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(231208) -- HAIKOU, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a Hyundai N Vision 74 concept hydrogen fuel cell vehicle displayed at the 2023 World New Energy Vehicle Congress in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 7, 2023. In the first three quarters of 2023, global sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) reached 9.75 million units, with China contributing 6.28 million units, or more than 64 percent, according to data released at the 2023 World New Energy Vehicle Congress. (Xinhua/Xia Tian)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-NEV-CONGRESS (CN)

(231208) -- HAIKOU, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows vehicles of Chinese electric car manufacturer NIO displayed at the 2023 World New Energy Vehicle Congress in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 7, 2023. In the first three quarters of 2023, global sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) reached 9.75 million units, with China contributing 6.28 million units, or more than 64 percent, according to data released at the 2023 World New Energy Vehicle Congress. (Xinhua/Xia Tian)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-NEV-CONGRESS (CN)

(231208) -- HAIKOU, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a MG Cyberster vehicle of China's car manufacturer SAIC displayed at the 2023 World New Energy Vehicle Congress in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 7, 2023. In the first three quarters of 2023, global sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) reached 9.75 million units, with China contributing 6.28 million units, or more than 64 percent, according to data released at the 2023 World New Energy Vehicle Congress. (Xinhua/Xia Tian)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Palestinians temporarily live in a school in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man cooks food on firewood after a gas cutoff in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people gather in front of a bakery to get food in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Palestinian children temporarily live in a school in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Palestinians temporarily live in a school in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people gather in front of a bakery to get food in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Palestinians temporarily live in a school in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man cooks food on firewood after a gas cutoff in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Palestinians temporarily live in a school in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people gather in front of a bakery to get food in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people gather in front of a bakery to get food in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people gather in front of a bakery to get food in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Palestinians temporarily live in a school in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people gather in front of a bakery to get food in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Palestinian children temporarily live in a school in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people gather in front of a bakery to get food in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

(231015) -- GAZA, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people gather in front of a bakery to get food in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. The United Nations estimated that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip were displaced from their residences, noting that the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees received about 64 percent of those displaced in 102 emergency shelters, with difficulties providing essential services. TO GO WITH "Hamas-Israel conflict enters 2nd week amid warning of severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza" (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with electrician Kyle Pula during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath, right, speak with worker Ernest Moral during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. Horwath and the Prime Minister were in Hamilton to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Ernest Moral about a heat pump he was installing during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with construction worker Patrick Van Dam during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tours an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Trudeau Visits An Apartment Complex - Hamilton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. Photo by Peter Power/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ghana aims to reduce carbon emissions by 64 mln tonnes by 2030: president

STORY: Ghana aims to reduce carbon emissions by 64 mln tonnes by 2030: president DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tree-planting event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, Ghanaian President 3. various of the tree-planting event 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, Ghanaian President STORYLINE: Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday said that the country aimed to reduce carbon emissions by about 64 million tonnes by 2030. Giving a speech at this year's national tree planting day commemoration, the president emphasized the need to address the causes of deforestation and forest degradation, such as agriculture, illegal mining, illegal logging, and wildfires, to achieve the country's emission reduction targets. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, Ghanaian President "And enhance our resilience and adaptation to climate change by improving early warning systems, promot

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GHANA-ACCRA-TREE PLANTING-VOLUNTEERS

(230611) -- ACCRA, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers plant trees in a forest in Accra, capital of Ghana, on June 9, 2023. Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Friday that his country aims to reduce carbon emissions 64 million tonnes by 2030. Giving a speech at this year's national tree planting day commemoration, the president emphasized the need to address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, such as agriculture, illegal mining, illegal logging, and wildfires, to achieve the country's emission reduction target. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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In Türkiye's upcoming elections, young voters' say may be key

STORY: In Türkiye's upcoming elections, young voters' say may be key DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AHMET ALI, First-time voter 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): EKIN ULGEN, University student, First-time voter 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): ECE HASEMOGLU, University student, First-time voter STORYLINE: On May 14, voters across Türkiye will elect the president and 600 members of parliament for a five-year term. As many as 4.9 million Turkish citizens above the age of 18 will vote for the first time, according to the Supreme Electoral Council, the country's top electoral authority. Moreover, half of Türkiye's 64 million eligible voters are made up of millennials and those from the younger Generation Z, as many of whom were born between 1997-2012 have entered adulthood. The vote of the young is therefore expected to be crucial, as new polls predicted a close contest between incumbent President

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Japan's population estimated to shrink to 87 mln by 2070

STORY: Japan's population estimated to shrink to 87 mln by 2070 DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's population is expected to fall to 87 million by 2070, shrinking 30 percent from 2020, a government estimate showed on Wednesday. According to projections released by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, those aged 65 and over are predicted to account for 38.7 percent of the total population, with 33.67 million in 2070 after peaking at 39.53 million in 2043, resulting in ballooning social security costs. Foreign residents, including students and workers residing in Japan for more than three months, are set to comprise 10.8 percent of the population in 2070, hitting 9.39 million. Despite the increasing influx of foreign nationals, the working-age population, or people aged 15 to 64, is forecast to decline sharply to 45.35 million in 2070, representing a 40-percent fall from

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Over 1 mln protest against pension reform in France

STORY: Over 1 mln protest against pension reform in France DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:08 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters against pension reform 2. SOUNDBITE (French): JEAN-MARC DANIEL, French economist 3. various of rubbish on the streets of Paris STORYLINE: Over 1 million people in France joined nationwide protests on Thursday, rejecting the government's proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, the French ministry of the interior said on Thursday evening. However, France's largest union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) said that some 3.5 million people had taken part in the demonstration nationwide. Thursday's events marked the 9th nationwide general mobilization action since French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne last week triggered an article of the constitution that allowed the government to force passage of the pension reform bill. A French economist says the pension reform will not pose danger to the s

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FRANCE-PARIS-PENSION REFORM BILL-PROTEST

(230323) -- PARIS, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a protest against a pension reform bill in Paris, France, on March 23, 2023. Over 1 million people in France joined nationwide protests on Thursday, rejecting the government's proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French ministry of the interior said on Thursday evening. (Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-PENSION REFORM BILL-PROTEST

(230323) -- PARIS, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man participates in a protest against a pension reform bill in Paris, France, on March 23, 2023. Over 1 million people in France joined nationwide protests on Thursday, rejecting the government's proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French ministry of the interior said on Thursday evening. (Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-PENSION REFORM BILL-PROTEST

(230323) -- PARIS, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a protest against a pension reform bill in Paris, France, on March 23, 2023. Over 1 million people in France joined nationwide protests on Thursday, rejecting the government's proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French ministry of the interior said on Thursday evening. (Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-PENSION REFORM BILL-PROTEST

(230323) -- PARIS, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a protest against a pension reform bill in Paris, France, on March 23, 2023. Over 1 million people in France joined nationwide protests on Thursday, rejecting the government's proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French ministry of the interior said on Thursday evening. (Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-PENSION REFORM BILL-PROTEST

(230323) -- PARIS, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A person participates in a protest against a pension reform bill in Paris, France, on March 23, 2023. Over 1 million people in France joined nationwide protests on Thursday, rejecting the government's proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French ministry of the interior said on Thursday evening. (Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua)

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FRANCE-PARIS-PENSION REFORM BILL-PROTEST

(230323) -- PARIS, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a protest against a pension reform bill in Paris, France, on March 23, 2023. Over 1 million people in France joined nationwide protests on Thursday, rejecting the government's proposed pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French ministry of the interior said on Thursday evening. (Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua)

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French unions call for further strikes over pension reform

STORY: French unions call for further strikes over pension reformDATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023LENGTH: 00:03:55LOCATION: ParisCATEGORY: ECONOMYSHOTLIST:1. various of people on streets2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): KATELL, Student3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): FREDERIC, Frederic, Teacher4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): PIERRE, Chemist5. various of people on streetsSTORYLINE:French unions on Tuesday called for two more days of strike action on Feb. 7 and 11, to try to force the government to retract its pension reform plan announced earlier this month. The French Interior Ministry said that more than 1.2 million people took to the streets across France on Tuesday, to express their anger against the controversial reform that will force employees to work until they are 64.However, the CGT, France's largest union, said that 2.8 million people marched on Tuesday during the second day of general mobilization. In the country's major cities, local authorities also registered more demonstrators than on Jan. 19. In Marseil

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Golden Miffy calendar worth 55 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A presenter stands by a 2011 calendar made of 6 kilograms of pure gold featuring popular Dutch rabbit character Miffy, which Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. put on sale for 55 million yen on Nov. 25, 2010. The calendar measuring 64 centimeters by 40 centimeters is on sale at eight outlets of the company as well as online.

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Fiji's Chand sets early pace at Chunichi Open

TOGO, Japan - Fiji's Dinesh reeled off three birdies on his final three holes to establish a one-shot lead after a 6-under-par 64 in the first round of the 120 million yen Chunichi Crowns at Nagoya Golf Club on April 29.

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Teshima storms into 2nd-round lead at Aiful Cup

KOMATSU, Japan - Taichi Teshima produced a flawless 8-under-par 64 to establish a one-stroke lead at the midway point of the 120 million yen Aiful Cup at the Golf Club Twin Fields on Aug. 1.

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Upper house head Inoue quits over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Yutaka Inoue leaves the president's room April 19 after tendering his resignation following allegations that one of his secretaries took 64 million yen in kickbacks from a construction company in connection with a public works project.

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Upper house head Inoue to resign over kickback scandal

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Yutaka Inoue (file photo) has decided to resign over allegations that his policy secretary received 64 million yen in kickbacks from a construction company in connection with a public works project, a senior member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said April 19. Inoue has denied the allegations.

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Upper house head Inoue responds to bribery allegations

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Yutaka Inoue leaves the Diet on April 18 after responding to allegations his policy secretary received a bribe of 64 million yen from a construction firm in connection with a public works project.

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Upper house head Inoue to give account of bribe allegation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows House of Councillors President Yutaka Inoue who pledged April 17 to explain to house members about an allegation that his policy secretary received 64 million yen from a construction company over a public works project.

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Ex-tax office chief held over 250 mil. yen tax evasion+

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunekichi Hamada (file photo), former head of the Sapporo Regional Taxation Bureau, now an advisor to the talent agency managing popular singer Namie Amuro, is arrested by public prosecutors on Jan. 10 for allegedly evading 250 million yen in income tax. Hamada, 64, is accused of concealing about 730 million yen in income over a four-year period up to 2000 in violation of the Income Tax Law.