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Iranian-backed Fatemiyoun brigade base captured by rebels in Idlib province

A map of Syria remains pinned to the wall beside a portrait of Qasem Soleimani in a former Fatemiyoun Brigade command center in Khan Sheikhun, northwestern Syrian Idlib province, on December 1, 2024. The area was recently inspected by anti-government fighters following the departure of the Iran-backed Fatemiyoun Brigade. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dozens Detained After Protesters Defy Ban - Amsterdam

A protester is pinned to the ground by police during a pro-Palestinian rally in Amsterdam on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Police in Amsterdam detained dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who defied a temporary ban on protests in Dam Square on Sunday. The ban was imposed after attacks on Israeli football fans following a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax. Protesters called for an end to the Gaza conflict and opposed the ban. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dozens Detained After Protesters Defy Ban - Amsterdam

A protester is pinned to the ground by police during a pro-Palestinian rally in Amsterdam on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Police in Amsterdam detained dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who defied a temporary ban on protests in Dam Square on Sunday. The ban was imposed after attacks on Israeli football fans following a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax. Protesters called for an end to the Gaza conflict and opposed the ban. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dozens Detained After Protesters Defy Ban - Amsterdam

A protester is pinned to the ground by police during a pro-Palestinian rally in Amsterdam on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Police in Amsterdam detained dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who defied a temporary ban on protests in Dam Square on Sunday. The ban was imposed after attacks on Israeli football fans following a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax. Protesters called for an end to the Gaza conflict and opposed the ban. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. "bridging proposal" aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Al Alamein, Egypt on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. "bridging proposal" aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Al Alamein, Egypt on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. "bridging proposal" aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Qatar's Minister of State Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. "bridging proposal" aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken arrives in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. "bridging proposal" aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks to the press in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. "bridging proposal" aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Al Alamein, Egypt on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. "bridging proposal" aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Al Alamein, Egypt on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. "bridging proposal" aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken arrives in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. "bridging proposal" aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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French chocolatiers pin hopes on sales during Easter amid soaring prices

STORY: French chocolatiers pin hopes on sales during Easter amid soaring prices SHOOTING TIME: March 30, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the making of chocolate eggs 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JULIEN, Chocolatier 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JULIEN, Chocolatier STORYLINE: French chocolatiers have pinned hopes on sales during Easter holiday amid soaring prices. In a chocolate factory near Saint-Etienne, Julien had been at work for several days for one of the most important selling seasons of the year. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JULIEN, Chocolatier "The molds are not dirty but they are already covered with a good layer of chocolate because we have been making molds non-stop for several days." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JULIEN, Chocolatier "We use nearly five tonnes of chocolate mainly for Easter and Christmas in a year. Those are the two big moments for us." The price of chocolate is soaring due to the decrease of cocoa output glob

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German business leaders seek cooperation with China's Wuhan in new energy

STORY: German business leaders seek cooperation with China's Wuhan in new energy SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of German delegation visiting Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Company 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINIK BARTZ, Head of Hub International, Duisburg 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FRANK AHRENHOLD, Head of Sustainable Steel Production at Thyssenkrupp Steel 4. various of German delegation having a conference at Wuhan 5. wide of Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Company 6. aerial views of Wuhan City STORYLINE: Business leaders from a German delegation have pinned high hopes on cooperation with China's Wuhan City in new energy after their visit to Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Company. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINIK BARTZ, Head of Hub International, Duisburg "We are always looking for cooperations in the field of hydrogen, because hydrogen is a huge factor for Duisburg, because we're switching our steel plant from

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINESE MILITARY DOCTORS-MEDAL AWARDING CEREMONY

(240127) -- PHNOM PENH, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lt. Gen. Moeung Ponlork (C), director general of the General Department of Logistics and Finance at the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense, presents honorable medals to four Chinese military doctors during an awarding ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan. 27, 2024. Cambodia on Saturday pinned honorable medals to four Chinese military doctors in recognition of their contributions to improving medical standards of the Preah Ket Mealea Hospital. (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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Cambodia awards honorable medals to 4 Chinese military doctors

STORY: Cambodia awards honorable medals to 4 Chinese military doctors SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the medal awarding ceremony STORYLINE: Cambodia on Saturday pinned honorable medals to four Chinese military doctors in recognition of their contributions to improving medical standards of the Preah Ket Mealea Hospital. Lt. Gen. Moeung Ponlork, director general of the General Department of Logistics and Finance at the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense, presented the "Knight Class" medals to them at a ceremony held here. Ponlork expressed his profound gratitude to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) for having provided a great deal of support to the hospital, saying that the assistance has importantly contributed to further deepening the friendship between the two countries and peoples. "China's medical assistance has not only built capacity for medical practitioners at the hospital, b

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Russian drones attack Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - JANUARY 25, 2024 - An advertisement for building materials is pinned to a tree trunk near a residential building damaged in the Russian drone attack, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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China holds national commemoration for Nanjing Massacre victims

STORY: China holds national commemoration for Nanjing Massacre victims SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the memorial ceremony to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre held on Wednesday in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province STORYLINE: The people of Nanjing observed a moment of silence, and sirens were heard across the city as China held a memorial ceremony on Wednesday to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre. Despite the winter chill, thousands of people, dressed in dark attire, attended the 10th national memorial ceremony for the victims in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, with white flowers pinned to their chests. China's national flag was flown at half-mast in front of the crowd, which included massacre survivors, local students and foreign friends. At 10:01 a.m., sirens began to blare. Drivers in the downtown area stopped their cars and honked, while pedestrians

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Orikhiv

ORIKHIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 10, 2023 - A woman takes a picture of the photos of Russian president Vladimir Putin and Russian collaborator Yevhen Balytskyi pinned to the wanted board outside a local police station damaged by shelling of Russian troops in Orikhiv which is close to the front line, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Orikhiv

ORIKHIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 10, 2023 - A woman takes a picture of the photos of Russian president Vladimir Putin and Russian collaborator Yevhen Balytskyi pinned to the wanted board outside a local police station damaged by shelling of Russian troops in Orikhiv which is close to the front line, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine.

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINHUANGDAO-TOURISM-HOMESTAY (CN)

(230606) -- QINHUANGDAO, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows guests visiting the orchard of a high-end homestay in Feishizhuang Village, Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. Qinhuangdao, widely noted for its seaside tourist attractions, has pinned much importance to the development of homestay service in a way to accelerate the growth in its rural areas. To date, there are more than 2,200 homestays in operation in the region. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINHUANGDAO-TOURISM-HOMESTAY (CN)

(230606) -- QINHUANGDAO, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member performs housekeeping at a high-end homestay in Feishizhuang Village, Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, June 5, 2023. Qinhuangdao, widely noted for its seaside tourist attractions, has pinned much importance to the development of homestay service in a way to accelerate the growth in its rural areas. To date, there are more than 2,200 homestays in operation in the region. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINHUANGDAO-TOURISM-HOMESTAY (CN)

(230606) -- QINHUANGDAO, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows a staff member (L) performing housekeeping at a high-end homestay in Feishizhuang Village, Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. Qinhuangdao, widely noted for its seaside tourist attractions, has pinned much importance to the development of homestay service in a way to accelerate the growth in its rural areas. To date, there are more than 2,200 homestays in operation in the region. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINHUANGDAO-TOURISM-HOMESTAY (CN)

(230606) -- QINHUANGDAO, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member performs housekeeping at a high-end homestay in Feishizhuang Village, Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, June 5, 2023. Qinhuangdao, widely noted for its seaside tourist attractions, has pinned much importance to the development of homestay service in a way to accelerate the growth in its rural areas. To date, there are more than 2,200 homestays in operation in the region. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINHUANGDAO-TOURISM-HOMESTAY (CN)

(230606) -- QINHUANGDAO, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests chat in a teahouse of a high-end homestay in Feishizhuang Village, Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, June 5, 2023. Qinhuangdao, widely noted for its seaside tourist attractions, has pinned much importance to the development of homestay service in a way to accelerate the growth in its rural areas. To date, there are more than 2,200 homestays in operation in the region. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINHUANGDAO-TOURISM-HOMESTAY (CN)

(230606) -- QINHUANGDAO, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 5, 2023 shows guests chatting in the courtyard of a high-end homestay in Feishizhuang Village, Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. Qinhuangdao, widely noted for its seaside tourist attractions, has pinned much importance to the development of homestay service in a way to accelerate the growth in its rural areas. To date, there are more than 2,200 homestays in operation in the region. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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14 killed as tractor trolley falls into canal in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: 14 killed as tractor trolley falls into canal in Pakistan's Punjab DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tractor trolley falling site STORYLINE: At least 14 people were killed on Friday after a tractor trolley fell into DG Canal in Dera Ghazi Khan district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the local rescue service reported. The rescue service said that the trolley was carrying around 40 to 45 pilgrims when the accident took place near Chowki airport road in the district due to over-speeding. The rescuers reached the site and started the rescue operation with the help of the local people, said the rescue service, adding that up to 28 passengers, including some bodies, had been found so far while a search operation for the missing people was underway. The rescue service said that some of the passengers were pinned under the trolley after it fell down and some of the victims were taken away by the flowing water. Xinh

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Cambodia pins high hopes for tourism recovery after Chinese tourists comeback

STORY: Cambodia pins high hopes for tourism recovery after Chinese tourists comeback DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of Air China flight 2. various of a welcoming ceremony 3. various of Chinese tourists taking a shuttle 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): THONG KHON, Cambodia's Tourism Minister 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): CHHAY SIVLIN, President of Cambodia Association of Travel Agents 6. various of Chinese tourists taking a shuttle 7. aerial view of Phnom Penh 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): POCH DOLA, Souvenir vendor 9. various of people strolling in a public park in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: Cambodia has pinned high hopes for its tourism recovery after Chinese tourists gradually returned to the Southeast Asian nation. A plane carrying some 125 Chinese tourists arrived at the Phnom Penh International Airport from Beijing on Tuesday, receiving a warm welcome from Cambodian officials. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): THONG KHON, Cambodia's Tourism Minister "Chin

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Kamikawa crashes out of judo competition at London

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Daiki Kamikawa (bottom) is pinned down by Ihar Makarau of Belarus during the round of 16 in the men's judo over 100-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 3, 2012. Makarau beat Kamikawa.

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CHINA-HAINAN-DANZHOU-WETLAND-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221216) -- DANZHOU, Dec. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A flock of black-faced spoonbills fly over the Danzhou Bay in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 13, 2022. Danzhou Bay Wetland has been a winter habitat for migrant birds including spoon-billed sandpipers and black-faced spoonbills, both of which are under first-class national protection in China. Local authorities also pinned great importance to their protection, which has ushered in increasing diversity in the wetland ecological system there. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-DANZHOU-WETLAND-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221216) -- DANZHOU, Dec. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A flock of sand plovers are pictured at Danzhou Bay Wetland in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 11, 2022. Danzhou Bay Wetland has been a winter habitat for migrant birds including spoon-billed sandpipers and black-faced spoonbills, both of which are under first-class national protection in China. Local authorities also pinned great importance to their protection, which has ushered in increasing diversity in the wetland ecological system there. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-DANZHOU-WETLAND-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221216) -- DANZHOU, Dec. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A flock of black-tailed godwits are pictured at Danzhou Bay Wetland in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 13, 2022. Danzhou Bay Wetland has been a winter habitat for migrant birds including spoon-billed sandpipers and black-faced spoonbills, both of which are under first-class national protection in China. Local authorities also pinned great importance to their protection, which has ushered in increasing diversity in the wetland ecological system there. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-DANZHOU-WETLAND-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221216) -- DANZHOU, Dec. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of a patrol team observe birds at Danzhou Bay Wetland in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 11, 2022. Danzhou Bay Wetland has been a winter habitat for migrant birds including spoon-billed sandpipers and black-faced spoonbills, both of which are under first-class national protection in China. Local authorities also pinned great importance to their protection, which has ushered in increasing diversity in the wetland ecological system there. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-DANZHOU-WETLAND-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221216) -- DANZHOU, Dec. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A flock of black-faced spoonbills rest at Danzhou Bay Wetland in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 13, 2022. Danzhou Bay Wetland has been a winter habitat for migrant birds including spoon-billed sandpipers and black-faced spoonbills, both of which are under first-class national protection in China. Local authorities also pinned great importance to their protection, which has ushered in increasing diversity in the wetland ecological system there. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-DANZHOU-WETLAND-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221216) -- DANZHOU, Dec. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A spoon-billed sandpiper forages at Danzhou Bay Wetland in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 11, 2022. Danzhou Bay Wetland has been a winter habitat for migrant birds including spoon-billed sandpipers and black-faced spoonbills, both of which are under first-class national protection in China. Local authorities also pinned great importance to their protection, which has ushered in increasing diversity in the wetland ecological system there. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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CHINA-HAINAN-DANZHOU-WETLAND-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(221216) -- DANZHOU, Dec. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A spoon-billed sandpiper takes a nap at Danzhou Bay Wetland in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 12, 2022. Danzhou Bay Wetland has been a winter habitat for migrant birds including spoon-billed sandpipers and black-faced spoonbills, both of which are under first-class national protection in China. Local authorities also pinned great importance to their protection, which has ushered in increasing diversity in the wetland ecological system there. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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Olympic torch relay held in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - A man is pinned by police officers after he tried to rush to the Olympic torch on the route of the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Nagano on April 26. (Pool photo)

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Olympic torch relay held in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - A man is pinned by police officers after he threw an egg at an Olympic torch runner during the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Nagano on April 26.

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Bombardier avoids being bound on root cause of landing accident

TOKYO, Japan - Bombardier Inc. Vice President Todd Young speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on March 16. He avoided being pinned down on when a bolt fell off the plane's door-opening mechanism to force it to make an emergency landing at a Japanese airport earlier this week.

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New parliamentarians step into lower house after election

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Katayama, a former Finance Ministry bureaucrat, has a parliamentarian's badge pinned on her Sept. 21 before attending a special Diet session after the Sept. 11 general election.

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New parliamentarians step into lower house after election

TOKYO, Japan - Kuniko Inoguchi, a former Japanese ambassador to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament and a professor at Sophia University, has a parliamentarian's badge pinned on her Sept. 21 as she arrived at the Diet to attend a special session after the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election.

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Masked wrestler takes seat in Iwate assembly

MORIOKA, Japan - Professional wrestler ''the Great Sasuke'' has a lawmaker's badge pinned to his lapel before attending the Iwate prefectural assembly May 6 for the first time since being elected to the assembly late last month. The 33-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Masanori Murakawa, is wearing a modified mask with the prefectural emblem emblazoned on it, instead of the colorful mask he usually wears in the ring, to show respect for the assembly.

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BayStars manager Mori quits

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars manager speaks at a news conference on his resignation Sept. 26. His team has been pinned at the bottom of the Central League for the entire season. Mori was named Yokohama manager in 2001 on a three-year contract after steering the Seibu Lions to eight league pennants and six Japan Series titles in nine seasons between 1986 and 1994.

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Tsurunen debuts at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Marutei Tsurunen, a naturalized Japanese citizen from Finland, makes his debut Feb. 8 at the House of Councillors as a member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. Tsurunen, pinned with a legislator's badge at the entrance of the Diet, took up the Diet seat vacated by Kyosen Ohashi, a former TV personality who resigned late last month.

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Scholars call on major economies to work together to tackle pressing global challenges

STORY: Scholars call on major economies to work together to tackle pressing global challenges DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:08 LOCATION: Canberra/Ankara/BALI, Indonesia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of venue of the G20 summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Turkish Center of Asia Pacific Studies 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER DRYSDALE, Economist at the Australian National University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRISTINE SUSANNA TJHIN, Director of Strategic Research, Gentala Institute in Indonesia STORYLINE: The international community has pinned high hopes on the 17th Group of 20 (G20) summit held Tuesday and Wednesday in Bali, Indonesia to tackle the pressing challenges facing the whole world. Many experts and economists have called on major economies to strengthen coordination on macroeconomic policies and promote multilateralism, openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation at the summit. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Turkish Cen

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China's deepwater jacket platform for offshore oil development put into operation

STORY: China's deepwater jacket platform for offshore oil development put into operation DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Haiji-1 STORYLINE: China's deepwater jacket Haiji-1 has been put into operation. The Haiji-1 deepwater jacket platform measures 340 meters in height and 40,000 tonnes in weight. Jackets are structures pinned to the seafloor to support offshore oil and gas production facilities. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China. (XHTV)

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Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket installed in south China

STORY: Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket installed in south China DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Haiji-1" jacket STORYLINE: China-developed "Haiji-1," Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket, was successfully installed in the eastern South China Sea on Monday. The jacket is 302 meters high and weighs 30,000 tonnes. It was designed and built by Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. based in Tianjin. Jackets are structures pinned to the seafloor to support offshore oil and gas production facilities. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket completed in China

STORY: Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket completed in China DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction STORYLINE: China developed "Haiji-1," Asia's first 300-meter deepwater jacket, was completed in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province on Monday. The jacket is 302 meters high and weighs 30,000 tonnes. It was designed and built by Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. based in Tianjin. Jackets are structures pinned to the seafloor to support offshore oil and gas production facilities. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-RCEP-CCFTA-GARMENT-INDUSTRY

(211231) -- PHNOM PENH, Dec. 31, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Garment workers make clothes at a factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Dec. 17, 2021. Officials and experts said Cambodia has pinned high hope on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) to boost its economic growth in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era.The two free trade deals are due to enter into force on Jan. 1, 2022.Enjoy Ho, deputy chairman of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, said the two deals would bring about better development for Cambodia's textile and garment industry and added that with tariffs reduced or eliminated, cost for production would be cheaper. (Xinhua/Wu Changwei)