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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, TARDETS, SINCE 2023, THE SMALL ASSOCIATION PREFOSTA HAS BEEN ORGANIZING THE BEKAT UROS EVENT (IN BASQUE: HAPPY IN SIN), WHICH IS A PRIDE MARCH BRINGING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN A RURAL GAY PRIDE PARADE. IT CROSSES THE SMALL VILLAGE OF TARDETS IN SOULE, 579 INHABITANTS LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF THE BASQUE MOUNTAINS, AND AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG THE POPULATION ABOUT QUEER DIVERSITY IN THEIR BASQUE IDENTITY. Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Around 600 Afghan refugees return home recently from Pakistan

STORY: Around 600 Afghan refugees return home recently from Pakistan DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: NANGARHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees at a border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar province STORYLINE: Nearly 600 Afghan refugees have returned from neighboring Pakistan over the past two days, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said Wednesday. A total of 579 Afghan refugees have returned over the past two days after years of stay in Pakistan, the ministry said in a statement, reporting the arrival of a group of 343 people on Monday and another batch of 236 on Tuesday. More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees reportedly have been living in Pakistan and about the same number in Iran. The return of Afghan refugees to their homeland, according to the statement, has been continuing. Last week, the Afghan state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the return of more than 54,000 Afg

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Longest connected paper cranes

A total of 579,658 paper cranes created by children and connected via a string are certified by Guinness World Records as the longest chain of connected origami cranes as they are measured at 15.58 kilometers at an event in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2022.

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Longest connected paper cranes

A total of 579,658 paper cranes created by children and connected via a string are certified by Guinness World Records as the longest chain of connected origami cranes as they are measured at 15.58 kilometers at an event in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 24, 2022.

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How China's Jiangsu promotes industrial modernization

STORY: How China's Jiangsu promotes industrial modernization DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiangsu 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG ZAIXIANG, Technician, Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG XINKUI, Assistant Director of Structural Factory in Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG) 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN BINGLIANG, Chief scientist of Innovent Biologics STORYLINE: In the past 10 years, east China's Jiangsu Province has been promoting the modernization of its industries. In 2021, the value-added output of Jiangsu's manufacturing industry exceeded 4 trillion yuan (579 billion U.S. dollars), making up 35.8 percent of its GDP, the highest ratio compared with other provincial-level regions in China. The province now boasts 16 advanced manufacturing clusters and 50 key industrial chains, including industries like construction machinery and wind power equipment. And it has been the pacesett

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Flash floods kill 18, injure 40 in Afghanistan's Kunar province

STORY: Flash floods kill 18, injure 40 in Afghanistan's Kunar province DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood affected areas in Kunar province STORYLINE: At least 18 people were killed and 40 others injured on Sunday due to flash floods that hit Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported Monday. Floods swept through several villages in Sarkano district of the province on Sunday afternoon, killing 18 people including women and children and injuring 40 others, the report said. According to the report, 579 houses were destroyed due to torrential rains and heavy floods in the district. In another development, heavy rains which triggered flash floods claimed the lives of seven people including two children and injured 11 others in Spin Boldak district of the southern Kandahar province on Saturday. Over 200 people have been reportedly killed and more than 250 others injured over the past one mon

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CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-CASES (CN)

(220414) -- HONG KONG, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens wearing face masks line up for nucleic acid test at a testing site in south China's Hong Kong, April 14, 2022. On Thursday, Hong Kong registered 579 new COVID-19 cases by nucleic acid tests, and 464 additional cases through self-reported rapid antigen tests, official data showed. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-CASES (CN)

(220414) -- HONG KONG, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member helps citizens register for COVID-19 test at a testing site in south China's Hong Kong, April 14, 2022. On Thursday, Hong Kong registered 579 new COVID-19 cases by nucleic acid tests, and 464 additional cases through self-reported rapid antigen tests, official data showed. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-COVID-19-CASES (CN)

(220414) -- HONG KONG, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens wearing face masks select goods at a supermarket in south China's Hong Kong, April 14, 2022. On Thursday, Hong Kong registered 579 new COVID-19 cases by nucleic acid tests, and 464 additional cases through self-reported rapid antigen tests, official data showed. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)