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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are seen during a signing ceremony of three Congressional Review Act bills in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli PM, opposition leader agree to form "emergency unity gov't"

STORY: Israeli PM, opposition leader agree to form "emergency unity gov't" DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of IDF activities in Gaza 2. various of IDF strikes in Gaza 3. various of striking of the targets by the IDF STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, an opposition leader and former defense minister, announced on Wednesday in a joint statement the formation of "an emergency unity government" and a war cabinet. The move brings Gantz's centrist party of National Unity to sit together with Netanyahu's ultranationalist-religious coalition government. Under the agreement, the war cabinet will consist of three members: Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Gantz, who was also a former chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Gadi Eizenkot, a lawmaker with the National Unity, also a former IDF chief, will act as an observer. Netanyahu agreed not to advance any bills unrelated to the o

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Chinese doctors provide free clinical services for Ghanaian workers, low-income residents

STORY: Chinese doctors provide free clinical services for Ghanaian workers, low-income residents DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese doctors providing medical services 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DU YUSHAN, Head of 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BENJAMIN ANNIM, Ghanaian worker of Sinohydro STORYLINE: The 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana concluded on Sunday a three-day initiative providing free clinical service for more than 100 Ghanaian workers, and residents of a low-income community in Ghana's Eastern Region. The beneficiaries include local employees of Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned company, and low-income residents in the Akuse community who have been struggling to pay their medical bills. According to Du Yushan, head of the 12th Chinese medical team dispatched to Ghana, it was the seventh free outreach program by the team since their arrival in March. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): D

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1,000 10,000-yen bills in cooking pot found in garbage depot

OSAKA, Japan - One thousand 10,000-yen bills that were stashed inside a metal pot and found in a garbage depot in Osaka are displayed at the Takatsuki Police Station in Osaka Prefecture on April 4. Police say the money was found by a garbage collector while sorting garbage in the city of Takatsuki on March 25. Under Japanese law, the money will go to the person who found it if no owner shows up in three months.

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Education reform bills set to clear Diet Wed.

TOKYO, Japan - A set of three government-sponsored bills for education reform are approved at an upper house committee amid opposition protest on June 19. The bills are likely to clear the Diet (parliament) on June 20.

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Upper house starts deliberations on education reform bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in response to an opposition member during a plenary session of the House of Councillors as the upper chamber starts deliberating a set of three education reform bills proposed by the coalition government.

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3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), flanked by his Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma (L) and Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R), claps after the House of Representatives approved a set of three education reform bills during a plenary session on May 18. The bills are aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade.

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3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives approves a set of three education reform bills during a plenary session on May 18. The bills are aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade.

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3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters rally in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on May 18 as the House of Representatives approved the same day a set of three education reform bills aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade.

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Lower house panel approves 3 education bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the New Komeito party, stand to show their approval of a set of three education reform bills in a session of the House of Representatives' Special Committee on Rebuilding Education on May 17. The bills are set to pass through the lower house plenary session on May 18 before being sent to the House of Councillors.

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1st Diet session for Abe ends with major bills cleared, support down

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa pose for a photo at the end of the extraordinary parliamentary session on Dec. 19. The first Diet session under the Abe administration has enacted major legislation to redefine the goals of education and defense institutions while witnessing the premier's support ratings slide rapidly over three months after he came into power.

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Japan's 1st war-contingency bills enacted

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors lawmakers applaud as the house enacts three war-contingency bills on June 6. It marked the first time Japan has enacted such legislation in the postwar era.

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Lower house passes war-contingency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Representatives stand up at a plenary session in the Diet on May 15 to approve a set of three bills designed to give the government more powers to respond to a military attack or threat of an attack on Japan. The ruling coalition -- the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito party and the New Conservative Party -- and two opposition parties -- the Democratic Party of Japan and the Liberal Party -- supported the bills.

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Lower house passes war-contingency bills

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives passes a set of three bills on May 15 giving the government more powers to respond to a military attack or threat of attack on Japan. The bills, sponsored by the government, will be immediately sent to the House of Councillors.

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(1)Lower house panel approves war-contingency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the three ruling coalition parties stand up in support of defense bills at a House of Representatives committee on May 14. The bills are aimed to give the government more powers to respond to a military attack on Japan.

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Lower house passes privacy-protection bills

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers of the three ruling coalition parties -- the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito party and the New Conservative Party -- stand at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on May 6 to approve a set of bills aimed at preventing personal information from being abused or improperly transferred to third parties.

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Lower house panel adopts medical reform bills

TOKYO, Japan -- Eisuke Mori (C), chairman of the House of Representatives Health, Labor and Welfare Committee, is harassed by opposition party members June 14 during voting on a set of bills on medical reforms. The panel adopted the bills with the support of the three ruling parties.

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Koizumi explains emergency bills to governors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi explains three bills designed to prepare Japan for a possible military attack at a meeting with prefectural governors at his office June 12. He is flanked by Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani (L) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda (2nd from L).

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Civic groups demand emergency bills be scrapped

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civil groups hold a rally near the Diet building to call for the scrapping of three emergency bills which a House of Representatives special panel began to discuss May 7.

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(2)Lower house panel begins discussing emergency law

TOKYO, May 7 Kyodo - Defense Agency Director General Gen Nakatani answers opposition questions May 7 as a House of Representatives special committee began discussing three bills governing Japan's reactions to a foreign military attack.

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(1)Lower house panel begins discussing emergency law

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi answers opposition questions May 7 as a House of Representatives special committee began discussing three bills governing Japan's reactions to a foreign military attack. The three bills consist of one for a new law specifying measures to deal with armed attacks, one for revision of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Law and one for the establishment of the Security Council of Japan.

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(1)Lower house starts deliberating emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi watches as Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani takes the rostrum in the House of Representatives to introduce a package of three bills to govern Japan's response to a foreign military attack. The legislation is aimed at defining the decision-making process in the government in the event of a foreign attack or the imminent threat of one and giving the premier and the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) greater powers to deal with such an attack.

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(2)Lower house starts deliberating emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civic groups line the street near the Diet building April 26 to register opposition to a package of three bills to govern Japan's response to a foreign military attack introduced to the national legislature by the government of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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SDP leader Doi says emergency law should be abolished

TOKYO, Japan - Takako Doi, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDP), speaks at a news conference April 17. She said that three bills the government has written on governing Japan's response to a foreign military attack must be abolished.

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Cabinet endorses emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) is flanked by Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (L) and Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa (R) at a special cabinet meeting he called April 16 to act on three bills on Japan's response to a foreign military attack.

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Opponents parade to protest against emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civic groups and labor unions march in downtown Tokyo on April 16 to register their opposition to three bills for emergency legislation for responding to a foreign military attack.

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Opponents of emergency bills hold rallies

TOKYO, Japan - Opponents of three bills for emergency legislation for responding to a foreign military attack on Japan hold rallies near the Diet building in Tokyo on April 16. About 600 people, including members of civic groups and labor unions, took part in one rally, denouncing the bills drafted by the government as being ''against the Constitution.''

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Wiretapping bills okayed after opposition walkout

With members of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan and the Social Democratic Party having walked out of the lower house's plenary session in protest, the House of Representatives approves June 1 a package of three bills that would allow wiretapping in investigations into organized crime.

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China concerned about Japan-U.S. security guidelines

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi criticizes the passing through Japan's lower house April 27 of three bills implementing the 1997 Japan-U.S. defense guidelines. The passing of the bills, aimed at facilitating Japan-U.S. cooperation during emergencies in unspecified ''areas surrounding Japan'' could ''adversely affect regional security,'' Sun told a regular news conference.

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Lower house OK's Japan-U.S. defense cooperation bills

The House of Representatives on April 27 approves a set of three bills aimed at facilitating defense cooperation between Japan and the United States in emergencies in unspecified ''areas surrounding Japan.'' The bills cleared the lower house two days before Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi leaves Tokyo for the U.S. to meet President Bill Clinton in Washington on May 3.

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German restaurant owner worries about high energy bills

STORY: German restaurant owner worries about high energy bills DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the view in Europe 2. various of Nord Stream I pipeline 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): KLAUS RUDOLPH, Owner of a restaurant in Lubmin STORYLINE: Europe is heading toward a bitter winter as a new disruption of natural gas from Russia aggravates its energy crunch and the cost of living crisis. Russia's largest gas producer Gazprom announced earlier this month that it had stopped gas supplies via the Nord Stream I pipeline for an indefinite period due to malfunctions at a compressor unit. Analysts say the Russian gas cut-off will likely worsen Europe's energy crisis and trigger further fuel price hikes, escalating inflation and impacting livelihoods. Some businesses in Europe have felt the pinch of the energy crisis. SOUNDBITE 1 (German): KLAUS RUDOLPH, Owner of a restaurant in Lubmin "The gas price is three times of the past, at least three times. I

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Severe malnutrition threat to children in Yemen

STORY: Severe malnutrition threat to children in Yemen DATELINE: July 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen 2. various of malnourished children being treated at the hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM AHMED, Local benefactor 4. various of malnourished children being treated in the hospital 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU ALI, Local benefactor 6. various of the hospital STORYLINE: Famine and disease outbreaks are still chasing poor families in Yemen and putting their children at risk of acute malnutrition or leading to death. Zaid Matary, a three-year-old boy who has been suffering acute malnutrition got a rare chance for treatment after several benefactors raised the money to pay his medical bills. Om Ahmed, one of the benefactors, accompanied the boy all the way to Sanaa, the country's capital due to the child's critical condition. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM AHMED, Local benefactor "The child's father has passed away

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Israeli parliament moves forward bill to dissolve

STORY: Israeli parliament moves forward bill to dissolve DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israeli parliament members voting on the bills (courtesy of the Knesset channel) STORYLINE: Israeli lawmakers voted in favor of a bill to dissolve parliament in a preliminary vote on Wednesday, taking the first step in sending the country for its fifth elections in three years. The vote, the first in a series of four votes before the formal dissolution of the parliament, gained an overwhelming majority of 110 lawmakers in the 120-member parliament. The final vote is expected to take place next week. The motion was presented two days after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his main partner Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced they were disbanding their coalition government, which is made up of eight ideological diverse parties, only a year after its inauguration. The coalition has been struggling for its political survival since it los

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Turks struggle to cope with soaring energy bills amid huge economic crisis

STORY: Turks struggle to cope with soaring energy bills amid huge economic crisis DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Istanbul, Turkey 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AHMET SAYMADI, Meyhane owner 3. shots of a restaurant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): AHMET SAYMADI, Meyhane owner 5. various of street views in Istanbul, Turkey 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): AHMET SAYMADI, Meyhane owner 7. shots of the exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey 8. shots of cars moving in the city in Istanbul, Turkey 9. shots of a gas station in Istanbul, Turkey 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): MUSTAFA SONMEZ, Economist and writer 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (Turkish): MUSTAFA SONMEZ, Economist and writer STORYLINE: Ahmet Saymadi, a man in his 40s, has been running a small meyhane, a traditional Turkish tavern, for the last three years in Istanbul's bustling Istiklal Avenue area which is filled with restaurants, cafes, and bars. However, his business has been severely hit i

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Nigerian president signs anti-money laundering, terrorism bills into law

STORY: Nigerian president signs anti-money laundering, terrorism bills into law DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, President of Nigeria STORYLINE: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed into law three bills aimed at improving the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework in Nigeria. Speaking at a signing ceremony, the president described the bills as being in tandem with the administration's commitment to fighting corruption and illicit financing activities, as well as critical to the governance agenda and the development of Nigeria. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, President of Nigeria "The new laws have provided enough punitive measures and containment strategies against abuses and compromises. We will not rest until we rid the nation of the menace of money laundering, terrorism, and other financial crimes.

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden signs S.J.Res.13, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden signs S.J.Res.14, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden signs S.J.Res.14, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are seen during a signing ceremony of three Congressional Review Act bills in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden signs S.J.Res.14, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, shake hands after President Biden signed S.J.Res.13, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden signs S.J.Res.15, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden signs S.J.Res.14, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Rep. Jesús García, (D-IL), after signing S.J.Res.15, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden signs S.J.Res.15, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Signs Congressional Review Act Bills

President Joe Biden signs S.J.Res.15, one of the three Congressional Review Act bills, into law in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.The bills aim to reverse Trump era policies related to worker discrimination, methane emissions and the 'True Lender' rule. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cabinet endorses emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) is flanked by Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (L) and Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa (R) at a special cabinet meeting he called April 16 to act on three bills on Japan's response to a foreign military attack.

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SDP leader Doi says emergency law should be abolished

TOKYO, Japan - Takako Doi, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDP), speaks at a news conference April 17. She said that three bills the government has written on governing Japan's response to a foreign military attack must be abolished.

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Lower house panel approves 3 education bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the New Komeito party, stand to show their approval of a set of three education reform bills in a session of the House of Representatives' Special Committee on Rebuilding Education on May 17. The bills are set to pass through the lower house plenary session on May 18 before being sent to the House of Councillors. (Kyodo)

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3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives approves a set of three education reform bills during a plenary session on May 18. The bills are aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade. (Kyodo)