Mexico: Resort City Puerto Vallarta Rocked by Violence After Cartel Leader Death 4

Puerto Vallarta woke Sunday, February 22 to scenes of smoke, fires and road blockades after armed groups burned at least eight vehicles and scattered tire spikes across the city and nearby municipalities in Jalisco state. The violence, which prompted a “Code Red” alert and shelter-in-place calls from authorities, was reportedly triggered by a federal operation in Tapalpa and unconfirmed reports of the killing of alleged CJNG leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes. This video shows the Mexican Navy ship coming into Puerto Vallarta on Monday afternoon.

US: Nationwide Protests Mark Third Anniversary Of Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

Monday, February 24, marked the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prompting protests across the U.S. in solidarity with Ukraine and calls for continued support. This video captures a protest march in Washington, D.C., held on Saturday.

Illinois Is Hit With Cicada Chaos

Illinois Is Hit With Cicada Chaos

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Montreal-based audio artist Alex Lane records cicada mating calls from a tree at Lincoln Memorial Garden and Nature Center in Springfield, Illinois, on June 3 2024. Lane and filmmaker Matthew Wolkow identified the calls as coming from what they believe to be the different cicada broods. Cicada chaos is flourishing and flying. Trillions of once-hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people’s shirts, hats and even faces. They’re red-eyed, loud and frisky. Photo by E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

UN chief calls for equal rights for women and girls

STORY: UN chief calls for equal rights for women and girls SHOOTING TIME: March 8, 2024 DATELINE: March 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a video message on International Women's Day, which falls on March 8 annually, calling for equal rights for women and girls. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "On International Women's Day, we celebrate women and girls around the world, and we applaud all they have achieved in the fight for equality. Women and girls have made great gains - demolishing barriers, dismantling stereotypes and driving progress towards a more just and equal world. Yet they face immense obstacles. Billions of women and girls face marginalization, injustice and discrimination, while the persistent epidemic of violence against women disgraces humanity. Our world still reflects millennia of ma

UN chief calls for global action to reduce plastic pollution

STORY: UN chief calls for global action to reduce plastic pollution DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for concerted global action to reduce plastic pollution. The UN chief made the plea in a video message for an event at the UN headquarters in New York to mark World Environment Day, which falls on June 5 every year. This year's theme is "Solutions to Plastic Pollution." SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Every year, over 400 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide - one-third of which is used just once. Every day, the equivalent of over 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic is dumped into our oceans, rivers, and lakes. The consequences are catastrophic. Microplastics find their way into the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we b

Profile: With popular mandate, Xi Jinping spearheads new drive to modernize China

Profile: With popular mandate, Xi Jinping spearheads new drive to modernize China

(230314) -- BEIJING, March 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Xi Jinping extending festive greetings to all Chinese people when he speaks with cadres and people from across the country via video calls ahead of the Spring Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2023. TO GO WITH "Profile: With popular mandate, Xi Jinping spearheads new drive to modernize China" (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi, Li Tao)

UN chief calls for putting peace at center of actions, words

STORY: UN chief calls for putting peace at center of actions, words DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on all countries to place peace at the center of all their words and actions. He made the remarks in his New Year video message. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Every New Year is a moment of rebirth. We sweep out the ashes of the old year and prepare for a brighter day. In 2022, millions of people around the world literally swept out ashes. From Ukraine to Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond, people left the ruins of their homes and lives in search of something better. Around the world, 100 million people were on the move, fleeing wars, wildfires, droughts, poverty and hungers. In 2023, we need peace, now more than ever. Peace with one another, through dialog

Prosecutors head urges active visualization of inquiry

Prosecutors head urges active visualization of inquiry

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prosecutor General Kotaro Ono calls for the active use of audio and video recording of interrogations during a meeting of top prosecutors at the Justice Ministry on Sept. 25, 2014.

Kan calls for calm response to video leakage

Kan calls for calm response to video leakage

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2010. Kan called for both Japan and China to respond calmly to confidential video footage of apparent collisions between the two countries' vessels leaking onto the Internet.

UN chief calls for action in 3 areas to prevent disaster of biological weapons

STORY: UN chief calls for action in 3 areas to prevent disaster of biological weapons DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for action in three areas to prevent the disaster of biological weapons. Guterres made the appeal in a video message to participants of the Ninth Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference in Geneva. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "First, give teeth to the convention's accountability provisions to ensure that scientific advances are not exploited for hostile purposes. Let's make sure that science and technology are used for the benefit of humanity -- not its destruction -- and that peace remains at the heart of all scientific development and cooperation. Second, update our thinking on verification and compliance to fit today's threats.

Xi calls for joint efforts for bright future of openness, prosperity

STORY: Xi calls for joint efforts for bright future of openness, prosperity DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:51 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of CIIE 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SEAN SHAN, President of Takeda China and Senior Vice President of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BRUNO CHEVOT, President of Danone China, North Asia and Oceania 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): SIMON LICHTENBERG, CEO and founder of Trayton Group 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): FABRICE MEGARBANE, L'Oreal North Asia Zone president and CEO of L'Oreal China 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ALLAN GABOR, President of Merck China and Managing Director of Electronics China 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President STORYLINE: Nov. 4 Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the opening ceremony of the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) via video SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese):

UN chief calls for action to reduce air pollution

STORY: UN chief calls for action to reduce air pollution DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for collective action to reduce air pollution and maintain a healthy planet. The UN chief made the remarks Wednesday in a video message on the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Today, air pollution is denying billions of people of their rights. Dirty air affects 99 percent of people on the planet. The poor suffer worst, especially women and girls, whose health suffers by cooking and heating with dirty fuels. The poor also live in areas choked with fumes from traffic and industry. Air pollutants also cause global warming. Wildfires are further polluting the air. When people are exposed to air pollution and extreme heat, their

BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-GAS CONSUMPTION-REDUCTION PLAN

BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-EU-GAS CONSUMPTION-REDUCTION PLAN

(220721) -- BRUSSELS, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (1st L), Executive Vice President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal Frans Timmermans (2nd R), European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton (via video) and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson (1st R) attend a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2022. The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled proposals for member states to reduce their gas consumption by 15 percent from Aug. 1 till the end of March 2023. The plan, named "Save Gas for a Safe Winter," calls on governments to campaign for households to lower the thermostat, limit heating or cooling in public buildings, and give industry incentives to use alternative fuels where possible or reduce gas consumption. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

UN-THEMATIC DEBATE-MOMENT FOR NATURE

UN-THEMATIC DEBATE-MOMENT FOR NATURE

(220720) -- UNITED NATIONS, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, addresses in a video message to a high-level thematic debate of the General Assembly entitled "Moment for Nature" at the UN headquarters in New York, July 19, 2022. TO GO WITH "UN chief calls for new path of people living in harmony with nature" (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

UN chief calls for bold, coordinated responses to global food crisis

STORY: UN chief calls for bold, coordinated responses to global food crisis DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for bold and coordinated responses to solve the ongoing global food crisis. "We face a real risk of multiple famines this year. And next year could be even worse," Guterres warned in his video remarks to a UN General Assembly high-level special event entitled "Time to Act Together: Coordinating Policy Responses to the Global Food Crisis." SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Our world faces a host of challenges - climate change, COVID-19, conflicts and rising inflation. We face a real risk of multiple famines this year. And next year could be even worse. But, we can avoid this catastrophe if we act now. And as our meeting theme reminds u

UN chief calls for action to help internally displaced persons

STORY: UN chief calls for action to help internally displaced persons DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday launched an action agenda to galvanize efforts to help internally displaced persons. Guterres made the remarks in a video message for the launch of the action agenda on internal displacement. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Our world is facing a crisis of internal displacement. Record high numbers of people around the world have been displaced within their countries by tragedies such as conflict, disasters and the climate crisis. Many have been uprooted for years, even decades, and often multiple times. Others have been forced to flee more recently. In just three months, the war in Ukraine drove 13 million people out of their homes and communities, nearly two-thirds of whom remain in

Xi calls for keeping Asia's future in the region's own hands

STORY: Xi calls for keeping Asia's future in the region's own hands DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation) XI JINPING, Chinese President STORYLINE: Asia should always keep the region's future in its own hands, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday while delivering a keynote speech via video at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022. "Peace and stability in our region does not fall into our lap automatically or come as charity from any country," Xi stressed. "Rather, it is the result of the joint efforts of countries in the region." Xi said the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and the Bandung Spirit, first advocated by Asia, are all the more relevant today. He urged honoring the principles of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit and peaceful coexistence, following a policy of good-neighborliness and friendship, and making sure that Asia always keeps its future

UN chief calls for greater creativity, determination to resolve conflicts through dialogue

STORY: UN chief calls for greater creativity, determination to resolve conflicts through dialogue DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. wide shot of UN Headquarters STORYLINE: Amid escalating conflicts around the world, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday for greater creativity and determination to resolve conflicts through dialogue. In his video message to the eighth Istanbul Conference on Mediation in Antalya, Turkey, Guterres expressed his concern over the current situation in many parts of the world. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "We must find better ways to engage our collective mediation efforts in service of the (UN) Charter's central principle of the pacific settlement of disputes, using the many regional and other mechanisms available to us. Yet, geopolitical divides and the regionalization

Prosecutors head urges active visualization of inquiry

Prosecutors head urges active visualization of inquiry

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prosecutor General Kotaro Ono calls for the active use of audio and video recording of interrogations during a meeting of top prosecutors at the Justice Ministry on Sept. 25, 2014. (Kyodo)

Kan calls for calm response to video leakage

Kan calls for calm response to video leakage

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2010. Kan called for both Japan and China to respond calmly to confidential video footage of apparent collisions between the two countries' vessels leaking onto the Internet. (Kyodo)

Siberian shaman Gabyshev

Siberian shaman Gabyshev

Alexander Gabyshev, who calls himself a shaman, gives an interview on Oct. 22, 2019, in Yakutsk in the Russian Far East. A YouTube video showing his failed attempt to walk to Moscow claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin needs an exorcism in order for the Russian economy to be turned around has become viral. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Siberian shaman Gabyshev

Siberian shaman Gabyshev

Alexander Gabyshev, who calls himself a shaman, poses for a photo on Oct. 22, 2019, in Yakutsk in the Russian Far East. A YouTube video showing his failed attempt to walk to Moscow claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin needs an exorcism in order for the Russian economy to be turned around has become viral. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo