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UK: Hundreds Rally as Mo Chara Appears in Court Over Hezbollah Flag Incident

Hundreds of supporters gathered outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Thursday, June 18, as Mo Chara, a member of the rap group Kneecap, appeared on a charge related to the alleged display of a Hezbollah flag during a concert in November last year.

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UGANDA-COFFEE EXPORT-RECORD BREAKING

(240718) -- KAMPALA, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Women sort coffee berries at a coffee drying yard in the town of Sironko, in the eastern Ugandan district of Sironko on June 6, 2024. Uganda's coffee exports have recorded the highest foreign exchange earnings in 30 years due to improved quantity and quality, a state regulator said Thursday. TO GO WITH "Uganda's coffee export earnings reach 30-year high" (Photo by Ronald Ssekandi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-COFFEE EXPORT-RECORD BREAKING

(240718) -- KAMPALA, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman picks coffee berries in a plantation near the town of Budadiri in the eastern Ugandan district of Sironko on June 6, 2024. Uganda's coffee exports have recorded the highest foreign exchange earnings in 30 years due to improved quantity and quality, a state regulator said Thursday. TO GO WITH "Uganda's coffee export earnings reach 30-year high" (Photo by Ronald Ssekandi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-COFFEE EXPORT-RECORD BREAKING

(240718) -- KAMPALA, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Women pour fresh coffee berries on a tarpaulin for sun-drying in a plantation near the town of Budadiri in the eastern Ugandan district of Sironko on June 6, 2024. Uganda's coffee exports have recorded the highest foreign exchange earnings in 30 years due to improved quantity and quality, a state regulator said Thursday. TO GO WITH "Uganda's coffee export earnings reach 30-year high" (Photo by Ronald Ssekandi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-SIAMESE CROCODILE-NESTS

(240718) -- KOH KONG, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a Siamese crocodile hatchling in Koh Kong province, Cambodia. Five nests of nearly-extinct Siamese crocodiles have been discovered in Cambodia's Cardamom National Park, which is the largest number of nests ever found in more than 20 years, a conservationist group said in a joint press release on Thursday. (Bros Pov/Fauna & Flora/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manuel Fernandes 1951-2024 (Archive Images

Portugal, 27 june 2024 . One of the main figures in Sporting's history, he died this Thursday aged 73. He had been hospitalised after undergoing surgery in May for a tumour Alcochete, 06/11/18 - Entrevista a Manuel Fernandes na Academia do Sporting, em Alcochete, a propósito da sua vida como jogador naquele clube. (Sara Matos / Global Imagens)

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Manuel Fernandes 1951-2024 (Archive Images

Portugal, 27 june 2024 . One of the main figures in Sporting's history, he died this Thursday aged 73. He had been hospitalised after undergoing surgery in May for a tumour Alcochete, 06/11/18 - Entrevista a Manuel Fernandes na Academia do Sporting, em Alcochete, a propósito da sua vida como jogador naquele clube. (Sara Matos / Global Imagens)

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Manuel Fernandes 1951-2024 (Archive Images

Portugal, 27 june 2024 . One of the main figures in Sporting's history, he died this Thursday aged 73. He had been hospitalised after undergoing surgery in May for a tumour Alcochete, 06/11/18 - Entrevista a Manuel Fernandes na Academia do Sporting, em Alcochete, a propósito da sua vida como jogador naquele clube. (Sara Matos / Global Imagens)

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Manuel Fernandes 1951-2024 (Archive Images

Portugal, 27 june 2024 . One of the main figures in Sporting's history, he died this Thursday aged 73. He had been hospitalised after undergoing surgery in May for a tumour Alcochete, 06/11/18 - Entrevista a Manuel Fernandes na Academia do Sporting, em Alcochete, a propósito da sua vida como jogador naquele clube. (Sara Matos / Global Imagens)

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China is extremely important market for us: Continental China CEO

STORY: China is extremely important market for us: Continental China CEO SHOOTING TIME: June 21, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:01 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Continental AG 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ENNO TANG, President and CEO of Continental China STORYLINE: German car parts supplier Continental AG put into operation the fourth phase of its tire plant in China's Hefei on Thursday. The plant is Continental AG's first wholly-owned tire production base in China. With the new project, the company's annual tire production capacity in China is expected to reach 18 million in 2027. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ENNO TANG, President and CEO of Continental China "Continental has been in the Chinese market for 30 years, and it is an extremely important market for us globally. Its significance lies not only in its size but also in its technological leadership. Through 30 years of development, Chinese automobiles, especially in terms of electrification and intelligent systems,

