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$(240514) -- HEBRON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows trucks carrying aid to Gaza damaged by Israeli settlers near the West Bank city of Hebron. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-HEBRON-TRUCKS-AID-DAMAGE

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(240514) -- HEBRON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows trucks carrying aid to Gaza damaged by Israeli settlers near the West Bank city of Hebron. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua

$(240514) -- JAKARTA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Buddhist monks carry water lanterns ahead of Vesak Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 14, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zulkarnain$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-JAKARTA-VESAK DAY-PREPARATION

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(240514) -- JAKARTA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Buddhist monks carry water lanterns ahead of Vesak Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain

$(240514) -- ACCRA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (C) attends the opening of the 3i Africa Summit in Accra, Ghana, on May 13, 2024. Akufo-Addo on Monday urged African countries to develop financial technology (fintech) and the digital economy to accelerate the pace of transformation while opening the 3i Africa Summit in Accra. (Photo by Seth\/Xinhua$

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

GHANA-ACCRA-PRESIDENT-3I AFRICA SUMMIT

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(240514) -- ACCRA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (C) attends the opening of the 3i Africa Summit in Accra, Ghana, on May 13, 2024. Akufo-Addo on Monday urged African countries to develop financial technology (fintech) and the digital economy to accelerate the pace of transformation while opening the 3i Africa Summit in Accra. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua

$(240514) -- GAZA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 14, 2024. Israeli tanks on Tuesday marched towards the center of Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, as tens of thousands of residents fled to evade an Israeli ground offensive, a local source reported. (Photo by Khaled Omar\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-RAFAH-ISRAEL-STRIKES

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(240514) -- GAZA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on May 14, 2024. Israeli tanks on Tuesday marched towards the center of Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, as tens of thousands of residents fled to evade an Israeli ground offensive, a local source reported. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua

$(240514) -- NAIROBI, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site where a residential building collapsed in the Kiamaiko area in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 14, 2024. Four people were rescued from the rubble of a collapsed residential building on Tuesday in the Kiamaiko area, a police officer said. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

KENYA-NAIROBI-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING-COLLAPSE

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(240514) -- NAIROBI, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site where a residential building collapsed in the Kiamaiko area in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 14, 2024. Four people were rescued from the rubble of a collapsed residential building on Tuesday in the Kiamaiko area, a police officer said. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua

$(240514) -- DAMASCUS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamel speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, on May 13, 2024. As Syria\'s power system has suffered significant damage due to the prolonged civil war, the country is planning to develop renewable energy projects to alleviate domestic electricity shortage, Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamel has said. (Photo by Monsef Memari\/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Interview: Syria to develop renewable energy projects to resolve electricity shortage$

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-ELECTRICITY MINISTER-INTERVIEW

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(240514) -- DAMASCUS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamel speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, on May 13, 2024. As Syria's power system has suffered significant damage due to the prolonged civil war, the country is planning to develop renewable energy projects to alleviate domestic electricity shortage, Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamel has said. (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Interview: Syria to develop renewable energy projects to resolve electricity shortage

$(240514) -- CANNES, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greta Gerwig, jury president of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, poses at a photocall before the opening ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-JURY-PHOTOCALL

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(240514) -- CANNES, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greta Gerwig, jury president of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, poses at a photocall before the opening ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240514) -- VIENTIANE, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows the launching ceremony of an e-commerce platform for Lao agricultural products in Vientiane, Laos. Laos\' Ministry of Industry and Commerce launched an e-commerce platform, supported by the Chinese government, for Lao agricultural products, aiming to help local farmers access buyers and increase sales. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane\/Xinhua$

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

LAOS-VIENTIANE-E-COMMERCE PLATFORM-LAUNCHING CEREM

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(240514) -- VIENTIANE, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows the launching ceremony of an e-commerce platform for Lao agricultural products in Vientiane, Laos. Laos' Ministry of Industry and Commerce launched an e-commerce platform, supported by the Chinese government, for Lao agricultural products, aiming to help local farmers access buyers and increase sales. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua

$(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Wenqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, meets with a delegation led by Mohammad Ghazo, chief of the Supreme Judicial Council of Jordan, and Jordanian Attorney General Youssef Dhiabat in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua\/Chen Bin$

May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-CHEN WENQING-JORDAN-JUDICIAL DELEGAT

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(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Wenqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, meets with a delegation led by Mohammad Ghazo, chief of the Supreme Judicial Council of Jordan, and Jordanian Attorney General Youssef Dhiabat in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin

$(240514) -- CANNES, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Meryl Streep, who is going to receive the Honorary Palme d\'Or, poses at a photocall before the opening ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-HONORARY PALME D'OR-PH

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(240514) -- CANNES, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Meryl Streep, who is going to receive the Honorary Palme d'Or, poses at a photocall before the opening ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240514) -- GUIYANG, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French photographer Gregoire de Gaulle is seen at the construction site of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China\'s Guizhou Province, April 27, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: French photographer finds charm of bridges in China\'s Guizhou " (Xinhua\/Luo Fei$

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Apr 26, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GUIZHOU-FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHER-BRIDGES (CN)

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(240514) -- GUIYANG, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French photographer Gregoire de Gaulle is seen at the construction site of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 27, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: French photographer finds charm of bridges in China's Guizhou " (Xinhua/Luo Fei

$(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Naqu team and Shannan team compete during a pearl ball qualification match for the China\'s first national fitness event (southwest region) in Lhasa, southwest China\'s Xizang Autonomous Region, May 14, 2024. Pearl ball, a traditional sport of China\'s Manchu ethnic group, originated from imitating the folk activity of pearling. (Xinhua\/Jigme Dorje$

May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT (CN)

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(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Naqu team and Shannan team compete during a pearl ball qualification match for the China's first national fitness event (southwest region) in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 14, 2024. Pearl ball, a traditional sport of China's Manchu ethnic group, originated from imitating the folk activity of pearling. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje

$(240514) -- ATHENS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view the introduction of the art of Chinese grottoes at Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece, May 11, 2024. The International Touring Exhibition of the Digital Restoration of the Tianlong Mountain Grottoes was held in Athens and attracted many visitors. (Xinhua\/Marios Lolos$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

GREECE-ATHENS-CHINA-GROTTO-ART-EXHIBITION

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(240514) -- ATHENS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view the introduction of the art of Chinese grottoes at Zappeion Hall in Athens, Greece, May 11, 2024. The International Touring Exhibition of the Digital Restoration of the Tianlong Mountain Grottoes was held in Athens and attracted many visitors. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos

$(240514) -- PARIS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 10th France-China Film Festival in Paris, France, May 13, 2024. The 10th France-China Film Festival kicked off in Paris on Monday. (Photo by Julien Mattia\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-PARIS-CHINA-FILM FESTIVAL

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(240514) -- PARIS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 10th France-China Film Festival in Paris, France, May 13, 2024. The 10th France-China Film Festival kicked off in Paris on Monday. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Xinhua

$(240514) -- NANNING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a scene of "Impression Liu Sanjie," an open-air themed performance staged in Yangshuo County of south China\'s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Open-air performance fuels cultural tourism in south China" (Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GUANGXI-TOURISM-OPEN-AIR PERFORMANCE (CN)

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(240514) -- NANNING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a scene of "Impression Liu Sanjie," an open-air themed performance staged in Yangshuo County of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Open-air performance fuels cultural tourism in south China" (Xinhua

$(240514) -- DONGCHUAN, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers Song Dongri (R), Zhong Wei (L) and Wei Li investigate and evaluate the condition of a sand-retaining dam in Dongchuan District of Kunming, southwest China\'s Yunnan Province, May 8, 2024. The Jiangjiagou ravine, located in the Xiaojiang River Basin, was a frequent landslide occurring area. In 1961, an observation and research station of debris flows, known as Dongchuan Station, was established in Jiangjiagou area. Since then, several generations of researchers have observed and studied debris flows, and established a comprehensive disaster reduction model of "stabilizing, blocking and draining", which has laid the foundation of debris flow science in China. A large-scale dynamic simulation experiment platform for mountain disaster was recently put into use in Dongchuan Station. The completion of this scientific device will reveal the natural law of debris flow outbreak, tackle the problems on prevention and control, and reduce the harm on$

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May 08, 2024 06:00 AM

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-YUNNAN-DEBRIS FLOW-SCIENTIFIC RES

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(240514) -- DONGCHUAN, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers Song Dongri (R), Zhong Wei (L) and Wei Li investigate and evaluate the condition of a sand-retaining dam in Dongchuan District of Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 8, 2024. The Jiangjiagou ravine, located in the Xiaojiang River Basin, was a frequent landslide occurring area. In 1961, an observation and research station of debris flows, known as Dongchuan Station, was established in Jiangjiagou area. Since then, several generations of researchers have observed and studied debris flows, and established a comprehensive disaster reduction model of "stabilizing, blocking and draining", which has laid the foundation of debris flow science in China. A large-scale dynamic simulation experiment platform for mountain disaster was recently put into use in Dongchuan Station. The completion of this scientific device will reveal the natural law of debris flow outbreak, tackle the problems on prevention and control, and reduce the harm on

$(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows the sunset glow over Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua\/Li He$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-SUNSET GLOW (CN)

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(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows the sunset glow over Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li He

$(240514) -- CHONGQING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the scene of clouds streaming down the Jinfo Mountain in southwest China\'s Chongqing, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Qu Mingbin\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

#CHINA-CHONGQING-JINFO MOUNTAIN-CLOUDS (CN)

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(240514) -- CHONGQING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the scene of clouds streaming down the Jinfo Mountain in southwest China's Chongqing, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Qu Mingbin/Xinhua

$(240514) -- CHONGQING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2024 shows the site of the 2024 King Pro League (KPL) Spring Season held in Bishan District, Southwest China\'s Chongqing. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chongqing harnesses esports talent to boost digital economy" (Photo by Zeng Qinglong\/Xinhua$

May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-CHONGQING-ESPORTS (CN)

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(240514) -- CHONGQING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2024 shows the site of the 2024 King Pro League (KPL) Spring Season held in Bishan District, Southwest China's Chongqing. TO GO WITH "Across China: Chongqing harnesses esports talent to boost digital economy" (Photo by Zeng Qinglong/Xinhua

$(240514) -- MACAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors watch exhibits at the Jin Yong Wuxia Drama Costumes and Weapons Exhibition held in Macao, south China, May 14, 2024. This exhibition relives the iconic scenes from eight renowned Wuxia TV dramas of the late Chinese martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung, more widely known by his pen name Jin Yong. (Xinhua\/Cheong Kam Ka$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-MACAO-JIN YONG-TV DRAMAS-EXHIBITION (CN)

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(240514) -- MACAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors watch exhibits at the Jin Yong Wuxia Drama Costumes and Weapons Exhibition held in Macao, south China, May 14, 2024. This exhibition relives the iconic scenes from eight renowned Wuxia TV dramas of the late Chinese martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung, more widely known by his pen name Jin Yong. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka

$(240514) -- LHASA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 24, 2024 shows a tea garden in Gelin Village of Medog County, southwest China\'s Xizang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Tea industry flourishes in former secluded valley in Xizang" (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan$

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Apr 25, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XIZANG-MEDOG-TEA INDUSTRY (CN)

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(240514) -- LHASA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 24, 2024 shows a tea garden in Gelin Village of Medog County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Tea industry flourishes in former secluded valley in Xizang" (Xinhua/Jiang Fan

$(240514) -- BALI, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk on a road to view scenery of surrounding paddy fields at Jatiluwih rice terraces in Tabanan Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on May 14, 2024. (Xinhua\/Agung Kuncahya B$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-BALI-JATILUWIH RICE TERRACES

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(240514) -- BALI, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk on a road to view scenery of surrounding paddy fields at Jatiluwih rice terraces in Tabanan Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B

$(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, speaks at a video conference on young people\'s employment and entrepreneurship, in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua\/Pang Xinglei$

May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-DING XUEXIANG-VIDEO CONFERENCE-YOUNG

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(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 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, speaks at a video conference on young people's employment and entrepreneurship, in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei

$(240514) -- YANGZHOU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows an exhibition showcasing the significant archaeological discoveries along the Grand Canal at the China Grand Canal Museum in the city of Yangzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province. The exhibition has more than 240 pieces (sets) of items from eight provincial-level regions along the canal on display, most of which were made public for the first time. TO GO WTIH "Grand Canal exhibition in China showcases archaeological findings" (Photo by Zhang Qingyu\/Xinhua$

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-JIANGSU-YANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL-EXHIBITION (CN)

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(240514) -- YANGZHOU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows an exhibition showcasing the significant archaeological discoveries along the Grand Canal at the China Grand Canal Museum in the city of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. The exhibition has more than 240 pieces (sets) of items from eight provincial-level regions along the canal on display, most of which were made public for the first time. TO GO WTIH "Grand Canal exhibition in China showcases archaeological findings" (Photo by Zhang Qingyu/Xinhua

$(240514) -- KHAN YOUNIS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian woman washes clothes at a shelter provided for the homeless by a local school in southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-THE HOMELESS-SCHOOL-SHELT

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(240514) -- KHAN YOUNIS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian woman washes clothes at a shelter provided for the homeless by a local school in southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua

$(240514) -- SINGAPORE, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists view the tulip blossoms at the floral exhibition "Tulipmania" at Singapore\'s Gardens by the Bay on May 14, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

SINGAPORE-TULIP-EXHIBITION

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(240514) -- SINGAPORE, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists view the tulip blossoms at the floral exhibition "Tulipmania" at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay on May 14, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240514) -- BAGHLAN, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children carry flood-relief materials in Borka District, north Afghanistan\'s Baghlan Province, May 12, 2024. About 40,000 children have lost their homes in north Afghanistan\'s Baghlan province as heavy downpours and floods lashed the province and other regions on Friday, global charity Save the Children said Monday. (Photo by Zahir Khan\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-FLOODS-CHILDREN

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(240514) -- BAGHLAN, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children carry flood-relief materials in Borka District, north Afghanistan's Baghlan Province, May 12, 2024. About 40,000 children have lost their homes in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province as heavy downpours and floods lashed the province and other regions on Friday, global charity Save the Children said Monday. (Photo by Zahir Khan/Xinhua

$(240514) -- LONDON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Shiying, who has dedicated five decades to mastering Miao embroidery, shows Miao embroidery at "Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity" exhibition during the 10th London Craft Week in London, Britain, May 13, 2024. The colorful piece depicts British landmarks like the London Eye, Big Ben, and Tower Bridge alongside traditional Miao ethnic elements. The 10th London Craft Week kicked off here on Monday with hundreds of talents worldwide to celebrate craftsmanship through workshops, exhibitions, and talks across the city. Among them, several events featuring Chinese arts and crafts highlighted the fusion of tradition and innovation. TO GO WITH "Feature: London Craft Week kicks off with Chinese craftsmanship under spotlight" (Xinhua\/Li Ying$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

BRITAIN-LONDON-CRAFT WEEK-CHINESE CRAFTSMANSHIP

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(240514) -- LONDON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Shiying, who has dedicated five decades to mastering Miao embroidery, shows Miao embroidery at "Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity" exhibition during the 10th London Craft Week in London, Britain, May 13, 2024. The colorful piece depicts British landmarks like the London Eye, Big Ben, and Tower Bridge alongside traditional Miao ethnic elements. The 10th London Craft Week kicked off here on Monday with hundreds of talents worldwide to celebrate craftsmanship through workshops, exhibitions, and talks across the city. Among them, several events featuring Chinese arts and crafts highlighted the fusion of tradition and innovation. TO GO WITH "Feature: London Craft Week kicks off with Chinese craftsmanship under spotlight" (Xinhua/Li Ying

$(240514) -- NAGQU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rangers refuel their vehicle during patrol at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima County of southwest China\'s Xizang Autonomous Region, May 9, 2024. Nyima County launched a two-week intensified patrol of the core areas of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, starting from May 7. Located in the northern part of Xizang, the nature reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China\'s national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida$

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May 09, 2024 06:00 AM

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-CHANGTANG NATIONAL NATURE R

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(240514) -- NAGQU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rangers refuel their vehicle during patrol at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima County of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 9, 2024. Nyima County launched a two-week intensified patrol of the core areas of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, starting from May 7. Located in the northern part of Xizang, the nature reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida

$(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China\'s Qinghai Province perform in Beijing, capital of China on May 13, 2024. Thirty actors, all of them career farmers and herders, presented 10 shows, including dance, chorus and short plays here on Monday night. (Xinhua\/Li Xin$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-YUSHU ACTORS-PERFORMANCE (CN)

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(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province perform in Beijing, capital of China on May 13, 2024. Thirty actors, all of them career farmers and herders, presented 10 shows, including dance, chorus and short plays here on Monday night. (Xinhua/Li Xin

$(240514) -- WASHINGTON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden (L) is pictured at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 13, 2024. U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JOE BIDEN-RUSSIAN URANIUM-BA

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(240514) -- WASHINGTON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden (L) is pictured at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 13, 2024. U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua

$(240514) -- HAIKOU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. (GCAM) operate inside the cockpit of an inbound airplane at a hangar of an aircraft maintenance base in Haikou, south China\'s Hainan Province, May 13, 2024. A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of South Korea\'s Jeju Air has recently undergone maintenance by GCAM, which is also the maiden order for maintenance of inbound aircraft from South Korea at the Hainan Free Trade Port. The service is expected to last for about 16 days, eligible to preferential treatments of the free trade port including exemption of cash deposite as well as duty-free fuel and maintenance supplies. (Xinhua\/Zhang Liyun$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-FREE TRADE PORT-SOUTH

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(240514) -- HAIKOU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. (GCAM) operate inside the cockpit of an inbound airplane at a hangar of an aircraft maintenance base in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, May 13, 2024. A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of South Korea's Jeju Air has recently undergone maintenance by GCAM, which is also the maiden order for maintenance of inbound aircraft from South Korea at the Hainan Free Trade Port. The service is expected to last for about 16 days, eligible to preferential treatments of the free trade port including exemption of cash deposite as well as duty-free fuel and maintenance supplies. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun

$(240514) -- XINING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 19, 2024 shows Wang Jianqiong working at the China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory on Waliguan mountain in northwest China\'s Qinghai Province. (Xinhua\/Li Linhai$

May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: Tracing climate change on roof o

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(240514) -- XINING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 19, 2024 shows Wang Jianqiong working at the China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory on Waliguan mountain in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Li Linhai

$(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sells guzheng, also known as Chinese zither, via livestreaming in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China\'s Henan Province, May 13, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua\/Shao Zedong$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(

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(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sells guzheng, also known as Chinese zither, via livestreaming in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, May 13, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong

$(240514) -- WELLINGTON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a view of the White Island, New Zealand. The White Island, a volcanic island in New Zealand\'s North Island, is a famous tourist attraction. On Dec. 9, 2019, the White Island volcanic eruption killed 22 people and injured 25 others. After the eruption all tourist trips to the island have been suspended by the authorities. (Xinhua\/Guo Lei$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

NEW ZEALAND-WHITE ISLAND-AERIAL VIEW

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(240514) -- WELLINGTON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a view of the White Island, New Zealand. The White Island, a volcanic island in New Zealand's North Island, is a famous tourist attraction. On Dec. 9, 2019, the White Island volcanic eruption killed 22 people and injured 25 others. After the eruption all tourist trips to the island have been suspended by the authorities. (Xinhua/Guo Lei

$(240514) -- CANNES, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a huge poster of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival outside the Palais du Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 13, 2024. This year\'s festival runs from May 14 to 25. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-HUGE POSTER

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(240514) -- CANNES, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a huge poster of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival outside the Palais du Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 13, 2024. This year's festival runs from May 14 to 25. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240514) -- BRUSSELS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the "Elegance and Style: Qipao and Shanghai Culture" at the China Cultural Center in Brussels, Belgium, on May 13, 2024. This exhibition on a collection of Chinese traditional Qipao dress and Shanghai culture will be open to the public here from May 14 to Sept. 5. The exhibition will showcase more than 30 Qipao styles from the collection of the Shanghai City History Museum. (Xinhua\/Meng Dingbo$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-SHANGHAI-STYLE QIPAO-EXHIBITION

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(240514) -- BRUSSELS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the "Elegance and Style: Qipao and Shanghai Culture" at the China Cultural Center in Brussels, Belgium, on May 13, 2024. This exhibition on a collection of Chinese traditional Qipao dress and Shanghai culture will be open to the public here from May 14 to Sept. 5. The exhibition will showcase more than 30 Qipao styles from the collection of the Shanghai City History Museum. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo

$(240514) -- BARCELONA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Raphinha of Barcelona celebrates scoring during the Spanish league (La Liga) football match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad in Barcelona, Spain, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Joan Gosa\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SPAIN-BARCELONA-FOOTBALL-LA LIGA-BARCELONA VS

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(240514) -- BARCELONA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Raphinha of Barcelona celebrates scoring during the Spanish league (La Liga) football match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad in Barcelona, Spain, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Joan Gosa/Xinhua

$(240514) -- NAIROBI, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a class at a school in the Mathare slums in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 13, 2024. The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Kenya, triggered by heavy rains, has risen to 277, according to a government announcement. The update came as schools across the nation cautiously resumed classes for the second term, following a two-week delay due to the adverse weather conditions. (Xinhua\/Wang Guansen$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

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(240514) -- NAIROBI, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a class at a school in the Mathare slums in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 13, 2024. The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Kenya, triggered by heavy rains, has risen to 277, according to a government announcement. The update came as schools across the nation cautiously resumed classes for the second term, following a two-week delay due to the adverse weather conditions. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen

$(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Cho Tae-yul, foreign minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua\/Chen Bin$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-ROK-FM-TALKS (CN)

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(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Cho Tae-yul, foreign minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin

$(240513) -- ISTANBUL, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a market in Istanbul, T¨¹rkiye, on May 10, 2024. The Istanbul Planning Agency said in its latest report that the monthly cost of living for a family of four in Istanbul, including rent, has skyrocketed by 81 percent year-on-year, reaching a staggering 55,321 liras. Meat prices have seen the most dramatic rise of 114 percent compared to last year, followed by a 107 percent increase in chicken prices. (Photo by Safar Rajabov\/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: T¨¹rkiye\'s Istanbul feels strain as inflation, cost of living$

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May 10, 2024 06:00 AM

T?RKIYE-ISTANBUL-INFLATION

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(240513) -- ISTANBUL, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a market in Istanbul, T¨¹rkiye, on May 10, 2024. The Istanbul Planning Agency said in its latest report that the monthly cost of living for a family of four in Istanbul, including rent, has skyrocketed by 81 percent year-on-year, reaching a staggering 55,321 liras. Meat prices have seen the most dramatic rise of 114 percent compared to last year, followed by a 107 percent increase in chicken prices. (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: T¨¹rkiye's Istanbul feels strain as inflation, cost of living

$(240513) -- MOSCOW, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the 2nd international exhibition of consumer goods for house, garden, sports and leisure at Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in Moscow, Russia, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CONSUMER GOODS-EXHIBITION

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(240513) -- MOSCOW, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the 2nd international exhibition of consumer goods for house, garden, sports and leisure at Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in Moscow, Russia, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua

$(240513) -- ATHENS, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student shouts slogans during a protest against the war in Gaza Strip, in Athens, Greece, on May 13, 2024. Greek university students are staging an overnight protest here Monday to show their solidarity with Palestinian people. (Xinhua\/Marios Lolos$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

GREECE-ATHENS-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS-PROTEST

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(240513) -- ATHENS, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student shouts slogans during a protest against the war in Gaza Strip, in Athens, Greece, on May 13, 2024. Greek university students are staging an overnight protest here Monday to show their solidarity with Palestinian people. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos

$(240513) -- JABALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2024. The Israeli army said on Monday that it has intensified its offensive from north to south in the Gaza Strip, targeting 120 sites in Rafah city, the neighborhoods of Jabaliya and Zeitoun in Gaza City. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIYA REFUGEE CAMP-ISRAEL-ATTACKS

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(240513) -- JABALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2024. The Israeli army said on Monday that it has intensified its offensive from north to south in the Gaza Strip, targeting 120 sites in Rafah city, the neighborhoods of Jabaliya and Zeitoun in Gaza City. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua

$(240513) -- GAZA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on a street with destroyed buildings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 13, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35,091, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a press statement on Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-DESTROYED BUILDINGS

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(240513) -- GAZA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on a street with destroyed buildings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 13, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35,091, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a press statement on Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua

$(240513) -- KUWAIT CITY, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rainbow appears in the sky over Kuwait City, Kuwait, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Asad\/Xinhua$

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

KUWAIT-KUWAIT CITY-RAINBOW

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(240513) -- KUWAIT CITY, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rainbow appears in the sky over Kuwait City, Kuwait, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua

$(240513) -- GABORONE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lesedi Modo-Mmopelwa, assistant FAO representative, speaks at a commemoration of the International Day of Plant Health in Gaborone, Botswana, on May 13, 2024. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Botswana expressed concern that the extensive use of pesticides to manage pests, weeds, and diseases may increase the risk of harming species essential to ecosystem health. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-FAO-INCREASING USE OF PESTICIDES

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(240513) -- GABORONE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lesedi Modo-Mmopelwa, assistant FAO representative, speaks at a commemoration of the International Day of Plant Health in Gaborone, Botswana, on May 13, 2024. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Botswana expressed concern that the extensive use of pesticides to manage pests, weeds, and diseases may increase the risk of harming species essential to ecosystem health. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua

$(240513) -- MOGADISHU, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People wearing traditional garments participate in an event of SIMAD University\'s cultural week in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 11, 2024. Amid the vibrant colors and rhythmic beats at SIMAD University\'s main campus, a group of boys dressed in traditional white danced energetically, their movements in sync with the heart-pounding drumbeats of Somali folk music. The scene unfolded against a backdrop of traditional Somali food and horses as part of the university\'s cultural week, which began Saturday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi\/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Cultural week celebrated at university to remind students of richness of Somali$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-UNIVERSITY-CULTURAL WEEK

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(240513) -- MOGADISHU, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People wearing traditional garments participate in an event of SIMAD University's cultural week in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 11, 2024. Amid the vibrant colors and rhythmic beats at SIMAD University's main campus, a group of boys dressed in traditional white danced energetically, their movements in sync with the heart-pounding drumbeats of Somali folk music. The scene unfolded against a backdrop of traditional Somali food and horses as part of the university's cultural week, which began Saturday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Cultural week celebrated at university to remind students of richness of Somali

$(240513) -- NAIROBI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member assembles components and parts of an electric vehicle at the warehouse of Hanlin Africa New Energy Technology Company Limited in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 2, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese green business offering life-long skills, income to Kenyan youth" (Xinhua\/Li Yahui$

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May 02, 2024 06:00 AM

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE GREEN BUSINESS

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(240513) -- NAIROBI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member assembles components and parts of an electric vehicle at the warehouse of Hanlin Africa New Energy Technology Company Limited in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 2, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese green business offering life-long skills, income to Kenyan youth" (Xinhua/Li Yahui

$(240513) -- KLATEN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman makes ship in bottle handicraft in Klaten regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Bram Selo\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-KLATEN-SHIP IN BOTTLE-CRAFT

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(240513) -- KLATEN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman makes ship in bottle handicraft in Klaten regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua