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Tunisian journalist's impressions of China

STORY: Tunisian journalist's impressions of China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tunisian journalist and views in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): WAJIH HAFFOUDHI, Tunisian journalist STORYLINE: A Tunisian journalist, who has visited China several times, described it as "a developed, beautiful, and highly civilized country." SOUNDBITE (Arabic): WAJIH HAFFOUDHI, Tunisian journalist "I had two very important feelings when I visited China for the first time. The first one was that I was very shocked. As some media describe it, China is an advanced, very beautiful, and highly civilized country. I am very concerned about environmental issues. I visited China for the first time in 2012. Frankly speaking, sometimes I saw serious air pollution problem at that time. I have actually been paying attention to the relevant policies and actions of the Chinese government in the past ten years. When I visited China four years

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Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years

STORY: Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 13, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of construction workers in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 25, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of a bread factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: July 3, 2023) (courtesy of Ankara Municipality) 4. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Dec. 7, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The jobless rate in Türkiye was 8.5 percent in October, the lowest level since November 2012 when it was 8.4 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Monday. The number of unemployed people, aged 15 years old and over, dropped by 163,000 to 2.96 million year-on-year in November, it said, adding the unemployment rate dropped by 0.5 percentage point

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Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war

STORY: Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Afghanistan 2. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 4. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD SHAFI AZIM, Chief of Psychiatric Department, Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): KHAWAJA QUDRATULLAH SEDIQI, Neurologist 8. various of Afghan refugees STORYLINE: Mohammad Hussain was an interpreter for the U.S. forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2012. He said that the outcome of his joining the war has been noth

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 3, 2023 shows the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, or Qiniandian, in the Temple of Heaven, which was listed as one of the UNESCO world heritage sites in 1998, on the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Mu Wenchun)

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We made a good decision to come to China: Finnish entrepreneur

STORY: We made a good decision to come to China: Finnish entrepreneur SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pekka Nieminen playing badminton with colleagues 2. various of Pekka Nieminen working in his office 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PEKKA NIEMINEN, General Manager of Glaston (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PEKKA NIEMINEN, General Manager of Glaston (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: For Pekka Nieminen, a 62-year-old entrepreneur from Finland, China is like an old friend. He has witnessed China's modernization drive since his first trip to China in 1991. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PEKKA NIEMINEN, General Manager of Glaston (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. "My first visit to China was in 1991. In 2005, I took my first assignment to China up to 7 years, from 2005 to 2012. Now this is my second assignment to China. I came in 2022 here in Wuqing. I'm a lucky person that I had that experience (in China) from early 1990s

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NAPO COUNTY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230803) -- NAPO COUNTY, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2008 by Xinhua photographer Zhang Ailin shows a view of Shuinongtun (above) and photo taken on July 30, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Zhou Hua shows new houses of villagers from Shuinongtun, in Napo County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi started at the end of 2008 an infrastructure project in its border area to improve the life of local people. During the five years between 2008 and 2012, Guangxi had conducted 8,801 projects in the Napo border area, covering various aspects of people's daily life including transportation, education, water supply, house renovation and so on, benefiting over 77,000 people from 59 villages in six townships. With continuous efforts of local government and people, living conditions in border area of Guangxi have been improved fundamentally. (Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xia Jiangbo (C) interacts with students during the school sports day in a primary school in Shiquan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 3, 2022. Xia is a deputy to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a trainer of a sports administration center in Shiquan County. Xia won two gold medals at the London 2012 Summer Paralympics. She has claimed 35 gold medals and broken the world record four times. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

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Sakai scores 1st Bundesliga goal

BREMEN, Germany - Hanover 96's Hiroki Sakai scores during the first half of a game against Werder Bremen in Bremen, Germany, on Nov. 3, 2013. It was his first goal since the former Kashiwa Reysol player joined the Bundesliga club following the 2012 London Olympics. Hanover lost 3-2.

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Vienna Philharmonic flutist

TOKYO, Japan - A Nov. 3, 2012, photo shows Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra solo flutist Dieter Flury during an interview in Sendai, northeastern Japan.

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Day after general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura of the Democratic Party of Japan answers a reporter's question at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012, the day after the House of Representatives election which saw the DPJ's crushing defeat. Fujimura became the first serving chief Cabinet secretary to lose a parliamentary seat under the current Constitution, promulgated on Nov. 3, 1946.

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World musicians, artists enliven Japan's disaster-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - Members of the Sendai junior orchestra receive instruction from Dieter Flury (2nd from L), solo flutist and general manager of the Vienna Philharmonic, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2012.

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World musicians, artists enliven Japan's disaster-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - Members of the Sendai junior orchestra play ensembles with visiting members of the Vienna Philharmonic, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2012.

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Samurai Japan complete sweep of Cuba

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan national baseball team members exchange high fives at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Nov. 18, 2012, after defeating Cuba 3-1 in the second World Baseball Classic tune-up game. Samurai Japan won a two-game sweep against the Cuban team.

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Miyaichi returns from injury

LIVERPOOL, Britain - Japan midfielder Ryo Miyaichi (R front) of Wigan Athletic competes for the ball in the second half of an England Premier League match against Liverpool Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Nov. 17, 2012, returning from a groin injury. Wigan lost 3-0.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2012, shows nonprofit group head Naoto Matsumura grabbing salmon from a stream the way he says he used to as a child. Town residents remain evacuated following the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The town's mayor declared in September 2012 that residents would not return for the next five years.

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Driftwood violins keep alive memories of prequake days

TOKYO, Japan - Polish violinist Nicolas Chumachenco (L) shows the back of his violin, on which a picture of the famed "miracle pine tree" is drawn. It was the only tree that survived the devastating tsunami that swept away a pine forest on the coast of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 11, 2011, when the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. Photo taken Nov. 3, 2012 in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture. (Photo by Yukie Nishizawa)

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Giants bring home 1st Asia Series championship

BUSAN, South Korea - Members of the Japanese pro baseball Yomiuri Giants celebrate after defeating the Taiwan champion Lamigo Monkeys 6-3 in the final of the Asia Series Championship in Busan, South Korea, on Nov. 11, 2012, bringing home the team's first victory in the championship.

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Giants bring home 1st Asia Series championship

BUSAN, South Korea - Tatsunori Hara, manager of the Japanese pro baseball Yomiuri Giants, holds the trophy after the team defeats the Taiwan champion Lamigo Monkeys 6-3 in the final of the Asia Series Championship in Busan, South Korea, on Nov. 11, 2012, bringing home the Giants' first victory in the championship.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows local residents in an area to charge cellphones at a Japanese supermarket relying on a power generator during a blackout in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Edgewater, New Jersey, on Nov. 3, 2012.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - A man puts gasoline from a container into a car on Nov. 3, 2012, after buying it at a gas station in the state of New Jersey, where long lines formed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - (From L) Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia, Mao Asada of Japan and Kiira Korpi of Finland hold their silver, gold and bronze medals during the award ceremony of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 3, 2012. Asada won with a score of 181.76 after finishing second in the short program.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - A couple shop in Edgewater, New Jersey, on Nov. 3, 2012, at a Japanese supermarket dimly lit by a power generator during a blackout in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - A man fills a container with gasoline on Nov. 3, 2012, at a gas station in the state of New Jersey, where long lines formed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

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Giants win Japan Series title

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants players toss manager Tatsunori Hara into the air after edging the Nippon Ham Fighters 4-3 in Game 6 to claim their 22nd Japan Series title at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2012.

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Trailblazer 4th, Little Mike wins Breeders' Cup Turf

ARCADIA, United States - Trailblazer (12), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park racecourse in Arcadia, California, on Nov. 3, 2012. Trailbrazer placed fourth. To the far right is Little Mike, winner of the race.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi loses balance after a jump during the men's free skate in the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 3, 2012. Takahashi scored 231.75 to place second despite leading the short program.

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Uchida opens Schalke account in defeat to Hoffenheim

SINSHEIM, Germany - Schalke's Atsuto Uchida (front) passes the ball during a Bundesliga match against Hoffenheim in Sinsheim, Germany, on Nov. 3, 2012. Uchida scored his first goal for the team since his move in 2010 from Kashima Antlers, but Schalke lost 3-2.

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Uchida opens Schalke account in defeat to Hoffenheim

SINSHEIM, Germany - Schalke's Atsuto Uchida (L) and Hoffenheim's Takashi Usami tussle during a Bundesliga match in Sinsheim, Germany, on Nov. 3, 2012. Uchida scored his first goal for the team since his move in 2010 from Kashima Antlers, but Schalke lost 3-2.

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Giants win Japan Series title

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants players toss manager Tatsunori Hara into the air after edging the Nippon Ham Fighters 4-3 in Game 6 to claim their 22nd Japan Series title at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2012.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi loses balance after a jump during the men's free skate in the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 3, 2012. Takahashi scored 231.75 to place second despite leading the short program.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Tatsuki Machida performs during the men's free skate in the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 3, 2012. Machida won with a score of 236.92 after finishing the short program second.

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Uchida opens Schalke account in defeat to Hoffenheim

SINSHEIM, Germany - Schalke's Atsuto Uchida (L) scores during the second half of a Bundesliga match against Hoffenheim in Sinsheim, Germany, on Nov. 3, 2012, his first goal for the team since his move in 2010 from Kashima Antlers. Schalke lost 3-2.

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U.S. presidential election

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with a supporter during campaigning for the U.S. presidential election in the state of Virginia on Nov. 3, 2012.

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U.S. presidential election

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech during campaigning for the U.S. presidential election in the state of Virginia on Nov. 3, 2012.

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U.S. presidential election

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama waves to supporters during campaigning for the U.S. presidential election in the state of Virginia on Nov. 3, 2012.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Tatsuki Machida performs during the men's free skate in the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 3, 2012. Machida won with a score of 236.92 after finishing the short program second.

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U.S. presidential election

PORTSMOUTH, United States - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney waves as he boards a chartered plane in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the morning of Nov. 3, 2012, after a campaign event for the U.S. presidential election.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Minako Kato (L) and Miho Arai charge their smartphones on Nov. 3, 2012, at an evacuation center in Edgewater, New Jersey, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate in the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 3, 2012. The two-time world champion won with a score of 181.76 after finishing the short program second.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate in the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 3, 2012. The two-time world champion won with a score of 181.76 after finishing the short program second.

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WBC flyweight match

SENDAI, Japan - Japan's Toshiyuki Igarashi (R) punches seventh-ranked Argentine challenger Nestor Narvaes during the fifth round of a WBC flyweight match in Sendai on Nov. 3, 2012. Igarashi successfully defended his title crown for the first time with a 2-0 decision.

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WBC bantamweight match

SENDAI, Japan - Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka (R) punches Tomas Rojas of Mexico during the fourth round of a WBC bantamweight match in Sendai on Nov. 3, 2012. Yamanaka knocked out the challenger in the seventh round in his second defense of the WBC bantamweight title.

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WBC bantamweight match

SENDAI, Japan - Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka holds up his gloves in victory after knocking out Tomas Rojas of Mexico in the seventh round in his second defense of the WBC bantamweight title in Sendai on Nov. 3, 2012. Yamanaka

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's free skate in the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 3, 2012. The two-time world champion won with a score of 181.76 after finishing the short program second.

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WBC flyweight match

SENDAI, Japan - Japan's Toshiyuki Igarashi successfully defends his WBC flyweight title crown for the first time with a 2-0 decision against seventh-ranked Argentine challenger Nestor Narvaes in Sendai on Nov. 3, 2012.

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Cultural awards

TOKYO, Japan - Recipients of Japan's Order of Culture pose for photos after receiving the awards at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2012. From L are art critic Shuji Takashina, film director Yoji Yamada, international law scholar Shigeru Oda, Japanese-style painter Toshio Matsuo, plant cell and molecular biology authority Yasuyuki Yamada and Nobel Prize in medicine laureate Shinya Yamanaka.

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Dalai Lama in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2012, for a five-day trip to deliver speeches in Japan.

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Dalai Lama in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2012, for a five-day trip to deliver speeches in Japan.

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Cultural awards

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Prize in medicine laureate Shinya Yamanaka and his wife Chika head to an Order of Culture awarding ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2012.

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Dalai Lama in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2012, for a five-day trip to deliver speeches in Japan.