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VÃ¤o heat storage facility

22.05.2025, VÃ¤o. Utilitas is constructing Tallinn's first large-scale heat storage facility at the VÃ¤o energy complex, aiming to enhance the efficiency and flexibility of the city's district heating system. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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VÃ¤o heat storage facility

22.05.2025, VÃ¤o. Utilitas is constructing Tallinn's first large-scale heat storage facility at the VÃ¤o energy complex, aiming to enhance the efficiency and flexibility of the city's district heating system. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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VÃ¤o heat storage facility

22.05.2025, VÃ¤o. Utilitas is constructing Tallinn's first large-scale heat storage facility at the VÃ¤o energy complex, aiming to enhance the efficiency and flexibility of the city's district heating system. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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VÃ¤o heat storage facility

22.05.2025, VÃ¤o. Utilitas is constructing Tallinn's first large-scale heat storage facility at the VÃ¤o energy complex, aiming to enhance the efficiency and flexibility of the city's district heating system. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Xiong'an Power Grids Construction - China

A man walks past a PEDF Photovoltaic, Energy Storage, Direct current, Flexibility) system in Huangwan Village of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, April 15, 2025. In recent years, the local power sector of Hebei has been promoting power grids construction of Xiong'an New Area in accordance with the standards of first-tier cities in China. Under the concept of green, innovative and smart development, the construction of electrical substations would be integrated with urban landscape design, and many intelligent power projects have been finished. Photo by Mu You/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese scientists fabricate wearable batteries that can charge cellphone

STORY: Chinese scientists fabricate wearable batteries that can charge cellphone SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of researchers 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): PENG HUISHENG, Professor at Fudan University's Department of Macromolecular Science and Institute for Fiber Electronic Materials and Devices STORYLINE: A team of Chinese scientists has developed a soft and breathable piece of clothing that can not only store energy but also power personal electronic devices such as smartphones and watches. Replacing conventional liquid electrolytes with polymer gel electrolytes is a highly effective strategy for enhancing the flexibility of wearable batteries. However, the inadequate wetting at the interface between the polymer gel electrolyte and the electrode degrades the electrochemical performance, particularly when the battery undergoes deformation. The researchers from Fudan University have cr

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COP28 concludes with consensus on climate deal

STORY: COP28 concludes with consensus on climate deal SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30 to Dec. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: DUBAI, the UAE CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SULTAN AHMED AL JABER, COP28 President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ERIK SOLHEIM, Former UN under-secretary-general and former executive director of the UN Environment Programme 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XIE ZHENHUA, China's special envoy for climate change STORYLINE: COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber announced on Wednesday that parties to the UN climate summit have reached a final consensus on a "historic" climate deal. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SULTAN AHMED AL JABER, COP28 President "It is an enhanced, balanced, but make no mistake, a historic package to accelerate climate action. It is the UAE consensus." The deal stipulates a slew of measures to cope with climate change regarding adaptation, finance, flexibility, and fossil fu

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COP28 president announces approval of "historic" climate deal

STORY: COP28 president announces approval of "historic" climate deal SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: Dubai CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venue of COP28 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SULTAN AHMED AL JABER, COP28 President STORYLINE: The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, concluded on Wednesday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber announced that parties to the UN climate summit have agreed on a "historic" climate deal. SOUNDBITE (English): SULTAN AHMED AL JABER, COP28 President "It is an enhanced, balanced but make no mistake, a historic package to accelerate climate action. It is the UAE consensus." The deal stipulates a slew of measures to cope with climate change regarding adaptation, finance, flexibility, and fossil fuels, among others. The announcement came after COP28 was extended beyond the official end time of midda

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated January 21, 2017 shows MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters deliver supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a vertical replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brent Pyfrom via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated June 24, 2020 shows the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), left, the French navy frigate FS Guepratte (F714), the French navy amphibious assault ship FS Mistral (L9013) and the Italian navy amphibious transport dock ship ITS San Giorgio (L9892) are underway in formation as part of a maritime training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lenny Weston via AB

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated May 25, 2022) shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) arrives at Pier 88 for Fleet Week New York, 2022. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Roger S. Duncan via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated July 30, 2019 shows the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and the Harpers Ferry-class Amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) participate in a simulated straight transit during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT)exercise with other U.S. Navy warships in the Atlantic Ocean. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated June 9, 2020 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), front, the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) are underway in formation through the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Griffin Kersting via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated October 28, 2013 shows an MV-22 Osprey takes off from the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Atlantic Ocean. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated July 28, 2014 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), right, and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) conduct a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class RJ Stratchko via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Of US Troops Reach Red Sea After Iran Tensions

Handout photo dated April 15, 2014 shows aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Michael Gable, from Peachtree City, Ga., directs an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter off the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during flight operations. More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday. The US sailors and Marines entered the Red Sea on Sunday after transiting through the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement. They arrived on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, providing "greater flexibility and maritime capability" to the Fifth Fleet, the statement from the Bahrain-based command added. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tourist yachts now granted visa within 30 mins at Egyptian ports: Transport Ministry

STORY: Tourist yachts now granted visa within 30 mins at Egyptian ports: Transport Ministry DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Transport Ministry 2. various shots of several yachts STORYLINE: Egypt's Ministry of Transport announced on Saturday that foreign tourist yachts can now apply electronically for tourist port visas via an online portal, receiving them within 30 minutes, instead of a 15 - 30 day waiting time for approvals. The online portal lets applicants upload documents like yacht/passenger info, arrival time, chosen port/marina, and the tourist program, the ministry added. Visas will be paid in U.S. dollars, the ministry affirmed. The procedure comes within the framework of the ministry's promotional campaign to attract and optimize yacht tourism in Egypt, in addition to speeding up the steps. Unlike before, yachts can now leave from any tourist port, not just where they arrived, granting greater flexibility in planning their itineraries.

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China supports global economy in many ways: Egyptian economist

STORY: China supports global economy in many ways: Egyptian economist DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KARIM ADEL, Head of Cairo-based Al Adl Center for Economic and Strategic Studies 3. various of ports in China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KARIM ADEL, Head of Cairo-based Al Adl Center for Economic and Strategic Studies STORYLINE: An Egyptian economist has said that China, as the world's second-largest economy, supports the global economy in many ways. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently projected China's economy to grow by 5.2 percent in 2023, 0.8 percentage point higher than October 2022 forecast. Karim Adel, head of the Cairo-based Al Adl Center for Economic and Strategic Studies, said in a recent interview that the Chinese economy enjoys "solidity and flexibility." SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KARIM ADEL, Head of Cairo-based Al Adl Center for Economic and Strategic Studies "

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TPP chief negotiator meets with reporters

NARITA, Japan - Koji Tsuruoka, Japan's top negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative, meets with reporters at Narita international airport near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2014, before leaving for Washington to attend a meeting with his counterparts from other TPP nations. He said it will be the key point if each country can demonstrate flexibility toward an early conclusion.

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Japan, Malaysia TPP talks

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamad (L) and Koya Nishikawa, a House of Representatives member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shake hands before their talks in Putrajaya on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2014. They agreed on the importance of the countries involved in stalled negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, including the United States, exhibiting "flexibility" toward each others' positions in order to advance the talks.

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Russian Lipnitskaia shows flexibility at figure skating show

SOCHI, Russia - Russia's Julia Lipnitskaia shows her flexibility during a gala figure skating exhibition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 22, 2014. Lipnitskaia was fifth in the women's singles competition.

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IAEA's ElBaradei calls for flexibility at N. Korea nuke talks

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei speaks at a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 1.

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S. Korea, China urge greater flexibility in 6-party nuke talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov. 16 prior to their talks.

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S. Korea, China urge greater flexibility in 6-party nuke talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun hold a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov. 16 after their talks there.

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N. Korea hints at flexibility over dispute about remains of abductee

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, vice director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Department, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at aPyongyang hotel on Oct. 13. He said North Korea would hear out what Japan has to say about the ashes which Japan has concluded are not of a Japanese abductee as claimed by Pyongyang.

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Snow to press China to ensure greater exchange rate flexibility

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 11. Snow is in Tokyo en route to Beijing for a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging countries.

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Tanigaki tells Jin China's currency system needs more flexibility

TIANJIN, China - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks to journalists after his talks with Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing at a Tianjin hotel on June 25. Tanigaki said he told Jin that China's foreign exchange system needs more flexibility.

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Chongryon seeks more flexibility for Mangyongbong port calls

TOKYO, Japan - About 300 members of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), a pro-Pyongyang Korean residents' group in Japan, hold a meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 9. They urged the Japanese government to facilitate a smoother process for the controversial North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 to make calls at Niigata port.

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Japan under fire at WTO over farm tariff cuts

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Farm minister Tadamori Oshima, Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and industry minister Takeo Hiranuma are in talks in the Diet building Nov. 19 after a Japanese proposal to apply flexibility in tariff cuts for farm imports drew fire from major agricultural exporters at farm trade talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva.

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Japan urges WTO chief to seek U.S. flexibility in farm talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tadamori Oshima speaks to reporters in Geneva on Oct. 15 after meeting with WTO Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi.

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WTO head urges big trading powers to show flexibility

GENEVA, Switzerland - World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Mike Moore tells Kyodo News in Geneva on Aug. 26 that the big trading powers, including the United States, the European Union and Japan, need to show flexibility to make the ongoing new round of trade liberalization talks successful.

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Koizumi requests EU flexibility in Kyoto Protocol talks

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi greets British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at his official residence in Tokyo on July 11. Koizumi urged the European Union to be flexible in negotiating details of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming at the upcoming U.N. climate talks in Germany.

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Myanmar's Win Aung skeptical about Suu Kyi's flexibility

Myanmar's Foreign Minister Win Aung expresses skepticism June 5 about an apparent turnaround in democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's attitude to the junta in Yangon. He expressed the view in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 5. Suu Kyi reportedly offered to hold ''lower level'' dialogue with junta officials.

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CHINA-BEIJING-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-CHEMIST (CN)

(221001) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yu Jihong works in a laboratory at Jilin University in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 16, 2022. Yu Jihong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, showed a thin "card" with high flexibility. It may be hard to imagine that it is a new type of lithium(Li)-air battery. TO GO WITH "Profile: Diligent female chemist steeps in scientific innovation" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-CHEMIST (CN)

(221001) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yu Jihong works in a laboratory at Jilin University in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 16, 2022. Yu Jihong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, showed a thin "card" with high flexibility. It may be hard to imagine that it is a new type of lithium(Li)-air battery. TO GO WITH "Profile: Diligent female chemist steeps in scientific innovation" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-CHEMIST (CN)

(221001) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yu Jihong (C) discusses with her students at Jilin University in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 16, 2022. Yu Jihong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, showed a thin "card" with high flexibility. It may be hard to imagine that it is a new type of lithium(Li)-air battery. TO GO WITH "Profile: Diligent female chemist steeps in scientific innovation" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-CHEMIST (CN)

(221001) -- CHANGCHUN, Oct. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yu Jihong (2nd, L) instructs her students at Jilin University in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 16, 2022. Yu Jihong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, showed a thin "card" with high flexibility. It may be hard to imagine that it is a new type of lithium(Li)-air battery. TO GO WITH "Profile: Diligent female chemist steeps in scientific innovation" (Xinhua)

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Iran yet to receive U.S. response to EU's nuke deal revival proposals: spokesman

STORY: Iran yet to receive U.S. response to EU's nuke deal revival proposals: spokesman DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of weekly press conference of Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani STORYLINE: Iran has not yet received any response from the United States concerning the European Union (EU)'s recent proposals on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday. Making the remarks at a weekly press conference, Nasser Kanaani said Iran had submitted its response in time to the EU proposals put forward in the latest round of the Vienna nuclear talks in early August, according to semi-official Mehr news agency. Iran has always taken part in the nuclear negotiations "seriously, constructively and responsibly," the spokesman said, adding his country has shown flexibility for reaching a deal. The nuclear talks have made good progress so far, Kanaani said, stressing the remaining issues, th

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Iran says 2015 nuclear deal revival possible if U.S. shows flexibility

STORY: Iran says 2015 nuclear deal revival possible if U.S. shows flexibility DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian foreign minister at a meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (Persian): HOSSEIN AMIR-ABDOLLAHIAN, Iranian foreign minister 3. various of Iran's nuclear facilities (file) STORYLINE: Iranian foreign minister said on Monday that an agreement on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal is possible in the coming days if the United States shows flexibility in providing guarantees over Iran's demands, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. "If the Americans show flexibility, we will reach an agreement in the coming days," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was quoted as saying. "Currently, we are exchanging messages with the U.S. about three specific issues," he said, adding that "we told America clearly that if our views on these three issues, which are reasonable, are secured, we are ready to enter the stage of announcing an agreement." The top Iranian dip

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Iran says nuclear talks a decision away from culmination into agreement

STORY: Iran says nuclear talks a decision away from culmination into agreement DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani 2. various of Iran's nuclear facilities (file) STORYLINE: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday the nuclear talks' distance from culmination into an agreement hinges on the U.S. political decision as Iran has demonstrated considerable flexibility in the negotiations process. Making the remarks in an address to a weekly press conference, Nasser Kanaani said Iran has never left the negotiating table and will not act emotionally and impulsively regardless of the U.S. officials' media hype and claims as well as pressures on the country. He assured that Tehran would continue the negotiation process through communication channels although the principled policy of President Ebrahim Raisi's administration was based on not tying the country's economy and people's li

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Chinese economy shows remarkable flexibility amid global challenges: Egyptian expert

STORY: Chinese economy shows remarkable flexibility amid global challenges: Egyptian expert DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HEBA GAMAL, Professor of political science, Cairo-based Institute of National Planning; Member of Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HEBA GAMAL, Professor of political science, Cairo-based Institute of National Planning; Member of Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: An Egyptian expert has said that the Chinese economy has demonstrated remarkable flexibility in dealing with several international challenges the world has faced in recent years. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HEBA GAMAL, Professor of political science, Cairo-based Institute of National Planning; Member of Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs "China has presented a special model for combating the COVID-19 pandemic through its dynamic zero-COVID policy, which helped the country to achieve high rates of recovery and r

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Pfizer, Moderna seek FDA's authorization for second COVID-19 booster shots

STORY: Pfizer, Moderna seek FDA's authorization for second COVID-19 booster shots DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vaccine production line STORYLINE: American biotechnology company Moderna submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday for emergency use authorization (EUA) on a fourth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for adults 18 years of age and older, who already received a booster dose of any approved or authorized shot. The request to include adults over 18 years of age was made to provide flexibility for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and healthcare providers to "determine the appropriate use of an additional booster dose," including for those at higher risk of COVID-19 due to age or comorbidities, said the company in a statement. Currently a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the 50 microgram dose level is authorized by the FDA for emergency use in the Unite

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Wearable exoskeleton robot helps Beijing 2022 Paralympic torchbearer

STORY: Wearable exoskeleton robot helps Beijing 2022 Paralympic torchbearer DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the torchbearerwearable exoskeleton robotSOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO XINGANG, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: During the torch relay for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, torchbearer Peng Yuanyuan managed to finish her task with the help of a wearable exoskeleton robot. The bionic arm was developed by Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It can help the torchbearer hold the torch steadily and make flexible movements. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO XINGANG, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences "There are several advantages of this system. Firstly, its portability. The weight of the artificial limb is no more than 3 kg. Secondly, its flexibility, which enables Peng to control it flexibly through her mind. It's very convenient and fle

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Snow to press China to ensure greater exchange rate flexibility

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 11. Snow is in Tokyo en route to Beijing for a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan urges WTO chief to seek U.S. flexibility in farm talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tadamori Oshima speaks to reporters in Geneva on Oct. 15 after meeting with WTO Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi. (Kyodo)

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"2nd generation of equal opportunity law" encouraging flexibility

Photo taken Oct. 27, 2015 in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, shows Noie Motohashi (R) talking with her mother Yuka Mitsuhata. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanigaki tells Jin China's currency system needs more flexibilit

TIANJIN, China - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks to journalists after his talks with Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing at a Tianjin hotel on June 25. Tanigaki said he told Jin that China's foreign exchange system needs more flexibility. (Kyodo)

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Indonesian group calls for flexibility in Japan nursing exam

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Prof. Achir Yani, president of the Indonesian National Nurses' Association, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Jakarta on March 30, 2010. She called on the Japanese government to ease its national nursing exam for Indonesian nurses, proposing the use of ''furigana'' and four chances to take the exam. (Kyodo)

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IAEA's ElBaradei calls for flexibility at N. Korea nuke talks

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei speaks at a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 1. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea, China urge greater flexibility in 6-party nuke talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun hold a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Nov. 16 after their talks there. (Kyodo)