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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Pope Leo XIV At Audience With Jubilee of Italian Diplomacy Participants - Vatican

The representation of the Nativity in the Paul VI Hall, Nacimiento Gaudium, features a figure of the Virgin Mary in a state of pregnancy and a collection of 28,000 coloured ribbons, each representing a life saved from abortion thanks to the prayers and support provided by Catholic organisations to many mothers in difficulty. The nativity scene measures five metres in length, three metres in height and two and a half metres in depth. While respecting tradition — with the presence of Joseph, the Magi, the shepherds and the animals — the work introduces an original element: two different and interchangeable representations of the Virgin Mary. During Advent, a statue of Mary pregnant, symbolising expectation and hope, will be on display; on Christmas Eve, this will be replaced with an image of the Virgin kneeling in adoration of the newborn Child. In addition, 400 ribbons with prayers and wishes written by young patients at the National Children's Hospital in San José will be placed in Jesus' cradle in the Paul V

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

A medical staff member works at an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 23, 2025. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

Medical staff work at an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 23, 2025. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

A medical staff member works at an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 23, 2025. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

This photo taken on June 23, 2025 shows an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

A medical staff member works at an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 23, 2025. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

This photo taken on June 23, 2025 shows an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

Medical staff work at an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 23, 2025. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

This photo taken on June 23, 2025 shows an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

Medical staff work at an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 23, 2025. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Underground Wartime Medical Zone - Israel

Medical staff work at an underground wartime medical zone at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 23, 2025. A wartime medical zone has been established at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan of Israel, amid ongoing missile attacks during the Iran-Israel conflict. The hospital has opened six reinforced units, including five underground and one above-ground facility, designed to offer up to 700 beds and relocate patients and departments from unfortified areas. Photo by Xinhua/Chen Junqing/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death toll in forest fire in SE Türkiye rises to 11

STORY: Death toll in forest fire in SE Türkiye rises to 11 SHOOTING TIME: June 21, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: DIYARBAKIR, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The death toll from wildfires that ravaged southeastern Türkiye has climbed to 11, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on his social media account on Friday. "The number of fatalities has risen to 11," Koca wrote, revising the earlier figure of five reported fatalities. The minister added that another 78 people were "affected" by the fires, with five patients still in intensive care. The fire has been distinguished by the firefighters, who are still working to cool down the affected area, according to Koca. The fire originated on Thursday night as a stubble fire in cultivated areas spanning the Cinar district of Diyarbakir province and the Mazidagi district of Mardin province, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya's statement on Friday. Fuele

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19 killed due to heatstroke in Delhi, surrounding areas

STORY: 19 killed due to heatstroke in Delhi, surrounding areas SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024 DATELINE: June 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Indian gate 2. various of street views 3. various of people drinking water STORYLINE: At least five persons died due to heatstroke in India's capital city and nearly 14 others died in the neighboring city of Noida over the past 72 hours, forcing the federal government to issue an advisory to government hospitals to prioritize heatstroke patients' treatment. Besides, more than 60 patients suffering from heatstroke were admitted at various hospitals. Most of them were said to be laborers, or those aged above 65 years. Delhi and nearby areas have been witnessing intense heatwave conditions over the past few days, with the mercury hovering around 45 degree Celsius during daytime. Meanwhile, according to a report by private news agency ANI, flights operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International

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China's cataract eradication project brings hope to patients in Cambodia

STORY: China's cataract eradication project brings hope to patients in Cambodia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project 2. various of surgical operation 3. various of cataract patients 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): DUK SARUN, Cataract patient in Cambodia 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): SO SOPANHAVATEI, Director of Prey Veng Provincial Referral Hospital, Cambodia 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LU HUAWEN, Leader of Chinese medical team from Wuzhou Gongren Hospital, China STORYLINE: A cataract eradication project, backed by China's GX Foundation, has been carried out in five countries across Asia and Africa, including Cambodia, Laos, Djibouti, Mauritania and Senegal. Duk Sarun, a 68-year-old cataract patient in Cambodia, is the project's 10,000th patient globally and the 3,138th patient in Cambodia to benefit from free-of-charge cataract surgery performed by Chinese ophthalmologists. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): DUK SARUN, Cataract

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7 killed, 8 injured in van-truck collision in southern Pakistan

STORY: 7 killed, 8 injured in van-truck collision in southern Pakistan DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident scene STORYLINE: At least seven people were killed and eight others injured on Thursday in a collision between a van and a truck in Thatta district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, the rescue service reported. According to the reports, the accident took place in the morning on the National Highway near Jhirk area of the city when the vehicles coming from opposite directions, on a single-track road, collided with each other. Upon receiving the information, the rescue workers reached the site and shifted the victims to a local hospital, said the rescue service, adding that some of the patients were later taken to another hospital for further treatment. Five of the injured were in critical condition, it said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

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Infectious disease kills 2 in Afghanistan

STORY: Infectious disease kills 2 in Afghanistan DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a hospital in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province STORYLINE: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus has claimed the lives of two persons including a medical doctor in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province over the past two weeks, provincial director for public health Zabiullah Hussaini said on Thursday. The contagious disease was transmitted from a sick butcher who visited the civil hospital for receiving medical treatment to health workers including a medical doctor weeks ago, the official said, adding that five more patients have recovered. This is the second time that health officials have reported the spread of such disease in the northern region of Afghanistan. Earlier, Najibullah Tawana, director of the health department in Jawzjan's neighboring Balkh province, reported two deaths due to infection with the disease and 10 more patients tested

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Organs removed brain-dead man

OKAYAMA, Japan - Medical staff carry a cooler box containing lungs removed from a brain-dead man with the sole consent of his family at Okayama University Hospital in Okayama on Aug. 10, 2010. The organs of the man were transplanted to five patients in the absence of a written declaration by him, marking the first case of such an organ donation since a legal revision approved them in July. (Pool photo)

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State ordered to compensate virus-hit patients via vaccination

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs shows off a ''victory'' banner in front of the Supreme Court on June 16 after the court ordered the government to pay a total of 27.5 million yen, or 5.5 million yen each, to a group of five plaintiffs who or whose relative contracted the hepatitis B virus in their childhood through then-mandatory vaccinations against diseases.

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5 patients die within month of surgery at Sendai hospital

SENDAI, Japan - Taiichiro Meguro (L), head of Sendai Kosei Hospital in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, briefs reporters April 27 on the deaths of five people who underwent gastrointestinal surgery at the hospital between January and February this year. The patients died within a month of the operations.

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7 die due to in-hospital infection in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Seven inpatients have died at Ito Noshinkei Geka Byoin (Ito Neurosurgical Hospital)(in the photo) in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward from what is believed to be an in-hospital infection, the hospital said Jan. 18. The two male and five female patients -- who died between Jan. 10 and Jan. 16 -- may have died from serratia bacteria infections.

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Pfizer to donate antifungal drug to 5 southern Africa nations

NEW YORK, United States - Pfizer Inc. Chief Executive Hank McKinnell announces at a news conference at the United Nations headquarters June 6 the company will donate its antifungal drug Diflucan to AIDS patients in five southern African countries in a program that it said would eventually benefit 50 poor countries suffering from the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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19 flu deaths suspected at Mie mental hospital

Yukio Suzuki, medical affairs policy councilor with the health and welfare department of Mie Prefecture, western Japan, speaks to reporters Feb. 10 as 19 patients at a private mental hospital in the prefecture are suspected to have died of influenza between Jan. 8 and Feb. 4. The 19, including five women and ranging in age from 34 to 87, died at Tado Hospital in the town of Tado, after showing typical symptoms of influenza.

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U.S. weekly flu hospitalizations hit record high since 2010

STORY: U.S. weekly flu hospitalizations hit record high since 2010 DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Over 11,200 patients were hospitalized with flu in the latest week in the United States, the highest rate in the same period of time since 2010, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity is elevated across the country, said the CDC. Five flu-associated pediatric deaths were reported in the week ending Nov. 19, and a total of 12 pediatric flu deaths have been reported so far this season. Thanksgiving holiday gatherings have amplified the spread of viruses such as flu, coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV and flu are both at high levels for this time of year. The CDC said an annual flu vaccine is the best way to protect against flu. Vaccination helps

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Dengue cases in Laos surpass 30,000

STORY: Dengue cases in Laos surpass 30,000 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the office building of the Lao Ministry of Health 2. various of killing mosquito larvae 3. various of patients at hospitals STORYLINE: A total of 30,029 cases of dengue fever have been recorded in Laos since January 2022, according to the Lao Ministry of Health. The highest number of dengue patients was reported in the Lao capital Vientiane at 14,788, while 4,356 cases were detected in Luang Namtha province, and 1,571 cases were recorded in Attapeu province. The Lao Ministry of Health suggested five simple measures as the most effective method of dengue control, which are being practiced by households across the region. These measures consist of closing and sealing all unused containers, flushing out all water vessels, placing small guppy fish in water jars as they eat mosquito larvae, cleaning areas around homes, and remembering to do these four tasks ea

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30 injured as minibus collides with truck in southern Afghanistan

STORY: 30 injured as minibus collides with truck in southern Afghanistan DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: QALAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people rescuing and treating patients STORYLINE: A total of 30 people were injured as a minibus collided with a truck in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province on Monday, head of the province's health department Abdul Hakim Hakimi said. The injured include five children and five women, with some of them in critical condition. Confirming the road accident, Zabul police spokesperson Zabihullah Jawhar said an investigation had been launched into it, without providing more details. The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported that the victims were going to attend a wedding party when their minibus collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction. Reckless driving often leads to deadly traffic accidents in the war-torn country. A road accident claimed seven lives and injured nine others in the central Daykundi prov

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Indonesia: child deaths from acute kidney injury rise to 133

STORY: Indonesia: child deaths from acute kidney injury rise to 133 DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference and data 2. various of medicine warehouse 3. various of children in schools and hospitals 4. various of pharmacy STORYLINE: Indonesia's Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Friday said the number of children who had died from acute kidney injury rose to 133 from the previously reported 99. Sadikin said the deaths were among a total of 241 cases reported in 22 provinces since January, adding that most patients were children under the age of six. The minister said laboratory tests concluded that there were compounds of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol in the children's blood. Authorities have found 102 types of syrup the children were consuming at home, details of which will be announced soon. Meanwhile, on Thursday, Indonesia's food and drug regulatory agency BPOM announced five types of syrups produced by three

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Bolivia records nearly 100 monkeypox cases in over a month

STORY: Bolivia records nearly 100 monkeypox cases in over a month DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: La Paz CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. street and aerial views of La Paz STORYLINE: Monkeypox cases continue to rise in Bolivia, approaching 100 infections in a month and five days, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health and Sports. The accumulated tally reached 96 confirmed cases as of Monday night, with 93 active and three recovered since Aug. 1, when the first case was reported in the South American country. Head of the ministry's Disease Prevention and Control Unit Lilian Nataly Flores told Xinhua on Tuesday that the situation has forced authorities to intensify the containment strategy, mainly in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, which is the epicenter of the disease. "The monkeypox containment and mitigation plan is working because we currently have the disease under control, with patients identified and treated in a timely manner, without complications or r

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Legionella suspected as cause of illness killing 5 in Argentina

STORY: Legionella suspected as cause of illness killing 5 in Argentina DATELINE: Sept. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Luz Medica S.A. clinic where the cases were detected 2. various of the meeting 3. various of transferring of infected patients 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CARLA VIZZOTTI, Argentine Health Minister STORYLINE: The Ministry of Health of the Argentine province of Tucuman reported Sunday that the death of one person from bilateral pneumonia has brought the total number of deaths from the disease to five out of a total of 11 confirmed cases. Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said on Saturday that Legionella may be the cause of the illness. The main symptoms include pneumonia, fever, and abdominal pain. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CARLA VIZZOTTI, Argentine Health Minister "It has a more important impact on people with risk conditions, including those over 50 years old, and people who smoke or with some other chronic conditions, such as

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Delhi reports first woman monkeypox case, India's total rises to 9

STORY: Delhi reports first woman monkeypox case, India's total rises to 9 DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in India STORYLINE: A woman of foreign origin tested positive for monkeypox in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, confirmed a health department official on Thursday. It's the first woman monkeypox case in the country, overall fourth in Delhi and ninth in the country. So far, five cases have been reported from Kerala, including one death, and four cases from Delhi. The first case reported in the country (from Kerala) on July 14 fully recovered last weekend and was discharged from hospital. Only a couple of days ago, the Delhi government announced the setting up of 70 isolation rooms across six hospitals in the national capital for monkeypox patients or suspect cases. The Kerala government has also swung into action to contain the spread of the viral disease. As a precautionary measure, thermal scanning is being

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Türkiye records 5 monkeypox cases

STORY: Türkiye records 5 monkeypox cases DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of elderly people sitting and talking 3. inside of a hospital STORYLINE: Türkiye has confirmed five monkeypox cases, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Tuesday. Four of the patients have recovered and another was still in isolation, Koca said in a statement. He said that the contact tracing of the patients had been done, adding that the monkeypox virus does not pose a pandemic or endemic risk for Türkiye. Monkeypox, which was usually known to be endemic in parts of Africa, now is spreading in several European and North American countries. The symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches and exhaustion. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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Peru's monkeypox cases climb to 15

STORY: Peru's monkeypox cases climb to 15 DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a file 2. various of a press conference 3. various of Peru STORYLINE: Twelve new cases of monkeypox have been detected in Peru in recent days, bringing the total number to 15, Health Minister Jorge Lopez said on Monday. The patients, aged between 20 and 39, reside in five districts of Metropolitan Lima, Lopez said at a press conference. All patients are in stable condition and are at home under the guidance of health personnel, he said. Lopez added that the Health Ministry is following up with all of the patients' close contacts. The ministry recently issued a health alert in order to strengthen the epidemiological surveillance and investigation system for the disease, as well as to adopt necessary prevention and control measures. The first monkeypox case in the South American country was confirmed on June 26 in a foreigner residing in Lima who had contact with peop

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Chinese medical team introduces music therapy of TCM in Namibia

STORY: Chinese medical team introduces music therapy of TCM in Namibia DATELINE: June 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Katutura State Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLEM, Namibian football player 3. various of Chinese Medicine Music Therapy STORYLINE: The Chinese medical team in Namibia has introduced modern Chinese Medicine Music Therapy (CMMT) to treat local patients, adding to their array of already popular Tradition Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies. CMMT employs the theory of five phases and five music scales to analyze and treat mind-body illness. The Chinese medical team leader Zhou Haijiang said the therapy is conducted for a 20-minute session at the Katutura State Hospital. The patient lies down comfortably, listening to the music through earphone, while acupuncture is also administered. The different types of music focus on five types of organs, namely the liver, heart, spleen, lung and kidney. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLEM, Namib

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Indonesia predicts peak cases of COVID-19 Omicron BA.4, BA.5 in July: health minister

STORY: Indonesia predicts peak cases of COVID-19 Omicron BA.4, BA.5 in July: health minister DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of booster vaccination 2. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): BUDI GUNADI SADIKIN, Indonesian Health Minister (Courtesy of BPMI) STORYLINE: The Indonesian government has predicted that peak cases of COVID-19 Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 in the country will take place in July, a month after the first case was detected, based on its experience in dealing with previous waves of transmission, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said Monday. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): BUDI GUNADI SADIKIN, Indonesian Health Minister "Therefore, we may see the peak of the BA.4 and BA.5 cases in the second or third week of July. The peak may not be high if we are well-prepared, including with the boosters." The southeast Asian country has confirmed eight patients with these subvariants, including three imported cases. The other five were

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Vaccination campaign to cleanse parasites among youngsters continues in Honduras

STORY: Vaccination campaign to cleanse parasites among youngsters continues in Honduras DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Tegucigalpa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of vaccination 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JAVIER ALMENDAREZ, Head of a community vaccination site STORYLINE: Honduras is carrying out a vaccination campaign to cleanse parasites, geared towards children from five to 11 years old, as well as teenagers and adolescents up to 21 years old. The Minister of Health Jose Manuel Matheu said the campaign kicked off on May 9 and will extend until May 31. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JAVIER ALMENDAREZ, Head of a community vaccination site "Children aged five and up are invited to turn out. They need to bring their birth certificates and they must be accompanied by adults. We've been vaccinating around 1,000 people per day as we have had a high number of patients. Parents who bring their children here have given us a favorable response to what we have done." The health authority also aims at

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5th mainland-aided COVID-19 isolation facility starts operation in Hong Kong

STORY: 5th mainland-aided COVID-19 isolation facility starts operation in Hong Kong DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of the CIFSOUNDBITE (Chinese): JOHN LEE, Chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government STORYLINE: The fifth community isolation facility (CIF) in Hong Kong constructed with support from the mainland was put into operation on Thursday after it was handed over to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government. John Lee, chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government, on Thursday visited the newly-built CIF located in Hung Shui Kiu, Hong Kong, which can provide about 2,350 beds for COVID-19 patients. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JOHN LEE, Chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government "This is the fifth mainland-aided community isolation facility that was handed over to the HKSAR government. The five CIFs together provide over 10,000 beds and play a very important rol

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CHINA-MAILAND MEDICAL EXPERTS-HONG KONG-ANTI-COVID-19 (CN)

(220228) -- SHENZHEN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The third team of mainland health experts and personnel depart for Hong Kong from Shenzhen Bay Port, south China, Feb. 28, 2022. The team consists of five experts, with Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under China's National Health Commission (NHC) as the team leader. The experts will give advice and share their experiences with clinical medical experts in Hong Kong on critical care of COVID-19 patients and ways to reduce the number of infections and mortality rate of the epidemic. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-MAILAND MEDICAL EXPERTS-HONG KONG-ANTI-COVID-19 (CN)

(220228) -- SHENZHEN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The third team of mainland health experts and personnel arrive at south China's Shenzhen Bay Port, Feb. 28, 2022. The team consists of five experts, with Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under China's National Health Commission (NHC) as the team leader. The experts will give advice and share their experiences with clinical medical experts in Hong Kong on critical care of COVID-19 patients and ways to reduce the number of infections and mortality rate of the epidemic. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-MAILAND MEDICAL EXPERTS-HONG KONG-ANTI-COVID-19 (CN)

(220228) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The third team of mainland health experts and personnel are welcomed by Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), upon arrival at south China's Shenzhen Bay Port on Feb. 28, 2022. The team consists of five experts, with Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under China's National Health Commission (NHC) as the team leader. The experts will give advice and share their experiences with clinical medical experts in Hong Kong on critical care of COVID-19 patients and ways to reduce the number of infections and mortality rate of the epidemic. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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CHINA-MAILAND MEDICAL EXPERTS-HONG KONG-ANTI-COVID-19 (CN)

(220228) -- SHENZHEN, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The third team of mainland health experts and personnel depart for Hong Kong from Shenzhen Bay Port, south China, Feb. 28, 2022. The team consists of five experts, with Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under China's National Health Commission (NHC) as the team leader. The experts will give advice and share their experiences with clinical medical experts in Hong Kong on critical care of COVID-19 patients and ways to reduce the number of infections and mortality rate of the epidemic. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)