakes or taking days off, and also gives advice on how to deal with such problems. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize-winning scientists tell young people to seek challenges

Combined photo shows Nobel Prize-winning Japanese scientists Shinya Yamanaka (L) and Isamu Akasaki holding talks in front of the audience in Nagoya on Jan. 9, 2016. They encouraged young people to experience many things without worrying about mistakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Prize-winning scientists tell young people to seek challenges

Nobel Prize-winning Japanese scientists Shinya Yamanaka (L) and Isamu Akasaki hold talks in front of an audience in Nagoya on Jan. 9, 2016. They encouraged young people to experience many things without worrying about mistakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean "comfort woman" feels yet to be freed

Photo taken in Seoul on Aug. 11, 2015, shows Kim Bok Dong, an 89-year-old South Korean woman who was forced to offer sexual services as a "comfort woman" for the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army in such countries as Malaysia and Indonesia during World War II. She says she will continue to call on Japan to admit its past mistakes as she feels she has not yet been freed from Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean ex-worker urges Japan to admit past mistakes

Photo taken in Seoul on Aug. 12, 2015, shows Kang Ak Won, an 85-year-old South Korean who was drafted to build railroads on the Korean Peninsula under Japanese rule during World War II. He says Japan should acknowledge its past mistakes and pay compensation to South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. professor speaks on Japanese history in Tokyo

Jordan Sand, a professor of Japanese History at Georgetown University, delivers a lecture at a meeting organized by civic groups in Tokyo on July 23, 2015. Referring to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement to be issued this summer to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Sand said the head of the state has a responsibility to apologize for past mistakes made in the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's top political adviser urges Japan to admit wartime mistakes

Former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga (far L) and China's fourth highest-ranking leader Yu Zhengsheng (far R) hold talks in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on May 8, 2015. In the meeting, Yu said that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to more readily admit Tokyo's wartime mistakes. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's top political adviser urges Japan to admit wartime mistakes

Former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga speaks at a press conference in Beijing on May 8, 2015, after a meeting with China's fourth highest-ranking leader Yu Zhengsheng. Nukaga, head of a group of Japanese ruling party lawmakers who attended the talks, said Yu is "discontent" with speeches Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered last month in Jakarta and the U.S. Congress as they did not touch much on Japan's past militarism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hospitals, doctors adopting Toyota's quality control methods

Photo taken July 1, 2016, at Nagoya City West Medical Center, shows Yoshiyuki Kuwabara, deputy director of the hospital (2nd from L). He implemented measures to avoid mistakes in the pharmacy department after taking a course that teaches doctors how to adopt Toyota Motor Corp.'s product quality control methods. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uemura short of medal

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Aiko Uemura smiles with her mother Keiko after finishing sixth in the women's moguls event at the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 9. ''If I had held my speed a little, I might have scored higher but I didn't want to just play it safe. I made some mistakes, yes, but I'm not sorry and I'm satisfied,'' the 22-year-old Japanese favorite said immediately after her run at Deer Valley Resort.

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Jiri Fajt

***July 1st, 2014, FILE PHOTO*** The police shelved two criminal lawsuits filed by former culture minister Antonin Stanek (Social Democrats, CSSD) against former National Gallery in Prague (NGP) director Jiri Fajt (photo), the Culture Ministry told CTK today, on Monday, May 4, 2020. Stanek filed the lawsuits against Fajt for financial management mistakes after dismissing him from his position of NGP director in April 2019. Stanek also dismissed Museum of Art in Olomouc director Michal Soukup at the time. His decision led to protests and started the debate about Stanek's dismissal from his position as culture minister. The search for a new culture minister was a lengthy process and ended only after Stanek filed his resignation in May, which was accepted by President Milos Zeman in late-July. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Jiri Fajt

***April 18, 2019, FILE PHOTO*** The police shelved two criminal lawsuits filed by former culture minister Antonin Stanek (Social Democrats, CSSD) against former National Gallery in Prague (NGP) director Jiri Fajt (photo), the Culture Ministry told CTK today, on Monday, May 4, 2020. Stanek filed the lawsuits against Fajt for financial management mistakes after dismissing him from his position of NGP director in April 2019. Stanek also dismissed Museum of Art in Olomouc director Michal Soukup at the time. His decision led to protests and started the debate about Stanek's dismissal from his position as culture minister. The search for a new culture minister was a lengthy process and ended only after Stanek filed his resignation in May, which was accepted by President Milos Zeman in late-July. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Tokyo's dementia restaurant serves up "unforgettable" experience

A waiter (C) interacts with customers at "The Restaurant of Order Mistakes" in Roppongi, central Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2017. The pop-up restaurant, where waiters and waitresses have dementia, aims to deepen awareness of dementia and change perceptions about the condition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's dementia restaurant serves up "unforgettable" experience

Waitresses serve a meal to customers at "The Restaurant of Order Mistakes" in Roppongi, central Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2017. The pop-up restaurant, where waiters and waitresses have dementia, aims to deepen awareness of dementia and change perceptions about the condition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(CORRECTION)Japan's Kozuka 2nd at Rostelecom Cup short program

MOSCOW, Japan - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs a men's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009. Kozuka executed the program with few mistakes, collecting 75.50 points. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Kozuka 2nd at Cup of Russia short program

MOSCOW, Japan - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs a men's short program at the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009. Kozuka executed the program with few mistakes, collecting 75.50 points. (Kyodo)