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China-South Asia Cooperation Forum held in Kunming, China

STORY: China-South Asia Cooperation Forum held in Kunming, China DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 4th China-South Asia Cooperation Forum STORYLINE: The 4th China-South Asia Cooperation Forum with the theme of "Deepening Practical Cooperation and Promoting Common Development" opened on Thursday in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Participants will conduct field visits in Kunming and Yuxi cities. As an important platform for dialogue, exchange and cooperation between the governments of China and South Asian and Indian Ocean rim countries, the forum was first held in June 2018. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Productive women's bazaar held in Erbil, Iraq

STORY: Productive women's bazaar held in Erbil, Iraq DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bazaar STORYLINE: A bazaar named "Productive Woman" was held in the Iraqi city of Erbil on Thursday, which was organized by the Iraqi Al-Amal Association, in coordination with the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The bazaar aimed to encourage working women to develop their projects and rely on themselves in providing job opportunities for themselves and others. More than 33 women who have small projects and create handicrafts, participated in the bazaar. It witnessed the display of various types of handicrafts, such as accessories, jewelry and home accessories, as well as textiles, hand-embroidered clothes, and paintings. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Erbil, Iraq. (XHTV)

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Mongolia marks International Children's Day

STORY: Mongolia marks International Children's Day DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations of International Children's Day in Mongolia STORYLINE: Mongolia celebrated the International Children's Day on Thursday with colorful activities and programs, vowing to safeguard the rights and interests of children and draw public attention to the challenges facing them. "The International Children's Day is a day to raise the public awareness of children's rights and well-being. Under the motto of 'Children First,' the Mongolian government has been paying special attention to protecting the rights of children and creating a better society for them," Khurelbaatar Bulgantuya, minister of labor and social protection, said at the opening ceremony of celebrations in the central square of the national capital Ulan Bator. About one-third of Mongolia's 3.4 million population are children under the age of 18, according to the National Statistics

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Peruvian justice system orders 18-month detention for ousted president

STORY: Peruvian justice system orders 18-month detention for ousted president DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the preventive imprisonment sentence against former President Pedro Castillo 2. various of the hearings against Pedro Castillo 3. Photographs of Pedro Castillo at the time of his arrest STORYLINE: The Peruvian justice system on Thursday ordered 18 months of pre-trial detention against former president Pedro Castillo. According to the magistrate during the hearing, which took place virtually, the detention measure will be calculated until June 6 2024, and it will be notified to the National Penitentiary Institute for his "transfer and internment" in a prison. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lima. (XHTV)

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Japan's parliamentary session ends

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (L) and former Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata, now secretary general of the Democratic Party, bow to each other, as regular Diet (parliament) session comes to a close Thursday June 18. Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka (2nd from L) accompanies Hashimoto. A Japanese prime minister customarily pays a round of courtesy calls on opposition leaders at the end of each parliamentary sitting.

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Hashimoto meets the press

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto takes off his glasses as he winds up a press conference at his official residence Thursday June 18. He pledged to resolve the bad-loan problem of Japanese banks to spur the national economy and restore market confidence.

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German president visits Indonesia to enhance economic cooperation

STORY: German president visits Indonesia to enhance economic cooperation DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: BOGOR, Indonesia CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the welcoming ceremony (Courtesy of BPMI) 2. various of the meeting (Courtesy of BPMI) 3. various of the press conference (Courtesy of BPMI) 4. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): JOKO WIDODO, Indonesian President (Courtesy of BPMI) STORYLINE: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier paid a state visit to Indonesia from Wednesday to Friday. On Thursday, Steinmeier met Indonesian President Joko Widodo on bilateral cooperation, including investment in the electric vehicle sector, renewable energy, and carbon taxes. "I asked the German industry to develop semiconductor factories in Indonesia and make this industry part of the global chip supply chain," said Widodo at a joint press conference. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): JOKO WIDODO, Indonesian President "To invest in the green industrial park in Indonesia, Indonesia of

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Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves

STORY: Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of winter and summer view of Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake STORYLINE: Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake National Park has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said Thursday. The decision was made during the 34th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme taking place in Paris, France, from Monday to Friday, the ministry said in a statement. Khuvsgul Lake is located in the northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul near the Russian border, holding nearly 70 percent of Mongolia's fresh water, or 0.4 percent of the world's total. The lake is 1,645 meters above sea level, 136 km long and 262 meters deep. A total of nine sites from Mongolia have so far been registered in the network, according to the ministry.

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Documentary showcasing China's war against poverty inspires Nigerians

STORY: Documentary showcasing China's war against poverty inspires Nigerians DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nigerian audiences during the screening of Chinese documentary 2. various of documentary 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMED SULAIMAN, President of the Society of Nigerian Artists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FIDELIS DUKER, Nollywood movie producer and director 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MEMUNAT LADI IDU-LAH, Director of international cultural relations at the Ministry of Information and Culture STORYLINE: Dozens of Nigerians from all walks of life had an opportunity to experience how China fought a successful war against poverty when a documentary showcasing the entire process was screened in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, Thursday evening. The ecstatic viewers said at the end of the screening that they were largely inspired by the Chinese documentary, and charged to partake in the fight against poverty in Nigeria. Titled "Voices From

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Afghan forces detain 2 drug smugglers, seize contraband

STORY: Afghan forces detain 2 drug smugglers, seize contraband DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: various of street view in Afghanistanvarious of Afghan security forces STORYLINE: Afghan security forces have found illegal drugs and arrested two people during a routine checking of vehicles on the Kabul-Jalalabad road, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Friday. During the checking of a car on Thursday, police discovered 38 kg of illicit drugs and detained two commuters on the charge of smuggling the contraband, the news agency added. Without providing more details, the media outlet asserted that the security forces would continue to crack down on drug traffickers in the country. The Taliban-run administration, which formally banned poppy cultivation and its processing in April, has vowed to get Afghanistan out of the drug menace. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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CHINA-TIBET-PANCHEN RINPOCHE-BUDDHISM ACADEMY-VISIT (CN)

(220618) -- LHASA, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po visits the Tibet Buddhism Academy in Nyethang Township under Chushur County in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 17, 2022. Panchen Rinpoche on Thursday and Friday visited the Tibet Buddhism Academy. (Xinhua/Chogo)

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CHINA-TIBET-PANCHEN RINPOCHE-BUDDHISM ACADEMY-VISIT (CN)

(220618) -- LHASA, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po performs head-touching rituals at the Tibet Buddhism Academy in Nyethang Township under Chushur County in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 17, 2022. Panchen Rinpoche on Thursday and Friday visited the Tibet Buddhism Academy. (Xinhua/Chogo)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-DESERT RAIL LOOP-HOTAN-RUOQIANG RAILWAY-INAUGURATION (CN)

(220616) -- HOTAN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 18, 2022 shows the Qarqan River super major bridge along the Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The last section of a 2,712-km rail loop line around China's largest desert, the Taklimakan, in the country's northwesternmost Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was put into operation on Thursday. The opening of the Hotan-Ruoqiang rail line will enable trains to skirt a full circle around a desert for the first time in the world, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway). (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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Biden urges Congress to act on gun violence amid partisan tensions

STORY: Biden urges Congress to act on gun violence amid partisan tensions DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: WASHINGTON CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Congress to take action on gun violence in a prime-time address from the White House. The remarks came after the United States was shaken by a spate of mass shootings over the past few weeks. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President "How many more innocent American lives must be taken before we say enough, enough? My fellow Americans, enough, enough. It's time for each of us to do our part. It's time to act, for the children we've lost, for the children we can save, for the nation we love. Let's hear the call and the cry, let's meet the moment, let us finally do something. We need to ban assault weapons in high-capacity magazines. And if we can't ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21, stren

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Red Army member appears in court

Yoshimi Tanaka, 49, a member of Japan's Red Army guerrilla faction, answers questions from reporters during a recess of a public hearing that began at a Thai court Thursday June 18. He admitted he and eight other members of the Red Army hijacked a Japan Airlines plane to North Korea in 1970 but pleaded not guilty to charges against him for passing counterfeit U.S. banknotes in the Thai resort city of Pattaya in 1996.

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Japan's parliamentary session en

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (L) and former Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata, now secretary general of the Democratic Party, bow to each other, as regular Diet (parliament) session comes to a close Thursday June 18. Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka (2nd from L) accompanies Hashimoto. A Japanese prime minister customarily pays a round of courtesy calls on opposition leaders at the end of each parliamentary sitting.

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Hashimoto meets the press

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto takes off his glasses as he winds up a press conference at his official residence Thursday June 18. He pledged to resolve the bad-loan problem of Japanese banks to spur the national economy and restore market confidence.