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Barcelona Agree Huge €150million Deal To Sign Ousmane Dembele

File photo - France's Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe joy after the first one scored the decisive 3-2 goal during the Friendly International Soccer match, France vs England at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, suburb of Paris, France on June 13th, 2017. France won 3-2. Barcelona have agreed a €150million fee for the transfer of Borussia Dortmund's Ousmane Dembele, making it the second most expensive signing ever following Neymar's €220m move to Paris Saint-Germain. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friendly Soccer Match - France vs England

France's Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe joy after the first one scored the decisive 3-2 goal during the Friendly International Soccer match, France vs England at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, suburb of Paris, France on June 13th, 2017. France won 3-2. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand holds national senate election

STORY: Thailand holds national senate election SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting STORYLINE: Thailand held the final round of voting for the Senate election in the capital Bangkok on Wednesday, after the five-year term of outgoing senators ended in May. Previously competing at the district and provincial levels across the Southeast Asian country, 2,989 successful candidates advanced to the national Senate election, where they cast votes among themselves to elect the 200-member parliament's upper house, according to the Thai Election Commission (EC). Representing 20 categories of social and professional groups, 10 candidates who receive the most votes from each group will be elected as senators. The vote counting continued until late Wednesday and the EC is expected to announce the official results by July 2. Under the kingdom's 2017 constitution, the new set of senators will no longer

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"Forced labor" lies bring "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang

STORY: "Forced labor" lies bring "forced unemployment" in Xinjiang SHOOTING DATE: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Aminam Tulladin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN 3. various of the factory 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Uygur): NURAHAN TASH, Aminam's mother 5. various of the factory 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): AMINAM IMINNIYAZ, Worker of Xinjiang Shache Xiongying Textile Co., Ltd. 7. various of the factory 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN 9. various of the factory 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN STORYLINE: What Aminam Tulladin wants above all else is her old job back. Recalling her workdays just a few years ago, she described the moment she received her first paycheck as "an elating moment." SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): AMINAM TULLADIN "That was the first time in my life that I had received a salary, and it was earned by myself. I was very happy." Starting in 2017 as an intern at a textile processing company in Qingdao

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated June 12, 2017 shows F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), front, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), right, USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) in the western Pacific. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones an

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France vs England - Emmanuel Macron And Theresa May

England's Prime Minister Theresa May and France's Interior Minister Gerard Collomb during the Friendly International Soccer match, France vs England at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, suburb of Paris, France on June 13th, 2017. France won 3-2. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Land-sea trade corridor boosts China-ASEAN trade

STORY: Land-sea trade corridor boosts China-ASEAN trade DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Beibu Gulf Port 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG RUI, Deputy manager of commerce department of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Container Terminal Co., Ltd. 3. various of transportation of goods STORYLINE: The Beibu Gulf Port in China's Guangxi has witnessed increasing trade with ASEAN countries, thanks to the continuous development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. The trade corridor, launched in 2017, is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. The Beibu Gulf Port serves as an important transit point along the trade corridor, providing maritime transportation with large transport volumes and lower costs. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG RUI, Deputy manager of commerce department of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Container Terminal Co., Ltd. "This year we focused o

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Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty in tax, admit gun offence

STORY: Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty in tax, admit gun offence DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of the U.S. Department of Justice 2. various of Biden arriving at the White House 3. various of exterior of the White House STORYLINE: Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, has agreed to plead guilty to two federal criminal tax charges and admit to illegally possessing a firearm, according to a court filing on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Justice said in the court filing that Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his 2017 and 2018 taxes on time. He has been under federal investigation by a federal grand jury in Delaware since 2018. The president's son also agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement regarding a separate charge of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. "The President and First Lady

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CPEC hydropower project achieves hoisting of last rotor in Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower project achieves hoisting of last rotor in Pakistan DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALI ADNAN, Engineer of Suki Kinari hydropower project STORYLINE: The Suki Kinari hydropower project in northwest Pakistan achieved the hoisting of a core component on Saturday, as a 413-ton rotor, crucial to turning water into electricity, was smoothly installed on the last of four generating units. The successful hoisting of the last rotor will help advance the construction progress of the power station under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The hydropower project started construction in January 2017. Once getting functional, the CPEC project will annually generate some 3.21 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity, replacing 1.28 million tons of coal and reducing 2.52 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. It will significantly optimize

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German energy company discovers new natural gas field in Egypt

STORY: German energy company discovers new natural gas field in Egypt DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas field STORYLINE: German energy company Wintershall Dea announced on Thursday that it has discovered a new natural gas field in the Abu Madi reservoir in Egypt's Nile Delta. The discovery was made in the Disouq concession, where Wintershall Dea is a joint venture partnered with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). The new field is located near the existing Disouq gas field, which has been in production since 2017. The NSG-3 well, which was drilled to a depth of 3,070 meters, encountered a 22-meter reservoir in the Abu Madi formation. Wintershall Dea says that the new discovery will help to accelerate production and increase economic returns at the Disouq gas field. Sameh Sabry, general manager of Wintershall Dea Egypt, said that the additional gas volumes will contribute to the company's efforts to ensure a s

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Official campaigning kicks off for Tokyo assembly race

TOKYO, Japan, June 23 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike joins official campaigning on June 23, 2017, for the July 2 metropolitan assembly election to support a candidate of a regional political party she leads called Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First party).

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Olympics: Mori speaks about Tokyo Gov. Koike

TOKYO, Japan, June 20 Kyodo - Tokyo Olympic organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 20, 2017, after Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced her plans for the relocation of Tsukiji fish market and the opening of the No. 2 ring road between the Olympic Park and the Olympic village by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Mori said, "I cannot help but wonder why it took her this long to reach a decision. It's a bit disappointing."

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Nikkei tops 20,000 for 1st time since December 2015

TOKYO, Japan, June 2 Kyodo - A stock price monitor in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average topping the 20,000 mark for the first time since December 2015, on June 2, 2017.

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Hirano ends wait for Japan women's worlds singles medal

DUSSELDORF, Germany, June 3 Kyodo - Japan's 17-year-old Miu Hirano (R) defeats Feng Tianwei of Singapore 11-5, 11-2, 18-16, 11-5 to reach the semifinals at the World Table Tennis Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 2, 2017.

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China-aided Eastbay Expressway of Gwadar port in Pakistan opened to traffic

STORY: China-aided Eastbay Expressway of Gwadar port in Pakistan opened to traffic DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:49 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Prime Minister of Pakistanvarious of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Prime Minister of Pakistanvarious of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 3 (English): PANG CHUNXUE, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Pakistanvarious of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 4 (English): PANG CHUNXUE, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Pakistanvarious of Gwadar STORYLINE: The inauguration ceremony of the China-aided Eastbay Expressway of Gwadar port was held on Friday in Gwadar city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province. As an important early harvest project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the 19.49-km expressway was officially started in 2017 by the China Communications Construction Company, with an aim to meet the urgent need of the locals in Gwadar and promote t

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First giant panda twins born in Germany turn 3

STORY: First giant panda twins born in Germany turn 3 DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the giant pandas and visitors at the zoo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): CORVIN SCHMOHL, Zookeeper 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): CORVIN SCHMOHL, Zookeeper 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (German): KARIN HALLMANN, visitor STORYLINE: A pair of giant pandas celebrated their third birthday in Zoo Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. They are the first panda bears ever born in the country. Meng Xiang, also known as Pit, and Meng Yuan, nicknamed Paule in Germany, are twin brothers. Their parents Meng Meng and Jiao Qing were sent to Berlin in June 2017 from China's Chengdu, which is home to the majority of the world's giant pandas. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): CORVIN SCHMOHL, Zookeeper "Pit and Paule are very healthy. They behave really good. Everything is fine here. One of them weighs about 68 kilos, that's Paule. And Pit is 73. That's perfect for a 3-year-old panda." SOUNDBITE 2 (German): CORV

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Egypt's total foreign debt accounts for 19.2 pct of GDP: minister

STORY: Egypt's total foreign debt accounts for 19.2 pct of GDP: minister DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Finance 2. various of the conference STORYLINE: Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait held a press conference on Monday to introduce the economic situation in Egypt. The minister explained that the debt-to-GDP ratio decreased from 103 percent in June 2017 to 87.2 percent in June 2022. According to the minister, 77 percent of the government's debt is domestic to institutions and individuals in Egypt, and only 23 percent is external in hard currency, and the external debt of the budgetary organs accounted for 19.2 percent of the GDP in June 2022. The minister said that the size of the Egyptian economy has tripled during the past six years, at rates that exceed the government's indebtedness, in a way that reflects the government's success in directing development funds to real investments.

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China's Qinghai launches clean energy campaign

STORY: China's Qinghai launches clean energy campaign DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff fixing photovoltaic power generation facilities 2. various of clean energy facilities in Qinghai STORYLINE: Northwest China's Qinghai Province had generated nearly 9.98 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity using clean energy during a "green power" campaign from June 25 to July 29, equivalent to saving more than 4.53 million tonnes of raw coal or slashing 8.16 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. The plateau province, which boasts rich clean energy resources, has launched the "green power" campaign every year since 2017. Qinghai has a vast expanse of land that can be used for setting up photovoltaic power generation facilities and wind farms, with the amount of exploitable solar energy exceeding 3.5 billion kW, accounting for 11 percent of the national total. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xining, China. (XHTV)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220706) -- NAIROBI, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 2, 2018 shows a train running on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya. Kenya has now found a new lifeline in the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) since its launch on May 31, 2017. Data from Afristar, the SGR operator, show the modern railway has transported more than 7.7 million passengers in the last five years. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Blacksmith in east China spends 50 years on improving skills

STORY: Blacksmith in east China spends 50 years on improving skills DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blacksmith working 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG JIAHE, Blacksmith 3. various of the blacksmith working STORYLINE: In the Yingzhou District of Fuyang City in east China's Anhui Province stands a small smithy. Zhang Jiahe, owner of the smithy, became a blacksmith apprentice at 19 years old, and then decided to make iron forging a life-long career out of his enthusiasm for the craft. He has been staying at this small smithy for nearly 50 years. In 2017, Zhang's iron forging skill was chosen as representative of the intangible cultural heritage in Yingzhou District. Though the items he makes are just articles of everyday use, Zhang is still happy and cherishes his works for those old items he mends can be hardly found on nowadays market. Since technologies are developing at an astonishing speed, traditional crafts have to face the

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Russian expat shares life in China's Xiamen

STORY: Russian expat shares life in China's Xiamen DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Anna Kovaleva's life in Xiamen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA KOVALEVA, Russian expat in Xiamen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANNA KOVALEVA, Russian expat in Xiamen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANNA KOVALEVA, Russian expat in Xiamen STORYLINE: Ten years ago, Anna Kovaleva, a Russian girl, dreamed to explore every continent in the world. She started her journey in Poland. Then, she studied and worked in the United States, and volunteered for the Olympics and BRICS-related activities in Brazil. Finally, she traveled to east China's Xiamen and decided to settle down in the coastal city in 2017, the year that Xiamen held the BRICS Summit. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA KOVALEVA, Russian expat in Xiamen "And finally I moved to Xiamen. And that year it (the BRICS Summit) was massive, and it was so big, it was everywhere. Anywhere you go, you would see something a

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Experts expect "BRICS Plus" cooperation to unleash further economic potential

STORY: Experts expect "BRICS Plus" cooperation to unleash further economic potential DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: BEIJING CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Mumbai-based think tank Observer Research Foundation 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director of the Center for China Studies in Nigeria 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business, Brazil STORYLINE: The open model of "BRICS Plus" will further unleash the potential of economic cooperation, and bring about a more equal world order, according to experts from various countries. The "BRICS Plus" approach was adopted at the BRICS Xiamen Summit in 2017. It is designed to strengthen the unity and coordination among BRICS members for greater cohesion, and to keep broadening the BRICS "circle of friends." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Mumbai-based think tank Observer Research Fo

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South African teacher enjoys life in China's Xiamen

STORY: South African teacher enjoys life in China's Xiamen DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of South African preschool teacher Jean Pierre VenterSOUNDBITE 1(English): JEAN PIERRE VENTER, South African teachervarious of South African preschool teacher Jean Pierre VenterSOUNDBITE 2(English): JEAN PIERRE VENTER, South African teachervarious of South African preschool teacher Jean Pierre VenterSOUNDBITE 3(English): JEAN PIERRE VENTER, South African teachervarious of XiamenSOUNDBITE 4(English): JEAN PIERRE VENTER, South African teacher STORYLINE: A South African teacher who has lived in China's coastal city of Xiamen for four years, said that BRICS is a great opportunity for people in the five countries to learn more about different cultures. Jean Pierre Venter first learnt the concept of BRICS several years ago, when he learned that the BRICS Summit was held in Xiamen in 2017. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN PIERRE VENTER, South African teacher

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Indian businessman eyes better opportunities in China

STORY: Indian businessman eyes better opportunities in China DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:19 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nitin Karamchandani 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen STORYLINE: Nitin Karamchandani, an Indian businessman from India, came to China's Xiamen in 2017, the exact year a BRICS summit was held in the city. He settled down in China after living in the United States for more than a decade. Now, Karamchandani said he made the right choice. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NITIN KARAMCHANDANI, Indian businessman in Xiamen "China is booming day after day, the economy here is growing and China is the big hub for manufacture sector. We have been working very closely with all these kind of supp

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"BRICS Plus" an alternative form of interaction for developing countries: Kazakh expert

STORY: "BRICS Plus" an alternative form of interaction for developing countries: Kazakh expert DATELINE: June 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: Nur-Sultan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the BRICS countries 2. SOUNDBITE (RUSSIAN): YERSULTAN ZHANSEITOV, Expert, Institute of World Economy and Politics STORYLINE: A senior researcher on China from Kazakhstan said that the "BRICS Plus" serves as an alternative form of interaction for developing countries. Created in 2017, the "BRICS Plus" cooperation has invited leaders of developing countries outside BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, to join the dialogue. SOUNDBITE (RUSSIAN): YERSULTAN ZHANSEITOV, Expert, Institute of World Economy and Politics "BRICS cooperation is one of the main platforms on the basis of which a new multipolar world is being formed. This means that the world will not exist according to the rules dictated by the countries of the first world: the U.S., Europe, and some of their allies. Other

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FINA president talks up Chinese swimmers as Worlds returns to Hungary

STORY: FINA president talks up Chinese swimmers as Worlds returns to Hungary DATELINE: June 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the FINA opening press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): HUSAIN AL-MUSALLAM, FINA President STORYLINE: After the 17th FINA World Championships in 2017, Hungary is again hosting the biggest international swimming event. FINA president Husain Al-Musallam is expecting nothing but the best. SOUNDBITE (English): HUSAIN AL-MUSALLAM, FINA President "Of course there is difficulty, taking into consideration the world championship to organise in such big magnitude in four-month time. But at the end of the day, we worked very hard with the organising committee, and the swimming federation of Hungary, and the government to use the existing facility and learn from the past experience in 2017. I think China's team, they are preparing very well for the competition. To my understanding, they were making a training camp in Europe before the comp

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1st round of France's legislative elections underway

STORY: 1st round of France's legislative elections underway DATELINE: June 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of posters 2. various of polling stations 3. various of voters voting STORYLINE: France has started its legislative elections on Sunday in which voters are expected to elect the National Assembly's 577 members after two rounds of voting. The first election round is underway on Sunday and the second round is slated to be held on June 19. Each deputy is elected in a constituency, of which Metropolitan France (the area of the country that is geographically in Europe) has 539 and the overseas territories 27. A further 11 deputies will represent the French nationals living abroad. The deputies are directly elected for a term of five years. For this year's election, the French Interior Ministry has published a list of 6,293 candidates, which the local news channel BFMTV said was 20 percent less than in 2017. According to the Interior Ministry, 20 p

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Xinhua Headlines: A decade of stargazing on roof of world

(220610) -- LHASA, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on May 2, 2017 shows quantum teleportation experiments in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (NAO Ngari Observatory/Handout via Xinhua)

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Young backpacker turns ocean trash into handicrafts on island in E. China

STORY: Young backpacker turns ocean trash into handicrafts on island in E. China DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of beautiful scenery on the island in Fujian, China 2. various of Chen Qiyun working 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN QIYUN, Backpacker and craftsman STORYLINE: Yushan Island in China's Fujian is reputed to be one of the most beautiful islands in the region. In the past, the island's shores were rife with ocean trash Chen Qiyun, a young backpacker, used to collect the trash and turn them into fine handicrafts SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN QIYUN, Backpacker and craftsman "I was a backpacker in 2017. Then I came to Yushan Island. It was beautiful and unexploited, with large swathes of marshy grassland. I camped village by village. At that time, I found lots of plastic bottles, wood and bamboo stranded on the beach. I found that some of them could be collected and turned into handicrafts and decorations. This one is made from fishing

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Flea market in Beirut attracts hundreds of people amid financial crisis

STORY: Flea market in Beirut attracts hundreds of people amid financial crisis DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:05:16 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flea market in Beirut 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): DANIELLE KIRIDJIAN, Organizer of the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DANIELLE KIRIDJIAN, Organizer of the exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AVEDIS DER BOGHOSSIAN, Owner of The Vintage Shop STORYLINE: A five-day flea market exhibition, Forum de Beyrouth, concluded on Sunday in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. Hundreds of people flocked to the market on the opening day as the market encouraged people to sell quality items that were left unused in their homes at affordable prices to those who want them amid the current financial crisis. Danielle Kiridijian, the organizer of the exhibition, told Xinhua that her initiative started in 2017 and is gaining popularity. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): DANIELLE KIRIDJIAN, Organizer of the exhibition "We started in 2017 in Beit Mery with the

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Japan succumb to Bosnia

Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic issues instructions to his players during the second half of a Kirin Cup match against Bosnia-Herzegovina at Suita Stadium in Osaka on June 7, 2017. Bosnia beat Japan 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volleyball: Yanagida, Ishikawa named to Japan's Asian qualifiers team

Masahiro Yanagida (L) of Japan spikes the ball as a trio of Australian players try to block during a Group 2 match of the World League men's volleyball tournament in Gold Coast, Australia, on June 24, 2017. Yanagida and Yuki Ishikawa are among the 14 players named to Japan's national team for the July 12-16 Asian qualifiers for the world championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Severity of June nuclear exposure accident rated as level 2

Members of the Nuclear Regulation Authority gather in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2017, assessing the severity of a June 6 nuclear exposure accident at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency's Oarai Research and Development Center, northeast of Tokyo, as level 2 on the zero-to-seven international scale. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka, Darvish battle to draw in 1st meeting

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts a game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 23, 2017. Tanaka allowed three hits and two walks over eight scoreless innings, while striking out nine in a 100-pitch outing. The Yankees defeated the Rangers 2-1 in 10th inning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mexico defeats Russia 2-1 in FIFA Confederations Cup

Mexico striker Hirving Lozano (22) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the winning goal against Russia during the second half of a Group A match in the Confederations Cup in Kazan, Russia, on June 24, 2017. Mexico defeated Russia 2-1, booking a spot in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka, Darvish battle to draw in 1st meeting

Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish starts a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 23, 2017. Darvish was pulled after seven innings and 88 pitches, having allowed two hits while striking out 10 and walking none. The Yankees defeated the Rangers 2-1 in 10th inning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mattek-Sands, Safarova win French Open women's doubles

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (R) of the United States and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic kiss their trophy after beating Australia's Ashleigh Barty and Casy Dellacqua 6-2, 6-1 in the final of the women's doubles at the French Open in Paris on June 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Norimoto gets double-digit strikeouts for 8th consecutive start

Takahiro Norimoto of the Rakuten Eagles pitches against the DeNA BayStars at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai, Japan, on June 8, 2017. Norimoto extended his record streak by striking out 10 or more batters in his eighth consecutive start in the Eagles' 8-2 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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beer bike, car, tourists, Old Town Square

The tourist attraction beer bike, a special vehicle driving through the historical centre with tapped beer served aboard up to 15 people who are cycling. The only person to be sober on the bike is the driver accompanying the group. On the photo the vehicle on the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, June 2, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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beer bike, car, tourists, Old Town Square

The tourist attraction beer bike, a special vehicle driving through the historical centre with tapped beer served aboard up to 15 people who are cycling. The only person to be sober on the bike is the driver accompanying the group. On the photo the vehicle on the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, June 2, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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beer bike, car, tourists, Old Town Square

The tourist attraction beer bike, a special vehicle driving through the historical centre with tapped beer served aboard up to 15 people who are cycling. The only person to be sober on the bike is the driver accompanying the group. On the photo the vehicle on the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, June 2, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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beer bike, car, tourists, Old Town Square

The tourist attraction beer bike, a special vehicle driving through the historical centre with tapped beer served aboard up to 15 people who are cycling. The only person to be sober on the bike is the driver accompanying the group. On the photo the vehicle on the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, June 2, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Ivana Gottova, Magda Vasaryova, Michal Horacek, Karel Gott

From left: Ivana Gottova, Slovak actress and politician Magda Vasaryova, Czech presidential candidate Michal Horacek and internationally popular Czech pop star Karel Gott pose at Prague Castle, Czech Republic, June 21, 2017. Karel Gott, Ivana Trump, a former wife of the incumbent U.S. president, physiotherapist Pavel Kolar and sports manager Miroslav Cernosek are presented with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic title, a new award launched by the Spolecnost CZECH TOP group at Prague Castle. The award goes to personalities whose professional successes have contributed to the Czech Republic's international fame. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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beer bike, car, tourists, Old Town Square, chopper design electric scooter

The tourist attraction beer bike, a special vehicle driving through the historical centre with tapped beer served aboard up to 15 people who are cycling. The only person to be sober on the bike is the driver accompanying the group. On the photo the vehicle on the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, June 2, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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beer bike, car, tourists, Old Town Square

The tourist attraction beer bike, a special vehicle driving through the historical centre with tapped beer served aboard up to 15 people who are cycling. The only person to be sober on the bike is the driver accompanying the group. On the photo the vehicle on the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, June 2, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Gold ingot smuggled into Japan

Photo taken on June 2, 2017, shows a gold ingot that was smuggled into Karatsu port in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, the previous month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cambodia opposition makes strong showing in local elections

Photo taken June 2, 2017, shows Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaking at a campaign rally in Phnom Penh two days before local elections for commune councils. Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party won 1,156 commune chief positions, down from the 1,592 in the previous elections in 2012, while the largest opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party garnered 489, increasing more than tenfold from the 40 won by its two predecessor parties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Miyazato makes cut at Women's PGA Championship

Japan's Ai Miyazato hits a tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Women's PGA Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club in Illinois on June 30, 2017. Miyazato tied for 62nd with a second straight 72 that left her at 2-over 144. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Germany set up Confederations Cup final with Chile

Amin Younes (15) scores Germany's fourth goal in the dying minutes of their 4-1 Confederations Cup semifinal victory over Mexico in Sochi, Russia, on June 29, 2017. Germany will face Chile in the July 2 final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Germany set up Confederations Cup final with Chile

Julian Draxler (far L in white) takes a free kick during the second half of a Confederations Cup semifinal against Mexico in Sochi, Russia, on June 29, 2017. Germany won 4-1 and will face Chile in the July 2 final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo