Death toll from south Brazil's storms reaches 90

STORY: Death toll from south Brazil's storms reaches 90 SHOOTING TIME: May 3-6, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: SAO PAULO, Brazil CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rio Grande do Sul (courtesy of EBC) STORYLINE: Five more people were killed by storms ravaging south Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 90, the state's civil defense agency said Tuesday. In the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, record rainfall, flooding and mudslides have left 132 people missing and 361 injured, and forced over 200,000 residents to evacuate from homes over the past eight days. Over 1.4 million people in 388 of the state's 497 towns, including the capital city Porto Alegre, were affected by the disaster, according to the agency. More than 85 percent of the city's population has lost access to potable water, leading authorities to ration the supply. Classes have been suspended statewide, as 790 schools were affected by flooding,

ECB leaves interest rates unchanged

STORY: ECB leaves interest rates unchanged SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the European Central Bank 2. various of the EBC press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): CHRISTINE LAGARDE, ECB President 4. various of the European Central Bank STORYLINE: The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to leave key interest rates unchanged after its regular rate-setting meeting in Frankfurt, Germany. The three key interest rates are still hovering at historically high levels. The interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility remain unchanged at 4.5 percent, 4.75 percent and 4 percent respectively, the ECB announced in a statement. SOUNDBITE (English): CHRISTINE LAGARDE, ECB President "So in conclusion, the governing council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. We are determined to ens

Brazil launches 3rd submarine under partnership with France

STORY: Brazil launches 3rd submarine under partnership with France SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron attending the launching ceremony (source: Agencia Brasil (EBC) news agency) STORYLINE: Brazil launched the "Tonelero" submarine on Wednesday, the third one it has built through a partnership with France under the Submarine Development Program (ProSub). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron attended the launching ceremony held at the Itaguai port on the Rio de Janeiro coast. "Today Brazil is part of a small group of countries that master submarine construction. ProSub is Brazil's largest and most important international defense cooperation project," Lula da Silva said during the event. For his part, Macron said that the shipyard built to manufacture the submarine is o