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Gold prices surging in Japan

A board at the flagship store of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. in Tokyo's Ginza area shows retail prices of gold (upper L) topping 17,000 yen (about $120) per gram for the first time on April 22, 2025.

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Gold prices surging in Japan

A board at the flagship store of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. in Tokyo's Ginza area shows retail prices of gold topping 17,000 yen (about $120) per gram for the first time on April 22, 2025.

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Kenya launches compensation program for wildlife attack victims

STORY: Kenya launches compensation program for wildlife attack victims SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of issuance of compensation 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 3. various of residents STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday launched a compensation scheme for victims of wildlife attacks to help them rebuild their livelihoods and meet hefty medical bills. Launched in the northern Kenyan county of Laikipia, home to iconic species including elephants, rhinoceros and buffaloes, the human-wildlife conflict mitigation and compensation scheme is expected to foster harmonious coexistence between local communities and animals in the wild, Ruto said. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "We have close to 17,000 already assessed and verified cases of human-wildlife conflict with the cost of 7 billion shillings (about 53.85 million U.S. dollars). We have so far co

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CHILDREN

(240406) -- KHAN YOUNIS, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child is pictured at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CHILDREN

(240406) -- KHAN YOUNIS, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children play at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CHILDREN

(240406) -- KHAN YOUNIS, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children play at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CHILDREN

(240406) -- KHAN YOUNIS, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child is pictured at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CHILDREN

(240406) -- KHAN YOUNIS, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children are pictured at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CHILDREN

(240406) -- KHAN YOUNIS, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child is pictured at a camp in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, April 5, 2024. Palestinian Minister of Social Development Samah Abu Aoun said the continuous Israeli bombing has resulted in the deaths of more than 14,861 children, and about 17,000 children in Gaza have become orphans. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Indonesia: Severe Flooding Continues Due To Heavy Rains In Central Java

Severe flooding has hit several regions of Central Java due to heavy rains ongoing since March 13. The inclement weather has caused rivers to overflow, displacing about 17,000 people. At least five fatalities have been reported across the province.

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St. Petersburg Int'l Economic Forum kicks off in Russia

STORY: St. Petersburg Int'l Economic Forum kicks off in Russia DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 26th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum STORYLINE: The 26th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) began on Wednesday at the Expoforum exhibition center in Russia's second-largest city St. Petersburg. According to the forum's press service, more than 17,000 people from about 130 countries and territories have confirmed their participation in SPIEF, scheduled to end on Saturday. The theme of SPIEF 2023 is "Sovereign Development as the Basis of a Just World: Joining Forces for Future Generations." Participants from Russia and abroad will discuss the development of the Russian economy under sanctions, the country's technological sovereignty, social policy priorities and world economic issues. In addition, Russia will hold several bilateral business dialogues regarding its relations with China, the United

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Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-scale joint military drills amid criticisms

STORY: Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-scale joint military drills amid criticisms DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. various of the protest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILSON LEE FLORES, Columnist for The Philippine Star 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROLAND SIMBULAN, Vice chair of the Center for People's Empowerment in Governance of the Philippines STORYLINE: More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. troops on Tuesday kicked off the most extensive joint military activities in decades in the Philippines amid criticisms that it escalates tension in the region rather than peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 18-day yearly exercise dubbed Balikatan involves 5,400 Philippine and 12,200 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. About 100 members of the Australian armed forces join in the exercises, while a dozen count

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Tokyo stocks plunge on crude prices, Greece

TOKYO, Japan - A bulletin board in central Tokyo shows the Nikkei stock index falling below the 17,000 line in the morning on Jan. 6, 2015, in response to dropping crude oil prices and concerns about a Greek departure from the euro currency union.

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Crown Prince Naruhito attends WOC opening ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito addresses an opening ceremony for the World Ophthalmology Congress in Tokyo on April 2, 2014. Some 17,000 researchers from about 130 countries and areas are attending a five-day meeting.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan (back), Okinawa Prefecture, amid rain on May 16, 2010, About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

NAHA, Japan - Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha (R) and Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine (C) join a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, amid rain on May 16, 2010, About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture.

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Brazil opens new consulate general in Hamamatsu

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Consul General Luiz Sergio Gama Figueira (C) and others cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony for Brazil's third consulate general in Japan in Shizuoka Prefecture, where around 51,000 Brazilians live, on Sept. 18, 2009. The new consulate, which is expected to begin full operations in mid-October, is located in Hamamatsu, which has a Brazilian population of about 17,000, the largest in a Japanese municipality.

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Shipments of square watermelons begin in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Workers at an agricultural cooperative in the city of Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, prepare for the shipment of square watermelons on June 25. The cooperative will ship about 800 of the watermelons through mid-July with a price tag ranging from 17,000 to 25,000 yen.

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Nikkei ends nearly 600 points lower, sinks below 17,000

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Tokyo's Yurakucho district shows the Nikkei Stock Average plunging nearly 600 points -- below the 17,000 line -- as investors worried about the future course of the U.S. economy and the yen's further appreciation against the U.S. dollar. The stock average ended the day at 16,642.25, down 575.68 points, or 3.34 percent.

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Nikkei stock index ends morning trading below 17,000

TOKYO, Japan - A man passes by an electronic stock board in central Tokyo that shows the benchmark key Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange below 17,000 -- for the first time in about two months -- during the morning trading session on March 5.

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Nikkei clears 17,000 for 1st time in 5 yrs and 7 months

TOKYO, Japan - A stock board in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows Japan's key Nikkei stock average ending well above the key 17,000-line in the morning of March 30, a level unseen in about five years and seven months. Buying was sparked by overnight gains in U.S. shares and optimism over the course of the Tokyo stock market in the new business year starting April 1.

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Vote counting starts in Philippine elections

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine election officials in the city of Makati begin tallying votes cast May 10 to elect the country's next president, vice president, 12 senators, more than 200 members of the House of Representatives and about 17,000 local officials.

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17,000 residents checked for radiation in Tokaimura

TOKAIMURA, Japan - The last set of radiation checks is conducted on about 17,000 residents in the village of Tokaimura, about 120 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, and their possessions on Oct. 11, following Japan's Sept. 30 worst nuclear accident. The photo shows radiation checks of home-farming soil.

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New York residents express concern over migrant crisis

STORY: New York residents express concern over migrant crisis DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:16 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of migrants 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ED BAKOS, New York resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID BRUDER, New York resident 4. various of migrants 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ED BAKOS, New York resident 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ENDER OZMELEK, New York resident 7. various of New York City Mayor Eric Adams STORYLINE: More than 17,000 asylum seekers, mostly from South America, have been bused to New York City from U.S. southern border states since April of this year. Residents of New York City have expressed their concerns over the migrant crisis. Some say this idea of busing people around is a political stunt and it's wrong to play games with people's lives. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ED BAKOS, New York resident "I feel badly about the politics that are driving this, this idea of busing people around and the political stunts that are going on. I th

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Paralympic repair center helping athletes chase dreams in Tokyo

A repair center for wheelchairs and prosthetics is helping Tokyo Paralympic athletes chase their dreams in the Japanese capital, allowing them to compete in top form even if their equipment breaks before their competitions. About 100 technicians and staff from 23 countries are working day and night at a large facility in the athletes' village and 14 satellite booths at venues, equipped with different types of machinery and over 17,000 spare parts.

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Nikkei clears 17,000 for 1st time in 5 yrs and 7 months

TOKYO, Japan - A stock board in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows Japan's key Nikkei stock average ending well above the key 17,000-line in the morning of March 30, a level unseen in about five years and seven months. Buying was sparked by overnight gains in U.S. shares and optimism over the course of the Tokyo stock market in the new business year starting April 1. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei stock index ends morning trading below 17,000

TOKYO, Japan - A man passes by an electronic stock board in central Tokyo that shows the benchmark key Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange below 17,000 -- for the first time in about two months -- during the morning trading session on March 5. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei ends nearly 600 points lower, sinks below 17,000

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Tokyo's Yurakucho district shows the Nikkei Stock Average plunging nearly 600 points -- below the 17,000 line -- as investors worried about the future course of the U.S. economy and the yen's further appreciation against the U.S. dollar. The stock average ended the day at 16,642.25, down 575.68 points, or 3.34 percent. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei index closes below 17,000

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the key Nikkei stock index closing below 17,000 on Jan. 18, 2016. The plunge in Tokyo stock prices followed steep falls on Wall Street amid collapsing oil prices, sluggish U.S. economic data and concern about the Chinese economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei index closes below 17,000

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the key Nikkei stock index closing below 17,000 on Jan. 18, 2016. The plunge in Tokyo stock prices followed steep falls on Wall Street amid collapsing oil prices, sluggish U.S. economic data and concern about the Chinese economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei falls below 17,000

A monitor in Tokyo shows the Nikkei stock index having sunk below the 17,000 line for the first time in more than three months on the afternoon of Jan. 14, 2016, among concerns about the global economic outlook following a slowdown in China as well as rapid falls in crude oil and other commodity prices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks dive on global stock market sell-off

A monitor in Tokyo shows the Nikkei stock index having fallen more than 700 points to around 17,000 on the morning of Jan. 14, 2016. Wall Street's steep declines overnight and concerns about China's economy continued to weigh on investor sentiment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks plummet as Chinese-led global growth concerns heighten

A screen in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei stock index closing below 17,000 on Sept. 29, 2015. The key index's fall to a roughly eight-month closing low came as concerns about a Chinese economic slowdown and its likely global fallout smothered investor sentiment across sectors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks plummet as Chinese-led global growth concerns heighten

A screen in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei stock index closing below 17,000 on Sept. 29, 2015. The key index's fall to a roughly eight-month closing low came as concerns about a Chinese economic slowdown and its likely global fallout smothered investor sentiment across sectors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks plummet as Chinese-led global growth concerns heighten

A screen in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei stock index closing below 17,000 on Sept. 29, 2015. The key index's fall to a roughly eight-month closing low came as concerns about a Chinese economic slowdown and its likely global fallout smothered investor sentiment across sectors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shipments of square watermelons begin in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Workers at an agricultural cooperative in the city of Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, prepare for the shipment of square watermelons on June 25. The cooperative will ship about 800 of the watermelons through mid-July with a price tag ranging from 17,000 to 25,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Vote counting starts in Philippine elections

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine election officials in the city of Makati begin tallying votes cast May 10 to elect the country's next president, vice president, 12 senators, more than 200 members of the House of Representatives and about 17,000 local officials. (Kyodo)

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan (back), Okinawa Prefecture, amid rain on May 16, 2010, About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, amid rain on May 16, 2010, About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

NAHA, Japan - Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha (R) and Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine (C) join a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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17,000 people encircle Futemma base in 'human chain'

GINOWAN, Japan - People join hands amid heavy rain to form a ''human chain'' encircling the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 16, 2010. About 17,000 people took part in the demonstration to call for an early return of the base and opposing plans to relocate its functions within the prefecture. (Kyodo)