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Nicolas Sarkozy hearing at the National Assembly - Paris

Former french President Nicolas Sarkozy during a hearing at the french National Assembly by the Commission of Inquiry to Establish the Reasons for France Loss of Sovereignty and Energy Independence, in Paris on March 16, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: WBC

Yu Darvish of Japan reacts after throwing a 1-2-3 seventh inning in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2023.

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Power Cuts Continue In Gaza

Palestinians continue to live their daily lives under difficult conditions in dark streets as power cuts continue in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2025. Israel announced Sunday that it had decided to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip "immediately," even though power has already been cut off since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in October 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Cuts Continue In Gaza

Palestinians continue to live their daily lives under difficult conditions in dark streets as power cuts continue in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2025. Israel announced Sunday that it had decided to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip "immediately," even though power has already been cut off since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in October 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Cuts Continue In Gaza

Palestinians continue to live their daily lives under difficult conditions in dark streets as power cuts continue in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2025. Israel announced Sunday that it had decided to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip "immediately," even though power has already been cut off since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in October 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Cuts Continue In Gaza

Palestinians continue to live their daily lives under difficult conditions in dark streets as power cuts continue in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2025. Israel announced Sunday that it had decided to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip "immediately," even though power has already been cut off since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in October 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Cuts Continue In Gaza

Palestinians continue to live their daily lives under difficult conditions in dark streets as power cuts continue in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2025. Israel announced Sunday that it had decided to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip "immediately," even though power has already been cut off since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in October 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Cuts Continue In Gaza

Palestinians continue to live their daily lives under difficult conditions in dark streets as power cuts continue in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2025. Israel announced Sunday that it had decided to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip "immediately," even though power has already been cut off since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in October 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Cuts Continue In Gaza

Palestinians continue to live their daily lives under difficult conditions in dark streets as power cuts continue in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2025. Israel announced Sunday that it had decided to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip "immediately," even though power has already been cut off since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in October 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Cuts Continue In Gaza

Palestinians continue to live their daily lives under difficult conditions in dark streets as power cuts continue in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2025. Israel announced Sunday that it had decided to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip "immediately," even though power has already been cut off since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in October 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Power Cuts Continue In Gaza

Palestinians continue to live their daily lives under difficult conditions in dark streets as power cuts continue in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2025. Israel announced Sunday that it had decided to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip "immediately," even though power has already been cut off since the start of the Israeli-Hamas war in October 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, commander of the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, speaks during a meeting with Okinawa Vice Gov. Takekuni Ikeda in Naha on June 27, 2024, about a U.S. Air Force member who was indicted in March for allegedly sexually assaulting and kidnapping a local girl under the age of 16 in December 2023.

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U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

Okinawa Vice Gov. Takekuni Ikeda (R) reads a protest statement in Naha, in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 27, 2024, during a meeting with Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans (C), commander of the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, against the alleged sexual assault and kidnapping of a local girl under the age of 16 by a U.S. Air Force member in December 2023. The U.S. serviceman was indicted in March.

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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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Pakistan successfully test-fires Fatah-II rocket system

STORY: Pakistan successfully test-fires Fatah-II rocket system SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024/File DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training launch of Fatah-II rocket system on May 15, 2024 2. various of the test firing of Fatah-II rocket system in December 2023 3. various of the Fatah-I rocket system during a military parade in March 2024 STORYLINE: The Pakistani army conducted a successful training launch of the Fatah-II guided rocket system with a range of 400 km on Wednesday, the military said in a statement. The launch was aimed at perfecting the launch drills and procedures, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the army said in the statement. "Equipped with the state-of-the-art navigation system, unique trajectory, and maneuverable features, Fatah-II is capable of engaging targets with high precision," the ISPR added. The rocket system is being inducted in Pakistan's artillery divisions for sta

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

(From L) Newly signed Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, his then interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and his agent Nez Balelo attend an introductory press conference on Dec. 14, 2023, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Mizuhara was fired in March 2024 and was charged in April with illegally transferring more than $16 million from one of Ohtani's bank accounts to cover gambling debts.

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Wedding dress designer Katsura dies at 94

Japanese wedding dress designer Yumi Katsura poses for a photo at her workshop in Tokyo on March 16, 2023. She died on April 26, 2024, at age 94.

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CHINA-JIANGSU-TAICANG-GERMANY-ENTERPRISES

(240404) -- NANJING, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a workshop of Waelzholz New Material (Taicang) Co., Ltd. in Taicang, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 16, 2023. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES OF APRIL 4, 2024 (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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China-proposed GCI a visionary initiative: observers

STORY: China-proposed GCI a visionary initiative: observers SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023/Jan. 12/March 6, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the world 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Former Pakistani Minister for National Heritage and Culture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN THORNTON, Chair Emeritus of the Brookings Institution 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANGLOS DEMETRIOS, Professor at University of Crete in Greece STORYLINE: International observers have said that the China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) holds great potential to shape a harmonious world. The initiative advocates the respect for the diversity of civilizations, the common values of humanity, the importance of inheritance and innovation of civilizations, as well as robust international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Former Pakistani Minister for National Heritage and Culture "That's a visionary ste

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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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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240317) -- DUNHUANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit a museum in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 17, 2024. Dunhuang has received a total of 336,000 tourists from Jan. 1 to March 16 this year, an increase of 86.6 percent over the same period in 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240317) -- DUNHUANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 16, 2024. Dunhuang has received a total of 336,000 tourists from Jan. 1 to March 16 this year, an increase of 86.6 percent over the same period in 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240317) -- DUNHUANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 15, 2024. Dunhuang has received a total of 336,000 tourists from Jan. 1 to March 16 this year, an increase of 86.6 percent over the same period in 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240317) -- DUNHUANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 16, 2024. Dunhuang has received a total of 336,000 tourists from Jan. 1 to March 16 this year, an increase of 86.6 percent over the same period in 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240317) -- DUNHUANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Spectators watch a drama in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 16, 2024. Dunhuang has received a total of 336,000 tourists from Jan. 1 to March 16 this year, an increase of 86.6 percent over the same period in 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240317) -- DUNHUANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit a museum in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 17, 2024. Dunhuang has received a total of 336,000 tourists from Jan. 1 to March 16 this year, an increase of 86.6 percent over the same period in 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240317) -- DUNHUANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actresses perform a drama in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 16, 2024. Dunhuang has received a total of 336,000 tourists from Jan. 1 to March 16 this year, an increase of 86.6 percent over the same period in 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-DUNHUANG-TOURISM (CN)

(240317) -- DUNHUANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists ride camels at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 16, 2024. Dunhuang has received a total of 336,000 tourists from Jan. 1 to March 16 this year, an increase of 86.6 percent over the same period in 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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Italy's inflation remains at 0.8 pct in February

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

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Franz Wagner (front) of Orlando Magic fights for a rebound with Jontay Porter of Toronto Raptors during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bruce Brown Jr. (above) of Toronto Raptors makes a layup during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gary Trent Jr. (R) of Toronto Raptors vies with Franz Wagner of Orlando Magic during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gradey Dick (front) of Toronto Raptors makes a layup during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jalen Suggs (above) of Orlando Magic dunks during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Paolo Banchero (front) of Orlando Magic dunks during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Paolo Banchero (C) of Orlando Magic makes a layup during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gary Trent Jr. (R) of Toronto Raptors makes a layup during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jonathan Isaac (R) of Orlando Magic blocks Jordan Nwora of Toronto Raptors during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Markelle Fultz (C) of Orlando Magic makes a layup during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-BASKETBALL-NBA-MAGIC VS RAPTORS

(240316) -- TORONTO, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cole Anthony (C) of Orlando Magic breaks through during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic in Toronto, Canada, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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Stray cat "lord" of ancient castle in western Japan

Sanjuro sits on a cushion in Takahashi in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 16, 2024, during the opening ceremony of a facility dedicated to the cat marking the fifth anniversary in December 2023 since it was installed as the "lord" of Bitchu Matsuyama Castle. Sanjuro ran away from home and settled in the 13th century castle following a deadly rain disaster in the area in 2018.

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Stray cat "lord" of ancient castle in western Japan

Sanjuro sits on a cushion in Takahashi in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 16, 2024, during the opening ceremony of a facility dedicated to the cat marking the fifth anniversary in December 2023 since it was installed as the "lord" of Bitchu Matsuyama Castle. Sanjuro ran away from home and settled in the 13th century castle following a deadly rain disaster in the area in 2018.

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More Than 100m Cars Recalled in China

Vehicles move slowly on a road in Beijing, China March 16, 2010. On March 13, 2024, according to the data of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the defective product recall system has been implemented in China for 20 years, and by the end of 2023, China has implemented 2,842 vehicle recalls involving 103 million vehicles.

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CHINA-SHANDONG-ZIBO BARBECUE-TOURISM (CN)

(230429) -- JINAN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People queue up in front of a barbecue eatery in Zibo, east China's Shandong Province, March 16, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Barbecue hotspot Zibo braces for sizzling influx of tourists" (Xinhua/Shao Kun)

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Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news events of 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Journalists work outside the National Administration of Financial Regulation (NAFR) in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2023. The NAFR was officially set up on May 18 as China's new financial regulator. Top 10 China news events of 2023 2. New round of reform in Party and state institutions basically completed China released a plan on reforming Party and state institutions on March 16. By setting up the Central Financial Commission, a central commission for science and technology, a social work department of the CPC Central Committee, and the National Financial Regulatory Administration, among others, the reform has strengthened the CPC Central Committee's centralized, unified leadership on major initiatives. The new round of reform in Party and state institutions provides strong support for building a modern socialist country in all respects and advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. The families of hostages followed by hundreds of supporters march to the IDF headquarters, following a rally, calling for the return of all the remaining hostages on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas; in November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. The families of hostages followed by hundreds of supporters march to the IDF headquarters, following a rally, calling for the return of all the remaining hostages on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas; in November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. The families of hostages followed by hundreds of supporters march to the IDF headquarters, following a rally, calling for the return of all the remaining hostages on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas; in November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest after IDF Admits to Accidentally Killing Of Three Hostages - Gaza

12/17/2023 Tel Aviv Israel. The families of hostages followed by hundreds of supporters march to the IDF headquarters, following a rally, calling for the return of all the remaining hostages on December 16, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Friday, the IDF said its forces accidentally killed three hostages being held in Gaza when it mistakenly identified them as potential threats. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, Alon Shamriz were kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants and taken back to the Gaza Strip. Israel launched an air and ground campaign in Gaza soon thereafter in an effort to defeat Hamas; in November, a weeklong ceasefire allowed for the negotiated release of some hostages, but more than 100 remain in captivity. Photo by Dima Vazinovich/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231216) -- BEIJING, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-5 Y6 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-41, a high-orbit optical remote sensing satellite, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 15, 2023. China successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into its planned orbit from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on Friday. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)