CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-HEARING-IMPAIRED COUPLE-LIFE (CN)

(240519) -- CHANGSHA, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yongsheng looks at the signboard on his snack stall at Sifangping night market in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2024. He has changed the word "soundless" on the signboard to "audible" after his cochlear implant was turned on and debugged. Though hearing-impaired, Zhang Yongsheng and his wife Zhan Jingwen managed to make their daughter, who also suffers from the same disability, hear at the age of two. By running a snack stall at a night market and thanks to support from their relatives and friends, the couple managed to afford a cochlear implant for her daughter's left ear and a hearing aid for the daughter's right ear. "It is too expensive to have the similar treatment for me and my wife, and we have already been accustomed to the silent world anyway. What we want is to make sure our daughter can hear." Earlier this year, when the family's story was spread out by a blogger, they surprisingly received loads of kindness and encoura

INDONESIA-BOGOR-MILITARY COMPLEX-EXPLOSION

INDONESIA-BOGOR-MILITARY COMPLEX-EXPLOSION

(240331) -- BOGOR, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firefighting vehicle prepares to work at the site of an explosion in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, March 31, 2024. Over 130 families have been evacuated after an explosion at a military ammunition warehouse near the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday evening, an official said on Sunday. The blast occurred at the warehouse owned by the Jayakarta Regional Military Command in Ciangsana Village, Bogor regency, West Java province, approximately 7 km away from Jakarta's eastern border. Reports indicate that the explosion was audible within a 7 km radius. (Photo by Rahmat Dian P./Xinhua)

INDONESIA-BOGOR-MILITARY COMPLEX-EXPLOSION

INDONESIA-BOGOR-MILITARY COMPLEX-EXPLOSION

(240331) -- BOGOR, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firefighting vehicle prepares to work at the site of an explosion in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, March 31, 2024. Over 130 families have been evacuated after an explosion at a military ammunition warehouse near the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday evening, an official said on Sunday. The blast occurred at the warehouse owned by the Jayakarta Regional Military Command in Ciangsana Village, Bogor regency, West Java province, approximately 7 km away from Jakarta's eastern border. Reports indicate that the explosion was audible within a 7 km radius. (Photo by Rahmat Dian P./Xinhua)

Hundreds evacuated after explosion in Indonesian military complex

STORY: Hundreds evacuated after explosion in Indonesian military complex SHOOTING TIME: March 30, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion (source: Indonesian netizens) 2. various of the area near the explosion site 3. various of firefighting vehicles STORYLINE: Over 130 families have been evacuated after an explosion at a military ammunition warehouse near the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday evening, an official said on Sunday. The blast occurred at the warehouse owned by the Jayakarta Regional Military Command in Ciangsana Village, Bogor regency, West Java province, approximately 7 km away from Jakarta's eastern border. Reports indicate that the explosion was audible within a 7-km radius. West Java Acting Governor Bey Machmudin told local media on Saturday that evacuees were currently being housed in two separate temporary shelters. According to Jayakarta Regional Military Command Chief Mohamad Hasan, fire

U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment

STORY: U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the derailment site STORYLINE: A federal agency released a preliminary report Thursday on the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. The report issued by the National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) said the Norfolk Southern train passed three hot bearing detectors (HBD) on its trip before the derailment on the night of Feb. 3. The function of the HBD is to detect overheated bearings and provide audible real-time warnings to train crews. One of the HBDs "transmitted a critical audible alarm message instructing the crew to slow and stop the train to inspect a hot axle," according to the report. After hearing the warning, the train engineer "increased the dynamic brake application to further slow and stop the train" and the crew later observed fire and smoke and notifi

New speaker can send sound to target listener alone

New speaker can send sound to target listener alone

KYOTO, Japan - A group of researchers at Ritsumeikan University demonstrates a newly developed speaker system capable of sending sound audible only to a targeted listener in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 2, 2014.

Audible mini football brings hope for children with visual impairments

STORY: Audible mini football brings hope for children with visual impairments DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. Graphic shot of the ball with a jingling sound for the children with visual impairments 2. Shot of the children with the football and adult with the football 3. shot of Elias Mastoras, International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football Chairman and founder of the NGO Youthorama holding the two blind football balls in his hand 4. Various shots of Elias Mastoras being awarded in early May the annual #BeInclusive EU Sport Awards by the European Commission 5. Shot of Elias Mastoras during his interview in Xinhua 6. Aerial shot of Athens Olympic Athletic Center (OAKA) 7. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) ELIAS MASTORAS, International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football Chairman and founder of the NGO Youthorama 8. Various shots of the Elias Mastoras and Leandros, the blind child that inspired them (parts of promo video) 9. Various shots