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At least 52 injured in blast at Moscow plant: authorities

STORY: At least 52 injured in blast at Moscow plant: authorities DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow 2. various of the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant 3. various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow "We are here in the city of Sergiyev Posad in Moscow region. An explosion took place this (Wednesday) morning in the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant behind me, which caused at least 52 injured." According to the Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobiev, the explosion happened at around 10:40 a.m. local time at a pyrotechnics warehouse, which was being rented out on the optical-mechanical plant's territory by a private company. Vorobiev said people have been evacuated from all the buildings and workshops of the plant, as well as from a kindergarten close to the factory. He also said that a sport complex near the plant had been damaged

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW REGION-PLANT BLAST

(230809) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers arrive at the blast site of a plant in Moscow region, Russia, Aug. 9, 2023. Forty-three people have been injured so far in a blast at an optical-mechanical plant in the city of Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The explosion happened on Wednesday morning at around 10:40 a.m. local time (0740 GMT) at a pyrotechnics warehouse, which was being rented out on the optical-mechanical plant's territory by a private company, said Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobiev in a Telegram post. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW REGION-PLANT BLAST

(230809) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers and vehicles are seen at the blast site of a plant in Moscow region, Russia, Aug. 9, 2023. Forty-three people have been injured so far in a blast at an optical-mechanical plant in the city of Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The explosion happened on Wednesday morning at around 10:40 a.m. local time (0740 GMT) at a pyrotechnics warehouse, which was being rented out on the optical-mechanical plant's territory by a private company, said Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobiev in a Telegram post. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW REGION-PLANT BLAST

(230809) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are seen at the blast site of a plant in Moscow region, Russia, Aug. 9, 2023. Forty-three people have been injured so far in a blast at an optical-mechanical plant in the city of Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The explosion happened on Wednesday morning at around 10:40 a.m. local time (0740 GMT) at a pyrotechnics warehouse, which was being rented out on the optical-mechanical plant's territory by a private company, said Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobiev in a Telegram post. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW REGION-PLANT BLAST

(230809) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescue vehicles arrive at the blast site of a plant in Moscow region, Russia, Aug. 9, 2023. Forty-three people have been injured so far in a blast at an optical-mechanical plant in the city of Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The explosion happened on Wednesday morning at around 10:40 a.m. local time (0740 GMT) at a pyrotechnics warehouse, which was being rented out on the optical-mechanical plant's territory by a private company, said Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobiev in a Telegram post. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW REGION-PLANT BLAST

(230809) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ambulances leave the blast site of a plant in Moscow region, Russia, Aug. 9, 2023. Forty-three people have been injured so far in a blast at an optical-mechanical plant in the city of Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The explosion happened on Wednesday morning at around 10:40 a.m. local time (0740 GMT) at a pyrotechnics warehouse, which was being rented out on the optical-mechanical plant's territory by a private company, said Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobiev in a Telegram post. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW REGION-PLANT BLAST

(230809) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An ambulance leaves the blast site of a plant in Moscow region, Russia, Aug. 9, 2023. Forty-three people have been injured so far in a blast at an optical-mechanical plant in the city of Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The explosion happened on Wednesday morning at around 10:40 a.m. local time (0740 GMT) at a pyrotechnics warehouse, which was being rented out on the optical-mechanical plant's territory by a private company, said Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobiev in a Telegram post. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

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Nuclear plant after Shizuoka quake

SHIZUOKA, Japan - This photo shows the Hamaoka nuclear plant of Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, after a strong earthquake that hit the prefecture south of Tokyo and its vicinity Aug. 11. The No. 4 and No. 5 reactors operating in the plant on the Pacific at the time of the jolt were automatically suspended. This photo was taken at 10:40 a.m. Aug. 11.

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Death toll from Typhoon Nabi rises to 11, 12 missing

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken at 10:40 a.m. Sept. 7 shows the Kintaibashi Bridge in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, which has its piers washed away by floods caused by Typhoon Nabi. The death toll from the typhoon rose to 11, with 12 people missing mainly in western and southwestern Japan.

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Death toll from Typhoon Nabi rises to 11, 12 missing

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken at 10:40 a.m. Sept. 7 shows the Kintaibashi Bridge in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, which has its piers washed away by floods caused by Typhoon Nabi. The death toll from the typhoon rose to 11, with 12 people missing mainly in western and southwestern Japan.

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Nikkei falls below 19,000 after strong start

TOKYO, Japan - The key 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, whose movements are shown on the signboard, falls below 19,000 in late morning trading April 18 after getting off to a strong start on a rebound on Wall Street. The Nikkei, a 1,426.04-point loser the previous day, stood at 18,869.72 at 10:40 a.m., down 138.92 points.

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Death toll from Typhoon Nabi rises to 11, 12 missing

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken at 10:40 a.m. Sept. 7 shows the Kintaibashi Bridge in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, which has its piers washed away by floods caused by Typhoon Nabi. The death toll from the typhoon rose to 11, with 12 people missing mainly in western and southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Death toll from Typhoon Nabi rises to 11, 12 missing

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken at 10:40 a.m. Sept. 7 shows the Kintaibashi Bridge in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, which has its piers washed away by floods caused by Typhoon Nabi. The death toll from the typhoon rose to 11, with 12 people missing mainly in western and southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Total solar eclipse observed across entire N. American continent

Composite photo shows a total solar eclipse observed in Madras, Oregon, (from bottom L to top R) from 10:02 a.m. through 10:40 a.m. on Aug. 21, 2017. It was the first total solar eclipse visible across the entire North American continent since 1918. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan asks U.S. military to ground all Osprey airplanes after crash

U.S. military personnel and Japanese police officers stand on the shore of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture at 10:40 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2016, after a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft crash-landed in the sea nearby the previous night. The wrecked aircraft is seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei falls below 19,000 after strong start

TOKYO, Japan - The key 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, whose movements are shown on the signboard, falls below 19,000 in late morning trading April 18 after getting off to a strong start on a rebound on Wall Street. The Nikkei, a 1,426.04-point loser the previous day, stood at 18,869.72 at 10:40 a.m., down 138.92 points.