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Pandaoshan Pumped Storage Power Station Upper Reservoir Construction in Zhangye

Builders use positioning drilling machines to drill inclined shafts in the reservoir outlet tunnel, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on September 15, 2025.

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Kiiking

10.06.2024, Tartu. Kiiking is a sport invented and promoted in Estonia, which involves a person making a swing gain increasingly more momentum. The goal is to pass over the spindle with the longest shafts possible. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Kiiking

10.06.2024, Tartu. Kiiking is a sport invented and promoted in Estonia, which involves a person making a swing gain increasingly more momentum. The goal is to pass over the spindle with the longest shafts possible. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Kiiking

10.06.2024, Tartu. Kiiking is a sport invented and promoted in Estonia, which involves a person making a swing gain increasingly more momentum. The goal is to pass over the spindle with the longest shafts possible. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Kiiking

10.06.2024, Tartu. Kiiking is a sport invented and promoted in Estonia, which involves a person making a swing gain increasingly more momentum. The goal is to pass over the spindle with the longest shafts possible. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Kiiking

10.06.2024, Tartu. Kiiking is a sport invented and promoted in Estonia, which involves a person making a swing gain increasingly more momentum. The goal is to pass over the spindle with the longest shafts possible. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Kiiking

10.06.2024, Tartu. Kiiking is a sport invented and promoted in Estonia, which involves a person making a swing gain increasingly more momentum. The goal is to pass over the spindle with the longest shafts possible. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Israeli army says destroys 2-km-long tunnel in Rafah

STORY: Israeli army says destroys 2-km-long tunnel in Rafah SHOOTING TIME: June 4-5, 2024 DATELINE: June 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tunnel route, published by the IDF on Wednesday 2. various of the destruction of the tunnel route, published by the IDF on Wednesday 3. various of military operations in the Gaza Strip, published by the IDF on Tuesday STORYLINE: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Wednesday that it destroyed a tunnel in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. The statement added that the 2-km-long tunnel "was used by terrorists for force build-up and terror activities." It noted that IDF troops had located several significant tunnel shafts that led to the long tunnel route, which reached as far as the Philadelphi Corridor, a strip of land along the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the tunnel contained blast doors, inside which the troops located weapons such as AK-47 rifles,

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Israeli army says it kills over 130 militants in E. Rafah

STORY: Israeli army says it kills over 130 militants in E. Rafah SHOOTING TIME: May 18, 2024 DATELINE: May 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israeli army fighting in eastern Rafah 2. various of an Israeli commander delivering a speech in eastern Rafah STORYLINE The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have killed more than 130 militants in targeted operations in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, according to a statement issued on Saturday. As part of the operations, the Givati infantry brigade killed more than 80 militants in the area, and located dozens of rifles, grenades, and ammunition, according to the IDF statement. Additionally, Givati's reconnaissance unit uncovered significant underground tunnel infrastructure in the area, it said. Simultaneously, the 401st armored brigade killed about 50 militants in raids on Hamas infrastructure and buildings from which gunfire was shot at IDF troops, and located dozens of tunnel shafts and many anti-aircra

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Gaza death toll tops 30,000, risks of starvation grows

STORY: Gaza death toll tops 30,000, risks of starvation grows SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Gaza/Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 2. various of Israeli military operations (courtesy of IDF) 3. various of displaced Gazan residents 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYMAN SHAHIN, Resident in Gaza 5. various of displaced Gazan residents 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NAGUIB ABU KHALED, Resident in Gaza STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem "Death toll in Gaza has surpassed 30,000 on Thursday. Israel's military actions are continuing in Gaza, aiming to destroy Hamas and rescue over 100 hostages being held. The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) announced on Thursday morning that over the past day, it conducted airstrikes in the southern Gazan city of Khan Yunis, while ground operations were launched in central and northern Gaza to destroy tunnel shafts and other in

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Israel's PM says to maintain security control over Gaza after conflict

STORY: Israel's PM says to maintain security control over Gaza after conflict SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Gaza/Ramallah/Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. pics of Israeli military operations 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 3. STANDUP 2 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 4. pics of Tulkarm 5. pics of Rafah STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem "Israeli army announced on Thursday that it has destroyed the main rocket factory in Gaza, in addition to dozens of tunnel shafts built by Hamas during the ground operation conducted by Israeli military. And Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu held a press conference in Tel Aviv on Thursday night. He told reporters that Israel will continue fighting against Hamas until total victory, even if the war will last for more long months. The prime minister also claimed that after the current conflict, Israel will

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Giant variable diameter TBM unveiled in China's Changsha

STORY: Giant variable diameter TBM unveiled in China's Changsha DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the variable diameter tunnel-boring machine (TBM) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU MIN, Vice President of TBM Institute of CRCHI STORYLINE: A giant variable diameter tunnel-boring machine (TBM) made by a Chinese company rolled off the assembly line on Thursday in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province. The machine was developed by China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (CRCHI). With a variable tunneling diameter of 6.53 meters and 8 meters, the TBM can climb a slope of up to 50 degrees. The 87-meter-long TBM will be used in the construction of a pumped storage power station in Hunan Province. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU MIN, Vice President of TBM Research Institute of CRCHI "The TBM is able to excavate both horizontal tunnels and inclined shafts, and it can also make a vertical curve turn, which is unprecedente

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A resident fetches water from the outlet of a karez well in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 7, 2023. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. O

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A 73-year-old man tells his grandson the story of building karez wells when he was a child in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 7, 2023. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Gre

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist views a model of karez wells at a scenic spot of karez wells in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 11, 2023. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Gra

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dredging workers open the cover of a vertical shaft of a karez well in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 9, 2023. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand C

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 7, 2023 shows the view of Aydingkol Lake in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Over t

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer pours water fetched from karez wells to feed sheep in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 7, 2023. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit a folk park of karez wells in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 12, 2023. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Over the years,

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 1963 shows people maintaining a karez well in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Over

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit a scenic spot of karez wells in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 11, 2023. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Over the year

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 9, 1963 shows local farmers checking the conditions of water flow along an underground channel in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures,

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 11, 2023 shows a folk house in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Over the years, the

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dredging workers dump mud from a karez well in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 9, 2023. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Over the years

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-KAREZ (CN)

(230320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit a scenic spot of karez wells in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 11, 2023. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the driest and hottest places in China, with an average annual precipitation of only 16 millimeters and evaporation of up to 3,000 millimeters. In order to make this vast Gobi into a comfortable and livable oasis, the local people found new way as water reserve in karez well, an invention that provides water source from generations on. The karez wells consists of vertical shafts and subterranean canals that surface in the form of ditches and small ponds. The karez irrigation system, composed of vertical shafts, subterranean and ground canals, and small reservoirs, was built 2,000 years ago and is considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made structures, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Over the year

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