Gold soccer ball

Gold soccer ball

TOKYO, Japan - A soccer ball made of gold is displayed at the Takashimaya department store chain's Nihombashi branch in Tokyo on June 12, 2014. Takashimaya Co. put it on sale for about 42.88 million yen (about $420,000) the same day, hoping to attract more customers as the World Cup kicks off later in the day in Brazil.

Gold soccer ball

Gold soccer ball

TOKYO, Japan - A soccer ball made of gold is displayed at the Takashimaya department store chain's Nihombashi branch in Tokyo on June 12, 2014. Takashimaya Co. put it on sale for about 42.88 million yen (about $420,000) the same day, hoping to attract more customers as the World Cup kicks off later in the day in Brazil.

Shanghai's largest makeshift hospital for COVID-19 fully put into use

STORY: Shanghai's largest makeshift hospital for COVID-19 fully put into use DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the four-leaf clover-shaped National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai 2. STANDUP (Chinese): PAN XU, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (Chinese): PAN XU, Xinhua correspondent "The largest makeshift hospital in China's Shanghai has fully been put into use to aid the megacity's fight against resurging COVID-19. The hospital is converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). It covers about 420,000 square meters with a capacity of 50,000 beds. Shanghai has been reporting a high number of COVID-19 infections since March. At the crucial stage, construction workers from across the country raced against time to construct the hospital. So far Shanghai has built over 100 makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 treatment." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, Chin

Gold soccer ball

Gold soccer ball

TOKYO, Japan - A soccer ball made of gold is displayed at the Takashimaya department store chain's Nihombashi branch in Tokyo on June 12, 2014. Takashimaya Co. put it on sale for about 42.88 million yen (about $420,000) the same day, hoping to attract more customers as the World Cup kicks off later in the day in Brazil. (Kyodo)

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Hokkaido University professor Hiroshi Nishiura (L), a member of the Health Ministry's team to prevent cluster infections, speaks in Tokyo on April 15, 2020. The team expects about 420,000 people in Japan to die from the coronavirus until it is completely gone if no countermeasures are taken. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Hokkaido University professor Hiroshi Nishiura (C), a member of the Health Ministry's team to prevent cluster infections, speaks in Tokyo on April 15, 2020. The team expects about 420,000 people in Japan to die from the coronavirus until it is completely gone if no countermeasures are taken. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Hokkaido University professor Hiroshi Nishiura (C), a member of the Health Ministry's team to prevent cluster infections, speaks in Tokyo on April 15, 2020. The team expects about 420,000 people in Japan to die from the coronavirus until it is completely gone if no countermeasures are taken. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo