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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis greets the bishop of Ajaccio, French Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo during a Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass under the statue of Napoleon I at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

The bishop of Ajaccio, French Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo attends a mass celebrated by Pope Francis at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Left: the bishop of Ajaccio, French Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Right: the bishop of Ajaccio, French Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Left: the bishop of Ajaccio, French Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads Mass In Ajaccio - France

Pope Francis presides over Mass at Place d’Austerlitz in Ajaccio, Corsica, France on December 15, 2024 as the final public event of his one-day 47th Apostolic Journey abroad. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Martyrs Day Ceremony - Beijing

Xi Jinping walks around the Monument to the People's Heroes to pay tribute during a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng on Monday attended the ceremony. The event was held to mark Martyrs' Day, observed one day prior to National Day. Photo by Yin Bogu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Martyrs Day Ceremony - Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attend a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2024. The event was held to mark Martyrs' Day, observed one day prior to National Day. Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Martyrs Day Ceremony - Beijing

Xi Jinping straightens the ribbon on a flower basket during a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng on Monday attended the ceremony. The event was held to mark Martyrs' Day, observed one day prior to National Day. Photo by Wang Ye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Martyrs Day Ceremony - Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attend a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2024. The event was held to mark Martyrs' Day, observed one day prior to National Day. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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Martyrs Day Ceremony - Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attend a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2024. The event was held to mark Martyrs' Day, observed one day prior to National Day. Photo by Yin Bogu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Martyrs Day Ceremony - Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attend a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2024. The event was held to mark Martyrs' Day, observed one day prior to National Day. Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Martyrs Day Ceremony - Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attend a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2024. The event was held to mark Martyrs' Day, observed one day prior to National Day. Photo by Wang Ye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Audiences - Madrid

King Felipe VI (left) receives in audience the president of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde-Pumpido (right), at the Zarzuela Palace, on September 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for this meeting is to give the monarch a copy of the annual reports of both the Constitutional Court and the Attorney General's Office, one day before the opening ceremony of the judicial year to be presided over by Felipe VI himself at the Supreme Court. Prior to the event, the King presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new president of the CGPJ and the Supreme Court. Photo by Marta Fernandez Jara/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Audiences - Madrid

King Felipe VI (left) receives in audience the president of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde-Pumpido (right), at the Zarzuela Palace, on September 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for this meeting is to give the monarch a copy of the annual reports of both the Constitutional Court and the Attorney General's Office, one day before the opening ceremony of the judicial year to be presided over by Felipe VI himself at the Supreme Court. Prior to the event, the King presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new president of the CGPJ and the Supreme Court. Photo by Marta Fernandez Jara/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Audiences - Madrid

King Felipe VI (left) receives in audience the president of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde-Pumpido (right), at the Zarzuela Palace, on September 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for this meeting is to give the monarch a copy of the annual reports of both the Constitutional Court and the Attorney General's Office, one day before the opening ceremony of the judicial year to be presided over by Felipe VI himself at the Supreme Court. Prior to the event, the King presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new president of the CGPJ and the Supreme Court. Photo by Marta Fernandez Jara/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Audiences - Madrid

King Felipe VI (left) receives in audience the president of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde-Pumpido (right), at the Zarzuela Palace, on September 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for this meeting is to give the monarch a copy of the annual reports of both the Constitutional Court and the Attorney General's Office, one day before the opening ceremony of the judicial year to be presided over by Felipe VI himself at the Supreme Court. Prior to the event, the King presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new president of the CGPJ and the Supreme Court. Photo by Marta Fernandez Jara/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Audiences - Madrid

King Felipe VI (left) receives in audience the president of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde-Pumpido (right), at the Zarzuela Palace, on September 4, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for this meeting is to give the monarch a copy of the annual reports of both the Constitutional Court and the Attorney General's Office, one day before the opening ceremony of the judicial year to be presided over by Felipe VI himself at the Supreme Court. Prior to the event, the King presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new president of the CGPJ and the Supreme Court. Photo by Marta Fernandez Jara/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Matt Kemp's retirement ceremony

Former Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp acknowledges the crowd during his retirement ceremony on Aug. 11, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Kemp, having retired at the end of the 2020 season, signed a one-day contract with the club for the event.

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Baseball: Matt Kemp's retirement ceremony

Former Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp speaks during his retirement ceremony on Aug. 11, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Kemp, having retired at the end of the 2020 season, signed a one-day contract with the club for the event.

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Baseball: Matt Kemp's retirement ceremony

Former Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp meets the press as he holds his retirement ceremony on Aug. 11, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Kemp, having retired at the end of the 2020 season, signed a one-day contract with the club for the event.

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Abidjan barbecue food festival held in Cote d'Ivoire

STORY: Abidjan barbecue food festival held in Cote d'Ivoire SHOOTING TIME: April 27, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:57 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 7th Abidjan barbecue food festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JOCELYNE ZADY, Restaurateur 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ROGER KOUASSI, Chef 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): HERMANN BROU, Participant 5. various of 7th Abidjan barbecue food festival STORYLINE: The 7th edition of Abidjan barbecue food festival was held in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire from Friday to Sunday. Themed "Women's Leadership," the event brought more than 30 restaurateurs together and aimed to promote traditional Ivorian and African cuisine to local and international visitors. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JOCELYNE ZADY, Restaurateur "This food festival has allowed us to get to know each other and build connections. I hope that my restaurant can have more customers and income in the future, and I also hope that one day I can create my own food festival." SOUNDBITE

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China-Tanzania investment forum highlights growing economic partnership

STORY: China-Tanzania investment forum highlights growing economic partnership SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHILIP MPANGO, Tanzanian Vice President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania 4. various of the event STORYLINE: The China-Tanzania Investment Forum and China (Jinhua)-Tanzania Trade and Investment Promotion Conference was held on Wednesday in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam. In closing the one-day forum, Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango highlighted China's long-standing role as a leading strategic investor and major trading partner of Tanzania. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHILIP MPANGO, Tanzanian Vice President "The People's Republic of China has for a long time been a leading strategic investor and major trading partner of Tanzania. The annual foreign direct investment that flows from China increased fro

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Namibia's Living Earth Expo promotes environmental protection, sustainability

STORY: Namibia's Living Earth Expo promotes environmental protection, sustainability DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:21 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SHEYA GOTLIEB, Exhibitor STORYLINE: From exhibits of eco-friendly products and organic food to artistic items, the groundbreaking Living Earth Expo, held in the Namibian capital of Windhoek on Saturday, delved into promoting environmental protection and sustainability. The expo featured about 50 exhibitors showcasing a diverse array of community development projects, nurseries, art, health, second-hand goods, renewable energy, and greener solutions. Selma Nasheya, the expo organizer, said the one-day event brought together individuals, organizations and communities to foster connections, learn and collaborate on the building blocks of a sustainable future. Exhibitors saw the expo as a catalyst for change, empowering attendees to take meaningful action toward a sustainable future. SOUNDB

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People brave bad weather to attend Chinese Cultural Exhibition in Rwanda's capital

STORY: People brave bad weather to attend Chinese Cultural Exhibition in Rwanda's capital DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:18 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese Culture Exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ORNELLA SIFA, Student at the Confucius Institute STORYLINE: Hundreds of Rwandans and Chinese people living in Rwanda braved the afternoon bad weather to attend an action-packed Chinese Cultural Exhibition in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, over the weekend. The Chinese Culture on Campus and Mid-Autumn Festival was staged Saturday at the University of Rwanda's Confucius Institute. It was also organized to celebrate the National Day of the People's Republic of China, which falls on Oct. 1. The one-day event, themed "Happy Chinese, Lovely China," comprised nine booths exhibiting Chinese calligraphy, dance, music, traditional costume, tea, handicrafts, cuisine and kung fu, according to Zeng Guangyu, the co-director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Rwand

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80,000 people visit China's Tianjin University to view crabapple blossoms

STORY: 80,000 people visit China's Tianjin University to view crabapple blossoms DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of crabapple blossoms in Tianjin University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICOLE KUEH SHIAN MAUN, Malaysian student at Tianjin University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARRETO BARBOSA CARLOS MAURICIO, Colombian student at Tianjin University STORYLINE: Tianjin University in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Sunday opened its campus to the public to view crabapple blossoms. The one-day event attracted about 80,000 people. A choir consisting of around 40 foreign students from 19 countries and regions offered performances to the visitors. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICOLE KUEH SHIAN MAUN, Malaysian student at Tianjin University "I must say it's extraordinary. I'm so glad that our school has organized this crabapple blossom activity because I get to see so many people. Through joining the choir, I have met so many people from Panama,

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Russia hosts biggest sports event of year

