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Year of Dragon celebration held in U.S. wildlife park

STORY: Year of Dragon celebration held in U.S. wildlife park SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Saturday kicked off a two-day special event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. Paul Baribault, president and CEO of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, hosted the opening ceremony of the annual event, which was attended by Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles Guo Shaochun. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is an international nonprofit conservation organization in California. It has the largest zoological society membership in the world, with more than 250,000 member households and 130,000 child memberships. Besides wishing all visitors and their loved ones good health and prosperity in the Year of the Dragon, Baribault praised the joint efforts of the alliance and its Chinese partners in breeding and protecting giant pandas and other species while

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Turkish president signs protocol on Sweden's NATO bid, sends parliament for ratification

STORY: Turkish president signs protocol on Sweden's NATO bid, sends parliament for ratification DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 2. various of Sweden's application for a member of NATO 3. various of Turkish parliament STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed Sweden's NATO accession protocol and has submitted it to Türkiye's parliament for ratification, said the president's office on Monday. The protocol will initially be discussed at the committee of the parliament and then will be submitted to the general assembly for a vote. Ankara had previously stated that it would not approve the memberships of Finland and Sweden to NATO unless the two countries took necessary steps regarding terrorism and extradited the requested individuals. The Quran burning incidents in Sweden were met with a strong reaction from Türkiye. However, Finland and then Sweden's NATO membership vetoes were lifte

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Iran's BRICS, SCO memberships help counter U.S. unilateralism: president

STORY: Iran's BRICS, SCO memberships help counter U.S. unilateralism: president DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran's membership in BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) can help it counter U.S. unilateralism. He made the remarks at a press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, while commenting on the economic impacts of Iran's membership in the two organizations. Raisi said Iran, with its unique capacities, can definitely be an influential member of the two blocs. Earlier this week, Iran, along with Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, was officially invited to join BRICS, a group of emergency economies that is currently membered by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. As for the SCO, a regional organization that features cooperation in the economic, social and security fields, he said Iran highly valu

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FM-ROMANIA-POLAND-FM-PRESS CONFERENCE

(220527) -- ISTANBUL, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (C), Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu (L) and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau attend a joint press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 27, 2022. Earlier in the day, the three foreign ministers held a tripartite meeting to enhance their cooperation and consultation mechanisms. Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete steps and stop supporting terrorist organizations in exchange for Ankara's lift of objections to the two countries' NATO memberships, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FM-ROMANIA-POLAND-FM-PRESS CONFERENCE

(220527) -- ISTANBUL, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks at a joint press conference with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (not seen in the picture) and Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu (not seen in the picture) in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 27, 2022. Earlier in the day, the three foreign ministers held a tripartite meeting to enhance their cooperation and consultation mechanisms. Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete steps and stop supporting terrorist organizations in exchange for Ankara's lift of objections to the two countries' NATO memberships, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FM-ROMANIA-POLAND-FM-PRESS CONFERENCE

(220527) -- ISTANBUL, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (C), Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu (L) and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau attend a joint press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 27, 2022. Earlier in the day, the three foreign ministers held a tripartite meeting to enhance their cooperation and consultation mechanisms. Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete steps and stop supporting terrorist organizations in exchange for Ankara's lift of objections to the two countries' NATO memberships, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FM-ROMANIA-POLAND-FM-PRESS CONFERENCE

(220527) -- ISTANBUL, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau speaks at a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (not seen in the picture) and Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu (not seen in the picture) in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 27, 2022. Earlier in the day, the three foreign ministers held a tripartite meeting to enhance their cooperation and consultation mechanisms. Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete steps and stop supporting terrorist organizations in exchange for Ankara's lift of objections to the two countries' NATO memberships, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-FM-ROMANIA-POLAND-FM-PRESS CONFERENCE

(220527) -- ISTANBUL, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu speaks at a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (not seen in the picture) and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (not seen in the picture) in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 27, 2022. Earlier in the day, the three foreign ministers held a tripartite meeting to enhance their cooperation and consultation mechanisms. Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete steps and stop supporting terrorist organizations in exchange for Ankara's lift of objections to the two countries' NATO memberships, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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Olympics: Criticism of controversial 2020 Golf venue natural: Abe

File photo taken in August 2016 shows Japan's Shiho Oyama after she teed off on the first hole of her third round of the women's golf tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Kasumigaseki Golf Club, the 2020 Tokyo Games' golf venue, has drawn criticism for its refusal to extend full memberships to women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aso offers apology for buying golf club membership

At a press conference in Tokyo on July 4, 2017, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso admits to buying a golf club membership in violation of the ministers' guidelines recommending against the purchase or sale of golf club memberships while in office. Aso said he should have refrained from buying the membership, offering an apology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Purchase of golf club membership by Aso violates ministerial rules

Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso (C) reveals the name of a new Liberal Democratic Party faction after a meeting to mark its establishment in Tokyo on July 3, 2017. Aso violated guidelines stating ministers should not purchase or resell golf club memberships while in their posts, a parliamentary report showed the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: 2020 golf venue fails to decide on female membership

Kiichi Kimura, chairman of the board of Kasumigaseki Country Club, which is slated to host golf at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2017, after a meeting of board directors failed make a decision about offering regular memberships to women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan Golf Association plays down 2020 venue queries

Kiichi Kimura, head of Kasumigaseki Country Club, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics golf venue, answers reporters' questions in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 31, 2017. Regarding a request from the International Olympic Committee that the Tokyo Games organizers address the issue of the golf club not extending full memberships to women, Kimura said he needs to discuss the matter with members of the club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo