Thousands of Lebanese march in memory of Beirut port blasts victims

STORY: Thousands of Lebanese march in memory of Beirut port blasts victims DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in LebanonSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAFKA SALEH, Local citizenSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD FAKIH, Local citizen STORYLINE: Thousands of Lebanese on Thursday marched in different areas of the country in memory of the victims who were killed by explosions that rocked the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020. Families of the victims carried photos of their lost loved ones with slogans asking Lebanese authorities to expedite the investigations into the blasts to bring justice for their loved ones. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAFKA SALEH, Local citizen "First of all, we are asking for the honest truth. Our hearts cannot take more pain because the victims who died are our children. It is our right to know their destiny, or the destiny of their sacrifice that they offered in this big explosion. It is a shame that they lie to us, it is a shame to foo

John Lee elected as HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate

STORY: John Lee elected as HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive designate DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:04 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of Hong KongSOUNDBITE 1 (English): KEITH YEUNG, Returning Officervarious of Hong KongSOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): JOHN LEE, HKSAR chief executive designatevarious of Hong KongSTANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua CorrespondentSOUNDBITE 3(Chinese): TAM YIU-CHUNG, Member of National People's Congress Standing Committeevarious of Hong KongSOUNDBITE 4(Chinese): TAM YIU-CHUNG, Member of National People's Congress Standing CommitteeSOUNDBITE 5(Chinese): TANG FEI, HKSAR Election Committee memberSOUNDBITE 6(Chinese): Hong Kong citizenSOUNDBITE 7(Chinese): Hong Kong citizenSOUNDBITE 8(Chinese): TAM YIU-CHUNG, Member of National People's Congress Standing Committee STORYLINE: The returning officer for the election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said on Sunday that John Lee has been elected as t

As NATO bolsters eastern flank, Serbia marks another anniversary of NATO bombing

STORY: As NATO bolsters eastern flank, Serbia marks another anniversary of NATO bombing DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: KRALJEVO, Serbia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the commemorationSOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian PresidentSOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian PresidentSOUNDBITE 3 (Serbian): MILENA, Serbian citizenSOUNDBITE 4 (Serbian): ANA, Serbian citizenSOUNDBITE 5 (English): NAJMA MINHAS, Editor at Global Village Space in PakistanSOUNDBITE 6 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International Universityvarious of Brussles STORYLINE: Serbian people marked another Remembrance Day for Victims of the NATO Aggression on Thursday. It's the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the 78-day attack spearheaded by the United States that took away lives of many civilians and brought immense material damages. Thousands of Serbians gathered at a square in Kraljevo to commemorate the deaths of thousands of innocent people