Wall Street plunge sends Nikkei down 400 points at one point

Wall Street plunge sends Nikkei down 400 points at one point

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby walks in front of an electric board at a securities company in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district showing a sharp fall in the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Nov. 2. The benchmark index plunged nearly 400 points at one point.

Discovering Etosha National Park in Namibia

STORY: Discovering Etosha National Park in Namibia DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Etosha National park STORYLINE: Etosha National Park is located in northwest Namibia, more than 400 kilometers away from the capital Windhoek, with a total area of more than 22,000 square kilometers. As the largest and most famous national park in Namibia, it boasts more than 100 kinds of mammals and more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiles. Etosha, which means "giant white place" in the local language, is actually a huge salt flat. Etosha National Park was established by German colonists in 1907 with an initial area of 80,000 square kilometers. Due to political changes, the park is now only a quarter of its original size but remains an important wildlife sanctuary. The park is located in an arid area with limited rainfall. In order to protect wild animals, nearly 100 ponds or animal drinking points have been built

Wall Street plunge sends Nikkei down 400 points at one point

Wall Street plunge sends Nikkei down 400 points at one point

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby walks in front of an electric board at a securities company in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district showing a sharp fall in the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Nov. 2. The benchmark index plunged nearly 400 points at one point. (Kyodo)

Nikkei up sharply

Nikkei up sharply

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average ending nearly 400 points higher than the previous day's close on April 7, 2020, on hopes that anti-virus measures taken in some hard-hit countries will prove effective in slowing its global spread. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nikkei up sharply

Nikkei up sharply

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average ending nearly 400 points higher than the previous day's close on April 7, 2020, on hopes that anti-virus measures taken in some hard-hit countries will prove effective in slowing its global spread. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo