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Tanzanian women turn plant waste into alternative charcoal

STORY: Tanzanian women turn plant waste into alternative charcoal SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the alternative charcoal made by the group 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): WARDA OMARY SERA, Head of Fahari Yetu 3. various of the women making alternative charcoal STORYLINE: In Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam, a 10-member women's group collects and processes coconut shells, dried banana peels, and dried cassava stalks, and turns them into alternative charcoal. The group, called Fahari Yetu, which means "Our Pride" in Kiswahili, was established in 2019. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): WARDA OMARY SERA, Head of Fahari Yetu "This alternative charcoal is very beneficial compared to those made of wood. I can say we preserve the environment because we collect garbage and process them into charcoal. Also, the carbon emission during cooking is lower and more efficient." The 44-year-old said they can

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Special Japan-ASEAN summit

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations attend a special summit to mark the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Special Japan-ASEAN summit

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations attend a special summit to mark the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Special Japan-ASEAN summit

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations attend a special summit to mark the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Special Japan-ASEAN summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) poses for a photo at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 17, 2023, together with leaders of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during a special summit to mark the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group. (Pool photo)

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Special Japan-ASEAN summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) poses for a photo at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 17, 2023, together with leaders of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during a special summit to mark the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group. (Pool photo)

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Photo session on eve of special Japan-ASEAN summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front row, 4th from L) and his wife Yuko (front row, 5th from L) pose for a photo at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2023, together with leaders of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the eve of a special summit to mark the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group. (Pool photo)

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Dinner on eve of special Japan-ASEAN summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from R) and his wife Yuko (2nd from R) are pictured at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2023, during a banquet with leaders of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the eve of a special summit to mark the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group. (Pool photo)

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Dinner on eve of special Japan-ASEAN summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2023, at a dinner with leaders of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the eve of a special summit to mark the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group. (Pool photo)

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Dinner on eve of special Japan-ASEAN summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C, back) speaks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2023, at a dinner with leaders of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the eve of a special summit to mark the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group. (Pool photo)

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ASEAN plus 3 meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Finance ministers and central bank governors from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea line up for group photos as they gather in Manila for a meeting on May 3, 2012.

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(1)ASEAN adopts accord for integrated community

NUSU DUA, Indonesia - Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri (C) and other leaders from 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather for a group photo in Bali, Indonesia, on Oct. 7 before an annual summit. Indonesia holds the ASEAN presidency this year. (Pooh photo)

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(1)Leaders of ASEAN, Japan, China, S. Korea gather in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan, South Korea and China pose for a group photo Nov. 5 in Bandar Seri Begawan, with Brunei Sultan Hassanai Bolkiah in the center. They gathered in Brunei's capital for the ASEAN plus three summit.

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RCEP adds new impetus to foreign trade enterprises in E China

STORY: RCEP adds new impetus to foreign trade enterprises in E China DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU KUN, Business manager of Qingdao Haiwan Group Co., LTD. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BI HAIJUN, Official of Qingdao Customs STORYLINE: After the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, more and more enterprises in east China's Shandong Province have benefited from the deal, adding new impetus to the province's export-oriented economy. The RCEP, the world's largest free trade deal to date, covers 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its five free trade agreement partners, namely China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. Qingdao Haiwan Group Co., LTD. received a certificate of origin issued by Qingdao Customs, with which Japan's import tariff on the company's 120 tons of sodium bicarbonate will

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Japanese PM Abe meets with ASEAN leaders in Kuala Lumpur

(From L) Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak join hands for a group photo during a summit of the leaders of Japan and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN, China adopt framework for code of conduct in S. China Sea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (3rd from L) joins hands with his counterparts from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations for group photos ahead of their talks in Manila on Aug. 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Southeast Asian leaders mark birth of ASEAN community

Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations - (From L) Philippine President Benigno Aquino, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, Laos' Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesia's Prime Minister Joko Widodo and Myanmar's President Thein Sein join hands for a group photo during a signing ceremony for the 2015 Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Establishment of the ASEAN Community and the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on ASEAN 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, on Nov. 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN plus 3 meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Finance ministers and central bank governors from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea line up for group photos as they gather in Manila for a meeting on May 3, 2012. (Kyodo)

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(1)Leaders of ASEAN, Japan, China, S. Korea gather in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan, South Korea and China pose for a group photo Nov. 5 in Bandar Seri Begawan, with Brunei Sultan Hassanai Bolkiah in the center. They gathered in Brunei's capital for the ASEAN plus three summit.

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ASEAN+3 affirm cooperation in trade, infrastructure building

Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea pose for a group photo when they gather in Vientiane for a so-called ASEAN Plus Three summit on Sept. 7, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN Regional Forum held in Vientiane

Foreign ministers from member countries of the ASEAN Regional Forum pose for a group photo as they meet in the Laotian capital Vientiane on July 26, 2016, as part of expanded meetings of 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN Regional Forum held in Vientiane

Foreign ministers from member countries of the ASEAN Regional Forum pose for a group photo as they meet in the Laotian capital Vientiane on July 26, 2016, as part of expanded meetings of 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo