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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

Odai Olaiwa (1st R) and his family are pictured inside a tent on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

Odai Olaiwa (1st R) and his family are pictured beside a tent on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

Odai Olaiwa (1st R) and his family have a meal inside a tent on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

A child of Odai Olaiwa is about to fetch water on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

Odai Olaiwa (1st R) and his family are pictured inside a tent on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter.Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

Odai Olaiwa (R) fixes a tent on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

A child of Odai Olaiwa is pictured on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

Children of Odai Olaiwa are pictured inside a tent on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over.

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

Odai Olaiwa tidies up the area around the tent he lives on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024.Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

Odai Olaiwa's wife washes utensils on the seaside in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Mideast Gaza Deir Al-Balah Displaced People Life in Tent

Odai Olaiwa (R) fixes a tent on the beach of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on November 28, 2024. Odai Olaiwa, a 35-year-old father of three children, was forced to flee from Gaza City with his family at the onset of the Gaza conflict. They transferred to the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip six months ago, huddling inside a tent on the seaside that could barely shield them from the scorch in summer or the frost in winter. Three days earlier, seawater flooded his tent and soaked his belongings. The tent was then destroyed by heavy winds, and the Olaiwa's became homeless again. They had to stay in their relatives' tent and live on food offered by local charitable kitchens. Having suffered enough, Olaiwa dearly hopes to return to Gaza City when the war is over. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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China GDP grows real 4.6% in 3rd qtr

A spokesman for China's National Bureau of Statistics attends a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2024, following the release of the country's gross domestic product data for the July-September quarter. China's economy in the third quarter grew a real 4.6 percent from a year earlier, marking the slowest expansion since the first three months of 2023.

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Australian inflation rate slows to 3.6 pct

STORY: Australian inflation rate slows to 3.6 pct SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:07 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a supermarket 2. various of street views in Australia STORYLINE: Australia's annual rate of inflation has fallen to 3.6 percent, according to official figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday. The figure showed that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.0 percent in the first three months of 2024 and 3.6 percent in the 12 months to the end of March. It marks a fall from a 4.1 percent rise in the CPI in the 12-month period to the end of December 2023. The ABS identified rising costs of education, health, housing, food and non-alcoholic beverages as the most significant drivers of inflation in the first quarter of 2024. Housing prices were 0.7 percent higher at the end of March than at the start of 2024 and 4.9 percent higher than 12 months earlier. Education costs rose 5.

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Chinese economy in Q1 shows consolidated recovery momentum

STORY: Chinese economy in Q1 shows consolidated recovery momentum SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:54 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JELENA GRUBOR STEFANOVIC, Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YANN BOZEC, President of Tapestry and President & CEO of Coach, APAC Region STORYLINE: China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.3 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2024, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday. The country's GDP reached 29.63 trillion yuan (about 4.17 trillion U.S. dollars) during this period, the NBS data showed. On a quarterly basis, the economy increased 1.6 percent in the first three months. Many business leaders have hailed the consolidated recovery momentum of China's economy in the first quarter of this year. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JELENA GRUBOR STEFANOVIC, Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in

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Italy's major banks report record profits in 2023

STORY: Italy's major banks report record profits in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:39 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Italy STORYLINE: Italy's two major banks have reported record profits in 2023, signaling the recovery of the country's banking sector from recent difficulties. On Tuesday, Banca Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank by total assets, reported a net profit of 7.7 billion euros (8.3 billion U.S. dollars) for 2023, a year-on-year increase of 76.4 percent. A day earlier, Unicredit revealed a record net profit of 8.6 billion euros for last year, 51 percent higher than in 2022. Both exceeded market expectations. The two banks rank among the world's 50 largest banks, according to Standard & Poor's ratings. Over the past three years, Italy's banking sector faced multiple challenges due to the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the energy crisis stemming from the Ukraine crisis. Additionally, four months ago, the Italian p

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Italy's public debt hits new record high

STORY: Italy's public debt hits new record high DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street in Rome 2. various of Rome stock exchange building STORYLINE: Italy's public debt set an all-time record of 2.843 trillion euros (3.09 trillion U.S. dollars) in June, reflecting in part an increase in government borrowing, the Bank of Italy said Wednesday. That number rose by 27.8 billion euros compared to the previous month, reported the central bank. The size of Italy's public debt has risen every month this year after declining in the final three months of 2022. Currently, excluding liquid balances of the Italian Treasury such as euros, foreign currencies and other assets, public debt was 2.802 trillion euros -- the first time that figure surpassed the 2.8 trillion euros threshold. The main factor pushing debt levels higher was increased government borrowing, which swelled by 12.3 billion euros compared to a month earlier, the bank said. In addition

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U.S. House adjourns after failing to elect speaker in historic political stalemate

STORY: U.S. House adjourns after failing to elect speaker in historic political stalemate DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting to elect the speaker 2. various of exteriors of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday evening after its members failed to elect a speaker for the lower chamber. U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, failed to secure enough votes in three ballots earlier in the day after a group of House Republicans voted against him. There will be at least a fourth vote as House members agreed to adjourn until Wednesday noon. McCarthy was reportedly negotiating with fellow Republicans on Tuesday night. The political drama came nearly two months after the 2022 midterm elections, in which Republicans flipped the House and Democrats held onto their majority in the Senate. This was the first time in a century that the

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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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3 months since Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Two women in the central Japan village of Otaki pray on Dec. 27, 2014, for the victims of the Mt. Ontake eruption three months earlier that left 57 people dead and six missing.

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3 months since Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Dec. 27, 2014, shows Mt. Ontake in central Japan, which erupted three months earlier leaving 57 people dead and six missing.

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China's 3rd qtr economic growth

BEIJING, China - Sheng Laiyun, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, announces China's economic growth data in the July-September quarter of 2013 in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2013. China's economic growth picked up to 7.8 percent in the quarter from a year earlier, from 7.5 percent expansion in the previous three months, recording the fastest pace of growth for the year.

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DPJ to suspend membership of Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan leaves after attending the Democratic Party of Japan's executive meeting at its headquarters in Tokyo on July 26, 2013. The DPJ decided to suspend the membership of Kan for three months -- a reduction from an earlier proposed expulsion -- for his support of an independent candidate in the July 21, 2013, House of Councillors election in defiance of a party decision.

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BOJ upgrades economic assessments

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan branch managers gather at the central bank's head office in Tokyo for a one-day meeting on July 5, 2012. The BOJ decided in the meeting to revise upward the assessments of all nine regional economies in the country compared with three months earlier, encouraged by pickups in business investment and private consumption.

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Doctor returns to Japan after release from abduction in Ethiopia

NAGOYA, Japan - Aid group doctor Keiko Akahane speaks during a news conference at Central Japan International Airport in Aichi Prefecture on Jan. 13 after returning to Japan earlier in the day. Akahane, who was abducted in Ethiopia with a Dutch nurse, was released after being held for three and a half months.

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Crown prince, princess visit Nagano to attend sports festival

OBUSE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife Crown Princess Masako leave a local museum in the town of Obuse, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 25. Earlier in the day, the imperial couple arrived in the prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the winter national sports festival, marking the first time in about three months for the ailing crown princess to go outside Tokyo for an official trip.

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Afghan authorities reactivate silo in northern Mazar-I-Sharif city

STORY: Afghan authorities reactivate silo in northern Mazar-I-Sharif city DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of bread baking at the reactivated silo in Mazar-i-Sharif city 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD JAWED SEDIDI, Director of the silo 3. various of people at the reactivated silo in Mazar-i-Sharif city STORYLINE: Afghan authorities reactivated the only silo three decades after it was rendered idle in Mazar-i-Sharif city, capital of northern Balkh province, on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD JAWED SEDIDI, Director of the silo "At the moment one oven of the silo has begun operation to bake bread and efforts are underway to activate 18 other ovens to increase our products." Like other infrastructures, the erstwhile Soviet Union-made silo in Mazar-i-Sharif has been damaged due to decades of war in the country. This is the second silo that has been reactivated by the authorities in Afghanistan over several months. Earlier,

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Dominican musician in Hong Kong cheers people up amid pandemic

STORY: Dominican musician in Hong Kong cheers people up amid pandemic DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hong Kong and Dominican musician Chris Polanco related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRIS POLANCO, Dominican musician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRIS POLANCO, Dominican musician 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRIS POLANCO, Dominican musician 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHRIS POLANCO, Dominican musician STORYLINE: Earlier this year, Hong Kong was hit hard by the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Staying at home, 44-year-old Dominican musician Chris Polanco started to produce short videos and put them on social media, calling on people to sing Cantonese songs with him to overcome the difficult time. In just three months, around 80,000 fans followed him. Twenty-two years ago, Polanco left his home country for Hong Kong. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRIS POLANCO, Dominican musician "It's kind of weird, because when I arrived here, I

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Israel begins vaccinating children under 5 against COVID-19

STORY: Israel begins vaccinating children under 5 against COVID-19 DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a four-year old before and after receiving COVID-19 vaccine STORYLINE: A nationwide vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for children aged six months to five years was launched in Israel on Sunday. The vaccination will provide children "with an important protection layer against serious illness and post-COVID symptoms," said a statement issued by the Israeli Ministry of Health on Sunday evening. The vaccine is especially recommended for children at risk of severe COVID-19 illness due to underlying health conditions that impair the immune system, the ministry noted. The shots will either be three doses of the Pfizer vaccine or two doses of the Moderna vaccine, said the ministry. Vaccination for children under the age of five was approved by the ministry's Director General Nachman Ash earlier this month, following a recommendation by a pan

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Hong Kong economy logs rebound in Q2 amid challenges: gov't advance estimates

STORY: Hong Kong economy logs rebound in Q2 amid challenges: gov't advance estimates DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in Hong Kong STORYLINE: Hong Kong's economy improved in the second quarter with gross domestic product (GDP) increasing 0.9 percent in real terms as compared with the first three months, official advance estimates showed Monday. However, according to the advance estimates, Hong Kong's GDP decreased by 1.4 percent in real terms in the second quarter of 2022 from a year earlier, compared with a decrease of 3.9 percent in the first quarter. Exports of services rose by 1.8 percent in real terms in the second quarter of 2022 over a year earlier, as against the decrease of 2.9 percent in the January-March period, according to data released by the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government. Imports of services decreased by 0.7 percent in real t

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GREECE-ATHENS-INFLATION

(220621) -- ATHENS, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A cashier works at a supermarket in Athens, Greece, on June 21, 2022. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the extension of a subsidy for fuel consumption for the next three months, to ease the burden on budgets of households and businesses amid the ongoing international energy crisis. Greece's annual inflation rate hit 11.3 percent in May, a 29-year record, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said earlier this month. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-INFLATION

(220621) -- ATHENS, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members fuel vehicles at a gas station in Athens, Greece, on June 21, 2022. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the extension of a subsidy for fuel consumption for the next three months, to ease the burden on budgets of households and businesses amid the ongoing international energy crisis. Greece's annual inflation rate hit 11.3 percent in May, a 29-year record, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said earlier this month. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-INFLATION

(220621) -- ATHENS, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member fuels a vehicle at a gas station in Athens, Greece, on June 21, 2022. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the extension of a subsidy for fuel consumption for the next three months, to ease the burden on budgets of households and businesses amid the ongoing international energy crisis. Greece's annual inflation rate hit 11.3 percent in May, a 29-year record, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said earlier this month. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-INFLATION

(220621) -- ATHENS, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a supermarket in Athens, Greece, on June 21, 2022. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the extension of a subsidy for fuel consumption for the next three months, to ease the burden on budgets of households and businesses amid the ongoing international energy crisis. Greece's annual inflation rate hit 11.3 percent in May, a 29-year record, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said earlier this month. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-INFLATION

(220621) -- ATHENS, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fuel prices are displayed at a gas station in Athens, Greece, on June 21, 2022. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the extension of a subsidy for fuel consumption for the next three months, to ease the burden on budgets of households and businesses amid the ongoing international energy crisis. Greece's annual inflation rate hit 11.3 percent in May, a 29-year record, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said earlier this month. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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Mayor who bit Olympian's gold medal

Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura bows in apology during a press conference in the central Japan city on Aug. 16, 2021, for biting an Olympic softball player's gold medal earlier in the month. Kawamura said he is ready to forfeit three months' pay totaling 1.5 million yen ($13,000).

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Mayor who bit Olympian's gold medal

Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura tells a press conference in the central Japan city on Aug. 16, 2021 that he is ready to forfeit three months' pay totaling 1.5 million yen ($13,000) after drawing flak for biting an Olympic softball player's gold medal earlier in the month.

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Ex-sumo wrestler avoids prison for marijuana possession

KAWASAKI, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Wakakirin speaks to reporters at the Kawasaki Branch of the Yokohama District Court on April 22. The former wrestler whose real name is Shinichi Suzukawa was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for three years, for possessing marijuana earlier this year. (Kyodo)

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Protests against extended state of emergency in Paris

A man holds a placard during a demonstration at Place de la Republique in Paris on Nov. 22, 2015, as the French parliament voted two days earlier to extend a state of emergency for three months, following the terrorist attacks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother of victim of elevator accident unsatisfied with verdict

Masako Ichikawa, 63, whose 16-year-old son Hirosuke Ichikawa (shown in photo in foreground) died in an elevator accident in 2006, expresses her dissatisfaction at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2015 regarding the Tokyo District Court's acquittal earlier that day of a former Schindler Elevator K.K. executive. The court handed down suspended prison terms to three people at a maintenance company which had taken over the maintenance and management of the elevator from Schindler two months before the accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's 2nd qtr growth remains at 7%

Sheng Laiyun, spokesman for China's National Bureau of Statistics, attends a press conference in Beijing on July 15, 2015. Sheng announced that China's economy grew 7 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, unchanged from the previous three months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's GDP grows record 18.3% in 1st qtr

China's National Bureau of Statistics officials attend a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2021. The country's gross domestic product in the first three months of 2021 expanded 18.3 percent from a year earlier, its sharpest quarterly growth on record as both domestic and external demand steadily recuperated from the coronavirus crisis.

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China's GDP grows record 18.3% in 1st qtr

China's National Bureau of Statistics spokeswoman Liu Aihua attends a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2021. The country's gross domestic product in the first three months of 2021 expanded 18.3 percent from a year earlier, its sharpest quarterly growth on record as both domestic and external demand steadily recuperated from the coronavirus crisis.

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China's GDP grows record 18.3% in 1st qtr

China's National Bureau of Statistics officials attend a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2021. The country's gross domestic product in the first three months of 2021 expanded 18.3 percent from a year earlier, its sharpest quarterly growth on record as both domestic and external demand steadily recuperated from the coronavirus crisis.

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Security cameras to be introduced on JR Yamanote Line trains

Photo taken March 7, 2016, shows a new East Japan Railway Co. train on the Yamanote loop line in Tokyo resuming operations after they were suspended about three months earlier due to mechanical problems late on Nov. 30, 2015, the day the new-train operations started. The railway company said on June 6, 2017, it will introduce security cameras on the trains to enhance security. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Families in tsunami-hit town then and now

Combined photo shows (clockwise from top L) Yasufumi Oikawa, his wife Mika, and their children Momoka, Tamon and Mihiro on June 10, 2011 (top), standing in front of the family-run chrysanthemum farm in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan after it was reduced to piles of rubble by a massive tsunami three months earlier, and the Oikawa family on Feb. 15, 2017, standing in front of the rebuilt farm along with Shoko (back C) who was born three years after the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Families in tsunami-hit town then and now

Combined photo shows first-grade elementary school student Ayaka Sato in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on June 8, 2011 (L) with her "randoseru" schoolbag that was found after being washed away by a massive tsunami three months earlier, and Ayaka six years later on Feb. 15, 2017, who will be graduating in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Families in tsunami-hit town then and now

Combined photo shows Sayaka Sugawara (C) and her daughters Sara (R) and Sena, sitting on what was left of their family-run inn in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan on June 8, 2011 (top), after it was washed away by a massive tsunami three months earlier, and six years later on Feb. 18, 2017, as they stand in front of their rebuilt inn as it marked five years of operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Vissel striker Leandro out for 6 months with knee injury

Vissel Kobe striker Leandro (L) scores his third goal of a J-League match at home to Kawasaki Frontale on Oct. 1, 2016. Kobe said on Feb. 28, 2017, that the Brazilian will be out of action for around six months after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee during the team's season-opening 1-0 win away to Shimizu S-Pulse three days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess visit Nagano to attend sports festival

OBUSE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife Crown Princess Masako leave a local museum in the town of Obuse, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 25. Earlier in the day, the imperial couple arrived in the prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the winter national sports festival, marking the first time in about three months for the ailing crown princess to go outside Tokyo for an official trip. (Kyodo)