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(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-LIUPANSHUI-TIANMEN VILLAGE (CN)

(240723) -- GUIYANG, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villager Lu Guoshi rests at a stilted building in Tianmen Village, Shuicheng District of Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 16, 2024. In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain and by the Beipanjiang River, quaint stilted buildings scatter among the green mountains and waters, forming a pastoral picture, in Tianman Village. Tianmen Village is located in the northeast of Huajia Miao Buyi and Yi Township of Liupanshui City, which is a traditional Buyi ethnic village, divided into 6 hamlets with a population of more than 1,000. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on the other, the remote village was once isolated. To get out of the village, people had to climb hundreds of stone stairs over the steep mountain and pass through cliffs in the canyon. Tianmen Village has a history of more than 600 years, and still retains 178 buildings made of wood shingles. The original landscape of the village and traditional folk activ

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HainanOutlook | A deep bond between a French scientist and Chinese white dolphins

(240605) -- HAIKOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Agathe Serres traces Chinese white dolphins in the sea in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 22, 2024. Tracking Chinese white dolphins in the sea under the scorching sun is a common scene of the work for French scientist Agathe Serres. Now an expert in the study of Chinese white dolphins, Agathe came to China in 2016 to study for a doctorate before she secured a job as an assistant researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Chinese white dolphins, dubbed "giant panda in the sea," are under first-class state protection in China. The major habitats for the species spread in south China's Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Highly sensitive to marine water quality, these smart guys are also viewed as a health indicator of the ecosystem they live in. Agathe's research interests are behavior and animal welfare of Chinese white dolphin, and she is activ

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CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YUHU VILLAGE-LIFE CHANGE (CN)

(240412) -- LIJIANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Jielin (2nd L), and his daughter He Yuyue (1st L) introduce Naxi ethnic culture to tourists at home in Yuhu village, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 27, 2024. Living in Yuhu village at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain, He Jielin has witnessed the changes in this ancient Naxi village. From the 1980s to 1990s, He Jielin and his wife could only live off the land. Like other villagers, the couple made a living by cutting wood, picking medicinal materials and digging sand, which resulted in great damages to the forest and the environment. However, people in the village remained poor. In 2004, as the village started to develop tourism, He Jielin began to raise horses and cattle, founded home inns, and gradually, his living condition was improved. In June 2020, He Jielin renovated his old residence, turning it into the village's first museum on Naxi ethnic culture. Tourists were attracted to his museum to experience various activ

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Security situation in Sahel has worsened: UN envoy

STORY: Security situation in Sahel has worsened: UN envoy DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIOVANIE BIHA, Officer-in-charge of UNOWAS 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GIOVANIE BIHA, Officer-in-charge of UNOWAS 5. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: The security situation has deteriorated in large parts of West Africa and the Sahel despite efforts by national security forces and international partners, said a UN envoy on Tuesday. In the past six months, more than 10,000 schools across the Sahel had to close, leaving millions of children unable to acquire the necessary skills to build their lives and their countries, said Giovanie Biha, the UN secretary-general's deputy special representative and officer-in-charge of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). Furthermore, nearly 7,000 health centers were forced to shut down due to the activ

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G20 members agree to expand global manufacturing and research hubs for future pandemic response

STORY: G20 members agree to expand global manufacturing and research hubs for future pandemic response DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:57 LOCATION: BALI, Indonesia CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RIZKA ANDALUSIA, Chair of the third G20 Health Working Group Meeting STORYLINE: Members of the Group of 20 (G20) have agreed on the principles to strengthen manufacturing and research hubs for future pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. The commitment was conveyed during the third G20 Health Working Group held in Bali on Aug. 22-23. SOUNDBITE (English): RIZKA ANDALUSIA, Chair of the third G20 Health Working Group Meeting "The member states are expressing the role of international organizations is vital to enhancing research and manufacturing capabilities and should be built upon to have more connected global platform to ensure democratization of knowledge." The forum also highlighted the importance of low and middle-income countries in activ

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Film collector and archivist RICK PRELINGER who is now activ

Film collector and archivist RICK PRELINGER who is now actively involved with THE INTERNET ARCHIVE which displays his film collection, the original material he has donated to The Library of Congress