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ICRC sows seeds of hope for conflict-affected young farmers in Cameroon

STORY: ICRC sows seeds of hope for conflict-affected young farmers in Cameroon DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Kerawa locality in the Far North region, Cameroon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): NOURATOU BOUBA HADJA, ICRC agricultural engineer 3. various of people visiting a field of okra and maize in Mozogo locality in the Far North region 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): BOUKARA ABBA, Farmer 5. various of the family of Wandala Hoda eating together 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): WANDALA HODA, Displaced person 7. various of Simplice Sadou talking to others 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): SIMPLICE SADOU, Far North regional chief of agriculture and rural development 9. various of people chatting under a tree STORYLINE: Since 2014, a wide area of Cameroon's Far North region has been suffering from the fighting between the terrorist group Boko Haram and government forces. The armed conflict and worsening humanitarian crises have left the region's agriculture

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Chinese volunteers help talent growth in Kenyan slum

STORY: Chinese volunteers help talent growth in Kenyan slum DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of talent show 2. various of audience 3. various of football competition 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG ZEXU, Volunteer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FU YUJIE, Volunteer 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BEVERLEY MASITA, Volunteer 7. various of carnival 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): EMMANUEL ODHIAMBO, Participant STORYLINE: Hundreds of children joined a carnival held by Dream Building Service Association (DBSA), a non-governmental organization (NGO), in Mathare in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Friday. The event allowed the children to showcase their talent in different fields. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG ZEXU, Volunteer "Our carnival started from 2015 and this year that is our fifth carnival. They love it. They are crazy about the carnival. You can see all the kids around here. They love the camera, and they want to show their talents." DBSA, founded in 2014 b

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Cup of new Starbucks coffee costs 1,998 yen

TOKYO, Japan - Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. unveils the Panama Auromar Geisha coffee brand in Tokyo ahead of its launch on Sept. 17, 2014. A cup of the coffee sells for 1,998 yen ($18.7). It will also sell a 250-gram pack of the same coffee for 10,800 yen, as shown in the file photo taken on Aug. 12.

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Commuter rush in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Dozens of small boats, each carrying people on their way to work in central Yangon, fill a river in Myanmar's largest city on the morning of Aug. 12, 2014. While a ferry service capable of carrying a few hundred people at a time is also available for commuters in Yangon, the small boats are popular because of their inexpensive fees.

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Fukushima nuclear plant chief feared catastrophe for eastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Pool photo taken Nov. 12, 2011, shows Masao Yoshida, chief of the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaking to reporters at the plant in Fukushima Prefecture. According to government documents obtained by Kyodo News on Aug. 30, 2014, Yoshida said in testimony before his death that he had feared catastrophic damage to eastern Japan while he was struggling to contain the crisis in March 2011. The government will release his 400-page testimony in September.

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Playwright Noda at press conference in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Playwright Hideki Noda gives a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 26, 2014, on his play "Half God," which depicts the struggles of conjoined twin sisters, who share one heart. The play will run from Sept. 12 to Oct. 5 at the Myeongdong Theater in Seoul.

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Playwright Noda's 'Half God' to be performed in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Playwright Hideki Noda (3rd from L) and persons concerned with his play "Half God" hold a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 26, 2014, ahead of the play's opening night on Sept. 12 at the Myeongdong Theater in South Korean capital. The play depicts the struggles of conjoined twin sisters, who share one heart.

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Handwritten newspaper for mudslide evacuees by student pair

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroyo Miyamoto (L), 12, and Yuna Michigami, 11, pose for a photo on Aug. 24, 2014, in front of the first issue of their handwritten wall newspaper at an elementary school in Hiroshima where some 600 local residents are taking shelter in evacuation from massive mudslides.

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70th anniversary of Tsushima Maru sinking

NAHA, Japan - Survivors and bereaved relatives observe a minute of silence to mourn the 1,485 people who died in the 1944 sinking of the Tsushima Maru, a Japanese ship carrying hundreds of schoolchildren, at a ceremony in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the event. Mourners offered silent prayer at 10:12 p.m., the time the first torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine hit the 6,754-ton ship.

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70th anniversary of Tsushima Maru sinking

NAHA, Japan - Survivors and bereaved relatives observe a minute of silence to mourn the 1,485 people who died in the 1944 sinking of the Tsushima Maru, a Japanese ship carrying hundreds of schoolchildren, at a ceremony in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the event. Mourners offered silent prayer at 10:12 p.m., the time the first torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine hit the 6,754-ton ship.

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Car with bullet holes in Gaza

GAZA, Palestine Autonomous Region - A heavily damaged car drives through a street in Gaza on Aug. 12, 2014.

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Fighting in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A man searches a destroyed building in Gaza on Aug. 12, 2014.

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Temporary cease-fire in Gaza

GAZA, Palestine Autonomous Region - A street vendor smiles as he sells potatoes at a market in Gaza on Aug. 12, 2014, during a temporary cease-fire.

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Preserving facility for Nemuro-Kunashiri submarine cable

KUSHIRO, Japan - A now-defunct facility in Nemuro, Hokkaido, for a submarine communications cable, which used to connect the Nemuro Peninsula and Kunashiri, one of the four Russian-controlled and Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost main island, is seen in May 2014 (upper frame) and on Aug. 12, 2014 (lower frame). The lower shows work underway to preserve the facility.

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Thai rail fans chase train for Queen Sirikit's birthday

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai rail fans take pictures of a special train to celebrate Queen Sirikit's birthday on Aug. 12, 2014, dashing from a platform as the train, pulled by a Japan-made steam locomotive, leaves Bangkok's central station bound for Ayutthaya.

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DNA of Japanese man matches 12 babies in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A senior official of Thai police speaks at a news conference in Bangkok on Aug. 20, 2014. He said that a DNA sample provided by a Japanese businessman suspected of siring 12 surrogate babies in Thailand matches with all 12 infants.

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Tourists wait for tram ride on old railway line

MIYAZAKI, Japan - People wait in front of an old station in Takachiho in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 12, 2014, to ride a tram pulled by a pickup-turned locomotive on the Takachiho Line that went out of service in 2008.

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Tram passes old railway station in southwestern Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A tram with tourists aboard, converted from a pickup, passes the now defunct Amanoiwato Station of an old railway line in Takachiho in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 12, 2014. The line went out of service in 2008.

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Tourists enjoy tram ride on old railway line

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tourists enjoy a ride on a tram pulled by a pickup-remodeled locomotive on Aug. 12, 2014, on an old railway line in Takachiho in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki. The Takachiho Line went out of service in 2008.

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Tram runs on iron bridge in southwestern Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A tram with tourists aboard, converted from a pickup, runs past the Takachiho Iron Bridge on an old railway line in Takachiho in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Aug. 12, 2014. The line went out of service in 2008.

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Palestinians hope to fish without restrictions

GAZA, Palestine Autonomous Region - Palestinian fishermen return to a harbor without any catch in the Gaza Strip on Aug. 12, 2014, with Israel restricting their fishing to a narrow area off Gaza's shores.

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Many Palestinians give up on fishing off Gaza

GAZA, Palestine Autonomous Region - Many Palestinian fishing boats remain anchored in a harbor in the Gaza Strip on Aug. 12, 2014, as Israel allows them to fish only in a narrow area off Gaza's shores.

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Palestinians struggle to fish in restricted waters

GAZA, Palestine Autonomous Region - Showing what he caught in waters near a harbor in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian fisherman says on Aug. 12, 2014, that his catch is too small to sell and that he will eat the fish with his family.

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Japanese professional baseball clubs luring female fans

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Female fans of Japanese professional baseball club Hiroshima Carp known as "Carp Joshi" (Carp Girls) look high-spirited before the team's home game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 12, 2014. Hiroshima and other baseball clubs have been stepping up efforts to attract young women as their new fan base.

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Popular comic doll helps boost business in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - Children have their picture taken on a shopping street in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 12, 2014, together with a doll character that appears in the popular "Ninja Hattori-kun" (Little Ninja Hattori) comic series. The city, where its author Fujiko Fujio was born, is trying to boost the number of tourists as a new "Shinkansen" bullet train line is set to open next spring.

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Japan midfielder Kagawa fails to shine in preseason friendly

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United chases the ball in the second half of a friendly match against Spain's Valencia CF at home in Manchester, England, on Aug. 12, 2014. United won the preseason game 2-1 but Kagawa made little impact.

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Nara breezes through opening match in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, United States - Japan's Kurumi Nara returns a shot in the first round of the women's singles during the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, the United States, on Aug. 12, 2014. Nara beat Swiss opponent Romina Oprandi 6-0, 6-2.

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New York Yankees Tanaka playing catch

BALTIMORE, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) plays catch at the concourse of a ballpark on Aug. 12, 2014, in Baltimore, the United States, as a game against the Baltimore Orioles was called due to rain. Tanaka has been sidelined with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

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Japanese cities vie for title of hottest place in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - People watch a temperature display set up in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, in July 2014 to vie for the title of Japan's hottest city against Saitama Prefecture's Kumagaya and Gifu Prefecture's Tajimi, which each registered 40.9 C on Aug. 16, 2007. Shimanto set Japan's highest temperature of 41.0 C on Aug. 12 last year. The cities use high temperatures to promote tourism.

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Japan, Iran soccer associations ink cooperation accord

TEHRAN, Iran - Kuniya Daini (L), president of the Japan Football Association, and his Iranian counterpart Ali Kafashian exchange documents signed by them in Tehran on Aug. 12, 2014, to promote cooperation between the two bodies.

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Japan, Iran soccer associations to promote cooperation

TEHRAN, Iran - Kuniya Daini (L), president of the Japan Football Association, and his Iranian counterpart Ali Kafashian exchange the uniforms of each other's national team, with their names displayed on them, in Tehran on Aug. 12, 2014, after signing an agreement to promote cooperation between the two bodies.

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Awa dance festival

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - The Awa dance festival begins in the city of Tokushima, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2014. The organizers of one of Japan's most famous festivals expect more than 1.2 million people to visit the Tokushima Prefecture capital for the four-day festival until Aug. 15.

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Awa dance festival

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - The Awa dance festival begins in the city of Tokushima, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2014. The organizers of one of Japan's most famous festivals expect more than 1.2 million people to visit the Tokushima Prefecture capital for the four-day festival until Aug. 15.

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Girls light candle to mourn victims of 1985 JAL plane crash

UENO, Japan - Girls light a candle in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2014, to mourn the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jet liner crash on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the worst-ever single-aircraft accident. The crash, which occurred in the area known as Osutaka Ridge killed 520 people on board en route to Osaka from Tokyo.

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Japanese, Indonesian foreign ministers

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida hold a press conference in Jakarta on Aug. 12, 2014.

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Asteroid named after disaster-hit town in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Koichi Miyamoto (C), mayor of Tomioka Town in Fukushima Prefecture, points to a photograph of the asteroid named "Tomiokamachi" in the prefectural city of Koriyama on Aug. 12, 2014. The asteroid was discovered by an astronomer of Dynic Astropark, a commercial observatory in Taga Town, Shiga Prefecture, in 1992 and was registered with the International Astronomical Union in July this year under the name in the hope of the town's rapid recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. On the right of Miyamoto is Susumu Takahashi, head of the observatory.

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Japanese, Indonesian foreign ministers

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (R) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida ahead of their talks in Jakarta on Aug. 12, 2014.

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Setouchi Town on Amami to accept GSDF unit

AMAMI, Japan - Katsuomi Fusa (2nd from R), mayor of Setouchi Town on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, tells Parliamentary Senior Vice Minister of Defense Ryota Takeda (R in near row) of his decision to accept the deployment of a Japanese Ground Self-Defense unit to the area during a meeting at the town office on Aug. 12, 2014.

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Awa dance festival

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - The Awa dance festival begins in the city of Tokushima, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2014. The organizers of one of Japan's most famous festivals expect more than 1.2 million people to visit the Tokushima Prefecture capital for the four-day festival until Aug. 15.

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Awa dance festival

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - The Awa dance festival begins in the city of Tokushima, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2014. The organizers of one of Japan's most famous festivals expect more than 1.2 million people to visit the Tokushima Prefecture capital for the four-day festival until Aug. 15.

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Hokuriku Elec. submits documents for reactor safety reviews

KANAZAWA, Japan - Yutaka Kanai, vice president of Hokuriku Electric Power Co., gives a press conference in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2014, after submitting documents to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for safety reviews of the No. 2 reactor of its Shika nuclear power plant in Shika in the prefecture. He said meeting new safety standards will mollify anxiety held by local residents.

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Disgraced former sumo coach dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in September 2007 shows Junichi Yamamoto, a former sumo wrestler and coach. Yamamoto, who was fired by the Japan Sumo Association for his involvement in the death of a junior wrestler, has died at the age of 64 after suffering from lung cancer, a JSA source said Aug. 12, 2014. Known as the head stablemaster of Tokitsukaze, he was given a five-year prison sentence in the manslaughter case.

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English translation of Murakami novel goes on sale

NEW YORK, United States - Fans of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami buy his recent book "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" at a New York bookstore on Aug. 12, 2014, the launch day of the English translation in the United States.

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English translation of Murakami novel goes on sale

NEW YORK, United States - The owner of a New York bookstore holds a copy of "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" by Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami at his store on Aug. 12, 2014. The English translation of the book, originally published in Japanese in April 2013, went on sale in bookstores across the United States the same day.

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Disgraced former sumo coach dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2007 shows head sumo stablemaster Tokitsukaze (L) surrounded by the press when an urgent board meeting of the Japan Sumo Association was convened at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan following the death of a junior wrester. Tokitsukaze, whose real name was Junichi Yamamoto, has died at the age of 64 after suffering from lung cancer, a JSA source said Aug. 12, 2014. He was fired by the JSA for his involvement in the death and was given a five-year prison sentence in the manslaughter case.

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29th anniversary of JAL crash

UENO, Japan - Mourners visit the cenotaph at the Osutaka Ridge, the accident site of the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, on Aug. 12, 2014, the 29th anniversary of the tragedy, in Ueno in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma. They remembered the victims of the accident, which killed 520 crew and passengers.

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29th anniversary of JAL crash

UENO, Japan - A mourner sounds a bell at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site of the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, on Aug. 12, 2014, in Ueno in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma. People commemorated the 29th anniversary of the accident, which killed 520 crew and passengers.

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Kishida meets Indonesia's president-elect Jokowi

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with Indonesia's president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 12, 2014. They agreed to enhance bilateral relations in the fields of security and economy.

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29th anniversary of JAL crash

UENO, Japan - Children blow bubbles on Aug. 12, 2014, at a commemoration for the 29th anniversary of the crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet at the accident site in Ueno in the central Japan prefecture of Gunma. The aviation accident killed 520 crew and passengers.

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Hokuriku Electric to seek resumption of Shika nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in April 2014 shows Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear power plant in Shika in Japan's central prefecture of Ishikawa. The operator plans to apply for a safety review by the Nuclear Regulation Authority on Aug. 12, 2014, to resume operation of the plant.