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Nepal's tourism professionals continue to receive Chinese language training

STORY: Nepal's tourism professionals continue to receive Chinese language training SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the sixth Chinese language training course STORYLINE: The Sixth Chinese language training course kicked off here on Tuesday for tourism professionals in Nepal. A total of 60 Nepalese shall receive Chinese language training under a six-month-long program, according to Harish Chandra Shah, president of Nepal China Cultural and Educational Council, which is co-organizing the training session with the Nepal Tourism Board. A total of 200 Nepali tourism professionals have been trained in the past five training sessions. China is not just a "strong partner" to Nepal's development, "but also a market for our tourism industry," said Hit Bahadur Tamang, Nepal's minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation. "My ministry aims to attract millions of tourists from

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Israel withdraws forces from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital after 2-week raid: army

STORY: Israel withdraws forces from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital after 2-week raid: army SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza STORYLINE: Israel's army announced on Monday it withdrew its forces from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, concluding a two-week-long raid on the enclave's largest medical center. The medical complex, located in the hunger-stricken northern Gaza, became a refuge for thousands of patients and displaced Palestinians, and was targeted by Israeli tanks and airstrikes. It was the second major Israeli raid on the hospital since the beginning of Israel's almost six-month-long onslaught in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces released a statement saying that during the raid, the troops killed militants "in close-quarters encounters, located numerous weapons and intelligence documents throughout the hospital." According to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ad

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2 Japanese policemen, liaison officer return from E. Timor

NARITA, Japan - Two Japanese police officers and a liaison officer returned to Narita airport on Aug. 3 after completing their six-month-long mission in the U.N.-led peacekeeping operation in East Timor.

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China touts Shanghai Expo a success

SHANGHAI, China - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (back) walks past Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a forum to mark the end of the World Expo in Shanghai on Oct. 31, 2010. Wen declared the six-month-long event a success.

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China touts Shanghai Expo a success

SHANGHAI, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech during a forum to mark the end of the World Expo in Shanghai on Oct. 31, 2010. Wen declared the six-month-long event a success.

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(4)Aichi Expo holds pre-opening ceremony

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito puts on a switch to kick off the pre-opening ceremony of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, near Nagoya, on March 24. The prince serves as honorary president of the six-month-long exposition.

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(1)Aichi Expo holds pre-opening ceremony

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Emperor Akihito delivers a speech during the pre-opening ceremony of the 2005 World Exposition in the town of Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on March 24. The six-month-long event, joined by more than 120 countries and international organizations opens on March 25.

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Israeli forces kill 4, injure 44 in West Bank raid

STORY: Israeli forces kill 4, injure 44 in West Bank raid DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of armored trucks on the road 2. various of burning buildings 3. various of clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths STORYLINE: At least four Palestinians were killed and 44 others injured on Wednesday after Israeli forces carried out a raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. The incident took place in the flashpoint refugee camp of Jenin in the northern West Bank, a focal point of six-month-long Israeli raids in the West Bank that often trigger violent clashes. The Israeli raids came after a string of street attacks in Israel earlier this year. The Israeli military said in a statement that the strike in Jenin targeted two Palestinians suspected of being involved in "several recent shooting attacks." Following intelligence provided by Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency,

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2 Japanese policemen, liaison officer return from E. Timor

NARITA, Japan - Two Japanese police officers and a liaison officer returned to Narita airport on Aug. 3 after completing their six-month-long mission in the U.N.-led peacekeeping operation in East Timor. (Kyodo)

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Japan Pavilion awarded best exhibition prize at Milan expo

Tatsuya Kato, commissioner general of the Japan Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015, receives the gold prize for best exhibition from the International Exhibitions Bureau, in the Italian city on Oct. 30, 2015, on the eve of the six-month-long event's final day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Milan world expo draws 2.7 million visitors in 1st month

Children visit Expo Milano 2015, a world exposition with food as its theme, in the northern Italian city of Milan on May 28, 2015. It has already drawn 2.7 million visitors in the first month since its May 1 opening, and more than 20 million people are expected to visit the six-month-long event through October 31, the organizer said June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(4)Aichi Expo holds pre-opening ceremony

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito puts on a switch to kick off the pre-opening ceremony of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, near Nagoya, on March 24. The prince serves as honorary president of the six-month-long exposition. (Kyodo)

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(1)Aichi Expo holds pre-opening ceremony

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Emperor Akihito delivers a speech during the pre-opening ceremony of the 2005 World Exposition in the town of Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on March 24. The six-month-long event, joined by more than 120 countries and international organizations opens on March 25. (Kyodo)

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China touts Shanghai Expo a success

SHANGHAI, China - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (back) walks past Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a forum to mark the end of the World Expo in Shanghai on Oct. 31, 2010. Wen declared the six-month-long event a success. (Kyodo)

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China touts Shanghai Expo a success

SHANGHAI, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech during a forum to mark the end of the World Expo in Shanghai on Oct. 31, 2010. Wen declared the six-month-long event a success. (Kyodo)