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Copernicus Sentinel-1D Launches Into Orbit - French Guiana

Handout photo dated on November 4, 2025 shows Copernicus Sentinel-1D was successfully launched on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (21:02 UTC) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was released into orbit 34 minutes after launch, and the first signal was received at 23:22 CET by the Troll ground station in Antarctica. At the heart of Copernicus Sentinel-1 is the C-SAR (C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar) instrument, operating at 5.405 GHz. It provides high-resolution imaging of the Earth's surface regardless of weather conditions, day or night. The radar supports four operational modes: Strip Map (5 × 5 m resolution, 80 km swath), Interferometric Wide Swath (5 × 20 m resolution, 250 km swath), Extra Wide Swath (20 × 40 m resolution, 400 km swath), and Wave mode for ocean monitoring. A key feature of Sentinel-1D, also present on Sentinel-1C, is the integration of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), which enables detection and tracking of ship signals in c

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-BUDAPEST RAILWAY

(240503) -- NOVI SAD, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Aleksandra Radovanovic takes a train from Novi Sad to Belgrade running on the Belgrade-Budapest railway, April 29, 2024. The 27-year-old Aleksandra Radovanovic lives in Belgrade and works in Novi Sad. The operation of Belgrade-Novi Sad railway section has shorten her commute time to about 30 minutes. The Budapest-Belgrade railway is one of the flagship projects of China's Belt and Road Initiative. The around 80-km-long, Belgrade-Novi Sad railway section started operation on March 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-BUDAPEST RAILWAY

(240503) -- NOVI SAD, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Aleksandra Radovanovic boards a train from Novi Sad to Belgrade at Novi Sad railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, April 29, 2024. The 27-year-old Aleksandra Radovanovic lives in Belgrade and works in Novi Sad. The operation of Belgrade-Novi Sad railway section has shorten her commute time to about 30 minutes. The Budapest-Belgrade railway is one of the flagship projects of China's Belt and Road Initiative. The around 80-km-long, Belgrade-Novi Sad railway section started operation on March 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-BUDAPEST RAILWAY

(240503) -- NOVI SAD, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Aleksandra Radovanovic waits for the train at Novi Sad railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, April 29, 2024. The 27-year-old Aleksandra Radovanovic lives in Belgrade and works in Novi Sad. The operation of Belgrade-Novi Sad railway section has shorten her commute time to about 30 minutes. The Budapest-Belgrade railway is one of the flagship projects of China's Belt and Road Initiative. The around 80-km-long, Belgrade-Novi Sad railway section started operation on March 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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SERBIA-BELGRADE-BUDAPEST RAILWAY

(240503) -- NOVI SAD, May 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Aleksandra Radovanovic walks to the Novi Sad railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, April 29, 2024. The 27-year-old Aleksandra Radovanovic lives in Belgrade and works in Novi Sad. The operation of Belgrade-Novi Sad railway section has shorten her commute time to about 30 minutes. The Budapest-Belgrade railway is one of the flagship projects of China's Belt and Road Initiative. The around 80-km-long, Belgrade-Novi Sad railway section started operation on March 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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XFC Batteries And Electric Vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - GREATER BAY TECHNOLOGY displays XFC (eXtreme Fast Charging) batteries and electric vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing, China, Sept. 5, 2023. XFC ultra-fast battery products break through the key technical bottlenecks of power batteries, the maximum charging speed can reach more than 6 times that of ordinary batteries, and the charging time of 80% of the power is only 7.5 minutes, achieving "charging as fast as refueling".

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XFC Batteries And Electric Vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - GREATER BAY TECHNOLOGY displays XFC (eXtreme Fast Charging) batteries and electric vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing, China, Sept. 5, 2023. XFC ultra-fast battery products break through the key technical bottlenecks of power batteries, the maximum charging speed can reach more than 6 times that of ordinary batteries, and the charging time of 80% of the power is only 7.5 minutes, achieving "charging as fast as refueling".

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XFC Batteries And Electric Vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - GREATER BAY TECHNOLOGY displays XFC (eXtreme Fast Charging) batteries and electric vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing, China, Sept. 5, 2023. XFC ultra-fast battery products break through the key technical bottlenecks of power batteries, the maximum charging speed can reach more than 6 times that of ordinary batteries, and the charging time of 80% of the power is only 7.5 minutes, achieving "charging as fast as refueling".

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XFC Batteries And Electric Vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - GREATER BAY TECHNOLOGY displays XFC (eXtreme Fast Charging) batteries and electric vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing, China, Sept. 5, 2023. XFC ultra-fast battery products break through the key technical bottlenecks of power batteries, the maximum charging speed can reach more than 6 times that of ordinary batteries, and the charging time of 80% of the power is only 7.5 minutes, achieving "charging as fast as refueling".

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XFC Batteries And Electric Vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - GREATER BAY TECHNOLOGY displays XFC (eXtreme Fast Charging) batteries and electric vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing, China, Sept. 5, 2023. XFC ultra-fast battery products break through the key technical bottlenecks of power batteries, the maximum charging speed can reach more than 6 times that of ordinary batteries, and the charging time of 80% of the power is only 7.5 minutes, achieving "charging as fast as refueling".

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XFC Batteries And Electric Vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - GREATER BAY TECHNOLOGY displays XFC (eXtreme Fast Charging) batteries and electric vehicles at the 2023 SMART CHINA EXPO in Chongqing, China, Sept. 5, 2023. XFC ultra-fast battery products break through the key technical bottlenecks of power batteries, the maximum charging speed can reach more than 6 times that of ordinary batteries, and the charging time of 80% of the power is only 7.5 minutes, achieving "charging as fast as refueling".

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JR East's ambition: electricity generation by train riders

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. will be testing piezoelectric devices (photo) at Tokyo Station on Jan. 19 to produce electricity through vibration power as train riders walk through railway ticket gates. JR East engineers estimate the power generated by one person walking past a piezoelectric floor device laid at a gate will be enough to light up a 100-watt electric bulb by 0.01 second, or 80 minutes of lighting per day. Piezoelectric devices in speakers produce vibration, and sound, when activated by electric current. Using the reverse principle, JR East engineers have been testing the use of vibration on pieozoelectric devices to produce electricity. The tests at Tokyo Station's Yaesu North entrance will run until early March. The amount of electricity produced will be shown on a monitor near the gate.

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Yokohama gets new windmill icon at waterfront

TOKYO, Japan - Construction of a new Yokohama waterfront icon -- a huge windmill that provides multicolor illumination at night -- was completed on March 26. The windmill, which is 118 meters high with blades extending 80 meters long, has a capacity to produce 3 million kilowatts of electricity a year. At night, the windmill is illuminated in green, yellow, red and green, the color changing every 30 minutes depending on the direction of the wind.

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Robot balances pole in its palm

OSAKA, Japan - A robot called DB, developed by a project team of Japan Science and Technology Corp., demonstrates in Kyoto on Aug. 30 its ability to balance a pole in its palm. The human-shaped robot, which is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, balanced the pole for four minutes. The pole, made of vinyl chloride, is 4 centimeters in diameter and 120 centimeters in length.

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Chinese EV maker Leapmotor launches car sales in Israel

STORY: Chinese EV maker Leapmotor launches car sales in Israel DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of cars at the showroom 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KOBBY ELISHKEVICH, Vice sales manager, Leapmotor Israel 4. various of cars STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent "In recent years, Chinese car brands, especially those electric car brands, are gaining popularity in the Israeli market. Just in last week, the Chinese electric car brand Leapmotor has just started its sale in Israel. Now let's have a look." The Leapmotor T03 has an electric motor with a max power of 80 kW, which can achieve a maximum speed of 140 km/h. Its high-efficiency battery can be fast charged from 30 percent to 80 percent in 36 minutes. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KOBBY ELISHKEVICH, Vice sales manager, Leapmotor Israel "Israel is actually the first country outside of China to sel

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Indian PM calls for fight against corruption, nepotism in Independence Day speech

STORY: Indian PM calls for fight against corruption, nepotism in Independence Day speech DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shot of the India Gate 2. various of Indian PM arriving at the historic Red Fort 3. various of Indian PM giving a speech 4. various of street views in India STORYLINE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech on Monday called on the Indian people to fight against corruption and nepotism. "We have to wage a war against it. I seek the cooperation of 1.3 billion Indians in this fight against corruption," Modi said. "When I talk of nepotism, I don't talk about politics only. Unfortunately, nepotism has plagued our institutions which in turn adversely affects the deserving talent," said the prime minister, adding that nepotism also is one of the reasons for corruption. In his speech lasting over 80 minutes, Modi also praised the "immense contribution" of women in the construction of the country, and the

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New tunnel across Yangtze River under construction in E China

STORY: New tunnel across Yangtze River under construction in E China DATELINE: April 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: WUHU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project STORYLINE: A new tunnel across the Yangtze River in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province is being constructed as the second shield-tunneling machine started excavating recently. With a total length of about 6 km, this tunnel project is the first river tunnel across the Yangtze in Anhui Province and can reach over 70 meters deep underground. The tunnel is designed to have a two-way six-lane highway with a designed speed of 80 km/h. This tunnel is scheduled to open to traffic at the end of 2024. It will shorten the journey between Wuhu's new district and its main urban zone to 5 minutes, nearly half an hour quicker than the current roundabout route by bridge. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhu, China. (XHTV)

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Man's 30,000 yuan blown away before getting them all retrieved

STORY: Man's 30,000 yuan blown away before getting them all retrieved DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: DONGYING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banknotes being blown away 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG JIANDONG, Resident in Dongying 3. various of staff in the bank, security guards, and shop owners nearby soon rushing to help 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JIANDONG, Resident in Dongying STORYLINE: A man in Dongying, China was on his way to deposit cash, when the banknotes dropped to the ground. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG JIANDONG, Resident in Dongying "I had a total of 32,400 yuan (5093 USD). (As the banknotes were blown away by wind,) I rushed out of my car to pick up the money. Some of the banknotes were blown to 70 to 80 meters away." Staff in the bank, security guards, and shop owners nearby soon rushed to help. All the cash was retrieved in about 8 minutes. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JIANDONG, Resident in Dongying "I didn't expect to get all my money back, becau

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JR East's ambition: electricity generation by train riders

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. will be testing piezoelectric devices (photo) at Tokyo Station on Jan. 19 to produce electricity through vibration power as train riders walk through railway ticket gates. JR East engineers estimate the power generated by one person walking past a piezoelectric floor device laid at a gate will be enough to light up a 100-watt electric bulb by 0.01 second, or 80 minutes of lighting per day. Piezoelectric devices in speakers produce vibration, and sound, when activated by electric current. Using the reverse principle, JR East engineers have been testing the use of vibration on pieozoelectric devices to produce electricity. The tests at Tokyo Station's Yaesu North entrance will run until early March. The amount of electricity produced will be shown on a monitor near the gate. (Kyodo)

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Seven Minutes (1989)

Brian Dennehy & Klaus Maria Brandauer Characters: Wagner, Georg Elser Film: Seven Minutes (1989) Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer 19 October 1989 Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (BRD/USA 1989, Regie: Klaus Maria Brandauer) Brian Dennehy, Klaus Maria Brandauer / Naziuniform, Nazi, 3. Reich, drittes, 2. Weltkrieg, zweiter, Bahnhof, Nationalsozialismus / WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 19 October 1989

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Seven Minutes (1989)

Klaus Maria Brandauer Characters: Georg Elser Film: Seven Minutes (1989) Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer 19 October 1989 Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (BRD/USA 1989, Regie: Klaus Maria Brandauer) Klaus Maria Brandauer / Mann spioniert, spionieren, Lｸftungsschacht, Schornstein, Dach, Tasche / WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 19 October 1989

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Seven Minutes (1989)

Klaus Maria Brandauer & Brian Dennehy Characters: Georg Elser, Wagner Film: Seven Minutes (1989) Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer 19 October 1989 Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (BRD/USA 1989, Regie: Klaus Maria Brandauer) Klaus Maria Brandauer, Brian Dennehy / Naziuniform, Nazi, 3. Reich, drittes, 2. Weltkrieg, zweiter, Verh

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Seven Minutes (1989)

