Death toll rises, crucial facilities destroyed in Gaza after ceasefire expires

STORY: Death toll rises, crucial facilities destroyed in Gaza after ceasefire expires SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of bakery destroyed 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ESSAM YOUSSEF, Worker at Al-Baraka Bakery in Gaza 3. various of hospital in Gaza STORYLINE: Al-Baraka Bakery, a bakery that kept working in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas conflict, was destroyed by Israeli army on Sunday. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ESSAM YOUSSEF, Worker at Al-Baraka Bakery in Gaza "Bread was the only hope for the people. There is nothing left for us here because Israel has destroyed our lives. The flour that used to come from United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) or mills nearby could no longer reach us. The attack by the Israeli army destroyed factories, cut off fuel and gas, making every effort to stop the operation of the bakery. However, the bakery still continued to work as much as possi

In-person Chinese language classes resume at language center in Yangon, Myanmar

STORY: In-person Chinese language classes resume at language center in Yangon, Myanmar DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kheng Hock Chinese Language Center 2. various of teachers and students at in-person classrooms 3. various of students reading Chinese textbooks STORYLINE: In-person classes at Kheng Hock Chinese Language Center, a language school located in Kheng Hock Keong, Yangon, Myanmar, have recently resumed after a long break over COVID-19. During over two years of closure, students attended online classes to continue to study, according to a school official. The school, hosting over 600 students, is free of charge for those who want to study the Chinese language. The reopening of in-person classes is welcomed by the students, who are trying to find better opportunities through learning Chinese. Win Lae Yee Phyo, a 22-year-old attendee of classes at the center, said that learning the Chinese language means possi

N. Korea agreed in Berlin to resume 6-way talks as soon as possi

N. Korea agreed in Berlin to resume 6-way talks as soon as possi

TOKYO, Japan - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill (L) and his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae speak with reporters after their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on J\an. 20. Hill said that he and his North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan agreed in Berlin earlier this week to resume 6-way talks as soon as possible. (Kyodo)