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Tennis: French Open

An electronic board shows over five hours of play in the men's singles final between Italy's Jannik Sinner and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz (not pictured) at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2025.

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Israel Begins Ground Incursion - Lebanon

This photo taken on Sept. 30, 2024 shows the destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike in the town of Sohmor, east of Lebanon. Ninety-five people were killed, and 172 others injured over the past 24 hours in Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Lebanon, said the Lebanese Health Ministry Monday night. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Begins Ground Incursion - Lebanon

This photo taken on Sept. 30, 2024 shows the destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike in the town of Sohmor, east of Lebanon. Ninety-five people were killed, and 172 others injured over the past 24 hours in Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Lebanon, said the Lebanese Health Ministry Monday night. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Begins Ground Incursion - Lebanon

This photo taken on Sept. 30, 2024 shows the destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike in the town of Sohmor, east of Lebanon. Ninety-five people were killed, and 172 others injured over the past 24 hours in Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Lebanon, said the Lebanese Health Ministry Monday night. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Begins Ground Incursion - Lebanon

This photo taken on Sept. 30, 2024 shows the destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike in the town of Sohmor, east of Lebanon. Ninety-five people were killed, and 172 others injured over the past 24 hours in Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Lebanon, said the Lebanese Health Ministry Monday night. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Politics pay tribute to victims of the 17A attack in Barcelona

Dozens of people during a wreath laying during the act in tribute to the victims of the 17A attack, in La Rambla, on August 17, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). During the act, tribute was paid to the victims of the attack that occurred on August 17, 2017, on the Las Ramblas promenade in Barcelona, when a mass shooting was committed with a van that covered 530 meters of the central area of the promenade. In that attack, 15 people were killed and 131 injured, five of them in critical condition, with one of them dying from her injuries. Hours later, another attack took place in Cambrils, where five terrorists were killed after attempting to jump a Mossos d'Esquadra police checkpoint and running over six people. . Photo by Lorena Sopena / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Politics pay tribute to victims of the 17A attack in Barcelona

(L-R) The Minister of Justice and Democratic Quality, Ramon Espadaler, the Government Delegate in Catalonia, Carlos Prieto, the Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, the President of the Parliament, Josep Rull, the Minister of Interior and Public Safety, Núria Parlón, and the PP councilor in the Barcelona City Council, Daniel Sirera, during the act in tribute to the victims of the 17A attack, in La Rambla, on August 17, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). During the act, tribute was paid to the victims of the attack that occurred on August 17, 2017, on the Las Ramblas promenade in Barcelona, when a mass shooting was committed with a van that covered 530 meters of the central area of the promenade. In that attack, 15 people were killed and 131 injured, five of them in critical condition, with one of them dying from her injuries. Hours later, another attack took place in Cambrils, where five terrorists were killed after attempting to jump a Mossos d'Esquadra police checkpoint and running over six people. . Pho

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Politics pay tribute to victims of the 17A attack in Barcelona

The new Minister of Justice and Democratic Quality, Ramon Espadaler (r), during a wreath laying during the act in tribute to the victims of the 17A attack, in La Rambla, on August 17, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). During the act, tribute was paid to the victims of the attack that occurred on August 17, 2017, on the Las Ramblas promenade in Barcelona, when a mass shooting was committed with a van that covered 530 meters of the central area of the promenade. In that attack, 15 people were killed and 131 injured, five of them in critical condition, with one of them dying from her injuries. Hours later, another attack took place in Cambrils, where five terrorists were killed after attempting to jump a Mossos d'Esquadra police checkpoint and running over six people. . Photo by Lorena Sopena / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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19 killed due to heatstroke in Delhi, surrounding areas

STORY: 19 killed due to heatstroke in Delhi, surrounding areas SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024 DATELINE: June 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Indian gate 2. various of street views 3. various of people drinking water STORYLINE: At least five persons died due to heatstroke in India's capital city and nearly 14 others died in the neighboring city of Noida over the past 72 hours, forcing the federal government to issue an advisory to government hospitals to prioritize heatstroke patients' treatment. Besides, more than 60 patients suffering from heatstroke were admitted at various hospitals. Most of them were said to be laborers, or those aged above 65 years. Delhi and nearby areas have been witnessing intense heatwave conditions over the past few days, with the mercury hovering around 45 degree Celsius during daytime. Meanwhile, according to a report by private news agency ANI, flights operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rescue team evacuate flood-affected people in Santo Afonso, Novo Hamburgo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 7, 2024. Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state's civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing and 361 injured, and forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate from homes over the past eight days. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO GRANDE DO SUL-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(240508) -- SCHARLAU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 7, 2024 shows a view of waterlogged cars and buildings in Scharlau, Sao Leopoldo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state's civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing and 361 injured, and forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate from homes over the past eight days. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO GRANDE DO SUL-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(240508) -- SCHARLAU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rescue team evacuate flood-affected people in Santo Afonso, Novo Hamburgo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 7, 2024. Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state's civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing and 361 injured, and forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate from homes over the past eight days. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO GRANDE DO SUL-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(240508) -- SCHARLAU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man tries to get out the balcony of a building submerged by floods, in Scharlau, Sao Leopoldo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 7, 2024. Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state's civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing and 361 injured, and forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate from homes over the past eight days. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO GRANDE DO SUL-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(240508) -- SCHARLAU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 7, 2024 shows a view of a flooded street in Santo Afonso, Novo Hamburgo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state's civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing and 361 injured, and forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate from homes over the past eight days. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO GRANDE DO SUL-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(240508) -- SCHARLAU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are pictured at the balcony of a waterlogged building in Scharlau, Sao Leopoldo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 7, 2024. Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state's civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing and 361 injured, and forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate from homes over the past eight days. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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BRAZIL-RIO GRANDE DO SUL-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

(240508) -- SCHARLAU, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man sits on the roof of the garage of a waterlogged house in Scharlau, Sao Leopoldo, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7, 2024. Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state's civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing and 361 injured, and forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate from homes over the past eight days. (Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua)

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Death toll from south Brazil's storms reaches 90

STORY: Death toll from south Brazil's storms reaches 90 SHOOTING TIME: May 3-6, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: SAO PAULO, Brazil CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rio Grande do Sul (courtesy of EBC) STORYLINE: Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state's civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing and 361 injured, and forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate from homes over the past eight days. Over 1.4 million people in 388 of the state's 497 towns, including the capital city Porto Alegre, were affected by the disaster, according to the agency. More than 85 percent of the city's population has lost access to potable water, leading authorities to ration the supply. Classes have been suspended statewide, as 790 schools were affected by flooding,

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30 killed in rain-related incidents in Pakistan

STORY: 30 killed in rain-related incidents in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 14, 2024 DATELINE: April 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of areas affected by rain STORYLINE: At least 30 people were killed and several others injured in rain-related incidents in the last 48 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Sunday. The country's eastern Punjab province was the worst-hit region where 17 people lost their lives and six others were injured in lightning strike incidents as heavy rainfall lashed various districts of the province over the past 48 hours, NDMA official Muhammad Umar told Xinhua. In southwest Balochistan province, eight people were killed due to lightning and heavy rains. At least five people were killed and more than 10 others injured in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said the official, adding that women and children are among the victims. The torrential rains also damaged several houses in

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(240401) -- SHENZHEN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pan Yikai, a 23-year-old autistic youth, works at a bookstore in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 20, 2024. He has been working part-time at the bookstore since May 2022 for 2 to 3 hours a day, responsible for wiping and arranging book shelves and cleaning the floor. This Tuesday marks the 17th World Autism Awareness Day. In south China's Shenzhen, some autistic youth, who were called "children of the stars," have integrated into society and are chasing their dreams. Over recent years, autistic children in China have gained increasing attention and care. In 2022, China's National Health Commission released a trial protocol on autism screening and intervention services for children under the age of six to improve related services. The country has also released a work plan for improving special education for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). (Xinhua/Zhao Ruixi)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(240401) -- SHENZHEN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Autistic youth Ran Yulong, works at a supermarket in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 22, 2024. Ran Yulong, 19, works ninety-six hours a month at the supermarket since September 2023. His main work is to sort out the goods in the fresh fruit and vegetable area and check the shelf life of the products. He shopped at the supermarket since he was a child and now became an employee here. This Tuesday marks the 17th World Autism Awareness Day. In south China's Shenzhen, some autistic youth, who were called "children of the stars," have integrated into society and are chasing their dreams. Over recent years, autistic children in China have gained increasing attention and care. In 2022, China's National Health Commission released a trial protocol on autism screening and intervention services for children under the age of six to improve related services. The country has also released a work plan for improving special education for the 14th Five-Year

