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(240303) -- BEIJING, March 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a vessel leaving the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a vessel approaching the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows trucks transporting containers at a railway container terminal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a railway container terminal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a train loaded with containers departing from a railway container terminal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows vessels docking for unloading at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows the container storage area at the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a vessel leaving the Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-RAIL-SEA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION (CN)

(240302) -- QINZHOU, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows a railway container terminal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Some 132,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of goods had been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains through the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the first two months of the year, up 10 percent year on year, data from the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. showed. Launched in 2017, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is a trade and logistics passage that was built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated March 10, 2017 shows a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Fo

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated March 10, 2017 shows sailors gather on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to view the Friendship Bridge as the ship transits the Suez Canal. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael B. Zingaro via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Military Osprey With 8 Crew Crashes Off Japan

Handout photo dated March 10, 2017 shows ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Steve Pacheco, left, from Dallas, and Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Tyler Johnson, from Nowrytown, Pa., signal to an MV-22 Osprey during flight quarters aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the East China Sea. A US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew on board crashed on Wednesday off a Japanese island, the coastguard said, in the latest accident involving the tilt-rotor military aircraft. The Osprey, developed by Bell Helicopters and Boeing and which can operate like a helicopter or a fixed-wing plane, has suffered a string of fatal crashes over the years. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaleb R. Staples via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated March 15, 2017 shows Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders brings his vote for the parliamentary elections in Basisschool De Walvis, The Hague, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated March 2, 2017 shows Dutch politician, representative of Party For Freedom Geert Wilders in The Hague, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated March 15, 2017 shows Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders brings his vote for the parliamentary elections in Basisschool De Walvis, The Hague, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated March 2, 2017 shows Dutch politician, representative of Party For Freedom Geert Wilders in The Hague, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated March 2, 2017 shows Dutch politician, representative of Party For Freedom Geert Wilders in The Hague, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated March 11, 2017 shows nti-Islam populist PPV party leader and election candidate Geert Wilders has kicked off his campaign for Dutch parliamentary elections, amid tight security and intense media interest in Valkenburg, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated March 2, 2017 shows Dutch politician, representative of Party For Freedom Geert Wilders in The Hague, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated March 15, 2017 shows Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders stands in the Lower House building to the press during the rash evening after the parliamentary elections in The Hague, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated March 11, 2017 shows anti-Islam populist PPV arty leader and election candidate Geert Wilders has kicked off his campaign for Dutch parliamentary elections, amid tight security and intense media interest in Valkenburg, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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3 U.S. Marines Killed In Osprey Aircraft Crash In Australia

Handout photo dated March 10, 2017 shows ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Steve Pacheco, left, from Dallas, and Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Tyler Johnson, from Nowrytown, Pa., signal to an MV-22 Osprey during flight quarters aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the East China Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaleb R. Staples via ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-Myanmar talks

BEIJING, China, April 11 Kyodo - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (5th from R) and Myanmar President Htin Kyaw (5th from L) are pictured in this file photo taken April 10, 2017, during talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Htin Kyaw resigned from office on March 21, 2018.

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Japan beat China in WBC

TOKYO, Japan, March 10 Kyodo - Japan team players celebrate on March 10, 2017, after beating China 7-1 in a World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Tokyo Dome.

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China's central bank chief says yuan rate to be stable in 2017

BEIJING, China, March 10 Kyodo - People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan attends a press conference in Beijing on March 10, 2017 on the sidelines of a session of the National People's Congress. The central bank chief said he expects the country's economy and currency exchange rate to be stable in 2017.

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Tomoki Kameda wins nontitle bout against Thailand's Tawatchai

TOKYO, Japan, March 10 Kyodo - Former WBO bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda (R) faces off against Mike Tawatchai of Thailand in an IBF super bantamweight nontitle bout in Tokyo on March 10, 2017. Kameda won a 3-0 decision in the 10-round match, his first fight in Japan in more than three years.

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Watabe wins silver in LH individual Gundersen at worlds

LAHTI, Finland, March 2 Kyodo - Japan's Akito Watabe (C) races in the large hill individual Gundersen 10-kilometer competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland, on March 1, 2017, to earn silver. It was the first time in 18 years a Japanese won an individual medal at the Nordic ski worlds.

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Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

SAGAMIHARA, Japan, Nov. 22 Kyodo - Hiroto Habu, an assistant professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, poses with the TRICOM1 ultra small satellite developed by the University of Tokyo, at JAXA's facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2016. JAXA said it will launch the world's smallest rocket, which is around 10 meters long, about 50 centimeters in diameter and weighs 2.6 tons, to put the satellite into Earth orbit from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by the end of March 2017.

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Egypt raises interest rates, sets fixed bread prices against global inflationary pressures

STORY: Egypt raises interest rates, sets fixed bread prices against global inflationary pressures DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Central Bank of Egypt 2 various of banks in Egypt 3 various of people withdrawing money from bank 4 various of the supermarket STORYLINE: The Egyptian government on Monday introduced new economic measures to absorb shocks from the global inflationary pressures caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and lingering COVID-19 pandemic. At a surprise meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to raise key interest rates by one percent. This is the first time Egypt has raised rates since 2017. Soaring commodity and energy prices have added strain on the economy of Egypt which targets an inflation rate of 7 percent for the fourth quarter of 2022. According to official statistics, the annual headline inflation in Egypt rose to 10 percent in February from 8 percent in Jan

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-"MOTHER RIVER"-NEW BIRTH (CN)

(220321) -- HAIKOU, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers pick up garbage floating on Meishe River in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 10, 2017. Dubbed the "mother river" of Haikou, Meishe was recently listed among "the country's 11 most beautiful hometown rivers" by the Ministry of Water Resources. TO GO WITH "Across China: New birth of Hainan's 'mother river'" (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-"MOTHER RIVER"-NEW BIRTH (CN)

(220321) -- HAIKOU, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens take a walk at the riverside of Meishe River in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 10, 2017. Dubbed the "mother river" of Haikou, Meishe was recently listed among "the country's 11 most beautiful hometown rivers" by the Ministry of Water Resources. TO GO WITH "Across China: New birth of Hainan's 'mother river'" (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-"MOTHER RIVER"-NEW BIRTH (CN)

(220321) -- HAIKOU, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers plant seedlings at the riverside of Meishe River in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 10, 2017. Dubbed the "mother river" of Haikou, Meishe was recently listed among "the country's 11 most beautiful hometown rivers" by the Ministry of Water Resources. TO GO WITH "Across China: New birth of Hainan's 'mother river'" (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-"MOTHER RIVER"-NEW BIRTH (CN)

(220321) -- HAIKOU, March 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 10, 2017 shows seedlings planted at riverside of Meishe River in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. Dubbed the "mother river" of Haikou, Meishe was recently listed among "the country's 11 most beautiful hometown rivers" by the Ministry of Water Resources. TO GO WITH "Across China: New birth of Hainan's 'mother river'" (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows temporary apartment houses (top) in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for people affected by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, pictured on March 10, 2017, and an empty land lot in the same area following the demolition of the houses, pictured on Jan. 23, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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Body of girl found near drainage ditch in eastern Japan

Police investigative the scene after the naked body of a girl believed to be about 10 years old was found in a grass field near a drainage ditch in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 26, 2017. The police said a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl has been missing in the city of Matsudo in the prefecture since March 24 and they are looking into her disappearance in connection with the dead girl. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. leadership race hopefuls vow to uphold press freedom

Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing, one of three chief executive candidates, attends a symposium held by the Hong Kong Journalists Association on March 10, 2017, together with two other candidates -- former financial chief John Tsang and former Chief Secretary Carrie Lam. They promised to defend press freedom in Hong Kong and not to force through the enactment of an anti-secession law before reaching a public consensus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. leadership race hopefuls vow to uphold press freedom

Former Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, one of three chief executive candidates, attends a symposium held by the Hong Kong Journalists Association on March 10, 2017, together with two other candidates -- retired judge Woo Kwok-hing and former financial chief John Tsang. They promised to defend press freedom in Hong Kong and not to force through the enactment of an anti-secession law before reaching a public consensus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. leadership race hopefuls vow to uphold press freedom

Former financial chief John Tsang, one of three chief executive candidates, attends a symposium held by the Hong Kong Journalists Association on March 10, 2017, together with two other candidates -- retired judge Woo Kwok-hing and former Chief Secretary Carrie Lam. They promised to defend press freedom in Hong Kong and not to force through the enactment of an anti-secession law before reaching a public consensus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Park ousted as S. Korea's president by Constitutional Court ruling

People march in central Seoul on March 10, 2017, welcoming the Constitutional Court's decision to uphold the impeachment of President Park Geun Hye over a corruption and abuse-of-power scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

The "manin onrei" (gratitude for full house) drapes are hung above the dohyo ring at Edion Arena Osaka on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 10, 2019. The current full house streak began at the New Year tournament in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

The "manin onrei" (gratitude for full house) drapes are hung above the dohyo ring at Edion Arena Osaka on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 10, 2019. The current full house streak began at the New Year tournament in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Myanmar talks

File photo taken April 10, 2017, shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (center R) and Myanmar President Htin Kyaw (center L) presiding at a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Htin Kyaw resigned from office on March 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Myanmar talks

File photo taken April 10, 2017, shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Myanmar President Htin Kyaw at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Htin Kyaw resigned from office on March 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Myanmar talks

File photo taken April 10, 2017, shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) in talks with Myanmar President Htin Kyaw at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Htin Kyaw resigned from office on March 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Myanmar talks

File photo taken April 10, 2017, shows a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar President Htin Kyaw at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Htin Kyaw resigned from office on March 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-Myanmar talks

File photo taken April 10, 2017, shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Myanmar President Htin Kyaw at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Htin Kyaw resigned from office on March 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo