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Japan's MUFG Bank head Hanzawa

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa (L) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2024. He apologized over the alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) by a former employee from customers' safe deposit boxes at the Japanese megabank.

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Japan's MUFG Bank head Hanzawa

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa (C) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2024. He apologized over the alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) by a former employee from customers' safe deposit boxes at the Japanese megabank.

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Japan's MUFG Bank head Hanzawa

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa (C) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2024. He apologized over the alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) by a former employee from customers' safe deposit boxes at the Japanese megabank.

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Japan's MUFG Bank head Hanzawa

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2024. He apologized over the alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) by a former employee from customers' safe deposit boxes at the Japanese megabank.

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-QIMEN-TEA (CN)

(240410) -- QIMEN, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers pick tea leaves at a tea garden in Likou Township of Qimen County in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, April 10, 2024. Keemun black tea, which originated in Qimen County of east China's Anhui Province, is one of the most famous Chinese teas featuring an intense aroma. It has a history of more than 100 years. According to local statistics, tea plantations in Qimen produced a comprehensive value of 6.5 billion yuan (about 898.6 million U.S. dollars) in 2023. A total of 7,568 tonnes of tea were produced in the county last year. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-QIMEN-TEA (CN)

(240410) -- QIMEN, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers pick tea leaves at a tea garden in Likou Township of Qimen County in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, April 10, 2024. Keemun black tea, which originated in Qimen County of east China's Anhui Province, is one of the most famous Chinese teas featuring an intense aroma. It has a history of more than 100 years. According to local statistics, tea plantations in Qimen produced a comprehensive value of 6.5 billion yuan (about 898.6 million U.S. dollars) in 2023. A total of 7,568 tonnes of tea were produced in the county last year. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-QIMEN-TEA (CN)

(240410) -- QIMEN, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 10, 2024 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea garden in Likou Township of Qimen County in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. Keemun black tea, which originated in Qimen County of east China's Anhui Province, is one of the most famous Chinese teas featuring an intense aroma. It has a history of more than 100 years. According to local statistics, tea plantations in Qimen produced a comprehensive value of 6.5 billion yuan (about 898.6 million U.S. dollars) in 2023. A total of 7,568 tonnes of tea were produced in the county last year. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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China Real Estate Market Trend

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - The sea view housing project by the sea is seen in Haiyang City, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, September 5, 2023. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in the first seven months of 2023, China's commercial housing sales were 7,045 billion yuan, down 1.5% year-on-year; The sales area of commercial housing was 665.63 million square meters, down 6.5 percent year-on-year.

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China Real Estate Market Trend

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - The sea view housing project by the sea is seen in Haiyang City, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, September 5, 2023. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in the first seven months of 2023, China's commercial housing sales were 7,045 billion yuan, down 1.5% year-on-year; The sales area of commercial housing was 665.63 million square meters, down 6.5 percent year-on-year.

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China Real Estate Market Trend

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - The sea view housing project by the sea is seen in Haiyang City, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, September 5, 2023. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in the first seven months of 2023, China's commercial housing sales were 7,045 billion yuan, down 1.5% year-on-year; The sales area of commercial housing was 665.63 million square meters, down 6.5 percent year-on-year.

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China Real Estate Market Trend

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - The sea view housing project by the sea is seen in Haiyang City, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, September 5, 2023. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in the first seven months of 2023, China's commercial housing sales were 7,045 billion yuan, down 1.5% year-on-year; The sales area of commercial housing was 665.63 million square meters, down 6.5 percent year-on-year.

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China Real Estate Market Trend

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - The sea view housing project by the sea is seen in Haiyang City, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, September 5, 2023. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in the first seven months of 2023, China's commercial housing sales were 7,045 billion yuan, down 1.5% year-on-year; The sales area of commercial housing was 665.63 million square meters, down 6.5 percent year-on-year.

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Egypt grants land to build 3 GW wind farm in southern province

STORY: Egypt grants land to build 3 GW wind farm in southern province DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ENERGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing of land for the western wind power project (courtesy of Egyptian Cabinet) STORYLINE: Egypt granted on Wednesday an 852-square-kilometer land in the southern province of Sohag for building a wind farm that can produce 3 gigawatts of electricity per day, in an attempt to bolster the country's green energy production. The project will be carried out by a joint venture between Egypt's New and Renewable Energy Authority and the consortium partners -- Orascom Construction PLC, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and French energy company ENGIE, according to a government statement. The new wind farm is planned to supply clean energy for two million households and will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions by 6.5 million tons per year, said the statement. The new project will provide 8,000 direct and indirect job opportunities, it added

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1st phase of CNOOC's Zhuhai carbon reduction project put into operation

STORY: 1st phase of CNOOC's Zhuhai carbon reduction project put into operation DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the CNOOC Zhuhai construction site 2. various of workers at work STORYLINE: The first phase of a carbon emission reduction demonstration project of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) was successfully connected to the grid on Wednesday in Zhuhai, south China's Hainan Province. The project, which integrates solar power generation with power storage and charging, will significantly promote clean energy production and consumption in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The project is divided into three phases. The first phase, involving photovoltaic panels that cover an area of 42,000 square meters, or equivalent to 100 standard basketball courts, has an installed capacity of 6.5 megawatts. It will produce 7 million kWh of "green electricity" in the first year of its official operation. The project i

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New image shows black hole expelling powerful jet

STORY: New image shows black hole expelling powerful jet DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the black hole of the M87 galaxy STORYLINE: An international team of researchers has captured the shadow of the black hole at the heart of galaxy M87 and the powerful jet expelled from it in the same image for the first time. The black hole of the M87 galaxy has a mass 6.5 billion times greater than that of the Sun and is 55 million light-years from Earth. In April 2019, an image of a donut-like structure with a dark central region and a bright ring made international headlines as the first-ever image of a black hole. A black hole can engulf matter in its immediate vicinity and eject powerful particles beyond the galaxy that harbor the black hole at the center. Astronomers have been trying to observe the origin of the jet as close as possible to better understand how the energetic jets are created. The latest published M87 black hole imag

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UN chief calls for urgent humanitarian support to prevent crisis in Somalia

STORY: UN chief calls for urgent humanitarian support to prevent crisis in Somalia DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Mogadishu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Antonio Guterres's visit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations addressing a press conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of displaced people at a camp 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English) ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 7. various of press briefing STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday wrapped up his two-day visit to Somalia by calling on donors to ramp up humanitarian support to prevent the crisis in Somalia where the risk of famine is still looming. Guterres, who arrived in Somalia Tuesday in a surprise visit, spoke of the urgent need to "act now to prevent catastrophe" due to the ongoing drought in the country. "Between now and June, 6.5 million Somal

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Border ports in NE China see booming China-Russia trade

STORY: Border ports in NE China see booming China-Russia trade DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Heilongjiang Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHI ZHIXIN, General manager of Shunxing Trading Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG JIZHONG, Staff of Suifenhe Railway Station STORYLINE: Border ports in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province see booming trade between China and Russia. Heihe in China's Heilongjiang Province borders Blagoveshchensk in Russia. A free trade area in the city has contributed to the development of trade ties between the two countries since its establishment in August 2019. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHI ZHIXIN, General manager of Shunxing Trading Co., Ltd. "Our company has exported 1,200 tonnes of fruits and vegetables since February, up 50 percent year on year, with a trade volume of 6.5 million yuan (nearly 1 million U.S. dollars)." Meanwhile, Heilongjiang's Suifenhe port, a key port on the China

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Egypt's agricultural exports hit 6.5 mln tons in 2022

STORY: Egypt's agricultural exports hit 6.5 mln tons in 2022 DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptian Agriculture Ministry 2. various of Egypt's agriculture minister speaking 3. various of an orange farm 4. various of a factory 5. various of a market STORYLINE: Egyptian Agriculture Minister El-Sayed El-Quseir said on Saturday that the country's agricultural exports in 2022 reached nearly 6.5 million tons, a record high for the country. He added the agricultural exports increased last year by around 800,000 tons compared to 2021 and the total value of the exports stood at 3.3 billion U.S. dollars. Citrus fruits, potatoes, onions, and varieties of beans are among the Arab country's top agricultural exports. Egypt is currently the world's biggest exporter of oranges, which account for around 80 percent of its total citrus production. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 100 mln: Johns Hopkins University

STORY: U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 100 mln: Johns Hopkins University DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: NEW YORK, the United States CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of screenshots of Johns Hopkins University COVID map 2. various of the street view in Times Square, New York City STORYLINE: The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 100 million on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. U.S. COVID-19 case count rose to 100,002,248, with a total of 1,088,218 deaths, as of 5:21 p.m. Eastern Time (2221 GMT), showed the data. California topped the state-level caseload list, with more than 11.6 million cases. Texas confirmed the second most cases about 8.1 million, followed by Florida with more than 7.3 million cases, and New York with over 6.5 million cases. The United States remains the nation worst hit by the pandemic, with the world's most cases and deaths, accounting for more than 15 percent of the global caseload and more than 16 percent of the g

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Nakajima signs with A's

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows free agent shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima homering during a Seibu Lions game against the Softbank Hawks at Seibu Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo in September 2012. Nakajima is bound for the Oakland Athletics, with the two sides having agreed on a two-year, $6.5 million deal with additional incentives.

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Bridgestone forecasts extra loss following recall

TOKYO, Japan - Tadakazu Harada, vice president of Bridgestone Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10. He said the company expects an extraordinary loss of 37.2 billion yen on a consolidated basis this business year in connection with the recall of some 6.5 million tires by its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary.

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Japanese team leaves to monitor

A Japanese team of 32 election monitors left Narita airport July 17 for Phnom Penh to monitor the July 26 Cambodian general election. Led by Tetsuya Nishimoto (2nd from R), former chairman of the Self-Defense Forces' Joint Staff Council, the team will join the Joint International Observer Group under the United Nations. Japan has extended 6.5 million dollars to Cambodia to help preparations for the election.

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South Africa, Kenya vow to boost trade cooperation

STORY: South Africa, Kenya vow to boost trade cooperation DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a meeting between Kenyan and South African business leaders 2. various of the presidents of Kenya and South Africa during the forum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EBRAHIM PATEL, South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition 4. various Kenyan and South African presidents speaking to a trader 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOSES KURIA, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Trade Investments and Industry STORYLINE: South Africa and Kenya seek to embrace more opportunities in bilateral trade and investment, said officials from both countries at a business forum in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EBRAHIM PATEL, South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition "Last year, total trade between Kenya and South Africa was only 6.5 billion South African rands (about 366 million U.S. dollars), a fraction of what it can be. Keny

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Myanmar earns over 242.46 mln USD from marine products exports in nearly five months

STORY: Myanmar earns over 242.46 mln USD from marine products exports in nearly five months DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shwe Padauk Fish Wholesale Market in Yangon 2. various of workers sorting fish at Yangon's Shwe Padauk Fish Market 3. various of customers at Yangon's Shwe Padauk Fish Market STORYLINE: Myanmar earned over 242.46 million U.S. dollars from export of marine products in nearly five months of the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year starting in April, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry's data showed that from April 1 to Aug. 19 this year, the Southeast Asian country exported all of marine products from the private sector alone. The figure was less than over 244.59 million dollars registered a year ago. During the period, the country's total export was valued at over 6.5 billion dollars, up over 1.3 billion dollars year-on-year. The country's total trade value amounted to over 13.04 billion do

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CHINA-INDUSTRIAL PROFITS (CN)

(220627) -- JINAN, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker works on an assembly line at a farm machinery manufacturing company in east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 15, 2022. Profits of China's major industrial companies saw a narrower decline in May as factories in the world's second-largest economy restarted production lines as business sentiments improved, official data showed Monday. Major industrial firms, each with business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.99 million U.S. dollars), saw their profits decline 6.5 percent year on year in May, narrowing from the 8.5-percent contraction in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. During the first five months, major industrial firms made about 3.44 trillion yuan in total profits, rising 1 percent from a year ago, NBS data showed. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-INDUSTRIAL PROFITS (CN)

(220627) -- JINAN, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers make anti-epidemic products at a medical equipment company in east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2022. Profits of China's major industrial companies saw a narrower decline in May as factories in the world's second-largest economy restarted production lines as business sentiments improved, official data showed Monday. Major industrial firms, each with business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.99 million U.S. dollars), saw their profits decline 6.5 percent year on year in May, narrowing from the 8.5-percent contraction in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. During the first five months, major industrial firms made about 3.44 trillion yuan in total profits, rising 1 percent from a year ago, NBS data showed. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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A glimpse of China's economic performance in Q1

STORY: A glimpse of China's economic performance in Q1 DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of China STORYLINE: China's economy got off to a steady start in the first quarter of 2022 despite an increasingly complex international environment and resurgences of COVID-19 cases at home. The country's gross domestic product grew 4.8 percent year on year to 27.02 trillion yuan (about 4.24 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first three months, picking up pace from a 4-percent increase in the fourth quarter last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. A breakdown of Monday's data shows that value-added industrial output posted a stable 6.5-percent increase from a year ago in the first quarter, and fixed-asset investment jumped 9.3 percent. Retail sales of consumer goods went up 3.3 percent. The surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5 percent in January-March, with 2.85 million new urban jobs created in this pe

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-ELECTIONS

(220403) -- BELGRADE, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic casts his ballots at a polling station for presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Belgrade, Serbia, April 3, 2022. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (0500-1800 GMT) on Sunday, some 6.5 million registered voters cast ballots at 8,255 polling stations in Serbia and abroad, choosing from eight presidential candidates and 19 political parties or coalitions for the parliament. Additionally, people are voting to choose the leadership of the capital of Belgrade, the City of Bor, and 12 more municipalities. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-ELECTIONS

(220403) -- BELGRADE, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic casts his ballots at a polling station for presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Belgrade, Serbia, April 3, 2022. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (0500-1800 GMT) on Sunday, some 6.5 million registered voters cast ballots at 8,255 polling stations in Serbia and abroad, choosing from eight presidential candidates and 19 political parties or coalitions for the parliament. Additionally, people are voting to choose the leadership of the capital of Belgrade, the City of Bor, and 12 more municipalities. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-ELECTIONS

(220403) -- BELGRADE, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic casts his ballots at a polling station for presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Belgrade, Serbia, April 3, 2022. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (0500-1800 GMT) on Sunday, some 6.5 million registered voters cast ballots at 8,255 polling stations in Serbia and abroad, choosing from eight presidential candidates and 19 political parties or coalitions for the parliament. Additionally, people are voting to choose the leadership of the capital of Belgrade, the City of Bor, and 12 more municipalities. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-ELECTIONS

(220403) -- BELGRADE, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts ballots at a polling station for presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Belgrade, Serbia, April 3, 2022. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (0500-1800 GMT) on Sunday, some 6.5 million registered voters cast ballots at 8,255 polling stations in Serbia and abroad, choosing from eight presidential candidates and 19 political parties or coalitions for the parliament. Additionally, people are voting to choose the leadership of the capital of Belgrade, the City of Bor, and 12 more municipalities. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-ELECTIONS

(220403) -- BELGRADE, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts ballots at a polling station for presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Belgrade, Serbia, April 3, 2022. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (0500-1800 GMT) on Sunday, some 6.5 million registered voters cast ballots at 8,255 polling stations in Serbia and abroad, choosing from eight presidential candidates and 19 political parties or coalitions for the parliament. Additionally, people are voting to choose the leadership of the capital of Belgrade, the City of Bor, and 12 more municipalities. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-ELECTIONS

(220403) -- BELGRADE, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic casts his ballots at a polling station for presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Belgrade, Serbia, April 3, 2022. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (0500-1800 GMT) on Sunday, some 6.5 million registered voters cast ballots at 8,255 polling stations in Serbia and abroad, choosing from eight presidential candidates and 19 political parties or coalitions for the parliament. Additionally, people are voting to choose the leadership of the capital of Belgrade, the City of Bor, and 12 more municipalities. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-ELECTIONS

(220403) -- BELGRADE, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A voter casts ballots at a polling station for presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Belgrade, Serbia, April 3, 2022. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (0500-1800 GMT) on Sunday, some 6.5 million registered voters cast ballots at 8,255 polling stations in Serbia and abroad, choosing from eight presidential candidates and 19 political parties or coalitions for the parliament. Additionally, people are voting to choose the leadership of the capital of Belgrade, the City of Bor, and 12 more municipalities. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-ELECTIONS

(220403) -- BELGRADE, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Voters wait to cast ballots at a polling station for presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Belgrade, Serbia, April 3, 2022. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (0500-1800 GMT) on Sunday, some 6.5 million registered voters cast ballots at 8,255 polling stations in Serbia and abroad, choosing from eight presidential candidates and 19 political parties or coalitions for the parliament. Additionally, people are voting to choose the leadership of the capital of Belgrade, the City of Bor, and 12 more municipalities. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

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Economic impact of month-long conflict on Ukraine

STORY: Economic impact of month-long conflict on Ukraine DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: LVIV, Ukraine CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Ukrain 2. STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: It has been a month into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the effects on the Ukrainian people have continued. STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter "Hello, it's Shomodi Yurii from Lviv with Xinhua News Agency. Today is March 24. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of March 12, 1,300 Ukrainian troops have died in battle. According to the UN Refugee Agency, around 10 million Ukrainians have left their homes; 3.5 million of them have fled the country, almost all of them -- women and children, and 6.5 million have moved to other areas inside Ukraine. Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), Sergiy Nikolaychuk, in his interview for Global Finance magazine said that being a central banker in the mi

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Toyota recalls around 6.5 million vehicles because of fire hazard

Combination photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Vitz (above) and Ractis subcompact cars. The automaker said Oct. 21, 2015, it is recalling around 6.5 million vehicles globally to fix power window switches and that the recall involves 600,965 vehicles in Japan under six models, including Vitz and Ractis models produced between 2005 and 2010. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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listed steel bridge in Policka, technical monument

The listed steel bridge in Policka, Svitavy region, Czech Republic, is seen during repair of that bridge on August 8, 2020. Reconstruction for 6.5 million crowns will last until the end of October 2020. Steel lattice bridge of riveted construction about 20 meters long and 4.3 meters wide on masonry embankment pillars was declared a technical monument in June 2019. (CTK Photo/Josev Vostarek)

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listed steel bridge in Policka, technical monument

The listed steel bridge in Policka, Svitavy region, Czech Republic, is seen during repair of that bridge on August 8, 2020. Reconstruction for 6.5 million crowns will last until the end of October 2020. Steel lattice bridge of riveted construction about 20 meters long and 4.3 meters wide on masonry embankment pillars was declared a technical monument in June 2019. (CTK Photo/Josev Vostarek)

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listed steel bridge in Policka, technical monument

The listed steel bridge in Policka, Svitavy region, Czech Republic, is seen during repair of that bridge on August 8, 2020. Reconstruction for 6.5 million crowns will last until the end of October 2020. Steel lattice bridge of riveted construction about 20 meters long and 4.3 meters wide on masonry embankment pillars was declared a technical monument in June 2019. (CTK Photo/Josev Vostarek)

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listed steel bridge in Policka, technical monument

The listed steel bridge in Policka, Svitavy region, Czech Republic, is seen during repair of that bridge on August 8, 2020. Reconstruction for 6.5 million crowns will last until the end of October 2020. Steel lattice bridge of riveted construction about 20 meters long and 4.3 meters wide on masonry embankment pillars was declared a technical monument in June 2019. (CTK Photo/Josev Vostarek)

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listed steel bridge in Policka, technical monument

The listed steel bridge in Policka, Svitavy region, Czech Republic, is seen during repair of that bridge on August 8, 2020. Reconstruction for 6.5 million crowns will last until the end of October 2020. Steel lattice bridge of riveted construction about 20 meters long and 4.3 meters wide on masonry embankment pillars was declared a technical monument in June 2019. (CTK Photo/Josev Vostarek)

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listed steel bridge in Policka, technical monument

The listed steel bridge in Policka, Svitavy region, Czech Republic, is seen during repair of that bridge on August 8, 2020. Reconstruction for 6.5 million crowns will last until the end of October 2020. Steel lattice bridge of riveted construction about 20 meters long and 4.3 meters wide on masonry embankment pillars was declared a technical monument in June 2019. (CTK Photo/Josev Vostarek)

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listed steel bridge in Policka, technical monument

The listed steel bridge in Policka, Svitavy region, Czech Republic, is seen during repair of that bridge on August 8, 2020. Reconstruction for 6.5 million crowns will last until the end of October 2020. Steel lattice bridge of riveted construction about 20 meters long and 4.3 meters wide on masonry embankment pillars was declared a technical monument in June 2019. (CTK Photo/Josev Vostarek)

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listed steel bridge in Policka, technical monument

The listed steel bridge in Policka, Svitavy region, Czech Republic, is seen during repair of that bridge on August 8, 2020. Reconstruction for 6.5 million crowns will last until the end of October 2020. Steel lattice bridge of riveted construction about 20 meters long and 4.3 meters wide on masonry embankment pillars was declared a technical monument in June 2019. (CTK Photo/Josev Vostarek)

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listed steel bridge in Policka, technical monument, detail

A detail of the listed steel bridge in Policka, Svitavy region, Czech Republic, is seen during repair of that bridge on August 8, 2020. Reconstruction for 6.5 million crowns will last until the end of October 2020. Steel lattice bridge of riveted construction about 20 meters long and 4.3 meters wide on masonry embankment pillars was declared a technical monument in June 2019. (CTK Photo/Josev Vostarek)

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Bridgestone forecasts extra loss following recall

TOKYO, Japan - Tadakazu Harada, vice president of Bridgestone Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10. He said the company expects an extraordinary loss of 37.2 billion yen on a consolidated basis this business year in connection with the recall of some 6.5 million tires by its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary.

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Japanese team leaves to monitor

A Japanese team of 32 election monitors left Narita airport July 17 for Phnom Penh to monitor the July 26 Cambodian general election. Led by Tetsuya Nishimoto (2nd from R), former chairman of the Self-Defense Forces' Joint Staff Council, the team will join the Joint International Observer Group under the United Nations. Japan has extended 6.5 million dollars to Cambodia to help preparations for the election. ==Kyodo