Conservation efforts made to protect migratory birds amid drought in China's Dongting Lake

STORY: Conservation efforts made to protect migratory birds amid drought in China's Dongting Lake DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of the droughtvarious of the wetland and birdsSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU JINGJUN, South Dongting Lake nature reserve in Yuanjiang Cityvarious of the wetland and birdsSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIE ZHIHUI, West Dongting Lake nature reserve in Hanshou County STORYLINE: Water conservation efforts are made to protect migratory birds in Dongting Lake, China's second-largest freshwater lake in central China's Hunan Province, as the lake enters the dry season earlier than expected due to the recent drought. The lake's water level has receded to a record low level over the past 30 years. Water conservation measures have been carried out alongside the lake region to restore wetlands. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU JINGJUN, South Dongting Lake nature reserve in Yuanjiang City "We have encountered a severe drought this year

China's Xi'an makes all-out efforts to fight COVID-19

STORY: China's Xi'an makes all-out efforts to fight COVID-19 DATELINE: July 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of people receiving COVID-19 testsvarious of the marketSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO XUANHUA, Local official, Chang'an District in Xi'an cityvarious of the villageSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI FEIFEI, Local official, Chang'an District in Xi'an city STORYLINE: Amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence facing some provincial-level regions in China, Xi'an, the capital city of northwestern Shaanxi Province has been going all out to contain the pandemic. At a major trading and distribution market for renewable resources in the city, after a cluster of infections was detected, close contacts have been sent to designated isolation points for medical observation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO XUANHUA, Local official, Chang'an District in Xi'an city "Upon receiving the instruction from the district epidemic control headquarters, we put the office area under closed-off man

Gazans break tradition to more openly embrace plastic surgery

STORY: Gazans break tradition to more openly embrace plastic surgery DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Tariq Dirdisawi having hair implant surgerySOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): TARIQ DIRDISAWI, Pediatrician from Gaza Cityvarious of doctors and nurses workingSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED AL-MOGHRABI, Plastic surgeonvarious of street views STORYLINE: Tariq Dirdisawi, a pediatrician from Gaza City, plans a hair implant surgery, hoping to get rid of the baldness that has troubled him for years. The 41-year-old father of three told Xinhua that what prompted him to undergo plastic surgery was mainly the desire to obtain a good look and partly related to an increasingly open society in Gaza. "It is not a shame to take care of ourselves, whether we are men or women. In the past, when I wanted to have such surgery, it required me to travel to Turkey, Egypt, or another country, which would cost me a lot of time, effort, and expenses, but today things have be