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Egypt awards 4 gas exploration contracts in Mediterranean, Nile Delta

STORY: Egypt awards 4 gas exploration contracts in Mediterranean, Nile Delta DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. the press conference 2. various of natural gas wells STORYLINE: Egyptian Natural Gas Holding (EGAS) announced on Tuesday that it awarded 4 exploration contracts in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta to foreign companies, with minimum investments of 281 million U.S. dollars and 7.5 million dollars in signing grants. According to the state-owned newspaper Al Ahram, two exploration contracts in the Mediterranean were awarded to the Italian energy company Eni, and one contract was awarded to a consortium of Enit, British Petroleum (BP), and Qatar Energy. Russian state-owned energy company Zarubezhneft was awarded a contract in the Nile Delta. The 4 contracts were part of a tender closed in July 2023 on Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG), which was launched in 2020. The platform promotes Egypt's oil and gas industry by providing easy digital access to

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Matsuyama misses birdie in Hero World Challenge final

WINDERMERE, United States - Hideki Matsuyama of Japan misses a birdie putt on the 11th hole in the final round of the Hero World Challenge at Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Florida, on Dec. 7, 2014. Matsuyama finished 13th in the U.S. tournament at 7-under-par 281.

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Japan's Matsuyama ends tie for 21st in CIMB Classic

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama reads the break on the second hole in the final round of the CIMB Classic, a PGA Tour, as he carded a 69 with five birdies and two bogeys to finish tied for 21st for a 7-under 281 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Malaysia on Nov. 2, 2014.

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S. Korea's Kim Hyuk Seung wins Tokai Classic golf

MIYOSHI, Japan - Kim Hyuk Seung of South Korea poses with the winner's trophy after his victory in the Tokai Classic golf tournament with a 7-under 281 at Miyoshi Country Club in Miyoshi, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

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Matsuyama ends PGA Championship tied for 36th

LOUISVILLE, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama celebrates after sinking a chip-in birdie on the 17th hole for a 3-under 68 to finish tied for 36th at 3-under 281 in the final round of the PGA Championship at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Aug. 10, 2014.

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Japan's Ishikawa 7th at Farmers Insurance Open

LA JOLLA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa competes in the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Jan. 26, 2014, to finish in a tie for seventh place with a 7-under-par 281 at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. American Scott Stallings won the tournament with a 9-under total.

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Mickelson wins British Open

GULLANE, United Kingdom - Phil Mickelson of the United States celebrates as he secures victory at the British Open at Muirfield links in Gullane, Scotland, on July 21, 2013. Mickelson finished at 3-under-par 281.

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Mickelson wins British Open

GULLANE, United Kingdom - Phil Mickelson of the United States celebrates after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round to win the British Open at Muirfield links in Gullane, Scotland, on July 21, 2013. Mickelson finished at 3-under-par 281.

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Mickelson wins British Open

GULLANE, United Kingdom - Phil Mickelson of the United States holds the victor's trophy after winning the British Open at Muirfield links in Gullane, Scotland, on July 21, 2013. Mickelson finished at 3-under-par 281.

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U.S. Open golf

ARDMORE, United States - Justin Rose of England is pictured after winning the U.S. Open championships at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on June 16, 2013. Rose captured his first major with a winning total of 1-over 281.

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U.S. Open golf

ARDMORE, United States - Justin Rose of England holds the victor's trophy after winning the U.S. Open championships at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on June 16, 2013. Rose captured his first major with a winning total of 1-over 281.

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U.S. Open golf

ARDMORE, United States - Justin Rose of England kisses the victor's trophy after winning in the U.S. Open championships at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on June 16, 2013. He captured his first major with a winning total of 1-over 281.

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Japan to provide $281 mil. grant to Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hiroshi Takahashi, Japanese ambassador to Afghanistan, speaks at a signing ceremony in Kabul on Feb. 28, 2013. The Japanese government the same day agreed with the United Nations to provide a $281 million grant to support the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

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Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 281

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe speaks during a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee on May 21. Masuzoe said the new H1N1 strain of influenza A ''has become substantially widespread inside the country.''

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New flu hits Tokyo, infections total 281 in Japan

KAWASAKI, Japan - A woman takes a photo of a figure of a pig wearing a face mask in Kobe's Chinatown area on May 21, a day after the first two cases of the new strain of influenza were confirmed in Tokyo and nearby areas.

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New flu hits Tokyo, infections total 281 in Japan

KAWASAKI, Japan - A notice announcing a weeklong school closure is posted at Senzoku Gakuen in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two girls at Senzoku Kaguen High School were confirmed to be infected with the new strain of influenza.

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Record number of people visit Aichi Expo

NAGAKUTE, Japan - A full moon is seen from the Nagakute site of the 2005 World Exposition on Sept. 18. A record number of people for a single day visited the exposition in Aichi Prefecture on the day, reaching 281,441, its organizer said. The previous single-day record was 250,694 set on Sept. 10.

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Koizumi reelected premier in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who also serves as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is applauded by House of Representatives members at the lower house plenary session on Nov. 19 after being reelected premier. Of the 479 votes cast in the 480-seat lower house, 281 were for Koizumi.

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Murai has record-setting win at Japan Women's Open

Mayumi Murai double-bogeys the final hole of an even-par 72 on June 27, but still manages to come away with a record-setting victory in the Japan Women's Open golf tournament. She finished four rounds at Kasumigaseki Country Club with the record for most strokes under par (7) in the 32-year history of the event and the lowest strokes total (281) since the tournament went to 72 holes in 1982.

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Handguns seized by Tokyo police in 1998 5-year-high

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) unveils Jan. 4 converted model guns confiscated at the house of a Nakano-kai criminal gang leader in September last year. MPD confiscated 281 handguns -- 40 percent of them converted from model guns -- last year, the highest number seized in five years.

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (C) of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (top) of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (R) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (top) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (top) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (bottom) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (bottom) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (C) of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (R) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (C) of China reacts before the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (L) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Biden signs gun bill as shootings continue to take toll on U.S.

STORY: Biden signs gun bill as shootings continue to take toll on U.S. DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. President Joe Biden delivering a speech and signing the bill into law STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law what had been described as a gun safety bill as shootings continue to take a toll on the nation. The legislation, signed on Saturday morning, takes effect a month after a gunman broke into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers in a rampage that has triggered nationwide demonstrations against gun violence and political inaction. There have been more than 21,000 deaths from gun violence and 281 mass shootings across the United States so far this year, according to the latest data from the Gun Violence Archive. "I know there's much more to do," Biden said from the White House before leaving for a trip to Europe. The bill enhances background checks for gun b

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Thailand seizes $1 million worth ivory, pangolin scales

Thai customs officials look at African elephant tusks in Bangkok on Dec. 18, 2015. They announced the seizure of 281 African elephant tusks, weighing about 770 kilograms, after a cargo, which originated in Nigeria, arrived from Singapore by Bangkok Airways. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins LPGA Championship golf tournament

Teresa Lu of Taiwan poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the 2015 LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup golf tournament at Passage Kinkai Island Golf Club in Nagasaki on Sept. 13, 2015. Teresa Lu won the tournament with a 7-under 281 total. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins LPGA Championship golf tournament

Teresa Lu of Taiwan celebrates after winning the 2015 LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup golf tournament at Passage Kinkai Island Golf Club in Nagasaki on Sept. 13, 2015. Teresa Lu won the tournament with a 7-under 281 total. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Iwata finishes 21st in PGA Championship

Japan's Hiroshi Iwata (R) shakes hands with Phil Mickelson of the United States after the final round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 16, 2015. Iwata finished tied for 21st with a 7-under 281 total. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe wins Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament

Japan's Ayaka Watanabe celebrates after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 5-under 67 to win the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 5, 2015. Watanabe, who had a four-round total of a 7-under 281, bagged her second LPGA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe wins Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament

Japan's Ayaka Watanabe poses with the trophy after winning the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 5, 2015. Watanabe won the tournament with a 7-under 281. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New flu hits Tokyo, infections total 281 in Japan

KAWASAKI, Japan - A woman takes a photo of a figure of a pig wearing a face mask in Kobe's Chinatown area on May 21, a day after the first two cases of the new strain of influenza were confirmed in Tokyo and nearby areas. (Kyodo)

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Japan's tally of new-flu infections reaches 281

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe speaks during a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee on May 21. Masuzoe said the new H1N1 strain of influenza A ''has become substantially widespread inside the country.'' (Kyodo)

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New flu hits Tokyo, infections total 281 in Japan

KAWASAKI, Japan - A notice announcing a weeklong school closure is posted at Senzoku Gakuen in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two girls at Senzoku Kaguen High School were confirmed to be infected with the new strain of influenza. (Kyodo)

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Matsuyama ends PGA Championship tied for 36th

LOUISVILLE, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama celebrates after sinking a chip-in birdie on the 17th hole for a 3-under 68 to finish tied for 36th at 3-under 281 in the final round of the PGA Championship at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Aug. 10, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Ikeda finishes tied for 21st in Rio golf

Japan's Yuta Ikeda hits a shot out of the bushes on the 16th hole during the final round of the Rio Olympic men's golf tournament on Aug. 14, 2016. Ikeda shot a 69 to finish in a tie for 21st place on 3-under 281. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Ikeda finishes tied for 21st in Rio golf

Japan's Yuta Ikeda hits a shot out of the bushes on the 16th hole during the final round of the Rio Olympic men's golf tournament on Aug. 14, 2016. Ikeda shot a 69 to finish in a tie for 21st place on 3-under 281. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Ikeda finishes tied for 21st in Rio golf

Japan's Yuta Ikeda hits a tee shot on the 17th hole during the final round of the Rio Olympic men's golf tournament on Aug. 14, 2016. Ikeda shot a 69 to finish in a tie for 21st place on 3-under 281. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koizumi reelected premier in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who also serves as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is applauded by House of Representatives members at the lower house plenary session on Nov. 19 after being reelected premier. Of the 479 votes cast in the 480-seat lower house, 281 were for Koizumi. (Kyodo)

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Murai has record-setting win at Japan Women's Open

Mayumi Murai double-bogeys the final hole of an even-par 72 on June 27, but still manages to come away with a record-setting victory in the Japan Women's Open golf tournament. She finished four rounds at Kasumigaseki Country Club with the record for most strokes under par (7) in the 32-year history of the event and the lowest strokes total (281) since the tournament went to 72 holes in 1982.