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UK: Snow Blankets Country as Arctic Air Arrives 2

Snow has arrived across much of the UK, from London to Scotland, on Wednesday, November 19, as Arctic air sweeps in. Londoners saw light flurries, while deeper snow covered areas including Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and the Lake District. The Met Office has issued multiple weather warnings: amber for heavy snow in parts of Yorkshire and yellow for snow and ice across Northern Ireland, Wales, northern and central England, and Scotland.

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man shows his three-day-old twin children's birth certificate who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Palestinian Mourns During Funeral of His Children - Deir al-Balah

A Palestinian man mourns his three-day-old twin children who were killed in an Israeli airstrike alongside other family members in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 13, 2024. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 23, 2019 shows Wu Lingyun (4th L, back) and his troupe members posing for a photo with local actors during an international Guan Gong cultural festival in Malaysia. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-SHANXI-JIN OPERA-INHERITOR (CN)

(240402) -- TAIYUAN, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lingyun (C) and his troupe members take part in an activity in Honglai Township of Nan'an City, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 16, 2024. Jin Opera, originated in the central area of Shanxi Province, is a representative genre of opera in Shanxi. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Wu Lingyun, a representative inheritor of Jin Opera, was born in a family of Jin Opera actors and entered the opera troupe at the age of 12. In 1985, when he was 21, Wu started to play the role of Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles and widely revered by the Chinese. In order to play the role well, Wu went through books on the history of Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.) of China, learned from experienced actors and other genres of Chinese operas, and drew inspirations from sculpture, painting, shadow play and other art forms. After years of accumulation, the role of Guan Yu has become Wu Lingyun's repr

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri's family members have "gutu" at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gut

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-FARMERS' NEW YEAR-FEAST-GUTU (CN)

(240111) -- XIGAZE, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pasang Butri's family members have "gutu" at home in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 10, 2024. Locals in Xigaze celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan. 12 this year. As the festival approaches, families in Xigaze are exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, the 59-year-old Pasang Butri cooked on Wednesday night for families who gathered at her home and enjoyed a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, to celebrate the upcoming farmers' New Year. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. For the family of Pasang Butri, this is their first time to spend the farmers' New Year in their new home, a newly renovated three-story house. Sitting around a pot of steaming "gut

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Nagano court dismisses damages suit over Chinese forced laborers

NAGANO, Japan - Plaintiff Cang Xinshu, 79, speaks at a meeting of his supporters held in Nagano on March 10 prior to a court ruling on his damages suit. The Nagano District Court later dismissed the suit filed by Cang, three other former Chinese laborers, and the family members of four deceased laborers who demanded that the state pay 140 million yen in compensation.

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(3)Abductees' relatives arrive in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Shigeru Yokota (L) shows pictures of his daughter Megumi, who North Korea said was abducted to the country and committed suicide in 1993, at a news conference in Los Angeles on April 16. Yokota and three other family members of Japanese abducted to North Korea are visiting Los Angeles to lobby Americans for support.

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Over 70,000 well-wishers greet imperial family

TOKYO, Japan - More than 70,000 well-wishers gather at the Imperial Palace on Jan. 2 to offer New Year's greetings to Emperor Akihito (6th from far L) and other members of the imperial family. The emperor, flanked by Empress Michiko (7th from far L) and other imperial family members, appeared on the Chowaden palace balcony a total of seven times -- three in the morning and four in the afternoon -- to greet the well-wishers, many of whom waved Japanese flags.

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Nagano court dismisses damages suit over Chinese forced laborers

NAGANO, Japan - Plaintiff Cang Xinshu, 79, speaks at a meeting of his supporters held in Nagano on March 10 prior to a court ruling on his damages suit. The Nagano District Court later dismissed the suit filed by Cang, three other former Chinese laborers, and the family members of four deceased laborers who demanded that the state pay 140 million yen in compensation. (Kyodo)

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Temporary housing in 2011 quake, tsunami-hit areas

Photo taken Feb. 20, 2019, shows Ryuzo Kaiyama in prefabricated temporary housing that he lives in with three other family members in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, a region hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Around 1,300 people are expected to remain in such housing after April 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary housing in 2011 quake, tsunami-hit areas

Photo taken Feb. 20, 2019, shows Ryuzo Kaiyama in prefabricated temporary housing that he lives in with three other family members in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, a region hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Around 1,300 people are expected to remain in such housing after April 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Abductees' relatives arrive in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Shigeru Yokota (L) shows pictures of his daughter Megumi, who North Korea said was abducted to the country and committed suicide in 1993, at a news conference in Los Angeles on April 16. Yokota and three other family members of Japanese abducted to North Korea are visiting Los Angeles to lobby Americans for support. (Kyodo)

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Over 70,000 well-wishers greet imperial family

TOKYO, Japan - More than 70,000 well-wishers gather at the Imperial Palace on Jan. 2 to offer New Year's greetings to Emperor Akihito (6th from far L) and other members of the imperial family. The emperor, flanked by Empress Michiko (7th from far L) and other imperial family members, appeared on the Chowaden palace balcony a total of seven times -- three in the morning and four in the afternoon -- to greet the well-wishers, many of whom waved Japanese flags.