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Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025, shows a first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 liquid carrier rocket conducted on an offshore launch pad at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province. A first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 large liquid-propellant carrier rocket was successfully held here on Monday. Independent development of the Tianlong-3 rocket began in March 2022 by Chinese commercial aerospace company Space Pioneer. The rocket is 72 meters in length with a takeoff mass of 600 tonnes. Its first stage is equipped with nine "Tianhuo-12" engines operating in parallel. The rocket has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 17-22 tonnes, and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 10-17 tonnes. It is able to launch 36 satellites in a single mission and supports large-scale cargo transport for China's space station, as well as medium- and high-orbit satellite launches. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egypt's central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

STORY: Egypt's central bank keeps interest rates unchanged DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Bank of Egypt 2. various of an accountant counting banknotes 3. various of the National Bank of Egypt 4. various of Banque Misr STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided Thursday to maintain interest rates at current levels. During its meeting, the CBE's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the overnight deposit rate, overnight lending rate and the rate of the main operation at 19.25 percent, 20.25 percent and 19.75 percent, respectively. The discount rate remained at 19.75 percent. According to Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, the country's year-on-year headline inflation hit a record high of 39.7 percent in August, compared to 38.2 percent in July and 15.3 percent in August 2022. In early August, the CBE raised the interest rates by 100 basis points, or 1 percent, in a bid to contain high inflat

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Ship with Ukrainian grain arrives off Türkiye's Bosphorus Strait via "humanitarian corridor"

STORY: Ship with Ukrainian grain arrives off Türkiye's Bosphorus Strait via "humanitarian corridor" DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:22 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of a cargo ship STORYLINE: The first cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain arrived off Türkiye's Bosphorus Strait on Thursday using a temporary "humanitarian corridor." The Ihlas news agency said the ship "Resilient Africa" anchored off the Sariyer district at the Black Sea entrance of the Bosphorus Strait. The vessel will later pass through the strait, heading to Israel, according to the agency. Ukraine announced in August a "humanitarian corridor" to allow grain shipment after Russia withdrew from a UN-brokered grain agreement. Russia and Ukraine separately signed the Black Sea Grain Initiative in Istanbul in July 2022, allowing Ukraine to export its grain and other agricultural products from its Black Sea ports. Renewed twice, the agreement collapsed on July 17

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VENEZUELA-VIEWS

(230913) -- CARACAS, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2022 shows the island of Margarita in Venezuela. Venezuela lies along South America's Caribbean coast, bordering Brazil, Colombia and Guyana. The country has rich mineral resources and its oil and gas reserves rank among the top worldwide. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry out observation work during the Yangtze Finless Porpoise Expedition 2022 in the Shishou section of Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 23, 2022. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Baiji dolphins to their "cousins" - Yangtze finless porpoises. Eleven Yangtze fi

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hao Yujiang, an associate researcher of the the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), conducts an observation of the Yangtze finless porpoise at the Shishou section of Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province, Sept 23, 2022. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Ba

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SOUTH AFRICA-TOURISM

(230722) -- JOHANNESBURG, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A giraffe is pictured at the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Sept. 17, 2022. South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It has a pleasant climate and famous tourist destinations such as Cape of Good Hope, Kruger National Park and the Table Mountain, attracting a large number of foreign tourists for vacation and sightseeing every year. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-TOURISM

(230722) -- JOHANNESBURG, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An elephant walks near tourists at the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Sept. 17, 2022. South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It has a pleasant climate and famous tourist destinations such as Cape of Good Hope, Kruger National Park and the Table Mountain, attracting a large number of foreign tourists for vacation and sightseeing every year. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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SOUTH AFRICA-TOURISM

(230722) -- JOHANNESBURG, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists watch wild animals at the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Sept. 17, 2022. South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It has a pleasant climate and famous tourist destinations such as Cape of Good Hope, Kruger National Park and the Table Mountain, attracting a large number of foreign tourists for vacation and sightseeing every year. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

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Lebanon launches "Capital of Arab Media 2023" celebration

STORY: Lebanon launches "Capital of Arab Media 2023" celebration DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZIAD MAKARY, Lebanese caretaker Information Minister STORYLINE: Lebanese caretaker Information Minister Ziad Makary on Tuesday launched the "Beirut, Capital of Arab Media 2023" activities, in a bid to reinforce Lebanon's Arab identity. Hundreds of politicians, diplomats and media representatives attended a ceremony held in Lebanon's capital Beirut under the auspices of Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the National News Agency reported. "We want the celebration to be an energy of relief, hope, and a gateway to the return of the Lebanese-Arab relations to their natural course," Makary said at the ceremony. The Arab Information Ministers Council decided on Sept. 22, 2022 to name Beirut as the "Capital of Arab Media 2023," which aims to consolidate the ties between Lebanese and Arab media. SOUNDBITE (Arabic)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230224) -- ZANZIBAR, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 22, 2023 shows the Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Since 1964, China has been assigning medical teams to Zanzibar to provide medical services for the local people, train local medical personnel, and promote the development of Zanzibar's health care. Members of the 32nd Chinese medical team to Zanzibar arrived in Zanzibar on Sept. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230224) -- ZANZIBAR, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Yang Weizhe checks a magnetic resonance imaging result at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Feb. 22, 2023. Since 1964, China has been assigning medical teams to Zanzibar to provide medical services for the local people, train local medical personnel, and promote the development of Zanzibar's health care. Members of the 32nd Chinese medical team to Zanzibar arrived in Zanzibar on Sept. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230224) -- ZANZIBAR, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Liu Yajian (2nd R) watches a local doctor doing acupuncture therapy for a patient at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Feb. 22, 2023. Since 1964, China has been assigning medical teams to Zanzibar to provide medical services for the local people, train local medical personnel, and promote the development of Zanzibar's health care. Members of the 32nd Chinese medical team to Zanzibar arrived in Zanzibar on Sept. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230224) -- ZANZIBAR, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Liu Cuixia gives an examination for a patient at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Feb. 22, 2023. Since 1964, China has been assigning medical teams to Zanzibar to provide medical services for the local people, train local medical personnel, and promote the development of Zanzibar's health care. Members of the 32nd Chinese medical team to Zanzibar arrived in Zanzibar on Sept. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230224) -- ZANZIBAR, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Guo Wei (2nd L) diagnoses for a patient at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Feb. 22, 2023. Since 1964, China has been assigning medical teams to Zanzibar to provide medical services for the local people, train local medical personnel, and promote the development of Zanzibar's health care. Members of the 32nd Chinese medical team to Zanzibar arrived in Zanzibar on Sept. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230224) -- ZANZIBAR, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dentist Sheng Lei diagnoses for a patient at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Feb. 22, 2023. Since 1964, China has been assigning medical teams to Zanzibar to provide medical services for the local people, train local medical personnel, and promote the development of Zanzibar's health care. Members of the 32nd Chinese medical team to Zanzibar arrived in Zanzibar on Sept. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-ANCIENT IMPERIAL CITY-BUILDING RUINS-DISCOVERY (CN)

(230222) -- BAIRIN LEFT BANNER, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 27, 2022 shows the south-facing building relics in a courtyard of the imperial city in the ruins of Shangjing, the ancient capital of the Liao Dynasty (907-1125), in Lindong Township of Bairin Left Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. TO GO WITH "Chinese archaeologists find large building ruins in ancient imperial city" (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: A happy holiday feast for Chinese amid global inflation woes -- how?

(230121) -- BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers thresh grains at a paddy field in Lianglong Village of Hongshui Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Xinhua Headlines: China expected to boost world economic recovery in 2023

(221217) -- BEIJING, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker is seen at an intelligent production base of the Great Wall Motors (GWM) in Yongchuan District of Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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Xinhua Headlines: Why foreign enterprises double down on investment in China

(221027) -- TIANJIN, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a workshop of Novo Nordisk (China) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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Xinhua Headlines: Why foreign enterprises double down on investment in China

(221027) -- TIANJIN, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a lab of Novo Nordisk (China) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy's first woman PM

STORY: Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy's first woman PM DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Quirinale Presidential Palace 2. various of President Sergio Mattarella speaking 3. various of Giorgia Meloni announcing the list of the new government STORYLINE: Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right populist Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, became Italy's first woman prime minister on Friday. The official announcement came after she met with the country's President, Sergio Mattarella, at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in the afternoon. Meloni received the mandate to form a new cabinet less than a month after her victory in the country's snap election on Sept. 25. Her new cabinet, which will include 22 ministers, will be sworn in on Saturday, Ugo Zampetti, secretary general of the Presidency of the Republic, told reporters. Meloni's FdI party won 26 percent of the vote in September, and she will now lead the country in a right-wing

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Xinhua Headlines: China -- a global growth engine over past decade

(221014) -- BEIJING, Oct. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a workshop of Novo Nordisk (China) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CANGWU-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-TEA MASTER (CN)

(221010) -- NANNING, Oct. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xuelan (front) walks down a hill with villagers after picking tea leaves in Shanping, a Yao ethnic village in Liubao, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Tea master shares family secret for common prosperity" (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CANGWU-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-TEA MASTER (CN)

(221010) -- NANNING, Oct. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xuelan (R) and a villager weigh a bag of newly-picked tea leaves in Shanping, a Yao ethnic village in Liubao, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Tea master shares family secret for common prosperity" (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CANGWU-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-TEA MASTER (CN)

(221010) -- NANNING, Oct. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xuelan picks tea leaves in Shanping, a Yao ethnic village in Liubao, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Tea master shares family secret for common prosperity" (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CANGWU-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-TEA MASTER (CN)

(221010) -- NANNING, Oct. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xuelan walks on a country road in Shanping, a Yao ethnic village in Liubao, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Tea master shares family secret for common prosperity" (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's economic recovery in the eyes of entrepreneurs, bankers and urban households

(221010) -- BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at an intelligent production base of the Great Wall Motors (GWM) in Yongchuan District of Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-PEACH PLANTATION (CN)

(221008) -- WUHAN, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2022 shows a peach planting base in Xinzhou district of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Barren land turned into flourishing peach orchards in Hubei" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-PEACH PLANTATION (CN)

(221008) -- WUHAN, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cao Guiyuan is pictured at a peach planting base in Xinzhou district of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Barren land turned into flourishing peach orchards in Hubei" (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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Afghanistan receives 40 mln U.S. dollars in cash aid

STORY: Afghanistan receives 40 mln U.S. dollars in cash aid DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) 2. various of streets and people in Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghanistan has received a batch of 40 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian cash aid for bolstering its economy, said Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank in a statement on Wednesday. This is the second batch of 40 million U.S. dollars in cash aid sent to Afghanistan by the international community over the past week. "As part of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, a batch of 40 million U.S. dollars in cash reached Kabul Tuesday and was transferred to one of the country's commercial banks," the statement said without naming the bank where the cash has been deposited. The war-torn and economically impoverished Afghanistan received a similar amount on Sept. 22 as part of the support to raise the country's foreign reserve, which has reached more than 1.2

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CHINA-SHAANXI-DALI-JUJUBE PLANTING (CN)

(221002) -- XI'AN, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager picks winter jujubes at a greenhouse in Xiaopo Village of Dali County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 22, 2020. TO GO WITH "Across China: Fortune jujube grows in barren land by the Yellow River" (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-DALI-JUJUBE PLANTING (CN)

(221002) -- XI'AN, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2020 shows greenhouses of jujube planting in Xiaopo Village of Dali County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Fortune jujube grows in barren land by the Yellow River" (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-DALI-JUJUBE PLANTING (CN)

(221002) -- XI'AN, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member weighs a basket of harvested winter jujubes at a specialized farmer cooperative in Xiaopo Village of Dali County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 22, 2020. TO GO WITH "Across China: Fortune jujube grows in barren land by the Yellow River" (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

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Xinhua Headlines: China remains priority market for foreign enterprises

(220930) -- BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a workshop of Novo Nordisk (China) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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Japan-Ukraine talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal hold talks in New York on Sept. 22, 2022, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Japan-Ukraine talks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal shake hands ahead of their talks in New York on Sept. 22, 2022, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Iranian President Raisi in N.Y.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks at a press conference in New York on Sept. 22, 2022.

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Japan PM Kishida in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 22, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R), accompanied by his wife Yuko, waves before leaving New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sept. 22, 2022. He was visiting New York to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly.

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Japan PM Kishida in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 22, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) rings the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 22, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R), accompanied by his wife Yuko, is pictured before leaving New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sept. 22, 2022. He was visiting New York to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly.

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Kuwait holds parliamentary elections

STORY: Kuwait holds parliamentary elections DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting station STORYLINE: Kuwaitis headed to parliamentary polls on Thursday to elect 50 members of the National Assembly from among 305 candidates representing five constituencies in the country, state news agency KUNA reported. Nearly 800,000 citizens are eligible to vote in the Kuwaiti elections and 22 of the 305 candidates are women, said KUNA. The Ministry of the Interior has selected 123 schools as polling stations, it added. This is the first time that the voting system based on national identity is adopted in Kuwaiti elections, meaning each voter can only go to the polling station in their own constituency. Kuwait officially dissolved the parliament on Aug. 2 in a royal decree saying the dissolution resulted from "lack of harmony and cooperation ... and behavior that threaten national unity." With a mandate of four years, the unicameral Kuw

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Chinese-built road project commissioned in Ghana

STORY: Chinese-built road project commissioned in Ghana DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. ribbon cutting 2. various of Cape Coast inner-city road projects 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Ghana's Vice President 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THELMA VUAH, Administrator, Cape Coast Technical University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana 6. various of Cape Coast inner-city road projects 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): LU KUN, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana STORYLINE: A road project constructed by a Chinese company was commissioned Monday in Cape Coast, the capital of Ghana's Central Region. The project, which is part of the agreement between the Ghanaian government and Sinohydro Corporation Limited, has a length of 22 km. Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who commissioned the completed project, said the objective of the project is to enhance intra-urban regional and national traffic flow and strengthen reg

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Scene from Pyeongyang

People wearing masks walk near Pyongyang Station on Sept. 22, 2022, amid fresh concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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German fashion designer's inextricable bond with traditional Chinese silk

STORY: German fashion designer's inextricable bond with traditional Chinese silk DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:20 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kathrin's shop 2. clothing in Kathrin's shop 3. Kathrin working on new clothing 4. fashion show featuring Kathrin's design 5. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHRIN VON RECHENBERG, German fashion designer STORYLINE: Born in Munich, Germany, Kathrin von Rechenberg was so captivated by the delicate, classic Chinese silk of "Xiangyunsha," or "fragrant cloud organza," at first sight and touch that in 1999 she came to China in search of it. About a year later, she met her husband Zhang Xiangyun. The couple found some fragrant cloud organza weaved in the 1960s and dyed in the 1980s at a time-honored store in the Qianmen neighborhood, where she later set up a clothing studio. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHRIN VON RECHENBERG, German fashion designer "My name is Kathrin von Rechenberg. I'm from Munich, Germany, and I'm living in Beijing for 22 years

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U.S. Fed rate hikes spell trouble for Türkiye, emerging markets: expert

STORY: U.S. Fed rate hikes spell trouble for Türkiye, emerging markets: expert DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets 2. various of an exchange office 3. various of Turkish Central Bank 4. SOUNDBITE (English): YALCIN KARATEPE, Economy and finance professor at Ankara University STORYLINE: A Turkish expert has said that aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve have a drastic effect on emerging markets, particularly import-reliant Türkiye floundering with a weak currency and runaway inflation. On Sep. 22, the Fed decided on a third consecutive three-quarter-point rate hike, as it continues to ramp up its fight against the country's surging inflation. Most countries have raised interest rates to fight the economic impact of the Fed's rate hikes in order to protect their currencies and prevent the outflow of foreign funds. But Türkiye did just the opposite. It has lowered its policy rate by 700 basis points since

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Italy's right-wing coalition scores broad victory in parliamentary elections

STORY: Italy's right-wing coalition scores broad victory in parliamentary elections DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of center-right fans on September 22 2. various of right-wing alliance' leaders on the stage on September 22 3. SOUNDBITE (Italian): GIORGIA MELONI, Leader of the Brothers of Italy 4. pics of former Italian Prime Minister and leader of Populist Five Star Movement (M5S), Antonio Conte, casting his vote in Rome on September 25 5. Italian Foreign Minister Roberto Di Maio casting his vote at a polling station in Naples on September 25 STORYLINE: A right-wing coalition scored a broad victory in Italy's general election to form a new parliament on Sunday, official results showed Monday evening. As vote counting concluded in 99 percent of polling stations across the country, nationalist Brothers of Italy was put at 26 percent of the vote, according to data provided by the Interior Ministry. As such, its leader Giorgia Meloni would

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT-LIFE

(220927) -- SLAVYANSK, Sept. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents shop at a local market in Slavyansk, Sept. 22, 2022. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)