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US: Dust Storm Rolls Through West Texas 2

A dust storm rolled across West Texas on Thursday, November 20, reducing visibility.

Spain: Thermometer Shows High Temperatures in Madrid Amid Extreme Heatwave

Extreme heatwave has engulfed many places across Europe, bringing temperatures over 104℉ (40℃) in some areas and causing related consequences. This video, taken on Sunday, June 29, shows a thermometer at a bus stop in Madrid indicating 38°C (100°F) at 9 p.m.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Gaemi Makes Landfall Bringing Gusty Winds And Torrential Rains 3

Widespread flooding hit Taiwan as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall on Thursday, July 25. Gaemi made landfall around midnight on the coast of northwestern Yilan County. According to weather officials, it was the most powerful typhoon that struck Taiwan in the last 8 years with gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph).

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Morocco sends medical aid to Palestinians in Gaza

STORY: Morocco sends medical aid to Palestinians in Gaza SHOOTING DATE: June 24, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Rabat CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of C-130 2. various of loading medical aid STORYLINE: Moroccan King Mohammed VI has given order on Monday to send humanitarian medical aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. According to a press release from the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, the aid consists of 40 tonnes of medical supplies, containing equipment for treating burns and emergencies as well as essential medicines. The Moroccan aid will be transported via the same land route used for the food aid sent in March, during which Morocco delivered over 40 tonnes of food, it said. Regarding the current situation in Gaza, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry earlier issued a statement calling for the protection of innocent civilians and the smooth flow of humanitarian aid. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rabat. (XHTV)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-YANGZHOU-HANGJI-TOOTHBRUSH-PRODUCTION (CN)

(240622) -- YANGZHOU, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at a workshop of Yangzhou Sanfeng BRUSH Co., Ltd. in Hangji Township of Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 21, 2024. Hangji Township, covering about 40 square kilometers, is located in the eastern suburbs of Yangzhou City in east China's Jiangsu Province. As an important production base for toothbrushes, the small town boasts over 2,000 toothbrush manufacturing and supporting enterprises and produces around 7.5 billion toothbrushes each year. They are exported to more than 80 countries and regions, meaning that one in three toothbrushes produced in the world comes from Hangji. In recent years, local government of Hangji has been encouraging enterprises to drive intelligent and digital transformation through technological innovation, relying on leading enterprises, e-commerce industrial parks, the toothbrush museum, and other resources to advance brand building and boost the development of the toothbrush industry. (Xinhua/C

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MasterOfCrafts | Dragon boat inheritor in SE China's Fujian Province

(240605) -- FUZHOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers make a dragon boat at a dragon boat factory in Fangzhuang Village, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, June 3, 2024. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, workers in Fangzhuang Village are working flat out to service orders for dragon boats from both home and abroad. Dubbed "the Dragon Boat Village", Fangzhuang has a history of dragon boat making for over 700 years. Every year, over 200 boats are sold from here to the world. Fang Shaohuang, an inheritor of Fangzhuang dragon boat making skills, a Fuzhou city-level intangible cultural heritage, has been fixing and making dragon boats for over 50 years. As the third-generation inheritor of the family, Fang has insisted in making traditional boats only by hands with tools inherited from elder generations. According to Fang, making a dragon boat needs to be particular both in selecting raw materials and in making procedures. The boat mainly uses over 40-year-old Chinese fir wood or c

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MasterOfCrafts | Dragon boat inheritor in SE China's Fujian Province

(240605) -- FUZHOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker makes dragon boat at a dragon boat factory in Fangzhuang Village, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, June 3, 2024. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, workers in Fangzhuang Village are working flat out to service orders for dragon boats from both home and abroad. Dubbed "the Dragon Boat Village", Fangzhuang has a history of dragon boat making for over 700 years. Every year, over 200 boats are sold from here to the world. Fang Shaohuang, an inheritor of Fangzhuang dragon boat making skills, a Fuzhou city-level intangible cultural heritage, has been fixing and making dragon boats for over 50 years. As the third-generation inheritor of the family, Fang has insisted in making traditional boats only by hands with tools inherited from elder generations. According to Fang, making a dragon boat needs to be particular both in selecting raw materials and in making procedures. The boat mainly uses over 40-year-old Chinese fir wood or c

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MasterOfCrafts | Dragon boat inheritor in SE China's Fujian Province

(240605) -- FUZHOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers make a dragon boat at a dragon boat factory in Fangzhuang Village, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, June 3, 2024. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, workers in Fangzhuang Village are working flat out to service orders for dragon boats from both home and abroad. Dubbed "the Dragon Boat Village", Fangzhuang has a history of dragon boat making for over 700 years. Every year, over 200 boats are sold from here to the world. Fang Shaohuang, an inheritor of Fangzhuang dragon boat making skills, a Fuzhou city-level intangible cultural heritage, has been fixing and making dragon boats for over 50 years. As the third-generation inheritor of the family, Fang has insisted in making traditional boats only by hands with tools inherited from elder generations. According to Fang, making a dragon boat needs to be particular both in selecting raw materials and in making procedures. The boat mainly uses over 40-year-old Chinese fir wood or c

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GARZE-CATERPILLAR FUNGUS-HARVEST SEASON (CN)

(240527) -- GARZE, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A vendor sprays water to moisturize fresh caterpillar fungus in Shade Town, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 22, 2024. From early May to late June every year, caterpillar fungus enters its harvest season in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Found only at high altitudes, caterpillar fungus, known in China as "winter-worm summer-grass," is said to be effective in boosting the immune system. During the harvest season, the locals will start heading for alpine ground over 4,000 meters above sea level to collect the fungus. The caterpillar fungus harvest time can last over 40 days. For the locals, collecting this precious fungus offers them seasonal jobs and helps increase their income. In recent years, the average household income could be increased by 20,000 to 60,000 yuan (about 2,760 to 8,282 U.S. dollars) per year by selling caterpillar fungus in Shade Town of Kangding C

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GARZE-CATERPILLAR FUNGUS-HARVEST SEASON (CN)

(240527) -- GARZE, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palmo (L) and her mother Chodron seek for caterpillar fungus in Shade Town, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 23, 2024. From early May to late June every year, caterpillar fungus enters its harvest season in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Found only at high altitudes, caterpillar fungus, known in China as "winter-worm summer-grass," is said to be effective in boosting the immune system. During the harvest season, the locals will start heading for alpine ground over 4,000 meters above sea level to collect the fungus. The caterpillar fungus harvest time can last over 40 days. For the locals, collecting this precious fungus offers them seasonal jobs and helps increase their income. In recent years, the average household income could be increased by 20,000 to 60,000 yuan (about 2,760 to 8,282 U.S. dollars) per year by selling caterpillar fungus in Shade Town of Kangding C

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GARZE-CATERPILLAR FUNGUS-HARVEST SEASON (CN)

(240527) -- GARZE, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A local resident keeps caterpillar fungus inside a box in Shade Town, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 23, 2024. From early May to late June every year, caterpillar fungus enters its harvest season in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Found only at high altitudes, caterpillar fungus, known in China as "winter-worm summer-grass," is said to be effective in boosting the immune system. During the harvest season, the locals will start heading for alpine ground over 4,000 meters above sea level to collect the fungus. The caterpillar fungus harvest time can last over 40 days. For the locals, collecting this precious fungus offers them seasonal jobs and helps increase their income. In recent years, the average household income could be increased by 20,000 to 60,000 yuan (about 2,760 to 8,282 U.S. dollars) per year by selling caterpillar fungus in Shade Town of Kangding C

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Canada: Spring Storm Dumps Heavy Snow To Greater Toronto Area

Much of the Greater Toronto Area was blanketed with heavy snow on Friday, March 22, as a spring storm moved through the region, dumping up to 19 centimeters in some parts of the city.

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Auto Moto And Mobility Show - Toulouse

New Toyota C-HR, with Japanese door in background, Toyota, Welcome. Cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, bicycles and other intermediate vehicles - over 40 brands and 90 exhibitors will be present at the Auto Moto & Mobilites show, from Wednesday November 8 to Sunday November 12 at the MEETT, Parc des Expositions Toulouse Convention & Congress Center. France, Toulouse November 7, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-SOUTH ASIA-EXPO-THAI DURIAN (CN)

(230823) -- KUNMING, Aug. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 18, 2023 shows Chen Jie (C) talking with other exhibitors at Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center, the venue for the seventh China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The five-day China-South Asia Expo, which kicked off on Aug. 16 and ended on Aug. 20 in Kunming, attracted over 30,000 exhibitors as well as representatives and guests from 85 countries and regions and international organizations. Chen Jie, a 46-year-old merchant from Thailand, is one of them. Chen brought freeze-dried durians from Chanthaburi Province, the renowned fruit capital of Thailand, to the expo. Currently, durians from Thailand are dominating the Chinese market and freeze-dried durians brought by Chen were sold out even before the expo was closed. The manufacturer of Chen's durian products started its dried fruits export business to China from the year of 2016 and China market takes up almost 40 percent of the co

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-SOUTH ASIA-EXPO-THAI DURIAN (CN)

(230823) -- KUNMING, Aug. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows Chen Jie having a video call with his company's manager in Thailand after the seventh China-South Asia Expo closed in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The five-day China-South Asia Expo, which kicked off on Aug. 16 and ended on Aug. 20 in Kunming, attracted over 30,000 exhibitors as well as representatives and guests from 85 countries and regions and international organizations. Chen Jie, a 46-year-old merchant from Thailand, is one of them. Chen brought freeze-dried durians from Chanthaburi Province, the renowned fruit capital of Thailand, to the expo. Currently, durians from Thailand are dominating the Chinese market and freeze-dried durians brought by Chen were sold out even before the expo was closed. The manufacturer of Chen's durian products started its dried fruits export business to China from the year of 2016 and China market takes up almost 40 percent of the company's total sales volume. According to C

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Hot weather in Beijing

People bathe in Beijing on June 22, 2023, with the mercury hitting 40.1 C, the first time the Chinese capital has seen temperatures over 40 C in nine years.

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CHINA-TIBET-ZHAXIZOM-PRIMARY SCHOOL-EDUCATION (CN)

(230608) -- TINGRI, June 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Piano teacher Basang (C) instructs students at a primary school of Zhaxizom Township in Tingri County, Xigaze City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 5, 2023. The primary school of Zhaxizom Township is the closest school to Mount Qomolangma, with a distance of just over 40 kilometers. To meet the various needs of the students, the school has established interest classes such as piano, information technology, art, broadcasting, sports, dance, and handicrafts. Currently, the primary school has only one piano. Therefore, electronic keyboards are used as substitutes sometimes. Even so, it still leaves the piano teacher, Basang, feeling deeply moved. As a local resident of Tingri County, Basang came to the school three years ago after graduating from a normal university where she learned to play the piano. "When I was in primary school, we didn't have a piano, let alone piano lessons," Basang said, "What a complete change!" The primary school was

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Beijing's May temperature rises over 40 C for 1st time

BEIJING, China - A girl on a bicycle puts an umbrella up in Beijing on May 29, 2014, as the temperature rose over 40 C. It was the first time that Beijing's temperature in May had surpassed the 40 C mark since records began in 1951.

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Hot weather in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A boy plays with water on May 29, 2014, as the temperature climbs over 40 C in Beijing.

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Hot weather in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Women shield themselves from the sun on May 29, 2014, as the temperature climbs over 40 C in Beijing.

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Hakuho presents blood-donation car to Red Cross

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (C) presents a blood-donation vehicle to the Japanese Red Cross Society in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2014, taking over the role played by the late sumo great Taiho, whose real name was Koki Naya, for about 40 years from 1969. Naya's wife Yoshiko (L) also attends the presentation ceremony.

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Deported Iranian family departs Japan

NARITA, Japan - Amine Khalil (L), a 43-year-old Iranian, his eldest daughter Maryam (C), 18, and second daughter Shahrzad, 10, speak to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on April 26, before Khalil, his wife Fharoki Akram, 40, and Shahrzad leave for Iran. The Justice Ministry has decided to deport them for overstaying their visas by over 10 years but has allowed Maryam to stay in Japan so that she can continue her education at a Japanese junior college.

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Ex-judge confesses he believed convicted murderer was not guilty

TOKYO, Japan - Norimichi Kumamoto (C), a former Shizuoka District Court judge, tells an anti-death penalty assembly in Tokyo on March 9 that he thought a man who received a death sentence for the 1966 murder of a family of four was ''not guilty'' when he was involved in the man's trial. However, he agreed to the death sentence after the two other judges involved in the case made the decision, despite preparing a 360-page document citing reasons for the innocence of Iwao Hakamada, who has been in prison for over 40 years while seeking a retrial for the murders. Kumamoto's remark came a day before Hakamada's 71st birthday.

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-EPC-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(221007) -- PRAGUE, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (L), Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (C) and Moldovan President Maia Sandu attend a press conference after the inaugural European Political Community (EPC) meeting in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 6, 2022. The EPC will convene its next meeting in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said here on Thursday. Fiala made the remarks after the inaugural EPC meeting in Prague, the first-ever such meeting held in the city which brought together over 40 European leaders. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Chinese books, paintings on display at New Zealand exhibitions

STORY: Chinese books, paintings on display at New Zealand exhibitions DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-theme Book Exhibition and A Better Eco-village International Youth Art Exhibition STORYLINE: Books and paintings lovers in New Zealand indulged themselves in over 2,000 books from China and more than 200 paintings drawn by Chinese and New Zealand children at a China-theme book exhibition in New Zealand's Waipa on Thursday. As one of a series of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and New Zealand, the book exhibition, which coincides with A Better Eco-village International Youth Art Exhibition, included 217 pieces of artwork that have been collected from 40 cities in China. There are also 15 paintings from New Zealand-based artists. All the artwork has been completed by children, said organizer Jackson Rao, chair of New Zealand Culture and Arts Foundation. Dandi Wang, c

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Spain to start administering 4th dose of anti-COVID vaccine

STORY: Spain to start administering 4th dose of anti-COVID vaccine DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of vaccination campaign against COVID-19 2. various of medical investigation center in Madrid 3. various of vaccination campaign against COVID-19 4. various of hospital in Madrid STORYLINE: Spain will start to administer the fourth dose of vaccine against COVID-19 on Sept. 26, said the Ministry of Health on Thursday. The decision was made at a meeting of the Public Health Commission, which includes members from all 17 autonomous communities of the country. People aged over 80 and those who live in nursing homes will be the first to receive the second booster. The ministry said the first batch of vaccines against the Omicron variant will arrive on Friday and will be distributed next week. So far, more than 95 million doses of vaccine have been administered in Spain, with 40 million people having received two doses. Xinhua News Agency c

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows trucks carrying furniture setting off from Doima Township in Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 15, 2022. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi, China's highest c

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CHINA-TIBET-TSONYI-SINGPORI-RELOCATION (CN)

(220719) -- NAGQU, July 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on July 13, 2022 shows trucks carrying furniture preparing to depart from Doima Township of Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Tsonyi County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem. With an average altitude of over 5,000 meters, Tsonyi County covers a total area of 120,000 square km and is part of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, China's biggest and highest nature reserve. Due to the high altitude and harsh environment, the county is not suitable for human habitation. The oxygen in the air is a mere 40 percent of that on the plain. Its winter lasts 10 months each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius. At around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, more than 300 residents left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi, C

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