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Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

People in support of keeping the pacifist Constitution intact gather in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on April 8, 2026, in protest over recent moves to revise it by some forces. Nearly 50,000 people rallied at over 160 places in Japan's 47 prefectures the same day in response to a social media call for action three days earlier by a woman in her 20s in Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

People in support of keeping the pacifist Constitution intact gather in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on April 8, 2026, in protest over recent moves to revise it by some forces. Nearly 50,000 people rallied at over 160 places in Japan's 47 prefectures the same day in response to a social media call for action three days earlier by a woman in her 20s in Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

Pro-Constitution rally in Japan

People in support of keeping the pacifist Constitution intact gather in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on April 8, 2026, in protest over recent moves to revise it by some forces. Nearly 50,000 people rallied at over 160 places in Japan's 47 prefectures the same day in response to a social media call for action three days earlier by a woman in her 20s in Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Residents in border town of Lebanon struggle to live as Israel, Hezbollah exchange fires

STORY: Residents in border town of Lebanon struggle to live as Israel, Hezbollah exchange fires SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of smoke rising due to Israeli airstrikes in Kafr Kila, south Lebanon 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HUSSEIN BOJOK, Resident of the border town of Ramia 3. various of residents in the southern city of Tyre in Lebanon STORYLINE: Israeli forces and Hezbollah in Lebanon have traded fire across the borders since Oct. 8, 2023, after the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict the previous day. According to official Israeli figures, nine Israeli troops and six civilians have been killed by fire from Lebanon, while Hezbollah claims that 162 of their fighters were killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. However, some residents from the border town of Ramia have chosen to remain steadfast in their hometown amid airstrikes instead of facing displacement as they have no other places to move.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming has a quick lunch while waiting for unloading at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truc

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming wipes the rearview mirror during a break on his way to a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming waits for unloading at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers," said Ma Ming

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming checks prefab houses on his truck at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers,

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming calls to confirm the delivery place of prefab houses at the exit of an expressway in Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers," sa

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Construction workers prepare to transfer a prefab house at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming drives to a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers," said Ma Ming. In his view

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming prepares to have a quick lunch while waiting for unloading at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibi

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming drives to a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers," said Ma Ming. In his view

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming checks prefab houses on his truck at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us truck drivers,

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-TRUCK DRIVER (CN)

(231226) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ma Ming has a quick lunch while waiting for unloading at a prefab house transfer point in Liugou Township of Jishishan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 26, 2023. 50-year-old Ma Ming is a veteran truck driver with more than 20 years of experience in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Ma Ming volunteered to transport relief supplies. Under a unified arrangement, Ma Ming drove more than 600 kilometers from Yinchuan to Jishishan County, and delivered the relief materials safely. In the following days, Ma Ming and many truck drivers from all over the country traveled day and night from Lanzhou, Linxia of Gansu Province and other places to transport prefab houses to various resettlement sites in the quake-hit area. "This is the responsibility of us tr

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Half of residential units in Gaza damaged by Israeli airstrikes: official

STORY: Half of residential units in Gaza damaged by Israeli airstrikes: official DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of destructed houses in Gaza STORYLINE: About 50 percent of the Palestinian residential units were partially or completely damaged by the ongoing Israeli attacks on the coastal enclave, a Palestinian official said on Sunday. "The Israeli occupation is deliberately damaging the residential buildings, public facilities, and service facilities," Salama Maarouf, head of the Hamas-run government media office in Gaza, said in a press statement. "Because of the intensifying Israeli airstrikes, more than 165,000 housing units were partially damaged and nearly 20,000 housing units were completely demolished or became uninhabitable," Maarouf added. As a result, about 70 percent of local residents were displaced from their homes and headed to 220 shelter centers or other places throughout the Gaza Strip. The Israeli airstrikes w

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Torch festival of Yi ethnic group celebrated in SW China

STORY: Torch festival of Yi ethnic group celebrated in SW China DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the torch festival of the Yi ethnic group STORYLINE: A torch festival of the Yi ethnic group was celebrated Thursday in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan. This year's festival runs from July 20 to August 30. The festival features bonfire dancing, cultural heritage displays, and traditional ethnic sports competitions, etc. The torch festival is a traditional festival of the Yi people. It is celebrated in Yi communities in places like Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China. (XHTV)

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Pakistani students impressed by China-Pakistan ties

STORY: Pakistani students impressed by China-Pakistan ties DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the delegation 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): RIZWAN ASGHER, Student of Gwadar University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): AAMIR BIZENJO, Student of Gwadar University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): RIZWAN ASGHER, Student of Gwadar University STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "A group of students from Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province visited Pakistan's federal capital Islamabad. The visit was organized by the Chinese embassy in collaboration with the Pakistan-China Institute. During the three-day visit (from June 8-10), the students went to different places in Islamabad, where they got a lot of exposure. They learned about the development path which China followed and they got ideas (from it). And they also visited a university and an entrepreneurship association from where they got the

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Hong Kong welcomes back its favorite giant rubber ducks after 10 years

STORY: Hong Kong welcomes back its favorite giant rubber ducks after 10 years DATELINE: June 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rubber ducks 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FLORENTIJN HOFMAN, Dutch artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU, Hong Kong resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FENG, Hong Kong resident STORYLINE: A pair of giant rubber ducks captured the attention of Hongkongers on Friday as they floated in Victoria Harbor as part of a public art exhibition that aims to bring more joy to the city. The iconic yellow rubber duck made its first appearance in Hong Kong 10 years ago when the installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman attracted enormous crowds at Victoria Harbor. As the duck comes back, it is bringing a friend this time. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FLORENTIJN HOFMAN, Dutch artist "The rubber duck originated in 2007. It has been over the world on, I think, more than 50 places and visited more than 40 million people, part of that was a

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Tanzania's waste collection campaign seeks to promote sustainable tourism

STORY: Tanzania's waste collection campaign seeks to promote sustainable tourism DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:35 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of volunteers collecting wastes 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MICHAEL GOMBE, Co-organizer, City Clean Tanzania STORYLINE: The City Clean Tanzania is a movement established early this year to undertake waste management in several cities to promote sustainable tourism in Tanzania. SOUNDBITE (English): MICHAEL GOMBE, Co-organizer, City Clean Tanzania "The main part of this movement is sustainable tourism. As I have mentioned, different cities are into the peak of tourism. We are losing a lot of money because people do not want to come to a place which is dirty because it's dangerous for their health. We are going around different places, you find different wastes. We have been collecting more than 50 syringes, used syringes, which are very dangerous. So nobody will like to tour to a place that is infecting their lives, it'

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Ikeda makes cut, Ishikawa out at Transitions Championship

Ikeda makes cut, Ishikawa out at Transitions Championship

PALM HARBOR, United States - Japan's Yuta Ikeda watches his bunker shot on the first hole during the second round of the Transitions Championship gold tournament at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida, on March 19, 2010. Ikeda shot a 2-under 69 to move up 50 places and make the cut.

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Over 50,000 geese fly to Hokkaido before going back to Siberia

Over 50,000 geese fly to Hokkaido before going back to Siberia

BIBAI, Japan - More than 50,000 geese fly to Miyajimanuma in Bibai, Hokkaido, their stopover, as of April 29 ahead of their travel back to Siberia in early May after staying in Miyagi Prefecture and other places for the winter.

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Shipments of square water watermelons begin in Zentsuji

Shipments of square water watermelons begin in Zentsuji

ZENTSUJI, Japan - Farmers decorate square watermelons with ribbons before shipping them from an agricultural cooperative in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on June 17. The 18-centimeter-square watermelons are priced at 10,000 yen each. Some 450 to 500 watermelons will be shipped to department stores and other places in Tokyo and Osaka -- for display rather than for eating. About 50 of them will be shipped to Canada. The square watermelons were devised to save space in refrigerators.

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Japanese abbot donates historical materials of Nanjing Massacre

STORY: Japanese abbot donates historical materials of Nanjing Massacre DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: KYOTO, Japan CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Enkoji Temple 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): DAITO SATOSHI, Abbot, Enkoji Temple 3. various of Satoshi doing research 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): DAITO SATOSHI, Abbot, Enkoji Temple 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): DAITO SATOSHI, Abbot, Enkoji Temple STORYLINE: Daito Satoshi is the abbot of Enkoji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. He majored in modern Japanese history in college. In his junior year, he traveled to northeast China, where he visited places such as the site of Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Japanese Imperial Army, and learned about the atrocities committed by Japanese invaders. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): DAITO SATOSHI, Abbot, Enkoji Temple "I was horrified. I couldn't believe that human beings were capable of such horrible things. I was thinking about what I could do about th

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Gazans struggle to rebuild their places after military tension

STORY: Gazans struggle to rebuild their places after military tension DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:50 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. general shots or workers repairing the restaurant of Abu Hasira. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU HASIRA, Restaurant owner 3. general shots or workers repairing the restaurant of Abu Hasira. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU HASIRA, Restaurant owner 5. general shots or workers repairing the restaurant of Abu Hasira. 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU HASIRA, Restaurant owner 7. general shots of Hassan Shamalakh inspecting his damaged house. 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): HASSAN SHAMALAKH, Gaza-based local resident 9. general shots of Hassan Shamalakh inspecting his damaged house. STORYLINE: As soon as the escalation in Gaza fades, Mohammed Abu Hasira rushed to rebuild his small restaurant in Gaza city, which was destroyed during the latest wave of military tension. Earlier in the month, the coastal enclave witnessed a 3-day escalation between

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Shanghai sees increasing number of international sister cities

STORY: Shanghai sees increasing number of international sister cities DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: SHANGHAI CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. views from Shanghai 2. various of the conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSE MARIO ANTUNES, Chief Representative of Brazilian Sao Paulo State Government Investment and Trade Agency Shanghai Office 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PAN HUA, Chief representative of Hamburg Liaison Office China STORYLINE: The past few years have witnessed an increase in the number of Shanghai's international sister cities. According to the municipal foreign affairs office, Shanghai has twinned with 92 places from 59 countries at both municipal and district levels. On Tuesday, the Shanghai International Sister Cities Representatives Association was established, and over 50 sister city representative offices and interested foreign agencies in Shanghai became the first batch of members. The move aims to help representatives of sister cities and foreign friends in Sha

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Trains set on fire in India as anti-recruitment scheme protests continue

STORY: Trains set on fire in India as anti-recruitment scheme protests continue DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of protest 2. various of trains on fire 3. various of protests in several parts of India STORYLINE: Violent protests continued in several parts of India, including Delhi, on Friday against the newly-announced recruitment scheme "Agnipath" in the armed forces, the agitated protesters set trains on fire at many places in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. More than 50 students assembled outside the ITO Metro Station in central Delhi, protesting against the new recruitment scheme even as the security personnel struggled to remove them. The protests have been going on in India for the past three days. The protesters allege several flaws in the new recruitment scheme, mainly the age bracket of 17-and-a-half years to 21 years and the fact that 75 percent of the recruits would be removed from service after four years as per the sc

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Malaysia to start moving to endemic phase, reopen int'l borders from April 1

STORY: Malaysia to start moving to endemic phase, reopen int'l borders from April 1 DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:35 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1 various of the airport STORYLINE: Malaysia will start the transition to an endemic phase of the pandemic and reopen its borders to international travelers from April 1, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Tuesday. The decision was made due to the successful national immunization campaign against COVID-19 and represents an exit strategy to enable Malaysians to return almost to normal life after a two-year battle with COVID-19, Ismail Sabri said in a televised speech. He also announced the easing of several restrictions, including restaurants being allowed to operate past 12:00 a.m. and the 50 percent limit on the capacity for mass events will no longer be implemented. However, the use of face masks in public places will still be mandated as well as the use of the country's COVID-19 management app being req

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is mandatory to access leisure and cultural places that can accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become compulsory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustration of the health pass to access outdoor sports activities such as paddle here. France July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustration of the sanitary pass to access outdoor sports activities such as canoe here. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport, here illustration of the sanitary pass to access a swimming pool. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport, here illustration of the sanitary pass in a restaurant. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is mandatory to access leisure and cultural places that can accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become compulsory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustration of the health pass to access a media library. France July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is mandatory to access leisure and cultural places that can accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become compulsory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustration of the health pass to access outdoor sports activities such as sports Hall here. France July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport, here illustration of the sanitary pass in a restaurant. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport, here illustration of the sanitary pass to access a swimming pool. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport, here a sign indicating that the sanitary pass is not useful to attend the show because the number of people is limited to 50 people. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport, here illustration of the sanitary pass to access a circus show. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is mandatory to access leisure and cultural places that can accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become compulsory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustration of the health pass to access outdoor sports activities such as rafting here. France July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport here illustrative image of tourists on vacation doing an antigen test. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Health Pass - France

Health Pass - France

Since July 21, the Health Pass is required to access leisure and cultural places that accommodate at least 50 people. From the beginning of August, it should become mandatory in cafes, bars, restaurants, shopping centers, retirement homes and long-distance transport, here illustration of the sanitary pass to access a swimming pool. France on July 26, 2021. Photo by Durand Thibaut/ABACAPRESS.COM

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