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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinian men hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 14, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Food Supplies Dwindling Warns UN - Gaza

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 15, 2024. Food supplies into Gaza have diminished even further in the two months since international experts raised the threat of famine in the enclave, according to the regional director of the World Food Programme, which has been able to bring in only about half of the quantity required. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-MANZHOULI-BRI COUNTRIES-IMPORT AND EXPORT (CN)

(240722) -- MANZHOULI, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on July 17, 2024 shows two China-Europe freight trains running through the Manzhouli railway port in Manzhouli, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. According to statistics from Manzhouli Customs, in the first six months of 2024, the Manzhouli railway port has handled 2,327 China-Europe freight train trips. The import and export value with Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries reached 59.88 billion yuan (about 8.4 billion U.S. dollars), up 3.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Exports are mainly cars, home appliances and other mechanical and electrical products, imports are mainly resource commodities such as coal, metal ores, and grain. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li He)

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Nonpartisan meeting over imperial succession

Lawmakers of Japanese ruling and opposition parties resume a meeting in Tokyo on May 17, 2024, after a hiatus of about two years and four months to discuss ways to ensure stable imperial succession.

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On-site in Gaza: Maghazi refugee camp after Israeli strikes

STORY: On-site in Gaza: Maghazi refugee camp after Israeli strikes SHOOTING TIME: April 16, 2024 DATELINE: April 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Maghazi refugee camp 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): Gaza resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): Gaza resident STORYLINE: The Israeli army announced last week the start of a surprise military operation in the middle Gaza Strip as a part of the ongoing war against Hamas for over six months. The Maghazi refugee camp bore the brunt of Israeli strikes, leaving its residents reeling. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): Gaza resident "We had eight families living in this building who were already displaced. As we slept, our neighbors warned us about an incoming Israeli airstrike. We quickly fled, leaving everything behind. Where can we go to stay safe? My family has a daughter with a heart condition, two elderly members, and two disabled individuals. There are other displaced families. The shelters are full, so we're unsure wher

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Imports via south China border gate hit high in Jan-Feb

STORY: Imports via south China border gate hit high in Jan-Feb SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the port 2. various of the imports 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI QIANCHANG, Employee of Guangxi Oheng Import and Export Co., Ltd. 4. various of the port STORYLINE: The Youyiguan border gate in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region saw a significant increase in trade with ASEAN countries in the first two months of 2024, according to local customs. The total imports and exports with ASEAN countries via the Youyiguan border gate in January and February reached 65.6 billion yuan (about 9.1 billion U.S. dollars), up 25.8 percent year-on-year, accounting for 99 percent of the port's total. Among the goods, agricultural imports from ASEAN countries amounted to 1.54 billion yuan (about 214 million U.S. dollars), making up 6.7 percent of the total imports from ASEAN countries. Notably, fresh durian import

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China's Xinjiang posts robust foreign trade growth in Jan-Feb

STORY: China's Xinjiang posts robust foreign trade growth in Jan-Feb SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of land ports and freight trains in Xinjiang STORYLINE: The foreign trade of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region surged by 51.4 percent year on year in the first two months of this year, local authorities said. The region's total imports and exports reached 63.69 billion yuan (about 8.97 billion U.S. dollars) during this period, according to the Urumqi Customs. In the January-February period, the region engaged in trade with 186 countries and regions worldwide. Its trade with five Central Asian countries amounted to 43.74 billion yuan, accounting for 68.7 percent of the total. Private enterprises in Xinjiang showed a strong performance in foreign trade during the period. Their trade value soared 48.1 percent year on year to reach 59.81 billion yuan, accounting for 93.9 percent of the r

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240314) -- BEIJING, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo shows a cargo ship docking at Qingdao Port in east China's Shandong Province, March 13, 2024. The total import and export of goods in Qingdao grew 5.4 percent year on year to 125.8 billion yuan (about 17.49 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2024, according to the local customs administration. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-QINGDAO-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

(240313) -- QINGDAO, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo shows a view of Qingdao Port in east China's Shandong Province, March 13, 2024. The total import and export of goods in Qingdao grew 5.4 percent year on year to 125.8 billion yuan (about 17.49 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2024, according to the local customs administration. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-QINGDAO-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

(240313) -- QINGDAO, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Trucks transport containers at Qingdao Port in east China's Shandong Province, March 13, 2024. The total import and export of goods in Qingdao grew 5.4 percent year on year to 125.8 billion yuan (about 17.49 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2024, according to the local customs administration. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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CHINA-QINGDAO-ECONOMY-FOREIGN TRADE (CN)

(240313) -- QINGDAO, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo shows a cargo ship docking at Qingdao Port in east China's Shandong Province, March 13, 2024. The total import and export of goods in Qingdao grew 5.4 percent year on year to 125.8 billion yuan (about 17.49 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2024, according to the local customs administration. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on March 2, 2024, shows a crane at a temporary waste disposal site in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, about two months after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on March 2, 2024, shows a road in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, still flooded about two months after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

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Israel says to continue Gaza offensive despite int'l calls for ceasefire

STORY: Israel says to continue Gaza offensive despite int'l calls for ceasefire SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 2. various of Sullivan with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant STORYLINE: Israeli leaders told U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday that Israel will continue its military offensive in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip, despite the international calls for a ceasefire. Sullivan was in Israel for meetings with officials as the United States voiced its concerns about the rising civilian casualties in the continued Israeli strikes on Gaza. Speaking to the press alongside Sullivan, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that the war against Hamas "will require a long period -- it will last more than several months." The two met in the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv to discus

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

French co-founder of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, poses during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. The French start-up Mistral AI has just launched its generative artificial intelligence in open source, after raising 100 million euros. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founders of Mistral AI Timothee Lacroix and Arthur Mensch pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Guillaume Lample poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated November 17, 2023 shows Co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI Arthur Mensch speaks to the audience during Europe's leading conference on artificial intelligence ai-PULSE in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Guillaume Lample poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated November 17, 2023 shows Co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI Arthur Mensch speaks to the audience during Europe's leading conference on artificial intelligence ai-PULSE in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated November 17, 2023 shows Co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI Arthur Mensch speaks to the audience during Europe's leading conference on artificial intelligence ai-PULSE in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows the three co-founders of Mistral AI, Timothee Lacroix, Arthur Mensch and Guillaume Lample pose during a photo session in Paris, France on September 15, 2023. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated September 15, 2023 shows co-founder of Mistral AI, Guillaume Lample poses during a photo session in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French AI Start-Up Mistral Secures € 2bn Valuation

Photo dated November 17, 2023 shows Co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI Arthur Mensch speaks to the audience during Europe's leading conference on artificial intelligence ai-PULSE in Paris, France. Mistral AI, a Paris start-up founded seven months ago by researchers from Meta and Google, has raised 385 million euros, or about $ 415 million, in yet another sign of feverish interest in a new kind of artificial intelligence that drives online chatbots. The deal values the 22-person company at about $ 2 billion, two people familiar with the deal said. Investors include the Silicon Valley venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The start-up’s value has increased more than sevenfold in just six months. In the summer, it raised a seed funding round of € 105 million (about $ 113 million) that valued the company at about $ 260 million. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China, Indonesia eye stronger ties via "Two Countries, Twin Parks"

STORY: China, Indonesia eye stronger ties via "Two Countries, Twin Parks" DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pemalang district 2. various of the prawn farm 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bahasa): JONI SETYAWAN, Seasoned Indonesian prawn farmer 4. various of the production line of Fujian MiaoTianHui Food Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN QING'AN, Legal representative of Indonesian subsidiary of Fujian MiaoTianHui Food Co., Ltd. 6. various of Fuqing Zhaohua Aquatic Food Co., Ltd. 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HE XIAOQIANG, Deputy general manager, Fuqing Zhaohua Aquatic Food Co., Ltd. 8. various of the project between China and Indonesia STORYLINE: In the Pemalang district of Indonesia's Central Java province, a prawn farm, covering about 70,000 square meters, was built by a Chinese company in 2021. Once the prawn larvae here are four months old, they will undergo processing and be shipped to Fuzhou, capital city of east China's Fujian Province, abou

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Concerning trends continue throughout occupied Palestinian territory: UN Mideast envoy

STORY: Concerning trends continue throughout occupied Palestinian territory: UN Mideast envoy DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Security Council Chamber 2. various of UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland 3. SOUNDBITE (English): TOR WENNESLAND, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process 4. various of delegates 5. various of the Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: Concerning trends seen in recent months continue throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said on Monday, underscoring the need to restore a political horizon and achieve a two-state solution. Palestinians and Israelis are killed and injured in near-daily violence that is fueled and exacerbated by a growing sense of despair about the future, Wennesland said in a briefing to the Security Council. SOUNDBITE (English): TOR WENNESLAND, UN Special

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TOURISM

(230328) -- ISTANBUL, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 27, 2023. The number of foreigners visiting Türkiye rose to about four million in the first two months of 2023, up by 37.31 percent year on year, according to the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TOURISM

(230328) -- ISTANBUL, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Basilica Cistern, also known as the "Sunken Palace", a giant water reservoir built in the sixth century during the reign of the Byzantine Empire, in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 11, 2023. The number of foreigners visiting Türkiye rose to about four million in the first two months of 2023, up by 37.31 percent year on year, according to the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TOURISM

(230328) -- ISTANBUL, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 11, 2023. The number of foreigners visiting Türkiye rose to about four million in the first two months of 2023, up by 37.31 percent year on year, according to the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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China's Shenyang opens new freight route for RCEP countries

STORY: China's Shenyang opens new freight route for RCEP countries DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the freight 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAO ZENGLI, Chairman of a local wholesale company STORYLINE: A new international freight route for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries through Shenyang to Europe via entrepot trade has been launched. The first train carrying cargo containers from the RCEP member countries, including Laos, Vietnam and Japan, departed from Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Saturday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAO ZENGLI, Chairman of a local wholesale company "It took nearly two months (to reach Europe) if we transported by sea, but now it takes less than one month by the freight train via entrepot trade, like about more than 20 days." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenyang, China. (XHTV)

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China's "Snow Town" attracts tourists with unique snow views

STORY: China's "Snow Town" attracts tourists with unique snow views DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Snow Town" in China's Heilongjiang Province STORYLINE: Located about 280 kilometers from Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the "Snow Town" attracts visitors with its unique snow views. Used to be a forest farm, the snow town has seen a sea change over the past two decades after embracing tourism. The snow season here can last up to seven months a year, and the annual average snowfall thickness can reach 2.6 meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)