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Illustration - Supermarket and Store - Rambouillet

Gifi store, retailer of low-price products for the home and family, similar to hard-discount in Rambouillet, Yvelines, France on August 11, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Supermarket and Store - Rambouillet

Gifi store, retailer of low-price products for the home and family, similar to hard-discount in Rambouillet, Yvelines, France on August 11, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Supermarket and Store - Rambouillet

Gifi store, retailer of low-price products for the home and family, similar to hard-discount in Rambouillet, Yvelines, France on August 11, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women Flock For Food Aid - Dhaka

Bangladeshi people wait in a queue to buy essentials from Trading Corporation of Bangladesh truck at a subsidized rate, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2024. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sells through trucks to provide essential items among the low-income group people at a subsidized price. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stair climbing machine for senior citizens

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2024 - Elderly people with disabilities who cannot stand use a climbing machine to go down stairs in a walk-up residential building in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2024. At present, the various districts and counties of the magic City improve the "aging society" for the old, the elderly, and the elderly, and gradually set up a similar climbing machine project, for the elderly in the high-rise old house, the elderly bed patients with mobility difficulties to achieve "freedom up and down the floor", as long as the conditions are met (such as age over 60, with disability certificates, etc.), the price is as low as only 2 yuan a time. It's a public service paid for by the government.

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Stair climbing machine for senior citizens

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2024 - Elderly people with disabilities who cannot stand use a climbing machine to go down stairs in a walk-up residential building in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2024. At present, the various districts and counties of the magic City improve the "aging society" for the old, the elderly, and the elderly, and gradually set up a similar climbing machine project, for the elderly in the high-rise old house, the elderly bed patients with mobility difficulties to achieve "freedom up and down the floor", as long as the conditions are met (such as age over 60, with disability certificates, etc.), the price is as low as only 2 yuan a time. It's a public service paid for by the government.

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Stair climbing machine for senior citizens

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2024 - Elderly people with disabilities who cannot stand use a climbing machine to go down stairs in a walk-up residential building in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2024. At present, the various districts and counties of the magic City improve the "aging society" for the old, the elderly, and the elderly, and gradually set up a similar climbing machine project, for the elderly in the high-rise old house, the elderly bed patients with mobility difficulties to achieve "freedom up and down the floor", as long as the conditions are met (such as age over 60, with disability certificates, etc.), the price is as low as only 2 yuan a time. It's a public service paid for by the government.

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Stair climbing machine for senior citizens

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2024 - Elderly people with disabilities who cannot stand use a climbing machine to go down stairs in a walk-up residential building in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2024. At present, the various districts and counties of the magic City improve the "aging society" for the old, the elderly, and the elderly, and gradually set up a similar climbing machine project, for the elderly in the high-rise old house, the elderly bed patients with mobility difficulties to achieve "freedom up and down the floor", as long as the conditions are met (such as age over 60, with disability certificates, etc.), the price is as low as only 2 yuan a time. It's a public service paid for by the government.

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Stair climbing machine for senior citizens

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 8, 2024 - Elderly people with disabilities who cannot stand use a climbing machine to go down stairs in a walk-up residential building in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2024. At present, the various districts and counties of the magic City improve the "aging society" for the old, the elderly, and the elderly, and gradually set up a similar climbing machine project, for the elderly in the high-rise old house, the elderly bed patients with mobility difficulties to achieve "freedom up and down the floor", as long as the conditions are met (such as age over 60, with disability certificates, etc.), the price is as low as only 2 yuan a time. It's a public service paid for by the government.

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Kweichow Moutai Stock

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 - Photo taken on September 23, 2024 shows the closing price of Kweichow Moutai stock on a mobile phone in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China. Kweichow Moutai's stock price has continued to fall recently and dropped below 1,300 yuan/share, hitting a new low since 2021.

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Kweichow Moutai Stock

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 - Photo taken on September 23, 2024 shows the closing price of Kweichow Moutai stock on a mobile phone in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China. Kweichow Moutai's stock price has continued to fall recently and dropped below 1,300 yuan/share, hitting a new low since 2021.

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Kweichow Moutai Stock

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 - Photo taken on September 23, 2024 shows the closing price of Kweichow Moutai stock on a mobile phone in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China. Kweichow Moutai's stock price has continued to fall recently and dropped below 1,300 yuan/share, hitting a new low since 2021.

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Arowana

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 6, 2023 - (FILE) Visitors visit the Arowana booth at the 6th CIIE in Shanghai, China, Nov 6, 2023. On July 10, 2024, the share price of domestic edible oil leader Arowana opened sharply lower on the same day, hitting a record low. Earlier, there were media reports that the hybrid tanker had stopped at the factory of CoFCO and Arowana, and the company responded to the truck track that the Wuhan factory was in a new car state when the vehicle was shipped. At present, the Food safety Office of The State Council has set up a joint investigation team to thoroughly investigate the chaos of tanker oil transport.

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Arowana

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 6, 2023 - (FILE) Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows the logo of Arowana at the 6th CIIE in Shanghai. On July 10, 2024, the share price of domestic edible oil leader Arowana opened sharply lower on the same day, hitting a record low. Earlier, there were media reports that the hybrid tanker had stopped at the factory of CoFCO and Arowana, and the company responded to the truck track that the Wuhan factory was in a new car state when the vehicle was shipped. At present, the Food safety Office of The State Council has set up a joint investigation team to thoroughly investigate the chaos of tanker oil transport.

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Arowana

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 6, 2023 - (FILE) Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows the logo of Arowana at the 6th CIIE in Shanghai. On July 10, 2024, the share price of domestic edible oil leader Arowana opened sharply lower on the same day, hitting a record low. Earlier, there were media reports that the hybrid tanker had stopped at the factory of CoFCO and Arowana, and the company responded to the truck track that the Wuhan factory was in a new car state when the vehicle was shipped. At present, the Food safety Office of The State Council has set up a joint investigation team to thoroughly investigate the chaos of tanker oil transport.

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India's retail inflation in 12-month low in May

STORY: India's retail inflation in 12-month low in May SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: June 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of market area 3. various of food grain STORYLINE: India's retail inflation fell to 4.75 percent in May from 4.83 percent in April, official data showed Wednesday. This was said to be the lowest in the past 12 months. Retail inflation has been under the five-percent mark for three consecutive months starting from March. "Year-on-year inflation rate based on all India Consumer Price Index (CPI) number is 4.75 percent (provisional) for the month of May 2024. Corresponding inflation rate for rural and urban is 5.28 percent and 4.15 percent, respectively," the statistical ministry said. Food inflation was 8.69 percent in May, marginally down from 8.70 percent in April. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Apple Price-off Promotions During 618 E-commerce Festival in Chi

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 24, 2024 - Customers shop for iPhone 15 mobile phones and new IPAD tablet computers at Apple's flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China, May 24, 2024. With the opening of the 618 e-commerce shopping Festival price war, Apple has also carried out the largest price reduction promotion in history on platforms such as Tmall official store, and offline retail stores have also carried out "old for new" low price exchange concessions.

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Italy's inflation remains at 0.8 pct in February

STORY: Italy's inflation remains at 0.8 pct in February SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) in Italy 2. various of streets in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's inflation rate remained stable at 0.8 percent in February, the same level as in January, the national statistics agency said on Friday. Data released by the National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) showed Italy's consumer price index rose by 0.1 percent in month-on-month terms in February. The index increased by 0.3 percent in January compared to December 2023. ISTAT attributed the low inflation rate to a slowdown in price increases for processed and unprocessed food, transportation services and recreational activities. Regulated and unregulated energy products saw prices drop compared to a year earlier, though by a smaller margin than in January. The Italian government introduced a series of anti-inflation measures betwe

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Italy's inflation remains low despite lifting of price controls

STORY: Italy's inflation remains low despite lifting of price controls SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of markets in Rome 2. various of gas stations in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's annual inflation rate rose to 0.8 percent in January, up from 0.6 percent in December, according to Italy's National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) on Thursday. The relatively low inflation rate in January is significant given that the month is the first since the price controls in Italy's "anti-inflation quarter" expired. The initiative artificially reduced consumer prices on a basket of basic necessities over the final three months of 2023. The government reserved the right to continue the terms of the "anti-inflation quarter" into this year but it chose not to do so. ISTAT said the main factors pushing prices in the country higher in January were transportation-related services which climbed by 4.3 percent compared to 3.7 percent in Dec

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Australian inflation falls to 2-year low

STORY: Australian inflation falls to 2-year low SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australians shopping at supermarkets STORYLINE: Australia's rate of inflation fell to its lowest level in over two years at the end of 2023, official figures have revealed. According to data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this week, the consumer price index (CPI) - Australia's headline measure of inflation - rose by 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 spanning from the start of October to the end of December - half the 1.2 percent rise in the previous three-month period. It marks the lowest quarterly CPI rise since the first quarter of 2021. In the 12 months to the end of December, the CPI rose by 4.1 percent, the ABS said, down from a peak annual rise of 7.8 percent in the year to December 2022. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Thursday that economists had forec

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Night schools trending among Chinese youth

STORY: Night schools trending among Chinese youth SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: JINAN/QINGDAO/WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a night school in Jinan City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BAOYUE, Student at night school in Jinan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YINGXIN, Student at night school in Jinan 4. various of a night school in Qingdao City 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI XIAOJUAN, Student at night school in Qingdao 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG QUNYUAN, Teacher at the Linka night school in Qingdao 7. various of a night school in Wuhan City 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): DING SIYU, Student at night school in Wuhan 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): HE XIANG, Calligraphy teacher at night school in Wuhan STORYLINE: For many youngsters in China, working during the day and taking school classes at night are becoming a new way of life. With relatively low or zero price, interest-oriented curricula, and increasingly fine-tuning culture servic

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Australian inflation falls to near 2-year low

STORY: Australian inflation falls to near 2-year low SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of supermarket STORYLINE: Australia's rate of inflation has fallen to its lowest level in almost two years. According to official data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, the consumer price index (CPI), Australia's headline measure of inflation, rose by 4.3 percent in the 12 months to the end of November 2023. It marks a fall from a 4.9 percent rise in the 12 months to the end of October 2023 and the slowest annual rate of price rises since January 2022. State media the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that economists were expecting inflation to come in at 4.4 percent over the year to November. Treasurer Jim Chalmers welcomed the data but said that inflation is still higher than the government would like. "What this number shows is that the government's polic

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Afghans struggle to keep houses warm in winter amid poverty, sanctions

STORY: Afghans struggle to keep houses warm in winter amid poverty, sanctions SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ABDULLAH, Resident in Kabul 3. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): HAJJI JUMA GUL, Wood seller in Kabul 5. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): KHALIL, Three-wheel vehicle driver 7. various of a firewood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: As the chilly winter is approaching in war-ravaged and mountainous Afghanistan, Abdullah, a resident in the national capital Kabul, is bargaining with a wood seller to buy firewood at a low price in order to keep his home warm in the harsh winter. Although the weather in Kabul and many other parts of Afghanistan is already cold, and some mountains have been covered with snow, the winter season usually begins in mid-December in

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Bus Convenience Station in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 11, 2023 - People buy vegetables at a "bus convenience station" in Beijing, China, October 11, 2023. Recently, the "bus convenience station" converted from an idle bus appeared outside the Liufang bus station in North Hepingli Street in Beijing, selling fruits and vegetables with convenient location and low price and are loved by nearby residents.