Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 3

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 6

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 4

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 5

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion 2

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

Paraguay: Fire Burns Dozens Of Homes In Asuncion

A fire erupted in the capital Asuncion near the Ricardo Brugada neighborhood, located on the banks of Paraguay River, on Sunday, August 25. At least 37 homes were burned, according to reports. A large plume of smoke was seen from several kilometers away.

Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win 47th Amsterdam Marathon

STORY: Kenyan, Ethiopian runners win 47th Amsterdam Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 47th Amsterdam Marathon STORYLINE: Joshua Belet of Kenya won the men's race of the 47th Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, while Ethiopian Meseret Belete was the fastest in the women's event. A heavy rain shower came down shortly before the race, but cleared up after the start. On the difficult stretch along the river Amstel, there was almost no wind, which was favorable for the athletes. Kenyan runners swept the podium in the men's race. The 25-year-old Belet triumphed in a time of 2:04:18. The second place went to Cybrian Kotut in 2:04:34, while Bethwel Chumba finished third in 2:04:37. Belet broke open the race after 30 kilometers after stepping on the acceleration and finished on his own in the Olympic Stadium. Belete emerged as the winner in the women's category in 2:18:21. Meseret Abebayehu, also from Ethiopia, finished second

Chinese start-up's "air taxi" sets new record for distance flown

STORY: Chinese start-up's "air taxi" sets new record for distance flown DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:37 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the eVTOL aircraft and the flight test STORYLINE: An electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft made by Chinese start-up AutoFlight has recently completed a 250.3-kilometer flight on a single charge, setting a new world record for two-ton eVTOL aircraft. The test took place at a testing facility in Jining in east China's Shandong Province and the aircraft tested was the latest model of its product Prosperity. With a maximum speed of over 200 kilometers per hour, the five-seat aircraft was fully powered by electricity. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

Artist "draws" world's largest "geoglyph" using GPS

Artist "draws" world's largest "geoglyph" using GPS

Yasushi Takahashi, a 37-year-old artist, holds his GPS drawing in Saitama, north of Tokyo, in November 2014. He spent six months covering around 7,160 kilometers in 40 of Japan's 47 prefectures with a GPS tracker to draw images of "MARRY ME" and a heart and arrow across the archipelago in a unique marriage proposal. The drawing was recognized as the world's largest GPS drawing by Guinness World Records.

Japanese cyclist fighting cancer embarks on Taiwan tour

Japanese cyclist fighting cancer embarks on Taiwan tour

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Japanese woman cyclist Emiko Seal poses in Taipei on July 7 before embarking on a cross-Taiwan bicycle tour. Emiko, 37, suspended her round-the-world bicycle journey more than a year ago after being diagnosed with cancer. Due to her fragile condition, she will only be bicycling about 100 kilometers of the 826-km course in Taiwan.

Chuo relay team wins 1st half of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Chuo relay team wins 1st half of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Members of Chuo University's road relay team give anchor Masakazu Fujiwara (C) a victory toss Jan. 2 after the Tokyo school posted an eight-second victory in the first half of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden. Chuo posted a time of 5:43:00 over 107.2 kilometers from Tokyo's Otemachi business district to Lake Ashinoko in Kanagawa Prefecture for its first victory in 37 years in the New Year event.

World cedar forum to open in Imaichi, Tochigi Pref.

World cedar forum to open in Imaichi, Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Officials of municipalities in Japan and the United States will gather at a forum Tuesday to discuss environment preservation through protection of cedars in the city of Imaichi, Tochigi Prefecture, forum organizer said Saturday. The photo shows the road lined with cedar trees in the city, which is entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest tree-lined road, with a total of 37 kilometers long.

Former Botswana teacher committed to helping girls overcome "period poverty"

STORY: Former Botswana teacher committed to helping girls overcome "period poverty" DATELINE: July 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: MOCHUDI, Botswana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of school students receiving sanitary pads 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AGRIENETH MASULE, Founder of Motlaletsi Charity Club STORYLINE: "Period poverty," defined as a lack of access to menstrual products, education, and hygiene, causes one in every 10 African girls to miss school each year, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. Without proper education and resources, girls are frequently forced to stay at home, particularly in rural areas. As a result, they miss 10-20 percent of their school days and, in some cases, completely drop out. Agrieneth Masule is determined to change this in Mochudi, a village in Kgatleng district, about 37 kilometers northeast of Botswana's capital, Gaborone. Masule, 34, runs a feminine hygiene project that raises funds for sanitary pads, which are then given to needy girl

Japan's 43rd expedition team arrive in Antarctic

Japan's 43rd expedition team arrive in Antarctic

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Fumihiko Nishio (R), leader of Japan's 43rd Antarctic expedition team, is greeted by Yoichi Motoyoshi, leader of the 42nd expedition team, on arrival at Showa Base in Antarctica on Dec. 18. An 11-member advance party of the 43rd expedition team was flown to the base by helicopter from the Japanese icebreaker Shirase, about 37 kilometers away from the base.

Chuo relay team wins 1st half of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Chuo relay team wins 1st half of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Members of Chuo University's road relay team give anchor Masakazu Fujiwara (C) a victory toss Jan. 2 after the Tokyo school posted an eight-second victory in the first half of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden. Chuo posted a time of 5:43:00 over 107.2 kilometers from Tokyo's Otemachi business district to Lake Ashinoko in Kanagawa Prefecture for its first victory in 37 years in the New Year event.

Spaniard Fiz repeats at Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon

Spaniard Fiz repeats at Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon

OTSU, Japan - Defending champion Martin Fiz of Spain fights off Japanese Olympic hope Shinji Kawashima in the closing stages on March 5 for victory in the Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon. Fiz, a former world champion, pulled away from Kawashima with about 3 kilometers left in the 42.195-km race to cross the finish line at Ojiyama stadium in Shiga Prefecture in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 14 seconds. The victory was the third at Lake Biwa for the 37-year-old Fiz.

Police search house over 9-year confinement case

Police search house over 9-year confinement case

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Police search a two-story house in the central Niigata prefecture city of Kashiwazaki on the Sea of Japan coast on Jan. 29, where a 37-year-old jobless man allegedly confined for more than nine years a then 9-year-old elementary school girl he had abducted on Nov. 13, 1990. The house is about 47 kilometers southwest of her home in the city of Sanjo. ''For nine years, I did not take a step out of the second floor of the house,'' she, now 19, told police.

World cedar forum to open in Imaichi, Tochigi Pref.

World cedar forum to open in Imaichi, Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Officials of municipalities in Japan and the United States will gather at a forum Tuesday to discuss environment preservation through protection of cedars in the city of Imaichi, Tochigi Prefecture, forum organizer said Saturday. The photo shows the road lined with cedar trees in the city, which is entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest tree-lined road, with a total of 37 kilometers long.