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Philippines: Alert Level 3 Raised For Kanlaon Volcano

As of December 23, the alert level for Kanlaon Volcano was raised to 3. At least 15 volcanic earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours. According to reports, over 7,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide were emitted on Sunday, December 22.

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-TCM EXPERTS-HONORABLE MEDAL

(240627) -- PHNOM PENH, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodia's Health Minister Chheang Ra (L, front) presents a medal to a member of the second batch of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team at a ceremony held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27, 2024. Cambodia on Thursday awarded the government's honorable medal decorations to the second batch of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team after they had successfully completed their one-year mission in helping the country fight the COVID-19 and other diseases. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-TCM EXPERTS-HONORABLE MEDAL

(240627) -- PHNOM PENH, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Health Minister Chheang Ra (L, front) presents a medal to a member of the second batch of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team at a ceremony held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27, 2024. Cambodia on Thursday awarded the government's honorable medal decorations to the second batch of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team after they had successfully completed their one-year mission in helping the country fight the COVID-19 and other diseases. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-TCM MEDICAL AID TEAM-MEDAL AWARDING CEREMONY

(240627) -- PHNOM PENH, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodia's Health Minister Chheang Ra (6th L, back) poses for a group photo with members of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27, 2024. Cambodia on Thursday awarded the government's honorable medal decorations to the second batch of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team after they had successfully completed their one-year mission in helping the country fight the COVID-19 and other diseases. TO GO WITH "Cambodia awards honorable medals to traditional Chinese medicine experts" (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-TCM MEDICAL AID TEAM-MEDAL AWARDING CEREMONY

(240627) -- PHNOM PENH, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cambodia's Health Minister Chheang Ra (L) presents a medal to Liu Zhen, visiting president of the Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27, 2024. Cambodia on Thursday awarded the government's honorable medal decorations to the second batch of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team after they had successfully completed their one-year mission in helping the country fight the COVID-19 and other diseases. TO GO WITH "Cambodia awards honorable medals to traditional Chinese medicine experts" (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-TCM MEDICAL AID TEAM-MEDAL AWARDING CEREMONY

(240627) -- PHNOM PENH, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Health Minister Chheang Ra (L) presents a medal to Liu Zhen, visiting president of the Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27, 2024. Cambodia on Thursday awarded the government's honorable medal decorations to the second batch of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team after they had successfully completed their one-year mission in helping the country fight the COVID-19 and other diseases. TO GO WITH "Cambodia awards honorable medals to traditional Chinese medicine experts" (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-TCM MEDICAL AID TEAM-MEDAL AWARDING CEREMONY

(240627) -- PHNOM PENH, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Health Minister Chheang Ra (6th L, back) poses for a group photo with members of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 27, 2024. Cambodia on Thursday awarded the government's honorable medal decorations to the second batch of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) medical aid team after they had successfully completed their one-year mission in helping the country fight the COVID-19 and other diseases. TO GO WITH "Cambodia awards honorable medals to traditional Chinese medicine experts" (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(240224) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor checks on a local patient at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 22, 2024. The 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has provided care for more than 20,000 local patients during its one-year mission. TO GO WITH "Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission" (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(240224) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor checks on a local patient at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 22, 2024. The 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has provided care for more than 20,000 local patients during its one-year mission. TO GO WITH "Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission" (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(240224) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor speaks with a local patient at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jui, a town in the suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 22, 2024. The 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has provided care for more than 20,000 local patients during its one-year mission. TO GO WITH "Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission" (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

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Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission

STORY: Chinese medical team treats over 20,000 Sierra Leonean patients during one-year mission SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:59 LOCATION: Freetown CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YONGJUN, Head of Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MELROSE DURING, Charge nurse of maternity unit of Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital 4. various of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone STORYLINE: The 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has provided care for more than 20,000 local patients during its one-year mission. Chen Yongjun, head of the team, told Xinhua in an interview on Thursday that the team has carried out over 400 surgeries and trained many local medical staff during the period. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YONGJUN, Head of Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone "During the one-year mission, we have overcome difficulties and fulfilled our duties.

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla leaves the Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla leaves the Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla and his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont arrive at Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla leaves the Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla and his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont arrive at Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla and his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont arrive at Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla and his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont arrive at Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla leaves the Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla and his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont arrive at Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla and his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont arrive at Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla and his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont arrive at Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alexandre Benalla At Palais De Justice - Paris

French President's former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla leaves the Palais de Justice in Paris on September 29, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The "Benallagate" is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230818) -- PHNOM PENH, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A doctor of a Chinese medical team provides medical services for a patient at the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital's Chinese Medicine Clinic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Aug. 18, 2023. The eight-member team from China's Guang'anmen Hospital arrived in Phnom Penh in July 2023 for a one-year medical mission. They are the second batch of Chinese TCM experts dispatched to the Southeast Asian nation. Those experts came from eight medical units of emergency, geriatric disease, preventive health care, general diseases, orthopedics, infection control, acupuncture and moxibustion, as well as surgical nurse. (Xinhua/Wu Changwei)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230818) -- PHNOM PENH, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A doctor of a Chinese medical team provides medical services for a patient at the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital's Chinese Medicine Clinic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Aug. 18, 2023. The eight-member team from China's Guang'anmen Hospital arrived in Phnom Penh in July 2023 for a one-year medical mission. They are the second batch of Chinese TCM experts dispatched to the Southeast Asian nation. Those experts came from eight medical units of emergency, geriatric disease, preventive health care, general diseases, orthopedics, infection control, acupuncture and moxibustion, as well as surgical nurse. (Xinhua/Wu Changwei)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230818) -- PHNOM PENH, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A doctor of a Chinese medical team provides medical services for a patient at the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital's Chinese Medicine Clinic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Aug. 18, 2023. The eight-member team from China's Guang'anmen Hospital arrived in Phnom Penh in July 2023 for a one-year medical mission. They are the second batch of Chinese TCM experts dispatched to the Southeast Asian nation. Those experts came from eight medical units of emergency, geriatric disease, preventive health care, general diseases, orthopedics, infection control, acupuncture and moxibustion, as well as surgical nurse. (Xinhua/Wu Changwei)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230818) -- PHNOM PENH, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A doctor of a Chinese medical team provides medical services for a patient at the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital's Chinese Medicine Clinic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Aug. 18, 2023. The eight-member team from China's Guang'anmen Hospital arrived in Phnom Penh in July 2023 for a one-year medical mission. They are the second batch of Chinese TCM experts dispatched to the Southeast Asian nation. Those experts came from eight medical units of emergency, geriatric disease, preventive health care, general diseases, orthopedics, infection control, acupuncture and moxibustion, as well as surgical nurse. (Xinhua/Wu Changwei)

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

Former gendarme Vincent Crase, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

Former gendarme Vincent Crase, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trial on appeal of Alexandre Benalla - Paris

French President former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, flanked by his lawyer Jacqueline Laffont, arrives at Palais de Justice in Paris on June 9, 2023, for his trial on appeal on charges of assaulting a young couple during May Day protest in 2018. The Benallagate is at the origin of a resounding political scandal and for which the ex-charge de mission of the Elysee was sentenced in first instance to one-year in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SIERRA LEONE-FREETOWN-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230228) -- FREETOWN, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor checks a patient at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Feb. 27, 2023. The 23rd batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has received praise from local patients and health authorities for their dedication to the country's medical service. The current team is about to wrap up its one-year mission, during which they received more than 23,000 patients and carried out over 600 surgeries. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

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Japan's antipiracy mission off Somalia

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - Photo taken from a P-3C patrol plane shows two Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers heading for a mission to escort merchant and other civilian vessels in pirate-infested waters off Somalia from a port in Djibouti on July 8, 2011. The Japanese government has decided to extend the MSDF's antipiracy mission in East Africa, due to end July 23, by one year.

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Lower house passes bill to extend Japan's refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives members cast their ballots during a plenary session Oct. 21 on a bill to extend by one year Japan's refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and near Afghanistan.

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Japan's 1st lunar orbiter spacecraft on display

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's first lunar orbiter Kaguya, scheduled to be launched Aug. 16 aboard an H-2A rocket, is on display at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 18. According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the 3-ton, 5.5-meter-tall unmanned spacecraft will be used to collect scientific data to help scientists better understand about the origin of the moon and its transformational history. Among the scientific data to be observed during the orbiter's one-year mission include the moon's gravity, distribution of its magnetic field and the structure of the moon surface.