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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills Charity Workers - Gaza

Palestinians inspect the car where, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including three employees of World Central Kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 30, 2024 Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Killed In Terrorist Attack At Turkish Defense Company - Ankara

Relatives of employees watch on following an attack on October 23, 2024 in Ankara, Turkey. An attack occurred at the TAI-Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) facility in Ankara, with preliminary reports suggesting two attackers detonated an explosive device and opened fire at the entrance gate of the facility. Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in an attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm TAI, near Ankara, Turkish officials said October 23. Photo by Yavuz Ozden/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Killed In Terrorist Attack At Turkish Defense Company - Ankara

Relatives of employees watch on following an attack on October 23, 2024 in Ankara, Turkey. An attack occurred at the TAI-Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) facility in Ankara, with preliminary reports suggesting two attackers detonated an explosive device and opened fire at the entrance gate of the facility. Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in an attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm TAI, near Ankara, Turkish officials said October 23. Photo by Yavuz Ozden/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Killed In Terrorist Attack At Turkish Defense Company - Ankara

Relatives of employees watch on following an attack on October 23, 2024 in Ankara, Turkey. An attack occurred at the TAI-Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) facility in Ankara, with preliminary reports suggesting two attackers detonated an explosive device and opened fire at the entrance gate of the facility. Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in an attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm TAI, near Ankara, Turkish officials said October 23. Photo by Yavuz Ozden/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Killed In Terrorist Attack At Turkish Defense Company - Ankara

Employees waiting to be saved and looking from the window inside the TAI-Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) facility on following an attack on October 23, 2024 in Ankara, Turkey. An attack occurred at the TAI-Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) facility in Ankara, with preliminary reports suggesting two attackers detonated an explosive device and opened fire at the entrance gate of the facility. Five people were killed and 22 others wounded in an attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm TAI, near Ankara, Turkish officials said October 23. Photo by Yavuz Ozden/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Restaurant Employees Rescue Elderly Person Caught In Flood In Huangshan

Three restaurant employees rescued an elderly person caught in a flood in Huangshan, Anhui on June 23. Quick-thinking Fang Jian, Bi Yuefei, and Lu Cheng immediately jumped into the raging flood after an elderly person and his electric bike got caught in the water and pulled him to safety. Luckily, the elderly person was unharmed. Upon learning of the employees' heroic actions, the restaurant owner Mr. Huang awarded them certificates and a bonus of five hundred Chinese yuan each. During a banquet held for commendation, Huang encouraged everyone to emulate their spirit.

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(240401) -- SHENZHEN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows Wu Huajian (L) wiping a car and Xu Jilun (2nd R) washing a car with a colleague, at a car wash center in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Wu Huajian, 19, and Xu Jilun, 30, worked at the car wash center since July 2023. A total of 15 employees with mental disorder are currently working here. This Tuesday marks the 17th World Autism Awareness Day. In south China's Shenzhen, some autistic youth, who were called "children of the stars," have integrated into society and are chasing their dreams. Over recent years, autistic children in China have gained increasing attention and care. In 2022, China's National Health Commission released a trial protocol on autism screening and intervention services for children under the age of six to improve related services. The country has also released a work plan for improving special education for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-AUTISTIC YOUTH (CN)

(240401) -- SHENZHEN, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Autistic youths Wu Huajian (L) and Xu Jilun, pose for a photo at a car wash center in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, March 22, 2024. Wu Huajian, 19, and Xu Jilun, 30, worked at the car wash center since July 2023. A total of 15 employees with mental disorder are currently working here. This Tuesday marks the 17th World Autism Awareness Day. In south China's Shenzhen, some autistic youth, who were called "children of the stars," have integrated into society and are chasing their dreams. Over recent years, autistic children in China have gained increasing attention and care. In 2022, China's National Health Commission released a trial protocol on autism screening and intervention services for children under the age of six to improve related services. The country has also released a work plan for improving special education for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated April 2, 2023 shows Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu attends the Palm Sunday mass celebrated by pope Francis in St Peter s Square, Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has sought to clean

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated August 27, 2022 shows Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu (Italy) during a Consistory ceremony led by pope Francis for the creation of 20 new Cardinals at the St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky f

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated June 28, 2018 shows newly-appointed Cardinal, Giovanni Angelo Becciu (Italy) poses after Pope Francis installed 14 new cardinals during a consistory ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy S

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated November 2018 shows Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints in his office at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy See's murky finances, which Pope Francis has so

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Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

File photo dated June 28, 2018 shows newly-appointed Cardinal, Giovanni Angelo Becciu (Italy) poses after Pope Francis installed 14 new cardinals during a consistory ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself, was the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church to face a Vatican criminal court. He and nine other defendants, including financiers, lawyers and ex-Vatican employees, were on trial for accusations of financial crimes focused on an opaque London property deal. At the heart of the trial is the 350-million-euro ($ 380-million) purchase of a luxury property in London, as part of an investment that began in 2014 and ended up costing the Vatican tens of millions of euros. The trial, which began in July 2021, has shone a light on the Holy S

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Macron And Muselier Meet - Marseille

Region employees greet Emmanuel Macron as he arrives at the Hotel de Region in Marseille, France, on 27 May 2023. The French president is on a three-day visits to Marseille from June 26 to 28, two years after launching a transformation plan for the city. In September 2021 he promised five billion euros (5.5 billion USD) to hire new police, renovate schools and public spaces and upgrade the creaking public transport network. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hainan Airlines voted best airline in China by Skytrax

STORY: Hainan Airlines voted best airline in China by Skytrax DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 World Aviation Awards Event STORYLINE: Hainan Airlines was named 2023 "Best Airline in China," "Best Business Class Comfort Amenities" and "Best Airline Staff Service in China" in the Skytrax awards Tuesday. Skytrax, a London-based air transport research and review organization, unveiled the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards at the Paris Air Show, which runs until June 25. Hainan Airlines has been the Chinese mainland's only Skytrax Five-Star Airline since 2011, which, according to Skytrax, is the prestigious and unique mark of Quality Achievement and a global benchmark of Airline Excellence. "It is a great honor to receive recognition in 12 years, which reflects Hainan Airlines' continued commitment to maintaining high-quality service and something all our employees are cheerful about. Hainan Airlines are working to offer passenger travel

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Chinese farm in Jordan gears up for Chinese New Year sales

STORY: Chinese farm in Jordan gears up for Chinese New Year sales DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farm 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIN FENGQIN, Owner of Silk Road Farm 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIN FENGQIN, Owner of Silk Road Farm 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDULLAH SULEIMAN, Worker of Silk Road Farm STORYLINE: On a farm on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan, Lin Fengqin is checking the vegetables prepared for the Chinese Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. Demands among overseas Chinese are surging ahead of the festival. Since the beginning of the month, Lin Fengqin's farm has dispatched five batches of food to neighboring countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIN FENGQIN, Owner of Silk Road Farm "We are now preparing goods for the Spring Festival. We are not only preparing goods to supply Jordan, but exporting them to neighboring countries." Lin has been operating the farm for more than a decade, and the number of employees grew from five to

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4 Japanese killed in traffic accident in Abu Dhabi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A spokesman for JGC Corp. answers questions from reporters about a car accident in the United Arab Emirates that killed three of its Japanese employees and another of an affiliate, at the company's headquarters in Yokohama on Aug. 13, 2010. Five people, including the four Japanese, were killed in Abu Dhabi, after the minivan carrying them slammed into a trailer truck on Aug. 11.

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Tokyo stocks end 2004 higher on hopes of brighter outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Officials at the Tokyo Stock Exchange and stocks brokerage employees applaud during a ceremony to mark the end of this year's trading at the TSE in central Tokyo on Dec. 30. The key Nikkei stock index closed at a five-and-a-half-month high, with investors showing a strong appetite almost across the board on expectations that the outlook for the stock market will be brighter next year.

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Money counting at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Bank employees count money thrown into offertory boxes by well-wishers during the first three days of the new year on Jan. 4, 2015, at Fushimi Inari Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan. Eight staff will tally the money over five days.

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Money counting at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Bank employees count money thrown into offertory boxes by well-wishers during the first three days of the new year on Jan. 4, 2015, at Fushimi Inari Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan. Eight staff will tally the money over five days.

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Money counting at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Bank employees count money thrown into offertory boxes by well-wishers during the first three days of the new year on Jan. 4, 2014, at Fushimi Inari Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto. It will take four or five days to tally the money.

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Money counting at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Bank employees count money thrown into offertory boxes by well-wishers during the first three days of the new year on Jan. 4, 2014, at Fushimi Inari Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto. It will take four or five days to tally the money.

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Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Employees of Apple Store Shinsaibashi high-five to welcome customers at the store in Osaka on Nov. 1, 2013. Apple Inc.'s iPad Air tablet computers, the fifth model of the iPad series, hit the shelves in Japan the same day.

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Employees of Honda Motor Co.'s four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, arrive at the plant on March 26, 2012, when the Japanese automaker restarted production at the plant five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding.

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Employees of Honda Motor Co.'s four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, arrive at the plant on March 26, 2012, when the Japanese automaker restarted production at the plant five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding.

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JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of East Japan Railway Co. scramble to address problems and respond to passengers at Tokyo Station as all five lines of its Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended for 75 minutes due to a control system failure on the morning of Jan. 17, 2011, affecting at least 53,000 people.

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JR East Shinkansen trains suspended due to system failure

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of East Japan Railway Co. scramble to address problems and respond to passengers at Tokyo Station as all five lines of its Shinkansen bullet train services were suspended for 75 minutes due to a control system failure on the morning of Jan. 17, 2011, affecting at least 53,000 people.

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Incubator Bank partially resumes operation

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of the failed Incubator Bank of Japan prepare for reopening at Tokyo's Akihabara branch on Sept. 21, 2010. Twenty-five branches of the bank resumed operations on the day.

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4 employees of major contractors held over alleged subway bid rigging

NAGOYA, Japan - A construction site of the Nagoya subway system in the city's Midori Ward. Four employees of major general contractors were arrested Feb. 28 on suspicion of violating the antimonopoly law with a series of bid riggings last year for five projects to extend a city-run subway line in Nagoya.

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NTT ordered to pay damages to workers who refused to retire

SAPPORO, Japan - Plaintiffs praise a ruling handed down by the Sapporo District Court in Sapporo on Sept. 29. The court ordered Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. to pay a combined 3 million yen in damages to five employees in Hokkaido who were relocated against their will after refusing to retire under the telephone giant's massive restructuring program in 2002.

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NTT ordered to pay damages to workers who refused to retire

SAPPORO, Japan - Lawyers and supporters of five employees of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. celebrate in front of the Sapporo District Court in Sapporo on Sept. 29 after the court ordered NTT to pay a combined 3 million yen in damages to the employees who were relocated against their will after refusing to retire under NTT's massive restructuring program in 2002.