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Construction of China's Xiong'an New Area in full swing

STORY: Construction of China's Xiong'an New Area in full swing SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiong'an New Area STORYLINE: Xiong'an New Area, located about 100 km away from Beijing, has been designed to relieve Beijing of functions nonessential to its role as China's capital Xiong'an has entered a phase of advancing large-scale construction 292 key projects have been carried out, covering an area of nearly 178 square km Many well-known schools and educational groups from Beijing have set up branches here Management teams have been sent here to ensure that high-quality education is delivered at schools in Xiong'an According to the development plan, 70% of Xiong'an New Area will be covered by water or trees The city has afforested 472,000 mu (about 31,467 hectares) of land, and has created a green area of 732,000 mu (about 48,800 hectares) Its forest coverage rate has grown to 34.6% Xinhua

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Kabuki motif drawn with flower petals

ROME, Italy - Photo shows a kabuki motif drawn with flower petals by a Japanese group in front of St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, during the Infiorata art event on June 29, 2014. About 70 groups from various countries took part in the event.

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China's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture celebrates its 70th birthday

STORY: China's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture celebrates its 70th birthday DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture STORYLINE: Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday held a ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the autonomous prefecture's establishment. In their ethnic costumes, people from all ethnic groups in Liangshan showcased the great achievements of the past 70 years. Liangshan is home to China's largest Yi community. Of its population of 5.3 million, about 2.8 million are from the Yi ethnic minority group. The prefecture had long struggled with grinding poverty due to rough terrain and a harsh natural environment. After a massive anti-poverty campaign, the prefecture had been removed from the national poverty list in 2020. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

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Racism, political self-interest spawn rampant gun violence in U.S.: expert

STORY: Racism, political self-interest spawn rampant gun violence in U.S.: expert DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Sociologist STORYLINE: Antonio Gonzalez Plessman, Venezuelan sociologist, has said that the unchecked gun violence in the United States is the result of racial injustice and the self-interest of powerful gun lobbying groups in the country. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Sociologist "I would say that the particular nature (of shootings) in the U.S. has to do with certain situational factors. An interesting fact is that 70 percent of firearms are found within the white male population. There are more white people who use these firearms. We are talking about a society that is structurally racist, in which just 60 years ago, there were laws that validated racism. And this racism continues in the structure of the country and culture. It

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Kabuki motif drawn with flower petals

ROME, Italy - Photo shows a kabuki motif drawn with flower petals by a Japanese group in front of St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, during the Infiorata art event on June 29, 2014. About 70 groups from various countries took part in the event. (Kyodo)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Exmoor Pony, Exmoor-Pony, wild horse

Wild Exmoor Ponies in the Podyji National Park in south Moravia that spreads along the Dyje (Thaya), a border river between South Moravia and Lower Austria, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The horses are to maintain an area of about 70 hectares. Wild horses have been returning to the Czech nature within the Military LIFE for Nature project aimed to support and preserve rare wildlife species in five former military training areas in various parts of the Czech Republic. The project is led by the Beleco environmental organisation which cooperates with the Wetland and the Czech Landscape groups. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)