Rosary Prayer for Pope Francis in Mexico

Rosary Prayer for Pope Francis in Mexico

Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, 21 de abril de 2025.- En el monumento al Papa Juan Pablo II fue colocada una fotografia del recien fallecido Papa Francisco para colocar veladoras y realizar oraciones en el atrio de la Basilica de Guadalupe e la Ciudad de Mexico.

French gov't to aid households heating with wood

STORY: French gov't to aid households heating with wood DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wood factory 2. various of wood boiler 3. SOUNDBITE (French): ALAIN GERBIL, Wood boiler installer STORYLINE: The French government will provide aid to millions of French households heating with wood during winter. Application for this government aid had been opened from Dec. 27 this year and will be continued to April 30 next year. The French parliament approved an aid package of 230 million euros to finance this measure. Households eligible for the aid will receive from 50 euros to 200 euros in accordance with the income and composition of the households and the type of firewood used. Wood prices have increased by 80 percent in the last three years and have increased by 30 percent in 2022 as three to four million French people turn to logs or wood pellets to heat their homes. SOUNDBITE (French): ALAIN GERBIL, Wood boiler installer "1,000 liters of fue

Turkish lira depreciates further after Erdogan's pledge of rate cuts

STORY: Turkish lira depreciates further after Erdogan's pledge of rate cuts DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exchange office 2. various of Erdogan speaking 3. various of the exchange office 4. various of Turkey's central bank, employee counting Turkish lira 5. various of Istanbul 6. various of gas station 7. various of people shopping at supermarket in Istanbul STORYLINE: Turkey's lira accelerated its downward spiral on Wednesday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed on Monday his pledge to further cut interest rates and ease borrowing. One dollar was traded at 17.15 Turkish liras at 13:05 local time (10:05 GMT), losing 2.5 percent of its value in a single day, bringing its total losses to almost 100 percent compared with a year ago. Erdogan has been focusing on a low-interest policy to increase exports and production for a stabilized Turkish currency. Some commodities, such as diesel fue