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Humanitarian Aid Convoy Arrives In Syria’s Sweida Province

A humanitarian aid convoy is seen reaching the southern Syrian province of Sweida on July 29, 2025. The Syrian interim authorities, in coordination with international organizations and local community partners, dispatched a fourth humanitarian aid convoy on Tuesday from Damascus to the southern Sweida province, according to state media. The convoy, comprised of 22 trucks, carried 27,000 liters of fuel, 2,000 food baskets, 2,000 hygiene kits, 10,000 bottles of drinking water, 40 tons of flour, and various medical supplies, the official SANA news agency reported. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Humanitarian Aid Convoy Arrives In Syria’s Sweida Province

A humanitarian aid convoy is seen reaching the southern Syrian province of Sweida on July 29, 2025. The Syrian interim authorities, in coordination with international organizations and local community partners, dispatched a fourth humanitarian aid convoy on Tuesday from Damascus to the southern Sweida province, according to state media. The convoy, comprised of 22 trucks, carried 27,000 liters of fuel, 2,000 food baskets, 2,000 hygiene kits, 10,000 bottles of drinking water, 40 tons of flour, and various medical supplies, the official SANA news agency reported. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Diaper fashion show at Osaka expo

OSAKA, Japan, June 25 Kyodo - Models wearing diapers walk on a runway during a fashion show for adult diapers at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 24, 2025, with seven hygiene product makers and one underwear maker producing 31 items for the event. (Kyodo)

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Diaper fashion show at Osaka expo

Models wearing diapers walk on a runway during a fashion show for adult diapers at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 24, 2025, with seven hygiene product makers and one underwear maker producing 31 items for the event.

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Diaper fashion show at Osaka expo

A model wearing a diaper walks on a runway during a fashion show for adult diapers at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 24, 2025, with seven hygiene product makers and one underwear maker producing 31 items for the event.

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Diaper fashion show at Osaka expo

Models wearing diapers walk on a runway during a fashion show for adult diapers at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 24, 2025, with seven hygiene product makers and one underwear maker producing 31 items for the event.

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Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital - Rome

From left, head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone, pope's spokeperson Matteo Bruni, and Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, speak to journalists, in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis has been treated for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14, 2025 and announce the 88-year old pope will return to The Vatican tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 23 . "Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home," Dr Alfieri told reporters on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani /CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital - Rome

From left, head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone, Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, and pope's spokeperson Matteo Bruni speak to journalists, in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is being treated for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14, 2025. "Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home," Dr Alfieri told reporters on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani /CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital - Rome

From left, head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone, pope's spokeperson Matteo Bruni, and Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, speak to journalists, in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis has been treated for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14, 2025 and announce the 88-year old pope will return to The Vatican tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 23 . "Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home," Dr Alfieri told reporters on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani /CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital - Rome

From left, head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone, and Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, speak to journalists, in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is being treated for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14, 202 . "Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home," Dr Alfieri told reporters on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani /CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital - Rome

From left, head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone, pope's spokeperson Matteo Bruni, and Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, speak to journalists, in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis has been treated for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14, 2025 and announce the 88-year old pope will return to The Vatican tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 23 . "Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home," Dr Alfieri told reporters on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani /CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital - Rome

head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone speak to journalists, in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is being treated for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14, 2025. "Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home," Dr Alfieri told reporters on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani /CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital - Rome

From left, head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone, pope's spokeperson Matteo Bruni, and Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, speak to journalists, in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis has been treated for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14, 2025 and announce the 88-year old pope will return to The Vatican tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 23 . "Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home," Dr Alfieri told reporters on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani /CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital - Rome

head physician of Vatican's Health and Hygiene Office, Luigi Carbone speak to journalists, in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is being treated for bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14, 2025. "Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home," Dr Alfieri told reporters on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani /CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Volunteers of the Fundación Madrina prepare boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by the Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Godmother Foundation is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Water boots and boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). Fundación Madrina is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Volunteers of the Fundación Madrina prepare boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by the Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Godmother Foundation is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Volunteers of the Fundación Madrina prepare boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by the Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Godmother Foundation is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

A Godmother Foundation volunteer prepares boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by the Godmother Foundation, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Fundación Madrina is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

A volunteer from Fundación Madrina prepares boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Godmother Foundation is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Volunteers of the Fundación Madrina prepare boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by the Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Godmother Foundation is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Fundación Madrina volunteers prepare boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Godmother Foundation is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Sweeping brushes and dustpans for the second convoy with humanitarian aid heading to Valencia, prepared by Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Fundación Madrina is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Volunteers of the Fundación Madrina prepare boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by the Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Godmother Foundation is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Poster announcing humanitarian aid from Fundación Madrina for V, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Godmother Foundation mobilizes again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

A Fundación Madrina volunteer prepares boxes with humanitarian aid for the second convoy heading to Valencia, prepared by Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Fundación Madrina is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Will Return Stranded Astronauts Next Year

Handout file photo dated June 27, 2024 NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore prepare orbital plumbing hardware for installation inside the International Space Station’s bathroom, also known as the waste and hygiene compartment, located in the Tranquility module. Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth "un-crewed". The pair took off on what was planned to be an eight-day mission on 5 June but will now spend around eight months in orbit. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Shortage Continues To Plague People In Gaza

Sewage water is pictured in Gaza City, August 12, 2024. With limited access to water and sanitation, communicable diseases and skin infections continue to rage across Gaza, according to an update released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs late July. Overcrowding of displaced people in areas that lack water, hygiene and a sewage system has already led to the spread of diseases, including skin diseases among children, it added. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Shortage Continues To Plague People In Gaza

Sewage water is pictured in Gaza City, August 12, 2024. With limited access to water and sanitation, communicable diseases and skin infections continue to rage across Gaza, according to an update released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs late July. Overcrowding of displaced people in areas that lack water, hygiene and a sewage system has already led to the spread of diseases, including skin diseases among children, it added. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan floods affect over 30,000 since year-start: UN

STORY: Afghanistan floods affect over 30,000 since year-start: UN SHOOTING TIME: May 19/20/21, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-hit areas in Maimana, the capital of north Afghanistan's Faryab province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MULLAH JANAN SAEQ, Spokesman for Afghanistan's national disaster authority 3. various of the flood-hit areas in Maimana, the capital of north Afghanistan's Faryab province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MUHAMMAD DADULLAH, Resident in Afghanistan's Faryab province 5. various of the flood-hit areas in Firoz Koh, the capital of west Afghanistan's Ghor province STORYLINE: More than 30,000 people have been affected by floods across Afghanistan since this year, the United Nations (UN) has said. The UN refugees agency said on social media platform X on Monday that flood-affected people "urgently need emergency shelter, medical supplies, food, cash, safe drinking water and hygiene kits." The World Health Organization al

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Regional high-level meeting on monkeypox opens in DR Congo

STORY: Regional high-level meeting on monkeypox opens in DR Congo SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the regional high-level meeting on monkeypox in Kinshasa 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ROGER KAMBA, DRC minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention STORYLINE: A high-level emergency regional meeting on monkeypox in Africa opened Thursday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This meeting, which will be held from Thursday to Saturday, gathered 12 health ministers of the African region, aiming to develop common strategies to prevent and intervene effectively in the face of monkeypox in Africa. "We must prevent the DRC from becoming the source of cross-border transmission, and our partnership must prioritize the health of those affected," said Jean Kaseya, the director general of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). "Over the years, monkeyp

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun prepares to attend the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community reside

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun is pictured at a garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old residential areas

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun works at the garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old residential areas.

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun (1st L) communicates with a staff member during a group meeting of Beijing delegation at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with c

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun works at the garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old residential areas.

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun is pictured at a garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old residential areas

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun (2nd R) speaks during a group meeting of Beijing delegation at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about t

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun (2nd R) speaks during a group meeting of Beijing delegation at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about t

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun checks her appearance in front of a mirror at a garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on tra

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun is pictured at an office of a garbage station in a residential area of Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 27, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about their ideas on transforming old resi

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(ChineseToday) CHINA-BEIJING-SANITATION WORKER-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240308) -- BEIJING, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Mingqun attends the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. Liu Mingqun, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a sanitation worker at a garbage station in Shijingshan District of Beijing. The station is responsible for the collection and process of garbage from more than 10,000 households in the neighborhood, with a daily processing capacity of more than 10 tonnes. Liu's daily work includes guiding haulers to weigh the garbage, operating the squeezing bins, assisting the haulers to dump the garbage, maintaining the hygiene of the station, etc. After being elected as a deputy to the NPC, Liu has been paying more attention to learning new knowledge to better perform her duties. She often goes on researches, communicating with migrant workers about their living condition, and talking with community residents about t

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Türkiye sends 7th aid ship to Gaza

STORY: Türkiye sends 7th aid ship to Gaza SHOOTING TIME: March 7, 2024 DATELINE: March 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Turkish Red Crescent's ship carrying 2,737 tonnes of humanitarian aid departed from Türkiye's southern Mersin port for Gaza (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye sent Thursday a ship to the Gaza Strip carrying 2,737 tonnes of humanitarian aid, a collaborative effort of Turkish organizations led by the Turkish Red Crescent. The aid will reach Egypt's Al-Arish port, and then be loaded on trucks for Gaza, Turkish Red Crescent President Fatma Meric Yilmaz told reporters in the port of southern Mersin province. The aid includes food parcels, clothes and hygiene items, as well as shelter materials and medical equipment, among others. Türkiye had previously sent humanitarian supplies in 12 planes and six ships after conflict erupted between Israel and Hamas in October last year. The country has also received more than 300 woun

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Malawian gov't bans handshaking amid conjunctivitis outbreak

STORY: Malawian gov't bans handshaking amid conjunctivitis outbreak SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zomba district hospital 2. Malawi Minister of Health Chiponda inside the facility 2. Malawi Minister of Health Chiponda meeting eye patients 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KHUMBIZE KANDODO CHIPONDA, Malawi Minister of Health 4. various of medical personnel STORYLINE: Malawi's Health Ministry has directed the public to stop handshaking, among other unhygienic practices, to avoid the spread of conjunctivitis after the country has registered over 370 cases since January. Issuing the directive on Thursday, Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda said the outbreak, first reported in the northern border district of Karonga, has now spread to other districts. The minister said the disease, also known as pink eye, transmits rapidly due to poor hygiene. SOUNDBITE (English): KHUMBIZE KANDODO CHIPONDA, Malawi Minister o

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Kherson

KHERSON, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Founder of the Dobro Shtab Kherson NGO Yuliia Kiselova shows souvenir stickers for sale at her former coffee shop which was transformed into humanitarian headquarters in the first days of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation where food, hygiene products and medicines are collected for the people of Kherson, southern Ukraine.

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Kherson

KHERSON, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Founder of the Dobro Shtab Kherson NGO Yuliia Kiselova makes food packages for locals at her former coffee shop which was transformed into humanitarian headquarters in the first days of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation where food, hygiene products and medicines are collected for the people of Kherson, southern Ukraine.

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Kherson

KHERSON, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Volunteers of the Dobro Shtab Kherson NGO headed by its founder Yuliia Kiselova (L) are seen in Kiselova_qt_s cafe which transformed into humanitarian headquarters in the first days of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Kherson, southern Ukraine. The cafe raises food, hygiene products and medicines are now collected for the people of Kherson.

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KHERSON, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Cans with baby food are seen in the former coffee shop of Yuliia Kiselova which was transformed into the humanitarian headquarters of the Dobro Shtab Kherson NGO in the first days of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation where food, hygiene products and medicines are collected for the people of Kherson, southern Ukraine.

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KHERSON, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Founder of the Dobro Shtab Kherson NGO Yuliia Kiselova shows childrens drawings at her former coffee shop which was transformed into humanitarian headquarters in the first days of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation where food, hygiene products and medicines are collected for the people of Kherson, southern Ukraine.

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KHERSON, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Canned food is stored in the former coffee shop of Yuliia Kiselova which was transformed into the humanitarian headquarters of the Dobro Shtab Kherson NGO in the first days of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation where food, hygiene products and medicines are collected for the people of Kherson, southern Ukraine.