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Armenian Humanitarian Aid For Syria Crosses Turkey’s Border

Two of the several trucks carrying humanitarian aid cross the border between Armenia and Turkey at the village of Margara, Armenia on March 21, 2025. The border, reopened on Thursday, March 20, will remain open for ten consecutive days, providing a faster and more cost-effective route for transporting vital aid to Syria. This checkpoint was briefly opened in February 2023 to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to both Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Jenin - West Bank

A masked Palestinian man walks on the street during clashes between Palesntians with Israeli forces conducting a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on May 22, 2024. The Israeli army carried out a raid on the West Bank city of Jenin for two consecutive days. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Jenin - West Bank

A masked Palestinian man runs during clashes between Palesntians with Israeli forces conducting a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on May 22, 2024. The Israeli army carried out a raid on the West Bank city of Jenin for two consecutive days. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Jenin - West Bank

A masked Palestinian man walks by the fire on the street during clashes between Palesntians with Israeli forces conducting a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on May 22, 2024. The Israeli army carried out a raid on the West Bank city of Jenin for two consecutive days. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe on May 3

STORY: China to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe on May 3 SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chang'e-6 lunar probe and Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination STORYLINE: The Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch on May 3, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday. The probe is set to collect samples from the far side of the moon, making this mission the first of its kind in human history. At present, preparations for the mission are progressing steadily at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket will soon be refuelled with propellant, the CNSA said. As there is a narrow launch window on the two consecutive days, with only 50 minutes for each day, the mission's rocket team has designed a total of 10 trajectories, the CNSA added. The Wenchang Space Launch Site on Wednesday conducted a fi

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34 rockets fired at N Israel from Lebanon

STORY: 34 rockets fired at N Israel from Lebanon DATELINE: April 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:16 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israel-Lebanon border STORYLINE: A barrage of 34 rockets was launched from Lebanon at northern Israel on Thursday, Israeli military confirmed, in a major escalation triggered by two consecutive days of Israeli raids at East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Israel launched an airstrike on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip late Thursday night, in response to the rocket attacks. Israel accused Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, of being behind the firing of the rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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Two Chinese manned submersibles complete 175 dives in 2022

STORY: Two Chinese manned submersibles complete 175 dives in 2022 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the submersibles STORYLINE: Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) and Fendouzhe (Striver) -- two manned submersibles developed by China -- completed a total of 175 dives in 2022. They have exhibited world-leading operational and maintenance capabilities, according to the annual conference of a scientific instruction committee for the use of the two manned submersibles, which was held Tuesday. Shenhai Yongshi, which can reach a depth of 4,500 meters, completed 100 dives for a fourth consecutive year, at an average depth of 1,292.52 meters. The submersible spent 180 days operating at sea, where it was tasked with scientific exploration, engineering application, search and salvage, and emergency response. Fendouzhe, which is capable of reaching a depth of 10,000 meters, spent 202 days at sea last year, completing 75 dives. The subme

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PM Abe plays golf in Chigasaki

CHIGASAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) plays golf with his wife Akie on Jan. 4, 2015, in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Abe played golf for two consecutive days before returning to work on Jan. 5.

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(3)Kamato Hongo, world's oldest person, dies at 116

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kamato Hongo, the world's oldest person, is presented with her Guinness Book of Records certificate in a photo taken in September 2002. She died at the age of 116 in a Kagoshima hospital on Oct. 31. Hongo was known for her routine of sleeping for two consecutive days and then staying awake for the next two days.

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Italy fears summer COVID-19 wave as cases rise

STORY: Italy fears summer COVID-19 wave as cases rise DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:10 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in seaside resorts 2. various of tourists in historical sites in Rome STORYLINE: COVID-19 cases are again surging in Italy, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, fueling fears of a fresh wave of the pandemic during the summer tourist season. The government reported on Wednesday nearly 54,000 new infections over the previous 24 hours. A day earlier, there were 62,704 new infections. Accordingly, the past two days produced the highest back-to-back figures in the country since late April. Italy's seven-day case count is set to increase for the third consecutive week after eight weeks of decline. The daily infection figures are still far below the peaks of more than 200,000 cases registered in January. The country recorded 50 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, down from 62 on Tuesday. Despite the recent increase in infections, healt

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Thailand reports new daily record of 24,932 COVID-19 infections

STORY: Thailand reports new daily record of 24,932 COVID-19 infections DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people waiting for COVID-19 vaccination 2. various of people taking COVID-19 test 3. various of shopping market 4. various of supermarket STORYLINE: Thailand on Friday reported 24,932 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the highest daily rise so far, bringing the total tally to over 2.81 million. The daily case tally has been rising for three consecutive days and renewed the record of 23,557 new infections set on Thursday. The capital Bangkok continued to log the most new cases, reporting 3,285 infections during the last 24 hours, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the country's COVID-19 task force. The CCSA also reported 41 new fatalities during the last 24 hours, the highest in two months, raising the total number of fatalities to 22,809 in the Southeast Asian country. There are 190

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(3)Kamato Hongo, world's oldest person, dies at 116

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kamato Hongo, the world's oldest person, is presented with her Guinness Book of Records certificate in a photo taken in September 2002. She died at the age of 116 in a Kagoshima hospital on Oct. 31. Hongo was known for her routine of sleeping for two consecutive days and then staying awake for the next two days. (Kyodo)