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U.S.-SAN MATEO-TESLA-RECALL

(231214) -- SAN MATEO, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Tesla car runs in San Mateo County, California, the United States, Dec. 13, 2023. Tesla said on Wednesday the company is recalling more than 2 million of its vehicles over autopilot safety issues after an investigation found its autopilot safety system was "not sufficient to prevent driver misuse." "In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse," the recall notice said. The recall includes the 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y, nearly all its cars on the road in the United States equipped with Autosteer, a feature of "traffic-aware cruise control." (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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U.S.-SAN MATEO-TESLA-RECALL

(231214) -- SAN MATEO, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Tesla car is charged at a parking lot in San Mateo County, California, the United States, Dec. 13, 2023. Tesla said on Wednesday the company is recalling more than 2 million of its vehicles over autopilot safety issues after an investigation found its autopilot safety system was "not sufficient to prevent driver misuse." "In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse," the recall notice said. The recall includes the 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y, nearly all its cars on the road in the United States equipped with Autosteer, a feature of "traffic-aware cruise control." (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years

STORY: Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 13, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of construction workers in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 25, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of a bread factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: July 3, 2023) (courtesy of Ankara Municipality) 4. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Dec. 7, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The jobless rate in Türkiye was 8.5 percent in October, the lowest level since November 2012 when it was 8.4 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Monday. The number of unemployed people, aged 15 years old and over, dropped by 163,000 to 2.96 million year-on-year in November, it said, adding the unemployment rate dropped by 0.5 percentage point

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Xuanhai, who is making a living in Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school, posing for a photo by a road when he comes back home for the Spring Festival on Jan. 26, 2023 (above) and 7-year-old Meng Xuanhai (1st R) playing table tennis on Dec. 27, 2012 (below) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Protecting migratory birds in central China

STORY: Protecting migratory birds in central China DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:44 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory birds 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU JIANLIN, Ranger, Niutouao Migratory Bird Protection Station in Yanling County in Hunan Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG YONGQIANG, Ranger, Hankou Migratory Bird Protection Station in Guidong County in Hunan Province STORYLINE: The protection of birds has led to a rise in the number of migratory birds flying across an expansive mountain range in central China. The Luoxiao Mountains on the border between China's Hunan and Jiangxi provinces are located on an important migration route for migratory birds. However, bird hunting was once commonplace in the area. In 2012, local governments stepped up measures to stop hunting birds. In the same year, the first rescue station for migratory birds was set up in Yanling County, which has since been operating around the clock. And many villagers have

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Lawyer Takimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto answers reporters' questions after meeting Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, at a police station in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Hirata has been detained at the police station since turning himself in to police late on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years.

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Mini model of N. Korea's Unha-3 rocket on display

TOKYO, Japan - A miniature model of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is on display at the Three Revolution Exhibition museum in Pyongyang on Dec. 18, 2013. The rocket, suspected by Japan, South Korea and the United States to be an improved model of the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, is said to have carried the Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) 3-2 satellite when it was launched on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Sasago tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - The site of the fatal collapse of an interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012, in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is shown to reporters on Feb. 3, 2013, for the first time since the accident. Flowers are laid where vehicle fires happened.

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Sasago tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - The site of the fatal collapse of an interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012, in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is shown to reporters on Feb. 3, 2013, for the first time since the accident. Flowers are laid where vehicle fires happened.

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Body of famed Japanese climber killed in Russia returns home

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The coffin containing famed Japanese climber Haruhisa Watanabe arrives at his family's home in the town of Mori, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2013. Watanabe, 31, died on Dec. 26, 2012, in a traffic accident in Russia's Murmansk region during a cycling expedition through Central Asia. In 2004, when aged 22, he became the youngest Japanese to scale the tallest peaks of the seven continents.

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Myanmar cave relics

PHA-AN, Myanmar - A monk shows small Buddhist images on Dec. 3, 2012, that came off the walls inside Kaw Goon cave near Pha-an, the capital of Kayin State in eastern Myanmar. Experts call for improved maintenance as the state of preservation has been poor.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Hiroyuki Uchida on Gold Ship acknowledges cheers from spectators after the horse won the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Jockey Hiroyuki Uchida on Gold Ship celebrates after the horse won the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title.

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Gold Ship wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Gold Ship (R), ridden by Hiroyuki Uchida, gallops to victory in the 57th Arima Kinen, the final Grade 1 race of the year in Japanese horse racing, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 23, 2012. First pick Gold Ship, a 3-year-old, crossed the line in 2 minutes, 31.9 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his third Grade 1 title. To the left is second favorite Rulership, who finished third.

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Steel beam removed from pool at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s operation employing a remote-controlled crane to remove a steel beam from a spent nuclear fuel pool in the No. 3 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The 7-meter steel beam weighing 470 kilograms dropped into the water-filled pool in September when the plant's operator TEPCO used a similar crane to remove debris from the upper portion of the building.

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Steel beam removed from pool at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s operation employing a remote-controlled crane to remove a steel beam from a spent nuclear fuel pool in the No. 3 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The 7-meter steel beam weighing 470 kilograms dropped into the water-filled pool in September when the plant's operator TEPCO used a similar crane to remove debris from the upper portion of the building.

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Day after general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura of the Democratic Party of Japan answers a reporter's question at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012, the day after the House of Representatives election which saw the DPJ's crushing defeat. Fujimura became the first serving chief Cabinet secretary to lose a parliamentary seat under the current Constitution, promulgated on Nov. 3, 1946.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) of the Democratic Party of Japan shakes hands with supporters in Fuchu, Tokyo, at 3:32 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2012, after hearing the news that he secured a lower house seat in the Tokyo proportional representation block, even though he was defeated in a single-seat constituency in Tokyo, in a general election the previous day.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aldo de Nigris (L) of Mexican club Monterrey runs after scoring in the 91st minute of a Club World Cup semifinal against European champions Chelsea at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. At right is Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. The English Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Juan Mata (R) of European champions Chelsea makes a pass in front of the goal during the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. At left is Monterrey's goalkeeper, Jonathan Orozco. Mata's pass led Darvin Chavez of Monterrey to knock ball into his own net in the 48th minute. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Seto wins 400 IM gold at short-course World C'Ships

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japan's Daiya Seto celebrates after winning the men's 400-meter individual medley of the short-course FINA World Swimming Championships in Istanbul on Dec. 13, 2012, in 3 minutes, 59.15 seconds, shaving 0.87 second off his previous mark.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Teammates of European champions Chelsea congratulate Fernando Torres (bottom) after scoring in the 46th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Fernando Torres (R) of European champions Chelsea scores in the 46th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Fernando Torres of European champions Chelsea celebrates after scoring in the 46th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Juan Mata (R back) of European champions Chelsea scores past Mexican club Monterrey's goalkeeper, Jonathan Orozco, in the 17th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - European champions Chelsea teammates congratulate Juan Mata (R) after scoring in the 17th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Hiroshima beat Ulsan at Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Hisato Sato (11) of Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima scores the team's second goal against South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai during the second half of a game at the Club World Cup at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 12, 2012. Hiroshima secured fifth place at the tournament with a 3-2 win.

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Hiroshima beat Ulsan at Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Satoru Yamagishi (16) of Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima scores an equalizer, the team's first goal, against South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai during the first half of a game at the Club World Cup at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 12, 2012. To the left is Ulsan's goalkeeper Kim Young Kwang. Hiroshima secured fifth place at the tournament with a 3-2 win.

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N. Korea launches rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - The muzzle of a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 battery is lowered to the deck of a vehicle on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2012, after North Korea launched a rocket. The rocket flew over the island prefecture in southwestern Japan. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch was a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea launches rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces member runs to a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 battery on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, at 10:05 a.m. on Dec. 12, 2012, after North Korea launched a rocket. The rocket apparently flew over the island prefecture in southwestern Japan. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 10, 2012, shows Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors deployed in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 10, 2012, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor (L back) deployed in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2012, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in central Tokyo, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea. Pyongyang has suggested it may postpone its planned launch of a rocket carrying a satellite, which it said earlier would take place sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, due to "some reasons," according to a report issued early on Dec. 9 by the official Korean Central News Agency.

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2012, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea. Pyongyang has suggested it may postpone its planned launch of a rocket carrying a satellite, which it said earlier would take place sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, due to "some reasons," according to a report issued early on Dec. 9 by the official Korean Central News Agency.

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2012, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Miyakojima base in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea. Pyongyang has suggested it may postpone its planned launch of a rocket carrying a satellite, which it said earlier would take place sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, due to "some reasons," according to a report issued early on Dec. 9 by the official Korean Central News Agency.

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Japan braces for N. Korean launch

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2012, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Miyakojima base in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea. Pyongyang has suggested it may postpone its planned launch of a rocket carrying a satellite, which it said earlier would take place sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, due to "some reasons," according to a report issued early on Dec. 9 by the official Korean Central News Agency.

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Otsu scores 1st goal for Venlo

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo's Yuki Otsu scores an equalizer, his first goal in a Venlo uniform, during the first half of a Dutch first division game against Vitesse Arnhem in Venlo, Netherlands, on Dec. 9, 2012. Venlo won 3-1.

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Cullen scores for Venlo

VENLO, Netherlands - VVV Venlo's Robert Cullen (2nd from R) celebrates with his teammates after scoring the team's third goal during the second half of a Dutch first division game against Vitesse Arnhem in Venlo, Netherlands, on Dec. 9, 2012. Venlo won 3-1.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) is pictured on Dec. 7, 2012, after inspecting Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket that North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall on Japanese territory.

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Japan preps for N. Korean rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (facing, 2nd from L) speaks to members of the Self-Defense Forces on Dec. 7, 2012, in front of a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket that North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall on Japanese territory.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

NAHA, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor is unloaded from the military transport ship Osumi at Nakagusukuwan port in the city of Okinawa on Dec. 7, 2012. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

NAHA, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor is unloaded from the military transport ship Osumi at Nakagusukuwan port in the city of Okinawa on Dec. 7, 2012. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 7, 2012, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 7, 2012, shows Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory.

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Angelella, Iwasaki talk

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella (C), commander of U.S. forces in Japan, and Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki (R), chief of the Japanese Defense Ministry's Joint Staff, talk outside the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2012, in front of a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

MIYAKO ISLAND, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor is unloaded from the military transport ship Osumi at Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 6, 2012, to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 6, 2012, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor having been deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Asaka training field in Saitama Prefecture to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

MIYAKO ISLAND, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor is unloaded from the military transport ship Osumi at Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 6, 2012, to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Myoko (front) and the Kongo, Aegis destroyers carrying SM-3 missile interceptors, leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012. A total of three Aegis destroyers armed with SM-3 missile interceptors left the port for deployment in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Chokai, an Aegis destroyer carrying an SM-3 missile interceptor, leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012. A total of three Aegis destroyers armed with SM-3 missile interceptors left the port for deployment in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.