79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga observe a moment of silence at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2024, the exact time of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city 78 years ago.

Nepal's new president takes office

STORY: Nepal's new president takes office DATELINE: March 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Newly elected President of Nepal Ram Chandra Poudel was sworn in on Monday to start his five-year term. Poudel was administered the oath of office and secrecy by acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki at the Office of the President. He succeeded Bidya Devi Bhandri. Poudel, 78, won the presidential vote on March 9 as the candidate of eight parties, becoming the third president of Nepal, which became a republic in 2008. The presidential vote involved members of the House of Representatives, the National Assembly and the seven provincial assemblies. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

Ram Chandra Poudel elected as Nepal's new president

STORY: Ram Chandra Poudel elected as Nepal's new president DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting venue 2. various of counting votes 3. various of Ram Chandra Poudel being elected STORYLINE: Ram Chandra Poudel, leader of the Nepali Congress party, was elected as the third president of Nepal on Thursday. Poudel defeated his rival Subash Chandra Nembang, vice chair of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), by garnering 33,802 of the 52,628 electoral votes. Nembang got 15,518 votes. "Ram Chandra Poudel has been elected as the president beating Subash Chandra Nembang," Shaligram Sharma Paudel, spokesperson for the Election Commission, told Xinhua. Poudel, 78, is the candidate of eight ruling parties in the presidential election involving members of the House of Representatives, the National Assembly and the seven provincial assemblies, while Nembang was endorsed only by his own party. Poudel, a former s

Annual antinuclear meetings start in Hiroshima

Annual antinuclear meetings start in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo), backed by the opposition Japanese Communist Party, begins a series of annual meetings on how to eliminate nuclear arms Aug. 2 in Hiroshima. About 300 people, including 78 representatives from 19 countries, attended the first event of the conferences, which will end Aug. 9 in Nagasaki.

Annual antinuclear meetings start in Hiroshima

Annual antinuclear meetings start in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo), backed by the opposition Japanese Communist Party, begins a series of annual meetings on how to eliminate nuclear arms Aug. 2 in Hiroshima. About 300 people, including 78 representatives from 19 countries, attended the first event of the conferences, which will end Aug. 9 in Nagasaki.