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Disasters cause 3.8 tln USD in crop, livestock losses over 30 years: FAO

STORY: Disasters cause 3.8 tln USD in crop, livestock losses over 30 years: FAO DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:51 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of FAO 2. various of "The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security" report 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MAXIMO TORERO, FAO chief economist 4. various of natural disasters affect agricultural production STORYLINE: Over the last 30 years, an estimated 3.8 trillion U.S. dollars worth of crops and livestock production has been lost due to disaster events, corresponding to an average loss of 123 billion U.S. dollars per year or 5 percent of annual global agricultural gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Saturday. A new FAO flagship report entitled "The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security" brings the first-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agricultural production focused on crops and livestock. It a

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China launches new remote sensing satellite

STORY: China launches new remote sensing satellite DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching of the remote sensing satellite STORYLINE: China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. The satellite, Yaogan-33 03, was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 2:14 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. It will be used for scientific experiments, land resources surveys, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and relief. This was the 486th flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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China-Africa cooperation positive: Rwandan expert

STORY: China-Africa cooperation positive: Rwandan expert DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in Africa 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANGELLO MUSINGUZI, Economic analyst STORYLINE: A Rwandan expert has said China-Africa cooperation is positive and hailed China's role in helping Africa with its development. SOUNDBITE (English): ANGELLO MUSINGUZI, Rwandan economic analyst "From my own estimation, the cooperation (between China and Africa) is positive. We have students currently studying in China. Engineering, technology, and pharmacy. All these are good cooperation. And they are also trying to train our local people to come and implement what they studied from their schools. When you talk about the investment of China to Africa, it is enormous. One of the challenges we have in Africa is (the lack of) infrastructure. Poor road network. A poor road network affects farmers, affects transport companies, and affects everyone. So by settin

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-FIRE

(230716) -- DAMASCUS, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fire is seen at the old Sarouja neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, July 16, 2023. The fire started inside a house in that area and spread to nearby homes. The damage was huge amid no precise estimation of losses. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-FIRE

(230716) -- DAMASCUS, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers try to put out a fire at the old Sarouja neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, July 16, 2023. The fire started inside a house in that area and spread to nearby homes. The damage was huge amid no precise estimation of losses. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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China launches new Yaogan-34 remote sensing satellite

STORY: China launches new Yaogan-34 remote sensing satellite DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of remote sensing satellite STORYLINE: China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2:27 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday. The Yaogan-34 04 satellite, carried by a Long March-4C rocket, successfully entered its planned orbit. This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. It was the 470th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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China launches new Earth observation satellite

STORY: China launches new Earth observation satellite DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of launch of Earth observation satellite STORYLINE: China on Friday sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite, Gaofen-13 02, was launched at 16:33 (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, and entered its planned orbit successfully. The satellite will be mainly used in land surveys, crop yield estimation, environmental governance, meteorological early warning and forecasting, as well as comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation. It was the 468th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230317) -- XICHANG, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Gaofen-13 02, a new Earth observation satellite, blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on March 17, 2023. The satellite will be mainly used in land surveys, crop yield estimation, environmental governance, meteorological early warning and forecasting, as well as comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation. (Photo by Ying Longfei/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230317) -- XICHANG, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Gaofen-13 02, a new Earth observation satellite, blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on March 17, 2023. The satellite will be mainly used in land surveys, crop yield estimation, environmental governance, meteorological early warning and forecasting, as well as comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation. (Photo by Ying Longfei/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230317) -- XICHANG, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Gaofen-13 02, a new Earth observation satellite, blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on March 17, 2023. The satellite will be mainly used in land surveys, crop yield estimation, environmental governance, meteorological early warning and forecasting, as well as comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation. (Photo by Ying Longfei/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(230317) -- XICHANG, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Gaofen-13 02, a new Earth observation satellite, blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on March 17, 2023. The satellite will be mainly used in land surveys, crop yield estimation, environmental governance, meteorological early warning and forecasting, as well as comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation. (Photo by Ying Longfei/Xinhua)

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Ministry says 20% of Japan population could contract new flu

TOKYO, Japan - Kensuke Nakajima (L), head of the infectious disease information section at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, speaks about the ministry's estimation of the number of people who could be infected with the new H1N1 strain of influenza A during a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 18. The ministry said it expects about 25 million people, or some 20 percent of the population in Japan, to become infected with the new flu.

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China launches Yaogan-34 remote sensing satellite

STORY: China launches Yaogan-34 remote sensing satellite DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of Yaogan-34 series STORYLINE: China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 9:38 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Tuesday. The Yaogan-34 03 satellite, carried by a Long March-4C rocket, successfully entered its planned orbit. This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. It was the 450th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE LAUNCH (CN)

(221115) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-4C rocket carrying a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 15, 2022. This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE LAUNCH (CN)

(221115) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-4C rocket carrying a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 15, 2022. This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE LAUNCH (CN)

(221115) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-4C rocket carrying a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 15, 2022. This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE LAUNCH (CN)

(221115) -- JIUQUAN, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-4C rocket carrying a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 15, 2022. This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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China launches new remote sensing satellite group

STORY: China launches new remote sensing satellite group DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching 2. various of the control center STORYLINE: China launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket on Tuesday to place a remote sensing satellite group in space. The fifth batch of the Yaogan-35 family, the satellites were lifted at 12:19 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and entered the preset orbit. They will be mainly used to conduct scientific experiments, land resource surveys, agricultural product yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. This mission is the 436th flight of the Long March carrier rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China. (XHTV)

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China launches new remote sensing satellite group

STORY: China launches new remote sensing satellite group DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: XICHANG, Chian CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of Long March-2D carrier rocket STORYLINE: China on Saturday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket to place a remote sensing satellite group in space. As the fourth batch of the Yaogan-35 family, the satellites were lifted at 1:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and entered the preset orbit. They will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. The mission marked the 433rd flight of the Long March carrier rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(220820) -- XICHANG, Aug. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite group blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 20, 2022. The satellites were lifted as the fourth batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 1:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the preset orbit. They will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. (Photo by Ying Longfei/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(220820) -- XICHANG, Aug. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite group blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 20, 2022. The satellites were lifted as the fourth batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 1:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the preset orbit. They will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. (Photo by Ying Longfei/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(220820) -- XICHANG, Aug. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite group blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 20, 2022. The satellites were lifted as the fourth batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 1:37 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the preset orbit. They will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. (Photo by Ying Longfei/Xinhua)

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China launches new group of remote sensing satellites

STORY: China launches new group of remote sensing satellites DATELINE: July 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of remote sensing satellites STORYLINE: China successfully launched a new group of remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Friday. The satellites were launched as the third group of the Yaogan-35 family at 9:28 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct scientific experiments, land resource surveys, agricultural product yield estimation, and disaster prevention and reduction. This launch marked the 429th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. China launched the first and second groups of Yaogan-35 satellites on Nov. 6 of 2021 and June 23 of 2022 respectively. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

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China launches new satellite for Earth observation

STORY: China launches new satellite for Earth observation DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the new satellite STORYLINE: China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday. The satellite, Gaofen-12 03, was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 11:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit successfully. It will be used in a variety of fields including land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation and disaster relief. The launch marked the 425th flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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China launches new batch of remote sensing satellites

STORY: China launches new batch of remote sensing satellites DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1.shots of China launching new satellites STORYLINE: China successfully launched three new remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday. The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 10:22 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. This launch marked the 424th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. China launched a batch of three Yaogan-35 satellites on Nov.6 last year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(220623) -- XICHANG, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying three new remote sensing satellites blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 23, 2022. The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 10:22 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XICHANG-SATELLITES-LAUNCH (CN)

(220623) -- XICHANG, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying three new remote sensing satellites blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 23, 2022. The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 10:22 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be mainly used to conduct science experiments, land resource surveys, yield estimation of agricultural products and disaster prevention and reduction. (Photo by Qiu Lijun/Xinhua)

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Chile raises 2022 copper price forecast to 4.40 USD per pound

STORY: Chile raises 2022 copper price forecast to 4.40 USD per pound DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: MARKET/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views of the copper industry in Chile 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARCELA HERNANDO, Chilean Minister of Mining 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JORGE CANTALLOPTS, Director of Public Policies and Studies of the Chilean Copper Commission STORYLINE: The Chilean Copper Commission released this week the main conclusions of the Copper Market Trends Report for the first quarter of 2022, which contains forecasts on the price of copper, demand and supply of copper for the years 2022 and 2023. Chile expects an increase in the price of copper per pound from 3.95 to 4.40 dollars in 2022, which is good news for the country, as it attracts more investment, the Chilean Minister of Mining, Marcela Hernando, reported this week. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARCELA HERNANDO, Chilean Minister of Mining "The good news is that the estimation of the Market

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Ministry says 20% of Japan population could contract new flu

TOKYO, Japan - Kensuke Nakajima (L), head of the infectious disease information section at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, speaks about the ministry's estimation of the number of people who could be infected with the new H1N1 strain of influenza A during a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 18. The ministry said it expects about 25 million people, or some 20 percent of the population in Japan, to become infected with the new flu. (Kyodo)