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China-backed technology skill contest fetes African students

STORY: China-backed technology skill contest fetes African students DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:49 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ATC Awards ceremony 2. various of deputy president of Kenya coming into the hall 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya 4. various of ATC Awards ceremony 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ESTHER MUORIA, Principal secretary of the State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Ministry of Education 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROSEMARY GATHONI, Student from Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHN TAKUDZWA, Student from Zimbabwe 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): VICTOR MUE, Scholarship winner, student from Kenya STORYLINE: Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. The eighth season of ATC, which began in July, consisted of 83 teams formed by 3

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICA TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE-CLOSING

(230901) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A contestant participates in Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8 in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 28, 2023. Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICA TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE-CLOSING

(230901) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rigathi Gachagua, Kenya's deputy president, addresses the closing ceremony of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8 in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 31, 2023. Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICA TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE-CLOSING

(230901) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2023 shows contestants of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8 in Nairobi, Kenya. Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICA TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE-CLOSING

(230901) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants participate in Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8 in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 28, 2023. Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICA TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE-CLOSING

(230901) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A contestant participates in Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8 in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 28, 2023. Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICA TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE-CLOSING

(230901) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2023 shows works by contestants of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8 in Nairobi, Kenya. Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICA TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE-CLOSING

(230901) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rigathi Gachagua (C, Rear), Kenya's deputy president, presents a contestant a certificate at the closing ceremony of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8 in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 31, 2023. Forty-nine African students have been awarded after they emerged winners of Africa Technology Challenge (ATC) Season 8, a contest initiated and sponsored by AVIC International, a Chinese company. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Russia releases Amur tiger back to forest

STORY: Russia releases Amur tiger back to forest DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of a tiger released from a car trailer 2. various of the tiger running into the wild (Video source: Russia's Amur Tiger Center) STORYLINE: Russia's Amur Tiger Center (ATC) released a 200-kilogram tiger back into the wild on Sunday. The tiger has roamed close to human settlements in the northern part of Russia's Primorsky Territory in the past two years. It hunted a total of 34 dogs, and caused panic among local villagers. Supported by ATC, inspectors from the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife Protection of Primorsky Krai set up a trap along a path that the predator has used to approach human settlements. Examination showed that the tiger was healthy, well-fed, and had no visible injuries. It was then released into a sparsely populated area with a high density of ungulates, where no other male tigers were recorded. Xinhua News Agency correspondents re

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Tada, Togashi retain women's world titles after draw

OSAKA, Japan - Women's WBC light flyweight champion Naomi Togashi (L) and WBA minimumweight champion Etsuko Tada battle each other in the first world title fight in Japan between world champions belonging to separate weight classes. The two boxers retained their respective titles after their 10-rounder at ATC Hall in Osaka finished in a draw.

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S. Korea's Tongdaemun apparel mart opens shop in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A total of 126 shops from the Tongdaemun apparel market in Seoul, said to be Asia's largest fashion mart, open Aug. 4 at the Asia and Pacific Trade Center (ATC) in Osaka's Suminoe Ward.

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China-funded technical skill contest fetes African students

STORY: China-funded technical skill contest fetes African students DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Africa Technology Challenge 2. various of celebrations 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARIAM SWALE, Competitor from Egypt 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CYNTHIA DIANA, Competitor from Uganda 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EZEKIEL MACHOGU, Cabinet secretary, Kenyan Ministry of Education 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ZHOU MEIFEN, Counselor, Chinese Embassy in Kenya STORYLINE: The awarding ceremony of the seventh Africa Tech Challenge (ATC) competition, sponsored by the Chinese firm AVIC International in partnership with the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, was held in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday. ATC, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) youth empowerment project, was launched in June 2014. This year's competition, which began in July, drew 259 young people in 65 teams from six African nations. They were trained and certified in the reading and drafting of

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ATC Space, new production hall

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. On the photo are seen Chairman of the Board of MT Aerospace Hans Steininger, left, and Czech Transport Minister Vladimir Kremlik, 2nd from left. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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Vladimir Kremlik

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. On the photo right there is Czech Transport Minister Vladimir Kremlik. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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ATC Space, new production hall

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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ATC Space, new production hall

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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Pavel Cizek

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. On the photo Pilsen Region Deputy Governor Pavel Cizek. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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Vladimir Kremlik

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. On the photo is seen Czech Transport Minister Vladimir Kremlik. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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ATC Space, new production hall

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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Vladimir Kremlik

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. On the photo is seen Czech Transport Minister Vladimir Kremlik. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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ATC Space, new production hall

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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ATC Space, new production hall

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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ATC Space, new production hall

Czech company ATC Space, subsidiary of German aircraft engine and gas turbine parts maker Aerotech Peissenberg (ATP), opened new production hall in Klatovy, Czech Republic, on November 1, 2019. On the photo are seen Chairman of the Board of MT Aerospace Hans Steininger, left, and Czech Transport Minister Vladimir Kremlik, 2nd from left. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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Tada, Togashi retain women's world titles after draw

OSAKA, Japan - Women's WBC light flyweight champion Naomi Togashi (L) and WBA minimumweight champion Etsuko Tada battle each other in the first world title fight in Japan between world champions belonging to separate weight classes. The two boxers retained their respective titles after their 10-rounder at ATC Hall in Osaka finished in a draw. (Kyodo)