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Thailand: Bangkok Pub Fire Leaves 27 Dead, 22 Critically Injured

A huge fire tore through Na Ladprao beer hall, a pub in Bangkok's Chatuchak district late Sunday, July 12, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens, with 22 people left in critical condition. Authorities are investigating the cause.

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Thailand holds national senate election

STORY: Thailand holds national senate election SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting STORYLINE: Thailand held the final round of voting for the Senate election in the capital Bangkok on Wednesday, after the five-year term of outgoing senators ended in May. Previously competing at the district and provincial levels across the Southeast Asian country, 2,989 successful candidates advanced to the national Senate election, where they cast votes among themselves to elect the 200-member parliament's upper house, according to the Thai Election Commission (EC). Representing 20 categories of social and professional groups, 10 candidates who receive the most votes from each group will be elected as senators. The vote counting continued until late Wednesday and the EC is expected to announce the official results by July 2. Under the kingdom's 2017 constitution, the new set of senators will no longer

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CHINA-QINGHAI-HOH XIL-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-HOMEBOUND MIGRATION WITH OFFSPRING(CN)

(230728) -- HOH XIL, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tibetan antelopes are pictured in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 27, 2023. Every year, tens of thousands of pregnant Tibetan antelopes start their migration to Hoh Xil in around May to give birth, leaving with their offspring in late July. Zonag Lake at the heart of Hoh Xil is known as the "delivery room" for the species. Some Tibetan antelopes among them return to their habitats through the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. According to the Hoh Xil management office under the management bureau of Sanjiangyuan National Park, more than 300 Tibetan antelopes have passed through the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, the homebound migration of Tibetan antelopes has entered its peak period. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-HOH XIL-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-HOMEBOUND MIGRATION WITH OFFSPRING(CN)

(230728) -- HOH XIL, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tibetan antelopes are pictured near the Qinghai-Tibet Highway in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 27, 2023. Every year, tens of thousands of pregnant Tibetan antelopes start their migration to Hoh Xil in around May to give birth, leaving with their offspring in late July. Zonag Lake at the heart of Hoh Xil is known as the "delivery room" for the species. Some Tibetan antelopes among them return to their habitats through the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. According to the Hoh Xil management office under the management bureau of Sanjiangyuan National Park, more than 300 Tibetan antelopes have passed through the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, the homebound migration of Tibetan antelopes has entered its peak period. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-HOH XIL-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-HOMEBOUND MIGRATION WITH OFFSPRING(CN)

(230728) -- HOH XIL, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tibetan antelopes are pictured in Hoh Xil, a natural reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 27, 2023. Every year, tens of thousands of pregnant Tibetan antelopes start their migration to Hoh Xil in around May to give birth, leaving with their offspring in late July. Zonag Lake at the heart of Hoh Xil is known as the "delivery room" for the species. Some Tibetan antelopes among them return to their habitats through the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. According to the Hoh Xil management office under the management bureau of Sanjiangyuan National Park, more than 300 Tibetan antelopes have passed through the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, the homebound migration of Tibetan antelopes has entered its peak period. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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Flood-related deaths rise to 26 in east Afghanistan

STORY: Flood-related deaths rise to 26 in east Afghanistan DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected area in Wardak province, Afghanistan 2. various of muddy street 3. various of damaged houses STORYLINE: The number of flood-related casualties has increased to 26 deaths, with 44 people injured in east Afghanistan's Wardak province, said Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the Natural Disaster Management Authority on Sunday. "A total of 26 people were killed, 44 others injured, and 36 more people went missing in rainstorms and flooding that swept through parts of eastern Wardak province late Saturday," Rahimi told reporters. Rahimi confirmed that the rainstorms and flash floods had also claimed four lives in the Paghman district outside Kabul and another in the eastern Khost province over the past three days. At least 250 cattle have been killed, 400 houses were partially or utterly destroyed, and dozens of acres of land were subme

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 10, 2022 shows Yang Haoyuan (2nd R) of Hangzhou Pujia Primary School vies with Zhao Yirui (1st R) of Zhejiang Ostrich Football Club during a boy's U11 football match at the first edition of the China Youth Football League (CYFL) in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. In June, the Workplan for the China Youth Football League (CYFL) (2022-2024) was released by the Ministry of Education, the State General Administration of Sport and the Chinese Football Association. From July 10 to late November, a total of 1,443 games were played during the inaugural CYFL, involving nearly 10,000 players from 405 teams across the country, marking vital progress in the integration of sports and education in China. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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"Ukiyo-e" artist Utamaro's newly found work to be shown

FUKUOKA, July 27 Kyodo - Popular "Ukiyo-e" artist Kitagawa Utamaro's painting of a courtesan drawn solely with black ink in the late 18th century with Utamaro's friend and writer Santo Kyoden's writing on the lives of courtesans is seen in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 22, 2015. The painting, discovered in April, will be exhibited at the Fukuoka Art Museum from Aug. 8.

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Famous pottery kilns to be fired after 40-year interval

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Kilns used by the late Shoji Hamada, a Japanese ceramic artist credited with developing Mashiko town in Tochigi Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, into a world-renowned pottery center, will be fired in February 2015 for the first time in about 40 years. This file photo of the kilns was taken on July 27, 2014.

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North Korean soldiers on Mansu Hill

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows North Korean soldiers arriving at Mansu Hill, where bronze statues of the country's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War on July 27, 2014.

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North Korean soldiers on Mansu Hill

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows North Korean soldiers arriving at Mansu Hill, where bronze statues of the country's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War on July 27, 2014.

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North Korean soldiers on Mansu Hill

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows North Korean soldiers arriving at Mansu Hill, where bronze statues of the country's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War on July 27, 2014.

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N. Korea marks war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women head to offer flowers at bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on July 27, 2014, the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War. North Korea celebrates the day as it considers it won the war.

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N. Korea marks war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A girl offers flowers at bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on July 27, 2014, the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War. North Korea celebrates the day as it considers it won the war.

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N. Korea marks war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers arrive at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to pay respect to bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on July 27, 2014, the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War. North Korea celebrates the day as it considers it won the war.

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N. Korea marks war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers arrive at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to pay respect to bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on July 27, 2014, the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War. North Korea celebrates the day as it considers it won the war.

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World Cup forward Yano back with Albirex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Kansai International Airport on July 1, 2010, shows Japanese soccer player Kisho Yano. The 27-year-old forward, a member of the 2010 World Cup squad, has returned to his old club Albirex Niigata, the J-League first division team announced on Feb. 8, 2012. He was released by German club Freiburg late in the previous year.

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Fossil of large Jurassic crawfish found

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Ayumu Tadano, 13, searches for fossils in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 27, 2010. Tadano has found a fossil of a large crawfish dating from the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, in a layer of earth in the city, a museum curator said on July 17, 2010.

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Ex-Peruvian President Fujimori announces candidacy in Japan election

SANTIAGO, Chile - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori speaks to journalists in a house outside Santiago on June 27. He announced his candidacy in Japan's House of Councillors election in late July, saying, ''I would like to show my gratitude to Japan, the home of my parents, by making use of my experiences during my period as president.''

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Matsuda wins silver in men's 200-meter butterfly

MONTREAL, Canada - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda bursts into joy after winning the silver in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the world championships in Montreal on July 27. Matsuda, who was second from last when he made the 50-meter turn, made a late charge and clocked 1:55.62 in the event won by Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland in 1:55.02.

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Pacific Music Festival gets under way

SAPPORO, Japan - Pacific Music Festival for young musicians, founded by the late U.S. conductor Leonard Bernstein, begins in Sapporo on July 6. Pianist Martha Argerich is among the instructors for 114 students taking part in the course, the 13th in annual series. The festival will continue in Tokyo, Yokohama, Utsunomiya and three other Hokkaido cities through July 27.

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Snow Brand's Nagoya factory resumes milk production

NAGOYA, Japan - Bottles of milk produced at a Snow Brand Milk Products Co. plant in Nagoya are seen ready for shipment as the plant resumed milk production July 27. The plant was the first to do so among the company's 20 plants across Japan following a 15-day suspension in the wake of a food-poisoning outbreak that made more than 14,700 people ill, mainly in western Japan, since late June.

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U.N. observers group endorses Cambodia's general election

Sven Linder (R), spokesman of the U.N.-coordinated Joint International Observer Group (JIOG), announces in a press conference late July 27 in Phnom Penh that it believes the vote and the counting of Cambodia's general election had been sufficiently free and fair to reflect the will of the people. JIOG is the main foreign observer group for the July 26 election.

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Israel hikes benchmark rate by 0.75 pct amid efforts to curb inflation

STORY: Israel hikes benchmark rate by 0.75 pct amid efforts to curb inflation DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Tel Aviv CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of skyscrapers in Israel's economic center Tel Aviv 2. Governor of Israeli Central Bank Amir Yaron announces rate increase 3. Shopping mall in Tel Aviv 4. Governor of Israeli Central Bank Amir Yaron makes remarks 5. Streets view of Israel's economic center Tel Aviv STORYLINE: The Bank of Israel on Monday raised its benchmark rate by 0.75 percentage points from 2 percent to 2.75 percent. The sharp rate hike comes as Israel is trying to control its annual inflation, which fell to 4.6 percent in August from 5.2 percent in July, still well above the government target range of 1-3 percent. This is the fifth rate hike made by Israel's central bank since mid-April when the rate was as low as 0.1 percent, and the second consecutive 0.75-percent aggressive one after it did so in late August. The current basic rate is also the highe

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UK inflation hits successive new highs

STORY: UK inflation hits successive new highs DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:27 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANCIS, London resident 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KIKI, London resident 4. various of the UK supermarkets STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent "Inflation in Britain has hit successive new highs this year. The annual CPI surged by 10.1 percent in July, the highest level in 40 years. However, higher energy prices are expected to push the UK's inflation to 13 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022. An official report in August said, around nine in 10 adults reported their cost of living had risen. Around three-quarters of adults reported being very or somewhat worried about rising costs of living." Experts warned that inflation could rise even further, alongside a huge increase in the energy price cap. In late August, Britain's energy regulator announced that, the cap for av

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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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Matsuda wins silver in men's 200-meter butterfly

MONTREAL, Canada - Japan's Takeshi Matsuda bursts into joy after winning the silver in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the world championships in Montreal on July 27. Matsuda, who was second from last when he made the 50-meter turn, made a late charge and clocked 1:55.62 in the event won by Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland in 1:55.02. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Peruvian President Fujimori announces candidacy in Japan elec

SANTIAGO, Chile - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori speaks to journalists in a house outside Santiago on June 27. He announced his candidacy in Japan's House of Councillors election in late July, saying, ''I would like to show my gratitude to Japan, the home of my parents, by making use of my experiences during my period as president.'' (Kyodo)

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Fossil of large Jurassic crawfish found

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Ayumu Tadano, 13, searches for fossils in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 27, 2010. Tadano has found a fossil of a large crawfish dating from the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, in a layer of earth in the city, a museum curator said on July 17, 2010. (Kyodo)

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World Cup forward Yano back with Albirex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Kansai International Airport on July 1, 2010, shows Japanese soccer player Kisho Yano. The 27-year-old forward, a member of the 2010 World Cup squad, has returned to his old club Albirex Niigata, the J-League first division team announced on Feb. 8, 2012. He was released by German club Freiburg late in the previous year. (Kyodo)

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Famous pottery kilns to be fired after 40-year interval

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Kilns used by the late Shoji Hamada, a Japanese ceramic artist credited with developing Mashiko town in Tochigi Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, into a world-renowned pottery center, will be fired in February 2015 for the first time in about 40 years. This file photo of the kilns was taken on July 27, 2014. (Kyodo)

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North Korean soldiers on Mansu Hill

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows North Korean soldiers arriving at Mansu Hill, where bronze statues of the country's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War on July 27, 2014. (Kyodo)

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North Korean soldiers on Mansu Hill

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows North Korean soldiers arriving at Mansu Hill, where bronze statues of the country's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War on July 27, 2014. (Kyodo)

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North Korean soldiers on Mansu Hill

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows North Korean soldiers arriving at Mansu Hill, where bronze statues of the country's late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il stand, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War on July 27, 2014. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea marks war anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women head to offer flowers at bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on July 27, 2014, the 61st anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement ending the Korean War. North Korea celebrates the day as it considers it won the war. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Japanese players in major leagues

File photo taken Feb. 27, 2020, shows Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shun Yamaguchi in Dunedin, Florida. Major League Baseball has said a 60-game, coronavirus-delayed season will start in late July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Los Angeles Angels players attend a ceremony held at Angel Stadium ahead of a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019, in honor of their late teammate Tyler Skaggs. All Angels players wore Skaggs' No. 45 jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Los Angeles Angels players attend a ceremony held at Angel Stadium ahead of a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019, in honor of their late teammate Tyler Skaggs. All Angels players wore Skaggs' No. 45 jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' game in honor of late teammate

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels wears his late teammate Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2019. All Angels players wore Skaggs' jerseys in the team's first home game since the 27-year-old starting pitcher's death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo