93 potential unmarked child, infant graves found in Canada

STORY: 93 potential unmarked child, infant graves found in Canada DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: SASKATCHEWAN, Canada CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cemetery 2. various of the old school photos STORYLINE: CTV News reported Tuesday that a First Nation has found 79 suspected child grave sites and 14 potential infant grave sites at a former residential school in Saskatchewan, Canada. Ninety-three pink flags were placed to mark each anomaly. The findings are expected to impact 16 communities in the northwest, both First Nations and Metis, which had children attend the school. English River First Nation said its ground-penetrating radar (GPR) search began two years ago. The initial area was searched because of stories told by survivors. The search of the school grounds is next and will continue to be guided by stories of survivors. According to CTV News, Beauval Indian Residential School was first founded in 1860 and operated for more than 100 years, according to the Unive

Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas awarded Miguel de Cervantes Literature Prize

STORY: Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas awarded Miguel de Cervantes Literature Prize DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Spanish King Felipe VI giving Cervantes Prize to Rafael Cadenas 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): King Felipe VI of Spain 3. various of on Cervantes Prize ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RAFAEL CADENAS, Venezuelan poet 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RAFAEL CADENAS, Venezuelan poet 6. various of on Cervantes Prize ceremony STORYLINE: Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas was awarded Monday with the Miguel de Cervantes Literature Prize 2022 in Madrid, Spain. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain attended the awarding ceremony at the University of Alcala. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): King Felipe VI of Spain "Cadenas' work is that of a great modern poet, that of someone who does not want style, but honesty, a very valuable ambition; an aspiration that entails rectitude of spirit, integrity in his work." Cadenas, 93 years old, is the first Venezu

Nursery tale author debuts at age of 92 in Tokushima

Nursery tale author debuts at age of 92 in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Sachiko Horie, a debutant author of nursery tales, holds her book on Nov. 11, 2014. Horie, residing in Tokushima, western Japan, made her debut as a nursery tale author just before turning 93 years old.

37-year-old Harada wins ski summer jump

37-year-old Harada wins ski summer jump

NAYORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada came from behind with a pair of solid leaps to win the Nayoro summer jump meet at the K-90 Nayoro Piyashiri hill in Hokkaido on July 24. The 37-year-old Harada made two leaps of 93 meters to capture his second title at the annual meet and first in two years with a total of 244.5 points.

37-year-old Harada wins ski summer jump

37-year-old Harada wins ski summer jump

NAYORO, Japan - Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada came from behind with a pair of solid leaps to win the Nayoro summer jump meet at the K-90 Nayoro Piyashiri hill in Hokkaido on July 24. The 37-year-old Harada made two leaps of 93 meters to capture his second title at the annual meet and first in two years with a total of 244.5 points. (Kyodo)

Woman to receive doll sent by Kennedy in return for gift 50 yrs ago

Woman to receive doll sent by Kennedy in return for gift 50 yrs ago

A doll of Kit Kitteredge, a character from the American Girl series, is shown to the media at the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 1, 2016. A 93-year-old Japanese woman in Kitami, Hokkaido, will receive the doll as a gift from U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy in appreciation of a set of traditional Japanese "hina" dolls the ambassador's father, President John F. Kennedy, received from the woman over 50 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nursery tale author debuts at age of 92 in Tokushima

Nursery tale author debuts at age of 92 in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Sachiko Horie, a debutant author of nursery tales, holds her book on Nov. 11, 2014. Horie, residing in Tokushima, western Japan, made her debut as a nursery tale author just before turning 93 years old. (Kyodo)