Australian scam losses decline in 2023: gov't report

STORY: Australian scam losses decline in 2023: gov't report SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australian federal police station 2. various of Australian banks 3. various of fraud messages 4. various of card payments 5. various of city views of Canberra STORYLINE: Australians lost billions of dollars to a record number of reported scams in 2023, government data has revealed. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Monday published its annual Targeting Scams report, revealing Australians reported over 601,000 scams in 2023, a new record and 18.5 percent increase from 2022. Despite an increase in the number of reported scams, reported losses to scams fell from 3.15 billion Australian dollars (2.06 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022 to 2.74 billion AUD (1.79 billion dollars) in 2023, a decline of 13 percent. It marks the first time since 2016 that scam losses have fallen from the previous

Egypt's annual inflation surges to 26.5 pct in Jan., highest in 5 years

STORY: Egypt's annual inflation surges to 26.5 pct in Jan., highest in 5 years DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2. various of the Nile River (in Cairo) 3. various of a supermarket 4. various of a market selling vegetables 5. various of shops selling meat and poultry STORYLINE: Egypt's annual inflation continued its rise in January, hitting 26.5 percent, the highest since the end of 2017, the country's official statistic agency announced on Thursday. The annual inflation rate was eight percent in the same month in 2022, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said in a statement. Among the drivers behind the spike in the annual inflation, the prices of food and beverages increased by 48.1 percent, water, electricity, and fuel by 7.2 percent, furniture by 28.2 percent, health care service by 15.1 percent, transportation by 18.5 percent, entertai

Food prices increase by 14 pct in one year in France

STORY: Food prices increase by 14 pct in one year in France DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of supermarkets in France 2. various of supermarket food aisles 3. various of food products STORYLINE: According to analysis firm IRI, prices for food products increased by almost 14 percent between January 2022 and January 2023 in France. The IRI studies consumers' purchases on a product-by-product basis each month. According to the company, frozen foods and ice creams are among the products that have increased the most in 2022 with a price increase of 18.5 percent due to the increase in energy prices. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Paris. (XHTV)

China's land-sea freight service sees robust growth in 2022

STORY: China's land-sea freight service sees robust growth in 2022 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the freight train 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU JUNFENG, Deputy director of Qinzhou Port East Railway Station 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DU JUNFENG, Deputy director of Qinzhou Port East Railway Station STORYLINE: A freight train loaded with 14 cargoes of cassava starch from Thailand departed from Qinzhou Railway Container Center Station in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday bound for southwest China's Chongqing. It was the first batch of goods imported via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in 2023. In 2022, a total of 756,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of goods were carried by the freight train service along this trade and logistics passage, up 18.5 percent year on year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU JUNFENG, Deputy director of Qinzhou Port East Railway Station "Thanks to the benefits brought

Volkswagen aims to boost sales in Japan

Volkswagen aims to boost sales in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Gerasimos Dorizas, president of Volkswagen Group Japan KK, stands by a new model of the Golf hatchback at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2012. German automaker Volkswagen AG said it aims to increase sales in Japan in 2012 by 18.5 percent from the previous year to 60,000 vehicles on the strength of new models.

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

(211230) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People wait for COVID-19 test in the Queens borough of New York, United States, Dec. 29, 2021. New York state recorded 67,090 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a test positive rate of 18.5 percent, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

(211230) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian walks past a shopwindow displaying face masks and disinfection products in the Queens borough of New York, United States, Dec. 29, 2021. New York state recorded 67,090 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a test positive rate of 18.5 percent, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

(211230) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People wait for COVID-19 test in the Queens borough of New York, United States, Dec. 29, 2021. New York state recorded 67,090 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a test positive rate of 18.5 percent, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

(211230) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People wait for COVID-19 test in the Queens borough of New York, United States, Dec. 29, 2021. New York state recorded 67,090 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a test positive rate of 18.5 percent, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

(211230) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People wait for COVID-19 test in the Queens borough of New York, United States, Dec. 29, 2021. New York state recorded 67,090 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a test positive rate of 18.5 percent, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

(211230) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab sample at a COVID-19 test site in the Queens borough of New York, United States, Dec. 29, 2021. New York state recorded 67,090 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a test positive rate of 18.5 percent, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

(211230) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 test site in the Queens borough of New York, United States, Dec. 29, 2021. New York state recorded 67,090 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a test positive rate of 18.5 percent, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19-CASES

(211230) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker collects a swab sample from a man at a COVID-19 test site in the Queens borough of New York, United States, Dec. 29, 2021. New York state recorded 67,090 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a test positive rate of 18.5 percent, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

Volkswagen aims to boost sales in Japan

Volkswagen aims to boost sales in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Gerasimos Dorizas, president of Volkswagen Group Japan KK, stands by a new model of the Golf hatchback at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2012. German automaker Volkswagen AG said it aims to increase sales in Japan in 2012 by 18.5 percent from the previous year to 60,000 vehicles on the strength of new models. (Kyodo)

Japan's 2nd qtr GDP shrinks at record 27.8% amid virus pandemic+

Japan's 2nd qtr GDP shrinks at record 27.8% amid virus pandemic+

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 17, 2020, shows foreign-bound passenger cars at a distribution center in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Japan's exports of goods and services slumped 18.5 percent in the April-June quarter from the previous quarter as the overall economy shrank an annualized real 27.8 percent, the sharpest contraction on record, due to restricted business activity amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Japan's 2nd qtr GDP shrinks at record 27.8% amid virus pandemic+

Japan's 2nd qtr GDP shrinks at record 27.8% amid virus pandemic+

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 17, 2020, shows foreign-bound passenger cars at a distribution center in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Japan's exports of goods and services slumped 18.5 percent in the April-June quarter from the previous quarter as the overall economy shrank an annualized real 27.8 percent, the sharpest contraction on record, due to restricted business activity amid the coronavirus pandemic.