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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hefazat-e-Islam Rally - Bangladesh

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist coalition group rally in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, to oppose recommendations by a government women's commission to end discriminatory provisions, including equal inheritance rights for men and women, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students block roads as they protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs in Dhaka on July 10, 2024. Bangladesh's top court on July 10 temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Protest Quota System - Dhaka

Students and job aspirants carrying national flags take part in a protest march in Dhaka on July 8, 2024, demanding the end of "discriminatory" quotas for coveted government jobs, including reserving posts for children of liberation heroes. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at Canadian universities

STORY: More pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at Canadian universities SHOOTING TIME: May 2, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: TORONTO, Canada CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest at the University of Toronto on Thursday night STORYLINE: Hundreds of students and faculties set up an encampment at the University of Toronto on Thursday as a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at North American universities continued to spread. The latest protesters on the campus of the University of Toronto have been told they have to leave by 10 p.m. (0200 GMT Friday) but they are staying onsite. If the protesters' activities remain peaceful, it does not intend to remove them from campus this evening, the university said in a statement released earlier. "The Toronto Police Service is monitoring the protest. Please encourage others to remain peaceful ... Hate speech, threats, and other discriminatory language or behaviour do not constitute peaceful protest," it said. In Canada,

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China-proposed int'l science and technology cooperation initiative wins applause from scientists

STORY: China-proposed int'l science and technology cooperation initiative wins applause from scientists SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HEGYI FERENC, Food researcher at Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDEL NASSER B. SINGAB, Professor of Ain Shams University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MASSIMO PAOLI, Programme Coordinator, World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) STORYLINE: China for the first time proposed an international science and technology cooperation initiative at the Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday. The initiative calls for advocating and practicing the concept of open, fair, just and non-discriminatory international cooperation in science and technology, adhering to

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BRICS expansion helps ensure fairer world: former Ethiopian diplomat

STORY: BRICS expansion helps ensure fairer world: former Ethiopian diplomat DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Africa 2. various of Teruneh Zenna 3. SOUNDBITE (English): TERUNEH ZENNA, Ethiopia's former ambassador to the United Nations 4. various of the BRICS Summit STORYLINE: Adding new members to the BRICS bloc of developing countries would give the group an impetus to implement its ideology of making the world "fairer and non-discriminatory," said Teruneh Zenna, Ethiopia's former ambassador to the UN. SOUNDBITE (English): TERUNEH ZENNA, Ethiopia's former ambassador to the United Nations "This is very important for BRICS to implement their cherished idea, their cherished ideology to make the world, the international order a just one which impresses all countries equally without discrimination. So, this is good for Africa, good for BRICS. BRICS does not mean, it is simply there to fight as the Western power and others but even to

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Italy opens competition probe into Apple's app store policies

STORY: Italy opens competition probe into Apple's app store policies DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an Apple store STORYLINE: Italy's antitrust regulator on Thursday opened a new investigation to assess whether the United States-based high-tech giant Apple abused its dominant position in the smartphone app market. The move is the latest in a series of competition-related probes into the company by the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM). Now, the AGCM alleges that Apple's rules for third-party app developers are more restrictive than those for its own smartphone apps on the iOS platform, especially when it comes to privacy guidelines. The authority also alleges that Apple provides outside developers with lower-quality analytical data, making it more difficult for those companies to effectively advertise their products. "The presumed discriminatory conduct carried out by Apple can cause a drop in advertising proceeds for third-party dev

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Japan PM Kishida sacks close aide for his anti-LGBT remarks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2023, during his visit to the central Japan city. Kishida said he has sacked Masayoshi Arai, an elite bureaucrat who served as executive secretary to Kishida after he recently made discriminatory remarks against sexual minorities.

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Japan PM Kishida sacks close aide for his anti-LGBT remarks

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2023, during his visit to the central Japan city. Kishida said he has sacked Masayoshi Arai, an elite bureaucrat who served as executive secretary to Kishida after he recently made discriminatory remarks against sexual minorities.

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Travel restrictions against Chinese tourists "ridiculous": media

STORY: Travel restrictions against Chinese tourists "ridiculous": media reports DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of airplanes and Chinese tourists 2. various of screenshots of headlines STORYLINE: Travel restrictions imposed by a few countries on Chinese tourists are "ridiculous," said some media reports on the latest discriminatory entry requirements targeting China. On Saturday, an article published by the Atlantic agreed that these measures have "no scientific basis" and pointed out that "travel restrictions can't stop COVID from crossing borders." The story goes on to say that the vast majority of China's locally acquired cases are being caused by two Omicron lineages that are "old news elsewhere." And now, the article says, the most dangerous new variant is "from New York -- XBB.1.5 -- which the U.S. is now busy exporting to the rest of the world." TodayOnline, a Singaporean news website, quoted infectious disease experts as s

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China's COVID policy positive, entry restrictions on Chinese travelers racism: Australian commentator

STORY: China's COVID policy positive, entry restrictions on Chinese travelers racism: Australian commentator DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese cities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JERRY GREY, Australian media commentator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JERRY GREY, Australian media commentator STORYLINE: An Australian media commentator has said the optimization of China's COVID response policies will bring a positive change and imposing discriminatory entry requirements on travelers from China is racism. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JERRY GREY, Australian media commentator "China being open means that more foreigners can come in, more business people can come in, more foreign direct investment can come in. And what I saw over the last couple of years is China has really really focused on keeping people healthy. China put health before wealth, and generated wealth from health, and I think that was probably the best way to view it: China put

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WHO official urges science-based, non-discriminatory COVID entry restrictions

STORY: WHO official urges science-based, non-discriminatory COVID entry restrictions DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the WHO Regional Office for Europe 2. various of street views in Copenhagen 3. SOUNDBITE (English): HANS KLUGE, WHO's regional director for Europe STORYLINE: A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to take science-based precautionary COVID-19 entry restrictions that are proportionate and non-discriminatory. Hans Kluge, WHO's regional director for Europe, made the appeal at a press conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (English): HANS KLUGE, WHO's regional director for Europe "Scientifically, there is no immediate threat for the European region at this point and time based on the information we have from China, because the (virus) variants which are circulating in China are those also circulating in Europe. We do acknowledge that a number of countries, based on the precaution