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China: Female Driver Bravely Rushes Harvester Into Fire to Save Crops

A young female farm machine operator in Shandong province made a courageous decision on June 18, 2025, driving a massive harvester directly into a burning wheat field to rescue ripe crops from the flames. Pushing through fear and exhaustion, she focused intently on the task, maneuvering the machine into the danger zone to protect the harvest.

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Influenza Immunity

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 28, 2024 - A medical worker gives a female truck driver a flu vaccine on a mobile vaccination vehicle in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 28, 2024.

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KENYA-NAIROBI-BRI-"MY CHINESE STORY"-SPEECH CONTEST

(231013) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Concilia Owire, a female locomotive driver at the Standard Gauge Railway, gives a speech during the Belt and Road "My Chinese Story" Speech Competition in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 13, 2023. Ten employees of Chinese companies based in Kenya were awarded Friday after they emerged winners in the Belt and Road "My Chinese Story" Speech Competition, organized by the Kenya-China Economic and Trade Association. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-BRI-"MY CHINESE STORY"-SPEECH CONTEST

(231013) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Concilia Owire, a female locomotive driver at the Standard Gauge Railway, receives an interview after taking first place in the Belt and Road "My Chinese Story" Speech Competition in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 13, 2023. Ten employees of Chinese companies based in Kenya were awarded Friday after they emerged winners in the Belt and Road "My Chinese Story" Speech Competition, organized by the Kenya-China Economic and Trade Association. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-BRI-"MY CHINESE STORY"-SPEECH CONTEST

(231013) -- NAIROBI, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Concilia Owire (C), a female locomotive driver at the Standard Gauge Railway, speaks after taking first place in the Belt and Road "My Chinese Story" Speech Competition in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 13, 2023. Ten employees of Chinese companies based in Kenya were awarded Friday after they emerged winners in the Belt and Road "My Chinese Story" Speech Competition, organized by the Kenya-China Economic and Trade Association. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Mountain Gorilla rally in Rwanda draws enthusiastic crowds

STORY: Mountain Gorilla rally in Rwanda draws enthusiastic crowds DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AURORE MIMOSA, Rwandan Minister of Sports 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): QUEEN KALIMPINYA, Rwandan female rally driver STORYLINE: The Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally, spanning three days, concluded in Kigali on Sunday with 26 drivers participating in the challenging competition. The rally, now in its 6th edition of the African Rally Championship, covered a total distance of 348.18 kilometers. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AURORE MIMOSA, Rwandan Minister of Sports "Since it started in 1999, this rally has kept connecting Rwanda with the world of motorsports, and renowned pilots have been attending year in year out. We've noted out we see the motorsports becoming remarkable, more attractive, and popular, and progressively dominating the region strategically, positioning itself in the African Motorsports." Rwandan female

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Taicang International Container Terminal Female Driver

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 19, 2023 - A female driver shuttles back and forth at the Taicang International Container Terminal in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 19, 2023.

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Taicang International Container Terminal Female Driver

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 19, 2023 - A female driver shuttles back and forth at the Taicang International Container Terminal in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 19, 2023.

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Taicang International Container Terminal Female Driver

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 19, 2023 - A female driver shuttles back and forth at the Taicang International Container Terminal in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 19, 2023.

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Taicang International Container Terminal Female Driver

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 19, 2023 - A female driver shuttles back and forth at the Taicang International Container Terminal in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 19, 2023.

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QUEEN OF THE ROAD

QUEEN OF THE ROAD, Female truck driver, home, attendance, women, social advancement, working women, Kunugida Leasing Corporation, karaoke=Date:1994, Place:JAPAN

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Meet 1st female tuk-tuk driver in Damascus

STORY: Meet 1st female tuk-tuk driver in Damascus DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:05 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rasha Hasan working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RASHA HASAN, Tuk-tuk driver 3. various of Hasan returning home 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RASHA HASAN, Tuk-tuk driver 5. various of Hasan touring on the streets 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RASHA HASAN, Tuk-tuk driver 7. various of Hassan with her children at home STORYLINE: For Rasha Hasan, driving a tuk-tuk on the streets of Damascus was an idea she came up with to make a living and provide for her three school-age children. However, tuk-tuks are still uncommon in Syria. The 46-year-old used to drive her own car as a taxi cab at the beginning of the Syrian war 12 years ago, but when the chaos reached their area in the al-Tadamun neighborhood in Damascus, she had to leave her house. Her car got stolen and her house was set ablaze. Later, the woman changed several jobs, which weren't enough to make a living, particu

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Surprise from Russian traffic police on Int'l Women's Day

STORY: Surprise from Russian traffic police on Int'l Women's Day DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of traffic police presenting flowers to female drivers (courtesy of TASS) STORYLINE: On International Women's Day, traffic police in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia prepared a surprise for women drivers. Officers hid flowers behind their backs and asked women drivers passing by to pull over. Instead of checking their driving licenses, the officers presented flowers and seasonal wishes. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): Driver "Thank you so much! I'm really surprised and very happy!" SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): Driver "Thank you! I am so happy! Thank you!" SOUNDBITE 3 (Russian): Driver "Thank you all!" Presenting flowers to women drivers on International Women's Day has been a tradition of the Russian traffic police. According to the authority, the action is a gesture of appreciation to women who have been strictly complying with the requirements of traffi

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Murakami responds to Hokkaido town's protest

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows novelist Haruki Murakami. Responding to a protest by a Hokkaido town against his description of the town in a story serialized in a monthly magazine, Murakami said Feb. 7, 2014, he will use a different name when the story comes out in book form. In the story titled "Drive My Car" in the December issue of the Bungeishunju magazine, the main character said when he saw a female driver from Nakatonbetsu throw a burning cigarette from her car that everyone was doing the same thing on a routine basis.

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Driver held after trailer overturns in Nagoya, injuring 3

NAGOYA, Japan - A trailer overturned on a road in Nagoya in central Japan on May 13, crushing a car (front) running beside it and injuring the car's three female occupants. The trailer truck driver was arrested.

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Danica Patrick makes history with Indy Japan 300 win

MOTEGI, Japan - American driver Danica Patrick of Andretti Green Racing (C), flanked by Brazilian Helio Castroneves of Team Penske (L) and New Zealand's Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, stands on the podium after winning the Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 mile auto race at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 20. Patrick, followed by Castroneves in second and Dixon in third, became the first female winner in Indy Car history.

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(1)4 female drivers debut on Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

TOKYO, Japan - Mika Yamamoto (R), a bullet-train driver on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, and her younger sister Asami, a conductor, speak to reporters on a platform at JR Tokyo Station on June 20 before boarding a Shin-Osaka-bound Hikari bullet train. Mika is among four women who made their debut the same day as the first female drivers on the line linking Tokyo and Osaka.

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Former tennis ace Date to marry German racing driver

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese women's tennis ace Kimiko Date (L) is to marry German racing driver Michael Krumm (R). Date, at one time Japan's most recognized female tennis player, made the announcement on her Internet home page Jan. 12, saying she and Krumm had ''become close at the end of last year'' and had ''started making plans for their wedding.''

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Tokyo sightseeing Hato Bus has first female driver

Yumiko Nojiri on April 5 becomes the first female driver of Hato Bus, Tokyo's famous sightseeing bus operator. Nojiri, who has driven trucks, trailers and other large vehicles for nine years, received her bus license last August. Hato Bus begun to hire women drivers in response to the revised equal opportunity employment law that went into force April 1.

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50-year-old woman becomes first female tractor driver in Palestine

STORY: 50-year-old woman becomes first female tractor driver in Palestine DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:06 LOCATION: Ramallah CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Etihad Ayyad driving a tractor 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ETIHAD AYYAD, Palestinian farmer from Jericho 3. various of Etihad Ayyad driving a tractor 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ETIHAD AYYAD, Palestinian farmer from Jericho 5. various of Etihad Ayyad driving a tractor 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ETIHAD AYYAD, Palestinian farmer from Jericho STORYLINE: Etihad Ayyad, a farmer from the West Bank city of Jericho, has recently become the first Palestinian woman to obtain a tractor driver's license. After her husband, who used to work with her on their 30-dunum (3 hectares) land, left the field to work elsewhere as a driver, the 50-year-old mother of six decided to earn her own driver's license because she didn't want to lose the land that she had been working on for 20 years. "I need a driver's license to transport my agriculture products

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Female train driver Concilia (C), Alice (L) and Chinese instructor Tu Zhuxin gesture before the operation of the standard gauge railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, on May 31, 2017. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-FEMALE TAXI DRIVER

(220419) -- ADDIS ABABA, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hailu Zergaw, fleet manager of Seregela Taxi Ride Service, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 29, 2022. As a growing number of ride-hailing companies vie to penetrate the untapped market in Ethiopia, one company with women drivers only is recently gaining popularity in the country's male-dominated sector and making a good profit. TO GO WITH Feature: Ride-hailing service with women drivers only gains popularity in Ethiopia (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-FEMALE TAXI DRIVER

(220419) -- ADDIS ABABA, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 29, 2022 shows a car of Seregela Taxi Ride Service (L) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As a growing number of ride-hailing companies vie to penetrate the untapped market in Ethiopia, one company with women drivers only is recently gaining popularity in the country's male-dominated sector and making a good profit. TO GO WITH Feature: Ride-hailing service with women drivers only gains popularity in Ethiopia (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-FEMALE TAXI DRIVER

(220419) -- ADDIS ABABA, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A female phone operator works at the call center of Seregela Taxi Ride Service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 29, 2022. As a growing number of ride-hailing companies vie to penetrate the untapped market in Ethiopia, one company with women drivers only is recently gaining popularity in the country's male-dominated sector and making a good profit. TO GO WITH Feature: Ride-hailing service with women drivers only gains popularity in Ethiopia (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-FEMALE TAXI DRIVER

(220419) -- ADDIS ABABA, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Blen Mehari, a female driver of Seregela Taxi Ride Service, stands in front of a car in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 29, 2022. As a growing number of ride-hailing companies vie to penetrate the untapped market in Ethiopia, one company with women drivers only is recently gaining popularity in the country's male-dominated sector and making a good profit. TO GO WITH Feature: Ride-hailing service with women drivers only gains popularity in Ethiopia (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-FEMALE TAXI DRIVER

(220419) -- ADDIS ABABA, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Meron Mengistie, a female driver of Seregela Taxi Ride Service, drives a car in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 29, 2022. As a growing number of ride-hailing companies vie to penetrate the untapped market in Ethiopia, one company with women drivers only is recently gaining popularity in the country's male-dominated sector and making a good profit. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ride-hailing service with women drivers only gains popularity in Ethiopia" (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-FEMALE TAXI DRIVER

(220419) -- ADDIS ABABA, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A female driver of Seregela Taxi Ride Service drives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 29, 2022. As a growing number of ride-hailing companies vie to penetrate the untapped market in Ethiopia, one company with women drivers only is recently gaining popularity in the country's male-dominated sector and making a good profit. TO GO WITH Feature: Ride-hailing service with women drivers only gains popularity in Ethiopia (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)

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Danica Patrick makes history with Indy Japan 300 win

MOTEGI, Japan - American driver Danica Patrick of Andretti Green Racing (C), flanked by Brazilian Helio Castroneves of Team Penske (L) and New Zealand's Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, stands on the podium after winning the Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 mile auto race at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 20. Patrick, followed by Castroneves in second and Dixon in third, became the first female winner in Indy Car history. (Kyodo)

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Delineator magazine front cover April 1929

Front cover illustration featuring a stylish 1920s woman in a cloche hat at the wheel of a car. Date: April 1929

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Female-only taxi in Cairo

A female driver (R) offers a woman-only "Pink Taxi" service in Cairo on Dec. 8, 2015. The service aims to provide peace of mind to female customers in Egypt, where sexual harassment has been a serious problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female-only taxi in Cairo

A female driver gets into a woman-only taxi called "Pink Taxi," which is gaining popularity in Cairo, on Dec. 8, 2015. The service aims to provide peace of mind to female customers in Egypt, where sexual harassment has been a serious problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female taxi driver in Mumbai, India

A 38-year-old driver of Mumbai-based Priyadarshini Taxi Service, made up of female employees only, speaks in Mumbai, India, in March 2015. She said she is happy with her job because she is economically independent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Driver held after trailer overturns in Nagoya, injuring 3

NAGOYA, Japan - A trailer overturned on a road in Nagoya in central Japan on May 13, crushing a car (front) running beside it and injuring the car's three female occupants. The trailer truck driver was arrested. (Kyodo)

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Eye Contacts Of People Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24, 2020 - A female Chinese taxi driver adjusts her face mask in the car in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province on February 24th, 2020.

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Driver in her 90s hits pedestrians

Photo shows a place near an intersection where a female driver in her 90s hit several pedestrians near JR Chigasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on May 28, 2018. A woman was killed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)4 female drivers debut on Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

TOKYO, Japan - Mika Yamamoto (R), a bullet-train driver on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, and her younger sister Asami, a conductor, speak to reporters on a platform at JR Tokyo Station on June 20 before boarding a Shin-Osaka-bound Hikari bullet train. Mika is among four women who made their debut the same day as the first female drivers on the line linking Tokyo and Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Former tennis ace Date to marry German racing driver

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese women's tennis ace Kimiko Date (L) is to marry German racing driver Michael Krumm (R). Date, at one time Japan's most recognized female tennis player, made the announcement on her Internet home page Jan. 12, saying she and Krumm had ''become close at the end of last year'' and had ''started making plans for their wedding.''

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Japan's 1st female bullet train driver makes debut

TOKYO, Feb. 25 Kyodo - Rieko Tsujiuchi, the first woman in Japan to drive a bullet train, waits for a starting signal on Feb. 16 before pulling out of Tokyo Station at 10:31 a.m. at the controls of the Kodama No. 453 bullet train bound for Nagoya. Tsujiuchi is one of two women recently licensed by the Transport Ministry to operate bullet trains.

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Tokyo sightseeing Hato Bus has first female driver

Yumiko Nojiri on April 5 becomes the first female driver of Hato Bus, Tokyo's famous sightseeing bus operator. Nojiri, who has driven trucks, trailers and other large vehicles for nine years, received her bus license last August. Hato Bus begun to hire women drivers in response to the revised equal opportunity employment law that went into force April 1.