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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft is recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft is recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Part of crashed Japan defense force jet recovered

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training aircraft recovered from a large reservoir in Inuyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Aug. 15, 2025. The jet crashed in mid-May shortly after taking off from the ASDF's Komaki base, also in Aichi Prefecture, killing the two personnel aboard.

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Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki, who has been on the injured list since mid-May, throws a bullpen session at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki, who has been on the injured list since mid-May, chats with teammate Shohei Otani ahead of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki, who has been on the injured list since mid-May, plays catch on Aug. 5, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki, who has been on the injured list since mid-May, speaks to the media on Aug. 5, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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S. Korean paper reports on Japan-N. Korea secret meeting in mid-May

Photo taken on June 13, 2024, shows the June 13 edition of South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reporting on a secret meeting having been held between Japan and North Korea in Mongolia in mid-May.

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GLOBALink | French Qomolangma climbers: sports bridge different cultures

STORY: French Qomolangma climbers: sports bridge different cultures SHOOTING TIME: May 18-22, 2024 DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mount Qomolangma 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PASCAL DENOEL, French climber 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DOMINIQUE DENOEL, French climber 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PASCAL DENOEL, French climber 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PASCAL DENOEL, French climber STORYLINE: During the spring climbing window, climbers from around the world are gathering in southwest China's Xizang, preparing to challenge the world's highest peak -- Mount Qomolangma. The Denoels from France arrived at the foot of Mount Qomolangma in mid-May, trying to reach the summit. It is the first time for Dominique Denoel, the elder brother, to challenge Qomolangma while the second time for Pascal Denoel, who tried to top the summit from the south slope in 2021. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PASCAL DENOEL, French climber "In 2021, we went to the south and I

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A Mini-Tornado Forms Over Air Show - La Ferte-Alais

A mini-tornado forms behind a DC3 during the air show on May 18, 2024 in La Ferte-Alais, south of Paris, France. France’s premier air show is held each year at Cerny aerodrome, close to the picturesque town of La Ferte-Alais, just a short distance from Paris. The event itself takes place during the weekend of Pentecost, fifty days after Easter, and thus the date for any given year varies between mid-May and mid-June. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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From Dutch fields to Chinese soil: the blossoming journey of tulips

STORY: From Dutch fields to Chinese soil: the blossoming journey of tulips SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tulips 2. various of Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. 3. SOUNDBITE (English): JAN DE WIT, CEO of Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. 4. various of China STORYLINE: A Dutch flower wholesaler has expressed deep commitment to the Chinese market, placing strong confidence in the promising growth and opportunities awaiting his business in China. Dubbed as the land of tulips, the Netherlands' annual tulip season runs from mid-March to mid-May. Nestled in one of the country's major tulip-growing regions, Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. is a century-old family business that has tapped into the markets of China and the Asia region. SOUNDBITE (English): JAN DE WIT, CEO of Jan de Wit en Zonen B.V. "Now we are very happy to have cooperated so many years with our partners in China. When it was in the beginning, we just sent a box of tul

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke released on bail

A vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 31, 2023, after he is released on bail following his indictment for allegedly assisting his parents' taking of their own lives in what is believed to have been a family suicide pact. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke arrested

Journalists take a picture of a vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke as it arrives at a police station in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on June 27, 2023, ahead of his voluntary questioning in connection with the death of his parents. Ennosuke was later arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke arrested

A vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke enters a police station in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on June 27, 2023, ahead of his voluntary questioning in connection with the death of his parents. Ennosuke was later arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke arrested

A vehicle carrying popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke enters a police station in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on June 27, 2023, ahead of his voluntary questioning in connection with the death of his parents. Ennosuke was later arrested on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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74,036 Afghan refugees return home from Iran

STORY: 74,036 Afghan refugees return home from Iran DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: ZARANJ, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan refugees returning in Nimroz province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: More than 74,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland Afghanistan from neighboring Iran over the past month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Monday. A total of 74,036 Afghan refugees who used to stay as refugees in Iran for years returned to their homeland via Afghanistan's Nimroz province over the past month, and the process continues, the report said. According to the news agency, the number of refugees returning from Iran over the past three months reached 138,151, as 64,115 refugees returned to Afghanistan from early April to mid-May. More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees reportedly have been living in Iran and about the same number of Afghan refugees are in Pakistan. The Afghan caretaker government has been calling upon Afghan refu

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Kabuki actor Ennosuke

Journalists gather on June 27, 2023, near a hospital in Tokyo -- where popular Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke has been staying -- ahead of his expected arrest on suspicion of assisting his mother's suicide. He was found collapsed along with his parents, who were later confirmed dead, at their home in Tokyo in mid-May.

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Türkiye's currency woes grow as elections approach

STORY: Türkiye's currency woes grow as elections approach DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:55 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish flag 2. various of past elections in Türkiye (file) 3. various of earthquakes in Türkiye 4. various of Turkish central bank 5. various of Turkish lira 6. various of Turkish central bank 7. various of Turkish lira and U.S. dollar 8. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ENVER ERKAN, Chief Economist at Istanbul's Dinamik Investment Securities STORYLINE: The ailing Turkish currency is under renewed pressure in the run-up to general elections set for mid-May as the financial cost of the devastating earthquakes is weighing on the country. The twin earthquakes in February have claimed the lives of more than 50,000 people with a huge material loss estimated at some 104 billion U.S. dollars. Following relative stability, the Turkish lira dipped over 19 per dollar, and economists predict that it may continue to weaken throughout the year. The lira has lost some 70

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NETHERLANDS-SPIERDIJK-TULIP

(230318) -- SPIERDIJK, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees prepare bouquets of tulips for the tulip season at a workshop in Spierdijk, the Netherlands, March 17, 2023. As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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NETHERLANDS-SPIERDIJK-TULIP

(230318) -- SPIERDIJK, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees place tulip bulbs at a workshop in Spierdijk, the Netherlands, March 17, 2023. As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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NETHERLANDS-SPIERDIJK-TULIP

(230318) -- SPIERDIJK, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2023 shows tulips at a greenhouse in Spierdijk, the Netherlands. As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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NETHERLANDS-SPIERDIJK-TULIP

(230318) -- SPIERDIJK, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2023 shows a bouquet of tulips at a workshop in Spierdijk, the Netherlands. As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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Dutch gear up for colorful, productive tulip season

STORY: Dutch gear up for colorful, productive tulip season DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: The Hague, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tulips processing line 2. various of tulips in the market STORYLINE: As spring arrives along with the highly anticipated tulip season, the Dutch are ready to welcome visitors and showcase the country's wide tulip fields with vibrant colors. In the Netherlands, which is dubbed as the land of tulips, the tulip season typically runs from mid-March to mid-May, when the flowers gradually blossom till April. "Our farm now produces up to 150,000 tulip flowers every day," Arjan Smit, owner of Smit Flowers, a fourth-generation Dutch family business focusing on the cultivation of tulips, told Xinhua. Germany and the United Kingdom are among top export destinations of the tulips produced on his farm, he said, adding that many of the flowers also go to the Dutch domestic market. Meanwhile, Keukenhof, the most popular place to

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India's Satyarthi to visit Japan

NEW DELHI, April 27 Kyodo - Indian child rights activist and Noble Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi gives an interview to Kyodo News in New Delhi on April 27, 2016, before his trip to Japan in mid-May to enlist the Japanese government's support for his endeavor to end child slavery globally. He said he will encourage Japan to "place itself in the leadership to end child slavery."

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Aska being taken to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying singer-songwriter Aska, half of the well-known musical duo Chage and Aska, leaves a police station in Tokyo for a prosecutors' office on May 29, 2014. Two days earlier, police served a fresh arrest warrant on the 56-year-old musician for use of stimulant drugs after his initial arrest on suspicion of possession of the drugs in mid-May.

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Fan balloons back at Japan ballpark

KOSHIEN, Japan - Baseball spectators blow up balloons for release during a game at Koshien Stadium on June 26 for the first time since mid-May. Baseball fans had refrained from the practice since an outbreak of the new strain of influenza A in Japan in May for fear of spreading it via saliva. The government declared on June 26 that Japan is now safe from the disease.

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Fan balloons back at Japan ballpark

KOSHIEN, Japan - Baseball spectators release balloons during a game at Koshien Stadium on June 26 for the first time since mid-May. Baseball fans had refrained from the practice since an outbreak of the new strain of influenza A in Japan in May for fear of spreading it via saliva. The government declared on June 26 that Japan is now safe from the disease.

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Toyota's Prius hybrid ranks top in May vehicle sales in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid car being rolled out in mid-May. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association said the Prius car was Japan's best-selling vehicle in May with monthly sales of 10,915 units. The figure is the cumulative figure for both old and fully-remodeled Prius models.

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Stray whale returns to ocean off Japan's Wakayama

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A sperm whale, which had remained in a shallow bay in Wakayama Prefecture since mid-May, returns to the Pacific off Tanabe in the prefecture on June 1. People living nearby and animal lovers had become concerned as the 15-meter whale appeared weak and apparently unable to find a way out of the bay despite a series of unsuccessful rescue attempts.

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Tunisian egg turnover, mutton couscous

TOKYO, Japan - Melliti Bechil, the chef at the Tunisian restaurant Illissa in Tokyo, chats with a woman at the counter of the restaurant in mid-May.

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' set up at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1, takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door. It will be equipped with a bed and the same interior conditions as an incubator which can keep the temperature at 36 C.

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch'' (photo) is set up in Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1 to enable parents who cannot care for infants to anonymously drop them off and will start operating in mid-May. The hatch, which the hospital calls ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door.

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Japan's 1st 'baby hatch' set up, to start operations in mid-May

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' set up at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on May 1, takes the form of a box accessible from outside the hospital by opening a door. The hatch, which the hospital calls ''konotori no yurikago'' (stork cradle), will enable parents who cannot care for infants to anonymously drop them off, and will start operating in mid-May.

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Kumamoto hospital begins work to install 'baby hatch,' 1st in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Work begins at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto Prefecture on April 12 to install Japan's first ''baby hatch,'' by means of which parents can anonymously drop off infants they cannot care for. The work is slated for completion in late April, but the hatch is expected to be usable no earlier than mid-May because the hospital needs to be inspected by the municipal health center.

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Hankyu hopes to resolve talks with Murakami Fund by mid-May

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Osaka on May 8. He said Hankyu will seek to settle stalled negotiations over the purchase of the so-called Murakami Fund's stake in Hanshin Electric Railway Co. by the middle of May.

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Toshiba to launch HD DVD-equipped laptop in mid-May

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. said April 10 it will launch in Japan in mid-May the world's first notebook computer equipped with a next-generation DVD drive. The Qosmio G30/697HS, with an HD DVD drive and a 17-inch high-definition liquid crystal monitor, is expected to sell for about 400,000 yen, Toshiba officials said.

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Noguchi to fly space in May

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (file photo) will be among the seven crew members of the space shuttle Discovery to be launched in mid-May, the first shuttle to lift off since February 2003 when Columbia broke up as it reentered the atmosphere due to damage on its wing caused by insulation parts that fell from its external fuel tank. All seven on board died.

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IY Bank approved

TOKYO, Japan - Ito-Yokado Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 6 the retailing group plans to launch its IY Bank in mid-May in the hope that the banking subsidiary will swing into the black within two years. The Financial Services Agency gave preliminary approval earlier in the day to an application by the group to establish the bank.

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Japan's bullet train locomotive to be displayed in Britain

KOBE, Japan - A Japanese bullet train locomotive is loaded aboard a freighter in Kobe port March 28 for shipment to Britain for permanent display at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York, northern England. It will arrive in Southampton via the United States in mid-May. The locomotive car of the first generation model of bullet trains has been donated to the world's largest railway museum by West Japan Railway Co. (JR West).

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CHINA-TIBET-PANCHEN-BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION-DUTIES (CN)

(220811) -- LHASA, Aug. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Buddhist monk presents a hada, a silk scarf used to express respect and greeting, to Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po on June 2, 2022. Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po had performed his daily duties as president of the Tibet branch of the Buddhist Association of China in Lhasa since mid-May. (Xinhua/Chogo)

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CHINA-TIBET-PANCHEN-BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION-DUTIES (CN)

(220811) -- LHASA, Aug. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po holds discussions with eminent monks on June 1, 2022. Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po had performed his daily duties as president of the Tibet branch of the Buddhist Association of China in Lhasa since mid-May. (Xinhua/Chogo)

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India to restrict export of key wheat products

STORY: India to restrict export of key wheat products DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of government buildings 3. various of wheat farming field 4. various of wheat crop harvesting 5. various of food grain wholesale market STORYLINE: The Indian government has imposed restrictions on the export of key wheat products, including flour, wholemeal flour and semolina, from July 12, officials said Thursday. The notification, published by the directorate general of foreign trade of the federal ministry of commerce and industry, has asked traders to secure permission before exporting the commodity. "The export policy of wheat flour remains free, but exports will be subject to the recommendation of the inter-ministerial committee on export of wheat," the notification said. New Delhi banned wheat exports in mid-May reportedly in order to manage the overall food security of the country and to support the needs of neig

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Cartoon | Wheat harvest in China

STORY: Cartoon | Wheat harvest in China DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cartoon illustrating wheat harvesting STORYLINE: The eastern Chinese province of Anhui, one of the country's main summer grain production areas, started wheat harvest in mid-May. From the south to the north, wheat harvest has begun across the country. China has experienced some difficulties in winter wheat growing. The land planted with winter wheat remains stable at 336 million mu (about 22.4 million hectares) this year. However, one third of this was planted late as a result of autumn floods in five provinces in 2021. In addition, the price of chemical fertilizers has risen, adding cost in fertilization. As food prices increase across the world, comprehensive efforts will be taken to ensure grain harvests, an official of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said. The central government allocated 1.4 billion yuan (about 208.5 million USD) of disaster

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CYPRUS-NICOSIA-COVID-19-RESTRICTION

(220510) -- NICOSIA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks on the street in Nicosia, Cyprus, May 10, 2022. Cyprus has decided to gradually lift COVID-19-related restrictions by mid-May. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua)

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CYPRUS-NICOSIA-COVID-19-RESTRICTION

(220510) -- NICOSIA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing a protective mask walks on the street in Nicosia, Cyprus, May 10, 2022. Cyprus has decided to gradually lift COVID-19-related restrictions by mid-May. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua)

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Sudan's political actors to hold comprehensive dialogue in mid-May: envoy

STORY: Sudan's political actors to hold comprehensive dialogue in mid-May: envoy DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED EL HACEN OULD LEBATT, African Union (AU) Special Envoy to Sudan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VOLKER PERTHES, Head of the United Nations Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) STORYLINE: A comprehensive dialogue among the Sudanese political forces is scheduled to be held from May 10 to May 12, African Union (AU) Special Envoy to Sudan Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt announced here on Wednesday. The dialogue was brokered by a tripartite mechanism of the United Nations, AU and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, an eight-country trade bloc in Eastern Africa. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED EL HACEN OULD LEBATT, African Union (AU) Special Envoy to Sudan: "We have agreed on a specific date to begin the dialogue, we have decided that this date i

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French Cycling Team Training During Vaccine Campaign - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

French Cycling team is training as patients are getting vaccinated inside France's national velodrome in the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines district of Paris, France, on Wednesday, March 26, 2021. The French government aims to have immunized 10 million people by mid-April, 20 million in mid-May and 30 million mid-June, slightly less than half of the total population. Photo by Nathan Laine/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Laine Nathan/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)