UN chief calls for immediate action to avert crisis in Middle East

STORY: UN chief calls for immediate action to avert crisis in Middle East SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of delegates STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for immediate action to avert a crisis in the Middle East. The top UN official made the remarks at the Security Council's quarterly open debate on "the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "The Middle East is on a precipice. Recent days have seen a perilous escalation - in words and deeds. One miscalculation, one miscommunication, one mistake, could lead to the unthinkable -- a full-scale regional conflict that would be devastating f

Chimura says return to Japan was unthinkable

Chimura says return to Japan was unthinkable

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie, who are on their first homecoming since being abducted to North Korea in 1978, meet the press at the Obama city government in Fukui Prefecture on Oct. 23. Chimura said he did not think he could come back to Japan while he was in Pyongyang.

UN Climate Change Conference must make progress: UN chief

STORY: UN Climate Change Conference must make progress: UN chief DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt (COP27) must make broad progress in a video message for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) leaders' breakfast. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "COP27 must demonstrate that the world is making progress on all pillars of the Paris Agreement. We urgently need to address loss and damage in a meaningful and credible way. Loss and damage are happening now -- at 1.1 degrees of warming. The floods in Pakistan have inundated a third of the country. We can only imagine the fate of small islands if we go beyond 1.5 degrees. Two degrees of warming is unthinkable and must be avoided at all costs. We need a targeted, ambitious global r

Vox Pop: What do New York residents say about 1 mln U.S. COVID-19 deaths

STORY: Vox Pop: What do New York residents say about 1 mln U.S. COVID-19 deaths DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:18 LOCATION: NEW YORK, the U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent SOUNDBITE (English): ALEXANDER SOUNDBITE (English): LEAHN SOUNDBITE (English): MONTY STORYLINE: Twenty-seven months after its first case of COVID-19 infection, the United States reached a soul-crushing milestone on Thursday as its death toll crossed 1 million. Our correspondent has talked to some people in New York City. Let's hear what they have to say. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent "Twenty-seven months after its first case of COVID-19 infection, the United States reached a soul-crushing milestone on Thursday as its death toll crossed 1 million, according to a statement by the White House. How did this once unthinkable figure become today's reality? How are Americans impacted by the pandemic? Are they satisfied with what the government is doing to deal with the situat

U.S. COVID-19 deaths reach 1 mln, Biden calls it "a tragic milestone"

STORY: U.S. COVID-19 deaths reach 1 mln, Biden calls it "a tragic milestone" DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN DING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of American flags lowering to half-staff to mark 1 million deaths from the coronavirus on the National Mall in Washington D.C. 3. various of an American flag flying at half-staff over the White House STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN DING, Xinhua correspondent "The White House on Thursday paid tribute to one million American lives lost to COVID-19. In a statement issued early in the morning, U.S. President Joe Biden described it as a tragic milestone, calling each death an irreplaceable loss. He urged the U.S. to remain vigilant against this pandemic. Biden also ordered flags at half-staff to mark this unthinkable loss of lives. Overall, racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. have had higher rates of infection and death caused by COVID-19 than the white population. T

Chimura says return to Japan was unthinkable

Chimura says return to Japan was unthinkable

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie, who are on their first homecoming since being abducted to North Korea in 1978, meet the press at the Obama city government in Fukui Prefecture on Oct. 23. Chimura said he did not think he could come back to Japan while he was in Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

Alpha Dog (2006)

Alpha Dog (2006)

Justin Timberlake & Emile Hirsch Characters: Johnny Truelove & Frankie Ballenbacher Film: Alpha Dog (USA/DE 2006) Director: Nick Cassavetes 27 January 2006 (L to R) Frankie Ballenbacher (JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE) and Johnny Truelove (EMILE HIRSCH) discuss the unthinkable in the drama inspired by true events, ?Alpha Dog?. ?Alpha Dog? will be released on January 12, 2007. Date: 27 January 2006