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China: Mouse Forced Out by Water Trick in Hubei

On June 23, 2025, in Hubei, central China, a man used an unusual method to catch a mouse hiding in a dorm drain. He poured bottles of water into the pipe until a small soaked mouse crawled out, shivering. The man quickly grabbed it by the ears as it wriggled in panic. He explained that the dorm door had been left open, allowing the rodent to sneak in and hide. Chinese viewers praised his persistence — and bravery.

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Security Of Churches Reinforced On August 15 In France

French police in front of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lille, France on August 15, 2023. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin asked for the reinforcement of the protection of places of worship on August 15 for the feast of the Assumption. The Minister explains that "the persistence of a high level of the terrorist threat requires the maintenance of strong vigilance vis-à-vis places of a religious nature". The Assumption is a Catholic religious holiday that celebrates the elevation of the Virgin Mary to heaven after her death. This day gives rise to many processions. Photo by Christophe Forestier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Security Of Churches Reinforced On August 15 In France

French police in front of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lille, France on August 15, 2023. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin asked for the reinforcement of the protection of places of worship on August 15 for the feast of the Assumption. The Minister explains that "the persistence of a high level of the terrorist threat requires the maintenance of strong vigilance vis-à-vis places of a religious nature". The Assumption is a Catholic religious holiday that celebrates the elevation of the Virgin Mary to heaven after her death. This day gives rise to many processions. Photo by Christophe Forestier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Security Of Churches Reinforced On August 15 In France

French police in front of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lille, France on August 15, 2023. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin asked for the reinforcement of the protection of places of worship on August 15 for the feast of the Assumption. The Minister explains that "the persistence of a high level of the terrorist threat requires the maintenance of strong vigilance vis-à-vis places of a religious nature". The Assumption is a Catholic religious holiday that celebrates the elevation of the Virgin Mary to heaven after her death. This day gives rise to many processions. Photo by Christophe Forestier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Security Of Churches Reinforced On August 15 In France

French police in front of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lille, France on August 15, 2023. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin asked for the reinforcement of the protection of places of worship on August 15 for the feast of the Assumption. The Minister explains that "the persistence of a high level of the terrorist threat requires the maintenance of strong vigilance vis-à-vis places of a religious nature". The Assumption is a Catholic religious holiday that celebrates the elevation of the Virgin Mary to heaven after her death. This day gives rise to many processions. Photo by Christophe Forestier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Security Of Churches Reinforced On August 15 In France

French police in front of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lille, France on August 15, 2023. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin asked for the reinforcement of the protection of places of worship on August 15 for the feast of the Assumption. The Minister explains that "the persistence of a high level of the terrorist threat requires the maintenance of strong vigilance vis-à-vis places of a religious nature". The Assumption is a Catholic religious holiday that celebrates the elevation of the Virgin Mary to heaven after her death. This day gives rise to many processions. Photo by Christophe Forestier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Security Of Churches Reinforced On August 15 In France

French police in front of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Lille, France on August 15, 2023. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin asked for the reinforcement of the protection of places of worship on August 15 for the feast of the Assumption. The Minister explains that "the persistence of a high level of the terrorist threat requires the maintenance of strong vigilance vis-à-vis places of a religious nature". The Assumption is a Catholic religious holiday that celebrates the elevation of the Virgin Mary to heaven after her death. This day gives rise to many processions. Photo by Christophe Forestier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Zealand hikes rate to 2.50 pct, food prices rise 6.6 pct in June

STORY: New Zealand hikes rate to 2.50 pct, food prices rise 6.6 pct in June DATELINE: July 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets 2. various of a port 3. various of a supermarket STORYLINE: New Zealand's Monetary Policy Committee agreed on Wednesday to increase the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.50 percent. The Committee noted it remains appropriate to continue to tighten monetary conditions at a pace to maintain price stability and support maximum sustainable employment. It is resolute in its commitment to ensuring consumer price inflation returns to within the 1 to 3 percent target range. The level of global economic activity, combined with the ongoing supply disruptions largely driven by both COVID-19 persistence and the Ukraine crisis, continues to generate global inflation pressures. Food and energy prices are especially affected by geopolitical tension, the committee said in a statement. However, the pace of global

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130th birthday of Yugoslavian leader Tito celebrated in hometown

STORY: 130th birthday of Yugoslavian leader Tito celebrated in hometown DATELINE: May 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: Kumrovec, Croatia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 130th birthday of Yugoslavian leader Tito celebrated in hometown STORYLINE: The 130th birthday of Yugoslavia leader Josip Broz Tito was celebrated in his hometown in Croatia on Saturday, as thousands of people from across Croatia as well as Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and other former Yugoslavian states arrived here for this gathering. Many people wore T-shirts, badges with Tito's pictures, as well as Yugoslavian hats with red stars, and waved flags with Tito's name on them. In addition to speeches by Croatian and former Yugoslavian figures, songs and dances of Yugoslavian times were also performed to the crowds. "Tito was and remains a symbol of persistence, principality, determination, courage and vision," said former Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, who was among the speakers addressing the gathering.

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Gen Z : Chinese rural vlogger's new country life

STORY: Gen Z : Chinese rural vlogger's new country life DATELINE: May 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:20 LOCATION: Yongxin, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiangxi STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG YUPING, Rural vlogger in Jiangxi "I persist not because there is hope. Instead, it is persistence that brings me hope. As a member of the Generation Z, we should shoulder the responsibility of our generation." A camera, computer, smartphone... These are the tools a young woman in a rural region of Jiangxi, China, uses to record her idyllic life which made her popular online. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG YUPING, Rural vlogger in Jiangxi "I'm Wang Yuping, a 'homecoming youth.' Since I returned to my hometown a year ago, I have used my camera lens to record the landscape and scenery, friends and neighbors, customs and lifestyles of my hometown." 24-year-old Wang is a native of Xiafang Village. After graduating from college in 2020, she worked for an internet giant in a coastal city in southeast China. Howev

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CHINA-HAINAN-LANTERNS-HANDICRAFT (CN)

(220214) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Handicrafter Zou Hongda works at his lantern workshop in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, on Feb. 12, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Handicrafter's 40 years of persistence lights up Lantern Festival " (Xinhua/Zhou Huimin)

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CHINA-HAINAN-LANTERNS-HANDICRAFT (CN)

(220214) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Handicrafter Zou Hongda checks on lanterns in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, on Feb. 12, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Handicrafter's 40 years of persistence lights up Lantern Festival " (Xinhua/Zhou Huimin)

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CHINA-HAINAN-LANTERNS-HANDICRAFT (CN)

(220214) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Handicrafter Zou Hongda makes lanterns in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, on Feb. 12, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Handicrafter's 40 years of persistence lights up Lantern Festival " (Xinhua/Zhou Huimin)

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CHINA-HAINAN-LANTERNS-HANDICRAFT (CN)

(220214) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People "send lights" to celebrate and express their wishes and expectations, a tradition dating back more than 100 years, in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, on Feb. 12, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Handicrafter's 40 years of persistence lights up Lantern Festival " (Xinhua/Zhou Huimin)

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CHINA-HAINAN-LANTERNS-HANDICRAFT (CN)

(220214) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 12, 2022 shows a festive lantern in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Handicrafter's 40 years of persistence lights up Lantern Festival " (Xinhua/Zhou Huimin)

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CHINA-HAINAN-LANTERNS-HANDICRAFT (CN)

(220214) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People "send lights" to celebrate and express their wishes and expectations, a tradition dating back more than 100 years, in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, on Feb. 12, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Handicrafter's 40 years of persistence lights up Lantern Festival " (Xinhua/Zhou Huimin)

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CHINA-HAINAN-LANTERNS-HANDICRAFT (CN)

(220214) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Handicrafter Zou Hongda holds two lanterns in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, on Feb. 12, 2022. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Handicrafter's 40 years of persistence lights up Lantern Festival " (Xinhua/Zhou Huimin)

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 36

36 Goyu - Main street of the village at nightfall and female touts dragging travellers into the teahouse on the right, where one is already resting. The large circle on the wall bears the sign of the publisher of the series, Take-no-Uchi. On the signboard inside are given the names of the engraver, Jirobei; the printer, Heibei; and the artist, Ichiryusai. This station was lined with many inns and restaurants. The waitresses were renowned for their persistence in trying to entice customers into their shops. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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event in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968

Journalist and dramatic critic Ladislav Vrchovsky speaks at a meeting With courage and persistence - event staged by Million Moments of Democracy group in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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event in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968

Journalist and dramatic critic Ladislav Vrchovsky speaks at a meeting With courage and persistence - event staged by Million Moments of Democracy group in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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event in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968

With courage and persistence - event staged by Million Moments of Democracy group in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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event in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968

Singer Pavel Kohn plays guitar at a meeting With courage and persistence - event staged by Million Moments of Democracy group in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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event in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968

Singer Pavel Kohn plays guitar at a meeting With courage and persistence - event staged by Million Moments of Democracy group in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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event in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968

With courage and persistence - event staged by Million Moments of Democracy group in remembrance of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)