TOGO-ANIE-SUGAR COMPANY

TOGO-ANIE-SUGAR COMPANY

(240119) -- ANIE, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese expert checks a new variety of sugarcane seedlings in a field in Anie, Togo, Jan. 14, 2024. As the new year unfolds, Togo has embraced the sugarcane harvesting season. In sugarcane fields of SINTO sugar factory, situated approximately 170 kilometers north of Lome, the capital of Togo, a fleet of vehicles laden with sugarcane maneuvers through the premises. As a collaborative development project between China and Togo, the SINTO sugar factory was formally handed over to the Togolese government on January 9, 1987. The factory currently yields an average of around 80,000 tons of sugarcane and 7,000 tons of white sugar annually, constituting approximately 25% of local consumption. During the time when sugarcane is crushed, the project creates approximately 2,000 jobs. Over the years, driven by continuous development and stimulation from the enterprise, the population of Anie town has burgeoned from its initial three or four thousand to over 100,000 resid

France ends systematic quarantine of people testing positive for COVID-19

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272 Afghan IDPs return to home provinces from Kabul

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Palestinian shot after carrying out stabbing attack in E. Jerusalem: police

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Spaniards experience scorching weather as intense heatwave sweeps across Europe

STORY: Spaniards experience scorching weather as intense heatwave sweeps across Europe DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: BARCELONA and GIRONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Barcelona 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): PAULA FERNANDEZ, Barcelona resident 3. various of street views in Girona 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): PAULA FERNANDEZ, Barcelona resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): ENRIQUE DOLS, Barcelona resident 6. various of people refreshing near fountains in Barcelona 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Catalan): JOANA ESTRADE, Barcelona resident 8. various of people in Barcelona STORYLINE: A significant heatwave is once again sweeping across Europe. In Spain, Spaniards are doing what they can during the week to get through one of the most intense heatwaves on record. On Thursday alone, record-high temperatures were registered in 20 places across the country. In Barcelona, the temperature reached as high as 35 degrees Celsius. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): PAULA FERNANDEZ, Barcelona resid

Deadly floods continue to batter Australia's east

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