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World Baseball Classic

Shohei Ohtani (front, R) and his teammates, including Yoshinobu Yamamoto (L), celebrate after defeating the United States 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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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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Daily Life in Beit Lahia After 15 Months Of War

Karam Haloub's kids are seen near their damaged house in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 3, 2025. Karam Haloub, 39, insisted on living together with his wife and five children in their own house in Beit Lahia town for the first 14 months since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. However, the family were forced to evacuate during an Israeli operation in December 2024, and moved into a tent in Gaza City. They returned to the Beit Lahia town following the declaration of the Gaza ceasefire, but only found their residence demolished in attacks. Now, the family have to cope with a makeshift shed next to the rubble of their home amidst harsh conditions. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Beit Lahia After 15 Months Of War

Karam Haloub's family has meals in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 3, 2025. Karam Haloub, 39, insisted on living together with his wife and five children in their own house in Beit Lahia town for the first 14 months since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. However, the family were forced to evacuate during an Israeli operation in December 2024, and moved into a tent in Gaza City. They returned to the Beit Lahia town following the declaration of the Gaza ceasefire, but only found their residence demolished in attacks. Now, the family have to cope with a makeshift shed next to the rubble of their home amidst harsh conditions. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Beit Lahia After 15 Months Of War

Karam Haloub's wife prepares food near their damaged house in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 3, 2025. Karam Haloub, 39, insisted on living together with his wife and five children in their own house in Beit Lahia town for the first 14 months since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. However, the family were forced to evacuate during an Israeli operation in December 2024, and moved into a tent in Gaza City. They returned to the Beit Lahia town following the declaration of the Gaza ceasefire, but only found their residence demolished in attacks. Now, the family have to cope with a makeshift shed next to the rubble of their home amidst harsh conditions. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Beit Lahia After 15 Months Of War

This photo taken on March 3, 2025 shows a view of Karam Haloub's damaged house in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Karam Haloub, 39, insisted on living together with his wife and five children in their own house in Beit Lahia town for the first 14 months since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. However, the family were forced to evacuate during an Israeli operation in December 2024, and moved into a tent in Gaza City. They returned to the Beit Lahia town following the declaration of the Gaza ceasefire, but only found their residence demolished in attacks. Now, the family have to cope with a makeshift shed next to the rubble of their home amidst harsh conditions. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Beit Lahia After 15 Months Of War

A kid of Karam Haloub is pictured near the damaged house in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 3, 2025. Karam Haloub, 39, insisted on living together with his wife and five children in their own house in Beit Lahia town for the first 14 months since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. However, the family were forced to evacuate during an Israeli operation in December 2024, and moved into a tent in Gaza City. They returned to the Beit Lahia town following the declaration of the Gaza ceasefire, but only found their residence demolished in attacks. Now, the family have to cope with a makeshift shed next to the rubble of their home amidst harsh conditions. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Beit Lahia After 15 Months Of War

Karam Haloub's kids are seen near their damaged house in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 3, 2025. Karam Haloub, 39, insisted on living together with his wife and five children in their own house in Beit Lahia town for the first 14 months since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. However, the family were forced to evacuate during an Israeli operation in December 2024, and moved into a tent in Gaza City. They returned to the Beit Lahia town following the declaration of the Gaza ceasefire, but only found their residence demolished in attacks. Now, the family have to cope with a makeshift shed next to the rubble of their home amidst harsh conditions. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Beit Lahia After 15 Months Of War

Karam Haloub's kids are seen near their damaged house in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 3, 2025. Karam Haloub, 39, insisted on living together with his wife and five children in their own house in Beit Lahia town for the first 14 months since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. However, the family were forced to evacuate during an Israeli operation in December 2024, and moved into a tent in Gaza City. They returned to the Beit Lahia town following the declaration of the Gaza ceasefire, but only found their residence demolished in attacks. Now, the family have to cope with a makeshift shed next to the rubble of their home amidst harsh conditions. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Beit Lahia After 15 Months Of War

Karam Haloub's kids are seen near their damaged house in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 3, 2025. Karam Haloub, 39, insisted on living together with his wife and five children in their own house in Beit Lahia town for the first 14 months since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. However, the family were forced to evacuate during an Israeli operation in December 2024, and moved into a tent in Gaza City. They returned to the Beit Lahia town following the declaration of the Gaza ceasefire, but only found their residence demolished in attacks. Now, the family have to cope with a makeshift shed next to the rubble of their home amidst harsh conditions. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Youth - Tehran

A man takes a moment to catch his breath during weightlifting training in a gym in Tehran. March 3, 2023. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Youth - Tehran

A gym enthusiast sits on wooden blocks surrounded by fitness equipment in Tehran. March 3, 2023. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China unleashes new quality productive forces in push for innovation

STORY: China unleashes new quality productive forces in push for innovation SHOOTING TIME: March-June, 2024 DATELINE: June 24, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese economy related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ERIK SOLHEIM, Co-chair of Europe-Asia Center, Former UN under-secretary-general 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED AL-HUSSEINI, Researcher at the Faculty of African Studies of Cairo University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BENJAMIN MGANA, Chief editor of foreign news at The Guardian, Tanzania 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business STORYLINE: First introduced in 2023, "new quality productive forces" is a term that has grabbed the spotlight in China's pursuit of high-quality development. New quality productive forces refer to advanced productivity, setting the direction for the transformation and upgrading of the world's second-largest economy. These forces are freed from traditional economic

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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 GDP grows by 8.2 pct

STORY: India's GDP grows by 8.2 pct SHOOTING TIME: June 1, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of market area 3. various of fuel station 4. various of the Reserve Bank of India STORYLINE: India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth during the previous financial year from April 2023 to March 2024 recorded a jump of nearly 1.2 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by the federal Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation on Friday. The country's GDP grew 8.2 percent for the full year, and 7.8 percent during the last quarter (January-March 2024) of the financial year, it said. According to media reports, the GDP growth was better than what most economists had predicted. The Reserve Bank of India had forecasted a 6.9-percent growth in real GDP for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2023-2024, with a full-year projection of 7.6 percent. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from N

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Malawian president urges traders to utilize int'l markets

STORY: Malawian president urges traders to utilize int'l markets SHOOTING DATE: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 34th Malawi International Trade Fair 2. SOUNDBITE (Chichewa): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President 3. various of the 34th Malawi International Trade Fair STORYLINE: Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday urged traders in the country to take advantage of the export market deals the government has signed with China and other international market avenues to increase foreign exchange inflows into the country. The president made the appeal when he officially opened the 34th Malawi International Trade Fair in the country's commercial city of Blantyre. He lamented the gap between the country's imports and exports for the past years, saying that in March 2023, the trade deficit between imports and exports was 177.7 million U.S. dollars, while in the same month, 2024, the gap increased to 194.4 million d

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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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Türkiye's annual inflation rate hit 68.5 pct in March

STORY: Türkiye's annual inflation rate hit 68.5 pct in March SHOOTING TIME: April 3, 2024 DATELINE: April 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a discount butcher in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of people shopping in a bazaar in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye's annual inflation rate hit 68.5 percent in March, up from 67.1 percent in February, official data showed Wednesday. Consumer prices registered a monthly increase of 3.16 percent, with education, communication, and the combined sector of hotels, restaurants, and cafes leading the rise at 13 percent, 5.6 percent, and 3.9 percent, respectively, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute. The cost of education experienced the highest annual increase at 104.07 percent, followed by restaurants and hotels at 94.97 percent and health at 80.25 percent. Despite implementing a monetary tightening policy since mid-2023, the inflation rate remains high i

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India's defense exports reach all-time high of 2.63 bln USD

STORY: India's defense exports reach all-time high of 2.63 bln USD SHOOTING TIME: File footage DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of Indian government buildings 2. various of tanks and missiles on parade STORYLINE: India's defense exports reached an all-time high of 2.63 billion U.S. dollars during the financial year 2023-24 running from April 2023 to the end of March 2024, announced the federal government on Monday. The figure registered a 32.5 percent growth over the last financial year, it said. The data indicated that the defense exports have grown by 31 times in the last 10 years as compared to the financial year 2013-14, said a statement issued by the ministry of defense. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT (CN)

(240403) -- TAIZHOU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2024 shows a photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County has generated over 20 million kWh of electricity. The project had a planned area of about 494 acres in size and was officially integrated into the electrical grid on Nov. 30, 2023. Following full integration into the grid, it is expected to produce up to 80 million kWh of electricity annually. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT (CN)

(240403) -- TAIZHOU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2024 shows a photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County has generated over 20 million kWh of electricity. The project had a planned area of about 494 acres in size and was officially integrated into the electrical grid on Nov. 30, 2023. Following full integration into the grid, it is expected to produce up to 80 million kWh of electricity annually. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT (CN)

(240403) -- TAIZHOU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2024 shows staff members installing photovoltaic panels in the tidal area in Sanmen County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County has generated over 20 million kWh of electricity. The project had a planned area of about 494 acres in size and was officially integrated into the electrical grid on Nov. 30, 2023. Following full integration into the grid, it is expected to produce up to 80 million kWh of electricity annually. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT (CN)

(240403) -- TAIZHOU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members inspect the power feeder panel at a photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2024. The photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County has generated over 20 million kWh of electricity. The project had a planned area of about 494 acres in size and was officially integrated into the electrical grid on Nov. 30, 2023. Following full integration into the grid, it is expected to produce up to 80 million kWh of electricity annually. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT (CN)

(240403) -- TAIZHOU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members inspect the battery bank at a photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2024. The photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County has generated over 20 million kWh of electricity. The project had a planned area of about 494 acres in size and was officially integrated into the electrical grid on Nov. 30, 2023. Following full integration into the grid, it is expected to produce up to 80 million kWh of electricity annually. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT (CN)

(240403) -- TAIZHOU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members install photovoltaic panels in a tidal area in Sanmen County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2024. The photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County has generated over 20 million kWh of electricity. The project had a planned area of about 494 acres in size and was officially integrated into the electrical grid on Nov. 30, 2023. Following full integration into the grid, it is expected to produce up to 80 million kWh of electricity annually. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT (CN)

(240403) -- TAIZHOU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the control room of a photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2024. The photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County has generated over 20 million kWh of electricity. The project had a planned area of about 494 acres in size and was officially integrated into the electrical grid on Nov. 30, 2023. Following full integration into the grid, it is expected to produce up to 80 million kWh of electricity annually. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT (CN)

(240403) -- TAIZHOU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2024 shows a photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County has generated over 20 million kWh of electricity. The project had a planned area of about 494 acres in size and was officially integrated into the electrical grid on Nov. 30, 2023. Following full integration into the grid, it is expected to produce up to 80 million kWh of electricity annually. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT (CN)

(240403) -- TAIZHOU, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member patrols in a tidal area in Sanmen County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 26, 2024. The photovoltaic power project in Sanmen County has generated over 20 million kWh of electricity. The project had a planned area of about 494 acres in size and was officially integrated into the electrical grid on Nov. 30, 2023. Following full integration into the grid, it is expected to produce up to 80 million kWh of electricity annually. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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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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Xinhua Headlines: What China's new economic pivot means for the world

(240330) -- BEIJING, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An electric bus manufactured by King Long, one of China's leading bus makers, serves as an internal shuttle for the UN climate change conference at a stop in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dec. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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China is Honduras' strategic partner for exports, technological development, says minister

STORY: China is Honduras' strategic partner for exports, technological development, says minister SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:22 LOCATION: Tegucigalpa CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Honduran minister of economic development Fredis Cerrato 2. various of Honduras 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FREDIS CERRATO, Honduran minister of economic development 4. various of Honduras 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): FREDIS CERRATO, Honduran minister of economic development 6. various of Honduras 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): FREDIS CERRATO, Honduran minister of economic development 8. various of Honduras STORYLINE: A Honduran minister has said that China is a strategic partner for Honduras with investments becoming concrete and bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) going well. China and Honduras established diplomatic relations in March 2023. According to Honduran minister of economic development, Fredis Cerrato, since then, relations between the two countries have b

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (rear) guides trainee driver Awhangansi at the cab on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) guides trainee driver Awhangansi to make inspections on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line before departure in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) and trainee driver Awhangansi record data at the dispatch room in Marina Station of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) guides trainee driver Awhangansi to make inspections on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line before departure in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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China's Tianjin Int'l Cruise Home Port sees tourism revival

STORY: China's Tianjin Int'l Cruise Home Port sees tourism revival SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:22 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tianjin International Cruise home port and passengers 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BI LINLIN, Border inspection officer 3. various of Tianjin International Cruise home port and passengers STORYLINE: As the largest cruise home port in north China, Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has handled more than 200,000 inbound and outbound passengers since its full resumption of international cruise ship transport on Sept. 27, 2023. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): BI LINLIN, Border inspection officer "We will work to enhance the experience of cruise passengers during the customs clearance process." The port is expected to welcome over 120 international cruise ships in 2024. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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Record migration drives Australian population growth

STORY: Record migration drives Australian population growth SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. children playing 2. various of the ABS building 3. various of local residents STORYLINE: Australia's migrant intake has hit a record-high, driving a spike in population growth. According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday, 765,900 migrants arrived in Australia in the 12 months to the end of September 2023, an increase of 33.9 percent from the previous 12 months. In the same period, there were 217,100 migrant departures, resulting in net overseas migration of 548,800, the highest figure on record for a 12-month period. "Net overseas migration grew by 60 percent compared with the previous year," Beidar Cho, head of demography at the ABS, said in a media release. In the three months to the end of September, net overseas migration added 145,200 people to the Australian populati

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Blinken visits Israel as Gaza death toll tops 32,000

STORY: Blinken visits Israel as Gaza death toll tops 32,000 SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 & File DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Netanyahu and Blinken (Courtesy of GPO) 2. various of Netanyahu's statement after the meeting with Blinken 3. various of IDF in Gaza (Courtesy of IDF) 4. various of humanitarian aid entering Gaza (Courtesy of IDF) STORYLINE: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his eighth visit to Israel on Friday since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, 2023. The visit comes at a time when the death toll in the Gaza Strip surpassed 32,000, as announced by the Hamas-run health ministry in the Palestinian enclave. "I met with (U.S.) Secretary of State Blinken. I told him that I greatly appreciate the fact that for more than five months we have been standing together in the war against Hamas," Netanyahu was quoted as saying in a statement released by Israel's Government Press Office. He noted that Isr

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Spain braces for spring drought, summer heat waves

STORY: Spain braces for spring drought, summer heat waves SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 & File DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of drought in Spain 2. various of heat waves in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for Aemet 4. various of reservoirs with very little water capacity 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for Aemet 6. various of people refreshing themselves with water 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for Aemet 8. various of street view in Barcelona STORYLINE: The historic drought that has affected Spain for the past three years is set to continue for at least another six months, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) said Friday. Following the 2023-24 winter, which was the warmest on record in Spain, recent rainfalls have not been sufficient to ease the drought throughout the country, especially in the eastern and southern regions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN

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Australians losing billions to rising credit card fraud

STORY: Australians losing billions to rising credit card fraud SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ANZ Bank and the Commonwealth Bank 3. various of a mall in Australia STORYLINE: Credit card fraud is on the rise in Australia, with victims losing billions of dollars in 2022-2023, official data has revealed. According to figures released on Wednesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 1.8 million Australians aged 15 and over were victims of card fraud in the 12 months to the end of June 2023. That figure represented 8.7 percent of the over-15 population, up from 8.1 percent in 2021-22 and 6.9 percent in 2020-21. In total, Australians who experienced card fraud lost 2.2 billion Australian dollars (1.4 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022-23. One-third of victims lost less than 100 Australian dollars, the ABS said, and 17.8 percent lost over 1,000 Australian dollars. The median amount withdr

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Turkish central bank raises policy interest rate to 50 pct

STORY: Turkish central bank raises policy interest rate to 50 pct SHOOTING TIME: November 2023 and March 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish Central Bank (Nov. 30, 2023) 2. various of the Turkish lira (Nov. 30, 2023) 3. various of people at a shopping mall in Türkiye (March 19 2024) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of people at a supermarket in Türkiye (March 14, 2024) (courtesy of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality) 5. various of the Turkish lira (Nov. 30, 2023) 6. various of Fatih Karahan, governor of Turkish Central Bank (March 12, 2024) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 7. various of the Turkish Central Bank (Nov. 30, 2023) STORYLINE: Türkiye's central bank has resumed its interest rate hikes, increasing the policy rate by 500 basis points to a substantial 50 percent, the bank said in a statement on Thursday. The move came as the bank aimed to tackle the persistent inflation that has been higher than anticipated

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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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UN chief calls on Israel to ensure Gaza humanitarian access

STORY: UN chief calls on Israel to ensure Gaza humanitarian access SHOOTING TIME: March 18, 2024 DATELINE: March 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN Headquarters 2. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking up to the rostrum 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. various of Guterres leaving STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the Israeli authorities to ensure complete and unfettered access for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza. Guterres made the plea after the latest acute food insecurity analysis for Gaza warned that famine in the northern part of Gaza is imminent. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis conducted in December 2023 warned that famine may occur by the end of May 2024 if an immediate cessation of hostilities and sustained access for the provision of essential supplies and services to the population did not take place. Si

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Chinese economy off to robust start as recovery gains traction

STORY: Chinese economy off to robust start as recovery gains traction SHOOTING TIME: recent DATELINE: March 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views of production in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, NBS spokesperson STORYLINE: China's major economic indicators unveiled Monday demonstrated that the country's economic performance continued to improve in the first two months of the year. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, climbed 5.5 percent year on year in the first two months of 2024. The value-added industrial output rose 7 percent year on year during the January-February period, accelerating from a rise of 6.8 percent registered in December 2023. Fixed-asset investment grew 4.2 percent year on year, quickening from an increase of 3 percent recorded in 2023. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU AIHUA, NBS spokesperson "Although the environ

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A 3-storey Nail households Building in Nanning, China

NANNING, CHINA - MARCH 17, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows a 3-storey "Nail households" building surrounded by a construction site at the construction site of a dilapidated house renovation project in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Nail household is those who, for some reason, have not moved.

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A 3-storey Nail households Building in Nanning, China

NANNING, CHINA - MARCH 17, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows a 3-storey "Nail households" building surrounded by a construction site at the construction site of a dilapidated house renovation project in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Nail household is those who, for some reason, have not moved.

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A 3-storey Nail households Building in Nanning, China

NANNING, CHINA - MARCH 17, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows a 3-storey "Nail households" building surrounded by a construction site at the construction site of a dilapidated house renovation project in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Nail household is those who, for some reason, have not moved.

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A 3-storey Nail households Building in Nanning, China

NANNING, CHINA - MARCH 17, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows a 3-storey "Nail households" building surrounded by a construction site at the construction site of a dilapidated house renovation project in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Nail household is those who, for some reason, have not moved.

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A 3-storey Nail households Building in Nanning, China

NANNING, CHINA - MARCH 17, 2023 - Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2024 shows a 3-storey "Nail households" building surrounded by a construction site at the construction site of a dilapidated house renovation project in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Nail household is those who, for some reason, have not moved.