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RMB Ranks Fourth Among Global Payment Currencies

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2024 - A housewife takes stock of spare RMB cash at her home in Shanghai, China, August 22, 2024.

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RMB Ranks Fourth Among Global Payment Currencies

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2024 - A housewife takes stock of spare RMB cash at her home in Shanghai, China, August 22, 2024.

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RMB Ranks Fourth Among Global Payment Currencies

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2024 - A housewife takes stock of spare RMB cash at her home in Shanghai, China, August 22, 2024.

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RMB Ranks Fourth Among Global Payment Currencies

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2024 - A housewife takes stock of spare RMB cash at her home in Shanghai, China, August 22, 2024.

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Turkish consumers' patience wears thin as inflation peaks at 75 pct

STORY: Turkish consumers' patience wears thin as inflation rate peaks at 75 pct SHOOTING TIME: June 3, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:37 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ankara 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SUAT ENGIN, Pensioner 3. various of Ankara 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): NILGUN OZMEN, Pensioner 5. various of Ankara 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): SELMA SONGUN, Housewife STORYLINE: With Türkiye's annualized inflation rate exceeding 75 percent in May, Turkish consumers are in desperate need of the relief promised by the government's disinflation efforts. Türkiye's inflation rate rose in May to 75.45 percent, official data revealed on Monday. That's the highest point since November 2022, and a significant jump from April's rate of 69.8 percent. "The worst is over," Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on X after Monday's data release. The minister sought to reassure the public that relief is in sight. "We saw the highest level of annual inflation, which refl

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Sudan's war affects major Ramadan traditions

STORY: Sudan's war affects major Ramadan traditions SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the preparation of Hulu-murr 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAWAL HAROUN, Sudanese housewife 3. various of the preparation of Hulu-murr 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DAWLAT OMER, Sudanese housewife 5. various of the preparation of Hulu-murr 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): NAWAL HAROUN, Sudanese housewife STORYLINE: The prolonged conflict in Sudan and its economic fallout have significantly impacted traditional Ramadan customs. Many families in the capital, Khartoum, have been unable to engage in customary festivities, such as the preparation of Hulu-murr. Hulu-murr, a mixture primarily made of sorghum flour and various spices, holds significant cultural importance during Ramadan. Nawal Haroun, a 46-year-old housewife from the Al-Inqaz neighborhood, emphasized the cultural significance of Hulu-murr. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAWAL

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Iraqis celebrate New Year

STORY: Iraqis celebrate New Year DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fireworks and cerebrations STORYLINE: Iraqis celebrated the New Year 2023 on Saturday at midnight, with massive fireworks in many areas of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. In downtown Baghdad, thousands of young people and families gathered despite the cold weather to watch the fireworks and express their best wishes for the New Year. Alaa Hassan, a housewife in her 30s, came with her husband and two children to celebrate the New Year at Baghdad's cultural center of al-Mutanabi Street on the eastern bank of the Tigris River. "I'm so happy and having a good time with my family, because everything here is amazing with these fireworks," Hassan told Xinhua. "I hope that our dreams will come true in the coming year and that it will be a year in which we will not see sadness, disease, or misery," Hassan said. Ammar Khalil, 26, said, "I wish that Iraqis will live in peace, prosp

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High school student becomes youngest 'Karuta' card champion

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (L), a 15-year-old junior high school student from Oita Prefecture, becomes the youngest Japanese 'Karuta' card champion by beating 25-year-old housewife Yuri Arakawa from Nara Prefecture, who was the championship queen for the past two years.

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Housewife issues own newsletter for 25 yrs

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken in Sapporo's Kita Ward on July 24, 2013 shows Minako Higuchi, a housewife from Ebetsu, Hokkaido, holding copies of the newsletter Ginga Tsushin she has been issuing for 25 years.

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Traditional salt making on Tokunoshima Island

AMAMI, Japan - Noriko Yoshihisa, a 70-year-old housewife in Isen, Kagoshima Prefecture, splashes a bucket of seawater into naturally made hollows of coral reefs on a beach near her home on Tokunoshima Island on Sept. 11, 2011, to produce salt in a traditional way. After drying the seawater in the hollows in the sun for several days, she will boil it down in a big pot for five to seven hours to make salt with ''a gentle taste and lots of minerals,'' Yoshihisa said.

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500 millionth customer visits Tokyo Disney theme parks

CHIBA, Japan - Megumi Soma (C) rejoices, with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, at Tokyo Disneyland on Aug. 27, 2010, after becoming the 500 millionth visitor to Disney's two-theme park amusement area in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Soma, a housewife who came with her family, won a five-year passport to enter both parks and received a voucher for a five-night stay at Disney's Ambassador Hotel.

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Memorial events held to mark 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Tomoko Kobayashi, 40, a housewife from Kobe's Nada Ward who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, addresses a memorial event at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17. Various events were held in Kobe and other areas to remember 6,434 people killed in the most devastating natural calamity in postwar Japan.

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Studios Japan welcomes 50 millionth visitor

OSAKA, Japan - Keiko Suwabe, a 42-year-old housewife from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, poses for a photo with her husband and son after becoming the 50 millionth visitor to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on Nov. 7, about five and a half years after its opening in 2001.

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Hiroshima girl dies from strangulation

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A housewife with her granddaughter places flowers Nov. 23 at the site in Hiroshima city's Aki Ward, where a 7-year-old girl believed to have been murdered was found inside a cardboard box the previous day.

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'Charismatic housewife' Fujino set to win seat in Diet

NAGOYA, Japan - Makiko Fujino, a popular cooking expert dubbed ''the charismatic housewife,'' smiles at her election campaign office in Nagoya Sept. 11 as she was certain to win a House of the Representatives seat in the day's election.

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Number of visitors to Aichi Expo tops targeted 15 million

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Housewife noriko Seko smiles as she received the key to a Toyota hybrid car after becoming the 15 millionth visitor to the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture on Aug. 18. The Japan Association for World Exposition 2005 said the 15 millionth visitor entered the gate at around 10:15 a.m. on the 147th day of the 185-day expo, which began on March 25.

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2 babies born at reopened clinic in quake-hit Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Two women have given birth at a freshly reopened maternity clinic in Ojiya, one of the communities in Niigata Prefecture worst hit by the devastating earthquakes of Oct. 23. Kumiko Suzuki (L), a 30-year-old local government employee in the town of Oguni, gave birth to a boy on Nov. 5 while Izumi Wada, a 29-year-old housewife in the town of Koshiji, gave birth to a girl two days later.

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(3)Life returns to Uonuma's Ryuko distirct

UONUMA, Japan - As her daughter watches, a housewife in the Uonuma city's Ryuko district in central Niigata Prefecture dries her bedclothes near the cracks formed by the earthquakes after returning home following the lift of the evacuation order on Nov. 9.

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Season's first crop of 'Yubari' melon fetches 150,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - These ''Yubari'' melons, the season's first crop grown at a Hokkaido farm, were knocked down to a Sapporo department store for 150,000 yen (about 1,170 dollars at current exchange rate) apiece in an auction held May 14. ''The price makes me lose all my appetite,'' commented a housewife who visited the fruit section of the department store.

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Woman killed in Hiroshima in powerful earthquake

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An 80-year-old woman in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, is killed in a powerful earthquake jolting a wide area of western Japan on March 24. Tomoe Yamasaki was killed at her home when a concrete fence collapsed. In Hojo, Ehime Prefecture, a 50-year-old housewife was killed by a falling chunk of concrete on the balcony of an apartment.

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Ichiro rebuffs scandalous magazine article

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Suzuki, who signed with the Seattle Mariners from the Orix BlueWave earlier in the offseason, refutes Dec. 28 a weekly magazine article on a sex scandal involving the star outfielder and a 30-year-old housewife. Commenting on the article in the latest issue of the Friday magazine, Suzuki admitted to ''having acted imprudently'' regarding his relationship with the woman but argued that he did not know she was married.

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Wake held for murdered 2-year-old Haruna

TOKYO, Japan - A wake was held at the Gokokuji Temple in Tokyo on Nov. 28 for 2-year-old Haruana Wakayama who was allegedly murdered by Mitsuko Yamada, 35, a Tokyo housewife. Some 400 people attended the event. Yamada was arrested Nov. 25 on charges of murder and abandoning the girl's body.

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Scene of girl's murder

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 26 shows the Otowa district of Bunkyo Ward in uptown Tokyo where Haruna Wakayama, a 2-year-old kindrgarten girl, was murdered (1), where she lived with her parents (2) and where Mitsuko Yamada, a 35-year-old housewife who allegedly killed the girl, lived (3).

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Police investigating girl's murder search kindergarten

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers investigate Nov. 26 the site of a Tokyo kindergarten where two-year-old Haruna Wakayama was last seen. Haruna, who was allegedly murdered by 35-year-old housewife Mitsuko Yamada, went missing Nov. 22, and her body was found in Oigawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 25.

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Xinjiang, My home: A Uygur girl's happy family life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A Uygur girl's happy family life DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Hudez Shinar and her familySOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUDEZ SHINAR, Xinjiang resident STORYLINE: Hudez Shinar, a Uygur girl living in Fuhai County, China's Xinjiang, is about to start her university life in a city in northeast China. Being the youngest child in the family, she lives in a household of happiness and love. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUDEZ SHINAR, Xinjiang resident "Hello everyone, I'm Hudez Shinar. I have finished my preparatory courses and I'm going to Dalian University of Foreign Languages to start my college life. This is my mom. She is a housewife, doing household chores. My father is learning how to drive a car, hoping to get his driver's license. My brother said that he would buy him a car, which made my dad really happy. Now my dad is preparing for the Subject Four examination (theoretical test). My brother has been undergo

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Cameroonians struggle to cope with rising food prices

STORY: Cameroonians struggle to cope with rising food prices DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:36 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of markets in Cameroon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): IDELINE KUATE, Housewife 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MARGUERITE MBAZOA, Housewife 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): FRANCOIS TAGUE, Owner of a commodity store 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): ANDRE LEUSSEU, Seller of commodity STORYLINE: Rising prices of commodities in the markets of Yaounde and Douala, respectively political and economic capital of Cameroon, have made people's lives more difficult in recent days. Fourty-year-old housewife Ideline Kuate meandered around Sandaga market in Douala in search of what to buy. She earns approximately 50,000 xaf (about 80 U.S. dollars) each month, but it's no longer enough to adequately feed her family of six. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): IDELINE KUATE, Housewife "As a housewife, we can't find a way out, and everything becomes expensive because we are in a country of 'what are

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Surging inflation threaten to dent European economic recovery as Ukraine conflict drags on

STORY: Surging inflation threaten to dent European economic recovery as Ukraine conflict drags on DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a gas station 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ALEX WRIGHT, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GUILLAUME, Local driver 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEX WRIGHT, Xinhua reporter 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GUILLAUME, Local driver 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): SOLEDAD, Local driver 7. STANDUP 2 (English): ALEX WRIGHT, Xinhua reporter 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): JACQUELINE, Belgian housewife 9. STANDUP 3 (English): ALEX WRIGHT, Xinhua reporter 10. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): CHRISTINE LAGARDE, ECB President STORYLINE: Energy prices in Europe have been surging since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, pushing inflation to a higher level and possibly denting Europe's hope that its economic recovery can pick up momentum in 2022. According to Eurostat's latest statistics, the Eurozone inflation rate jumped to 5.8 percent in Fe

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-ENERGY PRICES-HIKES

(220104) -- ISTANBUL, Jan. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yeter Yigit, a housewife, is interviewed in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 3, 2022. A series of price hikes in natural gas, electricity, and petrol have further strained the livelihood of Turkish people, who are already mired in soaring inflation and national currency depreciation. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Roundup: Hikes in energy prices further strain Turks' livelihood

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JAPANESE WOMAN COOKING

A young Japanese housewife cooking the family meal in her well-equipped kitchen. Chopsticks will be used for eating and the rice will be served in wooden cases. Date: 1930s

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High school student becomes youngest 'Karuta' card champion

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (L), a 15-year-old junior high school student from Oita Prefecture, becomes the youngest Japanese 'Karuta' card champion by beating 25-year-old housewife Yuri Arakawa from Nara Prefecture, who was the championship queen for the past two years. (Kyodo)

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Studios Japan welcomes 50 millionth visitor

OSAKA, Japan - Keiko Suwabe, a 42-year-old housewife from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, poses for a photo with her husband and son after becoming the 50 millionth visitor to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on Nov. 7, about five and a half years after its opening in 2001. (Kyodo)

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A Raisin In The Sun (2008)

Audra Mcdonald Characters: Ruth Younger Film: A Raisin In The Sun (TV-Film) Usa 2008, Director: Kenny Leon 25 February 2008 Date: 25 February 2008

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Son Of The Mask (2005)

Jeanette Cronin & Alan Cumming Characters: Housewife & Loki Film: Son Of The Mask (2005) Director: Lawrence Guterman 18 February 2005 Date: 18 February 2005

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American Beauty (1999)

Annette Bening Characters: Carolyn Burnham Film: American Beauty (USA 1999) Director: Sam Mendes 08 September 1999 Date: 08 September 1999

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American Beauty (1999)

Annette Bening Characters: Carolyn Burnham Film: American Beauty (USA 1999) Director: Sam Mendes 08 September 1999 Date: 08 September 1999

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American Beauty (1999)

Annette Bening Characters: Carolyn Burnham Film: American Beauty (USA 1999) Director: Sam Mendes 08 September 1999 Date: 08 September 1999

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A Private Function (1984)

Maggie Smith & Michael Palin Characters: Joyce Chilvers & Gilbert Chilvers Film: A Private Function (UK 1984) Director: Malcolm Mowbray 09 November 1984 Date: 09 November 1984

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The Cosby Show (1984)

Phylicia Rashad Characters: Clair Hanks Huxtable Television: The Cosby Show (TV-Serie) Usa 1984-1992, / Titel Auch: 'Bill Cosbys Familiienbande' 20 September 1984 Date: 20 September 1984

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Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1970)

Frank Langella & Carrie Snodgress Characters: George Prager, Tina Balser Film: Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1970) Director: Frank Perry 10 August 1970 Tagebuch eines Ehebruchs (Diary Of A Mad Housewife, USA 1970, Regie: Frank Perry) Frank Langella, Carrie Snodgress / Paar, Mann Jackett Sakko Zweireiher --- WICHTIG: Nutzung nur redaktionell bei Filmtitelnennung bzw. Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film. Buch- und Kalendernutzungen nur nach Absprache. --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for editorial coverage of this specific motion picture/tv programme Date: 10 August 1970

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Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1970)

Frank Langella & Carrie Snodgress Characters: George Prager, Tina Balser Film: Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1970) Director: Frank Perry 10 August 1970 Tagebuch eines Ehebruchs (Diary Of A Mad Housewife, USA 1970, Regie: Frank Perry) Frank Langella, Carrie Snodgress / Liebespaar, verliebtes Paar, Kuss, kｸssen, nah --- WICHTIG: Nutzung nur redaktionell bei Filmtitelnennung bzw. Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film. Buch- und Kalendernutzungen nur nach Absprache. --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for editorial coverage of this specific motion picture/tv programme Date: 10 August 1970

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Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1970)

Carrie Snodgress Characters: Tina Balser Film: Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1971) Director: Frank Perry 10 August 1970 Tagebuch eines Ehebruchs (Diary Of A Mad Housewife, USA 1970, Regie: Frank Perry) Carrie Snodgress ; Liebespaar, Liebesszene, lovers / WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture Date: 10 August 1970

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Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1970)

Carrie Snodgress Characters: Tina Balser Film: Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1973) Director: Frank Perry 10 August 1970 Date: 10 August 1970

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Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1970)

Carrie Snodgress Characters: Tina Balser Film: Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1970) Director: Frank Perry 10 August 1970 Date: 10 August 1970

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By The Light Of The Silvery Mo film (1953)

Doris Day Characters: Marjorie Winfield Film: By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (USA 1953) Director: David Butler 26 March 1953 Heiratet Marjorie? (By The Light Of The Silvery Moon, USA 1953, Regie: David Butler) Doris Day / Frau, Hausfrau, Treppe, putzen, saubermachen, Hausarbeit, Staubwedel, Staub wischen, s

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