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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-QUARRY-TRANSFORMED MOUNTAIN PARK (CN)

(240809) -- BEIPIAO, Aug. 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows the Beipiao mountain park under construction in Beipiao City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Liaoning has strengthened restoration of ecological environment and accelerated the comprehensive treatment of mines in recent years. The quarry-transformed mountain park in Beipiao provides a summer resort for visitors. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A tourist poses for photos at Bisezhai railway station in Mengzi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 9, 2022. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Wenyao)

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Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist poses for photos at Bisezhai railway station in Mengzi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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(SP)CHINA-GUANGXI-GUILIN-ROCK CLIMBING COUPLE (CN)

(230827) -- GUILIN, Aug. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yongbang gets ready for rock climbing in Yangshuo County, Guilin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sept. 9, 2022. Yangshuo of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the most popular rock climbing destination in China, famous for its dramatic karst mountain landscape and outdoor recreation. Liu Yongbang and Xiao Ting are a couple, better known as Abond and Ting. They are the elite rock climbers coaching the children here. Engaged in this sport for more than 15 years, the couple are always committed to promoting the development of rock climbing in China. After rock climbing made its first appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Abond and Ting felt more confident about the prospect of climbing industry in this picturesque region. As the local government stick to the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets", Yangshuo will attract more climbing enthusiasts home and abroad to challenge themselves as

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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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Lower natural gas exports widen Egypt's trade deficit by 4.3 pct in May

STORY: Lower natural gas exports widen Egypt's trade deficit by 4.3 pct in May DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of CAPMAS 2. various of ships loaded with containers 3. various of gas field 4. various of wheat shipments at a port STORYLINE: Egypt's trade deficit rose by 4.3 percent to 3.74 billion U.S. dollars in May, compared to 3.57 billion U.S. dollars in the same month last year, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Tuesday. CAPMAS ascribed the considerable decline in total exports to plunges in exports of natural gas (69.7 percent) and a surge in wheat imports (92.5 percent). Egypt's exports dropped 20.9 percent to 3.38 billion U.S. dollars in May, compared to 4.28 billion U.S. dollars a year earlier. Over the same time period, Egypt's total imports declined by 9.4 percent to 7.12 billion U.S. dollars. Egypt's trade deficit surged 23.8 percent in April over the same month in 2022, driven by

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Eurozone inflation eased, but months from 2 pct target: Spanish economist

STORY: Eurozone inflation eased, but months from 2 pct target: Spanish economist DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the European Central Bank 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of Economics at IESE Business School 3. various of pedestrians in Spain 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of Economics at IESE Business School 5. various of pedestrian in Spain 6. various of shopping malls in Frankfurt, Germany 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of Economics at IESE Business School 8. various of shopping malls in Frankfurt, Germany 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): JAVIER DIAZ-GIMENEZ, Professor of Economics at IESE Business School STORYLINE: Eurozone inflation dipped in July to 5.3 percent, the lowest level registered since February 2022, data published by the EU's official statistics agency showed Monday. The drop of Eurozone inflation to pre-Ukraine crisis level is "good news," a S

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China's Bijie balances growth, green drive

STORY: China's Bijie balances growth, green drive DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Guizhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIURONG, Project manager of Guizhou Yongju Eco-Agriculture Co., Ltd. 3. various of workers and farmers in Guizhou 4. various of views in Guizhou 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG JUN, Party official of Jinxing Village 6. various of workers and farmers in Guizhou 7. various of views in Guizhou 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIN JI, Head of local breeding base 9. various of views in Guizhou STORYLINE: Bijie City was one of the areas most severely affected by rocky desertification in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In recent years, the city has been striving to balance ecology protection and economic growth. With green transformation, Bijie completed the afforestation of 7.17 million mu (478,493 hectares) and reclaimed 862.69 square kilometers of rocky desertification from 2017 to 2022. During the same p

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U.S. announces additional arms aid for Ukraine worth 325 mln USD

