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Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 29,000: ministry

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 29,000: ministry SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gaza STORYLINE: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 28,985, the Hamas-run health ministry said on Sunday. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, the ministry said that 68,883 Palestinians have been wounded in the coastal enclave since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, 2023. The Israeli army killed 127 Palestinians and wounded 205 others during the last 24 hours, the ministry added. It noted that some victims remain under the rubble amid heavy bombardment and a lack of civil defense and ambulance crews. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 were taken hosta

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CHINA-BEIJING-BIOMEDICAL PLATFORM-CONSTRUCTION-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cheng Heping, a leading Chinese biomedical expert at Peking University, delivers a speech at the launching ceremony of the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2024. China launched the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing on Wednesday, according to Peking University, which is leading the project. The platform, with a planned construction area of 29,000 square meters and a total investment of approximately 630 million yuan (about 88.67 million U.S. dollars), is a key part of the multi-modal and multi-scale biomedical imaging project, one of the major national scientific and technological infrastructure, which was completed in Huairou Science City in 2022 and began trial operations last year, said Yang Zh

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CHINA-BEIJING-BIOMEDICAL PLATFORM-CONSTRUCTION-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This rendering provided by Peking University shows the multi-modal and multi-scale biomedical imaging project, one of the major national scientific and technological infrastructure, in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing, capital of China. China launched the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing on Wednesday, according to Peking University, which is leading the project. The platform, with a planned construction area of 29,000 square meters and a total investment of approximately 630 million yuan (about 88.67 million U.S. dollars), is a key part of the multi-modal and multi-scale biomedical imaging project, one of the major national scientific and technological infrastructure, which was completed in Huairou Science City in 2022 and began trial operations last year, said Yang Zhi, a scientist at Peking University's National

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CHINA-BEIJING-BIOMEDICAL PLATFORM-CONSTRUCTION-LAUNCHING (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 7, 2024 shows the launching ceremony of the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing, capital of China. China launched the construction of an innovative platform for molecular imaging and theranostic medical probes in Huairou Science City in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing on Wednesday, according to Peking University, which is leading the project. The platform, with a planned construction area of 29,000 square meters and a total investment of approximately 630 million yuan (about 88.67 million U.S. dollars), is a key part of the multi-modal and multi-scale biomedical imaging project, one of the major national scientific and technological infrastructure, which was completed in Huairou Science City in 2022 and began trial operations last year, said Yang Zhi, a scientist at Peking University's National Biomedical Imaging Ce

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Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years amid pandemic

A foreign cruise ship docked in a Shizuoka Prefecture port Wednesday to become the first such vessel to arrive in Japan in about three years following a government-mandated suspension of cruises due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 29,000-ton ship, which departed Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Feb. 25, is scheduled to leave Shizuoka for Tokyo on Wednesday night. Acceptance of foreign cruise ships was suspended in March 2020 following a mass coronavirus outbreak on the Diamond Princess, which caused thousands to be quarantined in Yokohama in February 2020 and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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Data on Japanese emigrants to Hawaii to be available online

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii, located in Oshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, will next month launch a research service to allow the emigrants' descendants to obtain information on their ancestors who sailed to the Pacific islands in the late 19th century. The museum will post information online on about 29,000 Japanese who emigrated to Hawaii to work in the sugar industry between 1885 and 1894, under a government-led program during the Meiji Period (1868-1912).

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Night markets bolster nighttime economy in China's Yinchuan

STORY: Night markets bolster nighttime economy in China's Yinchuan DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the night markets in Yinchuan, China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DING YANG, Stall owner STORYLINE: Rows of stalls featuring folk culture, local specialties and fun activities, draw crowds of visitors to the night markets in Yinchuan City, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The night markets not only provide a place for people to relax, but also bolster local night economy. 　　 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DING YANG, Stall owner "Today's business is not bad. There are about 20 tables of diners tonight. Concerning the season, the current customer flow is quite satisfactory. From May to August, this street is full of visitors. During the peak season, which is from March to October, our sales could reach more than 200,000 yuan (about 29,000 U.S. dollars) every month." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yinchua

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Nikkei recovers 29,000

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing above the 29,000 mark on Aug. 17, 2022, for the first time in about seven months.

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Nikkei recovers 29,000

A roadside financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finishing above the 29,000 mark on Aug. 17, 2022, for the first time in about seven months.

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CORRECTED: Nikkei recovers 29,000

A stock monitor on a street in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average topping the 29,000 mark for the first time in about seven months on Aug. 17, 2022.

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CORRECTED: Nikkei recovers 29,000

A stock monitor on a street in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average topping the 29,000 mark for the first time in about seven months on Aug. 17, 2022.

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Data on Japanese emigrants to Hawaii to be available online

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii, located in Oshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, will next month launch a research service to allow the emigrants' descendants to obtain information on their ancestors who sailed to the Pacific islands in the late 19th century. The museum will post information online on about 29,000 Japanese who emigrated to Hawaii to work in the sugar industry between 1885 and 1894, under a government-led program during the Meiji Period (1868-1912).