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More pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at Canadian universities

STORY: More pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at Canadian universities SHOOTING TIME: May 2, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: TORONTO, Canada CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest at the University of Toronto on Thursday night STORYLINE: Hundreds of students and faculties set up an encampment at the University of Toronto on Thursday as a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at North American universities continued to spread. The latest protesters on the campus of the University of Toronto have been told they have to leave by 10 p.m. (0200 GMT Friday) but they are staying onsite. If the protesters' activities remain peaceful, it does not intend to remove them from campus this evening, the university said in a statement released earlier. "The Toronto Police Service is monitoring the protest. Please encourage others to remain peaceful ... Hate speech, threats, and other discriminatory language or behaviour do not constitute peaceful protest," it said. In Canada,

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MOROCCO-CASABLANCA-SPRING FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

(240208) -- CASABLANCA, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students and faculties sing a Chinese song during a celebration for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco, Feb. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing)

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Serhii Prytula meets with students of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 29, 2023 - Banners of the faculties and colleges of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, western Ukraine

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Confucius Institute in Nepal lauded during 1st inaugural anniversary

STORY: Confucius Institute in Nepal lauded during 1st inaugural anniversary DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University was hailed on Wednesday as an important platform for Nepalis to get to know about China as the institute marked its first inaugural anniversary in Nepal's capital. "Since its establishment to date, the Confucius Institute has proved invaluable in fostering people-to-people relations, cultural exchanges and linguistic understanding between the two great nations," said Shiva Lal Bhusal, rector of Tribhuvan University. The rector voiced hope the Confucius Institute will expand cooperation on joint research, publication and the exchange of faculties and students in the days to come among Tribhuvan University, East China University of Technology and Qinghai Nationalities University, which are co-building the institute, the second of its kind in Nepal. A propos

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CHINA-PLA NAVY-74TH ANNIVERSARY-OPEN DAY ACTIVITIES (CN)

(230424) -- QINGDAO, April 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students and faculties visit a military vessel during an open day activity in Ningbo of east China's Zhejiang Province, April 23, 2023. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has organized a range of open day activities across the country to mark its 74th founding anniversary that fell on Sunday. A total of 62 PLA Navy barracks in 22 cities, including Qingdao, Dalian, Shanghai and Guangzhou, have been open to the public since Friday. TO GO WITH "China Focus: PLA Navy's founding anniversary commemorated with public celebrations" (Photo by Meng Yinqi/Xinhua)

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New museum of axolotl highlights value of emblematic amphibian of Mexico

STORY: New museum of axolotl highlights value of emblematic amphibian of Mexico DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chapultepec Zoo 2. various of axolotl 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FERNANDO GUAL, General director of Zoos and Wildlife Conservation in Mexico City 4. various of axolotl 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): FERNANDO GUAL, General director of Zoos and Wildlife Conservation in Mexico City 6. various of Chapultepec Zoo STORYLINE: The Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City has recently demonstrated an enclosure highlighting the cultural and ecological value of axolotl, an emblematic amphibian that is endemic in the Lacustrian region of the Mexican basin. Under the name "Museum of Axolotl and Conservation Center for Amphibians," the space allows visitors to learn more about a species in danger of extinction that still presents many mysteries to science due to its attributes and faculties. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FERNANDO GUAL, General director of Zoo

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Nicaragua revokes approval of new U.S. ambassador candidate

STORY: Nicaragua revokes approval of new U.S. ambassador candidate DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Managua CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nicaragua STORYLINE: Nicaragua revoked its approval of Hugo Rodriguez as a candidate for U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua because of his meddling in the country's internal affairs. "The Government of Nicaragua, in use of its faculties and in the exercise of its national sovereignty, immediately withdraws the placet granted to candidate Hugo Rodriguez," Foreign Minister Denis Moncada said in a press release on Thursday. Moncada denounced Rodriguez's interference in Nicaragua's internal affairs earlier in the day at the confirmation hearing of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, saying, "we reiterate that every diplomat has the duty to contribute to respect and understanding between peoples and governments." Two months ago, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his nomination of Rodriguez as the new U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua to replac

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N. Korean children learn go

Undated photo shows North Korean children learning the game of go from an instructor at a go club in Pyongyang. "It will contribute to improving their intellectual faculties and academic performance," a senior official of the institution said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo