Israel withdraws forces from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital after 2-week raid: army

STORY: Israel withdraws forces from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital after 2-week raid: army SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza STORYLINE: Israel's army announced on Monday it withdrew its forces from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, concluding a two-week-long raid on the enclave's largest medical center. The medical complex, located in the hunger-stricken northern Gaza, became a refuge for thousands of patients and displaced Palestinians, and was targeted by Israeli tanks and airstrikes. It was the second major Israeli raid on the hospital since the beginning of Israel's almost six-month-long onslaught in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces released a statement saying that during the raid, the troops killed militants "in close-quarters encounters, located numerous weapons and intelligence documents throughout the hospital." According to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ad

Bulgarians vote for local authorities

STORY: Bulgarians vote for local authorities DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling stations 2. various of voters STORYLINE: Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to elect mayors and municipal councilors. As many as 12,299 polling stations opened across the country at 7:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) for over six million eligible voters to cast their ballots. The elections are held every four years. In this year's elections, almost 39,000 candidates are competing for the posts of mayors of the 265 municipalities and 3,041 mayoralties in Bulgaria, and the 35 quarters in Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna, as well as 5,053 seats in the municipal councils. A candidate for mayor must gain more than half of the valid votes to win the position in the first round. If no one gains more than 50 percent of votes in the first round, the top two runners will compete in a run-off on Nov. 5. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sofia. (XHTV

Nomura swings back to black for 1st time in 6 quarters

Nomura swings back to black for 1st time in 6 quarters

TOKYO, Japan - Nomura Holdings Inc. Chief Financial Officer Masafumi Nakada speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on July 29. Nakada said Nomura Holdings returned to the black in the April-June period for the first time in six quarters as a recent recovery in financial markets helped to boost its retail and stock underwriting businesses.

Ministry staff misused 160 mil. yen, 2 to be dismissed

Ministry staff misused 160 mil. yen, 2 to be dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30, said some 330 ministry staff improperly pooled more than 200 million yen in public funds and used about three-quarters of it for mostly unofficial purposes over a six-year period until this summer. She said two of them who admitted to using the money for personal purposes will be dismissed.

Ministry staff misused 160 mil. yen, 2 to be dismissed

Ministry staff misused 160 mil. yen, 2 to be dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30, said some 330 ministry staff improperly pooled more than 200 million yen in public funds and used about three-quarters of it for mostly unofficial purposes over a six-year period until this summer. She said two of them who admitted to using the money for personal purposes will be dismissed.

IMF's Lagarde on Japanese economy

IMF's Lagarde on Japanese economy

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde shake hands before starting talks in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2017. Lagarde said Japan's economy is in very good shape after six straight quarters of growth, while touching on the need for reforms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo