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Civilians in DR Congo's Sake suffer from rebel M23 offensive

STORY: Civilians in DR Congo's Sake suffer from rebel M23 offensive SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people fleeing Sake towards Goma, eastern DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): EUSTACHE GASORE, Displaced person 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): SON AMANI, Displaced person 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): GUILAIN IRUNVA, Displaced person STORYLINE: For several weeks, residents of Sake, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have been living under the intensive exchange of heavy weapons fire as fighting flared up between government troops and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, Xinhua correspondents observed on the ground. Located about 20 km from Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, much of which is occupied by the M23, Sake City is considered to be the last barrier for Goma, which was taken by M23 rebels in late 2012. The DRC army and military partners such as the Southern African Development

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Serbian president welcomes Chinese tourists at tourism fair

STORY: Serbian president welcomes Chinese tourists at tourism fair DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: TOURISM SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 44th Belgrade international tourism fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN BO, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia STORYLINE: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic extended his welcome to Chinese tourists Wednesday at the opening of the 44th Belgrade international tourism fair, where China is the guest of honor for the first time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President "I want to invite Chinese citizens to come to our country. We have a lot of beautiful and valuable things that they can see, and I can guarantee them that nowhere in any other country in Europe will they be welcomed as cordially, with open arms and an open heart, as they will be welcomed in Serbia. We are waiting for you as our closest and dearest friends." From 2012 to 2019, the number of Chinese touri

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National park restoration project new paradigm in Greece's reforestation

STORY: National park restoration project new paradigm in Greece's reforestation DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial shots of the National Park of Sounion 2. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NICOS GEORGIADIS, Forest management officer, WWF Greece 4. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion by the environmental organization WWF Greece 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): NICOS GEORGIADIS, Forest management officer, WWF Greece 6. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion by the environmental organization WWF Greece 7. Aerial shots of the National Park of Sounion 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): MARIA STATHI, Archaeologist of the Ephorate of Antiquities of East Attica STORYLINE: Devastated twice in a decade (in 2012 and 2021) by wildfires, part of the Sounion National Park, 9 km north of the ancient Temple of Poseidon that overlooks the Aegean Sea and about 40 km south of Athens, could no lon

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Palestinian farmer makes profit in growing saffron in West Bank

STORY: Palestinian farmer makes profit in growing saffron in West Bank DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jaber Bani Taha at his farm 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): JABER BANI TAHA, Nablus-based Palestinian farmer STORYLINE: Jaber Bani Taha, a Palestinian farmer living in Nablus, has earned himself good money by planting saffron in the West Bank. "I came up with the idea to grow saffron in 2012 when I watched a number of documentary films that showed its benefits for people's health," the 46-year-old farmer told Xinhua. As the first person to grow the plant on the West Bank, Taha came across many challenges. He had little money and couldn't afford to buy the bulbs from overseas. A project funded by the non-government Agricultural Relief helped him to import 17,000 bulbs from the Netherlands. Taha said he kept cultivating the bulbs for three years to harvest more saffron that would be enough to sell them. "Every year the number of bulbs increa

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Naraha town serves as storage site for nuclear waste

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial view of the Maehara district in the town of Naraha in Fukushima Prefecture is seen in two contrasting photos, with the upper image taken on Feb. 26, 2012, and the lower one taken on Sept. 3, 2014. The lower photo shows part of farmland serving as a temporary storage site for nuclear waste generated in decontamination efforts following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in October 2008 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From back to front are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors. The bottom photo shows a cover on the No. 1 reactor building used to prevent radioactive particles from being dispersed. Cranes are at work at No. 3 and No. 4 reactor buildings.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in December 2000 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From right to left are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.

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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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Fukushima plant in 2000, 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in December 2000 (top) before the crisis started there following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and the same plant on Feb. 26, 2012 (bottom). Reactor buildings Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are seen from right to left.

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Aerial view of Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 26, 2012, shows (from back to front) the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 reactor buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Aerial view of Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 26, 2012, shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings can be seen from left to right.

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Aerial view of Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 26, 2012, shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactor buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Aerial view of Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 26, 2012, shows (from R to L) the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 reactor buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Aerial view of Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 26, 2012, shows (from front to back) the Nos. 4, 3, 2 and 1 reactor buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Japan beat Iceland 3-1

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Tomoaki Makino jumps with joy after scoring his team's third goal during the second half of an international friendly against Iceland at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Feb. 24, 2012. Japan won 3-1.

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Japan beat Iceland 3-1

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Tomoaki Makino (R) celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the second half of an international friendly against Iceland at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Feb. 24, 2012. To the left is teammate Ryoichi Maeda, who scored the opener during the first half. Japan won 3-1.

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Japan beat Iceland 3-1

OSAKA, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni gives instructions to players during the first half of an international friendly against Iceland at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Feb. 24, 2012. Japan won 3-1.

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Japan beat Iceland 3-1

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Jungo Fujimoto (L) scores his team's second goal during the second half of an international friendly against Iceland at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Feb. 24, 2012. Japan won 3-1.

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Disaster-hit kids' photo album

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2012, shows ''3/11 Kids Photo Journal,'' a photo album of pictures taken by 33 elementary and junior high school students in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures hit by March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which was published the same day by Kodansha Ltd.

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Reporters allowed to visit Fukushima complex

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 20, 2012, shows (from R) the Nos. 4, 3, 2 reactor buildings of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture. Reporters were allowed to enter the premises of the power plant the same day for the second time since the accident happened in March 2011. (Pool photo)

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Takahama reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor (front) of the Takahama nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor of the Takahama nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor (L) of the Takahama nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture.

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Homeless boys in Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia - Three homeless boys aged 12 to 13 are seen sharing blankets as they lie in an underground mall in below zero temperatures in Belgrade, Serbia, on Feb. 14, 2012. Local media say about 600 children are homeless in Belgrade, in addition to an estimated 3,000 homeless adults.

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Stateless people in Kuwait

AL JAHRA, Kuwait - A man is seen walking along poor houses in the Tima district of the province of Al Jahra, central Kuwait, on Feb. 3, 2012. The area has many stateless people called the Bedoun.

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Nishikori in Davis Cup World Group

MIKI, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori pumps his fist during a singles match against Ivan Dodig in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group against Croatia at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 12, 2012. Nishikori won the match 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 but Croatia won the round 3-2 to reach the quarterfinals in men's tennis.

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Japan loses to Croatia in Davis Cup 1st round

MIKI, Japan - Members of Japan's Davis Cup tennis team including Kei Nishikori (L) greet spectators while leaving the court at Bourbon Beans Dome in Miki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2012. Japan made a first-round exit from the World Group with a 3-2 loss to Croatia.

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11 months after tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Japan Coast Guard divers search for remains of people missing in the March 2011 quake and tsunami in an operation in the Pacific off Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2012. Some 3,300 people remained missing 11 months after the disaster.

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Nishikori loses to Karlovic

MIKI, Japan - Kei Nishikori (L) of Japan and Ivo Karlovic of Croatia are pictured ahead of their first-round match of the Davis Cup World Group at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012. Karlovic defeated Nishikori 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

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Hatsune Miku snow statue

SAPPORO, Japan - A new 3-meter-tall snow statue of Hatsune Miku, a girl idol character for singing software, is built at Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido on Feb. 11, 2012. A previous Miku statue collapsed on its own on Feb. 7, 2012, apparently due to warm weather, injuring a passer-by.

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Soeda at Davis Cup World Group

MIKI, Japan - Go Soeda of Japan is pictured after beating Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-7(3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5, in the first round of the Davis Cup World Group at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012.

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Jetstar Japan names destination cities

TOKYO, Japan - Jetstar Japan Chief Executive Officer Miyuki Suzuki (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012, introducing four destination cities the low-cost carrier will serve -- Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka and Naha -- from its home base Narita International Airport near Tokyo. The budget airline set up by Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, also said it will commence domestic flights on July 3, 2012.

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Snow statue of Hatsune Miku

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a 3-meter-tall snow statue of Hatsune Miku, a girl idol character for singing software, at Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido on Feb. 6, 2012. The statue collapsed due to warmer weather the following day, injuring a passer-by.

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Japan beats Slovenia to reach Fed Cup playoffs

MIKI, Japan - Ayumi Morita returns the ball during a Fed Cup World Group game against Polona Hercog at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 5, 2012. Japan earned a spot in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs as Morita gave the country a 3-0 lead over Slovenia with a victory in the day's first reverse singles match.

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Japan beats Slovenia to reach Fed Cup playoffs

MIKI, Japan - Ayumi Morita celebrates after winning a Fed Cup World Group game against Polona Hercog at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 5, 2012. Japan earned a spot in the Fed Cup World Group playoffs as Morita gave the country a 3-0 lead over Slovenia with a victory in the day's first reverse singles match.

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Morita in Fed Cup meet

MIKI, Japan - Ayumi Morita plays Nastja Kolar at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on Feb. 4, 2012, in the first-round match between Japan and Slovenia of the Fed Cup's World Group II. Morita won 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.

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Japanese competitive eater Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi during an interview with Kyodo News in New York on July 1, 2010. The 33-year-old former hot dog eating champion won an annual chicken wing eating contest in Philadelphia on Feb. 3, 2012, downing a record 337 wings in 30 minutes.

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Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura

OSAKA, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura answers questions from reporters in Osaka on the night of Feb. 3, 2012, after holdings talks with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto. The two mayors discussed cooperation for the next election of the House of Representatives.

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Suu Kyi goods in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - A man examines goods featuring Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi at a stall in Yangon on Feb. 3, 2012.

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Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is pictured in Osaka on the night of Feb. 3, 2012, after holdings talks with Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura. The two mayors discussed cooperation for the next election of the House of Representatives.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows participants of a disaster drill getting on the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tokyo Bay on Feb. 3, 2012. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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U.N. official in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - U.N. human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana (L) and Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi hold a press conference in Yangon on Feb. 3, 2012.

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Koshu wine to France

KOFU, Japan - A man holds a bottle of ''Koshu'' brand wine in Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2012. Wine producers in the prefecture said the same day they will hold the first trade and press tasting of the ''Koshu'' wines in Paris on Feb. 20, 2012, to promote the local wines in Europe.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants of a disaster drill get on the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tokyo Bay on Feb. 3, 2012. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Suu Kyi goods in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - A man examines goods featuring Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi at a stall in Yangon on Feb. 3, 2012.

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Koshu wine to France

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows bottles of ''Koshu'' brand wine in Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2012. Wine producers in the prefecture said the same day they will hold the first trade and press tasting of the ''Koshu'' wines in Paris on Feb. 20, 2012, to promote the local wines in Europe.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo Bay heading to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, taking part in a disaster drill in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Seen in the background is the Tokyo Sky Tree tower. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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5 Chinese to resume job training after surviving tsunami

NARITA, Japan - Five Chinese trainees arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. They returned to Japan to resume training at a seafood-processing plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, after surviving the March 11, 2011, tsunami that swept away the company's executive officer who helped them to escape and later lost his life.

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Panasonic to log record 780 bil. yen net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Panasonic said it expects to post its biggest-ever group net loss of 780 billion yen for the business year to March 31, 2012, due to the adverse impact of the flooding in Thailand in 2011 and a write-off related to the acquisition of Sanyo Electric Co.