U.S. takes advantage of global food, energy crisis: scholar

STORY: U.S. takes advantage of global food, energy crisis: scholar DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobivarious of a petrol stationvarious of grains STORYLINE: A Nairobi-based scholar has said the global food and energy crisis benefits the U.S., which seeks to maintain hegemony. SOUNDBITE (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi "I think to a large extent, I would say that the U.S. is certainly benefiting from the oil crisis that we have today. There's shortage. There are just people who are manipulating, taking advantage of the situation, when the price is high. If the world is trading in the dollar, then it means that any sanction on Russia benefits the U.S. and benefits the agricultural production. The balance of trade, you know, essentially is skewed to

Dutch inflation rises above 10 pct for first time since 1975

STORY: Dutch inflation rises above 10 pct for first time since 1975 DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of a petrol stationvarious of a market STORYLINE: Inflation in the Netherlands rose to 10.3 percent in July, exceeding the 10 percent mark for the first time since September 1975, the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced on Thursday. The increase in inflation was mainly due to price developments for energy, such as electricity, gas and district heating. In July, energy was 108 percent more expensive than in the same month in 2021. Meanwhile, food was 12.3 percent more expensive than in the same month last year, compared to an 11.2 percent rise in June. Cereal products, dairy products, and sugar and confectionery, including ice cream, contributed most to this development. CBS chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen said that the food price increases were the largest in decades. Edible oils such as sunflower oil, with a p

Egypt to launch 3rd-class air-conditioned trains for 1st time

STORY: Egypt to launch 3rd-class air-conditioned trains for 1st time DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the stationvarious of the train STORYLINE: The Egyptian Railways Authority (ERA) announced on Saturday that a batch of third class air-conditioned trains will officially be in service by Tuesday. In a statement, the authority added the service, which will be offered for the first time, will cover capitals of governorates only, in addition to Edfu and Kom Ombo stations. It said the new and fast service will start on the Cairo-Aswan line on Tuesday, explaining that other lines will also be included in the newly introduced service soon. In late Dec. 2021, Egypt announced the retirement of the old railway carriages running on its 10,000-kilometer railway tracks, which currently transport up to 1.1 million passengers on a daily basis. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

Russian expat amazed by China's driverless monorail train

STORY: Russian expat amazed by China's driverless monorail train DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of projects in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIZA, Russian studentvarious of the train stationvarious of the trainSOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 3 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 4 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 5 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 6 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 7 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 8 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 9 (English): LIZA, Russian studentvarious of the city view STORYLINE: A Russian student, who has been living in China for almost four years, hails China's transportation infrastructure after taking a ride on a driverless monorail train in east China's city of Wuhu. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIZA, Russian student "Hello, everyone. I'm Liza. It's 9 a.m. in the morning. And we are going to the Yinhu Park. It has beautiful sc