Kuwait holds 46th Int'l Book Fair

STORY: Kuwait holds 46th Int'l Book Fair SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22-23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kuwait International Book Fair STORYLINE: The ongoing 46th Kuwait International Book Fair held in the country's Hawalli Governorate has seen the participation of 486 publishing houses from 29 countries and regions, the official Kuwait News Agency reported. The book fair, which kicked off on Wednesday and will run until Dec. 2, is being held in three halls, covering an area of 18,000 square meters. The China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) participated in the fair. During his visit to CICC's booth, Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait Zhang Jianwei said Kuwaiti readers are very fond of coming here to purchase Chinese books, which introduce Chinese tradition and culture in Arabic and English. Textbooks for learning Chinese were also on display during the event. The book fair is sponsored by Kuwaiti Prime Ministe

NATO Summit - Vilnius

NATO Summit - Vilnius

Handout photo shows António Costa (Prime Ministe of Portugal) during the NATO Summit at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre (LITEXPO) in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11, 2023. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian PM vows to meet needs of Hawara residents

STORY: Palestinian PM vows to meet needs of Hawara residents DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: HAWARA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hawara 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMMED ISHTAYE, Palestinian Prime Minister STORYLINE: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said on Wednesday that his government will "make every effort to meet the needs of the residents of the town of Hawara after the great damage to their property as a result of the brutal attacks carried out by the settler militias." Ishtaye made the remarks at a press conference in Hawara, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, which was attacked by Israeli settlers on Sunday. Hundreds of Israeli settlers launched violent revenge attacks in the northern occupied West Bank on Sunday night, killing at least one Palestinian, injuring a dozen, and burning down homes, shops, cars and farmlands after a Palestinian shooting attack killed two Israelis. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMMED ISHTAYE, Palestinian Prime Ministe

Türkiye says more steps needed for Sweden's NATO membership

STORY: Türkiye says more steps needed for Sweden's NATO membership DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the meeting (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 2 various of the joint press conference (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU, Turkish Foreign Minister (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TOBIAS BILLSTROM, Swedish Foreign Minister (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 5 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TOBIAS BILLSTROM, Swedish Foreign Minister (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 6 various of the joint press conference (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) STORYLINE: Sweden has not taken enough "concrete steps" to extradite people that Ankara sees as terrorists and freeze their assets, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as Sweden tries to convince Türkiye to ratify its bid to join NATO. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU, Turkish Foreign Ministe

Embattled prime minister

Embattled prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Embattled Japanese Prime Ministe Naoto Kan (front) heads to a Cabinet meeting at a Diet building in Tokyo on June 21, 2011. He has come under pressure to quit soon.

New facility to expand transforming food waste into compost in Aussie capital

STORY: New facility to expand transforming food waste into compost in Aussie capital DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of food waste transformed into nutrient-rich compost in Canberra community STORYLINE: A large-scale organics recycling facility will be opened in Australia's capital city to strengthen its circular economy. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government announced funding for a new Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) facility to process Canberra's waste. It comes after a successful trial of a FOGO collection pilot servicing 5,000 households in the city's northern suburbs. The service diverts food waste from landfill and reduces harmful greenhouse gases by turning food scraps and garden waste into compost for the soil. "We are investing in new waste infrastructure that will support Canberrans to take everyday action on climate change and reduce our city's future emissions," Chris Steel, ACT's ministe

Qatar eyes nearly doubling LNG exports to Japan in 2010: ministe

Qatar eyes nearly doubling LNG exports to Japan in 2010: ministe

TOKYO, Japan - Qatar's Energy and Industry Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah speaks in an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 18. He said Qatar plans to increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Japan to more than 11 million tons a year in 2010 from the current 6 million tons. ''Now we're listening to our customers (in Japan), we feel they need more LNG...So I think we can increase another 5 million tons in the coming years,'' said al-Attiyah, who doubles as second deputy premier. (Kyodo)

Embattled prime minister

Embattled prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Embattled Japanese Prime Ministe Naoto Kan (front) heads to a Cabinet meeting at a Diet building in Tokyo on June 21, 2011. He has come under pressure to quit soon. (Kyodo)