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Scene from Pyeongyang

People wearing masks walk near Pyongyang Station on Sept. 22, 2022, amid fresh concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-COVID-19 VACCINE-SAFETY

(220928) -- GABORONE, Sept. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Botswanan Health and Wellness Minister Edwin Dikoloti briefs the media in Gaborone, Botswana, on Sept. 27, 2022. Dikoloti has said that all vaccines used in the country are "safe" and comply with international standards and asked people to ignore false information spread by social media and other sources. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-DENGUE

(220926) -- KARACHI, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Patients infected with dengue fever are treated at a hospital in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sept. 25, 2022. Pakistan continued to face a growing momentum in the spread of dengue fever as three more people were reported to have died from the disease in different parts of the country, health authorities said on Saturday. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-DENGUE

(220926) -- KARACHI, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Patients infected with dengue fever are treated at a hospital in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sept. 25, 2022. Pakistan continued to face a growing momentum in the spread of dengue fever as three more people were reported to have died from the disease in different parts of the country, health authorities said on Saturday. (Str/Xinhua)

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Spain: Storm System Brings Heavy Rains Causing Severe Flooding In Tarragona 4

A storm system moved into the Catalan coastal area on Friday, September 23, bringing heavy rains and causing severe flooding in parts of Tarragona. The storm is expected to spread across Catalonia on Saturday.

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Spain: Storm System Brings Heavy Rains Causing Severe Flooding In Tarragona 3

A storm system moved into the Catalan coastal area on Friday, September 23, bringing heavy rains and causing severe flooding in parts of Tarragona. The storm is expected to spread across Catalonia on Saturday.

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Spain: Storm System Brings Heavy Rains Causing Severe Flooding In Tarragona 2

A storm system moved into the Catalan coastal area on Friday, September 23, bringing heavy rains and causing severe flooding in parts of Tarragona. The storm is expected to spread across Catalonia on Saturday.

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Spain: Storm System Brings Heavy Rains Causing Severe Flooding In Tarragona

A storm system moved into the Catalan coastal area on Friday, September 23, bringing heavy rains and causing severe flooding in parts of Tarragona. The storm is expected to spread across Catalonia on Saturday.

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Scene from Pyeongyang

People wearing masks walk near Pyongyang Station on Sept. 22, 2022, amid fresh concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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2 Russians killed in firefighting helicopter crash in Türkiye

STORY: 2 Russians killed in firefighting helicopter crash in Türkiye DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crashed helicopter 2. various of the wildfire in Marmaris district in Türkiye's southwestern Mugla province 3. rescuers fighting wildfire STORYLINE: A firefighting helicopter crashed Wednesday in southwestern Türkiye on a mission, killing two Russians on board and injuring five other crew members, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. Two Turks and five Russians were on the helicopter when the accident happened in Turkish southwestern Denizli Province. A wildfire broke out on Wednesday in the Yalancibogaz region of Marmaris district in Türkiye's southwestern Mugla province. Strong winds caused the flames to spread across the woodlands close to the Aegean coast, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported, adding the cause of the blaze was not clear. The Russian-made firefighting helicopter left the Turkish northern province of Kas

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-DENGUE-FUMIGATION

(220921) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Health workers on a motorcycle fumigate an area to remove mosquitoes on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, on Sept. 21, 2022. The spread of dengue fever in Pakistan continued to get severe as 27 patients had died in the country's southern Sindh so far this month, the provincial health department reported. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-DENGUE-FUMIGATION

(220921) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Health workers on a motorcycle fumigate an area to remove mosquitoes on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, on Sept. 21, 2022. The spread of dengue fever in Pakistan continued to get severe as 27 patients had died in the country's southern Sindh so far this month, the provincial health department reported. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-DENGUE-FUMIGATION

(220921) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker fumigates an area to remove mosquitoes on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, on Sept. 21, 2022. The spread of dengue fever in Pakistan continued to get severe as 27 patients had died in the country's southern Sindh so far this month, the provincial health department reported. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-DENGUE-FUMIGATION

(220921) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker fumigates an area to remove mosquitoes on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, on Sept. 21, 2022. The spread of dengue fever in Pakistan continued to get severe as 27 patients had died in the country's southern Sindh so far this month, the provincial health department reported. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-DENGUE-FUMIGATION

(220921) -- HYDERABAD (PAKISTAN), Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A health worker fumigates an area to remove mosquitoes on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, on Sept. 21, 2022. The spread of dengue fever in Pakistan continued to get severe as 27 patients had died in the country's southern Sindh so far this month, the provincial health department reported. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-COVID-19-CHILDREN-VACCINATION

(220920) -- LAHORE, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Lahore, Pakistan, Sept. 20, 2022. Pakistan launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday for children aged five to eleven in order to inoculate a maximum number of individuals to control the spread of the disease, the country's health ministry said. TO GO WITH "Pakistan kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children" (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-COVID-19-CHILDREN-VACCINATION

(220920) -- LAHORE, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students wait in queue to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Lahore, Pakistan, Sept. 20, 2022. Pakistan launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday for children aged five to eleven in order to inoculate a maximum number of individuals to control the spread of the disease, the country's health ministry said. TO GO WITH "Pakistan kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children" (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-COVID-19-CHILDREN-VACCINATION

(220920) -- LAHORE, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students wait in queue to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Lahore, Pakistan, Sept. 20, 2022. Pakistan launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday for children aged five to eleven in order to inoculate a maximum number of individuals to control the spread of the disease, the country's health ministry said. TO GO WITH "Pakistan kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children" (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-LAHORE-COVID-19-CHILDREN-VACCINATION

(220920) -- LAHORE, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students wait in queue to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a school in Lahore, Pakistan, Sept. 20, 2022. Pakistan launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday for children aged five to eleven in order to inoculate a maximum number of individuals to control the spread of the disease, the country's health ministry said. TO GO WITH "Pakistan kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children" (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua)

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Mongolian environmental inspectors seize 827 dead marmots this year

STORY: Mongolian environmental inspectors seize 827 dead marmots this year DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of marmots in Mongolia STORYLINE: Mongolian environmental inspectors have seized a total of 827 dead marmots so far this year, which could have spread the bubonic plague, the country's National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) said Tuesday. The marmots have been found in vehicles heading to the capital city of Ulan Bator, according to the NCZD. Hunting marmots is illegal in Mongolia. But many regard the rodent as a delicacy and ignore the law. Since the beginning of this year, six suspected cases of bubonic plague have been reported across Mongolia. One infected people has recently died, and more than 40 people in close contact with the deceased person are under quarantine. The bubonic plague is a bacterial disease spread by fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots and can kill an adult within 24 hours if the diseas

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Lumpy skin disease keeps spreading among cattle in India

STORY: Lumpy skin disease keeps spreading among cattle in India DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of cattle in IndiaSTANDUP (English): DEEPAK PRAKASH, Xinhua reporter in India STORYLINE: More than 57,000 cattle have died in India over the past four-and-a-half months due to the lumpy skin disease (LSD), which is continuing to spread in the South Asian country. STANDUP (English): DEEPAK PRAKASH, Xinhua reporter in India "Over 75,000 cattle have died in India over the past four and a half months due to the lumpy skin disease (LSD), according to media reports. The first case was reported in April from the western state of Gujarat, which has seen over 4,000 cattle deaths till date. Gujarat's neighboring state Rajasthan has reported over 50,000 cattle deaths so far. More than 200 cases have been detected among cattle in the south and the southwest of the Indian capital, said an official on Tuesday. Experts say that the LSD is a viral infection tha

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INDIA-PUNJAB-LUMPY SKIN DISEASE

(220915) -- AMRITSAR, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People check a cow suffering from lumpy skin disease in a village in Punjab, India, Sept. 14, 2022. More than 57,000 cattle have died in India over the past four-and-a-half months due to the lumpy skin disease (LSD), which is continuing to spread in the South Asian country. The affected areas include the capital region of Delhi, and the states of Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-PUNJAB-LUMPY SKIN DISEASE

(220915) -- AMRITSAR, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept.14, 2022 shows a cow suffering from lumpy skin disease at a village in Punjab, India. More than 57,000 cattle have died in India over the past four-and-a-half months due to the lumpy skin disease (LSD), which is continuing to spread in the South Asian country. The affected areas include the capital region of Delhi, and the states of Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-PUNJAB-LUMPY SKIN DISEASE

(220915) -- AMRITSAR, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vet vaccinates a cow against the lumpy skin disease in a village in Punjab, India, Sept. 14, 2022. More than 57,000 cattle have died in India over the past four-and-a-half months due to the lumpy skin disease (LSD), which is continuing to spread in the South Asian country. The affected areas include the capital region of Delhi, and the states of Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-PUNJAB-LUMPY SKIN DISEASE

(220915) -- AMRITSAR, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man cleans a cow at a cattle shed in a village in Punjab, India, Sept. 14, 2022. More than 57,000 cattle have died in India over the past four-and-a-half months due to the lumpy skin disease (LSD), which is continuing to spread in the South Asian country. The affected areas include the capital region of Delhi, and the states of Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. (Str/Xinhua)

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Malaysia drops indoor face mask mandate

STORY: Malaysia drops indoor face mask mandate DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers with Malaysia's National Flag 2. various of crowds indoors STORYLINE: Malaysia has dropped the mandatory use of face masks for indoor spaces, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced on Wednesday. The discretion on whether masks should be worn indoors will be left to the owners of premises, with owners who wished to impose the wearing of face masks being allowed to do so, Khairy told a press conference. "It's the owners' right to deny customers who flout their conditions. Some premises owners might feel that they are exposed and the risk is high if masks are not worn," Khairy said. The decision was made due to the easing COVID-19 situation in the country and the greater availability of antiviral medication but other measures would remain in place to prevent the spread of the disease, Khairy added. The wearing of face masks rema

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410 people evacuated as forest fire breaks out in S. Türkiye

STORY: 410 people evacuated as forest fire breaks out in S. Türkiye DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of forest fire 2. Various of firefighters, helicopter, and fire trucks STORYLINE: A forest fire broke out Wednesday in the Gulnar District of the southern Turkish province of Mersin, prompting local authorities to evacuate 410 people from 110 homes. Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan told reporters that no injuries or major house damage had been reported, adding that "only an abandoned building in the forest area was burned." Firefighters continued tackling the blaze after aircraft and ground crews were dispatched to the region, he said. The reason for the fire was still not clear, but the state-run Anadolu news agency reported that strong wind spread the fire to settlement areas. The fire area is also close to the construction site of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Mersin Province. Firefighters have been struggling to prevent the blaze

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Canada: Wildfire At Jasper National Park Grows To 6,000 Hectares 2

A wildfire erupted in Canada's Jasper National Park on September 1 and is estimated to have grown to 6,000 hectares as of Monday, September 5. The lightning-caused blaze on Chetamon Mountain spread due to winds in the heatwave-stricken region of Alberta. No evacuation orders had been issued.

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Canada: Wildfire At Jasper National Park Grows To 1,500 Hectares

A wildfire that erupted in Canada's Jasper National Park on September 1 has grown to 1,500 hectares as of Sunday, September 4. The lightning-caused blaze on Chetamon Mountain spread due to winds in the heatwave-stricken region of Alberta. No evacuation orders had been issued.

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Death toll from Libya's Tripoli clashes rises to 32, 159 injured

STORY: Death toll from Libya's Tripoli clashes rises to 32, 159 injured DATELINE: August 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:42 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the damaged vehicles and buildings after the clashes 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED ABESA, Libyan citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FAWZI AL-WAHESHI, Libyan citizen STORYLINE: The death toll of the clashes in the Libyan capital Tripoli has increased to 32, with 159 others injured, the country's Health Ministry said Sunday. The violent clashes erupted late on Friday in different areas of central Tripoli between armed groups affiliated with two rival governments. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED ABESA, Libyan citizen "Last night at around 1:30 a.m., the clashes started. In the beginning, the fighting was in the main road and then it spread to the inside of the neighborhood. As you can see, our home is burned, as well as homes of some neighbors. In an area of around 15 square meters, all kinds of weapons were used. The clashes caused des

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Northern part of damaged Beirut port silos collapses entirely

STORY: Northern part of damaged Beirut port silos collapses entirely DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of massive dust coming out of the Beirut port northern silos 2. various of ministers meeting after the collapse of the silos 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): NASSER YASSIN, Lebanese caretaker environment minister STORYLINE: The northern part of the silos in Beirut port in Lebanon collapsed entirely on Tuesday, causing a massive cloud of dust. Caretaker Environment Minister Nasser Yassin urged the residents living near the port to wear masks as the dust spread. Yassin added that his ministry will do a complete environmental evaluation for the port and the area surrounding it before resuming work on the southern part of the silos. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): NASSER YASSIN, Lebanese caretaker environment minister "The results did not come out today but the tests that were done in the past revealed that the quality of the air after the collapse of the silos is n

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U.S. is a rouge state that creates crises: Iraqi expert

STORY: U.S. is a rouge state that creates crises: Iraqi expert DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Iraq 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ADEL AL-GHURAIRI, Professor, Baghdad University, Iraq STORYLINE: An Iraqi analyst says that the United States is a rogue state that invades sovereign countries and fuels conflicts to serve its own interests. Adel al-Ghurairi says that the behavior of the U.S. often leads to the spread of terrorism, violence, murder, and crime in many parts of the world. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ADEL AL-GHURAIRI, Professor, Baghdad University, Iraq "When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, what happened was the looting of wealth and control of oil resources, as well as blackmailing of the Gulf states, by creating an alleged enemy that threatens the Arab region. This is the policy of the United States. What historians and scholars have said is really what the United States used to do from World War I and II to the present. It

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The Prime Minister answered media questions

Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin (SDP) answering media questions on Thursday August 18, 2022 in Kuopio Finland before the start of the Social Democratic Party's parliamentary group summer meeting. Videos of Prime Minister Sanna Marin partying with various Finnish celebrities and public figures have spread throughout social media. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Prime Minister answered media questions

Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin (SDP) answering media questions on Thursday August 18, 2022 in Kuopio Finland before the start of the Social Democratic Party's parliamentary group summer meeting. Videos of Prime Minister Sanna Marin partying with various Finnish celebrities and public figures have spread throughout social media. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Prime Minister answered media questions

Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin (SDP) answering media questions on Thursday August 18, 2022 in Kuopio Finland before the start of the Social Democratic Party's parliamentary group summer meeting. Videos of Prime Minister Sanna Marin partying with various Finnish celebrities and public figures have spread throughout social media. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Prime Minister answered media questions

Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin (SDP) answering media questions on Thursday August 18, 2022 in Kuopio Finland before the start of the Social Democratic Party's parliamentary group summer meeting. Videos of Prime Minister Sanna Marin partying with various Finnish celebrities and public figures have spread throughout social media. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Prime Minister answered media questions

Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin (SDP) answering media questions on Thursday August 18, 2022 in Kuopio Finland before the start of the Social Democratic Party's parliamentary group summer meeting. Videos of Prime Minister Sanna Marin partying with various Finnish celebrities and public figures have spread throughout social media. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Prime Minister answered media questions

Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin (SDP) answering media questions on Thursday August 18, 2022 in Kuopio Finland before the start of the Social Democratic Party's parliamentary group summer meeting. Videos of Prime Minister Sanna Marin partying with various Finnish celebrities and public figures have spread throughout social media. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Spain: Firefighting Continues Against Forest Fire In La Vall De Ebo, Alicante

Firefighting efforts continued against a forest fire burning in the municipality of La Vall d'Ebo in the province of Alicante on Wednesday, August 17. Although the fire spread toward the south threatening more communities, reports said that rainfall has helped contain the advance. This video shows huge smoke plumes billowing from the flame with a firefighting helicopter flying in Orba, about 7km southeast of La Vall de Ebo.

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Maimed or killed, Yemeni children suffer most from tragic civil war

STORY: Maimed or killed, Yemeni children suffer most from tragic civil war DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:23 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Yemeni child, who is named Hasan al-Jaeyedi and was paralyzed by shrapnels during Yemen's civil war, sitting on a bed inside his family's hut in Midi District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen 2. various of Hasan al-Jaeyedi 3. various of a hospital 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED AL-JAEYEDI, Hasan's brother STORYLINE: Hasan al-Jaeyedi, a Yemeni boy, has been largely confined to bed since shrapnel from a projectile during a military attack more than six years ago hurt his head and spine and paralysed him. The tragedy happened in January 2016, just a little more than a year since a civil war broke out in Yemen, when fierce battles between the Yemeni government forces and the Houthi rebels spread to the Midi District in the northwestern province of Hajjah. "I was playing alone when that projectile fell and exploded near my ho

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France: Wildfire Rages In Southern France, 3,000 Evacuated And 700 Hectares Burnt

A wildfire started on August 8 in Lozère, Occitanie spread to Aveyron overnight. Around 3,000 residents in Aveyron were evacuated. The flame has burnt 700 hectares and is still ongoing.

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Spain: Evacuation Order Issued As Wildfire Continues To Burn In Boiro, Galicia 2

A wildfire started in Boiro, A Coruña on Thursday, August 4, burned more than 2,000 hectares as of Saturday, rapidly spread through the Sierra de Barbanza, and authority has issued an evacuation order for parts of the area.

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Spain: Evacuation Order Issued As Wildfire Continues To Burn In Boiro, Galicia

A wildfire that started in Boiro on Thursday, August 4, burning more than 600 hectares, rapidly spread through the Sierra de Barbanza, and authority has issued an evacuation order for parts of the area.

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Delhi reports first woman monkeypox case, India's total rises to 9

STORY: Delhi reports first woman monkeypox case, India's total rises to 9 DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in India STORYLINE: A woman of foreign origin tested positive for monkeypox in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, confirmed a health department official on Thursday. It's the first woman monkeypox case in the country, overall fourth in Delhi and ninth in the country. So far, five cases have been reported from Kerala, including one death, and four cases from Delhi. The first case reported in the country (from Kerala) on July 14 fully recovered last weekend and was discharged from hospital. Only a couple of days ago, the Delhi government announced the setting up of 70 isolation rooms across six hospitals in the national capital for monkeypox patients or suspect cases. The Kerala government has also swung into action to contain the spread of the viral disease. As a precautionary measure, thermal scanning is being

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NYC declares monkeypox public health emergency

STORY: NYC declares monkeypox public health emergency DATELINE: July 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1.various of the street view in Times Square, New York City STORYLINE: New York City on Saturday declared a public health emergency due to the monkeypox outbreak. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and city Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan made the announcement in a joint statement as a total of 1,383 monkeypox cases have been reported in New York State. "New York City is currently the epicenter of the outbreak, and we estimate that approximately 150,000 New Yorkers may currently be at risk for monkeypox exposure," the statement read. The declaration will allow the health department to issue emergency orders under the city health code and amend code provisions to help slow the spread. The announcement came one day after New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency over the outbreak. On Thursday, the state health department calle

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COVID-19 vaccination center in Japan

People form a line at a temporary COVID-19 vaccination site near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 28, 2022, amid the continued spread of coronavirus infections.

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COVID-19 vaccination center in Japan

People visit a COVID-19 vaccination center set up at a commercial facility in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on July 30, 2022, amid the continued spread of coronavirus infections.

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COVID-19 vaccination center in Japan

People visit a COVID-19 vaccination center set up at a commercial facility in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on July 30, 2022, amid the continued spread of coronavirus infections.

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Scene of Tokyo amid COVID-19 pandemic

People walk in Tokyo's Omotesando area on July 30, 2022, wearing face masks amid the continued spread of coronavirus infections.

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Scene of Tokyo amid COVID-19 pandemic

People walk in Tokyo's Omotesando area on July 30, 2022, wearing face masks amid the continued spread of coronavirus infections.