Palestinians slam U.S. veto of UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: Palestinians slam U.S. veto of UN Security Council resolution for ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 8-9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Gaza and Ramallah CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter 2. Photo of the United Nations Security Council meeting 3. Photo of smoke rising from a bombed site in the southern Gaza Strip 4. various of makeshift camps in the southern Gaza Strip 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): Ramallah resident 6. various of Rafah city 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): Ramallah resident 8. various of Rafah city 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): Ramallah resident STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter "Since the outbreak of the war between Hamas and Israeli army in the besieged coastal enclave, the UN (again) failed to adopt a resolution to stop the war in the coastal enclave. This pushed the Palestinians to feel that maybe the Israeli army will have more time to commit more violations against them. Until now, there

Judoka Tamura to be sidelined indefinitely

Judoka Tamura to be sidelined indefinitely

TOKYO, Japan - Judo champion Ryoko Tamura said Nov. 27 in Tokyo that she will avoid competition indefinitely to regain full fitness for the 2003 world championships in Osaka and the Olympic Games in Athens the next year. Tamura said her injury prompted her to give up a bid for a 12th straight title at the Dec. 8-9 international women's judo championships in her native Fukuoka.

Lower house approves 6.79 tril. yen extra budget

Lower house approves 6.79 tril. yen extra budget

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives on Dec. 7 approves a 6.79 trillion yen second supplementary budget for fiscal 1999 designed to help finance the core part of an 18 trillion yen pump-priming package unveiled last month. The budget will be deliberated at the House of Councillors Budget Committee on Dec. 8-9, and is expected to be endorsed by the upper chamber at its plenary session Dec. 9.

Judoka Tamura to be sidelined indefinitely

Judoka Tamura to be sidelined indefinitely

TOKYO, Japan - Judo champion Ryoko Tamura said Nov. 27 in Tokyo that she will avoid competition indefinitely to regain full fitness for the 2003 world championships in Osaka and the Olympic Games in Athens the next year. Tamura said her injury prompted her to give up a bid for a 12th straight title at the Dec. 8-9 international women's judo championships in her native Fukuoka.