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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

A journalist stands near the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

Rescue team members transfer the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

Rescue team members stand near the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

Rescue team members stand near the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead or Missing After ATR 42-500 Plane Crashes - Indonesia

Rescue team members stand near the debris of the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft near the summit of Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Indonesian rescuers have found one victim from the crashed ATR 42-500 aircraft on Mount Bulusaraung in Pangkep regency, South Sulawesi, authorities said on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 aircraft reportedly lost contact over Maros regency in South Sulawesi province. The plane was operating a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar when communication with air traffic control was cut off on Saturday. According to official data, 10 people were on board the aircraft at the time it lost contact, comprising seven crew members and three passengers. Photo by Muchtamir Zaide/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Ferry with over 100 passengers goes adrift in waters south of Tokyo

CHIBA, Japan, July 24 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Tokai Kisen Co. jet ferry, "Seven Islands Ai," (top) being towed by a Japan Coast Guard ship after it went adrift in waters south of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on July 24, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Ferry with over 100 passengers goes adrift in waters south of Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Tokai Kisen Co. jet ferry, "Seven Islands Ai," (top) being towed by a Japan Coast Guard ship after it went adrift in waters south of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on July 24, 2024.

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Ferry with over 100 passengers goes adrift in waters south of Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Tokai Kisen Co. jet ferry, "Seven Islands Ai," which went adrift in waters south of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on July 24, 2024.

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Ferry with over 100 passengers goes adrift in waters south of Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Tokai Kisen Co. jet ferry, "Seven Islands Ai," (top) being towed by a Japan Coast Guard ship after it went adrift in waters south of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on July 24, 2024.

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Ferry with over 100 passengers goes adrift in waters south of Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Tokai Kisen Co. jet ferry, "Seven Islands Ai," which went adrift in waters south of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on July 24, 2024.

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Self-driving culture bus

20.06.2024, Tartu. The Culture Bus, named after the 2024 Culture Capital City, will begin traveling between the Tartu City Museum and the Estonian National Museum (ERM) from June 21 until October. It is free and can take up to seven passengers. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Self-driving culture bus

20.06.2024, Tartu. The Culture Bus, named after the 2024 Culture Capital City, will begin traveling between the Tartu City Museum and the Estonian National Museum (ERM) from June 21 until October. It is free and can take up to seven passengers. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Self-driving culture bus

20.06.2024, Tartu. The Culture Bus, named after the 2024 Culture Capital City, will begin traveling between the Tartu City Museum and the Estonian National Museum (ERM) from June 21 until October. It is free and can take up to seven passengers. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Self-driving culture bus

20.06.2024, Tartu. The Culture Bus, named after the 2024 Culture Capital City, will begin traveling between the Tartu City Museum and the Estonian National Museum (ERM) from June 21 until October. It is free and can take up to seven passengers. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Hajj Pilgrims Take The Metro In Mecca - Saudi Arabia

This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows trains running on the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" Photo by CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hajj Pilgrims Take The Metro In Mecca - Saudi Arabia

This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows trains running on the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" Photo by CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hajj Pilgrims Take The Metro In Mecca - Saudi Arabia

Passengers wait at the platform to take the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 15, 2024. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" Photo by CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hajj Pilgrims Take The Metro In Mecca - Saudi Arabia

Hajj pilgrims are pictured aboard a train that runs on the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 16, 2024. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" Photo by CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hajj Pilgrims Take The Metro In Mecca - Saudi Arabia

Trains that run on the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line wait to depart in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 16, 2024. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" Photo by CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240621) -- BEIJING, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows trains running on the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. (CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SAUDI ARABIA-MECCA-2024 HAJJ-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL

(240620) -- MECCA, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers wait at the platform to take the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 15, 2024. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" (CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SAUDI ARABIA-MECCA-2024 HAJJ-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL

(240620) -- MECCA, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Trains that run on the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line wait to depart in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 16, 2024. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" (CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SAUDI ARABIA-MECCA-2024 HAJJ-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL

(240620) -- MECCA, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Hajj pilgrims are pictured aboard a train that runs on the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 16, 2024. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" (CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SAUDI ARABIA-MECCA-2024 HAJJ-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL

(240620) -- MECCA, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows trains running on the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" (CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SAUDI ARABIA-MECCA-2024 HAJJ-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL

(240620) -- MECCA, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members monitor the operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line at the operation control center in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 19, 2024. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" (CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SAUDI ARABIA-MECCA-2024 HAJJ-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL

(240620) -- MECCA, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 16, 2024 shows trains running on the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Wednesday announced that it has completed the 2024 Hajj operation of the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Line in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Over the seven days, 2,206 trains have been dispatched, serving about 2.094 million passengers, CRCC said in a statement. TO GO WITH "Chinese light rail delivers over 2 mln trips in Mecca for Hajj pilgrims" (CRCC/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1 dead, 30 injured after Singapore airliner hits severe turbulence

STORY: 1 dead, 30 injured after Singapore airliner hits severe turbulence SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flight SQ321 landing 2. various of emergency responders wait for passengers outside the Suvarnabhumi Airport STORYLINE: Severe turbulence on the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore has left one passenger dead and 30 others injured, forcing an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai authorities said. The Boeing 777-300ER jet experienced severe turbulence en route and was forced to divert to Bangkok, where it landed at 3:45 p.m. local time, Singapore Airlines said in a statement. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board the flight, according to the airline. The injured passengers, including seven in critical condition, were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, said Kittipong Kittikachorn, general

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Türkiye inaugurates new high-speed train line

STORY: Türkiye inaugurates new high-speed train line SHOOTING TIME: May 4, 2024 DATELINE: May 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration of a new high-speed train line 2. various of a new high-speed train line STORYLINE: Türkiye celebrated the inauguration of a new high-speed train line on Saturday, linking Istanbul to the central Anatolian city of Sivas, according to the state-run Anadolu agency. The Istanbul-Sivas line will take seven hours and 18 minutes, serviced by trains accommodating up to 483 passengers, added the report. Speaking at the ceremony in Istanbul, Osman Boyraz, deputy minister of transport and infrastructure, emphasized Türkiye's strategic importance in international freight and passenger transportation. According to Boyraz, Türkiye invested 57 billion U.S. dollars in building and renewing its railways over the last 22 years, increased the line length from 10,948 km to 13,919 km, and built 2,251 km of hi

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

Authorities rescue all stranded passengers by helicopters after a cable car accident, left one dead and seven others wounded, in Antalya, Turkey, on April 13, 2024. Photo by Zulkif Yıldırım/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

Authorities rescue all stranded passengers by helicopters after a cable car accident, left one dead and seven others wounded, in Antalya, Turkey, on April 13, 2024. Photo by Zulkif Yıldırım/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

Authorities rescue all stranded passengers by helicopters after a cable car accident, left one dead and seven others wounded, in Antalya, Turkey, on April 13, 2024. Photo by Zulkif Yıldırım/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

Authorities rescue all stranded passengers by helicopters after a cable car accident, left one dead and seven others wounded, in Antalya, Turkey, on April 13, 2024. Photo by Zulkif Yıldırım/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

Authorities have successfully rescues all stranded passengers after a cable car accident, left one dead and seven others wounded, in Antalya, Turkey, on April 13, 2024. Photo by Zulkif Yildirim/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

Authorities have successfully rescues all stranded passengers after a cable car accident, left one dead and seven others wounded, in Antalya, Turkey, on April 13, 2024. Photo by Zulkif Yildirim/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

Authorities rescue all stranded passengers by helicopters after a cable car accident, left one dead and seven others wounded, in Antalya, Turkey, on April 13, 2024. Photo by Zulkif Yıldırım/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Direct flight links China's Fuzhou with Seoul in South Korea

STORY: Direct flight links China's Fuzhou with Seoul in South Korea SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony prior to departure 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG ZHENYANG, Deputy general manager of Fuzhou branch of Xiamen Air 3. various of passengers of flight MF877 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN YUN, Flight captain, Xiamen Air STORYLINE: Flight MF877, operated by China's Xiamen Air, departed from Fuzhou in east China and arrived in Seoul in South Korea on Wednesday, marking the official opening of the first direct passenger flight route between the two cities. It is also the first regularly-scheduled direct passenger flight route linking Fuzhou with South Korea. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG ZHENYANG, Deputy general manager of Fuzhou branch of Xiamen Air "Before the opening of the (new route), passengers from Fuzhou had to transfer in places like Shanghai, which would take six to seven hours and wa

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager sells vegetables on train No. 5630 linking Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers carrying agricultural products walk out of Tongzi railway station in southwest China's Guizhou Province after getting off train No. 5630 linking Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger gets on train No. 5630 from Loushanguan railway station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger buys ticket on train No. 5630 linking Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The chief conductor talks with a villager on train No. 5630 linking Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger sorts out vegetables on train No. 5630 linking Zunyi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager carrying local specialties is about to board train No. 5630 from Loushanguan railway station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-CHONGQING-SLOW TRAIN (CN)

(231017) -- ZUNYI, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager carrying local specialties gets off train No. 5630 at Tongzi railway station in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2023. Since the operation in 1993, "Slow Trains" No.5630/5629, operating between Zunyi of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, have been important means of transportation for villagers in mountainous areas along the line. The train travels about 300 kilometers and takes more than seven hours, stopping at 21 stations along the way. Due to its low fare and convenience, villagers living along the trains' route have been used to taking their agricultural products to the city to sell by this train. Local railway authorities also organize onboard markets sometimes, which allow villagers to sell goods to passengers and meanwhile provide passengers with a special travel experience. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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Six killed in helicopter crash in Russia's Altai Republic

STORY: Six killed in helicopter crash in Russia's Altai Republic DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crashed helicopter (source: EMERCOM of Russia) STORYLINE: Six people were killed on Thursday when a helicopter crashed in Russia's Altai Republic, TASS reported, citing a source in medical services. A Russian Mi-8 helicopter of Altai Avia company crashed after it hit a power line and caught fire, while landing in the village of Tyungur in the Ust-Koksinsky district in the Altai Republic, the source said. The helicopter was carrying 13 passengers and three crew members, said the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency. Six of them have died, and at least seven have been injured, according to preliminary information. Among those who were injured, three are now in critical condition. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed the crash, and firefighters are currently working at the site. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

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Main structure of China's northernmost high-speed railway station starts construction

STORY: Main structure of China's northernmost high-speed railway station starts construction DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the main structure of Yichun West Station under construction STORYLINE: The main structure of Yichun West Station, China's northernmost high-speed railway station, started construction on Thursday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The station is designed to have a total floor area of 19,985 square meters and can accommodate up to 1,500 passengers at a time, according to the China Railway Harbin Bureau Group. The station is on a high-speed rail line linking the provincial capital of Harbin with the city of Yichun. After the completion of the whole rail line, the travel time between Harbin and Yichun will be reduced from seven hours to two hours. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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At least 10 dead, 25 injured in Peru bus crash

STORY: At least 10 dead, 25 injured in Peru bus crash DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of rescue workers saving people STORYLINE: At least 10 people were killed and another 25 injured in the predawn hours of Monday after a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Peru's department of Lima. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. at kilometer 109 of the Central Highway, the head of the Highway Protection Division of the Peruvian National Police, Col. Victor Meza, said, according to state news agency Andina. The bus had set out from the central department of Huanuco at 8:00 p.m. Sunday and was on its way to Lima when it ran off a cliff and plunged some seven meters before landing upside down in the Rimac River. According to the Peruvian radio station Radio Programas del Peru, the bus was carrying some 60 passengers, including six minors, three of whom were injured, with one having been admitt

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At least 10 killed in Philippine ferry fire, over 200 rescued

STORY: At least 10 killed in Philippine ferry fire, over 200 rescued DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ferry fire 2. pictures of the rescue effort STORYLINE: A ferry carrying more than 200 people caught fire in the southern Philippines late Wednesday night, killing at least 10 passengers, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday. Commodore Marco Antonio Gines, the commander of the PCG District in Southwestern Mindanao, said the M/V Lady Mary Joy 3, a passenger and cargo vessel, was headed to Jolo from Zamboanga City when it caught fire in the waters off Baluk-Baluk Island in Hadji Muhtamad town of Basilan province past 10 p.m. local time on Wednesday. Nixon Alonzo, the chief of disaster reduction and management office in Basilan province, told a local radio that authorities are verifying reports that seven more passengers who jumped into the sea are missing. At least 195 passengers and 35 crew members have been rescued.

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1 killed, 7 injured in train explosion in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: 1 killed, 7 injured in train explosion in Pakistan's Punjab DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion site 2. various of the rescue team 3. various of the explosion site STORYLINE: At least one passenger was killed and seven others were injured on Thursday in an explosion in a train in the Sahiwal district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, rescue service reported. According to the reports, the incident took place in the morning near Chichawatni railway station of the district when suddenly a blast occurred in a compartment, which killed a female passenger on the spot. Rescuers reached the site and shifted the dead and the five injured passengers to the hospital, the rescue service said. Two other injured were given first aid on the spot and were not required to be taken to the hospital, it added. The reason for the blast has not been found yet and a further investigation was underway, said the rescue service. The ill

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CHINA-MAINLAND-HONG KONG-MACAO-TRAVEL-RESUMPTION (CN)

(230206) -- SHENZHEN, Feb. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers depart for Hong Kong at the Lo Wu Control Point in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 6, 2023. The Chinese mainland fully resumed normal travel with the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs) starting Monday, in what is expected to be a strong boost for the two regions' economic development. Starting Monday, the Lo Wu Control Point, the Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang Control Point and the Heung Yuen Wai/Liantang Control Point opened up, marking the full resumption of the functioning of all seven land boundary control points between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)