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2017 M-1 Grand Prix manzai contest winners

TOKYO, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Japanese "manzai" comedian duo Toro Salmon -- Hideaki Murata (L) and Kazunobu Kubota -- pose at the TV Asahi studios in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2017, after winning the 2017 M-1 Grand Prix contest. (Kyodo)

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

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

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Vietnamese livestreamer in China's Yunnan dedicated to promoting China-Vietnam friendship

STORY: Vietnamese livestreamer in China's Yunnan dedicated to promoting Vietnam-China friendship SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: MAGUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ly Thi May in Machuan County, Yunnan Province 2. various of Ly Thi May and her colleagues broadcasting live 3. various of Ly Thi May in Machuan County, Yunnan Province 4. various of Ly Thi May and colleagues sorting out Miao clothes 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LY THI MAY, Vietnamese livestreamer 6. various of Ly Thi May and her colleagues broadcasting live 7. various of Ly Thi May in Machuan County, Yunnan Province 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LY THI MAY, Vietnamese livestreamer STORYLINE: Ly Thi May is a Vietnamese girl working in the cross-border e-commerce industry in the China-Vietnam border village of Maoping in Maguan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In 2017, she came to Maguan for job opportunities. She then quickly mastered Mandarin Chinese and several loc

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China, Vietnam co-host int'l cycling race

STORY: China, Vietnam co-host int'l cycling race SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9-10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: HEKOU, CHINA CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of cyclists competing in the game 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIANG SHIZHONG, Chinese cyclist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Vietnamese): DO TRONG HUNG, Vietnamese cyclist STORYLINE: Border county of Hekou in southwest China's Yunnan Province and its neighboring city of Lao Cai in Vietnam have co-hosted an international cycling race over the weekend. More than 600 cyclists and cycling enthusiasts from China and Vietnam attended the event to enjoy the fun of cycling and passion of sports. Firstly held in 2017, the race aims to set up a platform for sport and cultural exchanges between the two countries, and help deepen the friendship between their peoples. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIANG SHIZHONG, Chinese cyclist "This cycling route is actually very difficult as there are a lot of climbs and descents, which requires the cyclists to well coo

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UN chief asks Security Council to act to avert humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

STORY: UN chief asks Security Council to act to avert humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric at podium 2. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General 3. various of the press STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked the Security Council to act to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, said his spokesman. In a rare move, Guterres wrote to the president of the Security Council to demand action, invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter for the first time since he became UN secretary-general in 2017. Article 99 states, "The Secretary-General may bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security." SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General

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Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections

STORY: Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023/earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dutch parliament complex in The Hague, the Netherlands 2. various of campaign posters near the Dutch parliament complex STORYLINE: The Netherlands' far-right populist Party for Freedom (PVV) won the parliamentary elections by a landslide, the Dutch Electoral Council announced at a press conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Friday. The PVV got 37 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, or the lower house of parliament, becoming the biggest party in the country for the first time in history. The elections were held on Nov. 22 with a 77.7 percent turnout, down from 78.7 percent in 2021 and 81.9 percent in 2017. The GreenLeft-Labor alliance, GroenLinks-PvdA, ranked second with 25 seats, while the rightist People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) took the

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Starbucks at the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 24, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers chat at a Starbucks store featuring local intangible cultural heritage elements in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 27, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers look at a production line for packing coffee beans at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 24, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 24, 2023 shows the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform cup testing on raw coffee beans at a Starbucks Farmer Support Center in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member shows samples of raw and roasted coffee beans at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 24, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor learns about coffee products at the booth of Starbucks in the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member arranges coffee bean products on shelves at the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 18, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Wenhui)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barista brews coffee at the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barista brews coffee at the Starbucks Beijing Xitieying Wanda signing store in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 23, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Mengqi)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde

STORY: Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The first edition of the Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concluded in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, on Thursday. The event was attended by senior government officials from Cameroon and diplomats representing various Asian countries. "Its objective is to strengthen friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Cameroon and its Asian partners," said Cameroon's Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella during the event's opening. He said that the initiative aims to enhance mutual understanding, expand people-to-people exchanges, and promote cultural cooperation between Cameroon and Asian nations. Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development Alamine Ousmane Mey emphasized Cameroon's "excellent" trade relations with Asian countries. "Between 2017 and 2022, Asian countries account

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American teacher shares her time in China's Foshan

STORY: American teacher shares her time in China's Foshan SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: FOSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Foshan, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School 3. various of the Guangdong Country Garden School 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHNNA WARNER, Vice Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School "My name is Johnna Warner. We moved here (China's Foshan City) in 2017. We originally came to China because my husband was looking at investing in a business opportunity. So we talked about it, and we decided that going on an adventure and moving halfway around the world to China was a great idea."

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Low-cost power banks helping avert blackout impacts in Malawi

STORY: Low-cost power banks helping avert blackout impacts in Malawi DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Silumbu's workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAM SMITH SILUMBU, Entrepreneur 3. various of Silumbu's workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAM SMITH SILUMBU, Entrepreneur STORYLINE: Technology can truly change people's lives for the better. In Malawi, an entrepreneur is making low-cost power banks using Chinese technology to avert impacts of power cuts. Driven by persistent blackouts, Sam Smith Silumbu, in 2021 opened a workshop in one of the suburbs of Blantyre City, south Malawi. Its core business is to manufacture mobile phone accessories including low-cost power banks. The 30-year-old says he came across a lot of Chinese technologies when studying Civil Engineering as a self-sponsored student at Xinyu University in China's Jiangxi Province around 2017. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAM SMITH SILUMBU, Entrepreneur "When I came bac

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Living in China 2022 - Ep 4: Chinese technologies

STORY: Living in China 2022 - Ep 4: Chinese technologies DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AARTHEE SALVARAJA, Operations manager from Malaysia 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BOLATITO KOREDE, Student from Nigeria 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DMITRII KAZNACHEEV, Sales manager from Russia 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MUHAMMAD NABIL, University student from Pakistan 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MUHAMMAD NABIL, University student from Pakistan 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SELMA DURAKOVIC, Business owner from Bosnia and Herzegovina 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): BOLATITO KOREDE, Student from Nigeria 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): TAMARA KAUP, University staff member from the U.S. 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): MOHAMMAD YASSIN, University teacher from Canada STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AARTHEE SALVARAJA, Operations manager from Malaysia "E-commerce. When I started to use it was already 2017 or 2018 because I was still in this kind of mentality that if you know,

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First female boxing club opens in Gaza

STORY: First female boxing club opens in Gaza DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of girls boxing in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): OSAMA AYOUB, Co-founder & coach of the club 3. various of girls boxing 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): HALA AYOUB, Boxing player 5. various of girls boxing 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): HALA AYOUB, Boxing player STORYLINE: The first-ever female boxing club, the Palestinian Center of Boxing for Women, recently opened in Gaza, where the sport is mostly popular with men. Osama Ayoub, a co-founder, came up with the idea of setting up such a club six years ago and started to train a group of girls in 2017. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OSAMA AYOUB, Co-founder and coach of the club "I came up with the idea to create a female boxing team six years ago when I participated in a boxing competition in Algeria, where I saw the fantastic performance given by Arab women of various ages. At first, I started training at small places and later trained

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Egypt raises interest rate to contain high inflation

STORY: Egypt raises interest rate to contain high inflation DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Central Bank of Egypt 2 various of an accountant counting banknotes STORYLINE: Egypt announced on Thursday to raise the interest rate by 300 basis points to contain soaring inflation. In Thursday's meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in Egypt decided to raise the central bank's deposit rate to 16.25 percent and lending rate to 17.25 percent. Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation rate "continued to accelerate," rising from 16.2 percent in October to 18.7 percent in November, the highest rate since December 2017 when it reached 21.9 percent. The Egyptian economy has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine conflict which led to increased costs of food and oil imports, given that the most populous Arab country is one of the world's largest importers of wheat, most of which came from Russia and Ukraine. Th

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Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken Dec. 23, 2017, shows an aerial view of Terminal 1 (background) and Terminal 2 of Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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Tokyo's Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken Dec. 23, 2017, shows an aerial view of Terminal 1 (foreground) and Terminal 2 of Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato

EVIAN, France, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato, the women's former world No. 1, holds a press conference after playing in the last tournament of her career at the Evian Championship in France on Sept. 17, 2017.

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Speed skating: Japan's Takagi wins 1,500m at World Cup

CALGARY, Canada, Dec. 4 Kyodo - Miho Takagi of Japan competes in the women's 1,500 meters at the speed skating World Cup in Calgary, Canada, on Dec. 3, 2017. Takagi won gold.

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Tiger Woods plays Hero World Challenge

Tiger Woods smiles as he finishes the second round of the Hero World Champion tournament in Albany, the Bahamas, on Dec. 1, 2017.

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Matsuyama plays Hero World Challenge

Hideki Matsuyama smiles on the 14th hole of the second round of the Hero World Champion tournament in Albany, the Bahamas, on Dec. 1, 2017.

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Matsuyama plays Hero World Challenge

Hideki Matsuyama tees off on the ninth hole of the second round of the Hero World Champion tournament in Albany, the Bahamas, on Dec. 1, 2017.

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Matsuyama plays Hero World Challenge

Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the gallery after sinking a birdie on the seventh hole of the second round of the Hero World Champion tournament in Albany, the Bahamas, on Dec. 1, 2017.

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Soccer: Kawasaki edge Urawa to send title race down to final day

SAITAMA, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Kawasaki Frontale's Yu Kobayashi (11) scores in the first half of a J-League match against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 29, 2017. Kawasaki won 1-0 to send the league title race down to the last round of matches on Dec. 2.

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Female workers in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Female workers eat dinner while sitting on stools set up outside a restaurant in Hanoi on March 1, 2017.

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Soccer: World Cup draw+

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 6 Kyodo - The soccer World Cup trophy is displayed at the venue of the draw held at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 1, 2017, for the 2018 finals in Russia.

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Soccer: World Cup draw+

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2017 shows a building at the Kremlin in Moscow where the draw was held on Dec. 1 for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals in Russia

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Gov't to hold meeting Dec. 1 to discuss emperor's abdication date

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 22 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito's elder son, who will ascend the throne after his father's planned abdication, possibly within the next 18 months. The Japanese government said on Nov. 22, 2017 it will hold a meeting on Dec. 1 to discuss the date of Emperor Akihito's planned abdication.

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Hospitals aiming to support long-stay child patients

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Nursery teacher Mayako Watanabe (L) and child life specialist Miki Saito explain on Nov. 1, 2017, a kids room being opened in the pediatrics department of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine's hospital in Tokyo. The round 64-square-meter room, named Waku Waku no Mori (forest of thrills), is intended to help long-stay child patients acquire age-appropriate social skills and receive necessary education.

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Shopping with Bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A casher counter panel sign accepting bitcoin payment is shown in this photo taken on Aug. 1, 2017, at Chinese restaurant Heichinrou in Tokyo's Hibiya district.

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China pavilion of COP15 celebrates theme day of giant panda's hometown

STORY: China pavilion of COP15 celebrates theme day of giant panda's hometown DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: MONTREAL, Canada CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China Pavilion 2. STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the Giant Panda National Park 4. various of the theme day 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU YUANYUE, Senior engineer of Sichuan Academy of Eco-Environmental Sciences STORYLINE: Giant panda protection efforts of China's Sichuan Province are on display at the China Pavilion during the second part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Montreal, Canada. STANDUP (English): PENG ZHUO, Xinhua correspondent "Over the past decades, China has seen remarkable achievements in giant panda protection. In 2017, China started piloting the giant panda park. Last year, China officially designated the first group of five national parks, including the Giant Panda Nati

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Egypt's inflation hits five-year high at 18.7% in November

STORY: Egypt's inflation hits five-year high at 18.7% in November DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior shots of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2. various of the Nile River in Cairo 3. various of a supermarket 4. various of open-air market selling vegetables 5. various of shops selling meat and poultry STORYLINE: Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation rate surged from 16.2 percent in October to 18.7 percent in November, a five-year high since December 2017, when it hit 21.9 percent, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Thursday. The price hikes followed a currency devaluation in October and continued restrictions on imports. Vegetable prices rose by 7.8 percent, dairy (cheese and eggs) by 5.5 percent, and cereals and bread by 4.8 percent. Prices of fish and seafood rose by 3.7 percent and meat and poultry by 6.8 percent, according to CAPMAS. The Egyptia

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-GIRL-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(220305) -- GUIYANG, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Up: Liduanfen Middle School is pictured in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 27, 2022 (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin). Middle: Dadai Elementary School is pictured in Dadai Miao Village, Bingmei Township, Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 25, 2021(Xinhua/Yang Wenbin). Bottom: Dadai Elementary School before renovation is pictured in Dadai Miao Village, Bingmei Township, Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 1, 2017. Pan Xuefei, a girl of the Miao ethnic group from Dadai Miao Village of Congjiang County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Guizhou Province, is embracing her new semester at a middle school in Guizhou's capital city of Guiyang after graduating from a village elementary school. In recent years, Dadai Miao Village has seen a steady progress in people's living condit

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N. Korean refugee

North Korean refugee and women's rights activist Park Ji Hyun stands in a park in Manchester, England, on Dec. 1, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Imperial Household Agency

Photo taken on Dec. 1, 2017 shows the Imperial Household Agency of Japan building in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's Haneda airport

File photo taken Dec. 23, 2017, shows an aerial view of Terminal 1 (foreground) and Terminal 2 of Tokyo's Haneda airport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's Haneda airport

File photo taken Dec. 23, 2017, shows an aerial view of Terminal 1 (background) and Terminal 2 of Tokyo's Haneda airport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Waasland-Beveren's Morioka

Ryota Morioka (R) of Waasland-Beveren shields the ball against Killian Overmeire of Lokeren during the first half of a Belgian first-division football match on Dec. 16, 2017. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Dortmund's Kagawa

Shinji Kagawa (L) of Borussia Dortmund controls the ball against Stefan Posch of Hoffenheim during the first half of a German Bundesliga football match in Dortmund on Dec. 16, 2017. Dortmund won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 World Cup stadium

Photo taken Dec. 1, 2017, shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, one of the venues for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pope preaches harmony in Bangladesh

Pope Francis (2nd from R) blesses a Rohingya girl during an inter-religious meeting at Archbishop Palace in Dhaka on Dec. 1, 2017. The meeting included 16 Rohingya Muslims who were brought to Dhaka from Cox's Bazar refugee camps. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo