135 mln people move out of poverty in India in 5 years: report

STORY: 135 mln people move out of poverty in India in 5 years: report DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of gov't buildings 3. various of school-going students 4. various of market 6. various of cooking fuel 7. various of thermal power plant 8. various of traffic STORYLINE: Nearly 135 million people moved out of multidimensional poverty on the yardstick of health, education, and the overall standard of living, over the past five years in India, a report released by the federal government's think-tank NITI Aayog has said. Improvements in nutrition, years of schooling, sanitation, and cooking fuel played a significant role in bringing down poverty across the country, said the report on Monday. This was the second edition of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which represents the country's progress in reducing multidimensional poverty between two surveys, namely the National Family Heath Survey

Cherry blossoms reach full bloom in Tokyo

STORY: Cherry blossoms reach full bloom in Tokyo DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of cherry blossoms in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Wednesday that cherry blossoms in Tokyo are in full bloom, which came nine days earlier than average and five days earlier than in 2022. A cherry tree monitored in Tokyo has reached full bloom when about 80 percent or more of its buds are open, becoming this year's first sample cherry tree to do so in Japan. The Somei-Yoshino cherry tree, used by the agency as a yardstick to measure the annual event, started blooming on March 14, also the earliest in the country this year. According to the agency, the full bloom matched 2013, 2020, and 2021 to become the second-earliest day in the year for the seasonal phenomena to occur since records began. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo. (XHTV)

Xi stresses contributing to building great country, national rejuvenation

STORY: Xi stresses contributing to building great country, national rejuvenation DATELINE: March 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Great Hall of the People 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 3. various of the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 5. various of China STORYLINE: Xi Jinping stresses contributing to building great country, national rejuvenation March 13, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President "The people's trust is the biggest motivation that drives me to march on and a great responsibility I shoulder. I will faithfully fulfill my responsibilities bestowed by the Constitution, with the nation's needs as my mission and the people's interests my yardstick. I will perform my duty scrupulously, do my utmost, and prove worthy of the trust o

New evacuation spots near Fukushima plant

New evacuation spots near Fukushima plant

DATE, Japan - Photo shows an area where radiation could potentially exceed the yardstick of 20 millisieverts per year in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 16, 2011. The government has decided to designate ''hot spots'' near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from which residents will be recommended to evacuate with government assistance due to possible high radiation levels beyond the internationally recommended standard.

New evacuation spots near Fukushima plant

New evacuation spots near Fukushima plant

DATE, Japan - Photo shows an area where radiation could potentially exceed the yardstick of 20 millisieverts per year in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 16, 2011. The government has decided to designate ''hot spots'' near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from which residents will be recommended to evacuate with government assistance due to possible high radiation levels beyond the internationally recommended standard. (Kyodo)