Philippines: Protests Over Flood-Control Corruption Turn Violent in Manila

On Sunday, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Manila to protest alleged corruption in government flood-control projects. Demonstrators clashed with police at multiple locations, including Ayala Bridge, Recto, and Mendiola, throwing rocks and firebombs. The unrest resulted in over 200 arrests and at least 50 people hospitalized, including nearly 100 police officers who were injured. Some protesters were detained for allegedly setting fire to a truck.

Mongolia issues warning of spring floods in capital

STORY: Mongolia issues warning of spring floods in capital SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of warning of spring floods in Mongolia's capital STORYLINE: The Emergency Commission of Mongolia's capital on Thursday issued a warning of spring floods. "A projected sudden warmer temperature can cause snow and ice to melt quickly, increasing the risk for flash floods in at least 30 locations in Ulan Bator," the commission said in a statement. Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene has ordered the evacuation of residents who may be affected by floods, according to the government's press office. Ulan Bator is home to around half of the Asian country's population of 3.5 million. This winter, Mongolia has seen a lot more snow than usual and around 90 percent of the country's total territory has so far been covered with snow up to 100 cm thick, according to the country's weather monitoring agenc

Workers of about 100 Starbucks stores in U.S. begin 3-day strike

STORY: Workers of about 100 Starbucks stores in U.S. begin 3-day strike DATELINE: Dec, 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of closed Starbucks stores in Los Angeles 2. various of Starbucks workers on strike in Seattle STORYLINE: Starbucks workers from around 100 stores across the United States started a three-day strike on Friday, making it the longest nationally coordinated job action in the company's history. "Starting today, over 1,000 baristas are walking out on a THREE DAY STRIKE, making this the longest collective action of our campaign yet," tweeted the Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), which has won union elections at around 270 locations covering approximately 7,000 baristas since December 2021 and organized the Friday's strike, dubbed "Double Down Strike." Collin Pollitt, a union barista and SBWU organizer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was quoted Friday by the In These Times, an American politically progressive monthly magazine, as sa

100 days since disaster

100 days since disaster

IWAKI, Japan - Local dance is performed to console the souls of victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during a joint funeral in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 18, 2011. Events were held in many locations the same day to mark 100 days since the disaster that killed more than 15,000 people along the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan.

Tokyo starts radiation checks at 100 locations

Tokyo starts radiation checks at 100 locations

TOKYO, Japan - An employee of the Tokyo metropolitan government (front) measures radiation levels at a park in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on June 15, 2011. The local government on the same day kicked off a weeklong program to measure radiation levels in the air at 100 locations in the metropolis in a bid to address fears over the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman takes off her coat and walks in a T-shirt in Tokyo's Ginza District Feb. 14 amid temperatures reaching record highs for February at more than 100 locations throughout Japan. The temperatures shot up sharply in many parts of Japan as a warm air mass flowed in from the south, with the mercury reaching 26.8 C in the city of Shizuoka and 26.1 C in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture -- both levels typically seen in early July.

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Children splash water to cool off at the beach in Odaiba-kaihin-koen seaside park in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 14 as temperatures reached record highs for February at more than 100 locations throughout Japan. The temperatures shot up sharply in many parts of Japan as a warm air mass flowed in from the south, with the mercury reaching 26.8 C in the city of Shizuoka and 26.1 C in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture -- both levels typically seen in early July.

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman takes off her jacket and walks in a T-shirt in Tokyo's Ginza District on Feb. 14 amid temperatures reaching record highs for February at more than 100 locations throughout Japan and levels typically seen in July in a few cities. The temperatures shot up sharply in many parts of Japan as a warm air mass flowed in from the south, with the mercury reaching 26.8 C in the city of Shizuoka and 26.1 C in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture -- both levels typically seen in early July.

Tourist sites on high alert following "Pokemon Go" launch

Tourist sites on high alert following "Pokemon Go" launch

Over 100 people gather in Osaka Castle Park in Osaka in the early morning of July 24, 2016, to play the smash-hit "Pokemon Go" smartphone game. On the first weekend after the game's release in Japan, tourist site operators and summer festival organizers across the country remained wary of safety issues involving people using the augmented reality app, which encourages visits to real-life locations to hunt virtual monsters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Beacon fire lit in Hiroshima as part of nationwide smoke signal event

Beacon fire lit in Hiroshima as part of nationwide smoke signal event

A beacon fire is lit up on the Egesan hill in the Aki district of Hiroshima, western Japan, before a gathering of about 100 people on July 25, 2015. Beacons were lit the same day at a total of 96 locations in 19 prefectures including the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kansai airport offers tourists multilingual signage via smartphone

Kansai airport offers tourists multilingual signage via smartphone

Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, begins on Jan. 20, 2015, offering two-dimensional bar codes (R, bottom) at about 100 locations to provide tourist information in nine languages via smartphone or tablet computer. Visitors can obtain information in their preferred language by scanning the codes with their handsets or tablets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman takes off her coat and walks in a T-shirt in Tokyo's Ginza District Feb. 14 amid temperatures reaching record highs for February at more than 100 locations throughout Japan. The temperatures shot up sharply in many parts of Japan as a warm air mass flowed in from the south, with the mercury reaching 26.8 C in the city of Shizuoka and 26.1 C in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture -- both levels typically seen in early July. (Kyodo)

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Children splash water to cool off at the beach in Odaiba-kaihin-koen seaside park in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 14 as temperatures reached record highs for February at more than 100 locations throughout Japan. The temperatures shot up sharply in many parts of Japan as a warm air mass flowed in from the south, with the mercury reaching 26.8 C in the city of Shizuoka and 26.1 C in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture -- both levels typically seen in early July. (Kyodo)

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman takes off her jacket and walks in a T-shirt in Tokyo's Ginza District on Feb. 14 amid temperatures reaching record highs for February at more than 100 locations throughout Japan and levels typically seen in July in a few cities. The temperatures shot up sharply in many parts of Japan as a warm air mass flowed in from the south, with the mercury reaching 26.8 C in the city of Shizuoka and 26.1 C in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture -- both levels typically seen in early July. (Kyodo)

Sunset over Mt. Fuji

Sunset over Mt. Fuji

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Tokyo's Arakawa Ward on Jan. 29, 2012, shows the setting sun over the top of Mt. Fuji, the phenomenon called ''Diamond Fuji.'' The location in Tokyo, called Nippori Fujimizaka, was selected by the land ministry as one of the 100 best locations in the Kanto region to see Mt. Fuji. (Kyodo)

100 days since disaster

100 days since disaster

IWAKI, Japan - Participants place flowers by photos of victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami displayed during a joint funeral in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 18, 2011. Events were held in many locations the same day to mark 100 days since the disaster that killed more than 15,000 people along the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

100 days since disaster

100 days since disaster

IWAKI, Japan - Local dance is performed to console the souls of victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during a joint funeral in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 18, 2011. Events were held in many locations the same day to mark 100 days since the disaster that killed more than 15,000 people along the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

100 days since disaster

100 days since disaster

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A woman holds a photo during a ceremony in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 18, 2011, to mark 100 days since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Events were held in many locations the same day to commemorate the disaster that killed more than 15,000 people along the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

100 days since disaster

100 days since disaster

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A girl offers a flower at an altar during a ceremony in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 18, 2011, to mark 100 days since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Events were held in many locations the same day to commemorate the disaster that killed more than 15,000 people along the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

Tokyo starts radiation checks at 100 locations

Tokyo starts radiation checks at 100 locations

TOKYO, Japan - An employee of the Tokyo metropolitan government (front) measures radiation levels at a park in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on June 15, 2011. The local government on the same day kicked off a weeklong program to measure radiation levels in the air at 100 locations in the metropolis in a bid to address fears over the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo)

Retired Japanese government plane

Retired Japanese government plane

Photo taken May 24, 2019, shows the interior of a former Japanese government plane shown to the press at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The Boeing 747, which flew to 271 locations in 100 countries after its launch in 1993, was retired at the end of March, replaced by a more energy-efficient jet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Retired Japanese government plane

Retired Japanese government plane

Photo taken May 24, 2019, shows the interior of a former Japanese government plane shown to the press at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The Boeing 747, which flew to 271 locations in 100 countries after its launch in 1993, was retired at the end of March, replaced by a more energy-efficient jet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Retired Japanese government plane

Retired Japanese government plane

A former Japanese government plane is shown to the press at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 24, 2019. The Boeing 747, which flew to 271 locations in 100 countries after its launch in 1993, was retired at the end of March, replaced by a more energy-efficient jet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo