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Peshmerga Recruits Of The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan - Erbil

Peshmerga recruits of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) during their morning military drill routine, in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on June 19, 2021. The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) is the mainstream political and military organization of the Kurds in Iran opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran. The KDPI is currently based in Iraqi side of the Iran-Iraq borders, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peshmerga Recruits Of The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan - Erbil

Peshmerga recruits of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) during their morning military drill routine in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on June 19, 2021. The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) is the mainstream political and military organization of the Kurds in Iran opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran. The KDPI is currently based in Iraqi side of the Iran-Iraq borders, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peshmerga Recruits Of The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan - Erbil

Peshmerga recruits of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) during their morning military drill routine, in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on June 19, 2021. The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) is the mainstream political and military organization of the Kurds in Iran opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran. The KDPI is currently based in Iraqi side of the Iran-Iraq borders, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peshmerga Recruits Of The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan - Erbil

Peshmerga recruits of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) during their morning military drill routine, in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on June 19, 2021. The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) is the mainstream political and military organization of the Kurds in Iran opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran. The KDPI is currently based in Iraqi side of the Iran-Iraq borders, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Refugee girl living in Kenya defies odds to shine at Paris 2024

STORY: Refugee girl living in Kenya defies odds to shine at Paris 2024 SHOOTING TIME: June 22, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:20 LOCATION: KAKUMA, Kenya CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the running school 2. various of athletes doing morning exercises 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PERINA LOKURE NAKANG, Athlete 4. various of athletes doing morning exercises 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): PERINA LOKURE NAKANG, Athlete 6. various of athletes at training 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JANET JEPKOSGEI, Nakang's coach 8. various of athletes at training 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JANET JEPKOSGEI, Nakang's coach STORYLINE: Braving the cold early morning weather, a group of athletes meandered across the Nandi hills, located about 350 kilometers northwest of Nairobi, as part of their daily routine to build the stamina required for middle and long-distance races. Perina Lokure Nakang, a refugee girl from South Sudan, is a member of the group in their final preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics, scheduled

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ChineseToday | CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-GREETING PINE-GUARDIAN (CN)

(240607) -- HEFEI, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ding Ding takes a routine check of the Guest-Greeting Pine at the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in east China's Anhui Province, June 4, 2024. The Guest-Greeting Pine is a famous landmark on Huangshan Mountain. The 10-meter-tall pine, whose roots sprang from the rocks on the UNESCO world heritage site, stands at an altitude of more than 1,600 meters. Its most recognizable feature is a long branch extending like an outstretched arm in a welcoming gesture. In the 1980s, a post to oversee the Guest-Greeting Pine was created, responsible for the daily care and observation of the remarkable millenary tree. In 2016, Ding Ding became one of the guardians of the Guest-Greeting Pine, assisting Hu Xiaochun, the 19th guardian of the pine. They are not only colleagues, but also mentor and apprentice. Everyday, Ding Ding started the patrol at 6:30 in the morning and conducted it every two hours, observing subtle changes in branches, leaves and bark, as wel

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ChineseToday | CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-GREETING PINE-GUARDIAN (CN)

(240607) -- HEFEI, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ding Ding (R) and Hu Xiaochun take a routine check of the Guest-Greeting Pine in rain at the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in east China's Anhui Province, June 5, 2024. The Guest-Greeting Pine is a famous landmark on Huangshan Mountain. The 10-meter-tall pine, whose roots sprang from the rocks on the UNESCO world heritage site, stands at an altitude of more than 1,600 meters. Its most recognizable feature is a long branch extending like an outstretched arm in a welcoming gesture. In the 1980s, a post to oversee the Guest-Greeting Pine was created, responsible for the daily care and observation of the remarkable millenary tree. In 2016, Ding Ding became one of the guardians of the Guest-Greeting Pine, assisting Hu Xiaochun, the 19th guardian of the pine. They are not only colleagues, but also mentor and apprentice. Everyday, Ding Ding started the patrol at 6:30 in the morning and conducted it every two hours, observing subtle changes in branch

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ChineseToday | CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-GREETING PINE-GUARDIAN (CN)

(240607) -- HEFEI, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ding Ding takes a routine check of the Guest-Greeting Pine at the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in east China's Anhui Province, June 4, 2024. The Guest-Greeting Pine is a famous landmark on Huangshan Mountain. The 10-meter-tall pine, whose roots sprang from the rocks on the UNESCO world heritage site, stands at an altitude of more than 1,600 meters. Its most recognizable feature is a long branch extending like an outstretched arm in a welcoming gesture. In the 1980s, a post to oversee the Guest-Greeting Pine was created, responsible for the daily care and observation of the remarkable millenary tree. In 2016, Ding Ding became one of the guardians of the Guest-Greeting Pine, assisting Hu Xiaochun, the 19th guardian of the pine. They are not only colleagues, but also mentor and apprentice. Everyday, Ding Ding started the patrol at 6:30 in the morning and conducted it every two hours, observing subtle changes in branches, leaves and bark, as wel

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ChineseToday | CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-GREETING PINE-GUARDIAN (CN)

(240607) -- HEFEI, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ding Ding (R) and Hu Xiaochun take a routine check of the Guest-Greeting Pine in rain at the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in east China's Anhui Province, June 5, 2024. The Guest-Greeting Pine is a famous landmark on Huangshan Mountain. The 10-meter-tall pine, whose roots sprang from the rocks on the UNESCO world heritage site, stands at an altitude of more than 1,600 meters. Its most recognizable feature is a long branch extending like an outstretched arm in a welcoming gesture. In the 1980s, a post to oversee the Guest-Greeting Pine was created, responsible for the daily care and observation of the remarkable millenary tree. In 2016, Ding Ding became one of the guardians of the Guest-Greeting Pine, assisting Hu Xiaochun, the 19th guardian of the pine. They are not only colleagues, but also mentor and apprentice. Everyday, Ding Ding started the patrol at 6:30 in the morning and conducted it every two hours, observing subtle changes in branches, leaves and b

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ChineseToday | CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-GREETING PINE-GUARDIAN (CN)

(240607) -- HEFEI, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ding Ding takes a routine check of the Guest-Greeting Pine at the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in east China's Anhui Province, June 4, 2024. The Guest-Greeting Pine is a famous landmark on Huangshan Mountain. The 10-meter-tall pine, whose roots sprang from the rocks on the UNESCO world heritage site, stands at an altitude of more than 1,600 meters. Its most recognizable feature is a long branch extending like an outstretched arm in a welcoming gesture. In the 1980s, a post to oversee the Guest-Greeting Pine was created, responsible for the daily care and observation of the remarkable millenary tree. In 2016, Ding Ding became one of the guardians of the Guest-Greeting Pine, assisting Hu Xiaochun, the 19th guardian of the pine. They are not only colleagues, but also mentor and apprentice. Everyday, Ding Ding started the patrol at 6:30 in the morning and conducted it every two hours, observing subtle changes in branches, leaves and bark, as well as the support

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ChineseToday | CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-GREETING PINE-GUARDIAN (CN)

(240607) -- HEFEI, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ding Ding takes a routine check of the Guest-Greeting Pine at the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in east China's Anhui Province, June 4, 2024. The Guest-Greeting Pine is a famous landmark on Huangshan Mountain. The 10-meter-tall pine, whose roots sprang from the rocks on the UNESCO world heritage site, stands at an altitude of more than 1,600 meters. Its most recognizable feature is a long branch extending like an outstretched arm in a welcoming gesture. In the 1980s, a post to oversee the Guest-Greeting Pine was created, responsible for the daily care and observation of the remarkable millenary tree. In 2016, Ding Ding became one of the guardians of the Guest-Greeting Pine, assisting Hu Xiaochun, the 19th guardian of the pine. They are not only colleagues, but also mentor and apprentice. Everyday, Ding Ding started the patrol at 6:30 in the morning and conducted it every two hours, observing subtle changes in branches, leaves and bark, as well as the support

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Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran - Erbil

Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) participate in a morning routine training in an outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on Saturday, February 11, 2023. The KDPI, a leftist Kurdish group of Iran that has been running an armed struggle against the Islamic Republic's regime in Iran from exile for decades. The group has found itself in the spotlight of the recent tensions inside Iran after the women-led protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, as Tehran has repeated blamed what it calls the “separatist” Kurdish group behind the protests, and since has targeted the group with drones and missile strikes inside Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel strike targets residential building in Syrian capital upscale neighborhood

STORY: Israel strike targets residential building in Syrian capital upscale neighborhood SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the residential building hit by Israeli missile STORYLINE: An Israeli missile strike hit a residential building in an upscale neighborhood in Syria's capital Damascus on Wednesday morning, state media and witnesses said. State news agency SANA said the strike hit a residential building in the Kafar Sousah neighborhood, providing no further details. Meanwhile, sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that the Israeli attack targeted a residential apartment near the Cham City Center shopping mall and an Iranian school in Kafar Sousah. The missiles hit the fifth and fourth floors of the building, with preliminary information indicating injuries. Sources said Israel missile strikes have become a routine in Syria and hitting residential areas usually implies an assassination attempt. Xinh

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway waits for departure at the Tuanjiecun Central Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 29, 2023. A freight train departed Friday morning from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in Chongqing for Map Ta Phut Station in Thailand, marking the opening of the first international freight train of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway. Loaded with 64 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of chemicals, the train is scheduled to arrive in Map Ta Phut via Laos' Vientiane in 5 days. In the meantime, a freight train loaded with 30 TEU containers of agricultural products has set out from Map Ta Phut and is moving in the opposite direction. The new service shortens the transportation time between Chongqing and Thailand by nearly 20 days if compared with routine water transport. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINA-LAOS-THAILAND RAILWAY-FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(231229) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor departs from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 29, 2023. A freight train departed Friday morning from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in Chongqing for Map Ta Phut Station in Thailand, marking the opening of the first international freight train of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway. Loaded with 64 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of chemicals, the train is scheduled to arrive in Map Ta Phut via Laos' Vientiane in 5 days. In the meantime, a freight train loaded with 30 TEU containers of agricultural products has set out from Map Ta Phut and is moving in the opposite direction. The new service shortens the transportation time between Chongqing and Thailand by nearly 20 days if compared with routine water transport. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINA-LAOS-THAILAND RAILWAY-FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(231229) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 29, 2023 shows the first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway departing from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. A freight train departed Friday morning from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in Chongqing for Map Ta Phut Station in Thailand, marking the opening of the first international freight train of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway. Loaded with 64 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of chemicals, the train is scheduled to arrive in Map Ta Phut via Laos' Vientiane in 5 days. In the meantime, a freight train loaded with 30 TEU containers of agricultural products has set out from Map Ta Phut and is moving in the opposite direction. The new service shortens the transportation time between Chongqing and Thailand by nearly 20 days if compared with routine water t

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINA-LAOS-THAILAND RAILWAY-FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(231229) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway waits for departure at the Tuanjiecun Central Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 29, 2023. A freight train departed Friday morning from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in Chongqing for Map Ta Phut Station in Thailand, marking the opening of the first international freight train of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway. Loaded with 64 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of chemicals, the train is scheduled to arrive in Map Ta Phut via Laos' Vientiane in 5 days. In the meantime, a freight train loaded with 30 TEU containers of agricultural products has set out from Map Ta Phut and is moving in the opposite direction. The new service shortens the transportation time between Chongqing and Thailand by nearly 20 days if compared with routine water transport. (Xinhua/Tang Y

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINA-LAOS-THAILAND RAILWAY-FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(231229) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway waits for departure at the Tuanjiecun Central Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 29, 2023. A freight train departed Friday morning from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in Chongqing for Map Ta Phut Station in Thailand, marking the opening of the first international freight train of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway. Loaded with 64 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of chemicals, the train is scheduled to arrive in Map Ta Phut via Laos' Vientiane in 5 days. In the meantime, a freight train loaded with 30 TEU containers of agricultural products has set out from Map Ta Phut and is moving in the opposite direction. The new service shortens the transportation time between Chongqing and Thailand by nearly 20 days if compared with routine water transport. (Xinhua/Tang Y

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINA-LAOS-THAILAND RAILWAY-FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(231229) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 29, 2023 shows the first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway departing from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. A freight train departed Friday morning from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in Chongqing for Map Ta Phut Station in Thailand, marking the opening of the first international freight train of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway. Loaded with 64 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of chemicals, the train is scheduled to arrive in Map Ta Phut via Laos' Vientiane in 5 days. In the meantime, a freight train loaded with 30 TEU containers of agricultural products has set out from Map Ta Phut and is moving in the opposite direction. The new service shortens the transportation time between Chongqing and Thailand by nearly 20 days if compared with routine water t

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINA-LAOS-THAILAND RAILWAY-FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(231229) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway waits for departure at the Tuanjiecun Central Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 29, 2023. A freight train departed Friday morning from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in Chongqing for Map Ta Phut Station in Thailand, marking the opening of the first international freight train of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway. Loaded with 64 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of chemicals, the train is scheduled to arrive in Map Ta Phut via Laos' Vientiane in 5 days. In the meantime, a freight train loaded with 30 TEU containers of agricultural products has set out from Map Ta Phut and is moving in the opposite direction. The new service shortens the transportation time between Chongqing and Thailand by nearly 20 days if compared with routine water transport. (Xinhua/Tang Y

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINA-LAOS-THAILAND RAILWAY-FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(231229) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway waits for departure at the Tuanjiecun Central Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 29, 2023. A freight train departed Friday morning from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in Chongqing for Map Ta Phut Station in Thailand, marking the opening of the first international freight train of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway. Loaded with 64 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of chemicals, the train is scheduled to arrive in Map Ta Phut via Laos' Vientiane in 5 days. In the meantime, a freight train loaded with 30 TEU containers of agricultural products has set out from Map Ta Phut and is moving in the opposite direction. The new service shortens the transportation time between Chongqing and Thailand by nearly 20 days if compared with routine water transport. (Xinhua/Tang Y

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CHINA-CHONGQING-CHINA-LAOS-THAILAND RAILWAY-FREIGHT TRAIN-LAUNCH (CN)

(231229) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 29, 2023 shows the first freight train of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway passing beneath a highway bridge in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. A freight train departed Friday morning from the Tuanjiecun Central Station in Chongqing for Map Ta Phut Station in Thailand, marking the opening of the first international freight train of New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor that runs via China-Laos-Thailand Railway. Loaded with 64 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of chemicals, the train is scheduled to arrive in Map Ta Phut via Laos' Vientiane in 5 days. In the meantime, a freight train loaded with 30 TEU containers of agricultural products has set out from Map Ta Phut and is moving in the opposite direction. The new service shortens the transportation time between Chongqing and Thailand by nearly 20 days if compared with routine water transport. (Xi

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-PRIVATE HOSPITAL-CHINESE DOCTOR

(230913) -- GABORONE, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Yu, Taylor Zhang's wife, works at Zhang's clinic in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. Zhou is mainly responsible for the operation and management of the clinic. It is 9 o'clock on a Monday morning, and people have been lining up at the waiting room of Taylor Zhang's obstetrics & gynecology clinic of a private hospital in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Zhang, a doctor from southeast China's Fujian Province, embarked on a journey in 2012 as a member of the 13th Chinese medical team to Gaborone. During the three-year mission of medical aid, he performed some first-of-its-kind surgeries in the country. After the mission, Zhang chose to return to Botswana with his family, and opened his own clinic in 2015. In addition to his routine service, Zhang has been invited to conduct training for local colleagues, so as to help improve their skills in diagnosis and treatment of obstetrics and gynecology. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-PRIVATE HOSPITAL-CHINESE DOCTOR

(230913) -- GABORONE, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Taylor Zhang talks to patients in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. It is 9 o'clock on a Monday morning, and people have been lining up at the waiting room of Taylor Zhang's obstetrics & gynecology clinic of a private hospital in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Zhang, a doctor from southeast China's Fujian Province, embarked on a journey in 2012 as a member of the 13th Chinese medical team to Gaborone. During the three-year mission of medical aid, he performed some first-of-its-kind surgeries in the country. After the mission, Zhang chose to return to Botswana with his family, and opened his own clinic in 2015. In addition to his routine service, Zhang has been invited to conduct training for local colleagues, so as to help improve their skills in diagnosis and treatment of obstetrics and gynecology. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-PRIVATE HOSPITAL-CHINESE DOCTOR

(230913) -- GABORONE, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Husband of Taylor Zhang's client Tumi Ontumetse views color ultrasound images of the fetus in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. It is 9 o'clock on a Monday morning, and people have been lining up at the waiting room of Taylor Zhang's obstetrics & gynecology clinic of a private hospital in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Zhang, a doctor from southeast China's Fujian Province, embarked on a journey in 2012 as a member of the 13th Chinese medical team to Gaborone. During the three-year mission of medical aid, he performed some first-of-its-kind surgeries in the country. After the mission, Zhang chose to return to Botswana with his family, and opened his own clinic in 2015. In addition to his routine service, Zhang has been invited to conduct training for local colleagues, so as to help improve their skills in diagnosis and treatment of obstetrics and gynecology. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-PRIVATE HOSPITAL-CHINESE DOCTOR

(230913) -- GABORONE, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the entrance of Taylor Zhang's clinic in Gaborone, Botswana. It is 9 o'clock on a Monday morning, and people have been lining up at the waiting room of Taylor Zhang's obstetrics & gynecology clinic of a private hospital in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Zhang, a doctor from southeast China's Fujian Province, embarked on a journey in 2012 as a member of the 13th Chinese medical team to Gaborone. During the three-year mission of medical aid, he performed some first-of-its-kind surgeries in the country. After the mission, Zhang chose to return to Botswana with his family, and opened his own clinic in 2015. In addition to his routine service, Zhang has been invited to conduct training for local colleagues, so as to help improve their skills in diagnosis and treatment of obstetrics and gynecology. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-PRIVATE HOSPITAL-CHINESE DOCTOR

(230913) -- GABORONE, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Taylor Zhang arranges a temporary bed for infants, which is designated for mothers seeking for medical consultation with infants, in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. It is 9 o'clock on a Monday morning, and people have been lining up at the waiting room of Taylor Zhang's obstetrics & gynecology clinic of a private hospital in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Zhang, a doctor from southeast China's Fujian Province, embarked on a journey in 2012 as a member of the 13th Chinese medical team to Gaborone. During the three-year mission of medical aid, he performed some first-of-its-kind surgeries in the country. After the mission, Zhang chose to return to Botswana with his family, and opened his own clinic in 2015. In addition to his routine service, Zhang has been invited to conduct training for local colleagues, so as to help improve their skills in diagnosis and treatment of obstetrics and gynecology. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-PRIVATE HOSPITAL-CHINESE DOCTOR

(230913) -- GABORONE, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Taylor Zhang answers questions for Tumi Ontumetse and her husband in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. It is 9 o'clock on a Monday morning, and people have been lining up at the waiting room of Taylor Zhang's obstetrics & gynecology clinic of a private hospital in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Zhang, a doctor from southeast China's Fujian Province, embarked on a journey in 2012 as a member of the 13th Chinese medical team to Gaborone. During the three-year mission of medical aid, he performed some first-of-its-kind surgeries in the country. After the mission, Zhang chose to return to Botswana with his family, and opened his own clinic in 2015. In addition to his routine service, Zhang has been invited to conduct training for local colleagues, so as to help improve their skills in diagnosis and treatment of obstetrics and gynecology. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-PRIVATE HOSPITAL-CHINESE DOCTOR

(230913) -- GABORONE, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Taylor Zhang prepares to deliver a baby for a woman in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. It is 9 o'clock on a Monday morning, and people have been lining up at the waiting room of Taylor Zhang's obstetrics & gynecology clinic of a private hospital in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Zhang, a doctor from southeast China's Fujian Province, embarked on a journey in 2012 as a member of the 13th Chinese medical team to Gaborone. During the three-year mission of medical aid, he performed some first-of-its-kind surgeries in the country. After the mission, Zhang chose to return to Botswana with his family, and opened his own clinic in 2015. In addition to his routine service, Zhang has been invited to conduct training for local colleagues, so as to help improve their skills in diagnosis and treatment of obstetrics and gynecology. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-PRIVATE HOSPITAL-CHINESE DOCTOR

(230913) -- GABORONE, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the entrance of a hospital where Taylor Zhang's clinic is located in Gaborone, Botswana. It is 9 o'clock on a Monday morning, and people have been lining up at the waiting room of Taylor Zhang's obstetrics & gynecology clinic of a private hospital in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. Zhang, a doctor from southeast China's Fujian Province, embarked on a journey in 2012 as a member of the 13th Chinese medical team to Gaborone. During the three-year mission of medical aid, he performed some first-of-its-kind surgeries in the country. After the mission, Zhang chose to return to Botswana with his family, and opened his own clinic in 2015. In addition to his routine service, Zhang has been invited to conduct training for local colleagues, so as to help improve their skills in diagnosis and treatment of obstetrics and gynecology. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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CHINA-MACAO-PLA GARRISON-24TH ROUTINE ROTATION (CN)

(230831) -- MACAO, Aug. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts the 24th rotation of its members in south China's Macao, Aug. 31, 2023. The Macao Garrison of the Chinese PLA on Thursday morning completed the 24th rotation since it began garrisoning Macao in 1999. The move is a normal routine annual rotation in line with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and orders from the Central Military Commission. TO GO WITH "PLA garrison in Macao completes 24th routine rotation" (Photo by Chen Shuai/Xinhua)

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CHINA-MACAO-PLA GARRISON-24TH ROUTINE ROTATION (CN)

(230831) -- MACAO, Aug. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts the 24th rotation of its members in south China's Macao, Aug. 31, 2023. The Macao Garrison of the Chinese PLA on Thursday morning completed the 24th rotation since it began garrisoning Macao in 1999. The move is a normal routine annual rotation in line with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and orders from the Central Military Commission. TO GO WITH "PLA garrison in Macao completes 24th routine rotation" (Photo by Chen Shuai/Xinhua)

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CHINA-MACAO-PLA GARRISON-24TH ROUTINE ROTATION (CN)

(230831) -- MACAO, Aug. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts the 24th rotation of its members in south China's Macao, Aug. 31, 2023. The Macao Garrison of the Chinese PLA on Thursday morning completed the 24th rotation since it began garrisoning Macao in 1999. The move is a normal routine annual rotation in line with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and orders from the Central Military Commission. TO GO WITH "PLA garrison in Macao completes 24th routine rotation" (Photo by Chen Shuai/Xinhua)

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CHINA-MACAO-PLA GARRISON-24TH ROUTINE ROTATION (CN)

(230831) -- MACAO, Aug. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts the 24th rotation of its members in south China's Macao, Aug. 31, 2023. The Macao Garrison of the Chinese PLA on Thursday morning completed the 24th rotation since it began garrisoning Macao in 1999. The move is a normal routine annual rotation in line with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and orders from the Central Military Commission. TO GO WITH "PLA garrison in Macao completes 24th routine rotation" (Photo by Chen Shuai/Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin and Li Xinwei clean the classroom in the morning after they arrive at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. They have kept the routine of cleaning the classroom in the morning before class for years. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and

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2 killed, 8 injured in Islamabad suicide attack

STORY: 2 killed, 8 injured in Islamabad suicide attack DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MUHAMMAD USAMA, local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): QASIM KHAN, local resident STORYLINE: Two people including a policeman were killed and eight others injured in a suicide bombing attack in Islamabad on Friday morning, hospital sources said. Khalid Masood, the spokesperson of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, where all the injured people were shifted to, told Xinhua that the injured included four policemen and four civilians. Friday morning incident happened in sector I/10-4, located at the border of Islamabad and the neighboring city Rawalpindi, near a crowded wholesale vegetable and fruit market of the capital which thousands of vendors from the twin cities visit every day. In a statement, the Islamabad Police said that during routine checking in the area, a car was stopped by the police

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Students experience traditional culture while doing exercise in China's Yunnan

STORY: Students experience traditional culture while doing exercise in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: ZHAOTONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students doing morning exercise STORYLINE: Pupils at a primary school in Zhaotong, China's Yunnan have been practising a special exercise adapted from the traditional Kung Fu fan routine during class break, while listening to Students' Rules, an ancient Chinese classic. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhaotong, China. (XHTV)

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Guarding forest on fire watchtower

STORY: Guarding forest on fire watchtower DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the birdview of Rongjiang County in southwest China's Guizhou Province 2. various of Rongjiang County's watchtower in the forest 3. various of Huang Tongwei on duty 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG TONGWEI, Forest ranger STORYLINE: Huang Tongwei, 54, is a forest ranger. He has been stationed in Rongjiang County in southwest China's Guizhou Province for three decades. His routine is to monitor possible fire risks on a watchtower. Despite the hardship, Huang thinks his responsibility is crucial. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG TONGWEI, Forest ranger "As long as I am on duty, I have responsibilities to guard the forest. Recently, the weather is dry. I feel a bit uneasy if I am not standing upon the watchtower. Usually, when there is fog in the early morning, the air is moist, and a forest fire is less probable. At this time, I usually just do something ar