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Western Japan traditional shrine ritual

A man dressed as a demon holds a bamboo pole during a traditional ritual to pray for a good rice harvest and protection against epidemics at Shiide Itsukushima shrine in Kudoyama in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Aug. 16, 2025.

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

(240523) -- GAZA, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People scramble for humanitarian aid dropped by a plane in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 23, 2024. The majority of the population in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and basic humanitarian needs since the outbreak of the war. UN agencies have warned of dire consequences in the enclave, including famine and the spread of epidemics and diseases among the local population. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

(240523) -- GAZA, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People scramble for humanitarian aid dropped by a plane in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 23, 2024. The majority of the population in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and basic humanitarian needs since the outbreak of the war. UN agencies have warned of dire consequences in the enclave, including famine and the spread of epidemics and diseases among the local population. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

(240523) -- GAZA, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Humanitarian aid dropped by a plane is seen over the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 23, 2024. The majority of the population in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and basic humanitarian needs since the outbreak of the war. UN agencies have warned of dire consequences in the enclave, including famine and the spread of epidemics and diseases among the local population. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

(240523) -- GAZA, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People scramble for humanitarian aid dropped by a plane in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 23, 2024. The majority of the population in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and basic humanitarian needs since the outbreak of the war. UN agencies have warned of dire consequences in the enclave, including famine and the spread of epidemics and diseases among the local population. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

(240523) -- GAZA, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Humanitarian aid dropped by a plane falls at a school in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 23, 2024. The majority of the population in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and basic humanitarian needs since the outbreak of the war. UN agencies have warned of dire consequences in the enclave, including famine and the spread of epidemics and diseases among the local population. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

(240523) -- GAZA, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Humanitarian aid dropped by a plane is seen over the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 23, 2024. The majority of the population in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and basic humanitarian needs since the outbreak of the war. UN agencies have warned of dire consequences in the enclave, including famine and the spread of epidemics and diseases among the local population. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

(240523) -- GAZA, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Humanitarian aid dropped by a plane is seen over the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 23, 2024. The majority of the population in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and basic humanitarian needs since the outbreak of the war. UN agencies have warned of dire consequences in the enclave, including famine and the spread of epidemics and diseases among the local population. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Dance Of Death In Verges - Spain

Several people prepare for the 'Dansa de la Mort', on March 28, 2024, in Verges, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Every Maundy Thursday night, several skeletons parade in the town of Verges. The origin of this dance dates back to the epidemics of the black plague that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. The dance indicates the inexorable passage of all men towards death, representing the scenes of Jesus' journey to Mount Calvary. The whole route is illuminated by torches and oil shells creating a dark atmosphere, while five people dressed as skeletons with rhythmic and repetitive sound of the drum perform different dances. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance Of Death In Verges - Spain

Several people prepare for the 'Dansa de la Mort', on March 28, 2024, in Verges, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Every Maundy Thursday night, several skeletons parade in the town of Verges. The origin of this dance dates back to the epidemics of the black plague that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. The dance indicates the inexorable passage of all men towards death, representing the scenes of Jesus' journey to Mount Calvary. The whole route is illuminated by torches and oil shells creating a dark atmosphere, while five people dressed as skeletons with rhythmic and repetitive sound of the drum perform different dances. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance Of Death In Verges - Spain

Several people in costume hold candles during the 'Dansa de la Mort', on March 28, 2024, in Verges, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Every Maundy Thursday night, several skeletons parade in the town of Verges. The origin of this dance dates back to the epidemics of the black plague that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. The dance indicates the inexorable passage of all men towards death, representing the scenes of Jesus' journey to Mount Calvary. The entire route is illuminated by torches and oil shells creating a dark atmosphere, while five people dressed as skeletons with rhythmic and repetitive sound of the drum perform different dances. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance Of Death In Verges - Spain

Several people in costume dance during the 'Dansa de la Mort', on March 28, 2024, in Verges, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Every Maundy Thursday night, several skeletons parade in the town of Verges. The origin of this dance dates back to the epidemics of the black plague that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. The dance indicates the inexorable passage of all men towards death, representing the scenes of Jesus' journey to Mount Calvary. The entire route is illuminated by torches and oil shells creating a dark atmosphere, while five people dressed as skeletons with rhythmic and repetitive sound of the drum perform different dances. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance Of Death In Verges - Spain

Several people prepare for the 'Dansa de la Mort', on March 28, 2024, in Verges, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Every Maundy Thursday night, several skeletons parade in the town of Verges. The origin of this dance dates back to the epidemics of the black plague that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. The dance indicates the inexorable passage of all men towards death, representing the scenes of Jesus' journey to Mount Calvary. The whole route is illuminated by torches and oil shells creating a dark atmosphere, while five people dressed as skeletons with rhythmic and repetitive sound of the drum perform different dances. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance Of Death In Verges - Spain

Several people prepare for the 'Dansa de la Mort', on March 28, 2024, in Verges, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Every Maundy Thursday night, several skeletons parade in the town of Verges. The origin of this dance dates back to the epidemics of the black plague that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. The dance indicates the inexorable passage of all men towards death, representing the scenes of Jesus' journey to Mount Calvary. The whole route is illuminated by torches and oil shells creating a dark atmosphere, while five people dressed as skeletons with rhythmic and repetitive sound of the drum perform different dances. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance Of Death In Verges - Spain

Several people dance during the procession and 'Dansa de la Mort', on March 28, 2024, in Verges, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Every Maundy Thursday night, several skeletons parade in the town of Verges. The origin of this dance dates back to the epidemics of the black plague that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. The dance indicates the inexorable passage of all men towards death, representing the scenes of Jesus' journey to Mount Calvary. The entire route is illuminated by torches and oil shells creating a dark atmosphere, while five people dressed as skeletons with rhythmic and repetitive sound of the drum perform different dances. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced Palestinians crowded in southern Gaza facing imminent threat of epidemics

STORY: Displaced Palestinians crowded in southern Gaza facing imminent threat of epidemics SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of garbage in Rafah 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MARWAN AL-HAMS, Head of the Health Emergency Committee in Gaza 3. various of refugee camp in Rafah 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AHMED, Palestinian displaced man STORYLINE: Thousands of displaced Palestinians gathered in crowded shelters in the southern Gaza Strip are facing escalating threats of epidemics and infectious diseases amid poor sanitation and running out of sanitizers and vaccine stocks. The imminent danger of a public health crisis has been hovering in the coastal enclave of Gaza, where the massive Israeli siege and bombardment caused horrific casualties and damages. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the health situation in Gaza citing alarming statistics: over 245,000 recorded cases of res

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Daily Life in Istanbul

A man in the metro wears a medical mask for protection. The fact that hospital emergency units in Istanbul were filled with epidemics caused the public to worry about a second pandemic. Istanbulites are back to wearing masks. on January 11, 2024. Photo by Ilker Eray/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Istanbul

A woman in the bus wears a medical mask for protection. The fact that hospital emergency units in Istanbul were filled with epidemics caused the public to worry about a second pandemic. Istanbulites are back to wearing masks. on January 29, 2024. Photo by Ilker Eray/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Istanbul

Some people were walking on the streets with medical mask. The fact that hospital emergency units in Istanbul were filled with epidemics caused the public to worry about a second pandemic. Istanbulites are back to wearing masks. on January 12, 2024. Photo by Ilker Eray/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Istanbul

A man in the metro wears a medical mask for protection. The fact that hospital emergency units in Istanbul were filled with epidemics caused the public to worry about a second pandemic. Istanbulites are back to wearing masks. on January 26, 2024. Photo by Ilker Eray/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Istanbul

A man in the metro wears a medical mask for protection. The fact that hospital emergency units in Istanbul were filled with epidemics caused the public to worry about a second pandemic. Istanbulites are back to wearing masks. on January 18, 2024. Photo by Ilker Eray/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Istanbul

A man in the metro wears a medical mask for protection. The fact that hospital emergency units in Istanbul were filled with epidemics caused the public to worry about a second pandemic. Istanbulites are back to wearing masks. on February 3, 2024. Photo by Ilker Eray/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Istanbul

A woman in the metro wears a medical mask for protection. The fact that hospital emergency units in Istanbul were filled with epidemics caused the public to worry about a second pandemic. Istanbulites are back to wearing masks. on January 27, 2024. Photo by Ilker Eray/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Istanbul

The fact that hospital emergency units in Istanbul were filled with epidemics caused the public to worry about a second pandemic. Istanbulites are back to wearing masks. on January 12, 2024. Photo by Ilker Eray/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life in Istanbul

A man in the metro wears a medical mask for protection. The fact that hospital emergency units in Istanbul were filled with epidemics caused the public to worry about a second pandemic. Istanbulites are back to wearing masks. on January 8, 2024. Photo by Ilker Eray/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese medical team's lecture well received by students in Bangui

STORY: Chinese medical team's lecture well received by students in Bangui SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Bangui CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Medical team conducts lectures on cholera prevention and acupuncture 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ABUBAKAR, Student, Confucius Institute of University of Bangui 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): YAMENANJI, Student, Confucius Institute of University of Bangui STORYLINE: The 20th Chinese medical team dispatched to the Central African Republic delivered a lecture on cholera prevention and acupuncture to students at the University of Bangui on Monday. Amidst recent outbreaks of cholera epidemics in multiple African nations, the lecture aimed to equip attendees with essential knowledge for safeguarding their health in daily life. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ABUBAKAR, Student, Confucius Institute of University of Bangui "First of all, thank you for coming here and teaching us medical knowledge, especially some measures to prevent ch

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Emmanuel Macron Awards Jean Nallit as Grand'croix in the "Legion d'honneur" - Lyon

French President Emmanuel Macron and Lyon's mayor Gérard Collomb during a ceremony to award war resistant Jean Nallit as Grand'croix in the "Legion d'honneur" French order at the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes' prefecture in Lyon, central eastern France, on October 9, 2019, ahead of the two-day conference of Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Macron is to chair the final day of the meeting on October 10, 2019, and meet African heads of state. The fund has asked for $14 billion, an amount it says would help save 16 million lives, avert "234 million infections" and place the world back on track to meet the UN objective of ending the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria within 10 years. Photo by Mathis Boussuge/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 12,000

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 12,000 SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Ramallah/Jerusalem/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 3. STANDUP 3 (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "Al-Shifa Hospital has become a big prison and a mass grave, said its director as they lost all patients in intensive care units. The Israeli soldiers continue their raid of the medical compound for the third day (Nov. 17), while about 7,000 patients and displaced Palestinians are still trapped inside. Israeli media reports said the cabinet will allow two trucks of fuel to be entered into southern Gaza daily, to prevent the spread of epidemics, and minimally support water, sewage and sanitation systems." STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG

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Community with shared future represents China's efforts for world development: experts

STORY: Community with shared future represents China's efforts for world development: experts DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER KAGWANJA, CEO of Africa Policy Institute 3. various of BRI projects 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO of Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research and Development 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LEVENTE HORVATH, Director of Eurasia Center of John von Neumann University in Hungary STORYLINE: International experts have said China's vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind will boost world development amid challenges. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER KAGWANJA, CEO of Africa Policy Institute "Solidarity for development, solidarity to confront epidemics, solidarity to eradicate poverty, and solidarity to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This is where now the Chinese leadership came up with this idea of buil

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CHINA-TIANJIN-HEAVY RAIN-AFTERMATH-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry out disinfection at Taitou Town of Jinghai District, north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 17, 2023. Some areas in Tianjin were affected by floods in the aftermath of recent heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Doksuri. At present, the local authorities are conducting environmental disinfection to prevent epidemics after the floods. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-HEAVY RAIN-AFTERMATH-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member carries out disinfection at Taitou Town of Jinghai District, north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 17, 2023. Some areas in Tianjin were affected by floods in the aftermath of recent heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Doksuri. At present, the local authorities are conducting environmental disinfection to prevent epidemics after the floods. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-HEAVY RAIN-AFTERMATH-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member carries out disinfection at Taitou Town of Jinghai District, north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 17, 2023. Some areas in Tianjin were affected by floods in the aftermath of recent heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Doksuri. At present, the local authorities are conducting environmental disinfection to prevent epidemics after the floods. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-HEBEI-LAISHUI COUNTY-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230809) -- BAODING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People prepare to conduct disinfection in Nanzhuang Village of Jiulong Town, Laishui County, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 9, 2023. Some villages in Laishui County encountered traffic and communication disruptions caused by the recent heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Doksuri. At present, the local authorities is conducting environmental disinfection to prevent epidemics after the floods. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-LAISHUI COUNTY-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230809) -- BAODING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People conduct disinfection in Nanzhuang Village of Jiulong Town, Laishui County, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 9, 2023. Some villages in Laishui County encountered traffic and communication disruptions caused by the recent heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Doksuri. At present, the local authorities is conducting environmental disinfection to prevent epidemics after the floods. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-LAISHUI COUNTY-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230809) -- BAODING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People conduct disinfection in Nanzhuang Village of Jiulong Town, Laishui County, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 9, 2023. Some villages in Laishui County encountered traffic and communication disruptions caused by the recent heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Doksuri. At present, the local authorities is conducting environmental disinfection to prevent epidemics after the floods. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-LAISHUI COUNTY-FLOOD-DISINFECTION (CN)

(230809) -- BAODING, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff worker conducts disinfection in Nanzhuang Village of Jiulong Town, Laishui County, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 9, 2023. Some villages in Laishui County encountered traffic and communication disruptions caused by the recent heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Doksuri. At present, the local authorities is conducting environmental disinfection to prevent epidemics after the floods. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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Yemeni gov't revamps efforts to vaccinate children against polio

STORY: Yemeni gov't revamps efforts to vaccinate children against polio DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ADEN, Yemen CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemen's southern port city of Aden 2. various of children getting vaccinated 3. various of Aden STORYLINE: Yemen's internationally-recognized government launched a significant polio vaccination campaign on Friday amid an ongoing struggle to curb the resurgence of the contagious disease in the war-torn Arab country. While the Yemeni government had already launched earlier in March a polio vaccination campaign, the latest effort aimed at vaccinating children under the age of five who had not been covered by the previous vaccination drive. The Yemeni government seeks to prevent the further spread of polio in regions that have been grappling with a surge in epidemics and diseases due to the country's fragile healthcare infrastructure and lack of basic medical services. Despite the challenges, hundreds of health workers and volunteers

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Health experts urge strict measures against epidemics threats in Türkiye's quake zone

STORY: Health experts urge strict measures against epidemics threats in Türkiye's quake zone DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Istanbul, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hundreds of buildings destroyed by the earthquake 2. various of tent city for earthquake victims, people living in tent city 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Specialist on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Specialist on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Specialist on infectious diseases and clinical microbiology 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Head of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Head of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases STORYLINE: Turkish specialists urged strict measures to eliminate a series of factors threatening public health in Türkiye's earthquake zone. It has been almost a month since at least 10 s

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Women in bridal kimonos perform Shintoist ritual

MINAMIAIZU, Japan - About 30 women in traditional Japanese bridal attire march in the Shintoist Gion festival of Tajima, Fukushima Prefecture, July 23. According to a legend of Japan's indigenous religion, women in pure kimonos can conjure up gods from a local shrine and convince them to keep epidemics at bay.

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Gates tells Koizumi he is optimistic about fighting AIDS, malaria

TOKYO, Japan - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are in talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 29. Gates told Koizumi that he is optimistic about fighting such epidemics plaguing Africa as AIDS and malaria ahead of a Group of Eight summit at which the issue will be high on the agenda.

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-HEALTH INSTITUTE-LAUNCH

(221004) -- GABORONE, Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Botswanan Minister of Health Edwin Dikoloti delivers his remarks during the introduction of the Public Health Institute (BPHI) reference committee's inaugural meeting in Gaborone, Botswana, on Oct. 4, 2022. Botswanan Health Ministry on Tuesday launched the Public Health Institute (BPHI), which will enable the southern African country to quickly help stop, detect and respond to infectious disease threats before they become epidemics. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

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Heavy rains kill 8 in Yemen

STORY: Heavy rains kill 8 in Yemen DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a flooded street after heavy rain in Sanaa 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): NAGY DABAAN, Sanaa resident 3. various of Sanaa STORYLINE: Torrential rains in Yemen have caused floods in parts of the country and killed at least eight people in the past 24 hours, local health authorities said Sunday. The victims included two girls, who were killed after the heavy rain caused the collapse of their family house in the western part of the capital Sanaa, while the other six people were found dead after they were swept by flood in the province of Dhamar, about 100 km to the south of Sanaa. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): NAGY DABAAN, Sanaa resident "There was heavy rain yesterday (on Saturday). We hope the local authorities can help us better prepare for the flood. Every time when heavy rains hit the city, they cause floods and sweep people away." Residents are worried about epidemics spreading in the r

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Chilean experts predict another COVID-19 peak in coming weeks

STORY: Chilean experts predict another COVID-19 peak in coming weeks DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of respiratory emergency 2. various of vaccination site 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CRISTOBAL CUADRADO, Chilean Undersecretary of Public Health 4. various of COVID-19 testings 5. various of guidelines in public places STORYLINE: Chile will face another peak of COVID-19 infections in the next two weeks, a local epidemics monitoring group predicted on Tuesday. Chile has been experiencing a fifth wave of COVID-19 cases for several weeks and "we could be approaching the peak in two or three weeks," Felipe Elorrieta, head of the Mathematical Epidemiological Group for the Surveillance of Epidemics and Pandemics at the University of Santiago, Chile, said in a press release. A Chilean health official also warned of the peak but said there's a slowdown in severe cases. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CRISTOBAL CUADRADO, Chilean Undersecretary of Public Health "Thi

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Gates tells Koizumi he is optimistic about fighting AIDS, malari

TOKYO, Japan - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are in talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 29. Gates told Koizumi that he is optimistic about fighting such epidemics plaguing Africa as AIDS and malaria ahead of a Group of Eight summit at which the issue will be high on the agenda. (Kyodo)

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CONTAGION

CONTAGION [US / UAE 2011] MATT DAMON [centre] Date: 2011

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LIFEFORCE

LIFEFORCE PETER FIRTH Date: 1985

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Ritual for end of epidemic at western Japan shrine

A ritual to pray for an early end of epidemics is held on April 18, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic, at Omiwa shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, in the presence of pharmaceutical company officials from Nara and neighboring prefectures in western Japan.

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International Day for The Prevention of Epidemics

Candidates wearing masks prepare to leave the entrance exam site after the end of the postgraduate entrance exam in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province, Dec. 27, 2020. 27 December is the International Day for The Prevention of Pandemics.

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Sampling for covid test Prague, Czech Republic

On October 22, 2020, the nurse takes a sample for covid-19 at the sampling point in Revolucni Street in Prague. The daily increase in new cases of coronavirus in the Czech Republic accelerated greatly. On Wednesday 21.10. There were 14,968 more in 2020. There are now about 124,000 infected in the country (CTK Photo/Vojtech Vlk)

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International Day for The Prevention of Epidemics

Candidates wearing masks prepare to leave the entrance exam site after the end of the postgraduate entrance exam in Fuyang City, East China's Anhui Province, Dec. 27, 2020. 27 December is the International Day for The Prevention of Pandemics.