14th CRIF Convention - Paris

14th CRIF Convention - Paris

Debat sur le sondage à propos de l'antisemitisme attending the 14th Crif (Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions) national convention in Paris, on November 24, 2024. Photo by Pierrick Villette/ABACAPRESS.COM

Confucius Institute in Nepal lauded during 1st inaugural anniversary

STORY: Confucius Institute in Nepal lauded during 1st inaugural anniversary DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University was hailed on Wednesday as an important platform for Nepalis to get to know about China as the institute marked its first inaugural anniversary in Nepal's capital. "Since its establishment to date, the Confucius Institute has proved invaluable in fostering people-to-people relations, cultural exchanges and linguistic understanding between the two great nations," said Shiva Lal Bhusal, rector of Tribhuvan University. The rector voiced hope the Confucius Institute will expand cooperation on joint research, publication and the exchange of faculties and students in the days to come among Tribhuvan University, East China University of Technology and Qinghai Nationalities University, which are co-building the institute, the second of its kind in Nepal. A propos

Putin lays out options for Wagner soldiers in national address

STORY: Putin lays out options for Wagner soldiers in national address DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Moscow 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russian President (Source: Kremlin) 3. various of Moscow 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russian President (Source: Kremlin) 5. various of Moscow STORYLINE: In his address to Russian citizens Monday night, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the majority of the fighters of the Wagner group are patriots of Russia, and they were simply used without their knowledge during the armed mutiny. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russian President "We knew that the vast majority of the fighters and commanders of the Wagner group are also Russian patriots, devoted to their people and state." The president noted that the organizers of the mutiny in Russia betrayed the country and those who followed them and "an armed rebellion would have been suppressed in any case." He propos