Delegates worldwide gather in Dubai to find global climate response at COP28

STORY: Delegates worldwide gather in Dubai to find global climate response at COP28 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Dubai CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP28 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SULTAN AHMED AL JABER, COP28 president 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIMON STIELL, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary 4. various of COP28 STORYLINE: The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, started Thursday afternoon in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, calling for accelerating global climate response. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SULTAN AHMED AL JABER, COP28 president "The new road starts with a decision on the Global Stocktake, a decision that i

UN chief asks for political track to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict

STORY: UN chief asks for political track to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of ECOSOC Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of ECOSOC Council Chamber 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of ECOSOC Council Chamber STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on regional and international players to help restore a political track to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Guterres made the remarks at the 2023 opening session of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Our ultimate goals remain unchanged: end the occupation, realize a two-state solution. But we must face today's reality. The truth is that trends on the ground mean time is working against us. The longer we go

U.S. aims to label China as threat in airship incident: former diplomat

STORY: U.S. aims to label China as threat in airship incident: former diplomat DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China STORYLINE: A Chinese civilian airship had entered U.S. airspace due to force majeure. The non-threatening balloon was later shot down by a missile. A former Egyptian official says the U.S. uses the airship incident to accuse China of espionage, aiming to label China as a threat to other countries. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China "We are used to the U.S. making things up regarding many issues to serve its goals. From the beginning of the balloon crisis, the U.S. aimed to make the world afraid of China by tarnishing its reputation. From the very first moment of the incident, the U.S. immediately confirmed, without any evidence, that the balloon was for spying on it and not for studying the weather, as China said. Then

Yokohama sign S. Korean star Yoo

Yokohama sign S. Korean star Yoo

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama F Marinos have signed veteran South Korea international midfielder Yoo Sang Chul (in file photo) on a contract running from July 1 through June 2004, officials of the J-League first division side said on June 25. The versatile 31-year-old joined Yokohama in 1999 before moving to Kashiwa Reysol two seasons later and has made a total of 77 J-League appearances, scoring 38 goals.

A more unequal, divided, violent United States is seeing its democracy decay

STORY: A more unequal, divided, violent United States is seeing its democracy decay DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAROON SHARIF, Former Minister of State of Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review STORYLINE: In a recent measurement of how countries have progressed towards the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, the United States ranked 41, down from its 2021 ranking of 32. According to the report by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network in June, the U.S. has declined in indicators such as inequalities, labor rights protections and carbon emissions. Many reports have revealed the ills of today's America, where ordinary people have suffered from a system stuck in partisanship amid rising gun violence and an unprecedented pandemic. Experts say the increasingly unequal, split and vi

Washington uses human rights, democracy as political tools: Iraqi politician

STORY: Washington uses human rights, democracy as political tools: Iraqi politician DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party in Iraq STORYLINE: An Iraqi politician has said the United States uses human rights and democracy as tools to achieve its political goals. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party in Iraq "All indications show that there is a decline (in various aspects in the United States) and that there are major problems and significant social class problems, so the United States wants to stop this decline, by creating: firstly, hotbeds of tension; secondly, pressure on global trade. The so-called 'Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act' is part of the efforts of the United States in this field, so it is necessary to view this law and other laws as part of the U.S.'s s

Yokohama sign S. Korean star Yoo

Yokohama sign S. Korean star Yoo

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama F Marinos have signed veteran South Korea international midfielder Yoo Sang Chul (in file photo) on a contract running from July 1 through June 2004, officials of the J-League first division side said on June 25. The versatile 31-year-old joined Yokohama in 1999 before moving to Kashiwa Reysol two seasons later and has made a total of 77 J-League appearances, scoring 38 goals. (Kyodo)