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International Women Day in Los Angeles

A protest sign quoting Martin Luther King Jr. lies on the grass alongside a Ukrainian flag during a demonstration for International Women’s Day in Los Angeles on March 8, 2025. The event, part of a nationwide protest, called for action against oppression and the defense of women’s and LGBTQ+ rights. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SRI LANKA-WILD ELEPHANT CENSUS

(240810) -- COLOMBO, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2024 shows elephants after daily bathing at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife Conservation will conduct a countrywide census on wild elephants on Aug. 17, 18 and 19, state media reported on Saturday quoting an official. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SRI LANKA-WILD ELEPHANT CENSUS

(240810) -- COLOMBO, Aug. 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Elephants bathe in a river at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, Aug. 10, 2024. Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife Conservation will conduct a countrywide census on wild elephants on Aug. 17, 18 and 19, state media reported on Saturday quoting an official. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Injured At Rally Shooting - Pennsylvania

This video screenshot shows former U.S. President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd, July 13, 2024. Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue. Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials. The shooting incident at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as attempted assassination, local media reported on Saturday night, citing law enforcement officials. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Injured At Rally Shooting - Pennsylvania

This video screenshot shows former U.S. President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd, July 13, 2024. Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue. Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials. The shooting incident at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as attempted assassination, local media reported on Saturday night, citing law enforcement officials. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Injured At Rally Shooting - Pennsylvania

This video screenshot shows former U.S. President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd, July 13, 2024. Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue. Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Injured At Rally Shooting - Pennsylvania

This video screenshot shows former U.S. President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd, July 13, 2024. Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue. Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials. The shooting incident at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as attempted assassination, local media reported on Saturday night, citing law enforcement officials. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240714) -- BEIJING, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This video screenshot shows former U.S. President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd, July 13, 2024. Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue. Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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FOCUS | Trump escorted off stage during Pennsylvania Rally after loud noises rang out in crowd

(240714) -- BUTLER, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This video screenshot shows former U.S. President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd, July 13, 2024. Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue. Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials. The shooting incident at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as attempted assassination, local media reported on Saturday night, citing law enforcement officials. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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FOCUS | Trump escorted off stage during Pennsylvania Rally after loud noises rang out in crowd

(240714) -- BUTLER, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This video screenshot shows former U.S. President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd, July 13, 2024. Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue. Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials. The shooting incident at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as attempted assassination, local media reported on Saturday night, citing law enforcement officials. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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FOCUS | Trump escorted off stage during Pennsylvania Rally after loud noises rang out in crowd

(240714) -- BUTLER, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This video screenshot shows former U.S. President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd, July 13, 2024. Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue. Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials. The shooting incident at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as attempted assassination, local media reported on Saturday night, citing law enforcement officials. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Photoflash | Trump escorted off stage during Pennsylvania Rally after loud noises rang out in crowd

(240714) -- PENNSYLVANIA , July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This video screenshot shows former U.S. President Donald Trump being helped off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd, July 13, 2024. Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents. Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue. Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Mainland, Taiwan experts hold dialogue in east China

STORY: Mainland, Taiwan experts hold dialogue in east China SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of experts from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan holding a dialogue STORYLINE: Experts from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan on Saturday held a dialogue on the one-China principle from the context of the Cairo Declaration in Xiamen University, in east China's Fujian Province. Chi Chia-lin, who heads the reunification alliance party in Taiwan, combed the historical context of a series of documents and announcements including the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation. Quoting and interpreting the original text, he analyzed that these documents have, from a legal point of view, "clarified the illegality of Japan's occupation of Taiwan and confirmed that Taiwan is Chinese territory." Chi demonstrated that the Cairo Declaration is a legal document with the effect of international law, adding that it not only has l

