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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis has made an impromptu visit to the Neonatal unit of Rome's San Giovanni hospital, Italy on September 16, 2016. After putting on a mask and completing the other health and safety procedures, the Pope stopped beside the incubators of twelve new born babies, five of whom are suffering from severe complications, including one set of twins. The Pope offered words of comfort and support to all of the parents, before going on to meet with staff and families at the nursery on the floor above. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Launch of the UN-JCDecaux Campaign - Neuilly-sur-Seine

illustration of first aid procedures during conference on road safety to mark the launch of the UN-JCDecaux campaign in France on January 16, 2025 at the Lycee Lucie Aubrac in Courbevoie. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China-aided airport in Pakistan's Gwadar port city starts flight test

STORY: China-aided airport in Pakistan's Gwadar port city starts flight test SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the New Gwadar International Airport 2. various of the flight test STORYLINE: The China-aided New Gwadar International Airport in Pakistan has started carrying out a five-day flight test from Tuesday, marking that the project is about to enter the final sprint stage, the airport's project management team said. Ding Kan, head of the project management team, told Xinhua that the flight test work of the airport, being built under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and located in the southwest port city of Gwadar, is organized and implemented by Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The main purpose of the activity is to check the standardization and safety of the project's navigation facilities, navigational aids, flight procedures and road surface performance, he said, adding that th

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Pakistan-China cooperation provides stable, safe operation of CPEC project

STORY: Pakistan-China cooperation provides stable, safe operation of CPEC project SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of OLMT 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. various of OLMT 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OKASHA, Electrical engineer at OLMT 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HASEEB AHMED JANJUA, Operations planning manager at OLMT 6. various of OLMT STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "The Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) in Pakistan's eastern Lahore city was built under the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) framework, and is now being jointly operated by the Pakistani and Chinese companies. This project, which is benefiting the general masses a lot, is following all the internationally recognized safety protocols and procedures. Moreover, the Pakistani staff has now been very trained by the Chinese company to operate, maintain, and manage the project independently." Okasha, a 24-ye

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Sudanese warring parties trade accusations over oil refinery explosion

STORY: Sudanese warring parties trade accusations over oil refinery explosion SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Khartoum Oil Refinery on fire after the explosion STORYLINE: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday traded accusations over the responsibility for an explosion at a major oil refinery early in the day. The SAF said in a statement that the RSF brought a tank to the refinery and filled it with fuel without following the required safety procedures, which caused a fire and explosion at the Khartoum Oil Refinery in Al-Jaili area, some 70 km north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. On the other hand, the RSF accused the SAF of sending its warplane "to destroy the remaining capabilities of the Sudanese people and the country's infrastructure," adding that the bombing is a "war crime." Deadly clashes have been going on between the SAF and the RSF in Kha

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U.S. biolabs pose risks to safety of people in many countries: experts

STORY: U.S. biolabs pose risks to safety of people in many countries: experts DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRUNO JUBRAN, International affairs analyst, Brazilian State Government of Rio Grande do Sul 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD OMARI, Syrian political expert STORYLINE: International experts said that the U.S. biolabs in other countries lack transparency and pose risks to the safety of local people. The U.S. has openly admitted that it runs 336 biological laboratories in 30 countries around the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRUNO JUBRAN, International affairs analyst, Brazilian State Government of Rio Grande do Sul "The U.S. biological labs are not transparent, and that's not me affirming, but several commenters and well-respected authorities in the U.S. They refer to basic safety measures that are not followed by those organizations. People may commit mistakes, and there should be procedures and actions to be condu

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Shenzhen Port optimizes operation procedures to ensure stability of global supply chain

STORY: Shenzhen Port optimizes operation procedures to ensure stability of global supply chain DATELINE: March 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the port of Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU FEI, Director of Command Center of Shenzhen Yantian Maritime Safety Administration 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG LIANG, Field Shipping Supervisor of Shenzhen Yalian Lichengfu Port and Shipping Service Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen has rolled out measures to optimize the operation of Shenzhen Port to ensure the stability of global supply chains as its latest COVID-19 resurgence subsides. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU FEI, Director of Command Center of Shenzhen Yantian Maritime Safety Administration "We've overcome the difficulties in labor shortage caused by the pandemic, and strengthened the intensity and frequency of sea patrol. We've taken measures including green channels, 24-hour response service, and one website for b

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Takahama plant starts generating and sending electricity

Operators of the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast take procedures in the main control room to start generating and sending electricity on Feb. 1, 2016. The reactor, whose plant became the second nuclear complex to restart under stricter safety rules set after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, is expected to be operated at full capacity on Feb. 4. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant starts generating and sending electricity

Operators of the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast take procedures in the main control room to start generating and sending electricity on Feb. 1, 2016. The reactor, whose plant became the second nuclear complex to restart under stricter safety rules set after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, is expected to be operated at full capacity on Feb. 4. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan regains nuclear power supply under post-Fukushima regime

Workers in the main control room of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai, southwestern Japan, take procedures to regain supply of electricity generated by nuclear power on Aug. 14, 2015, following the reactivation of the plant's No. 1 reactor earlier in the week under upgraded safety regulations imposed after the Fukushima meltdowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan reboots nuclear reactor after 2-yr lull despite safety concern

Workers in the main control room take procedures to restart the No. 1 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2015. The reactor became the first to resume operations since all the country's commercial reactors went offline by September 2013, following the tsunami-triggered Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Greenpeace sees volcano risks underestimated at Sendai nuclear plant

Shaun Burnie (L) of Greenpeace Germany says at a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2015, that volcanic activity risks for the two Sendai nuclear reactors in nearby Satsumasendai are underestimated by their operator, Kyushu Electric Power Co., and the Nuclear Regulation Authority. The NRA has endorsed the safety of the idled reactors, paving the way for procedures to restart them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima residents demand TEPCO ensure safety in scrapping nuke plant

Members of a local residents' liaison group listen to an explanation by Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials on May 30, 2015, at J-Village in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, about procedures toward decommissioning the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The group was formed to monitor the decommissioning process by TEPCO and the central government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panel urges gov't bodies to conduct self-inspections

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Nuclear Safety Commission's investigative committee meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 24. The committee, tasked with investigating the cause of Japan's worst nuclear accident, released on the day a final report recommending the commission and other nuclear-related government bodies conduct self-inspections on their procedures.