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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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4th Winter Youth Olympic Games open in S. Korea

STORY: 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games open in S. Korea SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: GANGNEUNG, South Korea CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YANG CHANG, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the speed skating venue 3. various of audience STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YANG CHANG, Xinhua reporter "2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games opened here on Friday. The Gangwon 2024 is scheduled to be held from January 19 to February 1, with over 1,800 athletes from 78 countries and regions expected to participate. A total of 56 athletes from the Chinese sports delegation will compete across seven major events, 12 sub events, 50 minor events in the Winter Youth Olympics. This marks Asia's first hosting of the Winter Youth Olympics and South Korea's second Olympic-level event after the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics." The fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games officially opened on Friday night with a grand opening ceremony in South Korea's eastern Gangwon Prov

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Luxembourgish expat impressed by changes in villagers' lives in S China

STORY: Luxembourgish expat impressed by changes in villagers' lives in S China DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: YIZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.various of Zhadong Village in Hechi City 2.SOUNDBITE 1(English): HANSEN NICO RENE, Retiree from Luxembourg 3.various of Zhadong Village in Hechi City 4.SOUNDBITE 2(English): HANSEN NICO RENE, Retiree from Luxembourg STORYLINE: Hansen Nico Rene is a retiree from Luxembourg who now lives in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Between 2018 and 2021, he volunteered in a poverty alleviation campaign in Zhadong Village in Hechi City. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANSEN NICO RENE, Retiree from Luxembourg "The first time I came to China was about 10 to 12 years ago. And I thought I had never been to China so the first city was Nanning. Then some friends they brought me to Yizhou. It was a little city. And then we said let's go to the mountains, let's go to the backyard. I said wow, that's amazing. Then I came for the first time to Zhad

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Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters

STORY: Bryde's whales spotted in south China's offshore waters DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: BEIHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bryde's whales STORYLINE: Recently, a group of Bryde's whales has been frequently spotted in the waters around Weizhou Island, Beihai, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. This area is an important feeding ground for large whales, which was first discovered in the 1980s. This group of Bryde's whales has been returning to the island every year from September to the end of April next year. The number of these mammals has grown significantly in recent years, from around 10 in 2018 to about 50 today. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beihai, China. (XHTV)

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Türkiye posts 3.67-bln-USD current account deficit in Nov.

STORY: Türkiye posts 3.67-bln-USD current account deficit in Nov. DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish flag 2. various of shipping trade in Turkey 3. various of U.S. dollars 4. various of Turkish central bank 5. various of Turkish lira and U.S. dollars 6. various of gold products in a golden shop (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 7. various of Turkish lira and U.S. dollars STORYLINE: Türkiye recorded a current account deficit of 3.67 billion U.S. dollars in November last year, according to data released by the Turkish central bank on Wednesday. Türkiye's 12-month rolling deficit, ending in November last year, amounted to about 45 billion dollars, the highest level since August 2018, the data showed. The country posts a deficit for the 13th month in a row, primarily as a result of rising energy prices. The current account deficit reached 41.8 billion dollars in the January-November period in 2022. In the same period, the current account,

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Japan's Thomas-themed train to retire

TOKYO, Japan, March 12 Kyodo - Photo taken on Jan. 25, 2018, shows a Thomas the Tank Engine train that runs in Otsuki, central Japan. Its operator Fuji Kyuko Co. has decided to retire the aging train in February 2019.

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Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 13 Kyodo - Women watch a football match at a stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 12, 2018, when the country allowed female spectators to watch the sport at a stadium.

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Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

KOMATSU, Japan, Jan. 12 Kyodo - Japanese kayaker Seiji Komatsu speaks to reporters in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2018, after he received encouragement from Japan Canoe Federation President Shoken Narita. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with an anabolic steroid at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017.

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Nissan's Leaf

CHIBA, Japan, Jan. 13 Kyodo - A modified unit of Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf electric vehicle is displayed at the Tokyo Auto Salon event in Makuhari Messe, near Tokyo, on Jan. 12, 2018.

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Suntory's Nakamura in rugby final

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 13 Kyodo - Suntory Sungoliath center Ryoto Nakamura races in for a try during a 12-8 win against Panasonic Wild Knights in the Top League final on Jan. 13, 2018, at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo.

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Canoeing: Kayak drug-test scandal in Japan

KOMATSU, Japan, Jan. 12 Kyodo - Japanese kayaker Seiji Komatsu (L) receives encouragement from Japan Canoe Federation President Shoken Narita, as they shake hands in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2018. Komatsu failed a doping test after fellow kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki spiked his drink with an anabolic steroid at the national canoe sprint championships in September 2017.

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SERBIA-SMEDEREVO-STEELWORKS-HBIS

(220105) -- SMEDEREVO, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Serbian staff of HBIS Serbia check the operation of steelworks in Smederevo, Serbia, April 12, 2018. TO GO WITH "Feature: A steelworks symphony by the Danube" (HBIS Serbia/Handout via Xinhua)

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Suntory crowned Top League champions

Suntory Sungoliath celebrate defending their title after beating Panasonic Wild Knights 12-8 in the Top League final at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground on Jan. 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda's Leaf

A modified unit of Honda Motor Co.'s Leaf electric vehicle is displayed at the Tokyo Auto Salon event in Makuhari Messe, near Tokyo, on Jan. 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Former mogul skier Uemura run torch relay

Former mogul skier Aiko Uemura takes part in an Olympic torch relay in Incheon, South Korea, on Jan. 12, 2018, for the Pyeongchang Winter Games in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress to visit Okinawa in March to pay tribute to war dead

File photo taken in June 2014 shows Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) talking to the victims of the 1944 Tsushima Maru sinking at the Tsushima Maru Memorial Museum in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. The imperial couple plan to visit Okinawa in March to pay tribute to those who died in the fierce ground battle there during World War II, a source close to the Imperial Household Agency said on Jan. 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe

Japan's Akito Watabe is pictured after the ski jumping competition at a Nordic combined World Cup event in Val di Fiemme, Italy on Jan. 12, 2018.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Consadole Sapporo manager Mihailo Petrovic

Mihailo Petrovic smiles at a press conference in Sapporo on Jan. 12, 2018 held to introduce him as the new manager of J-League first-division club Consadole Sapporo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Former mogul skier Uemura run torch relay

Former mogul skier Aiko Uemura (L) takes part in an Olympic torch relay in Incheon, South Korea, on Jan. 12, 2018, for the Pyeongchang Winter Games in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train stranded by heavy snow in Japan

Women walk on a railway track after getting off a train on East Japan Railway Co.'s Shinetsu Line on Jan. 12, 2018. They spent the night on the train after it was stranded in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, between stations by heavy snowfall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhibition of giant panda cub in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike holds panda toys during a press conference at the metropolitan government building on Jan. 12, 2018. Koike announced that visitors can see the giant panda cub Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens from February by obtaining tickets distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The zoo conducted a lottery to allocate times for up to 2,000 visitors to see Xiang Xiang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women's ski jumping World Cup in Japan

Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi rides a lift in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 12, 2018, to compete in qualifying for a World Cup event. Takanashi placed first. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jan Strasky

***April 12, 2018, FILE PHOTO*** Last Czechoslovak Prime Minister Jan Strasky died at the age of 78 today, on November 6, 2019, Jan Havelka, the honorary chairman of the Czech Tourists Club (KCT), which had been chaired by Strasky before, told journalists today, referring to the family and confirming the information of Denik. After Czechoslovakia's split in 1993, Strasky served as the transport and later health minister in the Czech government. He was a member of the Czech National Council and the Chamber of Deputies, a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and later of the Freedom Union. After leaving politics, Strasky headed the Sumava National Park. Strasky died in an asylum for the elderly in Prague. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Malina)

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Jan Tops

Global Champions founder Jan Tops attends a news conference on Show jumping Prague PlayOffs in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The Global Champions Prague PlayOffs 2018 will be held on December 13-16 at O2 Arena. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Patrik Schick, Cengiz Under, Ivan Marcano, Jan Kopic, Aleksandar Kolarov

(L-R) Patrik Schick, Cengiz Under, Ivan Marcano and Aleksandar Kolarov of Roma celebrate their side's goal during the 6th round of Champions League Group G match FC Viktoria Plzen vs AS Roma in Pilsen, Czech Republic, December 12, 2018. Second from right is Jan Kopic of Plzen. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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Davide Santon, Jan Kovarik

Jan Kovarik of Plzen, right, and Davide Santon of Roma fight for a ball during the 6th round of Champions League Group G match FC Viktoria Plzen vs AS Roma in Pilsen, Czech Republic, December 12, 2018. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Antonio Mirante, Jan Kovarik

Jan Kovarik of Plzen, right, jumps over Antonio Mirante, goalkeeper of Roma, during the 6th round of Champions League Group G match FC Viktoria Plzen vs AS Roma in Pilsen, Czech Republic, December 12, 2018. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Jan Tops

Global Champions founder Jan Tops attends a news conference on Show jumping Prague PlayOffs in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The Global Champions Prague PlayOffs 2018 will be held on December 13-16 at O2 Arena. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Jan Kovarik

Jan Kovarik of Plzen celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the 6th round of Champions League Group G match FC Viktoria Plzen vs AS Roma in Pilsen, Czech Republic, December 12, 2018. At right is Milan Petrzela of Plzen. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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JUSTIN KLUIVERT, JAN KOPIC

From left JUSTIN KLUIVERT of Roma and JAN KOPIC of Viktoria in action during the Football Champions League 6th round match: Viktoria Plzen vs AS Roma in Pilsen, Czech Republic, December 12, 2018. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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PATRIK HROSOVSKY, JAN KOPIC, JUSTIN KLUIVERT

From left PATRIK HROSOVSKY, JAN KOPIC, both of Viktoria, JUSTIN KLUIVERT of Roma in action during the Football Champions League 6th round match: Viktoria Plzen vs AS Roma in Pilsen, Czech Republic, December 12, 2018. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Jan Tops, Ales Opatrny

Global Champions founder Jan Tops, left, and rider Ales Opatrny attend a news conference on Show jumping Prague PlayOffs in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The Global Champions Prague PlayOffs 2018 will be held on December 13-16 at O2 Arena. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Jan Tops, Ales Opatrny

Global Champions founder Jan Tops, left, and rider Ales Opatrny attend a news conference on Show jumping Prague PlayOffs in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. The Global Champions Prague PlayOffs 2018 will be held on December 13-16 at O2 Arena. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Jan Cizinsky, Zdenek Hrib, Jiri Pospisil

The leaders of the Pirates, the Prague to Itself movement and the Joint Forces for Prague, comprised mainly of TOP 09 and the Mayors and Independents (STAN), signed a coalition agreement on their governing of the Czech capital at the Prague City Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2018. On the photo are seen leaders L-R Jan Cizinsky (Prague to Itself), Zdenek Hrib (Pirates) and Jiri Pospisil (TOP 09). (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Jan Cizinsky, Zdenek Hrib, Jiri Pospisil

The leaders of the Pirates, the Prague to Itself movement and the Joint Forces for Prague, comprised mainly of TOP 09 and the Mayors and Independents (STAN), signed a coalition agreement on their governing of the Czech capital at the Prague City Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2018. On the photo are seen leaders L-R Jan Cizinsky (Prague to Itself), Zdenek Hrib (Pirates) and Jiri Pospisil (TOP 09). (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Jan Cizinsky, Zdenek Hrib, Jiri Pospisil

The leaders of the Pirates, the Prague to Itself movement and the Joint Forces for Prague, comprised mainly of TOP 09 and the Mayors and Independents (STAN), signed a coalition agreement on their governing of the Czech capital at the Prague City Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2018. On the photo are seen leaders L-R Jan Cizinsky (Prague to Itself), Zdenek Hrib (Pirates) and Jiri Pospisil (TOP 09). (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Jan Cizinsky, Zdenek Hrib, Jiri Pospisil

The leaders of the Pirates, the Prague to Itself movement and the Joint Forces for Prague, comprised mainly of TOP 09 and the Mayors and Independents (STAN), signed a coalition agreement on their governing of the Czech capital at the Prague City Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2018. On the photo are seen leaders L-R Jan Cizinsky (Prague to Itself), Zdenek Hrib (Pirates) and Jiri Pospisil (TOP 09). (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Jan Cizinsky, Zdenek Hrib, Jiri Pospisil

The leaders of the Pirates, the Prague to Itself movement and the Joint Forces for Prague, comprised mainly of TOP 09 and the Mayors and Independents (STAN), signed a coalition agreement on their governing of the Czech capital at the Prague City Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2018. On the photo are seen leaders L-R Jan Cizinsky (Prague to Itself), Zdenek Hrib (Pirates) and Jiri Pospisil (TOP 09). (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Jan Cizinsky, Zdenek Hrib, Jiri Pospisil

The leaders of the Pirates, the Prague to Itself movement and the Joint Forces for Prague, comprised mainly of TOP 09 and the Mayors and Independents (STAN), signed a coalition agreement on their governing of the Czech capital at the Prague City Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2018. On the photo are seen leaders L-R Jan Cizinsky (Prague to Itself), Zdenek Hrib (Pirates) and Jiri Pospisil (TOP 09). (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Kazutoshi Hando, who penned works on Japan's wartime history, dies at 90

File photo taken in December 2018 shows Kazutoshi Hando, who wrote a number of works on Japan's wartime history. Hando died at his home in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2021, at age 90.

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Boeing 747 used as Japanese gov't plane

File photo taken on Jan. 12, 2018, shows a Boeing 747 used by Japanese prime ministers and imperial family members as a government plane between 1993 and early 2019. The plane went on public display for the first time the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan squad announcement for Asian Cup

Hajime Moriyasu, coach of the Japanese men's national football team, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2018, to announce his 23-man squad for the Asian Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates from Jan. 5 to Feb. 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan squad announcement for Asian Cup

Hajime Moriyasu, coach of the Japanese men's national football team, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2018, to announce his 23-man squad for the Asian Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates from Jan. 5 to Feb. 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan squad announcement for Asian Cup

Hajime Moriyasu, coach of the Japanese men's national football team, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2018, to announce his 23-man squad for the Asian Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates from Jan. 5 to Feb. 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paralympics: Captain of Japan's delegation

Para ice hockey team captain Satoru Sudo (L) practices at Big Hat arena in Nagano, Japan, in this file photo taken on Jan. 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional winter festival in Nara

Burning Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks light up the sky in this photo conflating 12 shots during a traditional winter festival held in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2018. The Suzaku Gate of the Heijo Palace site is seen on the bottom right. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional winter festival in Nara

Burning Mt. Wakakusa and fireworks light up the sky in this photo conflating 12 shots during a traditional winter festival held in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2018. The five-storied pagoda of the Kohfukuji, a Buddhist temple, is seen on the bottom. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean Olympic advance team crosses into S. Korea

Buses carrying a North Korean advance delegation including athletes and officials run through Paju, South Korea, on Jan. 25, 2018. The North's 12-woman ice hockey team will meet and train with their new South Korean teammates with whom they will play at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean Olympic hockey players cross into S. Korea

North Korea's 12-woman ice hockey team and other members of an advance delegation cross the border into South Korea via the immigration office in Paju, north of Seoul, on Jan. 25, 2018. The players will meet and train with their South Korean teammates as the two Koreas recently agreed to field a joint women's hockey team at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean Olympic hockey players cross into S. Korea

North Korea's 12-woman ice hockey team and other members of an advance delegation cross the border into South Korea via the immigration office in Paju, north of Seoul, on Jan. 25, 2018. The players will meet and train with their South Korean teammates as the two Koreas recently agreed to field a joint women's hockey team at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo