India to increase efforts against spiking dengue cases

STORY: India to increase efforts against spiking dengue cases DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. India gate 2. various of mosquito 3. various of hospital area STORYLINE: Indian Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday held a meeting to direct states to implement prevention and management measures against spiking dengue cases. During the meeting, Mandaviya was briefed on the nationwide dengue situation. Officials said the government has trained health workers and provided all necessary support to the states for screening, fogging and information, education and communication activities. According to the National Center for Vector Borne Disease Control, India has recorded about 94,200 dengue cases and over 90 related deaths so far this year. However, the center has not included the figures from West Bengal this year, which has reportedly recorded 38,000 dengue cases. Last year, 233,251 dengue cases and 303 related deaths were reco

People's Republic of China inaugurates embassy in Republic of Honduras

STORY: People's Republic of China inaugurates embassy in Republic of Honduras DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Tegucigalpa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WU HAO, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): YU BO, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Honduras 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): EDUARDO REINA, Honduran Foreign Minister STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WU HAO, Xinhua correspondent "The People's Republic of China officially inaugurated its embassy in the Republic of Honduras on Monday, following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on March 26. Since then in three months, both countries have accelerated coordination and cooperation in fields such as economy, agriculture, science and technology, culture, education and media." Yu Bo, charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Honduras, said at the inauguration ceremony that Honduras seized the historic opportunity to make the important decision to reco

WHO declares end of COVID-19 int'l health emergency

STORY: WHO declares end of COVID-19 int'l health emergency DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarter of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2. STANDUP 1 (English): JIANG XUELAN, Xinhua Correspondent 3. various of the WHO press conference 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director-General 5. STANDUP 2 (English): JIANG XUELAN, Xinhua Correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director-General STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): JIANG XUELAN, Xinhua correspondent "The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level. Dr. Tedros, director-general of WHO, made the announcement at a virtual press conference from Geneva." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director-General "The Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and reco

U.S. in no position to talk about human rights in other countries: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S. in no position to talk about human rights in other countries: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: June 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: "If U.S. politicians cannot even properly protect the lives of children in their own country, are they really in the position to talk about human rights in other countries?" asked a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday while commenting on media reports that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York state law that limits gun-carrying in public. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "I noted the relevant reports. I've also noticed that on the second day after the ruling was passed, gunshots were heard in the street in Chicago. And a 5-month-old girl was shot and killed. As the country with the worst gun violence in the world, the U.S. has seen reco