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Counting for Indian election

Counting gets under way at a center in New Delhi on June 4, 2024, following a seven-phase general election that began in April.

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Counting for Indian election

Counting gets under way at a center in New Delhi on June 4, 2024, following a seven-phase general election that began in April.

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Exit polls predict ruling bloc's win in India's elections

STORY: Exit polls predict ruling bloc's win in India's elections SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of parliament building 3. various of Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters 4. various of congress headquarters 5. various of the polls STORYLINE: Exit polls released by private survey agencies predicted a victory for India's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday when the seven-phase voting process ended. With a caution that "exit polls do not always get it right," the NDTV quoted four exit polls as predicting a landslide victory for Modi-led NDA against the opposition political parties' alliance INDIA, or the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. More exit polls by other private survey agencies were being released till this report was filed. The real electoral scenario in the country would be clear on June 4 when the Electi

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India votes in 3rd phase of general elections

STORY: India votes in 3rd phase of general elections SHOOTING TIME: May 7, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people casting their vote STORYLINE: Voting in India's third phase of elections commenced on Tuesday. Among 93 constituencies spread across 11 states and Union Territories, millions of voters queued up at polling stations since early morning. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah cast their votes on Tuesday in the western city of Ahmedabad. According to the Election Commission of India, a 66.71 percent voter turnout was recorded in phase two of the general elections. As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, the election will be held in seven phases. The fourth phase will commence on May 13, followed by the fifth phase on May 20, the sixth phase on May 25, and the final phase on June 1. The counting of votes will take place on June 4. Xinhua

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Voting begins in India for second phase of general elections

STORY: Voting begins in India for second phase of general elections SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: NOIDA, India CATEGORY: Politics SHOTLIST: 1. Shot of India gate 2. Shots of people standing in queue 3. Shots of people after casting their vote STORYLINE: Voting for 88 constituencies in the second phase of India's 18th general elections across 13 states and union territories kicked off on Friday. Despite scorching temperatures, people were seen standing in queues holding their election identity cards, waiting for their turn to cast a vote. Polling of votes will continue until 18:00 local time. Out of the seven phases, the first phase of the elections was held last Friday. The polls saw a voter turnout of around 65.5%. As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, the election will be held in seven phases. The third phase will commence on May 7, followed by the fourth phase on May 13, the fifth phase on May 20, the sixth phase on

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Voting begins in India for first phase of general elections

STORY: Voting begins in India for first phase of general elections SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people voting 3. various of people standing in queues holding their Election Identity Cards 3. various of people casting their vote STORYLINE: Voting for the first phase of India's general elections began Friday, kicking off a seven-phased process lasting until June 1. People were seen standing in queues holding their Election Identity Cards, waiting for their turn to cast a vote. Polling of votes continued till 18:00 hours (local time). As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, the second phase of the elections is scheduled for April 26, the third phase on May 7, the fourth phase on May 13, the fifth phase on May 20, the sixth phase on May 25 and the last phase on June 1. The counting of votes will be held on June 4. Xinhua News Agency correspon

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INDIA-ASSAM-NAGAON-GENERAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240419) -- ASSAM, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An elderly woman shows her ink-marked index finger after casting her vote at a polling station during the first phase of India's general elections in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam, April 19, 2024. Voting for the first phase of India's general elections began Friday, kicking off a seven-phased process lasting until June 1. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-ASSAM-NAGAON-GENERAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240419) -- ASSAM, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the first phase of India's general elections in Nagaon district of India's northeastern state of Assam, April 19, 2024. Voting for the first phase of India's general elections began Friday, kicking off a seven-phased process lasting until June 1. (Str/Xinhua)

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Egypt signs renewable energy agreements worth 40 bln USD

STORY: Egypt signs renewable energy agreements worth 40 bln USD SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony (courtesy of the Egyptian cabinet) STORYLINE: Egypt signed on Wednesday seven cooperation agreements with international developers in the fields of green hydrogen and renewable energy in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The total investments for these projects are expected to exceed 40 billion U.S. dollars over a span of 10 years, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement. Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala Al-Saeed said that the pilot phase of the agreements involves investments of approximately 12 billion dollars, followed by an additional 29 billion dollars for the first phase. The Egyptian government has been working to transform the country into a regional center for the production and export of green energy. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XH

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NIGHT SCHOOLS (CN)

(240115) -- WUHAN, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn to play guqin, a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument, during a night school class in Jiangxia District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 15, 2023. Night classes were very popular in China in the 1980s, when many young people sought to learn new skills to make a living. Today, these classes are gaining popularity again among China's younger generations, meeting their needs for an enriched lifestyle. In late November, a night school for young people was launched by the Wuhan municipal committee of the Communist Youth League of China and soon won youngsters' hearts, with all nine courses set in the first phase fully applied for. Now the night school classes are available all around Wuhan, serving more than 3,000 attendees with a variety of courses, such as calligraphy, Chinese painting, yoga, baking, latte art, jazz dance, ukulele and the like. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)

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Pak-China seed cooperation important for Pakistan's food security

STORY: Pak-China seed cooperation important for Pakistan's food security DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHSAN IQBAL, Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIU XINMING, Chief scientist from China's Ningbo University STORYLINE: A Pakistani minister said that the new phase of seed cooperation between Pakistan and China is critically important for Pakistan to meet the food security challenge in the future. China helped Pakistan take seven herbal seeds to the Chinese space station for space breeding by exposing them to cosmic radiation and microgravity to mutate their genes. An event was held in Islamabad to mark the successful return of the seeds. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHSAN IQBAL, Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives "It allows our researchers, our students, our youth, opportunity to learn

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-RETURN OF PAKISTANI SEEDS FROM CHINESE SPACE STATION

(230209) -- ISLAMABAD, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Atia-tul-Wahab (C), a professor at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, receives returned Pakistani seeds from Chinese space station during the event "Celebration of the Return of Pakistani Seeds from Chinese Space Station" in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Feb. 8, 2023. The new phase of seed cooperation between Pakistan and China is critically important for Pakistan to meet the food security challenge in the future, a Pakistani minister said. China helped Pakistan take seven herbal seeds to the Chinese space station for space breeding by exposing them to cosmic radiation and microgravity to mutate their genes, and in this regard an event was held here to mark the successful return of the seeds. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Pak-China seed cooperation important for Pakistan's food security" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-RETURN OF PAKISTANI SEEDS FROM CHINESE SPACE STATION

(230209) -- ISLAMABAD, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal speaks during the event "Celebration of the Return of Pakistani Seeds from Chinese Space Station" in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Feb. 8, 2023. The new phase of seed cooperation between Pakistan and China is critically important for Pakistan to meet the food security challenge in the future, a Pakistani minister said. China helped Pakistan take seven herbal seeds to the Chinese space station for space breeding by exposing them to cosmic radiation and microgravity to mutate their genes, and in this regard an event was held here to mark the successful return of the seeds. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Pak-China seed cooperation important for Pakistan's food security" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Seattle Mariners close to deal on Ichiro

KOBE, Japan - Tony Atanacio (L), agent for seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners President Chuck Armstrong (C) and Chairman Howard Lincoln shake hands at the end of their first round of negotiations at a Kobe hotel Nov. 16. Atanacio said he is satisfied with the talks and indicated they are entering the final phase of negotiations.

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KENYA-NAIROBI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-IEBC-VICE CHAIRPERSON

(220815) -- NAIROBI, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Juliana Cherera (1st L), the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice-chairperson, addresses media before the announcement of the presidential results in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 15, 2022. Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has won the presidential election, the electoral commission chairman announced on Monday evening. The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by Odinga's campaign. Four of the seven members of the electoral commission were absent at the announcement. "We cannot take ownership of the result that is going to be announced because of the opaque nature of this last phase of the general election," said Juliana Cherera. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua)

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Japan to slowly phase out Russian oil, keep interests in projects

Japan will slowly phase out oil imports from Russia while maintaining its interests in oil and gas projects in the Russian Far East, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday. The premier told a virtual meeting of leaders of the Group of Seven nations earlier in the day that Japan will ban Russian oil imports "in principle," as part of additional sanctions levied on Moscow to punish it for its war launched in late February. The measure on oil imports marks a major shift for resource-poor Japan, which had been reluctant to take the step as it tried to diversify its supplies. Tokyo has already announced it will phase out Russian coal. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular news conference Japan needs to diversify energy sources and suppliers to reduce its reliance on Russia and that the country will "take every measure," including the use of renewable and nuclear power, to that end.

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West continues to ramp up sanctions on Russia, Canadian PM announces more military aid to Ukraine

STORY: West continues to ramp up sanctions on Russia, Canadian PM announces more military aid to Ukraine DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the natural gas pipeline 2. various of Ukraine 3. various of the conflict STORYLINE: The United States and its Western allies on Sunday announced new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, a move that aims to further cripple Moscow's economy but poses severe challenges for global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Group of Seven (G7) said Sunday that the bloc will phase out or ban the import of Russian oil following a video conference. According to its statement, the group will carry out the oil ban over a period of time in order to find alternative supplies. It will also take further actions against Russian banks, and continue sanctions against additional individuals. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the G7 meeting, during which he asked the Western countr

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Thailand registers near-record 27,024 COVID-19 cases

STORY: Thailand registers near-record 27,024 COVID-19 cases DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people taking COVID-19 test 2. various of people waiting for COVID-19 vaccination 3. various of shopping market 4. various of supermarket STORYLINE: A near-record number of new COVID-19 infections were reported in Thailand on Thursday as the Southeast Asian country is preparing for a transition from the pandemic to endemic phase later this year. According to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), 27,024 cases were recorded over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to over 3.45 million. The death toll rose to 24,579, with an increase of 82. The average number of daily cases in the past seven days increased slightly from the previous week, showed data released by the World Health Organization Thailand office on Wednesday. The levels of severe cases and coronavirus-linked deaths in confirmed infections remained mu

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Seattle Mariners close to deal on Ichiro

KOBE, Japan - Tony Atanacio (L), agent for seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners President Chuck Armstrong (C) and Chairman Howard Lincoln shake hands at the end of their first round of negotiations at a Kobe hotel Nov. 16. Atanacio said he is satisfied with the talks and indicated they are entering the final phase of negotiations.