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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former soccer player Dani Alves and his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, as they leave the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former soccer player Dani Alves and his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, as they leave the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former soccer player Dani Alves and his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, as they leave the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former footballer Dani Alves in a car as he leaves the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former soccer player Dani Alves and his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, as they leave the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former soccer player Dani Alves (l) in a car as he leaves the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former soccer player Dani Alves and his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, as they leave the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former soccer player Dani Alves and his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, as they leave the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former soccer player Dani Alves and his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, as they leave the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dani Alves Acquitted of Assault, Passports Returned in Court - Barcelona

Former soccer player Dani Alves and his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, as they leave the Palace of Justice, on April 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Dani Alves has gone to the Palace of Justice for the Barcelona Court to return his passports, the Brazilian and Spanish, after being acquitted last March 28 of the conviction of sexual assault on a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in December 2022.Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Constitution to strip Russian, Belarusian citizens of right to vote

26.03.2025, Tallinn. The Riigikogu voted in favor of amending the Constitution to revoke the right of Russian and Belarusian citizens to vote in local elections. Holders of so-called grey passports will still be allowed to vote in the next round of local elections, but it will be the last time. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Constitution to strip Russian, Belarusian citizens of right to vote

26.03.2025, Tallinn. The Riigikogu voted in favor of amending the Constitution to revoke the right of Russian and Belarusian citizens to vote in local elections. Holders of so-called grey passports will still be allowed to vote in the next round of local elections, but it will be the last time. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Constitution to strip Russian, Belarusian citizens of right to vote

26.03.2025, Tallinn. The Riigikogu voted in favor of amending the Constitution to revoke the right of Russian and Belarusian citizens to vote in local elections. Holders of so-called grey passports will still be allowed to vote in the next round of local elections, but it will be the last time. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Constitution to strip Russian, Belarusian citizens of right to vote

26.03.2025, Tallinn. The Riigikogu voted in favor of amending the Constitution to revoke the right of Russian and Belarusian citizens to vote in local elections. Holders of so-called grey passports will still be allowed to vote in the next round of local elections, but it will be the last time. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Constitution to strip Russian, Belarusian citizens of right to vote

26.03.2025, Tallinn. The Riigikogu voted in favor of amending the Constitution to revoke the right of Russian and Belarusian citizens to vote in local elections. Holders of so-called grey passports will still be allowed to vote in the next round of local elections, but it will be the last time. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Inside the Palestine Section Security Service - Damascus

Lots of papers, identity cards, passports, of anonymous Syrians, seen inside the ‘Palestine section’ of the Syrian secret police or security services known as Mukhabarat (or Moukhabarat), few days after the regime of Bashar El Assad collapsed, as seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 19, 2024. Photo by Ammar ABD RABBO/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Around 100,000 Lebanese Cross Border Into Syria

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing between Syria and Lebanon, on Oct. 7, 2024. Earlier on Monday, Syria's Al-Watan Online newspaper quoted the country's Directorate of Immigration and Passports as saying that 91,000 Lebanese and 239,000 Syrians have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since Sept. 23, when the Israeli army began conducting intensive attacks on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Around 100,000 Lebanese Cross Border Into Syria

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing between Syria and Lebanon, on Oct. 7, 2024. Earlier on Monday, Syria's Al-Watan Online newspaper quoted the country's Directorate of Immigration and Passports as saying that 91,000 Lebanese and 239,000 Syrians have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since Sept. 23, when the Israeli army began conducting intensive attacks on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Around 100,000 Lebanese Cross Border Into Syria

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing between Syria and Lebanon, on Oct. 7, 2024. Earlier on Monday, Syria's Al-Watan Online newspaper quoted the country's Directorate of Immigration and Passports as saying that 91,000 Lebanese and 239,000 Syrians have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since Sept. 23, when the Israeli army began conducting intensive attacks on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Around 100,000 Lebanese Cross Border Into Syria

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing between Syria and Lebanon, on Oct. 7, 2024. Earlier on Monday, Syria's Al-Watan Online newspaper quoted the country's Directorate of Immigration and Passports as saying that 91,000 Lebanese and 239,000 Syrians have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since Sept. 23, when the Israeli army began conducting intensive attacks on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Around 100,000 Lebanese Cross Border Into Syria

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing between Syria and Lebanon, on Oct. 7, 2024. Earlier on Monday, Syria's Al-Watan Online newspaper quoted the country's Directorate of Immigration and Passports as saying that 91,000 Lebanese and 239,000 Syrians have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since Sept. 23, when the Israeli army began conducting intensive attacks on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Around 100,000 Lebanese Cross Border Into Syria

People fleeing from Lebanon arrive at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing between Syria and Lebanon, on Oct. 7, 2024. Earlier on Monday, Syria's Al-Watan Online newspaper quoted the country's Directorate of Immigration and Passports as saying that 91,000 Lebanese and 239,000 Syrians have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since Sept. 23, when the Israeli army began conducting intensive attacks on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Around 100,000 Lebanese Cross Border Into Syria

Children fleeing from Lebanon arrive at the Jdeidet Yabous crossing between Syria and Lebanon, on Oct. 7, 2024. Earlier on Monday, Syria's Al-Watan Online newspaper quoted the country's Directorate of Immigration and Passports as saying that 91,000 Lebanese and 239,000 Syrians have arrived in Syria from Lebanon since Sept. 23, when the Israeli army began conducting intensive attacks on Lebanon in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police inspection at Beijing airport

Security officers inspect passports of travelers at a Beijing Capital International Airport arrival lobby on July 1, 2024.

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China's visa-free policy ignites European fascination, enhances connectivity

STORY: China's visa-free policy ignites European fascination, enhances connectivity SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Europe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KONNYID LASZLO, CEO, Hungarian Tourism Agency 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): MARIN ORRIOLS, Spanish businessman and CEO of China-Europe Consultants 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): ROLAND, Belgian scientist STORYLINE: To promote exchanges between Chinese and foreign nationals, China has decided to extend the visa-free policy to Dec. 31, 2025, including citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Citizens of these 12 countries with ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in China visa-free for up to 15 days for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, and transit. The policy, geared towards fostering interactions among Chinese and international citizens, ga

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Austrian tourism expert hails China's visa-free policy

STORY: Austrian tourism expert hails China's visa-free policy SHOOTING DATE: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an expo 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GUNTHER GRUBER, VIP consultant of Kuoni travel Lounge, Austria STORYLINE: Travelers from six European countries, including Austria, enjoy China's visa exemption. The visa-free policy is effective from Thursday to Nov. 30 this year. Citizens with ordinary passports from the six European countries are allowed to stay in China for business, sightseeing, visiting families and friends, as well as transit for no more than 15 days. SOUNDBITE (English): GUNTHER GRUBER, VIP consultant of Kuoni travel Lounge in Austria "We are very happy to hear that you are lifting the visa, that visa-free travel for 15 days. I personally have been to China 26 times. I always love to do other choices, promote other choices. But Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an were the sales seller." Xinhua News Agency corresponden

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"Visa-free era" brings closer exchanges between China, Thailand

STORY: "Visa-free era" brings closer exchanges between China, Thailand SHOOTING DATE: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): ADISORN SANGKRAJANG, Thai tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Thai): BUNSUK WITHANWATTANA, Thai tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Thai): KAVISARA CHAROENPORN, Thai tour operator STORYLINE: Mutual visa exemption between China and Thailand takes effect on Friday. Chinese holders of ordinary official passports and ordinary passports and Thai holders of ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's country visa-free for up to 30 days, or no more than 90 days per 180 days. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): ADISORN SANGKRAJANG, Thai tourist "Exciting! Visa-free makes it convenient. China is a country with a rich culture, which I've always longed to experience." SOUNDBITE 2 (Thai): BUNSUK WITHANWATTANA, Thai tourist "This will be my second trip to Zhangjiajie. I have been there before and enj

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Thailand full of expectations for mutual visa exemption with China

STORY: Thailand full of expectations for mutual visa exemption with China SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of airports and tourism in Thailand 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): PARNPREE BAHIDDHA-NUKARA, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Thai): SURASIT THANADTANG, Director of Thai-Chinese Strategic Research Center at the National Research Council of Thailand 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Thai): NARONGSAK PUTTHAPORNMONGKOL, President of Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce STORYLINE: China and Thailand have signed a mutual visa exemption agreement, which will come into effect from March 1. By then, Chinese holders of ordinary official passports and ordinary passports and Thai holders of ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's country visa-free for up to 30 days per visit. For the upcoming "visa-free era," Thai people from all walks of life have expressed anticipation for the

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore on Sept. 7, 2023. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky over the Marina Bay in Singapore, Aug. 9, 2023. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 13, 2023 shows the race track of Singapore Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Merlion Park in Singapore on Dec. 21, 2023. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 8, 2023 shows a park along the Marina Bay in Singapore. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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SINGAPORE-CHINA-MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT

(240125) -- SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the River Wonders in Singapore on Dec. 13, 2023. China and Singapore signed a mutual visa exemption agreement in Beijing on Thursday, which will come into effect from Feb. 9, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other's countries visa-free for up to 30 days, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a daily press briefing. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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It's really easy to live in Shenzhen for foreigners: U.S. expat

STORY: It's really easy to live in Shenzhen for foreigners: U.S. expat SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expat 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CLAIRE BERGER, Director of QSI International School of Shenzhen 3. various of Shenzhen and Claire Berger's family STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): CLAIRE BERGER, Director of QSI International School of Shenzhen "What a diverse community here at QSI. Thank you everyone, enjoy the day. Hi, I'm Claire Berger and I'm the director here at QSI Shenzhen. I am from the U.S. and I've been working in China for about ten years. We are specifically a school to educate children of foreigners or with foreign passports. We have about 1,100 students, aged two to eighteen. So research tells us that students who actually go on field trips become more empathetic and they also become more tolerant of world views outside their own. International school is a very special place. So we striv

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China's new visa-free policy hailed by foreign travelers

STORY: China's new visa-free policy hailed by foreign travelers SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1-2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of foreign travelers passing through the customs 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GLANZ KLAUS PETER, German traveler STORYLINE: China's new policy to trial visa-free entry starting Friday for ordinary passport holders from Spain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Malaysia has been hailed by foreign travelers. From Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024, holders of ordinary passports from the above six countries may enter China visa-free for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends and transit for no more than 15 days. Glanz Klaus Peter is a German traveler who went to Jinan City, east China's Shandong Province, for a business trip. He arrived at the Kunming Changshui International Airport in China's Yunnan Province on Saturday for a flight transfer. SOUNDBITE (English): GLANZ KLAUS PETER, German traveler "B

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China's new visa-free policy applauded by Europeans

STORY: China's new visa-free policy applauded by Europeans SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: Paris/Berlin/Brussels/Rome/Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese visa application service center 2. various of foreign tourist in Xi'an, China 3. various of views in China 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CHRISTOPHE, Doctor, France 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ESTHER, Researcher, France 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (German): JAN, Senior school student, Germany 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TOMMASO DE ANGELIS, Resident of Rome, Italy 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Catalan): JOSEP MARIA GOMES, Int'l Business Developer, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Spain 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): LUIGI GAMBARDELLA, President of ChinaEU, Belgium STORYLINE: China has recently announced to implement a unilateral visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia on a trial basis. From Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024, holders of ordinary passports fro

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Spanish Nationals Arrives From Gaza - Madrid

Several people who have been evacuated from Gaza upon their arrival at Torrejón Air Base, November 16, 2023, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain. The citizens have arrived in a T-24 (Airbus A330) aircraft of the Air and Space Army coming from Cairo airport (Egypt). A group of 29 citizens with Spanish passports left Gaza yesterday. Added to those who managed to leave the Strip last Monday and Tuesday, this brings to 143 the number of evacuees, which also includes relatives of the Spanish-Palestinians. With this last departure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concludes this phase of the evacuation operation from the Strip. An Air Force plane has picked up all of them in Cairo to be transferred to Spain. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Nationals Arrives From Gaza - Madrid

Several people who have been evacuated from Gaza upon their arrival at Torrejón Air Base, November 16, 2023, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain. The citizens have arrived in a T-24 (Airbus A330) aircraft of the Air and Space Army coming from Cairo airport (Egypt). A group of 29 citizens with Spanish passports left Gaza yesterday. Added to those who managed to leave the Strip last Monday and Tuesday, this brings to 143 the number of evacuees, which also includes relatives of the Spanish-Palestinians. With this last departure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concludes this phase of the evacuation operation from the Strip. An Air Force plane has picked up all of them in Cairo to be transferred to Spain. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Nationals Arrives From Gaza - Madrid

Women evacuated from Gaza upon their arrival at Torrejón Air Base, November 16, 2023, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain. The citizens have arrived in a T-24 (Airbus A330) aircraft of the Air and Space Army coming from Cairo airport (Egypt). A group of 29 citizens with Spanish passports left Gaza yesterday. Added to those who managed to leave the Strip last Monday and Tuesday, this brings to 143 the number of evacuees, which also includes relatives of the Spanish-Palestinians. With this last departure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concludes this phase of the evacuation operation from the Strip. An Air Force plane has picked up all of them in Cairo to be transferred to Spain. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Nationals Arrives From Gaza - Madrid

Several people who have been evacuated from Gaza upon their arrival at Torrejón Air Base, November 16, 2023, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain. The citizens have arrived in a T-24 (Airbus A330) aircraft of the Air and Space Army coming from Cairo airport (Egypt). A group of 29 citizens with Spanish passports left Gaza yesterday. Added to those who managed to leave the Strip last Monday and Tuesday, this brings to 143 the number of evacuees, which also includes relatives of the Spanish-Palestinians. With this last departure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concludes this phase of the evacuation operation from the Strip. An Air Force plane has picked up all of them in Cairo to be transferred to Spain. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Nationals Arrives From Gaza - Madrid

A woman evacuated from Gaza on her arrival at Torrejón Air Base, November 16, 2023, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain. The citizens have arrived in a T-24 (Airbus A330) aircraft of the Air and Space Army from Cairo airport (Egypt). A group of 29 citizens with Spanish passports left Gaza yesterday. Added to those who managed to leave the Strip last Monday and Tuesday, this brings to 143 the number of evacuees, which also includes relatives of the Spanish-Palestinians. With this last departure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concludes this phase of the evacuation operation from the Strip. An Air Force plane has picked up all of them in Cairo to be transferred to Spain. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Nationals Arrives From Gaza - Madrid

Several people who have been evacuated from Gaza upon their arrival at Torrejón Air Base, November 16, 2023, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain. The citizens have arrived in a T-24 (Airbus A330) aircraft of the Air and Space Army coming from Cairo airport (Egypt). A group of 29 citizens with Spanish passports left Gaza yesterday. Added to those who managed to leave the Strip last Monday and Tuesday, this brings to 143 the number of evacuees, which also includes relatives of the Spanish-Palestinians. With this last departure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concludes this phase of the evacuation operation from the Strip. An Air Force plane has picked up all of them in Cairo to be transferred to Spain. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish Nationals Arrives From Gaza - Madrid

Several people who have been evacuated from Gaza upon their arrival at Torrejón Air Base, November 16, 2023, in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain. The citizens have arrived in a T-24 (Airbus A330) aircraft of the Air and Space Army coming from Cairo airport (Egypt). A group of 29 citizens with Spanish passports left Gaza yesterday. Added to those who managed to leave the Strip last Monday and Tuesday, this brings to 143 the number of evacuees, which also includes relatives of the Spanish-Palestinians. With this last departure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concludes this phase of the evacuation operation from the Strip. An Air Force plane has picked up all of them in Cairo to be transferred to Spain. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Launch of train route connecting Lviv and Warsaw

RAVA-RUSKA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - A border guard arranges Ukrainian passports at the railway border-crossing checkpoint as passengers transfer from a modern diesel train of the Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) to a train of the Polish SKPL transport company on the maiden trip along the international route connecting Lviv and Warsaw, Rava-Ruska, Lviv Region, western Ukraine. The inaugural journey marks the first railway route between the western Ukrainian city and the Polish capital in 18 years. They train ride starts in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Region. In Rava-Ruska, a border town between Ukraine and Poland, passengers will have to switch to a Polish train due to differences in track gauges, from where travellers will continue their trip to Warsaw.

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Launch of train route connecting Lviv and Warsaw

RAVA-RUSKA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - A border guard carries passports at the Rava-Ruska railway border-crossing checkpoint where passengers transfer from a modern diesel train of the Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) to a train of the Polish SKPL transport company on the maiden trip along the international route connecting Lviv and Warsaw, Rava-Ruska, Lviv Region, western Ukraine. The inaugural journey marks the first railway route between the western Ukrainian city and the Polish capital in 18 years. They train ride starts in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Region. In Rava-Ruska, a border town between Ukraine and Poland, passengers will have to switch to a Polish train due to differences in track gauges, from where travellers will continue their trip to Warsaw.

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Egypt denies imposing new fees on incoming tourists

STORY: Egypt denies imposing new fees on incoming tourists DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hotels in Cairo 2. various of tourists STORYLINE: The Egyptian Council of Ministers refuted the imposition of new fees on tourists entering Egypt, other than the applicable visa fees for certain countries. It clarified that the decision to levy a fee of 1,000 U.S. dollars was irrelevant to tourists visiting Egypt for tourism purposes, but rather pertained to the controls of legalization and reconciliation of conditions for foreigners residing illegally in Egypt. According to a decision by the Council of Ministers, foreigners who apply for the right of residence for tourism or other purposes at the General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality, are required to present a receipt that shows they have converted the amount of (residence fees - penalties for delay - charges for issuing a residence card) from the dollar or currency equi

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Jordan, Rwanda ink deal to waive visa requirements on regular passports

STORY: Jordan, Rwanda ink deal to waive visa requirements on regular passports DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. various of the press conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AYMAN SAFADI, Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VINCENT BIRUTA, Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation STORYLINE: Jordan and Rwanda on Wednesday signed an agreement exempting ordinary passport holders in both countries from visa requirements, the state-run Petra news agency reported. The agreement was signed by Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincent Biruta in Amman during the second round of strategic dialogue between the two countries. They also signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on the training of diplomats as well as population and urban development. SOUNDBITE 1 (Engl

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(230317) -- TIRANA, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks at a press conference in Tirana, capital of Albania, on March 16, 2023. Albania has scrapped the "golden passports" scheme, Prime Minister Edi Rama told a press conference here on Thursday during the meeting of the European Union (EU)-Albania Stabilization and Association Council. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)