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Floods leave 40,000 children homeless in Afghan province: charity

STORY: Floods leave 40,000 children homeless in Afghan province: charity SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected area in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province STORYLINE: About 40,000 children lost their homes in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province amidst last week's heavy downpours and floods, global charity Save the Children said Monday. "Children are scared. Many have lost everything, not only their homes but their schools and the places where they play. They have lost everything familiar. They have lost all routine," said Arshad Malik, country director for the charity in Afghanistan. More than 330 were killed across the impoverished country, mostly in Baghlan and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. In the wake of the flooding, global organizations and Afghan officials warned of a rising

SERBIA-BELGRADE-CHINA-MEDIA-THINK TANK-FORUM

(240501) -- BELGRADE, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Manja Grcic, director general of Tanjug News Agency, delivers a speech at a China-Serbia media and think tank forum in Belgrade, Serbia, on April 30, 2024. Jointly organized by China's Xinhua News Agency and Serbia's Tanjug News Agency, the China-Serbia media and think tank forum held here on Tuesday brought together around 200 participants, including government officials as well as representatives from mainstream media and think tanks of both countries. At the forum, Xinhua News Agency also launched the Serbian version of the report "Fostering a Global Community of Shared Future: Contemporary Significance and Tangible Achievements." The theme of the forum read as "Deepening China-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership following the vision of a global community of shared future." (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Türkiye to endorse Dutch PM Rutte as candidacy for NATO chief: media

STORY: Türkiye to endorse Dutch PM Rutte as candidacy for NATO chief: media SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Istanbul (date:26.04.2024) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the meeting of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Lahey (date:19.04.2024) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of the headquarters of NATO (date:04.04.2024) (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) STORYLINE: Türkiye will support the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for the post of NATO Secretary General, the state-run TRT broadcaster quoted anonymous Turkish officials as saying. Türkiye has informed the other NATO members of its decision, according to the report. The outgoing Dutch premier Rutte met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday last week for talks on

UN, Chinese embassy celebrate Chinese Language Day in Kenya

STORY: UN, Chinese embassy celebrate Chinese Language Day in Kenya SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the performances 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAINAB HAWA BANGURA, Director-general of UNON 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANNE NJOKI, Chinese language student STORYLINE: The United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) and the Chinese Embassy in Kenya celebrated UN Chinese Language Day on Friday with a vibrant event. The ceremony featured traditional music from the instrument orchestra of east China's Nanjing University and was attended by senior UN officials, diplomats, students and faculty members from local universities. Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Zhou Pingjian and Director-general of UNON Zainab Hawa Bangura attended the event. They emphasized the importance of UN Chinese Language Day, which falls on April 20, in promoting multilateralism and a shared future for humanity. Describing Chinese as an official lang

LVMH Annual General Meeting - Paris

Jerome Sibille, Director, General Administration & Legal Affairs, LVMH Group and Bernard Arnault, French entrepreneur and billionaire. Majority shareholder and Chairman and CEO of luxury goods group LVMH, he also owns the media companies Les Echos, Le Parisien and Radio Classique during the LVMH Group Annual General Meeting on April 18, 2024 at the Carrousel du Louvre. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM