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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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Actress Aragaki presents Kose's new skincare product

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Japanese actress Yui Aragaki presents a new product from cosmetics maker Kose Corp's Sekkisei skin care brand at a press conference in Tokyo on March 1, 2016. (Kyodo)

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Preparations underway for Bengali New Year celebrations

STORY: Preparations underway for Bengali New Year celebrations SHOOTING TIME: April 9, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people at Dhaka University making paper works STORYLINE: As Bengali New Year nears, preparations are in full swing across Bangladesh, especially in the capital, Dhaka. The day, usually celebrated every year on April 14, is marked by grand festivities. Currently, artists from Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts are dedicating their time to crafting paper masks and large bamboo symbolic animal figures. They will be used at the main colorful new year procession called the Mangal Shobhajatra (March of Good Tidings). The flagship procession was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)

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Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high

STORY: Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high SHOOTING TIME: March 24/27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the eruptions (courtesy of Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences) STORYLINE: Russia's Ebeko volcano spewed ash to a height of 3,000 meters into the atmosphere, a Russian research institute said Wednesday. "The ash emission reached approximately 3,000 meters above sea level," said the press service of the Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The 1,156-meter-high Ebeko volcano is located on Russia's Kuril Island of Paramushir. Regular emissions, ranging from weak to moderate, have been ongoing since Oct. 20, 2016, which are considered normal for the volcano. The record emission occurred on Aug. 31, 2018, when a smoke column surged to a height of 6,000 meters from

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Laos celebrates 8th anniversary of Lancang-Mekong cooperation

STORY: Laos celebrates 8th anniversary of Lancang-Mekong cooperation SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar 2. SOUNDBITE (Lao): SOMBOUN SIHANATH, Director general of economic affairs department under the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs and LMC senior officials' meeting leader of Laos 3. various of the seminar STORYLINE: The Lancang-Mekong week was held in Laos to promote unity and prosperity in the sub-region, marking the eighth anniversary of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC). Laos' Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a seminar titled "Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Framework" in the Lao capital Vientiane on Friday, to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the establishment of the LMC framework. Somboun Sihanath, director general of economic affairs department under the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs and LMC senior officials' meeting leader of Laos, said since its inception in 2016,

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Türkiye detains 18 suspects over links to failed 2016 coup

STORY: Türkiye detains 18 suspects over links to failed 2016 coup SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces arresting suspects (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have detained 18 suspects across seven provinces over alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Tuesday. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of attempting a coup that killed at least 250 people on July 15, 2016. Also on Tuesday, an arrest warrant was issued for 23 suspects in line with the investigations by the prosecutor's office of the western province of Izmir into the "covered structure of the group (the Gulen movement) within the Turkish armed forces," said the TRT. Nine of those wanted were soldiers, with six of them still active-duty members, whi

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South Africa's GDP up 0.6 pct in 2023

STORY: South Africa's GDP up 0.6 pct in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Africa 2. various of Statistics South Africa STORYLINE: South Africa's economy remained muted, with its real gross domestic product (GDP) growing 0.6 percent in 2023 after expanding 1.9 percent in 2022, official data showed Tuesday. The finance, real estate and business services industry was the main star in 2023, growing 1.8 percent and contributing 0.4 percentage points to GDP growth, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). Personal services, transport, storage and communication, manufacturing, construction, and government services also helped keep the economy in positive territory, according to Stats SA. South Africa's construction sector saw its first positive year since 2016, expanding 0.6 percent, while both the mining and electricity, gas, and water sectors were down for a second ye

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Finnish man grows bamboo for giant pandas

STORY: Finnish man grows bamboo for giant pandas SHOOTING TIME: January 2024 DATELINE: March 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: AHTARI, Finland CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of panda house at the Ahtari zoo 2. various of pandas 3. various of Luokkakallio working in snow 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JARI LUOKKAKALLIO, Bamboo grower 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JARI LUOKKAKALLIO, Bamboo grower 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JARI LUOKKAKALLIO, Bamboo grower 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JARI LUOKKAKALLIO, Bamboo grower STORYLINE: In March 2018, a pair of giant pandas from China officially met the public at the Ahtari Zoo in central Finland. In the chilly expanse of Finland's rural heartland, an ambitious endeavor took root alongside the anticipated arrival of the pair. After Finland and China launched negotiations on the giant panda cooperation project in 2016, a group of dedicated volunteers embarked on a pioneering project of cultivating bamboo to host these iconic creatures. However, the initial enthusias

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Horgos Port handles record number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in 2023

STORY: Horgos Port handles record number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in Horgos Port STORYLINE: The number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains passing Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has reached 7,762 in 2023, growing 9.8 percent year on year and reaching a historic high, according to statistics released by the local railway authority. The Horgos Port is located on the border between China and Kazakhstan. On March 19, 2016, Horgos Port launched the first China-Europe freight train service, and since then the number of trains handled annually by the port has repeatedly reached new highs, increasing from 386 in 2016 to more than 7,000 in 2022. So far, the port has seen 80 railway routes put into operation, while the radiation area has expanded to 45 cities in 18 c

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo take on May 1, 2021 shows a view of the Italian Style Area in Hebei District of north China's Tianjin. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Hondurans anticipate closer economic ties with China

STORY: Hondurans anticipate closer economic ties with China DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: Tegucigalpa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the inauguration ceremony 2 various of views in Honduras 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FRANCISCO, Electrical engineer in banking industry 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): AURELIA CASTRO, Chemical engineer in food industry 5 various of ports in China STORYLINE: The People's Republic of China officially inaugurated its embassy in the Republic of Honduras on Monday, following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on March 26. Hondurans have expressed great anticipation for closer economic and trade ties with China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FRANCISCO, Electrical engineer in banking industry "Hello, I am Francisco. I'm an electrical engineer working in the banking business and I work with suppliers in China. My relations with China can be dated back to 2016. It has been a pleasure for me to work with this Asian country. I have got grea

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New nuclear power unit starts operation in China's Guangxi

STORY: New nuclear power unit starts operation in China's Guangxi DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:00 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of time-lapse views of a new nuclear power unit under construction STORYLINE: A new nuclear power unit using Hualong One, a domestically designed third-generation nuclear reactor, was put into operation in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday, paving the way for commercial operation. With the operation of the No.3 unit of the Fangchenggang nuclear power station in the port city of Fangchenggang, the China General Nuclear Power Corporation currently has 27 nuclear power units in operation, with an installed capacity of more than 30.56 million kW. The Fangchenggang nuclear power project will have six nuclear power units in total. The first two units became operational in 2016, having generated over 100 billion kWh of electricity. Each of the second two units, using the Hualong One technology, ca

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U.S. expat eyes business opportunities in China

STORY: U.S. expat eyes business opportunities in China DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE CARPENTER, President of AmCham China's Central China Chapter 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEVE CARPENTER, President of AmCham China's Central China Chapter STORYLINE: A U.S. expat has eyed opportunities offered by China's Hubei Province, saying that China has provided a great environment with foreign enterprises to invest in. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE CARPENTER, President of AmCham China's Central China Chapter "I came (to China) as a general manager with a Fortune 500 company from the U.S. and worked here and took early retirement in 2016, and (I) found the government here, the Hubei government that (we) worked with (is) very supportive, very helpful. When I took early retirement, I decided to open my own company here in Wuhan, in Hubei Province, and I also (got) lots of support from the government. As we've had concerns and t

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Smart farming in Beijing's agricultural demonstration parks

STORY: Smart farming in Beijing's agricultural demonstration parks DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of agricultural demonstration parks 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU CHUNFANG, Beijing Shiweixian Agricultural Park 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HAI, Beijing Jiehai Agricultural Technology Company STORYLINE: Two agricultural demonstration parks in Beijing use high-tech including 5G and big data to realize smart farming. Environmental data, including temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, can be collected and sent back to the central control management platform through 5G. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU CHUNFANG, Beijing Shiweixian Agricultural Park "We started to build the smart farm in 2016, combining 5G technology, modern equipment and a central control management platform. Thanks to digital farming and visual management, we've greatly improved work efficiency and reduced labor costs." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HAI, Beijing Jie

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Russian expat impressed by China's development

STORY: Russian expat impressed by China's rapid development DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Russian expat working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou 5. various of street scenes in China STORYLINE: Mikhail Pisarenko, a Russian teacher at Fuzhou Foreign Language School in east China, has been impressed by the country's rapid development. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKHAIL PISARENKO, Russian teacher in Fuzhou "My first visit to China was in 2009. I came to Beijing and I took part in the opening ceremony of the Russian Language Year in China. At that time I was really impressed by Beijing. It is a large city with large roads. Then the second time I came to Beijing again in 2016 and took part in the educational exhibition and I was really impressed because I di

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Russian student's passion for China and Chinese

STORY: Russian student's passion for China and Chinese DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NIKITA POPOV, Russian student at Nanchang University 2. various of Nikita Popov's life in China and learning of Chinese 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NIKITA POPOV, Russian student at Nanchang University 4. various of Nikita Popov's life in China and learning of Chinese 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): NIKITA POPOV, Russian student at Nanchang University 6. various of Nikita Popov's life in China and learning of Chinese 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): NIKITA POPOV, Russian student at Nanchang University STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NIKITA POPOV, Russian student at Nanchang University "I came to China in 2016. I'm studying Chinese at Nanchang University." Nikita has lived in China for six years. He came to China from Russia at the age of 16. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NIKITA POPOV, Russian student at Nanchang University "It was better than I thoug

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Trump suggests he will be arrested next week

STORY: Trump suggests he will be arrested next week DATELINE: March 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. webpage of Trump's Truth Social post 2. various of Trump at the White House (file footage) STORYLINE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday that he will be arrested next week. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, wrote that "illegal leaks" from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office indicate that he "will be arrested on Tuesday of next week." "Take our nation back," Trump added, issuing a call for his supporters to protest. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is reportedly investigating whether Trump falsified business records in connection with an alleged hush-money payment made to an adult film star during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump's lawyer has said he has no plans to participate in the probe, and the Republican, who served as U.S. president from January 2017 to January 2021, has denounced the investigation as

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Giant panda Jimei enjoys warm spring

STORY: Giant panda Jimei enjoys warm spring DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant panda Jimei STORYLINE: As the weather warms up in early spring, giant panda Jimei enjoys cozy and warm springtime in the sea of flowers in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Jimei was born in 2016. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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Residents' call to halt reactors in southwest Japan rejected

FUKUOKA, April 6 Kyodo - Photo taken March 24, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. The Fukuoka High Court on April 6 rejected a call by local residents for an injunction to halt the restart of the two units.

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Rubber Duck floating in Sayama Pond in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, March 31 Kyodo - The 9.5-meter-high Rubber Duck, a giant floating sculpture designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, appears at Sayama Pond in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, on March 31, 2016, to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the pond's construction for irrigation. The pond is known as a place of scenic beauty with 1,300 cherry trees around it.

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Nikkei surges on Wall St. rally, weaker yen

TOKYO, March 1 Kyodo - An electric board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average gaining more than 500 points, or 3 percent, on March 2, 2016, as U.S. stocks rallied overnight and a weaker yen lifted shares of Japanese exporters.

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Panasonic vows 1 tril. yen investment toward FY 2018 sales goal

TOKYO, March 26 Kyodo - Kazuhiro Tsuga, president of Panasonic Corp., briefs reporters on the company's business plan for the fiscal year through March 2016 in Tokyo on March 26, 2015. Tsuga said Panasonic Corp. will spend 1 trillion yen ($844 billion) to carry out "strategic investment" projects centering on mergers and acquisitions, to increase annual sales to 10 trillion yen by fiscal 2018.

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Rainbow Bridge walk promotes Tokyo Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Around 5,000 people walk across Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge on March 1 in an event to promote the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Rainbow Bridge walk promotes Tokyo Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Around 5,000 people walk across Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge on March 1 in an event to promote the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Rainbow Bridge walk promotes Tokyo Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Popular table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (front L) leads roughly 5,000 people across Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge on March 1 in an event to promote the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The participants at the front carried a banner bearing Tokyo's bid logo.

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Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years

STORY: Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Greece 2. various of the economic forum about Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system held in Athens on Tuesday 3. various of the National Bank of Greece 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTINA PAPACONSTANTINOU, Bank of Greece (BoG) Deputy Governor 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): CHRISTOS STAIKOURAS, Greece Finance Minister STORYLINE: Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system had been reduced by 82.8 pct in the period 2016-2021, but the outlook for the future is cloudy due to the new challenges, local officials told an online economic forum in Athens on Tuesday. NPLs at the end of December 2021 amounted to 18.4 billion euros (19.4 billion U.S. dollars), down by 90.3 billion euros compared to March 2016, when they had peaked during the acute debt crisis Greece went through (2010-2018), said Christina Papaconstantinou, Bank o

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China-Europe freight trains inject impetus into world economy

STORY: China-Europe freight trains inject impetus into world economy DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trains 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN FANG, Horgos Customs officer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARKUS TEUBER, China Representative, Mayor's Department, Duisburg, Germany 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARKUS TEUBER, China Representative, Mayor's Department, Duisburg, Germany 5. various of Duisburg STORYLINE: The number of China-Europe freight trains has surpassed 15,000 in 2021, up by 22 percent year-on-year, making a new record. This means at least 40 China-Europe freight trains head for their destinations every day. Horgos, known as a "millennium relay station" along the ancient Silk Road, serves as a major railway port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The first China-Europe freight train departed from Horgos in March 2016. Ever since then, cargo trains from across the country head for their destinations in Asia

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Suffering of IDPs in Yemen's camps continues to exacerbate

STORY: Suffering of IDPs in Yemen's camps continues to exacerbate DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dharawan camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near Sanaa, Yemen's capital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ALI WESHAH, IDP at Dharawan camp 3. various of children in the camp 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FOUAD HASSAN, IDP at Dharawan camp 5. various of the camp STORYLINE: In the Dharawan camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northern suburb of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, hundreds of families are living in extremely hush situation. The camp is in a severe shortage of basic necessities of life, including water, shelter, food, and fuel. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ALI WESHAH, IDP at Dharawan camp "I am a father of nine children. Our family was forced to flee our home in Saada province and came here to the Dharawan camp in 2016. We have led a very poor life here. My wife and some elder children of mine go out to scavenge from t

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Old soap factory in Syria's Aleppo stands from under rubble

STORY: Old soap factory in Syria's Aleppo stands from under rubble DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the factory 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAZEN ZANABILI, Owner of the factory 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAZEN ZANABILI, Owner of the factory 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAZEN ZANABILI, Owner of the factory STORYLINE: Walking into the Zanabili factory in the old city of Aleppo is still somewhat tricky as damages are still apparent in many places of the city. However, the scent of the natural olive soap is mesmerizing, attracting visitors to piles of olive bars. The Zanabili factory, which is named after the family name of the people who have been working in it since 1,000 years ago, had sustained damage as it's located in the old city in eastern Aleppo, which was a battle zone before the government retook the city in 2016. Mazen Zanabili, the man who has been running the factory since 40 years ago, is the one who has strived to keep

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Nile Museum in Egypt's Aswan stands out with unique African vibes

STORY: Nile Museum in Egypt's Aswan stands out with unique African vibes DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: ASWAN, Egypt CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the museum STORYLINE: Near the old Low Dam of Upper Egypt's sunny city of Aswan, the Nile Museum documents the history of the Nile River flowing through 11 African countries and how the continent's lifeline and its vast basin nourish almost the entirety of African culture. The museum, which is built on an area of over 2,000 square meters and opened in early 2016, is located in the heart of the vast African Cultural Center affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation. "Through the museum, we assert that the passage of the Nile River within the 11 African countries is like an artery within the same body, which strengthens the relationship between these countries," Ereen Fayez, the museum's general manager, told Xinhua. The two-storied museum comprises several themed halls, with those on the fi

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Brazil's state-run oil company raises fuel prices

STORY: Brazil's state-run oil company raises fuel prices DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations in Brazil STORYLINE: Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras announced Thursday that it will raise fuel prices starting Friday. The gasoline prices will rise 18.8 percent to 3.86 reais (0.7653 U.S. dollars) per liter, while diesel prices will hike 24.9 percent to 4.51 reais per liter. In a securities filing, the company said after oil prices were seen at consistently high levels, it became necessary for Petrobras to adjust prices, adding other fuel suppliers in the South American country had also raised their prices. The move is the first fuel price adjustment by the Brazilian oil giant in almost two months. Recently, oil prices have hit multi-year highs as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues. Brazil registered inflation rate of 0.86 percent in February, the highest rate for the month since 2016, driven by an incre

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World food prices reach all-time high over supply issues, Ukraine crisis

STORY: World food prices reach all-time high over supply issues, Ukraine crisis DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children eating at school 2. various of villages in Africa 3. various of containers being unloaded from ship 4. various of food production 5. various of food in the markets STORYLINE: World food prices reached their highest point in the 61-year history of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Price Index, pushed higher by supply chain issues and the Ukraine crisis. The monthly index, released Friday by the organization, best known as FAO, averaged 140.7 points in February. That is 3.9 percent higher than in January, 24.1 percent higher than in February 2021, and 2 percent above its previous all-time high set in February 2011. The index, which measures prices dating back to 1961, uses the average for prices between 2014 and 2016 as the value of 100. It is adjusted for inflation. The monthly FAO Food

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tian Lichao works at a dry cleaning shop for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, she could only teach them simple labor such as packing washing p

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tian Lichao (L) talks with a disabled youth at an employment base for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, she could only teach them simple labor

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tian Lichao (R) talks with a disabled youth at an employment base for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, she could only teach them simple labor

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tian Lichao instructs a disabled youth making a cross-stitch decorative painting at an employment base for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, sh

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tian Lichao (L) talks with a disabled youth at an employment base for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, she could only teach them simple labor

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tian Lichao is seen with the disabled youth making cross-stitch decorative paintings at an employment base for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A disabled youth irons clothes at an employment base for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, she could only teach them simple labor such as packi

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A disabled youth works at an employment base for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, she could only teach them simple labor such as packing washi

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A disabled youth cleans a coat at an employment base for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, she could only teach them simple labor such as packi

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A disabled youth makes a cross-stitch decorative painting at an employment base for the disabled in Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, March 1, 2022. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, she could only teach them

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Rainbow Bridge walk promotes Tokyo Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Around 5,000 people walk across Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge on March 1 in an event to promote the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Rainbow Bridge walk promotes Tokyo Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Around 5,000 people walk across Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge on March 1 in an event to promote the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Rainbow Bridge walk promotes Tokyo Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Popular table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (front L) leads roughly 5,000 people across Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge on March 1 in an event to promote the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The participants at the front carried a banner bearing Tokyo's bid logo. (Kyodo)

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Korean residents in Osaka file complaint against hate speech

File photo taken in March 2013 in Osaka shows a group of people seeking the exclusion of Korean residents from Japan. On July 1, 2016, an Osaka-based group of Korean residents filed a complaint with the city of Osaka against those who posted footage of hate speech rallies and offensive comments online. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. people march to oust Beijing-backed leader

Tens of thousands of people march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2016, on the 19th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule to protest against Beijing-backed leader Leung Chun-ying's pro-China policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear evacuees allowed to stay at homes overnight

Photo taken July 1, 2016, in the northeastern Japan village of Iitate shows bags containing waste collected from radiation cleanup work there. On the day, villagers who evacuated after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster were allowed to stay at their homes overnight to prepare for the lifting of the evacuation order to be issued in March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. people march to oust Beijing-backed leader

Tens of thousands of people march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2016, on the 19th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule to protest against Beijing-backed leader Leung Chun-ying's pro-China policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New fish market opens in tsunami-hit northeastern Japan town

Photo taken June 1, 2016, shows the first auction at a newly constructed fish market in the northeastern Japan town of Minamisanriku devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The new facility was built in hope of developing the local fishing industry after the previous market was destroyed by the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo