Cambodia gears up for traditional New Year celebrations

STORY: Cambodia gears up for traditional New Year celebrations SHOOTING TIME: April 11-12, 2024 DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): CHUM SINA, Deliveryman in Phnom Penh 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): LIB KUNSRY, Garment factory worker in Phnom Penh 3. various of Cambodian New Year decorations at Wat Phnom Penh historical site, Independence Monument, and Royal Palace 4. various of people taking the bus to their hometowns 5. various of people taking the ferry across the Mekong River in Phnom Penh 6. various of a bus station and road traffic in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: Cambodia is preparing to celebrate its traditional Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon, which will start on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have begun to leave the capital Phnom Penh for their hometowns in various provinces to enjoy the holiday with their family members. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): CHUM SINA, Deliveryman in Phnom Penh "My hometown is in the

West Bank brought to halt as Palestinians stage general strike

STORY: West Bank brought to halt as Palestinians stage general strike SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of West Bank 2. various of the protest STORYLINE: A comprehensive strike in the West Bank and east Jerusalem in protest of Israel's ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip paralyzed all aspects of life in those Palestinian territories on Monday. Commercial activities in cities ceased, along with a complete shutdown of schools and universities, while transportation between Palestinian cities and villages also came to a halt. The strike even affected bakeries, which closed their doors in compliance with calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Some users of social media platforms have been calling for days under the hashtag "Strike for Gaza" a global comprehensive strike demanding an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Wassel Abu Youssef, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Lib

Jordan's king extends condolences, sends humanitarian aid to Libya

STORY: Jordan's king extends condolences, sends humanitarian aid to Libya DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the humanitarian aid STORYLINE: King Abdullah II of Jordan extended condolences to the victims of the deadly floods in eastern Libya, and a government-run organization dispatched an airplane loaded with humanitarian aid on Wednesday. King Abdullah II expressed sympathies to the bereaved families and wished the injured a speedy recovery in a phone call to the President of the Libyan Presidency Council Mohamed Menfi on Tuesday. The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization said that it dispatched an airplane loaded with humanitarian aid to floods-hit eastern Libya. According to its statement, the coordination has been completed with the concerned authorities in Libya to distribute the aid, including blankets, mattresses, and foodstuff, to areas affected by the floods. The death toll from devastating floods that struck eastern Lib

Shimane-Vladivostok liner cargo shipping route

Shimane-Vladivostok liner cargo shipping route

MATSUE, Japan - Dmitriy Kurdakov (L) of Russian shipping company Fesco Transportation Group and Katsuhiro Takahashi, president of Japanese trading firm LIB Corp., shake hands at the Shimane prefectural government hall in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2012. The two companies agreed to open a new regular cargo shipping link between Hamada port in Shimane Prefecture and Vladivostok in Russia's Far East.

Bras get new lift in Internet age after getting burned by women's lib

Bras get new lift in Internet age after getting burned by women's lib

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the tiny opposition Social Democratic Party, talks about women's liberation movements in an interview with Kyodo News.

Bras get new lift in Internet age after getting burned by women's lib

Bras get new lift in Internet age after getting burned by women's lib

TOKYO, Japan - A bra shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district.

Women's lib leader Kushida dies at 101

Women's lib leader Kushida dies at 101

TOKYO, Japan - Women's liberation movement leader and peace activist Fuki Kushida (file photo taken in May 1999) died of natural causes at her home in Tokyo Feb. 5. She was 101. She served as president of the Federation of Japanese Women's Organizations.

Women's lib leader Kushida dies at 101

Women's lib leader Kushida dies at 101

TOKYO, Japan - Women's liberation movement leader and peace activist Fuki Kushida (file photo taken in May 1999) died of natural causes at her home in Tokyo Feb. 5. She was 101. She served as president of the Federation of Japanese Women's Organizations.