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(240401) -- SHENZHEN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pan Yikai, a 23-year-old autistic youth, works at a bookstore in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 20, 2024. He has been working part-time at the bookstore since May 2022 for 2 to 3 hours a day, responsible for wiping and arranging book shelves and cleaning the floor. This Tuesday marks the 17th World Autism Awareness Day. In south China's Shenzhen, some autistic youth, who were called "children of the stars," have integrated into society and are chasing their dreams. Over recent years, autistic children in China have gained increasing attention and care. In 2022, China's National Health Commission released a trial protocol on autism screening and intervention services for children under the age of six to improve related services. The country has also released a work plan for improving special education for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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Death toll of Palestinians in Gaza rises to 30,878: ministry

STORY: Death toll of Palestinians in Gaza rises to 30,878: ministry SHOOTING TIME: March 8, 2024 DATELINE: March 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of damaged buildings in Gaza STORYLINE: The death toll of Palestinians from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,878, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Friday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 78 people and wounded about 104 others, the ministry said in a press statement, adding that out of the over 30,000 casualties, about 72 percent were women and children. Five months ago, Israel waged a large-scale military campaign against Gaza in response to a surprise Hamas attack on Israeli towns adjacent to the strip, in which Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people and took more than 200 others as hostages. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza, Palestine. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Ji Xue practising drawing (above) at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023 and Ji Xue packing school bag at Longtan Village in Xixiu District on April 21, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (C) plays with classmates at school, with their relocated homes in the back, in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Ji Xue (2nd L, above) walking back home from school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023 and Ji Xue (1st R, below) heading to a bus station to travel to her new home from Longtan Village in Xixiu District on April 22, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2018 shows trucks loaded with Ji Xue's family belongings heading to their new home in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (R) plays badminton with a teacher at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2018 shows Ji Xue wearing new clothes of Miao ethnic group, before heading to new home, at Longtan Village in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (L) and her sister walk back home from school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (1st L) shows her English composition to classmates at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Ji Xue playing with classmates on the playground at school (above) in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023 and Ji Xue posing for a group photo with her family in front of their old house at Longtan Village in Xixiu District, April 22, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (2nd L) attends a class at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (C) plays with classmates at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (C) has free lunch at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (2nd L) and family members arrive at the relocated community in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 22, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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Nigerian court affirms president's election, dismisses opposition petitions

STORY: Nigerian court affirms president's election, dismisses opposition petitions DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of court proceedings STORYLINE: A panel of five judges from Nigeria's election tribunal late Wednesday unanimously affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu, solidifying his position as the West African nation's leader and effectively dismissing petitions by opposition parties. Delivering the judgment which lasted over 12 hours, the five-member panel at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in the national capital of Abuja said that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labor Party (LP), which filed the petitions, had failed to prove their allegations beyond reasonable doubts. The court ruled that the petitions "lacked merit" and dismissed them. Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of LP, who respectively came second and third in the presidential election won by Tinubu in February, had approached the

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Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later.

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Whale beached on coast in Kanagawa Pref., confirmed dead later

NINOMIYA, Japan - Local residents lay a blanket over a whale and pour sea water to keep it alive after it was found beached in Ninomiya, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 21. But the 5-meter-long whale was confirmed dead five hours later.

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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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Kenya's Chepchumba takes Tokyo Int'l Women's Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic bronze medalist Joyce Chepchumba of Kenya ends Japan's five-race winning streak in the Tokyo International Women's Marathon on Nov. 19, pulling away from Reiko Tosa over the second half of the race to win by more than 200 meters. Chepchumba, who steadily increased her lead on the return portion of the 42.195-kilometer race, crosses the finish line at National Stadium in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 2 seconds for the first-ever victory by a runner from Africa in the race.

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U.S. should face up to gun violence problems at home: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S. should face up to gun violence problems at home: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The Gun Violence Archive website counted at least 246 such shootings, defined as one in which four or more people were killed or injured, through early June this year, which is 1.5 cases, only daily basis on average. These are the latest figures I checked this morning. These figures are horrifying. Behind the shocking numbers are countless lost lives and many broken families. Over the past five months or so, more than 80,000 people have died from gun violence. Within 72 hours from May 28 to 30, over 300 gun-related cases took place nationwide in the U.S., claiming more than 130 lives. The majority of the American people appeal to the go

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12 killed, 10 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: 12 killed, 10 injured in road accident in Pakistan's Punjab DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of road accident 2. various of rescue teams working on the scene 3. various of hospital STORYLINE: At least 12 people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident on Friday in Gujranwala district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province, local media reported. According to the reports, the accident took place in the early hours when a speeding dumper truck crashed with two passenger vans one after the other on Hafizabad road near Gujranwala's Kot Ladha area. The collision occurred due to over-speeding and a race between the involved vehicles, police told local media. Immediately following the accident, rescue teams arrived on the scene and took the victims to a local hospital, police said. The death toll may rise as four to five injured passengers are in critical condition, local media said, adding that the deceased include

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Journalists Stage Protest - Dhaka

Bangladesh journalists hold placards as they gather in a protest demanding the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's senior correspondent Rozina Islam, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19, 2021. Officials handed Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent of the daily Prothom Alo, to Shahbagh police on Monday evening after being kept confined for over five hours at the health ministry in the Secretariat. Rozina was sued under the Penal Code and Official Secrets Act for 'theft and photographing' the documents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Journalists Stage Protest - Dhaka

Bangladesh journalists hold placards as they gather in a protest demanding the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's senior correspondent Rozina Islam, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19, 2021. Officials handed Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent of the daily Prothom Alo, to Shahbagh police on Monday evening after being kept confined for over five hours at the health ministry in the Secretariat. Rozina was sued under the Penal Code and Official Secrets Act for 'theft and photographing' the documents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Journalists Stage Protest - Dhaka

Bangladesh journalists hold placards as they gather in a protest demanding the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's senior correspondent Rozina Islam, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19, 2021. Officials handed Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent of the daily Prothom Alo, to Shahbagh police on Monday evening after being kept confined for over five hours at the health ministry in the Secretariat. Rozina was sued under the Penal Code and Official Secrets Act for 'theft and photographing' the documents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Journalists Stage Protest - Dhaka

Bangladesh journalists hold placards as they gather in a protest demanding the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's senior correspondent Rozina Islam, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19, 2021. Officials handed Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent of the daily Prothom Alo, to Shahbagh police on Monday evening after being kept confined for over five hours at the health ministry in the Secretariat. Rozina was sued under the Penal Code and Official Secrets Act for 'theft and photographing' the documents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Journalists Stage Protest - Dhaka

Bangladesh journalists hold placards as they gather in a protest demanding the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's senior correspondent Rozina Islam, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19, 2021. Officials handed Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent of the daily Prothom Alo, to Shahbagh police on Monday evening after being kept confined for over five hours at the health ministry in the Secretariat. Rozina was sued under the Penal Code and Official Secrets Act for 'theft and photographing' the documents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Journalists Stage Protest - Dhaka

Bangladesh journalists hold placards as they gather in a protest demanding the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's senior correspondent Rozina Islam, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19, 2021. Officials handed Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent of the daily Prothom Alo, to Shahbagh police on Monday evening after being kept confined for over five hours at the health ministry in the Secretariat. Rozina was sued under the Penal Code and Official Secrets Act for 'theft and photographing' the documents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Journalists Stage Protest - Dhaka

Bangladesh journalists hold placards as they gather in a protest demanding the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's senior correspondent Rozina Islam, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19, 2021. Officials handed Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent of the daily Prothom Alo, to Shahbagh police on Monday evening after being kept confined for over five hours at the health ministry in the Secretariat. Rozina was sued under the Penal Code and Official Secrets Act for 'theft and photographing' the documents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Journalists Stage Protest - Dhaka

Bangladesh journalists hold placards as they gather in a protest demanding the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's senior correspondent Rozina Islam, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 19, 2021. Officials handed Rozina Islam, a senior correspondent of the daily Prothom Alo, to Shahbagh police on Monday evening after being kept confined for over five hours at the health ministry in the Secretariat. Rozina was sued under the Penal Code and Official Secrets Act for 'theft and photographing' the documents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM