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Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people

STORY: Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ning Fenfang working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress STORYLINE: Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, is a farmer from central China's Hunan Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress "My name is Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. I'm a post-90s deputy from Cili County of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. I served as a village cadre in 2018. At that time, we faced a big challenge to restore abandoned land. In 2020, during the village election, I expressed my intention to resign from my position and become a full-time farmer.

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NPC deputy dedicated to ecological environment protection

STORY: NPC deputy dedicated to ecological environment protection SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yin Ping working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YIN PING, Deputy Director, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey 3. various of Yin Ping and her team 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YIN PING, Deputy Director, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey STORYLINE: Yin Ping, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a marine geoscientist and deputy director of Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology. She has long been engaged in scientific research in marine and coastal ecological environment, and has dedicated herself to the protection of natural resources and environment. Yin has been elected an NPC deputy for two consecutive terms. Since 2018, she has been working to promote the application of research achievements in ecological protection to better serve

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French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production

STORY: French companies pin high hope on cooperation with China in EV production SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22/23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Renault Ruitz Plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JEAN-LUC BOIS, Ruitz plant manager of Renault 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest STORYLINE: The Hauts-de-France region, located in north France, is a long-standing industrial area and home to French leading automotive industry. Today, the region is embracing electrification and building a 100-kilometer-long "battery valley," where four mega factories have been established in recent years. With an advantage in the electric vehicle sector, some Chinese companies have cooperated with French enterprises. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANN PITOLLET, CEO of Nord France Invest "As early as 2018, we realized that the future of the automotive industry lay partly in electri

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Learning Chinese best way to build cultural bridge, says Spanish student

STORY: Learning Chinese best way to build cultural bridge, says Spanish student SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Albert Estrada at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 3. various of Albert Estrada at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 5. various of the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius Institute of Barcelona STORYLINE: For Albert Estrada, a Chinese language learner in Barcelona, studying the language is one of the best ways to get closer to Chinese culture. On his first trip to China in 2018, Estrada was intrigued by everything in the country, which is thousands of kilometers away from Spain. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ALBERT ESTRADA, Student at the Confucius I

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A Pakistani woman's Chinese New Year in north China

STORY: A Pakistani woman's Chinese New Year in north China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: HENGSHUI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SAIRA AKHTAR, Pakistani woman living in Dongzhoubao Village in Hebei STORYLINE: In a village in China's Hebei Province, a 31-year-old Pakistani woman was performing Chinese folk dance "yangko" with other villagers, as part of a celebration for the Chinese New Year. Saira Akhtar married a young man here in 2018. This is the fifth time for her to spend the Chinese New Year in China. She not only learned "yangko," but also sought to incorporate Pakistani dance moves into the performance. SOUND

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Ghanaian businessman enjoys Chinese Lunar New Year in north China

STORY: Ghanaian businessman enjoys Chinese Lunar New Year in north China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: LANGFANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager 3. various of Shaheed and his friends 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager "This year is the Year of the Dragon. I was born in the Year of the Dragon. Happy New Year to everyone." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAHEED, Ghanaian sales manager "My name is Shaheed. My Chinese name is Wang Kai. I came to China in March 2018." Shaheed, 36, is from Ghana in Africa. In 2018, he came to China to pursue a master's degree. After graduating, he chose to stay in China and joined a company in Langfang City, north Chi

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Nangolo Mbumba sworn in as Namibia's 4th president following passing of Hage Geingob

STORY: Nangolo Mbumba sworn in as Namibia's 4th president following passing of Hage Geingob SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the swearing-in ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NANGOLO MBUMBA, Namibian President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEROBEAM SHAANIKA, Political analyst from Namibia STORYLINE: Nangolo Mbumba, the former vice president of Namibia, took the oath of office on Sunday in the capital Windhoek, officially becoming the nation's fourth president after former President Hage Geingob passed away earlier Sunday at the age of 82. The swearing-in ceremony extended beyond the presidency, as Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the former deputy prime minister and minister of international relations and cooperation, assumed the role of the new vice president. Nangolo Mbumba, born on Aug. 15, 1941, had previously served as the second vice president of Namibia since 2018. A dedicated member of the South West Africa Peo

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-INT'L WETLAND CITY (CN)

(240202) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows the scenery at the Wuyuan River National Wetland Park in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city in 2018. In recent years, the city has strengthened the conservation and restoration of the wetlands. With the implementation of various measures, the ecological, economic and social benefits brought by the construction of an international wetland city have become increasingly prominent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-INT'L WETLAND CITY (CN)

(240202) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 shows mangroves at the Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city in 2018. In recent years, the city has strengthened the conservation and restoration of the wetlands. With the implementation of various measures, the ecological, economic and social benefits brought by the construction of an international wetland city have become increasingly prominent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-INT'L WETLAND CITY (CN)

(240202) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 shows the scenery at the Maiya river wetland in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city in 2018. In recent years, the city has strengthened the conservation and restoration of the wetlands. With the implementation of various measures, the ecological, economic and social benefits brought by the construction of an international wetland city have become increasingly prominent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-INT'L WETLAND CITY (CN)

(240202) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 shows the scenery at the Furong river wetland in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city in 2018. In recent years, the city has strengthened the conservation and restoration of the wetlands. With the implementation of various measures, the ecological, economic and social benefits brought by the construction of an international wetland city have become increasingly prominent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-INT'L WETLAND CITY (CN)

(240202) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 shows the scenery at the Daomeng river wetland in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city in 2018. In recent years, the city has strengthened the conservation and restoration of the wetlands. With the implementation of various measures, the ecological, economic and social benefits brought by the construction of an international wetland city have become increasingly prominent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-INT'L WETLAND CITY (CN)

(240202) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 shows mangroves at the Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city in 2018. In recent years, the city has strengthened the conservation and restoration of the wetlands. With the implementation of various measures, the ecological, economic and social benefits brought by the construction of an international wetland city have become increasingly prominent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-INT'L WETLAND CITY (CN)

(240202) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 shows the scenery at the Daomeng river wetland in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Haikou was accredited by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city in 2018. In recent years, the city has strengthened the conservation and restoration of the wetlands. With the implementation of various measures, the ecological, economic and social benefits brought by the construction of an international wetland city have become increasingly prominent. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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Türkiye's tourism revenue rises to 54.3 bln USD in 2023

STORY: Türkiye's tourism revenue rises to 54.3 bln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of Istanbul city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister 3. various of views of Istanbul city 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister 5. various of tourists STORYLINE: Türkiye's tourism revenues rose 17 percent year-on-year to 54.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, the culture and tourism minister announced Wednesday. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy also pointed out at a meeting in Istanbul that the sector ended the year 2023 with 56.7 million visitors, a 10 percent increase compared to the previous year. Ersoy explained that Türkiye had changed its strategy and diversified its tourism products since 2018. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister "We see the impact of tourism product diversificati

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CHINA-U.S.-RELATIONS-GUEST OPINION (CN)

(230902) -- BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student from Beijing teaches a student from Medgar Evers College Preparatory School of New York to practice Chinese calligraphy during a culture exchange event in New York, the United States, Feb. 2, 2018. TO GO WITH "Guest Opinion: Resetting China-U.S. relations through people" (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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Youngsters in Namibian informal settlement hope to dance to a better future

STORY: Youngsters in Namibian informal settlement hope to dance to a better future DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of dance center 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WEST UARIJE, Professional dancer in Namibia STORYLINE: In a corrugated iron structure in Havana informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, West Uarije, a professional dancer, is using his professional performance skills to help youngsters in the area dance to a better future. Uarije opened West Dance Center in 2018 after noticing a need for more conducive activities for children in the area, especially after school and during the holidays. SOUNDBITE (English): WEST UARIJE, Professional dancer in Namibia "The aim of the center is to make sure that we take care of the kids, or take them out of the street life or the bad community so that they cannot end up where some of our community members end up, like in jail, use drug and alcohol abuse or gender-based

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Phi Phi islands' drive to balance tourism, environmental conservation

STORY: Phi Phi islands' drive to balance tourism, environmental conservation DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:37 LOCATION: KRABI, Thailand CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Maya Bay beach 2. Marine Discovery Center's marine biologists and staff releasing the bamboo sharks to the ocean 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KULLAWIT LIMCHULARAT, Sustainability development senior specialist at Singha Estate 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BART CALLENS, Cluster General Manager of Saii Resorts STORYLINE: Phi Phi islands, a group of stunningly beautiful islands in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand, were once plagued by the problems of over-tourism, prompting local authorities to close its most famous tourist spot Maya Bay in mid-2018. As tourism begins to pick up in the islands after the pandemic-induced lull, local authorities are striving to balance the need to attract visitors with the need to protect the environment. The number of people entering Maya Bay beach now has been reduced from around 7,

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My study in China to help me build my hometown: Cambodian student

STORY: My study in China to help me build my hometown: Cambodian student DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG ZHIWEN, Cambodian student of Kunming University of Science and Technology 2. various of Kunming STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DENG ZHIWEN, Cambodian student of Kunming University of Science and Technology "My name is Deng Zhiwen. I'm a Cambodian student in China. I have enjoyed watching Chinese movies, especially Chinese Kung Fu, since my childhood. Back then, my grandfather told me, 'go to China and learn Kung Fu.' Several years later, I came to China. This time, I didn't become Jackie Chan but have learnt a different kind of 'Kung Fu.'" In 2018, I got a scholarship from China to study electrical engineering and automation at Kunming University of Science and Technology. My hometown in Battambang, Cambodia, is as warm as Kunming. But in the past, Cambodia suffered severe power shortage. Power outages were comm

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Event celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year held at New Zealand parliament

STORY: Event celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year held at New Zealand parliament DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of an event celebrating the Chinese New Year 2. various of speeches 3. various of performance STORYLINE: An event celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year was held at the New Zealand parliament on Monday. "The Lunar New Year is an important celebration for many of our communities here in New Zealand and there are events being held throughout the country to recognize this important cultural occasion," said Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities Priyanca Radhakrishnan, who hosted the event. Radhakrishnan said a 2018 census showed that the population for Chinese ethnic groups in New Zealand has reached nearly 250,000, about 5 percent of the country's total population, acknowledging "the significant contributions the Chinese communities have made -- and continue to make to the economic, social and cultural progress

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Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war

STORY: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:14 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students and their teachers playing on a beach in Midi District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH AL-MUTANBEK, Teacher 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YAHYA MUSA, Student STORYLINE: Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. Local authorities allowed visits to the beach in December of last year, after spending nearly four years to remove the landmines that had been planted in the beach and some parts of the city, which is a few miles to the east of the beach and has become an abandoned site as a result of the Yemeni civil war that broke out in 2014. The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced 4 mi

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- School boys run to a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy holds in hand rusted shells left in the civil war in a dilapidated playground on a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-BEACH

(230204) -- HAJJAH, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- School boys play at a beach in Midi, Hajjah Province, Yemen, on Feb. 2, 2023. Almost four years after the Yemeni government forces recaptured the Red Sea coastal city of Midi in the northwestern province of Hajjah from the Houthi rebels in April 2018, local visitors began to return to the city's beach. TO GO WITH "Feature: Life gradually returns to Yemeni beach amid hopes for end of civil war" (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua)

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African students help with spring farming in China

STORY: African students help with spring farming in China DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:36 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of African students from China Agricultural University in north China's Hebei Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LYU ZHENYU, Agronomist, Quzhou Experimental Station, China Agricultural University 3. various of African students from China Agricultural University in north China's Hebei Province STORYLINE: As the spring plowing is set to start, African students from China Agricultural University came to the field in Quzhou County, north China's Hebei Province. With professional knowledge, those students provided guidance for local farmers in targeted wheat field management. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LYU ZHENYU, Agronomist, Quzhou Experimental Station, China Agricultural University "Since 2018, Quzhou experimental station of China Agricultural University has trained more than 60 agronomy students for 12 African countries." The students hope their guid

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Syria rejects report on alleged chemical attack as "politicized" by U.S., Western allies

STORY: Syria rejects report on alleged chemical attack as "politicized" by U.S., Western allies DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venue 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MILAD ATIYEH, Syria's permanent representative to OPCW STORYLINE: Syria on Thursday rejected a recent report by an intergovernmental chemical watchdog that accuses the Syrian forces of a chemical attack near Damascus in 2018 as "politicized" by the United States and its Western allies. The report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is used by the United States and its Western allies to justify their attack against Syria launched just days after the alleged chemical attack in the Douma suburb east of Damascus five years ago, Milad Atiyeh, Syria's permanent representative to OPCW, told a press conference in the Syrian capital. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MILAD ATIYEH, Syria's permanent representative to OPCW "On April 14, 2018, days after the alleged Douma

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHEMICAL ATTACK-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230202) -- DAMASCUS, Feb. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Milad Atiyeh, Syria's permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 2, 2023. Syria on Thursday rejected a recent report by an intergovernmental chemical watchdog that accuses the Syrian forces of a chemical attack near Damascus in 2018 as "politicized" by the United States and its Western allies. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHEMICAL ATTACK-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230202) -- DAMASCUS, Feb. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Milad Atiyeh, Syria's permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 2, 2023. Syria on Thursday rejected a recent report by an intergovernmental chemical watchdog that accuses the Syrian forces of a chemical attack near Damascus in 2018 as "politicized" by the United States and its Western allies. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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Anastasiades urges viable solution to Cyprus problem

STORY: Anastasiades urges viable solution to Cyprus problem DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the reception of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in Athens 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NICOS ANASTASIADES, Cypriot President 3. various shots of the meeting between Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis 4. file of the aftermath of a wildfire in Mati coastal resort near Athens in July 2018 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): NICOS ANASTASIADES, Cypriot President 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 7. file of the site two months after the wildfire took place STORYLINE: Nicos Anastasiades, outgoing president of the Republic of Cyprus, urged a functional and viable solution to the Cyprus problem during his visit in Athens on Wednesday. Anastasiades, who is not a candidate in the presidential elections this Sunday, thanked Greece for its steady support to efforts to resolve the long-standing

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Matsuyama withdraws from Phoenix Open

SCOTTSDALE, United States, Feb. 3 Kyodo - Two-time defending champion Hideki Matsuyama withdraws from the Waste Management Phoenix Open prior to his second-round tee-time in Scottsdale, Arizona on Feb. 2, 2018 due to an injury at the base of his left thumb.

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Olympics: N. Korean short track skater injured

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 2 Kyodo - North Korean short track speed skater Choe Un Song is taken away on a stretcher on Feb. 2, 2018, after getting injured during official training for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea.

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Tennis: Nishikori

DALLAS, United States, Feb. 3 Kyodo - Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori pumps his fist after winning a point against Jason Jung of Taiwan in the semifinal of the RBC Tennis Championships, an ATP Challenger Tour event in Dallas, Texas, on Feb. 2, 2018. Nishikori beat Jung in straight sets to advance to the final.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2018, shows a tent housing an official merchandise store set up next to the Olympic Stadium (rear) in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2018 from a Kyodo News drone shows the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The venue will host ski jumping, Nordic combined, and snowboard competitions of the Winter Olympics.

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China Communist Party official Han

BEIJING, China, Feb. 2 Kyodo - File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2017, shows Han Zheng, the seventh-highest ranking official in the Communist Party of China who the country's official media said will attend the Feb. 9, 2018, opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Olympics preparations

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 2 Kyodo - Construction work is carried out at the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Oct. 18, 2017, the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Drift Ice In JAPAN

Hokkaido, Japan –Feb 2: Footage taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows an ice breaker carrying tourists sails through drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Feb. 2, 2018.

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National lawmaker dedicated to promoting Miao embroidery and creating jobs

STORY: National lawmaker dedicated to promoting Miao embroidery and creating jobs DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2021 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Wei ZuyingSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) WEI ZUYING, National lawmakerSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese) WEI ZUYING, National lawmakervarious of workers STORYLINE: Wei Zuying is an inheritor of Miao embroidery in Congjiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Guizhou Province. In 2011, she returned home after working in the southern Guangdong Province for 10 years. In 2014, she started a cooperative specialized in Miao embroidery. Wei, who learned embroidery at the age of six, has been dedicated to promoting Miao embroidery and creating jobs, to improve local economy and livelihood. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) WEI ZUYING, National lawmaker "Since I was elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress (China's top legislature) in 2018, my proposals have focused on the issues of the inheritan

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Tokyo's Shibuya Station area undergoing change

Photo shows Shibuya Station and its surroundings in downtown Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2015. The 50-year-old Tokyu Plaza building to the west of the station will be replaced by a larger complex in 2018, part of a redevelopment project for the entire Shibuya area scheduled for completion around 2027. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Japan's Yuta Shitara clocks a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indian cyclist spreads Gandhi's message of peace on world tour

Indian cyclist Dnyaneshwar Yeotkar stands in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Feb. 4, 2018. Yeotkar plans to cycle through 75 countries to spread Mahatma Gandhi's message of peace and friendship by Oct. 2, 2019, the 150th anniversary of Gandhi's birth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspect used Twitter account "hangingpro" to contact suicide wishers

A screen-capture of murder suspect Takahiro Shiraishi's Twitter profile shows him boasting of his knowledge of hanging. The 27-year-old man arrested following the discovery of nine dismembered bodies at his apartment in Zama, near Tokyo, was found to have used a Twitter account with the username "hangingpro" to attract vulnerable people, investigative sources said on Nov. 2, 2017. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE AFTER FEB. 2, 2018)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 21, 2018 shows (from top) the Nos. 4, 3, 2 and 1 reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Luis Nery of Mexico

Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2018, shows Mexican boxer Luis Nery. The World Boxing Council announced Nery's indefinite suspension on March 2 after he failed to make weight ahead of a WBC bantamweight title match against Japanese challenger Shinsuke Yamanaka the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro-dialogue U.S. envoy on N. Korea issues to retire

Joseph Yun, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, seen in this undated file photo, will retire as of March 2, State Department officials say on Feb. 27, 2018. The move by Yun, who has advocated talks with North Korea, may reflect his frustration over the White House's perceived undercutting of the diplomatic efforts of the State Department, according to diplomatic sources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Marathon

Japan's Yuta Shitara poses after clocking a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Yuta Shitara clocks a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Yuta Shitara clocks a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Yuta Shitara clocks a national record at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. He finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds -- 41 seconds back of winner Dickson Chumba of Kenya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dickson Chumba of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the 12th Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 25, 2018. Chumba, who won in 2014, finished in 2 hours, 5 minutes and 30 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo