ILEA001248208: U.S. agency investigating Norfolk Southern's safety practices after train accidents

Chinese organizations donate school materials to Myanmar's school

STORY: Chinese organization donates school materials to Myanmar's school SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony STORYLINE: The China Foundation for Peace and Development and Myanmar-China Exchange and Cooperation Association donated school materials to Practicing Middle School, Yankin Education Degree College in Yangon on Tuesday. During the donation ceremony, on behalf of the two organizations, the secretary-general of the China Foundation for Peace and Development Xu Jianguo handed over the stationary items, LED light bulbs, sports equipment, which are worth 10 million kyats (about 4,762 U.S. dollars). About 150 people attended the ceremony, including representatives from a number of Chinese and Myanmar civil organizations, volunteers from the Yangon University of Foreign Languages, and teachers and students from Myanmar's international schools. Xinhua News Agency cor

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin diagnosed with prostate cancer

STORY: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin diagnosed with prostate cancer SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin 2. various of aerial view of the Pentagon STORYLINE: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, Walter Reed National Military Center officials said in a statement on Tuesday. The latest announcement came one day after the White House and the Pentagon both said that they would investigate why President Joe Biden and other high-ranking officials were not informed immediately about the defense secretary's hospitalization and left in the dark for several days. The cancer was discovered after a routine prostate screening, Walter Reed officials said. On Dec. 22, Austin underwent a minimally invasive surgical procedure called prostatectomy to treat and cure prostate cancer. He was

Major U.S. highway collapses after fuel truck catches fire

STORY: Major U.S. highway collapses after fuel truck catches fire DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro addressing the press 2. various of the site STORYLINE: A section of a busy highway on the East Coast of the United States collapsed on Sunday after a tanker carrying petrol caught fire underneath an overpass. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said at a press briefing that no injuries had been reported, and the authorities were working to "identify any individual who may have been caught in the fire." Traffic in both directions of the highway was halted. Video clips showed that emergency vehicles gathered in the vicinity of the collapsed overpass. According to the governor, the northbound side of the road had completely collapsed, while the southbound lanes had been deemed structurally unsound. It would take a "number of months" to restore the "critical artery." The U.S. National Transportation Sa

Federal gov't sues U.S. railroad over discharge of pollutants, hazardous substances

STORY: Federal gov't sues U.S. railroad over discharge of pollutants, hazardous substances DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of NTSB investigators at the site of the train derailment (courtesy of NTSB) 2. aerial footage of derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio (courtesy of NTSB) STORYLINE: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday a complaint against Norfolk Southern related to a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. The complaint seeks penalties and injunctive relief for "the unlawful discharge of pollutants, oil, and hazardous substances," and declaratory judgment on liability for past and future costs. On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials, including hazardous substances, pollutants, and oil derailed in East Palestine, a community of approximately 5,000 residents located on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The derailment resulted in a pile of burning rail cars,

Rail services gradually resume in Greece 3 weeks after deadly crash

STORY: Rail services gradually resume in Greece 3 weeks after deadly crash DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first train departing Athens central railway station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): PANAGIOTIS TEREZAKIS, Interim CEO of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) 3. various of the train accident in central Greece on 28 of February 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): IOANNIS KOKKINAKIS, Station master at the Athens central railways station 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): ELLI REVISVILI, Passenger 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): GIORGOS KARANIKAS, President of the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) STORYLINE: Passenger and freight trains gradually resumed service in Greece on Wednesday, three weeks after an accident in the center of the country that resulted in 57 deaths. Following a review of safety measures, operations will be fully restored in April, Panagiotis Terezakis, interim CEO of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), said af

U.S. state Ohio sues railroad Norfolk Southern over train derailment

STORY: U.S. state Ohio sues railroad Norfolk Southern over train derailment DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE YOST, Ohio Attorney General 2. various of aerial footage showing the derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio STORYLINE: The U.S. state of Ohio sued railroad Norfolk Southern on Tuesday over the train derailment in the state's East Palestine last month. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a 58-count civil lawsuit in federal court seeking to hold Norfolk Southern financially responsible for the Feb. 3 incident. Yost's office said the train derailment caused the release of over 1 million gallons of hazardous chemicals, "recklessly endangering" both the health of area residents and Ohio's natural resources. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE YOST, Ohio Attorney General "This derailment was entirely avoidable and I'm concerned that Norfolk Southern is maybe putting profits for their own company above the healt

Washington has money for wars overseas, not for railways at home

STORY: Washington has money for wars overseas, not for railways at home DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ERIC GARRIS, Director of Antiwar.com 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa), Kenya STORYLINE: The catastrophic toxic train derailment in Ohio has alerted Americans to the safety of their transport infrastructure, with many asking why the government has money for wars around the world but not for railways at home. On Feb. 19, hundreds of protesters slammed America's role of "war machine" in overseas wars at a rally before the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Organizers said the anti-war rally was planned to protest against massive money funneling into Ukraine, as well as America's role in the Russia-Ukraine conflicts. The United States announced on Feb. 20 an additional 500 million U.S. dollars

North China city launches first China-Europe freight train

STORY: North China city launches first China-Europe freight train DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of freight train and station 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG WEI, General manager of local e-commerce company STORYLINE: The city of Langfang in north China's Hebei Province saw its first China-Europe freight train leave the station Saturday. The freight train, carrying 55 40-foot containers, will complete a journey of 7,800 km and arrive at its destination in Moscow 17 days later. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG WEI, General manager of local e-commerce company "The freight train will help accelerate the capital turnover speed of our company. The transportation cost of each container will be reduced by around 3,000 yuan (431 U.S. dollars). Our company ships 15 to 20 containers each month, so it will save us about 40,000 to 60,000 yuan (5,752 to 8,628 U.S. dollars)." According to the city's development and reform commission, the frei

U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment

STORY: U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the derailment site STORYLINE: A federal agency released a preliminary report Thursday on the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. The report issued by the National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) said the Norfolk Southern train passed three hot bearing detectors (HBD) on its trip before the derailment on the night of Feb. 3. The function of the HBD is to detect overheated bearings and provide audible real-time warnings to train crews. One of the HBDs "transmitted a critical audible alarm message instructing the crew to slow and stop the train to inspect a hot axle," according to the report. After hearing the warning, the train engineer "increased the dynamic brake application to further slow and stop the train" and the crew later observed fire and smoke and notifi

Racism, culture of violence, firearms abuse fuel gun violence in U.S.: scholar

STORY: Racism, culture of violence, firearms abuse fuel gun violence in U.S.: scholar DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gun violence reports 2.various of protests against gun violence 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HEBA GAMAL, Professor of political science, Institute of National Planning 4. various of a gun store 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HEBA GAMAL, Professor of political science, Institute of National Planning STORYLINE: A white Louisiana police officer was arrested Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man earlier this month. Body camera footage of the fatal encounter was also released Thursday. Gun violence is one of the acutest social problems in the United States. According to the Gun Violence Archive, the country has lost more than 5,500 lives to gun violence so far this year. Its figures also show that the number of mass shootings has been on the rise in recent years. In the last three years, there had been more than 600 mas

U.S. agency investigating Norfolk Southern's safety practices after train accidents

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