Paris residents express concerns over possibility of restarting coal-fired power plants amid energy crisis

STORY: Paris residents express concerns over possibility of restarting coal-fired power plants amid energy crisis DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in ParisSOUNDBITE 1 (French): SYLVETTE, Paris residentvarious of pylonsSOUNDBITE 2 (French): IDHIR, Paris residentSOUNDBITE 3 (French): CHRISTOPHE, Paris residentSOUNDBITE 4 (French): LOUIS, Paris residentSOUNDBITE 5 (French): RAYMONDE, Paris resident STORYLINE: Facing power supply insecurity, some European countries have decided to reopen coal-fired power plants or to take measures to support coal power. Residents in Paris have expressed their concerns over decisions of going back to the traditional energy source. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SYLVETTE, Paris resident "So if France restarts the coal-fired power plants, it's true that it risks being a step backwards. It's not a big step forward but rather a step backwards, before we have other solutions to allow us to continue to live on the l

Winter sports popular amid summer heat in NE China

STORY: Winter sports popular amid summer heat in NE China DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of people skiingSOUNDTBIE 1 (Chinese): MS. ZHANG, Shenyang residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YANG, Head of a winter sports training center STORYLINE: The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has made more and more Chinese people fall in love with winter sports. Though the sports event concluded months ago, the winter sports popularity continues across the country. Thanks to the construction of more indoor skating and skiing facilities in recent years, schoolchildren in Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, can enjoy winter sports all year around and get a break from summer heat. SOUNDTBIE 1 (Chinese): MS. ZHANG, Shenyang resident "Chinese athletes won a lot of gold medals during the Beijing Winter Olympics and then we became interested in winter sports activities. Our child likes skiing very much, so we bring her here for some trai

Chinese-built water supply project in Angola completed

STORY: Chinese-built water supply project in Angola completed DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Luanda CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of local residents cheering for the projectvarious of the projectSOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): Local residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): Local residentSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU HONGWEI, Manager of the water supply projectSOUNDBITE 4 (Portuguese): Local resident STORYLINE: A Chinese-built water supply project was completed in Cabinda, Angola on Thursday, which has a daily capacity of 50,000 cubic meters and is expected to benefit 600,000 local people. The project, undertaken by China Railway Construction Corporation, is comprised of 74 centralized water supply points, covering 24,000 households in Cabinda or 92 percent of the province's residential areas. The system is capable of supplying water 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and will greatly relieve water shortage facing local industries, schools, port transportation and others. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese

Lebanese vote in parliamentary elections

STORY: Lebanese vote in parliamentary elections DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in Beirutvarious of military vehiclesvarious of votersSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RANDA MNEIMNEH, Local residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AWATEF FAKHOURY, Local residentSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RIMA ITANI, Local residentSOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MICHEL AOUN, Lebanese President STORYLINE: Hundreds of thousands of people flocked on Sunday to polling stations across Lebanon to vote in the country's first parliamentary elections since the Beirut port blasts and the economic collapse. Citizens in different districts all over the country began standing in queues from 7 a.m. amid strict security measures to vote for their preferred candidates and parties. The Internal Security Forces were deployed outside and inside polling stations to ensure the safety of elections and voters, while the Lebanese army took over security in the vicinity of polling centers. SOUNDBITE 1

Chinese products become more popular in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan

STORY: Chinese products become more popular in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Riyadh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Chinese goodsSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED MUBARAK, Riyadh residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDULAZIZ ALAWWAD, General manager of Abdulrahman Alawwad Trading company STORYLINE: Chinese products become more popular during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to residents in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, as the Chinese goods have good quality and reasonable prices. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED MUBARAK, Riyadh resident "Of course, Saudis prefer Chinese products more as quality and the prices are suitable for everyone and within everyone's reach. And in Ramadan, it becomes more popular to change the bulbs at home, and so on. Saudi customers, of course, now prefer Chinese products to other products, because Chinese goods come with excellent quality, and the price is affordable for everyone, and there are multiple options, such as li

Poverty stalks picturesque Bamiyan province in Afghanistan

STORY: Poverty stalks picturesque Bamiyan province in Afghanistan DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: BAMIYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Bamiyan province in AfghanistanSOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HABIBULLAH, Bamiyan residentvarious of Bamiyan province in AfghanistanSOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HABIBULLAH, Bamiyan residentSOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): NAJIBULLAH, Bamiyan residentSOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): MAHDI, Bamiyan residentSOUNDBITE 5 (Pashto): ABDULLAH SARHADI, Governor of Bamyiyan STORYLINE: With beautiful landscape and historical monuments including giant Buddhas, Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan was once a popular destination for tourists. Although it enjoys peaceful environment, Bamiyan is among the poorest provinces of Afghanistan. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HABIBULLAH, Bamiyan resident I'm a daily wager, but I can't find work every day. If I work one day, the second day will be jobless, because the poor economy has drastically reduced job opportunities. I can hardly earn 150 - 200 afgha

Gazans show remarkable turnout to learn Hebrew amid hopes of working in Israel

STORY: Gazans show remarkable turnout to learn Hebrew amid hopes of working in Israel DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:24 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of students learning HebrewSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ABU AJINA, Gaza residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-QATTAA, Gaza residentSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AHMED AL-FALIT, Director of the center STORYLINE: Ahmed Abu Ajina, a 34-year-old Palestinian man from Beit Lahia town in northern Gaza Strip, returned to continue his learning of Hebrew after a one-year absence from school, in the hope of working in Israel. In October 2021, Israel announced that it would allow Gazans to work inside their lands to ease the economic crisis in the Strip. Abu Ajina, an accountant with an agricultural company in the Strip, which has direct contact with Israeli companies, has to deal with the exchange of commercial letters in Hebrew between the two sides on a daily basis. "We are closely related to Israel, either through companies o