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(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Alexis Holmes (L) of the United States runs to the finish line as Femke Bol of the Netherlands falls over during the 4x400m Relay Mixed Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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Xinhua Headlines: Reform propels China's rural areas on path to modernization

(231222) -- BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 19, 2023 shows a view of Houbaligou Village, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Zhang Meng/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 27, 2023 shows the Sigou Great Wall in Pianguan County, north China's Shanxi Province. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 27, 2023 shows the Sigou Great Wall in Pianguan County, north China's Shanxi Province. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 27, 2023 shows the Sigou Great Wall in Pianguan County, north China's Shanxi Province. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023 shows the Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) at the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 27, 2023 shows the scenery at the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows the scenery at the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows the Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) at the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023 shows the scenery at the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023 shows the Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) at the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows the Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) at the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows the scenery at the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 27, 2023 shows the Great Wall near the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-GREAT WALL-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(231219) -- HOHHOT, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows the Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) at the Laoniuwan section of the Yellow River on the border between north China's Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) encounters the Yellow River at the Laoniuwan section. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-CITY VIEW

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 19, 2023 shows Bat Trang Pottery Museum in Bat Trang Pottery Village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, located on the Red River Delta, is an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years. With natural scenery and subtropical city view, it draws lots of visitors from home and abroad. (Photo by Pham Dinh Duc/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MEXICO-CILI-PRICKLY PEAR-ECONOMY (CN)

(231111) -- GUIYANG, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks the turbidity and sugar content of Cili at a Cili processing company in Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 19, 2021. Cili (Rosa roxburghii), meaning "thorn pear" in Chinese, is a yellowish, spiny fruit renowned for its rich vitamin C content and various nutritional benefits. This distinctive fruit is a hallmark produce of the mountainous regions in southwest China's Guizhou. Currently, the Cili production stands as a key driver in promoting rural revitalization in Longli County, Guizhou Province. The county's Cili cultivation area has expanded to 105,000 mu (7,000 hectares), yielding an annual output of 16,000 tons of fresh fruit. The comprehensive output value exceeds 400 million yuan (approximately 54.87 million U.S. dollars), significantly contributing to the income growth of the over 8,000 local farmers. Meanwhile in the semi-arid parts of Mexico, another kind of throny fruit also brings profits to local farmers. The p

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CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People draw free drinking water from a station built by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kerawa, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 7, 2023. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Seini Tipou Malalha, traditional leader of Kerawa, answers questions from Xinhua in Kerawa, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 7, 2023. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A laboratory worker at the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation treatment station presents the new water treatment equipment offered by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Mokolo, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 4, 2023. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People draw free drinking water from a station built by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kerawa, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 7, 2023. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People come to fetch free drinking water from a station built by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kerawa, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 7, 2023. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2023 shows the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation water treatment plant refurbished by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Mokolo, Far North region, Cameroon. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman draws free drinking water from a station built by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kerawa, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 7, 2023. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl holds cans to fetch free drinking water from a station built by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kerawa, Far North region, Cameroon, Aug. 7, 2023. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-FAR NORTH-ICRC-DRINKING WATER

(230919) -- YAOUNDE, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2023 shows the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation water treatment plant refurbished by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Mokolo, Far North region, Cameroon. In Kerawa, a locality in Cameroon's Far North region that shares a porous border with Nigeria, villagers used to trek for hours to fetch water from unprotected sources before walking back carrying jerrycans. In July, engineers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worked every day down in the trenches to improve the water supply in Kerawa. TO GO WITH "Feature: ICRC boosts water supply in conflict-hit Cameroon's Far North region" (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The zoo put the baby elephant on public display for the first time since her birth on Aug. 19.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The zoo put the baby elephant on public display for the first time since her birth on Aug. 19.

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Newborn elephant at northern Japan zoo

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows Asian elephant Pearl and her daughter at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The zoo put the baby elephant on public display for the first time since her birth on Aug. 19.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - Visitors relax at a waterside grassland campsite in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug. 19, 2023.

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Grassland Camping in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - AUGUST 20, 2023 - View of a waterside grassland campground in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, Aug 19, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament

Keio infielder Katsuji Kiyohara, son of former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara who was arrested in 2016 for drug offenses, makes a pinch-hit appearance in a quarterfinal game against Okinawa Shogaku during the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2023.

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Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma (front) of Brighton dribbles the ball during the first half of a Premier League football match against Wolverhampton in Wolverhampton, England, on Aug. 19, 2023.

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German students experience traditional tea culture in China

STORY: German students experience traditional tea culture in China DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of German students experiencing traditional tea culture STORYLINE: Over 20 students from the Leibniz Confucius Institute in Hannover, Germany, recently embarked on a journey to Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, as part of a summer camp to deepen their understanding of the country. Marked as one of the initial summer camps in China organized by the German Confucius Institute after the COVID-19 pandemic, this excursion scheduled from Aug. 20 to Sept. 2 will take the students to explore Shanghai and its neighboring city, Hangzhou. During their stay last weekend in Hangzhou, reputed as the e-commerce capital of China, the students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the convenience facilitated by cutting-edge internet technologies such as mobile payments and shared bicycles. Also, their exploration led them

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-CHINA-MONORAIL

(230831) -- BANGKOK, Aug. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 19, 2023 shows the Yellow Line monorail in Bangkok, Thailand. Manufactured by China's CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems company and operated by Thai agencies, the inaugural monorail "Yellow Line" commenced commercial operations in July, spanning 30.4 kilometers to connect the north and the south parts of eastern Bangkok while intersecting with several intra-city rail lines. (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-CHINA-MONORAIL

(230831) -- BANGKOK, Aug. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 19, 2023 shows the Yellow Line monorail in Bangkok, Thailand. Manufactured by China's CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems company and operated by Thai agencies, the inaugural monorail "Yellow Line" commenced commercial operations in July, spanning 30.4 kilometers to connect the north and the south parts of eastern Bangkok while intersecting with several intra-city rail lines. (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-CHINA-MONORAIL

(230831) -- BANGKOK, Aug. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 19, 2023 shows the Yellow Line monorail in Bangkok, Thailand. Manufactured by China's CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems company and operated by Thai agencies, the inaugural monorail "Yellow Line" commenced commercial operations in July, spanning 30.4 kilometers to connect the north and the south parts of eastern Bangkok while intersecting with several intra-city rail lines. (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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Iran calls for "duly" disarming "terrorist groups" in Iraq's Kurdistan Region

STORY: Iran calls for "duly" disarming "terrorist groups" in Iraq's Kurdistan Region DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said that anti-Iran "terrorist groups" operating in Iraq's Kurdistan Region must be disarmed and relocated from the border area by the upcoming deadline of Sep. 19, stressing that the deadline would not be extended. Kanaani made the comments during his regular press conference in Tehran, where he said Iran expects the Iraqi government to fully implement a security agreement signed with Iran in March that requires the disbanding of the separatist groups, according to the official news agency IRNA. He said Iran is aware that the Iraqi government has communicated the contents of the agreement to the authorities in the Kurdistan Region, adding that "Iran is now awaiting the implementation of the agr

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CHINA-HAINAN-CHANGJIANG-SUMMER TOURISM (CN)

(230829) -- CHANGJIANG, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl practices weaving of the Li ethnic group in Wangxia Township of Changjiang Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Hainan shines bright as summer tourism flourishes post-pandemic" (Xinhua)

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China no longer requires COVID-19 tests before entry starting Aug. 30

STORY: China no longer requires COVID-19 tests before entry starting Aug. 30 DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:14 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: Starting from Aug. 30, people coming to China will no longer be required to have nucleic acid tests or antigen tests before entry, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced Monday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Starting from Aug. 30, 2023, inbound travelers will no longer be required to take a pre-departure nucleic acid or antigen test for COVID-19." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye's Antalya tops 10 million

STORY: Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye's Antalya tops 10 million DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: ANTANYA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists arriving at Antalya, Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: More than 10 million foreign tourists have already arrived by air this year in Antalya, a major tourist destination on Türkiye's southern Mediterranean coast, according to data from local culture and tourism authorities on Friday. The number of foreign visitors between Jan. 1 and Aug. 22 increased by 20 percent from a year earlier, the local culture and tourism authorities said, adding that from Aug. 1 to Aug. 22, around 1.88 million foreign tourists entered the city, marking a 10 percent increase compared with the same period of last year. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the global travel and tourism industry, Antalya welcomed a record 15.6 million foreign tourists. Antalya is keen on attracting more tourists throughout the whole year by

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France swelters under record-breaking late summer heat wave

STORY: France swelters under record-breaking late summer heat wave DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in France 2. SOUNDBITE (French): MANUEL CARPIO, Local resident STORYLINE: Europe is experiencing a rare and intense heat wave that has lasted for several days, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of France. 19 French departments are on red alert, the highest level of weather warning, as the heat poses a serious threat to health and safety. "When we reach the red level, the whole population must indeed be careful, because we are entering a period when the organisms are exposed to heat, the extension of which must be avoided," underlined Christophe Bechu, Minister for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion. The authorities have issued various measures to protect the population, such as cancelling outdoor activities, closing poorly ventilated buildings, and banning fireworks and forest acces

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China-Laos Railway, a road of prosperity

STORY: China-Laos Railway, a road of prosperity DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Laos Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): U.S. tourists 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAO JIABING, Staff with Vientiane operation center at Boten station in Laos 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Laos): KHIENKHAM PHOUDCHANTHAVONGSA, Deputy general manager of the Lao-China Joint Venture Investment Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MA YONG, Head of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies under the Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences STORYLINE: The China-Laos Railway links the Lao capital Vientiane with Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. Since its launch in December 2021, the 1,035-km rail line has transported more than 19 million passengers and delivered 24 million tonnes of freight. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): U.S. tourists "The railway is really comfortable and convenient." With its cross-border cargo transport covering over 10 countries and regions

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Pyongyang-bound plane at Beijing airport

Passengers prepare to board an Air Koryo plane bound for Pyongyang at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Aug. 26, 2023, as North Korea recently resumed international passenger flights, marking the end of a suspension since early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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India's Mizoram bridge collapse death toll rises to 26

STORY: India's Mizoram bridge collapse death toll rises to 26 DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue work STORYLINE: The death toll in the railway bridge collapse incident in India's northeastern state of Mizoram rose to 26 on Wednesday, confirmed a police cop over the phone. The under-construction bridge had collapsed in the Sairang town of Manipur, around 21 km northwest of the state capital Aizawl. "As many as 19 dead bodies have been recovered, and the rescue work to retrieve the rest of the dead bodies will resume on Thursday," added the cop. He said all the dead were laborers who were working at the site. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga expressed grief over the deaths and extended sympathy to the families of the victims. The cause of the bridge collapse could not be immediately known. Meanwhile, the country's Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ordered a probe into the incident and announced compensation for the victims.

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CHINA-SHAANXI-YULIN-LUHE RIVER (CN)

(230823) -- YULIN, Aug. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 19, 2023 shows birds resting on a tree near Luhe River in Jingbian County, Yulin City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Luhe River, dubbed a "mother river" in Jingbian County, plays an important role in agricultural production in northern Shaanxi. (Photo by Zhang Lan/Xinhua)

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Egypt confirms first cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5

STORY: Egypt confirms first cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5 DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Health Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. various of hospitals in Egypt STORYLINE: Egypt reported Tuesday the country's first two cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5. Both cases show slight symptoms, the Ministry of Health said in a statement, recommending a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution. Test results from a monitoring system enrolled by 450 hospitals across Egypt for respiratory diseases confirmed the two cases, said the ministry. EG.5 is a sublineage of the omicron variant, and its first case was reported in February. On Aug. 9, the World Health Organization classified EG.5 as a "variant of interest." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CAVE TEMPLE CONSERVATION (CN)

(230823) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members deal with harm to rock carvings at a scenic spot of Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, southwest China, Aug. 19, 2023. Over 100 cultural heritage conservation experts and scholars from home and abroad recently gathered in southwest China's Chongqing for a forum which focused on cave temple conservation. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Experts pool wisdom for cave temple conservation amid climate change" (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CAVE TEMPLE CONSERVATION (CN)

(230823) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests visit a scenic spot of Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, southwest China, Aug. 19, 2023. Over 100 cultural heritage conservation experts and scholars from home and abroad recently gathered in southwest China's Chongqing for a forum which focused on cave temple conservation. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Experts pool wisdom for cave temple conservation amid climate change" (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CAVE TEMPLE CONSERVATION (CN)

(230823) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests visit a cultural relic hospital for Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, southwest China, Aug. 19, 2023. Over 100 cultural heritage conservation experts and scholars from home and abroad recently gathered in southwest China's Chongqing for a forum which focused on cave temple conservation. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Experts pool wisdom for cave temple conservation amid climate change" (Xinhua/Huang Wei)