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Australia: Large Fire Engulfs Factory In Footscray, Melbourne

A fire engulfed a factory in Footscray, Melbourne on Wednesday, July 31. Nearby residents were advised to "take shelter indoors immediately" as the flame sent a huge plume of smoke into the sky.

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Red Cross chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter Maurer delivers a speech in Tokyo on May 16, 2013.

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ICRC president says China "a great support" to global humanitarian work

STORY: ICRC president says China "a great support" to global humanitarian work DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY:POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MAURER, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) STORYLINE: President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday hailed China as a great support for the agency, voicing confidence that China will play a more important role in helping facilitate humanitarian efforts worldwide. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MAURER, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) "Through Chinese engagement worldwide, I think there was more conscious recognition that international humanitarian law and humanitarian action is a contribution to stability which will allow for better development over time. And I have been very comforted to see more proactive Chinese policy in international arena. Now China came more proactive in

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ICRC president urges world leaders at UNGA to focus on global cooperation, not disruptive politics

STORY: ICRC president urges world leaders at UNGA to focus on global cooperation, not disruptive politics DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETER MAURER, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 3. various of UN Headquarters 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER MAURER, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 5. various of UN Headquarters 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PETER MAURER, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) STORYLINE: President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday called on world leaders to put needs of people and communities at the center and focus more on stronger multilateral system, instead of "disruptive politics." ICRC President Peter Maurer made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th session of the UN General Assembly. SOUNDBITE

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SWITZERLAND-DAVOS-WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

(220524) -- DAVOS, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer attends a session themed "Building Economies in Fragile Markets" of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos, Switzerland, May 23, 2022. The WEF Annual Meeting 2022 is held here from May 22 to 26. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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ICRC calls for humanitarian assistance in Ukraine

STORY: ICRC calls for humanitarian assistance in Ukraine DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:46 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ukraine 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MAURER, President of ICRC STORYLINE: President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer has urged all related parties to take steps to alleviate sufferings in Ukraine. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MAURER, President of ICRC "We know that we need, together with the Ukrainian Red Cross, to scale, speed and adapt our humanitarian assistance response to all those who are suffering now in Ukraine, in the east and north and south in particular on the front lines." He called for efforts to address the issues regarding prisoners of war, detained civilians, and those who died and went missing. According to media reports, Maurer arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday for a five-day visit. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kiev. (XHTV)

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ICRC chief Maurer listens to survivor of Hiroshima A-bombing

Peter Maurer (L), president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, listens to Sadao Yamamoto (front), a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, during his visit to the western Japan city on Feb. 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ICRC chief Maurer meets Hiroshima Mayor Matsui

Peter Maurer (L), president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, smiles as he exchanges words with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui after their meeting in the western Japan city on Feb. 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ICRD chief Maurer offers flowers at Hiroshima peace park

Peter Maurer (R), president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, makes a floral tribute at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the A-bombed western Japan city on Feb. 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Red Cross, Japan working together for nuclear disarmament

International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter Maurer attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2015. Following his visit to the atomic-bombed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Maurer said the ICRC and the Japanese government are committed to working toward nuclear disarmament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prime Minister Abe, ICRC chief Maurer meet in Tokyo

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2015. Abe and Maurer agreed that Japan and the ICRC should promote cooperation in the supply of humanitarian assistance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l Red Cross chief visits Nagasaki A-bomb memorials

Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, lays flowers at the monument marking ground zero in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, on Nov. 6, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l Red Cross chief visits Nagasaki A-bomb memorials

Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, visits the Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, which commemorates the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city, on Nov. 6, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Sudan humanitarian situation "very serious"

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer responds to an interview in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 28, 2016, pointing out that the humanitarian situation in South Sudan has become "very serious" since the resurgence of massive warfare last month in the capital Juba. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo