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Sumitomo Chemical 1H FY2032 Financial Results and Management Strategy Meeting

Sumitomo Chemical held a briefing on financial results and management strategy for the first half of fiscal year 2032. Photo shows President Keiichi Iwata.=October 30,2024,Tokyo

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Iran's 5th Assembly of Experts holds last official meeting

STORY: Iran's 5th Assembly of Experts holds last official meeting SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Iran's fifth Assembly of Experts on Tuesday convened its 13th and last official meeting in the capital Tehran. The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ahmad Jannati as well as other members, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The 88-member body oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. The holding of the meeting came as the sixth Assembly of Experts election was held concurrently with the 12th parliamentary election on Friday and the new members were elected, including Raisi who was elected to the body for the third consecutive term. The term of the sixth Assembly of Experts, to begin in the coming months, will continue until 2032. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

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Kenya launches ecosystem restoration strategy via tree planting

STORY: Kenya launches ecosystem restoration strategy via tree planting SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tree planting by Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto and UNEP officials 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RACHEL RUTO, Kenyan First Lady 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEILA BENALI, President of UNEA-6 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Kenya's cabinet secretary for environment, climate change and forestry STORYLINE: Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto launched a landscape and ecosystem restoration strategy on Tuesday at the only closed canopy forest in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, aiming to plant an additional 500 million trees countrywide. The launch, coinciding with the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, will complement government efforts to grow 15 billion trees by 2032. Kenyan President William Ruto initiated the campaign in 2023 to plant 15 billion trees, aligning with the

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South Africa to build new nuclear plants

STORY: South Africa to build new nuclear plants SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Pretoria CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KGOSIENTSHO RAMOKGOPA, Minister in the Presidency responsible for electricity STORYLINE: The South African government will begin the process of adding 2,500 megawatts (MW) to its nuclear capacity, with the first commissioning expected in 2032 or 2033, a senior official said Tuesday. "We are triggering a procurement process. We are going out to ensure that we are able to get that additional 2,500 MW of nuclear capacity to ensure energy security and sovereignty. This is a significant milestone," said Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, minister in the Presidency responsible for electricity, at a media briefing. SOUNDBITE (English): KGOSIENTSHO RAMOKGOPA, Minister in the Presidency responsible for electricity "When I give the update on the energy action plan, the focus is on ending the existential c

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Paris 2024 - IOC Invitation Ceremony

Australian Olympic Committee (Olympic Games Brisbane 2032) representative receives their invitation during the invitation ceremony to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 organized by the International Olympic Committee at Paris 2024’s “Pulse” Headquarters in Paris, France, on July 26, 2023. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - IOC Invitation Ceremony

Australian Olympic Committee (Olympic Games Brisbane 2032) representative receives their invitation during the invitation ceremony to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 organized by the International Olympic Committee at Paris 2024’s “Pulse” Headquarters in Paris, France, on July 26, 2023. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SOUTH SUDAN-CHINA-RICE DONATION

(230512) -- JUBA, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Manase Lomole Waya, chairperson of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (R, front) and Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan Ma Qiang (L, front) sign documents during the handover ceremony in Juba, capital of South Sudan, May 11, 2032. South Sudan on Thursday received nearly 2,400 metric tons of rice from the Chinese government to help respond to the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in neighboring Sudan. TO GO WITH "China donates rice to help South Sudan's humanitarian response" (Photo by Denis Elamu/Xinhua)

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Global tourism industry to create nearly 126 mln jobs in 10 years: report

STORY: Global tourism industry to create nearly 126 mln jobs in 10 years: report DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summit's venue 2. WTTC Chair Arnold Donald speaking 3. Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat speaking 4. various of the venue 5. WTTC president and CEO Julia Simpson speaking 6. panel discussion 7. various of press conference STORYLINE: The global tourism industry is expected to create almost 126 million jobs worldwide within 10 years, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said in a report released on Thursday in the Philippine capital. The WTTC's latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) says the travel and tourism sector will be a driving force of the global economic recovery from the two-year pandemic. The report forecasts that the travel and tourism sector's GDP will grow at an average rate of 5.8 percent annually between 2022 and 2032, outstripping the growth rate for the global ec

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Australian city of Brisbane named host of 2032 Olympics

Brisbane was confirmed as host of the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics on Wednesday after International Olympic Committee members voted for the Australian city during its annual session. It will be the third Australian city to hold the games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000. With no competing bids, IOC chief Thomas Bach announced the outcome of the vote to only the expectant faces of Brisbane's representatives. The International Olympic Committee has the honor to announce that the games of the 35th Olympiad are awarded to Brisbane, Australia, Bach said. The city's bid was approved by a clear majority with 72 of the 80 voters supporting, with five voting against and three abstaining.

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Extension of IPC-IOC partnership

Andrew Parsons (L) and Thomas Bach, the presidents of the International Paralympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee, respectively, pose at a ceremony held in Pyeongchang on March 10, 2018, to sign an agreement to extend the partnership between the two organizations until at least 2032. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Extension of IPC-IOC partnership

Andrew Parsons (L) and Thomas Bach, the presidents of the International Paralympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee, respectively, meet the press in Pyeongchang on March 10, 2018, after signing an agreement to extend the partnership between the two organizations until at least 2032. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo