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40th Spartathlon ultramarathon race held at foot of Athens Acropolis

STORY: 40th Spartathlon ultramarathon race held at foot of Athens Acropolis DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Spartathlon ultramarathon race 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIEDZIELSKI ROBERT, Runner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HILDE DOSOGNE, Runner 4. various of Spartathlon ultramarathon race STORYLINE: The 40th Spartathlon ultramarathon race started on Friday at the foot of the Athens Acropolis, with 353 runners from 48 countries and regions participating in the 245-km course from Athens to Sparta in southern Greece. Following the footsteps of the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides, they aim to cross the finish line on Saturday. About one-third of participants achieve this, according to the international "SPARTATHLON" association, which organizes the event under the auspices of the Greek Ministries of Tourism and National Defense. According to ancient Greek historians, in 490 BC, ahead of the battle of Marathon against the Persian forces, Pheidipp

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(SP)GERMANY-MUNICH-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BAYERN MUNICH VS LEVERKUSEN

(221001) -- MUNICH, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sadio Mane (R) of Bayern Munich breaks through the defense of Odilon Kossounou of Leverkusen during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayern Munich and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Munich, Germany, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-SEMIFINAL-AUS VS CHN

(220930) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Siyu (L) of China dribbles under the defense of Samantha Whitcomb of Australia during the semifinal match at Women's basketball World cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-SEMIFINAL-AUS VS CHN

(220930) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Steph Talbot of Australia dribbles under the defense of Wu Tongtong of China during the semifinal match at Women's basketball World cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-SEMIFINAL-AUS VS CHN

(220930) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Steph Talbot (L) of Australia dribbles under the defense of Wang Siyu of China during the semifinal match at Women's basketball World cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-SEMIFINAL-AUS VS CHN

(220930) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bec Allen (R) of Australia controls the ball under the defense of Jin Weina of China during the semifinal match at Women's basketball World cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-SEMIFINAL-AUS VS CHN

(220930) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ezi Magbegor (R) of Australia dribbles the ball under the defense of Li Yueru of China during the semifinal match at Women's basketball World cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 30, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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Türkiye hits 16 PKK targets in N. Iraq: minister

STORY: Türkiye hits 16 PKK targets in N. Iraq: minister DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. file footage of Turkish army against PKK in Northern Iraq STORYLINE: A total of 16 targets have been destroyed by the Turkish armed forces in a military operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Türkiye's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday. The operation destroyed caves, bunkers, shelters and command posts of the PKK in the Asos Mountain region of Iraq on Tuesday, the minister said at a press conference in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak. The targets were hit by airstrikes of the Turkish Air Force, the local NTV broadcaster reported. Türkiye respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty rights of all its neighbors, especially Iraq and Syria, Akar emphasized. "Syrians are our brothers, Iraqis are our brothers. There is no problem with that. Our problem is terrorists. We are after terrorists. This struggl

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Israeli elections committee bars Arab party from running in upcoming elections

STORY: Israeli elections committee bars Arab party from running in upcoming elections DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jerusalem street views 2. various of last elections STORYLINE: An Israeli-Arab party was disqualified from running in the country's November elections over allegations of promoting an anti-Israel agenda. With nine members voting in favor and five against, Israel's Central Elections Committee said in a statement that it accepted the request to disqualify Balad on the basis that the party allegedly supports the cancellation of Israel as "a Jewish and democratic state." Balad, acronyms in Hebrew for "National Democratic Alliance," announced in a separate statement that it will appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision. Sami Abu Shehadeh, the party leader, denounced the decision as "an attempt by (Defense Minister Benny) Gantz and (caretaker Prime Minister Yair) Lapid to engineer an Arab leadership according to t

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Japan ASDF head meets German Air Force chief

German Air Force Chief Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz (L) and Gen. Shunji Izutsu (R), chief of staff of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force, meets the press at Tokyo's Defense Ministry headquarters on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Japan ASDF head meets German Air Force chief

Gen. Shunji Izutsu (R), chief of staff of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force, shakes hands with German Air Force Chief Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz at Tokyo's Defense Ministry headquarters on Sept. 29, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

A Eurofighter jet piloted by Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, chief of the German Air Force, lands at Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

A German Air Force Eurofighter jet arrives at Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

Shunji Izutsu (R), chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, chief of the German Air Force, at JASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

A Japanese F-2 fighter jet (L) and German Eurofighter jets fly over Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, during a joint exercise on Sept. 28, 2022.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

A German Air Force Eurofighter jet arrives at Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

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DENMARK-DEFENSE MINISTRY-NORD STREAM-LEAK

(220928) -- COPENHAGEN, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo released by the Danish Ministry of Defense on Sept. 27, 2022 shows the Nord Stream gas pipeline leak site. Measuring stations in Sweden registered strong underwater explosions in the same area of sea as the gas leaks that occurred in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines on Monday, Swedish television (SVT) reported on Tuesday. The government of Denmark considers the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks "deliberate actions," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. (Danish Defense Ministry/Handout via Xinhua)

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DENMARK-DEFENSE MINISTRY-NORD STREAM-LEAK

(220928) -- COPENHAGEN, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo released by the Danish Ministry of Defense on Sept. 27, 2022 shows the Nord Stream gas pipeline leak site. Measuring stations in Sweden registered strong underwater explosions in the same area of sea as the gas leaks that occurred in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines on Monday, Swedish television (SVT) reported on Tuesday. The government of Denmark considers the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks "deliberate actions," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. (Danish Defense Ministry/Handout via Xinhua)

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DENMARK-DEFENSE MINISTRY-NORD STREAM-LEAK

(220928) -- COPENHAGEN, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo released by the Danish Ministry of Defense on Sept. 27, 2022 shows the Nord Stream gas pipeline leak site. Measuring stations in Sweden registered strong underwater explosions in the same area of sea as the gas leaks that occurred in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines on Monday, Swedish television (SVT) reported on Tuesday. The government of Denmark considers the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks "deliberate actions," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. (Danish Defense Ministry/Handout via Xinhua)

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State funeral of ex-Japan PM Abe

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members fire a 19-shot artillery salute in Tokyo for the state funeral of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan hall on Sept. 27, 2022. (Pool photo)

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State funeral of ex-Japan PM Abe

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members fire a 19-shot artillery salute in Tokyo for the state funeral of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan hall on Sept. 27, 2022. (Pool photo)

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State funeral of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle carrying former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie and his ashes passes by Japanese Self-Defense Force honor guards after leaving her home in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2022, for Abe's state funeral at the Nippon Budokan hall. Abe was fatally shot during upper house election campaigning in Nara, western Japan, in July.

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State funeral of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle carrying former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie and his ashes passes by Japanese Self-Defense Force honor guards after leaving her home in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2022, for Abe's state funeral at the Nippon Budokan hall. Abe was fatally shot during upper house election campaigning in Nara, western Japan, in July.

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State funeral of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle carrying former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie and his ashes passes by Japanese Self-Defense Force honor guards after leaving her home in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2022, for Abe's state funeral at the Nippon Budokan hall. Abe was fatally shot during upper house election campaigning in Nara, western Japan, in July.

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UN chief calls for all-out efforts to eliminate nuclear threat

STORY: UN chief calls for all-out efforts to eliminate nuclear threat DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Trusteeship Council Chamber 2. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. various of Trusteeship Council Chamber 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. various of Trusteeship Council Chamber 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the use of every means to eliminate the nuclear threat. Guterres made the appeal at a UN General Assembly high-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, which falls on Sept. 26. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "We come together on this international day to speak with one voice. To stand in defense of o

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Rehearsal for Ex-PM Abe's state funeral

Self-Defense Force members take part in a rehearsal for the planned state funeral for slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2022, the eve of the ceremony.

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Rehearsal for Ex-PM Abe's state funeral

Self-Defense Force members take part in a rehearsal for the planned state funeral for slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2022, the eve of the ceremony.

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Rehearsal for Ex-PM Abe's state funeral

Self-Defense Force music band members take part in a rehearsal for the planned state funeral for slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2022, the eve of the ceremony.

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Hundreds of weapons collected as Afghans voluntarily hand in arms

STORY: Hundreds of weapons collected as Afghans voluntarily hand in arms DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHORTLIST: 1. various of the collected weapons in Kunar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Afghan security forces have collected hundreds of pieces of weapons as locals willingly handed over their arms and ammunition to local authorities in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province on Sunday. "The weapons handed over to local authorities today include nine anti-aircraft guns, 135 pieces of U.S.-made M16 assault rifles, 65 AK-47 rifles, 19 pieces of mortars, several RPG-7 and scores of light and heavy weapons, besides thousands of bullets," Ghaziabad district chief Qari Zia Ur-Rahman told reporters. At a ceremony attended by Defense Ministry officials, they called upon people to hand over their weapons to the Taliban-led caretaker government. "The weapons collected in Ghaziabad district will be handed over to the relevant security agencies through a transparent

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S. Korea, U.S. launch joint maritime drills involving U.S. aircraft carrier

STORY: S. Korea, U.S. launch joint maritime drills involving U.S. aircraft carrier DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of S. Korea-U.S. joint naval exercise (Yonhap TV) (file) 2. various of jet flights and sailors on deck (Xinhua, shot on Sept. 23, 2022) STORYLINE: South Korea and the United States on Monday launched their joint maritime drills near the Korean Peninsula, involving a U.S. aircraft carrier and over 20 warships from the two sides. The South Korean defense ministry said the combined naval exercise was scheduled to continue for four days from Monday in the South Korean eastern waters. Mobilized for the exercise will be more than 20 battleships, including a 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer and a 4,400-ton destroyer from the South Korean side as well as the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group that arrived in the South Korean southeastern port city of Busan on Friday. The strike group consists of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-USA VS KOR

(220926) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Shin Jihyun (R) of South Korea goes to the basket under the defense of Brionna Jones of the United States during a Group A match at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 26, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-CHN VS USA

(220924) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Meng (L) of China attempts to shoot under the defense of Breanna Stewart of the United States during a Group A match at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-CHN VS USA

(220924) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Han Xu (top) of China shoots the ball under the defense of A'Ja Wilson of the United States during a Group A match at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-CHN VS USA

(220924) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Siyu (C) of China drives the ball with the defense of Kelsey Plum (R) of the United States during a Group A match at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 24, 2022. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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New bullet train Kamome debuts

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Sept. 23, 2022, to celebrate the start of commercial services of Kamome bullet trains on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.

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New bullet train Kamome debuts

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Sept. 23, 2022, to celebrate the start of commercial services of Kamome bullet trains on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.

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1 Turkish soldier killed, 2 injured in northern Iraq operation

STORY: 1 Turkish soldier killed, 2 injured in northern Iraq operation DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the military operation 2. various of the seized weapons STORYLINE: One Turkish soldier was killed, and two others injured in a "harassment fire" by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq on Wednesday, according to the Turkish defense ministry. The PKK launched a fire attack at the Turkish military base in the Operation Claw-Lock zone, the ministry said in a statement. In early September, four Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with the PKK in the same cross-border operation zone. Meanwhile, earlier on the same day, the Defense Ministry announced that a large number of weapons and ammunition belonging to PKK were seized during search activities carried out in the Operation Claw-Lock region. The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States and the EU, has been rebelling against the Tu

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Israel tests new anti-ship naval missile system

STORY: Israel tests new anti-ship naval missile system DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the missile test 2. inside the control room 3. various of the missile test 4. various of Sa'ar 6-class corvette launching a Gabriel V missile in Haifa port 5. various of Israel Navy ship at sea STORYLINE: Israeli Navy completed "successful tests" of a new anti-ship naval missile system, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the ministry, tests of the Gabriel V, an advanced long-range anti-ship missile system, proved its capacity to intercept a variety of targets. In a trial in August, a Sa'ar 6-class corvette launched a Gabriel V missile at a mock ship and destroyed it. The system's interception missiles are capable of traveling for hundreds of kilometers in different naval and aerial conditions, according to a statement issued by the military. "The missile enables the prevention and destruction of a wide range

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Typhoon Nanmadol

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel search for a man missing at the site of a mudslide in Mimata in Miyazaki Prefecture, on Sept. 19, 2022, as Typhoon Nanmadol slammed the southwestern Japan region.

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(SP)GERMANY-AUGSBURG-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-AUGSBURG VS BAYERN MUNICH

(220918) -- AUGSBURG, Sept. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sadio Mane (R) of Bayern Munich breaks through the defense of Andre Hahn of Augsburg during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and Bayern Munich in Augsburg, Germany, Sept.17, 2022. (Photo by Philippe Ruiz/Xinhua)

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Death toll in residential building collapse in Jordan rises to 8

STORY: Death toll in residential building collapse in Jordan rises to 8 DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescuers searching for survivors after a residential building collapsed in Amman 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HATEM JABER, Director of Civil Defense STORYLINE: The death toll in a residential building collapse in Jordan's capital Amman on Tuesday rose to eight, the Public Security Department (PSD) said in a statement Wednesday. Rescue work is still going on, the PSD added, noting that an infant and an injured person in his 50s were pulled out from the rubble of the collapsed building and transferred to the hospital. So far, 16 people have been injured due to the collapse, the state-run Petra news agency reported. The Director of Civil Defense Brigadier General Hatem Jaber told Xinhua Wednesday that rescue teams are still operating at full capacity to reach all people under the rubble. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HATEM JABER, Director of C

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U.S.-Japan defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (C) holds talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon near Washington on Sept. 14, 2022.

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U.S.-Japan defense talks

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (C) holds talks with Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada at the Pentagon near Washington on Sept. 14, 2022.

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U.S.-Japan defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (C, L), alongside U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, receives a guard of honor at the Pentagon near Washington on Sept. 14, 2022.

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4 Turkish soldiers killed in clash with Kurdish militants in Iraq

STORY: 4 Turkish soldiers killed in clash with Kurdish militants in Iraq DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of funeral of dead turkish soldiers 2. file of Turkish military operations in northern Iraq 3. various of Kurdish militants STORYLINE: Four Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish defense ministry said Monday. The clash took place on Sunday when Turkish security forces were conducting a search mission in a region where Türkiye was carrying out a cross-border operation, according to a ministry statement. Two soldiers were killed and four others injured in the clash with PKK militants in the Operation Claw-Lock zone, but two of the four injured later died at the hospital. Meanwhile, Vedat Aksac, who was a member of the PKK's "assassination team," and two other members of the group were killed in a Turkish operation in Khalifan, a town in the nort

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Japan-India foreign and defense meeting

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (3rd from R) speaks during a Japan-India foreign and defense ministerial meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2022. Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (4th from L) and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (4th from R) can be seen in the meeting. (Pool photo)

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U.S. Army General Flynn

Gen. Charles Flynn (C), the commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific, meets the press as he visits the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Amami Camp in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on Sept. 8, 2022.

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Japan-India bilateral defense meeting

India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh (R) receives guard of honor prior to his meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (L) at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Japan-India bilateral defense meeting

Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (R) and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh pose for a photo before their bilateral meeting at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2022. (Pool photo)

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First LatAm conference on peacekeeping held in Peru

STORY: First LatAm conference on peacekeeping held in Peru DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of conference 2. various of Peruvian soldiers participating in UN peacekeeping forces STORYLINE: Peru's President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday hosted the Latin American and Caribbean's first conference on United Nations peacekeeping operations, aiming to promote greater regional participation in such UN missions. The two-day event held in Lima's San Isidro district was attended by United Nations delegations and representatives of Latin American countries, said Peru's Defense Ministry. The conference features talks about best practices in the deployment of personnel and equipment in peacekeeping operations, and updating training capabilities, including new developments and advanced technology to strengthen conflict monitoring and analysis. Describing the event as the "first regional effort" to explore new ways and criteria to increase regional countries'