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US: Heavy Rain in Newark Valley, NY Leads to Flash Flooding

Heavy rains and flooding threatened Tioga and Broome counties in New York, with warnings issued for Sunday evening, July 13. This heavy rain caused significant damage and temporarily shut down Route 38 in Newark Valley for several hours. A state of emergency has been declared in Newark Valley.

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Guttormson suspended in 1st doping case in Japan

KOBE, Japan - Softbank Hawks right-hander Rick Guttormson leaves Skymark Stadium in Kobe on Aug. 10 after Nippon Professional Baseball decided to suspend him for 20 days. A post-game doping test on July 13 found that Guttormson had taken Finasteride.

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Guttormson suspended in 1st doping case in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Negoro, acting commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10 about the decision to suspend Softbank Hawks right-hander Rick Guttormson for 20 days. A post-game doping test on July 13 found that Guttormson had taken Finasteride.

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Beijing confirms capital's 1st case of H7N9 infection

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Beijing Ditan Hospital in Beijing, China, where a 7-year-old girl is being treated for H7N9 infection, on April 13, 2013. She is the first confirmed case of infection with the H7N9 strain of bird flu in the Chinese capital, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

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Beijing confirms capital's 1st case of H7N9 infection

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Beijing Ditan Hospital in Beijing, China, where a 7-year-old girl is being treated for H7N9 infection, on April 13, 2013. She is the first confirmed case of infection with the H7N9 strain of bird flu in the Chinese capital, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

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1st bird flu confirmed in Kansai region

KINOKAWA, Japan - Workers spray disinfectant at a poultry farm in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Feb. 15, 2011, after dead chickens at the farm were confirmed as infected with avian influenza the same day, marking the first case in the Kansai region in western Japan during the winter.

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1st bird flu confirmed in Kansai region

KINOKAWA, Japan - Workers spray disinfectant at a poultry farm in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Feb. 15, 2011, after dead chickens at the farm were confirmed as infected with avian influenza the same day, marking the first case in the Kansai region in western Japan during the winter.

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China confirms 1st case of new flu strain on mainland

BEIJING, China - Passengers wearing protective masks arrive at Beijing airport on May 11 as China confirmed the first case of the new strain of influenza on the mainland the same day.

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China confirms 1st case of new flu strain on mainland

BEIJING, China - An airline worker wearing a protective mask pushes a man in a wheelchair through the arrival lobby of Beijing airport on May 11 after China confirmed the first case of the new strain of influenza on the mainland the same day.

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China confirms 1st case of new flu strain on mainland

BEIJING, China - Passengers wearing protective masks arrive at Beijing airport on May 11 as China confirmed the first case of the new strain of influenza on the mainland the same day.

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H.K. confirms Asia's 1st case of new flu strain

HONG KONG, China - Police officers wearing protective masks seal off Metro Park Hotel in Hong Kong on May 1 after the first H1N1 influenza A victim in the city was confirmed to have stayed there.

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Japan's 1st suspected case of new influenza virus detected

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A staff member (front) of the Yokohama Municipal Citizens Hospital is surrounded by reporters on May 1 after a 17-year-old male high school student from Yokohama, who visited British Columbia, Canada, on a school excursion in April, was hospitalized in the first suspected case in Japan of the rapidly spreading new strain of influenza A virus.

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Japan's 1st suspected case of new influenza virus detected

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe speaks during a news conference on May 1. He said the first suspected case in Japan of the rapidly spreading new strain of influenza A virus has been detected.

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Line long to get tickets for Horie's 1st court hearing

TOKYO, Japan - A long line forms in front of the Tokyo District Court in central Tokyo on Sept. 4 as people try to get admission tickets for the first hearing of former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie over the alleged securities law violation case.

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(2)Japan's 1st case of human mad cow disease confirmed

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuyuki Kitamoto (L), a professor at Tohoku University who heads the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's experts committee on Creutzfeldt-Jacob and other diseases, briefs reporters about Japan's first CJD patient.

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Japan's 1st case of human mad cow disease confirmed

TOKYO, Japan - Health ministry experts confirmed in an emergency meeting Japan's first case of the human variant of mad cow disease in a Japanese man who died in December. The ministry suspects the patient in his 50s was infected with the variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in Britain where he had stayed for about a month in around 1989.

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L.A. court to hear 1st slave labor case against Japanese firm

LOS ANGELES, United States - Attorneys for Jae Won Jeong (L), 79, meet the press in Los Angeles on Sept. 17 after a U.S. judge rejected Japan's request to dismiss a lawsuit against a Japanese company filed by Jae who claims he was reportedly forced to work as a slave laborer during World War II. The attorneys said the decision by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Lichtman is a historic victory and may increase settlements in other slave labor cases.

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1st suspected case of mad cow disease found in Chiba Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Takemi Nagamura, head of the livestock industry department at the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10 about Japan's first suspected case of mad cow disease.

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Kim implicated in 1st Salt Lake Olympic scandal case

WASHINGTON, United States - A file photo shows South Korean International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kim Un Yong, who was implicated in the first criminal case filed over the selection of Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Justice Department said a Utah businessman, who pleaded guilty to tax fraud, helped the son of ''an IOC member'' obtain U.S. permanent residency by giving him a fake job. Sources close to the case said the favor was given to John Kim, the son of Kim Un Yong, seen as a major candidate to become IOC president.

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AUM follower sought in embezzlement case

Tokyo police place on a wanted list on Jan. 11 an AUM Shinrikyo follower who is suspected of embezzling money from the Japan branch of the U.S. direct-marketing company Amway. A 35-year-old saleswoman is being sought on suspicion that she pocketed 1.86 million yen over more than 20 occasions. This photo is of the headquarters of the religious cult (1st floor) in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, which police searched that day.

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Argentina announces 1st monkeypox death

STORY: Argentina announces 1st monkeypox death DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views, vaccination sites in Argentina STORYLINE: Argentina recorded its first death from monkeypox of an adult male with underlying pathologies, the health ministry announced Monday. In a bulletin, the ministry said that the 44-year-old man "had been in intensive care on a ventilator since Oct. 9," adding that he presented HIV/AIDS risk factors. As of Nov. 22, the South American country had accumulated 895 monkeypox cases, a weekly increase of 3.46 percent, according to official data. Over 66.4 percent of confirmed cases were registered in the city of Buenos Aires, which along with the provinces of Buenos Aires and Cordoba, accounted for 94.9 percent of national infections, the bulletin reported. Meanwhile, infections have been recorded in 15 of the 24 provinces in the country since the first case was detected on May 27, while the ave

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S.Korea confirms 1st case of bird flu in 6 months

STORY: S.Korea confirms 1st case of bird flu in 6 months DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of disinfectant workers in protective white uniforms at disinfection post (courtesy of Yonhap TV) 2. various of infected farm (courtesy of Yonhap TV) 3. various of disinfectant workers in protective clothing and face masks, shuttling and burying dead ducks (courtesy of Yonhap TV) STORYLINE: South Korea on Wednesday confirmed the first case of bird flu at a duck farm in around six months, the agriculture ministry said. The highly pathogenic avian influenza case was confirmed at the duck farm in the southeastern county of Yecheon, about 160 km southeast of the capital Seoul, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The latest case of bird flu was reported here in April this year. Precautionary measures to prevent the H5N1 virus spread were underway, including the culling of some 9,800 ducks raised at the farm, the entrance control

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ITALY-ROME-RESTAURANT OWNER

(220921) -- ROME, Sept. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sara (1st L), daughter of Laura Ramoni, serves food for customers at the Big Mamy bar in Rome, Italy, Sept. 17, 2022. At the Big Mamy bar in Rome, an inflatable dummy hanging at the window bore a yellow sign board that read "The bill has arrived." Laura Ramoni, owner of the bar, told Xinhua that the bar's electricity bill this June and July was about 2,600 euros, which almost tripled compared to the same period last year. "We can't pay the bill," she said. "I have to fire two people who worked here, and I have raised the coffee price by 0.1 euro." "I felt hanged, and I can't take it anymore," Ramoni said. And that's why she put the dummy and wrote the sign to draw people's attention. What happened to Ramoni is not an isolated case. Europe's ongoing energy crisis has led to an overall rise in energy prices, and Italy has taken the brunt. Laura said fewer customers are visiting the bar now. "This is the result of the crisis," she said. "People's exp

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Egypt detects 1st monkeypox case

STORY: Egypt detects 1st monkeypox case DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. A still photo of the Health Ministry's statement 2. various of the Health Ministry 3. various of the health minister speaking 4. various of an airport STORYLINE: Egypt has detected its first monkeypox case in an Egyptian who has residency in a European country and frequently visits it, the health ministry said late Wednesday. "The 42-year-old man has been quarantined in a specialized isolation hospital, and his condition was stable," the ministry reported in a statement. The statement added that the case was detected amid ordinary epidemiological monitoring procedures by the ministry, noting that preventive measures approved by the World Health Organization have been taken with the patient and the people in direct contact with him. The statement did not reveal the name of the European country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Philippines detects 1st monkeypox case

STORY: Philippines detects 1st monkeypox case DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street views in Manila STORYLINE: The Philippines has detected its first case of the monkeypox virus, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. The DOH's officer-in-charge Undersecretary Beverly Lorraine Ho said the virus was detected in a 31-year-old Filipino who arrived in the Philippines on July 19. The authorities did not identify the patient. The patient's 10 close contacts have been tracked down and are asymptomatic. All close contacts are undergoing quarantine and are being closely monitored, said the DOH. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Manila. (XHTV)

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Japan's 1st case of monkeypox

A screen in Osaka's Umeda area on July 25, 2022, shows news that Japan's 1st case of monkeypox was confirmed, with a man in his 30s in Tokyo testing positive.

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Japan's 1st case of monkeypox

A screen in Osaka's Umeda area on July 25, 2022, shows news that Japan's 1st case of monkeypox was confirmed, with a man in his 30s in Tokyo testing positive.

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Japan's 1st case of monkeypox

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press at the metropolitan government's headquarters on July 25, 2022, after Japan's 1st case of monkeypox was confirmed, with a man in his 30s in Tokyo, who recently traveled to Europe, testing positive.

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Japan's 1st case of monkeypox

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press at the metropolitan government's headquarters on July 25, 2022, after Japan's 1st case of monkeypox was confirmed, with a man in his 30s in Tokyo, who recently traveled to Europe, testing positive.

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Japan's 1st case of monkeypox

Health ministry officials speak at a press conference in Tokyo on July 25, 2022, after Japan's 1st case of monkeypox was confirmed, with a man in his 30s in Tokyo, who recently traveled to Europe, testing positive.

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Japan's 1st case of monkeypox

Health ministry officials speak at a press conference in Tokyo on July 25, 2022, after Japan's 1st case of monkeypox was confirmed, with a man in his 30s in Tokyo, who recently traveled to Europe, testing positive.

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N. Korea reports coronavirus case for 1st time

People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on May 6, 2022. North Korea's state-run media reported on May 12 that the country had detected the Omicron variant of the coronavirus from a sample collected in Pyongyang earlier in the month.

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N. Korea reports coronavirus case for 1st time

People wearing face masks walk by portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on May 6, 2022. North Korea's state-run media reported on May 12 that the country had detected the Omicron variant of the coronavirus from a sample collected in Pyongyang earlier in the month.

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N. Korea reports coronavirus case for 1st time

People wearing face masks walk in Pyongyang on May 6, 2022. North Korea's state-run media reported on May 12 that the country had detected the Omicron variant of the coronavirus from a sample collected in Pyongyang earlier in the month.

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New Zealand reports 1st Omicron BA.5 variant

STORY: New Zealand reports 1st Omicron BA.5 variant DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of airport and international arrivals (file) STORYLINE: New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.5 variant at the border amid 12,392 community cases during the weekend, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday. A person who has traveled from South Africa to New Zealand has been confirmed as having the BA.5 variant of Omicron. This is the first known detection of the variant in New Zealand, said the ministry. According to the ministry, this follows the detection of BA.4 on May 1, also in a person who had traveled from South Africa. It can take weeks or months to assess the severity of each new variant or sub-variant, so the Ministry of Health will continue to monitor the emerging evidence closely, it is said. Microbiologist Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles from the University of Auckland was worried about "all versions of Omi

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Beijing tightens COVID rules after 1st Omicron case

A shopping mall in Beijing is closed on Jan. 16, 2022, after the first person in the Winter Olympic host city to be diagnosed with the Omicron coronavirus variant was found to have stopped by. Beijing is stepping up measures to keep the coronavirus at bay.

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Beijing tightens COVID rules after 1st Omicron case

A theater in Beijing is closed on Jan. 16, 2022, after the first person in the Winter Olympic host city to be diagnosed with the Omicron coronavirus variant was found to have stopped by. Beijing is stepping up measures to keep the coronavirus at bay.

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Beijing tightens COVID rules after 1st Omicron case

A shopping mall in Beijing is closed on Jan. 16, 2022, after the first person in the Winter Olympic host city to be diagnosed with the Omicron coronavirus variant was found to have stopped by. Beijing is stepping up measures to keep the coronavirus at bay.

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1st case of community spread of Omicron in Japan's Aichi

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura speaks at the prefectural government headquarters in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 26, 2021, after Aichi confirmed its first case of community transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

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1st case of community spread of Omicron in Japan's Aichi

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura speaks at the prefectural government headquarters in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 26, 2021, after Aichi confirmed its first case of community transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

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1st community spread of Omicron coronavirus variant in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks at the metropolitan government headquarters on Dec. 24, 2021, after the first case of community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was confirmed in the Japanese capital.

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Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron variant

Japan has confirmed its first case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, government officials said Tuesday as scientists race to determine how transmissible it is and whether it can evade immunity from vaccines or previous infection. A man in his 30s was found to be infected with the heavily mutated strain, which was first reported by South Africa last week, after arriving from Namibia at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sunday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a press conference. The man tested positive for the coronavirus upon arrival and samples were being examined at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases to confirm whether it was the Omicron variant, Matsuno, the government's top spokesman, said.

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Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron variant

A large monitor on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows on Nov. 30, 2021, news that Japan has confirmed its first case of infection by the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus less than a week after it was first discovered in South Africa. A man in his 30s was found to be infected with the heavily mutated strain after arriving from Namibia at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 28.

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Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron variant

A large monitor on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows on Nov. 30, 2021, news that Japan has confirmed its first case of infection by the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus less than a week after it was first discovered in South Africa. A man in his 30s was found to be infected with the heavily mutated strain after arriving from Namibia at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 28.

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Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron variant

A large monitor on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows on Nov. 30, 2021, news that Japan has confirmed its first case of infection by the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus less than a week after it was first discovered in South Africa. A man in his 30s was found to be infected with the heavily mutated strain after arriving from Namibia at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 28.

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Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron variant

Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2021, shows quarantine staff working at Narita airport near Tokyo. A man in his 30s was found to be infected with the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus after arriving from Namibia at the airport near Tokyo on Nov. 28, in Japan's first case of infection by the heavily mutated strain.

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Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron variant

A large monitor on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows on Nov. 30, 2021, news that Japan has confirmed its first case of infection by the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus less than a week after it was first discovered in South Africa. A man in his 30s was found to be infected with the heavily mutated strain after arriving from Namibia at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 28.

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Japan's 1st case of human mad cow disease confirmed

TOKYO, Japan - Health ministry experts confirmed in an emergency meeting Japan's first case of the human variant of mad cow disease in a Japanese man who died in December. The ministry suspects the patient in his 50s was infected with the variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in Britain where he had stayed for about a month in around 1989. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan's 1st case of human mad cow disease confirmed

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuyuki Kitamoto (L), a professor at Tohoku University who heads the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's experts committee on Creutzfeldt-Jacob and other diseases, briefs reporters about Japan's first CJD patient. (Kyodo)

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Guttormson suspended in 1st doping case in Japan

KOBE, Japan - Softbank Hawks right-hander Rick Guttormson leaves Skymark Stadium in Kobe on Aug. 10 after Nippon Professional Baseball decided to suspend him for 20 days. A post-game doping test on July 13 found that Guttormson had taken Finasteride. (Kyodo)