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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chain Collision Aftermath - North Gyeongsang

Firefighters triy to put out a fire at the site of a chain collision on a highway in North Gyeongsang, South Korea on November 17 2025 after an accident involving 13 vehicles including a tanker truck cargo trucks and passenger cars killed two people and injured four others according to Yonhap news agency Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bridge Collapse Leaves Four Dead and Five Injured - South Korea

Rescue personnel work at the site of a bridge collapse in Anseong, South Korea, February 25, 2025. Four workers were killed and six others were injured Tuesday after a bridge collapsed in South Korea's highway construction site, according to the fire authorities. The structure, comprising four or five plates placed on top of the bridge, collapsed at the highway construction site in Anseong, some 65 km south of Seoul, at around 9:49 a.m. local time (0049 GMT). Photo by Sun Yiran/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bridge Collapse Leaves Four Dead and Five Injured - South Korea

Rescue personnel work at the site of a bridge collapse in Anseong, South Korea, February 25, 2025. Four workers were killed and six others were injured Tuesday after a bridge collapsed in South Korea's highway construction site, according to the fire authorities. The structure, comprising four or five plates placed on top of the bridge, collapsed at the highway construction site in Anseong, some 65 km south of Seoul, at around 9:49 a.m. local time (0049 GMT). Photo by Sun Yiran/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bridge Collapse Leaves Four Dead and Five Injured - South Korea

Rescue personnel work at the site of a bridge collapse in Anseong, South Korea, February 25, 2025. Four workers were killed and six others were injured Tuesday after a bridge collapsed in South Korea's highway construction site, according to the fire authorities. The structure, comprising four or five plates placed on top of the bridge, collapsed at the highway construction site in Anseong, some 65 km south of Seoul, at around 9:49 a.m. local time (0049 GMT). Photo by Sun Yiran/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bridge Collapse Leaves Four Dead and Five Injured - South Korea

Rescue personnel work at the site of a bridge collapse in Anseong, South Korea, February 25, 2025. Four workers were killed and six others were injured Tuesday after a bridge collapsed in South Korea's highway construction site, according to the fire authorities. The structure, comprising four or five plates placed on top of the bridge, collapsed at the highway construction site in Anseong, some 65 km south of Seoul, at around 9:49 a.m. local time (0049 GMT). Photo by Sun Yiran/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bridge Collapse Leaves Four Dead and Five Injured - South Korea

This photo taken on February 25, 2025 shows the site of a bridge collapse in Anseong, South Korea. Four workers were killed and six others were injured Tuesday after a bridge collapsed in South Korea's highway construction site, according to the fire authorities. The structure, comprising four or five plates placed on top of the bridge, collapsed at the highway construction site in Anseong, some 65 km south of Seoul, at around 9:49 a.m. local time (0049 GMT). Photo by Sun Yiran/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bridge Collapse Leaves Four Dead and Five Injured - South Korea

Rescue personnel work at the site of a bridge collapse in Anseong, South Korea, February 25, 2025. Four workers were killed and six others were injured Tuesday after a bridge collapsed in South Korea's highway construction site, according to the fire authorities. The structure, comprising four or five plates placed on top of the bridge, collapsed at the highway construction site in Anseong, some 65 km south of Seoul, at around 9:49 a.m. local time (0049 GMT). Photo by Sun Yiran/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zhejiang International Intelligent Transportation Industry Expo

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 5, 2024 - Visitors look at a four-legged intelligent robot (robot dog) that can perform patrol on a highway at the Zhejiang International Intelligent Transportation Industry Expo in Zhejiang province, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province, Dec 5, 2024.

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Japan: Possible Tornado Causes Four Injuries In Miyazaki

Four people were injured after a possible tornado occurred in Sadowara, Miyazaki City, southern Japan on Wednesday, August 28 at about 2:00 p.m. An overturned car and damage to a roof were reported. This video, recorded at 1:54 p.m., shows debris flying in Sadowara amid windy conditions. The video owner said, "I could see a cloud engulfing things the whole time I was driving on the highway".

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Flash Flood And Mudslide Aftermath In Southwest China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Four people had been killed and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Ridi village. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Kun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flash Flood And Mudslide Aftermath In Southwest China

This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Four people had been killed and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Ridi village. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Kun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flash Flood And Mudslide Aftermath In Southwest China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Four people had been killed and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Ridi village. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Kun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flash Flood And Mudslide Aftermath In Southwest China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Four people had been killed and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Ridi village. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Kun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-SICHUAN-KANGDING-FLASH FLOOD-MUDSLIDE-RESCUE (CN)

(240804) -- KANGDING, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Four people had been killed and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Ridi village. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Kun)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-SICHUAN-KANGDING-FLASH FLOOD-MUDSLIDE-RESCUE (CN)

(240804) -- KANGDING, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Four people had been killed and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Ridi village. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Kun)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-SICHUAN-KANGDING-FLASH FLOOD-MUDSLIDE-RESCUE (CN)

(240804) -- KANGDING, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Four people had been killed and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Ridi village. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Kun)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-SICHUAN-KANGDING-FLASH FLOOD-MUDSLIDE-RESCUE (CN)

(240804) -- KANGDING, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Four people had been killed and 23 others remained missing as of 11 p.m. Saturday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Ridi village. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Kun)

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(SpotNews)NEW ZEALAND-SOUTH ISLAND-BUS CRASHES

(240718) -- WELLINGTON, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 18, 2024 shows the site of bus crashes in South Island, New Zealand. Four Chinese tourists were injured due to bus crashes on State Highway in South Island in Thursday morning's foggy weather, said the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch. The official Radio NZ reported that four people were taken to nearby hospitals due to the crashes. The accidents took place on State Highway 8 in South Island at around 8:38 a.m. on Thursday. There were two buses involved in the single-vehicle incidents. The two crashes happened separately 100 meters apart from each other, said the report. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

This photo taken on June 30, 2024 shows a scene at a ceremony marking the opening of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze, held in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Kalsang Baljor/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lhasa-Xigaze Highway Opening - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday June 30, 2024 cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 30, 2024 shows a scene at a ceremony marking the opening of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze, held in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-XIGAZE-HIGH-GRADE HIGHWAY-OPENING (CN)

(240630) -- LHASA, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows a view of a high-grade highway linking Lhasa and Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A high-grade highway linking the two largest cities in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region officially opened to traffic Sunday, cutting travel time between the cities in half, said the regional transport department. The highway, linking the regional capital Lhasa and Xigaze, the region's second-largest city, stretches 245 km. The four-lane highway cuts down travel time between Lhasa and Xigaze from about six hours to three hours. So far, the mileage of high-grade highways in Xizang has reached 1,196 km. The highway is one section of the national highway that links the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Yecheng County in the Kashgar Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity

STORY: Kenyan highway upgrade by Chinese companies boosts business, regional connectivity SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway 2. various of businesses and traders on the highway 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor 4. various of cars 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): EPHRAIM MACHARIA, Driver 6. various of avocado processing factory 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ABDIAZIZ MOHAMED, Human resource manager at avocado products company 8. various of highway STORYLINE: Before its upgrade to a four-lane dual highway, the 84-km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway linking Nairobi, Kenya's capital, to the agriculturally rich central region and Moyale town near the Ethiopian border, was a congested two-lane road that travelers often avoided. Set to be completed by August, the road improvement project, which began in 2020, is being undertaken by two Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): IRENE WAIRIMU, Vendor "Kenol-Sagana-

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Kenyan highway upgrade boosts business, enhances regional connectivity

STORY: Kenyan highway upgrade boosts business, enhances regional connectivity SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLEOPHAS MAKAU, Deputy director of the Kenya National Highways Authority and the project's coordinator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD MALINGA, Principal transport engineer at the African Development Bank STORYLINE: A highway linking the Kenyan capital of Nairobi to the country's agriculturally-rich central region, has nearly completed its upgrade to a four-lane dual highway. Previously, the 84-km Kenol-Sagana-Marua Highway was a congested two-lane road that travelers often avoided. The road improvement project, which began in 2020, is being undertaken by two Chinese companies. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLEOPHAS MAKAU, Deputy director of the Kenya National Highways Authority and the project's coordinator "The contractor has delivered according

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-TEREKEKA-CHINESE-BUILT MODERN ROAD

(240414) -- JUBA, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle runs on the road of Juba-Terekeka section of the Juba-Rumbek highway Project in Terekeka County, South Sudan, on April 11, 2024. The Juba-Rumbek highway Project, undertaken by China's Shandong Hi-Speed Co. Ltd (SDHS), is divided into four sections according to the contract between China and South Sudan. The first section, approximately 63 kilometers long from Juba to Terekeka, has been completed and opened to traffic in June 2022, with an official ceremony held in December 2022 to mark its opening. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-TEREKEKA-CHINESE-BUILT MODERN ROAD

(240414) -- JUBA, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle and motorbikes run on the road of Juba-Terekeka section of the Juba-Rumbek highway Project in Terekeka County, South Sudan, on April 11, 2024. The Juba-Rumbek highway Project, undertaken by China's Shandong Hi-Speed Co. Ltd (SDHS), is divided into four sections according to the contract between China and South Sudan. The first section, approximately 63 kilometers long from Juba to Terekeka, has been completed and opened to traffic in June 2022, with an official ceremony held in December 2022 to mark its opening. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-TEREKEKA-CHINESE-BUILT MODERN ROAD

(240414) -- JUBA, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles run on the road of Juba-Terekeka section of the Juba-Rumbek highway Project in Terekeka County, South Sudan, on April 11, 2024. The Juba-Rumbek highway Project, undertaken by China's Shandong Hi-Speed Co. Ltd (SDHS), is divided into four sections according to the contract between China and South Sudan. The first section, approximately 63 kilometers long from Juba to Terekeka, has been completed and opened to traffic in June 2022, with an official ceremony held in December 2022 to mark its opening. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-TEREKEKA-CHINESE-BUILT MODERN ROAD

(240414) -- JUBA, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle and motorbikes run on the road of Juba-Terekeka section of the Juba-Rumbek highway Project in Terekeka County, South Sudan, on April 11, 2024. The Juba-Rumbek highway Project, undertaken by China's Shandong Hi-Speed Co. Ltd (SDHS), is divided into four sections according to the contract between China and South Sudan. The first section, approximately 63 kilometers long from Juba to Terekeka, has been completed and opened to traffic in June 2022, with an official ceremony held in December 2022 to mark its opening. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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SOUTH SUDAN-JUBA-TEREKEKA-CHINESE-BUILT MODERN ROAD

(240414) -- JUBA, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vehicle and motorbike run on the road of Juba-Terekeka section of the Juba-Rumbek highway Project in Terekeka County, South Sudan, on April 11, 2024. The Juba-Rumbek highway Project, undertaken by China's Shandong Hi-Speed Co. Ltd (SDHS), is divided into four sections according to the contract between China and South Sudan. The first section, approximately 63 kilometers long from Juba to Terekeka, has been completed and opened to traffic in June 2022, with an official ceremony held in December 2022 to mark its opening. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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PAKISTAN-QUETTA-MILITANTS-HIGHWAY BLOCKADE-ATTACK

(240413) -- QUETTA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A victim's coffin is transferred to a hospital in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on April 13, 2024. Eleven people were killed and four others injured as militants killed passengers of several vehicles in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Saturday. The incident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Friday when the militants hoisting flags of the banned outfit Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on their motorbikes blocked a highway in Nushki district of the province, official sources from the district told Xinhua. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-QUETTA-MILITANTS-HIGHWAY BLOCKADE-ATTACK

(240413) -- QUETTA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A victim's coffin is transferred to a hospital in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on April 13, 2024. Eleven people were killed and four others injured as militants killed passengers of several vehicles in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Saturday. The incident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Friday when the militants hoisting flags of the banned outfit Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on their motorbikes blocked a highway in Nushki district of the province, official sources from the district told Xinhua. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-QUETTA-MILITANTS-HIGHWAY BLOCKADE-ATTACK

(240413) -- QUETTA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member notes details of victims at a hospital in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on April 13, 2024. Eleven people were killed and four others injured as militants killed passengers of several vehicles in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Saturday. The incident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Friday when the militants hoisting flags of the banned outfit Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on their motorbikes blocked a highway in Nushki district of the province, official sources from the district told Xinhua. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-QUETTA-MILITANTS-HIGHWAY BLOCKADE-ATTACK

(240413) -- QUETTA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Victims' coffins are transferred to a hospital in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on April 13, 2024. Eleven people were killed and four others injured as militants killed passengers of several vehicles in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Saturday. The incident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Friday when the militants hoisting flags of the banned outfit Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on their motorbikes blocked a highway in Nushki district of the province, official sources from the district told Xinhua. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-QUETTA-MILITANTS-HIGHWAY BLOCKADE-ATTACK

(240413) -- QUETTA, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A victim's coffin is transferred to a hospital in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on April 13, 2024. Eleven people were killed and four others injured as militants killed passengers of several vehicles in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Saturday. The incident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Friday when the militants hoisting flags of the banned outfit Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on their motorbikes blocked a highway in Nushki district of the province, official sources from the district told Xinhua. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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6 killed, 3 injured as lorry rams into vehicles at police stop in southern Spain

STORY: 6 killed, 3 injured as lorry rams into vehicles at police stop in southern Spain SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: Six people were killed and three others seriously injured when a lorry rammed into several vehicles at a police stop on the AP-4 highway close to the southern Spanish city of Seville in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident happened at around 4:30 a.m. local time (0330 GMT) when the lorry smashed into several vehicles after appearing to run out of control, the Spanish Civil Guard reported. Among the dead were two civil guards and four civilians, whose cars were being checked. The driver of the lorry was unhurt and later tested negative for both alcohol and drugs. The cause of the accident is under investigation. An early hypothesis holds that the driver was either distracted or asleep at the wheel and did not see the police stop until the last

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PAKISTAN-KOHAT-ATTACK-POLICEMEN-FUNERAL

(240110) -- KOHAT, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Officials attend a funeral of the policemen killed in a checkpost attack in Kohat, Pakistan, Jan. 10, 2024. At least four people, including three policemen, were killed in the wee hours of Wednesday morning in Kohat district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police said. According to police, unidentified miscreants launched an attack with automatic guns on a checkpost on Indus Highway in the district. (Str/Xinhua)