Spain welcomes record 10.1 mln tourists in July

STORY: Spain welcomes record 10.1 mln tourists in July DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Spain STORYLINE: For the first time ever, Spain welcomed over 10 million foreign tourists in July as the tourism sector completed its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spanish Statistical Office (INE) said on Friday. The INE's "Tourist Movements at Borders" (Frontur) study shows that 10.1 million foreign tourists visited Spain during the month, 11.4 percent more than in July 2022 and 2.6 percent more than in 2019, the year that saw the previous record for visitor numbers. In the first seven months of 2023, 47.6 million foreigners visited Spain, almost 21 percent more than in 2022 but 0.8 percent fewer than in 2019. Tourist spending between January and July was up 14.7 percent. The United Kingdom continues to be Spain's biggest source market, with 9.8 million Britons visiting the country in the first seven months of the year,

Nikkei recovers 9,300 mark

Nikkei recovers 9,300 mark

TOKYO, Japan - A display in the Tokyo offices of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the Nikkei Stock Average trading above the 9,300 mark on the morning of Nov. 22, 2012. The Nikkei closed the day at 9,366.80, its highest level in almost seven months. The display also showed the dollar trading at 82.515 yen -- its highest level since early April -- at the time.

Hungary faces severe drought

STORY: Hungary faces severe drought DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of a beachvarious of drought-stricken areas STORYLINE: The Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management (OVF) recently announced that Hungary has gone through the driest seven months since 1901, with almost half of the average amount of precipitation is missing. Ten of the country's 12 regional water management authorities had to implement a high level of water shortage preparedness, it said. Due to the drought, Hungary's largest lakes and rivers are at their record-low levels. The lack of precipitation has made all traditional crops struggle in the heatwaves. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Budapest. (XHTV)

1 mln lives lost to COVID-19 -- U.S. human rights tragedy

STORY: 1 mln lives lost to COVID-19 -- U.S. human rights tragedy DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: New York, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALEXANDER, Resident of New York City 3. SOUNDBITE (English): LEAHN, Resident of New York City 4. SOUNDIBTE (English): FATAYA MCFADDEN, Resident of New York City 5. SOUNDBITE (English): RICHARDSON, Resident of New York City 6. SOUNDBITE (English): MONTY, Resident of New York City 7. SOUNDBITE (English): RICHARDSON, Resident of New York City 8. SOUNDBITE (English): BREE HARFIELD, Resident of Beaumont, Mississippi STORYLINE: "It's staggering, the numbers." "I can't believe it. That's too much." "It's almost, it is very surreal." "I just think people did not want to believe that there was something like this that could happen." "I don't think we're fully aware of how profound it would be." STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent "Twenty-seven months after its first case of CO

African Americans reflect on disproportionate impact from "surreal" COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: African Americans reflect on disproportionate impact from "surreal" COVID-19 pandemic DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREG POWERS, African American audio engineer 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BREE HARFIELD, Resident of Beaumont, Mississippi 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GREG POWERS, African American audio engineer STORYLINE: Twenty-seven months after confirming its first case of COVID-19 infection, the United States reached a soul-crushing milestone on Thursday, as its death toll crossed 1 million. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREG POWERS, African American audio engineer "It's definitely something that has been a different situation that we've all had to deal with. And it's almost, it is very surreal. It's very surreal that we are at this point where, you know, if I see somebody who's not wearing a mask to me, it's still a little alarming because I'm masked up everywhere I go." The number of lives lost to COVID-19 in the U