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Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

A placard saying, We must be absolutely tenacious in the face of statements made by the Prefecture. Rallies and speeches. Stop deportations. Rally in front of the Haute-Garonne Prefecture to denounce deportations and the lack of social housing and emergency accommodation. As everywhere else in France, a gathering in Toulouse as part of the Block Everything Against Austerity movement. France, Toulouse, September 10, 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 Children Dead, 17 Others Injured in Catholic School Shooting - Minneapolis

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Community members embracing after shooting at Annunciation Church on Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church and struck a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2 Children Dead, 17 Others Injured in Catholic School Shooting - Minneapolis

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Parents await news of their children's status after a shooting at Annunciation Church on Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church and struck a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rasmussen Condemned the Trump Administration Tariffs on EU - Brussels

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic attends a joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2025. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned the Trump administration's threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports as "absolutely unacceptable" during a joint press conference with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic here on Monday. Sefcovic noted that the 27-country bloc is preparing potential countermeasures worth 72 billion euros (84 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rasmussen Condemned the Trump Administration Tariffs on EU - Brussels

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic attends a joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2025. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned the Trump administration's threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports as "absolutely unacceptable" during a joint press conference with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic here on Monday. Sefcovic noted that the 27-country bloc is preparing potential countermeasures worth 72 billion euros (84 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rasmussen Condemned the Trump Administration Tariffs on EU - Brussels

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic attends a joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2025. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned the Trump administration's threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports as "absolutely unacceptable" during a joint press conference with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic here on Monday. Sefcovic noted that the 27-country bloc is preparing potential countermeasures worth 72 billion euros (84 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rasmussen Condemned the Trump Administration Tariffs on EU - Brussels

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic attends a joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2025. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned the Trump administration's threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports as "absolutely unacceptable" during a joint press conference with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic here on Monday. Sefcovic noted that the 27-country bloc is preparing potential countermeasures worth 72 billion euros (84 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rasmussen Condemned the Trump Administration Tariffs on EU - Brussels

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic attends a joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2025. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned the Trump administration's threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports as "absolutely unacceptable" during a joint press conference with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic here on Monday. Sefcovic noted that the 27-country bloc is preparing potential countermeasures worth 72 billion euros (84 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rasmussen Condemned the Trump Administration Tariffs on EU - Brussels

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic (L) and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen attend a joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2025. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned the Trump administration's threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports as "absolutely unacceptable" during a joint press conference with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic here on Monday. Sefcovic noted that the 27-country bloc is preparing potential countermeasures worth 72 billion euros (84 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rasmussen Condemned the Trump Administration Tariffs on EU - Brussels

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic attends a joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2025. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned the Trump administration's threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports as "absolutely unacceptable" during a joint press conference with EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic here on Monday. Sefcovic noted that the 27-country bloc is preparing potential countermeasures worth 72 billion euros (84 billion U.S. dollars). Photo by Peng Ziyang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Jiro Hamasumi (far L), who was exposed to radiation while in his mother's womb when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and a deputy secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, speaks during an event to share his experience at Kuben high school in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize. (Kyodo)

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Briefing of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Heorhii Tykhyi attends a briefing, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.The official said that The purpose of the Ukrainian Defence Forces raid in Russias Kursk region was not to seize foreign territories, but to preserve the lives of Ukrainians and protect own territory from Russian attacks. Heorhii Tykhyi stated that Ukraines actions were absolutely legitimate as the Armed Forces did not violate international humanitarian law.

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Dutch tourism official hails China's visa-free policy

STORY: Dutch tourism official hails China's visa-free policy SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:40 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANK RADSTAKE, Director of the Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR) STORYLINE: A Dutch tourism official has welcomed China's visa-free policy, expressing expectations for deeper Sino-Dutch tourism cooperation in a recent interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANK RADSTAKE, Director of the Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR) "We organized 300 biggest tour operators and travel agents in the Netherlands and more than half of them offer, or to offer trips to China. It's absolutely a brilliant step by the Chinese government to offer this free visa policy. I think we're all very happy with it. We know that our members organizing trips to China for the clients would like to have a longer period, because people don't want to go to China for j

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Dutch tourist learns Tai Chi in S China's tourist county

STORY: Dutch tourist learns Tai Chi in S China's tourist county SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangshuo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAN GERRETSEN, Dutch tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAN GERRETSEN, Dutch tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHEN RONGHUA, Homestay owner in Yangshuo 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HAN GERRETSEN, Dutch tourist STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAN GERRETSEN, Dutch tourist "My name is Han Gerretsen. I'm from the Netherlands. It's my third trip to China. This is the first time I'm here (Yangshuo) in this beautiful area. Our agent in the Netherlands told me that I absolutely have to visit this area because it is one of the most beautiful areas in the world. I've made a lot of trips here by e-bike and walking around. Today, I'll have my first Tai Chi lesson and I'm looking very, very forward to it, to learn it from a real master of Tai Chi." In a family trip to China this April,

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German businesses confident about Chinese market prospects

STORY: German businesses confident about Chinese market prospects SHOOTING TIME: April 14, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Senior German executives' tour in Chongqing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OLA KALLENIUS, Chairman of Mercedes-Benz 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OLIVER ZIPSE, Chief executive of BMW STORYLINE: Senior executives from more than 10 leading German companies recently paid a visit to southwest China's Chongqing. Some executives have expressed hope for further cooperation with the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OLA KALLENIUS, Chairman of Mercedes-Benz "It's a lively city and it's also an industrial city. It's one of the economic engines in China. I'm really happy to be here. We have many dealer partners here in Chongqing and in fact some of them visited me in Stuttgart, in Germany this week. Absolutely Chongqing being one of the biggest industrial clusters in China. A lot of the industrial side supply bases here. We

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GSMA executives amazed by China's tech achievements shown at MWC 2024

STORY: GSMA executives amazed by China's tech achievements shown at MWC 2024 SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of MWC 2024 in Barcelona, Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATS GRANRYD, Director-General of GSMA 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LARA DEWAR, Chief Marketing Officer for GSMA 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATS GRANRYD, Director-General of GSMA STORYLINE: The executives of GSMA, an international mobile operator association, said that they are amazed by the cutting-edge technologies showcased by Chinese companies at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATS GRANRYD, Director-General of GSMA "I met many of them (Chinese companies), and they are absolutely first-class. They're really leading in their own fields. If you take China, which is together with the U.S. leading 5G deployment, we all know how important it is to have a very solid foundation, which 5G brings. So o

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Chinese New Year celebrated at Australian National Maritime Museum

STORY: Chinese New Year celebrated at Australian National Maritime Museum SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations at the Australian National Maritime Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DARYL KARP, Director of Australian National Maritime Museum 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TRENT HARDY, Sydney citizen STORYLINE: A Chinese New Year celebration was held at the Australian National Maritime Museum on Saturday. The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DARYL KARP, Director of Australian National Maritime Museum "Isn't this absolutely glorious! What a beautiful memento of an extraordinary event. It's really a privilege for me to be able to sit at the museum and to experience the culture and the rich performance and the rich beauty in a way that we did today. I wish more Australians would have this oppor

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CHINA-HUBEI-ROUTE INSPECTION TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- WUHAN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Driver Ni Long gets on route inspection train DJ5191 at a bullet train maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2024. The route inspection train DJ5191/DJ5192, with no passengers on it, carries staff members on different duties in search of security threats along the railway section between Wuhan Railway Station and Huangmei East Railway Station. Ni Long, a high-speed train driver, began his work on DJ5192 early on Friday morning, which marked the start of China's Spring Festival travel rush in 2024. "With a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the train runs about 70 meters a second, so we need to be absolutely focused to find any tiny abnormalities along the way," said Ni. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-ROUTE INSPECTION TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- WUHAN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Driver Xie Yuzhi works aboard route inspection train DJ5192 running from Huangmei East Railway Station to Wuhan Railway Station in central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2024. The route inspection train DJ5191/DJ5192, with no passengers on it, carries staff members on different duties in search of security threats along the railway section between Wuhan Railway Station and Huangmei East Railway Station. Ni Long, a high-speed train driver, began his work on DJ5192 early on Friday morning, which marked the start of China's Spring Festival travel rush in 2024. "With a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the train runs about 70 meters a second, so we need to be absolutely focused to find any tiny abnormalities along the way," said Ni. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-ROUTE INSPECTION TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- WUHAN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Driver Ni Long prepares to board route inspection train DJ5191 at a bullet train maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2024. The route inspection train DJ5191/DJ5192, with no passengers on it, carries staff members on different duties in search of security threats along the railway section between Wuhan Railway Station and Huangmei East Railway Station. Ni Long, a high-speed train driver, began his work on DJ5192 early on Friday morning, which marked the start of China's Spring Festival travel rush in 2024. "With a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the train runs about 70 meters a second, so we need to be absolutely focused to find any tiny abnormalities along the way," said Ni. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-ROUTE INSPECTION TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- WUHAN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Driver Ni Long gestures to confirm the signal aboard route inspection train DJ5192 running from Huangmei East Railway Station to Wuhan Railway Station in central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2024. The route inspection train DJ5191/DJ5192, with no passengers on it, carries staff members on different duties in search of security threats along the railway section between Wuhan Railway Station and Huangmei East Railway Station. Ni Long, a high-speed train driver, began his work on DJ5191 early on Friday morning, which marked the start of China's Spring Festival travel rush in 2024. "With a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the train runs about 70 meters a second, so we need to be absolutely focused to find any tiny abnormalities along the way," said Ni. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-ROUTE INSPECTION TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- WUHAN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A mechanic checks equipment aboard route inspection train DJ5192 running from Huangmei East Railway Station to Wuhan Railway Station in central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2024. The route inspection train DJ5191/DJ5192, with no passengers on it, carries staff members on different duties in search of security threats along the railway section between Wuhan Railway Station and Huangmei East Railway Station. Ni Long, a high-speed train driver, began his work on DJ5192 early on Friday morning, which marked the start of China's Spring Festival travel rush in 2024. "With a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the train runs about 70 meters a second, so we need to be absolutely focused to find any tiny abnormalities along the way," said Ni. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-ROUTE INSPECTION TRAIN-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- WUHAN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Driver Ni Long walks towards route inspection train DJ5191 at a bullet train maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2024. The route inspection train DJ5191/DJ5192, with no passengers on it, carries staff members on different duties in search of security threats along the railway section between Wuhan Railway Station and Huangmei East Railway Station. Ni Long, a high-speed train driver, began his work on DJ5192 early on Friday morning, which marked the start of China's Spring Festival travel rush in 2024. "With a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the train runs about 70 meters a second, so we need to be absolutely focused to find any tiny abnormalities along the way," said Ni. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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Electoral Campaign For The Presidential Elections - Indonesia

Indonesian Presidential Candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan, was spotted campaigning in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on December 03, 2023. During his campaign, the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair, Anis Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar (Amin) emphasized that the 'Prosperity and Justice' point for all Indonesian people, which is contained in Pancasila, should serve as the foundation of the state absolutely. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Electoral Campaign For The Presidential Elections - Indonesia

Indonesian Presidential Candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan, was spotted campaigning in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on December 03, 2023. During his campaign, the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair, Anis Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar (Amin) emphasized that the 'Prosperity and Justice' point for all Indonesian people, which is contained in Pancasila, should serve as the foundation of the state absolutely. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Electoral Campaign For The Presidential Elections - Indonesia

Indonesian Presidential Candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan, was spotted campaigning in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on December 03, 2023. During his campaign, the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair, Anis Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar (Amin) emphasized that the 'Prosperity and Justice' point for all Indonesian people, which is contained in Pancasila, should serve as the foundation of the state absolutely. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Electoral Campaign For The Presidential Elections - Indonesia

Indonesian Presidential Candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan, was spotted campaigning in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on December 03, 2023. During his campaign, the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair, Anis Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar (Amin) emphasized that the 'Prosperity and Justice' point for all Indonesian people, which is contained in Pancasila, should serve as the foundation of the state absolutely. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Electoral Campaign For The Presidential Elections - Indonesia

