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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Formula 1 Championship - FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 - Race

Norbert Vettel father of Sebastian Vettel former 4 Times World champion (2010-2013) with Red Bull, during the Austrian GP, Spielberg 27-30 June 2024, Formula 1 World championship 2024.

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Formula 1 Championship - FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 - Race

Norbert Vettel father of Sebastian Vettel former 4 Times World champion (2010-2013) with Red Bull, during the Austrian GP, Spielberg 27-30 June 2024, Formula 1 World championship 2024.

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Formula 1 Championship - FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 - Race

Norbert Vettel father of Sebastian Vettel former 4 Times World champion (2010-2013) with Red Bull, during the Austrian GP, Spielberg 27-30 June 2024, Formula 1 World championship 2024.

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China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project

STORY: China's ultra-large self-propelled dredger completes construction task in Pinglu Canal project SHOOTING TIME: June 22, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: QINZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tian Jing Hao leaving Qinzhou Port, China's Guangxi STORYLINE: China's ultra-large self-propelled cutter-suction dredger Tian Jing Hao, or Sky Whale, on Saturday completed its task in the ongoing Pinglu Canal project in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Initiated in August 2022, the 134.2-km-long Pinglu Canal stretches from the Xijin reservoir in the city of Hengzhou to Qinzhou port in the south of Guangxi. The Tian Jing Hao was used in the waterway construction of the canal on Aug. 20, 2023. Since then, it has dredged around 2,570,000 cubic meters of sand and mud. Since it was put into operation in 2010, the Tian Jing Hao has played an important role in the construction of major ports along China's domestic coast and major national strategic projects.

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Syrian vlogger explores rural life in China's Nanjing

STORY: Syrian vlogger explores rural life in China's Nanjing SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZEIN, Syrian vlogger 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE QUAN, Farm manager 3. STANDUP 2 (English): ZEIN, Syrian vlogger 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHENG BIN, Restaurant owner 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHENG BIN, Restaurant owner 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZEIN, Syrian vlogger 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): CHENG BIN, Restaurant owner 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): ZEIN, Syrian vlogger 9. STANDUP 3 (English): ZEIN, Syrian vlogger 10. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): ZHOU HEYING, Inheritor of Jiangning paper-cutting 11. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): ZHOU HEYING, Inheritor of Jiangning paper-cutting 12. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): ZEIN, Syrian vlogger 13. STANDUP 4 (English): ZEIN, Syrian vlogger STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZEIN, Syrian vlogger "Hello, everyone, I'm Zein from Syria. I'm currently living in China. In 2010, I cam

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Italy experiences over decade of growth marred by growing inequality

STORY: Italy experiences over decade of growth marred by growing inequality SHOOTING TIME: June 3, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Italy 2. various of streets in Rome STORYLINE: While wealth in Italy grew over the last 15 years, the economic gap between high-income and medium-income families has also widened, a national report recently showed. Italy is the third largest economy in the European Union (EU) after Germany and France, and its total net wealth increased by about 14 percent between 2010 and 2023, according to the latest Bank of Italy's annual report. However, the distribution of wealth was increasingly uneven and mostly benefitted the wealthiest 10 percent of households, while middle-class families saw their relative share of wealth decrease. In terms of wealth distribution, Italy's population can be divided into three groups (top, medium, and bottom group), the central bank said. The top 10 percent of households

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (L) and his colleague debug a circuit board at Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 30, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, m

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 30, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, m

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, m

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tang Xuanlai (4th L) and his colleagues talk about problems they encountered during the tests of newly developed robots at Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial r

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 30, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and more youn

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and more youn

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (R) and his colleague work at a robot testing field of Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and more youn

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (L) and his colleague debug a circuit board at Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 30, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and the development of local enterprises, more and more young people

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ChineseToday | Developer in Shanghai dedicated to career in robotics

(240601) -- SHANGHAI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tang Xuanlai (4th L) and his colleagues talk about problems they encountered during the tests of newly developed robots at Keenon Robotics in Shanghai, east China, May 31, 2024. Keenon Robotics, a leading commercial service robotics company based in the Chinese city of Shanghai, was founded in 2010. Tang Xuanlai, majored in artificial intelligence, joined the R&D team of Keenon Robotics ten years ago, hoping to make contributions to the development of commercial robots. The team was started with a handful of members, and now it boasts nearly 300 employees. Their products have developed from the initial rail-bound catering robots to a variety of robotic categories including guidance, disinfection, cleaning and unmanned delivery for different scenarios. "I can still recall the passion and thrill I felt when the first robot we designed went off the assembly line," Tang said. With the continuous expansion in the scale of the global commercial robot market and t

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

(L-R) The First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño; the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, who chairs the meeting and the Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda DÍaz, during the plenary meeting of the Government of Spain and the College of Commissioners, at the Museo de las Colecciones Reales, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, in the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, in the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, on their arrival at a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, in the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ursula Von Der Leyen And Pedro Sanchez Press Conference - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, during a press conference following the plenary meeting of the Spanish Government and the College of Commissioners, at the Royal Collections Gallery, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

Family photo, in the center, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose with Spanish government ministers who are members of the Council of the European Union, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

Family photo, in the center, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose with Spanish government ministers who are members of the Council of the European Union, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell (left), greets the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), on his arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Since last Saturday, July 1, Spain has held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose for a family photo at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pose for a family photo at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, on their arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Spain has acceded, since last Saturday July 1, to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will lead for six months after Sweden has handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain Begins Its Presidency of the EU Council - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, on his arrival at the inauguration of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on July 3, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). On Saturday, July 1, Spain took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it will hold for six months after Sweden handed over the baton. The next six months is the last stretch of the European institutional cycle before the appointment of a new Commission after the elections to the European Parliament, to be held in May 2024. It will be the fifth time that Spain has presided over the Council, after holding the presidency for the first time between January and June 1989 and again in 1995, 2002 and 2010. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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100 days to go, Hangzhou ready for Asian Games

STORY: 100 days to go, Hangzhou ready for Asian Games DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:54 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Hangzhou Asian Games venues 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MAO KUN, Accessibility service office of venue construction department of Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU HAORAN, Qunxing rolling lantern art troupe of Linping district in Hangzhou 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TUNGAMIRAI ERIC MUPONA, Founder of Abroad Path Leader (APL) Public Service Platform STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games is to be held in east China's Hangzhou this fall. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. Over the past years, people from various walks of life have been striving to stage an impressive international sports event. Mao Kun works at the accessibility office of the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. He thinks his work is very meaningful to help the disabled, the sick and the

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A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: A small feather carrying wish for world peace | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY STORYLINE: This monument is dedicated to He Zhihong, a Chinese woman peacekeeper who died in the line of duty while serving in a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Haiti in 2010. She was just 35. Chinese President Xi Jinping shared He's story at the UN peacekeeping summit in New York in 2015. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President "Five years ago, we lost He Zhihong, a peacekeeping policewoman in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. She left a four-year-old son and elderly parents. She once wrote: 'In this vast world, I may be just like a small feather. But even so, I want this feather to carry the wish for peace.' This was her wish, and it is also China's commitment to peace." After graduating from Yunnan Normal University in 1998, He Zhihong became a border inspector in Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan.

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Guardian of tropical marine ranch in south China island

STORY: Guardian of tropical marine ranch in south China island DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wuzhizhou Island 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENGGUO, Manager of Ocean Department, Wuzhizhou Island Resort 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG AIMIN, Former professor, Hainan University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG FENGGUO, Manager of Ocean Department, Wuzhizhou Island Resort STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENGGUO, Manager of Ocean Department, Wuzhizhou Island Resort "I'm Wang Fengguo, 41 years old. I work for the Wuzhizhou Island Resort and I'm mainly in charge of works related to marine protection." In the past, when we swam underwater, we could see schools of fish, at least once in a few days. But from 2009, the number of fish started to decrease. I felt sad about that." The butterfly-shaped Wuzhizhou Island, a national-level tourist attraction, is located in Haitang Bay, south China's Hainan Province. In 2010, Wuzhizhou Isl

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Türkiye's re-elected Erdogan announces major reshuffle in new cabinet

STORY: Türkiye's re-elected Erdogan announces major reshuffle in new cabinet DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday a major reshuffle in his cabinet, appointing new ministers for foreign affairs, treasury and finance, defense and vice president. Hakan Fidan, who has been at the helm of the National Intelligence Organization since 2010, assumes the role of foreign minister. The 55-year-old new top diplomat is considered one of Erdogan's closest confidants. The new treasury and finance minister is Mehmet Simsek, who served as finance minister and deputy prime minister from 2009 to 2018. Simsek is a respected economist who is seen as a safe pair of hands in the turbulent Turkish economy. Yasar Guler, who previously served as the chief of general staff and is seen as a hardli

