U.S. is saboteur of world peace: former Brazilian President

STORY: U.S. is saboteur of world peace: former Brazilian President DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of U.S. Capitolvarious of UN HeadquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): DILMA ROUSSEFF, Former Brazilian Presidentvarious of U.S. armySOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): DILMA ROUSSEFF, Former Brazilian Presidentvarious of EU STORYLINE: Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that the U.S. undermines world peace as it seeks to maintain hegemony by waging wars. She made the remarks in a video speech as activities were held worldwide on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, which falls on Sept. 21. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): DILMA ROUSSEFF, Former Brazilian President "In fact, what emerged was a unipolar world, commanded by hegemonism, which rapidly increased the number of conflicts across all continents, staging wars and coups. Indeed the world has never been so dangerous. From 1945 to 1991, the U.S. was involved in 17 military operations

China's UN envoy rejects accusations over abuse of ethnic minorities

STORY: China's UN envoy rejects accusations over abuse of ethnic minorities DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of UN HeadquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nationsvarious of XinjiangSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Wednesday rejected accusations by the United States, Britain and the European Union that China commits human rights abuses against its ethnic minorities. Speaking at a high-level meeting to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, China's permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun called the accusations unfounded. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations "China's Xinjiang is home to 56 ethnic groups including the

ABB chairman positive on outlook of China's economy

STORY: ABB chairman positive on outlook of China's economy DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of ABB headquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER VOSER, ABB chairmanSOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER VOSER, ABB chairmanvarious of street view in China STORYLINE: ABB chairman says the Swiss engineering and automation group remains bullish about the outlook of the Chinese economy and expects a boost from China to the firm's electrification, automation and robotics business. ABB, headquartered in Zurich, is a global technology and robotics giant with some 110,000 employees worldwide. Its relationship with China dates back to 1907. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER VOSER, ABB chairman "We are for 100 years in China, and it's our second-biggest market. We had tremendous growth in the first quarter. Personally, but also as a company, we are positive on the outlook of the economy in China, particularly for our business. We are in electrification, China's ge

Serbian expert blames NATO expansion for Ukraine crisis, urges dialogue

STORY: Serbian expert blames NATO expansion for Ukraine crisis, urges dialogue DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of NATO headquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslaviavarious of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslaviavarious of street view in RussiaSOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia STORYLINE: A Serbian expert says the decades-long eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has not only caused the crisis in Ukraine but it has also evolved into a threat to peace and cooperation worldwide. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former minister of foreign affairs of Yugoslavia "Because of this enlargement strategy of NATO towards the east, the world is no longer in the same condition. The whole global system of security, peace and coope

Nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine not possible: UN chief

STORY: Nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine not possible: UN chief DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of UN headquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that a nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine seems to be out of reach at the moment. Guterres spoke to reporters at the launch of a report by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance over the Ukraine crisis. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "I don't think we had a chance to have a humanitarian cease-fire as we wanted globally (in Ukraine). But there is a number of proposals that were made, and we are waiting for an answer from the Russian Federation in relation to those proposals, including different mechanism

Turks sceptical of NATO as Russia-Ukraine conflict endures

STORY: Turks sceptical of NATO as Russia-Ukraine conflict endures DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in AnkaraSOUNDBITE 1 (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reportervarious of NATO headquartersSOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): VEYSEL ERDEM, Turkish resident SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): EREN KUCUK, Turkish resident SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): Turkish resident STORYLINE: Scepticism towards NATO is rife in Turkey amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Turkey is a member country, yet more Turks blame the alliance for the crisis than Russia and think it won't protect them from external threats, a survey shows. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter "While the Ukraine-Russia conflict continues, anti-NATO sentiments are rife amongst the Turkish public. More Turks put the blame on the alliance and the U.S. for the crisis than on Russia, and believe that being a member country won't protect them from external threats." According to a survey conducted in

UN chief welcomes Yemen truce agreement

STORY: UN chief welcomes Yemen truce agreement DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of UN HeadquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 2 (English): FARHAN HAQ, Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the agreement by the parties to the conflict in Yemen on a two-month truce, which comes into effect on Saturday. Guterres spoke to reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York after UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced the breakthrough in Amman, Jordan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "This truce, which has the possibility of renewal, coincides with the start of the holy month of Ramadan. It opens the door to addressing Yemen's urgent humanitarian and economic needs and creates a genuine opportunity to restart Yemen's political