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US: Severe Thunderstorm Hits Metro Phoenix, Thousands Lose Power

Metro Phoenix was hit by a severe thunderstorm on Monday, October 13, causing heavy rain, downed trees, and debris. Tempe was particularly hard hit, with a microburst producing winds up to 70 mph and minor damage at Mountain America Stadium. Over 27,000 customers lost power across the East Valley, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, and Scottsdale. The main storm cell moved out by mid-afternoon, though isolated storms and a flood watch remained in effect until 8 p.m.

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Poland vs Ukraine ? Billie Jean King Cup

Maja Chwalinska during Billie Jean King Cup tennis match Poland vs Ukraine in Radom Poland on 11 April 2025. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto)

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US: Brush Fire On South Mountain In Phoenix Burns Half An Acre

A brush fire broke out on the northeast face of South Mountain in Phoenix on Saturday, January 25. The fire burned approximately half an acre, and no injuries were reported.

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Nigerian central bank further raises interest rate to over 26 pct

STORY: Nigerian central bank further raises interest rate to over 26 pct SHOOTING TIME: May 22, 2024 DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a busy street in Nigeria 2. various of the central bank building 3. various of press briefing by central bank officials 4. SOUNDBITE (English): YEMI CARDOSO, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria STORYLINE: Nigeria's central bank on Tuesday further raised the benchmark interest rate, pushing it by 150 basis points to 26.25 percent, in a move to combat the country's persistent inflation. This latest hike marks a continuation of Nigeria's aggressive monetary tightening strategy aimed at stabilizing the economy. It is the third consecutive one this year, since February, to raise the baseline interest rate known as the monetary policy rate. Yemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who chairs the Monetary Policy Committee, told the media at the end of a meeting in the capital of Abuja that th

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Tracing climate change on roof of world

STORY: Tracing climate change on roof of world SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024/File DATELINE: May 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the observatory 2. SOUNDBTIE (Chinese): WANG JIANQIONG, Deputy director of China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory 3. various of the observatory STORYLINE: The China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory stands on China's Qinghai-Xizang plateau, where it has been in operation for 30 years. It is one of 32 global baseline observatories established by the World Meteorological Organization. Standing more than 3,800 meters above sea level on Waliguan mountain, it's the world's highest of its kind. Deputy director Wang Jianqiong has been working at the observatory since 2003. SOUNDBTIE (Chinese): WANG JIANQIONG, Deputy director of China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory "Over the past 30 years, generations of meteorologists have accumulated a large amount of atmospheric composition observat

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Xinhua Headlines: Tracing climate change on roof of world

(240514) -- XINING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 19, 2024 shows Wang Jianqiong working at the China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory on Waliguan mountain in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Li Linhai)

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EU Council adopts law on assets recovery, confiscation related to organized crime

STORY: EU Council adopts law on assets recovery, confiscation related to organized crime SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of European Commission Berlaymont building STORYLINE: The European Union (EU) Council adopted a law on Friday that sets up baseline rules for EU countries regarding the tracing, identification, freezing, confiscation and management of criminal property in connection with a wide range of crimes. According to the Council, the new law is aimed at better equipping EU member states in their fight against organized crime and the associated illegal profits and obliges EU countries to ensure that authorities have the resources they need for their activities. These new rules will also apply to violation of sanctions. In terms of freezing and confiscating assets, EU countries will have to enable the freezing of property. The instrumentalities and proceeds from a criminal offense will be seized

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Italy's consumer confidence, industrial turnover fall

STORY: Italy's consumer confidence, industrial turnover fall DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:54 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of food in a supermarket STORYLINE: Italy's economy revealed new signs of frailty on Friday, as data on business and consumer confidence and on industrial turnover all weakened in the latest reporting periods. Italy's National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) reported that business and consumer confidence both went down in October, with the biggest decline among individuals and families. Consumer confidence in October fell to 101.6 points from 105.4 points a month earlier, marking the lowest value for the index since January. Business confidence, meanwhile, saw a smaller decline, falling to 103.9 points from 104.9 points. Still, it was the lowest survey result for business confidence levels since April 2021. Both indicators use a 100-point baseline from 2010, adjusted upward or downward based on the responses to the ISTAT survey tabulated near the end

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Võivere windmill and baseline of the Struve Arc

03.09.2023, Võivere. Võivere windmill. In 1827, under the supervision of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, the baseline of Simuna-Võivere was measured. The end point of the baseline in Võivere is marked with a limestone foundation. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Võivere windmill and baseline of the Struve Arc

03.09.2023, Võivere. Võivere windmill. In 1827, under the supervision of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, the baseline of Simuna-Võivere was measured. The end point of the baseline in Võivere is marked with a limestone foundation. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Võivere windmill and baseline of the Struve Arc

03.09.2023, Võivere. Võivere windmill. In 1827, under the supervision of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, the baseline of Simuna-Võivere was measured. The end point of the baseline in Võivere is marked with a limestone foundation. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Võivere windmill and baseline of the Struve Arc

03.09.2023, Võivere. Võivere windmill. In 1827, under the supervision of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, the baseline of Simuna-Võivere was measured. The end point of the baseline in Võivere is marked with a limestone foundation. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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National Bank Open - Montreal

A ballboy dries the baseline during a tennis match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, PQ, Canada, Monday, August 7, 2023. Photo by Graham Hughes/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Resumption of China's outbound travel to boost Malaysia's GDP: economists

STORY: Resumption of China's outbound travel to boost Malaysia's GDP: economists DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kuala Lumpur streets 2. various of Kuala Lumpur airport 3. various of Chinese tourists in Thailand 4. various of Kuala Lumpur streets 5. various of Chinese tourists in Thailand STORYLINE: The effect of stronger tourism activity due to the resumption of China's outbound travel could boost Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) by at least 1 percentage point. The remark was made by UOB Global Economics & Market Research on Friday. According to the research house's economists, the boost will further support their baseline GDP growth forecast for Malaysia of 4 percent for 2023. The economists said the global tourism sector is expected to make a big leap forward this year as China has eased domestic restrictions since Jan. 8 this year. They highlighted that more than 32 million Chinese travelers visited Southeast Asia before

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Red Sox beat Yankees in season opener

BOSTON, United States - The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees stand on the baseline as the American flag is unfurled during pre-game ceremonies before their opening game of the baseball season on April 4, 2010, at Fenway Park in Boston.

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Food volume down in low-income countries as global food import rises: FAO

STORY: Food volume down in low-income countries as global food import rises: FAO DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 2. A shot of FAO Food Outlook report 3. various of farmland STORYLINE: The global bill for food imports is estimated to come in at 1.94 trillion U.S. dollars this year, according to information released Friday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The figure is the highest ever recorded for this data point, and around 10 percent higher than in 2021, the FAO said. However, despite the dramatic rise in the global food import bill, the FAO said the rate of increase is likely to slow down going forward. This is due to rising global food prices that are making countries more dependent on domestic production, and a trend that is seeing most currencies depreciating against the U.S. dollar, the baseline currency for calculations. The FAO said most

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BRITAIN-LONDON-FOOD PRICES

(220409) -- LONDON, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man shops at a supermarket in London, Britain, April 8, 2022. World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels, as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to push up energy costs and cause supply chain slowdowns. The monthly food prices index, released Friday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), rose 12.6 percent to reach 159.3 points in March, compared to a baseline of 100 points for the average in 2014-2016 (adjusted for inflation.) (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-FOOD PRICES

(220409) -- LONDON, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 8, 2022 shows an empty shelf at a supermarket in London, Britain. World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels, as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to push up energy costs and cause supply chain slowdowns. The monthly food prices index, released Friday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), rose 12.6 percent to reach 159.3 points in March, compared to a baseline of 100 points for the average in 2014-2016 (adjusted for inflation.) (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-FOOD PRICES

(220409) -- LONDON, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks past a restaurant in London, Britain, April 8, 2022. World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels, as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to push up energy costs and cause supply chain slowdowns. The monthly food prices index, released Friday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), rose 12.6 percent to reach 159.3 points in March, compared to a baseline of 100 points for the average in 2014-2016 (adjusted for inflation.) (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Red Sox beat Yankees in season opener

BOSTON, United States - The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees stand on the baseline as the American flag is unfurled during pre-game ceremonies before their opening game of the baseball season on April 4, 2010, at Fenway Park in Boston. (Kyodo)

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Tennis: Nishikori at BNP Paribas Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a baseline forehand during a second round match against Adrian Mannarino of France at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on March 10, 2019. Nishikori won 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo