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China helps Cyprus public transport go electric

STORY: China helps Cyprus public transport go electric DATELINE: July 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the buses 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FELIPE COSMEN, Chairman of Cyprus Public Transport 3. various of the buses 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEXIS VAFEADES, Minister of Transport, Communications, and Works STORYLINE: Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) rolled out on Tuesday a fleet of five new Chinese-made electric buses to offer cleaner, greener transit options on the Mediterranean island. Built by Chinese automaker Yutong, the battery-powered single-deck vehicles span 12 meters in length with a capacity of 85 passengers, seated and standing, including four priority seats and six foldable seats. "These buses are quite special," Alexandros Kamberos, business development manager for CPT, told Xinhua. "They are fully electric, are equipped with USB chargers, and provide 5G internet connectivity." The new sustainable buses, which are also wheelchair accessible, c

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CYPRUS-NICOSIA-CHINA-ELECTRIC BUSES

(230704) -- NICOSIA, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 4, 2023 shows a Chinese-made electric bus in Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) rolled out on Tuesday a fleet of five new Chinese-made electric buses to offer cleaner, greener transit options on the Mediterranean island. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: China helps Cyprus public transport go electric

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CYPRUS-NICOSIA-CHINA-ELECTRIC BUSES

(230704) -- NICOSIA, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take a test ride in a Chinese-made electric bus in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 4, 2023. Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) rolled out on Tuesday a fleet of five new Chinese-made electric buses to offer cleaner, greener transit options on the Mediterranean island. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: China helps Cyprus public transport go electric

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CYPRUS-NICOSIA-CHINA-ELECTRIC BUSES

(230704) -- NICOSIA, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Drivers stand on a Chinese-made electric bus in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 4, 2023. Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) rolled out on Tuesday a fleet of five new Chinese-made electric buses to offer cleaner, greener transit options on the Mediterranean island. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: China helps Cyprus public transport go electric

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CYPRUS-NICOSIA-CHINA-ELECTRIC BUSES

(230704) -- NICOSIA, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese-made electric bus runs on a road in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 4, 2023. Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) rolled out on Tuesday a fleet of five new Chinese-made electric buses to offer cleaner, greener transit options on the Mediterranean island. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: China helps Cyprus public transport go electric

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CYPRUS-NICOSIA-CHINA-ELECTRIC BUSES

(230704) -- NICOSIA, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese-made electric bus runs on a road in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 4, 2023. Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) rolled out on Tuesday a fleet of five new Chinese-made electric buses to offer cleaner, greener transit options on the Mediterranean island. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: China helps Cyprus public transport go electric

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GSDF member at UNMIS headquarters in Sudan

CAIRO, Egypt - Maj. Toshihiro Saito of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (back) looks at a computer screen with a member of the U.N. Missions in Khartoum, Sudan, in July 2010. Japan has dispatched Saito and Cpt. Yasuyoshi Takikawa to UNMIS headquarters to support U.N. peacekeeping operations while Tokyo last month gave up on a plan to send SDF chopper units to Sudan, partly due to logistical difficulties.

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GSDF members at UNMIS headquarters in Sudan

CAIRO, Egypt - Maj. Toshihiro Saito (front) and Cpt. Yasuyoshi Takikawa (R) of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force walk inside the headquarters of the U.N. Missions in Khartoum, Sudan in July 2010. Japan has dispatched Saito and Takikawa to UNMIS headquarters to support U.N. peacekeeping operations while Tokyo last month gave up on a plan to send SDF chopper units to Sudan, partly due to logistical difficulties.

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Megan Rapinoe During France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womenÂs friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Megan Rapinoe During France v USA

Lindsey HORAN (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womenÂs friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Megan Rapinoe During France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womenÂs friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Megan Rapinoe During France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womenÂs friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Megan Rapinoe During France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womenÂs friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Lindsey HORAN (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Lindsey HORAN (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Lindsey HORAN (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Becky SAUERBRUNN (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Megan RAPINOE (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Becky SAUERBRUNN (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Womens Football Friendly - France v USA

Becky SAUERBRUNN (USA) Eugénie LE SOMMER Cpt (France) in action during the womens friendly France v USA football match at Oceane stadium on April 13, 2021 in Le Havre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruyby - Racing 92 vs Edimbourg - Nanterre

GILCHRIST (CPT) from ÉDIMBOURG in action during the match between RACING92 and EDIMBOURG Round of 16 of the Champions Cup at Paris La Défense Arena stadium, on April 4 at Nanterre, France. Photo by Loic Baratoux /ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Baratoux Loic/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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GSDF member at UNMIS headquarters in Sudan

CAIRO, Egypt - Maj. Toshihiro Saito of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (back) looks at a computer screen with a member of the U.N. Missions in Khartoum, Sudan, in July 2010. Japan has dispatched Saito and Cpt. Yasuyoshi Takikawa to UNMIS headquarters to support U.N. peacekeeping operations while Tokyo last month gave up on a plan to send SDF chopper units to Sudan, partly due to logistical difficulties. (Kyodo)

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GSDF members at UNMIS headquarters in Sudan

CAIRO, Egypt - Maj. Toshihiro Saito (front) and Cpt. Yasuyoshi Takikawa (R) of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force walk inside the headquarters of the U.N. Missions in Khartoum, Sudan in July 2010. Japan has dispatched Saito and Takikawa to UNMIS headquarters to support U.N. peacekeeping operations while Tokyo last month gave up on a plan to send SDF chopper units to Sudan, partly due to logistical difficulties. (Kyodo)