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PM Mark Carney Addresses Reporters After Cabinet Retreat - Ottawa

Prime Minister Mark Carney looks upwards as he speaks with reporters during an availability following a cabinet retreat, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in Ottawa. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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© Edwin Cook/ABACA. 50765-06. Paris-France, 05/10/2003. Belgian Jockey Christophe Soumillon, horse trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre and the Aga Khan hold their trophies after their horse Dalakhani won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp horse track, near Paris, October 5, 2003. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a group one race for three-year-old and upwards colts and fillies, run over one and a half mile (2.4 km).

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US: EF-3 Tornado Rip Through Hawley, Texas, Leaving Family Of 4 Injured

An EF-3 tornado with wind speeds reaching upwards of 165 mph ripped through Hawley, western Texas on Thursday, May 2, leaving a family of 4 injured.

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India's forex reserves rise to 648.562 bln USD

STORY: India's forex reserves rise to 648.562 bln USD SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India Gate 2. various of building of the Reserve Bank of India 3. various of market STORYLINE: India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves further rose by 2.98 billion U.S. dollars to 648.562 billion U.S. dollars in the week ended April 5, according to the weekly statistics issued by the country's central bank the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. This was the seventh consecutive week when India's forex reserves moved upwards. The foreign currency assets, a key component of the forex reserves, rose by 549 million U.S. dollars to 571.166 billion U.S. dollars during the cited period, showed the RBI data. Meanwhile, the gold reserves rose by 2.398 billion U.S. dollars to 54.558 billion U.S. dollars. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Malaysia's retail industry sees 13.8 pct growth in Q1

STORY: Malaysia's retail industry sees 13.8 pct growth in Q1 DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's national flag and crowds in front of shopping malls 2. various of customers shopping in store 3. various of customers shopping at a bazaar 4. various of customers shopping at a supermarket STORYLINE: Malaysia's retail industry recorded a better-than-expected growth rate of 13.8 percent in retail sales in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, Retail Group Malaysia (RGM) said on Tuesday. The RGM has also revised Malaysia's annual retail industry growth rate for 2023 upwards from 4 percent to 4.8 percent due to the retail result during the first quarter of this year. In its report, the RGM said this latest quarterly result was 50 percent higher than the estimate made by members of Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA) and Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) at 9.2 percent in March. According to the

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Godzilla head statue in Tokyo

Photo taken on May 24, 2023, shows a life-size Godzilla replica from the neck upwards peering down from a skyscraper in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.

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Int'l consumer products expo proves China bigger player in digital world: expert

STORY: Int'l consumer products expo proves China bigger player in digital world: expert DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the third CICPE 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk STORYLINE: The third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) is currently underway in southern China's island province of Hainan. The expo is the first offline event among China's top four international trade fairs of the year. More than 3,000 brands from over 60 countries and regions are taking part in the event. A Turkish analyst said that hosting the consumer products expo with tremendous participation is the "leading indicator" that China will be the center of the "new digital world." SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk "Global institutions and governments have revised their growth forecasts for China's economy upwards, especially after China reopened its doors

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Holocaust survivor, recipient of Sugihara visa, dies at 90

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Samuil Manski, who was among upwards of 6,000 Jews granted life-saving transit visas by Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara during World War II. Manski died on June 19, 2011, in Hyannis, Massachusetts, at the age of 90.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Japan's Takefusa Kubo looks upwards after his side allowed the opening goal to Spain during the first half of a World Cup Group E football match at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 1, 2022.

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Chile's economy to grow 1.75 to 2.25 pct in 2022, central bank estimates

STORY: Chile's economy to grow 1.75 to 2.25 pct in 2022, central bank estimates DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of currency 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LISARDO GOMEZ, Director of Engineering School at International Business Department at University of Valparaiso in Chile 4. various of street views 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LISARDO GOMEZ, Director of Engineering School at International Business Department at University of Valparaiso in Chile STORYLINE: Chile's economy will grow between 1.75 percent and 2.25 percent in 2022, and it will expand below its potential for several more quarters, given global inflationary pressure, the Central Bank of Chile projected Wednesday. According to September's Monetary Policy Report, the bank also revised upwards the annual inflation forecast for 2022, from 10 percent in June to 12 percent this month. It stated that "accumulated price volatility shocks and the recent depreciation

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China forges ahead for brighter future in digital economy

STORY: China forges ahead for brighter future in digital economy DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of digital economy related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at International Policy Research Center of Cuba 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation, India STORYLINE: Three years into the pandemic, China has made headway in digitizing the economy to spur dynamic growth. Digital economic activities have grown exponentially in the past years and have gradually become one of the dominant forces in the national economy. In 2020, China's digital economy maintained a high growth rate of 9.7 percent to 39.2 trillion yuan (about 6.16 trillion U.S. dollars), reaching upwards of an estimated 38.6 percent of the national GDP. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at International Policy Research Center of Cuba "I think that this development (of t

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Fitch slashes India's 2022-23 growth estimate to 8.5 pct

STORY: Fitch slashes India's 2022-23 growth estimate to 8.5 pct DATELINE: March 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the streets in New Delhi STORYLINE: Fitch Ratings on Tuesday slashed India's growth forecast for the next fiscal to 8.5 percent from an estimate of 10.3 percent last December. The global rating agency has revised the gross domestic product growth forecast upwards for the current fiscal by 0.6 percentage points to 8.7 percent. "However, we have lowered our growth forecast for FY 2022-2023 to 8.5 percent (-1.8 pp) on sharply higher energy prices," Fitch said while revising up its inflation forecasts. Fitch sees inflation in the country could peak up to 7 percent in the third quarter this year, well above the Reserve Bank of India's upper tolerance limit of 6 percent. In its Global Economic Outlook-March 2022, Fitch said the post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery is being hit by a potentially huge global supply shock that will reduce growth an

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★A group of Afghan refugees are trying to warm up by lighting a fire, that crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★A group of Afghan refugees are trying to warm up by lighting a fire, that crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★An Afghan family crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the mountain crossing and boat trips have claimed many lives

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★An Afghan family crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the mountain crossing and boat trips have claimed many lives

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★A group of Afghan refugees are trying to warm up by lighting a fire, that crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★Afghan women refugees are trying to warm up by lighting a fire, that crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the moun

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★Afghan women refugees are trying to warm up by lighting a fire, that crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the moun

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★An Afghan woman crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the mountain crossing and boat trips have claimed many lives.

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★A group of Afghan refugees are trying to warm up by lighting a fire, that crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★An Afghan woman crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the mountain crossing and boat trips have claimed many lives.

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★An Afghan woman crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the mountain crossing and boat trips have claimed many lives.

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Afghans flee to Turkey every day in wake of Taliban takeover

★Afghan women refugees are trying to warm up by lighting a fire, that crossed the Iran-Turkey border near Tatvan district in Bitlis, Turkey, on August 17, 2021. housands of people are fleeing conflict, violence, and poverty to make the risky journey across the Iran-Turkey border. Afghans fleeing the Taliban enter Turkey illegally through Iran-Turkey border. Refugees crossing from Iran to Van go to many points in Turkey. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain range that makes up the Iran-Turkey border. Assisted by an organized network of smugglers, migrants pay upwards of $1000 USD per person for a journey through safe houses, across Van Lake, around land-border checkpoints, and onward to cities like Ankara and Istanbul. Migrants often report severe beatings by Iranian border guards and poor safe house conditions, while the moun

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Breaking Upwards (2009)

Movie Poster Film: Breaking Upwards (2009) Director: Daryl Wein 05 June 2009 Date: 05 June 2009

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High Anxiety (1977)

Madeline Kahn & Mel Brooks Characters: Victoria Brisbane, Richard H. Thorndyke Film: High Anxiety (USA 1977) Director: Mel Brooks 25 December 1977 Mel Brooks' H

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Batman - film (1966)

Burt Ward & Adam West Characters: Dick Grayson, Batman Television: Batman (TV-Serie) Usa 1966-1968, 12 January 1966 28th September 1966: Actors Adam West and Burt Ward as Batman and Robin respectively, 'climbing' on horizontal scenery in a film studio whilst Sammy Davis Junior (1925-1990) leans out of a window to watch them. (Photo by Alan Band/Keystone/Getty Images) Date: 12-Jan-66

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Three passengers on the Tokyo underground

Three passengers on an underground train in Tokyo, Japan. The two men are reading, while the woman between them looks upwards, perhaps at an advertisement or the route map. Date: 1986

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Portrait of a woman

A typical portrait of the bust upwards. The shadows of the face are emphasized with lights from the front left, and the beautiful face of the woman is stressed. In this collection there are several pictures from the same negative. (Numbers 1-4,40-32,41-32)==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number29‐11‐0]

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Sumo wrestling

The left wrestler has his hands around the other wrestler, and is trying to extend his hands around the sides of his opponent. The right wrestler resists with his upper body pushed upwards.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:[R. Stillfried], (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number27‐32‐0]

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Portrait of a foreign man

The identity of the person in the picture is unknown, but it is a portrait of the bust upwards, from the angle of a profile. It is the most effective angle to portray a Westerner with many shadows in the face. A masterpiece of the professional photographer, Ogawa Kazuma.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐18‐0]

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Holocaust survivor, recipient of Sugihara visa, dies at 90

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Samuil Manski, who was among upwards of 6,000 Jews granted life-saving transit visas by Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara during World War II. Manski died on June 19, 2011, in Hyannis, Massachusetts, at the age of 90. (Kyodo)

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Main Hall and Worship Hall at Suwa Shrine

The buildings starting from the right are, Worship Hall, Norito-den Hall, and the Main Hall at Suwa Shrine. Worship Hall is where commoners would worship. The building is made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) in irimoya-zukuri style (a hip-and- gable roof construction) with a hiwadabuki-style roof (Japanese cypress hinoki bark thatching). The right, left , and front walls flip open upwards like awnings. The tablet was written by Sawa Nobuyoshi who became the Kyushu Pacification Officer in 1868. The floor of the Norito-den Hall connected to the passageway is tatami-covered. The building in the far left is the main hall rebuilt in 1869 after burning down in 1857. The chancel enshrines the spirit of the three deities of the Suwa, Morisaki, and Sumiyoshi shrines.==Date:about 1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)