Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Inside The Perilous Brick-Making Factories - Dhaka

Workers working in a brick field in Dhaka , Bangladesh on October 25, 2024. Toiling under the baking hot tropical sun, these workers are carrying out back-breaking and exhausting labour in the most perilous conditions. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandparents, they work long hours to churn out millions of bricks to fuel a construction boom that shows no signs of abating. The cities of Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely populated countries, are growing fast, and there's a never-ending need for cheap construction materials. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israeli army armoured vehicles move along a road during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

A Palestinian youth is biking past Israeli troops during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

An Israeli soldier takes position during an army operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

A Palestinian youth lifts his t-shirt up to show Israeli troops that he is unarmed during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

A Palestinian youth lifts his t-shirt up to show Israeli troops that he is unarmed during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

An Israeli soldier takes position during an army operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

A Palestinian youth is biking past Israeli troops during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

An Israeli soldier takes position during an army operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

A Palestinian youth lifts his t-shirt up to show Israeli troops that he is unarmed during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

A Palestinian youth is talking to Israeli troops during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

Israel Carries Out Large-Scale Raids - West Bank

A Palestinian youth is talking to Israeli troops during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024. Israel on August 28 launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank where the military said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

SWITZERLAND-MONTREUX-CHINESE SCIENTIST-PRIZE-GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION

SWITZERLAND-MONTREUX-CHINESE SCIENTIST-PRIZE-GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION

(230428) -- MONTREUX, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University poses for a photo with his trophy after winning the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 in a new global sustainability competition in Montreux, Switzerland, April 27, 2023. Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University has been awarded the prize for his research article "Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM2.5 air pollution," which was published in the major academic journal Science in 2021. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientist wins prize in global sustainability competition" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

SWITZERLAND-MONTREUX-CHINESE SCIENTIST-PRIZE-GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION

SWITZERLAND-MONTREUX-CHINESE SCIENTIST-PRIZE-GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION

(230428) -- MONTREUX, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University speaks during an interview with Xinhua after winning the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 in a new global sustainability competition in Montreux, Switzerland, April 27, 2023. Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University has been awarded the prize for his research article "Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM2.5 air pollution," which was published in the major academic journal Science in 2021. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientist wins prize in global sustainability competition" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Chinese scientist wins prize in global sustainability competition

STORY: Chinese scientist wins prize in global sustainability competition DATELINE: April 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: MONTREUX, Switzerland CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN-CLAUDE BURGELMAN, director of the Frontiers Planet Prize STORYLINE: A Chinese scientist won the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 in a new global sustainability competition, which was announced here on Thursday during a live event. The Frontiers Planet Prize celebrates breakthroughs in sustainability science, rewarding solutions that show measurable potential to help humanity remain within the boundaries of the Earth's ecosystem. Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University has been awarded the prize for his research article "Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM2.5 air pollution," which was published in the major academic journal Science in 2021. During the award ceremony, Gu said that his research focused on glob

SWITZERLAND-MONTREUX-CHINESE SCIENTIST-PRIZE-GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION

SWITZERLAND-MONTREUX-CHINESE SCIENTIST-PRIZE-GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION

(230428) -- MONTREUX, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University speaks during an interview with Xinhua after winning the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 in a new global sustainability competition in Montreux, Switzerland, April 27, 2023. Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University has been awarded the prize for his research article "Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM2.5 air pollution," which was published in the major academic journal Science in 2021. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientist wins prize in global sustainability competition" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

SWITZERLAND-MONTREUX-CHINESE SCIENTIST-PRIZE-GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION

SWITZERLAND-MONTREUX-CHINESE SCIENTIST-PRIZE-GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION

(230428) -- MONTREUX, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University poses for a photo with his trophy after winning the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 in a new global sustainability competition in Montreux, Switzerland, April 27, 2023. Professor Gu Baojing with Zhejiang University has been awarded the prize for his research article "Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM2.5 air pollution," which was published in the major academic journal Science in 2021. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientist wins prize in global sustainability competition" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

With 185 killed, deadly military conflict in Sudan rages on

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Deutsche Bank stocks sink

STORY: Deutsche Bank stocks sink DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank AG 2. various of street views STORYLINE: The share prices of Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank (DB) plunged on Friday as concerns about the health of European banks are mounting in the wake of the collapse of banks in the United States. DB topped the list of companies that suffered the sharpest decline of their shares on the German stock exchange (Deutsche Boerse), down 8.53 percent at closing on Friday. The share price of Commerzbank AG, the second largest bank in Germany, dropped 5.45 percent. DB has lost some 30 percent of its market value since the onset of worries about the banking sector sparked by the shutdown of the U.S. Silicon Valley Bank about two weeks ago. There is still no sign that investors' nervousness about European banks is abating. The slump of share prices of DB and Commerzbank is believed to

Winter sports continue to flourish in China a year after Beijing 2022

STORY: Winter sports continue to flourish in China a year after Beijing 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of ski resorts 2. various of competition venues of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAN DONG, Director, Marketing Department, Shougang Park Sports Center 4. various of tourists 5. various of the National Aquatics Center 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG QIYONG, General manager, National Aquatics Center 7. various of a ski resort in north China's Shanxi Province 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Mr. LIU, Snowboarder 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HAN GUOJUN, Snowboarder 10. various of tourists STORYLINE: One year after Beijing hosted the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, enthusiasm among Chinese people for winter sports shows no sign of abating. As a latecomer in winter sports, China has been leveraging the Games' legacy to become a winter sports power. Now, all competition venues are being properly used by the public and local athlet