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Egypt releases 30 prisoners on first day of New Year

STORY: Egypt releases 30 prisoners on first day of New Year DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. exterior shots of the presidential palace in Cairo 2. exterior shot of prisons department sector 3. families waiting for their released relative 4. various archived shots (taken by the presidential pardon committee member Tarek El Khouli) of released prisoners being received by their families STORYLINE: The Egyptian presidential pardon committee announced on Sunday finalizing measures to release 30 prisoners, according to news reports. Tarek El Khouli, a member of the presidential pardon Committee, asserted the committee would continue its work to release more prisoners and integrate them into society. The presidential pardon committee, first formed in 2016, was reactivated by the president in late April during the annual Egyptian Family Iftar Banquet. The re-activated committee started its work in late April, receiving the names of prisoners to be considered

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Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

OTSU, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - The Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture rejects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s request on June 17, 2016, to suspend an injunction barring operation of the company's two reactivated reactors, seen in this photo -- Nos. 3-4 units at the Takahama nuclear plant, posing another setback for the Japanese government's push to ramp up nuclear power generation.

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Photo taken July 18, 2012, shows the No. 4 reactor building (L) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor was restarted later, around 9 p.m., the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, which the utility reactivated on July 1 and brought to full operation on July 9, can be seen to the right.

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Security guards stand near the entrance to Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, at 7:52 p.m. on July 18, 2012. The No. 4 reactor at the plant was reactivated around 9 p.m. the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011.

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Another reactor at Oi power plant reactivated

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 9, 2012, shows the No. 4 reactor building (front) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor was reactivated around 9 p.m. on July 18, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, which the utility reactivated on July 1 and brought to full operation on July 9, stands just behind.

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Another reactor at Oi power plant reactivated

OI, Japan - Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Seishu Makino (front) attends a press conference in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the afternoon of July 18, 2012. The No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town was reactivated around 9 p.m. the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for regular checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011.

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Protest against nuclear reactor restart

OI, Japan - People confront police around Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on the evening of July 1, 2012, in protest against the reboot of a reactor at the plant. The utility reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OI, Japan - Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Seishu Makino speaks prior to the reboot of the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on July 1, 2012. The utility reactivated the reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day. (Pool photo)

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Protest against nuclear reactor restart

OSAKA, Japan - People protest in Osaka on the evening of July 1, 2012, against the restart of a reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, in front of the head office of the utility in Osaka. The company reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OI, Japan - Photo taken at 9:19 p.m. on July 1, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building (R) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OI, Japan - Photo taken at 9:11 p.m. on July 1, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building (2nd from L) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 1, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building (front) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 1, 2012, shows (from front to back) the Nos. 4, 3, 2 and 1 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. From front to back, the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 reactor buildings are seen. The Japanese government approved the resumption of operation of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the plant the following day amid concerns over the safety of atomic power generation following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The Japanese government approved the resumption of operation of two nuclear reactors at the plant the following day amid concerns over the safety of atomic power generation following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The Japanese government approved the resumption of operation of two nuclear reactors at the plant the following day amid concerns over the safety of atomic power generation following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda bows deeply to Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa (far L) after the governor said the prefecture would accept the restart of two nuclear reactors in the prefecture, during a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 16, 2012. The Japanese government approved the resumption of operation of two nuclear reactors in Fukui amid concerns over the safety of atomic power generation following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 16, 2012, to voice opposition to the resumption of operation of two nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture. The Japanese government approved restarting two nuclear reactors in Fukui the same day amid concerns over the safety of atomic power generation following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

FUKUI, Japan - People look at news bulletin on an electronic display, saying that the government has formally decided to resume the operation of two nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture. This photo was taken in front of JR Fukui rail station on June 16, 2012.

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Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

OI, Japan - Security guards stand near the entrance to Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on June 16, 2012. The Japanese government approved the resumption of operation of two nuclear reactors at the plant the same day amid concerns over the safety of atomic power generation following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Noda says Oi nuclear reactors need to be restarted

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 8, 2012. He said two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant need to be reactivated to prevent a power crunch this summer, in a stepped-up effort to secure public support and consent from Fukui Prefecture which hosts the plant.

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Genkai nuclear reactor resumes power generation

GENKAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 2, 2011, shows the No. 4 reactor building (R of the two domed buildings) at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant. The reactor resumed power generation the same day, after it was reactivated the previous day following a one-month hiatus, the company said.

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Genkai nuclear reactor resumes power generation

GENKAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 2, 2011, shows the No. 4 reactor building at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant. The reactor resumed power generation the same day, after it was reactivated the previous day following a one-month hiatus, the company said.

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Shimane nuke reactor reactivated

MATSUE, Japan - Workers in the main control room activate the No. 2 reactor of the Shimane nuclear power station of Chugoku Electric Power Co. in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2010. The company reactivated the reactor eight months after the operation was suspended over defective inspections.

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TEPCO reactivates 4th reactor following scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) reactivated a reactor in Niigata Prefecture on July 22, making it the fourth reactor restarted after shutdowns in the aftermath of a damage cover-up scandal in 2002. Niigata Gov. Ikuo Hirayama (C) and Kashiwazaki Mayor Masazumi Saikawa (R) gave Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (L) their consent for restarting the No. 4 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant.

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No. 4 reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant safe: Hiranuma

NIIGATA, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (R) is in talks with Niigata Gov. Ikuo Hirayama at the governor's office July 9. Hiranuma told Hirayama the No. 4 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is safe, a move expected to pave the way for the suspended reactor to be reactivated probably in mid-July.

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TEPCO reactivates 2nd reactor in Niigata

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Scandal-hit Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on June 18 reactivated the No. 7 reactor in the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture. The reactor is the second of 17 nuclear reactors shut down following revelations last year that it falsified safety reports.

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Reactivated TEPCO nuke reactor starts generating power

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - The No. 6 reactor of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture begins generating electricity May 9, after being reactivated two days earlier. The reactor was one of the 17 TEPCO nuclear reactors that were shut down in stages and taken out of operation from April 15 for safety checks after the company's cover-up of defects and falsification of safety reports were uncovered in August 2002.

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Afghan authorities reactivate silo in northern Mazar-I-Sharif city

STORY: Afghan authorities reactivate silo in northern Mazar-I-Sharif city DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of bread baking at the reactivated silo in Mazar-i-Sharif city 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD JAWED SEDIDI, Director of the silo 3. various of people at the reactivated silo in Mazar-i-Sharif city STORYLINE: Afghan authorities reactivated the only silo three decades after it was rendered idle in Mazar-i-Sharif city, capital of northern Balkh province, on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD JAWED SEDIDI, Director of the silo "At the moment one oven of the silo has begun operation to bake bread and efforts are underway to activate 18 other ovens to increase our products." Like other infrastructures, the erstwhile Soviet Union-made silo in Mazar-i-Sharif has been damaged due to decades of war in the country. This is the second silo that has been reactivated by the authorities in Afghanistan over several months. Earlier,

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Egyptian authorities release 46 pretrial detainees

STORY: Egyptian authorities release 46 pretrial detainees DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the newly reactivated Presidential Pardon Committee member MP Tarek El-Kholy's account 2. various of the presidential palace in Cairo 3. various of prisons department sector 4. various of families waiting for their released relatives STORYLINE: The Egyptian authorities released on Thursday another group of 46 pretrial detainees, Presidential Pardon Committee member Tarek El-Khouly announced Thursday. The Presidential Pardon Committee, first formed in 2016, was reactivated by the president in late April during the annual Egyptian Family Iftar Banquet. The re-activated committee started its work in late April, receiving the names of prisoners to be considered for presidential pardoning from various parties and political forces, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), and the Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives. The decision a

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Fire in eastern Spain still burning after destroying 13,100 hectares of land

STORY: Fire in eastern Spain still burning after destroying 13,100 hectares of land DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfire (Courtesy of Castello in eastern Spain) 2. various of firefighters (Courtesy of Castello in eastern Spain) 3. various of people evacuating (Courtesy of Castello in eastern Spain) STORYLINE: A wildfire in the hilly and wooded region in east Spain's Comunidad Valenciana remained active on Thursday, after burning an estimated 13,100 hectares of land in three days. Ximo Puig, leader of the Valencia region, informed the press that although overnight rain had "reduced the flame to the point of almost disappearing around the perimeter," the fire was still active and "there are still very hot areas," which had reactivated with changing winds during the morning. Spain continues to suffer from one of the hottest and driest summers on record, after the highest temperatures ever recorded in July. Lack of rain has

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France to go through its fourth heat wave of summer

STORY: France to go through its fourth heat wave of summer DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Place Bellecour in Lyon 2. Various of the entrance to the Lyon metro 3. Various of the center of Lyon STORYLINE: Fewer tourists than usual in the heat of Lyon's Place Bellecour, foggers installed at the entrances to the metro, reactivated water fountains... Lyon is bracing for a new episode of heat wave with its peak expected at the end of the week. The region is in water deficit and the situation should not improve according to weather forecasts. No rainy episode is scheduled in the short term (until August 14) by forecasters. A whole part of western France was placed on orange alert for the heat wave this Tuesday afternoon. During the week, the whole country will be affected by this fourth heat wave of the summer of 2022. According to Meteo France, the national meteorological service, "the heat will increase further on Wednesday in the

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BREAD FACTORY-PRODUCTION RESUMED

(220220) -- KABUL, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at Afghanistan's state-owned bread factory, Silo-e-Markazi or central silo, in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2022. The factory, which located in the national capital Kabul, reactivated and resumed production on Sunday, after decades of production stoppage, chief of the bread producing body, Khayal Mohammad Maher said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BREAD FACTORY-PRODUCTION RESUMED

(220220) -- KABUL, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at Afghanistan's state-owned bread factory, Silo-e-Markazi or central silo, in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2022. The factory, which located in the national capital Kabul, reactivated and resumed production on Sunday, after decades of production stoppage, chief of the bread producing body, Khayal Mohammad Maher said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-BREAD FACTORY-PRODUCTION RESUMED

(220220) -- KABUL, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at Afghanistan's state-owned bread factory, Silo-e-Markazi or central silo, in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2022. The factory, which located in the national capital Kabul, reactivated and resumed production on Sunday, after decades of production stoppage, chief of the bread producing body, Khayal Mohammad Maher said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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No. 4 reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant safe: Hiranuma

NIIGATA, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (R) is in talks with Niigata Gov. Ikuo Hirayama at the governor's office July 9. Hiranuma told Hirayama the No. 4 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is safe, a move expected to pave the way for the suspended reactor to be reactivated probably in mid-July. (Kyodo)

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Court again nixes appeal to restart 2 Takahama nuclear reactors

People celebrate on July 12, 2016, in front of the Otsu District Court in western Japan, after it rejected a request by Kansai Electric Power Co. to suspend an injunction the court had issued over the once-reactivated No. 3 and 4 reactors of the Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court again nixes appeal to restart 2 Takahama nuclear reactors

The legal team supportive of local residents speak to reporters on July 12, 2016, in front of the Otsu District Court in western Japan, after the court rejected a request by Kansai Electric Power Co. to suspend an injunction the court had issued over the once-reactivated No. 3 and 4 reactors of the Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The banners welcome the court's decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court again nixes appeal to restart 2 Takahama nuclear reactors

File photo taken in January 2016 shows the Nos. 3 (front) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Otsu District Court again disallowed the operation of the two reactors on July 12, 2016, rejecting the power supplier's request to suspend an injunction the court had issued over the once-reactivated units at the plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant to remain idled

People celebrate on June 17, 2016, in front of the Otsu District Court in western Japan after it rejected a request by Kansai Electric Power Co. to suspend an injunction barring operation of its two reactivated reactors at its Takahama plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant to remain idled

People celebrate on June 17, 2016, in front of the Otsu District Court in western Japan after it rejected a request by Kansai Electric Power Co. to suspend an injunction barring operation of its two reactivated reactors at its Takahama plant. The banners hail the decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant to remain idled

People celebrate on June 17, 2016, in front of the Otsu District Court in western Japan after it rejected a request by Kansai Electric Power Co. to suspend an injunction barring operation of its two reactivated reactors at its Takahama plant. The banners hail the decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

The Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture rejects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s request on June 17, 2016, to suspend an injunction barring operation of the company's two reactivated reactors, seen in this photo -- Nos. 3-4 units at the Takahama nuclear plant, posing another setback for the Japanese government's push to ramp up nuclear power generation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ikata No. 3 unit to be reactivated as early as July

File photo taken in November 2015 shows the No. 3 reactor (L) of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant in western Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority approved the utility's plan to streamline facilities for emergencies on March 23, 2016, paving the way to reactivate the unit as early as in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan court rules against operating restarted Takahama reactors

Kansai Electric Power Co. executives attend a press conference in Osaka on March 9, 2016, after the Otsu District Court ordered earlier in the day two reactivated nuclear reactors of its Takahama plant be halted as requested by local residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant's No. 4 reactor automatically shuts down

Kenji Miyata, a senior official of Kansai Electric Power Co., attends a press conference on Feb. 29, 2016, in the town of Takahama on the Sea of Japan coast, after the No. 4 reactor at the utility's Takahama nuclear power plant automatically shut down. The reactor was reactivated on Feb. 26, the fourth unit restarted under stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant's No. 4 reactor automatically shuts down

Photo taken Feb. 29, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor (front) of the Takahama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The reactor automatically shut down on the day, following an alert, after reactivation on Feb. 26. It is the fourth unit reactivated under stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant's No. 4 reactor automatically shuts down

Photo taken Feb. 29, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor of the Takahama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The reactor automatically shut down on the day, following an alert, after reactivation on Feb. 26. It is the fourth unit reactivated under stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant's No. 4 reactor automatically shuts down

File photo taken January 2016 shows the No. 4 reactor (at rear) of Takahama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The reactor automatically shut down on Feb. 29, 2016, following an alert, after reactivation on Feb. 26. It is the fourth unit reactivated under stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant's No. 4 reactor automatically shuts down

File photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, shows the No. 4 reactor of Takahama nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The reactor automatically shut down on Feb. 29, 2016, following an alert, after reactivation on Feb. 26. It is the fourth unit reactivated under stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo