Lebanese vote in parliamentary elections

STORY: Lebanese vote in parliamentary elections DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in Beirutvarious of military vehiclesvarious of votersSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RANDA MNEIMNEH, Local residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AWATEF FAKHOURY, Local residentSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RIMA ITANI, Local residentSOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MICHEL AOUN, Lebanese President STORYLINE: Hundreds of thousands of people flocked on Sunday to polling stations across Lebanon to vote in the country's first parliamentary elections since the Beirut port blasts and the economic collapse. Citizens in different districts all over the country began standing in queues from 7 a.m. amid strict security measures to vote for their preferred candidates and parties. The Internal Security Forces were deployed outside and inside polling stations to ensure the safety of elections and voters, while the Lebanese army took over security in the vicinity of polling centers. SOUNDBITE 1

China set to remain world's largest NEV market: BMW CFO

STORY: China set to remain world's largest NEV market: BMW CFO DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of new energy vehiclesvarious of BMW production linesSOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICOLAS PETER, CFO and member of the Board of Management of BMW AGSOUNDBITE 2 (English): NICOLAS PETER, CFO and member of the Board of Management of BMW AG STORYLINE: China will continue to be the world's largest new energy vehicle (NEV) market for years to come, said Nicolas Peter, chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICOLAS PETER, CFO and member of the Board of Management of BMW AG "China is already today as the world's largest NEV market in 2021. So last year we have seen the NEV sales in China growing by 170 percent on a year-on-year basis. The strong momentum continued in the first quarter, 2022 when the Chinese NEV market posted a nearly 140 percent growth despit