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US: Man Enjoys Ice Skating On Frozen Pond At D.C.’s Constitution Gardens

In Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C., a man with a hockey stick could be seen skating on the frozen pond on Sunday, January 12, as a huge winter storm brought snow, ice, and freezing temperatures to a broad swathe of the U.S.

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Turkish, Chinese scholars hold seminar on post-disaster recovery

STORY: Turkish, Chinese scholars hold seminar on post-disaster recovery SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar STORYLINE: Experts from Türkiye and China held on Tuesday a seminar on post-disaster recovery in Istanbul. The seminar titled "Joint Turkish-Chinese International Seminar on Recovery and Reconstruction of the Feb. 6, 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes," was hosted by the Istanbul Technical University and attracted more than 15 experts from various Chinese universities and institutions. "Türkiye and China are both among the countries with strong seismic activity and significant geological hazards," said Deng Wenwu, chairman of the Sichuan Post-Disaster Reconstruction Foundation of China, during the seminar. Türkiye's southern province of Kahramanmaras was hit by two major earthquakes in February, which killed more than 50,000 people and damaged a large swathe of the country. According to

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Firefighters battle wildfires in Türkiye amid scorching weather

STORY: Firefighters battle wildfires in Türkiye amid scorching weather DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfires in Türkiye's Mersin province (courtesy of ihlas News Agency) 2. various of the wildfires in Türkiye's Hatay province (courtesy of ihlas News Agency) 3. various of the wildfires in Türkiye's Canakkale province (courtesy of ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: Wildfires broke out in the southern and western provinces of Türkiye over the weekend as summer heat grips a large swathe of the country, local media reported on Monday. Wildfires erupted in multiple locations in the provinces of Hatay, Mersin, Canakkale, and Izmir since Sunday amid soaring temperatures and low humidity, according to semi-official Anadolu Agency and state-run broadcaster TRT. A total of 19 fires broke out on Sunday, 16 of which have been under control, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya told reporters. "Tremendous efforts are being made to prevent t

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Erdogan says Türkiye to hold elections on May 14 despite quakes

STORY: Erdogan says Türkiye to hold elections on May 14 despite quakes DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.Various of Türkiye's ruling party (AKP)'s meeting at parliament (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 2.SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish Presiden 3.Various of an old election in Türkiye 4.Various of the earthquake in Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that his government plans to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, as the country is still recovering from two devastating earthquakes that struck a large swathe of its southern region in early February. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) : RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President "The time is coming. This nation will do what is necessary on May 14. No credit will be given to those who empty talk." The Turkish president had earlier said that the elections were to be held on May 14 in order to avoid the seasonal migrations of voters and

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-PRESIDENT-ELECTIONS-SCHEDULE

(230302) -- ANKARA, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a group meeting of the Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Türkiye, March 1, 2023. Erdogan announced on Wednesday that his government plans to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, as the country is still recovering from two devastating earthquakes that struck a large swathe of its southern region in early February. TO GO WITH "Erdogan says Türkiye to hold elections on May 14 despite quakes" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-PRESIDENT-ELECTIONS-SCHEDULE

(230302) -- ANKARA, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a group meeting of the Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Türkiye, March 1, 2023. Erdogan announced on Wednesday that his government plans to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, as the country is still recovering from two devastating earthquakes that struck a large swathe of its southern region in early February. TO GO WITH "Erdogan says Türkiye to hold elections on May 14 despite quakes" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Hundreds of thousands displaced eager to build new life after Türkiye earthquakes

STORY: Hundreds of thousands displaced eager to build new life after Türkiye earthquakes DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:20:20 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ORCUN KABATAS, Teenager from Hatay province 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): FURKAN KURT, Student from Adiyaman province 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BAYRAM SAHINOZ, Car wash worker from Kahramanmaras province 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): KAMIL YILDIRIM, Head of the Mamak Araplar relief center STORYLINE: More than a week after two massive earthquakes leveled a swathe of Türkiye's southeastern region, hundreds of thousands of people have left the quake-hit zone in search of a new life in other cities. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ORCUN KABATAS, Teenager from Hatay province "After the earthquake, we came here (in Ankara). We were allocated a flat. We have lost several distant relatives in the earthquakes. To return and live there seems very difficult as there is extensive damage. From now on, I would like to continue my life her

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-EARTHQUAKE-RELIEF CENTER

(230217) -- ANKARA, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People from an earthquake-stricken area have breakfast at a relief center in Ankara, Türkiye, Feb. 17, 2023. More than a week after two massive earthquakes leveled a swathe of Türkiye's southeastern region, hundreds of thousands of people have left the quake-hit zone in search of a new life in other cities. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-EARTHQUAKE-RELIEF CENTER

(230217) -- ANKARA, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People from an earthquake-stricken area are pictured at a relief center in Ankara, Türkiye, Feb. 17, 2023. More than a week after two massive earthquakes leveled a swathe of Türkiye's southeastern region, hundreds of thousands of people have left the quake-hit zone in search of a new life in other cities. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-EARTHQUAKE-RELIEF CENTER

(230217) -- ANKARA, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children from an earthquake-stricken area play a chess game at a relief center in Ankara, Türkiye, Feb. 17, 2023. More than a week after two massive earthquakes leveled a swathe of Türkiye's southeastern region, hundreds of thousands of people have left the quake-hit zone in search of a new life in other cities. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-EARTHQUAKE-RELIEF CENTER

(230217) -- ANKARA, Feb. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children from an earthquake-stricken area enjoy a tabletop football game at a relief center in Ankara, Türkiye, Feb. 17, 2023. More than a week after two massive earthquakes leveled a swathe of Türkiye's southeastern region, hundreds of thousands of people have left the quake-hit zone in search of a new life in other cities. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the source of the River Thames, near the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the source of the River Thames, near the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the source of the River Thames, near the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the source of the River Thames, near the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-CIRENCESTER-DROUGHT

(220815) -- CIRENCESTER, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows the view of a dried riverbed near the source of the River Thames, southwest of the town of Cirencester, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEATWAVE-DRY WEATHER

(220813) -- LONDON, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk on the lawn in Parliament Square in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2022. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEATWAVE-DRY WEATHER

(220813) -- LONDON, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2022 shows a view of the lawn in Parliament Square in London, Britain. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEATWAVE-DRY WEATHER

(220813) -- LONDON, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman stands on the lawn in Parliament Square in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2022. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEATWAVE-DRY WEATHER

(220813) -- LONDON, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman sits in the sunshine in St James's Park in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2022. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEATWAVE-DRY WEATHER

(220813) -- LONDON, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past the lawn in St James's Park in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2022. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEATWAVE-DRY WEATHER

(220813) -- LONDON, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman lies prone in the sunshine on the lawn in St James's Park in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2022. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-HEATWAVE-DRY WEATHER

(220813) -- LONDON, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk on the lawn in St James's Park in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2022. A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Drought declared in parts of England as hot weather persists

STORY: Drought declared in parts of England as hot weather persists DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Woodhead Reservoir near Manchester 2. various of Greenwich Park in London 3. various of dried grassland in northwestern London 4. SOUNDBITE (English): CORINNE LE QUERE, Professor of Climate Change Science at the University of East Anglia STORYLINE: A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather. More restrictions are likely to be placed on water use in affected areas. Drought status is decided by the United Kingdom's (UK) Environment Agency based on elements such as rainfall, river flows, and groundwater levels. The impact these conditions have on public water supply, farmers, and the environment is also taken into account. The agency has now announced drought status in eight of its 14 areas. This means that the Environment Agency and water companies will step

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1997 tanker Nakhodka oil spill in Sea of Japan

Photo taken Feb. 1, 1997, shows people cleaning to remove oil from a beach in Mikuni, Fukui Prefecture, after the Russian tanker Nakhodka broke up in the Sea of Japan in January the same year. The incident resulted in an estimated 6,200 kiloliters of oil being spilled, damaging a wide swathe of the Sea of Japan coastline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Satellite data shows sand covered northwest Pacific

TOKYO, Japan - Photo of satellite imagery, provided by Akiko Higurashi, shows that sand blown over from continental Asia which recently affected Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido covered a vast swathe of the northwestern Pacific. Higurashi, a researcher from the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, said the sand reached from the Sea of Japan in the east, covering Hokkaido and the northern tip of the main island of Honshu, stretching northeast over the Kurile Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.