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Milan Cortina Olympics: Curling

Canada skip Rachel Homan (C) gives instructions to her teammates after throwing the stone during the sixth end of the women's curing bronze medal game against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 21, 2026.

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Hunter Biden Trial - Wilmington

Hunter Biden, center, gestures as he departs the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware at the end of the sixth day of his trial on allegedly illegally possessing a handgun and lying about his drug use when he purchased the weapon in 2018, on Monday, June 10, 2024. The jury has recessed for the day and will convene tomorrow morning at 9:00am EDT. Photo by Saquan Stimpson/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hunter Biden Trial - Wilmington

Attorney Abbe Lowell departs the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware at the end of the sixth day of Hunter Biden’s trial on allegedly illegally possessing a handgun and lying about his drug use when he purchased the weapon in 2018, on Monday, June 10, 2024. The jury has recessed for the day and will convene tomorrow morning at 9:00am EDT. Photo by Saquan Stimpson/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hunter Biden Trial - Wilmington

Hunter Biden departs the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware at the end of the sixth day of hiss trial on allegedly illegally possessing a handgun and lying about his drug use when he purchased the weapon in 2018, on Monday, June 10, 2024. The jury has recessed for the day and will convene tomorrow morning at 9:00am EDT. Photo by Saquan Stimpson/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023

STORY: Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's net external assets rose to a record 471.31 trillion yen (3 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 12.2 percent from a year earlier, as a weak yen inflated the value of foreign stocks, bonds, and other holdings in yen terms, government data showed Tuesday. With the figure increasing for a sixth straight year, Japan retained its position as the world's largest creditor for the 33rd straight year in yen terms, followed by Germany and China as of the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Finance. Gross external assets, held by the Japanese government, companies and individual investors, rose 11.1 percent to 1,488.34 trillion yen, while external debt went up 10.6 percent to 1,017.04 trillion yen, the ministry said. The yen was 7.0 percent weaker against the U.S. dollar in

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Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister

STORY: Turnout in Iran's 2 major elections reaches 41 pct: minister SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Monday at a press conference in Tehran that the turnout in the country's 12th parliamentary and sixth Assembly of Experts elections, which were held on Friday, reached 41 percent. The voting began at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) at 59,000 polling stations across Iran, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. The voting was initially scheduled to end at 6:00 pm local time but was extended three times, with each extension lasting for two hours. Vahidi said 25 million of the total 6

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Masataka Yoshida (R) of the Boston Red Sox and manager Alex Cora touch hands at the end of the sixth inning in a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 3, 2024.

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[Breaking News]Nikkei rises for 6th day to new 34-year high on retailer earnings

TOKYO, Jan. 15 Kyodo - Tokyo stocks rose Monday, with the Nikkei index up for a sixth trading day to end at a fresh 34-year high, as robust retailer earnings spurred hopes for solid performances by other Japanese firms. (Kyodo)

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First batch of exhibits for 6th CIIE arrives at venue in Shanghai

STORY: First batch of exhibits for 6th CIIE arrives at venue in Shanghai DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exhibits for the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) arriving at the venue Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHONG LUYIN, CCO of GE Healthcare China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DANIEL ZITTEL, Director of Direct Sales at BFDA Mercedes-Benz Business Unit STORYLINE: The first batch of exhibits for the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE) arrived at Shanghai's National Exhibition and Convention Center on Tuesday. Among the exhibits were high-end medical equipment, technical equipment and automobile. Some will make their debuts in China, or Asia, via the 6th CIIE. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHONG LUYIN, CCO of GE Healthcare China "The spectral digital PET/MR can double the whole-body imaging efficiency. It's very helpful for the precise diagnosis and treatment of major diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's disease. We

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China's Inner Mongolia sees decrease in desertified, sandified land

STORY: China's Inner Mongolia sees decrease in desertified, sandified land DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Inner Mongolia STORYLINE: The newly released results of the sixth official monitoring of desertification and sandification in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region show that the area of desertified and sandified land in the region continues to decrease. The region's sixth monitoring process started in July 2019 and was completed at the end of 2021. Official data shows, compared with the results of the fifth monitoring, the area of desertified and sandified land in Inner Mongolia decreased by 24.15 million mu (about 1.61 million hectares) and 14.59 million mu, respectively, with an average annual decrease of 4.83 million mu and 2.92 million mu. At the same time, the amount of extremely severely desertified land decreased by 15.91 million mu, and the severely desertified land decreased by 18.51 million mu. The am

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Tanaka's 34-game win streak ends in Chicago

CHICAGO, United States - New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka walks to the team's dugout after the end of the sixth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 20, 2014. Tanaka allowed four runs in six innings. His streak of 34 straight wins in both Japanese baseball and the majors ended as the Yankees lost to the Cubs 6-1.

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Japan's Ogasawara against China in women's curling

SOCHI, Russia - Japan skip Ayumi Ogasawara plays in the sixth end of the women's curling round robin game against China at the Ice Cube Curling Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japanese against Swiss in women's curling

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's skip Ayumi Ogasawara (R) delivers the stone in the sixth end of the curling women's round robin game against Switzerland at the Ice Cube Curling Center during Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Sweeper Michiko Tomabechi is seen on the left.

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Japan against Canada in women's curling

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Yumie Funayama (R) releases the stone in the sixth end in a round robin game against Canada at the Ice Cube Curling Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2014.

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Japan beats Russia in women's curling game

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese skip Moe Meguro shouts instructions after releasing the stone during a match against Russia in the sixth end of the round-robin stage of the women's curling tournament at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Feb. 21, 2010. Japan won the match 12-9.

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Masuda stopped by Thai champ Pongsaklek in 6th

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - WBC flyweight interim champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand (L) celebrates after defeating Japanese challenger Takahisa Masuda (R) in their title match. The referee called an end to the match 1 minute, 6 seconds into the sixth round after Masuda was left hunkered by a flurry of punches.

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Masuda stopped by Thai champ Pongsaklek in 6th

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Japanese challenger Takahisa Masuda (L) is knocked down by WBC flyweight interim champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand in the sixth round of their title match in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Aug. 28. The referee called an end to the match 1 minute, 6 seconds into the round.

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H. Matsui extends hitting streak to 14 games

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to the left in the sixth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, extended his hitting streak to 14 games. He went 1-for-4 as his team lost 3-2 at Yankee Stadium to end their five-game winning streak. (MLB)

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Japan wins 2 straight at women's world c'ship

AOMORI, Japan - (From L to R) Mayo Yamaura, Mari Motohashi and Sakurako Terada acknowledge fans after host Japan scored four points in the sixth end to decide a match in a 6-3 win over the Czech Republic for its second straight victory at the curling women's world championship on March 17.

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Hokutoriki ends Asashoryu's winning run at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (fore) is rammed out by top-ranked maegashira Hokutoriki on the sixth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 14. The Mongolian yokozuna's first loss of the current tournament put an end to his remarkable 35-bout winning run.

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(1)World Games begin with opening ceremony

AKITA, Japan - Flags and placards of around 90 participating countries and regions are paraded Aug. 16 in the opening ceremony of the sixth World Games at Yabase Stadium in the northern Japanese city of Akita. Some 2,200 athletes will take part in 31 official and demonstration sports at the games, which end Aug. 26.

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Kelly stops Kiksis streak with win in int'l keirin

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Latvia's Ainars Kiksis offers a handshake to Australia's Shane Kelly (C) who halted his five-race winning streak to clinch his first win in the international keirin series on Kumamoto velodrome track May 8. Shaking hands with Kelly is runner-up Pavel Buran (R) of the Czech Republic. Kelly, the 1-km time-trial bronze medalist at the Sydney Olympics last September, had finished third, second, second, sixth and second in the previous five rounds. Kiksis saw his perfect streak come to an end, settling for third place.

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EU leaders agree to partially ban Russian oil imports, says Charles Michel

STORY: EU leaders agree to partially ban Russian oil imports, says Charles Michel DATELINE: May 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of arrival of Charles Michel, President of the European Council 2. various of tweet of Charles Michel 3. various of Charles Michel making a statement 4. various of audience at the press conference of Charles Michel 5. various of Charles Michel at the Special Meeting of the European Council STORYLINE: EU leaders agreed on Monday night to ban "more than two thirds" of Russian oil import to the bloc, President of the European Council Charles Michel tweeted, referring to the move as a maximum pressure on Russia to end the conflict. "Tonight #EUCO agreed a sixth package of sanctions. It will allow a ban on oil imports from #Russia. The sanctions will immediately impact 75% of Russian oil imports. And by the end of the year, 90% of the Russian oil imported in Europe will be banned," Michel tweeted. Michel's announcement came as lead

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A visit to Danube Refinery in Hungary

STORY: A visit to Danube Refinery in Hungary DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:07 LOCATION: SZAZHALOMBATTA, Hungary CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Druzhba pipeline entry point 2. various of Adria pipeline entry point 3. various of the facility 4. various of control room 5. various of oil sample quality control 6. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): ZSOLT HUFF, Senior vice president of downstream production at MOL Group STORYLINE: Hungary, a landlocked country that is heavily dependent on Russian energy supplies, strongly opposes the EU's sanctions against the Russian energy sector. In its sixth sanction package aimed against Moscow, the EU plans to phase out Russian crude oil within six months and refined products by the end of the year. Russia has been supplying more than 60 percent of Hungary's oil demand and 85 percent of its natural gas demand. In Szazhalombatta, a town about 30 kilometers south to Budapest, the Danube Refinery still receives crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline from Russ

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Thousands March in Central Tokyo For LGBT awareness

TOKYO, Japan, -May 7: Thousands of people took part in a parade in Tokyo's Shibuya district Sunday to raise awareness of issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, marching on along busy shopping streets led by a float decorated in rainbow colors. About 6,000 participated, including people with disabilities calling for the elimination of discrimination, according to nonprofit organization Tokyo Rainbow Pride that organized the parade. It was the sixth time such a parade was held in Shibuya, the organizer said. In April 2015, Tokyo's Shibuya Ward became the first municipality in the country to recognize same-sex partnerships as equivalent to marriage, passing an ordinance for the issuance of ward certificates to such couples. Several municipalities have since followed suit. A special law enacted in 2004 paved the way in the country for transgender people to change their registered sex under certain conditions. Around 6,000 people had subsequently changed their sex by the end of 2015.

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Yangtze River Delta railway network to expand in 2022

STORY: Yangtze River Delta railway network to expand in 2022 DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:41 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of railway construction 2. various of railways STORYLINE: Yangtze River Delta railway system has set a 2022 investment target of 68.6 billion yuan (about 10.9 billion U.S. dollars) with more than 20 key projects, including Huzhou-Hangzhou Railway, Chaohu-Ma'anshan Intercity Railway, South Yanjiang Intercity railway, etc. It's expected to connect cities and provinces along the Yangtze River and support strategic programmes across the board in China, including infrastructure, job market, domestic demand, people's livelihood, logistics and industrial chain. Official data show that last year, the Yangtze River Delta railway system had completed 90.19 billion yuan (14.3 billion U.S. dollars) of investment, ranking first in China for the sixth consecutive year. With 585.2 kilometers of new railways completed, by the end of 2021, the length of ra

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers are pictured after trailing 4-2 after the sixth end of the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curlers react after scoring a point in the sixth end of the women's gold medal game against Great Britain at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japan's Chinami Yoshida (bottom) gives instructions to her teammates as Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni (top L) and Alina Paetz look on during the sixth end of the women's curling semifinal game at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 18, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa gives instructions to her teammates during the sixth end of a women's curling round-robin match against South Korea at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa gives instructions to her teammates during the sixth end of a women's curling round-robin match against South Korea at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Japan wins 2 straight at women's world c'ship

AOMORI, Japan - (From L to R) Mayo Yamaura, Mari Motohashi and Sakurako Terada acknowledge fans after host Japan scored four points in the sixth end to decide a match in a 6-3 win over the Czech Republic for its second straight victory at the curling women's world championship on March 17. (Kyodo)

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H. Matsui extends hitting streak to 14 games

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to the left in the sixth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, extended his hitting streak to 14 games. He went 1-for-4 as his team lost 3-2 at Yankee Stadium to end their five-game winning streak. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Kelly stops Kiksis streak with win in int'l keirin

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Latvia's Ainars Kiksis offers a handshake to Australia's Shane Kelly (C) who halted his five-race winning streak to clinch his first win in the international keirin series on Kumamoto velodrome track May 8. Shaking hands with Kelly is runner-up Pavel Buran (R) of the Czech Republic. Kelly, the 1-km time-trial bronze medalist at the Sydney Olympics last September, had finished third, second, second, sixth and second in the previous five rounds. Kiksis saw his perfect streak come to an end, settling for third place.

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Japan win silver medal at world curling championship

(From L) Japan's Yumi Suzuki, Satsuki Fujisawa and Yurika Yoshida celebrate winning two points during the sixth end in the gold-medal game against Switzerland at the World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada, on March 27, 2016. Although Japan lost 9-6, the team claimed the country's first medal in curling in either the Olympics or world championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akiyama breaks Murton's single-season record with 215th hit

Seibu Lions leadoff man Shogo Akiyama celebrates after hitting an infield single to third in the sixth inning of a game against the Orix Buffaloes in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2015, to set a new Nippon Professional Baseball record for most hits in a single season. Akiyama later belted a triple in the ninth inning, to end the season with 216 hits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Serina Williams grabs 21st Grand Slam title with Wimbledon

Serena Williams of the United States (R) hugs Garbine Muguruza of Spain at the end of their women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships in London on July 11, 2015. Williams won 6-4, 6-4 to capture her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title and 21st of her career. It is her sixth Wimbledon championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro Suzuki's struggle continues

Ichiro Suzuki reacts after being called out on strikes to end the top of the sixth inning with two runners in scoring position in the Miami Marlins' 4-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on July 7, 2015. Suzuki went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, extending his hitless streak to 28 at-bats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro Suzuki's struggle continues

Ichiro Suzuki reacts after being called out on strikes to end the top of the sixth inning with two runners in scoring position in the Miami Marlins' 4-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on July 7, 2015. Suzuki went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, extending his hitless streak to 28 at-bats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan off to winning start in Asian qualifiers for Rio Olympics

Japan's Gakuto Notsuda scores the team's sixth goal shortly before the end of the opening Group I match of the Asian Under-23 Championship qualifiers against Macau on March 27, 2015, in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Japan beat Macau 7-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trailer houses used as shelter for evacuees from quakes

Photo taken June 19, 2016, shows Yuko Hamamoto (L), 46, taking shelter in a trailer house with her eldest son, a sixth-grader, in the southwestern Japanese town of Mashiki, severely damaged by a series of powerful earthquakes. As of June 19, 19 trailer houses had been secured. They are to be used through the end of August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beats Russia in women's curling game

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese skip Moe Meguro shouts instructions after releasing the stone during a match against Russia in the sixth end of the round-robin stage of the women's curling tournament at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Feb. 21, 2010. Japan won the match 12-9. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish pumps his fist after getting Will Smith of the Los Angeles Dodgers to ground out to end the top of the sixth inning at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on June 21, 2021.

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(1)World Games begin with opening ceremony

AKITA, Japan - Flags and placards of around 90 participating countries and regions are paraded Aug. 16 in the opening ceremony of the sixth World Games at Yabase Stadium in the northern Japanese city of Akita. Some 2,200 athletes will take part in 31 official and demonstration sports at the games, which end Aug. 26.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese team skip Satsuki Fujisawa (top L) and members of the South Korean team are pictured during the sixth end of the women's curling semifinal match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japan's Yurika Yoshida (L) and Chinami Yoshida sweep a path for the stone during the sixth end of the women's curling semifinal game against South Korea at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

South Korean skip Kim Eun Jung gives instructions to teammates during the sixth end of the women's curling semifinal game against Japan at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japanese team skip Satsuki Fujisawa throws a stone during the sixth end of the women's curling semifinal match against South Korea at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Japan's Yusuke Morozumi (L) reacts after the sixth end of a 10-4 loss in a men's curling round-robin session match against South Korea at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2018. Japan failed to win a spot in the semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

The team members of Japan (white) and Britain confer after the sixth end of a women's curling round-robin session match at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 20, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo