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2025 World Robot Conference

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 12, 2025 - A robot was saluting and gesturing to the audience at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China on August 12, 2025.

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - An Iranian Basiji kid salutes on the back of a pick-up truck that carries mockup missiles and rockets past the saluting dais during a parade of the paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Masked Iranian Basiji men carry a mockup of a missile past the saluting dais during a parade of the paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Iranian Basiji kids carry flags of Lebanon, Hezbollah, Iran, and Palestine past the saluting dais where Police, IRGC, Basij, and Army commanders stand during a parade of the paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Masked Iranian Basiji men carry a mockup of a missile after a cleric, as they’re walking past the saluting dais where IRGC, Basij, and Army commanders stand during a parade of the paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - A pick-up truck carries a mockup of a missile and its launcher past the saluting dais where Police, IRGC, Basij, and Army commanders stand during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Parade Basij and IRGC - Tehran

Photo dated January 10, 2025 - Basij militants march past the saluting dais during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) forces in downtown Tehran, Iran. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Malta commemorates Armistice Day in Valletta

STORY: Malta commemorates Armistice Day in Valletta SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the commemoration ceremony STORYLINE: Malta on Saturday commemorated the Armistice Day, which marked the conclusion of World War I (WWI) in 1918, at the iconic Saluting Battery of the Upper Barrakka in Malta's capital Valletta. A two-minute silence was observed amid two salute cannons. Doves of peace soared into the air. Maltese President George Vella and other representatives laid wreaths during the commemoration event. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Valletta. (XHTV)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(231111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Armed Forces of Malta participate in a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery of the Upper Barrakka in Valletta, Malta, on Nov. 11, 2023. Malta on Saturday held a commemoration of Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I in 1918. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(231111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Veterans participate in a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery of the Upper Barrakka in Valletta, Malta, Nov. 11, 2023. Malta on Saturday held a commemoration of Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I in 1918. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(231111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Veterans participate in a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery of the Upper Barrakka in Valletta, Malta, Nov. 11, 2023. Malta on Saturday held a commemoration of Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I in 1918. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(231111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A shot is fired from a cannon during a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery of the Upper Barrakka in Valletta, Malta, Nov. 11, 2023. Malta on Saturday held a commemoration of Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I in 1918. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(231111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Maltese President George Vella lays a wreath during a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery of the Upper Barrakka in Valletta, Malta, Nov. 11, 2023. Malta on Saturday held a commemoration of Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I in 1918. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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Zimbabwe marks 43rd independence anniversary

STORY: Zimbabwe marks 43rd independence anniversary DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people performing at the anniversary 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President 3. various of Mnangagwa lighting the Independence flame 4. various of Vice President Chiwenga and various armed forces STORYLINE: Zimbabwe marked its 43rd independence anniversary Tuesday with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saluting liberation and post-independence efforts as the country forges ahead to become a middle-income economy by 2030. In his speech at the main celebrations in Mount Darwin, about 156 km north of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa said this year's independence celebrations were more special as they came against the background of food security and food sovereignty. SOUNDBITE (English): EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, Zimbabwean President "Together in unity, we will guard and defend our independence, we will work hard for the prosperity o

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ZIMBABWE-MOUNT DARWIN-INDEPENDENCE-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATIONS

(230418) -- MOUNT DARWIN (ZIMBABWE), April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers take part in a parade during Independence Day celebrations in Mount Darwin, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, on April 18, 2023. Zimbabwe marked its 43rd independence anniversary Tuesday with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saluting liberation and post-independence efforts as the country forges ahead to become a middle-income economy by 2030. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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ZIMBABWE-MOUNT DARWIN-INDEPENDENCE-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATIONS

(230418) -- MOUNT DARWIN (ZIMBABWE), April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is seen in a military vehicle during Independence Day celebrations in Mount Darwin, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, on April 18, 2023. Zimbabwe marked its 43rd independence anniversary Tuesday with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saluting liberation and post-independence efforts as the country forges ahead to become a middle-income economy by 2030. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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ZIMBABWE-MOUNT DARWIN-INDEPENDENCE-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATIONS

(230418) -- MOUNT DARWIN (ZIMBABWE), April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children perform during Independence Day celebrations in Mount Darwin, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, on April 18, 2023. Zimbabwe marked its 43rd independence anniversary Tuesday with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saluting liberation and post-independence efforts as the country forges ahead to become a middle-income economy by 2030. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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ZIMBABWE-MOUNT DARWIN-INDEPENDENCE-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATIONS

(230418) -- MOUNT DARWIN (ZIMBABWE), April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (C) is seen in a military vehicle during Independence Day celebrations in Mount Darwin, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, on April 18, 2023. Zimbabwe marked its 43rd independence anniversary Tuesday with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saluting liberation and post-independence efforts as the country forges ahead to become a middle-income economy by 2030. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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ZIMBABWE-MOUNT DARWIN-INDEPENDENCE-ANNIVERSARY-CELEBRATIONS

(230418) -- MOUNT DARWIN (ZIMBABWE), April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students hold torches during Independence Day celebrations in Mount Darwin, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, on April 18, 2023. Zimbabwe marked its 43rd independence anniversary Tuesday with President Emmerson Mnangagwa saluting liberation and post-independence efforts as the country forges ahead to become a middle-income economy by 2030. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SHENZHOU-15-TAIKONAUTS-FOURTH SPACEWALK-COMPLETION (CN)

(230416) -- BEIJING, April 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 15, 2023 shows Shenzhou-15 taikonaut Fei Junlong saluting after performing extravehicular activities outside the Wentian lab module. The Shenzhou-15 taikonauts on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station have completed their fourth spacewalk, the China Manned Space Agency said on Sunday. (Xinhua/Guo Zhongzheng)

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Kid salutes firefighters after fire extinguished

STORY: Kid salutes firefighters after fire extinguished DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:17 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the boy saluting firefighters STORYLINE: A boy stood to attention and saluted firefighters for their help in putting out a fire on a farmland in China's Tianjin. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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Nepal's Pokhara Int'l Airport put into operation

STORY: Nepal's Pokhara Int'l Airport put into operation DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Pokhara Int'l Airport 2. various of the inauguration ceremony 3. various of the flight saluting with water cannon 4. SOUNDBITE (Nepali): PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL, Nepali Prime Minister 5. various of representatives speaking STORYLINE: As Pokhara International Airport, a national pride project of Nepal, was inaugurated on Sunday, Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal laid emphasis on its contribution to national and regional development. A Buddha Air flight carrying the prime minister, also known as Prachanda, was saluted with water cannon when it landed at the new airport. SOUNDBITE (Nepali): PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL, Nepali Prime Minister "With this airport, Pokhara has become the center of connectivity with many countries. Nobody will dispute the contribution of Pokhara International Airport to the economic development of the district, the metropolitan

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Body of Irish UN peacekeeper leaves Beirut for Ireland

STORY: Body of Irish UN peacekeeper leaves Beirut for Ireland DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNIFIL members and Lebanese security officials attending the event 2. shot of a UNIFIL peacekeeper saluting his late comrade 3. shot of the Irish Battalion standing facing the coffin 4. Ireland's Ambassador to Egypt Nuala O'Brien carrying a wreath to place it on the coffin 5. Lebanese security forces carrying two wreaths 6. various of the ceremony 7. shot of the plane carrying the coffin STORYLINE: The body of the Irish UN peacekeeper who was killed last Wednesday left Lebanon's Beirut on Sunday on a military plane for his homeland. A UN ceremony was held at the Beirut airport to honor Sean Rooney before his body left for his home in Ireland. His colleagues, members of the Irish Battalion, attended the ceremony with Ireland's Ambassador to Egypt Nuala O'Brien laying a wreath for Rooney. The 24-year-old was killed in an attack on Wednesday whil

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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75th anniversary of Battle of Khalkhin Gol

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Russian and Mongolian parties concerned are seen saluting in front of the Soviet-Mongolian Friendship Mural in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Aug. 23, 2014, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, better known as the Nomonhan Incident in Japan.

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Former Japanese army officer Onoda dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1974 shows Hiroo Onoda (C) saluting after handing over a military sword on Lubang Island in the northwestern Philippines. Onoda, a former Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who remained on the island for nearly 29 years without knowledge of Japan's surrender in World War II, died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 16, 2014. He was 91.

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after leader Kim Jong Un, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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Kim Jong Un given new title of 'marshal'

BEIJING, China - File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un saluting during a military parade in Pyongyang in February 2012 to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, his father and predecessor. Kim Jong Un has been awarded the new title of "marshal," the country's official media reported July 18, 2012.

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Higashimatsushima soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show members of the Ground Self-Defense Force saluting to victims at a temporary burial site in the city of Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, on April 3, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012 (bottom), in which the site was covered by snow.

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(3)Malaysian King Sirajuddin in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Malaysian Queen Fauziah (L), King Syed Sirajuddin (saluting), Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (L) stand side by side during a welcoming ceremony for the Malaysian royal couple before the State Guesthouse in central Tokyo on March 7. (Pool photo)

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Tamura wins women's 48-kg event in world judo c'ships

BIRMINGHAM, England - Japan's Ryoko Tamura raises the Hinomaru (rising sun) flag, saluting her supporters. She beat Cuba's Amarilis Savon on a decision to win the women's 48-kilogram event in the World Judo Championships on Oct. 10 in Birmingham, England. The victory is Tamura's fourth straight win in the world championships.

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Malta commemorates Armistice Day

STORY: Malta commemorates Armistice Day DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of commemoration ceremony STORYLINE: Malta on Friday held the Armistice Day commemoration ceremony which marked the end of the First World War (WWI) at the Saluting Battery of the Upper Barrakka in Malta's capital Valletta. A two-minute silence was observed and wreaths were laid during the ceremony. WWI is one of the bloodiest wars in history with nearly 10 million soldiers killed in four years. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Valletta. (XHTV)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(221111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Armed Forces of Malta participate in a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery in Valletta, Malta, on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(221111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery in Valletta, Malta, on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(221111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A shot is fired from a cannon during a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery in Valletta, Malta, on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(221111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A veteran participates in a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery in Valletta, Malta, on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-ARMISTICE DAY

(221111) -- VALLETTA, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A member of the Armed Forces of Malta participates in a commemoration of Armistice Day at the Saluting Battery in Valletta, Malta, on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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Students salute firemen on duty in Anhui, China

STORY: Students salute firemen on duty in Anhui, China DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:18 LOCATION: CHIZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students saluting STORYLINE: A group of elementary school students in east China's Anhui saluted firemen as the fire engine slowed down to let them cross the road. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chizhou, China. (XHTV)

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Sudan condemns all forms of extremism, terrorism: Al-Burhan

STORY: Sudan condemns all forms of extremism, terrorism: Al-Burhan DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of signboard of workshop 2. various of chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council saluting the flag 3. medium shot of the officials at the pulpit stand to salute the flag 4. medium shot of the sovereign council chairman saluting the flag 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN, Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council 6. various of pulpit 7. various of sovereign council chairman at the pulpit 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDEL FATTAH AL-BURHAN, Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council 9. various of attendants STORYLINE: Chairman of Sudan's ruling Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday stressed Sudan's position in condemning all forms of extremism, terrorism and criminal activities. Al-Burhan made the remarks when addressing a workshop organized by the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-SHENZHOU-14-TIANHE SPACE STATION-ENTERING (CN)

(220605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on June 5, 2022 shows three Chinese astronauts, Chen Dong (C), Liu Yang (R) and Cai Xuzhe, saluting after entering the space station core module Tianhe. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-DISABLED POLICEMAN-NEW LIFE (CN)

(220109) -- NANNING, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2022 shows Tan Jianyong saluting in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tan Jianyong is a 49-year-old policeman in Nanning. In 1998, three years after he became a policeman, Tan was shot in the chest by a gunman and got paralyzed from the chest down. Encouraged by his family, colleagues and friends, Tan was pulled out of the mire of depression. He gradually regained the self-care ability and returned to his post with supporting policies from work. Apart from work, Tan also involved himself in community, as he is willing to help disabled people alike mired in depression. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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(3)Malaysian King Sirajuddin in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Malaysian Queen Fauziah (L), King Syed Sirajuddin (saluting), Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (L) stand side by side during a welcoming ceremony for the Malaysian royal couple before the State Guesthouse in central Tokyo on March 7. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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