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India votes in 3rd phase of general elections

STORY: India votes in 3rd phase of general elections SHOOTING TIME: May 7, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people casting their vote STORYLINE: Voting in India's third phase of elections commenced on Tuesday. Among 93 constituencies spread across 11 states and Union Territories, millions of voters queued up at polling stations since early morning. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah cast their votes on Tuesday in the western city of Ahmedabad. According to the Election Commission of India, a 66.71 percent voter turnout was recorded in phase two of the general elections. As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, the election will be held in seven phases. The fourth phase will commence on May 13, followed by the fifth phase on May 20, the sixth phase on May 25, and the final phase on June 1. The counting of votes will take place on June 4. Xinhua

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Far-right candidate wins Argentina's presidential primaries

STORY: Far-right candidate wins Argentina's presidential primaries DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people voting at polling stations 2. various of Javier Milei 3. various of Sergio Massa 4. various of Patricia Bullrich 5. various of people voting at polling stations STORYLINE: Far-right lawmaker Javier Milei took the lead in Argentina's presidential primary election held on Sunday. Argentina's National Electoral Chamber announced on Monday that with 93 percent of votes counted, Milei, the only candidate of the Libertad Avanza Party, gained more than 30 percent of the vote, exceeding the 20 percent predicted by pollsters. Center-right coalition candidate Patricia Bullrich had about 28 percent of the vote, and the current Minister of Economy Sergio Massa was coming in third with about 27 percent. The general election for the 2023-2027 presidential term is expected to be held on Oct. 22. The general election will also choose the vi

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China's first home-grown cruise ship undocked in Shanghai

STORY: China's first home-grown cruise ship undocked in Shanghai DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:41 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cruise ship STORYLINE: China's first domestically-built large cruise ship completed its undocking in Shanghai on Tuesday, marking its complete transition into the dock mooring debugging stage. The cruise ship named "Adora Magic City" is expected to be delivered by the end of 2023. To date, over 93 percent of its construction and over 85 percent of its interior work have been completed, according to China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The cruise ship is 323.6 meters in length and 37.2 meters in width with a gross tonnage of 135,500 tonnes. It can accommodate more than 6,500 passengers. The vessel will have a luxury hotel, cinemas and a water park on board. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Suez Canal sets new transit record

STORY: Suez Canal sets new transit record DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, announced that the Suez Canal on Wednesday saw a record-high number of daily transits made by ships. Rabie said that a total of 93 ships passed through the Suez Canal from both directions on Wednesday, with a total net tonnage of 4.4 million tonnes. Linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, the Suez Canal was officially opened for international navigation in 1869, serving as a lifeline for global seaborne trade. About 12 percent of the world's trade passes through the man-made canal. According to data from the SCA, the canal posted a record-high annual revenue of 8 billion U.S. dollars in 2022 from the passage and transit of 23,851 ships. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Urban heat island effect related to summer deaths in Europe: Spanish researchers

STORY: Urban heat island effect related to summer deaths in Europe: Spanish researchers DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of city views in Barcelona during summer STORYLINE: Over four percent of summer deaths in European cities are due to the urban heat island effect, according to a recent study on 93 cities across Europe carried out by the prestigious Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The ISGlobal study estimates that a third of deaths due to heat islands could be avoided if 30 percent of urban space was covered by trees. The Barcelona-based ISGlobal research center said that heat exposure during high summer temperatures is linked to premature death, cardiorespiratory diseases and hospital admissions. The researchers also pointed out that with increasing global warming and urban growth, the consequences of high temperatures in cities are expected to get worse in the future. "Our objective is to inform those responsible fo

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-CIGARETTE-BAN

(230124) -- PESHAWAR, Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man smokes a cigarette in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on Jan. 24, 2023. The findings of a study showed Monday that 93 percent of Pakistanis agreed that the sale of cigarettes should be banned. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-CIGARETTE-BAN

(230124) -- PESHAWAR, Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man holds a cigarette in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on Jan. 24, 2023. The findings of a study showed Monday that 93 percent of Pakistanis agreed that the sale of cigarettes should be banned. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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Kagame reelected Rwandan president

KIGALI, Rwanda - This file photo taken July 30, 2010, shows Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who the country's election commission announced Aug. 11 has won reelection. The 52-year-old Kagame has won another 7-year term after securing 93 percent of the vote in Rwanda's second presidential election since the 1994 genocide. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Tunisian young parents feel pinch as price of school supplies hikes

STORY: Tunisian young parents feel pinch as price of school supplies hikes DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of of clients buying stationery in a supermarket in Tunis STORYLINE: Rising costs of school supplies cause extra pain for young parents in Tunisia during their back-to-school shopping ahead of the new school year that starts next week. "The prices have increased ridiculously. I spend about 300 Tunisian dinars (93 U.S. dollars) on my kids' school supplies, accounting for 15 percent of my monthly income," Fatma, a Tunisian mother of two, told Xinhua. She complained that she had to adjust the yearly budget for her family over and over again to cover the back-to-school expenses. Maryem Blidi, a 44-year-old office manager in the northern province of Ariana, told Xinhua that she had to limit her budget for buying stationery as the rising inflation creeps into every aspect of life in Tunisia. To curb inflation, the central bank i

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Foreign tourist arrivals in Myanmar up 22.9 pct on year in Q2

STORY: Foreign tourist arrivals in Myanmar up 22.9 pct on year in Q2 DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of Yangon International Airport STORYLINE: Myanmar welcomed 42,315 foreign tourists between April and June, up 22.9 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. The Southeast Asian country resumed the operations of international commercial flights in April, and the number of tourists visiting the country gradually increased, the ministry's figures showed. Myanmar's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism was working to revive its pandemic-hit tourism industry, drawing a strategic roadmap for Myanmar tourism recovery (2021-2025) that includes 18 strategies and 93 actions, Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Htay Aung has said. Official data showed that more than 4.36 million tourists visited Myanmar in 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak occurred in the country. The number of tourists who visited Myanmar signific

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Kagame reelected Rwandan president

KIGALI, Rwanda - This file photo taken July 30, 2010, shows Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who the country's election commission announced Aug. 11 has won reelection. The 52-year-old Kagame has won another 7-year term after securing 93 percent of the vote in Rwanda's second presidential election since the 1994 genocide. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano) (Kyodo)