Israel Steps Up Preparation For Rafah Invasion

Israel Steps Up Preparation For Rafah Invasion

Palestinian Children carry water gallons to their temporary houses in Rafah, Gaza on March 27, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on April 8 that a date has been set for a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, even as the United States reiterates its opposition to a full-scale incursion. Photo by Yasser Qudihe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Pounds Gaza

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

U.S. state Ohio sues railroad Norfolk Southern over train derailment

STORY: U.S. state Ohio sues railroad Norfolk Southern over train derailment DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE YOST, Ohio Attorney General 2. various of aerial footage showing the derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio STORYLINE: The U.S. state of Ohio sued railroad Norfolk Southern on Tuesday over the train derailment in the state's East Palestine last month. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a 58-count civil lawsuit in federal court seeking to hold Norfolk Southern financially responsible for the Feb. 3 incident. Yost's office said the train derailment caused the release of over 1 million gallons of hazardous chemicals, "recklessly endangering" both the health of area residents and Ohio's natural resources. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE YOST, Ohio Attorney General "This derailment was entirely avoidable and I'm concerned that Norfolk Southern is maybe putting profits for their own company above the healt

Power shortage undermines recovery in war-torn Afghanistan

STORY: Power shortage undermines recovery in war-torn Afghanistan DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Industrial Park in Kandahar 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto):ELHAM HAQMAL, Manager of milk processing plant 3. various of the Industrial Park in Kandahar STORYLINE: In southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, power shortage is hurting the local economy. Elham Haqmal manages a milk processing plant in Kandahar's Industrial Park. SOUNDBITE(Pashto):ELHAM HAQMAL, Manager of milk processing plant "We have no electricity at all. We operate on the power from our generators. It's a very costly way to do business. Only a handful of factories out of the 300 in the park are operational. If the power problem continues for much longer, all the plants will have to be shut down. Our products are highly perishable. Without power, everything can be spoiled. We have to pour gallons of perfectly good milk down the drain." Running factories needs suffi

Myanmar assures public of sufficient fuel supply

STORY: Myanmar assures public of sufficient fuel supply DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Yangon CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people buying fuels at petrol stations STORYLINE: Myanmar's State Administration Council (SAC) said late Tuesday that they have enough fuel supply as panic buying occurred at petrol stations amid worries about fuel shortage. According to a release from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, 45 million gallons of petrol and 70 million gallons of diesel are currently in Myanmar. Meanwhile, two ships loaded with fuel are not still unloading at the port due to the Myanmar Thingyan holidays, the release said. A spokesperson of the SAC's Information Team said fuel imported by the companies will also be on its way to Myanmar. On Tuesday morning, photos and videos posted on social media showed long queues of vehicles at petrol stations across the country, and hardly hit people worried about fuel shortages. People who shared their experienc

NASA holds major test for Artemis I mission

STORY: NASA holds major test for Artemis I mission DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Artemis I mission STORYLINE: NASA is having a final major test for its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft over the weekend to prepare for Artemis I mission. The test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, is scheduled from Friday to Sunday on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test will run the Artemis I launch team through operations to load propellant into the SLS rocket's tanks, conduct a full launch countdown, demonstrate the ability to recycle the countdown clock, and also drain propellants to give them an opportunity to practice the timelines and procedures they will use for launch, according to NASA. Around 3 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, the Artemis I launch control team powered up the SLS rocket's core stage, which would be loaded with more than 700,000 gallons of propellants during the tanking