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Christian Peace Activists Arrested At The Senate - Washington

Peace activists with Christians exit after their fellow demonstrators were arrested for protesting inside a U.S. Senate cafeteria, demanding a ceasefire and aid for Gaza, Washington, DC, USA, April 9, 2024. With more than 33,000 Palestinians killed and famine one step away, roughly 50 people were arrested for demanding their tax dollars be used to to aid Palestinians instead of pay for weapons Israel. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christian Peace Activists Arrested At The Senate - Washington

Capitol Police arrest demonstrators with Christians for a Free Palestine for protesting inside a U.S. Senate cafeteria for a ceasefire and aid for Gaza, Washington, DC, USA, April 9, 2024. With more than 33,000 Palestinians killed and famine one step away, roughly 50 people were arrested for demanding their tax dollars be used to to aid Palestinians instead of pay for weapons Israel. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christian Peace Activists Arrested At The Senate - Washington

Moataz Salim (center), a Palestinian-American who has lost 94 family members in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leads activists with Christians for a Free Palestine after their fellow protesters were arrested for protesting in a U.S. Senate cafeteria, demanding a ceasefire and aid for Gaza, Washington, DC, USA, April 9, 2024. With more than 33,000 Palestinians killed and famine one step away, roughly 50 people were arrested for demanding their tax dollars be used to to aid Palestinians instead of pay for weapons Israel. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christian Peace Activists Arrested At The Senate - Washington

Capitol Police force a pro-Palestinian peace activist to move as members of Christians for a Free Palestine are arrested for protesting in a U.S. Senate cafeteria, demanding a ceasefire and aid for Gaza, Washington, DC, USA, April 9, 2024. With more than 33,000 Palestinians killed and famine one step away, roughly 50 people were arrested for demanding their tax dollars be used to to aid Palestinians instead of pay for weapons Israel. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christian Peace Activists Arrested At The Senate - Washington

Capitol Police begin to arrest Christians for a Free Palestine activists protesting inside a U.S. Senate cafeteria, demanding a ceasefire and aid for Gaza, Washington, DC, USA, April 9, 2024. With more than 33,000 Palestinians killed and famine one step away, roughly 50 people were arrested for demanding their tax dollars be used to to aid Palestinians instead of pay for weapons Israel. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia dims lights for Earth Hour to raise awareness of environment protection

STORY: Australia dims lights for Earth Hour to raise awareness of environment protection SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sydney 2. various of Australia's landmarks turning off the lights STORYLINE: Australia's landmarks, including the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge, went dark for one hour on Saturday night as part of a global movement to raise awareness about climate change and nature loss. Earth Hour 2023 aims to raise awareness of the importance of trees and nature to wildlife, communities, and people's mental and physical well-being. "Switching off the lights is a symbolic gesture. The first step towards taking a stand for our planet and calling for greater action on climate change and nature loss," Kerri Major, Earth Hour engagement manager at World Wide Fund (WWF) Australia, told Xinhua. Major hoped that the event could encourage more Australians to make small swit

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China aims to clinch more free trade agreements to boost trade, investment

STORY: China aims to clinch more free trade agreements to boost trade, investment SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MAK CHAMROEUN, Chairman of e-commerce platform AgriBee (Cambodia) STORYLINE: China has planned to step up efforts in enlarging its globally-oriented network of high-standard free trade areas in 2024. China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen told a recent press conference that the country had already inked 22 FTAs with 29 countries or regions, and the combined trade value involved accounted for one third of the country's total foreign trade value. In a move to further share China's opening-up dividends and power regional economic growth, China will enhance efforts on FTA negotiations in 2024, according to Wang. With the negotiations on Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area pending this week in Hangzhou, Wang vowed

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Japan, Taiwan sign 4 MOUs with eye to eventual FTA

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mitsuo Ohashi (L), chairman of the Japan Interchange Association, and Lee Chia-chin, chairman of Taiwan's East Asian Relations Commission, shake hands at a hotel in Taipei on Nov. 20, 2014, after signing four memoranda of understanding. The signing of the four documents is expected to move one more step toward a full-fledged free trade agreement.

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Akebono shoves out Chiyotaikai in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) shoves ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 16 as he edges another step closer to his first championship in more than two years at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Akebono has 12 wins against one loss in the 15-day tourney, one win clear of his nearest challenger, sekiwake Dejima.

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Chinese scientists find potential in lunar soil to generate oxygen and fuel

STORY: Chinese scientists find potential in lunar soil to generate oxygen and fuel DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN SHENGWEI, Xinhua correspondentvarious of China's Chang'e-5SOUNDBITE (English): YAO YINGFANG, Professor with Nanjing Universityvarious of the lab in Nanjing University STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN SHENGWEI, Xinhua correspondent "Can you imagine living in a vacuum environment, for example, on the moon? You got one step closer now. A group of Chinese researchers have found that the lunar sample brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuel. So today, we paid a visit to Nanjing University in east China's Jiangsu Province and invited one of the finders to give us more details." SOUNDBITE (English): YAO YINGFANG, Professor with Nanjing University "In 2021, we received the Chang'e-5 lunar soil, and we used it as the catalyst

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New Zealand opens borders with tears and hugs

STORY: New Zealand opens borders with tears and hugs DATELINE: March. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of airports 2. various of terminals 3. various of passengers STORYLINE: New Zealand officially opened its borders on Monday, lifting the COVID-19 border restrictions after two years. Monday's border reopening was the first stage of New Zealand's five-step reconnecting plan, which allowed fully vaccinated Kiwis and other current eligible travellers from Australia to enter the country without the need for managed isolation. According to Auckland International Airport, four Air New Zealand flights and one Qantas flight arrived from Australia's Melbourne, Sydney and Perth on Monday, with more than 900 passengers arriving. More than 300 flights will be available between New Zealand and major Australian cities in March alone, said an Auckland airport spokesperson. The airport's arrival terminal was full of tears and hugs. Families who have not

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Shanghai stocks fall sharply following G-20 meeting

Investors talk while seated in front of an electronic stock exchange board at a securities firm in Beijing on Feb. 29, 2016. The Shanghai Composite Index dipped more than 4% at one point as a two-day Group of 20 meeting in Shanghai fueled speculation that China may step up monetary easing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akebono shoves out Chiyotaikai in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) shoves ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 16 as he edges another step closer to his first championship in more than two years at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Akebono has 12 wins against one loss in the 15-day tourney, one win clear of his nearest challenger, sekiwake Dejima.

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Akebono shoves out Chiyotaikai in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) shoves ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 16 as he edges another step closer to his first championship in more than two years at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Akebono has 12 wins against one loss in the 15-day tourney, one win clear of his nearest challenger, sekiwake Dejima.