BEIJING — A strong earthquake hit a remote part of western China overnight killing at least 118 people and injuring more than 200, the state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.

The tremblor hit Jishishan County, in the southwestern part of Gansu province near the border with Qinghai province —     1    mountainous region populated, in part, by members of the Tibetan, Hui, Dongxiang and Salar ethnic groups.

Xinhua said the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2.     2    the dead, 100 were in Gansu and another 11 in Qinghai. The quake damaged water, electricity, transport, communications and other infrastructure (基础设施) in the area, it said. Chinese leader Xi Jinping quickly called for all-out efforts in search and rescue and    3     (treat) the injured. He also urged the hasty deployment of relief materials and infrastructure    4    (repair) , because the area is at high altitude and the winter weather is cold.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 5.9,     5     reported several aftershocks. Rescue teams told Chinese media that frozen roads made driving into the towns and villages in Jishishan county, the area most    6    (affect) difficult. It’s a area inhabited by numerous ethnic minority groups, including Tibetans and Salars. Rescuers are now working in average temperatures of about 14 degrees Fahrenheit, well below    7     (freeze).

About 10 hours later,     8     (far) west, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in the Xinjiang region     9    (strike) near China’s border with Kygyzstan. The earthquake happened in a remote area. So far, no casualties or building damage    10    (report).

French disaster epic Notre-Dame on Fire hits Chinese big screen

This April marks the     1     (four) anniversary of Notre-Dame in Paris being engulfed by the biggest blaze in its history.

NotreDame on Fire, now in Chinese cinemas, is a disaster epic     2     veteran French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud, who also helmed Wolf Totem(2015), a drama film     3     (adapt) from Chinese writer Jiang Rong’s eponymous novel. The film made its China premiere on April 6 in Beijing in the presence of France’s Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak and the director.

Presenting a blow-by-blow recreation of the gripping events that     4     (happen) on April 15, 2019 when the fire at the French medieval catholic cathedral rocked France and shocked the whole world, Annaud’s new film hails the heroic people who put their lives on     5     line to accomplish the awe-inspiring rescue. Annaud unveiled the filming details of the film to the audience     6     (attend) the China premiere.

“It was a     7     (danger) movie. The actors were actually very close to the extremely violent fire, 1,200-degree Fahrenheit fire. There are very few digital special effects. Almost all of what you have seen are     8     (identical) reconstructed sets that I set on fire,” he said.

“When I saw this movie in Paris last year, it took me a few hours     9     I could breathe and walk normally on the street,” said Malak at the film’s China premiere.

The French minister announced that 2024 will be the France-China Year of Culture and Tourism and she invited Chinese tourists to travel to France for the occasion, especially to see the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris,     10     , after almost six years of extensive renovations, is scheduled to reopen to the public in December of the same year.

Japan’s Seniors Discover New Way to Stay Young: Competitive Video-gaming

Sixty-six-year-old Atsuko Oyama shares a goal     1    (hold) by many people a half-century younger. She wants to get 100 kills in the first-person shooter video-game “Apex Legends.”

E-sports promoters who have seen Japan     2    (fall) behind powerhouses such as the U. S. in video-game competitions think the senior market     3     be the way to catch up. And if the over-65 set feels a little more energized after winning over a few rival warriors, so much the better.

Japan is the world’s oldest nation, and its efforts to boost the size of its younger population have been mostly unsuccessful. It is, however, at the forefront of initiatives     4     (keep) old people thinking younger.

Ms. Oyama,     5     player name is Mama, tried out for the team known as the Matagi Snipers after her daughter saw an ad asking for players. She now practices a couple of hours a day at home, sometimes going to acupuncture(针灸)to take care of her tired neck.

The Matagi Snipers, named for a traditional group of bear hunters in northern Japan,     6     (practice) since September at their home base in northern Akita prefecture.

    7     an average age of 68, the 14-person team hopes eventually to compete in professional tournaments in first-person shooter titles such as “Apex Legends,” from Electronic Arts Inc., and Epic Games Inc.’s “Fortnite.”

Before they can gun for prize money or monetize YouTube page views, they need to heed the guidance of coach Yoshito “Lemon” Suda, 28. Some members, to his surprise, didn’t know     8     to use a computer, let alone play a video-game.

“For the first month, it was more like a gathering of some good friends,” Mr. Suda said. “I had to give them a pep talk and tell them, ‘You’re not here for that. You’re going to be professional.’”

The members took it to heart, he said, and now he sees some online playing at midnight.

Mr. Suda begins each practice session with a lecture. After the lecture, it was time to play. Masashi “K” Shinoda, 69, was having a hard time     9    (sense) the presence of enemies.

Coach Lemon motivates his team by telling them age is an advantage. “There is a huge difference in social experience between people who have lived only 20 years versus 60 years,” he said. Younger players tend to be more violent     10     older players can communicate better and lean on teamwork.

Kellogg recalls Honey smacks amid Salmonella outbreak

Federal health officials are warning consumers to stay away from all Honey smacks cereal,     1     is likely behind a multi-state salmonella (沙门氏菌) outbreak that has sickened 130 people.

Kellogg's voluntarily recalled Honey smacks in June, citing possible salmonella contamination. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday that at least 30 people from 19 states have become ill since mid-July,     2     (suggest) that contaminated products may still be in people's homes or on store shelves.

“Do not eat any Kellogg's Honey smacks cereal,     3    . The package size or best-by date,” the CDC warned consumers. “Check your home for it and throw it away or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.”

The CDC also urged retailers     4     (not sell) any Honey smacks, since it's possible that taunted products are still in circulation. It appears, however,     5     most of the new illnesses occurred in people who ate cereal they     6     (purchase) before, the CDC says. Both the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration continue to investigate the outbreak.

“We ceased production of Honey smacks cereal in June     7     we learned of the possible connection to the Salmonella outbreak and have not yet shipped any new cereal to retailers,” a representative from Kellogg Company said. “Kellogg is asking that people who purchased potentially     8     (affect) product discard it and contact the company for a full refund.”

People who consume food taunted by salmonella bacteria     9     develop symptoms inducing diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after exposure, according to the CDC. Most people recover on     10     own within a week, but complications can develop if the infect ion spreads from the intestine to the blood stream.