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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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Cameroonian villagers enjoy Africa Cup of Nations thanks to China-built projects

STORY: Cameroonian villagers enjoy Africa Cup of Nations thanks to China-built projects SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Yaounde, Cameroon CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of villagers watching TV and cheering 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ETOUNDI QUINTIN, Chief of Konabeng village, Cameroon 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): HUBERT ETOUNDI, Villager from a neighboring village near Konabeng, Cameroon 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): HUBERT ATANGANA, Villager of Konabeng, Cameroon STORYLINE: The village of Konabeng in central Cameroon was abuzz with excitement on Monday, when the Cameroonian national team played its first match of the Africa Cup of Nations of this year. Residents of the village and from neighboring villages gathered to cheer on the Indomitable Lions (Cameroonian national football team). Thanks to the RuralStar and RuralSolar projects built by China's Huawei in Cameroon since 2016, hundreds of rural villages like Konabeng have been connected to electric

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Turkish police detain 32 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Turkish police detain 32 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024/file DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining 32 suspects (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police on Wednesday detained 32 suspects over their links to the failed coup attempt in 2016, according to the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya said on the social media platform X that Turkish police conducted raids across 10 provinces in simultaneous operations dubbed "Pinch-4". The suspects are allegedly connected to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of orchestrating the coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The government accuses the Gulen movement of infiltrating the state bureaucracy, committing fraud in exams to aid its members employed in the public sector and influencing admission interviews at military schools. In Istanbul, authorities apprehended two landlords a

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Horgos Port handles record number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in 2023

STORY: Horgos Port handles record number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in Horgos Port STORYLINE: The number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains passing Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has reached 7,762 in 2023, growing 9.8 percent year on year and reaching a historic high, according to statistics released by the local railway authority. The Horgos Port is located on the border between China and Kazakhstan. On March 19, 2016, Horgos Port launched the first China-Europe freight train service, and since then the number of trains handled annually by the port has repeatedly reached new highs, increasing from 386 in 2016 to more than 7,000 in 2022. So far, the port has seen 80 railway routes put into operation, while the radiation area has expanded to 45 cities in 18 c

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Nishikori advances to Australian Open 2nd round

MELBOURNE, Jan. 18 Kyodo - Kei Nishikori of Japan pumps his fist after winning the opening set of his first-round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. Nishikori won 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KAILI-EMBROIDERER-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220131) -- KAILI, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mei (R) works on a piece of embroidery with an embroiderer at a relocation site in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Kaishao Village, embroiderer Yang Mei's hometown, used to be impoverished due to its poor soil and limited transport conditions. Lots of villagers here chose to work as immigrant workers in other places. In 2016, thanks to local poverty alleviation policies, Yang Mei's family got a chance to move to their new home at a relocation site in Kaili. With the help from skill training sessions and supportive funding from government, Yang started her own business by establishing a garment factory in 2018. The factory makes local ethnic clothing, work outfits and dancing clothes. Currently, the factory has employed about 100 relocated people. She also initiated an embroidery cooperative, aiming to help boo.....

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KAILI-EMBROIDERER-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220131) -- KAILI, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mei shows a piece of works made by an embroidery cooperative in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Kaishao Village, embroiderer Yang Mei's hometown, used to be impoverished due to its poor soil and limited transport conditions. Lots of villagers here chose to work as immigrant workers in other places. In 2016, thanks to local poverty alleviation policies, Yang Mei's family got a chance to move to their new home at a relocation site in Kaili. With the help from skill training sessions and supportive funding from government, Yang started her own business by establishing a garment factory in 2018. The factory makes local ethnic clothing, work outfits and dancing clothes. Currently, the factory has employed about 100 relocated people. She also initiated an embroidery cooperative, aiming to help boost the incomes of t.....

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-KAILI-EMBROIDERER-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220131) -- KAILI, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Mei (1st, R) talks with workers at her garment factory in Kaili, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 18, 2020. Kaishao Village, embroiderer Yang Mei's hometown, used to be impoverished due to its poor soil and limited transport conditions. Lots of villagers here chose to work as immigrant workers in other places. In 2016, thanks to local poverty alleviation policies, Yang Mei's family got a chance to move to their new home at a relocation site in Kaili. With the help from skill training sessions and supportive funding from government, Yang started her own business by establishing a garment factory in 2018. The factory makes local ethnic clothing, work outfits and dancing clothes. Currently, the factory has employed about 100 relocated people. She also initiated an embroidery cooperative, aiming to help boost the incomes of those e.....

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Academic holds final anti-nuclear seminar before retirement

Photo taken Jan. 18, 2016, at Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute shows Assistant Professor Tetsuji Imanaka, known for his critical stance toward nuclear power generation. Imanaka will hold the last seminar on nuclear issues, which has been organized by other five like-minded researchers for 36 years, before his retirement in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's publication sales post largest drop in 2015

Photo taken Jan. 18, 2016 shows the magazine section of a bookstore in Tokyo's Kandajimbocho district. A research institute said Jan. 25 that sales of books and magazines in Japan for 2015 fell 5.3 percent from the previous year to an estimated 1.5 trillion yen ($12.6 billion), marking the largest drop on record and the 11th year of decline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzuki unveils new mini SUV model

Suzuki Motor Corp. President Toshihiro Suzuki unveils the automaker's new "Ignis" mini sport utility vehicle in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2016, ahead of its release on Feb. 18. Designed for use in both daily life and outdoor excursions, Suzuki expects the release of the new vehicle to allow the company to achieve an annual sales target of small-sized cars of more than 100,000 units. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea sought to attend ministerial meeting on nuclear test ban

Lassina Zerbo, executive secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Vienna on Jan. 18, 2016. Zerbo expressed his intention to invite North Korea to the ministerial-level meeting to be held sometime between April and June in the Austrian capital to commemorate 20 years since states began signing the treaty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lower house passes bill to preserve voting rights of young enrollees

Photo taken Jan. 21, 2016, in Tokyo shows the House of Representatives' plenary session, which passed a bill to enable people aged 18 or 19 to vote in the upcoming upper house election even if they change their address shortly before the ballot. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Believers bathe in icy waters for Russian Orthodox Church festival

Russian Orthodox Church members mark the festival of Epiphany by bathing in icy water during a snowstorm on Jan. 18, 2016, in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. Russian authorities deployed ambulance attendants at more than 3,500 sites around the country to treat bathers needing medical attention. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Believers bathe in icy waters for Russian Orthodox Church festival

Russian Orthodox Church members mark the festival of Epiphany by bathing in icy water during a snowstorm on Jan. 18, 2016, in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. Russian authorities deployed ambulance attendants at more than 3,500 sites around the country to treat bathers needing medical attention. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Yankee Kuroda training in U.S.

Former New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda trains in a Los Angeles suburb on Jan. 18, 2016. Kuroda, who had been considering retirement, has decided to stay with the Hiroshima Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kihachi Enomoto inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame

Photo taken in January 1970 shows Lotte Orions player Kihachi Enomoto. The late baseball player, who was active from 1955 to 1972, was inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inui scores in Eibar's win in Spanish League

Eibar midfielder Takashi Inui (L) controls the ball before opening the scoring past goalkeeper Andres Fernandez in a 5-1 win at home to Granada in the Spanish first division on Jan. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Yankee Kuroda training in U.S.

Former New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda plays catch in a Los Angeles suburb on Jan. 18, 2016. Kuroda, who had been considering retirement, has decided to stay with the Hiroshima Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharapova defeats Hibino in Australian Open 1st round match

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Japan's Nao Hibino in a first-round Australian Open match in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kotoshogiku marks 9th straight win in New Year sumo tourney

Ozeki Kotoshogiku (L) defeats Kaisei at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 18, 2016, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. With the ninth straight win, Kotoshogiku remained on course to become the first Japanese champion in a decade. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. expert discusses N. Korea abductions with Japan minister

Katsunobu Kato (L), state minister in charge of the issue of North Korea's past abductions of Japanese nationals, shakes hands with Marzuki Darusman, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights issues in North Korea, at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2016. "Japan does not intend to close the window for dialogue with North Korea," Kato said in his meeting with Darusman, which was open to media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takizo "Frank" Matsumoto inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame

Photo taken in 1952 shows Takizo "Frank" Matsumoto, a member of Japan's House of Representatives. Matsumoto, who was influential in promoting prewar exchanges in baseball and other sports, and in resurrecting baseball after the war, was inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maintenance work for Great Buddha going on

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2016, shows the Great Buddha of Kamakura, near Tokyo, which is undergoing maintenance work for the first time since 1961. The erection of scaffolding around the national treasure was delayed by heavy snow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Masaki Saito inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame

Photo taken in October 2000 shows Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masaki Saito. Saito, 50, was inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hibino loses to Sharapova in Australian Open 1st-round match

Japan's Nao Hibino plays Maria Sharapova of Russia in a first-round Australian Open match in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei index closes below 17,000

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the key Nikkei stock index closing below 17,000 on Jan. 18, 2016. The plunge in Tokyo stock prices followed steep falls on Wall Street amid collapsing oil prices, sluggish U.S. economic data and concern about the Chinese economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kimiyasu Kudo inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame

Photo taken in October 1999 shows Daiei Hawks pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo. Kudo, 52, was inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maintenance work for Great Buddha continues

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 18, 2016, shows the Great Buddha of Kamakura, near Tokyo, which is undergoing maintenance work for the first time since 1961. The erection of scaffolding around the national treasure was delayed by heavy snow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to Australian Open 2nd round

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a ball to Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany during their first-round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. Nishikori won 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nara proceeds to Australian Open women's singles 2nd round

Japan's Kurumi Nara returns a shot during an Australian Open first-round match against Oceane Dodin of France in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. Nara reached the second round for the first time in two years thanks to a 7-6, 6-2 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori proceeds to Australian Open 2nd round

Philipp Kohlschreiber (L) of Germany and Kei Nishikori of Japan shake hands after their first-round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. Nishikori won 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow blankets eastern, northeastern Japan

Photo taken Jan. 18, 2016, in the northeastern Japanese city of Fukushima shows snow-covered temporary housing for evacuees of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. Heavy snow fell in parts of eastern and northeastern Japan on the day, with snowfall reaching 6 centimeters in downtown Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to Australian Open 2nd round

Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a forehand on his way to a straight-sets victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei index closes below 17,000

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the key Nikkei stock index closing below 17,000 on Jan. 18, 2016. The plunge in Tokyo stock prices followed steep falls on Wall Street amid collapsing oil prices, sluggish U.S. economic data and concern about the Chinese economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Djokovic at Australian Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot during an Australian Open first-round match against South Korean Hyeon Chung in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. Djokovic won 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe congratulates Tsai on election as Taiwan president

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2016. Congratulating Tsai Ing-wen on her election as Taiwan's president, Abe also said the Japan-South Korea agreement over the "comfort women" issue has significant meaning for Japan's security, as it will lead to bilateral cooperation in addressing North Korean issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks open sharply lower on weak U.S. economy, China woes

A financial data monitor in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average losing nearly 500 points at one point on Jan. 18, 2016. Market sentiment has been dampened by U.S. economic data and concerns about the Chinese economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow blankets Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the residential area of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward covered with snow on Jan. 18, 2016. Snowfall reached 6 centimeters in downtown Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to Australian Open 2nd round

Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a forehand on his way to a straight-sets victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow blankets Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the planned construction site of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics main stadium (C) and the Jingu Stadium (R) in Tokyo covered with snow on Jan. 18, 2016. Snowfall reached 6 centimeters in downtown Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan economy recovering despite emerging markets slowdown: BOJ chief

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (3rd from R) attends the central bank's quarterly meeting with its branch managers at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2016. Kuroda stated that Japan's economy is recovering moderately, though its exports and production have been affected by the slowing of emerging economies including China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan economy recovering despite emerging markets slowdown: BOJ chief

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends the central bank's quarterly meeting with its branch managers at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2016. Kuroda stated that Japan's economy is recovering moderately, though its exports and production have been affected by the slowing of emerging economies including China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow blankets eastern Japan

People walk out of Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2016. Heavy snow fell in many parts of eastern Japan, with snowfall reaching 6 centimeters in downtown Tokyo and transportation systems disrupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow blankets eastern Japan

Heavy snow falls in many parts of eastern Japan on Jan. 18, 2016, with snowfall reaching 6 centimeters in downtown Tokyo and transportation systems disrupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow blankets eastern Japan

People walk in front of JR Sendai Station in northeastern Japan on Jan. 18, 2016. Heavy snow fell in many parts of eastern Japan, with snowfall reaching 6 centimeters in downtown Tokyo and transportation systems disrupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow blankets eastern Japan

A snow plow removes snow in front of the parliamentary building in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2016. Heavy snow fell in many parts of eastern Japan, with snowfall reaching 6 centimeters in downtown Tokyo and transportation systems disrupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow blankets eastern Japan

A pedestrian walks near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2016. Heavy snow fell in many parts of eastern Japan, with snowfall reaching 6 centimeters in downtown Tokyo and transportation systems disrupted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori seeded 7th for Australian Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan practices in Melbourne on Jan. 14, 2016, for the Australian Open tennis tournament scheduled to start on Jan. 18 as his coach Michael Chang looks on. Nishikori is seeded seventh at the tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori seeded 7th for Australian Open

Photo taken Nov. 28, 2015, shows Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. He is seeded seventh at the Australian Open beginning Jan. 18, 2016, according to organizers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo