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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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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-DIANCHI LAKE-WATER QUALITY (CN)

(240116) -- KUNMING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The overall water quality of Dianchi Lake has been maintained for six consecutive years since it reached Class IV in the country's five-tier evaluation system for the first time in 2018. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-DIANCHI LAKE-WATER QUALITY (CN)

(240116) -- KUNMING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The overall water quality of Dianchi Lake has been maintained for six consecutive years since it reached Class IV in the country's five-tier evaluation system for the first time in 2018. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-DIANCHI LAKE-WATER QUALITY (CN)

(240116) -- KUNMING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024 shows a view of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The overall water quality of Dianchi Lake has been maintained for six consecutive years since it reached Class IV in the country's five-tier evaluation system for the first time in 2018. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Over 50,000 illegal migrants reach Spain in 2023

STORY: Over 50,000 illegal migrants reach Spain in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:13 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of migrants with boats in Spain in recent weeks 2. various of the Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska 3. various of migrants arriving at the Canary Islands in recent weeks STORYLINE: Over 50,000 illegal migrants have reached Spain in 2023, according to data published by the Ministry of the Interior on Monday. The latest "Irregular Immigration" report covering the period from Jan. 1 to Dec. 15 shows that 52,945 illegal immigrants reached Spain in the period, up 76.2 percent from the same period in 2022. It is also the first time the 50,000 people barrier has been broken since 2018, when 57,498 people arrived illegally. The overwhelming majority of the illegal migration arrivals in 2023 was by sea. Among them, 72 percent reached the Canary Islands, up 140 percent from that in 2022, setting a new re

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Iraqi chess center helps amateur players reach int'l tournaments

STORY: Iraqi chess center helps amateur players reach int'l tournaments DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a teacher teaching at the center 2. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): DANA JAMAL QADIR, Founder of the King's Center for Chess Education and Development 3. various of students playing chess STORYLINE: A chess center in Iraq provides opportunities for amateur players to participate in local and international chess tournaments. Many chess enthusiasts of different age groups spend several hours a week at the King's Center for Chess Education and Development in the city of Erbil. Since its establishment in 2018, the center has been able to teach more than 400 trainees the game of chess in its detail and develop their abilities, and then help them to compete in local and international tournaments. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): DANA JAMAL QADIR, Founder of the King's Center for Chess Education and Development "We were able to achieve the goals that we

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2018 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Ozeki Takayasu (R) throws down second-ranked maegashira Kotoshogiku on the second day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15, 2018.

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(SP)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS-NATIONAL SKI JUMPING CENTER

(220119) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Jan. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's National Ski Jumping Center, also known as "Snow Ruyi", is located in Zhangjiakou, co-host city for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which will host competitions in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined event, has a 'S-type' curve that resembles the shape of 'ruyi', a traditional Chinese ornamental object for luck. The National Ski Jumping Center has the longest ski jumping trail in the world and is the first ski jumping venue in line with international standards.From Dec. 3 to 5, 2021, "Snow Ruyi" hosted FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup and FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup, as the test events for the Beijing 2022. There are only 15 days countdown to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China's National Ski Jumping Center gears up to welcome athletes from all over the world. Photo taken on May 1, 2018 shows workers attending the launch cer.....

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2018 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Takayasu (R) throws down second-ranked maegashira Kotoshogiku on the second day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Former Yankee Matsui joins Kanemoto, Hara in Japanese Hall of Fame

File photo taken Nov. 5, 2009, shows Hideki Matsui, then of the New York Yankees, holding up the MVP trophy after being named World Series MVP at Yankee Stadium in New York. Matsui was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Global economy will be broadly sustainable: Lew

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew gives a speech at the Asian Financial Forum held in Hong Kong on Jan. 15, 2018. Lew said the global economic outlook will be "broadly sustainable" despite geopolitical risks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, seen in this file photo, is scheduled to join a welcome dinner on Jan. 15, 2018, in Vancouver, Canada, for delegates attending the following day's foreign ministerial meeting on addressing North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jan Kovar, Gustav Lindstrom

L-R Jan Kovar (Plzen) and Gustav Lindstrom (Frolunda) in action during the return match of ice hockey Champions League play off semifinal HC Skoda Plzen vs Frolunda Indians, on January 15, 2018, in Pilsen, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Miroslav Chaloupka)

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Corals in Japan

Photo taken Jan. 20, 2018, shows polyps of blue coral in waters about 15 meters deep in Oura Bay in Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Corals in Japan

Photo taken Jan. 20, 2018, shows a large colony of blue coral in waters about 15 meters deep in Oura Bay in Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada reacts after finishing his race in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada celebrates after securing the gold medal in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada celebrates after securing the gold medal in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada celebrates after securing the gold medal in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada celebrates after securing the gold medal in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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