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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-PALESTINIAN PAINTER-PEACE

(231229) -- RAFAH, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Basil Al-Maqousi shows one of his drawings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Dec. 27, 2023. Basil Al-Maqousi, a Palestinian painter from Gaza Strip, was forced to flee his hometown during Hamas-Israel conflict and took a shelter in Rafah. He painted every day to depict the ordeals his family and people in the Gaza Strip stand during the clashes, and to convey his wish for peace. At least 20,674 Palestinians were killed, and 54,536 others wounded in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict since Oct. 7, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-PALESTINIAN PAINTER-PEACE

(231229) -- RAFAH, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Basil Al-Maqousi draws a picture in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Dec. 27, 2023. Basil Al-Maqousi, a Palestinian painter from Gaza Strip, was forced to flee his hometown during Hamas-Israel conflict and took a shelter in Rafah. He painted every day to depict the ordeals his family and people in the Gaza Strip stand during the clashes, and to convey his wish for peace. At least 20,674 Palestinians were killed, and 54,536 others wounded in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict since Oct. 7, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-PALESTINIAN PAINTER-PEACE

(231229) -- RAFAH, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Basil Al-Maqousi draws a picture in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Dec. 27, 2023. Basil Al-Maqousi, a Palestinian painter from Gaza Strip, was forced to flee his hometown during Hamas-Israel conflict and took a shelter in Rafah. He painted every day to depict the ordeals his family and people in the Gaza Strip stand during the clashes, and to convey his wish for peace. At least 20,674 Palestinians were killed, and 54,536 others wounded in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict since Oct. 7, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-PALESTINIAN PAINTER-PEACE

(231229) -- RAFAH, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Basil Al-Maqousi draws a picture in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Dec. 27, 2023. Basil Al-Maqousi, a Palestinian painter from Gaza Strip, was forced to flee his hometown during Hamas-Israel conflict and took a shelter in Rafah. He painted every day to depict the ordeals his family and people in the Gaza Strip stand during the clashes, and to convey his wish for peace. At least 20,674 Palestinians were killed, and 54,536 others wounded in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict since Oct. 7, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-PALESTINIAN PAINTER-PEACE

(231229) -- RAFAH, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Basil Al-Maqousi retouches his drawing in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Dec. 27, 2023. Basil Al-Maqousi, a Palestinian painter from Gaza Strip, was forced to flee his hometown during Hamas-Israel conflict and took a shelter in Rafah. He painted every day to depict the ordeals his family and people in the Gaza Strip stand during the clashes, and to convey his wish for peace. At least 20,674 Palestinians were killed, and 54,536 others wounded in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict since Oct. 7, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Ex-sex slaves in their 80s recount ordeals with Japanese soldiers

MANILA, Philippines - Hilaria Bustamante, a former Filipino "comfort woman," talks about her experiences in Japanese wartime military brothels on Oct. 2, 2014, in Manila, the Philippines, while presenting a letter of apology she received from then Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.

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Ex-sex slaves in their 80s recount ordeals with Japanese soldiers

DAEGU, South Korea - Lee Yong Soo, a former South Korean "comfort woman," talks about her life in the country's southeastern city of Daegu on Oct. 6, 2014. Through recounting her experiences as a "comfort woman" in Japanese wartime military brothels, she has become a symbol of Korean sex slaves.

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Ex-sex slaves in their 80s recount ordeals with Japanese soldiers

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian woman, who only goes by the name Miyem, says on Sept. 20, 2014, on the outskirts of Yogyakarta on Java Island, Indonesia, that she was abducted by Japanese soldiers during World War II and was forced to have sex day and night.

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Singapore SARS victims recount their ordeals

SINGAPORE - SARS survivors Lim Ing Haan (R), a 31-year-old cardiologist, Ong Pei Yuin (C), a 26-year-old surgeon, and Ashirdahwani Asmawi, a 24-year-old nurse, pose at a government-organized event aimed at ''celebrating life after SARS'' in Singapore on May 21. They contracted the disease while working at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and spoke about their ordeals.

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Mariah Carey promotes new album after personal ordeals

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. pop singer Mariah Carey, returning after a year of personal ordeals in which she suffered from burnout, gives a pitch for her new album at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 26. She said her new album ''Charmbracelet'' has been named in memory of her recently deceased father and is a gift for her fans.

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Mothers work hard for children's prosperous future in Bangladesh

STORY: Mothers work hard for children's prosperous future in Bangladesh DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of a brickfield and female workers there 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MOSAMMAT LIPIA KHATUN, Working mother 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): RESHMA KHATUN, Working mother STORYLINE: Mothers in Bangladesh have sacrificed their own happiness for their children's bright future while having few complaints about the daily ordeals they undergo. Mosammat Lipia Khatun is one such working mother who works at a brickfield in Manikganj, some 63 km northwest of the capital city Dhaka. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MOSAMMAT LIPIA KHATUN, Working mother "My name is Mosammat Lipia Khatun. My village is located in Paikgachha Upazila in Khulna district. We're working hard for a better future of my two children. We're working under the scorching heat of summer. My mother, father, brothers and sisters all are at our village. My husband and I are working hard here for the kids.

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Mariah Carey promotes new album after personal ordeals

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. pop singer Mariah Carey, returning after a year of personal ordeals in which she suffered from burnout, gives a pitch for her new album at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 26. She said her new album ''Charmbracelet'' has been named in memory of her recently deceased father and is a gift for her fans. (Kyodo)

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Singapore SARS victims recount their ordeals

SINGAPORE - SARS survivors Lim Ing Haan (R), a 31-year-old cardiologist, Ong Pei Yuin (C), a 26-year-old surgeon, and Ashirdahwani Asmawi, a 24-year-old nurse, pose at a government-organized eevent aimed at ''celebrating life after SARS'' in Singapore on May 21. They contracted the disease while working at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and spoke about their ordeals. (Kyodo)

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Ex-sex slaves in their 80s recount ordeals with Japanese soldiers

MANILA, Philippines - Hilaria Bustamante, a former Filipino "comfort woman," talks about her experiences in Japanese wartime military brothels on Oct. 2, 2014, in Manila, the Philippines, while presenting a letter of apology she received from then Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. (Kyodo)