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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Iraq beats Indonesia 3-1 in 2024 AFC Asian Cup

STORY: Iraq beats Indonesia 3-1 in 2024 AFC Asian Cup SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people gathering and watching the live broadcast of the match STORYLINE: Iraq beat Indonesia 3-1 in a highly competitive match of Group D on Monday in the 2024 AFC Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar. Hundreds of Iraqis gathered in front of a large screen set up in a park inside the Baghdad International Fair to watch the match and celebrate the victory. Group D comprises record four-time winner Japan, Indonesia, 2007 champion Iraq, and Vietnam. The 2024 AFC Asian Cup is held from January 12 to February 10. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghdad. (XHTV)

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Western media's reports about China are false: Jordanian writer

STORY: Western media's reports about China are false: Jordanian writer SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAMER KHAIR AHMED, Jordanian writer and expert on Arab-China relations STORYLINE: Samer Khair Ahmed is a Jordanian writer and an expert on Arab-China relations, who has visited China 20 times since 2007. He holds a perspective about China that is vastly different from what the Western media has distortedly portrayed over the years. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAMER KHAIR AHMED, Jordanian writer and expert on Arab-China relations "Western media's reports about China are false. I visited China for the first time in 2007. What I remember in the year 2007 is that I experienced a civilizational shock due to the tremendous development in China. It was clear that China is a country that is moving forward and looking forward to further construction and development. Before going to China, I had no

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Brazil's President Lula garners 41 pct approval rating: poll

STORY: Brazil's President Lula garners 41 pct approval rating: poll DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 2. various of Brasilia STORYLINE: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has garnered a 41 percent approval rating since taking office on Jan. 1 for a third term, an opinion poll has shown. The survey, conducted by pollster IPEC (Intelligence in Research and Strategic Consulting) and published Sunday by news outlet O Globo, showed Lula enjoys higher approval than his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) did at the start of his term (34 percent). Some 41 percent of those surveyed rated his administration as "good" or "excellent," and 30 percent rated it as "regular," said IPEC. Lula received better ratings at the start of his two previous terms with 51 percent approval in 2003 and 49 percent in 2007, the pollster noted. IPEC's executive director, Marcia Cavallari, told O Globo that the Brazi

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Spain's unemployment rate falls in 2022 despite difficult year

STORY: Spain's unemployment rate falls in 2022 despite difficult year DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of different kind of jobs in Spain STORYLINE: Spain ended 2022 with 2,837,653 people registered as unemployed, the least since 2007, according to data published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy on Wednesday. The Ministry confirmed that the number of people registered as out of work fell by 43,727 during December, leading to a total fall of 268,252 over the year. Despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and rising energy prices, 2022 was also a good year for job creation, with 471,360 new jobs created. Spain ended the year with a record of 20,296,217 people affiliated to its social security system. "The latest data of affiliation to the social security system shows that the year that just ended has been very positive for employment, despite the complicated international situation," commented Jose Luis Escriva, the Minister for

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Singer Hamasaki to divorce

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Shanghai on April 20, 2007, shows Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. She announced on Jan. 16, 2012, through the website of her official fan club that she intends to divorce U.S.-based Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz, whom she married on Jan. 1 the previous year.

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Matsushita to construct world's largest plasma panel plant

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will invest about 280 billion yen to construct the world's largest plasma display panel plant with an annual production capacity of about 10 million units in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Photo taken on Jan. 10 shows the company's No. 1 Amagasaki plant (left) and No. 2 Amagasaki plant, which is to begin operations in the summer of 2007. The new third plant, to be built near No. 2 plant, will come on stream in the summer of 2008.

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Central Japan, Osaka commodities markets sign merger deal

OSAKA, Japan - Central Japan Commodity Exchange Chairman Fumihiko Kimura (L) and Osaka Mercantile Exchange Chairman Msayoshi Amano pose for a photo at a press conference after signing a contract under which the Nagoya-based bourse will take over and merge with the Osaka market on Jan. 1, 2007.

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Japan Post's Takahashi likely to head OTC postal service firm

TOKYO, Japan - The government is eyeing Toshihiro Takahashi (file photo), currently vice president of Japan Post and a former Toyota Motor Corp. managing director, to assume the post of president of a postal company that will manage over-the-counter services of post offices across Japan from Oct. 1, 2007, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 14.

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Japan Post's Takahashi likely to head OTC postal service firm

TOKYO, Japan - The government is eyeing Toshihiro Takahashi (file photo), currently vice president of Japan Post and a former Toyota Motor Corp. managing director, to assume the post of president of a postal company that will manage over-the-counter services of post offices across Japan from Oct. 1, 2007, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 14. (Kyodo)

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Central Japan, Osaka commodities markets sign merger deal

OSAKA, Japan - Central Japan Commodity Exchange Chairman Fumihiko Kimura (L) and Osaka Mercantile Exchange Chairman Msayoshi Amano pose for a photo at a press conference after signing a contract under which the Nagoya-based bourse will take over and merge with the Osaka market on Jan. 1, 2007. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita to construct world's largest plasma panel plant

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will invest about 280 billion yen to construct the world's largest plasma display panel plant with an annual production capacity of about 10 million units in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Photo taken on Jan. 10 shows the company's No. 1 Amagasaki plant (left) and No. 2 Amagasaki plant, which is to begin operations in the summer of 2007. The new third plant, to be built near No. 2 plant, will come on stream in the summer of 2008. (Kyodo)

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Singer Hamasaki to divorce

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Shanghai on April 20, 2007, shows Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. She announced on Jan. 16, 2012, through the website of her official fan club that she intends to divorce U.S.-based Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz, whom she married on Jan. 1 the previous year. (Kyodo)

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KAREL GOTT - GOTTLAND ANNIVERSARY

First anniversary of pop star Karel Gott's museum Gottland in Jevany near Prague was celebrated on June 27, 2007. OPS: Karel Gott planting a commemorative Japanese cherry tree in Gottlandｴs garden. Jan Motovsky, owner of Gottland Museum at right. (CTK Photo/Marta Myskova) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.