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New cat stationmaster

KINOKAWA, Japan, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Calico cat Yontama is pictured after being appointed the third feline stationmaster alongside a feline apprentice recruit, Rokutama, at Wakayama Electric Railway's Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble. (Kyodo)

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New cat stationmaster

Calico cat Yontama (R) is pictured after being appointed the third feline stationmaster alongside a feline apprentice recruit, Rokutama, at Wakayama Electric Railway's Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble.

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New cat stationmaster

Wakayama Electric Railway Co. President Mitsunobu Kojima holds Yontama, a calico cat appointed as the third feline stationmaster at Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble.

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Türkiye detains 110 over alleged PKK ties ahead of elections

STORY: Türkiye detains 110 over alleged PKK ties ahead of elections DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the operation in Diyarbakir province STORYLINE: Turkish police on Tuesday detained 110 people over alleged ties with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The operation was launched in 21 provinces including the southeastern Kurdish-majority Diyarbakir province. The arrests included those masterminding nearly 60 street protests taken place since 2017, financing the PKK, promoting the group through media or its outlets, and some lawyers and association executives suspected of ties, according to the report. The operation came three weeks ahead of the key elections on May 14 in which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would seek to extend his two-decade rule. The PKK, listed as a terror organization by Türkiye, the United States and the European Union, has been rebelling ag

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Turkey's annual inflation hits two-decade high of nearly 70 pct

STORY: Turkey's annual inflation hits two-decade high of nearly 70 pct DATELINE: May 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Turkish people on the streets and shoppingvarious of Turkish people at a fresh vegetable marketvarious of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganvarious of Turkish central bankvarious of Turkish lira and U.S. dollar STORYLINE: Turkey's annual inflation jumped to 69.97 percent in April, reaching a two-decade high, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Thursday. The country's consumer prices rose 7.25 percent month on month in April, according to data released by the institute. The highest annual price surge was in the transportation sector with 105.86 percent. The cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks increased by 89.1 percent, while furnishings and household equipment prices were up 77.64 percent. The domestic producer price index climbed 7.67 percent month on month, with an annual rise of 121.82 percent. Turkey is undergo

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

Herve Temime, lawyer of French businessman Bernard Tapie during a hearing of his client's trial for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021. Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

French telecom group Orange CEO Stephane Richard seen for a hearing of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

French telecom group Orange CEO Stephane Richard seen for a hearing of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bernard Tapie Trial - Paris

A magistrate is seen near the case's files in the hearing room of the trial of French businessman Bernard Tapie for having defrauding French state of nearly half a billion euros with a massive 2008 arbitration award, at the Paris courthouse on May 10, 2021.Bernard Tapie, a 76-year-old former minister who rose from humble beginnings to build up a sporting and media empire that once included the Olympique de Marseille (OM) football club, is one of six people on trial in the latest chapter of a two-decade legal saga that has ensnared a slew of senior officials, including ex-president. It centres on a payment of 404 million euros ($454 million) awarded to Tapie by an arbitration panel to settle a dispute over the state's sale of Adidas, the German sporting goods company which Tapie briefly owned. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM