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3rd Arab media congress concludes in Tunisia

STORY: 3rd Arab media congress concludes in Tunisia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the third Arab Media Congress STORYLINE: The third Arab Media Congress concluded Thursday in the Tunisian capital, after focusing on the opportunities and challenges posed by the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in news reporting. The two-day event, organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union, was held under the theme of "Media in the Artificial Intelligence Era: Opportunities and Challenges." The congress' main topics included the AI application in media content creation, AI and media professions, technical and technological aspects of using AI, ethics and legislation of AI application, and reviews of successful experiences in using AI in the media field. The meeting was attended by a number of well-known media personalities and experts from Arab states and other countries. Xinhua News Agen

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Xinhua Headlines: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2023

(231230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping poses for a group photo with distinguished guests attending the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2023. Top 10 world news events in 2023 8. High-quality Belt and Road cooperation opens new chapter On Oct. 18, the successful convening of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation marked a significant milestone. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony, announcing eight major steps to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. This declaration has set a new direction for, opened up a new vision of, and injected new momentum into the Belt and Road cooperation. Over the past decade, more than 150 countries and over 30 international organizations have signed relevant cooperation agreements. Numerous projects have taken root, opening a path toward shared development, cooperation, o

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Russia launches first lunar station in nearly 50 years

STORY: Russia launches first lunar station in nearly 50 years DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the lunar station (Source: Roscosmos) STORYLINE: Russia successfully launched the Luna-25 lunar station early Friday, embarking on a historic mission to explore the south pole of the Moon. The station, which does not have a return capsule, was launched by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Oblast of Russia's Far East. Nine minutes after lift-off, the Fregat upper stage with the Luna-25 station separated from the third stage of the rocket. About one hour later, Luna-25 separated from the Fregat upper stage and successfully entered the flight path to the Moon, marking the successful completion of the first stage of its mission. The mission consists of four stages. The second stage will be a flight to the Moon, which will take about five days. The trajectory will be ad

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U.S. beats Poland to lead Women's Volleyball Nations League

STORY: U.S. beats Poland to lead Women's Volleyball Nations League DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: SUWON, South Korea CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the match between the United States and Poland STORYLINE: The United States defeated Poland 3-2 (17-25, 25-15, 27-25, 28-30, 16-14) in Suwon, South Korea on Wednesday, climbing to the top of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League with an 8-1 win-loss record. Poland slipped to the second with seven wins and one defeat. The top two in the 16-team table went neck and neck from the beginning, but Poland led the first set in the middle of the game on superior attacking and blocking. The United States took control of the second set and fought off a hard challenge from Poland in the third set with successful spikes from outside hitters Alexandra Frantti and Kelsey Robinson. In the fourth set, the Polish built up a 17-14 lead with successful blocks and dragged the match into the short decider. In the fifth set, the t

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College student donates liver to father

STORY: College student donates liver to father DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Li and his father 2. various of the operation 3. various of Li and his father talking via phone after operation 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Li, college student 5. various of Li's father talking to Li via phone STORYLINE: A 20-year-old college student in east China's Anhui Province has donated one-third of his liver to his father. The transplant surgery was successful and both the father and the son are in good condition. The student, surnamed Li, dreamed of becoming a soldier. Though he had to give up the dream, he never regrets it, saying he could have another dream but could not have another father. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China. (XHTV)

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Night emergency departure drill of LNG carrier completed in S China

STORY: Night emergency departure drill of LNG carrier completed in S China DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: BEIHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the LNG carrier STORYLINE: Recently, a Maltese membrane-type LNG (liquefied natural gas) carrier, Clean Horizon, left an LNG receiving terminal in Beihai, south China's Guangxi, which marked the successful completion of a night emergency departure drill at the terminal, as well as the first successful night departure of an LNG vessel in the region. Beihai LNG terminal is a main gas source of the National Pipeline Network Group in southwest China. Since Nov. 15, it has received six vessels and unloaded about 385,600 tons of LNG, equivalent to 540 million cubic meters of natural gas. After Beihai LNG terminal manages night departure, its throughput will increase by about one third, which is of great significance for further improving gas supply capacity in winter. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beihai, China.

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Ioka wins unanimous decision in 3rd title defense

OSAKA, Japan - WBA light flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka (L) lands a left punch on Nicaraguan challenger Felix Alvarado during the fourth round of a title match at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 31, 2013. Ioka won a unanimous decision en route to his third successful title defense.

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RBI king Fighters' Koyano ups salary to 146 mil. yen

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters third baseman Eiichi Koyano, the Pacific League RBI title holder, gets into the Christmas spirit at the club's head office in Sapporo on Dec. 20, 2010, after successful negotiations to extend his contract with an annual salary increase of 60 million yen to 146 million yen. Koyano pledged to work hard in the 2011 season ''to mark better numbers in all categories.''

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Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewhere

TOYAMA, Japan - A baby red-crested white crane hatched at the Toyama Family Park municipal zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on May 27 from one of two fertilized eggs laid at the Hamura municipal zoo in Tokyo. According to Toyama Family Park officials, this is the third successful case of red-crested white crane hatching in Japan from eggs laid elsewhere. The Toyama park has been trying to hatch red-crested white cranes but none of the eggs laid at the zoo was fertilized, zoo officials say. The egg that hatched was laid in April and sent to Toyama on May 15. The photo shows a crane tending the newly-hatched chick inside the Toyama zoo.

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Kyowa, Hasegawa defend WBC titles in doubleheader

TOKYO, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Eagle Kyowa (L) of Thailand wins a unanimous decision against Mexican challenger Lorenzo Trejo in the third successful defense of his crown in a title match at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Nov. 13.

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Model flying car succeeds in test-drive

KAWASHIMA, Japan - A man operates a model flying car which completed a successful test-drive Aug. 27 in Kawashima, Gifu Prefecture. The model, one-third of the full-size version, is able to run on roads with its wings folded up (shown in photo). A Gifu industrial group has been developing the vehicle since 1997 to help boost aviation technology.

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Nakata scores two goals in debut match in Italy

Japanese midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata makes a successful debut for Perugia, a professional team newly promoted to Italy's Series A league, by scoring two goals Sept. 13 in Perugia. The photo shows Nakata (third from L) passing the ball to his teammate in the match against Juventus. Despite Nakata's two goals, Perugia lost 3-4.

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Kyowa, Hasegawa defend WBC titles in doubleheader

TOKYO, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Eagle Kyowa (L) of Thailand wins a unanimous decision against Mexican challenger Lorenzo Trejo in the third successful defense of his crown in a title match at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Nov. 13. (Kyodo)

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Jordan Spieth stays top after third round of Masters

Defending champion Jordan Spieth of the United States waves to the gallery during the third round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, on April 9, 2016. Spieth will take a one-shot lead into the final round as he bids to complete a successful defense of his title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewher

TOYAMA, Japan - A tiny red-crested white crane hatched at the Toyama Family Park municipal zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on May 27 from one of two fertilized eggs laid at the Hamura municipal zoo in Tokyo. According to Toyama Family Park officials, this is the third successful case of red-crested white crane hatching in Japan from eggs laid elsewhere. The Toyama park has been trying to hatch red-crested white cranes but none of the eggs laid at the zoo was fertilized, zoo officials say. The egg that hatched was laid in April and sent to Toyama on May 15. The photo shows a crane tending the newly-hatched chick inside the Toyama zoo. (Kyodo)

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RBI king Fighters' Koyano ups salary to 146 mil. yen

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters third baseman Eiichi Koyano, the Pacific League RBI title holder, gets into the Christmas spirit at the club's head office in Sapporo on Dec. 20, 2010, after successful negotiations to extend his contract with an annual salary increase of 60 million yen to 146 million yen. Koyano pledged to work hard in the 2011 season ''to mark better numbers in all categories.'' (Kyodo)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova (on the photo with her partner) won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova (on the photo with her partner) won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Tomas Zezulka)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Zuzana Hejnova

Hurdles runner Zuzana Hejnova won the Czech Athlete of the Year poll for the third time on November 9, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. Hejnova won the poll in 2013 and 2015 when she was world champion in 400 m hurdles. This year she was not so successful, but none of the other Czech athletes was better than her. Czechia won no medal at the 2019 world championship in Doha. Hejnova had health problems last year, but she returned to the world top. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Nakata scores two goals in debut match in Italy

Japanese midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata makes a successful debut for Perugia, a professional team newly promoted to Italy's Series A league, by scoring two goals Sept. 13 in Perugia. The photo shows Nakata (third from L) passing the ball to his teammate in the match against Juventus. Despite Nakata's two goals, Perugia lost 3-4. ==Kyodo