Health institute warns of rising overweight in Italy

STORY: Health institute warns of rising overweight in Italy SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Rome STORYLINE: The percentage of the overweight population is slowly on the rise in Italy, especially in the poorer southern region, according to the latest data released Monday by the country's High Institute for Health (ISS). Italy has long been among the healthiest countries in the world, with a life expectancy of 84.2 years in 2023, one of the best rates in the world, according to Worldometers. However, the ISS data showed that 43 percent of the country's population was "overweight" or "obese" between 2021 and 2022. The majority of those with weight issues in Italy are classified as "overweight," which is defined by the World Health Organization as those with a "condition of excessive fat deposits." That category accounts for 32.6 percent of the population, nearly one person in three. Accordi

Spanish city fire leaves 4 dead, 14 missing

STORY: Spanish city fire leaves 4 dead, 14 missing SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the building 2. various of firefighters at the scene 3. various of government officials inspecting STORYLINE: The fire engulfing a 14-story residential block in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia has claimed four lives, and 14 more people are still missing, official sources confirmed on Friday. The fire started around 17:30 local time (1630 GMT) on Thursday in the building with 138 flats that has around 450 residents, according to local media. Firefighters and policemen managed to enter the building on Friday morning to search for the missing people. Fifteen people, including seven firemen, were injured in the blaze. Although five remained in the hospital, none of them were in serious condition. The blaze began in the middle part of the building but rapidly spread to engulf the whole apartment in just half an hour. Accordi

Global gas market development to be determined by new development centers: Gazprom CEO

STORY: Global gas market development to be determined by Global South, Asia-Pacific countries: Gazprom CEO SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said on Wednesday that the development path of the global gas market will be determined by new centers of world economic development. "The development path of the global gas market will now be determined absolutely exclusively by the new centers of world economic development: the countries of the Global South and those of the Asia-Pacific region," Miller said in a speech at the plenary session of the 12th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum. He said that Russia is actively developing relations with these countries. The 12th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum is taking place in the Russian city of St. Petersburg from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, drawing more than 17,000 participants from dozens of countries, accordi

7 killed, 45 injured in twin blasts in NW Pakistan

STORY: 7 killed, 45 injured in twin blasts in NW Pakistan DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site STORYLINE: At least seven people were killed and 45 others injured in twin blasts in Pakistan's northwest Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Monday, rescue and police officials said. Two powerful explosions hit the counter-terrorism department police station in the Kabal area of Swat district, causing multiple casualties, mostly policemen, Inspector General of KP Police Akhtar Hayat Khan told the media. The police station building partially collapsed after the blast, which caused a power outage in the area, the official said, adding that security has been put on high alert across the province after the incident. Window panes of nearby buildings were shattered due to the impact of the blasts. Security forces and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital in the city, accordi

3 killed, 24 injured in blast in SW Pakistan

STORY: 3 killed, 24 injured in blast in SW Pakistan DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site STORYLINE: At least three people were killed and 24 others injured on Wednesday evening in a blast in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city, said an official. Media Coordinator of Health Department of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province Waseem Baig said in a statement that three people, including a police officer, died in the blast. Local police told media that the blast took place near a police vehicle in a busy market located at the Fatima Jinnah Road of the city. Police, security forces and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and the injured to a hospital. The death toll might further rise as five of the wounded were in critical condition, added the police. The police said that a deputy superintendent of police lost life, while two other police personnel were seriously injured in the blast, accordi