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Damage Caused By Israeli Airstrikes - Lebanon

This photo taken on Nov. 25, 2024 shows the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. At least 36 people were killed and 17 others injured on Monday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency (NNA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Damage Caused By Israeli Airstrikes - Lebanon

This photo shows the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in Yohmor, southern Lebanon, Nov. 25, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and 17 others injured on Monday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency (NNA). Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed 25 people, including nine in the village of Maarakeh, three in the village of Ain Baal, two in the town of Ghazieh, 10 in the Tyre district, and one in the village of Yohmor, the NNA reported, adding that the airstrikes also injured 17 people in Tyre. Photo by Maher Kamar/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Damage Caused By Israeli Airstrikes - Lebanon

This photo taken on Nov. 25, 2024 shows the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. At least 36 people were killed and 17 others injured on Monday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency (NNA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Damage Caused By Israeli Airstrikes - Lebanon

Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 25, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and 17 others injured on Monday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency (NNA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Damage Caused By Israeli Airstrikes - Lebanon

This photo shows the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in Yohmor, southern Lebanon, Nov. 25, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and 17 others injured on Monday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency (NNA). Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed 25 people, including nine in the village of Maarakeh, three in the village of Ain Baal, two in the town of Ghazieh, 10 in the Tyre district, and one in the village of Yohmor, the NNA reported, adding that the airstrikes also injured 17 people in Tyre. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Damage Caused By Israeli Airstrikes - Lebanon

Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 25, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and 17 others injured on Monday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency (NNA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Damage Caused By Israeli Airstrikes - Lebanon

This photo taken on Nov. 25, 2024 shows the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. At least 36 people were killed and 17 others injured on Monday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency (NNA). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Palmyra - Syria

Smoke caused by an Israeli missile attack rises from the city of Palmyra, central Syria, on November. 20, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded by an Israeli missile attack that hit sites in and around the city of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday, according to the Syrian Defense Ministry. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Palmyra - Syria

Smoke caused by an Israeli missile attack rises from the city of Palmyra, central Syria, on November. 20, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded by an Israeli missile attack that hit sites in and around the city of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday, according to the Syrian Defense Ministry. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of Israeli Airstrikes In Deir Bella - Lebanon

People check on the rubbles of a building following Israeli airstrikes in Deir Bella, Lebanon on Oct. 12, 2024. Thirteen people were killed and 36 others wounded on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on different areas of Lebanon, Lebanese media and sources said. Photo by Khaled Habashiti/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.cOM

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Aftermath of Israeli Airstrikes In Deir Bella - Lebanon

People check on the rubbles of a building following Israeli airstrikes in Deir Bella, Lebanon on Oct. 12, 2024. Thirteen people were killed and 36 others wounded on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on different areas of Lebanon, Lebanese media and sources said. Photo by Khaled Habashiti/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.cOM

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Flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur

This photo taken on September 28, 2024 shows a flooded neighborhood in Kathmandu, Nepal. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in Nepal have claimed at least 59 lives and injured 36 others by Saturday afternoon, police said. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur

Rescuers evacuate residents trapped by flood in a neighborhood in Lalitpur, Nepal, September 28, 2024. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in Nepal have claimed at least 59 lives and injured 36 others by Saturday afternoon, police said. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur

This photo taken on September 28, 2024 shows a flooded neighborhood in Kathmandu, Nepal. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in Nepal have claimed at least 59 lives and injured 36 others by Saturday afternoon, police said. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur

Rescuers evacuate a resident trapped in a flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur, Nepal, September 28, 2024. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in Nepal have claimed at least 59 lives and injured 36 others by Saturday afternoon, police said. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur

Rescuers sail in an inflatable boat in a flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur, Nepal, September 28, 2024. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in Nepal have claimed at least 59 lives and injured 36 others by Saturday afternoon, police said. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur

This photo taken on September 28, 2024 shows a flooded neighborhood in Kathmandu, Nepal. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in Nepal have claimed at least 59 lives and injured 36 others by Saturday afternoon, police said. Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur

This photo taken on September 28, 2024 shows a flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur, Nepal. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in Nepal have claimed at least 59 lives and injured 36 others by Saturday afternoon, police said. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur

This photo taken on September 28, 2024 shows a flooded neighborhood in Lalitpur, Nepal. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfalls in Nepal have claimed at least 59 lives and injured 36 others by Saturday afternoon, police said. Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish police detain 36 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 36 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Turkish police detaining 36 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 36 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Sunday. The suspects were detained in Istanbul, the largest city of Türkiye, as well as in the provinces of Kayseri, Izmir, and Eskisehir, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, without specifying the time of the operations. Some of the suspects were allegedly involved in the financial network of the group, while others were providing medicine and supplies to injured people from the IS, he said. The police seized shotguns, unlicensed pistols, large amounts of both foreign and Turkish currencies, as well as lots of digital materials during the operations, he added. The Tur

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87 killed, over 80 injured as heavy rains wreak havoc in Pakistan

STORY: 87 killed, over 80 injured as heavy rains wreak havoc in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood disaster STORYLINE: At least 87 people have been killed and 82 others injured in separate rain-triggered incidents in Pakistan over the past week as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday. The NDMA said that the rains have partially or fully damaged 2,715 houses across the country, adding that most of the people died in the incidents related to structural collapse, lightning strike and flash flood. Most of the damages and casualties were reported from the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where 36 people lost their lives and 53 others sustained injuries due to torrential rains, followed by the eastern Punjab province, which has reported 25 deaths and eight injuries, according to

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Türkiye arrests 36 suspects over links to failed coup attempt: media

STORY: Türkiye arrests 36 suspects over links to failed coup attempt: media SHOOTING TIME: April 16, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. police teams leave the police station for the operation and raid the determined address in Türkiye 2. various of arrested suspects being taken to the police station in Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish police arrested 36 suspects on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2016, local media reported. According to the state-run Anadolu agency, police conducted simultaneous operations targeting 45 suspects across the western province of Izmir, with 36 of them apprehended so far. Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Terror Crimes Investigation Bureau revealed that among the wanted suspects, 27 were shopkeepers, and 18 others were "hiding in cell houses," according to the report. The suspects are believed to be affiliated with the Gulen movement, a network led by the U.S.-bas

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINE-ISRAELI STRIKES (CN)

(240331) -- GAZA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People stand on the rubble after Israeli airstrikes in the Maghazi Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, March 31, 2024. At least 36 Palestinians were killed and dozens others wounded in overnight Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINE-ISRAELI STRIKES (CN)

(240331) -- GAZA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People stand on the rubble after Israeli airstrikes in the Maghazi Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, March 31, 2024. At least 36 Palestinians were killed and dozens others wounded in overnight Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINE-ISRAELI STRIKES (CN)

(240331) -- GAZA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People join in a rescue operation after Israeli airstrikes in the Maghazi Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, March 31, 2024. At least 36 Palestinians were killed and dozens others wounded in overnight Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINE-ISRAELI STRIKES (CN)

(240331) -- GAZA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People check the rubble after Israeli airstrikes in the Maghazi Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, March 31, 2024. At least 36 Palestinians were killed and dozens others wounded in overnight Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINE-ISRAELI STRIKES (CN)

(240331) -- GAZA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People check the rubble after Israeli airstrikes in the Maghazi Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, March 31, 2024. At least 36 Palestinians were killed and dozens others wounded in overnight Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINE-ISRAELI STRIKES (CN)

(240331) -- GAZA, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People carry a wounded person after Israeli airstrikes in the Maghazi Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, March 31, 2024. At least 36 Palestinians were killed and dozens others wounded in overnight Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-ISRAELI AIR RAID-DEATH

(240316) -- GAZA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2024 shows a view of the Nuseirat refugee camp after an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. At least 36 Palestinians were killed, and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, medical sources and eyewitnesses said Saturday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-ISRAELI AIR RAID-DEATH

(240316) -- GAZA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2024 shows a view of the Nuseirat refugee camp after an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. At least 36 Palestinians were killed, and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, medical sources and eyewitnesses said Saturday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-ISRAELI AIR RAID-DEATH

(240316) -- GAZA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2024 shows a view of the Nuseirat refugee camp after an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. At least 36 Palestinians were killed, and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, medical sources and eyewitnesses said Saturday. (Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-ISRAELI AIR RAID-DEATH

(240316) -- GAZA, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2024 shows a view of the Nuseirat refugee camp after an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. At least 36 Palestinians were killed, and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, medical sources and eyewitnesses said Saturday. (Xinhua)

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36 killed, 41 injured due to heavy rains in Pakistan

STORY: 36 killed, 41 injured due to heavy rains in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-hit areas and rescue efforts STORYLINE: At least 36 people were killed and 41 others injured in different rain and snowfall that triggered incidents in Pakistan as heavy rains swept across the country from Feb. 27 till March 3, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. The deceased included 21 children, nine men and six women, the NDMA mentioned in a situation report released on Sunday night. The northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the worst-hit region, where 27 people were killed, followed by the southwestern Balochistan province with five deaths, while four deaths were reported in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, it added. Additionally, a total of 469 houses were fully or partly destroyed and an estimated 61 farm animals have perished, according to the report. Xinhua News Age

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PAKISTAN-BAD WEATHER-CASUALTIES

(240305) -- KARACHI, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People travel on a motor tricycle in the rain in Karachi, Pakistan on March 1, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and 41 others injured in different rain and snowfall that triggered incidents in Pakistan as heavy rains swept across the country from Feb. 27 till March 3, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. The deceased included 21 children, nine males and six females, the NDMA mentioned in a situation report released on Sunday night. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BAD WEATHER-CASUALTIES

(240305) -- LAHORE, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An auto rickshaw runs in hailstorm Lahore, Pakistan on March 2, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and 41 others injured in different rain and snowfall that triggered incidents in Pakistan as heavy rains swept across the country from Feb. 27 till March 3, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. The deceased included 21 children, nine males and six females, the NDMA mentioned in a situation report released on Sunday night. (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua)

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7 killed, 18 injured in Ukrainian rocket attack on Russia's Belgorod

STORY: 7 killed, 18 injured in Ukrainian rocket attack on Russia's Belgorod SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:36 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. pictures of the scene posted by Gladkov STORYLINE: Seven people were killed and 18 others injured in a Ukrainian rocket attack on Russia's Belgorod, Russia's Ministry of Health said Thursday. The attack targeted a shopping center in Belgorod, resulting in casualties, including one child among the deaths and four children among the injured, said the ministry. The shopping center, which houses a grocery store and a pharmacy, was severely damaged as a result of the rocket attack by the Ukrainian armed forces, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency said in an earlier report. According to Russia's Ministry of Defense, the Russian air defense shot down 14 RM-70 Vampire MLRS rockets over the Belgorod region. The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the attack against civilians and civilian infrastructure, the

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Iraqi paramilitary official says U.S. airstrikes meant to weaken Iraqi forces

STORY: Iraqi paramilitary official says U.S. airstrikes meant to weaken Iraqi forces SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the funeral STORYLINE: Falih al-Fayyadh, chairman of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi Forces, said Sunday that U.S. airstrikes on its bases in western Iraq were meant to weaken the group and stop it from protecting the country. Al-Fayyadh made the remarks at a funeral for some of the 16 militiamen killed in the U.S. strikes late Friday on the al-Qaim area and the nearby Akashat area in Anbar province near Iraq's border with Syria. The strikes also wounded 36 others. He said the U.S. targeted the militia's facilities, including a hospital and administrative offices, as well as its forces deployed to fight terrorism and guard the border. Al-Fayyadh accused the U.S. of lying about supporting Iraq in its fight against terrorism, saying, "It (the U.S.) is plotting to weaken and neutrali

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5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks China's Xinjiang, no casualties reported

STORY: 5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks China's Xinjiang, no casualties reported SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue efforts STORYLINE: No casualties have been reported so far after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Atux in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the earthquake occurred at 9:46 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), with the epicenter monitored at 40.02 degrees north latitude and 77.86 degrees east longitude at a depth of 10 km. Several residents in Atux and the nearby Bachu County in the prefecture of Kashgar told Xinhua that they had felt the tremor, but not strongly. According to the regional earthquake bureau, the epicenter is located in a mountainous area at an altitude of about 1,400 meters, and is far from urban areas. The nearest village is 38 km away. The prefectur

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5.0-magnitude quake hits Yunnan

STORY: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Yunnan SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:21 LOCATION: MANGSHI, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of earthquake STORYLINE: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Mangshi City of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province, at 1:36 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 24.26 degrees north latitude and 98.08 degrees east longitude, the CENC said. The quake was strongly felt in many parts of the province, including Lincang City, Baoshan City and Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. The epicenter is 476 kilometers away from Yunnan's capital city Kunming, said the provincial earthquake bureau. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mangshi, China. (XHTV)

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Fast-spreading wildfire forces evacuation in U.S. Texas

STORY: Fast-spreading wildfire forces evacuation in U.S. Texas DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of black smoke billowing from a wildfire in a wooded area in north of Huntsville, Walker County, Texas 2. various of the Huntsville area of Walker County, Texas shrouded in smog 3. various of the rescue efforts 4. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL PATTERSON, Public information officer with Texas A&M Forest Service STORYLINE: A fast-spreading wildfire near Huntsville, east Texas, triggered evacuation and a highway closure on Friday night, according to the emergency authorities. No injuries or property damage have been reported so far. Texas A&M Forest Service announced on social media it was responding to a request for assistance in Walker County on the "Game Preserve Fire," an estimated 100 acres (0.4 square km), at 4:21 p.m. local time (2121 GMT). Around 9:30 p.m. (0230 GMT Saturday), the service updated that the fire had grown to an estimated

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8 tourists killed, 9 injured as van falls into ravine in northern Pakistan

STORY: 8 tourists killed, 9 injured as van falls into ravine in northern Pakistan DATELINE: July 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site 2. various of street views STORYLINE: A tourist van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region on Friday, killing eight people while injuring at least nine others, rescue and government officials said. The accident took place near the Babusar Pass area in the Diamer district of the GB region when the van tumbled off the road after colliding with a car, Shaukat Riaz, district coordinator of the state-run rescue organization Rescue 1122, told Xinhua. The van was on its way to Gilgit city of the GB region from Sahiwal district of the South Asian country's east Punjab province when the accident happened, the official added. Following the accident, rescue teams and local volunteers reached the site to do search and rescue work, and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital, police said. X

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Flood-related deaths rise to 26 in east Afghanistan

STORY: Flood-related deaths rise to 26 in east Afghanistan DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected area in Wardak province, Afghanistan 2. various of muddy street 3. various of damaged houses STORYLINE: The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority on Sunday. "A total of 26 people were killed, 44 others injured, and 36 more people went missing in rainstorms and flooding that swept through parts of eastern Wardak province late Saturday," Rahimi told reporters. Rahimi confirmed that the rainstorms and flash floods had also claimed four lives in the Paghman district outside Kabul and another in the eastern Khost province over the past three days. At least 250 cattle have been killed, 400 houses were partially or utterly destroyed, and dozens of acres of land were subme

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Madrid resumes 83 pct of direct flights to China

STORY: Madrid resumes 83 pct of direct flights to China DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of Madrid and tourists 2. Hebei event in Madrid 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ALMUDENA MAILLO, Delegate councilor for Tourism of the Madrid City Council 4. various shots of meeting between Madrid and Hebei province governments 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ALMUDENA MAILLO, Delegate councilor for Tourism of the Madrid City Council 6. Chinese tourists in Madrid 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHAI YUHU, Vice Director of Culture and Tourism, Government of Hebei Province 8. Gift-giving ceremony STORYLINE: Eighty-three percent of the direct flights that had connected Spain's capital Madrid with China's major cities before the COVID-19 pandemic have already been resumed, Madrid City Council's Tourism Department said on Thursday. At a cultural and tourist interchange event co-organized in Madrid by the department and China's Hebei Province, Almudena Maillo, Madrid City's

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Moscow holds spring cycling events

STORY: Moscow holds spring cycling events DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of bicycle racing 2. various of award ceremony 3. various of bicycle festival 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ROMAN LATYPOV, Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): Participant 6. various of bicycle festival STORYLINE: The 2023 Russian Garden Ring Amateur Cycling Race, one of the most popular amateur cycling races in Russia, was held in Moscow on Sunday. The competition was open to former professional cyclists, and experienced cycling enthusiasts, among others. It's categorized into four age groups. The event options included races of 78, 94, and 109 kilometers, in which competitors rode around the Garden Ring Road in Moscow for five, six and seven laps respectively, with an average speed of 35 kilometers per hour. On the same day, the 2023 Spring Bicycle Festival was also held in Moscow. About 50,000 cyclists took p

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Midnight fire kills at least 6 people in New Zealand capital

STORY: Midnight fire kills at least 6 people in New Zealand capital DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue STORYLINE: At least six people were killed and up to 30 others were believed unaccounted for after a blaze broke out overnight at a four-story hostel building in downtown Wellington, capital of New Zealand, police said on Tuesday. Fire and Emergency were called to the Loafers Lodge hostel on Adelaide Road in central Wellington around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, where a fire started from the top floor. The exact number was unspecific at the moment, according to the initial assessment of the police. A total of 52 people were taken out of the building and at least five were rescued from the roof, but others remained unaccounted for, according to the police. Five people were sent to hospital, including two in a serious condition. A spokesperson from the fire and emergency department said there were around 90 people living in the build

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Israeli forces clamp down on protesters in West Bank city

STORY: Israeli forces clamp down on protesters in West Bank city DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: HAWARA, Israel CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of clashes between Israeli forces and Israeli and Palestinian activists 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDULLAH ABU RAHMA, a Palestinian activist 3. various of clashes between Israeli forces and Israeli and Palestinian activists STORYLINE: Israeli forces clamped down Friday on protesters demonstrating in the town of Hawara, south of the West Bank city of Nablus. The protesters were there to show solidarity with local residents in the aftermath of last week's rampage by Israeli settlers. The rampage on Sunday night saw Israeli settlers raiding the town, killing one Palestinian and injuring many others. Local eyewitnesses told Xinhua that the Israeli army also shut down the nearby Hawara and Za'tara military checkpoints during the protest, as soldiers physically assaulted some of the protesters and fired teargas at them. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDU

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Death toll from Greece train collision rises to 36, three-day national mourning declared

STORY: Death toll from Greece train collision rises to 36, three-day national mourning declared DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of firefighters rescuing STORYLINE: The death toll from the collision of two trains in central Greece late Tuesday night has increased to 36, while 66 injured people were still hospitalized, including six in serious condition in intensive care units, the Greek Fire Service said on Wednesday. More than 150 firefighters, including special units, were participating in an ongoing search and rescue operation for survivors in the wreckage, the spokesperson of the Fire Service, Vasilios Vathrakogiannis, told a press briefing. Efforts are focused on the first three carriages of the passenger train that crashed onto a freight train close to midnight at Tempi municipality, he added. They were engulfed in flames after the collision. A total of 346 passengers were on board the passenger train, n

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6 killed, 36 injured in traffic accident in Türkiye: media

STORY: 6 killed, 36 injured in traffic accident in Türkiye: media DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site in Afyonkarahisar STORYLINE: Six people were killed and 36 others injured on Sunday in a traffic accident in the western Turkish province of Afyonkarahisar, Demiroren News Agency reported. A passenger bus overturned after the driver lost control of the bus in Karabedir village of Dinar district, the report said. The bus was traveling from the southeastern province of Diyarbakir to the Bodrum district of the southwestern province of Mugla, it added. Several rescue teams were dispatched to the scene after the accident. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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China's economy to remain resilient growth: experts

STORY: China's economy to remain resilient growth: experts DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's exports and cityscape 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROSE RONO, International trade expert based in Kenya 3. various of exports 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): COSKUN KUCUKOZMEN, Professor of Trade and Finance, Izmir University of Economics, Türkiye 5. various of exports 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LIANG GUOYONG, Senior economist with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development STORYLINE: The Chinese economy has maintained resilient growth in the first 11 months of 2022. Official data show that the world's second-largest economy saw a steady expansion in fixed-asset investment, industrial output and online retail sales, among others, in the January-November period. Experts say that China's economy has shown resilience and have expressed optimism about China's growth prospects in the coming year. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROSE RONO, International t

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Subway head resigns over March derailment

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Terashima, president of Teito Rapid Transit Authority, operator of a Tokyo subway network, bows at the Transport Ministry on June 27 after apologizing and announcing his resignation over the March 8 derailment of a subway train near Nakameguro Station on the Hibiya Line. The derailment left five passengers dead and 36 others injured.