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Belarus Presidential Election

Voters are pictured at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, on January 26, 2025. The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT). Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Belarus Presidential Election

Voters register at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, on January 26, 2025. The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT). Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Belarus Presidential Election

Voters register at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, on January 26, 2025. The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT). Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Belarus Presidential Election

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, on January 26, 2025. The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT). Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Belarus Presidential Election

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, on January 26, 2025. The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT). Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Belarus Presidential Election

Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko (C) is pictured at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, on January 26, 2025. The presidential election kicked off in Belarus on Sunday with polling stations opening at 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) and closing at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT). Five candidates, including incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, have been registered for the presidential election. Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senegal Holds Snap Election - Dakar

A man votes at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections. A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad. Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senegal Holds Snap Election - Dakar

People wait to vote at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections. A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad. Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senegal Holds Snap Election - Dakar

A staff member posts voting instructions at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections. A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad. Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senegal Holds Snap Election - Dakar

Staff members explain voting procedures to a voter at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 17, 2024. Polling stations officially opened at 8 a.m., local time, Sunday throughout Senegal and abroad for the legislative elections. A total of 7,371,890 Senegalese voters participated in 7,048 polling stations and 16,440 voting centers across the country and abroad. Forty-one political formations, parties, or coalitions compete in these legislative elections, aiming to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term. Photo by Papa Demba Gueye/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A worker lifts and unloads items from a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a Courier station in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - Two driverless logistics delivery vehicles drive on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - Two driverless logistics delivery vehicles drive on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - Driverless logistics delivery vehicles drive on a street in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A staff member loads express items for a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a logistics park in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A staff member loads express items for a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a logistics park in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A staff member uses a mobile APP to launch a driverless logistics delivery vehicle at a logistics park in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A driverless logistics delivery vehicle drives on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - A driverless logistics delivery vehicle drives on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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Driverless Delivery Vehicles Put Into Operation in Ordos

ORDOS, CHINA - JUNE 6, 2024 - Two driverless logistics delivery vehicles drive on a street in Ordos city, Inner Mongolia, China, June 6, 2024. On the same day, five driverless delivery vehicles were officially put into operation after two months of joint testing. Using 5G artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, the five driverless delivery vehicles have a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a driving range of 180 kilometers, a load of 1,000 kilograms, and deliver express deliveries to 43 stations and outlets every day. It is reported that 30 driverless delivery vehicles will be put into use in the region within the year, helping to build a national freight distribution demonstration city.

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South Africa: 2024 General Election – Long Queues Formed Outside Polling Stations

South Africa held a general election once every five years on Wednesday, May 29. Voters formed long queues outside polling stations across the country.

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South Africa: 2024 General Election – Long Queues Formed Outside Polling Stations 2

South Africa held a general election once every five years on Wednesday, May 29. Voters formed long queues outside polling stations across the country.

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Incumbent President Nauseda wins Lithuania's presidential election

STORY: Incumbent President Nauseda wins Lithuania's presidential election SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:14 LOCATION: Vilnius CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views 2. various of Gitanas Nauseda attending a press conference after the final results of the run-off was announced 3. various of Ingrida Simonyte attending a press conference after the final results of the run-off was announced STORYLINE: Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda has won Lithuania's presidential election, beating his rival Ingrida Simonyte in the run-off on Sunday, data from the country's Central Electoral Commission (VRK) show. The latest data announced by VRK show that in the total of 1,895 stations, Nauseda gathered 74.43 percent of voters' support, while Simonyte ranked second with 24.06 percent. Nauseda has declared his victory as he secured his second five-year term. "They (Lithuanian people) have given me a great mandate of trust and I am well aware that I will have t

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240327) -- BEIJING, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in September of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A local driver is pictured beside a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 2, 2024 shows a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line pulling in the Marina Station in Lagos, Nigeria. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students display the travel cards for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces the route schematic map of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line to students in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger takes selfies while taking a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (rear) and a local driver co-drive a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 4, 2024 shows trains running on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (rear) guides trainee driver Awhangansi at the cab on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People exit from the Marina Station after getting off a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on March 4, 2024 shows a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line pulling in the Marina Station in Lagos, Nigeria. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) guides trainee driver Awhangansi to make inspections on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line before departure in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) and trainee driver Awhangansi record data at the dispatch room in Marina Station of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) guides trainee driver Awhangansi to make inspections on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line before departure in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line prepares for departure at Mile 2 Station in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Skyfire 2024 lights up skies in Canberra

STORY: Skyfire 2024 lights up skies in Canberra SHOOTING TIME: March 16, 2024 DATELINE: March 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the show STORYLINE: Skyfire was back on Saturday night for the first time in five years at Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. The 2020 event was canceled the day before the fireworks were scheduled to go off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its debut in 1989, Skyfire has grown to become an iconic Canberra event with tens of thousands gathering around Lake Burley Griffin to watch the sky filled with color choreographed to music on Canberra's radio stations, Hit 104.7 and Mix 106.3. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Canberra. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANDAN-RAILWAY-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(240131) -- NANDAN, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qiu Zhichao inspects the track along Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024. Qiu Zhichao, 55, is the foreman of the Nandan signal section of China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Qiu and a group of colleagues with an average age of 45 years old have worked for years to ensure the smooth operation of signal equipment at five stations and the Nandan signal section along the railway line. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANDAN-RAILWAY-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(240131) -- NANDAN, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qiu Zhichao (2nd R) and his colleagues stand guard at a station of Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024. Qiu Zhichao, 55, is the foreman of the Nandan signal section of China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Qiu and a group of colleagues with an average age of 45 years old have worked for years to ensure the smooth operation of signal equipment at five stations and the Nandan signal section along the railway line. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANDAN-RAILWAY-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(240131) -- NANDAN, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qiu Zhichao (3rd R) and his colleagues pose for group photos near a station of Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024. Qiu Zhichao, 55, is the foreman of the Nandan signal section of China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Qiu and a group of colleagues with an average age of 45 years old have worked for years to ensure the smooth operation of signal equipment at five stations and the Nandan signal section along the railway line. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANDAN-RAILWAY-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(240131) -- NANDAN, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qiu Zhichao (1st R) assigns tasks at a station of Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024. Qiu Zhichao, 55, is the foreman of the Nandan signal section of China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Qiu and a group of colleagues with an average age of 45 years old have worked for years to ensure the smooth operation of signal equipment at five stations and the Nandan signal section along the railway line. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANDAN-RAILWAY-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(240131) -- NANDAN, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qiu Zhichao inspects a signal device on Longli-Liuzhou Railway in Nandan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Jan. 30, 2024. Qiu Zhichao, 55, is the foreman of the Nandan signal section of China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Qiu and a group of colleagues with an average age of 45 years old have worked for years to ensure the smooth operation of signal equipment at five stations and the Nandan signal section along the railway line. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)