Illustration - Hiroshima - Japan

Illustration - Hiroshima - Japan

JAPAN. HIROSHIMA. TOURISTS IN FRO,T OF THE MONUMENT DEDICATED TO ALL STUDENTS KILLED AT WAR. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Hiroshima - Japan

Illustration - Hiroshima - Japan

JAPAN. HIROSHIMA. TOURISTS IN FRO,T OF THE MONUMENT DEDICATED TO ALL STUDENTS KILLED AT WAR. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students from a primary school listen as Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia demonstrates in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 17, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.     After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon tree in fro

National festival of women's creation underway in Algeria

STORY: National festival of women's creation underway in Algeria SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: ART/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: The 9th edition of the national festival of women's creation is underway in Algeria's capital Algiers. This festival highlights the skills and expertise of Algerian women, showcasing their contributions to preserving traditional costumes and crafts. Under the theme "Costumes and jewelry, heritage through history," the festival is scheduled to run from May 10 to May 17. During the week-long event, traditional costume designers and artists from all over the country will present their creations with a modern perspective. The festival also includes workshops in embroidery, jewelry making and design, as well as a dedicated space for museums. In parallel with the exhibition, lectures on fashion, jewelry and ornaments will also be organized. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting fro

Chinese language proficiency contests held in Namibia

STORY: Chinese language proficiency contests held in Namibia SHOOTING TIME: May 8, 2024 DATELINE: May 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of cultural performances 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KENNETH MATENGU, Vice chancellor of the University of Namibia 3. various of the competition STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at the University of Namibia (UNAM) on Tuesday hosted "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competitions for college and secondary school students in Windhoek, the Namibian capital. Kenneth Matengu, vice chancellor of the University of Namibia, said the level of Chinese language proficiency that the students displayed at the competitions is steadily improving. SOUNDBITE (English): KENNETH MATENGU, Vice chancellor of the University of Namibia "(This has been) the 23rd of our college students' competition and the 17th for the secondary. And it's so far the largest we have had. I'm very pleased that we have been able to gather so many young people fro

Chinese standards benefit Cameroon's modern highway construction

STORY: Chinese standards benefit Cameroon's modern highway construction SHOOTING TIME: April 23-24, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: KRIBI, Cameroon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway STORYLINE: The Kribi-Lolabe highway, a Chinese-built freeway, spans the southern region of Cameroon, forging a link between the Kribi Deep Seaport and the country's N7 national highway. It adheres to Chinese standards throughout its design, construction, and operational phases. Kribi Highway Management (KHM), a subsidiary of China Harbour Engineering Company, has taken an approach by assimilating Chinese highway operation and management standards. Through their efforts, these standards have been translated into French, enabling Cameroon to craft its own set of modern highway operation and management protocols. The highway not only benefits the port transportation and logistics, but also creates jobs and contributes to local prosperity. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting fro

China-Tanzania investment forum highlights growing economic partnership

STORY: China-Tanzania investment forum highlights growing economic partnership SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHILIP MPANGO, Tanzanian Vice President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania 4. various of the event STORYLINE: The China-Tanzania Investment Forum and China (Jinhua)-Tanzania Trade and Investment Promotion Conference was held on Wednesday in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam. In closing the one-day forum, Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango highlighted China's long-standing role as a leading strategic investor and major trading partner of Tanzania. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHILIP MPANGO, Tanzanian Vice President "The People's Republic of China has for a long time been a leading strategic investor and major trading partner of Tanzania. The annual foreign direct investment that flows from China increased fro

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane signs fro fans at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 12, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by MM/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane signs fro fans at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 12, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by MM/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane signs fro fans at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 12, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by MM/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane signs fro fans at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 12, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by MM/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane signs fro fans at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 12, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by MM/ABACAPRESS.COM

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane Signs For Fans - NYC

Diane Lane signs fro fans at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on March 12, 2024 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by MM/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-SHANXI-YUNGANG GROTTOES-DOCTORS FOR RELICS (CN)

CHINA-SHANXI-YUNGANG GROTTOES-DOCTORS FOR RELICS (CN)

(240301) -- DATONG, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gao Jiaheng, a staff member of the Yungang Grottoes Research Institute, restores a porcelain ware at a studio of the institute in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 26, 2024. Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring over 50,000 stone Buddhist sculptures in Datong, was built during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). It is considered a pinnacle of Chinese Buddhist art and represents the highest level of sculptural artistry in the world during the 5th century. The Yungang Grottoes Research Institute boasts a relics protection and restoration team mainly consisting of professionals in their 20s and 30s, who are trying their very best to keep these statues in their prime condition as long as possible. Dubbed doctors for relics, these young souls armed with modern technologies have gone beyond fundamental protection and restoration, and walked the extra mile to present these statues in a much more vivid way before tourists and learners fro

CHINA-TIANJIN-RURAL AREA-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT(CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-RURAL AREA-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT(CN)

(240229) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager washes vegetables using an upgraded water supply system in Qian'ganjian Village, Xiaying Township, north China's Tianjin, Feb. 22, 2024. Before this year's Spring Festival, three villages including Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin, Qian'ganjian Village of Hebei Province and Hongshimen Village of Beijing, all located at a border area between Tianjin, Hebei and Beijing, signed an agreement to jointly develop the tourism in the area and better protect the ancient Great Wall. As one of the three villages, Qian'ganjian Village of Tianjin has witnessed many changes in the past ten years, including the upgrade to the 5G network, a new two-lane road with bright lamps during night hours connecting the outside world, and a better water supply system that benefits every single household. Thanks to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the village is attracting lots of attention from both investors and tourists. Many residents fro

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Driver Qiao Shuhai works at the cab of the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Train K7066 runs along the railway from Fuyuan to Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Train attendants work on the platform as the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan arrives in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers ride the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Driver Xu Ruinan works at the mechanical room of the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Train attendant Zhao Mingjun conducts cleaning work on the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student celebrates his birthday on the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Train conductor Xu Dan conducts inspection work on the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 22, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers get off the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan after arriving in Fuyuan, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A screenshot taken from an aerial video shows the train K7066 running along the railway from Fuyuan to Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Train attendants help a man get off a train in Honghe railway station in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Train attendant Gong Xuedong inspects the generator set on the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 22, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Driver Xu Ruinan works at the mechanical room of the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FUYUAN-TRAIN-UPGRADING (CN)

(240125) -- HARBIN, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train attendant watches the sunrise after working overnight on the train K7065 from Harbin to Fuyuan in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The train K7065/K7066 travels to and fro between the city of Harbin and Fuyuan in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. With a single journey time of nearly 15 hours, the train replaced old carriages with new ones having air conditioning system, offering a better travel experience for locals who visit friends or commute to work or study along the line. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

Chinese young baseball players express high expectations for matches in California

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Türkiye detains nearly 4,600 undocumented immigrants in operations nationwide

STORY: Türkiye detains nearly 4,600 undocumented immigrants in operations nationwide SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces 2. various of the operations STORYLINE: The Turkish security forces have detained a total of 4,586 undocumented immigrants in their countrywide anti-human trafficking operations, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday. Since the Turkish authorities carried out the "Shield-4" operations in 126 raids across 37 provinces, a total of 192 suspected migrant smuggling organizers were caught, Yerlikaya said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "We will never give an opportunity to human smugglers who attempt to make our country a target and transit route for illegal immigration. We will catch them one by one and bring them to justice," he said. Currently hosting over four million refugees in its territories, with most of them coming fro

Hamas claims rocket attack in Jerusalem

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China's new visa-free policy applauded by Europeans

STORY: China's new visa-free policy applauded by Europeans SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: Paris/Berlin/Brussels/Rome/Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese visa application service center 2. various of foreign tourist in Xi'an, China 3. various of views in China 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CHRISTOPHE, Doctor, France 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ESTHER, Researcher, France 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (German): JAN, Senior school student, Germany 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TOMMASO DE ANGELIS, Resident of Rome, Italy 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Catalan): JOSEP MARIA GOMES, Int'l Business Developer, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Spain 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): LUIGI GAMBARDELLA, President of ChinaEU, Belgium STORYLINE: China has recently announced to implement a unilateral visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia on a trial basis. From Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024, holders of ordinary passports fro

THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

THAILAND-VIETNAM-CHINA-RCEP-DURIAN TRADE

(230920) -- CHUMPHON, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Packed durians are loaded into a truck at a durian plant in Chumphon, Thailand, Sept. 19, 2023. According to data from Thailand's Ministry of Commerce, China was the largest export market for Thai durians in 2022, accounting for more than 96 percent of the total export volume. As the vast majority of durians sold in the Chinese market are imported from Southeast Asia, the "king of fruits" has emerged as a prominent symbol of the booming China-ASEAN cooperation and China's vast market potential. The flow of goods in this regional market has continued to benefit from tariff-free policies and expanded market access under the frameworks of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In the first five months of this year, Guangxi imported 3.66 billion yuan worth of fruits from ASEAN countries, a marked rise of 194 percent year on year. Among the most notable increases is durian, which surged 516 percent fro

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Fatima 41 years old prays fro her lost familly in fron of her house in Chafarni village after an earthquake in the south of Marrakesh. Taroudant, Morocco on September 14, 2023. Photo by Youssef Boudlal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian businessman benefits from BRICS cooperation

STORY: Indian businessman benefits from BRICS cooperation DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Niren Anand working at his store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman STORYLINE: Indian businessman Niren Anand established his own company in southeast China's Xiamen in 2011, focusing on designing, manufacturing and exporting shoes. During the BRICS summit in Xiamen in 2017, Anand joined a business forum. He said he has benefited a lot from BRICS cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman "After the 2017 BRICS, everybody was almost aware of Xiamen. So it's easier for us to connect with the people and say we are staying in the city which held a big summit in 2017. And that also created a lot of experiences and a lot of opportunities for us." Over the years, Anand's company went fro

Bus fire kills 20, injures 15 in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: Bus fire kills 20, injures 15 in Pakistan's Punjab DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fire accident site STORYLINE: At least 20 people were burnt to death and 15 others injured on Sunday after a passenger bus hit a vehicle and caught fire in Hafizabad district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue and health officials reported. The rescue service said that the accident took place early morning on the freeway at Faisalabad Toll Plaza when the bus collided with a pickup van carrying fuel drums in it, resulting in the eruption of fire. Upon receiving the information, the rescue workers immediately reached the site and shifted the victims to a local hospital, said the rescue service. Some of the injured had suffered the burning while three of them were in critical condition, it added. Around 40 passengers were on the bus, according to the rescue service. Reportedly, the ill-fated bus was going fro

UNIDO to build global AI alliance with Huawei

STORY: UNIDO to build global AI alliance with Huawei DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: FENYESLITKE, Hungary CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the logistics forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FARRUKH ALIMDJANOV, Industrial development officer at UNIDO 3. various of logistics terminal using 5G technology 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RADOSLAW KEDZIA, Vice president of central and eastern Europe and Nordic region at Huawei STORYLINE: The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said on Thursday it will join hands with Chinese tech giant Huawei and other global firms to launch an alliance for artificial intelligence (AI) to promote the technology's use in industry and manufacturing. Farrukh Alimdjanov, an industrial development officer at UNIDO, emphasized the significance of this alliance at a logistics forum held in the eastern Hungarian town of Fenyeslitke. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FARRUKH ALIMDJANOV, Industrial development officer at UNIDO "It was a new initiative fro

UN vessel arrives at moored oil tanker off Yemeni coast for rescue preparation

STORY: UN vessel arrives at moored oil tanker off Yemeni coast for rescue preparation DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: HODEIDAH, Yemen CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN and local officials at the Ras Issa port, Hodeidah 2. various of the engineering vessel 3. various of the oil tanker 4. various of the vessel sailing to the rescue site STORYLINE: A United Nations (UN) ship arrived on Tuesday at the site of the floating storage and offloading (FSO) Safer vessel, a decaying super oil tanker, off the coast of Ras Issa, Hodeidah in western Yemen. The UN office in Yemen said in a statement that the ship, an engineering vessel called "Ndeavor," had arrived from the east African country of Djibouti across the Red Sea to make the first preparations for an emergency rescue plan. The statement said the ship would start working soon to make the super oil tanker safer before the extraction process begins. Meantime, a UN employee in Yemen confirmed to Xinhua that the plan to unload oil fro

India's central bank says 2022-23 GDP growth may surpass estimated 7 pct

STORY: India's central bank says 2022-23 GDP growth may surpass estimated 7 pct DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of government building 3. various of agriculture 4. various of market area 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Shaktikanta Das said Wednesday the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the financial year 2022-23 could be more than the estimated 7 percent. Data will come at the end of this month, and all the economic indicators in the fourth quarter of the last financial year show that economic activity sustained momentum, Das said while speaking at the annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi. Last month, the Reserve Bank of India said the real GDP growth for 2023-24 is projected at 6.5 percent with Q1 at 7.8 percent, Q2 at 6.2 percent, Q3 at 6.1 percent and Q4 at 5.9 percent. "We derive confidence at this point of time fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists Discover 2 New Skeletons At Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons in Pompeii, Italy on May 16, 2023 that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The skeletons were discovered at the excavation site known as the Insula dei Casti Amanti (Insula of the Chaste Lovers). According to Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the Director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, the two were men working in an area that was not a luxurious part of Pompeii, possibly involved in building projects using plaster and amphorae filled with water. He said that the bones show various fractures and are mixed with pieces of the wall that crumbled on them. Bone fractures indicate that the men probably died as a result of multiple injuries sustained as the building they sought refuge in caved in because of an earthquake that struck during the early stage of the volcanic eruption. One of the victims is thought to have raised his arm in an attempt to protect himself fro