Death toll of Pakistan's mosque blast rises to 100

STORY: Death toll of Pakistan's mosque blast rises to 100 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the site STORYLINE: Death toll of Monday's suicide blast in a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 100 on Tuesday with over 200 others injured, hospital sources said. In talks with Xinhua, Muhammad Asim, spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital, where most of the injured people were shifted, said that 53 wounded victims are being treated at the hospital while the rest were discharged after treatment. He added that seven of the injured, who are in critical condition, are being treated in the intensive care unit of the hospital. The incident happened at about 1:13 p.m. local time when about 300 policemen were chanting afternoon prayers at the mosque located in the Police Lines area, a highly profiled vicinity housing offices and residences of police, and other departments of the law enforcement agencie

Conflict in Ukraine aggravates triple crisis in Africa, UN chief says

STORY: Conflict in Ukraine aggravates triple crisis in Africa, UN chief says DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZIZHENG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of press conference assisted by Antonio Guterres and Macky Sall in Dakar 3. various of Antonio Guterres speaking during the press conference 4. various of street view in Dakar STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZIZHENG, Xinhua correspondent "The Ukraine crisis is aggravating a 'triple food, energy and financial crisis' across Africa, according to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who began his West African tour on Saturday evening in Senegal." The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has aggravated the food, energy and finance crisis in Africa, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday evening. During a joint press conference with Senegalese President Macky Sall, Guterres said he had set up a Global Response Group to help mobilize United Nations agencie