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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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Japan: Typhoon Nakri Brings Strong Winds to Southern Izu Islands

Typhoon Nakri made its closest approach to the southern Izu Islands on Monday morning, October 13, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

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US: Unoccupied Homes in Buxton, NC Collapse Amid Rough Seas From Offshore Hurricanes 2

On Tuesday, September 30, at least five unoccupied oceanfront homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic due to rough surf driven by offshore hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. Another home fell the following morning, bringing the total to six this week and 18 on Hatteras Island since 2020. No injuries were reported, but authorities closed parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore due to dangerous debris.

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SENS Launch And Disaster Congress - Toulouse

President of the World Association of Emergency and Disaster Medicine (WADEM), Dr Donald Donahue and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Professor Gregory Ciottone during the Service d'Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU - Urgent Medical assistance Services) employees in hazmat suits participate in an exercise in the environmental and neuro-sensory simulation center (SENS), a 140 m² dome project which aims to expose and train health professionals through simulation to environmental, sensory and emotional feelings felt in a crisis situation in Toulouse, southwestern France, on April 25, 2024. The dome is capable of carrying out the most realistic scenarios possible, stimulating all the senses (vision, sound, touch, smells), dedicated to pre-hospital professionals (EMS, emergency and security forces). A supervision room equipped with an ergonomic computer system allows control of the environmental parameters of the simulation: temperature variation (from -5 to +30°C), snow, wind and rain (up to 3

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SENS Launch And Disaster Congress - Toulouse

President of the World Association of Emergency and Disaster Medicine (WADEM), Dr Donald Donahue during the Service d'Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU - Urgent Medical assistance Services) employees in hazmat suits participate in an exercise in the environmental and neuro-sensory simulation center (SENS), a 140 m² dome project which aims to expose and train health professionals through simulation to environmental, sensory and emotional feelings felt in a crisis situation in Toulouse, southwestern France, on April 25, 2024. The dome is capable of carrying out the most realistic scenarios possible, stimulating all the senses (vision, sound, touch, smells), dedicated to pre-hospital professionals (EMS, emergency and security forces). A supervision room equipped with an ergonomic computer system allows control of the environmental parameters of the simulation: temperature variation (from -5 to +30°C), snow, wind and rain (up to 30 km/h), smoke or even specific odors (blood, burnt hair, etc.). Photo by Alexis Jumeau/AB

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SENS Launch And Disaster Congress - Toulouse

President of the World Association of Emergency and Disaster Medicine (WADEM), Dr Donald Donahue and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Professor Gregory Ciottone during the Service d'Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU - Urgent Medical assistance Services) employees in hazmat suits participate in an exercise in the environmental and neuro-sensory simulation center (SENS), a 140 m² dome project which aims to expose and train health professionals through simulation to environmental, sensory and emotional feelings felt in a crisis situation in Toulouse, southwestern France, on April 25, 2024. The dome is capable of carrying out the most realistic scenarios possible, stimulating all the senses (vision, sound, touch, smells), dedicated to pre-hospital professionals (EMS, emergency and security forces). A supervision room equipped with an ergonomic computer system allows control of the environmental parameters of the simulation: temperature variation (from -5 to +30°C), snow, wind and rain (up to 3

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SENS Launch And Disaster Congress - Toulouse

President of the World Association of Emergency and Disaster Medicine (WADEM), Dr Donald Donahue during the Service d'Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU - Urgent Medical assistance Services) employees in hazmat suits participate in an exercise in the environmental and neuro-sensory simulation center (SENS), a 140 m² dome project which aims to expose and train health professionals through simulation to environmental, sensory and emotional feelings felt in a crisis situation in Toulouse, southwestern France, on April 25, 2024. The dome is capable of carrying out the most realistic scenarios possible, stimulating all the senses (vision, sound, touch, smells), dedicated to pre-hospital professionals (EMS, emergency and security forces). A supervision room equipped with an ergonomic computer system allows control of the environmental parameters of the simulation: temperature variation (from -5 to +30°C), snow, wind and rain (up to 30 km/h), smoke or even specific odors (blood, burnt hair, etc.). Photo by Alexis Jumeau/AB

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SENS Launch And Disaster Congress - Toulouse

President of the World Association of Emergency and Disaster Medicine (WADEM), Dr Donald Donahue and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Professor Gregory Ciottone during the Service d'Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU - Urgent Medical assistance Services) employees in hazmat suits participate in an exercise in the environmental and neuro-sensory simulation center (SENS), a 140 m² dome project which aims to expose and train health professionals through simulation to environmental, sensory and emotional feelings felt in a crisis situation in Toulouse, southwestern France, on April 25, 2024. The dome is capable of carrying out the most realistic scenarios possible, stimulating all the senses (vision, sound, touch, smells), dedicated to pre-hospital professionals (EMS, emergency and security forces). A supervision room equipped with an ergonomic computer system allows control of the environmental parameters of the simulation: temperature variation (from -5 to +30°C), snow, wind and rain (up to 3

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US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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Algeria-China ties model for Africa, Arab world: Algerian analyst

STORY: Algeria-China ties model for Africa, Arab world: Algerian analyst DATELINE: July 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of cityscape in Algiers 2. shot of an award certificate displayed on the wall 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SMAIL DEBECHE, President of Algeria-China Friendship Association 4. various of cityscape in Algiers 5. various of infrastructure in Algeria 6. file of Chinese medical aid team to Algeria 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SMAIL DEBECHE, President of Algeria-China Friendship Association 8. various of Chinese medical aid STORYLINE: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is scheduled to pay a state visit to China from Monday to Friday. An Algerian analyst has said that the president's visit is expected to strengthen bilateral relations and diversify the North African country's economy and sustainable development, noting the bilateral ties will serve as a model in Africa and the Arab world. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SMAIL DEBECHE, President of Algeria

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-XIE FENG-ADVAMED-BREAKFAST BRIEFING

(230701) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., July 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng speaks at a breakfast briefing hosted by the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) at invitation in Washington, D.C., the United States, June 28, 2023. Xie Feng said at the event that China's new journey will not only reinvigorate its own new development, but also create fresh opportunities for the world. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S. in sad state of life expectancy: NPR

STORY: U.S. in sad state of life expectancy: NPR DATELINE: March 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of cities in the U.S. STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Just before Christmas, U.S. federal health officials confirmed life expectancy in the United States had dropped for a nearly unprecedented second year in a row, down to 76 years, reported the National Public Radio (NPR) on March 25." 'While countries all over the world saw life expectancy rebound during the second year of the pandemic after the arrival of vaccines, the U.S. did not.' Then, last week, more bad news: Maternal mortality in the U.S. reached a high in 2021. Also, a paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association found rising mortality rates among U.S. children and adolescents. 'Across the lifespan, and across every demographic group, Americans die at younger ages than their counterparts in other wea

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Medical group discusses measures during World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japan Medical Association discuss medical treatment May 10 in Tokyo during the upcoming World Cup soccer finals.

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Japan's Tsuboi takes helm of World Medical Association

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Eitaka Tsuboi reads an oath of office after being elected president of the World Medical Association (WMA) by 100 members from 35 national medical associations at the WMA general assembly Oct. 6 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Tsuboi became the second Japanese to head the WMA in its 52-year history. Tsuboi follows Taro Takemi, who became the first Japanese WMA president in 1965.

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Rural doctor leads global campaign for universal health coverage

Yoshitake Yokokura, president of the Japan Medical Association, calls for universal health coverage as president of the World Medical Association in an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Medical group discusses measures during World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japan Medical Association discuss medical treatment May 10 in Tokyo during the upcoming World Cup soccer finals.

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Japan's Yokokura to head World Medical Association

Yoshitake Yokokura, seen in this undated photo, was picked by the World Medical Association as its new president for a one-year term at its annual general meeting in Chicago on Oct. 13, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Tsuboi takes helm of World Medical Association

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Eitaka Tsuboi reads an oath of office after being elected president of the World Medical Association (WMA) by 100 members from 35 national medical associations at the WMA general assembly Oct. 6 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Tsuboi became the second Japanese to head the WMA in its 52-year history. Tsuboi follows Taro Takemi, who became the first Japanese WMA president in 1965.