Nearly 10,000 people continue fighting natural fires in Russia's Ryazan

STORY: Nearly 10,000 people continue fighting natural fires in Russia's Ryazan DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of smoke over forest, Ryazan region 2. various of member of EMERCOM 3. various of smoke clouds over forest 4. various of Be-200 aircraft flying over/on water STORYLINE: Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) reported on Friday that more than 9,600 people were involved in the effort to extinguish the wildfires across the Ryazan region. The agency also reported the facilities involved in extinguishing fires included 18 aircraft. According to EMERCOM, as of 14:58 (1158 GMT) on Friday, seven fires were burning in the region. Three were localized in an area of 150 hectares. The aircraft performed a total of 2,783 discharges (over 200 per day), dropping 20,877 tons of water (over 1,500 per day). A representative of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, Oleg Grebenyuk, also reported on the plan to use the "backfire" technique: d

GLOBALink | U.S.-led sanctions against Russia to hurt global economy, people around world: American expert

STORY: U.S.-led sanctions against Russia to hurt global economy, people around world: American expert DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: Washington, D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the streets of Russia 2. various of Europe and the United States 3. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL KOVALIK, Adjunct professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh STORYLINE: The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has entered its second month. The sanctions imposed on Russia have hit global energy, food, economic, trade and financial markets, affecting lives of the general public. Daniel Kovalik, an adjunct professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh, said that the sanctions are not only hurting Russia and Russian people, but also the world economy and common people around the world. He also warned that these sanctions could backfire, undermining reliability of the currencies and financial systems in Western countries. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL KOVALIK, Adjunct professor of Law, University of Pittsb

Russia-Ukraine conflict worsens energy shortages in Germany

STORY: Russia-Ukraine conflict worsens energy shortages in Germany DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (German): LUER, Retiree in Berlin STORYLINE: Oil prices in Europe have been surging since the start of the conflict in Ukraine amid fears that the European Union (EU) may ban the energy imports from Russia, a sign that the proposed embargo will inevitably backfire on its own economy. STANDUP (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in Lubmin, a town in north Germany. This is a site of the Nord Stream 1 project. It imports natural gas from Russia. The project was completed in 2011 and ever since then has become the vital energy provider for Germany. As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, the Western countries have been imposing sanctions against Russia, including energy export. But the German government has made it clear that it won't ban the energy import from Ru

Backfire film (1950)

Backfire film (1950)

Viveca Lindfors & Gordon Macrae Characters: Lysa Randolph & Bob Corey Film: Backfire (1957) Director: Vincent Sherman 26 January 1950 Date: 26-Jan-50

Backfire film (1950)

Backfire film (1950)

Virginia Mayo & Dane Clark Characters: Nurse Julie Benson, Ben Arno Film: Backfire (1950) Director: Vincent Sherman 26 January 1950 Date: 26-Jan-50

Backfire film (1950)

Backfire film (1950)

Edmond O'Brien & Viveca Lindfors Characters: Steve Connolly, Lysa Randolph Film: Backfire (1950) Director: Vincent Sherman 26 January 1950 Date: 26-Jan-50

Backfire film (1950)

Backfire film (1950)

Edmond O'Brien & Dane Clark Characters: Steve Connolly, Ben Arno Film: Backfire (1950) Director: Vincent Sherman 26 January 1950 Date: 26-Jan-50

Backfire film (1950)

Backfire film (1950)

Viveca Lindfors & Edmond O'Brien Characters: Lysa Randolph, Steve Connolly Film: Backfire (1950) Director: Vincent Sherman 26 January 1950 Date: 26-Jan-50

Backfire film (1950)

Backfire film (1950)

Edmond O'Brien Characters: Steve Connolly Film: Backfire (1951) Director: Vincent Sherman 26 January 1950 Date: 26-Jan-50

BACKFIRE

BACKFIRE

BACKFIRE [US 1950] EDMOND O'BRIEN, Director VINCENT SHERMAN, VIVECA LINDFORS Date: 1950

BACKFIRE

BACKFIRE

BACKFIRE aka EDGAR WALLACE MYSTERIES: BACKFIRE Date: 1961

BACKFIRE

BACKFIRE

BACKFIRE aka EDGAR WALLACE MYSTERIES: BACKFIRE Date: 1961

Russian bombers enter Japanese airspace near Hokkaido

Russian bombers enter Japanese airspace near Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan - The photo, taken by the Defense Agency, shows a Russian Backfire bomber which entered Japanese airspace near Hokkaido, northern Japan, twice on Feb. 14. Four Russian planes, including two Backfire Tu-22 bombers, flew eastward over the Soya Straits near Rebun Island, northern Hokkaido, between 11:59 a.m. and 12:02 p.m., the agency said.