TOGO-ANIE-SUGAR COMPANY

TOGO-ANIE-SUGAR COMPANY

(240119) -- ANIE, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 14, 2024 shows a production line of SINTO sugar factory in Anie, Togo. As the new year unfolds, Togo has embraced the sugarcane harvesting season. In sugarcane fields of SINTO sugar factory, situated approximately 170 kilometers north of Lome, the capital of Togo, a fleet of vehicles laden with sugarcane maneuvers through the premises. As a collaborative development project between China and Togo, the SINTO sugar factory was formally handed over to the Togolese government on January 9, 1987. The factory currently yields an average of around 80,000 tons of sugarcane and 7,000 tons of white sugar annually, constituting approximately 25% of local consumption. During the time when sugarcane is crushed, the project creates approximately 2,000 jobs. Over the years, driven by continuous development and stimulation from the enterprise, the population of Anie town has burgeoned from its initial three or four thousand to over 100,000 residents t

Prague Int'l Marathon held in Czech capital

STORY: Prague Int'l Marathon held in Czech capital DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of runners preparing for the marathon 2. various of runners running the marathon 3. various of the first place, Alexander Mutiso 4. various of the second place, Sisay Lemma 5. various of the third place, Philemon Rono 6. various of the award ceremony 7. SOUNDBITE (Czech): VIT PAVLISTA, Czech winner STORYLINE: The 27th Prague International Marathon was held in the Czech capital on Sunday. The 42-km-long route started from Wenceslas Square in downtown Prague. More than 7,000 runners took part in the race, running mostly along the Vltava River and across several landmarks such as the Charles Bridge. The winner of this year's race was Alexander Mutiso from Kenya, who also broke the course record with a time of 2:05:09. The second place was taken by Sisay Lemma from Ethiopia and the third place over the line was Philemon Rono from Kenya. In the women's elite race,

Nikkei ends 6% higher

Nikkei ends 6% higher

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board at a securities company in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district on Oct. 28 shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average up 459.02 points from Oct. 27 to 7,621.92 after reversing earlier losses that sent the key Nikkei index falling below the 7,000 line for the first time in 26 years.

Nikkei briefly falls below 7,000 line

Nikkei briefly falls below 7,000 line

TOKYO, Japan - A stock board at a securities company in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange briefly falling below the 7,000 line for the first time since October 1982 during morning trading on Oct. 28.

Algiers-Nouakchott commercial shipping line opens

STORY: Algiers-Nouakchott commercial shipping line opens DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of freighter GOURAYA 2. various of staff loading cargo for freighter GOURAYA STORYLINE: A commercial ship line linking Algerian capital Algiers to the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott opened on Thursday in a move to facilitate and strengthen trading between the two countries. The first voyage will be carried out by freighter GOURAYA, with cargo capacity reaching 7,000 tons of goods. Goods exported in the first voyage include food, ceramic products, and pharmaceutical products and about 2,000 tons of cement. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Algiers. (XHTV)

Nikkei briefly falls below 7,000 line

Nikkei briefly falls below 7,000 line

TOKYO, Japan - A stock board at a securities company in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange briefly falling below the 7,000 line for the first time since October 1982 during morning trading on Oct. 28. (Kyodo)

Nikkei ends 6% higher

Nikkei ends 6% higher

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board at a securities company in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district on Oct. 28 shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average up 459.02 points from Oct. 27 to 7,621.92 after reversing earlier losses that sent the key Nikkei index falling below the 7,000 line for the first time in 26 years. (Kyodo)

UNHCR faced with shortage of relief supplies

UNHCR faced with shortage of relief supplies

Refugees and migrants making their way to Western Europe sit along a railway line in Idomeni, northern Greece, on Sept. 23, 2015, as they wait to cross the border into Macedonia. U.N. refugee agency workers said they continue to be faced with a shortage of relief supplies as about 6,000 to 7,000 refugees and migrants arrive at the border each day en route to Western Europe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

UNHCR faced with shortage of relief supplies

UNHCR faced with shortage of relief supplies

Refugees and migrants making their way to Western Europe form a long queue along a railway line in Idomeni, northern Greece, on Sept. 23, 2015, as they wait to cross the border into Macedonia. U.N. refugee agency workers said they continue to be faced with a shortage of relief supplies as about 6,000 to 7,000 refugees and migrants arrive at the border each day en route to Western Europe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo