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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Giant panda Lin Hui passes away in Thailand's Chiang Mai Zoo

STORY: Giant panda Lin Hui passes away in Thailand's Chiang Mai Zoo DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a press conference 2. various of panda and tourists in Chiang Mai Zoo STORYLINE: The Chinese Consulate General in Chiang Mai confirmed on Wednesday that the female giant panda living in Chiang Mai Zoo had passed away at the age of 21. The consulate general said in a statement that Chiang Mai Zoo has informed them of the death of Lin Hui, and a joint investigation by both Chinese and Thai experts will be launched to find out the cause of Lin Hui's death as soon as possible. The giant panda showed signs of sickness on Tuesday. The zoo closely monitored Lin Hui's condition and sought guidance for treatment from experts of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, according to the statement. Lin Hui was born in September 2001 and arrived in Chiang Mai from China in October 2003. She enjoyed great popularity in Thailand

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Japan doctor offers medical relief abroad

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuko Kurosaki, president of the Japanese arm of Doctors without Borders, speaks on May 21, 2013 at the entity's office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Kurosaki, who assumed her current position in March 2010, has offered humanitarian medical aid as a volunteer surgeon on a total of 11 missions to such countries as Sri Lanka, Somalia and Jordan since 2001. Most recently she was in Syria for about a month from mid-April.

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Geos files for bankruptcy with debts totaling 7.5 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A classroom of major language school operator Geos Corp. is seen empty near Tamachi Station in Tokyo on April 21, 2001. Geos announced the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings with debts of 7.5 billion yen.

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Japan businessman makes 2nd attempt to cross Pacific on rowboat

SHINGU, Japan - Seen off by friends and supporters, Ikuo Tateo, a 66-year-old businessman, leaves Miwasaki fishing port in Shingu, Okayama Prefecture on April 21 in a fresh attempt at a solo journey across the Pacific in a rowboat. His first attempt four years ago ended when his boat was wrecked in a storm shortly after he set out from Iwate Prefecture. Tateo made a round-the-world solo trip on a yacht in 2001 without making a port call.

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U.S. pop singer Britney Spears given 'Barbie Award'

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. pop singer Britney Spears (C) smiles at a ceremony in Tokyo's Minato Ward on April 21 where she received this year's ''Barbie Award.'' The award, created by U.S. toy maker Mattle Inc. and Japan's toy maker Bandai Co. in 2001, is awarded to a woman who ''realizes her dream'' like the dress-up doll Barbie.

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(3)Koizumi makes surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi meets reporters at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 21 after offering prayers to Japanese war dead, including 14 Class-A war criminals, enshrined there. Koizumi said he will not go to the shrine again in August. His visit to the shrine on Aug. 13, 2001, two days before the 56th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, drew strong protests from neighboring countries such as China and South Korea.

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Int'l culinary exhibition opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A large-scale quadrennial exposition with focus on cuisine from the Kansai region, western Japan, opens April 27 at the International Exhibition Center in Osaka with 21 countries and regions participating. The fifth International Festival UTAGE 2001 in Osaka has five main sections, including a Korea town section organized by two Osaka-based Korean chambers of commerce, representing the North and South.

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Murder victim featured in school guidebook

URAWA, Japan - A female university student, the victim of a fatal stalking case in Saitama Prefecture in October last year, is featured in a photo (bottom left) in her school's new guidebook as a student hard at work in a classroom. The photo of Shiori Ino, a 21-year-old student at Atomi College, appears in the women's college's Guidebook 2001 for the next fiscal year starting in April.

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Vickie@Boao: China committed to helping world reduce vaccine divide

STORY: Vickie@Boao: China committed to helping world reduce vaccine divide DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:42 LOCATION: BOAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent 2. STANDUP 2 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LEIF JOHANSSON, Chair of the Board of Directors of AstraZeneca PLC 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation in India 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of China-Brazil Center for Research and Business in Brazil 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at International Policy Research Center of Cuba 8. STANDUP 3 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: Vickie@Boao: What role does China play to narrow the vaccine divide? STANDUP 1 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent "The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference is now underway here in China's Hainan Province." The BFA was founded in 2001. It's a no

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(3)Koizumi makes surprise visit to Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi meets reporters at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 21 after offering prayers to Japanese war dead, including 14 Class-A war criminals, enshrined there. Koizumi said he will not go to the shrine again in August. His visit to the shrine on Aug. 13, 2001, two days before the 56th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, drew strong protests from neighboring countries such as China and South Korea.

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Int'l culinary exhibition opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A large-scale quadrennial exposition with focus on cuisine from the Kansai region, western Japan, opens April 27 at the International Exhibition Center in Osaka with 21 countries and regions participating. The fifth International Festival UTAGE 2001 in Osaka has five main sections, including a Korea town section organized by two Osaka-based Korean chambers of commerce, representing the North and South.

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Scott Cohen & Heather Juergensen Characters: Josh Meyers & Helen Cooper Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Heather Juergensen & Scott Cohen Characters: Helen Cooper & Josh Meyers Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Tovah Feldshuh & Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Judy Stein & Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Heather Juergensen & Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Helen Cooper & Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Heather Juergensen & Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Helen Cooper & Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Heather Juergensen & Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Helen Cooper, Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld 21 April 2001 KISSING JESSICA STEIN, Heather Juergensen, Jennifer Westfeldt, 2001, TM and Copyright ｩ 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Scott Cohen Characters: Josh Meyers Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Heather Juergensen & Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Helen Cooper & Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Heather Juergensen & Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Helen Cooper & Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Jennifer Westfeldt & Heather Juergensen Characters: Jessica Stein & Helen Cooper Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Heather Juergensen Characters: Helen Cooper Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Heather Juergensen & Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Helen Cooper & Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Jennifer Westfeldt & Heather Juergensen Characters: Jessica Stein & Helen Cooper Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Heather Juergensen & Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Helen Cooper & Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Jennifer Westfeldt & Heather Juergensen Characters: Jessica Stein & Helen Cooper Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)

Jennifer Westfeldt Characters: Jessica Stein Film: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) 21 April 2001 Date: 21 April 2001

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Japan businessman makes 2nd attempt to cross Pacific on rowboat

SHINGU, Japan - Seen off by friends and supporters, Ikuo Tateo, a 66-year-old businessman, leaves Miwasaki fishing port in Shingu, Okayama Prefecture on April 21 in a fresh attempt at a solo journey across the Pacific in a rowboat. His first attempt four years ago ended when his boat was wrecked in a storm shortly after he set out from Iwate Prefecture. Tateo made a round-the-world solo trip on a yacht in 2001 without making a port call. (Kyodo)

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Geos files for bankruptcy with debts totaling 7.5 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A classroom of major language school operator Geos Corp. is seen empty near Tamachi Station in Tokyo on April 21, 2001. Geos announced the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings with debts of 7.5 billion yen. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki career highlights

File photo taken in April 2001 shows Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners getting his first major league career hit in Seattle. Suzuki has informed the Mariners of his decision to end his major league career, a source familiar with the matter said on March 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. pop singer Britney Spears given 'Barbie Award'

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. pop singer Britney Spears (C) smiles at a ceremony in Tokyo's Minato Ward on April 21 where she received this year's ''Barbie Award.'' The award, created by U.S. toy maker Mattle Inc. and Japan's toy maker Bandai Co. in 2001, is awarded to a woman who ''realizes her dream'' like the dress-up doll Barbie.

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Murder victim featured in school guidebook

URAWA, Japan - A female university student, the victim of a fatal stalking case in Saitama Prefecture in October last year, is featured in a photo (bottom left) in her school's new guidebook as a student hard at work in a classroom. The photo of Shiori Ino, a 21-year-old student at Atomi College, appears in the women's college's Guidebook 2001 for the next fiscal year starting in April.