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$(240921) -- CAIRO, Sept. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mathieu De Cillia (L) of France competes during the 3rd IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship 2024 semifinals between Egypt and France in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Ahmed Gomaa$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-WHEELCHAIR HANDBALL-WORLD CHAMPION

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(240921) -- CAIRO, Sept. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mathieu De Cillia (L) of France competes during the 3rd IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship 2024 semifinals between Egypt and France in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa

$(240921) -- AUGSBURG, Sept. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Moritz Jenz of Mainz reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and FSV Mainz 05 in Augsburg, Germany, Sept. 20, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz\/Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)GERMANY-AUGSBURG-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-AUGSBURG

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(240921) -- AUGSBURG, Sept. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Moritz Jenz of Mainz reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and FSV Mainz 05 in Augsburg, Germany, Sept. 20, 2024. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua

$(240920) -- WINDHOEK, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the 15th Chinese medical team attend a rotating ceremony for the 15th and 16th Chinese medical teams at the Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, on Sept. 20, 2024. Namibia\'s Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) is considering expanding Chinese medical services across the country, following the growing popularity of the services among Namibians, according to MoHSS Acting Executive Director Jeremia Nghipundjua. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke\/Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CHINA-MEDICAL TEAMS-ROTATION

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(240920) -- WINDHOEK, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the 15th Chinese medical team attend a rotating ceremony for the 15th and 16th Chinese medical teams at the Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, on Sept. 20, 2024. Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) is considering expanding Chinese medical services across the country, following the growing popularity of the services among Namibians, according to MoHSS Acting Executive Director Jeremia Nghipundjua. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua

$(240920) -- MILAN (ITALY), Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation from Women\'s wear Spring\/Summer 2025 collections of Sportmax during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Jing$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

ITALY-MILAN-FASHION WEEK-SPORTMAX

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(240920) -- MILAN (ITALY), Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation from Women's wear Spring/Summer 2025 collections of Sportmax during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing

$(240920) -- QABATIYA, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in front of a building damaged in an Israeli military operation in the town of Qabatiya, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, on Sept. 20, 2024. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (ISA) killed seven Palestinian militants in the northern West Bank, the IDF stated in a statement on Friday. IDF\'s troops killed four Palestinian militants during a firefight in the town of Qabatiya, the statement said. In a separate incident on Thursday night, the Israeli forces identified several armed militants who fired at Israeli forces. Following directives from the ISA and army, an Israeli Air Force jet attacked the vehicle carrying the militants, killing three of them. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh\/Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-QABATIYA-ISRAEL-OPERATION

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(240920) -- QABATIYA, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in front of a building damaged in an Israeli military operation in the town of Qabatiya, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, on Sept. 20, 2024. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (ISA) killed seven Palestinian militants in the northern West Bank, the IDF stated in a statement on Friday. IDF's troops killed four Palestinian militants during a firefight in the town of Qabatiya, the statement said. In a separate incident on Thursday night, the Israeli forces identified several armed militants who fired at Israeli forces. Following directives from the ISA and army, an Israeli Air Force jet attacked the vehicle carrying the militants, killing three of them. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua

$(240920) -- ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firefighting plane extinguishes fires caused by rocket attacks from Lebanon, near northern Israeli border with Lebanon, on Sept. 20, 2024. Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets at more than 30 settlements in western Galilee and a key intelligence base in northern Israel on Friday, retaliating for an Israeli airstrike on Beirut\'s southern suburbs that killed at least 12 people and wounded 66 others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (David Cohen\/JINI via Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-ROCKET ATTACKS-FIRE

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(240920) -- ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firefighting plane extinguishes fires caused by rocket attacks from Lebanon, near northern Israeli border with Lebanon, on Sept. 20, 2024. Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets at more than 30 settlements in western Galilee and a key intelligence base in northern Israel on Friday, retaliating for an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs that killed at least 12 people and wounded 66 others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (David Cohen/JINI via Xinhua

$(240920) -- GOLAN HEIGHTS, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke billows from an area hit by rockets launched from Lebanon, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on Sept. 20, 2024. Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets at more than 30 settlements in western Galilee and a key intelligence base in northern Israel on Friday, retaliating for an Israeli airstrike on Beirut\'s southern suburbs that killed at least 12 people and wounded 66 others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (Ayal Margolin\/JINI via Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GOLAN HEIGHTS-LEBANON-BORDER-CONFLICT

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(240920) -- GOLAN HEIGHTS, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke billows from an area hit by rockets launched from Lebanon, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on Sept. 20, 2024. Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets at more than 30 settlements in western Galilee and a key intelligence base in northern Israel on Friday, retaliating for an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs that killed at least 12 people and wounded 66 others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua

$(240920) -- ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli anti-missile system intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon, near the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, on Sept. 20, 2024. Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets at more than 30 settlements in western Galilee and a key intelligence base in northern Israel on Friday, retaliating for an Israeli airstrike on Beirut\'s southern suburbs that killed at least 12 people and wounded 66 others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (Ayal Margolin\/JINI via Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-CONFLICT

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(240920) -- ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli anti-missile system intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon, near the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, on Sept. 20, 2024. Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets at more than 30 settlements in western Galilee and a key intelligence base in northern Israel on Friday, retaliating for an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs that killed at least 12 people and wounded 66 others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua

$(240920) -- KAFR KILA (LEBANON), Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Kafr Kila, Lebanon, on Sept. 20, 2024. Lebanese military sources reported on Friday Israeli airstrikes hit six locations in southern Lebanon, while artillery shelled 11 border towns earlier in the day. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan\/Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

LEBANON-KAFR KILA-ISRAEL-BORDER-CONFLICT

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(240920) -- KAFR KILA (LEBANON), Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Kafr Kila, Lebanon, on Sept. 20, 2024. Lebanese military sources reported on Friday Israeli airstrikes hit six locations in southern Lebanon, while artillery shelled 11 border towns earlier in the day. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua

$(240920) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather at a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 20, 2024. An Israeli airstrike on Beirut\'s southern suburbs killed at least 12 people and wounded 66 others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry on Friday. (Xinhua\/Bilal Jawich$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

LEBANON-BEIRUT-ISRAEL-AIRSTRIKE

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(240920) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather at a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 20, 2024. An Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs killed at least 12 people and wounded 66 others, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry on Friday. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich

$(240921) -- BEIJING, Sept. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The leading Party members group of the Standing Committee of the National People\'s Congress (NPC) holds a meeting to study the important speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a meeting on Sept. 14 celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the NPC, Sept. 20, 2024. Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee and secretary of its leading Party members group, presided over the group\'s meeting and delivered remarks. (Xinhua\/Zhang Ling$

Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-NPC-LEADING PARTY MEMBERS GROUP-STUDY-MEETIN

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(240921) -- BEIJING, Sept. 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The leading Party members group of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) holds a meeting to study the important speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a meeting on Sept. 14 celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the NPC, Sept. 20, 2024. Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee and secretary of its leading Party members group, presided over the group's meeting and delivered remarks. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling

$(240920) -- AUCKLAND, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A performance of traditional Maori dance and singing is staged during the opening ceremony of the 2024 New Zealand-China Products Expo in Auckland, New Zealand, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 New Zealand-China Products Expo kicked off in Auckland on Friday with the participation of importers and exporters from both countries. The three-day event, showcasing products from both China and New Zealand, aims to promote trade ties between the two countries. (Xinhua\/Guo Lei$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINA PRODUCTS EXPO-OPENING (

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(240920) -- AUCKLAND, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A performance of traditional Maori dance and singing is staged during the opening ceremony of the 2024 New Zealand-China Products Expo in Auckland, New Zealand, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 New Zealand-China Products Expo kicked off in Auckland on Friday with the participation of importers and exporters from both countries. The three-day event, showcasing products from both China and New Zealand, aims to promote trade ties between the two countries. (Xinhua/Guo Lei

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with the country\'s delegation for the 17th Summer Paralympic Games at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Ye$

Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-PARIS SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAM

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with the country's delegation for the 17th Summer Paralympic Games at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Ye

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Lifeng, Chinese vice premier and Chinese lead person for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, meets with a delegation led by Jay Shambaugh, under secretary for international affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. Shambaugh is in China to attend the fifth meeting of the China-U.S. economic working group. (Xinhua\/Liu Bin$

Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-U.S. DELEGATION-MEETING (C

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Lifeng, Chinese vice premier and Chinese lead person for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, meets with a delegation led by Jay Shambaugh, under secretary for international affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. Shambaugh is in China to attend the fifth meeting of the China-U.S. economic working group. (Xinhua/Liu Bin

$(240920) -- YANGON, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Zhihong, minister counselor of the Chinese embassy in Myanmar, delivers a speech at the 2024 China Film Week at the China Cultural Center in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 China Film Week commenced in Yangon, Myanmar on Friday, with more than 100 representatives from Myanmar\'s film, literature, education and media sectors as well as overseas Chinese communities attending the event. (Xinhua\/Myo Kyaw Soe$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE FILM WEEK

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(240920) -- YANGON, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Zhihong, minister counselor of the Chinese embassy in Myanmar, delivers a speech at the 2024 China Film Week at the China Cultural Center in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 China Film Week commenced in Yangon, Myanmar on Friday, with more than 100 representatives from Myanmar's film, literature, education and media sectors as well as overseas Chinese communities attending the event. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe

$(240920) -- XI\'AN, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yu Jiahao (R) of China shoots during a warmup basketball match between Chinese men\'s basketball team and Spanish Liga ACB club Joventut Badalona in Xi\'an, northwest China\'s Shaanxi Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Yibo$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-BASKETBALL-WARMUP MATCH

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(240920) -- XI'AN, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yu Jiahao (R) of China shoots during a warmup basketball match between Chinese men's basketball team and Spanish Liga ACB club Joventut Badalona in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Yibo

$(240920) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yin Jiping, Party secretary of Tayuanzhuang Village, explains the working plans of local government to villagers at the meeting hall of Tayuanzhuang Village, Zhengding County, north China\'s Hebei Province, July 21, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: A glimpse into democratic practice in north China hamlet" (Xinhua\/Zhou Rui$

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Jul 21, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HEBEI-ZHENGDING-VILLAGE-DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE

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(240920) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yin Jiping, Party secretary of Tayuanzhuang Village, explains the working plans of local government to villagers at the meeting hall of Tayuanzhuang Village, Zhengding County, north China's Hebei Province, July 21, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: A glimpse into democratic practice in north China hamlet" (Xinhua/Zhou Rui

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Malaysia\'s King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Xiang$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-MALAYSIA'S KING-MEETING (CN

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xiang

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Devon Dotson (2nd R) of Joventut Badalona falls during a warmup basketball match between Chinese men\'s basketball team and Spanish Liga ACB club Joventut Badalona in Xi\'an, northwest China\'s Shaanxi Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Yibo$

Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT(CN)

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Devon Dotson (2nd R) of Joventut Badalona falls during a warmup basketball match between Chinese men's basketball team and Spanish Liga ACB club Joventut Badalona in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Yibo

$(240920) -- GAZA, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy sits on debris after an Israeli bombardment in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Sept. 20, 2024. (Photo by Marwan Dawood\/Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-NUSEIRAT REFUGEE CAMP-ISRAELI ATTACK-

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(240920) -- GAZA, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy sits on debris after an Israeli bombardment in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Sept. 20, 2024. (Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at a meeting celebrating the 75th founding anniversary of the Chinese People\'s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Xie Huanchi$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-CPPCC-75TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY-MEET

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at a meeting celebrating the 75th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi

$(240920) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Jiting\/Ren Xiangyu (front) of China compete during the men\'s doubles quarterfinal match against Kim Astrup\/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark at the China Open 2024 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yang Lei$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-CHANGZHOU-BADMINTON-CHINA OPEN-MEN'S DOU

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(240920) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu (front) of China compete during the men's doubles quarterfinal match against Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark at the China Open 2024 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Lei

$(240920) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jia Yifan (R)\/Zheng Yu of China compete during the women\'s doubles quarterfinal match against Lee Yu Lim\/Shin Seung Chan of South Korea at the China Open 2024 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yang Lei$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-CHANGZHOU-BADMINTON-CHINA OPEN-WOMEN'S D

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(240920) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jia Yifan (R)/Zheng Yu of China compete during the women's doubles quarterfinal match against Lee Yu Lim/Shin Seung Chan of South Korea at the China Open 2024 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Lei

$(240920) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lei Lanxi of China hits a return during the men\'s singles quarterfinal match against Jonatan Christie of Indonesia at the China Open 2024 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yang Lei$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-CHANGZHOU-BADMINTON-CHINA OPEN-MEN'S SIN

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(240920) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lei Lanxi of China hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Jonatan Christie of Indonesia at the China Open 2024 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Lei

$(240920) -- ISTANBUL, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 18, 2024 shows a fishing boat returning to the Gurpinar Harbour in Istanbul, T¨¹rkiye. The market has become busy since September as T¨¹rkiye enters the peak fishing season which typically lasts until April of the following year. (Xinhua\/Liu Lei$

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Sep 18, 2024 06:00 AM

T?RKIYE-ISTANBUL-AQUATIC PRODUCTS MARKET

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(240920) -- ISTANBUL, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 18, 2024 shows a fishing boat returning to the Gurpinar Harbour in Istanbul, T¨¹rkiye. The market has become busy since September as T¨¹rkiye enters the peak fishing season which typically lasts until April of the following year. (Xinhua/Liu Lei

$(240920) -- HEFEI, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a scene at the opening ceremony of the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China\'s Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China\'s Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector. Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua\/Huang Bohan$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-ANHUI-WORLD MANUFACTURING CONVENTION-INTELLI

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(240920) -- HEFEI, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a scene at the opening ceremony of the 2024 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 World Manufacturing Convention opened Friday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, highlighting the latest products and innovations in the manufacturing sector. Themed "Intelligent Manufacturing for a Better Future," the four-day event boasts a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters and includes exhibitions, forums and seminars. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Robert Maersk Uggla, chair of the board of A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk), in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Shen Hong$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-MAERSK-CHAIR OF BOARD-MEET

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Robert Maersk Uggla, chair of the board of A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk), in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Hong

$(240920) -- COLOMBO, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials carry ballot boxes a day before the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 20, 2024. Sri Lanka\'s presidential election will take place on Sept. 21 with over 17 million registered voters to elect the South Asian country\'s president for the next five years. (Photo by Gayan Sameera\/Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

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(240920) -- COLOMBO, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election officials carry ballot boxes a day before the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 20, 2024. Sri Lanka's presidential election will take place on Sept. 21 with over 17 million registered voters to elect the South Asian country's president for the next five years. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Malaysia\'s King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhai Jianlan$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-MALAYSIA'S KING-TALKS (CN

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan

$(240920) -- GAZA, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians check on destroyed buildings in Jabalia in northern Gaza on Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki\/Xinhua$

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Sep 19, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA-DESTROYED BUILDINGS

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(240920) -- GAZA, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians check on destroyed buildings in Jabalia in northern Gaza on Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua

$(240920) -- WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Customers queue to buy food at a supermarket in Foster City, California, the United States, July 11, 2024. (Photo by Li Jianguo\/Xinhua$

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Jul 11, 2024 06:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: U.S. Fed cuts drastic half point

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(240920) -- WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Customers queue to buy food at a supermarket in Foster City, California, the United States, July 11, 2024. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People\'s Congress Standing Committee, meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Ding Haitao$

Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-CAMBODIAN KING-QUEEN MOTHE

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao

$(240920) -- XICHANG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket carrying four new satellites for the Tianqi constellation blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China\'s Sichuan Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The four satellites, named Tianqi 29-32, were launched at 5:43 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a KZ-1A carrier rocket and have entered the planned orbit. This launch marks the 33rd flight mission involving a KZ-1A carrier rocket. (Photo by Yang Xi\/Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(EyesOnSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCHING (CN

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(240920) -- XICHANG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket carrying four new satellites for the Tianqi constellation blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 20, 2024. The four satellites, named Tianqi 29-32, were launched at 5:43 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a KZ-1A carrier rocket and have entered the planned orbit. This launch marks the 33rd flight mission involving a KZ-1A carrier rocket. (Photo by Yang Xi/Xinhua

$(240920) -- BUCHAREST, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Former Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila (1st L) addresses the first China-Romania business roundtable in Bucharest, Romania, Sept. 19, 2024. TO GO WITH "China-Romania business roundtable debuts in Bucharest" (Photo by Cristian Cristel\/Xinhua$

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Sep 19, 2024 06:00 AM

ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHINA-ROMANIA-BUSINESS ROUNDTABL

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(240920) -- BUCHAREST, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Former Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila (1st L) addresses the first China-Romania business roundtable in Bucharest, Romania, Sept. 19, 2024. TO GO WITH "China-Romania business roundtable debuts in Bucharest" (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua

$(240920) -- FROUN, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows smoke rising after an Israeli airstrike in Froun, Lebanon, Sept. 19, 2024. Israeli warplanes launched on Thursday about 60 airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho\/Xinhua$

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Sep 19, 2024 06:00 AM

LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSION

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(240920) -- FROUN, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows smoke rising after an Israeli airstrike in Froun, Lebanon, Sept. 19, 2024. Israeli warplanes launched on Thursday about 60 airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua

$(240920) -- HUAPING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers sort and pack mangoes on a production line in Huaping County, southwest China\'s Yunnan Province, Aug. 10, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Mango industry bears fruit in southwest China county" (Photo by Shi Xiongfei\/Xinhua$

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Aug 10, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-YUNNAN-HUAPING-MANGO INDUSTRY (CN)

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(240920) -- HUAPING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers sort and pack mangoes on a production line in Huaping County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 10, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Mango industry bears fruit in southwest China county" (Photo by Shi Xiongfei/Xinhua

$(240920) -- QALAA, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese army members investigate into radio devices thrown near a lighthouse during a search operation in Qalaa, Lebanon, Sept. 19, 2024. The death toll in explosions targeting pagers and handheld radios across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday has risen to 37, whereas the injuries came at 2,931, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said Thursday. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan\/Xinhua$

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Sep 19, 2024 06:00 AM

LEBANON-QALAA-DEVICE-EXPLOSIONS-SEARCH OPERATION

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(240920) -- QALAA, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese army members investigate into radio devices thrown near a lighthouse during a search operation in Qalaa, Lebanon, Sept. 19, 2024. The death toll in explosions targeting pagers and handheld radios across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday has risen to 37, whereas the injuries came at 2,931, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said Thursday. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a parallel forum themed on "Cultural Dissemination: Film and Television Production with Relevance to the Present Times" during the 2024 Beijing Culture Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhang Cheng$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-CULTURE FORUM-PARALLEL FORUMS (CN)

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a parallel forum themed on "Cultural Dissemination: Film and Television Production with Relevance to the Present Times" during the 2024 Beijing Culture Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng

$(240920) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2024 shows a scene of the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo in Chengdu, southwest China\'s Sichuan Province. The 2024 China (Chengdu) International Low-altitude Economic Partnership Conference & 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo is held here from Sept. 19 to 21, showcasing cutting-edge technologies and new products in low-altitude economy. (Xinhua\/Tang Wenhao$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-CHENGDU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY

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(240920) -- CHENGDU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2024 shows a scene of the 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 2024 China (Chengdu) International Low-altitude Economic Partnership Conference & 2024 Chengdu International Low-altitude Equipment and Services Expo is held here from Sept. 19 to 21, showcasing cutting-edge technologies and new products in low-altitude economy. (Xinhua/Tang Wenhao

$(240920) -- GUIYANG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows a bamboo raft carrying tourists at a scenic spot near the Daxiaojing grand bridge in southwest China\'s Guizhou Province, Sept. 5, 2024. In recent years, Guizhou Province has strived to upgrade its transportation system with an eye toward modernity and connectivity. Currently, more than 30,000 bridges have been built or are under construction in the province. Today, Guizhou boasts about half of the world\'s 100 highest bridges. Some not only help shorten travel time from major cities to scenic spots but also become tourist attractions. (Xinhua\/Liu Xu$

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Sep 05, 2024 06:00 AM

(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-BRIDGES-TOURISM (CN

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(240920) -- GUIYANG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows a bamboo raft carrying tourists at a scenic spot near the Daxiaojing grand bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 5, 2024. In recent years, Guizhou Province has strived to upgrade its transportation system with an eye toward modernity and connectivity. Currently, more than 30,000 bridges have been built or are under construction in the province. Today, Guizhou boasts about half of the world's 100 highest bridges. Some not only help shorten travel time from major cities to scenic spots but also become tourist attractions. (Xinhua/Liu Xu

$(240920) -- RICHMOND, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A 1938 Volkswagen Beetle is displayed during a preview of the Family Treasures exhibition at the Richmond Museum in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 19, 2024. The event, scheduled to run from Sept. 21, 2024 to Aug. 17, 2025, gives people from different ethnic groups a chance to showcase their treasures and share their stories with a wider audience. It highlights personal histories and connections revealed through family heirlooms, celebrating the diverse stories within the community. (Photo by Liang Sen\/Xinhua$

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Sep 19, 2024 06:00 AM

CANADA-RICHMOND-FAMILY TREASURES EXHIBITION

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(240920) -- RICHMOND, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A 1938 Volkswagen Beetle is displayed during a preview of the Family Treasures exhibition at the Richmond Museum in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, Sept. 19, 2024. The event, scheduled to run from Sept. 21, 2024 to Aug. 17, 2025, gives people from different ethnic groups a chance to showcase their treasures and share their stories with a wider audience. It highlights personal histories and connections revealed through family heirlooms, celebrating the diverse stories within the community. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua

$(240920) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ohori Aya of Japan hits a return during the women\'s singles quarterfinal match against Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand at the China Open 2024 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yang Lei$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-CHANGZHOU-BADMINTON-CHINA OPEN-WOMEN'S S

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(240920) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ohori Aya of Japan hits a return during the women's singles quarterfinal match against Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand at the China Open 2024 badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Lei

$(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gabor Borsanyi, President of the International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ), plays teqball with local students during the opening ceremony of the International Teqball Research Centre at the Capital University of Physical Education and Sports in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Ming$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-TEQBALL-FITEQ RESEARCH CENTRE (C

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(240920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gabor Borsanyi, President of the International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ), plays teqball with local students during the opening ceremony of the International Teqball Research Centre at the Capital University of Physical Education and Sports in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming

$(240920) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A citizen rides amid rainfall in a street in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 20, 2024. China\'s financial hub, Shanghai, had evacuated 112,000 people as of Friday morning due to Typhoon Pulasan, which brought record-breaking rainfall to parts of the city. According to the municipal flood control office, 649 vessels have either been evacuated or returned to port to seek shelter, 54 train services have been suspended, and 26 ferries\' operations have been halted. (Xinhua\/Fang Zhe$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHANGHAI-TYPHOON PULASAN-RAINFALL (CN)

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(240920) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A citizen rides amid rainfall in a street in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 20, 2024. China's financial hub, Shanghai, had evacuated 112,000 people as of Friday morning due to Typhoon Pulasan, which brought record-breaking rainfall to parts of the city. According to the municipal flood control office, 649 vessels have either been evacuated or returned to port to seek shelter, 54 train services have been suspended, and 26 ferries' operations have been halted. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe

$(240920) -- DAOZHEN, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate at Zimuyan tunnel along the Wulong-Daozhen highway in southwest China\'s Guizhou Province, Sept. 19, 2024. The construction in both directions of the 7,407-meter-long Zimuyan tunnel, part of the Wulong-Daozhen highway, has been completed on Thursday. (Xinhua\/Tao Liang$

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Sep 19, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ZIMUYAN TUNNEL-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

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(240920) -- DAOZHEN, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate at Zimuyan tunnel along the Wulong-Daozhen highway in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 19, 2024. The construction in both directions of the 7,407-meter-long Zimuyan tunnel, part of the Wulong-Daozhen highway, has been completed on Thursday. (Xinhua/Tao Liang

$(240920) -- TAIYUAN, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02B 01-06 satellites are launched aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket and enter the preset orbit successfully from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China\'s Shanxi Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Photo by Zheng Taotao\/Xinhua$

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Sep 20, 2024 06:00 AM

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-TAIYUAN-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

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(240920) -- TAIYUAN, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Jilin-1 Kuanfu 02B 01-06 satellites are launched aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket and enter the preset orbit successfully from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 20, 2024. (Photo by Zheng Taotao/Xinhua

$(240920) -- NANCHANG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tao Yonghong makes a Gan hair embroidery work at an exhibition center for intangible cultural heritage in Nanchang, east China\'s Jiangxi Province, Sept. 13, 2024. Gan hair embroidery is an art that uses human hair as thread to create intricate designs on fabric. With a history of nearly 500 years, it is recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of Jiangxi Province. The word Gan itself is a shortened name for Jiangxi. In the hands of Tao Yonghong, the 17th generation inheritor of Gan hair embroidery making skills, hair becomes the ink and colors of a painter that depict all sorts of objects such as landscapes, figures, flowers and birds. Apart from inheriting the traditions, Tao has developed many customized works, sewing memories and blessings into the embroidery works for her clients. (Xinhua\/Sui Shangjun$

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Sep 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-HAIR EMBROIDERY-INHERITOR (

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(240920) -- NANCHANG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tao Yonghong makes a Gan hair embroidery work at an exhibition center for intangible cultural heritage in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 13, 2024. Gan hair embroidery is an art that uses human hair as thread to create intricate designs on fabric. With a history of nearly 500 years, it is recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of Jiangxi Province. The word Gan itself is a shortened name for Jiangxi. In the hands of Tao Yonghong, the 17th generation inheritor of Gan hair embroidery making skills, hair becomes the ink and colors of a painter that depict all sorts of objects such as landscapes, figures, flowers and birds. Apart from inheriting the traditions, Tao has developed many customized works, sewing memories and blessings into the embroidery works for her clients. (Xinhua/Sui Shangjun

$(240920) -- BANDUNG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Port FC celebrate a goal during the AFC Champions League Two Group F football match between Indonesia\'s Persib Bandung and Thailand\'s Port FC in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam\/Xinhua$

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Sep 19, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)INDONESIA-BANDUNG-FOOTBALL-AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGU

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(240920) -- BANDUNG, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Port FC celebrate a goal during the AFC Champions League Two Group F football match between Indonesia's Persib Bandung and Thailand's Port FC in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua

$(240920) -- MEKNES, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept.15, 2024 shows the ruins of Volubilis near the city of Meknes in northern Morocco. Volubilis, a UNESCO world heritage site, is famous for its rich Ancient Roman building ruins, mosaics, marble and bronze statuary. (Xinhua\/Huo Jing$

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Sep 15, 2024 06:00 AM

MOROCCO-MEKNES-WORLD HERITAGE-VOLUBILIS

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(240920) -- MEKNES, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept.15, 2024 shows the ruins of Volubilis near the city of Meknes in northern Morocco. Volubilis, a UNESCO world heritage site, is famous for its rich Ancient Roman building ruins, mosaics, marble and bronze statuary. (Xinhua/Huo Jing

$(240919) -- BEIJING, Sept. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yin Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, attends the 2024 Beijing Culture Forum and delivers a speech in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 19, 2024. The forum opened here on Thursday. (Xinhua\/Li Xiang$

Sep 19, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-YIN LI-2024 BEIJING CULTURE FORUM-SP

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(240919) -- BEIJING, Sept. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yin Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, attends the 2024 Beijing Culture Forum and delivers a speech in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 19, 2024. The forum opened here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Li Xiang