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UN chief calls for actions to change course before meltdown occurs

STORY: UN chief calls for actions to change course before meltdown occurs DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNGA Hall 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of Guterres speaking 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of Guterres speaking 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 7. various of delegates 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on countries to take decisive action to change course before it is too late to prevent a global meltdown from occurring. While presenting his priorities for the year to the UN General Assembly, Guterres appealed for urgent action to achieve peace, economic rights and development, climate action, respect for diversity, and inclusive societies -- both today and for generations to come. The Ukraine crisis, the c

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(230207) -- UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presents his priorities for the year to the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, Feb. 6, 2023. Guterres on Monday called on countries to take decisive action to change course before it is too late to prevent a global meltdown from occurring. TO GO WITH "UN chief calls for actions to change course before meltdown occurs" (Xinhua/Xie E)

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Fukushima school set to reopen after temporary evacuation

TAMURA, Japan - Teachers at Furumichi Elementary School in the Miyakoji district of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, prepare decorations on March 31, 2014, for a first-day-of-school ceremony to be held April 7. The school, which had been relocated to a temporary campus in the aftermath of the March 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, is set to reopen at its original location as the government lifted an evacuation order for the area on April 1.

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Temporary store to open in Fukushima at end of evacuation

TAMURA, Japan - A worker shows on March 31, 2014, empty shelves to be filled with products at a temporary store scheduled to open in the Miyakoji district of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. A government evacuation order for the area, issued due to radioactive contamination in the aftermath of the March 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, was lifted on April 1.

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Antinuclear demonstration in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Antinuclear demonstrators march in central Taipei on March 9, 2013, ahead of the second anniversary of the nuclear meltdown in northeastern Japan triggered by the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.

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Gov't meeting on March 11, 2011

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 11, 2011, shows Prime Minister Naoto Kan (3rd from L) speaking at a meeting. The Japanese government was aware of the possibility of a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the same day, when the complex was crippled by the massive earthquake and tsunami that ravaged northeastern Japan, a summary of meetings of the government's nuclear emergency headquarters showed on March 9, 2012.

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Cleanup continues 52 yrs after partial meltdown in Los Angeles

SIMI VALLEY, United States - A contractor of the Environmental Protection Agency uses gamma-scanning equipment mounted on an all-terrain cart and connected to a GPS system and laptop to scan part of the rugged site that was formerly home to Santa Susana Field Laboratory in the suburbs of Los Angeles. An experimental nuclear reactor at the lab experienced a partial meltdown in July 1957.

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Cleanup continues 52 yrs after partial meltdown in Los Angeles

SIMI VALLEY, United States - Contractors of the Environmental Protection Agency collect soil samples at the former site of Santa Susana Field Laboratory in the suburbs of Los Angeles on June 20, 2011. An experimental nuclear reactor at the lab that was active from the late 1940s to early 1980s experienced a partial meltdown in July 1959. Analysis of the soil will show how much radioactive material remains.

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano speaks in a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 19, 2011. Edano said the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is not likely to face a total meltdown if the current level of cooling reactors is sustained.

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Yamato Life becomes 1st Japan financial firm to fail on subprime

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Nakazono (C), president of Yamato Life Insurance Co., speaks about the company's bankruptcy at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10. Yamato went bankrupt due to losses related to the U.S. subprime crisis, becoming the first Japanese financial institution to fail amid the ongoing global financial meltdown.

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13 East Asian nations to strengthen currency swap framework

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Finance ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, South Korea and China agreed in their meeting in Istanbul on May 4 to substantially strengthen their currency swap framework to better cope with a regional financial meltdown.

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Lebanese rely on affordable traditional meals amid economic crisis

STORY: Lebanese rely on affordable traditional meals amid economic crisis DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:05 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a local canteen offering ful medames STORYLINE: Lebanon's financial and economic crisis has forced Lebanese to cut down their expenses and spend less on different kinds of needs including food. Since 2019, Lebanon's financial meltdown, seen by the World Bank as one of the worst crises since the 1850s, has plunged over 80 percent of the Lebanese population into poverty. Many Lebanese can't afford different types of food. They have to rely on cheap meals, such as traditional food. Ful medames is a traditional Lebanese meal prepared with cooked fava beans seasoned with garlic, olive oil, cumin and lemon juice. A plate of it for two people costs around 60,000 Lebanese pounds (1.5 U.S. dollars), which is affordable for most people. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beirut. (XHTV)

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More Lebanese students forced to quit private schools amid economic crisis

STORY: More Lebanese students forced to quit private schools amid economic crisis DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:33 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students 2. various of classes 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAJED FAYYAD, Director of Shouf National College 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAJED FAYYAD, Director of Shouf National College 5. various of books and pens 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMAD GHAMLOUSH, Local resident STORYLINE: An increasing number of Lebanese parents have been moving their children from private schools to public establishments due to the steep economic crisis. Lebanon's Ministry of Education told Xinhua that 30 percent of students attended public schools and the rest went to private schools ahead of the crisis in 2019. This year, the ministry expects around 100,000 students to move from private to public establishments. Since 2019, Lebanon's financial meltdown, dubbed by the World Bank as one of the worst crises since the 1850s, has decimated the country's

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Fresh batch of food aid from China distributed in Afghanistan

STORY: Fresh batch of food aid from China distributed in Afghanistan DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the distribution ceremony held in Kabul STORYLINE: A fifth batch of food aid from China was distributed on Friday in Afghanistan amid a humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country, which is suffering from an economic meltdown. A distribution ceremony was held in the Afghan capital Kabul, attended by Afghan acting deputy minister of refugees and repatriation affairs of the caretaker government Arsala Kharoti and Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan Hu Guo'ai. The 600 tonnes of rice distributed this time is the fifth batch of food aid under the emergency humanitarian assistance from China. Kharoti expressed gratitude to China for the humanitarian assistance, saying that China had provided packages of assistance including food and clothes in the past, which have been distributed to needy Afghans.

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(220408) -- KABUL, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People receive food aid from China in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2022. A fifth batch of food aid from China was distributed on Thursday in Afghanistan amid a humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country, which is suffering from an economic meltdown. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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(220408) -- KABUL, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait to receive food aid from China in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 7, 2022. A fifth batch of food aid from China was distributed on Thursday in Afghanistan amid a humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country, which is suffering from an economic meltdown. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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New batch of China-donated supplies arrives in Afghanistan

STORY: New batch of China-donated supplies arrives in Afghanistan DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the handover ceremony held in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG YU, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MAWLAWI MATIUL HAQ KHALIS, Secretary general of Afghan Red Crescent Society 4. various shots of the handover ceremony held in Kabul STORYLINE: The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has received a fresh batch of assistance donated by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), as the country is suffering from an economic meltdown. A handover ceremony was held Wednesday in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG YU, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan "The Chinese Red Cross Society raised fund and donated supplies for Afghanistan in December last year, in the areas of healthcare, livelihoods and education, and this time again, handed over 130 tonnes of flour to Afghanistan, which will help t

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CHINA-DONATED SUPPLIES

(220317) -- KABUL, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu (3rd L) and Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) Secretary General Mawlawi Matiul Haq Khalis attend a handover ceremony of China-donated supplies in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, March 16, 2022. The ARCS has received a fresh batch of assistance donated by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) as the country is suffering from an economic meltdown. (Xinhua)

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Olympics: IOC's Bach says Valieva figure skating spectacle "chilling"

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attends a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2022. A day after 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva suffered a meltdown on sport's biggest stage, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the doping scandal and its fallout "disturbed" him. In his opening comments at a press conference held Friday to mark the nearing end of the Beijing Olympics, Bach said the way the Russian Olympic Committee skater was received by her entourage after exiting the ice following her disastrous free routine "was chilling."

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Yamato Life becomes 1st Japan financial firm to fail on subprime

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Nakazono (C), president of Yamato Life Insurance Co., speaks about the company's bankruptcy at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10. Yamato went bankrupt due to losses related to the U.S. subprime crisis, becoming the first Japanese financial institution to fail amid the ongoing global financial meltdown. (Kyodo)

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13 East Asian nations to strengthen currency swap framework

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Finance ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, South Korea and China agreed in their meeting in Istanbul on May 4 to substantially strengthen their currency swap framework to better cope with a regional financial meltdown. (Kyodo)

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