Unicef - Children In Gaza Need Life-Saving Support

Unicef - Children In Gaza Need Life-Saving Support

A father carries his injured child into Al Awda Hospital in Nuseirat camp on November 4, 2024. This follows continuous artillery shelling on Bureij camp, affecting numerous civilians, including children. Unicef’s statement said : The war in the Gaza Strip is taking a catastrophic toll on children. At least 14,000 children have reportedly been killed, according to the latest estimate by the Palestinian Ministry of Health; thousands more have been injured. There are no safe spaces. All of Gaza’s children have been exposed to the traumatic experiences of war, the consequences of which will last a lifetime. Around 1.9 million people, about 9 in 10 of Gaza’s population, are estimated to have been internally displaced. Half of them children. They do not have enough access to water, food, fuel and medicine. Their homes have been destroyed; their families torn apart. Many children have been displaced multiple times, and have lost homes, parents and loved ones. They need to be protected, along with the remaining servi

UK economy expands by 0.3 pct in November: ONS

STORY: UK economy expands by 0.3 pct in November: ONS SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people shopping in London STORYLINE: The United Kingdom's (UK) economy expanded by 0.3 percent month-to-month in November 2023, following a fall of 0.3 percent in October, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday. Services output grew by 0.4 percent in the month and was the main contributor to the monthly growth, according to the ONS. Production output rose by 0.3 percent while the construction sector fell by 0.2 percent. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) bounced back in November, led by services with retail, car leasing and computer games companies all having a buoyant month, ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said. In the three months to November, the country's GDP fell by 0.2 percent. Widespread falls were recorded across manufacturing industries, which were partially offset by the increases in public servi

Chinese market becoming world opportunity through CIFTIS: Russian business leader

STORY: Chinese market becoming world opportunity through CIFTIS: Russian business leader DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of previous CIFTIS 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): MAXIM KUZNETSOV, Chairman of Russian-Asian Business Council STORYLINE: Chairman of the Russian-Asian Business Council has highlighted the role of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in transforming the Chinese market into a world opportunity. This year's edition of the CIFTIS, one of the world's largest and most comprehensive fairs for trade in services, is scheduled to take place in Beijing from Sept. 2 to 6. SOUNDBITE (Russian): MAXIM KUZNETSOV, Chairman of Russian-Asian Business Council "Over the past five years, the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) has demonstrated steady and progressive growth. It has united the countries along the Belt and Road Initiative and helped develop intensive international cooperation in trade in servi

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng tidies up her work outfit at home in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 15, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around. Since then, Yi has been in servi

Brunei launches nationwide 5G mobile services

STORY: Brunei launches nationwide 5G mobile services DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch ceremony STORYLINE: The Brunei government announced on Thursday at the Digital Future Conference and Exhibition that 5th Generation (5G) mobile services are officially activated and available nationwide. The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI), the country's telecommunication regulator, said in a press release that together with Unified National Networks Sdn Bhd, the Sultanate's wholesale telecommunication service provider to both national and international clients, the three retail telecommunication providers, namely DST, Imagine and Progresif, are providing 5G services starting from Thursday. The Chinese Embassy in Brunei told Xinhua that Chinese companies, including Huawei Brunei and China Communication Services Brunei, have been actively involved in the construction and servi

New cross-border freight train between China and Vietnam starts operation

STORY: New cross-border freight train between China and Vietnam starts operation DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the train 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI KAILIANG, Director of the international business center of Guangxi LiuGong Machinery STORYLINE: A new cross-border freight train service between China and Vietnam has been launched, connecting Liuzhou in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Dong Dang in northern Vietnam. The train, carrying 35 pieces of construction equipment, departed from Liuzhou South Logistics Center Friday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI KAILIANG, Director of the international business center of Guangxi LiuGong Machinery "With rapid implementation of relevant policies since the RCEP was launched, we're seeing more benefits brought about by the RCEP. Besides, the ASEAN market demands greatly for Chinese products. Although we are facing the uncertainty of the epidemic, we launched the freight train servi