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485 beaches in Italy awarded Blue Flag in 2024

STORY: 485 beaches in Italy awarded Blue Flag in 2024 SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of beaches in Italy STORYLINE: Some 485 beaches in 236 municipalities across Italy were awarded a "Blue Flag" for their sustainability and environmental cleanliness in 2024, the Italian branch of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) announced on Tuesday. The figure marked an increase compared to the 226 municipalities honored for the quality of their environments last year. The list of Italy's cleanest and most beautiful beaches (including lake and sea beaches) got 14 new entries this year. Northwest coastal Liguria confirmed its top rank as the region with the highest number of locations awarded (34), followed by southern Apulia (24 flags, three more than in 2023), the southern Campania and Calabria regions (both 20 flags), central Marche (19) and Tuscany (18). The Blue Flag program aims to encour

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Bogota Inaugurates Bogota's Subway Car as a School of Culture for Public Transport

Banners of Bogota's 485 founding anniversary during the inauguration event of a subway car of Bogota's future metro system as a school of culture for public transport, on August 10, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Geely launches new version of EV model Geometry C in Israel

STORY: China's Geely launches new version of EV model Geometry C in Israel DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Geely's exhibition center in Tel Aviv, Israel 2. various of customers in the shop 3. various of new version of Geometry C 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hebrew): DIKLA BAREL, Customer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RONEN YABLON, CEO of Geely Israel STORYLINE: Chinese automaker Geely on Wednesday officially launched the new version of its electric vehicle model Geometry C in Israel. Compared to its previous version, which topped electric vehicle sales in Israel in 2022, the new version has a re-designed exterior as well as an upgraded battery. Its range reaches 485 km, up 25 km from the previous version. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hebrew): DIKLA BAREL, Customer "I came today to buy the new Geely model, an amazing car whose abilities and equipment level meet my needs. My mother is also very impressed by the car. With the more luxurious model, it is possible to r

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Fake Chinese bills flood Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Money changer signs light up the streets of downtown Hong Kong as monetary authorities seek to cope a sharp increase of fake Chinese bills. According to Hong Kong government officials and other sources, 485 fake Chinese bills were confiscated in 2001. By 2006, the number jumped to 5,930 -- most of them in 100 yuan (1,500 yen) denominations.

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WFP calls for urgent supply of food aid to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Masood Hyder, the World Food Program's representative for North Korea, calls for urgent international food assistance to North Korea at a news conference in Beijing on Feb. 9. He said the WFP's 2004 operation in North Korea needs 485,000 tons of commodities but so far only 140,000 tons have been secured and much less has been delivered.

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No. of Japanese firms listed on TSE tops 2,000

TOKYO, Japan - The number of Japanese companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) surpassed 2,000 on Oct. 12 from the 485 listed when the bourse resumed trading in 1949 following World War II. TSE executives pull open ornamental balls in a ceremony to cerebrate the occasion.

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Times Square's countdown mirror ball tested

NEW YORK, United States - The New Year's Eve Ball of Times Square is lit up for a test on Dec. 1. The 485-kilogram ball, with a diameter of 1.83 meters, is made up of some 500 tiny glass triangles.

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Museum expo held in central China's Zhengzhou

STORY: Museum expo held in central China's Zhengzhou DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expo 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHENG JING, Curator of China Grand Canal Museum 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG RONGBING, Deputy general manager of 4Dage STORYLINE: The 9th Chinese Exposition of Museum and Relevant Products and Technologies (MPT Expo) is held from Sept. 1 to 4 in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. Focusing on innovation, inheritance and development of museums, this year's expo has attracted 485 museums and 208 relevant enterprises, making it the largest in its history. During the expo, featured cultural and creative activities, as well as flash events using VR, 3D and 5G technologies are on stage, bringing a series of fresh experiences to visitors. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHENG JING, Curator of China Grand Canal Museum "China Grand Canal Museum is a very young museum, which was officially opened on June 16, 2021. This time

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China's Beibu Gulf Port sees rise in cargo throughput

STORY: China's Beibu Gulf Port sees rise in cargo throughput DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: BEIHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tieshan Port 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG GUAN, Vice General Manager of Beihai Beigang Logistics Co., Ltd 3. various of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor STORYLINE: Beibu Gulf Port in China's Guangxi has seen its cargo throughput rise 5.25 percent year on year in the first quarter of this year, thanks to a new land-sea trade corridor. The Beibu Gulf Port includes the ports of Qinzhou, Fangcheng and Beihai. In Tieshan Port in Beihai alone, the cargo throughput in 2021 reached 3.96 million tonnes, 8.8 times that of 2017. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG GUAN, Vice General Manager of Beihai Beibu Gulf Logistics "Compared with the former river-sea transport route, the land-sea trade corridor shortens the transport distance from 680 km to 485 km, and the cargo transport time is reduced from 48 hours to 24 hours. This provides a most direct and

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UN chief honors personnel who died in line of duty last year

STORY: UN chief honors personnel who died in line of duty last year DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. med shot of musical performance 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. med shot of musical performance STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday paid tribute to the 485 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty last year. "We have come together to honor the memory of United Nations personnel who lost their lives serving our organization over the course of last year. ... We are united in sorrow and solidarity," Guterres told an annual memorial service, which was held virtually this year. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Throughout the past year, COVID-19 continued to cause immeasurable suffering and death. And as we did last year, we pay tribute today to ou

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UN-GUTERRES-MEMORIAL SERVICE

(220622) -- UNITED NATIONS, June 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a virtual memorial service at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 22, 2022. Guterres on Wednesday paid tribute to the 485 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty last year. (Mark Garten/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

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UN-GUTERRES-MEMORIAL SERVICE

(220622) -- UNITED NATIONS, June 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a virtual memorial service at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 22, 2022. Guterres on Wednesday paid tribute to the 485 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty last year. (Mark Garten/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

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Fake Chinese bills flood Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Money changer signs light up the streets of downtown Hong Kong as monetary authorities seek to cope a sharp increase of fake Chinese bills. According to Hong Kong government officials and other sources, 485 fake Chinese bills were confiscated in 2001. By 2006, the number jumped to 5,930 -- most of them in 100 yuan (1,500 yen) denominations. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Motors faces 485 mil. yen fine over false fuel economy data

At a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2017, Consumer Affairs Agency officials say the government has ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to pay a fine of around 485 million yen ($4.2 million) for making false claims in sales literature about the fuel efficiency of its cars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors faces 485 mil. yen fine over false fuel economy data

At a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2017, Consumer Affairs Agency officials say the government has ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to pay a fine of around 485 million yen ($4.2 million) for making false claims in sales literature about the fuel efficiency of its cars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No. of Japanese firms listed on TSE tops 2,000

TOKYO, Japan - The number of Japanese companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) surpassed 2,000 on Oct. 12 from the 485 listed when the bourse resumed trading in 1949 following World War II. TSE executives pull open ornamental balls in a ceremony to cerebrate the occasion.

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Times Square's countdown mirror ball tested

NEW YORK, United States - The New Year's Eve Ball of Times Square is lit up for a test on Dec. 1. The 485-kilogram ball, with a diameter of 1.83 meters, is made up of some 500 tiny glass triangles.