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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A stewardess serves meal for passengers on the train G8388, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An performer in the costume of Monkey King presents souvenirs for passengers on the train G8388, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The train G8388 passes through the Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Photo by Chen Danchi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The train G8388 enters Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Photo by Huang Yaobin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A child poses for photos before boarding the train G8388 at Shanghai Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers of the train G8388 are seen on the platform at Shanghai Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Stewardesses perform for passengers on the train G8388, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A dancer in the costume of Monkey King performs for passengers of the train G8388 at Shanghai Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An performer in the costume of Monkey King presents souvenirs for passengers on the train G8388, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Stewardesses perform for passengers on the train G8388, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A dancer in the costume of Monkey King performs for passengers of the train G8388 at Shanghai Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The train G8388 enters Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Photo by Huang Yaobin/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A stewardess serves meal for passengers on the train G8388, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child poses for photos before boarding the train G8388 at Shanghai Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The train G8388 passes through the Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Photo by Chen Danchi/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-RAILWAY LOOP LINE-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers of the train G8388 are seen on the platform at Shanghai Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. The Yangtze River Delta, an economically vibrant region in China, on Saturday saw the operation of its first railway loop line, threading the metropolis of Shanghai with major cities in the regional cluster. Coded G8388, the first train service on the loop railway was launched from the Shanghai Railway Station at 10:27 a.m. Saturday. For a full loop, the train is scheduled to travel for eight hours and nine minutes on a track that extends more than 1,200 km. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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Visually impaired runners complete full marathon in SW China's Chongqing

STORY: Visually impaired runners complete full marathon in SW China's Chongqing SHOOTING TIME: March 24, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of runners competing in Chongqing marathon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU CHUN, Marathon runner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG HAOYUE, Marathon runner STORYLINE: Nine visually impaired runners completed their full marathon, accompanied by volunteer runners in southwest China's Chongqing on Sunday. Yu Chun and his companion runner Deng Haoyue, who is 60 years old, signed up for the race. Yu finished the marathon in 4 hours and 18 minutes. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU CHUN, Marathon runner "(Running) is very healthy, so I want to keep running. Now with so many volunteers, I feel more bright now." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DENG HAOYUE, Marathon runner "In fact, when running with them, we see that they are so active to run, why don't we join them? I'm more than willing to run with them, because I don't

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China's Yang Shaohui clocked two hours, seven minutes and nine seconds at the 2023 Fukuoka International Marathon on December 3, lowering the men's marathon national record by 21 seconds. The previous record holder was He Jie, who had broken a 15-year-old record at the 2023 Wuxi Marathon in March. This file photo taken on March 19, 2023 shows He Jie of China crossing the finish line during the men's competition at the 2023 Wuxi Marathon in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China's Yang Shaohui clocked two hours, seven minutes and nine seconds at the 2023 Fukuoka International Marathon on December 3, lowering the men's marathon national record by 21 seconds. The previous record holder was He Jie, who had broken a 15-year-old record at the 2023 Wuxi Marathon in March. This file photo taken on Aug. 27, 2023 shows Yang Shaohui of China competing in the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China's Yang Shaohui clocked two hours, seven minutes and nine seconds at the 2023 Fukuoka International Marathon on December 3, lowering the men's marathon national record by 21 seconds. The previous record holder was He Jie, who had broken a 15-year-old record at the 2023 Wuxi Marathon in March. This file photo taken on Oct. 5, 2023 shows He Jie (R) and Yang Shaohui of China celebrating after the men's marathon final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon

STORY: Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Daniel Balchin and Alice Mason won the men's and women's titles apiece at the Auckland Marathon on Sunday. Home runner Balchin from Otago won the men's title with a time of two hours 23 minutes and nine seconds. Auckland-based British runner Luke Cotter finished second, with Australian Robert Collins rounding out the podium in third. Mason from Wellington added the 2023 Auckland Marathon title to the one she last won in 2020, taking the tape in a time of two hours 44 minutes and 20 seconds. Auckland athlete Amelia Lythe finished as runner-up and Whangarei's Mallory Wordell at third. Mason welcomed her son into the world last year and has since been juggling marathon training around life as a mum, making her win at Auckland even more special. Over 14,000 athletes hit the picturesque racecourse of the Auckla

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Russia launches Progress MS-24 cargo spaceship into orbit

