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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

This combo photo shows the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua/Li Minggang)

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Banjarmasin shows a rescuer transferring the body of a victim to an ambulance after a helicopter crash at Emil Baru village in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sept. 4, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Yudhi Bramantyo, operational director of Basarnas, said on Wednesday evening. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by Basarnas Banjarmasin/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers standing near the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Banjarmasin shows rescuers transferring the body of a victim to an ambulance after a helicopter crash at Emil Baru village in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sept. 4, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Yudhi Bramantyo, operational director of Basarnas, said on Wednesday evening. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by Basarnas Banjarmasin/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers checking the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers standing near the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Banjarmasin shows rescuers transferring the body of a victim to an ambulance after a helicopter crash at Emil Baru village in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sept. 4, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Yudhi Bramantyo, operational director of Basarnas, said on Wednesday evening. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by Basarnas Banjarmasin/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. AUVERGNE. PUY-DE-DOME (63) RENAUX AND SENOUCQUE MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING THE FEAT. THE MICHELIN AVIATION PRIZE WAS AWARDED TO THE FIRST AVIATOR TO FLY FROM PARIS TO THE SUMMIT OF PUY DE DOME, CIRCLING CLERMONT-FERRAND CATHEDRAL IN LESS THAN SIX HOURS IN A TWO-SEATER AIRCRAFT. THE PRIZE WAS WON BY EUGENE RENAUX, ACCOMPANIED BY ALBERT SENOUQUE, WHO LANDED THEIR MAURICE FARMAN BIPLANE (RENAULT ENGINE) ON 7 MARCH 1911 AT 2:23 P.M., AFTER A FLIGHT LASTING 5 HOURS AND 10 MINUTES. Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. AUVERGNE. PUY-DE-DOME (63) RENAUX AND SENOUCQUE MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING THE FEAT. THE MICHELIN AVIATION PRIZE WAS AWARDED TO THE FIRST AVIATOR TO FLY FROM PARIS TO THE SUMMIT OF PUY DE DOME, CIRCLING CLERMONT-FERRAND CATHEDRAL IN LESS THAN SIX HOURS IN A TWO-SEATER AIRCRAFT. THE PRIZE WAS WON BY AVIATOR EUGENE RENAUX, ACCOMPANIED BY ALBERT SENOUQUE, WHO LANDED THEIR MAURICE FARMAN BIPLANE (POWERED BY A RENAULT ENGINE) ON 7 MARCH 1911 AT 2:23 P.M., AFTER A FLIGHT LASTING 5 HOURS AND 10 MINUTES. Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taiwan: 2025 New Year’s Fireworks Display In Taipei 5

The annual New Year's fireworks display was held at Taipei 101, the skyscraper in Taipei City, starting at midnight on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. This year, the fireworks display was themed "Team Taiwan - Champions" to celebrate the Taiwan national team's historic first victory in the WBSC Premier12 baseball championship held last November. The fireworks were launched for about six minutes.

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Taiwan: 2025 New Year’s Fireworks Display In Taipei 4

The annual New Year's fireworks display was held at Taipei 101, the skyscraper in Taipei City, starting at midnight on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. This year, the fireworks display was themed "Team Taiwan - Champions" to celebrate the Taiwan national team's historic first victory in the WBSC Premier12 baseball championship held last November. The fireworks were launched for about six minutes.

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Taiwan: 2025 New Year’s Fireworks Display In Taipei

The annual New Year's fireworks display was held at Taipei 101, the skyscraper in Taipei City, starting at midnight on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. This year, the fireworks display was themed "Team Taiwan - Champions" to celebrate the Taiwan national team's historic first victory in the WBSC Premier12 baseball championship held last November. The fireworks were launched for about six minutes.

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Taiwan: 2025 New Year’s Fireworks Display In Taipei 2

The annual New Year's fireworks display was held at Taipei 101, the skyscraper in Taipei City, starting at midnight on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. This year, the fireworks display was themed "Team Taiwan - Champions" to celebrate the Taiwan national team's historic first victory in the WBSC Premier12 baseball championship held last November. The fireworks were launched for about six minutes.

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Taiwan: 2025 New Year’s Fireworks Display In Taipei 3

The annual New Year's fireworks display was held at Taipei 101, the skyscraper in Taipei City, starting at midnight on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. This year, the fireworks display was themed "Team Taiwan - Champions" to celebrate the Taiwan national team's historic first victory in the WBSC Premier12 baseball championship held last November. The fireworks were launched for about six minutes.

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Tadej Pogacar takes Giro d'Italia race by largest margin in 59 years

STORY: Tadej Pogacar takes Giro d'Italia race by largest margin in 59 years SHOOTING TIME: May 26, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 107th Giro d'Italia bicycle classic 2. various of award ceremony STORYLINE: Slovenian Tadej Pogacar on Sunday won the 107th Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) bicycle classic with the largest margin of victory the race had seen in nearly six decades. Pogacar, riding for the UAE Emirates team, also won six of 21 stages in the race, the most for a single ride in more than 50 years. The race, which finished in Rome, began on May 4 near Turin, in northern Italy. Pogacar's overall time was 79 hours 14 minutes and 3 seconds over 3,400 kilometers (around 2,100 miles) in 21 separate stages. Colombian cyclist Daniel Martinez was a distant second in the race, finishing 9 minutes and 56 seconds behind Pogacar. Welsh rider Geraint Thomas was third, a further 28 seconds behind Martinez. A Slovenian rider had never capt

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Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon

STORY: Ethiopian runners win at Xiamen Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 Xiamen Marathon STORYLINE: Ethiopian Asefa Boki Kebebe claimed the men's title, while his compatriot Bekelech Gudeta Borecha took the women's gold in the 2024 Xiamen Marathon on Sunday morning. Kebebe clocked a time of two hours, six minutes and 46 seconds to cross the finishing line first. Felix Kiptoo Kirwa from Kenya and Othmane El Goumri from Morocco took the silver and bronze medals in 2:06:52 and 2:07:18 respectively. The women's title went to Borecha who clocked 2:22:54, while Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi from Morocco finished second in 2:24:12. Zhang Deshun, from China, took the bronze in 2:26:53. As one of China's top marathons, the 2024 Xiamen Marathon has attracted 30,000 contestants. The Xiamen Marathon gained the World Athletics Elite Platinum Label in 2021, becoming the second Chinese marathon race to w

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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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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231219) -- BEIJING, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The G8842 Fuxing bullet train prepares to depart from the Tianjin West Railway Station in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 18, 2023. A railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport opened on Monday, the latest move to support the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The G8842 Fuxing bullet train departed from the Tianjin West Railway Station at 7:58 a.m. and arrived at the Daxing Airport Railway Station at 8:50 a.m., marking the inauguration of the new line's operation. According to the China Railway Design Corporation, the fastest train on the 101-km line takes 41 minutes to travel one way. The line covers six stations, and a 47-km section is new, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-BEIJING DAXING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231218) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers and crew members pose for group photos inside a train on the railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport, Dec. 18, 2023. A railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport opened on Monday, the latest move to support the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The G8842 Fuxing bullet train departed from the Tianjin West Railway Station at 7:58 a.m. and arrived at the Daxing Airport Railway Station at 8:50 a.m., marking the inauguration of the new line's operation. According to the China Railway Design Corporation, the fastest train on the 101-km line takes 41 minutes to travel one way. The line covers six stations, and a 47-km section is new, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-BEIJING DAXING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231218) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The G8842 Fuxing bullet train prepares to depart from the Tianjin West Railway Station in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 18, 2023. A railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport opened on Monday, the latest move to support the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The G8842 Fuxing bullet train departed from the Tianjin West Railway Station at 7:58 a.m. and arrived at the Daxing Airport Railway Station at 8:50 a.m., marking the inauguration of the new line's operation. According to the China Railway Design Corporation, the fastest train on the 101-km line takes 41 minutes to travel one way. The line covers six stations, and a 47-km section is new, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-BEIJING DAXING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231218) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos at the Daxing Airport Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2023. A railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport opened on Monday, the latest move to support the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The G8842 Fuxing bullet train departed from the Tianjin West Railway Station at 7:58 a.m. and arrived at the Daxing Airport Railway Station at 8:50 a.m., marking the inauguration of the new line's operation. According to the China Railway Design Corporation, the fastest train on the 101-km line takes 41 minutes to travel one way. The line covers six stations, and a 47-km section is new, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-BEIJING DAXING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231218) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger poses for photos at the Daxing Airport Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2023. A railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport opened on Monday, the latest move to support the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The G8842 Fuxing bullet train departed from the Tianjin West Railway Station at 7:58 a.m. and arrived at the Daxing Airport Railway Station at 8:50 a.m., marking the inauguration of the new line's operation. According to the China Railway Design Corporation, the fastest train on the 101-km line takes 41 minutes to travel one way. The line covers six stations, and a 47-km section is new, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-BEIJING DAXING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(231218) -- TIANJIN, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The G8842 Fuxing bullet train prepares to depart from the Tianjin West Railway Station in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 18, 2023. A railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport opened on Monday, the latest move to support the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The G8842 Fuxing bullet train departed from the Tianjin West Railway Station at 7:58 a.m. and arrived at the Daxing Airport Railway Station at 8:50 a.m., marking the inauguration of the new line's operation. According to the China Railway Design Corporation, the fastest train on the 101-km line takes 41 minutes to travel one way. The line covers six stations, and a 47-km section is new, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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Over 20,000 runners participate in 2023 Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland Marathon

STORY: Over 20,000 runners participate in 2023 Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:46 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the marathon STORYLINE: 2023 Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland Marathon was held on Saturday in Xichang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. 21,191 runners from more than 10 countries and regions including France, Britain, Poland, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Korea, participated in the race. Three events were set up for this year's marathon: marathon, half marathon and mini run. After a fierce competition, Asnake Dubre Negawo from Ethiopia won the men's marathon with a time of two hours, 14 minutes and 27 seconds, and his compatriot Emane Seifu Hayile won the women's marathon with a time of two hours, 31 minutes and 19 seconds. China's Yang Kegu from Sichuan Province won the men's half-marathon in one hour, six minutes and 18 seconds, while the women's half-marathon title went to China's

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Jones, Oldroyd retain titles at Queenstown Marathon

STORY: Jones, Oldroyd retain titles at Queenstown Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:44 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the marathon STORYLINE: Host runner Daniel Jones and Hannah Oldroyd from Britain defended their titles in the men's and women's categories respectively of the Queenstown Marathon on Saturday as the picturesque event attracted over 11,000 athletes. Wellington-based Jones won the men's race in two hours, 31 minutes and 13 seconds, while Oldroyd finished first in the women's category with 2:49:50. "I'm feeling pretty stoked. I've been back training pretty well for the last six weeks and I felt just about ready to get in a good marathon today. 2:31, I think it was not my quickest time here, but I was pushed hard by some of those other guys earlier on and just managed to pull away in the second half and held my nerve and just managed to stick to it," said Jones. "There was such a good atmosphere again, running through Que

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U.S. Senate hearing on funding for Israel repeatedly interrupted by anti-war protesters

STORY: U.S. Senate hearing on funding for Israel repeatedly interrupted by anti-war protesters SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hearing STORYLINE: Multiple protesters demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip repeatedly interrupted a hearing held by the U.S. Senate on the Joe Biden administration's massive budget request for funding Israel and Ukraine in their respective conflicts. The Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, attended by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as witnesses giving testimonies, was interrupted at least six times by multiple anti-war protesters, who called for an end to the brutality and condemned the United States for aiding the "massacre." Minutes into Blinken's opening remarks, a man in the audience was heard shouting "ceasefire now," "save the children of Gaza" and "Where is your pride, America?" before he was escorted out

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A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds

STORY: A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center STORYLINE: A see-off ceremony was held for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission. The Shenzhou-17 crew, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, has the youngest lineup since the construction of China's Tiangong space station started. The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The three astronauts aboard will stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center "I now declare the launch mission of the Shenzho

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on Oct. 26, 2023 shows the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)