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Heavy fighting continues across Gaza

STORY: Heavy fighting continues across Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Deir al-Balah-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Local resident 3. various of Deir al-Balah-related footage STORYLINE: Heavy fighting is still ongoing across the Gaza Strip, impeding the desperately needed distribution of aid. According to the United Nations, over the past three days, the delivery of water and flour was possible only to reach the area of Rafah near the Egyptian border due to the relentless bombardment of roads across the enclave. At least 1.87 million Gazans have been forced to flee their homes since the start of the conflict, said the UN. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Local resident This house is located in a civilian area. Displaced families and children lived here. The children were once playing safely in front of it. However, without any warning, they bombed the house with a missile that completely destroyed the area.

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India collects record high monthly tax in April

STORY: India collects record high monthly tax in April DATELINE: May 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of the markets 4. various of traffic STORYLINE: Indian government's revenue through gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected in a single month touched the highest ever figure of 1.87 trillion Indian Rupees (22.88 billion U.S. dollars) in April, announced the federal Ministry of Finance on Monday. The federal government introduced the GST regime in July 2017. The tax revenues for the Indian government for April were 12 percent higher year on year. It was also the first time that GST collections had crossed the 1.75 trillion India Rupees mark. According to the federal finance ministry, the highest GST collected on a single day was 682.28 billion Indian Rupees (8.34 billion U.S. dollars) on April 20 through as many as 980,000 transactions, added the statement. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (

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Fuel prices surge in Italy as tax discount expires

STORY: Fuel prices surge in Italy as tax discount expires DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations STORYLINE: Gasoline and diesel prices in Italy have surged dramatically after a discount on fuel-related excise duties expired at the end of 2022. Local media reported on Tuesday that the national average prices reached 1.8 euros (1.91 U.S. dollars) for gasoline and 1.87 euros (1.98 U.S. dollars) for diesel respectively at self-service pumps, which marked an increase of more than 9 percent in both fuels in just a few days. In the first days of 2023, the national average price for full-service gasoline stood at 1.95 euros (2.07 U.S. dollars) per liter while that for full-service diesel stood at 2.02 euros (2.14 U.S. dollars) per liter. The expired discount was put in place in March 2022 to help combat a surge in fuel prices. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rome. (XHTV)

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido give their performance during the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3. They won the gold medal with 151.93 points, outscoring China's Huang Xintong and Zheng Xun by 1.87.

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido are in action during the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3. They won the gold medal with 151.93 points, outscoring China's Huang Xintong and Zheng Xun by 1.87.

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Shoppers flock to Sogo's Yurakucho store for closing sale

TOKYO, Japan - More than 2,000 shoppers line up Sept. 3 before the doors opened at failed department store operator Sogo Co.'s Yurakucho outlet for the start of a 15-day going-out-of-business sale. The giant Osaka-based retailer decided to close the 43-year-old store on Sept. 24 as part of its rehabilitation plan. The Sogo group filed for protection from creditors with the Tokyo District Court in July, saddled with 1.87 trillion yen in debt.

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Lower house panel holds heated deliberations on Sogo collapse

TOKYO, Japan - Kimitaka Kuze, chief of the Financial Reconstruction Commission, on July 17 responds during intense deliberations at the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on the collapse of major department store operator Sogo Co. Sitting right is Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Saddled with debts of 1.87 trillion yen, Sogo filed for court protection July 12 in the face of growing public criticism of its original rehabilitation scheme that would have involved the use of taxpayers' money to waive part of its debts.

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido are in action during the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3. They won the gold medal with 151.93 points, outscoring China's Huang Xintong and Zheng Xun by 1.87. (Kyodo)

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Ikuta wins 2nd Alpine skiing gold

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Nozomi Watanabe (L) and Akiyuki Kido give their performance during the Winter Asian Games ice dancing event in Changchun on Feb. 3. They won the gold medal with 151.93 points, outscoring China's Huang Xintong and Zheng Xun by 1.87. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei closes at 15-year high

A monitor in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average closing at 20,809.42 -- the highest level since April 12, 2000 -- on June 23, 2015. The Nikkei rose 1.87 percent on buying stirred by expectations that Greece can avert default. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Struggling Sharp vows to take drastic restructuring steps

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2015. The struggling electronics company said it fell back into the red in fiscal 2014, with a group net loss of 222.35 billion yen ($1.87 billion), and pledged to push forward with drastic restructuring steps such as selling its head office facility in Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Struggling Sharp vows to take drastic restructuring steps

Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2015. The struggling electronics company said it fell back into the red in fiscal 2014, with a group net loss of 222.35 billion yen ($1.87 billion), and pledged to push forward with drastic restructuring steps such as selling its head office facility in Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota downward revision of profit forecast

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama (R) and Operating Officer Masayoshi Shirayanagi attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2019. Toyota lowered its group net profit forecast to 1.87 trillion yen from 2.3 trillion yen for the year ending March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota downward revision of profit forecast

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama (R) and Operating Officer Masayoshi Shirayanagi attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2019. Toyota lowered its group net profit forecast to 1.87 trillion yen from 2.3 trillion yen for the year ending March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota downward revision of profit forecast

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2019. Toyota lowered its group net profit forecast to 1.87 trillion yen from 2.3 trillion yen for the year ending March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota downward revision of profit forecast

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama (R) and Operating Officer Masayoshi Shirayanagi attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2019. Toyota lowered its group net profit forecast to 1.87 trillion yen from 2.3 trillion yen for the year ending March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shoppers flock to Sogo's Yurakucho store for closing sale

TOKYO, Japan - More than 2,000 shoppers line up Sept. 3 before the doors opened at failed department store operator Sogo Co.'s Yurakucho outlet for the start of a 15-day going-out-of-business sale. The giant Osaka-based retailer decided to close the 43-year-old store on Sept. 24 as part of its rehabilitation plan. The Sogo group filed for protection from creditors with the Tokyo District Court in July, saddled with 1.87 trillion yen in debt.