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T?RKIYE-ISTANBUL-ANCIENT BUILDINGS-AQUEDUCT OF VALENS

(240719) -- ISTANBUL, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 18, 2024 shows a scene of the Aqueduct of Valens in Istanbul, Trkiye. The Aqueduct of Valens is a significant ancient Roman aqueduct in Istanbul. As part of a larger water supply system, it was completed in the late 4th century AD during the reign of the Roman Emperor Valens, after whom it is named. The structure is notable for its impressive engineering and architectural design. The aqueduct was constructed using a combination of stone and brick, and it features a series of arches that support the water channel above. Today, the aqueduct is a historical landmark in Istanbul. While it no longer serves its original purpose, it remains an important symbol of the city's architectural and engineering heritage. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Lei)

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DR Congo announces measures to stabilize its national currency

STORY: DR Congo announces measures to stabilize national currency DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kinshasa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): NICOLAS KAZADI, DRC Minister of Finance 3. various of Kinshasa STORYLINE: The Minister of Finance of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nicolas Kazadi announced at a press briefing in Kinshasa late Monday urgent measures taken by the government to stabilize the Congolese franc, the currency of the country, on the foreign exchange market. According to the minister, the value of the Congolese franc against the U.S. dollar continued to slide recently. The measures to stabilize the Congolese franc include the intervention of the central bank in the foreign exchange market, and the increase in the utility of the Congolese franc. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): NICOLAS KAZADI, DRC minister of Finance "What are the measures that we are going to take? First, the Central Bank, which disposes of important reserves,

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At least 6 dead, 11 missing in landslide in central Colombia

STORY: At least 6 dead, 11 missing in landslide in central Colombia DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:33 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the landslide site 2. various of rescue work STORYLINE: At least six people were dead and 11 others were missing after a landslide destroyed homes in central Colombia late Monday, local media reported Tuesday. "The landslide swept away at least 15 houses. We have already recovered six bodies, seven people were injured and 11 are missing," Camilo Parrado, mayor of Quetame in the Cundinamarca department, was quoted as saying. Parrado said it was a "very difficult situation," and the dead included one child. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has expressed condolences to the families of the victims, saying that there was an urgent need to work to prevent these types of natural disasters following heavy rains. "Mayors must prioritize this principle," he said from Brussels, Belgium. The landslide also destroyed a toll bridg

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Former Japanese PM Mori meets with S. Korean Pres. Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye get ready for their talks on Sept. 19, 2014, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul. It was the first time for Park to meet individually with a leading Japanese figure since late July. (Pool photo)

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TPP talks

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia - Photo taken July 19, 2013, shows Mexican delegates in the 18th round of negotiations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade liberalization talks in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The 11 participating countries are considering holding the next round of TPP talks in Brunei in late August, sources involved in the negotiations said July 20.

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Barefoot Gen exhibition

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misayo Nakazawa, wife of the late cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa, visits an exhibition on his comic series "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen) in Hiroshima on July 19, 2013.

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Barefoot Gen exhibition

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misayo Nakazawa, wife of the late cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa, visits an exhibition on his comic series "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen) in Hiroshima on July 19, 2013.

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - A cook charcoal broils skewered eels flavored with special ''kabayaki'' sauce at the crowded eel restaurant Kiyokawa in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on July 19. Following a longtime custom, many in Japan eat eels in mid- and late July hoping the practice helps them beat the summer heat.

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SDP's Doi gives late night press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Takako Doi (L) speaks as Secretary General Mizuho Fukushima listens at a news conference in Tokyo late July 19. Doi complained about the police investigation into a money scandal involving her party and denied speculation that she will step down as party head.

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Super-express train derails in Nagasaki, 36 people injured

NAGASAKI, Japan - A super-express train on the JR Nagasaki Line lies derailed in the rice field in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture on July 19. The six-car train bound for Fukuoka from Nagasaki hit fallen rocks late July 18, injuring the driver and 35 passengers.

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Türkiye's inflation to start to ease sharply in December: minister

STORY: Türkiye's inflation to start to ease sharply in December: minister DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views 2. various of people walking on the street 3. various of bank staff counting money 4. various of exchange rate STORYLINE: Türkiye's annual inflation rate will start to ease sharply in December and the fall will continue in 2023, the country's Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati said Tuesday. The reason behind the rapid increase in the country's inflation rate in the first seven months was the Turkish lira's loss of value, but the rise has been eased recently, Nebati told the NTV news channel. Türkiye's annual inflation hit 79.6 percent in July, the highest level in 24 years. The country is facing financial woes unseen in decades. The Turkish lira has been plunging since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. The Russia-Ukraine conflict that erupted in late February has worsened the situat

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Egypt's net int'l reserves decline by 232 mln USD in July

STORY: Egypt's net int'l reserves decline by 232 mln USD in July DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of the River Nile in Cairo 2. various shots of the Central Bank of Egypt 3. various shots of an accountant counting banknotes 4. exterior shots of the National Bank of Egypt 5. various of street views STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Sunday the country's net international reserves (NIRs) decreased by 232 million U.S. dollars in July to register 33.143 billion U.S. dollars, down from 33.3 billion U.S. dollars at the end of June. After the recovery from COVID-19's severe impacts, Egypt's NIRs continue to be hit by the spillovers of the Russia-Ukraine conflict that sparked in late February. As a result, Egypt's NIRs dropped in March to 37 billion U.S. dollars, down from 40.9 billion U.S. dollars in February. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-COVID-19-INFECTION

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks walk in tram station in Sydney, Australia, on July 27, 2022. Nearly half of all adults in Australia show signs of having had COVID-19 within the past three to six months, according to a new national report. The findings, released on Wednesday, revealed that by mid-June 46.2 percent of people aged 18 to 89 had caught the virus in the preceding months, a huge leap since the previous study in late February when about 17 percent of adults appeared to have recently been infected. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-COVID-19-INFECTION

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A mask-on notice is seen at a train station in Sydney, Australia, on July 27, 2022. Nearly half of all adults in Australia show signs of having had COVID-19 within the past three to six months, according to a new national report. The findings, released on Wednesday, revealed that by mid-June 46.2 percent of people aged 18 to 89 had caught the virus in the preceding months, a huge leap since the previous study in late February when about 17 percent of adults appeared to have recently been infected. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-COVID-19-INFECTION

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks walk in tram station in Sydney, Australia, on July 27, 2022. Nearly half of all adults in Australia show signs of having had COVID-19 within the past three to six months, according to a new national report. The findings, released on Wednesday, revealed that by mid-June 46.2 percent of people aged 18 to 89 had caught the virus in the preceding months, a huge leap since the previous study in late February when about 17 percent of adults appeared to have recently been infected. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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Ghana confirms first two cases of Marburg virus disease

STORY: Ghana confirms first two cases of Marburg virus disease DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of crowds in markets 2. various of people getting vaccinations 3. various of crowds in markets STORYLINE: Ghana has confirmed the country's first two cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD), the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said in a statement late Sunday. The confirmation came after samples from suspected infected individuals that had been sent to the Institute Pasteur in Dakar (IPD) tested positive for MVD. The GHS first announced the suspected infections on July 7, after identifying two persons who had met the case definition of acute hemorrhagic fever in Ghana's Ashanti Region. The samples from the individuals tested positive for MVD at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. With assistance from the World Health Organization (WHO), the samples were forwarded to the IPD for further confirmation. "So far, 98 contacts have been identifi

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Traffic control drill near main press center for Tokyo Games

A police officer dispatched from the western Japan prefecture of Shimane takes part in a traffic control drill on July 12, 2021, near the Tokyo Big Sight, which will be the venue of the main press center for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, as the capital's traffic will be regulated from July 19 ahead of the games starting in late July.

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71st anniversary of Gen. Aung San's assassination

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi prays before the tomb of the late Gen. Aung San, her father and the country's independence hero, during the 71st anniversary of the assassination of the leader at the Martyr's Mausoleum in Yangon on July 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - A cook charcoal broils skewered eels flavored with special ''kabayaki'' sauce at the crowded eel restaurant Kiyokawa in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on July 19. Following a longtime custom, many in Japan eat eels in mid- and late July hoping the practice helps them beat the summer heat. (Kyodo)

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Former Japanese PM Mori meets with S. Korean Pres. Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye get ready for their talks on Sept. 19, 2014, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul. It was the first time for Park to meet individually with a leading Japanese figure since late July. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Son of late Kim Dae Jung returns from N. Korea visit

Kim Hong Gul, head of the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation and a son of late South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, meets the press at Beijing international airport on July 19, 2018, after visiting North Korea to discuss how Seoul and Pyongyang can work together to bring back from Japan the remains of people forced into labor during Japan's colonial rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins (2nd from L), former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L), only surviving child of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos (2nd from R) pose for a photo at a forum held in Boston on June 19, 2019, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing on July 20, 1969, a mission achieved under President Kennedy's initiative. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Son of late Kim Dae Jung returns from N. Korea visit

Kim Hong Gul, head of the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation and a son of late South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, meets the press at Beijing international airport on July 19, 2018, after visiting North Korea to discuss how Seoul and Pyongyang can work together to bring back from Japan the remains of people forced into labor during Japan's colonial rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SDP's Doi gives late night press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Takako Doi (L) speaks as Secretary General Mizuho Fukushima listens at a news conference in Tokyo late July 19. Doi complained about the police investigation into a money scandal involving her party and denied speculation that she will step down as party head. (Kyodo)

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Super-express train derails in Nagasaki, 36 people injured

NAGASAKI, Japan - A super-express train on the JR Nagasaki Line lies derailed in the rice field in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture on July 19. The six-car train bound for Fukuoka from Nagasaki hit fallen rocks late July 18, injuring the driver and 35 passengers. (Kyodo)