CHINA-QINGHAI-HOH XIL-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-GUARDIANS(CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-HOH XIL-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-GUARDIANS(CN)

(230815) -- XINING, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staffer with the Drolkar Lake protection station of the Hoh Xil management office encounters with heavy snowfall on the way to the Drolkar Lake protection station in Hoh Xil, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 16, 2023. Located in Sanjiangyuan National Park, Hoh Xil is an important habitat for Tibetan antelopes which enjoy first-class state protection in China. Around May each year, tens of thousands of pregnant Tibetan antelopes start their migration to Hoh Xil to give birth, leaving with their offspring in late July. The Drolkar Lake area in Hoh Xil is a crucial birthplace of the species. Renowned as one of the world's most breathtaking migrations of hoofed animals, this majestic journey of Tibetan antelopes has to confront with extreme weather and invasion of wild animals. Patrollers of Hoh Xil have been guarding Tibetan antelopes for decades. Hoh Xil stands as China's largest world natural heritage site, maintaining a high-altitude ecosystem and ico

Greeks opt for more economic way of coffee consumption amid inflationary pressure: survey

STORY: Greeks opt for more economic way of coffee consumption amid inflationary pressure: survey DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cafe in Greece 2. various of coffee 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): IOANNIS BENOPOULOS, President of the Hellenic Coffee Association 4. various of people making coffee 5. various of Greeks with take-away coffee 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): GIORGOS KARAMANIDIS, Coffee shop owner 7. various of coffee making STORYLINE: A recently survey conducted by the Hellenic Coffee Association shows 54 percent of coffee lovers that participated have cut the expenditure on going out for a cup of coffee amid the inflationary pressure, as reported by Greek national news agency AMNA. According to the President of the Hellenic Coffee Association Ioannis Benopoulos, nevertheless, the consumption of the popular beverage still stands strong. Data from the International Coffee Organization (ICO) indicate that Greeks in recent years are among the w