Türkiye's tea yield drops due to insufficient precipitation: media

STORY: Türkiye's tea yield drops due to insufficient precipitation: media DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea gardens in Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish authorities projected that tea yield loss in the Black Sea region this year is expected to exceed the average level of the past five years due to climate factors, the Demiroren news agency reported Wednesday. The significant drop this year is due to insufficient rainfall and high temperatures caused by the global warming effects, said the report. Over the last five years, annual yield losses stood at 20 percent, Mehmet Erdogan, president of the Rize Commodity Exchange, told Demiroren. He said works have been going on to determine the precise amount of loss in yield this year, and the amount of tea harvest delivered so far was not promising. In the Turkish Black Sea provinces of Rize, Trabzon, Artvin, and Giresun, the harvest period continues on 830,000 decares (about 83,000 hect

Japan players line up after loss to Germany in women's ice hockey

Japan players line up after loss to Germany in women's ice hockey

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese players line up after losing 2-3 to Germany in a consolation game for seventh and eighth places in women's ice hockey at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan ended at the bottom of the standings with five losses and no wins.

Japan players bow after loss to Germany in women's ice hockey

Japan players bow after loss to Germany in women's ice hockey

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese players bow after losing 2-3 to Germany in a consolation game for seventh and eighth places in women's ice hockey at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan ended at the bottom of the standings with five losses and no wins.

Sekiwake Asashoryu beats ozeki Tochiazuma

Sekiwake Asashoryu beats ozeki Tochiazuma

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian Sekiwake Asashoryu (L) crushes out ozeki Tochiazuma at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 14, day five of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Tochiazuma's chances of a move up to yokozuna, sumo's highest rank, now look slim after he suffered two losses.

Ex-Sumitomo execs to pay 430 mil. yen in damages

Ex-Sumitomo execs to pay 430 mil. yen in damages

OSAKA, Japan - The Osaka District Court on March 15 holds a conciliation session for five former executives of Sumitomo Corp. and a corporate shareholder over huge losses from Sumitomo's unauthorized copper deals. The former Sumitomo executives agreed with Yubo Sangyo K.K., an Osaka-based textile firm, to pay 430 million yen in damages to the company for their failure to detect unauthorized deals by an employee.

Matsuzaka rewarded with record pay hike

Matsuzaka rewarded with record pay hike

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Pacific League Rookie of the Year pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Seibu Lions speaks at a news conference Dec. 1 after winning a record pay increase for the next season. Matsuzaka, who posted a league-high 16 wins against five losses with a 2.60 earned run average this season, signed a new one-year deal worth an estimated 70 million yen, an increase of 57 million yen on his first contract.

Death toll from Hurricane Ian exceeds 110 in U.S.

STORY: Death toll from Hurricane Ian exceeds 110 in U.S. DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Washington, D.C. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hurricane-hit areas in the United States STORYLINE: The death toll from Hurricane Ian in the United States has exceeded 110, while hundreds of thousands remain without power. A CNN tally on Wednesday showed that at least 110 people, including 105 in Florida and five in North Carolina, have died in the hurricane. U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday traveled to Fort Myers, Florida, to survey storm-ravaged areas. According to power outage tracking site PowerOutage.us., nearly 300,000 customers in Florida remained without power as of Wednesday afternoon. Ian made landfall in southwestern Florida last week as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing catastrophic storm surges, heavy rains, destructive winds, and dangerous flooding. According to U.S. research firm CoreLogic, estimated losses from Ian are between 28 billion and 47 billion U.S. dolla

Sekiwake Asashoryu beats ozeki Tochiazuma

Sekiwake Asashoryu beats ozeki Tochiazuma

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian Sekiwake Asashoryu (L) crushes out ozeki Tochiazuma at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 14, day five of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Tochiazuma's chances of a move up to yokozuna, sumo's highest rank, now look slim after he suffered two losses.

Toshiba shareholders file damages suit against 5 ex-execs

Toshiba shareholders file damages suit against 5 ex-execs

Lawyers head to the Tokyo District Court on Dec. 7, 2015, to represent 50 individual shareholders of Toshiba Corp. who filed a 300 million yen damages suit against five former executives, arguing they suffered losses from an accounting scandal at the company which caused its share price to decline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toshiba shareholders file damages suit against 5 ex-execs

Toshiba shareholders file damages suit against 5 ex-execs

Takahisa Sano (C), who heads a group of lawyers representing 50 individual shareholders of Toshiba Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo after filing a 300 million yen damages suit on Dec. 7, 2015, against five former executives. The shareholders argue they suffered losses from an accounting scandal at the company which caused its share price to decline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mariners hurler Iwakuma talks with catcher in game vs. Rangers

Mariners hurler Iwakuma talks with catcher in game vs. Rangers

Smiling Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners talks with catcher Jesus Sucre after limiting the Texas Rangers to two runs with five hits over seven innings of a Major League Baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 18, 2015. The Mariners won 3-2, allowing Iwakuma to pick up his fifth win of the season against two losses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-Sumitomo execs to pay 430 mil. yen in damages

Ex-Sumitomo execs to pay 430 mil. yen in damages

OSAKA, Japan - The Osaka District Court on March 15 holds a conciliation session for five former executives of Sumitomo Corp. and a corporate shareholder over huge losses from Sumitomo's unauthorized copper deals. The former Sumitomo executives agreed with Yubo Sangyo K.K., an Osaka-based textile firm, to pay 430 million yen in damages to the company for their failure to detect unauthorized deals by an employee.

Matsuzaka rewarded with record pay hike

Matsuzaka rewarded with record pay hike

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Pacific League Rookie of the Year pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Seibu Lions speaks at a news conference Dec. 1 after winning a record pay increase for the next season. Matsuzaka, who posted a league-high 16 wins against five losses with a 2.60 earned run average this season, signed a new one-year deal worth an estimated 70 million yen, an increase of 57 million yen on his first contract.

Ex-Defense Agency official gets suspended term

Ex-Defense Agency official gets suspended term

TOKYO, Japan - Masuo Morodomi, a former senior Defense Agency official, walks into the Tokyo District Court on Oct. 12. He was sentenced later to three years in prison, suspended for five years, for causing losses to the state by illegally reducing the refunds to be made by defense contractors for overcharging the agency.