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Gasoline prices surging in Japan

A price board at a gas station in Sapporo, northern Japan, shows regular gasoline prices at 189 yen ($1.19) per liter on March 12, 2026, up sharply amid the Middle East crisis.

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Cameroon raises fuel prices

STORY: Cameroon raises fuel prices SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 3, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views and gas stations in Yaounde 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ERIC BANGSI, Taxi driver in Yaounde 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): AYANG DJOWE BRUNO, Motorbike driver in Yaounde 4. various of street views and gas stations in Yaounde STORYLINE: The Cameroonian government on Friday hiked fuel prices, which went into effect from Saturday. According to a statement by Seraphin Magloire Fouda, Secretary General at the Prime Minister's Office, the price of a liter of Super has been increased from 730 XAF (approximately 1.21 U.S. dollars) per liter to 840 XAF (approximately 1.39 U.S. dollars) and gasoline increases from 720 XAF (approximately 1.19 U.S. dollars) per liter to 828 XAF (approximately 1.37 U.S. dollars). Fouda said in a statement Friday night that the price increase was "due to the need to absorb the growing budgetary constraints that the s

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Results unveiled for HKSAR's 7th District Council Ordinary Election

STORY: Results unveiled for HKSAR's 7th District Council Ordinary Election SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10-11, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of vote-counting process 2. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese): DAVID LOK, Chairman of Electoral Affairs Commission 3. various of voting and vote-counting process 4. HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee speaking 5. various of HKSAR's Central Government Offices STORYLINE: Results of the Seventh District Council Ordinary Election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) were unveiled Monday, with 176 district committees constituency councillors and 88 geographical constituency councillors elected. Over 1.19 million geographical constituency electors participated in the election, the voting and vote-counting processes operated smoothly in general, and all election arrangements were able to fully reflect the principles of transparency, honesty and fairness, said David Lok, chairman of the Electoral Affa

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Chinese local gov'ts see steady fiscal revenue growth, sending positive signs

STORY: Chinese local gov'ts see steady fiscal revenue growth, sending positive signs DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PUAH TZE SHYANG, CEO, CapitaLand Investment (China) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAURO DE FELIP, General manager, Ferrero China STORYLINE: According to China's Ministry of Finance, the country's fiscal revenue maintained steady growth momentum in the first four months of this year. From January to April, the fiscal revenue expanded 11.9 percent year on year to nearly 8.32 trillion yuan (about 1.19 trillion U.S. dollars). During the period, the central government collected around 3.76 trillion yuan in fiscal revenue, up 8.6 percent, and local governments collected over 4.56 trillion yuan, surging 14.8 percent. The ministry said that the increase was partly driven by China's continued economic recovery. Foreign business leaders have expressed confidence in the Chinese economy, believing the

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Davenport, Hingis receive awards at Toray Pan Pacific tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Lindsay Davenport (L) and Martina Hingis are all smiles as they chat after receiving their trophies at the Toray Pan Pacific Open women's tennis tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Feb. 4. Second-seeded Davenport defeated two-time defending champion Martina Hingis 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-2 in the singles final for the $175,000 winner's share of the $1.19 million purse.

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Sugiyama defeated by Hingis in quarterfinals

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Ai Sugiyama was defeated by World No. 1 and defending champion Martina Hingis 0-6, 7-5, 2-6 in the quarterfinals of the $1.19 million Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Feb. 2. Hingis, chasing an unprecedented third title here, blitzed through the first set, but lost her way in the second, dropping her serve four times as she struggled to shake off a determined Sugiyama.

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Thompson breaks women's 100-meter butterfly record

SYDNEY, Australia - American Jenny Thompson (R) celebrates after snaring a world record in the women's 100-meter butterfly Aug. 23, the 2nd day of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Sydney. She clocked 57.88 seconds, 1.19 seconds ahead of Australian Susan O'Neill, while Japanese Ayari Aoyama (L) took the bronze medal in 59.58 seconds.

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The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Paul Wesley Characters: Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Episode 1.19: 'Miss Mystic Falls' (Miss Mystic Falls, Regie: Marcos Siega, 2010) 10 September 2009 'MISS MISTIC FALLS ' THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW ｩ2010 THE CW NETWORK. ALL RIGHT RESERVED. Date: 10 September 2009

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The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Paul Wesley & Spencer Locke Characters: Stefan Salvatore, Amber Bradley Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Episode 1.19: 'Miss Mystic Falls' (Miss Mystic Falls, Regie: Marcos Siega, 2010) 10 September 2009 'MISS MISTIC FALLS ' THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW ｩ2010 THE CW NETWORK. ALL RIGHT RESERVED. Date: 10 September 2009

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The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Ian Somerhalder & Nina Dobrev Characters: Damon Salvatore, Elena Gilbert Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Episode 1.19: 'Miss Mystic Falls' (Miss Mystic Falls, Regie: Marcos Siega, 2010) 10 September 2009 SUPP CAT 1: ENT SUPP CAT 2: SEASON 1 EPISODE 118 TITLE: STR Date: 10 September 2009

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The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder Characters: Elena Gilbert, Damon Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Episode 1.19: 'Blutsbr

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The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Ian Somerhalder & Nina Dobrev Characters: Damon Salvatore, Elena Gilbert Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Episode 1.19: 'Miss Mystic Falls' (Miss Mystic Falls, Regie: Marcos Siega, 2010) 10 September 2009 SUPP CAT 1: ENT SUPP CAT 2: SEASON 1 EPISODE 118 TITLE: STR Date: 10 September 2009

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The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder Characters: Elena Gilbert, Damon Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Episode 1.19: 'Miss Mystic Falls' (Miss Mystic Falls, Regie: Marcos Siega, 2010) 10 September 2009 SUPP CAT 1: ENT SUPP CAT 2: SEASON 1 EPISODE 118 TITLE: STR Date: 10 September 2009

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Davenport, Hingis receive awards at Toray Pan Pacific tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Lindsay Davenport (L) and Martina Hingis are all smiles as they chat after receiving their trophies at the Toray Pan Pacific Open women's tennis tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Feb. 4. Second-seeded Davenport defeated two-time defending champion Martina Hingis 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-2 in the singles final for the $175,000 winner's share of the $1.19 million purse.

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Thompson breaks women's 100-meter butterfly record

SYDNEY, Australia - American Jenny Thompson (R) celebrates after snaring a world record in the women's 100-meter butterfly Aug. 23, the 2nd day of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Sydney. She clocked 57.88 seconds, 1.19 seconds ahead of Australian Susan O'Neill, while Japanese Ayari Aoyama (L) took the bronze medal in 59.58 seconds.