Two Young Mozambicans turn "trash" into luxury products

STORY: Two Young Mozambicans turn "trash" into luxury products DATELINE: July 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Maputo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of store items 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): WACY ZACARIAS, Store owner 3. various of store items 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): DJAMILA DE SOUSA, Store owner 5. various of store items STORYLINE: Sustainable fashion is an increasingly popular trend in the fashion world as people become more and more aware of the impact of the textile industry on the environment. And it was with that in mind that the young women Djamila de Sousa and Wacy Zacarias created the Nkaringana-Woogui project in Mozambique in 2008. The company has a store in Maputo and exports its products to South Africa, Japan and Portugal, and is now considering exporting to the Chinese mainland. They use local materials and techniques associated with technology to produce their articles. These articles have drawings of endangered animals as a way of raising awareness of environmental preve

Egypt summons Swedish envoy over desecration of Quran

STORY: Egypt summons Swedish envoy over desecration of Quran DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egypt's Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. various Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaking in a press conference 3. various of the Egypt's Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo STORYLINE: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry summoned on Tuesday the Swedish charge d'affaires in protest against the recent burning and desecration of the Quran in the Nordic country. The ministry reaffirmed in a statement Egypt's rejection of all actions that encourage religious hatred. "Egypt has warned against the negative and serious repercussions of such disgraceful incidents that will lead to the growing of Islamophobia and destructive ideas seeking to destroy the civilization linkage among nations," the statement said. It called on Swedish authorities and other countries that witnessed similar incidents to take necessary measures to preve

China epidemiologist urges faster COVID-19 vaccination among vulnerable groups

STORY: China epidemiologist urges faster COVID-19 vaccination among vulnerable groups DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHONG NANSHAN, China's top epidemiologist 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHONG NANSHAN, China's top epidemiologist STORYLINE: China's leading epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan on Friday urged to beef up the vaccination drive against COVID-19, particularly among the elderly and other vulnerable groups. Addressing the annual congress of the Chinese Thoracic Society via video link, Zhong said that beefing up vaccination is one of the vital steps for COVID-19 prevention and control. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHONG NANSHAN, China's top epidemiologist "Chinese vaccines have proved to be highly effective in reducing the mortality rate. The mortality risk for COVID-19 patients over 60 with a booster shot in the Shanghai outbreak in the first half of the year declined by 98 percent." Zhong said that China's COVID-19 preve