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China: Clever Cat Opens Door Gap to Enter Room in Zhejiang

On October 7, 2025, in Zhejiang, eastern China, a funny home video featured a black-and-white “cow-patterned” cat trying to enter a room through a narrow door gap. The clever feline crossed its front paws and repeatedly pulled at the door, widening the opening bit by bit. After a few graceful movements, the cat finally squeezed through and strutted inside.

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises over the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, following an Israeli airstrike on November 12, 2024. srael's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises over the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, following an Israeli airstrike on November 12, 2024. srael's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises over the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, following an Israeli airstrike on November 12, 2024. srael's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises over the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, following an Israeli airstrike on November 12, 2024. srael's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises over the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, following an Israeli airstrike on November 12, 2024. srael's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises over the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, following an Israeli airstrike on November 12, 2024. srael's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises among the residential buildings following an Israeli attack on Ghobeiry municipality located in the Dahieh region in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle east Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises near a mosque, in an residential area after an Israeli airstrike in Ghobeiry, Dahieh area, Beirut, Lebanon, on November 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle east Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises near a mosque, in an residential area after an Israeli airstrike in Ghobeiry, Dahieh area, Beirut, Lebanon, on November 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle east Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

A billboard showing Hassan Nasrallah near a residitional area. Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in the Dahieh area of Beirut, Lebanon, on November 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle east Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises among the residential buildings following an Israeli attack on Ghobeiry municipality located in the Dahieh region in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle east Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Smoke rises among the residential buildings following an Israeli attack on Ghobeiry municipality located in the Dahieh region in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle east Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Rescuers work amid the rubble after Israeli planes bombed a residential building in Joun, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. The health ministry declared "the Israeli enemy raid on Joun killed 12 people and wounded eight," in the strike on a town south of Beirut. It also added that a strike aimed a few kilometers further north, in the mountainous Aley region east of the capital, killed eight people. Photo by Ali Hashisho/X

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

This photo shows the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2024. Lebanese TV channels reported that Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on different areas of Beirut's southern suburbs, including several attacks on the Dar al-Hawra Medical Center in Haret Hreik, Beirut's Dahieh suburb. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. The health ministry declared "the Israeli enemy raid on Joun killed 12 people

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

Rescuers work amid the rubble after Israeli planes bombed a residential building in Joun, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. The health ministry declared "the Israeli enemy raid on Joun killed 12 people and wounded eight," in the strike on a town south of Beirut. It also added that a strike aimed a few kilometers further north, in the mountainous Aley region east of the capital, killed eight people. Photo by Ali Hashisho/X

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

A rescuer works amid the rubble after Israeli planes bombed a residential building in Joun, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. The health ministry declared "the Israeli enemy raid on Joun killed 12 people and wounded eight," in the strike on a town south of Beirut. It also added that a strike aimed a few kilometers further north, in the mountainous Aley region east of the capital, killed eight people. Photo by Ali Hashisho

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

This photo shows the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2024. Lebanese TV channels reported that Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on different areas of Beirut's southern suburbs, including several attacks on the Dar al-Hawra Medical Center in Haret Hreik, Beirut's Dahieh suburb. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. The health ministry declared "the Israeli enemy raid on Joun killed 12 people

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

This photo shows the smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2024. Lebanese TV channels reported that Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on different areas of Beirut's southern suburbs, including several attacks on the Dar al-Hawra Medical Center in Haret Hreik, Beirut's Dahieh suburb. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. The health ministry declared "the Israeli enemy raid on Joun killed 12 people

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

A rescuer works amid the rubble after Israeli planes bombed a residential building in Joun, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2024. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. The health ministry declared "the Israeli enemy raid on Joun killed 12 people and wounded eight," in the strike on a town south of Beirut. It also added that a strike aimed a few kilometers further north, in the mountainous Aley region east of the capital, killed eight people. Photo by Ali Hashisho

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Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Leave At Least 33 Dead

This photo shows the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 13, 2024. Lebanese TV channels reported that Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on different areas of Beirut's southern suburbs, including several attacks on the Dar al-Hawra Medical Center in Haret Hreik, Beirut's Dahieh suburb. Israel's aerial bombardment claimed 33 lives across Lebanon on Tuesday, November 12, striking populations already displaced by the escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. This latest wave of strikes marks a significant shift in Israeli military strategy. The offensive extended beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, reaching areas previously untouched by the conflict, where the Iran-backed Hezbollah has historically maintained no significant presence. This geographical expansion of operations raises concerns about a potential widening of the conflict. The health ministry declared "the Israeli enemy raid on Joun killed 12 people

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UN-68TH SESSION-CSW-OPENING

(240312) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 11, 2024 shows the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN headquarters in New York. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-68TH SESSION-CSW-OPENING

(240312) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The president of the General Assembly Dennis Francis (L) addresses the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 11, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN chief calls for action as women's rights face backsliding, violence

STORY: UN chief calls for action as women's rights face backsliding, violence SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UNGA Hall 2. wide shot of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking up to rostrum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. wide shot of President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis walking up to rostrum 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. Addressing the opening of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the pivotal

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UN-COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN-68TH SESSION-OPENING

(240311) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dennis Francis, president of UN General Assembly, addresses the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 11, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN-68TH SESSION-OPENING

(240311) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 11, 2024. Guterres on Monday underscored the critical urgency of protecting women's rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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China key player in multilateralism: Nicaraguan FM

STORY: China key player in multilateralism: Nicaraguan FM DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): DENIS MONCADA, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister STORYLINE: China is an important player in multilateralism with visionary initiatives to promote world peace and development, said Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada in a recent interview at the UN headquarters. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): DENIS MONCADA, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister "The strong relationship that China has with the world and with the United Nations is one of friendship and of unity." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DENIS MONCADA, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister "China strengthens multilateralism and also strengthens multipolarity. It develops and implements projects and programs of international significance, global development, global security and of the Belt and Road Initiative." SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): DENIS MONCADA, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister "Widening exchanges (between China a

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Japan's wholesale prices increase 7.2 pct in March

STORY: Japan's wholesale prices increase 7.2 pct in March DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of factories in Japan 2. various of port 3. various of city views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's wholesale price inflation increased in March from a year earlier, although the pace of increase slowed for a third successive month, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said Wednesday. According to the central bank, wholesale prices in Japan rose 7.2 percent in March from a year earlier, as raw material prices and the yen's weaker tone continue to weigh. The corporate goods price index (CGPI), a gauge of prices for goods and services charged by companies to each other, came on the heels of an 8.3 percent increase booked in February, the data showed, with the latest reading coming in line with economists' expectations. Unlike other major central banks, the BOJ has steadfastly stuck to its pledge of maintaining its ultra-low interest rate policy despite a widening

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UN chief vows solidarity with Africa to end scourge of terrorism

STORY: UN chief vows solidarity with Africa to end scourge of terrorism DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday reaffirmed the world body's solidarity with Africa in the fight against terrorism, while warning "trail of terror" is widening across the continent. Guterres made the remarks at a Security Council high-level debate on countering terrorism by strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Terrorism tightens its grip by seeking out and exploiting weaknesses and instability in political, economic and security systems. No age, no culture, no religio

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-AFRICA-COUNTERING TERRORISM-HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE

(230328) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council holds a high-level debate on countering terrorism by strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 28, 2023. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday reaffirmed the world body's solidarity with Africa in the fight against terrorism, while warning "trail of terror" is widening across the continent. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-AFRICA-COUNTERING TERRORISM-HIGH-LEVEL DEBATE

(230328) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C, Front) speaks at a Security Council high-level debate on countering terrorism by strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 28, 2023. Guterres on Tuesday reaffirmed the world body's solidarity with Africa in the fight against terrorism, while warning "trail of terror" is widening across the continent. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill from sunken tanker

STORY: Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill from sunken tanker DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:40 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. aerial footage of affected waters 2. various of the affected waters 3. various of people recovering spilled oil in the vicinity of the affected waters STORYLINE: The Philippine authorities on Thursday scrambled to contain the oil spill caused by an oil tanker carrying around 800,000 liters of industrial oil that sank off the coast of Oriental Mindoro province. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spearheaded cleaning up patches of emulsified oil along the shoreline of four coastal municipalities to prevent its spread. It said the oil spill has reached 35 nautical miles south of the sunken tanker. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said if the source of the leak was pinpointed, the PCG would install spill booms and dispersants to prevent the pollutant from widening and reaching the shoreline. The oil tanker sank on Wednesday due to engine

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Cambodia's national road to be upgraded with funds from China

STORY: Cambodia's national road to be upgraded with funds from China DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. various of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen speaking 3. various of Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian speaking 4. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): KHIM KANHCHARA, Food vendor in Kampong Speu province 5. various of the road under construction STORYLINE: Cambodia broke ground for the widening and upgrading of National Road No. 41 with Chinese funds on Monday to cope with the rising flows of road traffic. The 95-km road is located about 37 km southwest of the capital Phnom Penh, running through four provinces of Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian presided over the groundbreaking ceremony, which was attended by some 5,000 people. Hun Sen expressed his gratitude to the government and people of China for having provided

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-ROAD RECONSTRUCTION-CHINESE AID-GROUNDBREAKING

(221226) -- KAMPONG SPEU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (R) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the widening and upgrading of National Road No. 41 in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia on Dec. 26, 2022. Cambodia broke ground for the widening and upgrading of National Road No. 41 with Chinese funds on Monday to cope with rising flows of the road traffic. TO GO WITH "Cambodia's national road to be upgraded with funds from China" (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-ROAD RECONSTRUCTION-CHINESE AID-GROUNDBREAKING