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Xinhua Headlines: Bangladeshi girl named after "China" exchanges letters with President Xi Jinping

(230601) -- DHAKA, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2010 shows then newly-born baby Alifa Chin and her mother aboard the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark in Bangladesh. (Xinhua/Ju Zhenhua)

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Wu'erkaixi walks in Tokyo march for democracy in China

TOKYO, Japan - Wu'erkaixi, a Chinese dissident known for his role in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, participates in a march calling for democracy in China in Tokyo on June 1, 2014, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4. A person behind him holds a photo of Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Japanese supercomputer becomes world's No. 1 in computing speeds

KOBE, Japan - File photo taken in October 2010 shows a Japanese supercomputer, nicknamed ''K,'' being jointly developed in Kobe, western Japan, by Riken, a Japanese state-backed major research institute, and Fujitsu Ltd. Riken said June 20, 2011, that the supercomputer has been ranked the world's No. 1 in current computing speeds, the first time since 2004 that a Japanese supercomputer has captured the top position.

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Mage Island, Kagoshima Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2010 shows the uninhabited Mage Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. The Defense Ministry informed a local government in the prefecture on June 1, 2011, that it is considering using the island for carrier-borne aircraft landing practice as part of a plan for the realignment of U.S. forces.

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Hayabusa capsule analysis

SAPPORO, Japan - Reporters visit Hokkaido University in Sapporo, northern Japan, to view samples brought back from the asteroid Itokawa by the unmanned Japanese space probe Hayabusa on March 1, 2011. A total of 13 institutes and eight teams have taken part in the project to analyze the samples. Hayabusa was launched in May 2003 and landed on the asteroid in September 2005. It returned to Earth while burning out upon reentry into atmosphere in June 2010 and the capsule containing the samples was recovered in a desert in southern Australia.

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Hayabusa capsule analysis

SAPPORO, Japan - Reporters visit Hokkaido University in Sapporo, northern Japan, to view samples brought back from the asteroid Itokawa by the unmanned Japanese space probe Hayabusa on March 1, 2011. Seen at left back is a machine for analysis. A total of 13 institutes and eight teams have taken part in the project to analyze the samples. Hayabusa was launched in May 2003 and landed on the asteroid in September 2005. It returned to Earth while burning out upon reentry into atmosphere in June 2010 and the capsule containing the samples was recovered in a desert in southern Australia.

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Hayabusa capsule analysis

SAPPORO, Japan - Reporters visit Hokkaido University in Sapporo, northern Japan, to view samples brought back from the asteroid Itokawa by the unmanned Japanese space probe Hayabusa on March 1, 2011. A total of 13 institutes and eight teams have taken part in the project to analyze the samples. Hayabusa was launched in May 2003 and landed on the asteroid in September 2005. It returned to Earth while burning out upon reentry into atmosphere in June 2010 and the capsule containing the samples was recovered in a desert in southern Australia.

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Mariners' Ichiro 1-for-5 against Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners singles to center in the fifth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 30, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 in the Mariners' 7-0 win.

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Tokyo Disneyland reopens Michael Jackson's 3-D attraction

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors line up for a 3-D theater attraction featuring the late entertainment icon Michael Jackson at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, as the attraction reopened for the first time in about 14 years on July 1, 2010. The theme park plans to run ''Captain EO'' through June 30, 2011.

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JAL's negative net worth reaches around 1 tril. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Masaru Onishi, seated next to company Chairman Kazuo Inamori, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on June 30, 2010. JAL announced the same day that its negative net worth -- liabilities in excess of assets -- has expanded to about 1 trillion yen.

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Slovakia striker Robert Vittek (2nd from L, in white top) scores his side's first goal against the Netherlands from a penalty kick in extra time of a World Cup second-round match against the Netherlands at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 28, 2010. Slovakia lost 2-1 and the Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands players celebrate after beating Slovakia 2-1 in a World Cup second-round match at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 28, 2010. The Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands supporter celebrate a victory over Slovakia 2-1 in a World Cup second-round match at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 28, 2010. The Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Slovakia striker Robert Vittek scores his side's first goal against the Netherlands from a penalty kick in extra time of a World Cup second-round match against the Netherlands at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 28, 2010. The Netherlands won 2-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands striker Dirk Kuyt (C) keeps his eyes on the ball, getting past Slovakia goalkeeper Jan Mucha in the second half of a World Cup second-round match at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 28, 2010. The Netherlands won 2-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.