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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis In The Hot Summer Day In Dhaka - Bangladesh

People collect drinking water from the Basabo Temple water tap during the heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) the duration of heat wave has been extended by three more days, Meteorological office issued a new waring on 22 April for next 72 hours. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-UN-ESCAP-80TH SESSION

(240423) -- BANGKOK, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu delivers a speech at the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand, April 22, 2024. Government leaders and policymakers assembling here on Monday pledged to embrace digital opportunities and tap into emerging technologies and digital innovation for sustainable development. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-UN-ESCAP-80TH SESSION

(240423) -- BANGKOK, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the 80th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand, April 22, 2024. Government leaders and policymakers assembling here on Monday pledged to embrace digital opportunities and tap into emerging technologies and digital innovation for sustainable development. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-UN-ESCAP-80TH SESSION

(240423) -- BANGKOK, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu delivers a speech at the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand, April 22, 2024. Government leaders and policymakers assembling here on Monday pledged to embrace digital opportunities and tap into emerging technologies and digital innovation for sustainable development. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Australian winemaker looks to go deep into Chinese market

STORY: Australian winemaker looks to go deep into Chinese market SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: ADELAIDE, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the winery of Teusner Wines in Barossa Valley 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KYM TEUSNER, Owner of Teusner Wines 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FIONA YAO, Sales manager of Teusner Wines export STORYLINE: When Kym Teusner loaded the first shipment of Teusner Wines to Beijing in 2006 to tap the Chinese market, he did not think that his brands would become highly sought after among wine critics who were looking for small production but very high-quality Barossa producers in one of Australia's oldest wine regions in Adelaide. Teusner has been producing wines under the Teusner brand for 20 years in the Barossa Valley, one of the world's great wine-producing areas in South Australia, since 2002. Emerging from a very small winery 22 years ago to focus heavily on old wine fruits from vineyards that were up to 13

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Attendees of aerospace industry event voice confidence for future development

STORY: Attendees of aerospace industry event voice confidence for future development SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTIAN FEICHTINGER, Executive Director of International Astronautical Federation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU MING, Founder, Chairman and CEO of GalaxySpace STORYLINE: The Aerospace Information Industry International Ecosystem Event 2023 concluded in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Tuesday. 434 enterprises and 67 institutions from both home and abroad participated in the two-day event to discuss the development of the aerospace information industry. Attendees have spoken highly of China's progress in aerospace industry and extended hope to further tap its huge potential in the future. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTIAN FEICHTINGER, Executive Director of International Astronautical Federation "We've had the pleasure to witness the st

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Now is right time for Italy's SMEs to tap into China market, says IUAD president

STORY: Now is right time for Italy's SMEs to tap into China market, says IUAD president DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:13 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Institute of Universal Art and Design (IUAD) and Michele Lettieri, IUAD president 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Italian): MICHELE LETTIERI, President of IUAD 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Italian): MICHELE LETTIERI, President of IUAD 4. various of fashion shows and IUAD STORYLINE: Now is the time for Italy's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to seize the rising opportunities to develop and thrive in China, Michele Lettieri, president of the Institute of Universal Art and Design (IUAD), told Xinhua in a recent interview. "We have for many years been considering relations towards the East, particularly with China," he said. Lettieri is the son of the founder of IUAD, which was established over 50 years ago. After the first partnership agreement with Zhengzhou University 17 years ago, IUAD now has four cooperation projects with Chinese institu

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Int'l business leaders visit China's Yunnan in search of opportunities

STORY: Int'l business leaders visit China's Yunnan in search of opportunities DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants taking part in a trade promotion event in China's Yunnan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PIETRO BRAMBILLA, Chief Financial Officer of L'Oreal North Asia and China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BENNY LI, President of Energy Division, Alfa Laval China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HERVE QIAO, Vice President of M Commerce Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: More than 100 transnational companies and international business associations have joined a trade promotion event in China's Yunnan Province for the China International Import Expo (CIIE). The business leaders took part in investment matchmaking sessions and visited industrial parks to tap into the resources and meet local companies they could partner with. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PIETRO BRAMBILLA, Chief Financial Officer of L'Oreal North Asia and China "Yunnan is a wonderful provin

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Taiwan compatriot explores lotus industry on Chinese mainland

STORY: Taiwan compatriot explores lotus industry on Chinese mainland DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chien Fu-Chuan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHIEN FU-CHUAN, Lotus grower from Taiwan 3. various of Chien's lotus ponds 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHIEN FU-CHUAN, Lotus grower from Taiwan STORYLINE: Chien Fu-Chuan, a 67-year-old lotus grower from Taiwan, has been exploring the industry on the Chinese mainland since 1997. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHIEN FU-CHUAN, Lotus grower from Taiwan "Why did I want to engage in the lotus industry on the Chinese mainland at that time? The main reason is that Taiwan's agriculture is largely affected by typhoons. So I wanted to tap into the market here. The market is very big here." In 2006, Chien settled down in Lotus Village of Tong'an District in Xiamen City. Covering an area of 120 mu (about 8 hectares), Chien's "lotus world" now features more than 600 species. Over the past 26 years, beside

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CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-WATER TREATMENT PLANT

(230322) -- YAOUNDE, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Carine Nem draws water from the tap in Bafoussam, Cameroon, March 2, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-financed project improves water supply in Cameroonian city" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-BAFOUSSAM-WATER TREATMENT PLANT

(230322) -- YAOUNDE, March 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Carine Nem leaves after drawing water from the tap in Bafoussam, Cameroon, March 2, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese-financed project improves water supply in Cameroonian city" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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Aero engine service company confident in China's economic outlook

STORY: Aero engine service company confident in China's economic outlook DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIMON SMITH, Director & General Manager of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) 3. various of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIMON SMITH, Director & General Manager of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) 5. various of HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) STORYLINE: HAECO Engine Services (Xiamen) (HES), an engineering branch of the multinational company Swire Group, is eyeing to further tap into the potential of the Chinese market. Simon Smith, director and general manager of HES, says that despite the pandemic, the company generated a revenue of nearly 4.7 billion yuan (about 685 million U.S. dollars) in 2022, equivalent to pre-COVID record high. He expects this year's profits will continue to increase. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIMON SMITH, Director & General Mana

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Attendees of int'l tourism fair seek to tap Chinese market

STORY: Attendees of int'l tourism fair seek to tap Chinese market DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of International Tourism Fair (Fitur) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALEJANDRINA GARRIDO CUNHA, Deputy director general, Tourism promotion institute of Angola 3. various of International Tourism Fair (Fitur) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AISHATH NOOREEN MOOSA, Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation 5. various of Chinese tourists in Maldives STORYLINE: The International Tourism Fair FITUR 2023 is being held in the Spanish capital Madrid from Jan. 18 to 22. Many attendees have been seeking to tap the Chinese market as China eased its travel restrictions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALEJANDRINA GARRIDO CUNHA, Deputy director general, Tourism promotion institute of Angola "We would very much like to receive the Chinese people. It would be a pleasure for us. We have everything, beaches, deserts, mountains, big rocks." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AISHATH NO

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Kumagai, 1st Japanese winner of top tap dancing award

SENDAI, Japan - Kazunori Kumagai, the first Japanese winner of the Flo-Bert Award that honors outstanding figures in the field of tap dance, is shown in this file photo taken in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Safe water for children

TOKYO, Japan - Toddlers hold drinking water in plastic bottles distributed by the authorities at a daycare center in Tokyo on March 24, 2011. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day began distributing 240,000 plastic bottles of drinking water for infants under the age of 12 months in the wake of the discovery March 22 that water at a water purification plant for tap water in Tokyo contained radioactive iodine at levels higher than allowed for infants. Radioactive materials apparently had fallen from a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

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Safe water for children

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 24, 2011, at a Tokyo daycare center shows drinking water in plastic bottles distributed by the local authorities. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day began distributing 240,000 plastic bottles of drinking water for infants under the age of 12 months in the wake of the discovery March 22 that water at a water purification plant for tap water in Tokyo contained radioactive iodine at levels higher than allowed for infants. Radioactive materials apparently had fallen from a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

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Safe water for children

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 24, 2011, at a Tokyo daycare center shows drinking water in plastic bottles distributed by the local authorities. The Tokyo metropolitan government the same day began distributing 240,000 plastic bottles of drinking water for infants under the age of 12 months in the wake of the discovery March 22 that water at a water purification plant for tap water in Tokyo contained radioactive iodine at levels higher than allowed for infants. Radioactive materials apparently had fallen from a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan's 1st Islamic finance seminar held to promote unique technique

TOKYO, Japan - Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim (standing on the podium), secretary general of the Islamic Financial Services Board, speaks at a seminar on Islamic finance, the first of the kind in Japan, in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The two-day seminar, aimed to promote the fund-raising method and encourage Japanese companies to tap the burgeoning capital market rich with ''oil money,'' drew about 200 participants on the first day.

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Symboli Kris S wins season-ending Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Second favorite Symboli Kris S (R) pulls ahead down the stretch Dec. 22 to add the season-finale Arima Kinen title to his Tenno-sho victory. Symboli Kris S beat out Tap Dance City (L) at the wire to give victory to French jockey Olivier Peslier at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture.

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR- WORLD WATER DAY

(220323) -- KANDAHAR, March 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy gets water from a public tap in Kandahar city, Afghanistan, March 22, 2022, on the occasion of World Water Day. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR- WORLD WATER DAY

(220323) -- KANDAHAR, March 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People get water from a public tap in Kandahar city, Afghanistan, March 22, 2022, on the occasion of World Water Day. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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Chinese firm help bring Cameroon port city with stable clean tap water

STORY: Chinese firm help bring Cameroon port city with stable clean tap water DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: KRIBI, Cameroon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lobe river 2. various of Lobe drinking water treatment plant 3. various of Chinese and Cameroonian engineers are communicating 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CASIMIR EHUMBE MBEA, User of tap water 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): PATURIN NKOUEL NDONGO, User of tap water 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DU FENGQUAN, Manager of CGCOC Cameroon Ltd. STORYLINE: World Water Day falls on Tuesday this year, an annual United Nations observance day on March 22 that highlights the importance of fresh water. In Cameroon's Kribi, local residents have expressed their gratitude to a Chinese company, which helps them build a water treatment plant that provides them with clean tap water. Kribi is home to Cameroon's first deep-water port. With city development and population growth, the drinking water supply capacity and quality of the original purification

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