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INDONESIA-PALU-MEMORIAL-EARTHQUAKE-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

(230928) -- PALU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man prays during a memorial event marking the fifth anniversary of a deadly earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sept. 28, 2023. On Spet. 28, 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's central province of Sulawesi and provoked a strong tsunami. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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INDONESIA-PALU-MEMORIAL-EARTHQUAKE-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

(230928) -- PALU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a memorial event marking the fifth anniversary of a deadly earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sept. 28, 2023. On Spet. 28, 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's central province of Sulawesi and provoked a strong tsunami. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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Lebanon ready to discuss mediated land border demarcation with Israel: FM

STORY: Lebanon ready to discuss mediated land border demarcation with Israel: FM DATELINE: Spet. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security Amos J. Hochstein arriving to meet Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri 2. various of Hochstein's meeting with Berri 3. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Thursday expressed Lebanon's readiness to launch mediated land border demarcation talks with Israel, the National News Agency reported. "Lebanon is ready to launch this process in a consistent manner by preserving Lebanese rights," Bou Habib said during his meeting with Amos J. Hochstein, U.S. special presidential coordinator for global infrastructure and energy security, in Lebanon's capital Beirut. For his part, Hochstein said that he is evaluating the extent of readiness of the concerned parties to launch land border demarcation talks after the

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CHINA-HEIBEI-TANGSHAN-MARINE PROTECTION (CN)

(230627) -- TANGSHAN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 21, 2021 shows a marine ranch in Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Spet. 21, 2021. Launched in 2022, the marine ecological protection and restoration project in Caofeidian of Tangshan is designed to cover an area of 636 hectares by building an ecosystem comprising shellfish, seaweeds and artificial reefs. Restored seaweed beds have so far covered 80 percent of the planned area. The seaweed ecosystem means significantly to protection of biological resources, and it also improves nearshore non-biological environment and resistance to tides. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-WETLAND CITY (CN)

(221112) -- HEFEI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Spet. 6, 2022 shows scenery of a wetland around the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province. Hefei has five national wetland parks and three provincial wetland parks, with a wetland protection rate of 75 percent. It was accredited on Nov. 10, 2022 by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-WETLAND CITY (CN)

(221112) -- HEFEI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Spet. 6, 2022 shows scenery of a wetland around the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province. Hefei has five national wetland parks and three provincial wetland parks, with a wetland protection rate of 75 percent. It was accredited on Nov. 10, 2022 by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-WETLAND CITY (CN)

(221112) -- HEFEI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Spet. 6, 2022 shows scenery of a wetland around the Chaohu Lake in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province. Hefei has five national wetland parks and three provincial wetland parks, with a wetland protection rate of 75 percent. It was accredited on Nov. 10, 2022 by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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Mount Mary fair returns to India's Mumbai after 2-year suspension

STORY: Mount Mary fair returns to India's Mumbai after 2-year suspension DATELINE: Spet. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: MUMBAI, India CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mount Mary fair 2022 2. various of roadside booths STORYLINE: The annual Mount Mary fair, also known as Bandra Fair, concluded on Sunday in Mumbai, India after two years of COVID-19-induced hiatus. Bandra Fair is a week-long fair held annually in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. During the fair, people gather to celebrate and do shopping. This year's fair was launched on Sept. 11 at the Mount Mary Church, Bandra. Many Bollywood personalities came to attend the fair, with police security arrangements to handle around 50,000 visitors from all over India. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mumbai, India. (XHTV)

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Ugandan innovator makes affordable, green school bags

STORY: Ugandan innovator makes affordable, green school bags DATELINE: Spet. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:12 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zetu Africa workshops 2. various of students of Kibanjwa Primary School in Hoima District using SeatPacks 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARNOLD MUGAGGA, Team leader of Zetu Africa 4. various of assembling SeatPack 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARNOLD MUGAGGA, Team leader of Zetu Africa 6. various of employees using sewing machines 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NAKALYANTYA DAPHINE, Designer of Zetu Africa 8. various of bags made by Zetu Africa STORYLINE: In a quiet neighborhood in Makindye, a suburb of the Ugandan capital of Kampala, seamstresses are busy making school bags that may redefine classroom furniture. In the sewing room, a former car garage, some bags in different colors are on display. Arnold Mugagga, a Ugandan innovator and team leader of Zetu Africa, a design-based social enterprise, is the brain behind the school bag (SeatPack) that can morph i

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China's commitment to green growth welcomed by experts, diplomats

STORY: China's commitment to green growth welcomed by experts, diplomats DATELINE: Spet. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BERTIE AHERN, Former Prime Minister of Ireland, Chairman of the World Carbon Neutrality Commission 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIYABONGA CYPRIAN CWELE, South African Ambassador to China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XIE ZHENHUA, China's Special Envoy for Climate Change STORYLINE: A China-Europe-Africa Green Energy Development Forum was held in Hangzhou earlier this week. More than 100 representatives from various countries and regions shared their views on green energy development online and offline. Attendees spoke highly of China's commitment to green development, despite the global economic downturn and the COVID-19 pandemic. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BERTIE AHERN, Former Prime Minister of Ireland, Chairman of the World Carbon Neutrality Commission "China and the EU are two major regions in

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6 Israeli soldiers, 1 civilian injured in bus shooting attack

STORY: 6 Israeli soldiers, 1 civilian injured in bus shooting attack DATELINE: Spet. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israeli soldiers gathering near the site of attack 2. various of Israeli security forces inspecting a weapon found near the car reportedly belonging to attackers 3. various of a burnt car reportedly belonging to attackers 4. various of traffic after the attack 5. various of Israeli security forces and emergency services inspecting the attacked bus STORYLINE: Seven Israelis were injured in a shooting attack on a bus of soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Israeli military said. The incident took place outside the Hamra settlement in the Jordan Valley. A soldier was severely injured when assailants opened fire from a passing vehicle, a military spokesperson said in a statement. Five other soldiers and a civilian were lightly injured, it added. Two armed suspects were arrested following a manhunt in the area, the army said,