STORY: Russia launches Progress MS-24 cargo spaceship into orbit DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:31 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the Progress MS-24 cargo spaceship (Source: Roscosmos) STORYLINE: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-24 cargo spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, sending it into orbit. The rocket lifted off at 4:08 a.m. Moscow time (0108 GMT) and sent the spacecraft into orbit nine minutes later, Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said. Progress MS-24 will perform a two-day autonomous flight to the International Space Station (ISS), where it is expected to dock with the Zvezda service module of the space outpost on Friday at 6:50 a.m. Moscow time (0350 GMT). The cargo spaceship will deliver about 2.5 tons of supplies to the ISS, including more than 1.5 tons of various equipment and materials, half a ton of fuel to refuel the station, 420 kilograms of drinking

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Russia launches first lunar station in nearly 50 years

STORY: Russia launches first lunar station in nearly 50 years DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the lunar station (Source: Roscosmos) STORYLINE: Russia successfully launched the Luna-25 lunar station early Friday, embarking on a historic mission to explore the south pole of the Moon. The station, which does not have a return capsule, was launched by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Oblast of Russia's Far East. Nine minutes after lift-off, the Fregat upper stage with the Luna-25 station separated from the third stage of the rocket. About one hour later, Luna-25 separated from the Fregat upper stage and successfully entered the flight path to the Moon, marking the successful completion of the first stage of its mission. The mission consists of four stages. The second stage will be a flight to the Moon, which will take about five days. The trajectory will be ad

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New Zealand 2023 Rotorua Marathon held in rain

STORY: New Zealand 2023 Rotorua Marathon held in rain DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: ROTORUA, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Zealand's 2023 Rotorua Marathon STORYLINE: More than 4,000 runners pounded the picturesque tracks around Rotorua Lake in rain on Saturday in the 59th edition of Rotorua Marathon, one of the oldest sporting events in New Zealand. Tokyo Olympian Auckland-based Malcolm Hicks won the men's full marathon in two hours 21 minutes and 49 seconds. Tauranga-based Alice Mason earned a record-equalling fourth victory in the women's race in 2:54:30, just nine months after giving birth to her baby. Earlier in the day, around 4,000 participants set out in a light drizzle to take on either the full marathon, half-marathon, 10km or 5.5km distances. Rotorua, one of North Island's top visitor destinations, is well-known for its fascinating geothermal activity, Maori culture, hot springs and mud pools. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

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Firefighters rescue 27 people trapped on highway in Xinjiang blizzard

STORY: Firefighters rescue 27 people trapped on highway in Xinjiang blizzard DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue STORYLINE: Nine vehicles were trapped on a highway in Urumqi, NW China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region on Monday due to heavy snowstorm. 15 firefighters saved 27 people from the trapped vehicles in 30 minutes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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Japan's 1st-ever in-train wrestling

YAMAGATA, Japan, July 4 Kyodo - The first-ever in-train wrestling match is held in Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 4, 2015. Around 50 fans were aboard to see famous masked wrestler the Great Sasuke and nine others grappling for about 40 minutes.

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Kawasaki beat S. Korea's Chunnam Dragons 3-0 in ACL

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale team members thank their supporters after a 3-0 win the Asian Champions League over South Korea's Chunnam Dragons at the Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture in on Wednesday. Brazilian striker Juninho (extreme R) put the 2006 J-League runners-up on their way to victory in the 25th minute before turning provider for Jong Tae Se to score twice in the last nine minutes.

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Kawasaki beat S. Korea's Chunnam Dragons 3-0 in ACL

KAWASAKI, Japan - Brazilian striker Juninho scores in the 25th minute to put Kawasaki Frontale ahead before turning provider for Jong Tae Se to score twice in the last nine minutes as the 2006 J-League runners-up beat South Korea's Chunnam Dragons 3-0 in the Asian Champions League at the Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture on April 25.

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(2)Japan's Under 23s tune up for Olympic qualifiers with win over S. Korea

OSAKA, Japan - Koji Morisaki (L) scores the goal nine minutes from time as Japan's Under 23s completed their preparations for next month's final round of Asian qualifiers for the Athens Olympics with a comfortable 2-0 win over their South Korean counterparts at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Feb. 21.

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(1)Japan down Myanmar to move closer to Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar goalie Aung Aung Oo (R) fails to block a header by Japan forward Daisuke Matsui on 75 minutes of the second leg of a double header at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on May 3. Japan advanced to the final round of qualifiers for the 2004 Athens Olympics after brushing aside nine-man Myanmar 5-0 following a 3-0 win on May 1.

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(2)Yamanashi Gakuin Univ. wins 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Yamanashi Kakuin University anchor Naoto Morimoto throws up his arm in celebration just before running past the finish line on the first day Jan. 2 of the annual Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Five Yamanashi Gakuin runners combined to clock a record of 5 hours, 31 minutes, 6 seconds over the 107.2-km course as the school won the first-day title of the annual New Year race for the third time and first in nine years.

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link under construction in south China. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the Lingdingyang Bridge under construction as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Builders work at an artificial island as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China, June 7, 2022. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Builders work at the Lingdingyang Bridge as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China, June 7, 2022. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the Lingdingyang Bridge and an artificial island under construction as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows an underwater tunnel under construction as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows an artificial island under construction as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link under construction in south China. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Builders work at the Lingdingyang Bridge as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China, June 7, 2022. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Builders work at the Lingdingyang Bridge as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China, June 7, 2022. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the Zhongshan Bridge under construction as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the Lingdingyang Bridge under construction as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Builders work at the Lingdingyang Bridge as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China, June 7, 2022. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHENZHEN-ZHONGSHAN LINK-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(220608) -- ZHONGSHAN, June 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the Lingdingyang Bridge under construction as part of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link in south China. The total length of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link will be 24 kilometers long and open to traffic in 2024. It will cut commuting time between the two cities from two hours to 30 minutes. Upon completion, the link will improve transportation in the area and be an important piece of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, which covers Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province, including capital Guangzhou as well as Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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At least 9 killed in twin blasts in Afghanistan

STORY: At least 9 killed in twin blasts in Afghanistan DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site in Mazar-i-Sharif 2. various of injured people receiving treatment in a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif STORYLINE: At least nine civilians were killed and 13 others wounded in twin blasts on Thursday in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, a provincial police spokesman confirmed. "The blasts occurred in a span of short time roughly at 7:00 p.m. local time in Police District (PD) 3 and PD 10 of the city," spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri told Xinhua. The first explosion hit a passenger bus at a bus stop while the second one came 10 minutes later in a separate location, he said. The nature of the blasts was not immediately known, the source said, adding investigation into the incidents was still on. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks so far. Xinhua News Agenc

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South Africa's iconic marathon event resumes after two-year break

STORY: South Africa's iconic marathon event resumes after two-year break DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: CAPE TOWN, South Africa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: various of the MarathonSOUNDBITE 1 (English): GERDA STEYN, Women's championSOUNDBITE 2: EDNDALE BELACHEW, Men's championvarious of atheletes getting medals STORYLINE: The Two Oceans Marathon took place on the weekend in South Africa's Cape Town after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. South Africa's Gerda Steyn won the women's race for the third consecutive time in Sunday's 56-km ultra marathon, in three hours 29 minutes and 42 seconds, while Ethiopia's Edndale Belachew became the new men's champion in three hours nine minutes and five seconds. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GERDA STEYN, Women's champion "The race strategy was quite different from what I anticipated. I didn't think that there would be such a big group at the later stages of the race, especially off the half-way mark, let alone being dropped at one stage, while

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Kawasaki beat S. Korea's Chunnam Dragons 3-0 in ACL

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale team members thank their supporters after a 3-0 win the Asian Champions League over South Korea's Chunnam Dragons at the Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture in on Wednesday. Brazilian striker Juninho (extreme R) put the 2006 J-League runners-up on their way to victory in the 25th minute before turning provider for Jong Tae Se to score twice in the last nine minutes. (Kyodo)

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Kawasaki beat S. Korea's Chunnam Dragons 3-0 in ACL

KAWASAKI, Japan - Brazilian striker Juninho scores in the 25th minute to put Kawasaki Frontale ahead before turning provider for Jong Tae Se to score twice in the last nine minutes as the 2006 J-League runners-up beat South Korea's Chunnam Dragons 3-0 in the Asian Champions League at the Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture on April 25. (Kyodo)

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Battery train makes 22-kilometer round trip

A train carriage powered by 600 size D batteries runs in the city of Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture in northeaster Japan, on Nov. 3, 2015. The train carrying nine people completed a 22.615-kilometer round-trip in two hours and 47 minutes in two hours and 47 minutes at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo