3 killed, 12 injured in cylinder blast in Pakistan's Karachi

STORY: 3 killed, 12 injured in cylinder blast in Pakistan's Karachi SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: KARACHI, Pakistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site and rescue efforts STORYLINE: At least three people were killed and around 12 others severely injured on Monday in a gas cylinder blast in a building in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, the rescue service said. Salman Naseer, an official of the rescue organization Edhi Foundation, told Xinhua that the accident took place in Machar Colony area when new gas cylinders were being shifted to a shop of cylinders beneath a double-story residential building. Soon after the blast, the building suddenly turned into rubble, he added. The locals of the area immediately started rescuing the trapped people and were then joined by the rescue workers, Naseer said, adding that up to 15 trapped people had been recovered while at least one was still under the rubble. A search operat

Chinese embassy donates school materials to needy Egyptian students

STORY: Chinese embassy donates school materials to needy Egyptian students SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of the handover ceremony 2. shots of Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang at the donation ceremony 3. shots of Egyptian officials STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Egypt, in cooperation with the pro-government Egyptian political party of Homat Al Watan (the Protectors of the Nation), has donated school materials to students in need in Cairo. About 400 sets of school bags and stationery were handed over Tuesday to students at a donation ceremony held at the Al-Asmarat District's service center in the Cairo Governorate. The event was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang, Secretary-General of Egypt's Homat Al Watan Party Tariq Naseer, and Al-Asmarat district head Ahmed Ibrahim. At the ceremony, Liao said the donation aims to express support for a shantytown renovation project launched

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINESE EMBASSY-SCHOOL MATERIALS-DONATION

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINESE EMBASSY-SCHOOL MATERIALS-DONATION

(231206) -- CAIRO, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Secretary-General of Egypt's Homat Al Watan Party Tariq Naseer speaks at a donation ceremony held at the Al-Asmarat District's service center in the Cairo Governorate, Egypt, Dec. 5, 2023. The Chinese Embassy in Egypt, in cooperation with the pro-government Egyptian political party of Homat Al Watan (the Protectors of the Nation), has donated school materials to students in need in Cairo. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINESE EMBASSY-SCHOOL MATERIALS-DONATION

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINESE EMBASSY-SCHOOL MATERIALS-DONATION

(231206) -- CAIRO, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang (4th L, back) , Secretary-General of Egypt's Homat Al Watan Party Tariq Naseer (3rd L, back) and other guests pose for a group photo with students during a donation ceremony held at the Al-Asmarat District's service center in the Cairo Governorate, Egypt, Dec. 5, 2023. The Chinese Embassy in Egypt, in cooperation with the pro-government Egyptian political party of Homat Al Watan (the Protectors of the Nation), has donated school materials to students in need in Cairo. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)