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General election in Japan

Voters' shadows are reflected on a street during a stump speech by a politician in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the Feb. 8 general election.

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows Dilek Kaya Imamoglu, the wife of Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imanoglu delivers her speech, during a rally called by CHP in support of Imanoglu in Maltepe, on the outskirts of Istanbul on March 29, 2025. Protesters joined a mass rally in Istanbul on March 29, 2025 at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top figure in the party whose arrest has sparked 10 days of the country's biggest street demonstrations in a decade. Imamoglu's detention on March 19 has also prompted a repressive government response that has been sharply condemned by rights groups and drawn criticism from abroad. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Ankara's Mayor Mansur Yavas gives a speech during a rally called by the Republican People's Party (CHP) in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imanoglu in Maltepe, on the outskirts of Istanbul on March 29, 2025. Protesters joined a mass rally in Istanbul on March 29, 2025 at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top figure in the party whose arrest has sparked 10 days of the country's biggest street demonstrations in a decade. Imamoglu's detention on March 19 has also prompted a repressive government response that has been sharply condemned by rights groups and drawn criticism from abroad. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Dilek Kaya Imamoglu, the wife of Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imanoglu delivers her speech, next to her sons, during a rally called by CHP in support of Imanoglu in Maltepe, on the outskirts of Istanbul on March 29, 2025. Protesters joined a mass rally in Istanbul on March 29, 2025 at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top figure in the party whose arrest has sparked 10 days of the country's biggest street demonstrations in a decade. Imamoglu's detention on March 19 has also prompted a repressive government response that has been sharply condemned by rights groups and drawn criticism from abroad. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

A general view of the courthouse ahead of the prosecution's closing speech day during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster.

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone (L) prepares for his closing speech during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster.

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Richard Carta, architect judicial expert and defendant, arrives with his lawyer at the courthouse to assist to the prosecution's closing speech day during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Richard Carta, architect judicial expert and defendant, arrives with his lawyer at the courthouse to assist to the prosecution's closing speech day during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone (L) prepares for his closing speech during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster.

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Richard Carta, architect judicial expert and defendant, arrives with his lawyer at the courthouse to assist to the prosecution's closing speech day during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Xavier Cachard, defendant, former Vice-Chairman of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Regional Council and owner of a flat in one of the collapsed buildings, arrives at the courthouse to assist to the prosecution's closing speech day during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone (L) prepares for his closing speech during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster.

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone (L) prepares for his closing speech during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster.

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Julien Ruas, defendant and former deputy mayor in charge of urban risks at the Marseille cityhall, arrives at the courthouse to assist to the prosecution's closing speech day during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Xavier Cachard, defendant, former Vice-Chairman of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Regional Council and owner of a flat in one of the collapsed buildings, arrives at the courthouse to assist to the prosecution's closing speech day during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Building Collapse Trial - Marseille

Julien Ruas, defendant and former deputy mayor in charge of urban risks at the Marseille cityhall, arrives at the courthouse to assist to the prosecution's closing speech day during the trial of the 2018 fatal collapse of two buildings in the rue d'Aubagne street in Marseille, south-eastern France, on December 12, 2024. Six years after eight people died in the collapse of two buildings near Marseille's Old Port, the trial of sixteen people, including a former deputy mayor, began on November 7, 2024. They were all implicated in the sum total of negligence and financial calculations that led to the disaster. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Sculptor Volodymyr Shchur delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - MP Roman Hryshchuk (C) delivers a speech in the presence of Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus (L) and sculptor Volodymyr Shchur during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - MP Roman Hryshchuk delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Funeral of Iryna Farion in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JULY 22, 2024 - Head of the Svoboda secretariat, chief sergeant of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Ruslan Koshulynskyi delivers a speech during a viche (gathering) held as part of the funeral of linguistic professor and former MP Iryna Farion, 60, who was shot dead on the street on July 19, at the Lychakiv Cemetery, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Xinhua Headlines: NATO leaders gather amid political uncertainty, questions on relevance

(240710) -- BEIJING, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer delivers his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240706) -- BEIJING, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer and his wife are pictured after he delivered his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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(SpotNews)BRITAIN-LONDON-STARMER-NEW PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer and his wife are pictured after he delivered his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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(SpotNews)BRITAIN-LONDON-STARMER-NEW PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer and his wife are pictured after he delivered his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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(SpotNews)BRITAIN-LONDON-STARMER-NEW PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer and his wife enter 10 Downing Street after he delivered his first speech as British prime minister in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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PhotoFlash | Starmer officially becomes Britain's new PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer prepares to deliver his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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PhotoFlash | Starmer officially becomes Britain's new PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer delivers his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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PhotoFlash | Starmer officially becomes Britain's new PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer enters 10 Downing Street after he delivered his first speech as British prime minister in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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PhotoFlash | Starmer officially becomes Britain's new PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer (L) and his wife are pictured after he delivered his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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PhotoFlash | Starmer officially becomes Britain's new PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer (L) and his wife wave to the crowd after he delivered his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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PhotoFlash | Starmer officially becomes Britain's new PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer (L) and his wife wave to the crowd after he delivered his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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PhotoFlash | Starmer officially becomes Britain's new PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer delivers his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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PhotoFlash | Starmer officially becomes Britain's new PM

(240705) -- LONDON, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Keir Starmer delivers his first speech as British prime minister in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Keir Starmer, who led the Labour Party to achieve a landslide victory in Britain's general election, officially became the new prime minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-PM-GENERAL ELECTION-JULY 4

(240522) -- LONDON, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak returns to 10 Downing Street after delivering a speech in London, Britain, on May 22, 2024. Sunak announced on Wednesday that the country will hold a general election on July 4. (Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-PM-GENERAL ELECTION-JULY 4

(240522) -- LONDON, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak returns to 10 Downing Street after delivering a speech in London, Britain, on May 22, 2024. Sunak announced on Wednesday that the country will hold a general election on July 4. (Xinhua)

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Iranians Mourn Raisi’s Death - Tehran

A pro-government official gives a speech during a prayer rally for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held by pro-government after a helicopter crash news spread in Tehran, Iran, on May 19, 2024. A large crowd poured into the street after the reports of Raisi's helicopter crash as the rescue teams searched for the crash site. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australian treasurer warns of falling government revenue

STORY: Australian treasurer warns of falling government revenue SHOOTING DATE: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport, port and mine in Australia 2. various of the street views STORYLINE: Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned on Thursday that falling commodity prices and an uptick in unemployment will negatively impact revenue projections in Australia's upcoming federal budget. Chalmers made the remarks in a speech to a committee for economic development while outlining the Australian government's approach to its third federal budget, which he will hand down in May. He identified global uncertainty, persistent cost-of-living pressures and slowing growth as the three biggest drivers of the government's thinking regarding the budget. He said that the Australian government can no longer rely on large revenue upgrades, caused by tax receipts coming in larger than projected, due to the falling price of iro

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Indonesia criticizes some countries' double standards regarding Gaza conflict

STORY: Indonesia criticizes some countries' double standards regarding Gaza conflict SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: BANDUNG, Indonesia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views outside the Museum of the Asian African Conference 2. various of the venue 3. Retno Marsudi speaking STORYLINE: Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Monday criticized some countries for applying double standards regarding the Gaza conflict. Marsudi made the statement in her ministry's annual speech in the historic Merdeka Building in Bandung, where in 1955, dozens of countries pledged to reject colonialism and promote world peace. "The Global North is suddenly silent witnessing crimes against humanity. Where are all the lectures that they often give about human rights? Don't Palestinians have the same rights as the rest of us?" the foreign minister said. Marsudi referred to 2023 as the worst year for Palestinians, citing more than 21,000 fatalities in

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Inauguration Of Rue David Bowie - Paris

Mayor of the 13th arrondissment of Paris, Jerome Coumet, delivers a speech before unveiling a plaque during the inauguration of a street, named after British rock music and pop icon David Bowie, on the day of his 77th birthday, in the 13th district of Paris, on the left bank of the city on January 8, 2024. Bowie, counting as one of the most influential as well as best-selling, musicians of the 20th century, died eight years ago and there is no record of a David-Bowie-named street anywhere else Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration Of Rue David Bowie - Paris

Mayor of the 13th arrondissment of Paris, Jerome Coumet, delivers a speech before unveiling a plaque during the inauguration of a street, named after British rock music and pop icon David Bowie, on the day of his 77th birthday, in the 13th district of Paris, on the left bank of the city on January 8, 2024. Bowie, counting as one of the most influential as well as best-selling, musicians of the 20th century, died eight years ago and there is no record of a David-Bowie-named street anywhere else. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration Of Rue David Bowie - Paris

Mayor of the 13th arrondissment of Paris, Jerome Coumet, delivers a speech before unveiling a plaque during the inauguration of a street, named after British rock music and pop icon David Bowie, on the day of his 77th birthday, in the 13th district of Paris, on the left bank of the city on January 8, 2024. Bowie, counting as one of the most influential as well as best-selling, musicians of the 20th century, died eight years ago and there is no record of a David-Bowie-named street anywhere else. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Global AI safety summit kicks off in Britain

STORY: Global AI safety summit kicks off in Britain SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 1, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: BLETCHLEY PARK, Britain CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Global AI safety summit 2. various of speeches at the summit 3. various of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's speech on AI safety (last week) 4. various of event trailers released by 10 Downing Street and Bletchley Park (file) STORYLINE: A global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety opened in Britain on Wednesday as political leaders, AI companies representatives and experts gather to discuss the global future of AI and work toward a shared understanding of its risks. The two-day event, held at Bletchley Park, a countryside estate 50 miles north of London, aims to evaluate the risks of AI and discuss how they can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action, according to a statement from the British government. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, President of the European Commission

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Yemen's Houthi group sacks "cabinet" amid mass protests

STORY: Yemen's Houthi group sacks "cabinet" amid mass protests DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Houthi group holding a celebration to mark the birthday of the Muslim prophet Mohammed in the capital Sanaa. 2. various shots of Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi speaking at the celebration 3. various shots of Sanaa residents protesting on the street 4. various shots of the celebrations STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday sacked their "cabinet" which controls the country's north, amid the eruption of mass protests. The decision was announced by the group's leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi during a celebration to mark the birthday of the Muslim prophet Mohammed in the capital Sanaa. "The formation of a new competent cabinet will serve as a first stage of essential change ... to correct policies, serve the people, and address economic problems," the rebel leader said in a televised speech. The move came a day after wide

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WANG HUNING-SUPPORTING XINJIANG-WORK CONFERENCE (CN)

(230921) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits Liuxing Street community in Yining City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2023. Wang attended and delivered a speech at a work conference on supporting Xinjiang through "pairing assistance" programs. The conference was held from Sept. 19 to 21 in the region's Kashgar. During his visit to Xinjiang, Wang met with officials working for the program and members of the general public. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

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Ukrainian president visits Britain for defense cooperation

STORY: Ukrainian president visits Britain for defense cooperation DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Volodymyr Zelensky meeting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street (press release by 10 Downing Street) 2. various of Zelensky in UK parliament (Parliament TV) STORYLINE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday to discuss defense cooperation. This was his second visit outside his country since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Zelensky addressed both houses of the UK Parliament after meeting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street. He then met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. In his speech in Parliament, Zelensky thanked the UK for its support and appealed for fighter jets. The UK government said in a statement on Wednesday that it had already trained 10,000 Ukrainian troops to "battle readiness" over the past six months and would "upskill" a further 20,000 this yea

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Chinese New Year celebrated in Auckland

STORY: Chinese New Year celebrated in Auckland DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebration of the Chinese New Year in Auckland 2. various of guests delivering speeches 3. various of visitors STORYLINE: Lion dances, firecrackers, street foods and new year delicacies, Spring Festival couplets and adornments, candies and balloons have welcomed thousands of people from across New Zealand in celebrating Chinese New Year at the 2023 Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day event in Auckland on Saturday. The annual event, one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in New Zealand, was organized by the Auckland Chinese Community Centre and joined by New Zealand Minister for Social Development and Employment Carmel Sepuloni, Chinese Ambassador Wang Xiaolong, opposition leader Christopher Luxon and other distinguished guests. In her keynote speech, Sepuloni said the 2023 Chinese New Year celebration marked the passage from the

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People listen to a street speech on final day of campaign

TOKYO, Japan - People listen to street speeches in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 13, 2014, the day before they vote in the House of Representatives election.