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Japan: Decomposing Whale Carcass Discovered on Hokkaido Coastline

A dead humpback whale measuring 8 to 10 metres was discovered washed ashore in Samani Town, Hokkaido, Japan, on May 26. The decomposing carcass will be buried nearby, with residents warned to keep away.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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Free summer camp in Zaporizhzhia Region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2023 - Two boys wash their dishes after dinner at the Bees and Stars summer camp set up by volunteers for children affected by the Russian war against Ukraine in one of the villages near Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Free summer camp in Zaporizhzhia Region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2023 - Boys wash their dishes after dinner at the Bees and Stars summer camp set up by volunteers for children affected by the Russian war against Ukraine in one of the villages near Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine.

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INDONESIA-INDEPENDENCE DAY-CELEBRATION

(230816) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students wash Indonesian national flags before setting them up ahead of the 78th Independence Day at Sidokerto village in Sragen district, Central Java, Indonesia, on Aug. 15, 2023. August 17 marks the Independence Day of Indonesia. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

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Vlog: What's a day in Shanghai's makeshift hospital like?

STORY: Vlog: What's a day in Shanghai's makeshift hospital like? DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:30 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MR. LAN, patient from Shanghai's makeshift hospital STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MR LAN, COVID-19 patient in Shanghai's makeshift hospital "It's 5 o'clock in the morning and it's still dark inside the hospital. People who wake up first start to wash faces and brush teeth. At 6:30 am in the morning, it's time for breakfast. Volunteers are helping dispatch food. Today's breakfast includes vegetable buns, eggs and milk, the same as yesterday. After 7 o'clock, nurses start handing out nucleic acid test tubes. If testing negative for two days in a row, one doesn't need to test again. Fortunately, as the days go by, fewer and fewer patients need to do tests. At 8 am, doctors on duty come to each patient's bed. Here, every morning and evening, patients are required to scan a code to log in to an online consultation platform a

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Makeshift hospital in NE China starts to receive patients amid COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Makeshift hospital in NE China starts to receive patients amid COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the makeshift hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN MINGQIANG, Local hospital official STORYLINE: Northeast China's Jilin Province is stepping up efforts building makeshift hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities to combat the latest resurgence of COVID-19. The province reported 742 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 415 local asymptomatic carriers Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, a convention center-turned makeshift hospital with 1,500 beds was put into use in the capital city of Changchun. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN MINGQIANG, Local hospital official "We provide everything the patients need, including bathrooms in which they could wash faces and brush teeth. The makeshift hospital is also equipped with all kinds of medical facilities. From emergency rescue to treatment and diagnosi

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CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(220305) -- CHANGSHA, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People with disabilities wash vegetables at Shangshan service center for the disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 3, 2022. Eight years ago, Xie Xiangqian, who suffered from severe burns, set up Shangshan service center for the disabled in his hometown Lianhuashan Village to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities in surrounding villages. The number of members in the service center gradually increased, and dormitories, canteens, chicken farms, fields and factories were established. Xie Xiangqian arranged jobs such as processing electronic components and making moxa sticks for the disabled in the center. In recent years, many primary and secondary schools have organized students to come to the center to experience farming under the guidance of the disabled. "Here, people with disabilities encourage each other, talk to each other, take care of each other and live a happy life,"

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-NEW SEMESTER-FACE TO FACE LEARNING

(220103) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students line up to wash their hands on the first day of a new semester at a junior high school in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 3, 2022. The limited face-to-face learning (PTM) in Jakarta with 100 percent student capacity in class started on Monday. PTM is held with some policies including considering the percentage of vaccinated educators, learning duration, and anticipation through tracing of active cases. (Photo by Agung Kuncahya B./Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-WUYING VILLAGE-RURAL DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(211230) -- RONGSHUI, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Liang Yuanhua (R) helps her mother Liang Yingmi wash hair in Wuying Village on the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Guizhou Province, on Dec. 11, 2021. Wuying Village is a Miao ethnic-minority hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi and Guizhou. Locals have suffered from the area's barren lands, harsh natural environment and inconvenient transportation for years. The people of Wuying shook off poverty in 2020. In 2021, with the "pairing assistance" for rural vitalization from Lianjiang City of south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities have sped up efforts in promoting its all-round development in economy, education, culture and ethnic unity. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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THE WIZARD OF OZ

THE WIZARD OF OZ JUDY GARLAND, Beauticians from the Wash & Brush Up Co Date: 1939

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Colosseum lit up to mark 150th anniv. of Japan, Italy ties

Photo taken May 11, 2016, in Rome shows the Colosseum lit up with the image of ink-wash painting to celebrate the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Kamijinko (sacred storehouse) and second gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

From the Front Gate if Nikko Toshogu, from left, the Wash basin, Bronze Torii, Rinzo and Kamijinko. The Kamijinko to the right corner is built Azekura style, and it has carvings of two white and black elephants with a rough draft drawn by Kano Tanyu. Many lanterns donated by warlords line up in front.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐57‐0]

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High-tech Japanese toilets to become more foreigner friendly

Photo taken Jan. 17, 2017 shows eight standardized pictograms for multifunction toilet seats adopted by the Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association. The icons represent (clockwise from top L) full-flush, half-flush, lid open or close, seat up or down, dry, bidet, wash and stop. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo