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$(240513) -- NANGARHAR, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest strawberries in Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Aimal Zahir\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-STRAWBERRY-HARVEST

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(240513) -- NANGARHAR, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest strawberries in Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua

$(240513) -- WEST SUMATRA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a damaged area after a cold lava flood at Agam regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The number of fatalities of the lava floods in Indonesia\'s West Sumatra province rose to 37 with 17 others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency told Xinhua on Monday. Rains on Saturday night had swept away cold lava from Marapi volcano and Singgalang volcano, resulting in cold lava floods that hit the regencies of Tanah Datar, Agam and Pariaman, and Padang Panjang town. (Photo by Andri Madiansyah\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-LAVA FLOODS-AFTERMATH

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(240513) -- WEST SUMATRA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a damaged area after a cold lava flood at Agam regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The number of fatalities of the lava floods in Indonesia's West Sumatra province rose to 37 with 17 others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency told Xinhua on Monday. Rains on Saturday night had swept away cold lava from Marapi volcano and Singgalang volcano, resulting in cold lava floods that hit the regencies of Tanah Datar, Agam and Pariaman, and Padang Panjang town. (Photo by Andri Madiansyah/Xinhua

$(240513) -- VANCOUVER, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women dancers make their way into the arena during the Mother\'s Day Traditional Powwow in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on May 12, 2024. Hundreds of indigenous people from various tribes across Canada gathered on Sunday to celebrate Mother\'s Day with a powwow, a traditional social gathering featuring music and dance. (Photo by Liang Sen\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

CANADA-VANCOUVER-MOTHER'S DAY POWWOW

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(240513) -- VANCOUVER, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women dancers make their way into the arena during the Mother's Day Traditional Powwow in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on May 12, 2024. Hundreds of indigenous people from various tribes across Canada gathered on Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day with a powwow, a traditional social gathering featuring music and dance. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua

$(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Qinwen of China serves during women\'s singles round of 32 match against Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic at the WTA Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Jing$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

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(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Qinwen of China serves during women's singles round of 32 match against Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic at the WTA Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing

$(240513) -- BOCHUM, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amine Adli (3rd R) of Bayer 04 Leverkusen heads to score during the German first division Bundesliga football match between VfL Bochum and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bochum, Germany, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)GERMANY-BOCHUM-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BOCHUM VS L

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(240513) -- BOCHUM, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amine Adli (3rd R) of Bayer 04 Leverkusen heads to score during the German first division Bundesliga football match between VfL Bochum and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bochum, Germany, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua

$(240513) -- GENEVA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pick cherries at a cherry orchard in Taishan Village of Hangzhou, east China\'s Zhejiang Province, April 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/Xu Yu$

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Apr 24, 2024 06:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: China's visa-free policy ignites

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(240513) -- GENEVA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pick cherries at a cherry orchard in Taishan Village of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yu

$(240513) -- SKOPJE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gordana Siljanovska Davkova speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 12, 2024. Davkova was sworn in as president of North Macedonia on Sunday. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-DAVKOVA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURAT

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(240513) -- SKOPJE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gordana Siljanovska Davkova speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 12, 2024. Davkova was sworn in as president of North Macedonia on Sunday. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua

$(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua\/Huo Jing$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

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(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing

$(240513) -- HODEIDAH, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows crew members of the Galaxy Leader on the ship near the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen. A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited on Sunday the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier hijacked by the Houthi group, and met with its crew near the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen. TO GO WITH "Int\'l Red Cross delegation visits crew of hijacked ship in Yemen" (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

YEMEN-HODEIDAH-HIJACKED SHIP-GALAXY LEADER-ICRC-VI

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(240513) -- HODEIDAH, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows crew members of the Galaxy Leader on the ship near the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen. A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited on Sunday the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier hijacked by the Houthi group, and met with its crew near the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen. TO GO WITH "Int'l Red Cross delegation visits crew of hijacked ship in Yemen" (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua

$(240513) -- VIENNA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Elias Kofler (C) of Austria competes during the 2025 IHF Men\'s World Championship European Qualification match between Austria and Georgia in Vienna, Austria, on May 12, 2024. (Xinhua\/He Canling$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)AUSTRIA-VIENNA-HANDBALL-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-EUR

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(240513) -- VIENNA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Elias Kofler (C) of Austria competes during the 2025 IHF Men's World Championship European Qualification match between Austria and Georgia in Vienna, Austria, on May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/He Canling

$(240513) -- NOVI SAD, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Spain\'s players celebrate victory after the 2025 IHF Men\'s World Championship European Qualification match between Serbia and Spain in Novi Sad, Serbia, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)AUSTRIA-NOVI SAD-HANDBALL-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-E

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(240513) -- NOVI SAD, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Spain's players celebrate victory after the 2025 IHF Men's World Championship European Qualification match between Serbia and Spain in Novi Sad, Serbia, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua

$(240513) -- MADRID, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Real Madrid celebrate with their trophy as they parade on a bus during a ceremony of Real Madrid\'s celebration after winning the champion of the 2023-2024 Spanish La Liga in Madrid, Spain, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SPAIN-MADRID-FOOTBALL-LA LIGA-REAL MADRID CELE

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(240513) -- MADRID, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Real Madrid celebrate with their trophy as they parade on a bus during a ceremony of Real Madrid's celebration after winning the champion of the 2023-2024 Spanish La Liga in Madrid, Spain, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua

$(240513) -- BERGAMO, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Roma\'s Lorenzo Pellegrini (L) scores during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Roma in Bergamo, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)ITALY-BERGAMO-FOOTBALL-SERIE A-ATALANTA VS ROM

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(240513) -- BERGAMO, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Roma's Lorenzo Pellegrini (L) scores during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Roma in Bergamo, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua

$(240512) -- GAMPAHA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People draw posters related with environmental protection in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, May 12, 2024. A workshop on environmental protection was organized by Sri Lanka\'s National Youth Services Council in Gampaha on Sunday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera\/Xinhua$

May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

SRI LANKA-GAMPAHA-ENVIRONMENT-WORKSHOP

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(240512) -- GAMPAHA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People draw posters related with environmental protection in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, May 12, 2024. A workshop on environmental protection was organized by Sri Lanka's National Youth Services Council in Gampaha on Sunday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua

$(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Chuqin of China celebrates after winning the men\'s singles final against Patrick Franziska of Germany at WTT Saudi Smash 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Haizhou$

May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT

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(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Chuqin of China celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Patrick Franziska of Germany at WTT Saudi Smash 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou

$(240512) -- SEOUL, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Competitors participate in a space-out competition at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2024. A total of 80 teams participated in a space-out competition held at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul on Sunday. The winner was selected based on the participants\' heart rate and the vote of the audience. (Xinhua\/Yao Qilin$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-SPACE-OUT-COMPETITION

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(240512) -- SEOUL, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Competitors participate in a space-out competition at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2024. A total of 80 teams participated in a space-out competition held at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul on Sunday. The winner was selected based on the participants' heart rate and the vote of the audience. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin

$(240512) -- KLATEN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows Kali Talang ecotourism park with Mount Merapi in the backdrop in Klaten regency, Central Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto\/Xinhua$

May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-KLATEN-ECOTOURISM

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(240512) -- KLATEN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows Kali Talang ecotourism park with Mount Merapi in the backdrop in Klaten regency, Central Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua

$(240512) -- DALLAS, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2024 shows a competition robot designed by two 11th grade students at the AI Robotics Academy, an after-school club, in Plano, Texas, the United States. TO GO WITH "Feature: AI robotics learning booms in U.S. education" (Photo by Lin Li\/Xinhua$

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Apr 20, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-TEXAS-AI ROBOTICS LEARNING

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(240512) -- DALLAS, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2024 shows a competition robot designed by two 11th grade students at the AI Robotics Academy, an after-school club, in Plano, Texas, the United States. TO GO WITH "Feature: AI robotics learning booms in U.S. education" (Photo by Lin Li/Xinhua

$(240512) -- BUCHAREST, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women wearing handmade traditional clothes pose during an event celebrating Romanian traditional costume in Bucharest, Romania, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-TRADITIONAL COSTUME

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(240512) -- BUCHAREST, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women wearing handmade traditional clothes pose during an event celebrating Romanian traditional costume in Bucharest, Romania, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua

$(240512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yinfu makes an artwork of Dafeng porcelain carving during a national vocational skills competition held in Guiyang, southwest China\'s Guizhou Province, May 8, 2024. Chen from Yancheng City of Jiangsu Province is an inheritor of Dafeng porcelain carving craftsmanship, which is a national-level intangible cultural heritage and allows artists to create dots and lines by cutting glaze with chisels on porcelain pieces. (Xinhua\/Tao Liang$

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May 08, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-VOCATIONAL SKILLS COMPETITIO

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(240512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yinfu makes an artwork of Dafeng porcelain carving during a national vocational skills competition held in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 8, 2024. Chen from Yancheng City of Jiangsu Province is an inheritor of Dafeng porcelain carving craftsmanship, which is a national-level intangible cultural heritage and allows artists to create dots and lines by cutting glaze with chisels on porcelain pieces. (Xinhua/Tao Liang

$(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A nurse works at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in a hospital in Taizhou City, east China\'s Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. Sunday marked the 113th International Nurses Day. (Photo by Tang Dehong\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

#CHINA-INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY-NURSE WORK (CN)

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(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A nurse works at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in a hospital in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. Sunday marked the 113th International Nurses Day. (Photo by Tang Dehong/Xinhua

$(240512) -- BATI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows the Cambodia-China Friendship Multipurpose Building in Tanorn village, Bati district of Takeo province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-aided poverty alleviation project brings great changes to remote poor village in Cambodia" (Photo by Van Pov\/Xinhua$

May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

CAMBODIA-TAKEO-CHINA AID-POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROJE

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(240512) -- BATI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows the Cambodia-China Friendship Multipurpose Building in Tanorn village, Bati district of Takeo province, Cambodia. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-aided poverty alleviation project brings great changes to remote poor village in Cambodia" (Photo by Van Pov/Xinhua

$(240512) -- BUDAPEST, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Balazs Andras Orban, political director of Hungary\'s prime minister, has an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Budapest, Hungary, May 9, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: China\'s rise an opportunity not threat, says Hungarian official" (Photo by Mate Lefler\/Xinhua$

May 09, 2024 06:00 AM

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

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(240512) -- BUDAPEST, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Balazs Andras Orban, political director of Hungary's prime minister, has an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Budapest, Hungary, May 9, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: China's rise an opportunity not threat, says Hungarian official" (Photo by Mate Lefler/Xinhua

$(240512) -- YANGON, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students pose for a group photo during the seventh Chinese literature and poetry recitation competition in Yangon, Myanmar, May 12, 2024. The seventh Chinese literature and poetry recitation competition took place at the China Cultural Center in Myanmar\'s Yangon on Sunday. TO GO WITH "Chinese recitation competition in Myanmar\'s Yangon sparks interest in Chinese learning" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE RECITATION COMPETITION

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(240512) -- YANGON, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students pose for a group photo during the seventh Chinese literature and poetry recitation competition in Yangon, Myanmar, May 12, 2024. The seventh Chinese literature and poetry recitation competition took place at the China Cultural Center in Myanmar's Yangon on Sunday. TO GO WITH "Chinese recitation competition in Myanmar's Yangon sparks interest in Chinese learning" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua

$(240512) -- CHONGQING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French artist Vincent Cazeneuve teaches students lacquer art at a vocational education center in Chengkou County, southwest China\'s Chongqing Municipality, May 10, 2024. Fascinated by lacquer art, French artist Vincent Cazeneuve came to China 15 years ago with the aim of finding the suitable species of lacquer tree to make lacquer artworks. He had visited many places in China, and finally settled down in Chengkou County of Chongqing where the species of high yield and superior quality of lacquer trees grow. In recent years, Chengkou County has promoted the traditional art, attracting more and more people like Vincent to do lacquer art research and creation here. (Xinhua\/Huang Wei$

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May 10, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-CHONGQING-LACQUER ART-PROMOTION (CN)

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(240512) -- CHONGQING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French artist Vincent Cazeneuve teaches students lacquer art at a vocational education center in Chengkou County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, May 10, 2024. Fascinated by lacquer art, French artist Vincent Cazeneuve came to China 15 years ago with the aim of finding the suitable species of lacquer tree to make lacquer artworks. He had visited many places in China, and finally settled down in Chengkou County of Chongqing where the species of high yield and superior quality of lacquer trees grow. In recent years, Chengkou County has promoted the traditional art, attracting more and more people like Vincent to do lacquer art research and creation here. (Xinhua/Huang Wei

$(240512) -- MINSK, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit an automotive exhibition in Minsk, Belarus, May 11, 2024. The two-day exhibition kicked off here on Saturday. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov\/Xinhua$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

BELARUS-MINSK-AUTO SHOW

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(240512) -- MINSK, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit an automotive exhibition in Minsk, Belarus, May 11, 2024. The two-day exhibition kicked off here on Saturday. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua

$(240512) -- SHANGHAI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the exhibition area of clean energy at the booth of Zhongshan City of south China\'s Guangdong Province during a China brands exposition as part of the 2024 China Brand Day events in Shanghai, east China, May 12, 2024. China Brand Day 2024 events kicked off in Shanghai on Friday as the country continues its efforts to promote brand building. The events, themed "better quality, bright future for Chinese brands," comprise of an opening ceremony, a forum on China\'s brand development, a China brands exposition and other brand-building activities. (Xinhua\/Fang Zhe$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHANGHAI-2024 CHINA BRAND DAY-EXPOSITION (CN

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(240512) -- SHANGHAI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the exhibition area of clean energy at the booth of Zhongshan City of south China's Guangdong Province during a China brands exposition as part of the 2024 China Brand Day events in Shanghai, east China, May 12, 2024. China Brand Day 2024 events kicked off in Shanghai on Friday as the country continues its efforts to promote brand building. The events, themed "better quality, bright future for Chinese brands," comprise of an opening ceremony, a forum on China's brand development, a China brands exposition and other brand-building activities. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe

$(240512) -- BALI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ryoo Jihae (L) of South Korea vies with Nina Mathelus of the Philippines during the Group A match of the AFC U-17 Women\'s Asian Cup 2024 between South Korea and the Philippines at Bali United Training Center in Bali, Indonesia, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua\/Agung Kuncahya B$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-FOOTBALL-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN

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(240512) -- BALI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ryoo Jihae (L) of South Korea vies with Nina Mathelus of the Philippines during the Group A match of the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 2024 between South Korea and the Philippines at Bali United Training Center in Bali, Indonesia, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B

$(240512) -- WEST SUMATRA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescue team members work in a damaged area after a cold lava flood at Agam regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 12, 2024. The death toll from lava floods that struck Indonesia\'s West Sumatra province on Saturday rose to 34, with at least five others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency said on Sunday. The rains poured down the area at the slope of the Marapi volcano on Saturday evening, triggering cold lava floods that hit the regencies of Tanah Datar and Agam, Fajar Sukma, head of the emergency unit of the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency, told Xinhua via phone. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-MOUNT MARAPI-LAVA FLOODS

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(240512) -- WEST SUMATRA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescue team members work in a damaged area after a cold lava flood at Agam regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 12, 2024. The death toll from lava floods that struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Saturday rose to 34, with at least five others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency said on Sunday. The rains poured down the area at the slope of the Marapi volcano on Saturday evening, triggering cold lava floods that hit the regencies of Tanah Datar and Agam, Fajar Sukma, head of the emergency unit of the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency, told Xinhua via phone. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua

$(240512) -- ADDIS ABABA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The launch ceremony of Chinese Enterprises Volunteer Project in Ethiopia is held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2024. A special ceremony was held on Friday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to mark the fifth anniversary of the establishment of China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) Ethiopia Office and the launch of the Chinese Enterprises Volunteer Project with attendees of senior Ethiopian government officials, Chinese diplomats and representatives of Chinese enterprises. TO GO WITH "Chinese foundation wins acclaim for intensifying humanitarian services in Ethiopia" (Xinhua\/Michael Tewelde$

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May 10, 2024 06:00 AM

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINA FOUNDATION-HUMANITARIAN

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(240512) -- ADDIS ABABA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The launch ceremony of Chinese Enterprises Volunteer Project in Ethiopia is held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 10, 2024. A special ceremony was held on Friday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to mark the fifth anniversary of the establishment of China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) Ethiopia Office and the launch of the Chinese Enterprises Volunteer Project with attendees of senior Ethiopian government officials, Chinese diplomats and representatives of Chinese enterprises. TO GO WITH "Chinese foundation wins acclaim for intensifying humanitarian services in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde

(240512) -- DHAKA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man harvests lychees at an orchard in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on May 11, 2024. (Xinhua

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

BANGLADESH-NARAYANGANJ-LYCHEE

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(240512) -- DHAKA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man harvests lychees at an orchard in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on May 11, 2024. (Xinhua

$(240512) -- RIO GRANDE DO SUL, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescue team members transfer equipment and medicine from a flooded hospital in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 10, 2024. The death toll from the storms and floods in south Brazil\'s Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, with 125 people still missing and 756 more injured, the state\'s civil defense agency said Saturday. (Photo by Lucio Tavora\/Xinhua$

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May 10, 2024 06:00 AM

BRAZIL-RIO GRANDE DO SUL-FLOOD-AFTERMATH

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(240512) -- RIO GRANDE DO SUL, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescue team members transfer equipment and medicine from a flooded hospital in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 10, 2024. The death toll from the storms and floods in south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, with 125 people still missing and 756 more injured, the state's civil defense agency said Saturday. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua

$(240512) -- YANGON, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager makes grass brooms at a workshop in Hmawbi Township of Yangon Region, Myanmar, May 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Myanmar traditional broom-making businesses struggle for survival" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe\/Xinhua$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

MYANMAR-YANGON-GRASS BROOM-BUSINESS

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(240512) -- YANGON, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager makes grass brooms at a workshop in Hmawbi Township of Yangon Region, Myanmar, May 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Myanmar traditional broom-making businesses struggle for survival" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua

$(240512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 14, 2024 shows Rosa lucidissima at the Foding Mountain nature reserve in Shiqian County, southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. Chinese researchers have discovered Rosa lucidissima, a critically endangered species of Rosa chinensis, commonly known as China rose, in southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. TO GO WITH "Endangered China rose species spotted in SW China" (Photo by Wu Xu\/Xinhua$

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Apr 14, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHINA ROSE-DISCOVERY (CN)

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(240512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 14, 2024 shows Rosa lucidissima at the Foding Mountain nature reserve in Shiqian County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Chinese researchers have discovered Rosa lucidissima, a critically endangered species of Rosa chinensis, commonly known as China rose, in southwest China's Guizhou Province. TO GO WITH "Endangered China rose species spotted in SW China" (Photo by Wu Xu/Xinhua

$(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger of the first flight on a direct air route linking south China\'s Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, arrives at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. A direct air route linking south China\'s Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, was launched on Saturday. The first flight on the route took off from Shenzhen Baoan International Airport at 9 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Saturday, and arrived in Mexico City at around 11 p.m. local time, with the flight time being approximately 16 hours. The flight, covering over 14,000 kilometers and running twice weekly, is currently the only direct passenger route from China to Mexico, and from China to Latin America. (Xinhua\/Li Mengxin$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

MEXICO-MEXICO CITY-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-LANDING

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(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger of the first flight on a direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, arrives at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. A direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, was launched on Saturday. The first flight on the route took off from Shenzhen Baoan International Airport at 9 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Saturday, and arrived in Mexico City at around 11 p.m. local time, with the flight time being approximately 16 hours. The flight, covering over 14,000 kilometers and running twice weekly, is currently the only direct passenger route from China to Mexico, and from China to Latin America. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin

$(240512) -- LONDON, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows the rehearsal of a light projection show for the 200th anniversary of the National Gallery in London, Britain. The London-based National Gallery of the United Kingdom (UK) kicked off a series of events to commemorate its 200th anniversary on Friday. (Xinhua\/Zheng Bofei$

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May 10, 2024 06:00 AM

BRITAIN-LONDON-NATIONAL GALLERY-200TH ANNIVERSARY

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(240512) -- LONDON, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows the rehearsal of a light projection show for the 200th anniversary of the National Gallery in London, Britain. The London-based National Gallery of the United Kingdom (UK) kicked off a series of events to commemorate its 200th anniversary on Friday. (Xinhua/Zheng Bofei

$(240512) -- CHONGQING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Innovation 5 vessel arriving at Jiangjin Luohuang Port in southwest China\'s Chongqing. This 10,000-tonne-class sea-going vessel arrived in southwest China\'s Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday, becoming the first ship of its size to sail into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua\/Wang Quanchao$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-CHONGQING-10,000-TONNE-CLASS SEA-GOING VESSE

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(240512) -- CHONGQING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows the Innovation 5 vessel arriving at Jiangjin Luohuang Port in southwest China's Chongqing. This 10,000-tonne-class sea-going vessel arrived in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday, becoming the first ship of its size to sail into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao

$(240512) -- FUZHOU, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers move newly harvested tea leaves at a planting base of Wuyi Rock Tea in Wuyishan City, southeast China\'s Fujian Province, May 7, 2024. China\'s Fujian Province is a significant contributor to tea production. In recent years, the tea industry of Fujian has been exploring development by cultivating tea culture, accelerating industrialization and utilizing high-tech. The Fujian tea industry, represented by the production of Fuding White Tea, Wuyi Rock Tea and Anxi Tieguanyin Tea, is accelerating its collaboration with cultural tourism and catering and promoting new products of tea beverages and tea snacks which have become the pillar industry in rural revitalization and an important way to increase income for local villagers. (Xinhua\/Jiang Kehong$

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May 07, 2024 06:00 AM

(FujianPano) CHINA-FUJIAN-TEA INDUSTRY (CN)

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(240512) -- FUZHOU, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers move newly harvested tea leaves at a planting base of Wuyi Rock Tea in Wuyishan City, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 7, 2024. China's Fujian Province is a significant contributor to tea production. In recent years, the tea industry of Fujian has been exploring development by cultivating tea culture, accelerating industrialization and utilizing high-tech. The Fujian tea industry, represented by the production of Fuding White Tea, Wuyi Rock Tea and Anxi Tieguanyin Tea, is accelerating its collaboration with cultural tourism and catering and promoting new products of tea beverages and tea snacks which have become the pillar industry in rural revitalization and an important way to increase income for local villagers. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong

$(240512) -- LHASA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on May 10, 2024 shows pregnant Tibetan antelopes migrating to their habitual birth grounds at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in the northern part of southwest China\'s Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida$

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May 09, 2024 06:00 AM

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PREGNANT TIBETAN ANTELOPES-

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(240512) -- LHASA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on May 10, 2024 shows pregnant Tibetan antelopes migrating to their habitual birth grounds at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida

$(240512) -- HEFEI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Chang\'an electric vehicle runs on a road in Amman, Jordan, on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh\/Xinhua$

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Mar 09, 2024 07:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: NEV makers move fast in China le

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(240512) -- HEFEI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Chang'an electric vehicle runs on a road in Amman, Jordan, on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua

$(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A China Southern Airlines Airbus A350 aircraft serving the direct air route linking south China\'s Shenzhen with Mexico City lands at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. The first direct passenger flight between China and Mexico after the COVID-19 pandemic landed here on Saturday. (Xinhua\/Li Mengxin$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

MEXICO-CHINA-DIRECT FLIGHT-LANDING

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(240512) -- MEXICO CITY, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A China Southern Airlines Airbus A350 aircraft serving the direct air route linking south China's Shenzhen with Mexico City lands at the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. The first direct passenger flight between China and Mexico after the COVID-19 pandemic landed here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin

$(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pair of elephants donated by Laos are seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

CAMBODIA-TAKEO-LAOS-ELEPHANTS-HANDOVER CEREMONY

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(240512) -- TAKEO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A pair of elephants donated by Laos are seen at the Phnom Tamao zoological, protected forest and botanical garden in Takeo province, Cambodia on May 12, 2024. Laos on Sunday handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia in order to further deepen the bond of friendship and solidarity between the two countries and peoples. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua

$(240512) -- VANCOUVER, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children learn to build an electric circuit during the Science Rendezvous event at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on May 11, 2024. The Science Rendezvous is an annual festival held across Canada, offering hands-on activities and demonstrations to foster curiosity and public engagement in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). (Photo by Liang Sen\/Xinhua$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

CANADA-VANCOUVER-UBC-SCIENCE RENDEZVOUS

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(240512) -- VANCOUVER, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children learn to build an electric circuit during the Science Rendezvous event at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on May 11, 2024. The Science Rendezvous is an annual festival held across Canada, offering hands-on activities and demonstrations to foster curiosity and public engagement in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua

$(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man stands in front of the gate of his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan\'s Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS

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(240512) -- BAGHLAN, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man stands in front of the gate of his house following floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village, Baghlan-e-Marzaki District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, May 12, 2024. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua

$(240512) -- LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A shopper walks with bouquets at a flower market in downtown Los Angeles, California, the United States, May 11, 2024. The Mother\'s Day falls on May 12 this year. (Xinhua$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-MOTHER'S DAY-FLOWERS

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(240512) -- LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A shopper walks with bouquets at a flower market in downtown Los Angeles, California, the United States, May 11, 2024. The Mother's Day falls on May 12 this year. (Xinhua

$(240512) -- HOUSTON, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants attend the 3rd Art Bike Parade & Festival in Houston, Texas, the United States, May 11, 2024. The annual event attracted hundreds of people to showcase their creativity in bike designing and enjoy various of activities. (Photo by Chen Chen\/Xinhua$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART BIKE PARADE & FESTIVAL

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(240512) -- HOUSTON, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Participants attend the 3rd Art Bike Parade & Festival in Houston, Texas, the United States, May 11, 2024. The annual event attracted hundreds of people to showcase their creativity in bike designing and enjoy various of activities. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua

$(240512) -- TORONTO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Thiago Martins (L) of New York City FC vies with Prince Owusu of Toronto FC during the 2024 Major League Soccer (MLS) match between Toronto FC and New York City FC in Toronto, Canada, on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng\/Xinhua$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-SOCCER-MLS-TORONTO FC VS NEW YO

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(240512) -- TORONTO, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Thiago Martins (L) of New York City FC vies with Prince Owusu of Toronto FC during the 2024 Major League Soccer (MLS) match between Toronto FC and New York City FC in Toronto, Canada, on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua

$(240512) -- RIGA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People in traditional costumes attend a celebration at the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia, in Riga, Latvia, on May 11, 2024. Covering about 87 hectares, this biggest open-air museum in Latvia held its centennial celebration on Saturday. (Photo by Janis Laizans\/Xinhua$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

LATVIA-RIGA-ETHNOGRAPHIC OPEN-AIR MUSEUM-CENTENNIA

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(240512) -- RIGA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People in traditional costumes attend a celebration at the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia, in Riga, Latvia, on May 11, 2024. Covering about 87 hectares, this biggest open-air museum in Latvia held its centennial celebration on Saturday. (Photo by Janis Laizans/Xinhua

$(240512) -- PRAGUE, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dragon boat crew members from Pujiang County of east China\'s Zhejiang Province take part in the race at the 27th Prague Dragon Boat Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova\/Xinhua$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

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(240512) -- PRAGUE, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dragon boat crew members from Pujiang County of east China's Zhejiang Province take part in the race at the 27th Prague Dragon Boat Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua

$(240512) -- STAVELOT, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The #12 Hertz Team Jota\'s British drivers Will Stevens and Callum Ilott drive Porsche 963 (front L) during the Hypercar category race at the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium, May 11, 2024. (Photo by Qian Jun\/Xinhua$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)BELGIUM-STAVELOT-WEC-6 HOURS OF SPA

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(240512) -- STAVELOT, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The #12 Hertz Team Jota's British drivers Will Stevens and Callum Ilott drive Porsche 963 (front L) during the Hypercar category race at the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium, May 11, 2024. (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua