King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (c), upon his arrival at the family photo of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, at the Zarzuela Palace, on December 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Carolina Foundation, the highest governing, representative and administrative body of the Foundation, which adopts its resolutions by majority vote and carries out its functions in accordance with the provisions of the founding statutes and the rest of the legal system, aims to promote cultural relations and cooperation in educational and scientific matters between Spain and the countries of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, as well as with other countries with special historical, cultural or geographical ties. Photo by A. Pérez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe VI (right) and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (left) talk during the family photo of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, at the Zarzuela Palace, on December 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, the highest governing, representative and administrative body of the Foundation, which adopts its resolutions by majority vote and carries out its functions in accordance with the provisions of the founding statutes and the rest of the legal system, aims to promote cultural relations and cooperation in educational and scientific matters between Spain and the countries of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, as well as with other countries with special historical, cultural or geographical ties. Photo by A. Pérez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe VI (right) and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (left) talk during the family photo of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, at the Zarzuela Palace, on December 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, the highest governing, representative and administrative body of the Foundation, which adopts its resolutions by majority vote and carries out its functions in accordance with the provisions of the founding statutes and the rest of the legal system, aims to promote cultural relations and cooperation in educational and scientific matters between Spain and the countries of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, as well as with other countries with special historical, cultural or geographical ties. Photo by A. Pérez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe VI (left) arriving for the family photo of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, at the Zarzuela Palace, on December 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, the highest governing, representative and administrative body of the Foundation, which adopts its resolutions by majority vote and carries out its functions in accordance with the provisions of the founding statutes and the rest of the legal system, aims to promote cultural relations and cooperation in educational and scientific matters between Spain and the countries of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, as well as with other countries with special historical, cultural or geographical ties. Photo by A. Pérez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

Family photo of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, at the Palacio de la Zarzuela, on December 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, the highest governing, representative and administrative body of the Foundation, which adopts its resolutions by majority vote and carries out its functions in accordance with the provisions of the founding statutes and the rest of the legal system, aims to promote cultural relations and cooperation in educational and scientific matters between Spain and the countries of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, as well as with other countries with special historical, cultural or geographical ties. Photo by A. Pérez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe VI (left) arriving for the family photo of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, at the Zarzuela Palace, on December 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, the highest governing, representative and administrative body of the Foundation, which adopts its resolutions by majority vote and carries out its functions in accordance with the provisions of the founding statutes and the rest of the legal system, aims to promote cultural relations and cooperation in educational and scientific matters between Spain and the countries of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, as well as with other countries with special historical, cultural or geographical ties. Photo by A. Pérez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe VI (left) arriving for the family photo of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, at the Zarzuela Palace, on December 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, the highest governing, representative and administrative body of the Foundation, which adopts its resolutions by majority vote and carries out its functions in accordance with the provisions of the founding statutes and the rest of the legal system, aims to promote cultural relations and cooperation in educational and scientific matters between Spain and the countries of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, as well as with other countries with special historical, cultural or geographical ties. Photo by A. Pérez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

King Felipe presides meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundacion Carolina

Family photo of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, at the Palacio de la Zarzuela, on December 17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Carolina, the highest governing, representative and administrative body of the Foundation, which adopts its resolutions by majority vote and carries out its functions in accordance with the provisions of the founding statutes and the rest of the legal system, aims to promote cultural relations and cooperation in educational and scientific matters between Spain and the countries of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, as well as with other countries with special historical, cultural or geographical ties. Photo by A. Pérez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian president Gustavo Petro gives a speech during a condecoration ceremony to former magistrates of the Supreme Court in Bogota, Colombia, December 14, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long VIsual Press

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian president Gustavo Petro gives a speech during a condecoration ceremony to former magistrates of the Supreme Court in Bogota, Colombia, December 14, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long VIsual Press

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian president Gustavo Petro gives a speech during a condecoration ceremony to former magistrates of the Supreme Court in Bogota, Colombia, December 14, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long VIsual Press

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian president Gustavo Petro gives a speech during a condecoration ceremony to former magistrates of the Supreme Court in Bogota, Colombia, December 14, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long VIsual Press

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian president Gustavo Petro gives a speech during a condecoration ceremony to former magistrates of the Supreme Court in Bogota, Colombia, December 14, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long VIsual Press

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian president Gustavo Petro gives a speech during a condecoration ceremony to former magistrates of the Supreme Court in Bogota, Colombia, December 14, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long VIsual Press

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian president Gustavo Petro gives a speech during a condecoration ceremony to former magistrates of the Supreme Court in Bogota, Colombia, December 14, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long VIsual Press