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11 killed, 15 injured in van-truck collision in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: 11 killed, 15 injured in van-truck collision in Pakistan's Punjab SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:44 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the traffic accident STORYLINE: At least 11 people were killed and 15 others injured on Saturday in a collision between a trailer and a van in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported. The rescue service said that the accident took place in the evening in Chowk Sarwar Shaheed area when a passenger van hit the truck, resulting in casualties. Following the accident, the victims were shifted to a local hospital, the rescue service said, adding that some of the injured were in critical condition. The deceased included four children and three women. The rescue service, quoting the van's passengers, said that the accident occurred due to overspeeding and careless driving by the van driver. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

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Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022

STORY: Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people using mobile phone 3. various of mobile phone towers STORYLINE: India witnessed a sharp rise of over 24 percent in cyber crimes during 2022 compared to the previous year, and over 31 percent compared to 2020, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed. During the year 2022, a maximum number of 15,297 cyber crimes were reported from the southern state of Telangana, followed by 12,556 crimes in the southern state of Karnataka, and 10,117 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Quoting the NCRB data on Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra said in parliament that the federal government had taken various initiatives to deal with all types of cyber crimes in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. He said more than 320,000 SIM car

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29 dead after bus plunges off cliff in central Philippines

STORY: 29 dead after bus plunges off cliff in central Philippines SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of accident 2. various of the rescue effort STORYLINE: At least 29 people were killed on Tuesday when a passenger bus plunged off a cliff in Antique province in central Philippines, local authorities said. The bus, carrying 53 passengers, was traveling west from Iloilo City to San Jose de Buenavista in Antique when it crashed into a concrete road barrier before plunging into a ravine of 15-meter depth around 4:30 p.m. local time in Hamtic town. Junlee Saylo, head of the antique provincial information office, told a radio interview that 25 died on the spot and four others died at a local hospital. The deaths include the bus driver and his collector, local news web ABS-CBN reported. Quoting the Antique provincial government, Panay News, a regional newspaper, reported that two critically wounded passengers,

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4 killed, many injured as train derails in India's Bihar

STORY: 4 killed, many injured as train derails in India's Bihar DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue efforts by the National Disaster Response Force (Courtesy of National Disaster Response Force) STORYLINE: At least four people were killed and many others injured after 21 coaches of a passenger train derailed in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said Thursday. The accident took place Wednesday night at the Raghunathpur railway station in the Buxar district about 96 km west of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Local media reports quoting officials said over 80 people were injured in the accident. The train had started from Delhi and was on its way to Guwahati in Assam. Officials said the cause of the derailment was not immediately known. "Deepest condolences for the irreparable loss. Will find the root cause of derailment," federal railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. "Evacuation and rescue complete. All coaches

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-SHOOTING

(231003) -- BANGKOK, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 with a mobile phone shows emergency staff members on duty at the shopping mall where a shooting took place in Bangkok, Thailand. A suspected gunman was arrested following gunshots heard in a renowned shopping mall in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday, police said. The Central Investigation Bureau of the Thai police said a perpetrator with a gun was arrested, and they were monitoring the situation of potential casualties. The official Thai News Agency, quoting local police, said the initial report put the casualties at three dead and two injured. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-SHOOTING

(231003) -- BANGKOK, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 with a mobile phone shows emergency staff members on duty at the shopping mall where a shooting took place in Bangkok, Thailand. A suspected gunman was arrested following gunshots heard in a renowned shopping mall in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday, police said. The Central Investigation Bureau of the Thai police said a perpetrator with a gun was arrested, and they were monitoring the situation of potential casualties. The official Thai News Agency, quoting local police, said the initial report put the casualties at three dead and two injured. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-SHOOTING

(231003) -- BANGKOK, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 with a mobile phone shows emergency staff members on duty at the shopping mall where a shooting took place in Bangkok, Thailand. A suspected gunman was arrested following gunshots heard in a renowned shopping mall in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday, police said. The Central Investigation Bureau of the Thai police said a perpetrator with a gun was arrested, and they were monitoring the situation of potential casualties. The official Thai News Agency, quoting local police, said the initial report put the casualties at three dead and two injured. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Violent clashes rage between Sudanese army, paramilitary forces in Khartoum

