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Emotional send-off for Kenyan marathon world record holder Kiptum

STORY: Emotional send-off for Kenyan marathon world record holder Kiptum SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the burial 2. various of the arrival of the Kenyan president and athletes, officials 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 4. various of the burial 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 6. various of mourners 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SEBASTIAN COE, World Athletics president 8. various of the burial STORYLINE: World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum was given an emotional State send-off led by Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday. Ruto led hundreds of mourners to gather in Chepkorio, Elgeyo Marakwet County in the northwestern part of the country to pay glowing tributes to the fallen marathon star. In what was an emotional and politically charged funeral, Kiptum was celebrated as a dedicated and hardworking athlete who rose from obscurity to conquer the w

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti carry out locomotive inspection in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti walk past a train carriage on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway with a printed slogan reading "connecting nations, prospering people" in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has beco

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (L) and apprentice Horace Owiti carry out locomotive inspection in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (back) works with apprentice Horace Owiti in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration projec

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (L) talks with apprentice Horace Owiti in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and a demonstration project o

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KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-TALENTS-TRAINING

(230601) -- NAIROBI, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti carry out locomotive inspection in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. Jiang is a train driver of the Africa Star Railway Operation Company. He came to Kenya in 2018 and was responsible for the technical training of drivers and supervision of standardized operation. Horace is Jiang's apprentice, and they work together along the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. "Horace is intelligent and hardworking," Jiang said, "I hope the apprentices will come to visit China as guests, because we are not only colleagues but also friends." Horace said that he has benefited a lot from the professional training of the Chinese instructors. "I hope they can come back to Kenya often," he said. In the future, he plans to train more reliable drivers for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya has become a flagship project of China-Africa cooperation, a "business card" of Chinese enterprises and

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Pedal power campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - A candidate for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election waves while riding a bicycle in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on Aug. 22. Some candidates are turning to pedal power instead of cars, despite the summer heat, in an effort to present themselves as hardworking.

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Kumica, symbol of Dolac Market in Zagreb

STORY: Kumica, symbol of Dolac Market in Zagreb DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dolac Market in Zagreb 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): MARIJA LUKISKI, Peasant 3. Various of the monument 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): MARIJA LUKISKI, Peasant 5. Various of farmers selling their products 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): MARIJA LUKISKI, Peasant STORYLINE: Zagreb's famous Dolac Market is a unique symbol of Croatia's capital, the most famous and largest market in the country where locals buy fresh fruits and vegetables. The main symbol of the market is Kumica, a statue of a woman representing women from the surrounding areas of the city who grow fruit and vegetables and then sell them on the market. In memory of those hardworking women, the statue of Kumica, a woman with a woven basket on her head, was placed at the top of the stairs at the entrance to the market in 2006. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): MARIJA LUKISKI, Peasant "The monument of Kumica represents a m

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GLOBALink | True Xinjiang through eyes of hardworking locals

STORY: True Xinjiang through eyes of hardworking locals DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN, Barbecue restaurant owner 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN and his daughter 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): RASHIDIN GHUPUR, Truck driver 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MAZIYA NIYAZ, Kindergarten teacher in Urumqi 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): MAZIYA NIYAZ, Kindergarten teacher in Urumqi STORYLINE: What does the real Xinjiang look like? People of all ethnic groups living here are best positioned to answer this question. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN, Barbecue restaurant owner "The mutton kebabs are ready. Hello, everyone. My name is Arken Tursun. I come from Yengiostang Township, Qiemo County. In 2014, I took over this barbecue restaurant from my dad." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN and his daughter "The business at our barbecue restaurant is booming. Our daily lives are getting better and better. Babies, it's time fo

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GLOBALink | True Xinjiang through eyes of hardworking locals

How do people in Xinjiang work to earn a living? Let's find out what locals have to say. #GLOBALink Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Drone light show staged in Hainan, China to solute marine, seed industry researchers

STORY: Drone light show staged in Hainan, China to solute marine, seed industry researchers DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the drone light show STORYLINE: A salute to hardworking people. A dazzling light show was staged with 500 drones participating in Hainan, China to pay respect to marine and seed industry researchers. The country is currently on five-day Labor Day holiday starting on Saturday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

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Drone light show staged in Hainan, China to solute marine, seed industry researchers

A salute to hardworking people. A dazzling light show was staged with 500 drones participating in Hainan, China to pay respect to marine and seed industry researchers. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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ECONOMY/INDIA

Kashmiri women planting rice saplings in a rice field in Kangan, Kashmir, India, on June 23, 2010. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) (Credit:Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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Pedal power campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - A candidate for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election waves while riding a bicycle in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on Aug. 22. Some candidates are turning to pedal power instead of cars, despite the summer heat, in an effort to present themselves as hardworking. (Kyodo)