STORY: Russia hosts biggest sports event of year DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition STORYLINE: The "Russian Snowboard" cross-country skiing competition was held in Pargolovo Village, St. Petersburg on Saturday. The annual competition, which lasted for one day, was also held in more than 20 cities across the country at the same time, with a total of more than 10,000 participants. "Russian Snowboard" has been held since 1982 and is the biggest sports event in Russia. Skiers and amateurs who are over nine years old and have a health certificate can participate in the competition. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

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Historic parade held in Southern California for New Year celebration

STORY: Historic parade held in Southern California for New Year celebration DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 134th Rose Parade STORYLINE: Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. The Rose Parade, usually an iconic New Year's Day tradition, has been pushed back by one day this year in keeping with the event's "Never on Sunday" tradition kept since 1893. The Rose Parade travels five and a half miles down Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena, a city in the western U.S. state of California. The event is famous for its gorgeous, spectacularly-designed floats of all shapes and colors. This year, the parade features 39 floral-covered floats, 16 equestrian groups and 21 marching bands from across the country and around the world. "Turning the Corner" is the theme this year for the event. "Whether that co

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Copsplay festival in Nagoya

NAGOYA, May 31 Kyodo - A cosplayer performs in the Sakae district in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 31, 2015, during the Sakae Cosplay Festival. Some 2,800 cosplayers participated in the one-day event.

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Steam locomotive train runs on bridge in Tottori Pref.

OSAKA, April 15 Kyodo - A special train, pulled by a steam locomotive, of Wakasa Railway Co. in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, runs on a bridge in the prefectural town of Yazu against the backdrop of cherry blossoms on April 11, 2015, during a one-day event.

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Steam locomotive train runs on bridge in Tottori Pref.

OSAKA, April 15 Kyodo - A special train, pulled by a steam locomotive, of Wakasa Railway Co. in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, runs on a bridge in the prefectural town of Yazu against the backdrop of cherry blossoms on April 11, 2015, during a one-day event.

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Gwadar's university students see bright future through Pakistan-China cooperation

STORY: Gwadar's university students see bright future through Pakistan-China cooperation DATELINE: Dec, 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BAHRAM ZAHID, Student from University of Gwadar 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUSTAFA HYDER SAYED, Pakistan-China Institute STORYLINE: University students in Pakistan's Gwadar have expressed enthusiasm in participating in cooperation with China under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). About a dozen university students from Gwadar were visiting Islamabad. They met with Chinese officials and visited Chinese companies operating in Pakistan to know more about the future of Gwadar and the cooperation between Pakistan and China in various projects. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BAHRAM ZAHID, Student from University of Gwadar "CPEC definitely will be implemented in its full potential one day. So the main thing that we should consider is we should do participate in this as much as w

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Yokai Watch character swarmed by kids in western Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Jibanyan, a mascot character for the popular role-playing video game Yokai Watch, is surrounded by children in front of Kyushu Railway Co.'s Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2014, during an event in which it acted as "stationmaster" for one day of "Kemamoto Station," an imaginary station that appears in the game.

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Asian Games in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - A woman torchbearer for the 17th Asian Games runs in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 18, 2014, one day before the opening of the Sept. 19 to Oct.4 sports event in the city.

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Asian Games in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - National flags of participating countries of the Asian Games are seen raised around the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 18, one day before the opening of the Sept. 19 to Oct.4 sports event in the city.

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Asian Games in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - South Korean athletes and officials walk to a team welcoming ceremony for the 17th Asian Games at the athlete's village in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 18, 2014, one day before the opening of the Sept. 19 to Oct.4 sports event.

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Asian Games in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - South Korean athletes and officials pose for group photos after a team welcoming ceremony for the 17th Asian Games at the athlete's village in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 18, 2014, one day before the opening of the Sept. 19 to Oct.4 sports event.

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Takanashi ready for Sochi Winter Olympics

SAPPORO, Japan - Sara Takanashi, a 17-year-old who won last season's women's ski jumping World Cup, speaks to reporters in Sapporo on Jan. 8, 2014, one day after she was chosen as a member of the Japanese delegation for next month's Sochi Winter Olympics. The women's ski jumping event will be held for the first time at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

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Fried chicken festival

NAKATSU, Japan - Participants pack fried chicken into paper cups during a fried chicken festival in Nakatsu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011. About 1 ton of fried chicken was sold to around 45,000 visitors during the one-day event.

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Asian Games in China

GUANGZHOU, China - Mascots of the 16th Asian Games join a photo session in front of a countdown board in Guangzhou on Nov. 11, 2010. The board indicated the Chinese city was only one day away from the opening of the sports event.