US: Death Toll Rises As Hurricane Helene Causes Widespread Damage In Southeast 10

Hurricane Helene struck the southeastern United States, causing destructive flooding and leaving widespread devastation. Helene's death toll has risen to 200, hundreds are still missing, and searches for survivors are ongoing.

Chinese friendship association donates solar streetlights to Myanmar

STORY: Chinese friendship association donates solar streetlights to Myanmar DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony STORYLINE: The Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries has donated 60 sets of solar-powered streetlights to the Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation in Myanmar. The ceremony was held in Yangon on Tuesday. Speaking at the ceremony, Yangon Region Minister for Natural Resources U Zaw Win expressed thanks to the Chinese friendship association, saying that the donation will help strengthen Myanmar-China friendship. Fifty sets of solar lights have been installed around the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, and they will provide well-lit conditions for athletes to train and exercise, contributing to their overall well-being, he said. These solar streetlights, which utilize solar energy, have the benefits of saving electricity and minimizing environmental impact,

Drills to respond to Zaporizhzhia NPP accident

Drills to respond to Zaporizhzhia NPP accident

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JUNE 29, 2023 - Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia Region, Colonel Artem Kysko, First Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Yurii Vlasenko, Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration head Yurii Malashko and temporary acting head of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia Region Vladyslav Husynskyi (L to R) hold the briefing during the command and staff exercises held to practise actions in the event of an accident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

Chinese envoy calls on parties to minimize risk of accidents at Ukraine nuke plant

STORY: Chinese envoy calls on parties to minimize risk of accidents at Ukraine nuke plant DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:32 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese/English): GENG SHUANG, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations 5. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on the parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint and minimize the risk of accidents at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. It is disconcerting that the nuclear power plant was still under shelling in recent days. While the shelling has not yet posed an immediate threat to the safety of the plant, this could change at any moment as pointed out by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi, said Geng Shuang, Ch