STORY: Violent clashes rage between Sudanese army, paramilitary forces in Khartoum DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers 2. various of clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF STORYLINE: Violent confrontations resumed on Saturday between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in various areas of the capital Khartoum as the clashes in Sudan entered the sixth month. The RSF launched violent attacks targeting the headquarters of the SAF's General Command in central Khartoum and other military bases in nearby Omdurman and Bahri cities, according to local media and eyewitnesses. "Violent clashes broke out at dawn today (Saturday) in the vicinity of the General Command of the Sudanese army, in which all types of weapons were used," the independent Sudan Tribune news portal reported on its website, quoting eyewitnesses as sa

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Turkish forces kill 2 PKK members, capture 1 in N. Iraq

STORY: Turkish forces kill 2 PKK members, capture 1 in N. Iraq DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of an old anti-terror operation of Turkish security forces against PKK 2. various of Turkish defense ministry 3. various of the militants of PKK STORYLINE: Turkish security forces killed two members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and caught another in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Saturday. The PKK members were "neutralized" during a clash in the Operation Claw-Lock zone, while a female militant was captured, said a ministry statement. Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralized" in their statements to imply the "terrorists" in question were killed or captured, or surrendered. The Turkish commandos detected a large arsenal belonging to the PKK group in a cave near Hasanava Creek during their search-and-arrest operations, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported, quoting anonymous defense ministry sources

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Turkish intelligence kills senior terrorist leader in Syria

STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior terrorist leader in Syria DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of photos of Yilmaz Behraresh (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. various of PKK militants STORYLINE: The Turkish National Intelligence Organization has killed Yilmaz Behraresh, a senior terrorist leader who was in the red category on Türkiye's wanted terrorists' list, according to state media TRT on Saturday. Yilmaz Behraresh was also known as Osman Nuri Ocakli while he was a member of the MLKP terror group. He was appointed as the so-called Syria Officer of the MLKP in 2019. Ocakli was killed in north Syria's Ayn al-Arab region, reported TRT quoting security sources. But it did not say when the terrorist leader was killed. Ocakli was behind many attacks in Türkiye, including the 2022 attack on a vehicle carrying the prison guards in north Türkiye's Bursa province. The Turkish intelligence followed Ocakli for a long time and pinpointed his

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Brazilian president speaks highly of Brazil-China relations, BRICS cooperation

STORY: Brazilian president speaks highly of Brazil-China relations, BRICS cooperation DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the NDB building 2. various of the inauguration ceremony 3. various of the construction sites of sustainable development projects in BRICS STORYLINE: The cooperation between Brazil and China is on solid ground, and the relationship between the two countries is extraordinary, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said here Thursday. Lula, who is on a state visit to China, said China plays a very important role in the cause of global development and peace, and that he will strive to promote the development of the Brazil-China comprehensive strategic partnership in his term. Lula spoke highly of Brazil-China relations and BRICS cooperation. "Friendship is like a bottle of wine, the older, the better," he said, quoting a Brazilian proverb. Lula attended the inauguration ceremony of the new president of the

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Trump reportedly indicted in hush-money payment case

STORY: Trump reportedly indicted in hush-money payment case DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of the Trump Tower in New York 2. various of Trump arriving at the White House (file) STORYLINE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump was reportedly indicted on Thursday for his role in an alleged hush-money payment to an adult film actress. Multiple news media outlets, including The New York Times, ABC News, and The Washington Post, broke the news of Trump's indictment by a Manhattan grand jury in the evening, quoting people familiar with the situation. Trump, 76, is said to be the first former U.S. president in American history to be indicted on criminal charges, which remain under seal. The charges are not publicly known at this time, according to CNN, citing a source. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office will reportedly reach out to Trump's attorneys to discuss his surrender to face an arraignment. Bragg and his

