9 killed, 2 injured as residential building collapses in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: 9 killed, 2 injured as residential building collapses in Pakistan's Punjab SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the collapsed buildings 2. various of the rescue operation STORYLINE: At least 9 people were killed and two others severely injured on Tuesday after a residential building collapsed in Multan city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local authorities said. The three-storey building fell early morning near the Haram Gate area of the city, according to Kaleem Ullah, a district emergency official of Multan who was leading the rescue operation. A total of 11 people got trapped under rubble, he said, adding that after hours of rescue and search operation, nine bodies had been recovered while two were rescued alive. All the victims were shifted to a local hospital, he said. The deceased included seven people of the same family, he added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

5 killed in road accident in south Pakistan

STORY: 5 killed in road accident in south Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: SINDH, Pakistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: Five people were killed when a car fell into a gorge in Pakistan's southern Sindh province in the wee hours of Friday morning, police said. The accident happened in Shikarpur district of the province, where the overspeeding vehicle suffered low visibility caused by fog, Naimat Ullah Khan, who is in charge of the district's police control room, told Xinhua. Due to the dense fog, the driver could not assess the severity of an upcoming sharp turn, and the vehicle veered off the road and plunged into the gorge as he navigated the bend, the policeman said. The deceased were members of a family who were on their way back home in the district from the capital city Quetta of the southwest Balochistan province, Khan added. Presently, Pakistan is experiencing fluctuations in weather patterns, leading

China's national Wushu team presents performance in Houston

STORY: China's national Wushu team presents performance in Houston SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wushu performances 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD ULLAH, Lawyer and Wushu enthusiast 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DAI DANDAN, Member of China's national Wushu team STORYLINE: Two days after grabbing 15 gold medals at the 16th World Wushu Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, China's national team presented a martial arts performance in Houston on Wednesday. The team also practiced Wushu with local enthusiasts. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD ULLAH, Lawyer and Wushu enthusiast "They showed us what specific things each individual person can work on, not just what we as general practitioners can learn. So if you want to focus on specific kick or jump or sweep of some sort, they will tell you exactly what you need to do to make it better. So they communicated that very clearly." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DAI D

Japan's nuclear wastewater dumping threatens human health, global ecosystem

STORY: Japan's nuclear wastewater dumping threatens human health, global ecosystem DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the nuclear power plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID COPPLESTONE, Professor in environmental radioactivity at the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZAFAR ULLAH KORESHI, Dean of Graduate Studies, Air University, Pakistan 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Prof. TIMOTHY MOUSSEAU, Department of Biological Sciences at University of South Carolina STORYLINE: Japan has started releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean disregarding public concerns and strong opposition from both home and abroad. Observers say Japan's move is highly irresponsible, and may pose long-term threats to human health and the marine environment. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID COPPLESTONE, Professor in environmental radioactivity at the University

Japan's dumping of nuke wastewater draws ire from int'l community

STORY: Japan's dumping of nuke wastewater draws ire from int'l community DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:42 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant 2. various of protesters 3. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAFAR ULLAH KORESHI, Dean of Graduate Studies, Air University, Pakistan 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEONARD SIMANJUNTAK, Country Director of Greenpeace Indonesia 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Prof. TIMOTHY MOUSSEAU, Department of Biological Sciences at University of South Carolina 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): MIZUHO FUKUSHIMA, Head of Social Democratic Party "Radioactive materials, once discharged, cannot be retrieved, so they must be intensively managed. Such materials would be beyond management if they are discharged into the ocean. We can't allow such a thing to happen." 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Korean): KIM YOUNG-CHUL, Executive Chief, Federation of Korean Fishermen's Associations 9. SOUNDBITE 6

Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge to affect millions: Pakistani expert

STORY: Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge to affect millions: Pakistani expert DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Fukushima plant 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ZAFAR ULLAH KORESHI, Dean of graduate studies, Air University, Pakistan 3. various of protests in Japan and South Korea STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert has expressed concern over Japan's plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean. The dean of graduate studies of Air University in Pakistan said that such actions will affect the entire ocean bed and the health of millions of people. SOUNDBITE (English): ZAFAR ULLAH KORESHI, Dean of graduate studies, Air University, Pakistan "The contamination of the seawater, which is our common property, and it is the Pacific Ocean. So it affects fishermen, and the seafood, the marine life, and the effect of life and the ecological effect also. So I think it's a very serious thing. The government has got approval to disch