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Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war

STORY: Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Afghanistan 2. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 4. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD SHAFI AZIM, Chief of Psychiatric Department, Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): KHAWAJA QUDRATULLAH SEDIQI, Neurologist 8. various of Afghan refugees STORYLINE: Mohammad Hussain was an interpreter for the U.S. forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2012. He said that the outcome of his joining the war has been noth

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-CHONGQING-BRI-SCITECH EXCHANGE-CONFERENCE (CN)

(231107) -- CHONGQING, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Konstantin Novoselov, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Physics, gives a speech during a meeting of the Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Nov. 6, 2023. The first Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange opened here on Monday. Themed "Together for Innovation, Development for All," the conference is co-hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Association for Science and Technology, Chongqing Municipal People's Government, and Sichuan Provincial People's Government. (Xinhua/Chu Jiayin)

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Hundreds rally to support Palestinians outside Incirlik Air Base in S. Türkiye

STORY: Hundreds rally to support Palestinians outside Incirlik Air Base in S. Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally outside the Incirlik Air Base in southern Türkiye (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: Hundreds of Turks rallied on Sunday to support Palestinians outside the Incirlik Air Base in southern Türkiye, hours before a visit to Ankara by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Several U.S. forces are stationed at Incirlik Air Base in the southern city of Adana. The protestors, holding Turkish and Palestinian flags, chanted slogans against Israel and the United States, and tried to enter the base by throwing stones, bottles and fireworks, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Turkish police fired tear gas to disperse the rally organized by the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH). In 2010, the IHH led a flotilla attempting to break Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip which clashed

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 6, 2020 shows the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers walk down a hill after finishing a task on Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 6, 2010. Those present on the island are mostly South Korean soldiers, as residents have fled after the Nov. 23 shelling by North Korea.

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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers ride on the back of a truck on Dec. 6, 2010, on Yeonpyeong Island, a South Korean territory near the western sea border. Most of the island's current inhabitants are soldiers, as residents evacuated after the Nov. 23 North Korean shelling.

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Buena Vista demoted in controversial Japan Cup as Rose Kingdom reigns

TOKYO, Japan - Buena Vista (16) was denied a sixth Grade 1 victory after stewards relegated the 4-year-old filly to second in the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 28, 2010, handing the winner's check of 250 million yen to Rose Kingdom (6).

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Sony's e-book readers

TOKYO, Japan - Two models of Sony Corp.'s Japanese-enabled Reader digital reading device -- a 5-inch Pocket Edition (R) and 6-inch Touch Edition -- are unveiled at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2010, ahead of their release in Japan on Dec. 10 along with the start of e-book distribution by the company. The device has already been released in 13 other countries.

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Golden Miffy calendar worth 55 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A presenter stands by a 2011 calendar made of 6 kilograms of pure gold featuring popular Dutch rabbit character Miffy, which Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. put on sale for 55 million yen on Nov. 25, 2010. The calendar measuring 64 centimeters by 40 centimeters is on sale at eight outlets of the company as well as online.

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Date Krumm at Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan plays a forehand against China's Zhang Ling in the women's singles second round at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 19, 2010. Date Krumm won 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. The 40-year-old was the winner of the women's singles title at the Games 16 years ago.

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Students flock to job hunting event

TOKYO, Japan - Students flock to corporate booths in search of jobs during an event at Tokyo Big Sight on Nov. 6, 2010. Four out of 10 university students in Japan have yet to land jobs after their graduation due to the economic downturn.

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Kozuka wins in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka holds the gold medal as he won in the men's competition at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix figure skating series, in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2010. Japan's Miki Ando took the women's title.

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Ando, Kozuka win in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Japan's Miki Ando (R) and Takahiko Kozuka smile during an awarding ceremony as they won in women's and men's competitions at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix figure skating series, in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2010.

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Ando wins in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Japan's Miki Ando holds the gold medal as she won in the women's competition at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix figure skating series, in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2010. Ando took her career fourth Grand Prix title. Japan's Takahiko Kozuka won the men's title.

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Kozuka wins in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Takahiko Kozuka performs during the free skate of the men's competition at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix figure skating series, in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2010. Kozuka won to complete a winning double for Japan at the event after Miki Ando took the women's title.

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Kozuka wins in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Takahiko Kozuka performs during the free skate of the men's competition at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix figure skating series, in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2010. Kozuka won to complete a winning double for Japan at the event after Miki Ando took the women's title.

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Kozuka wins in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Takahiko Kozuka jumps during the free skate of the men's competition at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix figure skating series, in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2010. Kozuka won to complete a winning double for Japan at the event after Miki Ando took the women's title.

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Japan indicates positive stance toward Pacific FTA talks

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a ministerial meeting on trade liberalization in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2010. The meeting decided on a basic policy on free trade agreements and would start consultations with countries involved in a U.S.-backed multilateral free trade initiative, indicating a positive stance toward the framework.

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Geithner speaks after APEC meeting

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gives a press conference after a meeting of finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2010. He said it is not appropriate to set numerical goals for current account imbalances as a policy target for the Group of 20 leading economies.

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Demonstration in Tokyo over Senkakus

TOKYO, Japan - About 4,000 people rallied in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2010, criticizing both the Japanese and Chinese governments over collisions involving ships of the two countries in waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands.

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Ando wins in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Miki Ando performs during the free skate of the women's competition at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix figure skating series, in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2010. Ando won to take her career fourth Grand Prix title.

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Ando wins in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Miki Ando performs during the free skate of the women's competition at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix figure skating series, in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2010. Ando won to take her career fourth Grand Prix title.

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Ando wins in Cup of China

BEIJING, China - Miki Ando jumps during the free skate of the women's competition at the Cup of China, the third event of the Grand Prix figure skating series, in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2010. Ando won to take her career fourth Grand Prix title.

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Dalai Lama supports Liu Xiaobo

NARITA, Japan - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama holds a press conference in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2010. He reiterated his criticism of China, saying that Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned Chinese dissident who won the Nobel Peace Prize this year, is merely trying to bring more accountability to the country. The Dalai Lama arrived in Japan to attend a three-day meeting of Nobel peace laureates in Hiroshima.

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APEC financial chiefs vow to cut global imbalances

KYOTO, Japan - Finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum hold a press conference after wrapping up a two-day meeting in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2010. They pledged efforts to address global trade imbalances, in a move that could put pressure on some surplus members, including China, to move away from unfairly undervaluing their currencies as a way to boost exports.

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APEC financial chiefs vow to cut global imbalances

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) speaks in a press conference after finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wrapped up a two-day meeting in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2010. On the right is U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. The financial chiefs pledged efforts to address global trade imbalances, in a move that could put pressure on some surplus members, including China, to move away from unfairly undervaluing their currencies as a way to boost exports. (Pool photo)

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Ex-U.S. envoy sees no signs of N. Korea resuming nuclear plant

BEIJING, China - Charles Pritchard, a former U.S. special envoy for Korean peace talks, is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at Beijing airport from Pyongyang on Nov. 6, 2010. He said there are no signs of North Korea having resumed nuclear activity at its Yongbyon nuclear complex.

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Japan, U.S. to cooperate in addressing global imbalances

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of talks of finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2010. Noda said he and Geithner agreed that their countries must cooperate in undertaking policies that would help address global trade imbalances. (Pool photo)

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Gundam event in Shizuoka surpasses 1 million visitors

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Office worker Naoki Ogawa (R) and his family pose for photos after their arrival set the visitor tally over the one million mark to the Shizuoka Hobby Fair in Shizuoka City on Nov. 6, 2010. In the background is an 18-meter-tall ''life-size'' statue of the Gundam robot from the popular animation series.

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APEC finance ministers meeting in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum hold their second day of talks at a two-day meeting in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Job fair for college students

TOKYO, Japan - College students who will graduate in 2012 head to Tokyo Big Sight as some 500 companies held a job fair on Nov. 6, 2010. More than 50,000 students gathered for the event.

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Job fair for college students

TOKYO, Japan - More than 50,000 college students who will graduate in 2012 gather at Tokyo Big Sight as some 500 companies held a job fair on Nov. 6, 2010.

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Doi wins women's singles title at national c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Misaki Doi holds the winner's trophy as she claimed her first national title in the women's singles final at the national championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2010.

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People in Myanmar before election day

YANGON, Myanmar - People walk past a campaign billboard for Myanmar's pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party in Yangon on Nov. 6, 2010, a day before the first general elections in 20 years.

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People in Myanmar before election day

YANGON, Myanmar - People walk past a campaign billboard for Myanmar's pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party in Yangon on Nov. 6, 2010, a day before the first general elections in 20 years.

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People in Myanmar before election day

YANGON, Myanmar - A monk walks near a candidate poster in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 6, 2010, a day before the first general elections in 20 years were held.

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General elections in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Members of Myanmar's pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party walk on the streets in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 6, 2010, calling on people to vote for their candidates in the first general elections in 20 years the following day.

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APEC finance ministers meeting in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (C) line up for a photo session as finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum hold their second day of talks at a two-day meeting in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2010.

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APEC finance ministers meeting in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner shake hands before finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begin their second day of talks at a two-day meeting in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Maple trees in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Two women chat on a bridge as illuminations for colored maple leaves are tested at Eikando, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Nov. 2, 2010. Night viewing of the maple trees at the temple starts on Nov. 6 through Nov. 30.

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Jewelry firm to sell 30 mil. yen gold Hanshin Tigers calendar

OSAKA, Japan - A woman looks at a gold-based 2010 calendar with a logo of the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball club on Nov. 24, 2009, in Osaka, to be sold by Tanaka Kikinzoku K.K. The calendar commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hanshin Tigers and the Year of the Tiger in 2010, according to the Japanese zodiac, uses some 6 kilograms of fine gold and will be sold for 30 million yen.

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Japanese mother to travel into space on shuttle mission in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki prepares to leave a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 11 after talking about being a crew member of a U.S. Space Shuttle mission in February 2010. Yamazaki, 37, the eighth Japanese astronaut to travel to space, has a 6-year-old daughter, making her the first Japanese mother to fly into space.

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Japanese mother to travel to space on shuttle mission in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who has been chosen as a crew member of a February 2010 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission, speaks during a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 11. Yamazaki, 37, the eighth Japanese to travel to space, has a 6-year-old daughter, making her the first Japanese mother to fly into space.

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Qatar eyes nearly doubling LNG exports to Japan in 2010: minister

TOKYO, Japan - Qatar's Energy and Industry Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah speaks in an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 18. He said Qatar plans to increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Japan to more than 11 million tons a year in 2010 from the current 6 million tons. ''Now we're listening to our customers (in Japan), we feel they need more LNG...So I think we can increase another 5 million tons in the coming years,'' said al-Attiyah, who doubles as second deputy premier.

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Inflation, energy crisis take ever bigger bite out of Greek retirees' pension income

STORY: Inflation, energy crisis take ever bigger bite out of Greek retirees' pension income DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of old people in Greece 2. various of coffee shop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTOS VASSILOPOULOS, Greek pensioner 4. various of a market 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): GEORGIA, Greek pensioner 6. various of Greece 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): EVGENIA, Georgia's neighbour, another pensioner 11. various of the market STORYLINE: Pensioners in Greece are struggling to make ends meet as galloping inflation and high energy prices take a toll on household budgets. After they lost an average of 25 percent of their income during the Greek debt crisis-related bailouts between 2010 and 2018, the recent jumps in food and heating costs take their anxiety up a notch. Christos Vassilopoulos, 82, complained about the high cost of living. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTOS VASSILOPOULOS, Greek pensioner "The pension remains the same. Things are getting

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Qatar eyes nearly doubling LNG exports to Japan in 2010: ministe

TOKYO, Japan - Qatar's Energy and Industry Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah speaks in an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 18. He said Qatar plans to increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Japan to more than 11 million tons a year in 2010 from the current 6 million tons. ''Now we're listening to our customers (in Japan), we feel they need more LNG...So I think we can increase another 5 million tons in the coming years,'' said al-Attiyah, who doubles as second deputy premier. (Kyodo)

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Japanese mother to travel to space on shuttle mission in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who has been chosen as a crew member of a February 2010 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission, speaks during a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 11. Yamazaki, 37, the eighth Japanese to travel to space, has a 6-year-old daughter, making her the first Japanese mother to fly into space. (Kyodo)

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Japanese mother to travel into space on shuttle mission in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki prepares to leave a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 11 after talking about being a crew member of a U.S. Space Shuttle mission in February 2010. Yamazaki, 37, the eighth Japanese astronaut to travel to space, has a 6-year-old daughter, making her the first Japanese mother to fly into space. (Kyodo)

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Woman candidate speaks in Yangon before Myanmar general election

A female candidate running for Myanmar's new party, the National Development Party, in the general election tells of her aspirations in Yangon on Nov. 6, 2015. Nearly 13 percent of about 6,000 candidates in the Nov. 8 general election were women, a sharp increase from the previous election in 2010, according to local media reports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jewelry firm to sell 30 mil. yen gold Hanshin Tigers calendar

OSAKA, Japan - A woman looks at a gold-based 2010 calendar with a logo of the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball club on Nov. 24, 2009, in Osaka, to be sold by Tanaka Kikinzoku K.K. The calendar commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hanshin Tigers and the Year of the Tiger in 2010, according to the Japanese zodiac, uses some 6 kilograms of fine gold and will be sold for 30 million yen. (Kyodo)