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Speach

Colombian president Gustavo Petro gives a speech during a condecoration ceremony to former magistrates of the Supreme Court in Bogota, Colombia, December 14, 2024. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long VIsual Press

Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Former President Donald Trump acknowledges applause before his remarks to the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte, NC, USA on Friday, September 6, 2024. Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending cases. Photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Former President Donald Trump gives remarks to the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte, NC, USA on Friday, September 6, 2024. Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending cases. Photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Former President Donald Trump gives remarks to the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte, NC, USA on Friday, September 6, 2024. Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending cases. Photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

Trump Accepts Key Endorsement From Police Union - Charlotte

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte, NC, USA on Friday, September 6, 2024. Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending cases. Photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh/The Charlotte Observer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Australian PM joins mass protests against gendered violence

STORY: Australian PM joins mass protests against gendered violence SHOOTING TIME: April 28, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest in front of the Parliament House 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTHONY ALBANESE, Australian Prime Minister 3. various of the protest in front of the Parliament House STORYLINE: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined nationwide protests calling for an end to violence against women. Tens of thousands of Australians gathered across the country on Sunday to demand action against gendered violence. Albanese joined protesters on their march to Parliament House in Canberra, the nation's capital. Earlier in April, Albanese said that Australia was facing a crisis of violence against women. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTHONY ALBANESE, Australia's Prime Minister "We need to change the culture. We need to change attitudes. We need to change the legal system. But I want us to work together. I want

Monitoring Equipment Audit

Monitoring Equipment Audit

YANTAI, CHINA - MARCH 9, 2024 - Public security authorities set up surveillance equipment on a street in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, March 9, 2024. On February 28, 2024, the State New Office introduced the relevant situation of the Guiding Opinions of The State Council on Further Regulating and Supervising the Setting and implementation of Fines, which requires that the use of monitoring equipment to collect and fix illegal facts should be reviewed by the legal system.

Monitoring Equipment Audit

Monitoring Equipment Audit

YANTAI, CHINA - MARCH 9, 2024 - Public security authorities set up surveillance equipment on a street in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, March 9, 2024. On February 28, 2024, the State New Office introduced the relevant situation of the Guiding Opinions of The State Council on Further Regulating and Supervising the Setting and implementation of Fines, which requires that the use of monitoring equipment to collect and fix illegal facts should be reviewed by the legal system.

Monitoring Equipment Audit

Monitoring Equipment Audit

YANTAI, CHINA - MARCH 9, 2024 - Public security authorities set up surveillance equipment on a street in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, March 9, 2024. On February 28, 2024, the State New Office introduced the relevant situation of the Guiding Opinions of The State Council on Further Regulating and Supervising the Setting and implementation of Fines, which requires that the use of monitoring equipment to collect and fix illegal facts should be reviewed by the legal system.

Monitoring Equipment Audit

Monitoring Equipment Audit

YANTAI, CHINA - MARCH 9, 2024 - Public security authorities set up surveillance equipment on a street in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, March 9, 2024. On February 28, 2024, the State New Office introduced the relevant situation of the Guiding Opinions of The State Council on Further Regulating and Supervising the Setting and implementation of Fines, which requires that the use of monitoring equipment to collect and fix illegal facts should be reviewed by the legal system.

Former Paramilitary Leader Salvatore Mancuso Arrives to Colombia

Former Paramilitary Leader Salvatore Mancuso Arrives to Colombia

Colombia's former paramilitary commander Salvatore Mancuso arrives at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, after being deported for drug trafficking. Mancuso will face several trials in Colombia for numerous crimes. Photo by: Handout/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Paramilitary Leader Salvatore Mancuso Arrives to Colombia

Former Paramilitary Leader Salvatore Mancuso Arrives to Colombia

Colombia's former paramilitary commander Salvatore Mancuso arrives at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, after being deported for drug trafficking. Mancuso will face several trials in Colombia for numerous crimes. Photo by: Handout/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Paramilitary Leader Salvatore Mancuso Arrives to Colombia

Former Paramilitary Leader Salvatore Mancuso Arrives to Colombia

Colombia's former paramilitary commander Salvatore Mancuso arrives at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, after being deported for drug trafficking. Mancuso will face several trials in Colombia for numerous crimes. Photo by: Handout/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former Paramilitary Leader Salvatore Mancuso Arrives to Colombia

Former Paramilitary Leader Salvatore Mancuso Arrives to Colombia

Colombia's former paramilitary commander Salvatore Mancuso arrives at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, after being deported for drug trafficking. Mancuso will face several trials in Colombia for numerous crimes. Photo by: Handout/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

HKSAR chief executive unveils measures to safeguard national security

STORY: HKSAR chief executive unveils measures to safeguard national security DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JOHN LEE, HKSAR chief executive STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG YICHI, Xinhua correspondent "John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), on Wednesday unveiled measures to further safeguard national security." In his second policy address delivered to the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo) since taking office, Lee pledged to improve Hong Kong's relevant legal system and enforcement mechanisms to continue to safeguard national security. The HKSAR government is pressing ahead to draw up effective legislative options and will complete the legislative exercise in 2024 for Article 23 of the Basic Law of the HKSAR, which stipulates that the HKSAR shall enact laws on its own to prohibit acts and activities that endange

BRICS provides new mechanisms in int'l system for developing countries: experts

STORY: BRICS provides new mechanisms in int'l system for developing countries: experts DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of BRICS 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL 4. various of New Development Bank STORYLINE: Experts have said the BRICS cooperation has the potential to create a more balanced and inclusive world, providing a platform for equitable development for developing countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan "I see the BRICS emerging as a potent international platform, which is going to shape the nature of international politics in the next coming decades. And it is giving a platform to the developing countries to find new mechanisms in the international system. What will happen is that states will h

Indians begin exchanging currency notes of 2,000 denomination

STORY: Indians begin exchanging currency notes of 2,000 denomination DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of banks and street views in India STORYLINE: The process of exchanging the currency notes of 2,000 (Indian Rupees) denomination began on Tuesday across India after the country's central bank announced the withdrawal of the highest-value currency notes from circulation. Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that the currency notes of the 2,000 denomination shall be withdrawn after Sept. 30, and thereafter they will not be legal tender. Not much rush was seen in front of the banks on Tuesday, as RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Monday that there were enough currency notes available in the country's banking system for exchange. Individuals have been given the option of exchanging a maximum of 10 notes of 2,000 denominations every day with currency notes of other denominations at any bank.

NPB, MLB, fail to reach accord

NPB, MLB, fail to reach accord

NEW YORK, United States - Nobuhisa Ito, a legal expert of Nippon Professional Baseball, speaks with reporters after holding negotiations with Major League Baseball on a new posting system on Nov. 27, 2013 in New York. Ito said the two sides failed to reach an agreement during their second day of talks but are expected to continue negotiations.

U.S. expert in Japan calls conspiracy charge on Miura unfair

U.S. expert in Japan calls conspiracy charge on Miura unfair

MORIOKA, Japan - William Cleary (photo), a California lawyer and associate professor of law at Iwate University, said March 13 he will submit an affidavit to a Californian court that it is unfair to prosecute Japanese national Kazuyoshi Miura on the charge of conspiracy which does not exist in Japan's legal system.

Lower house OKs bill for easier M&As, anti-hostile takeover bids

Lower house OKs bill for easier M&As, anti-hostile takeover bids

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives passed a bill May 17 to update the Japanese corporate legal system, featuring steps to facilitate mergers and acquisitions while strengthening countermeasures against hostile takeover bids.

Hong Kong retains competitive edge 25 years after return to motherland

STORY: Hong Kong retains competitive edge 25 years after return to motherland DATELINE: June 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:18 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HERMAN TIU LAUREL, Founder of the Philippine BRICS Strategic Studies SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD CULLEN, Visiting law professor at University of Hong Kong SOUNDBITE 3 (English): OH EI SUN, Principal adviser for Malaysia's Pacific Research Center SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HERMAN TIU LAUREL, Founder of the Philippine BRICS Strategic Studies STORYLINE: Twenty-five years after its return to the motherland, Hong Kong, as a special administrative region of China, remains one of the world's most dynamic cities. Under the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong has kept a steady financial system, free-flowing capital, abundant human resources, a fine legal environment, and a unique gateway connecting the mainland and the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HERMAN TIU LAUREL, Founder of the Philippine BRICS S

CHINA-BEIJING-HEROES AND ROLE MODELS-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HEROES AND ROLE MODELS-MEETING (CN)

(220525) -- BEIJING, May 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guo Shengkun, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, speaks at a meeting commending heroes and role models from the public security system in Beijing, capital of China, May 25, 2022. Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi presided over the meeting. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

American in Cambodia says U.S. broken, beyond repair

STORY: American in Cambodia says U.S. broken, beyond repair DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MARIAM ARTHUR, American national in Cambodia STORYLINE: "America is broken and beyond repair," said Mariam Arthur, an American national living in Cambodia. "That includes legal system, medical system, food supply, environment and political system." SOUNDBITE (English): MARIAM ARTHUR, American national in Cambodia "I'm Mariam Arthur, a native to California. I left California in 2007, because I had a place to go -- Cambodia. Prior to that, for many years, I had grown discontent with life in the U.S. I can sum up my reasons for feeling discontent, as knowing that America is broken and beyond repair. Specifically, I can say that includes the legal system, the medical system, food supply, the environment, and the political system. I think the main social and political problem in the U.S. is division -- division between Republicans and Demo

Father of boy killed in bizarre Kobe case urges legal curbs on perps’ book publication

Mamoru Hase, father of a schoolboy brutally killed in the 1997 serial murders in Kobe, Japan, submits a written request on July 15, 2015, to House of Representatives member Kunio Hatoyama, head of a project team on the relief of crime victims under the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on the Judicial System, calling for legal restrictions on the publication of books by perpetrators. Hase took the action after the publication of a memoir by the killer of Jun Hase, seeking to forestall secondary damage to victims and their families. Date: July 15, 2015,Place: Tokyo, JAPAN

Lower house OKs bill for easier M&As, anti-hostile takeover bids

Lower house OKs bill for easier M&As, anti-hostile takeover bids

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives passed a bill May 17 to update the Japanese corporate legal system, featuring steps to facilitate mergers and acquisitions while strengthening countermeasures against hostile takeover bids. (Kyodo)

Yalta street nearly 1 year after Crimea annexation by Russia

Yalta street nearly 1 year after Crimea annexation by Russia

A street in Yalta in the Crimea Peninsula is shown on Jan. 23, 2015, nearly a year after the internationally recognized Ukrainian territory was unilaterally annexed by Russia on March 18, 2014. The territory has been increasingly isolated in the international community due to sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and Europe while Russian influence has progressed in terms of resident registration, the legal system and currency, among other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. expert in Japan calls conspiracy charge on Miura unfair

U.S. expert in Japan calls conspiracy charge on Miura unfair

MORIOKA, Japan - William Cleary (photo), a California lawyer and associate professor of law at Iwate University, said March 13 he will submit an affidavit to a Californian court that it is unfair to prosecute Japanese national Kazuyoshi Miura on the charge of conspiracy which does not exist in Japan's legal system. (Kyodo)

People hold a placard Brno - We have enough during a demonstration in Brno, Czech Republic

People hold a placard Brno - We have enough during a demonstration in Brno, Czech Republic

People hold a placard Brno - We have enough during a demonstration in Brno, Czech Republic, June 11, 2019. Thousands Czechs are rallying in many towns again to demand the resignation of justice minister, Marie Benesova, saying the new minister might compromise the legal system at a time when prosecutors have to decide whether to indict Prime Minister Andrej Babis over alleged fraud involving European Union funds. (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP) ** SLOVAKIA OUT **

People hold a placard No, better grants during a demonstration in Brno

People hold a placard No, better grants during a demonstration in Brno

People hold a placard No, better grants during a demonstration in Brno, Czech Republic, June 11, 2019. Thousands Czechs are rallying in many towns again to demand the resignation of justice minister, Marie Benesova, saying the new minister might compromise the legal system at a time when prosecutors have to decide whether to indict Prime Minister Andrej Babis over alleged fraud involving European Union funds. (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP) ** SLOVAKIA OUT **

People attend a demonstration in Brno

People attend a demonstration in Brno

People attend a demonstration in Brno, Czech Republic, June 11, 2019. Thousands Czechs are rallying in many towns again to demand the resignation of justice minister, Marie Benesova, saying the new minister might compromise the legal system at a time when prosecutors have to decide whether to indict Prime Minister Andrej Babis over alleged fraud involving European Union funds. (Vaclav Salek/CTK via AP) ** SLOVAKIA OUT **

Nishimura speaks about anti-virus measures

Nishimura speaks about anti-virus measures

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura speaks at a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on June 15, 2020, about the proposed establishment of a legal system to effectively enforce anti-coronavirus measures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Horse racing betting produces highest return

Horse racing betting produces highest return

TOKYO, Japan - A long shots sweep of the top three spots paid out 9,752,820 yen on a 100-yen wager at a horse race Aug. 17, the highest return in the history of legal gambling in sports in Japan.@Only two winning tickets were bought by the same person out of the 264,304 total sold under the betting system that needs to cover the top three finishes in order. Photo shows the winning ticket.