Klaus Maria Brandauer Characters: Georg Elser Film: Seven Minutes (1989) Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer 19 October 1989 Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (BRD/USA 1989, Regie: Klaus Maria Brandauer) Klaus Maria Brandauer / Mann, Uhrmacher, repariert, Lupe im Auge, reparieren, Bombe basteln, bauen / WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 19 October 1989

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Seven Minutes (1989)

Klaus Maria Brandauer Characters: Georg Elser Film: Seven Minutes (1985) Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer 19 October 1989 Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (BRD/USA 1989, Regie: Klaus Maria Brandauer) Klaus Maria Brandauer (mi.) / Naziuniform, Nazis, Nazi, Drittes Reich, drittes, 2. Weltkrieg, zweiter, Mann, verhaften, wird verhaftet von, Nationalsozialismus, SA / WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 19 October 1989

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Seven Minutes (1989)

Klaus Maria Brandauer Characters: Georg Elser Film: Seven Minutes (1989) Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer 19 October 1989 Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (BRD/USA 1989, Regie: Klaus Maria Brandauer) Klaus Maria Brandauer (mi.) / Mann, Gastst

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Seven Minutes (1989)

Vadim Glowna & Klaus Maria Brandauer Characters: Kaufmann, Georg Elser Film: Seven Minutes (1989) Director: Klaus Maria Brandauer 19 October 1989 Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland (BRD/USA 1989, Regie: Klaus Maria Brandauer) Vadim Glowna (li.), Klaus Maria Brandauer / zwei M

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PCR testing robot

Photo taken Feb. 4, 2021, at Fujita Health University Hospital in Toyoake, central Japan, shows an automatic PCR testing system, unveiled to the media the same day. The private medical university will introduce by March the high-speed coronavirus testing robot, capable of checking 2,500 people per day, with its test result for each person requiring only 80 minutes.

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PCR testing robot

Photo taken Feb. 4, 2021, at Fujita Health University Hospital in Toyoake, central Japan, shows an automatic PCR testing system, unveiled to the media the same day. The private medical university will introduce by March the high-speed coronavirus testing robot, capable of checking 2,500 people per day, with its test result for each person requiring only 80 minutes.

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PCR testing robot

Photo taken Feb. 4, 2021, at Fujita Health University Hospital in Toyoake, central Japan, shows an automatic PCR testing system, unveiled to the media the same day. The private medical university will introduce by March the high-speed coronavirus testing robot, capable of checking 2,500 people per day, with its test result for each person requiring only 80 minutes.

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PCR testing robot

Photo taken on Feb. 4, 2021, at Fujita Health University Hospital in Toyoake, central Japan, shows a container housing an automatic PCR testing system, unveiled to the media the same day. The private medical university will introduce by March the high-speed coronavirus testing robot, capable of checking 2,500 people per day, with its test result for each person requiring only 80 minutes.

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PCR testing robot

Photo taken on Feb. 4, 2021, at Fujita Health University Hospital in Toyoake, central Japan, shows a container housing an automatic PCR testing system, unveiled to the media the same day. The private medical university will introduce by March the high-speed coronavirus testing robot, capable of checking 2,500 people per day, with its test result for each person requiring only 80 minutes.

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PCR testing robot

Photo taken on Feb. 4, 2021, at Fujita Health University Hospital in Toyoake, central Japan, shows a container housing an automatic PCR testing system, unveiled to the media the same day. The private medical university will introduce by March the high-speed coronavirus testing robot, capable of checking 2,500 people per day, with its test result for each person requiring only 80 minutes.

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Yokohama gets new windmill icon at waterfront

TOKYO, Japan - Construction of a new Yokohama waterfront icon -- a huge windmill that provides multicolor illumination at night -- was completed on March 26. The windmill, which is 118 meters high with blades extending 80 meters long, has a capacity to produce 3 million kilowatts of electricity a year. At night, the windmill is illuminated in green, yellow, red and green, the color changing every 30 minutes depending on the direction of the wind. (Kyodo)

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Robot balances pole in its palm

OSAKA, Japan - A robot called DB, developed by a project team of Japan Science and Technology Corp., demonstrates in Kyoto on Aug. 30 its ability to balance a pole in its palm. The human-shaped robot, which is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, balanced the pole for four minutes. The pole, made of vinyl chloride, is 4 centimeters in diameter and 120 centimeters in length.