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Afghanistan expects to harvest 50 tonnes of saffron this year

STORY: Afghanistan expects to harvest 50 tonnes of saffron this year SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people working in a saffron factory in Herat, Afghanistan 2. various of the street views in Herat STORYLINE: Saffron cultivation has seen a rise in Afghanistan, with the war-torn country anticipating a harvest of approximately 50 tonnes of the valuable plant this year, the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said. Saffron, locally known as red gold, has been cultivated in 26 out of the country's 34 provinces, with nearly 90 percent harvested in the western Herat province, local television channel TOLOnews reported on Saturday. Afghanistan's saffron stands out for its exceptional quality and flavor, consistently earning the top position in a global competition hosted by the International Taste Institute based in Belgium for the ninth consecutive year, Sadr Azam Osmani,

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-STREET DANCE COMPETITION (CN)

(231017) -- ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers compete during the final of a street dance competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 16, 2023. The final of the ninth World Dance Games (WDG) China international street dance competition was held here Monday evening. Nearly 3,000 dancers from home and broad were engaged in the ninth WDG competition. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-STREET DANCE COMPETITION (CN)

(231017) -- ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers compete during the final of a street dance competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 16, 2023. The final of the ninth World Dance Games (WDG) China international street dance competition was held here Monday evening. Nearly 3,000 dancers from home and broad were engaged in the ninth WDG competition. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-STREET DANCE COMPETITION (CN)

(231017) -- ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers compete during the final of a street dance competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 16, 2023. The final of the ninth World Dance Games (WDG) China international street dance competition was held here Monday evening. Nearly 3,000 dancers from home and broad were engaged in the ninth WDG competition. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-STREET DANCE COMPETITION (CN)

(231017) -- ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers compete during the final of a street dance competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 16, 2023. The final of the ninth World Dance Games (WDG) China international street dance competition was held here Monday evening. Nearly 3,000 dancers from home and broad were engaged in the ninth WDG competition. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-STREET DANCE COMPETITION (CN)

(231017) -- ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dancers perform during the final of a street dance competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 16, 2023. The final of the ninth World Dance Games (WDG) China international street dance competition was held here Monday evening. Nearly 3,000 dancers from home and broad were engaged in the ninth WDG competition. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)

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CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-STREET DANCE COMPETITION (CN)

(231017) -- ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform Taichi during the opening show of the final of a street dance competition in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 16, 2023. The final of the ninth World Dance Games (WDG) China international street dance competition was held here Monday evening. Nearly 3,000 dancers from home and broad were engaged in the ninth WDG competition. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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Arlou wins air racing title at Wingsuit World Championship

STORY: Arlou wins air racing title at Wingsuit World Championship DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:03 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of wingsuit flying competition 2. SOUNDBITE (English): YAHOR ARLOU, American wingsuiter STORYLINE: American wingsuiter Yahor Arlou won the air racing title in 25.041 seconds at the ninth World Wingsuit League (WWL) Wingsuit World Championship at Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province on Sunday. The final eight competitors jumped in turns from the nearly 1,400-meter-high mountain. Arlou took first place with a nearly flawless performance after two rounds of competition. SOUNDBITE (English): YAHOR ARLOU, American wingsuiter "This is the group of the world's best wingsuit pilots. So I think it's a tough competition and my goal is to have fun and be safe and definitely do my best. And at the very least try to improve my own time." This is Arlou's fourth appearance at the World Championship, after 2017, 2018 and

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Vladivostok holds int'l ice orienteering competition

STORY: Vladivostok holds int'l ice orienteering competition DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the ice orienteering competition 2. various of the competition 3. various of the underwater scenes (credit: the organizer) 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): EVGENY POLUKHIN, Organizer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG HONGDA, Chinese diver STORYLINE: Vladivostok, a city in the Russian Far East, held the 9th Ice Orienteering Competition on Saturday. According to the rule of the competition, divers should start from the ice cave at the starting point, dive into the water, and find the buoy placed in other ice caves in the distance, and then return to the starting point. More than 20 divers from all over Russia as well as Egypt, Cyprus and China took part in this extremely challenging competition. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): EVGENY POLUKHIN, Organizer "This is already the ninth year for this competition, but the first time that a

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Aono finishes 9th in men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japan's Ryo Aono falls during his second and final run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. Aono placed ninth in the competition with 32.9 points in his first run.

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Aono finishes 9th in snoboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japan's Ryo Aono reacts after falling during his second and final run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. Aono placed ninth in the competition with 32.9 points in his first run.

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Aono finishes 9th in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japan's Ryo Aono competes during the first of his two runs in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. Aono placed ninth in the competition with 32.9 points in his first run.

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Aono finishes 9th in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japan's Ryo Aono competes during his second and final run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. Aono placed ninth in the competition with 32.9 points in his first run.

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Japanese violinist Kamio wins Int'l Tchaikovsky Competition

MOSCOW, Russia - Mayuko Kamio, a 21-year-old Japanese from Osaka Prefecture, smiles after winning the violin section of the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow on June 29. Kamio became the second Japanese to win the violin section, following Akiko Suwanai, who won the ninth competition in 1990 at age 18.

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Nakashima wins Kissmark Cup women's halfpipe event

SAPPORO, Japan - Turin Olympian Shiho Nakashima is in action during the women's halfpipe event at the Kissmark Cup snowboarding competition at the Makomanai ski course in Sapporo on Jan. 6. Nakashima, who finished ninth at the Turin Olympics in 2006, scored 33.7 points on her first run to win the title.

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Asashoryu grabs sole lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia (R) pushes komusubi Kokkai of Georgia out of the ring on the ninth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, remaining unbeaten during the first nine days of the 15-day competition.

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Asashoryu suffers 1st loss at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - No. 5 maegashira Kaiho beats Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu on the ninth day of the Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 20, to give him his first loss in the 15-day competition.

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(2)Turkey vs China

SEOUL, South Korea - Turkey defender Bulent Korkmaz celebrates after scoring his team's second goal in the ninth minute of a group C match against China in the World Cup finals at Seoul World Cup Stadium on June 13. Turkey advanced to the second stage of the competition by beating China 3-0. (World Cup 2002)

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North China village holds activities for elderly to mark Seniors' Day

STORY: North China village holds activities for elderly to mark Seniors' Day DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of seniors 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YUERONG, Yangjiayu villager 3. various of seniors 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU GUIHUA, Yangjiayu villager 5. various of seniors 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GENG XUEWEN, Party chief of Yangjiayu Village STORYLINE: Tuesday marks this year's Seniors' Day in China, an occasion to honor and send regards to the country's elderly. It is also known as the Double Ninth Festival, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. In Yangjiayu, a village in north China's Tianjin Municipality, the "quilt airing" competition has been held every year ahead of the Double Ninth Festival since 2009. The activity encourages young people to air seniors' quilts to check whether the quilts are clean and comfortable, as well as reminding young people of taking more care of the elderly. SOUN

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Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale held in Yangon

STORY: Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale held in Yangon DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: Yangon CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale 2. various of contestants participating in the pageant 3. various of participants attending the event STORYLINE: A total of 14 beauty contestants participated in the Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale in Yangon on Saturday. Zar Li Moe of Bhamo in northern Myanmar's Kachin state was crowned the title of "Miss Universe Myanmar 2022" to be a contestant in the upcoming 71st Miss Universe competition to be held early next year in the United States. Miss Universe Myanmar Pageant 2022 is the ninth time of such kind which has been held since 2013 in Myanmar. The national beauty pageant of the Southeast Asian country was not held last year. Thuzar Wint Lwin, representative from Chin state, won the title in 2020. Miss Universe Beauty Pageant is one of the world's oldest and most important beauty pageants. Xinhua News

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Asashoryu grabs sole lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia (R) pushes komusubi Kokkai of Georgia out of the ring on the ninth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, remaining unbeaten during the first nine days of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Nakashima wins Kissmark Cup women's halfpipe event

SAPPORO, Japan - Turin Olympian Shiho Nakashima is in action during the women's halfpipe event at the Kissmark Cup snowboarding competition at the Makomanai ski course in Sapporo on Jan. 6. Nakashima, who finished ninth at the Turin Olympics in 2006, scored 33.7 points on her first run to win the title. (Kyodo)

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Japanese violinist Kamio wins Int'l Tchaikovsky Competition

MOSCOW, Russia - Mayuko Kamio, a 21-year-old Japanese from Osaka Prefecture, smiles after winning the violin section of the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow on June 29. Kamio became the second Japanese to win the violin section, following Akiko Suwanai, who won the ninth competition in 1990 at age 18. (Kyodo)

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Aono finishes 9th in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japan's Ryo Aono competes during his second and final run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. Aono placed ninth in the competition with 32.9 points in his first run. (Kyodo)

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Aono finishes 9th in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japan's Ryo Aono competes during the first of his two runs in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. Aono placed ninth in the competition with 32.9 points in his first run. (Kyodo)

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Aono finishes 9th in men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japan's Ryo Aono falls during his second and final run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. Aono placed ninth in the competition with 32.9 points in his first run. (Kyodo)

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Aono finishes 9th in snoboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japan's Ryo Aono reacts after falling during his second and final run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. Aono placed ninth in the competition with 32.9 points in his first run. (Kyodo)

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(2)Turkey vs China

SEOUL, South Korea - Turkey defender Bulent Korkmaz celebrates after scoring his team's second goal in the ninth minute of a group C match against China in the World Cup finals at Seoul World Cup Stadium on June 13. Turkey advanced to the second stage of the competition by beating China 3-0. (World Cup 2002)

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Sumo: Grand champion Kisenosato withdraws from Kyushu meet

Grand champion Kisenosato is pictured after suffering his fifth loss in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on the ninth day of competition in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 20, 2017. The yokozuna pulled out of the tournament a day later due to pain in his left ankle and lower back. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan's Ikeda off to slow start in men's golf

Japanese golfer Yuta Ikeda talks to his caddie on the ninth hole in the opening round of the men's golf competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 11, 2016. Ikeda shot a 3-over 74 to share 50th place in a field of 60 in the 72-hole event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asashoryu suffers 1st loss at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - No. 5 maegashira Kaiho beats Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu on the ninth day of the Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 20, to give him his first loss in the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)