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Multicolor rapeseed flowers bred in China's Jiangxi

STORY: Multicolor rapeseed flowers bred in China's Jiangxi SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rapeseed flower field 2. various of Fu Donghui and his team 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FU MEIKAI, Villager, Manhu Village, Ganjiang New District STORYLINE: A professor of China's Jiangxi Agricultural University has dedicated himself to the cultivation of multicolor rapeseed flowers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FU DONGHUI, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University "We started to select and breed colored rapeseed flowers in 2015. At that time, people had high expectations about weekend travel and sightseeing. We saw this as a great social demand, so we began to select and breed colored rapeseed flowers." Over the past nine years, from the ini

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Six Chinese sites named UNESCO Global Geoparks

STORY: Six Chinese sites named UNESCO Global Geoparks SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KRISTOF VANDENBERGHE, Chief of Earth Sciences and Geoparks Section, UNESCO Global Geoparks Secretariat STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN XINJING, Xinhua correspondent The Mount Changbaishan Geopark, along with five other Chinese geoparks, were named as Global Geoparks by the UNESCO on Wednesday. With six Chinese geoparks newly designated as Global Geoparks, China is now home to 47 Global Geoparks. The designation of UNESCO Global Geopark was first established in 2015 to recognize geological heritages of international importance. Currently, the UNESCO Global Geoparks network boasts 213 geoparks in 48 countries. SOUNDBITE (English): KRISTOF VANDENBERGHE, Chief of Earth Sciences and Geoparks Section, UNESCO Global Geoparks Secretariat "China is certainly our ch

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Huawei rewards Kenyan students for winning digital contest

STORY: Huawei rewards Kenyan students for winning digital contest SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the awarding ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): EZEKIEL MACHOGU, Cabinet secretary for Ministry of Education, Kenya 3. various of the awarding ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUIS KINYUA, Top student in the competition STORYLINE: Chinese technology giant Huawei rewarded 18 Kenyan students on Friday after they emerged as winners of the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024. The Huawei ICT Competition, initiated in 2015, comprises contests in the fields of cloud computing, networking, and innovation as part of a cooperative effort to enrich Kenya's ICT (information and communications technology) talent pool through the transfer of the latest knowledge in the technology sector. Ezekiel Machogu, cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Education, said the competition recognizes some of the best ICT talents in the

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From bricklayer to ardent advocate for migrant workers

STORY: From bricklayer to ardent advocate for migrant workers SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zou Bin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED 3. various of Zou Bin 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED STORYLINE: Zou Bin, from central China's Hunan Province, is a project inspector of China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd. (CCFED). He started off as a bricklayer and went on to win the Medallion for Excellence in bricklaying in the WorldSkills Competition held in Brazil in 2015, setting a record for China in this field. In 2018, he was elected as a grassroots NPC deputy and has become an ardent advocate for migrant workers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED "During the past six years, I have submitted more than 10 suggestions, most of which were about migrant workers and the construction industry. I hope that

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated March 3, 2015 show a B-1B Lancer takes off , during Red Flag 15-2 from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. 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 Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Spangler via ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) presents physical training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hope

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang watches as autistic children take a class at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hope to pass on

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (L) presents rehabilitation training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child,

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) presents expression training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I ho

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) presents cognitive training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hop

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang watches as children take a class at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hope to pass on my exper

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (L) presents cognitive training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hop

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (R) presents rehabilitation training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child,

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (C) presents cognitive training for an autistic child at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hop

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CHINA-QINGHAI-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-SERVICE CENTER (CN)

(230402) -- XINING, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhifang (L) and autistic children go to lunch at Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 30, 2023. Chen Zhifang is the founder of the Starlight Special Children Service Center in Xining. Founded in 2015, the service center is a non-profit public welfare organization that provides early rehabilitation training and intervention for children with autism, intellectual disabilities and language disorders. Currently, 132 autistic children are receiving various rehabilitation trainings here. Over the past eight years, the service center has become a place of hope for many autistic children and their families. According to the different cognitive, expressive and physical abilities of each child, the service center provides individualized education methods. For now, many children here are able to go to shops, take buses and even go back to school. "As a parent of an autistic child, I hope to pass on my

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Prehistoric snake fossils discovered in China's Guangxi

STORY: Prehistoric snake fossils discovered in China's Guangxi DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discoveries 2. various of the published article 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG QINGPING, Research fellow with Guangxi Institute of Conservation and Archaeology Research STORYLINE: Snake skeleton bones dating back to 6,000 years ago have been discovered in the Zuojiang basin in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Chinese researchers recently published their findings in the journal Historical Biology. 　　 From 2013 to 2015, a team led by Yang Qingping, a research fellow with the Guangxi Institute of Conservation and Archaeology Research, carried out excavations in the Zuojiang basin, and found several Neolithic sites. After analyzing the snake remains found in the Baojianshan site and Dawan site, researchers found that the fossil relics belonged to the python, king cobra and elaphe moellendorffi species. After measuring t

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I see China as "the land of opportunities": Brazilian businessman

STORY: I see China as "the land of opportunities": Brazilian businessman DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen 2. various of Marcos's business 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman STORYLINE: Marcos Caldeira, a Brazilian who has lived in east China's coastal city of Xiamen for 10 years, said that he has good expectations for his business in China, a place he takes as his second hometown. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCOS CALDEIRA, Brazilian businessman "I came to China in 2013, so this year celebrates my 10-year anniversary of coming to China. I'd like to say these 10 years have been like 'crazy 10 years,' in a good way, because we started our business in 2015 and after that it just keeps growing and growing and gro

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Tanzania commends Chinese support in malaria fight

STORY: Tanzania commends Chinese support in malaria fight DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:09 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CATHERINE JOACHIM, Head of programs in Tanzania's Ministry of Health 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. PROSPER CHAKI, Chief Research Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUO PENG, Minister counselor of the Chinese embassy in Tanzania 5. various of Tanzania STORYLINE: Tanzanian health officials and professionals on Friday thanked China for its support in fighting malaria in the African country through a cooperative project. According to a conference on malaria control held in Dar es Salaam, a cooperative project implemented between 2015 and 2021 has seen a marked malaria burden reduction from more than 30 percent to around 3 percent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CATHERINE JOACHIM, Head of programs in Tanzania's Ministry of Health "This Chinese success story in Tanzania in the f

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Courtship of wild giant pandas spotted in SW China

STORY: Courtship of wild giant pandas spotted in SW China DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild giant pandas 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WENHU, Staffer, Tangjiahe area of China's Giant Panda National Park STORYLINE: Two wild giant pandas have been recently spotted in search of mates in a national park in southwest China's Sichuan Province. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WENHU, Staffer, Tangjiahe area of China's Giant Panda National Park "Because the light was particularly good that day, I scanned the slope opposite me with a monocular telescope. As a result, I accidentally came across the pandas on a tree." Park experts said the behavior of giant pandas smearing odor with their perianal glands, coupled with the fact that the first panda to climb the tree was a female, indicates the arrival of giant panda estrus in spring. The fourth national survey of giant pandas in 2015 found that there were 1,864 wild giant pandas in China.

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New corridor discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza

STORY: New corridor discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza DATELINE: March 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a pyramid in Gaza 2. various of a press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZAHI HAWASS, Egyptologist 4. various of a press conference STORYLINE: A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." It will lead to further findings, he told a press conference in front of the Khufu Pyramid. An international team, chaired by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and consisting of experts from Egypt, France, Germany, Canada, and Japan, has been working on analyzing a cavity behind the pyramid's n

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EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists tour around the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on March 2, 2023. A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Camels are seen near the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on March 2, 2023. A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a press conference about a new discovery behind the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on March 2, 2023. A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on March 2, 2023. A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man rides a camel near the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on March 2, 2023. A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on March 2, 2023. A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Nishikori reaches Miami Open q'finals

MIAMI, March 31 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori pumps his fist during his fourth round match against David Goffin of Belgium at the Miami Open in the U.S. state of Florida on March 31, 2015. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals.

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NEC Corp. HQ

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken March 2, 2015, shows the head office of NEC Corp. in Tokyo.

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Tanaka delivers pitch during practice

TAMPA, United States, March 2 Kyodo - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka delivers a pitch during practice at the club's spring training complex in Tampa, Florida, on March 2, 2015.

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Nobel laureate Nakamura wins U.S. prize for engineering

WASHINGTON, United States, March 2 Kyodo - Shuji Nakamura, a Japanese-born professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, poses in Washington on Feb. 24, 2015, after receiving the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering from the National Academy of Engineering. Nakamura, a co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of a high-brightness blue LED, received the U.S. award together with four others, including Nick Holonyak, an American engineer known as the "Father of LED."

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Model train diorama installed on Shinkansen train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A model train diorama is installed on a Sanyo Shinkansen "Kodama" bullet train at West Japan Railway Co.'s rail yard in Fukuoka Prefecture on July 2, 2014. The renovated train will run between Shin-Osaka and Hakata stations from July 19 through March 2015, making one roundtrip a day.

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BOJ chief Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda delivers a speech in Tokyo on March 20, 2014. Kuroda reiterated the central bank's view that the country's inflation rate is likely to reach 2 percent in late fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2015, saying the economy is on track to achieve the central bank's inflation target.

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BOJ chief Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda delivers a speech in Tokyo on March 20, 2014. Kuroda reiterated the central bank's view that the country's inflation rate is likely to reach 2 percent in late fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2015, saying the economy is on track to achieve the central bank's inflation target.

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Olympus to cut 2,700 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Corp. President Hiroyuki Sasa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 8, 2012. Olympus announced a five-year business plan to cut around 2,700 jobs by March 2014 and scrap about 40 percent of its 30 plants worldwide by March 2015 to improve its financial standing following the revelation of its investment loss coverup.

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(220806) -- GUIZHOU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) with the first reflection panel installed (upper L, photo taken on Aug. 2, 2015), with nearly half of the reflection panels installed (upper R, photo taken on Dec. 16, 2015), with about 80 percent of the reflection panels installed (lower L, photo taken on March 9, 2016), and a panoramic view of FAST (lower R, photo taken on July 21, 2022), in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in southwest China's Guizhou Province, FAST started formal operation in January 2020 and officially opened to the world on March 31, 2021. It is believed to be the world's most sensitive radio telescope. With FAST, scientists have identified over 660 new pulsars. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(220806) -- GUIZHOU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) with the first reflection panel installed (top, photo taken on Aug. 2, 2015) and with the final reflection panel installed (below, photo taken on July 2, 2016) in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in southwest China's Guizhou Province, FAST started formal operation in January 2020 and officially opened to the world on March 31, 2021. It is believed to be the world's most sensitive radio telescope. With FAST, scientists have identified over 660 new pulsars. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Iranian FM says close to finalizing nuclear deal

STORY: Iranian FM says close to finalizing nuclear deal DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arriving at Damascus international airport 2. Syrian foreign minister receiving the Iranian foreign minister 3. various of the meeting and joint press conference 4. SOUNDBITE (Persian): HOSSEIN AMIR ABDOLLAHIAN, Iranian Foreign Minister STORYLINE: The visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Wednesday that his country is close to reaching an agreement on the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). "We believe that today, more than ever, we are closer to reaching an agreement and finalizing the deal in Vienna," Amir Abdollahian told reporters after a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad and other senior officials in Damascus. SOUNDBITE (Persian): HOSSEIN AMIR ABDOLLAHIAN, Iranian Foreign Minister "We believe

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No survivors have been found so far in China plane crash: official

STORY: No survivors have been found so far in China plane crash: official DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: WUZHOU, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wreckage at the crash site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU TAO, Official of Civil Aviation Administration of China 3. various of the press conference STORYLINE: No survivors have been found so far in Monday's plane crash, said an aviation official on Tuesday night at a news briefing on the investigation into the crash. A passenger plane with 132 people aboard crashed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday afternoon. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU TAO, Official of Civil Aviation Administration of China "So far, no survivors have been found. There were 123 passengers with no foreign passengers and 9 crew members on board. The crashed aircraft was Boeing 737-800 and was introduced on June 22, 2015. As of the time of the accident, it has completed 8,986 flights, totalling 18,239 hours." Based on known information, t

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Rare ducks spotted near water control project in Jiangxi, China

STORY: Rare ducks spotted near water control project in Jiangxi, China DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: JIANGXI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scaly-sided mergansers 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIU XIAOBING, Director of Wildlife Conservation Station in Wan'an County, Jiangxi Province 3. various of the scaly-sided mergansers STORYLINE: Recently, researchers spotted about 15 scaly-sided mergansers on the water area near the Jinggangshan water control project of Ganjiang River in Wan'an County, Jiangxi Province. Scaly-sided merganser, a first-class nationally protected animal of China, migrates to the south of the Huaihe River in October every year. The number of scaly-sided mergansers migrating to Jiangxi Province is large, with the highest record of 165 in 2015. Previously, scaly-sided mergansers have been spotted in this water area for several times. Its population is relatively stable. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIU XIAOBING, Director of Wildlife Conservation Statio

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Iran says awaiting U.S. response before returning to Vienna for good nuke deal

STORY: Iran says awaiting U.S. response before returning to Vienna for good nuke deal DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Persian): SAEED KHATIBZADEH, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Persian): SAEED KHATIBZADEH, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman 4. various of Iran's nuclear facilities STORYLINE: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Iran is waiting for a U.S. response before returning to Vienna and reaching a good and lasting agreement, official news agency IRNA reported. The pause in the Vienna talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal does not mean a dead end in the diplomatic process, Saeed Khatibzadeh told a weekly press conference, noting the concerned foreign ministers and top negotiators are in constant contact with each other. SOUNDBITE 1 (Persian): SAEED KHATIBZADEH, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman

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Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture

STORY: Yemen's capital holds coffee fair to promote cultivation, culture DATELINE: March. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coffee fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL WAHAB HAMIDI, Agricultural expert STORYLINE: A special coffee fair was held this week in Sanaa to celebrate the National Day for Coffee Planting. Hundreds of Sanaa residents came to the fair to taste coffee, one of the country's most famous products. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): GHALEB YAHYA, Coffee merchant "It's a national festival for the country's coffee culture. Coffee is an important part of Yemen's national identity. We call more farmers in the country to grow coffee." Yemen's coffee plantation used to enjoy esteem among the world's coffee connoisseurs. But it was severely dampened by the protracted civil war. The fair, which has been held annually since 2015, has become an important window for coffee farmers to showcase their pr

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Iran says Vienna agreement draft ready, awaiting West's political decisions

STORY: Iran says Vienna agreement draft ready, awaiting West's political decisions DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:31 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman 2. various of nuclear facilities (file) STORYLINE: Iran said on Monday that a draft of the final agreement in the Vienna talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal has been prepared, waiting for Western countries to make their political decisions on the three main remaining issues. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made the remarks in an address to a weekly press conference, adding that the draft was required to be scrutinized carefully, official news agency IRNA reported. On the likeliness of a failure to reach an agreement in Vienna, he said over 98 percent of the deal's draft, written and adjusted jointly, have been prepared, noting that what is remaining are the issues that must be resolved. In phone calls with foreign officials over the past days, "we

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Nishikori reaches Miami Open q'finals

Japan's Kei Nishikori pumps his fist during his fourth round match against David Goffin of Belgium at the Miami Open in the U.S. state of Florida on March 31, 2015. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Miami Open q'finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a return to Belgium's David Goffin in the fourth round of the Miami Open in the U.S. state of Florida on March 31, 2015. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori reaches Miami Open q'finals

Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a return to Belgium's David Goffin in the fourth round of the Miami Open in the U.S. state of Florida on March 31, 2015. Nishikori won 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's scenic Shiretoko Peninsula attracting visitors

Photo taken March 2, 2015, shows diving under drift ice in the sea off the town of Shari on Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shandong player pulls jersey of Kashiwa's Leandro in ACL game

Midfielder Liu Binbin (L) of China's Shandong Luneng pulls the jersey of Leandro Montera da Silva of Japan's Kashiwa Reysol during the first half of an Asian Champions League Group E game in Kashiwa, northeast of Tokyo, on March 17, 2015. Kashiwa won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Urawa MF Kashiwagi struggles for ball in ACL game against Beijing

Midfielder Yosuke Kashiwagi (L) of Japan's Urawa Reds struggles for the ball with midfielder Piao Cheng of China's Beijing Guoan in the first half of an Asian Champions League Group G game in Beijing on March 17, 2015. Urawa lost 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Schoolchildren visit former Japanese Imperial Army monument

Elementary school children visit on March 2, 2015, a monument of the former Japanese Imperial Army's First Meteorological Regiment in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, western Japan. Miyuki Yashiro, an 89-year-old former Kobe College professor who long suffered from gender identity disorder before undergoing sex reassignment surgery to become a woman 11 years ago, worked as a telecommunications soldier handling meteorological information at the regiment during World War II. (Photo by Yukie Nishizawa) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kashiwa forward Taketomi fires shot against Shandong in ACL game

Forward Kosuke Taketomi (C) of Kashiwa Reysol fires a shot in the first half of an Asian Champions League Group E game against Shandong Luneng of China in Kashiwa, northeast of Tokyo, on March 17, 2015. The Japanese club won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo