Palestinians protest against Blinken's visit to Ramallah

STORY: Palestinians protest against Blinken's visit to Ramallah SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Jerusalem/Ramallah CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "Hundreds of protesters gathered to denounce the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah as Blinken arrived under tight security in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. The Palestinians are furious at America's full support to Israel in their actions in Gaza, and their foreign policies towards the Palestinians in general. Hostilities in Gaza and the West Bank continue as intense Israeli bombardments from air, land, and sea spread across the strip with concentration on central and southern areas, while raids and incursions of Palestinian territories in the West Bank persist, caus

Pakistani president approves dissolution of National Assembly for elections

STORY: Pakistani president approves dissolution of National Assembly for elections DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of government buildings in Islamabad 2. various of Islamabad STORYLINE: Pakistani President Arif Alvi has approved the country's prime minister's advice to dissolve the National Assembly or the lower house of the parliament, said a statement from the President House Media Wing. According to the statement released late Wednesday, the president had approved the summary sent by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, adding that the president dissolved the assembly in terms of Article 58(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan. Earlier, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi told Xinhua that the prime minister had sent advice to the president to dissolve the assembly, three days ahead of the completion of its five-year term on Aug. 12. The dissolution of the National Assembly, which elects the federal government, will caus

CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TAIWANESE-DOCTOR (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TAIWANESE-DOCTOR (CN)

(220126) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huang Xinyi (R), along with other staff members, goes to carry out nucleic acid sampling for residents in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 20, 2022. Tianjin launched its fourth citywide COVID-19 nucleic acid testing at 6 a.m. on Jan. 20. Doctor Huang Xinyi, who participated in the citywide nucleic acid testing for the second time, was in charge of the testing site of Guanyun Primary School in Hedong District of Tianjin, together with seven colleagues. Born in Kaohsiung of southeast China's Taiwan, Huang Xinyi came to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2003 to study traditional Chinese medicine. After receiving her doctorate at Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2015, she became a doctor in the infection department of Tianjin Third Central Hospital. Although the latest resurgence of COVID-19 in Tianjin caus.....