Gun violence exposes U.S. institutional flaw

STORY: Gun violence exposes U.S. institutional flaw DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RENE, Resident, Los Angeles, U.S.various of 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GALLEGOS, Resident, Los Angeles, U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL COLE PADILLA, Educational administrator, Los Angeles, U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JUDY CHU, U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district, home to Monterey Park STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RENE, Resident, Los Angeles, U.S. "I'm shaking up, I've been here 11 years, I never thought it would happen this close to home." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GALLEGOS, Resident, Los Angeles, U.S. "Very sad." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL COLE PADILLA, Educational administrator, Los Angeles, U.S. "We keep talking about domestic violence." The latest tragedies included a shooting in Monterey Park in Southern California on Jan. 21. that killed 11 people and another two shootings that left seven people d

U.S. economic mismanagement burdens world with economic woes: experts

STORY: U.S. economic mismanagement burdens world with economic woes: experts DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of U.S. Federal Reservevarious of street view in U.S.various of containersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAWRENCE LOH, Director of the Center for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of SingaporeSOUNDBITE 2 (English): JIN SONG, Adjunct professor at Nanyang Technological University of SingaporeSOUNDBITE 3 (English): LAWRENCE LOH, Director of the Center for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore STORYLINE: Analysts say the root cause of the U.S. Fed's interest rate hikes is economic mismanagement on the part of the U.S., and that the Fed's decision is further burdening the world with economic woes. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, the second in a row of that magnitude, as elevated inflation showed no clear sign of easing. SOU

U.S. profiteering from Ukraine crisis: Pakistani experts

STORY: U.S. profiteering from Ukraine crisis: Pakistani experts DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in U.S.various of street view in UkraineSOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHABANA FAYYAZ, Head, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University IslamabadSOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHABANA FAYYAZ, Head, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University IslamabadSOUNDBITE 3 (English): NAJMA MINHAS, Editor at Global Village Space in Pakistan STORYLINE: Pakistani experts have said the United States is profiteering from the ongoing Russian-Ukraine conflict. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHABANA FAYYAZ, Head, Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad "What is happening after the post-Cold War era was that Russia still is a part of international community framework. So what they're (the U.S.) trying to use this crisis is to push back Russia, and according to some observers, to en

GLOBALink | U.S. freezing of Afghan assets undermines small businesses in Afghanistan

STORY: GLOBALink | U.S. freezing of Afghan assets undermines small businesses in Afghanistan DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of street view in U.S.various of the exhibitionSOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAFAS GUL JAMI, Afghan entrepreneurSOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ZAHRA NAEMI, Owner of a bee farmSOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD HAMID SAMADI, Afghan businessman STORYLINE: Following the U.S.-led forces withdrawal and Taliban's takeover of power in August 2021, the war in Afghanistan was over. However, an economic crisis has been worsened in Afghanistan. In recent months, Washington has slapped sanctions on the new Afghan administration, and froze over 9 billion U.S. dollars of Afghan central bank's assets, which further exacerbated the country's economic woes. Female Afghan entrepreneur Nafas Gul Jami displayed her products at the Agricultural Products Exhibition. Jami said the U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan have undermined her business. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari