Progress Report of Tokyo 2020 Olympics released in Tokyo

10:08, July 25, 2019

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  Sweet potato harvest helps alleviate village out of poverty

  Farmers dig out sweet potatoes in Xiliao Village, Qinzhou City, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on July 23. The sweet potatoes planted in more than 70,000 square meters are expected to bring an approximate profit of 150,000 yuan ($22,000) to this village. (Photos: Xinhua)Farmers carry harvested sweet potatoes home in the rain, on July 23. Farmers in this poverty struck village are taking advantage of the richness of the selenium and other trace elements in its saline-alkali land, and have vigorously developed sweet potato cultivation.Farmers box up the harvested sweet potatoes to sell and export in Xiliao Village, Qinzhou City, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on July 23. This industry will contribute to the alleviation of the villagers from poverty. Farmers taste sweet potatoes in Xiliao Village, Qinzhou City, southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on July 23.

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  Milestones of millennia: Role of jade in China history explored

  Liu Bin , director of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, speaks to the media about a major highlight of the ongoing exhibition at the Palace Museum, a 5,300-year jade article from Liangzhu Culture, called the "king of cong". In 1748, the 37-year-old Emperor

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  Heavy rain hits outskirts of Mumbai, India

  A man rides motorcycle in the flood caused by heavy rain in Virar in the outskirts of Mumbai, India, July 24, 2019. A man wades through a flooded street caused by heavy rain in Virar in the outskirts of Mumbai, India, July 24, 2019.

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  Meteorological department issues yellow warning for rain or thundershowers over Jammu

  A man drives a horse cart in rain in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian controlled Kashmir, July 25, 2019. The Meteorological Department issued a yellow warning for rain or thundershowers over Jammu for the next three days.