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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Med 25 Bel Espoir Peace Training Ship - Italy

Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Peace training ship "MED 25 - Bel Espoir" in the port of Ostia near Rome . The Mar Yam association, the AJD - Bel Espoir association and the diocese of Marseille organised the MED 25 - Bel Espoir odyssey for Peace from March to October 2025, 8 months of navigation as many thematic conferences and festivals with 30 stopovers on the 5 shores of the Mediterranean, with 200 young people on board (in groups of 25), of all faiths and religions, on October 17, 2025 in Ostia, Italy. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINGHUANGDAO-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(240401) -- QINHUANGDAO, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Waterfowls forage at a coastal wetland in Beidaihe District of Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, March 31, 2024. Flocks of migratory birds have made their stopovers in the wetland here recently. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINGHUANGDAO-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(240401) -- QINHUANGDAO, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 31, 2024 shows waterfowls at a coastal wetland in Beidaihe District of Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. Flocks of migratory birds have made their stopovers in the wetland here recently. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINGHUANGDAO-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(240401) -- QINHUANGDAO, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 31, 2024 shows waterfowls at a coastal wetland in Beidaihe District of Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. Flocks of migratory birds have made their stopovers in the wetland here recently. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINGHUANGDAO-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(240401) -- QINHUANGDAO, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 31, 2024 shows waterfowls foraging at a coastal wetland in Beidaihe District of Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. Flocks of migratory birds have made their stopovers in the wetland here recently. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINGHUANGDAO-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(240401) -- QINHUANGDAO, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 31, 2024 shows waterfowls at a coastal wetland in Beidaihe District of Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. Flocks of migratory birds have made their stopovers in the wetland here recently. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-QINGHUANGDAO-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(240401) -- QINHUANGDAO, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 31, 2024 shows waterfowls foraging at a coastal wetland in Beidaihe District of Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province. Flocks of migratory birds have made their stopovers in the wetland here recently. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(231119) -- QUANZHOU, Nov. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Birds fly in the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. In recent years, Fujian Province has launched a series of ecological rehabilitation projects to strengthen efforts in wetlands protection, riverway management, marine litter treatment and forest vegetation restoration. With the continuous improvement in ecological environment, Fujian Province attracts a large number of migratory birds to come here for wintering and breeding every year. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(231119) -- QUANZHOU, Nov. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Avocets fly in the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. In recent years, Fujian Province has launched a series of ecological rehabilitation projects to strengthen efforts in wetlands protection, riverway management, marine litter treatment and forest vegetation restoration. With the continuous improvement in ecological environment, Fujian Province attracts a large number of migratory birds to come here for wintering and breeding every year. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(231119) -- QUANZHOU, Nov. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hoopoes are pictured in the Minjiang River estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 15, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. In recent years, Fujian Province has launched a series of ecological rehabilitation projects to strengthen efforts in wetlands protection, riverway management, marine litter treatment and forest vegetation restoration. With the continuous improvement in ecological environment, Fujian Province attracts a large number of migratory birds to come here for wintering and breeding every year. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(231119) -- QUANZHOU, Nov. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Water birds are pictured in the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. In recent years, Fujian Province has launched a series of ecological rehabilitation projects to strengthen efforts in wetlands protection, riverway management, marine litter treatment and forest vegetation restoration. With the continuous improvement in ecological environment, Fujian Province attracts a large number of migratory birds to come here for wintering and breeding every year. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(231119) -- QUANZHOU, Nov. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Black-faced spoonbills are pictured in the Minjiang River estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 15, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. In recent years, Fujian Province has launched a series of ecological rehabilitation projects to strengthen efforts in wetlands protection, riverway management, marine litter treatment and forest vegetation restoration. With the continuous improvement in ecological environment, Fujian Province attracts a large number of migratory birds to come here for wintering and breeding every year. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(231119) -- QUANZHOU, Nov. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. In recent years, Fujian Province has launched a series of ecological rehabilitation projects to strengthen efforts in wetlands protection, riverway management, marine litter treatment and forest vegetation restoration. With the continuous improvement in ecological environment, Fujian Province attracts a large number of migratory birds to come here for wintering and breeding every year. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-MIGRATORY BIRDS (CN)

(231119) -- QUANZHOU, Nov. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Birds fly over the Quanzhou Bay estuary wetland in southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 18, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and other areas in Fujian Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. Among them, the number of rare birds, such as black-faced spoonbills and spoon-billed sandpipers which are under first-class national protection in China, continues to increase. In recent years, Fujian Province has launched a series of ecological rehabilitation projects to strengthen efforts in wetlands protection, riverway management, marine litter treatment and forest vegetation restoration. With the continuous improvement in ecological environment, Fujian Province attracts a large number of migratory birds to come here for wintering and breeding every year. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan, member of a bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), uses binoculars to observe migrant birds in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 26, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrant birds are pictured in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 27, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrant birds are pictured in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 27, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) observe and take pictures of migrant birds in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 26, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Ji Yang)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrant birds are pictured in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 27, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrant birds are pictured in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 26, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrant birds are pictured in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 26, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Migrant birds are pictured in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 27, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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Emperor, empress speak on upcoming European tour

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko speak at a news conference at the Imperial Palace on June 20 on their upcoming official goodwill visit to Poland and Hungary. Leaving Tokyo on July 6, they are also to make stopovers in the Czech Republic and Austria during their two-week tour.

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Wintering birds flock to wetland in SW China's Lhasa

STORY: Wintering birds flock to wetland in SW China's Lhasa DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of wintering birds STORYLINE: Droves of migratory birds make stopovers at wetlands in Dagze District in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region for wintering every year. State-protected species like black-necked cranes, bar-headed geese and ruddy shelduck can be spotted in the region. With strengthened protection of wild animals in recent years, the population of rare wildlife species in Tibet has been growing. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lhasa, China. (XHTV)

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World's largest wooden sailing ship moored in Malta en route to Shanghai

STORY: World's largest wooden sailing ship moored in Malta en route to Shanghai DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ship sailing 2. various of the ship moored in Malta STORYLINE: The world's largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship sailed into Malta's Grand Harbour this past weekend before sailing on to Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday. The Gotheborg of Sweden will be moored at the Spanish port for the winter before continuing its voyage to east China's Shanghai. The vessel is on a two-year Asia Expedition, which aims to promote Swedish-Asian trade and create new business opportunities. It is a replica of an 18th-century Swedish East India Company ship that sank outside Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1745. The expedition aims to enable people to join the 20-odd crew of professional sailors as deckhands and experience sailing an 18th-century ship, and also to welcome visitors during its stopovers along the route. The Gotheborg left Swe

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Chinese-built SGR passenger train service benefiting Kenya's working class

STORY: Chinese-built SGR passenger train service benefiting Kenya's working class DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): FARAHANA MGHOI, Insurance sales agent STORYLINE: The Chinese-built Nairobi-Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger train service launched five years ago has brought convenience to Kenya's working class, as it's fast, reliable, comfortable and affordable. SOUNDBITE (English): FARAHANA MGHOI, Insurance sales agent "I reside in Nairobi, but most of the time during the weekends, I travel coming to Voi. I was born in Voi and raised in Voi. But back in 2010, I moved to Nairobi because of work. So I have been in Nairobi for the last 12 years. Before SGR came in, I used to travel via public transport and here in Kenya they are known as matatus, and my experience by then was not so good because there are so many stopovers on the way. And by the time you get to where you are going like your destination, you feel you are