2 women killed in shark attack near Red Sea resort: Egyptian ministry

STORY: 2 women killed in shark attack near Red Sea resort: Egyptian ministry DATELINE: July 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:17 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a tourist being attacked by a shark in Hurghada STORYLINE: Two women were killed after being attacked by a shark south of Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Environment Ministry confirmed on Sunday. "We offer our sincerest condolences to the families of the two victims," said Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad. "As soon as we received a report that two women were attacked by a shark while practicing surface swimming in the area facing Sahl Hasheesh resort, south of Hurghada, a working group was formed from specialists in the Red Sea reserves and the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA)," said the statement. Although the statement does not mention the nationalities of the victims and the timing of the accident, a video was circulated on Friday showing a woman strugglin

Greece's recovering tourism industry struggling with staff shortage

STORY: Greece's recovering tourism industry struggling with staff shortage DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Greece 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARIS IKKOS, Research Director of Institute SETE 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): ANASTASIOS ZISSOPOULOS, President of the Hellenic Chef's Federation 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): ANASTASIOS ZISSOPOULOS, President of the Hellenic Chef's Federation 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ARIS IKKOS, Research Director of Institute SETE 6. various of views in Greece STORYLINE: Greece's tourism sector, a vital pillar of the country's economy for decades, has been forecast to recover and reach the 2019 pre-pandemic record levels this year by local officials and industry experts. Revenues from tourism soared 342 percent in the first three months of 2022 compared with the same period the previous year, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told local television on Thursday. However, many businesses in this industry are strugglin