US: Driver Dead In Tractor-Trailer Explosion, Causing Road Closures In Clifton, NJ 2

A driver was dead after a tractor-trailer exploded and caught fire, which prompted road closures in Clifton, New Jersey, on Monday, July 22. Parts of Route 3 and Route 46 were closed following the crash, and nearby residents were forced to evacuate from their homes.

US: Driver Dead In Tractor-Trailer Explosion, Causing Road Closures In Clifton, NJ

A driver was dead after a tractor-trailer exploded and caught fire, which prompted road closures in Clifton, New Jersey, on Monday, July 22. Parts of Route 3 and Route 46 were closed following the crash, and nearby residents were forced to evacuate from their homes.

Türkiye cracks down on IS in capital

STORY: Türkiye cracks down on IS in capital SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of anti-terror operations of Turkish police in Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish authorities on Tuesday launched operations against Islamic State (IS) in Ankara, the Daily Sabah newspaper reported. In Ankara, prosecutors issued warrants for 20 IS suspects linked to "Tevhid Magazine," which they said was a front for the group's activities in the capital. Police have detained many IS suspects over an attack on an Italian church in Istanbul, Türkiye's largest city, in January. Türkiye designated IS as a terrorist group in 2013 and has suffered several deadly attacks by the group since 2015. Türkiye's southern border with Syria has been a major transit route for Syrians and foreign fighters since the Syrian civil war began in 2011. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV

Chinese aircraft maker receives over 1,000 C919 jet orders

STORY: Chinese aircraft maker receives over 1,000 C919 jet orders DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of C919 jet STORYLINE: The order quantity for China's homegrown C919 jet has reached 1,061, according to Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. According to the aircraft maker, which developed the C919 and ARJ21 jetliners, China's domestically-produced passenger aircraft sector has initially formed a product lineup ranging from regional aircraft, short- to medium-haul narrow-body aircraft, to long-haul wide-body aircraft. In December 2022, China Eastern Airlines, the inaugural customer of C919, received deliveries, with commercial operations beginning in May 2023. Two C919 aircraft are actively serving on the air route between Shanghai and Chengdu operated by the airlines. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon

STORY: Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon STORYLINE: Greece's Charalampos Pitsolis won the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon on Sunday. The 29-year-old runner crossed the finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium in the center of Athens in two hours, 23 minutes and 43 seconds. Greece's Konstantinos Gkelaouzos, last year's winner, followed second, clocking 2:24:45, and Konstantinos Stamoulis ranked third in 2:25:37. Greek runner Vasiliki Konstantinopoulou was the first in the women's category, clocking 2:46:01. The classic course from Marathon city to Athens follows in the footsteps of Pheidippides who inspired the race. According to legend, the ancient soldier first ran the route from the battlefield of Marathon beach to Athens in 490 BC to inform Athenians of the victory against Persian forces. Kenya's Felix Kipchirchir Kandi

New highway near completion in Medog in China's Tibet

STORY: New highway near completion in Medog in China's Tibet DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway linking Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region 2. various of the workers at the construction site STORYLINE: A new highway passing through the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, known as the world's deepest canyon with a maximum depth of 6,009 meters, is near completion in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Construction of the 67.22-km highway began in 2014, which connects Pad Township in the city of Nyingchi and Medog County. So far, the construction of the main roads of the highway has been completed, while auxiliary facilities are still being fixed. The project has been undertaken by the China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. The highway was built on the former hiking route between Nyingchi's Pad Township and Baibung Township, Medog County, with an altitude differenc