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China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project

STORY: China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project SHOOTING TIME: June 22, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: QINZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tian Jing Hao leaving Qinzhou Port, China's Guangxi STORYLINE: China's ultra-large self-propelled cutter-suction dredger Tian Jing Hao, or Sky Whale, on Saturday completed its task in the ongoing Pinglu Canal project in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Initiated in August 2022, the 134.2-km-long Pinglu Canal stretches from the Xijin reservoir in the city of Hengzhou to Qinzhou port in the south of Guangxi. The Tian Jing Hao was used in the waterway construction of the canal on Aug. 20, 2023. Since then, it has dredged around 2,570,000 cubic meters of sand and mud. Since it was put into operation in 2010, the Tian Jing Hao has played an important role in the construction of major ports along China's domestic coast and major national strategic projects.

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Baseball: Sendai Ikuei manager Sue

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2022, at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, shows Wataru Sue, manager of the Sendai Ikuei high school baseball team, prior to the final of the 2022 national high school baseball championship. His team won the title.

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CHINA-LAOS-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230822) -- BEIJING , Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2022 shows trucks for cross-border goods transportation at Vientiane South Station of China-Laos Railway in Laos. TO GO WITH "China Focus: A road of prosperity -- China-Laos Railway promotes common development" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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CHINA-LAOS-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230822) -- BEIJING , Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 23, 2022 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Yuanjiang bridge of the China-Laos Railway in southwest China's Yunnan Province. TO GO WITH "China Focus: A road of prosperity -- China-Laos Railway promotes common development" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-LAOS-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230822) -- BEIJING , Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Lao staff members maintain the railway in Luang Prabang, Laos, Dec. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH "China Focus: A road of prosperity -- China-Laos Railway promotes common development" (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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CHINA-LAOS-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230822) -- BEIJING , Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 22, 2022 shows a freight train being loaded at a station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. TO GO WITH "China Focus: A road of prosperity -- China-Laos Railway promotes common development" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-LAOS-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230822) -- BEIJING , Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers of the Lane Xang electric multiple unit (EMU) trains arrive at Vientiane, Laos, July 31, 2022. TO GO WITH "China Focus: A road of prosperity -- China-Laos Railway promotes common development" (Photo by Yang Yongquan/Xinhua)

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Amman Int'l Film Festival aims to nurture filmmaking industry

STORY: Amman Int'l Film Festival aims to nurture filmmaking industry DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:28 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NADA DOUMANI, AIFF Director 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD RAHAHLEH, Jordanian director 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): EYAD NASSAR, Jordanian actor 5. various of the film festival STORYLINE: The 4th edition of the Amman International Film Festival (AIFF) is underway in the Jordanian capital Amman, featuring a wide variety of films from some 20 countries. The eight-day festival until Aug. 22 will premiere 56 films in Jordan, including narratives, documentaries and short films released in 2022 and 2023. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NADA DOUMANI, AIFF Director "The festival helps the growth of the filmmaking industry. Obviously, because you're attracting people to cinema, and you are also offering all the filmmakers opportunities, either to mix, network and meet people from the industry from all ove

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Egypt's tourism revenue jumps 120 pct in FY 2021/22

STORY: Egypt's tourism revenue jumps 120 pct in FY 2021/22 DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Giza pyramid 2. various of tourists at Luxor Temple, museums, Sharm el-Sheikh seaside and other places 3. various of tourists at a Giza pyramid STORYLINE: The revenue of Egypt's tourism sector reached 10.7 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year 2021/2022 that ended in June 2022, marking an increase of around 120 percent over the 4.9 billion U.S. dollars in the previous fiscal year, Egypt's official statistics authority announced on Wednesday. The number of tourists visiting Egypt hit 11.7 million in 2022, registering a year-on-year increase of 46.6 percent from 8 million tourists in 2021, Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said in a report. Europeans accounted for 62.6 percent of the tourists who visited Egypt in 2022, followed by Arabs who represented 26.4 percent and Americans who accounted for 5.8 percent, while the

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CHINA-HEIBEI-TANGSHAN-MARINE PROTECTION (CN)

(230627) -- TANGSHAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians plant eelgrass seeds at a test area of a marine ranch in Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 22, 2022. Launched in 2022, the marine ecological protection and restoration project in Caofeidian of Tangshan is designed to cover an area of 636 hectares by building an ecosystem comprising shellfish, seaweeds and artificial reefs. Restored seaweed beds have so far covered 80 percent of the planned area. The seaweed ecosystem means significantly to protection of biological resources, and it also improves nearshore non-biological environment and resistance to tides. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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Xinhua Headlines: Why "de-risking" from China poses high risks for European economies

(230513) -- FRANKFURT, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People stand in front of the Euro sculpture in Frankfurt, Germany, Aug. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Shan Weiyi)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2022 (CN)

(230222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An archaeologist shows clay pots unearthed from a Neolithic ruins in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province, on Aug. 25, 2022. Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2022 (CN)

(230222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An archaeologist shows carbonized rice unearthed from a Neolithic ruins in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province, on Aug. 23, 2022. Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2022 (CN)

(230222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2022 shows turquoise ware unearthed from a Neolithic ruins in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province. Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2022 (CN)

(230222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows a Neolithic ruins in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province. Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2022 (CN)

(230222) -- BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2022 shows bone artifacts unearthed from a Neolithic ruins in Qingyang, northwest China's Gansu Province. Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li He)

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Xinhua Headlines: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

(230222) -- KUNMING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 3, 2022 shows a view of ancient villages in Jingmai Mountain, Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People sit inside the newly-opened Stars Coffee, a chain that opened in former Starbucks coffee shops in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 22, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-NAVY FLEET-ESCORT MISSION-RETURN (CN)

(221116) -- HANGZHOU, Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers of the 41st fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy conduct a drill on Aug. 22, 2022. A Chinese navy fleet returned to the port city of Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday after completing its mission of escorting civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden and in the waters off Somalia. (Photo by Xiang Liming/Xinhua)

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Great Wall cultural festival held in Beijing

STORY: Great Wall cultural festival held in Beijing DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Great Wall 2. various of the cultural festival 3. various of the Great Wall STORYLINE: The 2022 Beijing Great Wall Cultural Festival opened at the foot of Simatai Great Wall in Beijing on Saturday. After renovation, about 400-kilometer-long national-level scenic roads along the Great Wall were unveiled at the opening ceremony of the festival. The festival aims to display the cultural connotation of the Great Wall and highlight the development achievements of the protection and utilization of the ancient wonder. Beijing has planned to comprehensively protect and develop the Great Wall Cultural Belt, with a total area of 4,929.29 square km, which includes both heritage protection and ecological conservation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-HEPU-SHANKOU MANGROVE NATURE RESERVE (CN)

(221031) -- HEPU, Oct. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 22, 2022 shows birds in Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve in Hepu County of Beihai City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve, a wetland reserve protecting the ecosystem of the mangrove forest, has been designated as a wetland of international importance in China. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Avian flu detected in several regions in France

STORY: Avian flu detected in several regions in France DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of poultry feeder 2. various of ducks in a field STORYLINE: As the end-of-year holiday season approaches in France, new cases of bird flu have been detected in several regions. Regulated protection and surveillance zones have been set up by local authorities to prevent the spread of bird flu. The first hypothesis of contamination for the Vendee farm would be an introduction of the virus via contaminated wild birds. At the national level, more than 330,000 poultry have been slaughtered since Aug. 1 in French farms. As of Friday, 24 outbreaks on farms had been confirmed. Many cases were reported in northwestern France. The virus returns with the drop in temperatures. Autumn is also the beginning of the bird migration period which makes it risky. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lyon, France. (XHTV)

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Kuwait holds parliamentary elections

STORY: Kuwait holds parliamentary elections DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting station STORYLINE: Kuwaitis headed to parliamentary polls on Thursday to elect 50 members of the National Assembly from among 305 candidates representing five constituencies in the country, state news agency KUNA reported. Nearly 800,000 citizens are eligible to vote in the Kuwaiti elections and 22 of the 305 candidates are women, said KUNA. The Ministry of the Interior has selected 123 schools as polling stations, it added. This is the first time that the voting system based on national identity is adopted in Kuwaiti elections, meaning each voter can only go to the polling station in their own constituency. Kuwait officially dissolved the parliament on Aug. 2 in a royal decree saying the dissolution resulted from "lack of harmony and cooperation ... and behavior that threaten national unity." With a mandate of four years, the unicameral Kuw

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Xinhua Headlines: Inflation woes in euro area leave little room for ECB to combat economic dilemma

(220919) -- FRANKFURT, Sept. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand in front of the Euro sculpture in Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Shan Weiyi)

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Brazil's ex-president Lula leads pre-election poll

STORY: Brazil's ex-president Lula leads pre-election poll DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: SAO PAULO, Brazil CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Brazilian presidential candidate and ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 2. various of Lula on Aug. 22 in Sao Paulo 3. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, Brazilian presidential candidate and ex-president STORYLINE: Brazilian presidential candidate and ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led the latest pre-election poll with 45 percent of the vote, trailed by incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro with 32 percent, a Datafolha poll shows. Lula da Silva, a candidate of the Workers' Party, slipped 2 percentage points from 47 percent in the last survey on Aug. 18, while Bolsonaro remained steady at 32 percent. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, Brazilian presidential candidate and ex-president "Having credibility and generating stability, the government (that I lead) will have a third word, which is predictab

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U.S.-BALLET-CHINESE DANCER

(220831) -- NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese ballet dancer Chun Wai Chan (R) performs in Swan Lake in Houston, the United States, June 22, 2018. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese ballet prince shines on top western stage" (Xinhua)

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Water level of Danube River in Romania drops to multi-year lows

STORY: Water level of Danube River in Romania drops to multi-year lows DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dried-up Danube River bed 2. SOUNDBITE (Romanian): Local resident STORYLINE: Months of drought has led to dramatic reduction in the flow of the Danube, with water level in several sections dropping to multi-year lows. The Danube river is the second longest river in Europe. Near the southern Romania's town of Zimnicea, which is separated from Bulgaria by the river, the Romanian side of the Danube has completely dried up, while the Bulgarian side is barely passable. The exposed riverbed of the Danube has become a wide sandy beach, which has begun to attract local residents to pay a visit. SOUNDBITE (Romanian): Local resident "The drought this year is too severe and the river has receded to that part. This has never happened. This is the first time I've encountered since I was born." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reportin

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-CURFEW

(220831) -- BAGHDAD, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles pass a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2022. Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday called on his followers to end their protests and withdraw from the Green Zone in Baghdad, after clashes killed 22 people and wounded more than 200 others. Immediately after his speech, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement that "it was decided to lift the curfew in Baghdad and the provinces." (Photo by Khalil Dawood/Xinhua)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-CURFEW

(220831) -- BAGHDAD, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A security member stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2022. Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday called on his followers to end their protests and withdraw from the Green Zone in Baghdad, after clashes killed 22 people and wounded more than 200 others. Immediately after his speech, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement that "it was decided to lift the curfew in Baghdad and the provinces." (Photo by Khalil Dawood/Xinhua)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-CURFEW

(220831) -- BAGHDAD, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A security member stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2022. Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday called on his followers to end their protests and withdraw from the Green Zone in Baghdad, after clashes killed 22 people and wounded more than 200 others. Immediately after his speech, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement that "it was decided to lift the curfew in Baghdad and the provinces." (Photo by Khalil Dawood/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-GREEK PHOTOGRAPHER (CN)

(220829) -- BEIJING, Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by George Doupas shows terraced fields in Yuanyang County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 22, 2011. TO GO WITH "Across China: The beauty of Beijing through lens of a Greek photographer" (George Doupas/Handout via Xinhua)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(220829) -- Beijing, Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28, 2022) TRANSMITTED on Aug. 29, 2022. Chen Qingchen (R)/Jia Yifan of China celebrate during the women's doubles semifinal match against Matsumoto Mayu/Nagahara Wakana of Japan at the BWF World Championships 2022 in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(220829) -- Beijing, Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28, 2022) TRANSMITTED on Aug. 29, 2022. Liu Long (R) instructs his son Liu Yixing during training in Liuzhuang Village of Pizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 16, 2022. Liu Long, 35, is a Chinese martial arts enthusiast. He found that his three children were also interested in martial arts and often imitated the action of him when he was practicing, so he began to take the three children to do martial arts training. Local villagers also sent their children to learn martial arts from Liu. As more and more children came to learn martial arts, Liu and his wife Gu Dandan founded a martial arts training class. Liu hoped that the children could grow up healthily and happily, and that martial arts could become their lifelong hobby. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(220829) -- Beijing, Aug. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28, 2022) TRANSMITTED on Aug. 29, 2022. Max Verstappen of Red Bull drives during the Qualifying of the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, Belgium, Aug. 27, 2022. (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-STRAY DOGS-APP-CLOSURE

(220828) -- ANKARA, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A stray dog is seen in Ankara, Türkiye, Aug. 22, 2022. Türkiye on Tuesday blocked access to an online application intended to protect people from street dog attacks, following calls for its closure by animal rights groups which said it was misused to kill animals. TO GO WITH "Feature: In Türkiye, stray dog attacks prevention app forced to close amid controversy" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-STRAY DOGS-APP-CLOSURE

(220828) -- ANKARA, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Stray dogs are seen in Ankara, Türkiye, Aug. 22, 2022. Türkiye on Tuesday blocked access to an online application intended to protect people from street dog attacks, following calls for its closure by animal rights groups which said it was misused to kill animals. TO GO WITH "Feature: In Türkiye, stray dog attacks prevention app forced to close amid controversy" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Baseball in Japan

Munetaka Murakami of the Yakult Swallows acknowledges the crowd after becoming the youngest player in Japanese baseball history to reach 150 career home runs at 22 years, six months, on Aug. 26, 2022, at Yokohama Stadium.

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Baseball in Japan

Munetaka Murakami of the Yakult Swallows acknowledges the crowd after becoming the youngest player in Japanese baseball history to reach 150 career home runs at 22 years, six months, on Aug. 26, 2022, at Yokohama Stadium.

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TUNISIA-MELLEGUE DAM-CONSTRUCTION

(220825) -- EL KEF, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2022 shows the construction site of the Mellegue dam in Tunisia's northwestern province of El Kef. In May 2016, China's power construction company Sinohydro won the bid to build a new dam over the river to replace the run-down old one. The Mellegua dam is scheduled for completion in September 2023. With a maximum capacity of 305 million cubic meters of water, it will play a significant role in protecting the ecological environment in Tunisia. TO GO WITH: "Feature: Chinese firm builds dam to boost Tunisia's economic, social development" (Sinohydro/Handout via Xinhua)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-AU-CHINA-INTERVIEW

(220825) -- ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Deputy Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Monique Nsanzabaganwa speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Aug. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Interview: Nine programs set to bolster Africa-China cooperation, says AU Commission deputy chief" (Xinhua/Habtamu Worku)

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PAKISTAN-THATTA-FLOODS

(220825) -- THATTA, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2022 shows people standing outside their houses damaged by floods in Thatta district of southern Pakistan's Sindh province. As many as 903 people were killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods continued to play havoc in Pakistan since mid-June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday. (Str/Xinhua)

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Iran launches 2-day massive drone drills

STORY: Iran launches 2-day massive drone drills DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iran's massive drone drills STORYLINE: Iran started on Wednesday two-day large-scale drone maneuvers involving different army units, semi-official Mehr news agency reported. On the first day of the war game, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) manufactured by the Iranian army and the Defense Ministry successfully carried out reconnaissance and monitoring missions in border areas and in international waters, said the drills' spokesman Mahmoud Mousavi. The missions were conducted by Yasir, Sadeq, Pelican, Ababil-3, Yazdan and Mohajer-6 drones, which are only a small part of Iran's drone capabilities, he added. The central headquarters of the war game is located in the province of Isfahan, according to the IRIB news agency. Speaking to IRIB on Tuesday, Mousavi said more than 150 drones, including underground ones, will be tested in the drills. Omid (Ho

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT

(220824) -- ZAPORIZHZHIA, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2022 shows the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-WOMAN CAR MECHANIC

(220824) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jane Goodluck Isowe works at her car repair workshop at Magomeni Mwembechai in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital of Tanzania, Aug. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Tanzania's woman car mechanic conquers man's world" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

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TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-WOMAN CAR MECHANIC

(220824) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jane Goodluck Isowe works at her car repair workshop at Magomeni Mwembechai in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital of Tanzania, Aug. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Tanzania's woman car mechanic conquers man's world" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

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TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-WOMAN CAR MECHANIC

(220824) -- DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jane Goodluck Isowe works at her car repair workshop at Magomeni Mwembechai in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital of Tanzania, Aug. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Tanzania's woman car mechanic conquers man's world" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

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U.S. reports over 15,000 monkeypox cases in all 50 states

STORY: U.S. reports over 15,000 monkeypox cases in all 50 states DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the street view in Times Square 3. various of a monkeypox vaccination site STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "The United States has confirmed over 15,000 monkeypox cases across all 50 states, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. A total of 15,433 monkeypox cases had been reported nationwide as of August 22, according to the CDC data. The United States now has the world's highest tally of monkeypox cases. New York had the most cases, with 2,910, followed by California with 2,663 and Florida with 1,588. The U.S. government has been facing criticism in its response to the monkeypox outbreak, including failure to order enough vaccines, speed treatments and make tests available to head off the disease. To

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CHINA-TIBET-VOLUNTEER ART TEACHER (CN)

(220824) -- LHASA, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yixiao draws portraits for children in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 22, 2017. TO GO WITH "Feature: Volunteer teacher helps students in Tibet pursue art dream" (Xinhua)

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Aleppo pistachio farmers in Syria affected by U.S. sanctions

STORY: Aleppo pistachio farmers in Syria affected by U.S. sanctions DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. carious of Aleppo pistachio farm in Hama countryside 2. various of the head of the Aleppo pistachio office at the agriculture ministry checking the pistachio trees 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JIHAD MUHAMMAD, Head of the Aleppo pistachio office at the agriculture ministry 4. various of the head of the Aleppo pistachio office at the agriculture ministry checking the pistachio trees 5. various of the farmer in his pistachio farm 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FIRAS IBRAHIM, Farmer 7. various of pistachios STORYLINE: Aleppo pistachio farmers in Syria have been facing a major obstacle in the face of reviving the country's renowned pistachio production. Pistachios in Syria had been favored across the Middle East before the eruption of the Syrian crisis in 2011. Jihad Muhammad, head of the Aleppo pistachio office at the agriculture ministry, told Xinhua th

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Türkiye's normalization with Israel won't diminish support for Palestinian cause: Turkish president

STORY: Türkiye's normalization with Israel won't diminish support for Palestinian cause: Turkish president DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas STORYLINE: Türkiye's normalization of ties with Israel will not reduce Ankara's support for the Palestinian cause, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. "The steps taken in our relations with Israel will in no way diminish our support for the Palestinian cause," Erdogan said at a joint press conference with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the capital Ankara. "On the contrary, our Palestinian brothers also express that these steps will contribute to the solution of the Palestinian issue and the improvement of the situation of the Palestinian people," he said. Abbas landed in Ankara on Monday for a three-day official visit. His visit came at a time when Türkiye and Israel