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China: Specialist Tackles Swarm of Asian Giant Hornets

This video, shot in Yunnan on August 18, shows a lone specialist dressed in a head-to-toe protective suit approaching an enormous hornet nest crawling with aggressive Asian giant hornets. Carefully navigating the buzzing swarm, he methodically dismantled parts of the nest to reach the honeycomb inside.

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-SCIENCE FAIR

(240531) -- PRAGUE, May 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A child with a protective suit prepares to work in a virology laboratory at the Science Fair in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 31, 2024. Organized annually by the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Science Fair offers visitors highlights from the world of natural, technical, social sciences, and humanities. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-SCIENCE FAIR

(240531) -- PRAGUE, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child with a protective suit prepares to work in a virology laboratory at the Science Fair in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 31, 2024. Organized annually by the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Science Fair offers visitors highlights from the world of natural, technical, social sciences, and humanities. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Pest control company employee Matt Hilton (L) in his beekeeper suit waves to the crowd before throwing the ceremonial first pitch ahead of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 30, 2024. He received a standing ovation for removing a buzzing bee colony on the top of the protective netting behind home plate at the ballpark that delayed the game's first pitch for about two hours.

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Removing DDT storage facility in Odesa Region

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 20, 2023 - A worker a in protective suit and a gas mask partakes in the cleaning of the hazardous waste storage facility which contains dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, Odesa Region, southern Ukraine.

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Removing DDT storage facility in Odesa Region

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 20, 2023 - A worker a in protective suit and a gas mask partakes in the cleaning of the hazardous waste storage facility which contains dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, Odesa Region, southern Ukraine.

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Drills to respond to Zaporizhzhia NPP accident

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - A worker in a protective suit and gas mask is pictured during the command and staff exercises to practise actions in the event of an accident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Drills to respond to Zaporizhzhia NPP accident

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - A worker in a protective suit and gas mask measures radiation levels of people standing in the queue during the command and staff exercises to practise actions in the event of an accident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Drills to respond to Zaporizhzhia NPP accident

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - A police officer wears a protective suit and face mask during the command and staff exercises to practise actions in the event of an accident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Industry minister Miyazawa visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Industry minister Yoichi Miyazawa (R), wearing a protective suit while on his first visit to the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant since assuming his post, inspects the site on Nov. 1, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japanese nurse recalls hard job to treat Ebola patients

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese nurse Junko Otaki recalls her experience at a talk in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2014, in helping treat Ebola fever patients in the eastern Sierra Leone district of Kailahun this summer as a registered nurse at Doctors Without Borders, saying the protective suit she wore made her feel as if she were in a sauna.

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Japan beefs up preventive measures against Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - A person in protective suit is seen at a room in Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment, on Oct. 22, 2014. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward is among 45 institutions across Japan designated for the treatment of Ebola patients.

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New industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New industry minister Yuko Obuchi (center R), wearing a protective suit, visits the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sept. 7, 2014, days after assuming her ministerial post. (Pool photo)

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New industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New industry minister Yuko Obuchi (C), wearing a protective suit, visits the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sept. 7, 2014, days after assuming her ministerial post. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits Fukushima Daiichi plant

OKUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), wearing a protective suit, inspects the area near a storage tank from which radioactive water was found to have leaked at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 19, 2013. Abe urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Robotic suit for workers at nuclear accident sites

TOKYO, Japan - A person walks wearing a new model of the HAL robotic suit, with weight totaling 40 kilograms on the front and back, as the model is unveiled by maker Cyberdyne Inc. at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. The new model was developed to help workers wearing heavy protective gear against radiation exposure at nuclear accident sites.

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Robotic suit for workers at nuclear accident sites

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiyuki Sankai (R), a professor at the University of Tsukuba, stands beside a person wearing a new model of the HAL robotic suit at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. The new model, unveiled by maker Cyberdyne Inc., was developed by a team of researchers led by Sankai to help workers wearing heavy protective gear against radiation exposure at nuclear accident sites.

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Robotic suit for workers at nuclear accident sites

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a person wearing a new model of the HAL robotic suit at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012, as the model is unveiled by maker Cyberdyne Inc. The new model was developed to help workers wearing heavy protective gear against radiation exposure at nuclear accident sites.

