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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Pakistan's apex court quashes politicians' lifetime disqualification

STORY: Pakistan's apex court quashes politicians' lifetime disqualification SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Supreme Court of Pakistan 2. various of street views in Islamabad STORYLINE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan ended lifetime disqualification for politicians on Monday under the Constitution of the country, saying that parliamentarians would be barred from holding office for a maximum of five years under the law, according to the written order issued by the court. The seven-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa gave the 6-1 majority verdict after hearing multiple appeals regarding the lifetime disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution. The chief justice also read out the judgment telecasted live saying that the apex court quashed its judgment in the Samiullah Baloch case in 2018 when it ruled that disqualification handed down under Article 62(1)(f) would be for a lif

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"For me, China has a bright future," says Indonesian scholar

STORY: "For me, China has a bright future," says Indonesian scholar SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Indonesian): KAULA FAHMI, Lecturer, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Indonesian): KAULA FAHMI, Lecturer, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta STORYLINE: Awarded a Chinese government scholarship in 2018, Kaula Fahmi from Indonesia studied at a university in southwest China's Chongqing municipality. He said his stay in China has completely changed the previous views he held about the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Indonesian): KAULA FAHMI, Lecturer, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta "First, I visited Chongqing. Then, I visited Shanghai, and then Hangzhou. I also visited Suzhou later. I've also visited Sichuan and Chengdu. In fact, I saw the progress in infrastructure, technology, and the level of comfort, which had changed complet

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Türkiye posts 3.67-bln-USD current account deficit in Nov.

STORY: Türkiye posts 3.67-bln-USD current account deficit in Nov. DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish flag 2. various of shipping trade in Turkey 3. various of U.S. dollars 4. various of Turkish central bank 5. various of Turkish lira and U.S. dollars 6. various of gold products in a golden shop (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 7. various of Turkish lira and U.S. dollars STORYLINE: Türkiye recorded a current account deficit of 3.67 billion U.S. dollars in November last year, according to data released by the Turkish central bank on Wednesday. Türkiye's 12-month rolling deficit, ending in November last year, amounted to about 45 billion dollars, the highest level since August 2018, the data showed. The country posts a deficit for the 13th month in a row, primarily as a result of rising energy prices. The current account deficit reached 41.8 billion dollars in the January-November period in 2022. In the same period, the current account,

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Lula da Silva sworn in as president of Brazil

STORY: Lula da Silva sworn in as president of Brazil DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lula and Alckmin 2. various of Lula's supporters 3. various of Lula at the National Congress 4. various of Lula at Planalto Palace 5. various of attendees at Planalto Palace 6. various of Lula chairing the cabinet inauguration ceremony and signing a series of decrees. STORYLINE: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) was sworn in as president of Brazil for a four-year term on Sunday. The inauguration of Lula da Silva and his Vice President Geraldo Alckmin took place at 3:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) during a plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia. This is Lula da Silva's third presidential term and his return to power comes after having spent more than a year in prison between 2018 and 2019, due to a controversial sentence that was later annulled by the Supreme Court. In October, Lula da Silva was elected president with

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Pakistani student learns more about Kung Fu in N China

STORY: Pakistani student learns more about Kung Fu in N China DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Muhammad Nabil learning Wushu from a Wushu teacher 2. various of Muhammad Nabil 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMAD NABIL, Pakistani student of Nankai University, Tianjin 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUO JINGHONG, Descendant of Huo Yuanjia, Wushu teacher 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MUHAMMAD NABIL, Pakistani student of Nankai University, Tianjin 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HUO JINGHONG, Descendant of Huo Yuanjia, Wushu teacher STORYLINE: Muhammad Nabil, a Pakistani student with Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality, recently learned more about Chinese Kung Fu in the hometown of a martial arts master. Nabil came to Tianjin in 2018. He became a fan of martial arts after watching some Kung Fu movies back in Pakistan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMAD NABIL, Pakistani student of Nankai University, Tianjin "Actually during my youth, I h

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2018 shows the Olympic Park under construction in Gangneung, 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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Liga MX soccer

PACHUCA, Mexico, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Pachuca midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) shoots past David Cabrera of Pumas UNAM during the first half of a Liga MX match in Pachuca, Mexico, on Jan. 6, 2018. UNAM won 3-2.

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U.S. Gulf Coast region celebrates carnival season

STORY: U.S. Gulf Coast region celebrates carnival season DATELINE: March 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cake store 2. SOUNDBITE (English): NICOLE MILIAN, Store owner 3. various of the King cake STORYLINE: The carnival season in Louisiana and parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast region from Jan. 6 is filled with celebrations with food, drinks, parades, and parties. Nicole Milian, a native New Orleans, and her husband moved to Houston in 2018. They opened the storefront of Crescent City Connection in Webster in 2021. The traditional King cake is their main product. The traditional king cake should be a yeast dough and braided into an oval shape, she said. It will be decorated with icing and sugar in purple, green and yellow---the Mardi Gras colors. SOUNDBITE (English): NICOLE MILIAN, Store owner "In New Orleans, we place one baby (doll) and whoever gets the baby is the king of the day. It's kind of just something fun that kids like." Xinhua News Age

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Snow in Tokyo

People walk in the snow in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Jan. 6, 2022. A heavy snowfall warning was issued Thursday in central Tokyo for the first time in four years, Japan's weather agency said, with the capital's neighboring prefectures and other areas on the Pacific coast also seeing large amounts of snow. The alert for Tokyo's 23 wards comes as the area observed 10 centimeters of snow accumulation in the evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, urging caution against frozen roads and traffic disruptions. Snow accumulated in central Tokyo for the first time since March 2020. The agency last issued a warning of heavy snowfall in the 23 wards in January 2018. The agency also called attention to heavy snow in the neighboring prefectures of Tokyo and areas on the Pacific coast, which usually observe less snow than the Sea of Japan side.

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RADIM KLECKA, MIROSLAV KVAPIL, IOANNIS ATHINAIU, RADOVAN KOURIL, JAN SVANDRLIK

L-R RADIM KLECKA, MIROSLAV KVAPIL, (both of Opava), IOANNIS ATHINAIU (of PAOK) , RADOVAN KOURIL, JAN SVANDRLIK (of Opava) in action during the Menｴs Basketball Champions League 5th round Group B match BK Opava vs. PAOK Thessaloniki in Opava, Czech Republic, November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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JAMAL JONES, JAN SVANDRLIK

L-R JAMAL JONES of PAOK and JAN SVANDRLIK of Opava in action during the Menｴs Basketball Champions League 5th round Group B match BK Opava vs. PAOK Thessaloniki in Opava, Czech Republic, November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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MILENKO TEPIC, JAN SVANDRLII, STAVROS SCHIZAS

L-R MILENKO TEPIC of PAOK, JAN SVANDRLIK of Opava, STAVROS SCHIZAS of PAOK in action during the Menｴs Basketball Champions League 5th round Group B match BK Opava vs. PAOK Thessaloniki in Opava, Czech Republic, November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Jaroslav Ozana)

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Jan Strasky

***April 12, 2018, FILE PHOTO*** Last Czechoslovak Prime Minister Jan Strasky died at the age of 78 today, on November 6, 2019, Jan Havelka, the honorary chairman of the Czech Tourists Club (KCT), which had been chaired by Strasky before, told journalists today, referring to the family and confirming the information of Denik. After Czechoslovakia's split in 1993, Strasky served as the transport and later health minister in the Czech government. He was a member of the Czech National Council and the Chamber of Deputies, a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and later of the Freedom Union. After leaving politics, Strasky headed the Sumava National Park. Strasky died in an asylum for the elderly in Prague. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Malina)

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