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$(240602) -- LAHORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People cool off themselves during a heat wave in a canal in Lahore, Pakistan on June 2, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

PAKISTAN-LAHORE-WEATHER-HEAT WAVE

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(240602) -- LAHORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People cool off themselves during a heat wave in a canal in Lahore, Pakistan on June 2, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua

$(240602) -- MEXICO CITY, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in San Andres Totoltepec, Mexico City, Mexico, June 2, 2024. Sunday\'s general elections are considered the largest in Mexico\'s modern history, with the presidency, legislative seats, governorships and local government positions up for grabs. (Xinhua\/Li Muzi$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

MEXICO-MEXICO CITY-GENERAL ELECTIONS

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(240602) -- MEXICO CITY, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in San Andres Totoltepec, Mexico City, Mexico, June 2, 2024. Sunday's general elections are considered the largest in Mexico's modern history, with the presidency, legislative seats, governorships and local government positions up for grabs. (Xinhua/Li Muzi

$(240602) -- PARIS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Leylah Fernandez (L)\/Erin Routliffe compete during the women\'s doubles first round match between China\'s Guo Hanyu\/Jiang Xinyu and Leylah Fernandez (Canada)\/Erin Routliffe (New Zealand) at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-WOMEN'S DOUBLE

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(240602) -- PARIS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Leylah Fernandez (L)/Erin Routliffe compete during the women's doubles first round match between China's Guo Hanyu/Jiang Xinyu and Leylah Fernandez (Canada)/Erin Routliffe (New Zealand) at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240602) -- JAKARTA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ragnar Anthonius Maria Oratmangoen (L) of Indonesia vies with Lameck Lawi of Tanzania during an international friendly match between Indonesia and Tanzania at Madya Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Agung Kuncahya B$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FRIENDLY MATCH-INDONESIA VS

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(240602) -- JAKARTA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ragnar Anthonius Maria Oratmangoen (L) of Indonesia vies with Lameck Lawi of Tanzania during an international friendly match between Indonesia and Tanzania at Madya Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B

$(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Team members of Real Madrid celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League final match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in London, Britain, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua\/Str$

Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT

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(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Team members of Real Madrid celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League final match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in London, Britain, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Str

$(240602) -- PARIS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Elisabetta Cocciaretto hits a return during the women\'s singles round of 16 match between Coco Gauff of the United States and Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy at the French tennis tournament in Paris, France, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLE

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(240602) -- PARIS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Elisabetta Cocciaretto hits a return during the women's singles round of 16 match between Coco Gauff of the United States and Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy at the French tennis tournament in Paris, France, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240602) -- CHANGZHOU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows a view of Horwin in Changzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province. Founded in 2016, Horwin is a pioneering manufacturer of intelligent electric motorcycles, primarily targeting the overseas market. Boasting over 200 core technology patents, Horwin\'s electric motorcycles are sold in more than 100 countries and regions. (Xinhua\/Liu Wenhui$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-JIANGSU-CHANGZHOU-NEW ENERGY-COMPANY-HORWIN

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(240602) -- CHANGZHOU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows a view of Horwin in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Founded in 2016, Horwin is a pioneering manufacturer of intelligent electric motorcycles, primarily targeting the overseas market. Boasting over 200 core technology patents, Horwin's electric motorcycles are sold in more than 100 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Liu Wenhui

$(240602) -- VALLETTA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a car displayed at a show of vintage and classic cars at St. George\'s Square in Valletta, Malta. (Photo by Jonathan Borg\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

MALTA-VALLETTA-CLASSIC CAR SHOW

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(240602) -- VALLETTA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a car displayed at a show of vintage and classic cars at St. George's Square in Valletta, Malta. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua

$(240602) -- FRANKFURT, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a flooded area as the water level of the Danube river has risen in Ulm, southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Heavy rains have caused catastrophic flooding in southern Germany, prompting the evacuation of over 600 people from their homes, local media reported. Continuous rainfall over several days has caused water levels to rise in several rivers in Germany, including the Donau, Neckar, and Guenz, leading to widespread flooding in coastal cities and towns. Water levels in many areas have reached their highest levels in a century. The two southern German states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg are the hardest hit. (Xinhua\/Zhang Fan$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SpotNews)GERMANY-SOUTHERN STATES-FLOOD

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(240602) -- FRANKFURT, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a flooded area as the water level of the Danube river has risen in Ulm, southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Heavy rains have caused catastrophic flooding in southern Germany, prompting the evacuation of over 600 people from their homes, local media reported. Continuous rainfall over several days has caused water levels to rise in several rivers in Germany, including the Donau, Neckar, and Guenz, leading to widespread flooding in coastal cities and towns. Water levels in many areas have reached their highest levels in a century. The two southern German states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg are the hardest hit. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan

$(240602) -- PARIS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhizhen (L)\/Tomas Machac react during the men\'s doubles first round match between Zhang Zhizhen (China)\/Tomas Machac (the Czech Republic) and Andras Mies (Germany)\/Neal Skupski (Britain) at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-MEN'S DOUBLES

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(240602) -- PARIS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhizhen (L)/Tomas Machac react during the men's doubles first round match between Zhang Zhizhen (China)/Tomas Machac (the Czech Republic) and Andras Mies (Germany)/Neal Skupski (Britain) at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240602) -- MOSCOW, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a car participating in a retro car rally in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-RETRO CAR RALLY

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(240602) -- MOSCOW, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a car participating in a retro car rally in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua

$(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the preparatory work for the upcoming 2024 national college entrance examination at a Beijing middle school exam site in Beijing, capital of China, June 2, 2024. Ding on Sunday inspected preparatory work for the exam, also known as Gaokao. (Xinhua\/Huang Jingwen$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-DING XUEXIANG-COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM

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(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the preparatory work for the upcoming 2024 national college entrance examination at a Beijing middle school exam site in Beijing, capital of China, June 2, 2024. Ding on Sunday inspected preparatory work for the exam, also known as Gaokao. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen

$(240602) -- URUMQI, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2023 shows Hamit Turgun patrolling the Horgos railway port in Horgos, northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Xinjiang Story: Guardians of China-Europe freight trains at Horgos railway port" (Xinhua\/Hao Zhao$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XINJIANG-FREIGHT TRAIN-GUARDIANS (CN)

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(240602) -- URUMQI, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2023 shows Hamit Turgun patrolling the Horgos railway port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Xinjiang Story: Guardians of China-Europe freight trains at Horgos railway port" (Xinhua/Hao Zhao

$(240602) -- ROME, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the military parade of Italy\'s Republic Day in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Elisa Lingria\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

ITALY-ROME-REPUBLIC DAY

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(240602) -- ROME, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the military parade of Italy's Republic Day in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Elisa Lingria/Xinhua

$(240602) -- MACAO, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of China celebrate scoring during the preliminary match between Italy and China at the Women\'s Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Cheong Kam Ka$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-MACAO-VOLLEYBALL-WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE

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(240602) -- MACAO, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of China celebrate scoring during the preliminary match between Italy and China at the Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka

$(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Champions He Jiting (L)\/Ren Xiangyu pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the men\'s doubles final between He Jiting\/Ren Xiangyu of China and Fajar Alfian\/Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-MEN'S DOUBLES-FINAL

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(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Champions He Jiting (L)/Ren Xiangyu pose for photos during the awarding ceremony after the men's doubles final between He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu of China and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto of Indonesia at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240602) -- ROME, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jets of the Italian aerobatic squad Frecce Tricolori perform on Italy\'s Republic Day in Rome, Italy, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Elisa Lingria\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

ITALY-ROME-REPUBLIC DAY-CELEBRATION

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(240602) -- ROME, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jets of the Italian aerobatic squad Frecce Tricolori perform on Italy's Republic Day in Rome, Italy, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Elisa Lingria/Xinhua

$(240602) -- URUMQI, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member processes international transportation documents for clients at Horgos Port in Horgos, northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 29, 2024. The Horgos Port and the Alataw Pass, two major railway ports in northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have handled more than 6,400 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train trips since the beginning of this year, according to China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua\/Wang Fei$

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May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XINJIANG-FREIGHT TRAINS (CN)

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(240602) -- URUMQI, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member processes international transportation documents for clients at Horgos Port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 29, 2024. The Horgos Port and the Alataw Pass, two major railway ports in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have handled more than 6,400 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train trips since the beginning of this year, according to China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Wang Fei

$(240602) -- YUMIN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take photos of lamb dishes during a lamb cooking contest in Yumin County of Tacheng Prefecture, northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Ding Lei$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XINJIANG-YUMIN COUNTY-COOKING CONTEST (CN)

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(240602) -- YUMIN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take photos of lamb dishes during a lamb cooking contest in Yumin County of Tacheng Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei

$(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shi Yuqi hits a return during the men\'s singles final between Shi Yuqi of China and Li Shifeng of China at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES-FINAL

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(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shi Yuqi hits a return during the men's singles final between Shi Yuqi of China and Li Shifeng of China at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240602) -- KHARTOUM, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Sudanese students having a class at a mosque yard in Omdurman city, Sudan, June 2, 2024. The ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has exposed the Sudanese children to various forms of violence and deprived them of homes and education, causing trauma for the generation. More than 90 percent of Sudan\'s 19 million school-age children have no access to formal education, which could result in a generational crisis, according to the UN Children\'s Fund. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

SUDAN-OMDURMAN-WAR-EDUCATION-CHILDREN

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(240602) -- KHARTOUM, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Sudanese students having a class at a mosque yard in Omdurman city, Sudan, June 2, 2024. The ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has exposed the Sudanese children to various forms of violence and deprived them of homes and education, causing trauma for the generation. More than 90 percent of Sudan's 19 million school-age children have no access to formal education, which could result in a generational crisis, according to the UN Children's Fund. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua

$(240602) -- KELANIYA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles move through a flooded road in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, on June 2, 2024. Sri Lanka\'s Disaster Management Center (DMC) issued a major flood alert in the outskirts of capital Colombo and several other areas of the island as heavy rains lashed across the country on Sunday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

SRI LANKA-KELANIYA-FLOOD ALERT

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(240602) -- KELANIYA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles move through a flooded road in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, on June 2, 2024. Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) issued a major flood alert in the outskirts of capital Colombo and several other areas of the island as heavy rains lashed across the country on Sunday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua

$(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, delivers a keynote speech during a seminar on the development of modern Chinese civilization in Beijing, capital of China, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Tao$

Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LI SHULEI-MODERN CHINESE CIVILIZATIO

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(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, delivers a keynote speech during a seminar on the development of modern Chinese civilization in Beijing, capital of China, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Tao

$(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy walks past the relic site of an ancient fort in Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was once an important pass in the north of Juyongguan section of the Great Wall. The village, which is surrounded by mountains, has developed a tourism industry relying on the resources of the Great Wall in recent years and attracts visitors from all over the world. (Xinhua\/Chen Zhonghao$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-SHIXIA VILLAGE-GREAT WALL-TOURISM (C

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(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy walks past the relic site of an ancient fort in Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was once an important pass in the north of Juyongguan section of the Great Wall. The village, which is surrounded by mountains, has developed a tourism industry relying on the resources of the Great Wall in recent years and attracts visitors from all over the world. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao

$(240602) -- LHASA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the scenery in Lhari County of Nagqu, southwest China\'s Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHARI COUNTY-SCENERY (CN)

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(240602) -- LHASA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the scenery in Lhari County of Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida

$(240602) -- AMMAN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows a part of the Ardha-Salt road in Jordan. TO GO WITH "Feature: New Ardha-Salt Road, fruit of strong China-Jordan cooperation" (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh\/Xinhua$

