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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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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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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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World Wind Energy Day

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on June 15, 2023 shows wind turbines at a wind farm on the east bank of Hongze Lake in Huaiyin district of Huai 'an city, East China's Jiangsu province. It is Global Wind Energy Day, also known as World Wind Energy Day. Since 2010, China's annual installed capacity of wind power has remained the world's first for 11 consecutive years.

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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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Astronaut Noguchi reports his stay in space

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (R) speaks to the public in Kyoto about his time at the International Space Station on Sept. 15, 2010. Noguchi, who returned to Earth in June, said he was able to relax by taking care of plants which grew even in space.

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Akazome wins Akutagawa award

TOKYO, Japan - Author Akiko Akazome holds the June edition of literary magazine Shincho which published her fiction in Tokyo on July 15, 2010. Akazome was awarded the 143rd Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors for her work ''Otome no Mikkoku'' (The Anonymous Tip of a Virgin).

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Ship carrying nuclear fuel from France arrives in Japan

SAGA, Japan - The Pacific Heron, a transport ship carrying recycled nuclear fuel from France for Japanese power reactors, arrives at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai plant in Saga Prefecture on June 28, 2010. A French radio station said the ship was loaded with 15 tons of uranium-plutonium mixed-oxide, or MOX, fuel, apparently containing around 1.3 tons of plutonium, when it left France in April.

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Brazil vs Portugal in World Cup Group G

DURBAN, South Africa - Portugal midfielder Pepe (15) and Brazil forward Luis Fabiano compete for the ball during the first half of a 2010 World Cup Group G match at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 25, 2010.

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Supporters at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A Brazil supporter poses during a World Cup Group G match against North Korea at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010.

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S. Korea advances, Nigeria goes out after draw

Durban, South Africa - South Korea midfielder Park Ji Sung (2nd from R) celebrates with defender Kim Dong Jin (15) after a World Cup Group B match against Nigeria, which ended in a 2-2 draw at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. South Korea secured their passage into the second round of the tournament as Nigeria was eliminated.

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15-year-old boy stabs female classmate in Yamaguchi

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Photo shows a public high school classroom in the town of Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on June 17, 2010, where a 15-year-old male student stabbed a female classmate with a knife. The attack, which gave minor wounds to the girl and led to the boy's arrest, follows another incident two days earlier in which a 15-year-old girl was stabbed at a school in Yokohama by a classmate.

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Matsui 1-for-3 against Brewers

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels hits an infield single to second in the seventh inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on June 15, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 as the team lost 1-7.

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Ichiro 1-for-5 against Cardinals

ST. LOUIS, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a double in the fifth inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on June 15, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 as the team lost 2-4.

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Ichiro 1-for-5 against Cardinals

ST. LOUIS, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners reaches first after hitting a double in the fifth inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on June 15, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 as the team lost 2-4.

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Brazil beat N. Korea 2-1 in World Cup Group G match

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Ri Jon Gum, the mother of North Korea striker Jong Tae Se, cheers for North Korea during a World Cup Group G match against Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010.

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Nintendo unveils '3DS' gaming console

LOS ANGELES, United States - The portable gaming console 3DS is revealed at a trade fair in Los Angeles on June 15, 2010. Nintendo Co. unveiled the console, which enables people to view three-dimensional images with the naked eye.

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Brazil beat N. Korea 2-1 in World Cup Group G match

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - North Korea supporters cheer for their team during a World Cup Group G match against Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010.

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Brazil beat N. Korea 2-1 in World Cup Group G match

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Locals celebrate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 15, 2010, after Brazil defender Maicon scores the opening goal in the 55th minute of a World Cup Group G match against North Korea at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Brazil beat North Korea 2-1 at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Soccer supporters hold up a banner referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a World Cup Group G soccer match between North Korea and Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Brazil won 2-1.

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Brazil beat North Korea 2-1 at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The North Korean squad lines up in front of its nation's flag before a World Cup Group G soccer match against Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Brazil won 2-1.

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Brazil beats North Korea 2-1 at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Brazilian midfielder Elano (7) high-fives defender Maicon as he rejoices with his teammates after scoring Brazil's second goal in the 72nd minute of a World Cup Group G soccer match between Brazil and North Korea at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Brazil won 2-1.

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Ishikawa with Watson at U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa (L) and veteran Tom Watson pose for photos during a practice session of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Links in California on June 15, 2010.

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Brazil beat North Korea 2-1 at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of the North Korean soccer squad cheer while waving the nation's flag during a World Cup Group G soccer match between North Korea and Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Brazil won 2-1.

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N. Korea envoy warns of U.N. move

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Sin Son Ho speaks in a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 15, 2010. The envoy said Pyongyang may react with military force if the U.N. Security Council takes punitive action over the alleged sinking of a South Korean ship by a North Korean torpedo.

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Brazil beats North Korea 2-1 at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Brazilian midfielder Kaka (L) is welcomed by his team's coach Dunga, after being substituted in the second half of a World Cup Group G soccer match at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Brazil won 2-1.

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Ivory Coast, Portugal at 0-0 in soccer World Cup

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Ivory Coast players defend a free kick by Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo (7) in the first half of the first Group G match of the soccer World Cup at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Portugal and the Ivory Coast finished deadlocked at 0-0.

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Brazil beat North Korea 2-1 at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Soccer fans hold up flags of North Korea and South Korea during a World Cup Group G soccer match between North Korea and Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Brazil won 2-1.

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Brazil beats North Korea 2-1 at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - North Korean forward Jong Tae Se lies down on the pitch after Brazil defeated North Korea 2-1 in a World Cup Group G soccer match at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010.

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Brazil beat N. Korea 2-1 in World Cup Group G match

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - North Korea striker Jong Tae Se (C) looks dejected after his team loses 2-1 to Brazil in a World Cup Group G match at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010.

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Ivory Coast, Portugal at 0-0 in soccer World Cup

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - A rainbow appears in the sky at the end of the first half of the first Group G match of the soccer World Cup at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Portugal and the Ivory Coast finished deadlocked at 0-0.

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Ivory Coast, Portugal draw 0-0 in World Cup Group G match

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Ivory Coast defender Siaka Tiene (L) vies for the ball with Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the first half of their World Cup Group G match at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Portugal and the Ivory Coast finished deadlocked at 0-0.

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Ivory Coast, Portugal draw 0-0 in World Cup Group G match

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou (L) attempts a diving header during the second half of a World Cup Group G match against Portugal at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Portugal and the Ivory Coast finished deadlocked at 0-0.

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Ivory Coast, Portugal draw 0-0 in World Cup Group G match

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo (7) is shown a yellow card by referee Jorge Larrionda of Uruguay during the first half of a World Cup Group G match against the Ivory Coast at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Portugal and the Ivory Coast finished deadlocked at 0-0.

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Ivory Coast, Portugal draw 0-0 in World Cup Group G match

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo looks less than pleased after receiving a yellow card during the first half of a World Cup Group G match against the Ivory Coast at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Portugal and the Ivory Coast finished deadlocked at 0-0.

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Ivory Coast draw 0-0 with Portugal in World Cup Group G match

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba (R) challenges Portugal defender Bruno Alves during the second half of a World Cup Group G match at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. The game finished in a 0-0 draw.

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Brazil beats North Korea 2-1 at World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - North Korean defender Ji Yun Nam (8) scores against Brazil a minute from time in a World Cup Group G soccer match at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Brazil won 2-1.

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Brazil beat N. Korea 2-1 in World Cup Group G match

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of North Korea cheer for their team before a World Cup Group G match against Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 15, 2010. Brazil won 2-1.