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$(240518) -- KOBE, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xingchuan (L) of China competes during men\'s 5000m T54 final at the Para Athletics World Championships held in Kobe, Japan, on May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhang Xiaoyu$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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(240518) -- KOBE, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Luo Xingchuan (L) of China competes during men's 5000m T54 final at the Para Athletics World Championships held in Kobe, Japan, on May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu

$(240518) -- BRATISLAVA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Police patrol outside the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, May 18, 2024. The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, has remanded in custody the man accused of the attempted murder of Prime Minister Robert Fico, court spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova said on Saturday. The decision is not yet final, the spokeswoman was quoted by the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) as saying. (Xinhua\/Wang Lili$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

SLOVAKIA-COURT-PM-SHOOTING-SUSPECT-PRE-TRIAL DETEN

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(240518) -- BRATISLAVA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Police patrol outside the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, May 18, 2024. The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, has remanded in custody the man accused of the attempted murder of Prime Minister Robert Fico, court spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova said on Saturday. The decision is not yet final, the spokeswoman was quoted by the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) as saying. (Xinhua/Wang Lili

$(240518) -- AYUTTHAYA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum in Ayutthaya, Thailand, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Teng$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-CHAO SAM PHRAYA NATIONAL MUSEUM

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(240518) -- AYUTTHAYA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum in Ayutthaya, Thailand, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Teng

$(240518) -- CANNES, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Tong Liya poses during the photocall of the film "Black Dog" at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-"BLACK DOG"-PHOTOCALL

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(240518) -- CANNES, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Tong Liya poses during the photocall of the film "Black Dog" at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240518) -- CANNES, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Margaret Qualle poses for a photocall for the film "Kinds Of Kindness" at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-"KINDS OF KINDNESS"-PH

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(240518) -- CANNES, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Margaret Qualle poses for a photocall for the film "Kinds Of Kindness" at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Xinjie of China competes during the B-Boys pre-qualifier of breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Jia Haocheng$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Xinjie of China competes during the B-Boys pre-qualifier of breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Antilai Sandrini of Italy competes during the B-Girls pre-qualifier of breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Xiang$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Antilai Sandrini of Italy competes during the B-Girls pre-qualifier of breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang

$(240518) -- GHOR, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a car damaged by flood in Firoz Koh in west Afghanistan\'s Ghor province, May 18, 2024. At least 50 people have been killed, with 10 others missing, in the past 24 hours in west Afghanistan\'s Ghor Province, a local official said Saturday. Afghanistan has been experiencing heavy rains and floods in the past month, causing casualties and property damage. (Photo by Baktash\/Xinhua$

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May 19, 2024 06:00 AM

AFGHANISTAN-GHOR-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

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(240518) -- GHOR, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a car damaged by flood in Firoz Koh in west Afghanistan's Ghor province, May 18, 2024. At least 50 people have been killed, with 10 others missing, in the past 24 hours in west Afghanistan's Ghor Province, a local official said Saturday. Afghanistan has been experiencing heavy rains and floods in the past month, causing casualties and property damage. (Photo by Baktash/Xinhua

$(240518) -- HARBIN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A robot is pictured at the 8th China-Russia Expo in Harbin, northeast China\'s Heilongjiang Province, May 18, 2024. The expo\'s activities are being held in Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang, from May 16 to 21. Over 5,000 overseas buyers registered at the expo and representatives from 44 countries and regions participated in the expo. (Xinhua\/Wang Song$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-CHINA-RUSSIA EXPO (CN)

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(240518) -- HARBIN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A robot is pictured at the 8th China-Russia Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 18, 2024. The expo's activities are being held in Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang, from May 16 to 21. Over 5,000 overseas buyers registered at the expo and representatives from 44 countries and regions participated in the expo. (Xinhua/Wang Song

$(240518) -- BEIJING, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin, also director of the State Council\'s working committee for disabled people, attends an activity on helping the disabled in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yao Dawei$

May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-SHEN YIQIN-HELPING THE DISABLED-ACTI

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(240518) -- BEIJING, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin, also director of the State Council's working committee for disabled people, attends an activity on helping the disabled in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cui Chenxi of China competes during the women\'s street semifinal of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Tao Xiyi$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cui Chenxi of China competes during the women's street semifinal of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tate Carew of the United States competes during the men\'s park semifinal of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Tao Xiyi$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tate Carew of the United States competes during the men's park semifinal of skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi

$(240518) -- CHANGSHA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mingchang (R) helps a disabled man do rehabilitation exercises at a service center for the disabled in Dayao Township of Liuyang City, central China\'s Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Lin Mingchang, born in 1982, lost both of his hands in a car accident when he was 22 years old. Despite grappling with despair in the aftermath, he mustered up the courage to rebuild his life. Lin started his printing business with a computer and a printer. The beginning was very hard for him. He spent much more time than a normal person mastering typing and design. Gradually, his hard work paid off as his printing business got improved. As his life was getting better, Lin hoped to help more disabled people. In 2016, with support and assistance from the local government, he established a service center for the disabled, offering services such as daytime care, skill training, and rehabilitation exercises. He also founded a farming cooperative to provide employment$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-DISABLED MAN-NEW LIFE (CN)

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(240518) -- CHANGSHA, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Mingchang (R) helps a disabled man do rehabilitation exercises at a service center for the disabled in Dayao Township of Liuyang City, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. Lin Mingchang, born in 1982, lost both of his hands in a car accident when he was 22 years old. Despite grappling with despair in the aftermath, he mustered up the courage to rebuild his life. Lin started his printing business with a computer and a printer. The beginning was very hard for him. He spent much more time than a normal person mastering typing and design. Gradually, his hard work paid off as his printing business got improved. As his life was getting better, Lin hoped to help more disabled people. In 2016, with support and assistance from the local government, he established a service center for the disabled, offering services such as daytime care, skill training, and rehabilitation exercises. He also founded a farming cooperative to provide employment

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Natalia Kalucka of Poland celebrates after the small final of the women\'s speed of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Xu Yanan$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Natalia Kalucka of Poland celebrates after the small final of the women's speed of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Veddriq Leonardo (C) of Indonesia, silver medalist Wu Peng (L) of China and bronze medalist Wang Xinshang of China pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the men\'s speed of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/He Changshan$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Veddriq Leonardo (C) of Indonesia, silver medalist Wu Peng (L) of China and bronze medalist Wang Xinshang of China pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the men's speed of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/He Changshan

$(240518) -- HARBIN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Russian merchants visit the pavilion of Beidahuang Group during the 8th China-Russia Expo in Harbin, northeast China\'s Heilongjiang Province, May 18, 2024. The expo opened to the public on Saturday. The expo\'s activities are being held in Harbin from May 16 to 21. Over 5,000 overseas buyers registered at the expo and representatives from 44 countries and regions participated in the expo. (Xinhua\/Wang Jianwei$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-CHINA-RUSSIA EXPO-PUBLIC

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(240518) -- HARBIN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Russian merchants visit the pavilion of Beidahuang Group during the 8th China-Russia Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 18, 2024. The expo opened to the public on Saturday. The expo's activities are being held in Harbin from May 16 to 21. Over 5,000 overseas buyers registered at the expo and representatives from 44 countries and regions participated in the expo. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei

$(240518) -- SEOUL, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Competitors take part in a sleep competition in Seoul, South Korea, May 18, 2024. A sleep competition was held at Yeouido Han River Park in Seoul Saturday to help citizens relax and experience the fun of taking nap outdoors. (Xinhua\/Yao Qilin$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-SLEEP COMPETITION

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(240518) -- SEOUL, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Competitors take part in a sleep competition in Seoul, South Korea, May 18, 2024. A sleep competition was held at Yeouido Han River Park in Seoul Saturday to help citizens relax and experience the fun of taking nap outdoors. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin

$(240518) -- HANGZHOU, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member (L) uses a lift to help a disabled man enter the barrier-free swimming pool at Hezhuang cultural and sports center in Qiantang District of Hangzhou, east China\'s Zhejiang Province, May 16, 2024. A variety of barrier-free facilities have been set up at the gymnasium, swimming pool, etc. in Hezhuang cultural and sports center to better meet the special needs of people with disabilities. In recent years, Hangzhou City has vigorously promoted the construction of urban barrier-free facilities. As of 2023, Hangzhou has completed the renovation and upgrading of 140,000 urban barrier-free projects. (Xinhua\/Jiang Han$

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May 16, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-BARRIER-FREE FACILITY (CN)

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(240518) -- HANGZHOU, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member (L) uses a lift to help a disabled man enter the barrier-free swimming pool at Hezhuang cultural and sports center in Qiantang District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 16, 2024. A variety of barrier-free facilities have been set up at the gymnasium, swimming pool, etc. in Hezhuang cultural and sports center to better meet the special needs of people with disabilities. In recent years, Hangzhou City has vigorously promoted the construction of urban barrier-free facilities. As of 2023, Hangzhou has completed the renovation and upgrading of 140,000 urban barrier-free projects. (Xinhua/Jiang Han

$(240518) -- SHIRAZ, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman prepares to milk goats in Shiraz, Iran, May 7, 2024. (Xinhua\/Shadati$

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May 08, 2024 06:00 AM

IRAN-SHIRAZ-DAILY LIFE

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(240518) -- SHIRAZ, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman prepares to milk goats in Shiraz, Iran, May 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Shadati

$(240518) -- XI\'AN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Exhibits are pictured at the Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum in Xi\'an, capital of northwest China\'s Shaanxi Province, May 18, 2024. A new museum that focuses on ancient Chinese civilization in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC) and Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220) officially opened to the public on Saturday in northwest China\'s Shaanxi Province. The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum, a subsidiary of Shaanxi History Museum, is the first museum in China that provides visitors with a panoramic view of the origin, development and contributions of Qin and Han civilizations. Since its trial run began in late 2023, the museum has attracted more than 300,000 visitors. (Xinhua\/Zou Jingyi$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-NEW MUSEUM (CN)

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(240518) -- XI'AN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Exhibits are pictured at the Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 18, 2024. A new museum that focuses on ancient Chinese civilization in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC) and Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220) officially opened to the public on Saturday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The Qin Han Museum of the Shaanxi History Museum, a subsidiary of Shaanxi History Museum, is the first museum in China that provides visitors with a panoramic view of the origin, development and contributions of Qin and Han civilizations. Since its trial run began in late 2023, the museum has attracted more than 300,000 visitors. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi

$(240518) -- TIANJIN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A short video production team shoots on Jiefang North Road in north China\'s Tianjin, May 5, 2024. Located on the south bank of the Haihe River in Tianjin, the century-old Jiefang North Road historical and cultural block used to be a neighborhood where many banks were concentrated in recent history. The block boasts of varied cultural relics and old buildings featuring Western classical styles. (Xinhua\/Sun Fanyue$

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May 05, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-TIANJIN-HISTORICAL BLOCK (CN)

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(240518) -- TIANJIN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A short video production team shoots on Jiefang North Road in north China's Tianjin, May 5, 2024. Located on the south bank of the Haihe River in Tianjin, the century-old Jiefang North Road historical and cultural block used to be a neighborhood where many banks were concentrated in recent history. The block boasts of varied cultural relics and old buildings featuring Western classical styles. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue

$(240518) -- BEIJING, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. The number of museums in China ranks among the top in the world and the museums have become an important part of the country\'s cultural life. Nowadays, the public has access to more and more museums serving university education and research. In Beijing, where universities gather, many university museums are worth exploring. (Xinhua\/Ren Chao$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS (CN)

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(240518) -- BEIJING, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. The number of museums in China ranks among the top in the world and the museums have become an important part of the country's cultural life. Nowadays, the public has access to more and more museums serving university education and research. In Beijing, where universities gather, many university museums are worth exploring. (Xinhua/Ren Chao

$(240518) -- BANGKOK, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Xinwa (L)\/Chen Fanghui of China compete during the mixed doubles semifinal against Rinov Rivaldy\/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari of Indonesia at the Thailand Open 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Rachen Sageamsak$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)THAILAND-BANGKOK-BADMINTON-THAILAND OPEN-MIXED

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(240518) -- BANGKOK, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Xinwa (L)/Chen Fanghui of China compete during the mixed doubles semifinal against Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari of Indonesia at the Thailand Open 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak

$(240518) -- BANGKOK, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Boyang (R)\/Liu Yi of China compete during the men\'s doubles semifinal against Kim Gi Jung\/Kim Sa Rang of South Korea at the Thailand Open 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Rachen Sageamsak$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)THAILAND-BANGKOK-BADMINTON-THAILAND OPEN-MEN'S

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(240518) -- BANGKOK, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Boyang (R)/Liu Yi of China compete during the men's doubles semifinal against Kim Gi Jung/Kim Sa Rang of South Korea at the Thailand Open 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak

$(240518) -- DAMASCUS, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Nazeer Awad, head of the General Directorate for Antiquities and Museums in Syria, speaks to Xinhua in an interview in Damascus, Syria on May 16, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: Syrian heritage at risk as U.S. blockade threatens antiquities: official" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani\/Xinhua$

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May 16, 2024 06:00 AM

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-SYRIAN HERITAGE-U.S. BLOCKADE

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(240518) -- DAMASCUS, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Nazeer Awad, head of the General Directorate for Antiquities and Museums in Syria, speaks to Xinhua in an interview in Damascus, Syria on May 16, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: Syrian heritage at risk as U.S. blockade threatens antiquities: official" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua

$(240518) -- LALITPUR, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Patan Museum on the occasion of International Museum Day in Lalitpur, Nepal, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan\/Xinhua$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

NEPAL-LALITPUR-INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY

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(240518) -- LALITPUR, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Patan Museum on the occasion of International Museum Day in Lalitpur, Nepal, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua

$(240518) -- PRAGUE, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant takes part in the 17th "Chinese Bridge" language proficiency competition in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 17, 2024. Czech national qualifications for the 17th "Chinese Bridge," the Chinese language proficiency competition for foreign secondary school students, were held here on Friday. (Xinhua\/Deng Yaomin$

May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-CHINESE BRIDGE

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(240518) -- PRAGUE, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant takes part in the 17th "Chinese Bridge" language proficiency competition in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 17, 2024. Czech national qualifications for the 17th "Chinese Bridge," the Chinese language proficiency competition for foreign secondary school students, were held here on Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Yaomin

(240518) -- MOULVIBAZAR, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers weigh newly picked tea leaves at a garden in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

BANGLADESH-MOULVIBAZAR-TEA-HARVEST

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(240518) -- MOULVIBAZAR, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers weigh newly picked tea leaves at a garden in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua

$(240518) -- CANNES, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actress Emma Stone (C) leaves with fellow cast members after the screening of the film "Kinds of Kindness" at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-KINDS OF KINDNESS

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(240518) -- CANNES, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actress Emma Stone (C) leaves with fellow cast members after the screening of the film "Kinds of Kindness" at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240518) -- BANGKOK, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Zhiyi of China hits a return during the women\'s singles semifinal against Supanida Katethong of Thailand at the Thailand Open 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Rachen Sageamsak$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)THAILAND-BANGKOK-BADMINTON-THAILAND OPEN-WOMEN

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(240518) -- BANGKOK, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Zhiyi of China hits a return during the women's singles semifinal against Supanida Katethong of Thailand at the Thailand Open 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Queensaray Villegas Serna of Colombia competes during the Cycling BMX Freestyle Women\'s Park Final at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Kaiyan$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Queensaray Villegas Serna of Colombia competes during the Cycling BMX Freestyle Women's Park Final at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Xinjie of China competes during the B-Boys pre-selection of breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Kaiyan$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Xinjie of China competes during the B-Boys pre-selection of breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan

$(240518) -- JENIN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians inspect a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank city of Jenin, on May 18, 2024. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked a target in the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank Friday night, killing at least one and injuring eight others. (Photo by Ayman Nobani\/Xinhua$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-JENIN-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

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(240518) -- JENIN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians inspect a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank city of Jenin, on May 18, 2024. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked a target in the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank Friday night, killing at least one and injuring eight others. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua

$(240518) -- BAGHDAD, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows exhibits at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion. TO GO WITH "Feature: 21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities" (Xinhua\/Khalil Dawood$

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May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

IRAQ-BAGHDAD-INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY-ANTIQUITIES

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(240518) -- BAGHDAD, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 17, 2024 shows exhibits at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion. TO GO WITH "Feature: 21 years after U.S.-led invasion, Iraq strives to retrieve looted antiquities" (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zeng Yingying of China competes during the B-Girls pre-selection of breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Kaiyan$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zeng Yingying of China competes during the B-Girls pre-selection of breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan

$(240518) -- GUIYANG, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed in ethnic costumes parade in a street in Guiyang, southwest China\'s Guizhou Province, May 18, 2024. More than 3,200 people participated in this event showcasing the ethnic cultures of Guizhou Province. (Xinhua\/Tao Liang$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-ETHNIC GROUP-PARADE (CN)

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(240518) -- GUIYANG, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People dressed in ethnic costumes parade in a street in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 18, 2024. More than 3,200 people participated in this event showcasing the ethnic cultures of Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang

$(240518) -- BAMYAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan security force member checks a vehicle following a shooting attack that killed three Spanish nationals on the previous day in Bamyan City, central Afghanistan\'s Bamyan Province, May 18, 2024. The three foreign nationals killed in a shooting attack in central Afghanistan\'s Bamyan province on Friday have been confirmed to be Spanish, two of them women, a local police official said on Saturday. Four foreign nationals were also wounded in the attack, respectively from Spain, Norway, Australia and Lithuania. Of them, two were women, Bamyan\'s provincial police spokesperson Muhammad Khawani Rasa told Xinhua. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad\/Xinhua$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

AFGHANISTAN-BAMYAN-SHOOTING-FOREIGN NATIONALS

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(240518) -- BAMYAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan security force member checks a vehicle following a shooting attack that killed three Spanish nationals on the previous day in Bamyan City, central Afghanistan's Bamyan Province, May 18, 2024. The three foreign nationals killed in a shooting attack in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province on Friday have been confirmed to be Spanish, two of them women, a local police official said on Saturday. Four foreign nationals were also wounded in the attack, respectively from Spain, Norway, Australia and Lithuania. Of them, two were women, Bamyan's provincial police spokesperson Muhammad Khawani Rasa told Xinhua. (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua

$(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia gives a training session to hearing-impaired children at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China\'s Hubei Province, May 17, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child\'s training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life$

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May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

ChineseToday | Teacher brings more possibilities t

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(240518) -- WUHAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongjia gives a training session to hearing-impaired children at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 17, 2024. Li Hongjia is a special education teacher at the Little Sunflower rehabilitation center in Wuhan. Her job is to conduct auditory and speech trainings for hearing-impaired children with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Li tailors each child's training plan. She uses slightly exaggerated facial expressions, tone of voice and body movements to communicate with the children in order to help them better perceive sounds and recognize their meanings. Whenever a child is brave enough to speak or pronounce a word accurately, she praises the child enthusiastically. When the weather is good, Li will also take the children to participate in outdoor activities, go to the supermarket to buy things, and set up stalls to sell goods. She hopes that the children can adjust to real-life

$(240518) -- SHIYAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Bi takes photos of a fossil at Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Site Museum in Shiyan City, central China\'s Hubei Province, May 15, 2024. With precision tools in hands, Zhao Bi, a researcher with the Hubei Institute of Geosciences, leans over a nest of dinosaur egg fossils, and intently removes undesired substance attached to their surfaces. This has been the daily routine for Zhao and other dinosaur egg fossil restorers at Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Site Museum in Shiyan City. The Museum is dedicated to in-situ protection and display of dinosaur egg fossils. The fossil site covers more than 7,000 square meters, with 3,204 dinosaur egg fossils restored, protected, and displayed in their original positions. Back in 2020, the Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Group National Nature Reserve, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Hubei$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

ChineseToday | Dinosaur egg fossils restorer: disc

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(240518) -- SHIYAN, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Bi takes photos of a fossil at Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Site Museum in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province, May 15, 2024. With precision tools in hands, Zhao Bi, a researcher with the Hubei Institute of Geosciences, leans over a nest of dinosaur egg fossils, and intently removes undesired substance attached to their surfaces. This has been the daily routine for Zhao and other dinosaur egg fossil restorers at Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Site Museum in Shiyan City. The Museum is dedicated to in-situ protection and display of dinosaur egg fossils. The fossil site covers more than 7,000 square meters, with 3,204 dinosaur egg fossils restored, protected, and displayed in their original positions. Back in 2020, the Hubei Qinglong Mountain Dinosaur Egg Fossil Group National Nature Reserve, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Hubei

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lee Dohyun of South Korea competes during the lead event of the men\'s boulder & lead semifinal of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Xu Yanan$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lee Dohyun of South Korea competes during the lead event of the men's boulder & lead semifinal of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan

$(240518) -- CANNES, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese director Guan Hu (3rd R) and cast members Zhou You (1st L), Liang Jing (2nd L), Eddie Peng (2nd R) and Tong Liya arrive at the red carpet for the film "Gou Zhen" (Black Dog) during the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2024. The film "Gou Zhen" (Black Dog) is in competition for the category Un Certain Regard of the festival. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-BLACK DOG

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(240518) -- CANNES, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese director Guan Hu (3rd R) and cast members Zhou You (1st L), Liang Jing (2nd L), Eddie Peng (2nd R) and Tong Liya arrive at the red carpet for the film "Gou Zhen" (Black Dog) during the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2024. The film "Gou Zhen" (Black Dog) is in competition for the category Un Certain Regard of the festival. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240518) -- YANGON, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Natural History Museum on the International Museum Day in Yangon, Myanmar, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe\/Xinhua$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

MYANMAR-YANGON-INT'L MUSEUM DAY

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(240518) -- YANGON, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Natural History Museum on the International Museum Day in Yangon, Myanmar, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua

$(240518) -- RABAT, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of an exhibit at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat, Morocco, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua\/Huo Jing$

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May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

MOROCCO-RABAT-MOHAMMED VI MUSEUM OF MODERN & CONTE

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(240518) -- RABAT, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of an exhibit at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat, Morocco, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing

$(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Darren David Kieran Reilly reacts during the trophy ceremony after the Cycling BMX Freestyle Men\'s Park Final at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Jia Haocheng$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240518) -- SHANGHAI, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Darren David Kieran Reilly reacts during the trophy ceremony after the Cycling BMX Freestyle Men's Park Final at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng

$(240518) -- MALABO, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tian Huaigu (R), head of the Chinese medical team, talks with Reynolds Ondoua Trillo, technical director of Malabo Regional Hospital, at the hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on May 16, 2024. The 33rd batch of Chinese medical team to Equatorial Guinea has been providing medical services for people of Equatorial Guinea since December 2023. (Xinhua\/Han Xu$

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May 16, 2024 06:00 AM

EQUATORIAL GUINEA-MALABO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

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(240518) -- MALABO, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tian Huaigu (R), head of the Chinese medical team, talks with Reynolds Ondoua Trillo, technical director of Malabo Regional Hospital, at the hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on May 16, 2024. The 33rd batch of Chinese medical team to Equatorial Guinea has been providing medical services for people of Equatorial Guinea since December 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu

$(240518) -- COLOMBO, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows an exterior view of Colombo National Museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Xinhua\/Wu Yue$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-NATIONAL MUSEUM

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(240518) -- COLOMBO, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows an exterior view of Colombo National Museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Xinhua/Wu Yue

$(240518) -- SEOUL, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman poses for photos amid blooming flowers during a flower festival at a park in Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Jun Hyosang\/Xinhua$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

SOUTH KOREA-GYEONGGI-DO-FLOWERS

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(240518) -- SEOUL, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman poses for photos amid blooming flowers during a flower festival at a park in Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua

$(240518) -- -RIO DE JANEIRO, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian fans celebrate during the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Nations League Women\'s Pool 2 match between Brazil and the United States in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Tiancong$

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May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGU

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(240518) -- -RIO DE JANEIRO, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian fans celebrate during the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Nations League Women's Pool 2 match between Brazil and the United States in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong

$(240518) -- BEIJING, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows college students visiting the Six Arts Museum in Suzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua$

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May 18, 2024 06:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: Private museums gaining populari

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(240518) -- BEIJING, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows college students visiting the Six Arts Museum in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua

$(240518) -- RICHMOND, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman presents a spot prawn at Steveston Fisherman\'s Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 17, 2024. This year\'s spot prawn season kicked off here this week as local resident flocked to the market to buy freshly caught spot prawns. (Photo by Liang Sen\/Xinhua$

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May 17, 2024 06:00 AM

CANADA-RICHMOND-SPOT PRAWN SEASON

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(240518) -- RICHMOND, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman presents a spot prawn at Steveston Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on May 17, 2024. This year's spot prawn season kicked off here this week as local resident flocked to the market to buy freshly caught spot prawns. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua