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Italy's cabinet lowers 2024 growth forecast

STORY: Italy's cabinet lowers 2024 growth forecast SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's cabinet on Tuesday approved the Economic and Financial Document (DEF), lowering the economic forecast for 2024 to 1 percent from the 1.2 percent forecast last September. The DEF is the official paper that set Italy's economic and financial goals for the next three years. Growth estimates for 2025 were also lowered to 1.2 percent from 1.3 percent, and that for 2026 to 1.1 percent from 1.2 percent. The government's new growth forecast remained higher than predictions made earlier this year by the European Union (EU), which expected Italy to grow by 0.7 percent in 2024, and by 1.2 percent in 2025. The government confirmed a budget deficit target of 4.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024, 3.7 percent for 2025 and 3 percent for 2026. The DEF set the public debt t

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

Pedestrians make their way through blowing snow as a winter storm continues to batter Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

A pedestrian shields themselves from blowing snow as a winter storm continues to batter Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

Pedestrians make their way down Bell Road as heavy snow and gusting winds continue to hit Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

A pedestrian makes their way through blowing snow as a winter storm continues to hit Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

A pedestrian makes their way through blowing snow as a winter storm continues to hit Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

Pedestrians help each other through deep snow as a winter storm continues to batter Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

Pedestrians make their way through blowing snow as a winter storm continues to batter Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

Pedestrians make their way down Bell Road as heavy snow and gusting winds continue to hit Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

A pedestrian makes their way through the downtown as heavy snow and gusting winds continue to hit Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

A person carries a sled at Garrison Grounds as a winter storm continues to hit Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Massive Winter Storm Pounds Nova Scotia - Canada

Pedestrians make their way through drifting snow as heavy snow and gusting winds continue to hit Halifax on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Environment Canada has maintained weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 100 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Snow And Blustery Conditions To Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

Michael Sarty shovels snow in front of his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada, on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 80 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Snow And Blustery Conditions To Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

A person shovels snow in Halifax, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada, on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 80 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Snow And Blustery Conditions To Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

A person carries a shovel to clear snow in Halifax, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada, on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 80 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Snow And Blustery Conditions To Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

A pedestrian walks along Agricola Street in Halifax as heavy snow and high winds blanket the region on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 80 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Snow And Blustery Conditions To Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

Pedestrians walk down the middle of a road as heavy snow and high winds blanket Halifax, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada, on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 80 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Snow And Blustery Conditions To Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

A person uses a snowblower to clear snow in Halifax, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada, on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 80 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Snow And Blustery Conditions To Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

A person uses a snowblower to clear snow in Halifax, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada, on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Environment Canada has issued weather alerts across Nova Scotia with predictions anywhere from 30 to 80 centimetres of snow in parts of the province. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spanish economy not to return to pre-COVID levels until 2024: economist

STORY: Spanish economy not to return to pre-COVID levels until 2024: economist DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): OMAR RECHEDI, Professor of economics at Esade Business School STORYLINE: The Spanish economy will continue to grow during 2023 but the recovery will not be quick and it won't return to pre-COVID levels until 2024, an economist from the Esade Business School told Xinhua in an interview. SOUNDBITE (English): OMAR RECHEDI, Professor of economics at Esade Business School "The predictions of the central bank of Spain are for growth of the Spanish economy in 2023 of around 1.2 percent. So what this means is that the Spanish economy will recover to the level of economic activity that it had previously to COVID only in 2024. To some extent, there are mixed results. On one hand, much weaker growth notwithstanding the strong numbers, and on the other hand, the optimism that the economy has been able to withstand the negative shoc

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Exoskeleton suits from Chinese sci-fi blockbuster benefit real world

STORY: Exoskeleton suits from Chinese sci-fi blockbuster benefit real world DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of movie stills of The Wandering Earth II 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU ZHENHUA, Founder & CEO of ULS Robotics 3. various of displays of the exoskeleton suits STORYLINE: Chinese sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth II" presents viewers with a series of bold predictions about the future life. The exoskeleton suits people wear in the movie to help them move heavy things are not just imagination. The suits, developed by Chinese company ULS Robotics, have already been put into real-life use. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU ZHENHUA, Founder & CEO of ULS Robotics "Inside the box is the upper part of an exoskeleton suit, that just came back from the movie set. Nine of our exoskeleton robots were used in the film shooting. The wearable exoskeleton robot can analyze the posture of the human body and give feedback through software so that t

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Evacuation from Izu Oshima Island

TOKYO, Japan - An elderly woman (L) arrives at Tokyo's Takeshiba pier on Oct. 23, 2013, after being evacuated from Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo on a chartered ship. According to the municipal government of Oshima, around 120 residents were evacuated from the storm-battered island the same day following predictions that another powerful typhoon may arrive later in the week.

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Traditional Royal Plowing Ceremony in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The traditional Royal Plowing Ceremony to mark the beginning of the rainy season is held at Veal Menru field in the heart of the capital Phnom Penh on May 23. In the ceremony, seven golden trays with rice, corn, beans, sesame, grass, water, and rice wine are laid out for a pair of royal oxen and predictions are made for the coming harvest based on their choices.

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9,200 evacuate for fear of Mt. Usu eruption

ABUTA, Japan - Mt. Usu, in southwestern Hokkaido, is shown in a photo taken March 30. Authorities and local residents have continued to brace for a major eruption by the 732-meter volcano as seismic activity intensified following predictions from experts that it could blow its top in the next few days. About 9,200 residents and travelers near Mt. Usu evacuated the area March 29.

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Traditional Royal Plowing Ceremony in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The traditional Royal Plowing Ceremony to mark the beginning of the rainy season is held at Veal Menru field in the heart of the capital Phnom Penh on May 23. In the ceremony, seven golden trays with rice, corn, beans, sesame, grass, water, and rice wine are laid out for a pair of royal oxen and predictions are made for the coming harvest based on their choices. (Kyodo)

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9,200 evacuate for fear of Mt. Usu eruption

ABUTA, Japan - Mt. Usu, in southwestern Hokkaido, is shown in a photo taken March 30. Authorities and local residents have continued to brace for a major eruption by the 732-meter volcano as seismic activity intensified following predictions from experts that it could blow its top in the next few days. About 9,200 residents and travelers near Mt. Usu evacuated the area March 29.