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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Famous Sardine Run in Moalboal - Philippines

A free diver swimming among thousands of sardines offshore off Panagsama beach in Moalboal. Located on the island of Cebu, Philippines, Moalboal is home to an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon known as the sardine run. Each day, thousands of sardines congregate near the shores forming massive schools that create a spectacle like no other . Cebu Island, Philippines on February 2025. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Over 6.3 mln students enroll for 2024-25 academic year in Myanmar

STORY: Over 6.3 mln students enroll for 2024-25 academic year in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: June 3, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students in Myanmar STORYLINE: A total of 6,394,528 students have enrolled for the 2024-25 academic year at basic education schools, private schools and monastic education schools across Myanmar during the school enrollment week from May 23 to June 2, state-run newspaper The Mirror Daily reported on Monday. The country's Ministry of Education has provided free textbooks, exercise books, pencils and ball pens to all students. Additionally, primary school students received free school uniforms, the report said. School enrollment remains open for students who were unable to enroll on time due to various circumstances, it added. Basic education schools across Myanmar officially opened on Monday, according to the Ministry of Education. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, My

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-RELEASE OF GUANTANAMO PRISONERS

(240212) -- KABUL, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Two ex-prisoners released from the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison get off a plane in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2024. The last two Afghan prisoners who had been in the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison for years were set free and returned to Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-RELEASE OF GUANTANAMO PRISONERS

(240212) -- KABUL, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An ex-prisoner released from the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison waves to the public in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2024. The last two Afghan prisoners who had been in the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison for years were set free and returned to Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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The Fifth Season Exhibition In The Tuileries Gardens - Paris

Claudia Wieser : But round my chair the children run in the Tuileries Gardens, in Paris, France on October 17, 2023. Until October 22, the Louvre Museum and Paris+ by Art Basel present "La Cinquième Saison (The Fifth Season)", a free exhibition of contemporary art sculptures in the Jardin des Tuileries. The event brings together 25 works. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan's caretaker prime minister takes oath

STORY: Pakistan's caretaker prime minister takes oath DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the oath-taking ceremony 2. various of exterior of the Aiwan-e-Sadr presidential palace STORYLINE: Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday took oath as the prime minister of Pakistan's caretaker government, according to state-run Pakistan Television. President Arif Alvi administered the oath of office in a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr presidential palace in the federal capital Islamabad. The ceremony was attended by former Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, his cabinet members, governors and provincial chief ministers, senators, political leaders, diplomats and high civil and military officials. Earlier on Sunday, the outgoing prime minister in his farewell address to the nation expressed confidence the newly appointed caretaker prime minister would ensure free, fair and transparent elections in the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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Afghan youth volunteers promote education among poor children

STORY: Afghan youth volunteers promote education among poor children DATELINE: July 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students studying at the Today Child Mobile School 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): WAZIR KHAN, Volunteer teacher 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): SAFA, Student STORYLINE: Over 1,000 students have benefited from a volunteer-run educational center that teaches basic literacy skills to village children from poor families on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital. The center, called "Today Child Mobile School," was founded by 23-year-old Wazir Khan a year ago in Khak, a destitute village near Kabul. He offers free education to the children of needy families. Each class is composed of 100 to 200 children, mostly from extremely unprivileged families. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): WAZIR KHAN, Volunteer teacher "Today Child Mobile School is virtually a mobile school and has been providing education to children over the past year. The children didn't have access

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping prepares for an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives a lecture to community workers at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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CHINA-ANHUI-NONAGENARIAN VOLUNTARY TEACHER (CN)

(230630) -- HEXIAN, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ye Lianping gives an English class at the "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village of Hexian County, east China's Anhui Province, June 29, 2023. Ye Lianping, 95, a retired teacher, started giving free English classes in 2000 when he set up a "home for left-behind children" in Buchen Village. Most of his students are left behind in the village as their parents went to work in the cities. In the past 23 years, over 2,000 children have benefited from Ye's classes. Ye Lianping, living a simple life with no children, spends most of his savings running the "Ye Lianping Scholarship", granting financial support to outstanding local students every year. Ye's will is to run against time to take care of as many left-behind children as possible. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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British singer's private collection unveiled in Hong Kong

STORY: British singer's private collection unveiled in Hong Kong DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: Some 20 highlights from the collection of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen, were made public on Monday for the first time in Asia at Sotheby's Hong Kong. The exhibition will run till Friday. The highlights will then return to London for a month-long exhibition in August. The free public exhibitions will precede six dedicated auctions in September, each one devoting to a different aspect of his life. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hong Kong, China. (XHTV)

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Myanmar extends smoking ban to 10 more sites in archaeological zone

STORY: Myanmar extends smoking ban to 10 more sites in archaeological zone DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Bagan STORYLINE: Myanmar has extended the smoking ban to 10 more areas in the Bagan-NyaungU Ancient Cultural Zone in NyaungU Township, Mandalay Region, the state-run newspaper the Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday. The media report said that the chairman and members of the NyaungU Township administration body inspected the tobacco smoke-free signboards, smoking areas, and non-smoking areas in NyaungU Township on May 29. The number of tobacco smoke-free areas in the Bagan-NyaungU Ancient Cultural Zone has now increased to 102 after the designation of 10 more sites as smoke-free areas, the report said. Myanmar initiated the designation of smoke-free areas in the Bagan-NyaungU archaeological zone in June 2019. The Bagan-NyaungU Ancient Cultural Zone, where over 3,000 ancient pagodas and religious edifice

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Int'l buskers get together in New Zealand

STORY: Int'l buskers get together in New Zealand DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bread & Circus -- World Buskers Festival 2023 STORYLINE: International buskers got together in New Zealand on Friday for a two-week Bread & Circus -- World Buskers Festival 2023, the 30th version of the event. It has been an annual major event of Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island, but was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the next two weeks, the heart of Christchurch will be full of mind-blowing days, magic nights, world-class busking pitches, eye-popping free outdoor spectacles, and must-see ticketed events. The 2023 festival will run from Jan. 13 to 29, across three weekends and the summer school holidays in the heart of central Christchurch. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

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French curator runs atelier in Japan

MAEBASHI, Japan - Atelier "Palais Des Paris," pictured in July 2014, is run by French art curator Frederic Weigel (L) in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. He offers foreign artists a studio and accommodation for free in the three-story building near JR Kitatakasaki Station.

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Christians seek new ways to spread word in modern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Masachika Namba, pastor at the Shibetsu Church of the United Church of Christ in Japan, talks about his editing policy for the local church's free paper "Let us run" at the church in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, on Oct. 4, 2012.

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Japanese minister vows to rescue abductees

SEOUL, South Korea - Jin Matsubara (R), Japanese minister in charge of addressing the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s, records a message at a radio station in Seoul on April 22, 2012, for a shortwave program of Free North Korea Radio, which is run by defectors from North Korea. In the message he vowed that Japan will make ''all-out efforts to rescue abductees as soon as possible.''

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F1 Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - BMW Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi goes for a free run ahead of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2010.

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F1 Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - HRT driver Sakon Yamamoto goes for a free run ahead of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session at the Suzuka circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2010.

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Vancouver officially opens Olympic Line Streetcar

VANCOUVER, Canada - Streetcars on the Olympic Line run through Vancouver on Jan. 21, 2010, as the city starts operating the 1.8-kilometer line between the Olympic Village Canada Line Station to Granville Island. The line, which is expected to reduce traffic jams, will provide free rides from January 21 to March 21.

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Ogasawara to test free agent waters

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michihiro Ogasawara (file photo), the Pacific League's home run and RBI title winner, said Nov. 5 he will file for free agency and decide his course of action for next season.

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(2)Fire at Hokkaido oil refinery extinguished

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - A filling station run by Idemitsu Kosan Co. offers free car-washes in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on Sept. 30. The company offered the services after a fire that raged for 44 hours at its refinery in the city.

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Free electric bus to run in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An electric bus (in photo) will run free of charge from Aug. 22 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. The 61-seat environmentally-friendly bus will stop at 11 places in Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho and Hibiya districts and run between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends and holidays.

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Matsui's agent Tellem arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Arn Tellem, the agent for free agent slugger Hideki Matsui, is surrounded by reporters upon his arrival at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Dec. 8. Tellem came to Japan to sign a formal contract with the Central League home run king prior to his negotiations with major league clubs.

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2 Tokyo parks open special areas where dogs can run free

TOKYO, Japan - Dogs run free in a special area at Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Dec. 2. It is one of two parks run by the Tokyo metropolitan government which opened special areas for dog-lovers where they can let their animals run free. In parks operated by the metropolitan government, dogs have to be kept on leashes.

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Nakamura hits homer against MLB team

OSAKA, Japan - Norihiro Nakamura, expected to leave the Kintetsu Buffaloes on a free agent deal, blasts a three-run homer in the first inning of a game between Major League all stars and Japanese all stars in Osaka on Nov. 12. (MLB)

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Gov't makes job offer info available via cell phones

TOKYO, Japan - The government on March 7 launched a mobile-phone version of its Internet information service on public and private job offers nationwide. The mobile-phone version run by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is aimed at giving wider access to its Job-net service amid the harsh employment situation as the jobless rate remains at record-high levels. The service is free, except phone charges.

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FA slugger Eto meets with Giants, mulls options

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Eto (R), who has declared free agency after playing 10 seasons with the Hiroshima Carp, poses for photographers with Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (L) after their talks at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 17. Eto, the two-time Central League home-run king, was tightlipped about his preferred destination, following three days of preliminary talks with the Hanshin Tigers, the Yokohama BayStars and Yomiuri.

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Egypt launches national campaign to vaccinate against polio

STORY: Egypt launches national campaign to vaccinate against polio DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Egypt 2. various of a hospital in Egypt STORYLINE: Egypt announced a national campaign to vaccinate against polio on Monday. The campaign, which will run from December 11 to 14, aims to vaccinate children from the age of zero to five free of charge, for both Egyptians and non-Egyptians. According to government officials, the campaign will be implemented in all governorates of the country, where around 16 million children will get the vaccination. The last case of polio was recorded in Egypt in 2004, and the World Health Organization declared Egypt free of polio in 2006. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Austrian expat enjoys Chinese country life in his homestay

STORY: Austrian expat enjoys Chinese country life in his homestay DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yixian County 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ARMIN SCHOBER, Owner of Alina's Garden STORYLINE: Armin Schober, an Austrian businessman, met his love of life in China and settled down in a beautiful village in east China's Anhui. Obsessed with Chinese culture and the country life, Schober and his family run a homestay business, where they see the fusion between the East and the West. SOUNDBITE (English): ARMIN SCHOBER, Owner of Alina's Garden "This is Alina's Garden. Welcome to our home. I'm Armin, and I'm the owner of this homestay. I'm from Austria. I grew up in Germany, at the bottom of the Alps. I used to run a logistics company in the UK. And five years ago when I met my Chinese wife, I decided to come to Shenzhen where she lived and worked. In 2018, our daughter Alina was born. I wanted to grow her up in a more natural and free environment

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Outdoor sculpture exhibition draws crowds to Sydney's eastern coast

STORY: Outdoor sculpture exhibition draws crowds to Sydney's eastern coast DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the outdoor sculpture exhibition STORYLINE: With over 100 sculptures by Australian and international artists, the free-to-public outdoor exhibition dubbed "Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi" is drawing visitors to the iconic Bondi Beach in Sydney's east, which will run until Nov. 7. The 2-km coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama was once again decorated with art installations featuring various materials that include metal, glass, polyethylene and augmented reality technologies. About 450,000 visitors are expected to enjoy the seaside sculpture show. Though being postponed in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the returning 24th edition of the exhibition stages a series of artworks focusing on climate change and environmental protection. The 3-meter-tall, cone-shaped installation "Just a Drop in the Ocean" was create

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Free monkeypox vaccine offered during charity event in New Orleans

STORY: Free monkeypox vaccine offered during charity event in New Orleans DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: NEW ORLEANS, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Red Dress Run" 2. various of the free monkeypox vaccination event STORYLINE: The health department of New Orleans, a U.S. city, offered free monkeypox vaccines at French Quarter, a local landmark last Saturday. The free vaccination was held during the "Red Dress Run", a charity event. People needed to meet certain criteria to be vaccinated. Given the fact that the vaccine supplies were limited, the event was on a first-come, first-served basis. The organizer introduced that this was the first free monkeypox vaccination event the New Orleans Health Department had organized, and they will host some other events later. The U.S. federal government declared a public health emergency on August 4 to step up its response to the monkeypox outbreak. Canceled for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the "Red Dress Run" in

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185 prisoners set free from Afghanistan's Kandahar jail

STORY: 185 prisoners set free from Afghanistan's Kandahar jail DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Afghanistan's Kandahar jail STORYLINE: On Thursday, 185 inmates from Kandahar's central jail were set free in Afghanistan, jail commander Mawlawi Akhtar Mohammad Hussaini said. The detainees, according to the official, were set free in line with the decree of the Taliban-run administration's supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada on account of Eid ul-Adha -- the Muslims largest annual religious festival celebrated on Saturday. Hussaini also added that 45 of released inmates had been held for involvement in criminal activities while the remaining 140 were drug addicted persons. According to the official, the authorities also released 350 detainees from the Kandahar jail a couple of days ago. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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Over 1.6 mln students enroll in basic education schools across Myanmar

STORY: Over 1.6 mln students enroll in basic education schools across Myanmar DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:27 LOCATION: Yangon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a school STORYLINE: More than 1.6 million students enrolled in basic education schools across the country on the first day of the national school enrollment week on Thursday, the state-run television channel MRTV reported. Myanmar's Ministry of Education provided the students with school textbooks and stationery free of charge during the school enrollment. Chief ministers, commanders of the region and state military commands and departmental officials observed the school enrollment activities at basic education primary, middle and high schools in regions and states, the television channel reported. Myanmar's school enrollment for the 2022-2023 academic year will continue until June 1. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon. (XHTV)

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-MAKESHIFT SCHOOL-CHILDREN-SLUMS

(220412) -- NEW DELHI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl walks to a makeshift school under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India, April 12, 2022. The free school underneath the metro bridge is run by a group of undergraduate students for children who come from the slums situated adjacent to the Yamuna river. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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INDIA-NEW DELHI-MAKESHIFT SCHOOL-CHILDREN-SLUMS

(220412) -- NEW DELHI, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Girls walk to a makeshift school under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India, April 12, 2022. The free school underneath the metro bridge is run by a group of undergraduate students for children who come from the slums situated adjacent to the Yamuna river. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)