STORY: U.S. announces additional arms aid for Ukraine worth 325 mln USD DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pentagon 2. various of Washington D.C. 3. various of the U.S. Air Force loading cargo bound for Ukraine (Jan. 13, 2023) 4. various of the U.S. Air Force loading palletized explosives bound for Ukraine (Aug. 9, 2022) STORYLINE: The United States on Wednesday announced an additional package of weapons for Ukraine worth 325 million U.S. dollars. According to a list from the Department of Defense (DoD), the new tranche of security assistance included additional ammunition for the U.S.-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, anti-armor systems, over 9 million rounds of small arms ammunition, and four logistics support vehicles, among other items. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who received a delegation of authority from President Joe Biden to authorize the presidential drawdown of the weapons, said in a statement

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Xinhua Headlines: Tesla to build new mega factory in Shanghai

(230409) -- SHANGHAI, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 20, 2022 shows the Tesla Gigafactory in the Lin-gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition attendee experiences the feeling of color and light projection delivered by optical fibres to her eyelids during the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 9, 2022. The SIGGRAPH is a premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-SPORT

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People play table tennis in a sports compound built under a city overpass in Taizhou of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors spend the night in tents and observe whale sharks at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A rainbow appears in the sky over the Basum Lake in the city of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter performs fire-fighting operations in Fuling District of southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 18, 2022. Local authorities quickly organized actions to put out fire and evacuate nearby residents as bushfires broke out in forests in Lizhi and Jiangbei subdistricts of Fuling District at about 18:28 and 20:30 on Aug. 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of an exhibit during a joint exhibition of tri-colored glazed potteries in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 30, 2022. The joint exhibition displayed tri-colored glazed potteries of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) unearthed from 10 kilns of five provinces in China. (Xinhua/Li An)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-LEADING CHINA

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, waves to citizens while visiting the Donghu Forest Park to take a close look at the environment along the Xiaoling River, in Jinzhou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 16, 2022. Xi made an inspection tour of Liaoning Province from Aug. 16 to 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

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Türkiye's Aug. unemployment rate hits lowest level since 2014

STORY: Türkiye's Aug. unemployment rate hits lowest level since 2014 DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish flag 2. various of people on the streets in Türkiye 3. various of steel factories and employees in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of railway construction and employees in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 5. various of Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 6. various of some factories and employees in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 7. various of a woodwork factory and employees in Türkiye (courtesy of Ankara metropolitan municipality) 8. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 9. various of a woodwork factory and employees in Türkiye (courtesy of Ankara metropolitan municipality) STORYLINE: Türkiye's unemployment rate in August dropped to a single digit for the first time in four years and the lowest monthly level since 2014, according to da

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CHINA-PAN-PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION-SCENERY (CN)

(221004) -- NANNING, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2022 shows the Datengxia Gorge water conservancy project which is under construction in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-PAN-PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION-SCENERY (CN)

(221004) -- NANNING, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2022 shows the Datengxia Gorge water conservancy project which is under construction and its surrounding area in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PEACHES-E-COMMERCE (CN)

(221002) -- BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2022 shows peaches at an orchard in Yukou Town of Pinggu District, Beijing, capital of China. TO GO WITH "Across China: E-commerce brings peachy life for Beijing's peach farmers" (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-PEACHES-E-COMMERCE (CN)

(221002) -- BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest peaches at an orchard in Yukou Town of Pinggu District, Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 9, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: E-commerce brings peachy life for Beijing's peach farmers" (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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Kenya's president names new cabinet

STORY: Kenya's president names new cabinet DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of cabinet meeting 2. various of press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 4. various of press conference STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday named his nominees to the Cabinet to help steer the country after the Aug. 9 general elections. Ruto, who retained one serving cabinet secretary, appointed former deputy prime minister Musalia Mudavadi as the prime cabinet secretary, a newly created position. He also appointed the former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Njuguna Ndung'u to be the cabinet secretary for the National Treasury. Ruto, who nominated current and former lawmakers to the Cabinet, said the prime cabinet secretary's office is the most senior after that of the President and deputy president's office. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "We have again the other very important position and

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-RECONSTRUCTION

(220908) -- GAZA CITY, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children stand on the rubbles of a house damaged by Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Aug. 9, 2022. Naji Sarhan, undersecretary of the Hamas-run ministry of public works and housing, told Xinhua that the absence of donors is the biggest challenge in the current reconstruction process, compared to that in 2014. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reconstruction in Gaza advances at snail pace amid donors' absence" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-RECONSTRUCTION

(220908) -- GAZA CITY, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl looks from a house window, which was damaged by Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Aug. 9, 2022. Naji Sarhan, undersecretary of the Hamas-run ministry of public works and housing, told Xinhua that the absence of donors is the biggest challenge in the current reconstruction process, compared to that in 2014. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reconstruction in Gaza advances at snail pace amid donors' absence" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-RECONSTRUCTION

(220908) -- GAZA CITY, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy stands on the rubbles of his house, which was damaged by Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Aug. 9, 2022. Naji Sarhan, undersecretary of the Hamas-run ministry of public works and housing, told Xinhua that the absence of donors is the biggest challenge in the current reconstruction process, compared to that in 2014. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reconstruction in Gaza advances at snail pace amid donors' absence" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-RECONSTRUCTION

(220908) -- GAZA CITY, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People inspect the rubbles of a house damaged by Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Aug. 9, 2022. Naji Sarhan, undersecretary of the Hamas-run ministry of public works and housing, told Xinhua that the absence of donors is the biggest challenge in the current reconstruction process, compared to that in 2014. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reconstruction in Gaza advances at snail pace amid donors' absence" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-THIRD EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(220831) -- URUMQI, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 9, 2022 shows a section of the Yetimbulak-Ruoqiang expressway in Ruoqiang County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. A new expressway passage that links northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region opened to traffic on Tuesday. It is expected to further facilitate the travel of the inland region's residents and boost the high-quality development of local economy. Stretching about 300 kilometers, the expressway, linking Yetimbulak Township and Ruoqiang County, is an important part of the country's expressway network. With a designed speed of 120 km per hour, it is the third expressway connecting Xinjiang with places outside of the region. (Photo by Wang Yongqiang/Xinhua)

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U.S. has left nothing good to us: Afghan people

STORY: U.S. has left nothing good to us: Afghan people DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ALYAS, Ice cream seller 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MAWLADAD, Local villager of Panjwai district 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): DAD MOHAMMAD, Local villager of Panjwai district 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): NAJIBULLAH JAMI, Professor, Kabul University STORYLINE: One year has passed since the last batch of U.S. troops left Afghanistan at midnight on Aug. 30, 2021. The 20-year war has left the unsettled country with a horrific legacy. Following the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington D.C., the United States accused Afghanistan of harboring Osama Bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida, and invaded the country in October 2001. Since then, Afghan people's lives have been totally changed. Some 3 million Afghan children have dropped out of school to earn money to support their families. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ALYAS, Ice cream seller "I'd rath

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China-Ghana cooperation goes from strength to strength: former Ghanaian ambassador to China

STORY: China-Ghana cooperation goes from strength to strength: former Ghanaian ambassador to China DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:20 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an exhibition about China in Ghana 2. various of participants 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANANI OKUMINYI DEMUYAKOR, Former Ghanaian ambassador to China 4. various of participants 5. various of China-built road projects 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANANI OKUMINYI DEMUYAKOR, Former Ghanaian ambassador to China 7. various of China-built road projects 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANANI OKUMINYI DEMUYAKOR, Former Ghanaian ambassador to China 9. various of China-built road projects 10. various of Confucius Institute 11. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANANI OKUMINYI DEMUYAKOR, Former Ghanaian ambassador to China 12. various of China-built road projects 13. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ANANI OKUMINYI DEMUYAKOR, Former Ghanaian ambassador to China 14. various of China-built road projects 15. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ANANI OKUMINYI DEMUYAKOR, Form

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Uvalde parents, hundreds gather to seek age raise for AR-15 sales in U.S. Texas

STORY: Uvalde parents, hundreds gather to seek age raise for AR-15 sales in U.S. Texas DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:13 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally and people giving speeches 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Rally participant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Rally participant 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Rally participant 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): Rally participant 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): Rally participant 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): Rally participant 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): Rally participant 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): Rally participant STORYLINE: Hundreds of demonstrators, including more than a dozen of the Uvalde school shooting victims' family members, gathered in Austin Saturday, urging the raise of minimum age to purchase AR-15-style rifles. On the steps outside the state's capitol, the protesters demanded Texas Governor Greg Abbott call a special session of the Texas Legislature to raise the age to purchase these deadly weapons from 18 to 21. SOUNDBITE 1

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Over 33 mln people, 72 districts of Pakistan affected by floods

STORY: Over 33 mln people, 72 districts of Pakistan affected by floods DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JIANG JIANG, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JIANG JIANG, Xinhua correspondent "Over 33 million people and 72 districts have been affected by the ongoing calamity of floods in Pakistan caused by this season's monsoon rains started in mid-June, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. According to a report released by the NDMA late Sunday night, the country's southern Sindh province remained the worst-hit region as 23 of its districts and over 14.5 million people have been affected by the floods. The report added that southwest Balochistan was the second most affected province, with more than 9 million of its population and 31 districts suffering. The country suffered a 188 percent increase in rainfall throughout this season till Aug. 28, in comparison to the average rainfall over

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Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Immigration tragedies

STORY: Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Immigration tragedies DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIA MEJIA, Immigrant from El Salvador at McAllen Shelter, Texas 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): SARA JIMENEZ, Mexican truck driver in Texas 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications Lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi 4. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications Lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): MARIA MEJIA, Immigrant from El Salvador at McAllen Shelter, Texas 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Spanish): SARA JIMENEZ, Mexican truck driver in Texas 8. STANDUP 2 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former Investment Banker at Wall Street 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications Lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi 11. SOUNDBITE 9

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Sharp headquarters

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2022, shows the headquarters of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. in Sakai in Osaka.

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Sharp headquarters

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 9, 2022, shows the headquarters of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. in Sakai in Osaka.

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Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Forced labor

STORY: Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Forced labor DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Turkish veteran journalist and analyst 3. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Russian): VYACHESLAV SEVALNEV, Leading researcher, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): GERRISHON IKIARA, Economics lecturer, Unive

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13-year-old impressionist emerges with works created on pandemic days

STORY: 13-year-old impressionist emerges with works created during pandemic days DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:35 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bhone Myat San studying arts on YouTube 2. various of Bhone Myat San painting the Tharbar Gate 3. various of Bhone Myat San's paintings at his living room STORYLINE: With 48 impressionism works exhibited in his solo show in Yangon recently, Bhone Myat San, a 13-year-old boy, has stepped into a professional career in Myanmar. More than 30 paintings or about 70 percent of the paintings from the event were collected from a show on July 9 to 11 at the Artist Gallery Cafe in Yangon on the occasion of his 13th birthday, according to the gallery owner. "Staying at home during the pandemic, I have studied (through) painting lessons from YouTube and also joined a five-month online class about oil painting conducted by a Myanmar oil painter in 2021," said the young artist. "When my mom was transferred to Dawei in 2020 with dut

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Straw recycling facilitates green agriculture in E China

STORY: Straw recycling facilitates green agriculture in E China DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:19 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): CAO JIAYUE, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): HRYTSAK ANHELINA-LESIA, Ukrainian expat in Anhui Province 3. STANDUP (English): CAO JIAYUE, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZUO JIANGUO, Zuogang villager, Zongyang County of Anhui Province 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZUO JINMING, Farmer, Zongyang County of Anhui Province 6. SOUNDBITE (English): CAO JIAYUE and HRYTSAK ANHELINA-LESIA 7. SOUNDBITE (English): CAO JIAYUE and ZUO WEIZONG 8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZUO WEIZONG, General manager, a local cooperative in Zongyang County 9. SOUNDBITE (English): CAO JIAYUE and HRYTSAK ANHELINA-LESIA 10. SOUNDBITE (English): HRYTSAK ANHELINA-LESIA, Ukrainian expat in Anhui Province 11. STANDUP (English): CAO JIAYUE, Xinhua correspondent 12. SOUNDBITE (English): CAO JIAYUE and HRYTSAK ANHELINA-LESIA STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CAO JI

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Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Deep-rooted racism

STORY: Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Deep-rooted racism DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people protesting 2. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RUPERT COLVILLE, Spokesperson for the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DONNA HASFAL, New York resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROBINDER SACHDEV, President of Imagindia Institute in India 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Turkish veteran journalist and analyst 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (Arabic): SUZAN ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyer 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Turkish veteran journalist and analyst 11. SOUNDBITE 9 (Arabic): SUZAN ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyer 12. S

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Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Falling victim to gun violence

STORY: Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Falling victim to gun violence DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:05:37 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAY KADIEM, High school graduate in Austin area 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID MADDEN, Pianist in Austin 4. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BERTHA SAENZ, Relative of a victim of Uvalde school shooting 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DON FOLDON, American citizen 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Lecturer, United States Int'l University-Africa, Kenya 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SWETA KUMAR, Resident of Virginia 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): JIM HARRINGTON, Priest of a church in Austin 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Venezuelan sociologist 11. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Lecturer, United States Int'l University-Africa, Kenya 12. SOUNDBITE 10 (Arabic): MOKHTAR GHOBASHY, Deputy chairman of Cairo-based Arab Center for Political and Stra

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Unveiling U.S. human rights failure in COVID-19 response

STORY: Unveiling U.S. human rights failure in COVID-19 response DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEXANDER, Resident of New York City 3. SOUNDBITE (English): LEAHN, Resident of New York City 4. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHN ROSS, Former director of Economic and Business Policy of London 5. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEXANDER, Resident of New York City 7. SOUNDBITE (English): GREG POWERS, African American Audio Engineer 8. various of street views in the U.S. 9. SOUNDBITE (English): RICHARDSON, Resident of New York City 10. SOUNDBITE (English): BREE HARFIELD, Resident of Beaumont, Mississippi 11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): SERGIO RODRIGUEZ GELFENSTEIN, Political analyst and writer in Venezuela 12. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 13. SOUNDBITE (English): MONTY, Resident of New York City 14. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Intern

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Spain sees hottest, deadliest summer in 20 years

STORY: Spain sees hottest, deadliest summer in 20 years DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): EMILIO SALGADO, Senior specialist of the Emergency Department of Barcelona's Hospital Clinic 4. various of hospital 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): EMILIO SALGADO, Senior specialist of the Emergency Department of Barcelona's Hospital Clinic 6. various of street views STORYLINE: The summer of 2022 was not only the hottest on record in Spain but also the deadliest in 20 years, as thousands of people died from heat-related causes. According to the latest report of the Carlos III Health Institute's Daily Mortality Monitoring System (MoMo) on Thursday, the heatwave that lasted from July 9 to July 26 with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in many places of the country was responsible for 2,223 of the 11,264 deaths registered in July. Last summer, the respective figures were 568

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Angolans go to polls to elect president, lawmakers

STORY: Angolans go to polls to elect president, lawmakers DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:15 LOCATION: Luanda CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Angola street scene and sculpture of the first president of Angola 2. various of polling station 3. STANDUP (English): JIN ZHENG, Xinhua correspondent 4. various of the Angolan voters 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): DIBANZILUA TANDO JONES, CNE electoral work stuff 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): LUZIA BEATRICE BERNARDO, Voter 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Portuguese): CATARINO FELIX CORREIA, Voter 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Portuguese): DIBANZILUA TANDO JONES, CNE electoral work stuff 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (Portuguese): ANGELINA TAVARES MANUEL DA CRUZ, CNE National Observer STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JIN ZHENG, Xinhua correspondent "The southern African country Angola holds its general election to elect the country's president and members of the National Assembly. On the election day on Aug. 24, voters are casting ballots to decide the nation's new leadership. Here I am at one voting s

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-CIGARETTES-TAX

(220825) -- KARACHI, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man holds a pack of cigarettes in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 24, 2022. Pakistan on Monday announced an additional tax of 36 billion Pakistani rupees (around 165 million U.S. dollars) on cigarettes and 2 billion rupees (around 9 million dollars) on tobacco processing, in order to collect an additional 38 billion rupees in taxes. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-CIGARETTES-TAX

(220825) -- KARACHI, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man smokes in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 24, 2022. Pakistan on Monday announced an additional tax of 36 billion Pakistani rupees (around 165 million U.S. dollars) on cigarettes and 2 billion rupees (around 9 million dollars) on tobacco processing, in order to collect an additional 38 billion rupees in taxes. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-CIGARETTES-TAX

(220825) -- KARACHI, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man buys a pack of cigarettes in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 24, 2022. Pakistan on Monday announced an additional tax of 36 billion Pakistani rupees (around 165 million U.S. dollars) on cigarettes and 2 billion rupees (around 9 million dollars) on tobacco processing, in order to collect an additional 38 billion rupees in taxes. (Str/Xinhua)

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U.S. announces largest weapons package for Ukraine

STORY: U.S. announces largest weapons package for Ukraine DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. Air Force loading palletized explosives onto a C-17 Globemaster III for Ukraine at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware (Aug. 9, 2022) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): COLIN KAHL, U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy STORYLINE: The United States on Wednesday announced an additional tranche of security assistance to Ukraine worth nearly 3 billion U.S. dollars, the largest one-time weapons aid to Kiev that came as the Russia-Ukraine conflict reached the half-year mark. SOUNDBITE (English): COLIN KAHL, U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy "The Department of Defense has decided to provide an additional 2.98 billion dollars in security assistance to Ukraine under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative or USAI. They include six additional National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) with additional munitions for NASAMS, up to

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Ancient sea route witnesses trade and cultural exchanges

STORY: Ancient sea route witnesses trade and cultural exchanges DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:31 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the Veracruz Universityvarious of Anibal Carlos Zottele talking to reporterSOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANIBAL CARLOS ZOTTELE, Director of the China-Veracruz Studies Center of the Veracruz University 4. various of Anibal Carlos Zottele talking to reporter 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ANIBAL CARLOS ZOTTELE, Director of the China-Veracruz Studies Center of the Veracruz University 6. various of Anibal Carlos Zottele talking to reporter 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ANIBAL CARLOS ZOTTELE, Director of the China-Veracruz Studies Center of the Veracruz University 8. various of Veracruz 9. various of scenes of Veracruz and Mexico Naval Museum STORYLINE: In 1565, "The China Ship" arrived in Acapulco, Mexico, from the Philippines laden with porcelain and silk, initiating an important maritime trade route that lasted for about 250 years.

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Booming chili pepper industry helps "spicy economy" flourish in SW China

STORY: Booming chili pepper industry helps "spicy economy" flourish in SW China DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: GUIZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. birds' view of China Chili City in Guizhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN TAIQING, Directer of a chili pepper cooperative in Zunyi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Chili pepper vendor 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN TAIQING, Directer of a chili pepper cooperative in Zunyi 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Chili pepper vendor 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): CHEN TAIQING, Directer of a chili pepper cooperative in Zunyi 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): Chili pepper vendor 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): CHEN TAIQING, Directer of a chili pepper cooperative in Zunyi 9. various of chili peppers 10. various of people selling peppers in market STORYLINE: Chilies and related deep-processing products have formed a distinctive industry in Xinpu New District of Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Chen Taiqing, a local pepper broker, has witnessed the rapid growth of the

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Xinhua Headlines: Rehabilitated prairies fortify green barrier in north China

(220824) -- HOHHOT, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2021 shows an interior view of the bank of native plant germplasm resources of Inner Mongolia M-grass Ecology and Environment (Group) Co., Ltd., in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)