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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated July 31, 2012 shows a B-1B Lancer from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies over the Atlantic Ocean before refueling from a KC-135 assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, UK. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces.

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Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years

STORY: Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 13, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of construction workers in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 25, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of a bread factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: July 3, 2023) (courtesy of Ankara Municipality) 4. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Dec. 7, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The jobless rate in Türkiye was 8.5 percent in October, the lowest level since November 2012 when it was 8.4 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Monday. The number of unemployed people, aged 15 years old and over, dropped by 163,000 to 2.96 million year-on-year in November, it said, adding the unemployment rate dropped by 0.5 percentage point

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Leading Turkish quick-service restaurant operator to expand business in China

STORY: Leading Turkish quick-service restaurant operator to expand business in China DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ATAKAN BOZKURT, CEO of Burger King China 3. various of China STORYLINE: A senior executive of TAB Food Investment (TFI) says his company plans to expand its business in China in the coming years as the company is confident in China's future growth prospects. TFI is a leading quick-service restaurant operator in Türkiye. It started to invest in China in 2012 and holds the master franchise rights of Burger King restaurants in China. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ATAKAN BOZKURT, CEO of Burger King China "After the hard days of the pandemic, we have full faith in the policies taken by the Chinese government to revive the economy, boost investment, and support businesses in the post-pandemic era. As these policies get implemented, Chinese consumption will return to pre-pandemic levels or even

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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Singer Coco Lee

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2012 - (FILE) Singer Coco Lee walks for brand's final runway show during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2012. Coco Lee passed away on July 5, 2023, and a funeral and funeral service will be held on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 at Hong Kong Funeral Home, North Point.

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YANGTZE RIVER-CHANGE (CN)

(230713) -- CHENGDU, July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The above part of this combination photo taken by Cao Weibing in July 2012 shows fishing boats berthing at Guanyizui, where the Tuojiang River and the Yangtze River converge in Luzhou City of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The lower part taken by Xinhua photographer Liu Kun shows a scenery of Guanyizui on June 1, 2023. In the past decade, Yibin and Luzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province have made great efforts in improving ecological environment of the Yangtze River. (Xinhua)

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