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Marrakech Everybody Loves Touda Premiere

Antoine Rein, Vimala Pons, Carine Tardieu and Pio Marmai attending the Everybody Loves Touda Premiere during the 21st Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech, Morocco on December 04, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Marrakech Everybody Loves Touda Premiere

Antoine Rein, Vimala Pons, Carine Tardieu and Pio Marmai attending the Everybody Loves Touda Premiere during the 21st Marrakech International Film Festival in Marrakech, Morocco on December 04, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukrainian soldiers visit stable in Kharkiv region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 - A man with both legs amputated holds a horse by a rein at the Rai (Heaven) stable of Oleksandr and Hanna Nikolenko that provides psychological rehabilitation of the military in Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine.

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Itzulia Basque Country 2024 - Stage 1

Rein , TAARAMÄE INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY during the Itzulia Basque Country 2024, cycling event, stage 1 Irun - Irun, Individual time trial on April 1, 2024 in Irun, Spain - Photo Laurent Lairys / ABACAPRESS.COM

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21st Annual G'Day USA Arts Gala 2024 - LA

Kevin Rudd and Therese Rein arrive at the 21st Annual G'Day USA (American Australian Association) Arts Gala 2024 held at the Skirball Cultural Center on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan OKs FY 2024 budget, defense spending reaches new high

STORY: Japan OKs FY 2024 budget, defense spending reaches new high SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities in Japan 2. various of Japanese military exercises 3. various of Okinawa Self-Defense Force Military Base (taken on November 27 and 28, 2023) STORYLINE: The Japanese government on Friday adopted a draft budget of 112.07 trillion yen (about 787 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2024, with defense spending hitting an all-time high for the 10th straight year. The figure approved by the cabinet for the fiscal period from April 2024 to March 2025 marked the first drop in 12 years amid shrinking emergency funding related to COVID-19. The budget, although smaller than the record 114.38 trillion yen allocated for the current business year to March, is still the second-largest, underscoring the urgency for debt-ridden Japan to rein in spending and restore its fiscal health, national news agency Kyodo reported

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FAO report "stinging indictment" of failure to end world hunger: UN chief

STORY: FAO report "stinging indictment" of failure to end world hunger: UN chief DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:30 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 2. SOUNDBITE (English): REIN PAULSEN, FAO's Director of Emergencies and Resilience 3. various of the FAO staff talking with farmers 4. various of seeds distributions and young farmers rolling flat the land with ox 5. various of farmers working in the fields 6. various of distribution of animal feed to vulnerable herders and livestock owners STORYLINE: A new report on global food insecurity is "a stinging indictment" of humanity's failure to end hunger, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. Around 258 million people in 58 countries faced "acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels" in 2022, according to the latest "Global Report on Food Crises," released Wednesday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This figure was up from 19

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele looks for his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises rein

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-EWENKI ETHNIC GROUP-REINDEER HERDER-LIFE (CN)

(230113) -- GENHE, Jan. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Juele looks for his reindeer at the Jinhe forest range near Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 12, 2023. Every two or three days, Juele Bulituotian will head for the Jinhe forest range about 80 kilometers from Genhe City. That's where the 39-year-old Aoluguya Ewenki herder, wearing a traditional fur coat, will find his foraging reindeer. Instead of keeping reindeer in a barn, Ewenki herders let the animals live in the forest and check on them every couple of days. Juele owns over 60 reindeer. He will call his reindeer in the Ewenki language and wait for his reindeer to respond. To him, the jingles of deer bells sound like heaven, which mean his reindeer are around, safe and sound. "I need to make sure my reindeer are not too far away, nor threatened by the predators in the forest." said Juele. The Aoluguya Ewenki people, known as "the last hunting tribe in China," are the only ethnic minority group in China that raises rein

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Mexican economist on spillover effect of U.S. interest rate hikes

STORY: Mexican economist on spillover effect of U.S. interest rate hikes DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mexico 2. various of the U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIO CORREA, Mexican economist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MARIO CORREA, Mexican economist STORYLINE: A Mexican economist said that the interest rate hikes in the U.S. and the looming economic recession in America bode ill for emerging economies. In mid-December, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates for the seventh time this year, bringing the federal funds rate to a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, the highest level in 15 years. The Fed also signaled that it will continue to raise rates in early 2023, in an effort to rein in the fastest-growing inflation in decades. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIO CORREA, Mexican economist "The problem is that this (U.S. interest rate hike) represents a lot of additional complications, especially for the financial markets,

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Australian Prime Minister Rudd pays respects at Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd(R), accompanied by his wife Therese Rein, lays a wreath at the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims during World War II in Hiroshima on June 9. Rudd arrived in Japan on June 8 for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.

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Protesters clash with police in Indonesia over new law

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Demonstrators throw stones at police mobilized in front of Indonesia's parliament building in Jakarta on Sept. 23. They were protesting against a new law enacted the same day that gives the military virtually free rein to deal with threats to state security if authorized by the president.

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Egypt's annual inflation jumps to 16.2 pct in October

STORY: Egypt's annual inflation jumps to 16.2 pct in October DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2. various of the Nile River (in Cairo) 3. various of open-air market selling fruits and vegetables 4. various of people doing shopping at a supermarket STORYLINE: Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Thursday that Egypt's annual headline inflation increased from 15 percent in September to 16.2 percent in October, surpassing the 15.7 percent mark registered in November 2018. Egypt's headline inflation has been accelerating in the double-digit zone since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February. The Central Bank of Egypt has hiked key interest rates three times since the start of the conflict by a total of five percent to rein in inflation. Egypt also announced on Thursday a 3-billion-dollar agreement with the Inter

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE-LIFT

(221101) -- SYDNEY, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2022 shows a branch of St. George Bank in Sydney, Australia. Australia's central bank announced on Tuesday a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 percent in a bid to rein in the country's "too high" inflation. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE-LIFT

(221101) -- SYDNEY, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2022 shows a branch of National Australia Bank in Sydney, Australia. Australia's central bank announced on Tuesday a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 percent in a bid to rein in the country's "too high" inflation. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE-LIFT

(221101) -- SYDNEY, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2022 shows the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney, Australia. Australia's central bank announced on Tuesday a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 percent in a bid to rein in the country's "too high" inflation. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE-LIFT

(221101) -- SYDNEY, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2022 shows the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney, Australia. Australia's central bank announced on Tuesday a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 percent in a bid to rein in the country's "too high" inflation. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

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Australia lifts cash rate to 2.85 pct amid 32-year-high inflation

STORY: Australia lifts cash rate to 2.85 pct amid 32-year-high inflation DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of the Sydney Opera House 2. shot of the street 3. shot of the Reserve Bank of Australia 4. various of the Exchange Square 5. various of banks and people in Sydney STORYLINE: Australia's central bank announced on Tuesday a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 percent in a bid to rein in the country's "too high" inflation. Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, noted in a statement that over the year to September, the CPI inflation rate of Australia was 7.3 percent, the highest it has been in more than three decades. The central bank's move to increase interest rates materially since May "has been necessary to establish a more sustainable balance of demand and supply in the Australian economy to help return inflation to target," said the governor. As a further rise

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Global economy disrupted by U.S. Fed rate hikes, experts say

STORY: Global economy disrupted by U.S. Fed rate hikes, experts say DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AADITYA MATTOO, World Bank East Asia and Pacific Chief Economist 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KHALED EL SHAFEI, Egyptian economic expert and professor at the Faculty of Commerce at Cairo University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MUSTAFA SONMEZ, Economist and writer in Türkiye STORYLINE: The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) raised the interest rate by 75-basis-point three times so far this year as the U.S. seeks to rein in inflation. Economists say that the U.S. tight monetary policy has resulted in more social and economic risks, particularly for developing countries and emerging markets. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AADITYA MATTOO, World Bank East Asia and Pacific Chief Economist "I think the (U.S.) Fed's response to higher inflation in the United States in terms of faster than expected tightening of monetary policy and increases in intere

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Inflation woes in euro area leave little room for ECB to eliminate economic dilemma

STORY: Inflation woes in euro area leave little room for ECB to eliminate economic dilemma DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the European Central Bank (ECB) 2. various of the views in Europe STORYLINE: Inflation in the euro area has been hovering at alarmingly high levels for a lengthened period of time, attributed mainly to price spikes in energy and food. The European Central Bank (ECB) which is mandated to keep the price stable in the euro area raised interest rates more aggressively to rein in the rampant inflation at the risk of plunging the European economy into recession. According to the statistical office of the EU, inflation in the euro area hit a new record high of 9.1 percent in August. Inflation weighs on wages in the euro area and has led to the reduced purchasing power of households. The European Central Bank gave the clearest indication that it won't compromise in its fight against inflation in early Septemb

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Chinese community rallies in San Francisco to protest Pelosi's Taiwan visit

STORY: Chinese community rallies in San Francisco to protest Pelosi's Taiwan visit DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the protestSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHI HONGHU, Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Committee to Promote the Reunification of ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FRED ZOU, Vice secretary-general of Alliance for China's Peaceful Reunification STORYLINE: Hundreds of people, mostly from the Chinese community, took to the street Sunday in the U.S. city of San Francisco to protest against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. They said Pelosi's Taiwan visit has undermined the relations between the United States and China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHI HONGHU, Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Committee to Promote the Reunification of China "Today, we overseas Chinese here, on behalf of ourselves, say 'No' to Nancy Pelosi! We hope that she will rein herself in before it is too late and stop damaging China-U.S. r

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Turkey's economic woes amplified by Fed's rate hikes

STORY: Turkey's economic woes amplified by Fed's rate hikes DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:31 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of people at shopping in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 3. various of Turkish lira 4. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 5. various of Turkish Finance and Treasury Minister Nureddin Nebati (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 6. various of US dollar 7. various of people at shopping in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 8. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ENVER ERKAN, Chief economist at Istanbul's Tera Securities 9. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BAKI DEMIREL, Associate professor of economics at Yalova University STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm Burak Akinci with Xinhua News Agency. I'm now in Turkey's capital city Ankara. The U.S. Federal Reserve's consecutive rate hikes to rein in rising inflation are to deal new blows to the struggling Turkish ec

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GERMANY-G7-MEETING-FINANCE MINISTER-CHRISTIAN LINDNER

(220521) -- FRANKFURT, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken in Frankfurt, Germany on May 20, 2022 shows a screen displaying German Finance Minister Christian Lindner speaking at a press conference after the G7 finance ministers and central governors meeting held in Germany's Petersberg. The Group of Seven (G7) countries are determined to rein in the spiraling inflation, Christian Lindner said on Friday. "Across most G7 countries, inflation rates have reached levels not seen for decades," said a communique released after the meeting. "G7 central banks are closely monitoring the impact of price pressures on inflation expectations and will continue to appropriately calibrate the pace of monetary policy tightening in a data-dependent and clearly communicated manner, ensuring that inflation expectations remain well anchored, while being mindful to safeguard the recovery and limit negative cross-country spillovers." (Xinhua/Lu Yang)

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U.S. Senate confirms Powell to second term as Fed chair

STORY: U.S. Senate confirms Powell to second term as Fed chair DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. Senate voting on the confirmation bill 2. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve in a long-delayed vote, allowing him to continue leading the Fed to tame the highest inflation in four decades. The upper chamber voted 80-19 to confirm Powell to a second four-year term, almost half a year after President Joe Biden announced the nomination. As the Fed takes more aggressive steps to rein in the surging inflation, Powell's challenge would be to bring inflation down without triggering a recession, which, according to many economists, would be very difficult. Last week, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point to a target range of 0.75 to 1 percent, marking the sharpest rate hike s

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Fed rate hikes stir up vicious circle in developing countries: expert

STORY: Fed rate hikes stir up vicious circle in developing countries: expert DATELINE: May 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. Federal Reserve 2. various of Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaking 3. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 4. various of the market STORYLINE: As the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, a Nairobi-based expert warns that "we're going to have a vicious cycle, where there's less money in the U.S. and definitely less money going to the developing world." The Fed's latest move marks the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) "The high-interest rates are supposed to stabilize the consumer pr

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U.S. Fed raises interest rates by half point, ramping up inflation fight

STORY: U.S. Fed raises interest rates by half point, ramping up inflation fight DATELINE: May 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEROME POWELL, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEROME POWELL, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman 3. Exterior of the U.S. Federal Reserve STORYLINE: The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's policy-making body, decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 0.75 to 1 percent, the Fed said in a statement after a two-day policy meeting. The committee also decided to begin reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities on June 1, according to the statement. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JER

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Rear) attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FED-BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE-RAISING

(220504) -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 4, 2022. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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Six Shanghai districts rein in COVID-19 transmission in communities

STORY: Six Shanghai districts rein in COVID-19 transmission in communities DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GU HONGHUI, Deputy secretary-general, Shanghai municipal government 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FU, Songjiang resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CAI CHUNQUAN, Supermarket manager in Songjiang district STORYLINE: An official in Shanghai said on Sunday that six districts in the city have curbed the risk of COVID-19 transmission at the community level. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GU HONGHUI, Deputy secretary-general, Shanghai municipal government "At present, six districts in the city have met the criteria for basically reining in the COVID-19 transmission at the community level, namely, Fengxian, Jinshan, Chongming, Qingpu, Songjiang and Putuo." Gu said the epidemic situation in Shanghai is now improving steadily. He said that Shanghai would continue its large-scale nucleic acid testing work in the f

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Madagascar grapples with inflation as it bites

STORY: Madagascar grapples with inflation as it bites DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in Antananarivovarious of vendorsSOUNDBITE 1 (Malagasy): JEAN YVES, ButcherSOUNDBITE 2 (Malagasy): FARA, Fishmonger STORYLINE: This island nation of Madagascar has taken a raft of measures to rein in rising inflation due to internal and external factors. The measures included the subsidy made by the Malagasy State on the pump price of fuel and the massive import of rice to cushion the rise in the price of rice in the local market. SOUNDBITE 1 (Malagasy): JEAN YVES, Butcher "Right now, people don't buy meat by kilogram. They purchase it by piece. They took one or two small pieces at most." SOUNDBITE 2 (Malagasy): FARA, Fishmonger "We can clearly see that people's purchasing power is decreasing. I can say that the price has not increased too much. But selling five kilograms of fresh fish seems difficult right now, while

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Shanghai balancing COVID-19 control, economic activities

STORY: Shanghai balancing COVID-19 control, economic activities DATELINE: April 1 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people taking nucleic acid testing 2. various of Shanghai street views 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JERRY ZHANG, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered China STORYLINE: Local authorities said that the second phase of closed-off management in Shanghai came into force in areas west of the Huangpu River on Friday amid a recent spike in COVID-19 infections. As scheduled, nucleic acid testing will be held from Friday to April 5 for around 16 million people, and 12 districts will be put under temporary closed-off management. As one of the world's busiest financial centers, Shanghai is sparing no effort to rein in the outbreak quickly while ensuring stable economic and financial operations. Major financial trading platforms located in Pudong New Area, including the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shanghai Futures

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GLOBALink | China's Shanghai ensures stable financial operation amid resurgence of pandemic

STORY: China's Shanghai ensures stable financial operation amid resurgence of pandemic DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street views in Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIN MENG, Deputy manager of Centralized Trading Department of BOCOM Wealth Management Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: With a population of over 24 million, China's economic hub Shanghai has been split into two parts to enforce temporary closed-off management between March 28 and April 5 to deal with a flare-up of COVID-19 infections. The city reported 326 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, along with 5,656 local asymptomatic cases. Shanghai, home to more than 60,000 foreign-funded firms and over 6,000 financial institutions, is sparing no effort to rein in the outbreak quickly while making sure the stable financial operation in the city. In Shanghai's bustling financial zone of Lujiazui, more than 20,000 financial workers choose to work in office, wi

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Football: 55-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura

Suzuka Point Getters' Kazuyoshi Miura, 55, stretches his leg during the second half of a match against Rein Meer Aomori in the fourth-tier Japan Football League on March 13, 2022, in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.

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Football: 55-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura

Suzuka Point Getters' Kazuyoshi Miura (top L), 55, tries to deflect a cross with a header during the first half of a match against Rein Meer Aomori in the fourth-tier Japan Football League on March 13, 2022, in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.

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Tokyo remains under COVID-19 quasi-state emergency

People wearing masks commute in Tokyo on March 7, 2022. The Japanese capital remains under a quasi-state of emergency to rein in COVID-19 cases.

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Tokyo remains under COVID-19 quasi-state emergency

People wearing masks commute in Tokyo on March 7, 2022. The Japanese capital remains under a quasi-state of emergency to rein in COVID-19 cases.

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-COVID-19

(220120) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A sign of "no mask no entry" is seen at a shop in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 19, 2022. As Pakistan witnessed a sudden rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases over the past days, the country's experts and officials believe that strict implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and robust vaccination campaign will help rein in the fifth wave pandemic driven by the Omicron variant. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-COVID-19

(220120) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A sign of "no mask no entry" is seen at a shop in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 19, 2022. As Pakistan witnessed a sudden rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases over the past days, the country's experts and officials believe that strict implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and robust vaccination campaign will help rein in the fifth wave pandemic driven by the Omicron variant. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-COVID-19

(220120) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wearing a face mask is seen at a market in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 19, 2022. As Pakistan witnessed a sudden rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases over the past days, the country's experts and officials believe that strict implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and robust vaccination campaign will help rein in the fifth wave pandemic driven by the Omicron variant. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-COVID-19

(220120) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Women wearing face masks visit a stall at a market in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 19, 2022. As Pakistan witnessed a sudden rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases over the past days, the country's experts and officials believe that strict implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and robust vaccination campaign will help rein in the fifth wave pandemic driven by the Omicron variant. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-COVID-19

(220120) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing a face mask visits a stall at a market in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 19, 2022. As Pakistan witnessed a sudden rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases over the past days, the country's experts and officials believe that strict implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and robust vaccination campaign will help rein in the fifth wave pandemic driven by the Omicron variant. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Australian Prime Minister Rudd pays respects at Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd(R), accompanied by his wife Therese Rein, lays a wreath at the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims during World War II in Hiroshima on June 9. Rudd arrived in Japan on June 8 for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. (Kyodo)