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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-ECONOMY-FORECAST

(220516) -- BRUSSELS, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has forced the European Commission to slash its annual growth expectation for both the European Union (EU) and eurozone this year, it announced on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-WHEAT PRODUCTION

(220516) -- QALYUBIA , May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man shows wheat at a grain silo in Banha of Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on May 16, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that Egypt will not have a crisis in wheat supplies despite the repercussions of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two main wheat exporters to Egypt. Egypt has wheat reserves sufficient for four months, and with continuing local wheat production, it is expected to be sufficient till the end of the year, he noted. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Hungary's Orban takes 5th oath of office as PM

STORY: Hungary's Orban takes 5th oath of office as PM DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hungarian Parliament building 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): VIKTOR ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister 3. various of the event STORYLINE: Political veteran Viktor Orban took the oath of office for the fifth time as Prime Minister in the Hungarian parliament on Monday. In his speech, Orban warned that difficult times lay ahead, noting the decade began with the COVID-19 pandemic and continued with the Russia-Ukraine conflict. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): VIKTOR ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister "The war and the following European sanctions created an energy crisis. This and the interest rate hikes have brought high inflation, which in turn will bring a recession and an economic decline." The Hungarian leader spoke out against the sanctions policy of the European Union (EU), saying that he had never before seen sanctions reach their goal. Orban has b

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL-MEETING

(220517) -- BRUSSELS, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell addresses the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. European Union (EU) foreign ministers failed to reach an agreement on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia on Monday, including a controversial oil embargo. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL-MEETING

(220517) -- BRUSSELS, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrives for the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. European Union (EU) foreign ministers failed to reach an agreement on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia on Monday, including a controversial oil embargo. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Putin: Russia to respond to expansion of NATO military infrastructure into Finland, Sweden

STORY: Putin: Russia to respond to expansion of NATO military infrastructure into Finland, Sweden DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kremlin 2. various of Mariupol 3. various of Russian Defense Ministry 4. various of the EU STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow would respond if the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would deploy military infrastructure on the territories of Finland or Sweden. "The expansion of military infrastructure into these territories would certainly trigger our response, which would depend on the kind of threats this would pose for us," the Kremlin cited the president as saying at a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Moscow. Also on Monday, Russian Defense Ministry said that Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement on the evacuation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. The ministry said that a "silence regime" h

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War in Ukraine

Volodymyr Yadlivka stands near destroyed vehicles in the village of Peremoga in the Kyiv region on May 10, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-ECONOMY-FORECAST

(220516) -- BRUSSELS, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has forced the European Commission to slash its annual growth expectation for both the European Union (EU) and eurozone this year, it announced on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-WHEAT PRODUCTION

(220516) -- QALYUBIA , May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks wheat before receiving it from a farmer at a grain silo in Banha of Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on May 16, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that Egypt will not have a crisis in wheat supplies despite the repercussions of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two main wheat exporters to Egypt. Egypt has wheat reserves sufficient for four months, and with continuing local wheat production, it is expected to be sufficient till the end of the year, he noted. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-WHEAT PRODUCTION

(220516) -- QALYUBIA , May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers unload wheat at a grain silo in Banha of Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on May 16, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that Egypt will not have a crisis in wheat supplies despite the repercussions of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two main wheat exporters to Egypt. Egypt has wheat reserves sufficient for four months, and with continuing local wheat production, it is expected to be sufficient till the end of the year, he noted. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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On-site in Ukraine: Over 260 Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal

STORY: On-site in Ukraine: Over 260 Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: LVIV, Ukraine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter in Lviv, Ukraine STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter in Lviv, Ukraine "The Ukrainian authorities started an operation to evacuate the Ukrainian military from the Azovstal plant in the embattled city of Mariupol, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Tuesday, citing Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar. Malyar said that 53 previously wounded soldiers were evacuated from Azovstal to a healthcare facility in the Russia-controlled Novoazovsk for medical treatment, while 211 other troops were taken to the Russia-controlled Olenivka through the humanitarian corridor. Later, the Ukrainian soldiers will be exchanged for the captured Russians, Malyar said. She added that the evacuation operation is carried out by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry,

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-ECONOMY-FORECAST

(220516) -- BRUSSELS, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has forced the European Commission to slash its annual growth expectation for both the European Union (EU) and eurozone this year, it announced on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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War in Ukraine

Nadia Bashkir speaks in the Ukrainian village of Peremoga, near Kyiv, on May 10, 2022. She observed Nazi Germany's invasion during World War II about 80 years ago and has seen that by Russia in 2022.

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-ECONOMY-FORECAST

(220516) -- BRUSSELS, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has forced the European Commission to slash its annual growth expectation for both the European Union (EU) and eurozone this year, it announced on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-WHEAT PRODUCTION

(220516) -- QALYUBIA , May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers unshell harvested wheat in a field in Banha of Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on May 16, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that Egypt will not have a crisis in wheat supplies despite the repercussions of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two main wheat exporters to Egypt. Egypt has wheat reserves sufficient for four months, and with continuing local wheat production, it is expected to be sufficient till the end of the year, he noted. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-WHEAT PRODUCTION

(220516) -- QALYUBIA , May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles carrying wheat are seen at a grain silo in Banha of Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on May 16, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that Egypt will not have a crisis in wheat supplies despite the repercussions of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two main wheat exporters to Egypt. Egypt has wheat reserves sufficient for four months, and with continuing local wheat production, it is expected to be sufficient till the end of the year, he noted. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-WHEAT PRODUCTION

(220516) -- QALYUBIA , May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker unloads wheat at a grain silo in Banha of Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on May 16, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that Egypt will not have a crisis in wheat supplies despite the repercussions of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two main wheat exporters to Egypt. Egypt has wheat reserves sufficient for four months, and with continuing local wheat production, it is expected to be sufficient till the end of the year, he noted. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-WHEAT PRODUCTION

(220516) -- QALYUBIA , May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer unshells harvested wheat in a field in Banha of Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on May 16, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that Egypt will not have a crisis in wheat supplies despite the repercussions of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two main wheat exporters to Egypt. Egypt has wheat reserves sufficient for four months, and with continuing local wheat production, it is expected to be sufficient till the end of the year, he noted. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-ECONOMY-FORECAST

(220516) -- BRUSSELS, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni attends a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has forced the European Commission to slash its annual growth expectation for both the European Union (EU) and eurozone this year, it announced on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-ECONOMY-FORECAST

(220516) -- BRUSSELS, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has forced the European Commission to slash its annual growth expectation for both the European Union (EU) and eurozone this year, it announced on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-ECONOMY-FORECAST

(220516) -- BRUSSELS, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has forced the European Commission to slash its annual growth expectation for both the European Union (EU) and eurozone this year, it announced on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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NATO expansion root cause of Ukraine crisis: former senior French official

STORY: NATO expansion root cause of Ukraine crisis: former senior French official DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:35 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of NATO's Headquarters and military exercises 2. SOUNDBITE (French): PIERRE CONESA, Former French Defense Ministry official STORYLINE: Finland and Sweden have both announced decisions to apply for the NATO membership. If the two countries join the military alliance, it would end their long-standing policy of military non-alignment. Pierre Conesa, a former French Defense Ministry official, says that all the developments contribute to a missed opportunity to propose an inclusive European security architecture to Russia, wherein lies the source of the ongoing Ukrainian crisis. SOUNDBITE (French): PIERRE CONESA, Former French Defense Ministry official We know this provokes a crisis. For example, Russia's sensitivity towards Sweden and Finland is that today Swedish and Finnish neutrality allows Russia to access the port

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL-MEETING

(220517) -- BRUSSELS, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (R) talks to Luxembourg's Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn during the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. European Union (EU) foreign ministers failed to reach an agreement on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia on Monday, including a controversial oil embargo. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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War in Ukraine

Nadia Bashkir wipes her tears as she speaks in the Ukrainian village of Peremoga, near Kyiv, on May 10, 2022. She observed Nazi Germany's invasion during World War II about 80 years ago and has seen that by Russia in 2022.

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War in Ukraine

Volodymyr Yadlivka stands near a destroyed vehicle in the village of Peremoga in the Kyiv region on May 10, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL-MEETING

(220517) -- BRUSSELS, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian attends the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. European Union (EU) foreign ministers failed to reach an agreement on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia on Monday, including a controversial oil embargo. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL-MEETING

(220517) -- BRUSSELS, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (R) attends the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. European Union (EU) foreign ministers failed to reach an agreement on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia on Monday, including a controversial oil embargo. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-ECONOMY-FORECAST

(220516) -- BRUSSELS, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has forced the European Commission to slash its annual growth expectation for both the European Union (EU) and eurozone this year, it announced on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-ECONOMY-FORECAST

(220516) -- BRUSSELS, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine crisis has forced the European Commission to slash its annual growth expectation for both the European Union (EU) and eurozone this year, it announced on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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EGYPT-QALYUBIA-WHEAT PRODUCTION

(220516) -- QALYUBIA , May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker unloads wheat at a grain silo in Banha of Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on May 16, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that Egypt will not have a crisis in wheat supplies despite the repercussions of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two main wheat exporters to Egypt. Egypt has wheat reserves sufficient for four months, and with continuing local wheat production, it is expected to be sufficient till the end of the year, he noted. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Ukrainian singer Tina Karol, Japan PM Kishida

Ukrainian singer Tina Karol (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 16, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian singer Tina Karol, Japan PM Kishida

Ukrainian singer Tina Karol (C) meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 16, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc., can be seen on the left.

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FULL MOON-VIEWS

(220516) -- MOSCOW, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows a full moon rising above the buildings in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT

(220516) -- MARIUPOL, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows a view of the Azovstal plant in the port city of Mariupol. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT

(220516) -- MARIUPOL, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A local resident prepares meal outside a damaged building in the port city of Mariupol, May 15, 2022. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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FULL MOON-VIEWS

(220516) -- MOSCOW, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows a full moon in the sky over Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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FULL MOON-VIEWS

(220516) -- MOSCOW, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows a full moon in the sky over Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT

(220516) -- MARIUPOL, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A local resident is seen outside a damaged building in the port city of Mariupol, May 15, 2022. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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