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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured in Playa de Palma, May 23, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured in Playa de Palma, May 23, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Facade of the collapsed building in Playa de Palma, on May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four Dead And 16 Injured In Building Collapse - Majorca

Several emergency services evacuate the injured on the beach of Palma, May 24, 2024, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. There are fears that a number of people maybe trapped in the wreckage. Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's Ningxia develops photovoltaic energy based on local conditions

STORY: China's Ningxia develops photovoltaic energy based on local conditions SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the PV project 2. STANDUP (English): EL BATOUL NEJJAOUI, Moroccan expat 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG LEI, Vice director of the PV base 4. various of the PV project STORYLINE: In northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, this integrated photovoltaic (PV) base with an installed capacity of 2 million kilowatts has been running since last June. With over 3.7 million solar panels, it's projected to generate 3.7 billion kWh of green electricity yearly for Zhejiang Province in east China. While embracing sustainability, the base is also going smart. STANDUP (English): EL BATOUL NEJJAOUI, Moroccan expat "Now, I'm at this huge solar panels field. Maybe you are so curious how they can clean all these solar panels. Maybe something impossible. No, I can tell you, maybe it seems i

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Poetic dance drama staged in Singapore wows audience

STORY: Poetic dance drama staged in Singapore wows audience SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dance drama 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIE SUHAO, Dancer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Singapore audience 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Singapore audience STORYLINE: The poetic dance drama "A Mere Touch of Green" was staged at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore on Thursday. Contributed by China Oriental Performing Arts Group, the dance drama showed the legendary aesthetic pleasures of traditional Chinese art in seven chapters. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIE SUHAO, Dancer "For me, the most important is to fulfil the character on the stage, and maybe I hope to learn more from life, and to give more to the character." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Singapore audience "I think this is an amazing piece of work, presenting traditional Chinese art through dance. I think the dancers are all very good, very skilled." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese)

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81-year-old Australian impressed by development in rural China

STORY: 81-year-old Australian impressed by development in rural China SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: ZHONGSHAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MEL CHONG, Australian 2. various of Mel Chong in a village in China's Zhongshan 3. various of photos of Mel Chong's family members 4. various of Mel Chong and the villagers 5. various of photos of Mel Chong's family members 6. various of Mel Chong in a village in China's Zhongshan STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): MEL CHONG, Australian "My name is Mel Chong. I'm 81 years old. This is the 4th time I've come to visit my hometown. Duck Chong is my grandfather. My grandfather left Zhongshan to go to Australia about 1870. In 1911, my grandfather (Charles Duck Chong) sent his wife (Susan) and some children back to the village. And they stayed for one year, maybe one and a half years before returning to Australia. Most of my knowledge of this village is from the stories that were told to me by my father. He r

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Kenyan youth draw inspiration through Kung Fu

STORY: Kenyan youth draw inspiration through Kung Fu SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ngaruiya Njonge teaching Kung Fu lessons 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NGARUIYA NJONGE, Kung Fu master in Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NGARUIYA NJONGE, Kung Fu master in Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ELVIS MONYASIA, Kung Fu trainee 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): COLLINS NJONGE, Kung Fu trainee STORYLINE: Ngaruiya Njonge, a martial arts enthusiast, is making a positive impact on the youth in Kiambu County in central Kenya. Ngaruiya has been practicing and teaching Kung Fu skills for the last 20 years. He says he has trained thousands of young people. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NGARUIYA NJONGE, Kung Fu master in Kenya "Since I started this Kung Fu, maybe it's like 30 years ago before I was doing karate. So this art of Kung Fu is very beautiful, I like it. So I changed from karate and then I went to Kung Fu." Ngaruiya says tha

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Iranian PE teacher embraces vibrant, diverse lifestyle in China's Shenzhen

STORY: Iranian PE teacher embraces vibrant, diverse lifestyle in China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: April/June, 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Roohan Gandomi in China's Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROOHAN GANDOMI, Iranian PE teacher in China's Shenzhen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROOHAN GANDOMI, Iranian PE teacher in China's Shenzhen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROOHAN GANDOMI, Iranian PE teacher in China's Shenzhen STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROOHAN GANDOMI, Iranian PE teacher in China's Shenzhen "My name is Roohan. I'm from Iran. I'm working as a PE teacher in an international school, but I'm not just only a PE teacher, I'm also a tennis player, boxer and singer. I came to Shenzhen in 2016. Living in Shenzhen in the last six, seven years was maybe my happiest and the best part of my life. I feel like I'm on a high-speed train and I need to move faster, and it helps me to upgrade myself, to develop myself. This is amazi

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A Brighter Summer Day

Tang Tang and Ryan's wedding rings, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 2019. These rings have been given by Tang Tang’s family to bless their union. Ryan : 'This year, we couldn’t wait anymore so we got married in Las Vegas. I was already out with my siblings but I called my extended family to tell them the news. But the aunt I’m the closest with and who helped raising me, my god mother, said 'This does not align with our traditions. How? How could I accept it?' I was really sad because all the other aunts were supportive, even my uncles, but not her. Maybe because I wasn’t expecting it, thinking that she would support me no matter what. But we got married nonetheless, just without her blessing. Later on Tang Tang came back first and brought something to her. When he did that, she congratulated us. So eventually, everyone accepted. And I am like, hey, I’m actually really lucky.' Ryan Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beyond Our Bodies

Letter of Raynen to their younger self.' Dear Raynen, you will have support - that won’t mean that you won’t feel alone or scared or anxious - in fact you will have a few solid years of anxiety ahead of you, but it will teach you. I’m wary to write to you. I know we have different ways to communicate. Sometimes, I feel like I’m a different beast from you, but maybe that is age, and maybe that is dissociation, and maybe that is deciding and moving forward and building from the base of where we’ve come from. I know you are scared in a way that makes you adventurous and bold. I miss that, we had a lot of fun then. I wonder sometimes where that has gone. As we make way for each other I will return and circle back, and integrate, and remember and pay my tiny homages to you. In 2012, you will say your first kind words to yourself -they will seem at odds and disbelievable at first - by the hops plant. Come 2019, you are building home within yourself.' Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians slam U.S. veto of UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: Palestinians slam U.S. veto of UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 8-9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Gaza and Ramallah CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter 2. Photo of the United Nations Security Council meeting 3. Photo of smoke rising from a bombed site in the southern Gaza Strip 4. various of makeshift camps in the southern Gaza Strip 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): Ramallah resident 6. various of Rafah city 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): Ramallah resident 8. various of Rafah city 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): Ramallah resident STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter "Since the outbreak of the war between Hamas and Israeli army in the besieged coastal enclave, the UN (again) failed to adopt a resolution to stop the war in the coastal enclave. This pushed the Palestinians to feel that maybe the Israeli army will have more time to commit more violations against them. Until now, there

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2023 Hollywood Christmas Parade showcases int'l good will

STORY: 2023 Hollywood Christmas Parade showcases int'l good will SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The 91st Hollywood Christmas Parade returned on Sunday night with much fanfare and fun with performers representing diverse cultures from all over the globe. The annual parade was a vibrant spectacle of floats, exotic classic and movie cars, giant cartoon balloons, and celebrities galore. It formed a glittering procession that threaded its way through the heart of Tinseltown to the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators who lined the streets along its route. The theme of the parade this year wasn't just a celebration of the festive holiday season, it was a tribute to heroism and community spirit. "Amidst all the madness in the world today, this parade is about giving, not getting," co-host of the parade Montel Williams told Xinhua. "And maybe it'll help the world to thi

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A Shared Path | A "city on the sea" bears aspirations of Sri Lankans

STORY: A Shared Path | A "city on the sea" bears aspirations of Sri Lankans DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:08:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Sri Lanka, a "gem in the Indian Ocean." The vast expanse of the sea has always been a blessing for locals. However, it also limits the island country's potential for development. Puttalam Village Sri Lanka SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese): SANJEEWA FERNANDO, Local resident, and his son Son: "Dad, I don't want to be a fisherman when I grow up." Father: "Then, what do you want to do?" Son: "I'd like to do something that no one in our village has ever done before." Father: "Son, what's that indeed?" Son: Dad, do you think a city can grow from the sea? Sanjeewa Fernando couldn't answer his son's question. But maybe he could give him an answer the second day. SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese): SANJEEWA FERNANDO, Local resident "Son, tomorrow I'm going to the port city for a job interview. Wanna come along?" Explorers are bound to succeed. -- A Sri Lankan proverb Ferna

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China has capacity to sustain rapid growth: Financial Times economics commentator

STORY: China has capacity to sustain rapid growth: Financial Times economics commentator DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTIN WOLF, Chief economics commentator at Financial Times 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARTIN WOLF, Chief economics commentator at Financial Times 4. various of street views in China STORYLINE: Renowned British expert on global economics Martin Wolf has told Xinhua that China has the potential and the capacity to continue to grow rapidly and double its GDP per capita relative to most advanced countries over the next generation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTIN WOLF, Chief economics commentator at Financial Times "The potential to grow rapidly to a higher level clearly must exist. I'm talking about doubling over maybe a generation, maybe less, 20 to 30 years or so, not tomorrow, but continuing to catch up. Now, what makes this plausible in China's case is what it's achieved alre

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China-ASEAN Expo a platform to promote communication and boost trade: Pakistani exhibitor

STORY: China-ASEAN Expo a platform to promote communication and boost trade: Pakistani exhibitor DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-ASEAN Expo 2. SOUNDBITE (English): YASEEN ASGHAR, Pakistani businessman 3. various of China-ASEAN Expo STORYLINE: The 20th China-ASEAN Expo concludes Tuesday in Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A Pakistani exhibitor says the expo is a platform to promote communication and boost trade. SOUNDBITE (English): YASEEN ASGHAR, Pakistani businessman "This is a very good expo, China-ASEAN expo. I mean I am the first time at the China-ASEAN expo. I like the style and the organization. I have expectations because people come here and like our products, and some people are buying, and some people take our brochures and some people take our WeChat, and maybe in the future, they provide me with more good business. The exhibition is a platform all over the world. To commun

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Captive pig-tailed macaque released to wild in SW China

STORY: Captive pig-tailed macaque released to wild in SW China DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the monkey making troubles in the building 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN CHAOXIA, Firefighter STORYLINE: A firefighter who was resting at home in Lancang County, Yunnan Province, had an unexpected visitor: a pig-tailed macaque that broke into his home and caused some trouble. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN CHAOXIA, Firefighter "When I went upstairs, I saw the monkey jumping around, maybe trying to escape. But the windows were all closed, so it couldn't get out. It looked very anxious and fierce." The firefighter examined the macaque for any injuries and then released it to a forest far from the village. The pig-tailed macaque is a national first-class protected wild animal. It lives mostly in high-altitude rainforests, and is common in the southern half of Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and Bangka Island. Xinhua News Agency correspond

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China shares anti-desertification experience with world

STORY: China shares anti-desertification experience with world DATELINE: June 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the workshop 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RETSELISITS LEKU, Engineer from Lesotho 3. various of the workshop 4. various of desert, grassland and wetlands in China STORYLINE: Seventeen people from Ghana, Nigeria, Cuba, Lesotho, Laos and Nepal are participating in the Workshop on Ecological Restoration and Compensation Mechanism Construction in Developing Countries in Lanzhou, the capital of northwest China's Gansu Province. The workshop, which will last until June 25, is organized by the Gansu Desert Control Research Institute. SOUNDBITE (English): RETSELISITS LEKU, Engineer from Lesotho "With the amount of information that has been generated so far, I think China is doing a very criterion of combating desertification. Throughout the training and learning, there is a potential (for us) to go back home, and maybe try to take the technology

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Art exhibition reflects foreign artists' life experience in China

STORY: Art exhibition reflects foreign artists' life experience in China DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the art exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARMEN GEVORGYAN, Armenian artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN ELLISON, British artist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAFI ESPIRITO SANTO, Dutch artist 5. various of the art exhibition STORYLINE: An art exhibition titled "Foreign Artists in Chengdu and Chongqing" is being held in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The exhibition showcases artworks by artists from the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and Armenia. The five artists have been living in Chongqing and Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province for many years. They bring 61 artworks, which were created based on their life experience in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARMEN GEVORGYAN, Armenian artist "Of course, I know Sanxingdui (Ruins) very well. What does it mean 'very well?' I have been there many times, maybe five

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Chinese acupuncture treatment gains popularity in Tanzania's Zanzibar

STORY: Chinese acupuncture treatment gains popularity in Tanzania's Zanzibar DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Dar Es Salaam CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of patients outside the clinic 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAHIDA, Doctor at Zanzibar's Mnazi Mmoja Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): HADIA, Patient 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU YAJIAN, Acupuncturist of 32nd Chinese medical team to Zanzibar 5. various of the clinic STORYLINE: In Tanzania's Zanzibar, patients queue up for treatment outside the acupuncture clinic of Mnazi Mmoja Hospital. Wahida has worked at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital for 29 years. As a member of the acupuncture department, she has witnessed the growing influence of acupuncture in the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAHIDA, Doctor at Zanzibar's Mnazi Mmoja Hospital "We've got so many patients. Before per month we got maybe 200 (patients), but now 1,000 or 800. The patients they enjoyed this treatment, and they were cured. They enjoyed it because they get relieved from

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Austrian machinery maker to expand investment in China

STORY: Austrian machinery maker to expand investment in China DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:33 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Andritz (China) Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE (English): THOMAS SCHMITZ, President of Andritz (China) Ltd. STORYLINE: An Austrian machinery manufacturer in China's Foshan has spoken highly of the business environment in the city, saying the company will further expand its investment in China. Andritz set up its Chinese branch in Foshan in Guangdong Province in 2002. For more than 20 years, the company has built 5 factories in the city. SOUNDBITE (English): THOMAS SCHMITZ, President of Andritz (China) Ltd. "Foshan supported us a lot in opening our workshops. And since that time we were running very well. So I said, 'Okay, so maybe there's a way we can give something back to the city.' We had some kind of expansions in the pipeline. We believe in China, we believe in Foshan, so we are investing. Actually, here I think we got from Foshan government

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U.S. state Ohio sues railroad Norfolk Southern over train derailment

STORY: U.S. state Ohio sues railroad Norfolk Southern over train derailment DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE YOST, Ohio Attorney General 2. various of aerial footage showing the derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio STORYLINE: The U.S. state of Ohio sued railroad Norfolk Southern on Tuesday over the train derailment in the state's East Palestine last month. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a 58-count civil lawsuit in federal court seeking to hold Norfolk Southern financially responsible for the Feb. 3 incident. Yost's office said the train derailment caused the release of over 1 million gallons of hazardous chemicals, "recklessly endangering" both the health of area residents and Ohio's natural resources. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE YOST, Ohio Attorney General "This derailment was entirely avoidable and I'm concerned that Norfolk Southern is maybe putting profits for their own company above the healt

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Australian volunteer forms blood bond with Chinese

STORY: Australian volunteer forms blood bond with Chinese DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Peter Mecoy 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PETER MECOY, Australian volunteer blood donor in Tianjin 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PETER MECOY, Australian volunteer blood donor in Tianjin 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PETER MECOY, Australian volunteer blood donor in Tianjin STORYLINE: Fifty-eight-year-old Peter Mecoy is an Australian expat living in north China's Tianjin. He has been volunteering to donate blood and platelets almost every 15 days since 2008. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PETER MECOY, Australian volunteer blood donor in Tianjin "In China, my blood type is called 'panda blood.' It's Type A RhD-negative blood. Maybe my blood can help mothers delivering babies or aged people in surgery. I am happy to be helpful." Peter has donated blood and platelets more than 270 times, equivalent to more than 420,000 milliliters of blood in terms of therapeutic vol

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China's economic recovery to add momentum to world economy: Kenyan economist

STORY: China's economic recovery to add momentum to world economy: Kenyan economist DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of economics lecturer, University of Nairobi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of economics lecturer, University of Nairobi STORYLINE: As China's economy posted steady growth in 2022 despite pressures, a Kenyan economist says China's economic recovery will inject momentum into the world economy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of economics lecturer, University of Nairobi "For the last, maybe, two decades, China has become one of the locomotives of the world economy. So if China does well, the rest of the world as well. So, everybody's very happy that China has relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, people can travel and we expect the supply chains to be streamlined. That is more demand for goods from China and by extension, if China does well, it pulls

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GM to sell Isuzu shares, maybe to Mitsubishi, Itochu

TOKYO, Japan - General Motors Corp. has informed Isuzu Motors Ltd (photo) that it will sell the bulk of its 7.9 percent equity stake in the Japanese truck maker as part of efforts to create resources for the American auto giant's corporate restructuring, Isuzu officials said March 30.

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Mets sign right-hander Iriki to 1-year deal

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese free agent pitcher Yusaku Iriki speaks with reporters in New York on Jan. 18 after signing a one-year contract with the New York Mets worth $750,000 that includes potential incentives for $500,000. ''There are many people I would like to throw against, but if any one player, maybe (New York Yankees outfielder Hideki) Matsui, since we used to be on the Giants together,'' said Iriki expressing his enthusiasm to play in the majors. (MLB)

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Tsurunen hopes to fulfill expectations of Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Marutei Tsurunen, a naturalized Japanese citizen from Finland, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 15. He said he believes his election to the Diet as the first Caucasian-Japanese was down to expectations among voters that maybe he can do something new. ''It's not support, but it's expectations,'' said Tsurunen, 61, who took up a vacated seat in the House of Councillors as a member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

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Chinese clean energy companies take limelight at North America's leading show

STORY: Chinese clean energy companies take limelight at North America's leading show DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the show 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): STACY SI, Sales manager of SYL Battery: 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JASON HONG, Overseas sales director of REPT Energy: STORYLINE: As North America's largest clean energy show got underway in California, some Chinese companies were also present, hoping to engage with more potential customers and clients. The show, RE+ 2022, ran from Monday to Thursday. It brought together clean energy industry experts, leaders and professionals to expand business prospects and share best practices. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): STACY SI, Sales manager of SYL Battery: "We hope that through this exhibition, we can get in touch with more customers in the United States, and maybe strike more deals in our photovoltaic and energy storage business. We'd like to take this opportunity to promote our products and

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Discovering China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway

STORY: Discovering China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. STANDUP 2 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GU JUNSHENG, Staff member, China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LUO CHANGWEI, Staff member, China Communications Construction 2nd Harbour Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. 5. STANDUP 3 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 6. various of the railway STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent "Maybe you've traveled on a yacht or ship before, but have you ever taken a high-speed train on the sea? Now, let's take a look at China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway." Track-laying work on the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway was completed on Tuesday morning in east China's Fujian Province. The 277-km railway links Fuzhou, the provincial capita

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Russian expat amazed by green manufacturing of NEVs in east China

STORY: Russian expat amazed by green manufacturing of NEVs in east China DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: WUHU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIZA, Russian expat 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIZA, Russian expat 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QI YISHENG, Director of manufacturing department of the phase II plant of Chery New Energy 4. various of the factory STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIZA, Russian expat "New energy vehicles have become the first choice for many people to travel. Maybe you also have one. But have you ever been curious about the production of new energy cars, or maybe about the difference between the production of new energy cars and traditional cars? I'm Liza, join me today for a tour around the Chery new energy vehicle factory." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIZA, Russian expat "I heard that the concepts of energy saving and environmental protection are reflected in the production process in this factory." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QI YISHENG, Direc

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We feel at home in China's Foshan: Cuban expat

STORY: We feel at home in China's Foshan: Cuban expat DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: FOSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of circus performance 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AZALEA DIAZ FERNANDES, Aerialist Chuanlord Tourism Leisure Expo Park STORYLINE: Azalea Diaz Fernandes is a circus performer from Cuba. Having traveled to many places around the world, Azalea decided to settle down in south China's Foshan, a place that feels like home for her. SOUNDBITE (English): AZALEA DIAZ FERNANDES, Aerialist Chuanlord Tourism Leisure Expo Park "My name is Azalea. I am a circus artist. I'm here in China from 2017 and I'm here maybe 5 years. In Foshan I live for 3 years. I come for work in the circus. Fifteen years, I'm working in the circus. My mom is a dancer. And my father is a circus artist, too. I think it is for my family, and I love it. I feel normal. It is my whole life (that) I do these. We perform one per day and we have one day free. When China is in festival or something

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China contains COVID-19 quickly with smaller economic losses: U.S. expert

STORY: China contains COVID-19 quickly with smaller economic losses: U.S. expert DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review STORYLINE: An American expert has said that China is able to contain the COVID-19 relatively quickly with smaller economic losses. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review "I think because they were able to contain it relatively quickly. And the economic losses resulting from that were much smaller than it would be. I think they won by that. Because maybe in the short term, people from the outside say, 'Well, we're still working, we're doing this, and China has these quarantines and all these other stuff.' And then people there get sick over a longer period of time with a greater death toll than China. That shows that

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British-Chinese mixed family witnesses China's fast development

STORY: British-Chinese mixed family witnesses China's fast development DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:49 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views and pics 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANDA GUO, British gardener 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TOTO GUO, Model and influencer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MANDA GUO, British gardener 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): GUO YI, Musician 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English/Chinese): TOTO GUO, Model and influencer STORYLINE: A British-Chinese mixed family has witnessed China's fast development over the past decades. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANDA GUO, British gardener "When I first with Guo Yi, I traveled a bit. And then I went to Shanghai to see Toto. But basically, I know Beijing more. I think it's huge. I mean the city has changed very much since when I was there. I remember when we first landed in (19) 87, maybe (19) 88, the noise at the airport. As you got off the plane, you could hear the noise of the bicycle bells. I was really struck by that. And ther