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.

China's development prioritizes well-being of its people: Togolese scholar

STORY: China's development prioritizes well-being of its people: Togolese scholar SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Lome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (French): ABOUDOU MAMAN TACHIWOU, Togolese director of Confucius Institute of University of Lome 2. various of city views in China STORYLINE: A Togolese scholar has said that China's development prioritizes the well-being of its people In an interview with Xinhua, the scholar shared his feelings about visiting China this year SOUNDBITE (French): ABOUDOU MAMAN TACHIWOU, Togolese director of Confucius Institute of University of Lome "I did my thesis in China, so I've lived with the Chinese, and I know the Chinese people. This year, when I was in China, I was surprised. I lived in China from 2004 to 2009, and everything changed dramatically. Chinese people are getting better, and keep getting better. For China, development means development to the benefit of the entire population, and it means first an

Body of famed Japanese climber killed in Russia returns home

Body of famed Japanese climber killed in Russia returns home

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The coffin containing famed Japanese climber Haruhisa Watanabe arrives at his family's home in the town of Mori, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2013. Watanabe, 31, died on Dec. 26, 2012, in a traffic accident in Russia's Murmansk region during a cycling expedition through Central Asia. In 2004, when aged 22, he became the youngest Japanese to scale the tallest peaks of the seven continents.

Shunputei Ryukyou

Shunputei Ryukyou

Shunputei Ryukyou, comic storyteller (photo taken on Jan. 22, 2004)

Katsura Utamaru

Katsura Utamaru

Katsura Utamaru, comic storyteller (photo taken on Jan.22, 2004)