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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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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-BINYANG-FIRECRACKER DRAGON FESTIVAL-CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(240117) -- BINYANG, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows craftsman Zou Yute making a bamboo dragon for Firecracker Dragon Festival (Top, taken on Jan. 16, 2024) and people performing firecracker dragon dance during Firecracker Dragon Festival (Below, taken on Feb. 7, 2017) in Binyang County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Zou Yute, a 70-year-old craftsman, is an inheritor of the bamboo dragon-making crafts and has been devoted to this art for over four decades. Firecracker Dragon Festival that can be dated back to more then 10 centuries ago is a traditional carnival celebrating Spring Festival in Binyang, when locals perform the firecracker dragon dance with a bamboo dragon. Unlike most dragon dances performed elsewhere, the audiences usually throw lit firecrackers toward the bamboo dragon during the dance to drive away evil spirits and pray for peace and prosperity for the new year. The event was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. (Xinhua

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-BEIJING-TRADITIONAL BEIJING PAINTINGS-PIGMENT MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(240107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A traditional Beijing painting by Yang Xin is displayed during an exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2017. Yang Xin, 62, is a noted artist of traditional Beijing paintings. His family have been involved in pigment making business since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Fascinated by paintings since his childhood, Yang acquired the craft of pigment making for traditional Beijing paintings from his mother and became the fifth generation inheritor of this art. This craft, which extracts pigment from natural materials such as minerals, soil and plants, was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Chaoyang District of Beijing in 2019. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts & Design of the Hebei Normal University, Yang set out three decades ago to study the folk history of Beijing, and to draw paintings on the historical sites, folk customs and time-honored brands in the city with the pigment he made. Over the years, Yang has created nearly 10,0

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows horses carrying goods to downtown Kunming in the late Qing Dynasty in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This aerial photo taken on Jan. 1, 2022 taken by Xinhua photographer Hu Chao shows an international freight train ready to depart from Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province for the Lao capital Vientiane. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken place in the city during the past

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AI helps identify lost work by Spain's key author from "Golden Age"

STORY: AI helps identify lost work by Spain's key author from "Golden Age" DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of books by Felix Lope de Vega 2. various of Spain's National Library STORYLINE: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led to the discovery of a lost play by one of the greats of Spanish literature, Felix Lope de Vega. The National Library on Jan. 31 confirmed that Lope de Vega, a key author of Spain's Golden Age, wrote "La francesa Laura" (The Frenchwoman Laura) a few years before he died in 1635. Since 2017, scholars from the universities of Valladolid and Vienna have been using AI to help determine the authorship of plays from the 16th and 17th centuries. "La francesa Laura," which was catalogued in the library's archive of 85,000 works as anonymous, was among 1,300 Golden Age plays transcribed by the text recognition platform, Transkribus. The text was then identified after it was analyzed by the Stylo AI program, which compa

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Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istomin in 2nd round

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 20 Kyodo - Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan celebrates after defeating world No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in an Australian Open second-round match in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017.

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Head of Buddha statue at Kofukuji in Nara

NARA, Japan, Jan. 7 Kyodo - The head of a Buddha statue (far R) is transferred to the Eastern Golden Hall of Kofukuji, a temple in the western Japan city of Nara, from its National Treasure Hall for the first time in 80 years on Jan. 7, 2017, as the treasure hall is closed for a year for seismic strengthening work. After being created in the Hakuho period from the 7th to 8th centuries, the statue was burned in a fire leaving only its head, a national treasure.

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Head of Buddha statue at Kofukuji in Nara

NARA, Japan, Jan. 7 Kyodo - The head of a Buddha statue is transferred to the Eastern Golden Hall of Kofukuji, a temple in the western Japan city of Nara, from its National Treasure Hall for the first time in 80 years on Jan. 7, 2017., as the treasure hall is closed for a year for seismic strengthening work. After being created in the Hakuho period from the 7th to 8th centuries, the statue was burned in a fire leaving only its head, a national treasure.

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Egypt raises interest rates, sets fixed bread prices against global inflationary pressures

STORY: Egypt raises interest rates, sets fixed bread prices against global inflationary pressures DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Central Bank of Egypt 2 various of banks in Egypt 3 various of people withdrawing money from bank 4 various of the supermarket STORYLINE: The Egyptian government on Monday introduced new economic measures to absorb shocks from the global inflationary pressures caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and lingering COVID-19 pandemic. At a surprise meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to raise key interest rates by one percent. This is the first time Egypt has raised rates since 2017. Soaring commodity and energy prices have added strain on the economy of Egypt which targets an inflation rate of 7 percent for the fourth quarter of 2022. According to official statistics, the annual headline inflation in Egypt rose to 10 percent in February from 8 percent in Jan

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows a cinema at Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows a town at the outskirts of Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows the Cathedral of Asmara in Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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Malaysia opposition names Mahathir as its candidate for prime minister

File photo taken June 9, 2017, shows former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad being interviewed in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's opposition coalition named Mahathir on Jan. 7, 2018 as the person to lead the nation should it win the general election to be called by June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba eyes spinning off flash memory business

File photo taken Jan. 7, 2017, shows the Tokyo headquarters of Toshiba Corp. The Japanese electronics manufacturer said on Jan. 18 that it is considering spinning off its mainstay flash memory business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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John, Yoko's "Bed-In for Peace" exhibition in Tokyo

Visitors pose for a photo in a bed installed at an exhibition of photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's famous 1969 "Bed-In for Peace" taken by Gerry Deiter, in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2017. The exhibition will open to the general public from Dec. 8 until Jan. 8, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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John, Yoko's "Bed-In for Peace" exhibition in Tokyo

People view photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's famous 1969 "Bed-In for Peace" taken by Gerry Deiter, at an exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2017. The exhibition will open to the general public from Dec. 8 until Jan. 8, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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John, Yoko's "Bed-In for Peace" exhibition in Tokyo

People view photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's famous 1969 "Bed-In for Peace" taken by Gerry Deiter, at an exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2017. The exhibition will open to the general public from Dec. 8 until Jan. 8, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istomin in 2nd round

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic's gaze drops to the court during his second-round loss to 117th-ranked Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017. Istomin beat the 12-time Grand Slam winner 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istomin in 2nd round

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic's gaze drops to the court during his second-round loss to 117th-ranked Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017. Istomin beat the 12-time Grand Slam winner 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istominin 2nd round

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic stretches to return a backhand to 117th-ranked Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017. Istomin won 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Djokovic upset by 117th-ranked Istomin in 2nd round

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic (R) and 117th-ranked Denis Istomin meet at the net after the Uzbek's upset second-round victory at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 19, 2017. Istomin won 7-6(8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Palace in Tokyo

Lights on a stonebridge (foreground) and the "fushimi yagura" turret at Tokyo's Imperial Palace are switched on for a test-run on Dec. 20, 2017, ahead of winter illuminations that will run from Dec. 23, Emperor Akihito's birthday, to Jan. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese singer-songwriter Hiramatsu

Japanese singer-songwriter Eri Hiramatsu poses with Kobe port in the background on Dec. 7, 2017. Hiramatsu will hold a fundraising concert in her hometown Kobe on Jan. 13, 2018, for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese singer-songwriter Hiramatsu

Japanese singer-songwriter Eri Hiramatsu gives an interview in Kobe on Dec. 7, 2017. Hiramatsu will hold a fundraising concert in her hometown Kobe on Jan. 13, 2018, for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese singer-songwriter Hiramatsu

Japanese singer-songwriter Eri Hiramatsu gives an interview in Kobe on Dec. 7, 2017. Hiramatsu will hold a fundraising concert in her hometown Kobe on Jan. 13, 2018, for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji holds the trophy after defeating Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017, to claim the title for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji acknowledges the crowd after defeating Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017, to claim the title for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji kisses the trophy after defeating Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017, to claim the title for the first time. ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji holds the trophy after defeating Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017, to claim the title for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji holds the trophy after defeating Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017, to claim the title for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji pumps her fist as she beat Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji pumps her fist as she beat Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji faces off against Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands during the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017. Kamiji triumphed 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 to win event for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji faces off against Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands during the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017. Kamiji triumphed 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 to win event for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kamiji claims 1st Australian Open wheelchair singles title

Japan's Yui Kamiji faces off against Rio Paralympics gold medalist Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands during the Australian Open wheelchair singles final in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017. Kamiji triumphed 6(2)-7, 6-3, 6-3 to win event for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal advances to Australian Open final

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after beating Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017, advancing to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal advances to Australian Open final

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after beating Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017, advancing to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal advances to Australian Open final

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after beating Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017, advancing to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal advances to Australian Open final

Rafael Nadal of Spain pumps his fist after winning a point during an Australian Open semifinal against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in Melbourne on Jan. 27, 2017. Nadal won 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, advancing to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal advances to Australian Open final

Rafael Nadal of Spain looks chagrined after losing a point during an Australian Open semifinal against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in Melbourne on Jan. 27, 2017. Nadal won 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, advancing to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal advances to Australian Open final

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria pumps his fist after winning a point during an Australian Open semifinal against Rafael Nadal of Spain in Melbourne on Jan. 27, 2017. Nadal won 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, advancing to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal advances to Australian Open final

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria looks downcast after losing a point during an Australian Open semifinal against Rafael Nadal of Spain in Melbourne on Jan. 28, 2017. Nadal won 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, advancing to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Federer advances to Australian Open final

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after winning a point against compatriot Stan Wawrinka in a men's singles semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne on Jan. 26, 2017. Federer won 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the Australian Open final for the first time in seven years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Federer advances to Australian Open final

Roger Federer of Switzerland acknowledges the crowd after beating compatriot Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 in a men's singles semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne on Jan. 26, 2017. Federer advanced to the Australian Open final for the first time in seven years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Williams sisters reach Australian Open final

Venus Williams of the United States plays compatriot Coco Vandeweghe in a semifinal match of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 26, 2017. Venus Williams won 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3 and will face her younger sister Serena in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Williams sisters reach Australian Open final

Venus Williams of the United States plays compatriot Coco Vandeweghe in a semifinal match of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 26, 2017. Venus Williams won 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3 and will face her younger sister Serena in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Williams sisters reach Australian Open final

Venus Williams of the United States plays compatriot Coco Vandeweghe in a semifinal match of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 26, 2017. Venus Williams won 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3 and will face her younger sister Serena in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Williams sisters reach Australian Open final

Venus Williams of the United States celebrates after beating compatriot Coco Vandeweghe 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 26, 2017. Venus Williams will face her younger sister Serena in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Raonic loses to Nadal in Aussie Open q'finals

Third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada hits a forehand during his Australian Open quarterfinal match against Rafael Nadal in Melbourne on Jan. 25, 2017. Nadal won 6-4, 7-6(7), 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nadal reaches Australian Open semifinals

Rafael Nadal hits a backhand on his way to a 6-4, 7-6(7), 6-4 victory over Canada's Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo