World Book Day: Enjoying fun of reading

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World Book Day: Enjoying fun of reading

STORY: World Book Day: Enjoying fun of reading DATELINE: April 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: Kigali\Havana\Gaza\Damascus\Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): GABRIELA CASANAS, Student from the University of Havana 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PIERRE HERZEL LAVI, Israeli translator and publisher 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): EYAD MURSHED, Director of government-run Al-Assad Library 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): SHIREEN AL-OKKA, Public relations official of Samir Mansour's library in Gaza 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): YIN QINGRI, Chairman of the Rwanda Chinese Association STORYLINE: World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day, is an annual celebration initiated by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright. It's been celebrated on April 23 annually since 1995. In Cuba, thousands of people have flocked to the Havana International Book Fair taking place after a two-year hiatus affected by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): GABRIELA CASANAS, Student fro

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