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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan Meets DEM Party Delegation Amid Renewed Hopes For Kurdish Peace Process - Ankara

Handout photo shows the meeting between pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) members Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.A KP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala and Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalın also attended the meeting which was held at the Presidential Complex and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. This marked the first direct contact between Erdogan and pro-Kurdish party representatives since June 12, 2012, when he was prime minister. DEM Party said it will make a statement about the meeting at a later stage, on April 10, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Photo by DEM Party Press Office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Gaetane Thiney arrives at the Centre National d'Entrainement (National training center) at Clairefontaine on April 1, 2019 near Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Gaetane Thiney arrives at the Centre National d'Entrainement (National training center) at Clairefontaine on April 1, 2019 near Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Italian cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi at the Vatican on April 1, 2012. Cardinal Ravasi is ranked among the great minds in the contemporary Church and is an advocate of dialogue with modernity. Photo by Eric Vandeville Cardinal ‘papabile’ Gianfranco Ravasi (Italy) attends the Palm Sunday mass in St Peter s Square, Vatican on April 1, 2012. - A cardinal since 2010, he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 2007 to 2022. Cardinal Ravasi is ranked among the great minds in the contemporary Church and is an advocate of dialogue with modernity. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tokyo stocks close mixed on rising interest rates, positive U.S. futures

STORY: Tokyo stocks close mixed on rising interest rates, positive U.S. futures SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo 2. various of Tokyo Stock Exchange 3. various of securities company STORYLINE: Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Tuesday amid concerns over rising long-term interest rates in Japan, while the market's downside was buoyed by positive U.S. stock futures. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 44.65 points, or 0.11 percent, from Monday at 38,855.37. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 2.14 points, or 0.08 percent, higher at 2,768.50. Market watchers here noted the yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond briefly rose 0.015 percentage point from Monday's close to 1.035 percent, its highest level since April 2012, amid speculation that the Bank of Japan is shifting away from monetary easing measures. The Nikk

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"Total Dictation" held in Russia

STORY: "Total Dictation" held in Russia SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Total Dictation" event in St. Petersburg, Russia STORYLINE: The International Russian Language Grammar Test "Total Dictation" was held simultaneously on Saturday in dozens of cities in Russia and worldwide. During the annual cultural event, people got together to write down a dictation in the Russian language, which will be checked and nominated by a special grammar commission. According to the organizer, this year's event took place in over 40 countries and regions. Total Dictation was created to draw attention to literacy and to develop a culture of literate writing in the Russian language. The first such event was organized by philology students from Novosibirsk, Russia on March 11, 2004. Since 2012, the Total Dictation has become an international event that was supported by Russians abroad and people studying

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IOC launches Olympic AI Agenda

STORY: IOC launches Olympic AI Agenda SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:04:13 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS BACH, IOC President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THOMAS BACH, IOC President STORYLINE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched the Olympic AI Agenda in London on Friday, setting out the envisioned impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can deliver for sport and how the IOC intends to lead on the global implementation of AI within sport. At the launching event held at Lee Valley VeloPark, one of the venues for the 2012 London Olympic Games, IOC president Thomas Bach introduced the Olympic AI Agenda as the first holistic approach by the leader of the Olympic Movement in this field. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS BACH, IOC President "This Olympic AI Agenda lays out both opportunities and risks. It is a conceptual, and at the same time, a practical approach. It defines our vision, it defines o

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Support rate for Japan's Kishida cabinet hits fresh low: poll

STORY: Support rate for Japan's Kishida cabinet hits fresh low: poll SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kishida cabinet and prime minister's office of Japan (source: Prime minister's office of Japan) 2. various of the prime minister's office STORYLINE: The support rate for the cabinet led by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dropped to 16.6 pct in April, marking a new low for the administration, according to the latest Jiji Press opinion poll. The approval rate dropped by 1.4 percentage points from the previous month, a fresh low for the administration since its launch in October 2021, while the disapproval rate climbed 2.0 percentage points to 59.4 percent, the survey showed Thursday. The reading breached the previous low of 16.9 percent marked in February, sinking to the worst level since the return of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power in December 2012, Jiji Press said. Punish

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Former PM Gilani elected as chairman of Pakistan's Senate

STORY: Former PM Gilani elected as chairman of Pakistan's Senate SHOOTING TIME: April 9, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHORTLIST: 1. various of the election STORYLINE: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday was elected as the chairman of the Senate, or the upper house, of the country's parliament, Presiding Officer of the election Senator Ishaq Dar announced. Dar, also foreign minister of the country, announced that Gilani was elected unopposed after no one filed nominated papers to contest the election. Gilani who belongs to the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians served the country as prime minister from 2008 to 2012. Syedal Khan Nasir of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was also elected as the deputy chairman of the house unopposed, said the presiding officer. Earlier this month, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the house to meet for its inaugural session on Tues

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Inter-provincial efforts help improve river water quality in east China

STORY: Inter-provincial efforts help improve river water quality in east China SHOOTING TIME: April 3, 2024 DATELINE: April 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Xin'an River 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FANG PENGMING, Official of Xin'an River ecological protection and development center in Shexian County 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NI LINJUN, Head of a biotech company 4. various of fruits and raw materials STORYLINE: The water quality of the Xin'an River in east China has been improving thanks to a pilot scheme involving inter-provincial efforts. The Xin'an River flows from Anhui to Zhejiang. It serves as a crucial ecological protective screen and water resource for the Yangtze River Delta, an area covering Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui. To collectively protect and improve the water quality of the river, an innovative cross-provincial pilot scheme for ecological compensation was introduced in 2012. It aims to address a

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China's Shenzhen a good place for innovation: Italian engineer

STORY: China's Shenzhen a good place for innovation: Italian engineer SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LEONARDO DE PALO, Italian engineer STORYLINE: Leonardo de Palo is an Italian engineer working in south China's Shenzhen. He said the megacity empowers his career of making robots. SOUNDBITE (English): LEONARDO DE PALO, Italian engineer "Everything you're thinking about technology, you'll find them in the same place. This happens only in Shenzhen. Because China gives all the things that I could not find in the rest of the world. China is really good. My name is Leonardo de Palo. I came from Italy. I'm an engineer and I worked for about 10 years for IBM, then a lot of other companies. I came here with my family in April 2012. I do this small robot. Just to transform this idea into a product. The proposal was very interesting because it doubled my salary. What I found in

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Celebs attend the French Cup Final soccer match, Olympique Lyonnais Vs US Quevilly

Lyon Mayor Gerard Collomb, France's opposition Socialist Party (PS) candidate for the 2012 French Presidential election Francois Hollande and Laurent Fabius attend the the French Cup Final soccer match, Olympique Lyonnais Vs US Quevilly at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris, France on April 28, 2012. Lyon Won 1-0. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebs attend the French Cup Final soccer match, Olympique Lyonnais Vs US Quevilly

Lyon Mayor Gerard Collomb, France's opposition Socialist Party (PS) candidate for the 2012 French Presidential election Francois Hollande and Laurent Fabius attend the the French Cup Final soccer match, Olympique Lyonnais Vs US Quevilly at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris, France on April 28, 2012. Lyon Won 1-0. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows (from L to R) Chen Liangdong leveling the field on April 6, 2023, transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023, holding a bamboo pole to pollinate the rice for seed production on Aug. 1, 2023, and showcasing harvested rice seeds on Aug. 26, 2023, in a hybrid rice seed breeding base in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transp

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo (from top to bottom) shows villagers planting seeds on April 7, 2023, transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023 and manually pollinating hybrid rice on Aug. 1, 2023 in Chen Liangdong's hybrid rice seed breeding base in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he pro

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Chen Liangdong showcasing germinated rice seeds on April 6, 2023 (upper L), transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023 (upper R), inspecting rice pollination on Aug. 1, 2023 (lower L) and displaying harvested rice seeds on Aug. 26, 2023 in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Australia's central bank resumes rate hike after one-off pause in April

STORY: Australia's central bank resumes rate hike after one-off pause in April DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Reserve Bank of Australia 2. various of customers shopping at supermarkets 3. various of banks in Sydney STORYLINE: After keeping the interest rate on hold last month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday announced the decision to lift the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85 percent, with the rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances also up by 25 basis points to 3.75 percent. It marks the 11th increase handed down by the central bank in the space of a year. The newly-updated interest rate also hit its highest level since it was cut to 3.75 percent in May 2012. After a board meeting, RBA Governor Philip Lowe said in a statement that inflation in Australia has passed its peak, but at 7 percent is still too high and it will be some time yet before it is back in the 2-3 percent target range. "Giv

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Tunisian president appoints new ambassador to Syria

STORY: Tunisian president appoints new ambassador to Syria DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tunisian ambassador to Syria being sworn in 2. various of Tunisian President issuing appointment letter 3. various of group photo STORYLINE: Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Mohamed Mhadhbi as the country's new ambassador to Syria, according to a statement released by the presidency on Thursday. Saied presented his credentials to the new Tunisian ambassador to Syria during a ceremony held at the Carthage Palace in the capital Tunis. The Tunisian president met with visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad last week as the two countries moved to resume diplomatic relations severed since February 2012, about one year after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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Indonesian expert hails China's innovation performance

STORY: Indonesian expert hails China's innovation performance DATELINE: April 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. various of China's technology 3. SOUDNBITE (English): CHRISTINE SUSANNA TJHIN, Director of Strategic Research, Gentala Institute in Indonesia STORYLINE: An Indonesian expert has said that China's performance in innovation has contributed to the country's economic growth. China's economic performance has gotten off to a strong start, with its gross domestic product (GDP) growing 4.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year. Last year, China moved up to the 11th spot in the Global Innovation Index 2022 released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, marking an impressive climb of 23 places from its 2012 ranking. China is now on a par with the U.S. in terms of the number of top 100 science and technology clusters, with 21 each. SOUDNBITE (English): CHRISTINE SUSANNA TJHIN, Director of Strategic R

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Endangered horseshoe crab spotted in China's Guangxi

STORY: Endangered horseshoe crab spotted in China's Guangxi DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of horseshoe crabs in Guangxi STORYLINE: Researchers from the College of Oceanology at Guangxi Beibu Gulf University in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have recently captured rare video images of a horseshoe crab. The horseshoe crab is a species that has lived on the earth since 400 million years ago and still retains its original appearance. The species, known as "living fossil," was listed on the red list of endangered species by IUCN in 2012 and has become a second-class protected animal in China. The Beibu Gulf of Guangxi and its coasts are the main habitat and breeding area for the species. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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French expat pursuits dream in China's Xiamen

STORY: French expat pursuits dream in China's Xiamen DATELINE: April 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LOIC LECLERCQ, French expat in Xiamen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LOIC LECLERCQ, French expat in Xiamen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LOIC LECLERCQ, French expat living in Xiamen 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): LOIC LECLERCQ, French expat in Xiamen STORYLINE: Loic Leclercq is a French expat living in east China's coastal city of Xiamen. After visiting Xiamen in 2012, he decided to settle down in the city and start his own catering business. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LOIC LECLERCQ, French expat in Xiamen "When I saw Xiamen, I was amazed because it was such a beautiful area. I felt a little bit like I was in the south of France. It was a very relaxing city. I always had a dream when I was a kid to become a chef. And I decided it was a good opportunity for me to come to Xiamen, try to realize the dream, try to make it happen here in

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Xinjiang border port reports growing China-Europe freight train trips

STORY: Xinjiang border port reports growing China-Europe freight train trips DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in Xinjiang STORYLINE: Alataw Pass, a major rail port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, handled 1,588 China-Europe freight train trips in the first quarter this year, marking a 10.35 percent year-on-year jump, local railway authorities said. About 3.33 million tonnes of cargo were transported during these trips, up 23.8 percent year on year, according to the China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd. The surge in China-Europe freight train trips is partly driven by greater efficiency in customs clearance, the company said. "The average daily number of China-Europe freight trains handled by the port remains 17 today, compared to a monthly average of 3.5 trains in 2012," said Yan Huapeng, who works with the Alataw railway station. The Alataw Pass witnessed more than

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women dressed in kimono climb aboard a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose in front of a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.