Recap: Fires Ravage Los Angeles Area 2

Fires ravaging the Los Angeles area since last week have killed at least 24 people, burned more than 40,000 acres, and forced about 150,000 people to evacuate. The Palisades Fire has burned 23,713 acres and is 14 percent contained, while the Eaton Fire has burned 14,117 acres and is 33 percent contained, according to CalFire.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 30,534: ministry

STORY: Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 30,534: ministry SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip STORYLINE: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. According to the statement, the Israeli army killed 124 Palestinians and wounded 210 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 30,534 and injuries to 71,920 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. It noted that some victims remain under the rubble amid heavy bombardment and a lack of civil defense and ambulance crews. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more

Iran says twin blasts near Soleimani's burial site kill 95

STORY: Iran says twin blasts near Soleimani's burial site kill 95 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 3, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of explosions near the burial site 2. various of fourth anniversary of Soleimani's death STORYLINE: Two explosions near the burial site of Iran's slain general Qassem Soleimani killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 210 others on Wednesday, reported local media. The blasts occurred as many people gathered at the cemetery in Iran's southeastern city of Kerman to mark the fourth anniversary of Soleimani's death in a U.S. drone strike. The first blast was about 700 meters from Soleimani's tomb and the second was a kilometer away, according to the official IRNA news agency. Rahman Jalali, the deputy governor of Kerman province for political and security affairs, said the explosions were carried out by "terrorists," the IRNA reported. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network said the cause

Todaiji Temple's Great Buddha cleaned

Todaiji Temple's Great Buddha cleaned

NARA, Japan - About 210 Buddhist monks and lay Buddhists wearing white coats and masks clean the 15-meter-high Great Buddha at Todaiji Temple in Nara on Aug. 7 in an annual event.

Corporate pension manager AIJ

Corporate pension manager AIJ

TOKYO, Japan - A lawyer for corporate pension fund manager AIJ Investment Advisors Co. speaks with reporters on the first floor of the building housing the office of the company in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Feb. 24, 2012, after the Financial Services Agency ordered the company to suspend its business for one month earlier in the day on suspicion that it has lost most of its clients' money totaling about 210 billion yen. The lawyer declined to comment, citing ongoing investigations by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission.

Gov't orders AIJ to suspend business

Gov't orders AIJ to suspend business

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi announces in a press conference at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2012, that the ministry has ordered corporate pension fund manager AIJ Investment Advisors Co. to suspend its business for one month on suspicion that it has lost most of its clients' money, totaling about 210 billion yen.

Corporate pension manager AIJ

Corporate pension manager AIJ

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 24, 2012, shows the building housing the office of corporate pension fund manager AIJ Investment Advisors Co. in Tokyo's Nihombashi district. The Financial Services Agency ordered the company to suspend its business for one month the same day, after finding that most of the fund managed by AIJ, totaling about 210 billion yen, is missing.

Horse undergoes rehabilitation

Horse undergoes rehabilitation

IWAKI, Japan - Racing horse Seiun Wonder, winner of the 2008 Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes, swims in a pool at a facility of the Japan Racing Association in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 210, 2011. The JRA has postponed the beginning of swimming practice for horses undergoing rehabilitation by about a month this year due to the March quake and tsunami.

52 killed, over 400 missing in floods in Indonesia's Aceh

52 killed, over 400 missing in floods in Indonesia's Aceh

ARAS SEMBILAN, Indonesia - The scene of destruction on Dec. 27 in Aras Sembilan, one of the worst hit villages in Aceh where almost all of the 54 homes of 210 people were destroyed by flooding from rain-fed rivers. The floods killed about 52 people and left more than 400 people missing in Aceh, according to official estimates and eyewitness accounts

World's biggest 'anagomaki' sushi created in Kobe

World's biggest 'anagomaki' sushi created in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Participants clap their hands after making the world's biggest ''anagomaki'' conger eel sushi at a brewery in Kobe on April 8. About 560 volunteers spent 50 minutes cooking the giant anagomaki, which is 210 meters long, a length chosen to commemorate the 21st century.

Libyan gov't says 210 mln USD spent to maintain power plants

STORY: Libyan gov't says 210 mln USD spent to maintain power plants DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of correspondents reporting the conference STORYLINE: The Government of National Unity in Libya on Monday said it has allocated 1 billion Libyan dinars (about 210 million U.S. dollars) over the past two years to maintain the country's power plants. "All the power plants in the country need maintenance. Some plants were not maintained for over 15 years," Mohamed Hamuda, the government spokesman, told a press conference in the capital Tripoli after a cabinet meeting. Some new power plants have not been used yet for "security and technical reasons," he said. Libyans tend to suffer a 14-hour power cut on a daily basis, especially during the summer, amid years of armed conflict and instability in the North African country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tripoli. (XHTV)

Fukuoka City has begun a demonstration of a small fuel cell.

Fukuoka City has begun a demonstration of a small fuel cell.

Fukuoka City, Tokyo R&D (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo), and others have begun a joint demonstration of fuel cell trucks (photo). By increasing the size of the high-pressure hydrogen container, they will be able to extend the cruising range from the 2018 demonstration to 210 kilometers and run on expressways. The vehicle will be a modified diesel-powered two-ton truck, which was used for 55 days from October to December in 2006 to make deliveries in the central part of Fukuoka City, traveling about 30 kilometers a day. The hydrogen containers were increased from three 36-liter bottles to three 51-liter bottles, and the cruising range was increased from 150 kilometers to 210 kilometers. The demonstration is being carried out as part of the Ministry of the Environment's "Technology Development and Demonstration Project to Strengthen CO2 Emission Reduction Measures. It will be operated by Tenjin Area Joint Transport Co. Photo taken on November 5, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Todaiji Temple's Great Buddha cleaned

Todaiji Temple's Great Buddha cleaned

NARA, Japan - About 210 Buddhist monks and lay Buddhists wearing white coats and masks clean the 15-meter-high Great Buddha at Todaiji Temple in Nara on Aug. 7 in an annual event. (Kyodo)

52 killed, over 400 missing in floods in Indonesia's Aceh

52 killed, over 400 missing in floods in Indonesia's Aceh

ARAS SEMBILAN, Indonesia - The scene of destruction on Dec. 27 in Aras Sembilan, one of the worst hit villages in Aceh where almost all of the 54 homes of 210 people were destroyed by flooding from rain-fed rivers. The floods killed about 52 people and left more than 400 people missing in Aceh, according to official estimates and eyewitness accounts (Kyodo)

Horse undergoes rehabilitation

Horse undergoes rehabilitation

IWAKI, Japan - Racing horse Seiun Wonder, winner of the 2008 Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes, swims in a pool at a facility of the Japan Racing Association in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 210, 2011. The JRA has postponed the beginning of swimming practice for horses undergoing rehabilitation by about a month this year due to the March quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Gov't orders AIJ to suspend business

Gov't orders AIJ to suspend business

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi announces in a press conference at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2012, that the ministry has ordered corporate pension fund manager AIJ Investment Advisors Co. to suspend its business for one month on suspicion that it has lost most of its clients' money, totaling about 210 billion yen. (Kyodo)

Corporate pension manager AIJ

Corporate pension manager AIJ

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 24, 2012, shows the building housing the office of corporate pension fund manager AIJ Investment Advisors Co. in Tokyo's Nihombashi district. The Financial Services Agency ordered the company to suspend its business for one month the same day, after finding that most of the fund managed by AIJ, totaling about 210 billion yen, is missing. (Kyodo)

Corporate pension manager AIJ

Corporate pension manager AIJ

TOKYO, Japan - A lawyer for corporate pension fund manager AIJ Investment Advisors Co. speaks with reporters on the first floor of the building housing the office of the company in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Feb. 24, 2012, after the Financial Services Agency ordered the company to suspend its business for one month earlier in the day on suspicion that it has lost most of its clients' money totaling about 210 billion yen. The lawyer declined to comment, citing ongoing investigations by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission. (Kyodo)

World's biggest 'anagomaki' sushi created in Kobe

World's biggest 'anagomaki' sushi created in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Participants clap their hands after making the world's biggest ''anagomaki'' conger eel sushi at a brewery in Kobe on April 8. About 560 volunteers spent 50 minutes cooking the giant anagomaki, which is 210 meters long, a length chosen to commemorate the 21st century.

World's biggest 'anagomaki' sushi created in Kobe

World's biggest 'anagomaki' sushi created in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Participants clap their hands after making the world's biggest ''anagomaki'' conger eel sushi at a brewery in Kobe on April 8. About 560 volunteers spent 50 minutes cooking the giant anagomaki, which is 210 meters long, a length chosen to commemorate the 21st century.