Indonesian Presidential Candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan, was spotted campaigning in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on December 03, 2023. During his campaign, the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair, Anis Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar (Amin) emphasized that the 'Prosperity and Justice' point for all Indonesian people, which is contained in Pancasila, should serve as the foundation of the state absolutely. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Global gas market development to be determined by new development centers: Gazprom CEO

STORY: Global gas market development to be determined by Global South, Asia-Pacific countries: Gazprom CEO SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said on Wednesday that the development path of the global gas market will be determined by new centers of world economic development. "The development path of the global gas market will now be determined absolutely exclusively by the new centers of world economic development: the countries of the Global South and those of the Asia-Pacific region," Miller said in a speech at the plenary session of the 12th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum. He said that Russia is actively developing relations with these countries. The 12th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum is taking place in the Russian city of St. Petersburg from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, drawing more than 17,000 participants from dozens of countries, accordi

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Historians to hail BRI as significant project for our era: U.S. scholar

STORY: Historians to hail BRI as significant project for our era: U.S. scholar DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BRI-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of Kuhn Foundation 3. various of BRI-related footage 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of Kuhn Foundation STORYLINE: Robert Lawrence Kuhn, chairman of Kuhn Foundation, has said that historians will hail the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as "something of significance for our era." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of Kuhn Foundation "The Belt and Road Initiative is the first and primary strategic engagement that China has brought to the world, and it has a remarkable and absolutely essential element. And I've said, historians 1,000 years from now will look back and will circle the Belt and Road Initiative as something of significance for our era today." Kuhn said the BRI leverages China's

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China's "Jiangnan" treasures on display at U.S. museum exhibition

STORY: China's "Jiangnan" treasures on display at U.S. museum exhibition DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: CLEVELAND, the United States CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping attending the event STORYLINE: Grains of carbonized rice from about 10,000 years ago, together with over 200 other rare items, were exhibited in a show on treasures from China's Yangtze River Delta region at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) in the U.S. state of Ohio. "This is the product of nearly a decade of research. It is the outcome of collaboration among the museums on three continents," said William Griswold, director and president of the CMA, at an opening ceremony held on Thursday for "China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta." The exhibition, which runs from Sept. 10, 2023 to Jan. 7, 2024, represents a "once in a lifetime opportunity" for Americans to see some of the "absolutely extraordinary" artworks from China, said Griswold.

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Zelensky Warns That 'War Is Returning To Russia’

Handout - Video grab shows Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky makes a video address on July 30, 2023 in Ukraine. Zelensky said that war is “gradually returning” to Russia hours after the Kremlin accused Kyiv of targeting Moscow with drones, the latest in a series of attacks. Videos showed debris as well as emergency services at the scene. “Ukraine is getting stronger, and the war is gradually returning to Russia’s territory, to its symbolic centers and military bases,” Zelensky said in his daily address. “This is an inevitable, natural, and absolutely fair.” Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Warns That 'War Is Returning To Russia’

Handout - Video grab shows Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky makes a video address on July 30, 2023 in Ukraine. Zelensky said that war is “gradually returning” to Russia hours after the Kremlin accused Kyiv of targeting Moscow with drones, the latest in a series of attacks. Videos showed debris as well as emergency services at the scene. “Ukraine is getting stronger, and the war is gradually returning to Russia’s territory, to its symbolic centers and military bases,” Zelensky said in his daily address. “This is an inevitable, natural, and absolutely fair.” Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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First giant panda born in France heads to China, given warm farewell

STORY: First giant panda born in France heads to China, given warm farewell DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the giant panda leaving France 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MARILYS, Visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): DAMIEN, Visitor 4. various of the giant panda in the zoo 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): RODOLPHE DELORD, Beauval Zoo's general director 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): DELPHINE POUVREAU, Manager of the koala and panda division, Beauval Zoo STORYLINE: Yuan Meng, the first giant panda born in France, has left the country for China. He represents an "absolutely unbreakable friendship" between the two countries, said French first lady Brigitte Macron. She saw him off at the airport. Visitors at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan, central France, gathered Tuesday morning to bid farewell to Yuan Meng ahead of his departure back to China, 10 days before the giant panda's sixth birthday. Waving flags with Yuan Meng's photos, his fans were queuing in the cold

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Chinese dance festival amazes London audience

STORY: Chinese dance festival amazes London audience DATELINE: July 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Silk Road Dance Festival and audience 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM ADLINGTON, Audience 3. various of the Silk Road Dance Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHOU HANGYU, Founder of UK China Performing Arts (UKCPA) 5. various of the Silk Road Dance Festival STORYLINE: A Chinese dance show was held in east London on Saturday evening, offering the local audience a sensory cultural feast. The Silk Road Dance Festival, held for the second time, showcased a variety of Chinese dance styles, including Dunhuang dance, contemporary dance, classic dance, and ethnic dances, such as Tibetan dance and Inner Mongolian dance. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM ADLINGTON, Audience "We've seen so many different types of dance from different parts of China and the dances have been beautiful. They've been very elegant and absolutely wonderful. It's a really pleasant expe

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Russian version of KFC restaurant reopened under brand Rostic's

STORY: Russian version of KFC restaurant reopened under brand Rostic's DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. the restaurant's opening ceremony 2. various of customers ordering food 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): OLGA ELISEEVA, Director of Operations of Rostic's 4. various of the kitchen of the restaurant 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): SASHA, Customer 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): ALEXEI, Customer 7. various of the press conference STORYLINE: A former KFC restaurant in central Moscow reopened under the brand Rostic's on Tuesday after a long shutdown. The store used to be a flagship restaurant of American fast food brand KFC in Moscow. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): OLGA ELISEEVA, Director of Operations of Rostic's "The menu here in Rostic's is exactly the same with that was in KFC and only the name is changed. The new name will be in our menu, but the composition and all the ingredients will remain absolutely the same. Therefore, we can say that 100% of the menu will remain th

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It's wrong to intervene in other countries under pretext of democracy: Spanish expert

STORY: It's wrong to intervene in other countries under pretext of democracy: Spanish expert DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street scenes in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AUGUSTO SOTO, ESADE Business School in Barcelona 3. various of street scenes in Iraq 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AUGUSTO SOTO, ESADE Business School in Barcelona 5. various of street scenes in China STORYLINE: A Spanish expert has said it's wrong to intervene in other countries' internal affairs under the pretext of promoting democracy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AUGUSTO SOTO, ESADE Business School in Barcelona "The United States has to be careful. If you go move around and claim that this is for democracy, for example, in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in different kinds of interventions around the world, that's wrong. That's absolutely wrong. Very often, this claim of democracy is an alibi in order to influence or impose certain norms upon others. We should not move around

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UBS to buy Credit Suisse: Swiss gov't

STORY: UBS to buy Credit Suisse: Swiss gov't DATELINE: March 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Swiss Federal Council and Credit Suisse STORYLINE: Credit Suisse will be taken over by Swiss banking giant UBS, the Swiss federal government said on Sunday. On Friday, the liquidity outflows and market volatility showed that it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confidence and that a swift and stabilizing solution was absolutely necessary, the government said. "In this difficult situation, the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS is the best solution for restoring the confidence that has been lacking in financial markets recently, and for best managing the risk to our country and its citizens," the government said. Under the terms of the all-share transaction, Credit Suisse shareholders will receive 1 UBS share for every 22.48 Credit Suisse shares held, equivalent to CHF 0.76/share for a total consideration of 3 billion Swiss francs

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China's progress in sci-tech fascinating: French scholar

STORY: China's progress in sci-tech fascinating: French scholar DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:33 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SEBASTIEN PERIMONY, Researcher at the Schiller Institute, France 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): SEBASTIEN PERIMONY, Researcher at the Schiller Institute, France STORYLINE: China will accelerate the modernization of its industrial system, according to a government work report delivered to the national legislature for deliberation. The report said that China should "with a focus on key industrial chains in the manufacturing sector, pool quality resources and make concerted efforts to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields." A French expert said that he's impressed by China's development in science and technology over the past decades. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SEBASTIEN PERIMONY, Researcher at the Schiller Institute, France "It has been absolutely fascinating to follow the scientific, technological and indu