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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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Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming

STORY: Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shen Yanfen 2. various of people farming and agricultural machinery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "My name is Shen Yanfen, and I am a post-90s 'new farmer.' Before returning to my hometown, I was a white-collar worker in Shenzhen (in China's Guangdong Province), where I worked for six or seven years. In February 2020, I returned to my hometown and took over the management of an agricultural machinery cooperative from my father. Our cooperative mainly provides full-process mechanized services for farmers during the planting process." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "Now,

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Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in U.S. Senate at end of year

STORY: Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in U.S. Senate at end of year SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 and file DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MITCH MCCONNELL, U.S. Senate Minority Leader (Feb 28, 2024) 2. various of Mitch McConnell attending Trump's campaign rally in U.S state of Kentucky (Nov. 4, 2019) 3. various of Mitch McConnell attending a White House event (Feb. 6, 2020) 4. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol (Feb. 13, 2024) STORYLINE: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the Senate history, announced Wednesday that he will step down from the position at the end of the year. SOUNDBITE (English): MITCH MCCONNELL, U.S. Senate Minority Leader "One of life's most underappreciated talents is to know when it's time to move on to life's next chapter, so I stand before you today, Mr. President and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Se

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Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh

STORY: Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the PV power plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager 3. various of engineers and workers working on the plant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAMEL MAHMOUD FAISAL, Engineer 5. various of the PV power plant 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU JINSHUN, Chairman of HDFC SinPower Ltd. 7. various of the PV power plant STORYLINE: In Mymensingh district in Bangladesh, some 169,000 solar panels are laid in rows and absorbing energy from the sun. The 50 MW photovoltaic power plant was invested by HDFC SinPower Ltd. whose major shareholder is a Chinese company. Construction began in September 2019 and it was put into commercial operation in November 2020. It became the largest solar power plant in Bangladesh at that time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager "We never thought that elec

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Rwandan village puts Rwanda on map for endangered grey-crowned crane conservation

STORY: Rwandan village puts Rwanda on map for endangered grey-crowned crane conservation SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the grey-crowned cranes 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINNIE KYAMUJARA, Village's head guide 3. various of the sanctuary 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WINNIE KYAMUJARA, Village's head guide 5. various of the sanctuary STORYLINE: Umusambi had been an average village on the outskirts of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, until 2020 when a sanctuary was launched for birds with handicaps as a result of captivity. Umusambi village has shot to stardom globally by providing a conducive environment for more than 50 grey-crowned cranes. The sanctuary, with an area of roughly 21 hectares, has become a popular destination that draws tourists from Europe, Africa, and Asia who enjoy learning about conservation work and the importance of protecting natural environments. Winnie Kyamujara, the village's head

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Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022

STORY: Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people using mobile phone 3. various of mobile phone towers STORYLINE: India witnessed a sharp rise of over 24 percent in cyber crimes during 2022 compared to the previous year, and over 31 percent compared to 2020, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed. During the year 2022, a maximum number of 15,297 cyber crimes were reported from the southern state of Telangana, followed by 12,556 crimes in the southern state of Karnataka, and 10,117 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Quoting the NCRB data on Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra said in parliament that the federal government had taken various initiatives to deal with all types of cyber crimes in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. He said more than 320,000 SIM car

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U.S. federal appeals court denies Trump immunity from prosecution

STORY: U.S. federal appeals court denies Trump immunity from prosecution SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Capitol riots (Jan 6, 2021) 2. various of Trump at the White House (file) STORYLINE: In a significant legal development, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday delivered a ruling denying Donald Trump broad immunity from federal prosecution. This ruling represents a notable setback for the former president, who is highly likely to pursue an appeal in response. The decision follows arguments made by Trump's legal team a month prior, where they asserted sweeping claims of immunity from federal prosecution in the 2020 election interference case. These claims were vehemently opposed by lawyers representing the special counsel, who warned that granting such broad immunity would effectively grant presidents impunity to engage in criminal activities while in off

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Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary -- U.S. media projects

STORY: Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary -- U.S. media projects SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Biden departing the White House (Jan 5, 2024) 2. various of exterior of the White House (Jan 5, 2024) STORYLINE: Multiple U.S. media organizations on Saturday night projected President Joe Biden has won the 2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, the first official primary for the party. The Associated Press, NBC News and others made the projection less than half an hour after the polls were closed. Biden's easy victory follows his support for an unprecedented decision by the Democratic National Committee to prioritize South Carolina as the initial voting state over New Hampshire in the presidential primary. Biden resurrected his 2020 presidential campaign after a strong primary performance in South Carolina, where African American voters play an outsized role in Democrat

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Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force

STORY: Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes speaking 2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO PAES, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City 3. various of the carnival STORYLINE: Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. The carnival is Brazil's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO PAES, Rio de Janeiro Mayor "We celebrate life because two carnivals were suspended due to the pandemic. We still remember that, two years ago, right after Carnival 2020, we implemented a home-quarantine measure. Everything stopped. And we did not know what was going to happen, or whether we will be abl

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New study tallies excess physician deaths in U.S. during early pandemic

STORY: New study tallies excess physician deaths in U.S. during early pandemic DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of hospitals 3. various of the U.S. streets STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "A total of 4,511 U.S. physicians died during the early phase of COVID-19. These were 622 more deaths than would have occurred, had the pandemic not happened. According to a research letter published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), excess physician deaths peaked at 70 in December 2020. There was a rapid drop in 2021 when safe and effective vaccines became available, said the study 'Excess Mortality Among Physicians During The COVID-19 Pandemic.' No excess deaths among physicians occurred after April 2021, which coincided with the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines. This meant that nearly 50 U.S. doctors more than expected died each mo

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Indonesia's economy expands to 5.31 pct in 2022

STORY: Indonesia's economy expands to 5.31 pct in 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BPS building and press conference 2. various of export-import activities in port 3. various of cargo transportation 4. various of export-import and transportation STORYLINE: Indonesia's economy expanded to 5.31 percent in 2022, the highest rate in the last nine years, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS). The figure is supported by the growth of 5.01 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2022. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) was recorded at 5.02 percent in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, then dropped to minus 2.07 percent in 2020 and strengthened to 3.70 percent in 2021, respectively. The growth in 2022 was mainly driven by the transportation sector, household consumption which accounts for more than half of Indonesia's GDP, and higher exports due to rising commodity prices. The country's economic growth in 2023 is exp

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-HAIZHU WETLAND (CN)

(230202) -- GUANGZHOU, Feb. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Scaly-breasted munias are seen at Haizhu Wetland in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, July 25, 2020. Haizhu Wetland was designated as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced Thursday on the occasion of the 27th World Wetlands Day. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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Xinhua Headlines: China delivers acclaimed performance in fighting once-in-a-century pandemic

(230120) -- BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 2, 2020 shows a view of the Huoshenshan hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

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New coronavirus

FUKUOKA, Japan, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Pupils leave an elementary school in Fukuoka with many bags on Feb. 28, 2020, which was abruptly declared the last day of the school year after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the government would request all schools in Japan to close from March 2 until the end of the spring break through early April amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Climate rally in central Japan ski resort

HAKUBA, Japan, Feb. 13 Kyodo - High school students appeal for global action on climate change on Feb. 2, 2020, in Hakuba ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

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Climate rally in central Japan ski resort

HAKUBA, Japan, Feb. 13 Kyodo - High school students appeal for global action on climate change on Feb. 2, 2020, in Hakuba ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

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Climate rally in central Japan ski resort

HAKUBA, Japan, Feb. 13 Kyodo - High school students appeal for global action on climate change on Feb. 2, 2020, in Hakuba ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

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Exhibitors, visitors "happy to be back" at Mobile World Congress 2022

STORY: Exhibitors, visitors "happy to be back" at Mobile World Congress 2022 DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent 2 various of the Mobile World Congress 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX, Visitor 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LUCIA, Visitor 5 various of the exhibits 6 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GAELLE BEZAIN, Exhibitor 7 SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MANISH SINHA, Chief Marketing Officer of Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL), India 8 SOUNDBITE 5 (English): LI HAIYANG, Antenna Solutions Architect at Tongyu Communication, China STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent "The Mobile World Congress or the MWC, which is open from Feb. 28 until March 3 in Barcelona, has been hailed as a sign that the mobile communications industry is returning to normal after the 2020 edition was canceled and a much-reduced 2021 MWC was held in the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 40,000 to 60,000 people ar

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Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon

STORY: Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Tel Aviv CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1.various of the marathon STORYLINE: Kenya's Vincent Kipsang Rono won the men's race of Israel's annual Tel Aviv Marathon on Friday at two hours, 12 minutes and 55 seconds. His compatriots Alfred Kipkemboi Koech, who clocked 2:15:38, and John Langat (2:17:50), finished in second and third place, respectively. Israel's Mintamir Bikaya won the women's marathon at 2:53:02, ahead of 2020's winner, Elena Tolstykh of Russia at 2:56:04 and Israel's Anna Prais in 3:15:59. The first-place runners Rono and Bikaya won a prize of 7,500 U.S. dollars each. Malade Bukayaw of Israel won the men's half marathon race at 1:03:11, while Ethiopia's Buzunesh Getachew Gudeta finished first in the women's event with 1:09:51. About 40,000 runners participated in the event, which also included half marathon, 10 km and 5 km runs. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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Xinhua Headlines: China-proposed outlook for Horn of Africa ignites hope for stability, development

(220205) -- ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Ethiopian staff members monitor the loadingof containers to be transported by the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway in Ethiopia, on Sept. 2, 2020. (Photo by Tang Yongcheng/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xinjiang enjoys good governance featuring development, stability and opening up

(220203) -- URUMQI, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman helps a newborn calf stand up at the summer meadow in Tekes County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CORRECTED: Climate rally in central Japan ski resort

High school students appeal for global action on climate change on Feb. 2, 2020, in Hakuba ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Climate rally in central Japan ski resort

High school students appeal for global action on climate change on Feb. 2, 2020, in Hakuba ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Climate rally in central Japan ski resort

High school students appeal for global action on climate change on Feb. 2, 2020, in Hakuba ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese destroyer bound for Middle East on intel-gathering mission

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 2, 2020, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Takanami leaving its base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the Middle East to join the MSDF's first long-term intelligence-gathering mission abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese destroyer bound for Middle East on intel-gathering mission

Relatives see off the crew of the destroyer Takanami as it departs from the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka, Japan, on Feb. 2, 2020, for the Middle East to join the MSDF's first long-term intelligence-gathering mission abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese destroyer bound for Middle East on intel-gathering mission

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 2, 2020, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Takanami leaving its base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the Middle East to join the MSDF's first long-term intelligence-gathering mission abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Australian Open

Dominic Thiem of Austria reacts after losing to Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Feb. 2, 2020.

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Tennis: Australian Open

Shingo Kunieda of Japan celebrates after winning the men's wheelchair final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Feb. 2, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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