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Chinese company signs contract for constructing Tunisia's longest bridge

STORY: Chinese company signs contract for constructing Tunisia's longest bridge SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:06 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY/INFRASTRUCTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tunisian Ministry of Equipment and Housing 2. various of the contract signing ceremony STORYLINE: The Tunisian Ministry of Equipment and Housing signed a contract with China's Sichuan Road and Bridge Group (SRBG) for the construction of the country's longest bridge on Tuesday. According to Tunisian Minister of Equipment and Housing Sarra Zaafrani Zanzri, the over 2-kilometer-long new bridge to be built in Tunisia's northern province of Bizerte will greatly alleviate traffic congestion in Bizerte, and promote local business and trade. For his part, the Chairman of SRBG Zhang Hangchuan said that SRBG will give full play to the professional advantages of the company, strictly abide by the terms of the project contract and execute the contract conscientiously. According to SRBG, the

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Israel Pounds Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City's al-Rimal district, early on October 10, 2023. Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10 after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City's al-Rimal district, early on October 10, 2023. Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10 after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

A Palestinian man stands among the rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City early on October 10, 2023. Israel continued its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10, after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the approximately 150 hostages. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City's al-Rimal district, early on October 10, 2023. Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10 after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

A Palestinian man stands among the rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City early on October 10, 2023. Israel continued its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10, after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the approximately 150 hostages. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

A Palestinian woman stands among the rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City early on October 10, 2023. Israel continued its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10, after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the approximately 150 hostages. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City's al-Rimal district, early on October 10, 2023. Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10 after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City's al-Rimal district, early on October 10, 2023. Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10 after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

A Palestinian man stands among the rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City early on October 10, 2023. Israel continued its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10, after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the approximately 150 hostages. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City's al-Rimal district, early on October 10, 2023. Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10 after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

A Palestinian man carries gallons of water among the rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City early on October 10, 2023. Israel continued its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10, after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the approximately 150 hostages Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Pounds Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City's al-Rimal district, early on October 10, 2023. Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza on October 10 after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning. Gaza, Palestinian Territories, October 10, 2023. Photo by Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese expedition team reaches Mt. Cho Oyu summit for scientific research

STORY: Chinese expedition team reaches Mt. Cho Oyu summit for scientific research DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese expedition team scaling Mt. Cho Oyu STORYLINE: A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, on Sunday morning to carry out scientific research on the world's sixth-highest peak. This is the first time Chinese scientists have scaled a peak exceeding 8,000 meters in altitude apart from Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mount Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. The expedition underscores China's capability to effectively organize and execute comprehensive scientific research in extremely high-altitude areas, said Yao Tandong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The expedition team departed from the assault

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H.K. officials begin dismantling protest barricades

HONG KONG, China - Workers remove a tent erected by pro-democracy protesters on a street in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 25, 2014, as they execute a court-ordered clearance of the area.

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Pro-democracy protest barricades dismantled

HONG KONG, China - Workers dismantle barricades placed by pro-democracy protesters on a street in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong on Nov. 25, 2014, as they execute a court-ordered clearance in the area.

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China to execute Japanese drug smuggler Apr. 6

BEIJING, China - A Japanese diplomatic vehicle (L) believed to be carrying relatives of Mitsunobu Akano, 65, enters a detention facility in the northeastern city of Dalian, China, on April 5, 2010. Akano is one of four convicted Japanese drug smugglers China has told Japan it will execute on April 6.

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Tokyo to convey concern over China's plan to execute Japanese man

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his office on March 30, 2010, expressing regret over the Chinese government's planned execution of a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs from China to Japan in 2006. Japan's top government spokesman Hirofumi Hirano said he will convey to the Chinese government Japan's concern over the planned execution.

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Tokyo to convey concern over China's plan to execute Japanese man

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his office on March 30, 2010, expressing regret over the Chinese government's planned execution of a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs from China to Japan in 2006. Japan's top government spokesman Hirofumi Hirano said he will convey to the Chinese government Japan's concern over the planned execution.

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Asada 3rd at Skate America

HARTFORD, United States - Japan's Mao Asada gives her performance in the free program at Skate America in Hartford, Connecticut, on Oct. 28. Asada failed to execute a triple axel and came third.

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Tokyo bourse raises limit of trade executions to 5 million

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 23 after it raised the number of stock trades its computer system can execute each day to 5 million from the current 4.5 million, as part of its emergency measures to deal with a recent surge in transactions that came after a series of scandals involving Livedoor Co.

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Fujimori raps Peru's resolution

TOKYO, Japan - Deposed Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori (in file photo) has denounced the recent adoption by Peru's Congress of a resolution stripping him of the right to run for public office for 10 years on grounds he failed to execute his duties as president. In a letter to Kyodo News early this week, Fujimori described the move as ''a political sanction.''

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Nigeria approves proposal for gas pipeline project to Morocco

STORY: Nigeria approves proposal for gas pipeline project to Morocco DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of council members preparing for meeting 2. various of the arrival of the vice president of Nigeria at council meeting 3. various of meeting 4. file footage of oil gas pipelines being laid by construction workers 5. SOUNDBITE (English): TIMIPRE SYLVA, Minister of state for petroleum resources STORYLINE: The Nigerian government on Wednesday approved a proposal for the construction of a gas pipeline connecting Nigeria and Morocco. Nigeria's Federal Executive Council at a weekly meeting approved a proposal presented by the ministry of petroleum resources and directed the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the project, said Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, at a press briefing in Abuja. Sylva said t

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Tokyo bourse raises limit of trade executions to 5 million

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 23 after it raised the number of stock trades its computer system can execute each day to 5 million from the current 4.5 million, as part of its emergency measures to deal with a recent surge in transactions that came after a series of scandals involving Livedoor Co. (Kyodo)

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Asada 3rd at Skate America

HARTFORD, United States - Japan's Mao Asada gives her performance in the free program at Skate America in Hartford, Connecticut, on Oct. 28. Asada failed to execute a triple axel and came third. (Kyodo)

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Katyn (2007)

German'S Execute Polish Film: Katyn (PL 2007) Director: Andrzej Wajda 17 September 2007 Date: 17 September 2007

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Uno makes history with 1st quad flip in top-level competition

Japan's Shoma Uno becomes the first figure skater to execute a quad flip at an official International Skating Union event on April 22, 2016 during the men's short program at the Team Challenge Cup in Spokane, Washington. The 18-year-old led the short program with 105.74 points, which would rank as the sport's second highest total and is 12.75 points higher than his previous best. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China to execute Japanese drug smuggler Apr. 6

BEIJING, China - A Japanese diplomatic vehicle (L) believed to be carrying relatives of Mitsunobu Akano, 65, enters a detention facility in the northeastern city of Dalian, China, on April 5, 2010. Akano is one of four convicted Japanese drug smugglers China has told Japan it will execute on April 6. (Kyodo)

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JAL to ax about 170 pilots, flight attendants

TOKYO, Japan - Pilots and flight attendants of Japan Airlines Corp. ask the company to retract its plan to cut some 170 pilots and flight attendants in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2010, as its voluntary retirement program has failed to meet a job reduction target under its revival efforts. The airline is expected to execute the cut on Dec. 31. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo to convey concern over China's plan to execute Japanese man

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his office on March 30, 2010, expressing regret over the Chinese government's planned execution of a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs from China to Japan in 2006. Japan's top government spokesman Hirofumi Hirano said he will convey to the Chinese government Japan's concern over the planned execution. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo to convey concern over China's plan to execute Japanese man

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his office on March 30, 2010, expressing regret over the Chinese government's planned execution of a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs from China to Japan in 2006. Japan's top government spokesman Hirofumi Hirano said he will convey to the Chinese government Japan's concern over the planned execution. (Kyodo)

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H.K. officials begin dismantling protest barricades

HONG KONG, China - Workers remove a tent erected by pro-democracy protesters on a street in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 25, 2014, as they execute a court-ordered clearance of the area. (Kyodo)

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Heisei: Towards the end of Japan's bubble economy

Brokers rush to execute sell orders on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's trading floor on Aug. 6, 1990. Plunging stock prices signaled the end of Japan's asset-inflated "bubble" economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Robot Summit 2018

A Swiss university team demonstrates an electric wheelchair to be used in "cybathlon," an international competition among people with physical disabilities, at the World Robot Summit at Tokyo Big Sight on Oct. 17, 2018. In cybathlon, disabled people compete against each other to execute everyday tasks using technical assistance systems. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan hangs 2 inmates, including one seeking retrial

Japanese Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2017, in the wake of his order to execute the same day two death-row inmates by hanging, including a multiple murderer who had reportedly been seeking a retrial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fujimori raps Peru's resolution

TOKYO, Japan - Deposed Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori (in file photo) has denounced the recent adoption by Peru's Congress of a resolution stripping him of the right to run for public office for 10 years on grounds he failed to execute his duties as president. In a letter to Kyodo News early this week, Fujimori described the move as ''a political sanction.''