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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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Young Australians facing mental health crisis: expert

STORY: Young Australians facing mental health crisis: expert SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australians sitting on the ground 2. various of a mental health service provider at Australian National University (ANU) 3. various of Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 4. various of the child & family center STORYLINE: A decline in the mental health of young Australians is a threat to the country's economy and public health system, a leading expert has warned. Patrick McGorry, who was named the Australian of the Year in 2010 for his services to youth mental health, on Monday said Australia is in the midst of a public health crisis amid rising rates of depression, anxiety and psychosis. According to the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2020-22, which was published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in October 2023, 38.8 percent of surveyed Australians aged 16-24 had experienced a mental hea

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First phase of China-built light rail project inaugurated in Nigeria

STORY: First phase of China-built light rail project inaugurated in Nigeria DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the light rail project 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos STORYLINE: The first phase of a China-built electric-powered light rail project in Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos was officially open for service on Tuesday. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) since 2010, the completed tracks of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line project span 13 km in the first phase and cover five stations. The LRMT Blue Line project is the first rail infrastructure traversing Okokomaiko, a densely populated area in the western part of Lagos, and Marina, a business district on Lagos Island. SOUNDBITE (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos "This iconic Marina Station that we are hosting here today would be the largest and busiest in Africa. It has the capacity t

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American Kung Fu master loves Chinese culture, Spring Festival

STORY: American Kung Fu master loves Chinese culture, Spring Festival DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: SHIYAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of martial arts 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAKE LEE PINNICK, American Kung Fu master 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAKE LEE PINNICK, American Kung Fu master 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAKE LEE PINNICK, American Kung Fu master STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAKE LEE PINNICK, American Kung Fu master "My name is Jake. I'm from America. I first came to China in 2010 to study martial arts. Before I came here, I haven't had any practice, studying, but I was very interested in martial arts at a pretty young age. I chose Wudang because I felt like there was more of a system. So there was Kung Fu, but there was also Tai Chi, there was also meditation, there's also music, there's also culture. And so, I felt like it suited me." After more than 10 years of hard training, he has mastered various forms of martial arts and is now a teacher for 200 stud

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Swiss business leader upbeat on China's opening, economic outlook

STORY: Swiss business leader upbeat on China's opening, economic outlook DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Geneva CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FELIX SUTTER, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FELIX SUTTER, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) 3. various of Switzerland 4. various of China STORYLINE: The president of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) welcomed China's lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and said he was bullish about the outlook for the Chinese economy this year. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts China's economy to grow by 4.4 percent this year and consumer prices to increase by 2.2 percent. Asked about his outlook, Sutter said: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FELIX SUTTER, President, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) "I think something like 5 percent, 5 something percent growth is expected for 2023." Since 2010, China has been Switzerland's biggest trading partner in Asi

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands striker Dirk Kuyt (C) keeps his eyes on the ball, getting past Slovakia goalkeeper Jan Mucha in the second half of a World Cup second-round match at Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on June 28, 2010. The Netherlands won 2-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Slovakia goalkeeper Jan Mucha (L) battles Netherlands striker Dirk Kuyt in the second half of a World Cup second-round match at Durban Stadium in South Africa on June 28, 2010. The Netherlands won 2-1 and cruised into the quarterfinals.

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands striker Arjen Robben (R) fires a shot past Slovakia defender Jan Durica (16) in the second half of a World Cup second-round match at Durban Stadium in South Africa on June 28, 2010. The Netherlands won 2-1 and cruised into the quarterfinals.

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands striker Robin Van Persie (9) shields the ball from Slovakia defender Jan Durica in the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Durban Stadium in South Africa on June 28, 2010. The Netherlands won 2-1 and cruised into the quarterfinals.

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Paraguay beat Slovakia in World Cup Group F

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Slovakia's Jan Kozak (L) and Paraguay's Cristian Riveros fight for the ball in the second half of a World Cup Group F match at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on June 20, 2010. Paraguay won 2-0.

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Paraguay beat Slovakia in World Cup Group F

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Slovakia's Jan Durica (2nd from R) shakes off Paraguay's Lucas barrios and Roque Santa Cruz in the first half of a World Cup Group F match at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on June 20, 2010. Paraguay won 2-0.

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Costumes for Vancouver Olympics awards ceremony unveiled

VANCOUVER, Canada - On Jan. 2, 2010, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and women in costumes stand behind a podium, presenting the wooden trays that will hold the Olympic medals for the awards ceremony for the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at a press conference in Vancouver. The Vancouver Olympic organizing committee has also unveiled the costumes for medal presenters and escorts for athletes, which were inspired by native Canadian hand-knit sweaters.

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Ethiopia's Gobena wins Osaka marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Amane Gobena crosses the finish line to win the Osaka International Women's Marathon at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 31, 2010. Gobena clocked 2 hours, 25 minutes, 14 seconds.

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Ethiopia's Gobena wins Osaka marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Ethiopia's Amane Gobena celebrates after winning the Osaka International Women's Marathon at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 31, 2010. Gobena clocked 2 hours, 25 minutes, 14 seconds.

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Haneda airport new runway under construction

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows a reclaimed island near Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2010, where the construction of a 2,500-meter runway, the fourth for the key airport, is under way. The airport will try to start to use the runway in October 2010.

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Haneda airport new runway under construction

TOKYO, Japan - Workers watch the ongoing construction of a fourth runway of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2010. The airport will try to start to use the 2,500-meter runway, being built on a reclaimed island, in October 2010.

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Haneda airport new runway under construction

TOKYO, Japan - Workers watch the ongoing construction of a fourth runway of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2010. The airport will try to start to use the 2,500-meter runway, being built on a reclaimed island, in October 2010.

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Ozawa says he will remain in DPJ secretary general post

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks to reporters at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2010. Ozawa reiterated his intention to remain in the ruling party's No. 2 post despite an ongoing investigation by prosecutors into a political funds scandal, but added ''at least for now.''

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Ozawa says he will remain in DPJ secretary general post

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks to reporters at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2010. Ozawa reiterated his intention to remain in the ruling party's No. 2 post despite an ongoing investigation by prosecutors into a political funds scandal, but added ''at least for now.''

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Ozawa says he will remain in DPJ secretary general post

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa arrives at a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2010. Ozawa reiterated his intention to remain in the ruling party's No. 2 post despite an ongoing investigation by prosecutors into a political funds scandal, but added ''at least for now.''

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Ozawa says he will stay as No. 2 of DPJ

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is received with applause by participants of a gathering of the party in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Jan. 24, 2010. During the meeting he reiterated he is determined to remain in the ruling party's No. 2 post after being questioned by prosecutors the previous day over alleged accounting irregularities involving his fund management body.

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Ozawa says he will stay as No. 2 of DPJ

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, acknowledges the crowd before leaving a gathering of the party in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Jan. 24, 2010. During the meeting he reiterated he is determined to remain in the ruling party's No. 2 post after being questioned by prosecutors the previous day over alleged accounting irregularities involving his fund management body.

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Ozawa says he will stay as No. 2 of DPJ

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, chats with participants at a gathering of the party in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Jan. 24, 2010. During the meeting he reiterated he is determined to remain in the ruling party's No. 2 post after being questioned by prosecutors the previous day over alleged accounting irregularities involving his fund management body.

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Ozawa says he will stay as No. 2 of DPJ

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during a gathering of the party in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Jan. 24, 2010. During the meeting he reiterated he is determined to remain in the ruling party's No. 2 post after being questioned by prosecutors the previous day over alleged accounting irregularities involving his fund management body.

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Ozawa says he will stay as No. 2 of DPJ

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during a gathering of the party in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Jan. 24, 2010. During the meeting he reiterated he is determined to remain in the ruling party's No. 2 post after being questioned by prosecutors the previous day over alleged accounting irregularities involving his fund management body.

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Reconciliation sought for damages suit over Minamata disease

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Unrecognized Minamata disease patients, who filed damaged suit against the state, Kumamoto Prefecture and chemical maker Chisso Corp., celebrate in front of the Kumamoto District Court in Kumamoto on Jan. 22, 2010, after the court sought reconciliation on the case. The 2,018 plaintiffs and the three defendants will discuss the amount of lump-sum and medical payments, as well as how to decide on eligible patients.

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Reconciliation sought for damages suit over Minamata disease

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Unrecognized Minamata disease patients, who filed damaged suit against the state, Kumamoto Prefecture and chemical maker Chisso Corp., celebrate in front of the Kumamoto District Court in Kumamoto on Jan. 22, 2010, after the court sought reconciliation on the case. The 2,018 plaintiffs and the three defendants will discuss the amount of lump-sum and medical payments, as well as how to decide on eligible patients.

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Reconciliation sought for damages suit over Minamata disease

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Lawyers for a group of unrecognized Minamata disease patients hold up banners showing the Kumamoto District Court's recommendation to seek reconciliation on the damages suit filed by the patients in front of the court in Kumamoto on Jan. 22, 2010. Later in the day, the 2,018 plaintiffs and the three defendants -- the state, Kumamoto Prefecture and chemical maker Chisso Corp. -- started negotiations on the amount of lump-sum and medical payments, as well as how to decide on eligible patients.

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Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. staff work at a check-in counter at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 19, 2010. Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy protection the same day with group liabilities totaling over 2 trillion yen in the biggest nonfinancial corporate failure in Japan's postwar history.

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Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers use automated check-in machines of Japan Airlines Corp. at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 19, 2010. Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy protection the same day with group liabilities totaling over 2 trillion yen in the biggest nonfinancial corporate failure in Japan's postwar history.

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Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of Japan Airlines Corp. leave the company's headquarters building in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Jan. 12, 2010, the day when Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy protection with group liabilities totaling over 2 trillion yen.

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Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of Japan Airlines Corp. leave the company's headquarters building in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Jan. 12, 2010, the day when Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy protection with group liabilities totaling over 2 trillion yen.

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Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - The headquarters building of Japan Airlines Corp. is silhouetted against the early evening sky in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Jan. 19, 2010. Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy protection the same day with group liabilities totaling over 2 trillion yen in the biggest nonfinancial corporate failure in Japan's postwar history.

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Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - A Japan Airlines Corp. plane comes in to land at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 19, 2010. Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy protection the same day with group liabilities totaling over 2 trillion yen in the biggest nonfinancial corporate failure in Japan's postwar history.

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Hatoyama grilled in Diet over funding scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama responds to questions from an opposition lawmaker during the plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2010. Hatoyama faced a fierce grilling from opposition lawmakers over funds scandals involving him and his ruling party's No. 2, Ichiro Ozawa.

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Hatoyama grilled in Diet over funding scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama sits for the plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2010. Hatoyama faced a fierce grilling from opposition lawmakers over funds scandals involving him and his ruling party's No. 2, Ichiro Ozawa.

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Hatoyama and Kan attend Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Finance Minister Naoto Kan (L) attend the plenary session of the House of Representatives on Jan. 18, 2010, the opening day of the ordinary parliamentary session. Hatoyama's government is aiming to get key budgets through the Diet, but the opposition bloc is set to attack the prime minister and his Democratic Party of Japan's No. 2, Ichiro Ozawa, over a series of funds scandals in which they are embroiled.

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Archery event at Sanjusangen-do in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young female archers dressed in traditional kimono and ''hakama'' ceremonial skirts take aim in the ''Toshiya'' arrow-shooting event at Sanjusangen-do, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama district, on Jan. 17, 2010. About 2,000 people, including young archers who celebrated their coming-of-age on Jan. 11, took part in the annual event. The archers aim at hitting targets placed 60 meters away.

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Asashoryu loses to Goeido in New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (front) is sent to the ground by No. 2 maegashira Goeido on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010, suffering his first loss of the tournament.

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Hakuho defeats Miyabiyama at New Year Sumo Tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (R) pushes No. 2 maegashira Miyabiyama out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010. The grand champion stretched his consecutive winning streak to 29 bouts on the fifth day of the 15-day competition.

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Hakuho beats Goeido at New Year Grand Sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho tackles No. 2 maegashira Goeido out of the ring on the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13, 2010, extending his winning streak to 28 from last year's autumn meet.

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American, oneworld members propose $2 bil. aid package for JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Tom Horton, chief financial officer of American Airlines Inc., speaks about the company's financial aid plan for struggling Japan Airlines Corp. during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2010. Horton said American and other key oneworld alliance members are ready to offer $2 billion in commercial benefits to JAL.

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10 missing in East China Sea

NAGASAKI, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard patrol boat searches for the fishing boat Yamada Maru No. 2 in choppy waters in the East China Sea off Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2010. The boat with a crew of 10 went missing earlier the same day.

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10 missing in East China Sea

NAGASAKI, Japan - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter searches for the fishing boat Yamada Maru No. 2 in choppy waters in the East China Sea off Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2010. The boat with a crew of 10 went missing earlier the same day.

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10 missing in East China Sea

NAGASAKI, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard patrol boat searches for the fishing boat Yamada Maru No. 2 in the East China Sea off Fukue Island in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2010. The boat carrying 10 people went missing earlier the same day.

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10 missing in East China Sea

NAGASAKI, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard patrol boat searches for the fishing boat Yamada Maru No. 2 in the East China Sea off Fukue Island in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2010. The boat carrying 10 people went missing earlier the same day.

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10 missing in East China Sea

NAGASAKI, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard patrol boat searches for the fishing boat Yamada Maru No. 2 in the East China Sea off Fukue Island in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2010. The boat carrying 10 people went missing earlier the same day.

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Kaio matches record with 807th makuuchi win

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ozeki Kaio (R) pushes No. 2 maegashira Goeido out of the ring with a vintage performance to score a record-equaling 807th makuuchi-division win at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 11, 2010, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The Tomozuna stable warhorse's 807th win in sumo's premier league put him in a tie for first with former yokozuna great Chiyonofuji on the all-time list.

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Ishikawa-Oda pair win, Asia grabs early lead at Royal Trophy

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese golfer Komei Oda hits a shot on the 6th hole during the opening day foursomes of the Royal Trophy at Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok on Jan. 8, 2010. Japanese pair Oda and teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa and beat Colin Montgomerie and Pablo Martin 3 and 2 as Asia made a solid start in defense of the title against Europe the same day.

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Ishikawa-Oda pair win, Asia grabs early lead at Royal Trophy

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa chips on the 9th hole during the opening day of the Royal Trophy at Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok on Jan. 8, 2010. Japanese pair Ishikawa and Komei Oda beat Colin Montgomerie and Pablo Martin 3 and 2 as Asia made a solid start in defense of the title against Europe in the foursomes the same day.