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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A tent in the Can Valero area on June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to fairly priced housing. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A settlement under the Sa Riera bridge on June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to fairly priced housing. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A tent under the Sa Riera bridge on June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to fairly priced housing. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

Several tents under the Sa Riera bridge on June 19, 2025 in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca due to rising rent prices and difficult access to housing at fair prices. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A tent in the Can Valero area on June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to fairly priced housing. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A settlement in the Sa Riera area, June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to housing at fair prices. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A settlement in the Sa Riera area, June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to housing at fair prices. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A settlement under the Sa Riera bridge on June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to fairly priced housing. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A settlement in the Sa Riera area, June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to housing at fair prices. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A man in a caravan in the Can Valero area, June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to housing at fair prices. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A settlement in the Sa Riera area, June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to housing at fair prices. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

A settlement in the Sa Riera area, June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca because of rising rent prices and difficult access to housing at fair prices. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Housing Crisis In Mallorca - Spain

Settlements in the Can Valero area, June 19, 2025, in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Caravan and tent settlements are spreading across Mallorca due to rising rent prices and difficult access to fairly priced housing. The Balearics have a shortfall of almost 7,000 homes compared to the number of homes created in the archipelago through 2024, according to a report by the Spanish Association of Real Estate Consultancy ((ACI). Photo by Isaac Buj/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India's central banking institution keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct for 7th time in row

STORY: India's central banking institution keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct for 7th time in row SHOOTING TIME: April 5, 2024 DATELINE: April 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of RBI building 3. various of banks 4. various of market area STORYLINE: India's central banking institution, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday announced it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent. The repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks in the event of a shortfall of funds. This is the seventh time in a row the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the key rates unchanged. According to the RBI, these decisions are in consonance with the objective of achieving the medium-term target for consumer price index (CPI) inflation of 4 percent within a band of plus or minus 2 percent, while supporting growth. Meanwhile, the real GDP growth for 2024-25 is projected at 7.0 perce

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India's central bank keeps repo rate unchanged

STORY: India's central bank keeps repo rate unchanged SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of the Reserve Bank of India 3. various of banks STORYLINE: India's central bank the Reserve Bank of India Thursday announced that it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks in the event of a shortfall of funds. This is the sixth time in a row India's Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the key rates unchanged. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Workforce shortage jeopardizing Australian infrastructure projects: report

STORY: Workforce shortage jeopardizing Australian infrastructure projects: report SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction sites STORYLINE: Major Australian infrastructure projects are under threat from massive workforce shortages, a government report has warned. Infrastructure Australia on Tuesday published its annual market capacity report, revealing a shortfall of 229,000 public infrastructure workers. According to the report, the shortfall - as well as a shortage of construction materials - is jeopardizing infrastructure projects worth 230 billion Australian dollars (151 billion U.S. dollars) over the next five years, Australia's green energy transition, and a government plan to build 1.2 million new homes. "With so much construction activity underway, the industry is finding it increasingly difficult to source key building materials and workers - particularly engineers, skilled trades a

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India's central banking institution keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct

STORY: India's central banking institution keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of RBI building 3. various of banks in India 4. various of traffic in India STORYLINE: India's central banking institution Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks in the event of a shortfall of funds. This is the third time in a row that the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the key rates unchanged. The MPC is a committee of RBI that is responsible for fixing the benchmark interest rate in India. The meetings of the MPC are held at least four times a year and after every such meeting, it publishes its decisions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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WFP to suspend malnutrition prevention in Yemen due to funding shortfall

STORY: WFP to suspend malnutrition prevention in Yemen due to funding shortfall DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a hospital for treating malnourished children in Sanaa, Yemen 2. STANDUP (English): MOHAMMED MOHAMMED, Xinhua reporter 3. various of a malnourished child STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MOHAMMED MOHAMMED, Xinhua reporter "The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has stated that it will suspend its interventions to prevent malnutrition in Yemen starting in August, due to a severe funding shortfall, which will affect 2.4 million malnourished people in the country, who are among the most vulnerable." The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said it would suspend its life-saving malnutrition interventions in Yemen in August due to a severe funding shortfall. The WFP said in a report released Saturday that the lack of funds, combined with the continuous disruptions in supplies, has left it with no choice but to halt malnut

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YEMEN-SANAA-MALNUTRITION-FUNDING SHORTAGE

(230731) -- SANAA, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A medic holds the foot of a malnourished child as the baby receives treatment at Al-Sabeen hospital, in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 30, 2023. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said it would suspend its life-saving malnutrition interventions in Yemen in August due to a severe funding shortfall. The WFP said in a report released Saturday that the lack of funds, combined with the continuous disruptions in supplies, has left it with no choice but to halt malnutrition prevention activities in Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-MALNUTRITION-FUNDING SHORTAGE

(230731) -- SANAA, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A mother feeds her malnourished child with nasogastric feeding tube as the baby receives treatment at Al-Sabeen hospital, in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 30, 2023. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said it would suspend its life-saving malnutrition interventions in Yemen in August due to a severe funding shortfall. The WFP said in a report released Saturday that the lack of funds, combined with the continuous disruptions in supplies, has left it with no choice but to halt malnutrition prevention activities in Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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Paris to increase commuting price in 2023: official

STORY: Paris to increase commuting price in 2023: official DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Paris 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MARINE, Tour guide 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ERNESTO, Waiter 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): YOLENE, Employee in tourism STORYLINE: The Paris Region Transport Company has announced that the price of a monthly bus ticket will increase by 12 percent in 2023, from 75.2 euros to 84.1 euros. The price of a single metro ticket will also rise. The increase varies for different types of tickets. For the 2023 budget, there is a 450-million-euro shortfall and the French government has provided 200 million euros in aid from the state to the Paris Region Transport Company, which has controlled the price increase for the monthly pass. However, the French public is not satisfied. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MARINE, Tour guide "It's hard to tell what's happening in the market now, everything has to go up in price. But people don't have mor

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TEPCO drops warning of serious power supply shortfall

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) President Tsunehisa Katsumata speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 1. TEPCO has dropped its earlier warning of a possible shortfall in this summer's power supply.

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Fitch Solutions sees Malaysia on track for fiscal consolidation

STORY: Fitch Solutions sees Malaysia on track for fiscal consolidation DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kuala Lumpur city center view 2. various shots of street views with cars on road 3. drone shots of Kuala Lumpur city center STORYLINE: Following the unveiling of Malaysia's Budget 2023 last Friday, Fitch Solutions on Tuesday maintained a fiscal deficit forecast for the country at 6.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 and 5.6 percent of GDP in 2023. "This implies that we expect the budget shortfall to come in wider than the government's latest projections for 2022, but roughly similar for 2023," the research house said in a statement. With revenue projected to be at 272.6 billion ringgit (58.35 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, the Malaysian government expects to register a budget deficit of 99.1 billion ringgit (21.21 billion dollars), equivalent to 5.5 percent of GDP, smaller than the revised deficit projection of 5.8

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UN agency for Palestine refugees faces funding shortfall of over 100 mln dollars

STORY: UN agency for Palestine refugees faces funding shortfall of over 100 mln dollars DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHILIPPE LAZZARINI, Commissioner-General of UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PHILIPPE LAZZARINI, Commissioner-General of UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East STORYLINE: The UN agency for Palestine refugees now faces a funding shortfall of over 100 million U.S. dollars for 2022 after Thursday's pledging conference raised 160 million dollars, said Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the agency, on Friday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHILIPPE LAZZARINI, Commissioner-General of UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East "This, unfortunately is consistent with the shortfall that the agencies face every year for almost a decade. And that we have

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Turkey seeks to rent foreign farmland to boost food supply: media

STORY: Turkey seeks to rent foreign farmland to boost food supply: media DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Istanbul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the harvest 2 various of views in Istanbul 3 various of the market STORYLINE: Turkey is in talks with more than 10 countries to rent foreign farmland to grow food to meet domestic needs, local newspaper Hurriyet reported on Wednesday. The report said Turkish authorities have been meeting with officials from Venezuela, Ukraine, Sudan, and some other African and Latin American countries in consultation. Vahit Kirisci, minister of Agriculture and Forestry, said even though Turkey is self-sufficient in domestic consumption, the rented foreign farmland would provide Turkey with the capacity to export food. The focus will be on products such as sunflower, corn, cotton, sesame, sugarcane and alfalfa, which have a production shortfall in Turkey. Tropical fruit and vegetables such as pineapple, mango, avocado and canola are planned to

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India's imports from Russia rise 3 folds since Ukraine conflict

STORY: India's imports from Russia rise 3 folds since Ukraine conflict DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. shot of government buildings 3. various of oil tank 4. various of fuel station 5. various of people filling fuel into vehicle 6. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's imports from Russia witnessed a jump of more than threefold since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict, a local newspaper reported Wednesday. The increase in imports to 4.67 billion U.S. dollars from a year before has been attributed to the discounted prices offered by Russian suppliers, Financial Express reported. "The surge in shipments from Russia is thanks to New Delhi's efforts to strike good deals with Russian suppliers to tide over a growing shortfall of crude oil and other inputs like coal and fertilizers," it said. The newspaper citing preliminary data obtained from sources said between February 24 and May 8, India's purchases of crude oil from R

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Malaysia eyes export gains amid global palm oil shortage

STORY: Malaysia eyes export gains amid global palm oil shortage DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of palm oil plantation area at Pulau Indah, Selangor 2. various of palm trees and palm seed on trees 3. various of palm oil factory and oil truck on road STORYLINE: Malaysia is seeking to take advantage of the global shortfall in palm oil supplies following an export ban of the product by Indonesia, a Malaysian minister said on Tuesday. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the country is confident that it will be able to fill the gap in global palm oil supply and urged all parties in the sector to coordinate their efforts in order to make use of the opportunity presented. "Both upstream oil palm growers and downstream oil producers in Malaysia should join hands to reap the benefit of the void following neighboring Indonesia's decision to halt its palm oil exports. As the world's largest producer of pal

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U.S. launches first private astronaut mission to space station

STORY: U.S. launches first private astronaut mission to space station DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first private astronaut mission STORYLINE: NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX launched a first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday. The four-person multinational crew is composed of Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mission Specialist Mark Pathy of Canada. The mission, codenamed Ax-1, was launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket at 11:17 a.m. Eastern Time from the historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. About three minutes after launch, SpaceX confirmed main engine cutoff and stage separation. Following stage separation, Falcon 9's first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The Dragon spacecraft supportin

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus, buses

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus, buses

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus, buses

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus, buses

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus, buses

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Some 300 coach operators protest againt govt's weak support, bus, buses

Roughly 300 coach operators staged a protest against the government's coronavirus-related aid in Prague, Czech Republic, on December 20, 2020, saying their sector has been neglected by the government. Bus tour operators are reporting a shortfall in this year's sales ranging between 80 and 100 percent, Jiri Vlasak, head of the coach operators' initiative, told journalists. Coach operators met at a car park near the PVA EXPO Praha Letnany exhibition area at 10:00. The event was to continue with a protest ride to the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 15:00. The operators agreed with the police that they did not want to complicate traffic in the airport's vicinity and decided to go home. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Abe's office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) is pictured after attending a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2020. His office is suspected of covering a shortfall of millions of yen spent on annual parties held between 2013 and 2019 at a Tokyo hotel for supporters during his time as leader, prompting prosecutors to question one of his secretaries over a possible violation of the political funds control law, sources with knowledge of the situation said the same day.

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Abe's office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) prepares to attend a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2020. His office is suspected of covering a shortfall of millions of yen spent on annual parties held between 2013 and 2019 at a Tokyo hotel for supporters during his time as leader, prompting prosecutors to question one of his secretaries over a possible violation of the political funds control law, sources with knowledge of the situation said the same day.

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Abe's office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2020. His office is suspected of covering a shortfall of millions of yen spent on annual parties held between 2013 and 2019 at a Tokyo hotel for supporters during his time as leader, prompting prosecutors to question one of his secretaries over a possible violation of the political funds control law, sources with knowledge of the situation said the same day.

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Abe's office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2020. His office is suspected of covering a shortfall of millions of yen spent on annual parties held between 2013 and 2019 at a Tokyo hotel for supporters during his time as leader, prompting prosecutors to question one of his secretaries over a possible violation of the political funds control law, sources with knowledge of the situation said the same day.

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Abe's office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2020. His office is suspected of covering a shortfall of millions of yen spent on annual parties held between 2013 and 2019 at a Tokyo hotel for supporters during his time as leader, prompting prosecutors to question one of his secretaries over a possible violation of the political funds control law, sources with knowledge of the situation said the same day.

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Abe's office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties

Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2020, shows former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office in Shimonoseki, part of his constituency, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. The office is suspected of covering a shortfall of millions of yen spent on annual parties held between 2013 and 2019 at a Tokyo hotel for supporters during his time as leader, prompting prosecutors to question one of his secretaries over a possible violation of the political funds control law, a source with knowledge of the situation said the same day.

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Abe's office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties

Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2020, shows former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office in Shimonoseki, part of his constituency, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. The office is suspected of covering a shortfall of millions of yen spent on annual parties held between 2013 and 2019 at a Tokyo hotel for supporters during his time as leader, prompting prosecutors to question one of his secretaries over a possible violation of the political funds control law, a source with knowledge of the situation said the same day.

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Abe's office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (upper right) attends a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2020. His office is suspected of covering a shortfall of millions of yen spent on annual parties held between 2013 and 2019 at a Tokyo hotel for supporters during his time as leader, prompting prosecutors to question one of his secretaries over a possible violation of the political funds control law, a source with knowledge of the situation said the same day.

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Abe's office may have illegally spent millions of yen on parties

File photo taken in December 2019 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo. The office of the former prime minister is suspected of covering a shortfall of millions of yen spent on annual parties held between 2013 and 2019 at a Tokyo hotel for supporters during his time as leader, prompting prosecutors to question one of his secretaries over a possible violation of the political funds control law, a source with knowledge of the situation said Nov. 24, 2020.

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TEPCO drops warning of serious power supply shortfall

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) President Tsunehisa Katsumata speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 1. TEPCO has dropped its earlier warning of a possible shortfall in this summer's power supply. (Kyodo)