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Robotic suit for workers at nuclear accident sites

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a person wearing a new model of the HAL robotic suit at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012, as the model is unveiled by maker Cyberdyne Inc. The new model was developed to help workers wearing heavy protective gear against radiation exposure at nuclear accident sites.

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Noda visits Fukushima

OKUMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R in front), wearing a protective suit, visits the top of the building housing the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012, where decommissioning work is under way following the nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Noda visits Fukushima

OKUMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R), wearing a protective suit, visits the top of the building housing the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012, where decommissioning work is under way following the nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Noda visits Fukushima

OKUMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R in front), wearing a protective suit, visits the top of the building housing the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012, where decommissioning work is under way following the nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Noda visits Fukushima

OKUMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R), wearing a protective suit, visits the top of the building housing the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012, where decommissioning work is under way following the nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Noda visits Fukushima

OKUMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R), wearing a protective suit, visits the top of the building housing the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012, where decommissioning work is under way following the nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Antinuclear rally in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A man in a protective suit protests against atomic power generation in front of the venue for Kansai Electric Power Co.'s shareholders' meeting in Osaka on June 29, 2011, amid heightened safety concerns following the Fukushima nuclear crisis, triggered by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Japan spokesman Edano in Fukushima

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano (2nd from R) wears a protective suit as the top Japanese government spokesman visited Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2011, in an evacuation area within 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Station.

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Japan spokesman Edano in Fukushima

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, Japan's top government spokesman, wears a protective suit on the premises of a police station in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2011. Edano then headed to an evacuation area within 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Station.

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Japan spokesman Edano in Fukushima

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano (front) wears a protective suit on the premises of a police station in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2011. Edano, Japan's top government spokesman, then headed to an evacuation area within 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Station.

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Protective, firefighting suits

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows the protective suits (L) being worn by Tokyo firefighters spraying water on reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been crippled since a massive quake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. The firefighting suit (R) is worn on top of the hazmat suit.

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Bird flu outbreak in Japan

TOYOHASHI, Japan - An Aichi prefectural government worker in a protective suit disinfects a poultry farm in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2011, after suspected bird flu infections were found at the farm.

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Drill to block arms transport to N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - A riot police officer in a protective suit takes part in an air cargo inspection drill at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010, to block transport of materials related to weapons of mass destruction to North Korea.

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8 asbestos victims in Osaka file damages suit against state

OSAKA, Japan - Eight asbestos victims in the Sennan district of southern Osaka Prefecture, home to many fiber spinning plants, file a damages suit against the state at the Osaka District Court on May 26. The 240 million yen lawsuit accuses the state of failing to implement protective measures for workers and nearby residents.

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Japan's foreign minister inspects Angolan minefield

HUAMBO, Angola - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (C), wearing a mask of reinforced plastic and a protective suit, is briefed about land mines removed from a site in Huambo, about 500 kilometers southeast of Angola's capital Luanda, on Aug. 28.

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INDONESIA-KARANGANYAR-FMD-VACCINATION

(220701) -- KARANGANYAR, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member from the Animal Health Center wearing protective suit gives a dose of vaccine to a cow during a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) nationwide livestock vaccination program in Karanganyar, Central Java, Indonesia, July 1, 2022. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

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COVID-19 fears in North Korea

A worker in a protective suit disinfects a store in Pyongyang on June 27, 2022, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus infections.

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COVID-19 fears in North Korea

A worker in a protective suit disinfects a store in Pyongyang on June 27, 2022, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus infections.

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Nucleic acid testing staff stick to posts amid heat wave in Shanghai

STORY: Nucleic acid testing staff stick to posts amid heat wave in Shanghai DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Ms. PAN, Shanghai resident SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG LEI, Community clinic therapist in Changning District of Shanghai SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GUAN LILI, Community clinic therapist in Changning District of Shanghai STORYLINE: Shanghai has largely returned to normal production and life, as the COVID-19 epidemic wanes. Despite the scorching weather, nucleic acid testing staff have stuck to their posts as a means to ward off the potential risk of the spread of the pandemic. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Ms. PAN, Shanghai resident "It's hot and the staff are working so hard. We'll leave after the test, but they have to stay there for hours." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG LEI, Community clinic therapist in Changning District of Shanghai "Conducting nucleic acid testing outside with the protective suit on is like hav

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Scene in Pyongyang

A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a yarn-making factory in Pyongyang on May 24, 2022, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus infections.

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Scene in Pyongyang

A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a yarn-making factory in Pyongyang on May 24, 2022, amid fears over the spread of coronavirus infections.

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China's coronavirus battle

An official in protective suit sits down in front of a residential area closed to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections in Beijing on May 19, 2022.

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CHINA-TIANJIN-FOREIGNER-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220522) -- TIANJIN, May 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Iarroumets Jonathan takes off protective suit after volunteer work at a community in Nankai District, north China's Tianjin, May 20, 2022. North China's Tianjin Municipality saw a COVID-19 resurgence recently. Iarroumets Jonathan, a Belgian who has been living in Tianjin for a decade, registered as a volunteer in his residential community. Jonathan developed a deep fondness for Chinese culture at an early age, and came to live in China after graduated from college. Tianjin has become his second hometown. "Everyone is busy fighting the pandemic. I would also like to help," he said in fluent Mandarin. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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INDONESIA-BANDUNG-FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE-CHECK

(220518) -- BANDUNG, May 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member from the Animal Health Center wearing a protective suit checks condition of a goat in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, May 17, 2022. Indonesia is coping with the re-emergence of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which spreads among cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs and goats. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BANDUNG-FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE-CHECK

(220518) -- BANDUNG, May 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member from the Animal Health Center wearing a protective suit checks mouth condition of a cow in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, May 17, 2022. Indonesia is coping with the re-emergence of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which spreads among cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs and goats. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BANDUNG-FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE-CHECK

(220518) -- BANDUNG, May 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member from the Animal Health Center wearing a protective suit checks condition of a goat in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, May 17, 2022. Indonesia is coping with the re-emergence of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which spreads among cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs and goats. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MEDICAL TEAM-COVID-19-AID (CN)

(220510) -- SHANGHAI, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Ying (R) helps Meng Xiangjun wear protective suit at the headquarters of a medical emergency team on Caoyang Road in east China's Shanghai, May 9, 2022. A medical emergency team consisting of 108 members with 50 ambulances from north China's Tianjin has arrived at Shanghai to assist in the city's public medical emergency service amid the COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-MEDICAL TEAM-COVID-19-AID (CN)

(220510) -- SHANGHAI, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xiangjun wears protective suit at the headquarters of a medical emergency team on Caoyang Road in east China's Shanghai, May 9, 2022. A medical emergency team consisting of 108 members with 50 ambulances from north China's Tianjin has arrived at Shanghai to assist in the city's public medical emergency service amid the COVID-19 resurgence. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-COVID-19-TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(220424) -- SHANGHAI, April 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Captain Wang Ling puts on protective suit in Songjiang District in Shanghai, east China, April 24, 2022. A helicopter company in Shanghai offered free service to transport medical articles to help the city fight against COVID-19. (Xinhua/Chen Jianli)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-DELIVERYMAN (CN)

(220412) -- SHANGHAI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Deliveryman Zhu Yongkang puts on protective suit before leaving a Hema Fresh store in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, April 11, 2022. On April 10, E-commerce platform Hema Fresh, Alibaba's fresh-food chain, received an online order for food including vegetables, instant noodles, steamed buns and bread which needed to be delivered to Haibao wharf at about 10 kilometers away. Zhu Yongkang, deliveryman of Hema Fresh, decided to send this order although he said that he usually only work within three kilometers around the store. He set off on a delivery bike with a spare battery. He knew that in this special period, every package might help relieve the pressure of people under quarantine. When Zhu arrived at Haibao wharf, he was blocked by a fence. Due to the regulations on epidemic control, deliverymen cannot enter. A manager of the wharf helped him transfer the food package to the consignee Zhang Tonghua. Zhang Tonghua is a cargo ship owner

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-NUCLEIC ACID TESTING-LABORATORY (CN)

(220408) -- HAIKOU, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A technician helps her colleague write the name on the protective suit at a nucleic acid testing laboratory in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, April 7, 2022. The nucleic acid testing laboratory was put into operation on March 25 and can handle 80,000 sample tubes per day. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-FOURTH CITYWIDE TESTING-LAUNCH (CN)

(220120) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker wearing protective suit works at a COVID-19 testing site in Hedong District in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 20, 2022. The city launched its fourth citywide nucleic acid testing at 6 a.m. Thursday, aiming to curb the further spread of the virus. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)