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Apr 29, 2024 06:00 AM

JORDAN-AMMAN-CHINA-ARDHA-SALT ROAD

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(240602) -- AMMAN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows a part of the Ardha-Salt road in Jordan. TO GO WITH "Feature: New Ardha-Salt Road, fruit of strong China-Jordan cooperation" (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua

$(240602) -- TAI\'AN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of a main entrance of Huafeng coal mine in Ningyang County in the city of Tai\'an, east China\'s Shandong Province. More than 200 rescuers are racing against time to find eight people who remain missing in a flooded coal mine in east China\'s Shandong Province, local authorities said Sunday. The flooding occurred at around 5 p.m. on Saturday at Huafeng coal mine in Ningyang County in the city of Tai\'an. Among the 10 people working underground, two managed to escape while eight were trapped. (Xinhua\/Wu Feizuo$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SpotNews)CHINA-SHANDONG-NINGYANG-COAL MINE-RESCUE

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(240602) -- TAI'AN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of a main entrance of Huafeng coal mine in Ningyang County in the city of Tai'an, east China's Shandong Province. More than 200 rescuers are racing against time to find eight people who remain missing in a flooded coal mine in east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said Sunday. The flooding occurred at around 5 p.m. on Saturday at Huafeng coal mine in Ningyang County in the city of Tai'an. Among the 10 people working underground, two managed to escape while eight were trapped. (Xinhua/Wu Feizuo

$(240602) -- MIDRAND, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- African National Congress Chairperson Gwede Mantashe speaks to media at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 1, 2024. South Africa\'s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured about 40 percent of votes with over 99 percent of ballot counting completed in the country\'s general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission\'s (IEC) results showed on Saturday. (Xinhua\/Zhang Yudong$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

SOUTH AFRICA-MIDRAND-ELECTION

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(240602) -- MIDRAND, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- African National Congress Chairperson Gwede Mantashe speaks to media at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on June 1, 2024. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has secured about 40 percent of votes with over 99 percent of ballot counting completed in the country's general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) results showed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong

$(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Se Young hits a return during the women\'s singles final between An Se Young of South Korea and Chen Yufei of China at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES-FINAL

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(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Se Young hits a return during the women's singles final between An Se Young of South Korea and Chen Yufei of China at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240602) -- DHAKA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yao Wen, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, presents an award to a contestant during the 23rd Chinese Bridge - Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 31, 2024. Talk shows in Chinese, lion dances and classical Chinese dances have been staged, with nine contestants from three Confucius Institutes (Classroom) in Bangladesh vying for the crown in the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" competition. At the event, the college students delivered speeches in Chinese and showed their talents in appreciation and love for Chinese language and culture. (Xinhua\/Sun Nan$

Jun 13, 2019 06:00 AM

BANGLADESH-DHAKA-CHINESE BRIDGE-CONTEST

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(240602) -- DHAKA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yao Wen, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, presents an award to a contestant during the 23rd Chinese Bridge - Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 31, 2024. Talk shows in Chinese, lion dances and classical Chinese dances have been staged, with nine contestants from three Confucius Institutes (Classroom) in Bangladesh vying for the crown in the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" competition. At the event, the college students delivered speeches in Chinese and showed their talents in appreciation and love for Chinese language and culture. (Xinhua/Sun Nan

$(240602) -- ROME, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister and President of Brothers of Italy (FdI) Giorgia Meloni speaks at the closing event of the electoral campaign for the European Parliament elections, at Piazza del Popolo, in Rome, Italy, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria\/Xinhua$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

ITALY-ROME-EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS-GIORGIA M

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(240602) -- ROME, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister and President of Brothers of Italy (FdI) Giorgia Meloni speaks at the closing event of the electoral campaign for the European Parliament elections, at Piazza del Popolo, in Rome, Italy, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua

$(240602) -- SALAHUDIN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hathal Sabbar grazes a flock of sheep in Salahudin Province, Iraq, on May 27, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traumatized Iraqi children struggle to overcome hardships after years of violence" (Xinhua\/Khalil Dawood$

May 27, 2024 06:00 AM

IRAQ-SALAHUDIN-CHILDREN-SHEPHERD

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(240602) -- SALAHUDIN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hathal Sabbar grazes a flock of sheep in Salahudin Province, Iraq, on May 27, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traumatized Iraqi children struggle to overcome hardships after years of violence" (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood

$(240602) -- KATHMANDU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song speaks at the inauguration ceremony of the Seeds for the Future 2024 program in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 31, 2024. The Seeds for the Future 2024 program was inaugurated here by Huawei on Friday, the fourth consecutive year for the Chinese technology giant to continue its efforts to help the South Asian country achieve a digital transformation. TO GO WITH "Huawei launches Seeds for Future 2024 program in Nepal" (Photo by Sulav Shrestha\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-HUAWEI-DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION-PROG

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(240602) -- KATHMANDU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song speaks at the inauguration ceremony of the Seeds for the Future 2024 program in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 31, 2024. The Seeds for the Future 2024 program was inaugurated here by Huawei on Friday, the fourth consecutive year for the Chinese technology giant to continue its efforts to help the South Asian country achieve a digital transformation. TO GO WITH "Huawei launches Seeds for Future 2024 program in Nepal" (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua

$(240602) -- BEIRUT, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Adloun, Lebanon. A Hezbollah member and one civilian were killed and five others wounded on Friday evening in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho\/Xinhua$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

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(240602) -- BEIRUT, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Adloun, Lebanon. A Hezbollah member and one civilian were killed and five others wounded on Friday evening in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua

$(240602) -- HUANGSHAN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Customers drink tea beverages at a shop in Huangshan City, east China\'s Anhui Province, May 23, 2024. Wang Sun is the founder of Demingshe, a tea art vocational training school in Huangshan City. Huangshan City is the place of origin of several famous teas including Huangshan Maofeng, Taiping Houkui and Keemun black tea, and boasts a long history of drinking tea. As a pioneer in developing innovative tea-making skills and alternative ways of drinking tea, Wang started the research and promotion of the new-style tea beverages in 2021. Inspired by bartenders, she uses traditional Huangshan teas as base, employing bar tools to blend the tea with fresh fruits, herbal medicines, fermented rice wine, or ice cubes, creating beverages with diverse flavours, mouthfeels, and appearances. The tea beverages hit the market and were well received by consumers, meeting their preferences of tea drinking that were dissimilar from traditional brewing methods. "Young$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

ChineseToday | Tea mixologist brings Huangshan tea

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(240602) -- HUANGSHAN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Customers drink tea beverages at a shop in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 23, 2024. Wang Sun is the founder of Demingshe, a tea art vocational training school in Huangshan City. Huangshan City is the place of origin of several famous teas including Huangshan Maofeng, Taiping Houkui and Keemun black tea, and boasts a long history of drinking tea. As a pioneer in developing innovative tea-making skills and alternative ways of drinking tea, Wang started the research and promotion of the new-style tea beverages in 2021. Inspired by bartenders, she uses traditional Huangshan teas as base, employing bar tools to blend the tea with fresh fruits, herbal medicines, fermented rice wine, or ice cubes, creating beverages with diverse flavours, mouthfeels, and appearances. The tea beverages hit the market and were well received by consumers, meeting their preferences of tea drinking that were dissimilar from traditional brewing methods. "Young

$(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qingchen (1st R)\/Jia Yifan (2nd R) of China and Matsuyama Nami (2nd L)\/Shida Chiharu of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the women\'s doubles at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-WOMEN'S DOUBLES-FINAL

