Explosion kills 2, injures scores in southwest Nigeria

STORY: Explosion kills 2, injures scores in southwest Nigeria SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue operations ongoing at the site of the explosion 2. various of damaged buildings and vehicles around the site of the explosion STORYLINE: At least two people were killed and scores of others injured in an explosion in a residential area in Nigeria's southwestern state of Oyo, Seyi Makinde, the state governor said early Wednesday. "So far, a total of 77 injured people have been rescued and sent to the hospital for treatment after the explosion at a private residence in Bodija, a district in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo," said Makinde after an on-the-spot assessment of the incident late Tuesday. "Preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that illegal miners occupying one of the houses in Bodija had stored explosive devices there, causing the blast," Makinde said in a statement on X, formerly kno

Giant panda twins celebrate third birthday in Belgium

STORY: Giant panda twins celebrate third birthday in Belgium DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of pandasSOUNDBITE (English): ERIC DOMB, Founder of Pairi Daiza STORYLINE: A birthday ceremony was held on Saturday for Bao Di and Bao Mei, the panda twins born in 2019 in a privately owned zoo and botanical garden located in Brugelette, Hainaut province in Belgium. The panda twins celebrated their third birthday by eating a specially prepared cake in front of the amused crowds. SOUNDBITE (English): ERIC DOMB, Founder of Pairi Daiza Zoo "First of all, you know I didn't dream to have pandas, a dream to share to our visitors from Belgium and from France the beauties of China. People who have not traveled to China have no idea how magnificent this country is, which is an incredible diversity from the north to the south for the positive energies. And When you show your dedication and your love to this fantastic country, which China is, you kno

Meeting Of Interior Ministers On The Situation In Afghanistan - Brussels

Meeting Of Interior Ministers On The Situation In Afghanistan - Brussels

Gilles de Kerchove d'Ousselghem, EU Counterterrorism Coordinator in discussion with Dutch Secretary of State Anneke (Ankie) Broekers-Kno at the meeting of interior ministers on the situation in Afghanistan in the fields of international protection, migration and security in Brussels, Belgium on August 31, 2021. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM