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UK: High Winds Batter Coastlines Amid Storm Ashley 2

Storm Ashley brought heavy rain and strong winds to the UK on Sunday, October 20, leading to disruptions and widespread power outages. Coastlines experienced big waves crashing against them during the storm.

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Japan PM Kishida at gov't panel meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) attends a government panel meeting to mull measures to realize a "new form of capitalism" at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 26, 2024.

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Japan PM Kishida at gov't panel meeting

A government panel meeting is held at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's office in Tokyo on March 26, 2024, to mull measures to realize a "new form of capitalism."

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Japan PM Kishida at gov't panel meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a government panel meeting to mull measures to realize a "new form of capitalism" at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 26, 2024.

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Chinese scientists mull building "cell factory" of blue-green algae

STORY: Chinese scientists mull building "cell factory" of blue-green algae SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 12, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese scientists doing research in the lab 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NI JUN, Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University 3. various of Chinese scientists doing research in the lab 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NI JUN, Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University STORYLINE: Chinese scientists are considering building a biological "cell factory" of blue-green algae, in which air is the main raw material and the product is a range of organic compounds. These cells of blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, a kind of single-cell microorganism, have been modified using synthetic biotechnologies like gene editing. Featuring high reproduction speed and excellent efficiency of photosynthesis, they "eat" air and can produce organic compounds like glucose, sucrose, glycerol, resveratrol, and curcumin

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-SCIENTIST-BLUE-GREEN ALGAE(CN)

(240131) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ni Jun, a researcher at the School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology under the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, observes bottles filled with blue-green algae cells modified by gene editing in his lab in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese scientists mull building 'cell factory' of blue-green algae" (Xinhua/Dong Xue)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-SCIENTIST-BLUE-GREEN ALGAE(CN)

(240131) -- SHANGHAI, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bottles filled with blue-green algae cells modified by gene editing are pictured in a lab at the School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology under the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese scientists mull building 'cell factory' of blue-green algae" (Xinhua/Dong Xue)

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Japan PM Kishida at gov't panel meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a government panel meeting to mull measures to create a "new form of capitalism" at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida at gov't panel meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) attends a government panel meeting to mull measures to create a "new form of capitalism" at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2023.

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Anti-terrorism efforts ahead of G-7 summit

Superintendent General Hiroshi Kojima, who heads the the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, speaks at a meeting held jointly with the Tokyo government to mull measures to prevent terrorism ahead of the upcoming Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima, on April 19, 2023, in Tokyo.

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Japan PM Kishida at gov't panel meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) speaks at a government panel meeting to mull measures to create a "new form of capitalism" at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 29, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida at gov't panel meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a government panel meeting to mull measures to create a "new form of capitalism" at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 29, 2023.

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Ozawa to mull submitting bill to cancel SDF dispatch to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa, speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 7, says his party will consider submitting a bill aimed at canceling the dispatch of Air Self-Defense Force troops to help in Iraq's reconstruction during an extraordinary Diet session in the fall.

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Ozawa to mull submitting bill to cancel SDF dispatch to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa, speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 7, says his party will consider submitting a bill aimed at canceling the dispatch of Air Self-Defense Force troops to help in Iraq's reconstruction during an extraordinary Diet session in the fall.

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Experts mull survey results on fault under nuke reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A panel of experts at the Nuclear Regulation Authority discusses the results of an additional survey on a fault running under one of two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, during a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014.

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Experts mull survey results on fault under nuke reactor

TOKYO, Japan - An expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority holds a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, to discuss the results of an additional survey on a fault running under one of two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan.

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Heads of 5 prefectures mull ways of beating harmful rumors

MAEBASHI, Japan - Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato (standing) speaks at a meeting with his counterparts from four other prefectures in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on July 30, 2014, concerning the negative reputation caused by the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Gov't panel meets to mull Ainu ethnic policy promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (2nd from front R) talks with Ainu Association of Hokkaido head Tadashi Kato (extreme L) at a meeting of the government's Council for Ainu Policy Promotion at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on June 2, 2014. Ainu are the indigenous people of northern Japan.

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Japan, N. Korea envoys mull abduction issue in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Junichi Ihara (extreme R), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho (L), North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, meet in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 26, 2014, to discuss the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents.

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Japanese baseball officials mull strategy for nat'l team

NAHA, Japan - Japanese baseball officials meet in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 10, 2014, for an inaugural "Samurai Japan summit" to discuss strategy for the national team, including manager Hiroki Kokubo (2nd from L) and Yoshitaka Katori (L), chosen as technical director for the squad.

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Yoshida not ready to mull joining FILA female committee

NAGOYA, Japan - Three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida answers a reporter's question at a promotional event held at the Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau in Nagoya on Feb. 18, 2013. Yoshida said she is not ready to consider whether to join the world wrestling governing body's female committee that will be formed as the organization, known as FILA, fights to maintain the sport's Olympic status for the 2020 Summer Games.

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U.S. to mull response to N. Korea talks: Bosworth

TOKYO, Japan - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, answers questions from reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 8, 2009 over North Korea. Bosworth said the United States will consider over the next few weeks how to respond to North Korea's eagerness to hold bilateral talks.

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Central bank chiefs of Japan, China mull global economy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui (R) meets with Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, at the Bank of Japan head office in Tokyo on Sept. 20 to discuss a wide range of international economic and monetary issues, BOJ officials said.

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U.S., China mull solution to N. Korean banking issue

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate the six party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, speaks with journalists at a Beijing hotel following his talks with his Chinese counterpart Wu Daiwei on May 30. He said they exchanged suggestions on ways to solve a banking issue that has held up progress on the six-way process for denuclearizing North Korea.

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Panel to mull easing ban on collective self-defense holds 1st talks

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far right) addresses a government panel to discuss revising Japan's official constitutional interpretation barring the country from exercising the right of collective self-defense at its first meeting held at his office on May 18.

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Panel to mull easing ban on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the first meeting of a government expert panel to discuss revising Tokyo's official constitutional interpretation barring Japan from exercising the right of collective self-defense.

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6-way delegates mull draft agreement on 2nd day of talks

BEIJING, China - Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief negotiator for the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, is surrounded by reporters at a hotel in Beijing on Feb. 9 before the start of the second-day session of the talks. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Nations mull phased approach to UNSC expansion

TOKYO, Japan - The U.N. Security Council votes unanimously Dec. 23 to ban trading with Iran in items that could contribute to the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

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Hill arrives in Beijing to mull resumption of 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and U.S. chief negotiator in the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, arrives at Beijing International Airport on Nov. 20.

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Hokuetsu may mull tie-up with Nippon Paper to foil Oji takeover bid

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9. He said the may consider forming an alliance with Nippon Paper Group Inc., the holding firm of Japan's second-largest papermaker, to thwart a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co.

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to mull partial integration

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Muneoka (L), vice president of Nippon Steel Corp., and Fumio Motobu, vice president of Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. They announced that the two companies have reached a basic agreement to consider integrating their structural steel sheet businesses and road and civil engineering materials businesses.

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IATA begins annual talks, to mull higher oil prices

TOKYO, Japan - The International Air Transport Association begins a two-day annual gathering May 30 in Tokyo.

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Asia, Europe ministers to mull Asian bond markets

BALI, Indonesia - Finance ministers from the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) pose for photographers in front of the International Convention Center in Bali on July 5 before starting a two-day conference.

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DPJ leadership meets to mull merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (L), leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), special representative Tsutomu Hata (C) and Secretary General Kansei Nakano (R) attend an emergency executive session Dec. 2 at the DPJ's head office in Tokyo to address Hatoyama's proposal to launch a new party through a merger with the Liberal Party. (Pool photo)

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Armitage urges Japan to mull support for U.S. attack on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 27 after meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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Japan, U.S. to mull ways of reviving tourism

WASHINGTON, United States - Jiro Hanyu (L), Japanese vice land, infrastructure and transport minister for international affairs, and Linda Conlin, U.S. assistant secretary of commerce for trade development, give a joint news conference in Washington on March 5. Japan and the United States agreed to create a public-private consultation body to tackle reviving Japanese tourism in the U.S., which has plunged in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Yomiuri's Matsui to mull majors after 2002 season

NEAGARI, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui, winner of the 2001 Central League batting title, shakes hands with a junior baseball player on Jan. 5 at a town cultural hall in Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture. Speaking at an annual event held in his hometown, Matsui said he will consider a career in the U.S. major leagues once the 2002 season is finished. Matsui recently signed a one-year contract worth 610 million yen with the Giants, making him the best-paid player in Japanese baseball history.

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Tokio Marine, Asahi Mutual to mull regrouping plan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. President Kunio Ishihara (L) and Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. President Yuzuru Fujita speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2001. They said the two firms have agreed to mull plans to integrate their life insurance operations as soon as possible in line with the planned creation of the Millea Insurance Group in March 2001.

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Koizumi says Japan will mull ways to assist U.S. without force

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a working dinner at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 14. He said Japan will consider ways to assist the United States as much as possible without using force should the U.S. respond militarily to the deadly terror attacks on the country.

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Tokyo may mull revising Japan-U.S. military bases pact: Kono

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (L) talks with Foreign Minister Yohei Kono at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 14. Kono told Inamine that Tokyo may consider revising a bilateral agreement on U.S. military bases in Japan in order to facilitate the handover of U.S. servicemen who are criminal suspects to Japanese authorities.

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6 publishers mull changes after archaeology fraud

TOKYO, Japan - The six publishers of these high school history textbooks said Nov. 7 they are considering whether to revise passages covering Japan's earliest stoneware, following a disclosure on Nov. 5 that a leading archaeologist had fabricated his discovery of artifacts at the Kamitakamori ruins in Miyagi Prefecture. Shinichi Fujimura, 50, who served as deputy director of the Tohoku Paleolithic Institute, admitted that in late October he fabricated the finds by burying stoneware.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korean officials mull N. Korea policies

TOKYO, Japan - Jang Jai Ryong (L), South Korean deputy foreign and trade minister, Wendy Sherman (C), counselor of the U.S. State Department, and Yukio Takeuchi (R), Japan's deputy vice foreign minister for foreign policy, shake hands in Tokyo on May 12 prior to their meeting aimed to compare notes on their North Korea policies amid a flurry of diplomatic initiatives from Pyongyang.

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Difficult days ahead for Hungarians as prices soar

STORY: Difficult days ahead for Hungarians as prices soar DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): MARA KISS, Bakery shop owner 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): IMRE FERENC, Customer 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Hungarian): MARA KISS, Bakery shop owner 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Hungarian): LACI KATONA, Food courier, Protester STORYLINE: Fueled by supply chain disruptions and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, soaring prices are making life increasingly difficult for Hungarians. Some chose to protest while others mull closing their businesses. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): MARA KISS, Bakery shop owner 0:00-0:03 "The price of the bakery products increased by 200 Hungarian forints (0.5 U.S. dollars) recently." 0:03-0:07 "What people buy the most is bread, the basic product." 0:07-0:21 "People eat less, there are fewer orders for bakery products and sweets. This is where people cut their budgets." SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): IMRE FERENC, Customer 0:25-0:30 "As prices have in

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African aviation stakeholders mull recovery roadmap

STORY: African aviation stakeholders mull recovery roadmap DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of conference 2. various of airline officials at press conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABDERAHMANE BERTHE, Secretary-general of African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 4. various of delegates in the conference 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALLAN KILAVUKA, CEO of Kenya Airways 6. various of African Airline CEOs STORYLINE: Key stakeholders in the African aviation industry have mulled strategies and a roadmap that will help the industry's steady and fast recovery from the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The stakeholders gathered at the 10th Aviation Stakeholders Convention hosted by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Kenya Airways in Nairobi from May 8-10. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABDERAHMANE BERTHE, Secretary-general of African Airlines Association (AFRAA) "AFRAA, in coordination with African Union Commission (AUC), African Civil Aviation Commiss

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Tokio Marine, Asahi Mutual to mull regrouping plan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. President Kunio Ishihara (L) and Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. President Yuzuru Fujita speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2001. They said the two firms have agreed to mull plans to integrate their life insurance operations as soon as possible in line with the planned creation of the Millea Insurance Group in March 2001.

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Yomiuri's Matsui to mull majors after 2002 season

NEAGARI, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui, winner of the 2001 Central League batting title, shakes hands with a junior baseball player on Jan. 5 at a town cultural hall in Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture. Speaking at an annual event held in his hometown, Matsui said he will consider a career in the U.S. major leagues once the 2002 season is finished. Matsui recently signed a one-year contract worth 610 million yen with the Giants, making him the best-paid player in Japanese baseball history.

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Japan, U.S. to mull ways of reviving tourism

WASHINGTON, United States - Jiro Hanyu (L), Japanese vice land, infrastructure and transport minister for international affairs, and Linda Conlin, U.S. assistant secretary of commerce for trade development, give a joint news conference in Washington on March 5. Japan and the United States agreed to create a public-private consultation body to tackle reviving Japanese tourism in the U.S., which has plunged in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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IATA begins annual talks, to mull higher oil prices

TOKYO, Japan - The International Air Transport Association begins a two-day annual gathering May 30 in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to mull partial integration

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Muneoka (L), vice president of Nippon Steel Corp., and Fumio Motobu, vice president of Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. They announced that the two companies have reached a basic agreement to consider integrating their structural steel sheet businesses and road and civil engineering materials businesses. (Kyodo)

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Hokuetsu may mull tie-up with Nippon Paper to foil Oji takeover

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9. He said the may consider forming an alliance with Nippon Paper Group Inc., the holding firm of Japan's second-largest papermaker, to thwart a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co. (Kyodo)