Kenya calls on intensified technology uptake in terrorism fight

STORY: Kenya calls on intensified technology uptake in terrorism fight DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banners of the conference 2. various of the conference launched 3. various of the attendees 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MONICA JUMA, Kenya's national security adviser 5. various of press conference 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MONICA JUMA, Kenya's national security adviser 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Dr. ROSALIND NYAWIRA, Director of National Counter Terrorism Centre 8. various of the attendees STORYLINE: Kenya has called for continuous research and knowledge-seeking in order to understand how terrorism is mutating in the wake of technology and how to effectively leverage the same to respond to the threat. Speaking Thursday while launching the second Nairobi caucus on preventing the exploitation of technology and communication for terrorist use, National security advisor, Ambassador Monica Juma, reiterated the importance of a regional collabora

UK research firm urges more global cooperation against COVID-19

STORY: UK research firm urges more global cooperation against COVID-19 DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): RASMUS BECH HANSEN, CEO of Airfinity STORYLINE: A UK research firm has urged more global cooperation against COVID-19. The chief executive of British health analytics company Airfinity says as more than 7.5 million people have been killed by the virus, one lesson to learn is the importance of international cooperation. SOUNDBITE (English): RASMUS BECH HANSEN, CEO of Airfinity "Now we can say that all countries are in the same boat right now. There's every country in the world now, going forward, has decided to live with COVID. And I think that opens up for a new era of collaboration between countries. So it's not going to happen the next one or two months because of the wave we just have to go past this terrible peak. But once we are on the other side of that, I would envision that this opens up for better collabora