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Romania holds local, EU parliament elections

STORY: Romania holds local, EU parliament elections SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the elections STORYLINE: Around 18 million Romanians participated in the vote on Sunday to elect 33 European Parliament representatives, as well as 3,186 mayors, local and county chiefs. In Romania, approximately 15 candidates run for one seat in the European Parliament elections, according to Romania's Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). President of the AEP Toni Grebla announced earlier that 494 candidates had registered for the European Parliament elections. Among the candidates, 167 are women, representing 33.81 percent of the total. As the European Parliamentary elections in Romania took place on the same day as the local elections, many of the candidates on the EP lists were also running for mayor or local councilor. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bucharest. (XHTV)

Incumbent president, PM head for runoff in Lithuania's presidential race

STORY: Incumbent president, PM head for runoff in Lithuania's presidential race SHOOTING TIME: May 13, 2024 DATELINE: May 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Vilnius CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. aerial views of Vilnius 2. various of press conference of Lithuanian presidential election STORYLINE: Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte are poised to advance to the second round of Lithuania's presidential race, according to preliminary results of Sunday's vote. The latest data announced by Lithuania's Central Electoral Commission showed Nauseda led with 44.10 percent of voter support, while Simonyte was second with 19.86 percent. Neither Nauseda nor Simonyte secured the presidency in Sunday's first round, falling short of the 50 percent threshold, and declared their advancement to the runoff. The runoff is set for May 26. "I am ready to make a strong push for victory in the runoff, and I think I will succeed in doing so," Nauseda told reporters early Monday.

Int'l community calls for de-escalation amid Iran-Israel tension

STORY: Int'l community calls for de-escalation amid Iran-Israel tension SHOOTING TIME: April 13-14, 2024 DATELINE: April 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Jerusalem/Cairo/Damascus/UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. phone footages of the Iran's missile and drone attack in Israel on the night of April 13 3. STANDUP 2 (English): Xie E, Xinhua correspondent 4. various of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council held on April 14 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): Egyptian citizen 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SUHAIL NAJM, Syrian citizen STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "Here I'm near the Israeli Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. After several hours of discussion Sunday evening, Israel's war cabinet has yet to decide on how and when to respond to Iran's missile and drone attack. Spokesman of Israel Defense Forces Daniel Hagari said in a press briefing Sunday evening that a defensive coalition of Israel and its

Brazil launches 3rd submarine under partnership with France

STORY: Brazil launches 3rd submarine under partnership with France SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron attending the launching ceremony (source: Agencia Brasil (EBC) news agency) STORYLINE: Brazil launched the "Tonelero" submarine on Wednesday, the third one it has built through a partnership with France under the Submarine Development Program (ProSub). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron attended the launching ceremony held at the Itaguai port on the Rio de Janeiro coast. "Today Brazil is part of a small group of countries that master submarine construction. ProSub is Brazil's largest and most important international defense cooperation project," Lula da Silva said during the event. For his part, Macron said that the shipyard built to manufacture the submarine is o

Arab League chief receives Brazilian president

STORY: Arab League chief receives Brazilian president SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, Brazilian President STORYLINE: Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul-Gheit received on Thursday Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is currently visiting Cairo. He asserted there would not be peace without the establishment of a Palestinian state and called for an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. He announced his government will make a new contribution to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which is facing a cash crunch after Israel alleged that 12 of its 13,000 staff in Gaza were involved in the Oct. 7 attack. Da Silva gave a speech at the Arab League headquarters, criticizing Israel for its reaction against Hamas. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, Brazilian President "The (Israeli) response is dis

Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election

STORY: Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:52 LOCATION: Helsinki CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling station 2. various of candidates receiving interview 3. various of Alexander Stubb meeting media 4. earlier footage of Alexander Stubb's campaign 5. various of candidates' posts STORYLINE: The presidential candidate for the National Coalition Alexander Stubb narrowly won the Finnish presidential election Sunday night. With all the votes counted, Stubb got 51.6 percent of support in the final round, while Independent Green candidate Pekka Haavisto obtained 48.4 percent, according to figures released by the Finnish Ministry of Justice. "I can promise that I will do my best every single day for this task," Stubb said after being confirmed Finland's next president. Commenting to the media, Stubb said that Finland is now entering a new era. "I would like to continue along the lines of Niinisto, but it is understanda

Netanyahu stresses Israel must achieve all goals of war after UN court's ruling

STORY: Netanyahu stresses Israel must achieve all goals of war after UN court's ruling SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine/Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 2. various of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivering the ruling on Israel genocide case 3. various of Gaza 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-SAADANI, Palestinian in Gaza 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED ABU ZOOROUB, Palestinian in Rafah STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem "Saturday marked the 113th day of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In the rainy and cold evening, Israeli protesters gathered in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, calling on the government to secure the release of hostages in Gaza. Some of them also urged for an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israeli military presence in the West Bank. Speaking at a televised press conference in the same evening, N

Felix Tshisekedi re-elected president of DR Congo: electoral commission

STORY: Felix Tshisekedi re-elected president of DR Congo: electoral commission SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.various of the meeting held by Independent National Electoral Commission in Kinshasa 2.various of people celebrating outside the headquarters of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UPDS), ruling party of DRC 3.SOUNDBITE (Lingala): CHRISTIAN, Voter STORYLINE: Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a second five-year term, securing 73.34 percent of the total votes cast in the elections held on Dec. 20, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission said Sunday. Moise Katumbi, one of the main opposition candidates, attained the second position with about 18 percent of the votes, according to the commission. The commission reported that over 18 million people, out of a total of 44 million registered voters, cast their ballots. The president-elec

Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6 pct of vote

STORY: Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6 pct of vote SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): DONG XIUZHU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the press conference held in Cairo on Monday 3. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaking after his re-election STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): DONG XIUZHU, Xinhua correspondent "Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA) declared on Monday incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi winner of the nation's 2024 presidential election, securing a third term with 89.6 percent of valid votes." At a press conference in Cairo, Chairman of the NEA Hazem Badawy said that nearly 44.8 million citizens at home and abroad voted in the election, out of some 67 million eligible voters, representing a turnout of 66.8 percent, which is "the highest turnout in Egypt's history." Hazem Omar, who leads the Republican People's Party, won 4.5 percent of the vote, followed by

Voting for Egypt's presidential election kicks off

STORY: Voting for Egypt's presidential election kicks off SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:47 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of polling stations in Cairo 3. various of candidates' campaigns STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent "Millions of Egyptians are set to cast their votes as the country's 2024 presidential election kicked off on Sunday with four candidates contesting, the most popular of whom is incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Running from Dec. 10 to 12, the voting begins at 09:00 a.m. Cairo local time and lasts for 12 hours on each of the three days. I'm now at one of the polling stations in Cairo. As we can see, there are many residents coming here to vote." Overseas Egyptian voters had previously cast their ballots from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3. About 67 million Egyptians are eligible to vote at more than 9,000 polling stations nationwide. Sisi, who is r

Former president Lula da Silva wins 2nd round of Brazil's presidential elections

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