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Australian treasurer warns of falling government revenue

STORY: Australian treasurer warns of falling government revenue SHOOTING DATE: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport, port and mine in Australia 2. various of the street views STORYLINE: Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned on Thursday that falling commodity prices and an uptick in unemployment will negatively impact revenue projections in Australia's upcoming federal budget. Chalmers made the remarks in a speech to a committee for economic development while outlining the Australian government's approach to its third federal budget, which he will hand down in May. He identified global uncertainty, persistent cost-of-living pressures and slowing growth as the three biggest drivers of the government's thinking regarding the budget. He said that the Australian government can no longer rely on large revenue upgrades, caused by tax receipts coming in larger than projected, due to the falling price of iro

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Martial arts growing in popularity among young Chinese

STORY: Martial arts growing in popularity among young Chinese DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of young people practicing martial arts 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JINQI, Ph.D. student at Beihang University 3. various of children practicing martial arts 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BAI LENGGUANG, P.E. teacher at the Experimental Primary School of the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China STORYLINE: In recent years, as the traditional Chinese culture wins hearts of a growing number of young people in China, the Chinese martial arts tradition is becoming more and more popular among young Chinese and has seen a significant uptick on campus. Li Jinqi is a 24-year-old Ph.D. student at Beihang University in Beijing, but she is more widely known on campus as a martial arts master. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JINQI, Ph.D. student at Beihang University "When I entered college and found out that there's a martial arts club, I gladly joined

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U.S. gun violence claims over 1 mln lives amid rampant firearm abuse, proliferation

STORY: U.S. gun violence claims over 1 mln lives amid rampant firearm abuse, proliferation DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: Amid a surge in both gun violence and ownership, the United States has seen over 1 million firearm fatalities over the past three decades with the death rates reaching a 28-year high in 2021. There were 1,110,421 deaths related to firearms in the country from 1990 to 2021, nearly 86 percent of them among males, according to a recent study released in the JAMA Network Open. "Firearm fatalities accelerated dramatically during the COVID pandemic," said Eric Fleegler, one of the authors, who takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. "Multiple potential factors have likely contributed to this including severe economic distress, an erupting mental health crisis, and a significant uptick in the sale of firearms," said th

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U.S. public health failures spur RSV surge: nurses

STORY: U.S. public health failures spur RSV surge: nurses DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of screenshots of Becker's Hospital Review and National Nurses United 3. various of children at play in a park in New York City STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "There has been a notion circulating in the United States that rising cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are due to children's lack of exposure to regular bacteria and viruses amid masking and stay-at-home orders. Such a situation is medically termed as 'immunity debt.' However, Becker's Hospital Review has quoted the National Nurses United (NNU) as saying such an idea is 'flawed conjecture that is not based on science.' Instead, said the nation's largest nurses union, 'the uptick in virus activity is due to a "complete abandonment" of public health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other re

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Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Nepali patients infected with Dengue, mosquite bites borne disease lie on the corridor and wards of a government hospital in Nepali capital Kathmandu as it fails to hosts all the patients in ward. As per the doctors, almost all the government hospital in Nepal are out of beds due to the uptick in Dengue infection. Out of one hundred about 90 percent of the patients reaching hospitals on daily basis are being diagnosed with Dengue. Nepal annually sees surge in the cases of mosquite borne disease especially at the time of monsoon, the favorable time for mosquitoes to breed.

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Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Nepali patients infected with Dengue, mosquite bites borne disease lie on the corridor and wards of a government hospital in Nepali capital Kathmandu as it fails to hosts all the patients in ward. As per the doctors, almost all the government hospital in Nepal are out of beds due to the uptick in Dengue infection. Out of one hundred about 90 percent of the patients reaching hospitals on daily basis are being diagnosed with Dengue. Nepal annually sees surge in the cases of mosquite borne disease especially at the time of monsoon, the favorable time for mosquitoes to breed.

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Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Nepali patients infected with Dengue, mosquite bites borne disease lie on the corridor and wards of a government hospital in Nepali capital Kathmandu as it fails to hosts all the patients in ward. As per the doctors, almost all the government hospital in Nepal are out of beds due to the uptick in Dengue infection. Out of one hundred about 90 percent of the patients reaching hospitals on daily basis are being diagnosed with Dengue. Nepal annually sees surge in the cases of mosquite borne disease especially at the time of monsoon, the favorable time for mosquitoes to breed.

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Dengue outbreak in Nepal

Nepali patients infected with Dengue, mosquite bites borne disease lie on the corridor and wards of a government hospital in Nepali capital Kathmandu as it fails to hosts all the patients in ward. As per the doctors, almost all the government hospital in Nepal are out of beds due to the uptick in Dengue infection. Out of one hundred about 90 percent of the patients reaching hospitals on daily basis are being diagnosed with Dengue. Nepal annually sees surge in the cases of mosquite borne disease especially at the time of monsoon, the favorable time for mosquitoes to breed.

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India grants emergency use authorization to Covaxin for 6-12 age group, Corbevax for 5-12 age group

STORY: India grants emergency use authorization to Covaxin for 6-12 age group, Corbevax for 5-12 age group DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): DEEPAK PRAKASH, Xinhua reporter 2. various of street views of New Delhi 3. various of AIIMS (All India Institute Of Medical Science) hospital area 4. various of India's vaccination drive STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): DEEPAK PRAKASH, Xinhua reporter "The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Tuesday granted emergency use authorization to Covaxin for children between 6-12 years and Corbevax for those between 5-12 years of age." The approval has come amid an uptick in the COVID-19 cases in schools. India is witnessing the surge in COVID-19 cases again at a time when markets have been reopened, businesses returned to normalcy and travel activities resumed to the pre-pandemic levels. Schools and colleges have been open for in-person classes and there is no bar to gatherings. The approval by t

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Protest against hate crimes targeting Asian Americans

People protest in New York's Manhattan on Feb. 27, 2021, against a recent uptick in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans, apparently fueled by the news that COVID-19 first appeared in China.

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Japan's total coronavirus cases top 100,000

People walk in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Oct. 29, 2020, while wearing face masks amid unabated coronavirus infections. Japan's cumulative total of confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 100,000 the same day, amid a recent uptick in the number of new infections coinciding with a resumption in economic activity.

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Japan's total coronavirus cases top 100,000

People walk in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Oct. 29, 2020, while wearing face masks amid unabated coronavirus infections. Japan's cumulative total of confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 100,000 the same day, amid a recent uptick in the number of new infections coinciding with a resumption in economic activity.

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Japan's total coronavirus cases top 100,000

People walk in Osaka's Shinsaibashi commercial district on Oct. 29, 2020, while wearing face masks amid unabated coronavirus infections. Japan's cumulative total of confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 100,000 the same day, amid a recent uptick in the number of new infections coinciding with a resumption in economic activity.

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Japan's total coronavirus cases top 100,000

People walk in Osaka's Dotonbori commercial district on Oct. 29, 2020, while wearing face masks amid unabated coronavirus infections. Japan's cumulative total of confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 100,000 the same day, amid a recent uptick in the number of new infections coinciding with a resumption in economic activity.

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Japan's total coronavirus cases top 100,000

People walk in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Oct. 29, 2020, while wearing face masks amid unabated coronavirus infections. Japan's cumulative total of confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 100,000 the same day, amid a recent uptick in the number of new infections coinciding with a resumption in economic activity.

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Japan's total coronavirus cases top 100,000

People walk in Osaka's Dotonbori commercial district on Oct. 29, 2020, while wearing face masks amid unabated coronavirus infections. Japan's cumulative total of confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 100,000 the same day, amid a recent uptick in the number of new infections coinciding with a resumption in economic activity.

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Japan's total coronavirus cases top 100,000

People walk in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Oct. 29, 2020, while wearing face masks amid unabated coronavirus infections. Japan's cumulative total of confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 100,000 the same day, amid a recent uptick in the number of new infections coinciding with a resumption in economic activity.

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Japan's total coronavirus cases top 100,000

People walk in Tokyo's Shibuya area on Oct. 29, 2020, while wearing face masks amid unabated coronavirus infections. Japan's cumulative total of confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 100,000 the same day, amid a recent uptick in the number of new infections coinciding with a resumption in economic activity.