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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows an international cruise ship departing a dock in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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New Development Bank organizes int'l seminar in Egypt

STORY: New Development Bank organizes int'l seminar in Egypt SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seminar 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOSTAFA MADBOULY, Egyptian Prime Minister STORYLINE: An international seminar organized by the New Development Bank (NDB) kicked off on Tuesday in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, under the patronage of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Themed "Navigating New Horizons," the two-day seminar aims to introduce the NDB's operations, enhance cooperation between the government and the private sector, and explore future collaboration opportunities among founding and new BRICS members, Egypt's Ministry of International Cooperation, a co-organizer, said in a statement. The seminar, held for the first time outside BRICS founding member states, comes after Egypt joined the NDB in March 2023, and was officially approved for membership in the BRICS group earlier this year. Whi

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Türkiye fines Google nearly 15 mln USD over hotel searches

STORY: Türkiye fines Google nearly 15 mln USD over hotel searches SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Google 2. various of people using Google 3. various of Google STORYLINE: Türkiye's Competition Board fined U.S. tech giant Google 482 million liras (around 14.88 million U.S. dollars) on Monday for failing to comply with an injunction related to hotel search queries. The regulatory body said in a statement that Google had not implemented "precautionary measures suggested for hotel searches," blocking competing local search engines on its platform and undermining fair competition. The fine comes after the competition board launched an investigation into Google in March and imposed a daily fine of 0.05 percent of its 2023 revenue starting from mid-April until it complied with the injunction. The move follows a similar decision by the watchdog in March, when it issued an interim injunction against social m

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India's wholesale inflation rises to 1.26 pct in April

STORY: India's wholesale inflation rises to 1.26 pct in April SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of the wholesale market 3. various of fuel station STORYLINE: India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose 1.26 percent in April, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry. "The annual rate of inflation based on all India WPI number is 1.26 percent (provisional) for the month of April 2024 (over April 2023)," read a statement issued by the ministry. "Positive rate of inflation in April 2024 is primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, electricity, crude petroleum and natural gas, manufacture of food products, other manufacturing etc." WPI for the month of March was recorded as 0.53 percent. WPI inflation, an indicator of prices in the wholesale market, rises or falls mainly due to steep increase or decrease in commodity prices globall

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

(240411) -- HANGZHOU, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look on in a dedicated area where a total of 42 knitwear companies, shops and designer brands from Puyuan Town of east China's Zhejiang Province take part in the spring edition of China International Knitting Fair in east China's Shanghai, March 6, 2024. Puyuan, the biggest knitwear center in China, witnessed its knitwear business volume exceeding 130 billion yuan (about 17.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. In recent years, Puyuan has been ramping up efforts to develop itself into an advanced industrial cluster of knitwear in the Yangtze River Delta. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

(240411) -- HANGZHOU, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a work from one of the companies from Puyuan Town of east China's Zhejiang Province stage a knitwear show during the spring edition of China International Knitting Fair in east China's Shanghai, March 6, 2024. Puyuan, the biggest knitwear center in China, witnessed its knitwear business volume exceeding 130 billion yuan (about 17.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. In recent years, Puyuan has been ramping up efforts to develop itself into an advanced industrial cluster of knitwear in the Yangtze River Delta. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

(240411) -- HANGZHOU, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Merchants visit the booth of a company from Puyuan Town of east China's Zhejiang Province during the spring edition of China International Knitting Fair in east China's Shanghai, March 6, 2024. Puyuan, the biggest knitwear center in China, witnessed its knitwear business volume exceeding 130 billion yuan (about 17.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. In recent years, Puyuan has been ramping up efforts to develop itself into an advanced industrial cluster of knitwear in the Yangtze River Delta. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

(240411) -- HANGZHOU, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Models stage a knitwear show presenting products from companies from Puyuan Town of east China's Zhejiang Province during the spring edition of China International Knitting Fair in east China's Shanghai, March 6, 2024. Puyuan, the biggest knitwear center in China, witnessed its knitwear business volume exceeding 130 billion yuan (about 17.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. In recent years, Puyuan has been ramping up efforts to develop itself into an advanced industrial cluster of knitwear in the Yangtze River Delta. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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Myanmar earns over 3.5 bln USD from agricultural exports in over 11 months

STORY: Myanmar earns over 3.5 bln USD from agricultural exports in over 11 months SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmers working in a field in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar STORYLINE: Myanmar earned over 3.51 billion U.S. dollars from agricultural exports in over 11 months of the current 2023-24 fiscal year, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday. The figure registered between April 1 last year and March 15 this year showed a decline from over 3.75 billion dollars registered in the same period a year earlier, showed the ministry's figures. According to the ministry's data, agricultural products ranked second among the country's export earnings during the period, following manufactured goods which recorded over 8.58 billion dollars. The Southeast Asian country's total exports during this period surpassed 13.98 billion dollars, down from 15.92 billion dollars registered in the same perio

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Bangladesh's sea-land oil storage, transportation system operational

STORY: Bangladesh's sea-land oil storage, transportation system operational SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2023/March 16, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sea-land integrated oil storage and transportation system 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MD SHARIF HASNAT, Deputy general manager of Eastern Refinery Limited 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN BIJUN, Project manager STORYLINE: Bangladesh's first sea-land integrated oil storage and transportation system has been put into commercial operation. The project started in 2019 and was completed in November 2023, with preferential loans provided by the Chinese government, financed by the Export-Import Bank of China and undertaken by China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co., Ltd. The project will shorten oil unloading and transportation time for 100,000-ton oil tankers from 11 days to about 48 hours, saving the country 128 million U.S. dollars in crude oil transportation every year. SOUNDBITE

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International cruise liner returns to Chinese market on tourism rebound

STORY: International cruise liner returns to Chinese market on tourism rebound SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: TIANJIN/DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cruise ship 2. various of tourists 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEPH, Tourist from the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SUSIE, Tourist from the UK 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIAO DESHUAI, Senior assistant manager of shipping department of the Sinotrans North China Container Company STORYLINE: On March 10 and 11, about 2,000 tourists and staff members aboard the Zuiderdam cruise ship operated by the Holland America Line visited the port city of Dalian in northeast China and Tianjin Municipality, respectively. The Zuiderdam was the first international cruise ship that docked in northeast China since the country announced the full resumption of international cruise ship transport to and from its ports in September 2023. The itinerary of the tourists, hailing from some 30 countries

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed with with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronauts Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada is seen after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after he, along with NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada waves after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after he, along with NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata gives a thumbs up after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after he, along with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata is seen after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after he, along with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann is seen after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after she, along with NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed with with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed with with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams raise the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onto the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after it landed with with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Returns To Earth

Handout photo shows Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed with with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo by NASA/Keegan Barber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - A woman sits by the Dnipro River where the water level has risen due to increased discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir following the missed spring flood, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - A woman sits by the Dnipro River where the water level has risen due to increased discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir following the missed spring flood, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - People walk by the Dnipro River where the water level has risen due to increased discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir following the missed spring flood, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - A man rides a bicycle by the Dnipro River where the water level has risen due to increased discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir following the missed spring flood, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - A man stands by the Dnipro River where the water level has risen due to increased discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir following the missed spring flood, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - As a result of increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir due to the missed spring flood, the water level of the Dnipro River has risen within the city, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Water level in Dnipro River has risen in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11, 2023 - People sit on the bank by the Dnipro River where the water level has risen due to increased discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir following the missed spring flood, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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NATO holds ceremony to mark Sweden's formal accession

STORY: NATO holds ceremony to mark Sweden's formal accession SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: MILITARY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Swedish flag being raised at NATO Headquarters 2. various of the Swedish flag being added into the NAC room at NATO Headquarters in Brussels STORYLINE: A ceremony was held at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) headquarters in Brussels on Monday, to mark Sweden's entry into the alliance. 　　 The flag of Sweden was raised joining the 31 flags of the other members of the alliance. 　　 At the ceremony, attended also by Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sweden is now "under the shield of Article 5 protection." 　　 Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO after the Ukrainian crisis escalated in February 2022. While Finland completed the accession process in April 2023, Sweden's accession dragged on and was finally approved by the Hungarian parliament last

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Over 120,000 students sit for matriculation exam in Myanmar

STORY: Over 120,000 students sit for matriculation exam in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon's exam centers for the exam 2. various of students preparing for the matriculation exam STORYLINE: A total of 128,801 students sat for the nationwide matriculation examination of Myanmar on Monday, the first day of the exam for the academic year 2023-24, the official television channel MRTV reported on Monday. The figure represents 87.9 percent of the students who had registered for the nationwide matric exam, the media report said, adding that 146,523 students had registered for the exam. Of them, 8,428 students sat at 47 exam centers in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the media report said. The exam was held at a total of 841 exam centers, including 830 exam centers across the country and 11 overseas exam centers, it said. The total number of students who sat for the exam this year

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MYANMAR-YANGON-MATRICULATION EXAM

(240311) -- YANGON, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students leave a high school after a final matriculation exam for the academic year 2023-24 in Yangon, Myanmar, March 11, 2024. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-MATRICULATION EXAM

(240311) -- YANGON, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students leave a high school after a final matriculation exam for the academic year 2023-24 in Yangon, Myanmar, March 11, 2024. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-MATRICULATION EXAM

(240311) -- YANGON, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students enter a high school for the matriculation exam for the academic year 2023-24 in Yangon, Myanmar, March 11, 2024. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-MATRICULATION EXAM

(240311) -- YANGON, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students enter a high school for the matriculation exam for the academic year 2023-24 in Yangon, Myanmar, March 11, 2024. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-MATRICULATION EXAM

(240311) -- YANGON, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students leave a high school after a final matriculation exam for the academic year 2023-24 in Yangon, Myanmar, March 11, 2024. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

(240311) -- BEIJING, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from March 4 to March 10, 2024) TRANSMITTED on March 11, 2024. JT Thor (L) of Charlotte Hornets vies with D. J. Carton of Toronto Raptors during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Charlotte Hornets in Toronto, Canada, March 3, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)