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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 32,414: ministry

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 32,414: ministry SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:58 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue in northern Gaza STORYLINE: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 32,414, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Tuesday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 81 Palestinians and wounded 93 others, it added. This brings the total death toll to 32,414 and injuries to 74,787 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the ministry. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza, Palestine. (XHTV)

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7 killed, 18 injured in road accident in south Pakistan

STORY: 7 killed, 18 injured in road accident in south Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: Seven people were killed and 18 others injured in a road accident in Pakistan's south Sindh province, rescue teams said. The accident happened in Kashmore district of the province, where a passenger van collided with a truck at a main highway on Monday, the state-run Rescue 1122 said in a statement. The van's driver could not see the truck coming from the opposite direction due to low visibility caused by fog and hit into it, the statement added. The injured people had been shifted to a nearby hospital, where five of them were in critical condition. Presently, Pakistan is experiencing fluctuations in weather patterns, leading to the emergence of dense fog in various regions during both morning and night hours, which causes certain sections of highways to close temporarily d

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Chinese-invested expressway enhances travel efficiency in Cambodia

STORY: Chinese-invested expressway enhances travel efficiency in Cambodia SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): SENG CHIEN, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): TOUCH SEREYVUTH, Local resident 4. various of Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway STORYLINE: One year on, the Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has significantly enhanced travel efficiency in Cambodia, giving a boost to the country's economic growth and tourism development. Invested by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the expressway is the first of its kind in Cambodia and a major project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). With two lanes for traffic in each direction plus an emergency lane on each side, vehicles are able to reach their destinations within two hours through the expressway instead of five hours on National

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Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Meeting in Jordan discusses Gaza issue as conflict continues

STORY: Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Meeting in Jordan discusses Gaza issue as conflict continues SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Jerusalem/West Bank/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 2. STANDUP 2 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in West Bank 3. STANDUP 3 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem "The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it carried out a limited raid in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, as troops continued to push forward with their offensive against Hamas in the northern part of the enclave. Earlier on Saturday, a spokesperson of the Israeli army announced that at certain hours in the afternoon, the Salah Al-Din route in the Gaza Strip would be available as a humanitarian route for residents of northern Gaza, who had not yet moved southwards to evacuate

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Charles III crowned King at UK's first coronation in 70 years

STORY: Charles III crowned King at UK's first coronation in 70 years DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the event 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAREN DAKIN, Essex resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHELLE MORLEY, South Yorkshire resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GARY TONEGUZZO, Toronto resident 6. various of the spectators STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG BONING, Xinhua correspondent "On Saturday, Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom (UK) and 14 other Commonwealth realms in the UK's first coronation since 1953 at Westminster Abbey in central London." The coronation service lasted about two hours and involved various stages, including recognition, oath, anointing, investiture and crowning, followed by enthronement and homage. At 12:02 p.m. (1102 GMT), Charles III was formally crowned as the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed St Edward's Crown onto the hea

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1 Palestinian killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes before ceasefire halts escalation

STORY: 1 Palestinian killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes before ceasefire halts escalation DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airstrikes 2. various of the aftermath of the strikes STORYLINE: Calm was resumed in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday when Palestinian officials declared an immediate ceasefire to start before dawn in the coastal enclave, Palestinian sources told Xinhua. Meanwhile, Palestinian medics said a man in Gaza, identified as Hashel Mubarak, 58, was killed, and five other Palestinians were injured in the intensive Israeli airstrikes overnight. Israeli fighter jets, drones, and helicopters carried out dozens of intensive airstrikes on Hamas military posts overnight on Tuesday in Gaza, causing severe damage to homes and facilities, Palestinian security officials and eyewitnesses said. In the early morning hours, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that all security restrictions, which had been impose

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino (top) of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Runners start the two-day, annual collegiate ekiden race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2015. Aoyama Gakuin University won the first day of the road race between Otemachi and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Ukraine's Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko crosses the finish line at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2013, winning the Osaka Women's Marathon in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan-based Kenyan Joseph Gitau (R) shakes hands with Hiroyuki Horibata of Japan after the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2012. Gitau won with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 58 seconds for his first victory in a marathon, while Horibata placed second with a time of 2:08:24.

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Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan-based Kenyan Joseph Gitau wins the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2012, posting a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 58 seconds for his first victory in a marathon.

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Ethiopia's Tolossa wins Tokyo Int'l Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Ethiopia's Ambesse Tolossa crosses the finish line at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 12 to win the Tokyo International Marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 58 seconds.

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(1)Irifune wins 1st Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

OITA, Japan - Japan's Satoshi Irifune hits the tape to win his first Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon title on Feb. 6. Irifune crossed the finish line at Oita municipal stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 58 seconds to put himself in good standing for a spot at the world championships this August in Helsinki.

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2nd time for woman saved from under quake rubble

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Merhat Ozturk (3rd from L), 74, lies in an Istanbul hospital Aug. 22 following her rescue by a Japanese team from debris some 58 hours after last week's killer earthquake in northwestern Turkey. Her son Ahmet (R) said the woman, who was staying in Yalova when the quake struck, had also been rescued from a collapsed building 60 years ago after a temblor hit eastern Turkey.

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6-year-old boy rescued after nearly 48 hours in Indonesia quake

STORY: 6-year-old boy rescued after nearly 48 hours in Indonesia quake DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of ruins of the earthquake 3. various of the boy being rescued STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "310 people have been killed with another 24 still missing after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's West Java province on Monday afternoon. In Cianjur, one of the hardest-hit areas, a 6-year-old boy named Azka was rescued by an evacuation team from the ruins of his house after being trapped for almost 48 hours. According to the country's National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency, risk assessments of the impacts of the quake are underway and the aid would be continuously distributed to the survivors in evacuation centers across the district of Cianjur. On Thursday, the agency reported the tremors destroyed over 56,000 houses and displaced more than 62

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Swedes brace for dark, cold winter as energy crisis ravages northern Europe

STORY: Swedes brace for dark, cold winter as energy crisis ravages northern Europe DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Stockholm's street view 2. various of a lighting shop STORYLINE: The energy crisis resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Western sanctions against Russia, a major energy exporter, has hit Europe hard, affecting also Sweden, a country that was traditionally electricity self-sufficient. Sweden, located in northern Europe, has shorter days in the winter months. In deep winter, the Stockholm area has only around 5.5 daylight hours, while in the north of the country almost 20 hours per day are in complete darkness. According to Statistics Sweden, the price of electricity increased by 54.2 percent in September year-on-year. Consumers have been particularly hard hit in the south of the country, where spot electricity prices recently surged to five times more expensive than a year ago, according to statistics provided

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Ryanair's Spanish cabin workers step up strike for better working conditions

STORY: Ryanair's Spanish cabin workers step up strike for better working conditions DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MANUEL LODEIRO, Vice president of Sitcpla and union delegate of Ryanair 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MANUEL LODEIRO, Vice president of Sitcpla and union delegate of Ryanair STORYLINE: The Spanish cabin staff of Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair started a new round of strikes on Monday in 10 airports across the country. The strikes, organized by the Spanish unions USO and Sitcpla, will take place 24 hours a day from Monday to Thursday every week till Jan. 7 next year. They demand improved working conditions for 1,600 workers. The strike led to six cancellations and 191 delays on the first day of the strike. The latest strike follows two previous waves of limited stoppages by Ryanair cabin crew in June and July that caused over 300 cancellations and more than 3,000 delays. SOU

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U.S. Senate passes Democratic bill on tax policy, health care, climate change

STORY: U.S. Senate passes Democratic bill on tax policy, health care, climate change DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Senate voting on the bill 2. exterior of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: U.S. Senate on Sunday approved the Democratic spending bill on tax policy, health care and climate change, which is scaled down from what President Joe Biden and many Democrats envisioned last year. The so-called Inflation Reduction Act cleared the evenly-divided upper chamber by a vote of 51 to 50 along party lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding to break the tie. No Republicans support the bill, but Democrats have been eager to push through their domestic policy ambitions before the mid-term elections. Democrats used a fast-track legislative process known as reconciliation, which allowed them to pass the measure without any support from Senate Republicans. The final vote came after hours of an amendment process that began Saturd

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1st grain-laden ship from Ukraine to anchor off Istanbul for inspection: Turkish ministry

STORY: 1st grain-laden ship from Ukraine to anchor off Istanbul for inspection: Turkish ministry DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye/UN Headquarters CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cargo ship 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. STANDUP 2 (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter "The first cargo ship carrying grain from Ukraine will anchor off Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, in the early hours of Aug. 3 for a joint inspection as part of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The Defense Ministry said in a written message that the vessel will not enter any port and the inspections will be carried out at the anchorage site on the sea." A team of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) composed of the representatives of Russia, Ukraine, the United Nations, and Türkiye, will go aboard the ship to check the load at 8:00 a.m. local t

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China's Xi'an endeavors to protect students from COVID-19 infection

STORY: China's Xi'an endeavors to protect students from COVID-19 infection DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Xi'an 2. various of students in Xi'an 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIE HONGYAN, Executive headmaster of Houzaimen Primary School STORYLINE: Kindergartens, primary and middle schools in northwest China's Xi'an City on Monday resumed in-person classes, after the recent resurgence of COVID-19 infections was curbed. Before returning to the schools, students and faculty members are required to provide negative results of nucleic acid testing taken within 48 hours. Schools have also strengthened the health monitoring of students. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XIE HONGYAN, Executive headmaster of Houzaimen Primary School "There are many students in the school. To better prevent and control the epidemic in the school, we need to adopt the following measures: We need to check every student's body temperature when he or she enters the school

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S. Korea reports record high of 342,446 new COVID-19 cases

STORY: S. Korea reports record high of 342,446 new COVID-19 cases DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1 various of the nucleic acid tests 2 various of the vaccination STORYLINE: South Korea reported a record daily high of 342,446 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 5,212,118, the health authorities said Wednesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 202,720 in the prior day, surpassing 300,000 for the first time here, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The recent resurgence was driven by infections in the Seoul metropolitan area amid the Omicron variant spread. Among the new cases, 58 were imported, lifting the total to 29,964. The number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at 1,087, up 80 from the previous day. A total of 158 more deaths were confirmed, leaving the death toll at 9,440. The total fatality rate

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(1)Irifune wins 1st Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

OITA, Japan - Japan's Satoshi Irifune hits the tape to win his first Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon title on Feb. 6. Irifune crossed the finish line at Oita municipal stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 58 seconds to put himself in good standing for a spot at the world championships this August in Helsinki. (Kyodo)

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Ethiopia's Tolossa wins Tokyo Int'l Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Ethiopia's Ambesse Tolossa crosses the finish line at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 12 to win the Tokyo International Marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 58 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino (top) of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Former world record holder Kipsang wins Tokyo Marathon

Former world record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men's event at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 26, 2017, with a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes, 58 seconds. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Former world record holder Kipsang wins Tokyo Marathon

Former world record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya celebrates after winning the men's event at the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 26, 2017, with a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes, 58 seconds. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Rio Olympics

Iranian runner Mohammad Jafar Moradi looks up after falling just before the finish line during the men's marathon at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016. Being applauded and cheered by the crowd, Moradi completed the race in 2 hours, 31 minutes and 58 seconds for 129th place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2nd time for woman saved from under quake rubble

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Merhat Ozturk (3rd from L), 74, lies in an Istanbul hospital Aug. 22 following her rescue by a Japanese team from debris some 58 hours after last week's killer earthquake in northwestern Turkey. Her son Ahmet (R) said the woman, who was staying in Yalova when the quake struck, had also been rescued from a collapsed building 60 years ago after a temblor hit eastern Turkey.