Record-breaking performances ignite Copenhagen Marathon 2023

STORY: Record-breaking performances ignite Copenhagen Marathon 2023 DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Marathon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RODAH CHEPKORIR TANUI, Champion of women's group, Copenhagen Marathon 2023 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JACOB SOMMER SIMONSEN, Danish best result maker in Copenhagen Marathon 2023 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATHIAS MARCUSSEN, Runner from Norway 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MATTHEW CREHAM, Runner from England 6. various of the Marathon STORYLINE: The Copenhagen Marathon 2023 saw history being made with the fastest time ever recorded by a woman on Danish soil on Sunday. Kenyan athlete Rodah Chepkorir Tanui crossed the finish line in an impressive 2:23:14 hours, topping off a perfect sunny day with over 12,000 participants nationally and internationally taking to the streets of the Danish capital. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RODAH CHEPKORIR TANUI, Champion of women's group, Copenhagen Marathon 2023 "Copenhagen tow

A visit to Karen Blixen Museum in Kenya

STORY: A visit to Karen Blixen Museum in Kenya DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:07 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Karen Blixen museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RODAH LANGE, Curator at Karen Blixen Museum 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RODAH LANGE, Curator at Karen Blixen Museum 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RODAH LANGE, Curator at Karen Blixen Museum STORYLINE: Nestled in one of the most picturesque neighborhood of Nairobi, the Karen Blixen Museum offers a glimpse into Kenya's colonial history, the journey towards self-rule and the collective aspirations of its many ethnic groups. Karen Blixen, the author of "Out of Africa" autobiography, which later became an Oscar award-winning movie by the same title, wrote the affection she had for her abode at the foot of Ngong hills, located on the northern edges of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Blixen returned to her native Denmark in 1931 from where she pursued her interests including writing and painting till her demise in 1962 at the age o

Chinese-built expressway starts trial run in Nairobi

STORY: Chinese-built expressway starts trial run in Nairobi DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES MACHARIA, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary of Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MASINDE JOSEPH, Driver 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AGGREY MAGANGA, Driver 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RODAH MWENJE OKOTH, Toll attendant STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter "Welcome to the all-new Chinese-built 27-km Nairobi expressway, whose official public trial phase began on Saturday ahead of its official launch in a few weeks' time. According to Kenya National Highways Agency, the expressway testing will allow them to check on the system preparedness as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of the highway among car users. The 648 million U.S. dollars highway built under the public-private partnership model is exp