(221226) -- KAMPONG SPEU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows a view of National Road No. 41 in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia. Cambodia broke ground for the widening and upgrading of National Road No. 41 with Chinese funds on Monday to cope with rising flows of the road traffic. TO GO WITH "Cambodia's national road to be upgraded with funds from China" (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KAMPONG SPEU-ROAD RECONSTRUCTION-CHINESE AID-GROUNDBREAKING

(221226) -- KAMPONG SPEU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows a view of National Road No. 41 in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia. Cambodia broke ground for the widening and upgrading of National Road No. 41 with Chinese funds on Monday to cope with rising flows of the road traffic. TO GO WITH "Cambodia's national road to be upgraded with funds from China" (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

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Fukuda drawing widening support for his premiership bid

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda speaks at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Machimura faction, to which he belongs to, at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 14.

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Fukuda drawing widening support for his premiership bid

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda is surrounded by reporters at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 14 after talks with former LDP Secretary General Makoto Koga, former LDP Vice President Taku Yamasaki and former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki.

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Nikkei hits lowest closing since Dec. amid widening subprime woes

TOKYO, Japan - A pedestrian looks up at the price board outside a brokerage house in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on Aug. 15 as Japan's benchmark stock index ended at its lowest level since December with a loss of some 370 points. The key 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 369.00 points to end at 16,475.61, the lowest level since Dec. 8 when the index closed at 16,417.82.

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G-7 ministers meet in Japan to discuss education cooperation

KURASHIKI, Japan, May 14 Kyodo - Education ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations begin talks in Kurashiki, Japan, on May 14, 2016, on such global issues as refugees and the widening divide between rich and poor. (Pool photo)

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Dollar at upper 105 yen in early Tokyo deals

TOKYO, Japan - A bulletin board in Gaitame.Com Co. shows the U.S. dollar trading at an almost six-year high against the yen on Sept. 5, 2014. The dollar's gain came on the back of the view that a rosy U.S. economic outlook would cause U.S. long-term interest rates to rise, widening the gap with rates in Japan.

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Dollar at upper 105 yen in early Tokyo deals

TOKYO, Japan - A bulletin board in Tokyo, Japan, shows the U.S. dollar trading at an almost six-year high against the yen on Sept. 5, 2014. The dollar's gain came on the back of the view that a rosy U.S. economic outlook would cause U.S. long-term interest rates to rise, widening the gap with rates in Japan.

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Job seekers at job fair in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Job seekers attend a job fair at an employment office in Beijing, China, in June 2014. Due to a rapid growth in the number of people with university degrees in China, the gap in expectations between employers and job seekers is widening.

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Unrest in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - A cross is sprayed over a stencil of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in central Istanbul on June 5, 2013, amid widening antigovernment protests in the city and other parts of the country.

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Protest in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Protesters gather June 2, 2013, at the site of a planned redevelopment in Istanbul, Turkey. Opposition to the plan has turned into widening antigovernment demonstrations nationwide.

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LDP lawmaker Nikai faces new political donations scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese industry minister Toshihiro Nikai responds to questions from reporters at the ministry building on March 26. Sources said a company linked to Nishimatsu Construction Co., at the center of a widening political scandal, leased an office and provided dubious donations to Nikai.

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150 people hold anti-G8 summit rally in Hokkaido

TOYAKO, Japan - Members of civic groups march in the township of Sobetsu, Hokkaido, on July 7 to express opposition to the Group of Eight summit meeting, which began the same day at the nearby Lake Toya resort. About 150 people took part in the rally, accusing G-8 countries of widening the gap between the rich and the poor.

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Wakayama governor nabbed for alleged involvement in bid rigging

OSAKA, Japan - Wakayama Gov. Yoshiki Kimura (L) was arrested late on Nov. 15 on suspicion of involvement in a widening bid-rigging scandal involving a public works project undertaken by the prefectural government. The arrest was made after prosecutors questioned him on a voluntary basis at their office in Osaka.

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Developers, inspectors deny quake data scandal involvement at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Ojima, president of building developer Huser Ltd., one of six key persons linked to widening revelations of earthquake-related building code fabrication, speaks at a session of the House of Representatives Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee as an unsown witness on Nov. 29. All the six denied they were aware of the alleged wrongdoing by architect Hidetsugu Aneha, who is at the center of the scandal.

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Developers, inspectors deny quake data scandal involvement at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Togo Fujita, president of code inspection company eHomes Inc., one of six key persons linked to widening revelations of earthquake-related building code fabrication, speaks at a session of the House of Representatives Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee as an unsown witness on Nov. 29. All the six denied they were aware of the alleged wrongdoing by architect Hidetsugu Aneha, who is at the center of the scandal.