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Venomous Lionfish Are Invading The Mediterranean Sea

In Cozumel, Mexico, the Lion Fish ( Poisson Lion, Pterois volitans) is also considered invasive; Local dive masters are allowed to kill them. Feb 15 2024. Venomous lionfish are invading the Mediterranean Sea. The lionfish, which originate from the Red Sea, probably entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. Lionfish have no natural predators and reproduce on a massive scale. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venomous Lionfish Are Invading The Mediterranean Sea

In Cozumel, Mexico, the Lion Fish ( Poisson Lion, Pterois volitans) is also considered invasive; Local dive masters are allowed to kill them. Feb 15 2024. Venomous lionfish are invading the Mediterranean Sea. The lionfish, which originate from the Red Sea, probably entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. Lionfish have no natural predators and reproduce on a massive scale. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venomous Lionfish Are Invading The Mediterranean Sea

In Cozumel, Mexico, the Lion Fish ( Poisson Lion, Pterois volitans) is also considered invasive; Local dive masters are allowed to kill them. Feb 15 2024. Venomous lionfish are invading the Mediterranean Sea. The lionfish, which originate from the Red Sea, probably entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. Lionfish have no natural predators and reproduce on a massive scale. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venomous Lionfish Are Invading The Mediterranean Sea

In Cozumel, Mexico, the Lion Fish ( Poisson Lion, Pterois volitans) is also considered invasive; Local dive masters are allowed to kill them. Feb 15 2024. Venomous lionfish are invading the Mediterranean Sea. The lionfish, which originate from the Red Sea, probably entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. Lionfish have no natural predators and reproduce on a massive scale. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venomous Lionfish Are Invading The Mediterranean Sea

In Cozumel, Mexico, the Lion Fish ( Poisson Lion, Pterois volitans) is also considered invasive; Local dive masters are allowed to kill them. Feb 15 2024. Venomous lionfish are invading the Mediterranean Sea. The lionfish, which originate from the Red Sea, probably entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. Lionfish have no natural predators and reproduce on a massive scale. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venomous Lionfish Are Invading The Mediterranean Sea

In Cozumel, Mexico, the Lion Fish ( Poisson Lion, Pterois volitans) is also considered invasive; Local dive masters are allowed to kill them. Feb 15 2024. Venomous lionfish are invading the Mediterranean Sea. The lionfish, which originate from the Red Sea, probably entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. Lionfish have no natural predators and reproduce on a massive scale. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xinhua Headlines: NEV makers move fast in China leveraging innovation, cooperation

(240512) -- HEFEI, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2024 shows a scene at the booth of Chinese automaker Wuling during the Indonesia International Motor Show 2024 at Jakarta International Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FOOTBALL-KYLIAN MBAPPE-LEAVING PSG

(240511) -- PARIS, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Feb. 15, 2022 shows Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain reacting after the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France. Kylian Mbappe confirmed on May 10, 2024, that he will leave French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, without revealing his next destination. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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World aquatics championships

A high diver performs at the world aquatics championships in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 15, 2024.

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Xinhua Headlines: Migratory birds, hospitable Chinese paint picture of human-nature harmony

(240403) -- KUNMING, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists view black-headed gulls at the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Africa join forces to empower youth

(240327) -- NAIROBI, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Ethiopian Luban Workshop in a vocational training institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Xinhua Headlines: China, Africa join forces to empower youth

(240327) -- NAIROBI, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2024 shows Yonas Akele (R) and Jiang Jiang communicating on teaching at the Ethiopian Luban Workshop in a vocational training institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Xinhua Headlines: China trains new-generation workers on vocational education boom

(240326) -- SHENYANG, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Luban Workshop in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ELECTRIC TRICYCLES-OVERSEAS MARKET (CN)

(240323) -- WUXI, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker assembles electric tricycles at a workshop of Jiangsu Guowei Motorcycle Co., Ltd. in Xishan district of Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Why China's electric tricycles are winning consumers overseas" (Xinhua)

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Mountainous town in China's Xinjiang ensures safe travel of students

STORY: Mountainous town in China's Xinjiang ensures safe travel of students SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: YECHENG, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students being transported to school by a convoy of vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALIMU MAMAT, Student from Yecheng County No. 15 High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ALIMU MAMAT, Student from Yecheng County No. 15 High School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LYU YONGGANG, Official from Education Bureau of Yecheng County 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG XIAOLIN, Traffic police officer in Yecheng County 6. various of students entering the school STORYLINE: Nestled in the Kunlun Mountains in China's Xinjiang, Xihxu Township is enveloped by majestic peaks and challenging roads. For years, a dedicated convoy of vehicles has been ensuring the safe passage of students here between school and home. The convoy was carrying students free-of-charge to their boarding school in Yecheng County ahead of the sp

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Opera by late conductor Ozawa's company

"Cosi fan tutte," an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is performed in Kyoto on March 15, 2024, by a company of early-career musicians that had been headed by late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa. Ozawa died at 88 on Feb. 6.

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Opera by late conductor Ozawa's company

"Cosi fan tutte," an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is performed in Kyoto on March 15, 2024, by a company of early-career musicians that had been headed by late Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa. Ozawa died at 88 on Feb. 6.

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-HOMEGROWN MOLD 3D PRINTER (CN)

(240315) -- YINCHUAN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 6, 2024 shows components of mold 3D printers to be delivered to clients in Kocel Intelligent Machinery Limited in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: NW China homegrown mold 3D printers gain popularity overseas" (Xinhua/Ren Wei)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-HOMEGROWN MOLD 3D PRINTER (CN)

(240315) -- YINCHUAN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 6, 2024 shows a worker checking components of a mold 3D printer at a workshop of Kocel Intelligent Machinery Limited in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: NW China homegrown mold 3D printers gain popularity overseas" (Xinhua/Ren Wei)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-HOMEGROWN MOLD 3D PRINTER (CN)

(240315) -- YINCHUAN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 6, 2024 shows a worker adjusting a mold 3D printer at a workshop of Kocel Intelligent Machinery Limited in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: NW China homegrown mold 3D printers gain popularity overseas" (Xinhua/Ren Wei)

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-HOMEGROWN MOLD 3D PRINTER (CN)

(240315) -- YINCHUAN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on Feb. 23, 2023 shows the products made by mold 3D printers of Kocel Intelligent Machinery Limited in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: NW China homegrown mold 3D printers gain popularity overseas" (Xinhua/Ren Wei)

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Russia kicks off 8th presidential election

STORY: Russia kicks off 8th presidential election SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters casting ballots at polling stations in Moscow 2. various of voters casting ballots at polling stations in Vladivostok 3. various of voters casting ballots at polling stations in St. Petersburg STORYLINE: Russia's presidential election begins Friday and will continue until Sunday. Four candidates are registered for the election, namely incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky, Vladislav Davankov from Russia's New People Party, and Nikolai Kharitonov, the Russian Communist Party's candidate. Early voting for the presidential election began on Feb. 25 when voters in remote, hard-to-reach areas, polar regions, overseas vessels, and border outposts cast their votes. Russian citizens living abroad started their early voting on March 1. Under Russia's presidentia

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Nigeria opens land, air borders with Niger following ECOWAS resolution

STORY: Nigeria opens land, air borders with Niger following ECOWAS resolution SHOOTING TIME: March 13, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ECOWAS leaders at the extraordinary summit on Feb. 24 in Abuja 2. various of aerial view of the border 4. various of the military patrolling borders 5. various of border towns 6. various of goods at the border STORYLINE: Nigeria on Wednesday opened its land and air borders with the Republic of the Niger and lifted earlier imposed sanctions against that country following a 2023 coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu gave the directive in compliance with the decisions of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at its extraordinary summit on Feb. 24 in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. At the extraordinary summit, the West African leaders agreed to lift economic sanctions agains

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Traditional Chinese medicine brings hope to Zimbabwean patients

STORY: Traditional Chinese medicine brings hope to Zimbabwean patients SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of patients 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ENGLISH): MARTHA TSIGA, Patient 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (ENGLISH) MARTHA TSIGA, Patient 4. various of acupuncture treatment 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (ENGLISH): CHARLOTTE MUZIRI, Volunteer at TCM clinic 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (ENGLISH): WANG ZHIMING, TCM doctor STORYLINE: In Zimbabwe, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been providing hope for patients who are seeking relief from various ailments. Every working day, a number of patients would come to the Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare for acupuncture treatment. SOUNDBITE 1 (ENGLISH): MARTHA TSIGA, Patient "Once those needles were just inserted, I just relaxed and I slept, just for those 10 to 15 minutes, and my body was just responding positively. So it's like magical, but very very important and very very goo

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-LUBAN WORKSHOP-TEACHER

(240303) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yonas Akele shows a photo of him attending a graduation ceremony when he was studying in China, in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Luban Workshop lauded for cultivating students' practical skills in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-LUBAN WORKSHOP-TEACHER

(240303) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2024 shows a classroom of Luban Workshop in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Luban Workshop lauded for cultivating students' practical skills in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-LUBAN WORKSHOP-TEACHER

(240303) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yonas Akele (L) and Jiang Jiang, head of the Luban Workshop in Addis Ababa, work together in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Luban Workshop lauded for cultivating students' practical skills in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-LUBAN WORKSHOP-TEACHER

(240303) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yonas Akele (R) and Jiang Jiang, head of the Luban Workshop in Addis Ababa, work together in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Luban Workshop lauded for cultivating students' practical skills in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-LUBAN WORKSHOP-TEACHER

(240303) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Luban Workshop in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. TO GO WITH "Feature: Luban Workshop lauded for cultivating students' practical skills in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-LUBAN WORKSHOP-TEACHER

(240303) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Jiang, head of the Luban Workshop in Addis Ababa, speaks in an interview with Xinhua in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Luban Workshop lauded for cultivating students' practical skills in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-LUBAN WORKSHOP-TEACHER

(240303) -- ADDIS ABABA, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yonas Akele speaks in an interview with Xinhua in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Luban Workshop lauded for cultivating students' practical skills in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Russia presidential race

A passer-by looks at a poster of Vladislav Davankov, deputy chair of Russia's lower house, in Moscow on Feb. 27, 2024, ahead of the presidential election starting March 15.

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Russia presidential race

Vladislav Davankov, deputy chair of Russia's lower house, speaks in Moscow on Feb. 15, 2024, about his pledge for the presidential election starting March 15.

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Nasser Hospital is seen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Nasser Hospital is seen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A hospital bed is seen at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Nasser Hospital is seen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Nasser Hospital is seen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Nasser Hospital is seen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A destroyed ambulance is seen at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A hospital bed is seen at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Nasser Hospital is seen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hospital beds are seen at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-NASSER HOSPITAL

(240229) -- KHAN YOUNIS, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Nasser Hospital is seen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Feb. 28, 2024. Nasser Hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza Strip, stopped operating after an Israeli military operation on Feb. 15. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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6 killed, 15 injured as bus falls into ditch in NW Pakistan

STORY: 6 killed, 15 injured as bus falls into ditch in NW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident 2. various of hospital STORYLINE: At least six people were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday as a bus fell into a ditch in Haripur district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the rescue service reported. The rescue service said that the accident took place in the evening in Khanpur area of the district due to overspeeding, resulting in the casualties. The deceased and injured were shifted to a local hospital, it added. According to the local media, the eyewitness said that the bus, carrying women and children, was going from the hilly area to the country's eastern Rawalpindi city when it plunged. Reportedly, the death toll was expected to increase as some of the injured were in critical condition. Road accidents frequently happen in Pakistan, mainly due to poorly maintai

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Football: Olympic women's qualifier

Aoba Fujino (15) of Japan celebrates after scoring the team's second goal in the second half of a Paris Olympic women's football qualifying game against North Korea at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2024.

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Kenya launches ecosystem restoration strategy via tree planting

STORY: Kenya launches ecosystem restoration strategy via tree planting SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tree planting by Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto and UNEP officials 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RACHEL RUTO, Kenyan First Lady 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEILA BENALI, President of UNEA-6 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Kenya's cabinet secretary for environment, climate change and forestry STORYLINE: Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto launched a landscape and ecosystem restoration strategy on Tuesday at the only closed canopy forest in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, aiming to plant an additional 500 million trees countrywide. The launch, coinciding with the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, will complement government efforts to grow 15 billion trees by 2032. Kenyan President William Ruto initiated the campaign in 2023 to plant 15 billion trees, aligning with the

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240227) -- BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024 shows a road accident site in the Ngaramtoni suburb of Arusha, northern Tanzania. Seven foreign volunteer teachers are among people killed in a road accident in Tanzania's northern city of Arusha as the death toll from the crash Saturday rose from 15 to 25, police said on Sunday. (Xinhua)

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West African bloc lifts sanctions on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger

STORY: West African bloc lifts sanctions on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of ECOWAS heads of state arriving for the summit 2. various of meetings 3. various of stakeholders present 4. SOUNDBITE (English): OMAR TOURAY, President of the ECOWAS Commission STORYLINE: The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday lifted drastic sanctions earlier placed on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to pressure military juntas in those countries to return to constitutional order. Sanctions on three countries would be lifted immediately, Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS Commission, said in a statement after an extraordinary summit in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Touray announced the immediate lifting of sanctions on three countries following an extraordinary summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government held Saturday in Abuja, Nigeria. SOUNDBITE (En