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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and First Lady Asma receive Turkish President Abdullah Gul and First Lady Hayrunnisa for a state visit in Damascus, Syria on May 17, 2009. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and First Lady Asma receive Turkish President Abdullah Gul and First Lady Hayrunnisa for a state visit in Damascus, Syria on May 17, 2009. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CALCIO - UEFA Europa League - SS Lazio vs FC Porto

Rome, Italy 07.11.2024: Denis Gul of Porto, Alessio Romagnoli of Lazio during the Uefa Europa League 2024-2025, day 4, football match between SS Lazio vs Fc Porto at Olympic Stadium in Rome on 7th November 2024.

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I Liga: FC Porto vs Braga

Porto, 06/10/2024 - O Futebol Clube do Porto recebeu esta noite o Braga no Estádio do Dragão em jogo a contar para a 8ª jornada da I Liga 2024/25. Gul e Niak#1e (Ivan Del Val)

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FC Porto training session

Porto, 24/09/2024 - Futebol Clube do Porto trained this morning at the Olival Training Centre in preparation for the Europa League match against Bodo/Glimt. Deniz Gül (Miguel Pereira)

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FC Porto training session

Porto, 24/09/2024 - Futebol Clube do Porto trained this morning at the Olival Training Centre in preparation for the Europa League match against Bodo/Glimt. Deniz Gül (Miguel Pereira)

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FC Porto training session

Porto, 24/09/2024 - Futebol Clube do Porto trained this morning at the Olival Training Centre in preparation for the Europa League match against Bodo/Glimt. Otavio ; Gül (Miguel Pereira)

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FC Porto training session

Porto, 24/09/2024 - Futebol Clube do Porto trained this morning at the Olival Training Centre in preparation for the Europa League match against Bodo/Glimt. Deniz Gül (Miguel Pereira)

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FC Porto training session

Porto, 24/09/2024 - Futebol Clube do Porto trained this morning at the Olival Training Centre in preparation for the Europa League match against Bodo/Glimt. Otavio ; Gül (Miguel Pereira)

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I League: FC Porto vs Rio Ave

Porto, 24/08/2024 - Futebol Clube do Porto hosted Rio Ave tonight at Estádio do Dragão in a game counting towards the 3rd round of the 2024/25 I Liga. Gul (Ivan Del Val/Global Imagens)

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I League: FC Porto vs Rio Ave

Porto, 24/08/2024 - Futebol Clube do Porto hosted Rio Ave tonight at Estádio do Dragão in a match counting towards the 3rd round of the 2024/25 I Liga. Samu and Gul (Ivan Del Val/Global Imagens)

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I League: FC Porto vs Rio Ave

Porto, 24/08/2024 - Futebol Clube do Porto hosted Rio Ave tonight at Estádio do Dragão in a match counting towards the 3rd round of the 2024/25 I Liga. Samu and Gul (Ivan Del Val/Global Imagens)

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I League: FC Porto vs Rio Ave

Porto, 24/08/2024 - Futebol Clube do Porto hosted Rio Ave tonight at Estádio do Dragão in a game counting towards the 3rd round of the 2024/25 I Liga. Gul (Ivan Del Val/Global Imagens)

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Afghans crack open opportunity from China-bound pine nut trade

STORY: Afghans crack open opportunity from China-bound pine nut trade SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of pine trees in eastern Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): CHIN MOHAMMAD, Farmer 3. various of pine trees in eastern Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MINA GUL, Farmer 5. various of pine nuts STORYLINE: Once primarily used as a source of fuel for heating homes, pine trees in eastern Afghanistan have become a cash cow for local villagers. Afghanistan's annual export of 5,000 tonnes of pine nuts is mostly destined for neighboring China. Since November 2018, a China-Afghanistan air corridor has offered a lucrative source of income for farmers in Afghanistan's remote mountains. The first air shipment contained 20 tonnes of pine nuts and flew from Kabul to Shanghai. Afghani farmer Chin Mohammad said six years ago that most pine nut buyers in his village were from neighboring countries. They would purchase

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Residential building collapses in Istanbul

STORY: Residential building collapses in Istanbul SHOOTING TIME: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the search and rescue efforts STORYLINE: A residential building collapsed in Istanbul on Sunday and seven of the nine people trapped under the rubble were rescued, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul said. Gul told reporters on the scene that the three-story building in the Kucukcekmece district on the European side of the city collapsed at 8:40 a.m. local time (0540 GMT). Gul said that search and rescue teams have pulled seven people from the rubble while the operation to rescue the two individuals still trapped is ongoing. The governor noted that the rescued people had been sent to nearby hospitals, with two of them in critical condition. The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear, according to Gul. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

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Downpours, floods add to suffering of impoverished Afghans

STORY: Downpours, floods add to suffering of impoverished Afghans SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:28 LOCATION: PARWAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected area in Parwan Province, east Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QAND AGHA, Resident of Parwan Province 3. various of the flood-affected area in Parwan Province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MOHIBULLAH, Resident of Parwan Province 5. various of the flood-affected area in Parwan Province 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): GUL LALA, Resident of Parwan Province 7. various of the flood-affected area in Parwan Province STORYLINE: Standing inside his destroyed mud house and thinking about how to cope with the problems arising out of the destructive flood, the impoverished Qand Agha lamented that rebuilding his house requires at least 600,000 afghanis (about 8,333 U.S. dollars) which he does not have. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QAND AGHA, Resident of Parwan Province "My house has been destroyed, and people know th

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Death toll rises to 29 in Istanbul's fire: governor's office

STORY: Death toll rises to 29 in Istanbul's fire: governor's office SHOOTING TIME: April 2, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the incident scene 2. various of the rescue work STORYLINE: The death toll in a fire on Tuesday in Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, has risen to 29, according to the Istanbul governor's office. The office said the fire broke out during renovation works in a nightclub in the basement of a 16-story building in the Gayrettepe neighborhood of the Besiktas district on the European side of the city. "The treatment of one person injured in the fire is ongoing, and the teams are continuing their work in the building," the office said in its latest announcement. Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told reporters on the scene that the victims were the individuals involved in renovation works. Minister of Justice Yilmaz Tunc announced that a detention warrant had been issued for five suspects, including f

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Türkiye launches mass restoration project across Istanbul

STORY: Türkiye launches mass restoration project across Istanbul SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Istanbul historical artifacts restoration projects promotion meeting, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): DAVUT GUL, Istanbul Governor 4. various of restored Ottoman period fountains in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye on Wednesday launched a big restoration project to save 1,000 artifacts, including ancient fountains, mosque cemeteries, and samples of civil architecture across the country's cultural hub Istanbul. Istanbul Governor Davut Gul announced that the project would be completed within three years, and restoration work has already begun on 225 artifacts. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): DAVUT GUL, Istanbul Governor "It is our priority to protect these artifacts inherited from our ancestors and leave them to future generations." According t

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Afghans struggle to keep houses warm in winter amid poverty, sanctions

STORY: Afghans struggle to keep houses warm in winter amid poverty, sanctions SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ABDULLAH, Resident in Kabul 3. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): HAJJI JUMA GUL, Wood seller in Kabul 5. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): KHALIL, Three-wheel vehicle driver 7. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: As the chilly winter is approaching in war-ravaged and mountainous Afghanistan, Abdullah, a resident in the national capital Kabul, is bargaining with a wood seller to buy firewood at a low price in order to keep his home warm in the harsh winter. Although the weather in Kabul and many other parts of Afghanistan is already cold, and some mountains have been covered with snow, the winter season usually begins in mid-December in

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Flash floods kill 1, injure 3 in east Afghanistan

STORY: Flash floods kill 1, injure 3 in east Afghanistan DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: KHOST, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people cleaning debris at the flood-affected area in Khost province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy rains and flash floods claimed one life and injured three others in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province on Sunday, Kalim Gul Abid, the provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority, said Monday. The rainstorms, which triggered flash floods in parts of Khost province on Sunday, killed a child and injured three others in Garbaz district, the official added. At least 25 houses have been destroyed in the provincial capital Khost city and other parts of Khost province due to the floods, the official said. Natural disasters have claimed more than 150 lives and injured more than 220 others over the past three months in Afghanistan, according to Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority. Xinhua Ne

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AFGHANISTAN-KHOST-DISASTER-FLASH FLOODS

(230711) -- KHOST, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man cleans debris at the flash flood-affected area in Khost Province, Afghanistan, July 11, 2023. Heavy rains and flash floods claimed one life and injured three others in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province on Sunday, Kalim Gul Abid, the provincial director for Natural Disaster Management Authority, said Monday. (Photo by Yusuf Mangal/Xinhua)

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Train coaches imported from China to enhance Pakistan's technical capacity: official

STORY: Train coaches imported from China to enhance Pakistan's technical capacity: official DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMAD HANIF GUL, Divisional superintendent of Lahore division, Pakistan Railways under Ministry of Railways 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMAD HANIF GUL, Divisional superintendent of Lahore division, Pakistan Railways under Ministry of Railways 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MUHAMMAD HANIF GUL, Divisional superintendent of Lahore division, Pakistan Railways under Ministry of Railways STORYLINE: A Pakistani official said train coaches imported from China are completely compatible with the local track, and have been approved for a commercial run after the initial trial at one of the fastest tracks in Pakistan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMAD HANIF GUL, Divisional superintendent of Lahore division, Pakistan Railways under Ministry of Railways "The total coaches are 230. Out of those 230, 46 have been prov

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-CHINA-TRAIN COACH-IMPORT

(230107) -- LAHORE, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Muhammad Hanif Gul, divisional superintendent of Lahore division at the Pakistan Railways under the Ministry of Railways, receives Xinhua's exclusive interview in his office in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Jan. 5, 2023. Train coaches imported from China are completely compatible with the local track, and have been approved for a commercial run after the initial trial at one of the fastest tracks in Pakistan, a Pakistani official said. TO GO WITH "Interview: Train coaches imported from China to uplift Pakistan railway image, enhance technical skills: Pakistani official" (Xinhua/Jiang Chao)

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Renowned journalist Gul speaks on Paris attacks

Journalist Imtiaz Gul, executive director of the Islamabad-based Center for Research and Security Studies, gives an interview in Islamabad on Nov. 17, 2015, on the Nov. 13 Paris attacks.

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Prince Tomohito in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese Prince Tomohito shakes hands with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in a ceremony to celebrate the 120-year friendship between the two countries in Istanbul on May 3, 2010. The prince, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, was in Turkey for the anniversary events.

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Poverty-stricken parents sell children in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan - Sabira (2nd from R) and her father Mohammad Gul stand in front of their home with some of her siblings in the western outskirts of Kabul.

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Turkish leader pays tribute to victims of sunken Turkish warship

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - Turkish President Abdullah Gul offers flowers during a memorial ceremony in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 7 for the crew of a Turkish warship that sank in 1890 off the Wakayama town. The Ertugrul Firkateyni traveled to Japan for a reciprocal visit following a trip to Istanbul by Japanese Prince and Princess Komatsu in 1887. The warship was caught in a typhoon while returning home and sank off the coast of Kushimoto. Of about 650 people on board, only 69 survived and returned home after local residents rescued them.

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Turkish leader pays tribute to victims of sunken Turkish warship

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his wife Hayrunisa attend a memorial ceremony in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 7 for the crew of a Turkish warship that sank in 1890 off the Wakayama town. The Ertugrul Firkateyni traveled to Japan for a reciprocal visit following a trip to Istanbul by Japanese Prince and Princess Komatsu in 1887. The warship was caught in a typhoon while returning home and sank off the coast of Kushimoto. Of about 650 people on board, only 69 survived and returned home after local residents rescued them.

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Japan, Turkey agree to more dynamic ties

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 6 at the start of their talks.

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Turkish President Abdullah Gul meets the press in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 5.

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Turkish president gives emperor model of sunken Turkish warship

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) talks with visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul (3rd from L) while Empress Michiko (R) talks with Gul's wife Hayrunnisa (3rd from R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 5. The Turkish president gave the emperor a model of an Ottoman warship that sank off Japan's Kii Peninsula in 1890. (Pool photo)

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Machimura tells Turkish counterpart he hopes to visit soon

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul shake hands as they meet in New York on Sept. 16.

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Japan, Turkey sign cultural accord

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul sign a cultural cooperation agreement in Tokyo on Dec. 17.

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Koizumi meets Turkey's foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, who concurrently serves as foreign minister, at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 18 prior to their talks.

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Kim Hong Gul

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Hong Gul, 38, the third and youngest son of South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, gets into a car at the Seoul prosecutors office May 18 after being arrested over his suspected role in a corruption scandal.

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Kim Dae Jung's son summoned for questioning

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Hong Gul, 38, the third and youngest son of President Kim Dae Jung, appears before the Seoul District Public Prosecutors' Office on May 16 to undergo questioning over his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal.

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Improved seeds, fertilizer distributed among farmers in N. Afghanistan

STORY: Improved seeds, fertilizer distributed among farmers in N. Afghanistan DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan farmers receiving distributed improved seeds and fertilizer in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QARI ABADULLAH ANSAR, Head of agriculture, irrigation and livestock in Jawzjan province 3. various of Afghan farmers receiving distributed improved seeds and fertilizer in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Uzbek): GUL AGHA, Local farmer 5. various of Afghan farmers receiving distributed improved seeds and fertilizer in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province STORYLINE: Afghan provincial administration distributed improved seeds and fertilizer to nearly 16,000 farmers in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday, provincial head for agriculture, irrigation and livestock Qari Abadullah Ansar said. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QARI ABADULLAH ANSAR, He

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U.S. "war on terror" after 9/11 attacks exposes hegemonic calculations: experts

STORY: U.S. "war on terror" after 9/11 attacks exposes hegemonic calculations: experts DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of U.S. armySOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FABIO FERNANDEZ, Professor of University of HavanaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa)various of street view in IraqSOUNDBITE 3 (English): ARHAMA SIDDIQA, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabadvarious of displaced peopleSOUNDBITE 4 (English): ABDULLAH GUL, Director General of Measac Research Center, Pakistan STORYLINE: International experts have said the U.S. military operations in the Middle East under the pretext of "war on terror" after the 9/11 attacks reveal the country's hegemonic calculations. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FABIO FERNANDEZ, Professor of University of Havana "It is a war against terrorism that has not really had an ethical, moral, or legal foundation. It has basically been an exercise o

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16 killed in traffic accident in SE Türkiye

STORY: 16 killed in traffic accident in SE Türkiye DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of traffic accident site 2. various of rescue work STORYLINE: Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Türkiye's southeastern Gaziantep province on Saturday. The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip Highway involved a passenger vehicle, a bus, an ambulance and the rescue teams. Gaziantep Governor Davut Gul said on his Twitter account that a passenger vehicle had an accident first, then a bus overturned 200 meters behind the accident and hit the rescue teams. The casualties included two journalists, four health care workers and three firefighters, the governor said. A large number of policemen and medical staff were dispatched to the site. The section of the highway towards the Nizip direction was closed to transportation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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Earthquake jolts Afghanistan, 14 injured, numerous houses destroyed

STORY: Earthquake jolts Afghanistan, 14 injured, numerous houses destroyed DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a quake-hit area in Paktika province, Afghanistan, and local residents STORYLINE: An earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, injuring at least 14 people and destroying scores of houses, officials said Tuesday. According to U.S. geological survey, the quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 4:30 p.m. local time and largely shocked the previously quake-hit Gayan and Barmal districts of the eastern Paktika province, leaving 12 people injured, provincial head of information and culture, Bilal Hazifa said. Local official Kalim Gul told Xinhua that similarly, the tremor injured two people and destroyed 18 houses in Spera district of the neighboring Khost province. According to locals, about 30 tremors have been felt in Gayan district since Monday. The state-run Bakhtar news agency has also reported fr

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Quake-affected Afghan families in dire need of support for rebuilding houses

STORY: Quake-affected Afghan families in dire need of support for rebuilding houses DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: KABUL CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the quake area 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): GUL MOHAMMAD, Earthquake victim 3. various shots of the quake area 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD AKRAM, Resident of Gayan district 5. various shots of the quake area 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): RAHIM KHAN, Resident of Gayan district 7. various shots of the quake area STORYLINE: Thousands of families have been left homeless following a devastating quake that struck the Gayan district of Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on June 22. The quake victims are appealing for support to rebuild their houses. Gul Mohammad, 70, said his family has been living in a tent after the earthquake destroyed his house. His 17-year old son was killed and another member of his family was badly injured in the quake. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): GUL MOHAMMAD, Earthquake victim "My house was my only shelt

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Taste Turkey's favorite Ramadan dessert

STORY: Taste Turkey's favorite Ramadan dessert DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people making Gullac, Turkey's favorite Ramadan dessert 2. various of waitress selling Gullac in a bakery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YASEMIN DEMIREL, Manager of Cumhuriyet bakery 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): YASEMIN DEMIREL, Manager of the Cumhuriyet bakery 5. various of Gullac in the store STORYLINE: There are a lot of special foods available during the holy month of Ramadan in Turkey. Gullach is one of the Turkish people's favorite desserts, offering a sweet and light ending to the fast-breaking meal. Gullach is a Turkish dessert made with milk, dried fruit, and a unique pastry, sometimes decorated with strawberries and pistachio nuts. The word Gullach is a combination of two words, "gul" and "as," meaning "food with roses." This yummy treat consists of thin layers of phyllo-like pastry, which are sprinkled with walnuts or pistachios and doused in a milky pudd

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GLOBALink | U.S. freezing of Afghan assets undermines small businesses in Afghanistan

STORY: GLOBALink | U.S. freezing of Afghan assets undermines small businesses in Afghanistan DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of street view in U.S.various of the exhibitionSOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAFAS GUL JAMI, Afghan entrepreneurSOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ZAHRA NAEMI, Owner of a bee farmSOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD HAMID SAMADI, Afghan businessman STORYLINE: Following the U.S.-led forces withdrawal and Taliban's takeover of power in August 2021, the war in Afghanistan was over. However, an economic crisis has been worsened in Afghanistan. In recent months, Washington has slapped sanctions on the new Afghan administration, and froze over 9 billion U.S. dollars of Afghan central bank's assets, which further exacerbated the country's economic woes. Female Afghan entrepreneur Nafas Gul Jami displayed her products at the Agricultural Products Exhibition. Jami said the U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan have undermined her business. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari

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Pakistan's ban on plastic bags supported by local businessmen

STORY: Pakistan's ban on plastic bags supported by local businessmen DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the plastic bag ban billboards and paper bags in market 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAFAR BAKHTAWARI, Local businessman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZARTAJ GUL, Pakistani Minister of State for Climate Change 4. various of plastic bags STORYLINE: Pakistan's ban on plastic bags, which started in 2019 in its capital city of Islamabad, has received growing support from local businessmen. The ban is part of the country's "Clean and Green" campaign. Zafar Bakhtawari, a businessman who owns a chain of departmental stores all over the city, is an active advocate of the policy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAFAR BAKHTAWARI, Local businessman "This is a good initiative and this has been taken. This will bring a good name to Pakistan and to the people of Pakistan. So as a Pakistani and as a patriotic Pakistani and as a businessman, I welcome t

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Turkey's round-the-clock efforts to prevent accidents in Bosphorus Strait

STORY: Turkey's round-the-clock efforts to prevent accidents in Bosphorus Strait DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: Istanbul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bosphorus, Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul 2. various of Rescue-7 tugboats sailing from the port to the strait 3. various of Bosphorus, ship carrying LPG in the Bosphorus 4. various of tanker ship Estrella moving towards the Bosphorus from the Black Sea 5. various of Cem Savrunlu, captain of Rescue-7 6. various of people working in ship traffic services center 7. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SUKRU HAKAN KAYA, Manager of Ship Traffic Services 8. various of people working in ship traffic services center 9. various of the chief operator of the Istanbul Ship Traffic Services 10. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BARIS GUL, Chief operator of Istanbul Ship Traffic Services 11. various of tanker ship Estrella moving towards the Bosphorus from the Black Sea 12. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): CEM SAVRUNLU, Captain of Rescue-7 13. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): CEM SAVRUNLU

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-BOSPHORUS STRAIT

(220227) -- ISTANBUL, Feb. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Baris Gul, chief operator of the Istanbul Ship Traffic Services, speaks to Xinhua in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Turkey's round the clock efforts to prevent accidents in Bosphorus Strait" (Xinhua/shadati)

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Street art in Kabul, Image of an Afghan teenager Qamar Gul is shown with a AK-47 Kalashnikov rifle. shot two Taliban militants dead and injured several others after they dragged out her parents from their home and killed them for supporting the government, Graffitis targets corruption and hate, Kabul has many concrete security block walls around the city, and the murals are a way of converting it with colorful messages, putting up messages that can make people think. In addition to anti-corruption, the murals depict themes of womenâs rights and education, anti-terrorism in Afghanistan. Kabul. Afghanistan. 06/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Street art in Kabul, Image of an Afghan teenager Qamar Gul is shown with a AK-47 Kalashnikov rifle. shot two Taliban militants dead and injured several others after they dragged out her parents from their home and killed them for supporting the government, Graffitis targets corruption and hate, Kabul has many concrete security block walls around the city, and the murals are a way of converting it with colorful messages, putting up messages that can make people think. In addition to anti-corruption, the murals depict themes of womenâs rights and education, anti-terrorism in Afghanistan. Kabul. Afghanistan. 06/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Machimura tells Turkish counterpart he hopes to visit soon

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul shake hands as they meet in New York on Sept. 16. (Kyodo)

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Turkish President Abdullah Gul meets the press in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 5. (Kyodo)