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At Least 100 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Recent Days in The Gaza Strip

A Palestinian sits near an unexploded shell inside a destroyed house in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, on October 30, 2025. The Gaza Center for Human Rights, an independent civil organization monitoring violations, estimates that around 20,000 unexploded bombs and missiles remain scattered across Gaza. It said that by mid-October, the total rubble resulting from the destruction of homes and vital infrastructure had reached between 65 and 70 million tons, containing about 71,000 tons of explosives and remnants of war. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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At Least 100 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Recent Days in The Gaza Strip

A Palestinian stands beside an unexploded shell inside a destroyed house in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, on October 30, 2025. The Gaza Center for Human Rights, an independent civil organization monitoring violations, estimates that around 20,000 unexploded bombs and missiles remain scattered across Gaza. It said that by mid-October, the total rubble resulting from the destruction of homes and vital infrastructure had reached between 65 and 70 million tons, containing about 71,000 tons of explosives and remnants of war. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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At Least 100 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Recent Days in The Gaza Strip

Palestinian children play around a damaged Israeli military vehicle in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, on October 30, 2025. The Gaza Center for Human Rights, an independent civil organization monitoring violations, estimates that around 20,000 unexploded bombs and missiles remain scattered across Gaza. It said that by mid-October, the total rubble resulting from the destruction of homes and vital infrastructure had reached between 65 and 70 million tons, containing about 71,000 tons of explosives and remnants of war. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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At Least 100 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Recent Days in The Gaza Strip

Palestinian children play around a damaged Israeli military vehicle in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, on October 30, 2025. The Gaza Center for Human Rights, an independent civil organization monitoring violations, estimates that around 20,000 unexploded bombs and missiles remain scattered across Gaza. It said that by mid-October, the total rubble resulting from the destruction of homes and vital infrastructure had reached between 65 and 70 million tons, containing about 71,000 tons of explosives and remnants of war. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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At Least 100 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Recent Days in The Gaza Strip

A Palestinian child plays around a damaged Israeli military vehicle in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, on October 30, 2025. The Gaza Center for Human Rights, an independent civil organization monitoring violations, estimates that around 20,000 unexploded bombs and missiles remain scattered across Gaza. It said that by mid-October, the total rubble resulting from the destruction of homes and vital infrastructure had reached between 65 and 70 million tons, containing about 71,000 tons of explosives and remnants of war. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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First Offshore Wind Power Installation Platform Delivered

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2024 - China's first self-elevating self-propelled offshore wind power installation platform equipped with a smart ship system is delivered in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on August 28, 2024. It is understood that the platform is 135 meters long, 50 meters wide, the maximum operating water depth of 70 meters, the maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tons, and it is expected that more than 100 offshore fans can be installed in a year after the official operation.

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Egypt provides new batch of food aid to Gaza

STORY: Egypt provides new batch of food aid to Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Ministry of Endowments in Egypt 2. various of Rafah border crossing 3. various of trucks loaded with supplies STORYLINE: The Egyptian Ministry of Endowments has decided to provide an additional batch of food to the people of Gaza. According to the ministry's statement on Saturday, the aid consists of 20 tons of meat and 20 tons of other food commodities to be sent during the current month of Rajab, bringing the total aid provided by the ministry to Gaza to 70 tons of meat and 220 tons of other food commodities. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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China-Brunei joint venture signs Phase 2 petrochemical project deal

STORY: China-Brunei joint venture signs Phase 2 petrochemical project deal SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Hengyi Industries, the largest joint venture between Brunei and China, signed an Implementation Agreement for the Pulau Muara Besar (PMB) Phase 2 Development Project on Wednesday, marking another milestone for the flagship petrochemical project. Hengyi Industries is a joint venture between China's Zhejiang Hengyi Group and Damai Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary under the Brunei government's Strategic Development Capital Fund, owning 70 percent and 30 percent of the shares, respectively. The first phase of Hengyi PMB petrochemical project was put into operation in November 2019. The completion of phase 2 will increase the crude oil refining capacity by an additional 2 million tons per year, Qiu Jianlin, Chairman of Zhejiang Hengyi Group, told Xinhua. Haji Awang Halbi,

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WASTE COOKING OIL-RECYCLE (CN)

(230227) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A technician works at a laboratory of an environmental protection tech company in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2023. About 400 tons of waste oil is made each day by local catering service industry in Chengdu, among which 70 to 80 percent would be transported to environmental protection tech companies in Sichuan and recycled into products. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WASTE COOKING OIL-RECYCLE (CN)

(230227) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 21, 2023 shows oil storage tanks at an environmental protection tech company in southwest China's Sichuan Province. About 400 tons of waste oil is made each day by local catering service industry in Chengdu, among which 70 to 80 percent would be transported to environmental protection tech companies in Sichuan and recycled into products. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WASTE COOKING OIL-RECYCLE (CN)

(230227) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates equipment on the production line of an environmental protection tech company in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2023. About 400 tons of waste oil is made each day by local catering service industry in Chengdu, among which 70 to 80 percent would be transported to environmental protection tech companies in Sichuan and recycled into products. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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Traffic in Spanish ports returns to pre-pandemic levels

STORY: Traffic in Spanish ports returns to pre-pandemic levels DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Spanish ports 2. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): LLUIS SALVADO, President of Port of Barcelona 3. various of Spanish ports STORYLINE: Activity in Spanish ports grew by some 3.5 percent last year, almost matching the record levels of traffic before the pandemic began. According to Spain's national port authority, Puertos del Estado, the country's 46 ports registered 563.3 million tons of goods traffic in 2022. This was just under the record of 564.5 million tons seen in 2019. Puertos del Estado reported that the Port of Algeciras in southern Spain saw its traffic increased to 108 million tons, a 3-percent hike compared to 2021, while the Port of Barcelona registered 70 million tons, a 6.9 percent increase year-on-year. It was a record recovery for Barcelona, which announced on Feb.14 a historic turnover of 181 million euros (193 million do

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Big harvest in N China winter fishing

STORY: Big harvest in N China winter fishing DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: CHENGDE, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of winter fishing STORYLINE: The 2023 ice fishing festival was held in Weichang Man and Mongolian Autonomous County of Chengde City, north China's Hebei Province on Saturday, attracting about 1,000 tourists. More than 20 tons of silver carp and bighead carp were caught by a huge fishing net. Diaoyutai Reservoir has a water area of 533,000 square meters. In winter, its ice layer is as thick as 80 centimeters. Its frozen period lasts for more than 70 days, providing excellent natural conditions for winter fishing. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengde, China. (XHTV)

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Powerful crane

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tadano Ltd. unveils a new powerful model of its Rough Terrain Crane in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. The new crane is capable of lifting 145 tons, compared with 70-80 tons for the company's previous models.

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Powerful crane

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tadano Ltd. unveils a new powerful model of its Rough Terrain Crane in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. The new crane is capable of lifting 145 tons, compared with 70-80 tons for the company's previous models.

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EU support for Japan quake

TOKYO, Japan - European Union commissioner Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2011. A total of 220 tons of aid supplies from Europe arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo the same day -- 70 tons from the European Commission including 25,000 blankets, 2,000 mattresses and 300 sleeping bags, and 150 tons from France.

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2009, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto.

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2009, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto.

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Freestyle skiers flying high in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - A freestyle skier leaps into the air from a 15-meter-high slope made of 70 tons of artificial snow on the premises of the Tokyo metropolitan government in the Japanese capital's Shinjuku area March 6. The slope was built for the March 7-8 event Tokyo Snow Style Tocho (the metropolitan government) with the aim of encouraging people in the urban area to experience snow sports.

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Freestyle skiers flying high in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - A freestyle skier leaps into the air from a 15-meter-high slope made of 70 tons of artificial snow on the premises of the Tokyo metropolitan government in the Japanese capital's Shinjuku area March 6. The slope was built for the March 7-8 event Tokyo Snow Style Tocho (the metropolitan government) with the aim of encouraging people in the urban area to experience snow sports.

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of Buddhist priests toll the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27 in a rehearsal for the New Year's Eve ceremony to ring out the old year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with the ones at Todaiji temple in Nara and Hokoji temple in Kyoto.

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of Buddhist priests toll the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27 in a rehearsal for the New Year's Eve ceremony to ring out the old year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with the ones at Todaiji temple in Nara and Hokoji temple in Kyoto.

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Chion'in bell tolled in New Year's Eve rehearsal

KYOTO, Japan - The huge bell at Chioin'in Temple in Kyoto is tolled in a New Year's Eve rehearsal Dec. 27. It requires 17 monks to join forces to properly ring the bell, which stands 3.3 meters tall and weighs 70 tons. All temple bells across Japan are tolled 108 times on the New Year's Eve according to Buddhist traditions.

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Huge glass dome set on Osaka's museum

OSAKA, Japan - Cranes set a huge glass dome on the new Osaka Maritime Museum being built in Suminoe Ward, facing Osaka Bay, on Nov. 7. The dome, with a diameter of 70 meters, weighs 1,200 tons and contains 4,800 sheets of glass. The museum is scheduled to open next summer.

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Climate change casts shadow on date harvest season in Gaza

STORY: Climate change casts shadow on date harvest season in Gaza DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of Gazan farmers harvesting date in the coastal enclave 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED BARAKA, Local farm owner 3. shots of Gazan farmers harvesting date in the coastal enclave STORYLINE: A much-needed harvest has not arrived for date palms in the Gaza Strip through September, which according to local farmers, is another evidence of the tangible impact that climate change has on their livelihood, following the poor pollination in spring. Considering this year's delayed harvest season, farmers worried that if it ends in time in mid-October, the gross yields of this sweet household fruit could be bleak. "The coastal enclave usually produced about 15,000 tons of date, while this year it will not exceed 10,000 tons," said Adham al-Bassiouni, spokesman for the Hamas-run agriculture ministry. Ahmed Baraka, a 70-year-old farmer from Dir al-Balah in central

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Argentine paleontologists highlight scientific importance of largest megaraptor dinosaur's discovery

STORY: Argentine paleontologists highlight scientific importance of largest megaraptor dinosaur's discovery DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Bunos Aires CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dinosaur's fossil displayed at the museum 2. various of paleontologists studying the fossil STORYLINE: Argentine paleontologists have highlighted the scientific and historical importance of the discovery of fossil remains of "Maip Macrothorax", the largest megaraptor dinosaur ever found, which was recently presented at the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences (MACN). The recently identified dinosaur species lived in what is currently Argentina about 70 million years ago. Scientifically named "Maip Macrothorax", the ancient creature was between 9 and 10 meters long and weighed up to five tons. According to those responsible for the discovery, the find helps to better understand the evolution of the species in Patagonia, which is a cold, mountainous region where there were forests and tropical a

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Chion'in bell tolled in New Year's Even rehearsal

KYOTO, Japan - The huge bell at Choin'in Temple in Kyoto is tolled in a New Year's Eve rehearsal Dec. 27. It requires 17 monks to join forces to properly ring the bell, which stands 3.3 meters tall and weighs 70 tons. All temple bells across Japan are tolled 108 times on the New Year's Eve according to Buddhist traditions.

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2015, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away worldly desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell cast in 1636, which is 3.3 meters high, 2.8 meters in diameter and weighs 70 tons, is one of the largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2015, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away worldly desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell cast in 1636, which is 3.3 meters high, 2.8 meters in diameter and weighs 70 tons, is one of the largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monument honors victims of 1974 WWII bomb explosion in Okinawa

Photo taken June 19, 2015, shows a monument honoring victims of a 1974 tragedy that occurred when an undetonated World War II bomb exploded near St. Matthew Kindergarten in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, killing four people and injuring 34 others. An estimated 2,000 tons of unexploded military ordnance from the war remain in Okinawa, and explosions have killed 710 people over the past 70 years since the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Freestyle skiers flying high in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - A freestyle skier leaps into the air from a 15-meter-high slope made of 70 tons of artificial snow on the premises of the Tokyo metropolitan government in the Japanese capital's Shinjuku area March 6. The slope was built for the March 7-8 event Tokyo Snow Style Tocho (the metropolitan government) with the aim of encouraging people in the urban area to experience snow sports. (Kyodo)

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Freestyle skiers flying high in Shinjuku

TOKYO, Japan - A freestyle skier leaps into the air from a 15-meter-high slope made of 70 tons of artificial snow on the premises of the Tokyo metropolitan government in the Japanese capital's Shinjuku area March 6. The slope was built for the March 7-8 event Tokyo Snow Style Tocho (the metropolitan government) with the aim of encouraging people in the urban area to experience snow sports. (Kyodo)

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of Buddhist priests toll the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27 in a rehearsal for the New Year's Eve ceremony to ring out the old year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with the ones at Todaiji temple in Nara and Hokoji temple in Kyoto. (Kyodo)

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of Buddhist priests toll the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27 in a rehearsal for the New Year's Eve ceremony to ring out the old year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with the ones at Todaiji temple in Nara and Hokoji temple in Kyoto. (Kyodo)

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EU support for Japan quake

TOKYO, Japan - European Union commissioner Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2011. A total of 220 tons of aid supplies from Europe arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo the same day -- 70 tons from the European Commission including 25,000 blankets, 2,000 mattresses and 300 sleeping bags, and 150 tons from France. (Kyodo)