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Indonesia: Mount Semeru Erupts, Ash Reaches 900 Meters

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted on Wednesday, April 23, spewing volcanic ash 900 meters high. The eruption lasted about 123 seconds.

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Protest to Condemn Violence Against Women - Paris

A demonstrator holds an illustrated placard next to a banner reading "one rape or attempt every two minutes and thirty seconds" at Place de la Republique during a protest to condemn violence against women, called by feminist organisations two days prior to the international day for the elimination of violence against women, in Paris, on November 23, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

View from the cemetery of Movses village with the Azerbaijani village Alibeyli in the distance on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant fl

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

View from the cemetery of Movses village with the Azerbaijani village Alibeyli in the distance on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant fl

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Tires line the road connecting Movses village to Aygepar to protect cars from sniper fire on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. The road has become increasingly dangerous for those traveling between the two villages, forced to risk being shot at or take a much longer alternative route. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding a

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Sign of leaving Movses village heading towards Aygepar, a road that has become increasingly dangerous to travel on with the chance of being shot at by Azerbaijan military positions on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavus

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning fog enshrines Movses village after the April 5-6 shootings on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two co

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

One of the graves inside Movses cemetery that was shot at during April 5-6 shootings from Azerbaijan military positions on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and ha

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

One of several homes which sustained damage from Azerbaijan shootings on the night of April 5-6, 2024 on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. The home belongs to a family who was recently displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Tires line the road connecting Movses village to Aygepar to protect cars from sniper fire on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. The road has become increasingly dangerous for those traveling between the two villages, forced to risk being shot at or take a much longer alternative route. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding a

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

One of several homes which sustained damage from Azerbaijan shootings on the night of April 5-6, 2024 on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. The home belongs to a family who was recently displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Tires line the road connecting Movses village to Aygepar to protect cars from sniper fire on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. The road has become increasingly dangerous for those traveling between the two villages, forced to risk being shot at or take a much longer alternative route. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding a

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

One of the graves inside Movses cemetery that was shot at during April 5-6 shootings from Azerbaijan military positions on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and ha

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

One of the graves inside Movses cemetery that was shot at during April 5-6 shootings from Azerbaijan military positions on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and ha

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning fog enshrines Movses village after the April 5-6 shootings on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two co

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning view of Movses village on April 6, 2024 in Tavush, Armenia During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two countries in the past months with fears of a new possibl

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning fog enshrines Movses village after the April 5-6 shootings on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two co

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning fog enshrines Movses village after the April 5-6 shootings on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two co

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Azerbaijani village Alibeyli in Tovuz, approximately 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) from Movses on April 6, 2024. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two countries in the

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning fog enshrines Movses village after the April 5-6 shootings on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two co

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning fog enshrines Movses village after the April 5-6 shootings on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two co

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Grave of a soldier who died during the 2020 war inside Movses cemetery that was shot at during April 5-6 shootings from Azerbaijan military positions on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s north

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Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning fog enshrines Movses village after the April 5-6 shootings on April 6, 2024, in Movses Village, Tavush, Armenia. During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two co

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Kenya's Chepngetich wins women's 10,000 meters at 13th African Games

STORY: Kenya's Chepngetich wins women's 10,000 meters at 13th African Games SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the women's 10,000m, 4x100m relay final 2. various of the medals awarded 3. SOUNDBITE (English): JANETH CHEPNGETICH, Kenyan athlete STORYLINE: Janeth Chepngetich of Kenya claimed the women's 10,000m title at the ongoing 13th African Games on Thursday evening. Chepngetich, standing in for her senior compatriots who missed the continental games due to their preparation for the Paris Olympic Games, won the race in 33 minutes and 37 seconds at the University of Ghana Stadium in Accra, Ghana. Chepngetich, 24, proved her indomitability when Wede Kefale of Ethiopia overtook her briefly with 150 meters left. The young Kenyan recovered strongly, overtaking the Ethiopian again and leaving her behind until the finish line. Wede Kefale took the silver with 33:38.37, and her compatriot Tekan Amare got the bronze in

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Tesla's Shanghai plant delivers 947,000 vehicles in 2023

STORY: Tesla's Shanghai plant delivers 947,000 vehicles in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tesla's Shanghai plant STORYLINE: Tesla's Shanghai plant, the U.S. carmaker's first gigafactory outside the United States, delivered 947,000 vehicles in 2023, the company said on Wednesday in its production and deliveries report for 2023. The company said the figure was a 33 percent increase from the previous year. It added that more than half of the over 1.8 million electric vehicles Tesla globally delivered last year came from the Shanghai plant. Capable of producing a car in less than 40 seconds, Tesla's localization rate of car components used in the Shanghai factory has exceeded 95 percent. In 2023, Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai delivered more than 600,000 electric vehicles to the Chinese market. Tesla has kept revving up investment in Shanghai in recent years. The company officially launched it

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Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon

STORY: Balchin, Mason win at Auckland Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2023 Auckland Marathon STORYLINE: Daniel Balchin and Alice Mason won the men's and women's titles apiece at the Auckland Marathon on Sunday. Home runner Balchin from Otago won the men's title with a time of two hours 23 minutes and nine seconds. Auckland-based British runner Luke Cotter finished second, with Australian Robert Collins rounding out the podium in third. Mason from Wellington added the 2023 Auckland Marathon title to the one she last won in 2020, taking the tape in a time of two hours 44 minutes and 20 seconds. Auckland athlete Amelia Lythe finished as runner-up and Whangarei's Mallory Wordell at third. Mason welcomed her son into the world last year and has since been juggling marathon training around life as a mum, making her win at Auckland even more special. Over 14,000 athletes hit the picturesque racecourse of the Auckla

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelvin Kiptum (L) competes during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelvin Kiptum (L) competes during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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(SP)U.S.-CHICAGO-MARATHON

(231009) -- CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Runners compete during the Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago on Oct. 8, 2023. Kenya's 23-year-old Kelvin Kiptum won Sunday's Chicago Marathon in a world-record time of two hours and 35 seconds. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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Athletics: World championships

Nozomi Tanaka of Japan drops to her knees after crossing the finish line in a women's 5,000 meters heat during the world athletics championships in Budapest on Aug. 23, 2023. Tanaka advanced to the final with a national record-setting time of 14 minutes, 37.98 seconds.

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Athletics: World championships

Nozomi Tanaka (3rd from R) of Japan competes in a women's 5,000 meters heat during the world athletics championships in Budapest on Aug. 23, 2023. Tanaka advanced to the final with a national record-setting time of 14 minutes, 37.98 seconds.

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Athletics: World championships

Nozomi Tanaka of Japan competes in a women's 5,000 meters heat during the world athletics championships in Budapest on Aug. 23, 2023. Tanaka advanced to the final with a national record-setting time of 14 minutes, 37.98 seconds.

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Chinese company tests jetpack that can fly 4 kilometers

STORY: Chinese company tests jetpack that can fly 4 kilometers DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flying trials of a jetpack product of Guangdong XPeng Aeroht STORYLINE: A Chinese company has tested a jetpack that can fly up to 200 meters high and 4 kilometers far in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, on Thursday. The jetpack, developed by Guangdong XPeng Aeroht, is the brainchild of Liu Dongsheng, an expert working for the company. Liu said the jetpack could perform various maneuvers such as moving in any direction, turning and braking, with a full tank of fuel. However, the flight time was only 3 to 5 minutes. He demonstrated the jetpack by flying no higher than three meters during the test, citing safety concerns. Claiming that the engine ignition time had been reduced to 18 seconds, the inventor said he had been improving the jetpack in the past few years, aiming to make it safer, lighter and

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5G boosts production efficiency in China's household appliances manufacturing

STORY: 5G boosts production efficiency in China's household appliances manufacturing DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: JINGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the production lines STORYLINE: 5G network has boosted China's manufacturing. One washing machine rolls off the line every 10 seconds on average in the Midea washing machine factory in Jingzhou City, central China's Hubei Province. It's a factory with 5G-connected production lines and has 2,500+ pieces of 5G-empowered terminal equipment. Materials are transferred by automated guided vehicles (AGVs). The 5G+AI visual inspection system is applied in quality control. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jingzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Istanbul's football fans support earthquake victims with teddy bears

STORY: Istanbul's football fans support earthquake victims with teddy bears DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of football match 2. various of fans throwing toys onto the field STORYLINE: Turkish football fans threw thousands of stuffed toy bears onto the pitch during a match Sunday evening for young victims of southern Türkiye's deadly earthquakes earlier this month. The Besiktas Sports Club, one of Istanbul's three premier teams, organized the "This Toy Is For You My Friend" campaign for its match against Antalyaspor which ended 0-0, urging fans to bring stuffed animals, scarves, and warm headgear to the stands to "cheer up" children in the affected areas. The game was paused at precisely 4 minutes and 17 seconds in memory of the first earthquake, which hit at 04:17 a.m. local time on February 6. During the pause, fans threw their donations onto pitch to be collected by staff. "We thank our fans for taking part in this meaningful

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Olympic champ Kitajima powers to breaststroke double

NARASHINO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan swims his way to a gold medal in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the International Swim Meet 2007 in Japan in Narashino, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 23. Kitajima won the race in 2 minutes, 10.02 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino (top) of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Runners start the two-day, annual collegiate ekiden race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2015. Aoyama Gakuin University won the first day of the road race between Otemachi and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Kenyan woman wins 2014 Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Joyce Chepkirui of Kenya crosses the finish line in 2 hours, 30 minutes and 23 seconds to win the women's section in the Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii on Dec. 14, 2014.

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Danon Shark wins Mile Championship in record time

KYOTO, Japan - Danon Shark (L), jockeyed by Yasunari Iwata, wins the 31st running of the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Nov. 23, 2014. The six-year-old horse won in a race record 1 minute, 31.5 seconds.

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Japan's Kiryu grabs bronze in men's 100m at world meet

EUGENE, United States - Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (L) finishes third in the men's 100-meter final by clocking 10.34 seconds at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 23, 2014. On the right is Ojie Edoburun of Britain, sixth.

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Japan's Kiryu claims bronze in 100-meter final

EUGENE, United States - Photo taken on July 23, 2014, in Eugene, the United States, shows Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (C). The 18-year-old Toyo University student won bronze in the 100-meter final of the IAAF World Junior Championships in 10.34 seconds.

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Japan's Kiryu claims bronze in 100-meter final

EUGENE, United States - Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu smiles after taking bronze in the 100-meter final of the IAAF World Junior Championships in 10.34 seconds on July 23, 2014, in Eugene, the United States.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Dickson Chumba (front) competes with Ethiopia's Tadese Tola around the 39-kilometer point in the men's race of the Tokyo Marathon in the Japanese capital on Feb. 23, 2014. Chumba won the victory in a race record of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds, while Tola finished second. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Dickson Chumba crosses the finishing line to win the men's race of the Tokyo Marathon in a race record of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Dickson Chumba crosses the finishing line to win the men's race of the Tokyo Marathon in a race record of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Comet Ison

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - Photo taken with the use of an equatorial and exposed for 10 seconds from Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 23, 2013, shows Comet Ison.