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Suicide bomb kills 7 in Kabul

STORY: Suicide bomb kills 7 in Kabul DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of suicide bomber blast sites in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Seven people including a suicide bomber were killed and several others wounded as the suicide bomber was gunned down by security forces in Police District 2 of Kabul city on Monday, the police of the Afghan capital said. "The suicide bomber, who was approaching a checkpoint in Malik Asghar area on the road leading to the foreign ministry, was identified and gunned down by security forces, but his explosive device exploded, killing six civilians and wounding several others including three security personnel," police spokesman Khalid Zadran told Xinhua. Without providing more details, the spokesman said an investigation was launched into the attack, which took place at around 2:00 p.m. local time. Quoting doctors in Emergency Hospital, a non-government health center in Kabul, local TV channel Ariana New

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Chinese envoy calls for great attention to flow of weapons, ammunition into conflict region

STORY: Chinese envoy calls for great attention to flow of weapons, ammunition into conflict region DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese/English): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations 5. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called for great attention to the flow of weapons and ammunition into the conflict region, which could pose proliferation risks. Quoting UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu as indicating that the flow of weapons and ammunition into the conflict region may bring about proliferation risks, Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said that "relevant parties should pay great attention thereto, adopt strict control measures, prevent the pr

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Dutch enjoy cold dips to greet New Year

STORY: Dutch enjoy cold dips to greet New Year DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Year's dive on a beach in Bloemendaal, a city in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands STORYLINE: The Dutch started the New Year on Sunday by plunging into the cold water of the North Sea for a traditional dive that dates back to 1960. As many as 50,000 people had a good time by making a quick dip into the sea at various locations along the Dutch coast, according to local media reports quoting the organizers of the traditional event. At the beach of Scheveningen in the Hague, some 10,000 people wearing swim suits dived into the water at around noon after a warm-up along with music and songs. Similar events were also held in Dutch cities including De Bilt, Bloemendaal, Zandvoort and Leeuwarden. The Dutch swimmers were luckier this year as the New Year, with a temperature of about 7 degrees Celsius in the North Sea w

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Rival camps declare victory in Indonesia presidential election

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo, popularly known as "Jokowi," celebrate in central Jakarta on July 9, 2014, after the former Jakarta governor's camp claimed victory following an exit poll showing he had secured 52.12 percent of the votes cast. But his rival, former army general Prabowo Subianto, also claimed victory, quoting three pollsters his camp had hired for quick counts.

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Rival camps declare victory in Indonesia presidential election

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo, popularly known as "Jokowi," celebrate in central Jakarta on July 9, 2014, after the former Jakarta governor's camp claimed victory following an exit poll showing he had secured 52.12 percent of the votes cast. But his rival, former army general Prabowo Subianto, also claimed victory, quoting three pollsters his camp had hired for quick counts.

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Crown Princess Masako

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 19, 2009, in Yokohama shows Crown Princess Masako. The 48-year-old crown princess's health conditions can easily worsen due to fatigue, the head of the Crown Prince's Household said April 6, 2012, quoting a statement released by her medical team.

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N. Korea to seal nuke complex in late July: report

BEIJING, China - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, tells a news conference in Beijing on June 18 that he expects North Korea to carry out the process of freezing and sealing its Yongbyon nuclear facility in ''weeks, not months.'' Quoting a North Korean diplomatic source, Russia's Interfax news agency said it will take about a month for North Korea to freeze the reactor.

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N. Korea to seal nuke complex in late July: report

SEOUL, South Korea - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters on arrival at Inchon airport outside Seoul on June 18. Hill told reporters earlier in Beijing that he expects North Korea to complete the process of freezing and sealing its Yongbyon nuclear facility in ''weeks, not months.'' Quoting a North Korean diplomatic source, the Russian Interfax news agency said the process would be completed in the second half of July

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Hiroshima mayor denounces nukes at Vienna forum

VIENNA, Austria - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba addresses a conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in Vienna on May 2 and repeated a call for the abolition of nuclear weapons, quoting words of the slain Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito.

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Nobel laureate Yunus promotes micro-credit scheme in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, answers a reporter's question at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 25. He called for the Japanese government to introduce the idea of ''micro-credit'' in extending aid to developing countries, quoting his acclaimed scheme of providing loans to the poor without collateral.

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(2)Venue for Jenkins family reunion undecided

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda speaks to reporters after holding talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Num Sun in Jakarta on June 29. Quoting Paek, Wirajuda said the planned reunion between Soga and her American husband Charles Jenkins and their two daughters is ''still under consultations with the parties concerned.''

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(2)N. Korea cancels participation in S. Korea Universiade

TAEGU, South Korea - The North Korean flag (front right) is seen at the athletes' village of the World University Games in Taegu, South Korea on Aug. 18. North Korea canceled its participation in the games, Yonhap News Agency reported earlier in the day, quoting the North Korean Central Broadcasting Station.

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9 wounded as blast rocks Afghanistan's Jalalabad city

STORY: 9 wounded as blast rocks Afghanistan's Jalalabad city DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site in Jalalabad city STORYLINE: Nine people have been confirmed wounded as a blast rocked a currency exchange market in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, local TV channel the Tolonews reported. Quoting an anonymous source, the private media outlet reported that nine injured people had been taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Security officials have yet to make a comment on the attack. This is the second blast in Afghanistan since early Tuesday. In the previous blast, which struck a bus carrying government employees in the northern Mazar-i-Sharif city in the morning rush hour on Tuesday, seven people were killed and six others wounded, the police said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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Milk-based sweets get costlier in India as lumpy skin disease impacts milk production

STORY: Milk-based sweets get costlier in India as lumpy skin disease impacts milk production DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of cowshed 3. various of people doing milking 4. various of milk-based sweets STORYLINE: Milk-based sweets in the western Indian state of Rajasthan -- one of the worst hit due to the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) -- have become costlier in the wake of a decrease in milk production, locals said Friday. LSD has taken a heavy toll on the cattle population in several Indian states and impacted milk production. Local media reports quoting data maintained by the department of animal husbandry said the disease has affected over 1.6 million cattle and killed 75,000 others between July and September. Reports pouring in from the western state of Rajasthan said milk collection has drastically fallen, impacting the production of milk-based sweets where milk forms the main ingred

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Swine fever fear grips part of India's Assam

STORY: Swine fever fear grips part of India's Assam DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of village area 3. various of pigs STORYLINE: The fear of African swine fever has gripped the Dibrugarh district of India's northeastern state Assam, after 21 pigs died of the disease during the last month, confirmed a veterinary doctor to Xinhua over phone on Sunday. "After 21 pigs had died last month, a few samples were sent for medical examination at a lab and the disease was confirmed. All the pigs that had died last month belonged to the same poultry farm located in a village. We alerted all areas in the immediate vicinity, and called for the culling of the pigs suffering from the disease," said Dibrugarh Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Officer Dr. Himandu Bikash Barua. Quoting experts, media reports said that the African swine fever does not infect, or spread to humans even though it is deadly and highly contagious for pigs.

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Afghan forces destroy IS weapon cache in eastern Parwan province

STORY: Afghan forces destroy IS weapon cache in eastern Parwan province DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the destroyed weapon cache of the Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan's eastern Parwan province STORYLINE: Security forces have found and destroyed a weapon cache of the Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan's eastern Parwan province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Kamran Habibi said on Tuesday. Quoting the official, the local Tolo television channel reported that the weapon cache was discovered in a house in the provincial capital Charikar city on Monday and police have taken into custody three persons, including a woman, in this connection. Police have discovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition, including two suicide vests, from the weapon cache and dynamited the house, which damaged several houses nearby, the media outlet reported. The hardliner IS, which has claimed responsibility for a series of blasts over the past

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Afghanistan exports 1 mln square meters of carpets last year: local media

STORY: Afghanistan exports 1 mln square meters of carpets last year: local media DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of carpet stores STORYLINE: Afghanistan has exported more than 1 million square meters of carpet over the past year, a local television channel reported Saturday. Quoting the Union of Carpet Producers and Exporters of the country, Tolonews reported that "the number of carpet weavers increased over the past one year and the country produced and exported more than 1 million square meters of carpets in the year of 1400 (in Persian calendar ended on March 20). "Production has increased by 20 percent," the media outlet quoted Mohammad Asef Yaghoubi, a member of the Carpet Producers and Exporters Union, as saying. However, following the U.S. military withdrawal, Washington has slapped sanctions on the new Afghan administration, freezing Afghanistan's central bank assets worth more than 9 billion U.S. dollars and thus pl

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Health agency chief says unvaccinated people account for 92 pct COVID-19 deaths this year in India

STORY: Health agency chief says unvaccinated people account for 92 pct COVID-19 deaths this year in India DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street view of India STORYLINE: Chief of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhargava said on Thursday that unvaccinated people account for 92 percent of COVID-19 deaths so far this year in India. "During 2022, unvaccinated individuals were 92 percent responsible for all the deaths," he told a press briefing. Quoting a study on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing mortality, Bhargava said the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine is 98.9 percent effective and if both doses are given, the effectiveness is 99.3 percent. V.K. Paul, member of think-tank National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog (commission), said vaccines have played a vital role in the fight against COVID-19. "It is evident that vaccines and the wide vaccination coverage have pl

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Hiroshima mayor denounces nukes at Vienna forum

VIENNA, Austria - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba addresses a conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in Vienna on May 2 and repeated a call for the abolition of nuclear weapons, quoting words of the slain Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito. (Kyodo)

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(2)Venue for Jenkins family reunion undecided

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda speaks to reporters after holding talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Num Sun in Jakarta on June 29. Quoting Paek, Wirajuda said the planned reunion between Soga and her American husband Charles Jenkins and their two daughters is ''still under consultations with the parties concerned.'' (Kyodo)

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N. Korea to seal nuke complex in late July: report

SEOUL, South Korea - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters on arrival at Inchon airport outside Seoul on June 18. Hill told reporters earlier in Beijing that he expects North Korea to complete the process of freezing and sealing its Yongbyon nuclear facility in ''weeks, not months.'' Quoting a North Korean diplomatic source, the Russian Interfax news agency said the process would be completed in the second half of July (Kyodo)

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N. Korea to seal nuke complex in late July: report

BEIJING, China - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, tells a news conference in Beijing on June 18 that he expects North Korea to carry out the process of freezing and sealing its Yongbyon nuclear facility in ''weeks, not months.'' Quoting a North Korean diplomatic source, Russia's Interfax news agency said it will take about a month for North Korea to freeze the reactor. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureate Yunus promotes micro-credit scheme in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, answers a reporter's question at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 25. He called for the Japanese government to introduce the idea of ''micro-credit'' in extending aid to developing countries, quoting his acclaimed scheme of providing loans to the poor without collateral. (Kyodo)

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Crown Princess Masako

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 19, 2009, in Yokohama shows Crown Princess Masako. The 48-year-old crown princess's health conditions can easily worsen due to fatigue, the head of the Crown Prince's Household said April 6, 2012, quoting a statement released by her medical team. (Kyodo)

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Rival camps declare victory in Indonesia presidential election

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo, popularly known as "Jokowi," celebrate in central Jakarta on July 9, 2014, after the former Jakarta governor's camp claimed victory following an exit poll showing he had secured 52.12 percent of the votes cast. But his rival, former army general Prabowo Subianto, also claimed victory, quoting three pollsters his camp had hired for quick counts. (Kyodo)