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JAPAN-NIKKEI-DROP

(240802) -- TOKYO, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A pedestrian passes a screen showing real-time stock market information in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2024. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index on Friday saw its largest one-day drop of the year, also the second largest in history. It also marked the largest drop in over 36 years since a plummet of 3,836 points on Oct. 20, 1987, the day after the Black Monday crash. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended the day at 35,909.70, down 2,216.63 points or 5.81 percent from Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-NIKKEI-DROP

(240802) -- TOKYO, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 2, 2024 shows a screen displaying real-time stock market information in Tokyo, Japan. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index on Friday saw its largest one-day drop of the year, also the second largest in history. It also marked the largest drop in over 36 years since a plummet of 3,836 points on Oct. 20, 1987, the day after the Black Monday crash. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended the day at 35,909.70, down 2,216.63 points or 5.81 percent from Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-NIKKEI-DROP

(240802) -- TOKYO, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A pedestrian passes a screen showing real-time stock market information in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2024. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index on Friday saw its largest one-day drop of the year, also the second largest in history. It also marked the largest drop in over 36 years since a plummet of 3,836 points on Oct. 20, 1987, the day after the Black Monday crash. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended the day at 35,909.70, down 2,216.63 points or 5.81 percent from Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-NIKKEI-DROP

(240802) -- TOKYO, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A pedestrian passes a screen showing real-time stock market information in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2024. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index on Friday saw its largest one-day drop of the year, also the second largest in history. It also marked the largest drop in over 36 years since a plummet of 3,836 points on Oct. 20, 1987, the day after the Black Monday crash. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended the day at 35,909.70, down 2,216.63 points or 5.81 percent from Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240711) -- BEIJING, July 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Facilities of the shore-to-ship power supply project are seen in Valletta, Malta, on July 10, 2024. Thanks to a 33-million-euro (36 million U.S. dollars) project, cruise liners docking in Malta's Grand Harbour will be able to turn off their engines and connect to onshore electricity, thus reducing their emissions and pollution by 90 percent. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MALTA-VALLETTA-SHORE-TO-SHIP POWER SUPPLY PROJECT

(240710) -- VALLETTA, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela speaks at a launch event of the shore-to-ship power supply project in Valletta, Malta, on July 10, 2024. Thanks to a 33-million-euro (36 million U.S. dollars) project, cruise liners docking in Malta's Grand Harbour will be able to turn off their engines and connect to onshore electricity, thus reducing their emissions and pollution by 90 percent. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MALTA-VALLETTA-SHORE-TO-SHIP POWER SUPPLY PROJECT

(240710) -- VALLETTA, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Facilities of the shore-to-ship power supply project are seen in Valletta, Malta, on July 10, 2024. Thanks to a 33-million-euro (36 million U.S. dollars) project, cruise liners docking in Malta's Grand Harbour will be able to turn off their engines and connect to onshore electricity, thus reducing their emissions and pollution by 90 percent. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MALTA-VALLETTA-SHORE-TO-SHIP POWER SUPPLY PROJECT

(240710) -- VALLETTA, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Facilities of the shore-to-ship power supply project are seen in Valletta, Malta, on July 10, 2024. Thanks to a 33-million-euro (36 million U.S. dollars) project, cruise liners docking in Malta's Grand Harbour will be able to turn off their engines and connect to onshore electricity, thus reducing their emissions and pollution by 90 percent. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MALTA-VALLETTA-SHORE-TO-SHIP POWER SUPPLY PROJECT

(240710) -- VALLETTA, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers connect onshore electricity cables with a cruise liner in Valletta, Malta, on July 10, 2024. Thanks to a 33-million-euro (36 million U.S. dollars) project, cruise liners docking in Malta's Grand Harbour will be able to turn off their engines and connect to onshore electricity, thus reducing their emissions and pollution by 90 percent. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MALTA-VALLETTA-SHORE-TO-SHIP POWER SUPPLY PROJECT

(240710) -- VALLETTA, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Facilities of the shore-to-ship power supply project are seen in Valletta, Malta, on July 10, 2024. Thanks to a 33-million-euro (36 million U.S. dollars) project, cruise liners docking in Malta's Grand Harbour will be able to turn off their engines and connect to onshore electricity, thus reducing their emissions and pollution by 90 percent. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MALTA-VALLETTA-SHORE-TO-SHIP POWER SUPPLY PROJECT

(240710) -- VALLETTA, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers connect onshore electricity cables with a cruise liner in Valletta, Malta, on July 10, 2024. Thanks to a 33-million-euro (36 million U.S. dollars) project, cruise liners docking in Malta's Grand Harbour will be able to turn off their engines and connect to onshore electricity, thus reducing their emissions and pollution by 90 percent. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MALTA-VALLETTA-SHORE-TO-SHIP POWER SUPPLY PROJECT

(240710) -- VALLETTA, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Facilities of the shore-to-ship power supply project are seen in Valletta, Malta, on July 10, 2024. Thanks to a 33-million-euro (36 million U.S. dollars) project, cruise liners docking in Malta's Grand Harbour will be able to turn off their engines and connect to onshore electricity, thus reducing their emissions and pollution by 90 percent. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish economy grows by 5.7 pct in Q1

STORY: Turkish economy grows by 5.7 pct in Q1 SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an engine factory in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of textile factories in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of Türkiye's Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek 4. various of an iron products factory in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 5. various of construction sites in Türkiye (courtesy of Hatay Municipality) STORYLINE: The Turkish economy grew 5.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, slightly above expectations, according to official figures on Friday. Thus, the Turkish economy has grown for 15 consecutive quarters since the second quarter of 2020, when COVID-19 pandemic measures were implemented, the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute shows. Despite the ongoing monetary tightening policy, household consumption accelerated in the run-up to the local e

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Over 120,000 students sit for matriculation exam in Myanmar

STORY: Over 120,000 students sit for matriculation exam in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon's exam centers for the exam 2. various of students preparing for the matriculation exam STORYLINE: A total of 128,801 students sat for the nationwide matriculation examination of Myanmar on Monday, the first day of the exam for the academic year 2023-24, the official television channel MRTV reported on Monday. The figure represents 87.9 percent of the students who had registered for the nationwide matric exam, the media report said, adding that 146,523 students had registered for the exam. Of them, 8,428 students sat at 47 exam centers in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the media report said. The exam was held at a total of 841 exam centers, including 830 exam centers across the country and 11 overseas exam centers, it said. The total number of students who sat for the exam this year

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Egypt makes airdrops of aid in Gaza

STORY: Egypt makes airdrops of aid in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a circulated video on social media showing airdropping aid over Gaza 2. various of trucks loaded with aid at Rafah border STORYLINE: Egyptian air forces airdropped humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV reported. The report cited a high-level security source who said the airdrops, which were participated by the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, included food and medical supplies for the besieged territory. Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Nivine El-Kabbag said on Feb. 16 that Egypt had sent nearly 200,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza, which accounts for 60 percent of the total relief from more than 37 countries. Israel has been attacking Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, after the militant group's surprise raid on southern Israel that killed about 1,400 people. The Israeli blockade and airstr

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Expert remains cautious about inflation forecast in Türkiye

STORY: Expert remains cautious about inflation forecast in Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024, File DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:01 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference of Fatih Karahan, the new Governor of Turkish Central Bank (Feb. 8, 2024) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of Turkish Central Bank 3. various of Turkish lira 4. various of some apartments in Ankara, Türkiye 5. various of fields in Türkiye (01:03-02:12) (Aug. 5, 2022) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 6. various of Turkish lira 7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MUSTAFA SONMEZ, Istanbul-based economist STORYLINE The new head of Türkiye's central bank said the bank will maintain its tight policy stance until high inflation drops to target, as it held its year-end consumer price forecast at 36 percent. In a press conference in the capital city of Ankara, Fatih Karahan said that monetary tightness will be maintained so long as a disinflation process yields results. Karahan recently replaced H

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China will continue to be engine of world economy: BiH expert

STORY: China will continue to be engine of world economy: BiH expert SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Sarajevo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FARUK BORIC, President of Association of Friendship between China and BiH 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FARUK BORIC, President of Association of Friendship between China and BiH STORYLINE: China's GDP growth grew 5.2 percent year on year in 2023, meeting the government's target of around 5 percent despite domestic challenges and external pressure. An expert of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has highlighted the resilience of the Chinese economy, noting that it will continue to be the engine of the world economy. SOUNDBITE (English): FARUK BORIC, President of Association of Friendship between China and BiH "Last year it was, generally speaking in global level, very challenging for all world. And of course, China faced also some challenges. The Chinese government took a lot of measures to maintain a perma

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U.S. Fed leaves interest rates unchanged as inflation cools, signaling end to rate hiking cycle

STORY: U.S. Fed leaves interest rates unchanged as inflation cools, signaling end to rate hiking cycle SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:36 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent as inflation continued to cool, signaling an end to its rate hiking cycle and possible rate cuts next year. "Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity has slowed from its strong pace in the third quarter," the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a statement after concluding a two-day policy meeting, the last in 2023. "Job gains have moderated since earlier in the year but remain strong, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation has eased over the past year but remains elevated," the committee said. The central bank noted that tighter financial and credit conditions for households and

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Italy's annual inflation rate lowest in 32 months

STORY: Italy's annual inflation rate lowest in 32 months SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Rome 2. various of price tags STORYLINE: The annual inflation rate in Italy fell to 0.8 percent in November 2023, the lowest recorded value since March 2021, according to government data. In November, the Italian national consumer price index for the entire collectivity, including tobacco products, recorded a decrease of 0.4 percent on a monthly basis and an increase of 0.8 percent on an annual basis. This was down from 1.7 percent in October, said ISTAT, the country's national statistics institute. Lower energy prices were the main factor pushing the inflation rate lower, ISTAT said, with non-regulated energy prices declining by 22.5 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, regulated energy prices declined by 36 percent in November compared to the year-ago period. In the meantime, inflation slowed for processed food

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Public excitement in Indonesia grows high towards Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train

STORY: Public excitement in Indonesia grows high towards Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers 2. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): MASNI SARAGIH, Local resident STORYLINE: The services of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) in Indonesia, locally known as Whoosh, have brought lots of joy for the public in the world's fourth-largest populous nation since it was officially launched about a month ago. According to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture consortium between Indonesian and Chinese state-owned firms that constructs and runs the HSR, trains have carried about 383,000 passengers on the railway since the commercial operation started, with the highest daily occupancy rate reaching 98.7 percent. The public enthusiasm was so high that KCIC needed to intensify the travel schedule up to 28 trips per weekday and 36 trips per day on weeken

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India's wholesale inflation contracts 0.52 pct in Oct.

STORY: India's wholesale inflation contracts 0.52 pct in Oct. SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India Gate 2. various of wholesale market area 3. various of fuel station 4. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's wholesale price index (WPI) contracted 0.52 percent in October, data released by the federal ministry of commerce and industry showed Tuesday. WPI inflation, an indicator of prices in the wholesale market rises or falls mainly due to steep increases or decreases in commodity prices. WPI-based inflation rate has been in the negative zone for the seventh month since April in the South Asian country. WPI food inflation decreased from 1.54 percent in September to 1.07 percent in October. The index for the manufactured products group in October remained at 140.3 (provisional), the same as in September. The index for primary articles group increased 5 percent to 184.5 (provisional) in October from 18

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Türkiye hikes inflation forecasts amid higher food prices, weaker currency

STORY: Türkiye hikes inflation forecasts amid higher food prices, weaker currency SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people shopping in a supermarket 2. various of the press conference of Turkish Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan 3. various of people shopping at a fresh vegetable bazaar STORYLINE: Türkiye's central bank on Thursday raised its inflation forecasts for 2023 and 2024, citing higher food and energy prices and a weaker currency. The bank now expects inflation to reach 65 percent by the end of 2023, up from 58 percent in its previous projection. It also increased its forecast for 2024 to 36 percent from 33 percent. Turkish Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan said inflation will peak in May 2024 and then start to decline during a press conference, where she presented the bank's last quarterly inflation report of the year. Erkan said the upward revision was mainly due to higher import p

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India's unemployment rate hits 2-year high

STORY: India's unemployment rate hits 2-year high SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India gate 2. various of street views 3. various of laborers waiting for work 4. various of farmers working on farmland STORYLINE: According to the latest data released by the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India's unemployment rate has hit a two-year high. The overall unemployment rate in India rose to 10.05 percent in October, a significant increase from 7.09 percent in September, marking the highest level since May 2021. Rural areas have been severely impacted, with the rural unemployment rate surging to 10.82 percent in October, up from 6.2 percent in the previous month. One key factor contributing to the rural unemployment crisis is the weakest monsoon rains in five years, which have led to reduced farming output. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Italy's UniCredit reports record profits in Q3

STORY: Italy's UniCredit reports record profits in Q3 DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of UniCredit in Rome STORYLINE: Italian banking giant UniCredit on Tuesday reported a remarkable 67.7 percent surge in profits for the first three quarters of 2023 compared to the previous year. The bank's net profit for the first nine months reached 6.7 billion euros (7.1 billion U.S. dollars), with the third quarter leading the way with a net profit of 2.3 billion euros, up 36 percent year-on-year, the Milan-based bank said in a press release. While UniCredit exceeded profit expectations and raised revenue forecasts, it maintained its full-year profit guidance at 7.25 billion euros. UniCredit is Italy's second-largest bank only after Banca Intesa Sanpaolo in terms of total assets. UniCredit's shares traded as much as 2.1 percent higher in trading Tuesday, before settling down to a 1.4-percent increase. Despite the surge from UniCredit's

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a logistics park at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a plane taking off from Zhongchuan International Airport at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a city view of Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker harvests roses at the flowers base of a modern agricultural demonstration garden in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Lanzhou New Area Senior High School have calligraphy class at the school in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 16, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker harvests roses at the flowers base of a modern agricultural demonstration garden in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a view of an ecological management project of Shuifu River at a modern agricultural park in Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a logistics park at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows the construction site of a silicon company at an industrial park of Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A community worker helps a local resident at a service counter in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows students of Lanzhou New Area Senior High School having PE class at the school in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of Lanzhou New Area Senior High School have PE class at the school in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 16, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a view of the provincial gymnasium and its nearby Wenqu Lake at Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sanitation workers rest at a leisure zone of a community in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher (L) of Gansu Health Vocational College instructs a student on basic nursing skills at the college in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2023. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231018) -- LANZHOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a view of roads in Lanzhou New Area of northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Eleven years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, bio-medicine and new energy vehicles etc. The urban afforestation coverage rate has been raised from 5 percent to 36 percent and livelihood of local people has been improved greatly. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

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Poland's ruling party takes lead in parliamentary elections: exit poll

STORY: Poland's ruling party takes lead in parliamentary elections: exit poll DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: Warsaw CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crowd celebrating exit poll results 2. various of people voting STORYLINE: Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) took a lead in Sunday's parliamentary elections with 36.8 percent of votes, according to an exit poll. The exit poll by global polling research firm Ipsos showed that PiS, running in coalition with smaller partners, gained 200 seats in the lower house of the parliament, short of a majority in the 460-seat Sejm. The Civic Coalition dominated by the Civic Platform party was in second place with 31.6 percent of votes, and the Third Way alliance gained 13 percent, according to the exit poll, which is reported to have a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points. At more than 31,000 polling stations across the country and overseas, Poles cast their ballots on Sunday to elect 460 members of S

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows an intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departing for Changsha of central China's Hunan Province at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows an intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departing for Changsha of central China's Hunan Province at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departs for Changsha of central China's Hunan Province at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province on Sept. 20, 2023. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows an intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a 50-foot container being loaded onto an intermodal express train at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departs for Dongguan of south China's Guangdong Province at Minhang Railway Station in east China's Shanghai on Sept. 20, 2023. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from Shanghai, Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departs for Dongguan of south China's Guangdong Province at Minhang Railway Station in east China's Shanghai on Sept. 20, 2023. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from Shanghai, Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departs for Dongguan of south China's Guangdong Province at Minhang Railway Station in east China's Shanghai on Sept. 20, 2023. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from Shanghai, Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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GUATEMALA-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(230822) -- GUATEMALA CITY, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo casts his ballot at a polling station in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Aug. 20, 2023. Bernardo Arevalo has won Guatemala's presidential election, according to a count by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Sunday evening. With 95 percent of ballots counted, Arevalo has scored 59 percent of votes, with his rival Sandra Torres trailing behind with 36 percent. (Xinhua/David De La Paz)