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(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qingchen (1st R)/Jia Yifan (2nd R) of China and Matsuyama Nami (2nd L)/Shida Chiharu of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for the women's doubles at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240602) -- BUDAPEST, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses his supporters during a demonstration in Budapest, Hungary, June 1, 2024. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday highlighted the urgency of a ceasefire and the need for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to prevent the armed conflict from spreading. (Photo by Attila Volgyi\/Xinhua$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-PM-DEMONSTRATION

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(240602) -- BUDAPEST, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses his supporters during a demonstration in Budapest, Hungary, June 1, 2024. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday highlighted the urgency of a ceasefire and the need for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to prevent the armed conflict from spreading. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua

$(240602) -- MACAO, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maeva Schalk of France reacts during the preliminary match between France and the Netherlands at the Women\'s Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Cheong Kam Ka$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-MACAO-VOLLEYBALL-WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE

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(240602) -- MACAO, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Maeva Schalk of France reacts during the preliminary match between France and the Netherlands at the Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka

$(240602) -- MAURITANIA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hong\'en, director of the animal husbandry technology demonstration center in Mauritania, checks the growth of Juncao from China with a local staff in Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese projects breed fortune in Sahara" (Xinhua$

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Feb 19, 2024 07:00 AM

MAURITANIA-CHINESE JUNCAO-PLANT

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(240602) -- MAURITANIA, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hong'en, director of the animal husbandry technology demonstration center in Mauritania, checks the growth of Juncao from China with a local staff in Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese projects breed fortune in Sahara" (Xinhua

$(240602) -- HAIKOU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker arranges Zongzi at a food company in Ding\'an County, south China\'s Hainan Province, June 2, 2024. This year\'s Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 10, when Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves for this occasion, will be in great demand. Zongzi processing factories in Ding\'an County are in a buzz to get these delis ready. Zongzi of Ding\'an has been long appreciated by consumers all over the country, and its industrialized production plays an important role in promoting rural revitalization and boosting local economy in the county. (Xinhua\/Zhang Liyun$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-DING'AN-ZONGZI-RURAL R

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(240602) -- HAIKOU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker arranges Zongzi at a food company in Ding'an County, south China's Hainan Province, June 2, 2024. This year's Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 10, when Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves for this occasion, will be in great demand. Zongzi processing factories in Ding'an County are in a buzz to get these delis ready. Zongzi of Ding'an has been long appreciated by consumers all over the country, and its industrialized production plays an important role in promoting rural revitalization and boosting local economy in the county. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun

$(240602) -- SEOUL, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants swim across the Hangang River during the 1st Sium Sium Hangang Triathlon Festival in Seoul, South Korea, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Jun Hyosang\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-TRIATHLON FESTIVAL

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(240602) -- SEOUL, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants swim across the Hangang River during the 1st Sium Sium Hangang Triathlon Festival in Seoul, South Korea, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua

$(240602) -- CAIRO, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform at the closing ceremony of the 11th International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in Cairo, Egypt, June 1, 2024. The 7-day festival under the theme of "Drums, Dialogue for Peace" concluded here on Saturday night. (Xinhua\/Ahmed Gomaa$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

EGYPT-CAIRO-DRUMS & TRADITIONAL ARTS-FESTIVAL-CONC

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(240602) -- CAIRO, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform at the closing ceremony of the 11th International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in Cairo, Egypt, June 1, 2024. The 7-day festival under the theme of "Drums, Dialogue for Peace" concluded here on Saturday night. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa

$(240602) -- FUZHOU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xiuzhen (R), head of Fujian Youxuan Agricultural Development, instructs a farmer to transplant passion fruit seedlings in Wuping County, Longyan, east China\'s Fujian Province, April 5, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Passion fruit offers fresh start to once polluted county" (Xinhua$

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May 09, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-FUJIAN-WUPING-PASSION FRUIT (CN)

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(240602) -- FUZHOU, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Xiuzhen (R), head of Fujian Youxuan Agricultural Development, instructs a farmer to transplant passion fruit seedlings in Wuping County, Longyan, east China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Passion fruit offers fresh start to once polluted county" (Xinhua

$(240602) -- MALABO, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 19, 2024 shows a view of Malabo National Park in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), Malabo National Park, one of the largest city parks in Central Africa, was officially put into operation in 2016. The construction of the park has brought numerous job opportunities for local people and enriched the cultural life of Equatorial Guinea. (Xinhua\/Han Xu$

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May 19, 2024 06:00 AM

EQUATORIAL GUINEA-MALABO-NATIONAL PARK

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(240602) -- MALABO, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 19, 2024 shows a view of Malabo National Park in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), Malabo National Park, one of the largest city parks in Central Africa, was officially put into operation in 2016. The construction of the park has brought numerous job opportunities for local people and enriched the cultural life of Equatorial Guinea. (Xinhua/Han Xu

$(240602) -- PARIS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic reacts during the men\'s singles third round match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Lorenzo Musetti of Italy at the French tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Glenn Gervot\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES

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(240602) -- PARIS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic reacts during the men's singles third round match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Lorenzo Musetti of Italy at the French tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua

$(240602) -- CHONGQING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liang Jingkun (L) hits a return during the men\'s singles quarterfinal match between Liang Jingkun of China and Hugo Calderano of Brazil at the WTT Champions Chongqing 2024 in southwest China\'s Chongqing, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Huang Wei$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-TABLE TENNIS-WTT CHAMPIONS-MEN

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(240602) -- CHONGQING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liang Jingkun (L) hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match between Liang Jingkun of China and Hugo Calderano of Brazil at the WTT Champions Chongqing 2024 in southwest China's Chongqing, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Wei

$(240602) -- CHONGQING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yidi hits a return during the women\'s singles quarterfinal match between Wang Yidi of China and Shin Yubin of South Korea at the WTT Champions Chongqing 2024 in southwest China\'s Chongqing, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua\/Tang Yi$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-TABLE TENNIS-WTT CHAMPIONS-WOM

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(240602) -- CHONGQING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yidi hits a return during the women's singles quarterfinal match between Wang Yidi of China and Shin Yubin of South Korea at the WTT Champions Chongqing 2024 in southwest China's Chongqing, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Tang Yi

$(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Siwei (R)\/Huang Yaqiong pose for photos during the awarding ceremony for the mixed doubles final match between Zheng Siwei\/Huang Yaqiong of China and Yang Po-Hsuan\/Hu Ling Fang of Chinese Taipei at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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Jun 02, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-MIXED DOUBLES-FINAL

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(240602) -- SINGAPORE, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Siwei (R)/Huang Yaqiong pose for photos during the awarding ceremony for the mixed doubles final match between Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong of China and Yang Po-Hsuan/Hu Ling Fang of Chinese Taipei at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 2, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240602) -- YINCHUAN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows the paddy fields along the Yellow River in Yinchuan, northwest China\'s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. This rice planting season has drawn to an end. Abundant supply of water and sunshine in June injects extra vigor into these newly planted seedlings. (Xinhua\/Wang Peng$

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May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

(VistaNingxia)CHINA-NINGXIA-RICE PLANTIING (CN)

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(240602) -- YINCHUAN, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows the paddy fields along the Yellow River in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. This rice planting season has drawn to an end. Abundant supply of water and sunshine in June injects extra vigor into these newly planted seedlings. (Xinhua/Wang Peng

$(240602) -- HORGOS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor shops at a duty-free shop in Horgos, northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 29, 2024. TO GO WITH "Wondrous Xinjiang: China-Europe freight trains fuel prosperity in border city" (Xinhua\/Wang Fei$

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May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XINJIANG-HORGOS-FREIGHT TRAINS (CN)

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(240602) -- HORGOS, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor shops at a duty-free shop in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 29, 2024. TO GO WITH "Wondrous Xinjiang: China-Europe freight trains fuel prosperity in border city" (Xinhua/Wang Fei