Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Pope Francis Visits A Prison On Holy Thursday - Rome

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Regina Coeli penitentiary institute on April 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis met and greeted with around 70 prisoners, to whom he gave a copy of the Gospel. He was able to meet them and speak to them without using oxygen-giving cannulae in his nostrils. He was also greeted by the staff of the prison. The pontiff, who is recovering after 38 days in hospital fighting life-threatening pneumonia, had already been in the Roman penitentiary on Holy Thursday 2018. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Visits A Prison On Holy Thursday - Rome

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Regina Coeli penitentiary institute on April 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis met and greeted with around 70 prisoners, to whom he gave a copy of the Gospel. He was able to meet them and speak to them without using oxygen-giving cannulae in his nostrils. He was also greeted by the staff of the prison. The pontiff, who is recovering after 38 days in hospital fighting life-threatening pneumonia, had already been in the Roman penitentiary on Holy Thursday 2018. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Visits A Prison On Holy Thursday - Rome

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Regina Coeli penitentiary institute on April 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis met and greeted with around 70 prisoners, to whom he gave a copy of the Gospel. He was able to meet them and speak to them without using oxygen-giving cannulae in his nostrils. He was also greeted by the staff of the prison. The pontiff, who is recovering after 38 days in hospital fighting life-threatening pneumonia, had already been in the Roman penitentiary on Holy Thursday 2018. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Visits A Prison On Holy Thursday - Rome

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Regina Coeli penitentiary institute on April 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis met and greeted with around 70 prisoners, to whom he gave a copy of the Gospel. He was able to meet them and speak to them without using oxygen-giving cannulae in his nostrils. He was also greeted by the staff of the prison. The pontiff, who is recovering after 38 days in hospital fighting life-threatening pneumonia, had already been in the Roman penitentiary on Holy Thursday 2018. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Visits A Prison On Holy Thursday - Rome

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Regina Coeli penitentiary institute on April 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis met and greeted with around 70 prisoners, to whom he gave a copy of the Gospel. He was able to meet them and speak to them without using oxygen-giving cannulae in his nostrils. He was also greeted by the staff of the prison. The pontiff, who is recovering after 38 days in hospital fighting life-threatening pneumonia, had already been in the Roman penitentiary on Holy Thursday 2018. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Visits A Prison On Holy Thursday - Rome

On Holy Thursday Pope Francis visited with inmates at Rome’s Regina Coeli penitentiary institute on April 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis met and greeted with around 70 prisoners, to whom he gave a copy of the Gospel. He was able to meet them and speak to them without using oxygen-giving cannulae in his nostrils. He was also greeted by the staff of the prison. The pontiff, who is recovering after 38 days in hospital fighting life-threatening pneumonia, had already been in the Roman penitentiary on Holy Thursday 2018. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Welcomes Gemelli Hospital Physicians And Staff - Vatican

Pope Francis receives a group of doctors and staff from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, along with members of its affiliated university and structures, in the Vatican on April 16, 2025, and thanks them, during the 20 minute encounter, for their good work. This Holy Week, Pope Francis has shown his gratitude to physicians and staff at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he received medical care for 38 days for a polymicrobial respiratory infection that resulted in bilateral pneumonia. The Holy Father was released from the Hospital with ‘protected discharge’ on Sunday, 23 March. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Welcomes Gemelli Hospital Physicians And Staff - Vatican

Pope Francis receives a group of doctors and staff from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, along with members of its affiliated university and structures, in the Vatican on April 16, 2025, and thanks them, during the 20 minute encounter, for their good work. This Holy Week, Pope Francis has shown his gratitude to physicians and staff at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he received medical care for 38 days for a polymicrobial respiratory infection that resulted in bilateral pneumonia. The Holy Father was released from the Hospital with ‘protected discharge’ on Sunday, 23 March. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope Francis Welcomes Gemelli Hospital Physicians And Staff - Vatican

Pope Francis receives a group of doctors and staff from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, along with members of its affiliated university and structures, in the Vatican on April 16, 2025, and thanks them, during the 20 minute encounter, for their good work. This Holy Week, Pope Francis has shown his gratitude to physicians and staff at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he received medical care for 38 days for a polymicrobial respiratory infection that resulted in bilateral pneumonia. The Holy Father was released from the Hospital with ‘protected discharge’ on Sunday, 23 March. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Justine Mettraux poses with British skipper Pip Hare, French skipper Nicolas Lunven, Catherine Chabaud (French skipper, member of the EU parliament, and first woman ever to finish an around-the-world solo race), and Isabelle Autissier, (French navigator, first woman to have completed a solo round the world race in 1991) during her arrival in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025, in the Vendee Globe 2024 race. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Vendee Globe - The arrival of Justine Mettraux - Les Sables d'Olonnes

Arrival of Justine Mettraux on Teamwork - Team Snef, 8th in the Vendee Globe 2024, in Les Sables d'Olonne at 14h36 on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Swiss sailor crossed the finish line of the Vendee Globe after 76 days, one hour, 38 minutes and 52 seconds spent at sea, she becomes the fastest female sailor in the history of the Vendee Globe, this solo, non-stop round the world race. Photo by Masson A/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

New shipping route opens between China's Tianjin, U.S. East Coast

STORY: New shipping route opens between China's Tianjin, U.S. East Coast SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the container ship departing from the Tianjin Port 2. various of the Tianjin Port STORYLINE: A container ship departed from north China's Tianjin Port on Wednesday, marking the opening of a new shipping route between Tianjin and the East Coast of the United States. The route will be operated by China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (COSCO Shipping), one of the largest shipping enterprises in the world. COSCO Shipping will deploy nine vessels to the weekly route, each with a capacity of 14,000 standard containers. The route will shorten delivery time from Tianjin to the U.S. East Coast from 45 days to 38 days. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

E

China-Europe freight train service connects northern Chinese city, Serbia

STORY: China-Europe freight train service connects northern Chinese city, Serbia SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:38 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe freight train service STORYLINE: A new international freight train route linking Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, with Belgrade, Serbia's capital city, began operations on Thursday. The cargo train will travel approximately 10,200 km over roughly 20 days, starting at the Shijiazhuang International Land Port and passing through the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region before reaching Serbia, according to Gao Xiang, a manager with Hebei International Land Port Co., Ltd. It's the first China-Europe freight train service to connect north China's Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region with Serbia, providing transportation support for in-depth cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The train is loaded with 110 twenty-

E

Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

Two of the earthquake victims, aged 2 and 38 respectively, Lahcen (l) and Ibrahim (r), pose for a portrait, September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Russia launches first lunar station in nearly 50 years

STORY: Russia launches first lunar station in nearly 50 years DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the lunar station (Source: Roscosmos) STORYLINE: Russia successfully launched the Luna-25 lunar station early Friday, embarking on a historic mission to explore the south pole of the Moon. The station, which does not have a return capsule, was launched by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Oblast of Russia's Far East. Nine minutes after lift-off, the Fregat upper stage with the Luna-25 station separated from the third stage of the rocket. About one hour later, Luna-25 separated from the Fregat upper stage and successfully entered the flight path to the Moon, marking the successful completion of the first stage of its mission. The mission consists of four stages. The second stage will be a flight to the Moon, which will take about five days. The trajectory will be ad

E

India's Delhi records coolest May in 36 years

STORY: India's Delhi records coolest May in 36 years DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. various of clouds over the city 3. various of people enjoying the coolest May 4. various of winds and rain STORYLINE: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday said the country's national capital territory Delhi recorded its coolest May in 36 years. The weather department said the average maximum temperature recorded this May was 36.8 degrees Celsius. The drop in the average maximum temperature was attributed to the excess rainfall the city received in May. According to IMD, only nine days in May saw maximum temperatures in Delhi exceed 40 degrees, with two days of heatwave conditions impacting specific areas of the national capital. Delhi witnessed a significant amount of rainfall of 111 mm this May, which is 262 percent higher than the long-term average of 30.7 mm. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi

E

Palestinians clash with Israeli army in northern Ramallah

STORY: Palestinians clash with Israeli army in northern Ramallah DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli forces in the north of Ramallah city in the West Bank STORYLINE: Dozens of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah clashed with the Israeli forces after the announcement of Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan's death. According to the Ramallah-based health ministry, the Israeli army wounded at least seven Palestinians who were transferred to local hospitals to receive their treatment. Earlier in the day, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club Association, a non-governmental organization, said in a press statement that Khader Adnan died after a hunger strike for 86 days. The Israeli Prison Service said in a statement that Adnan, 45 years old, "was found unconscious in his cell in Nitzan prison." "A medical staff tried to resuscitate his heart before he was transferred to Assaf Harofeh Ho

E

Whooper swans migrating north after wintering in China's Shanxi

STORY: Whooper swans migrating north after wintering in China's Shanxi DATELINE: March 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of whooper swans STORYLINE: With the rising temperatures in recent days, thousands of overwintering whooper swans have been migrating north from the Yellow River Wetland in Pinglu County, Shanxi Province. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Taiyuan, China. (XHTV)

E

"Unusually warm" temperatures in winter in Spain

STORY: "Unusually warm" temperatures in winter in Spain DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people walking around the center of Barcelona, some with short sleeves, during these Christmas days 2. various of people refreshing and protecting themselves from the heat this summer in Barcelona 3. various of people walking 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman of AEMET 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman of AEMET STORYLINE: Spain is experiencing one of its warmest-ever Christmas festive periods with most parts of the country registering temperatures of over 20 degrees Celsius in December. Moreover, Spain's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) forecasts that the "unusually warm" temperatures are likely to continue beyond the King's Day celebration on January 6 that brings the country's festive season to a close. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman of AEMET "We had a Christmas period that

E

Aftermath of landslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Residents remove mud in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

E

Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Search and rescue operations continue in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

E

Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Search and rescue operations continue in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

E

Aftermath of landslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Residents whose relatives are missing following massive mudslides stand near debris and watch search and rescue operations in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

E

Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Search and rescue operations continue in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

E

Temperatures in Tokyo top 30 C for record 38 days

TOKYO, Japan - A mother and her daughters walk in Tokyo's Ginza district Aug. 12 as the temperature topped 30 C in Tokyo for a record 38 days in a row.

E

UK PM Truss resigns, new leader expected next week

STORY: UK PM Truss resigns, new leader expected next week DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIZ TRUSS, UK Prime Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IAIN BEGG, Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WILLIAM DEVINE, London resident 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): IVAN FILBY, London resident 6. various of London STORYLINE: United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after 45 days in office, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in the country's history. STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent "Liz Truss, the prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), resigned on Thursday. With only a little over six weeks in office, she became the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history. In a statement made in front of 10 Downing Street, she said there will be a leadership election 'to be completed within the n

E

Jeremy Hunt replaces Kwarteng as UK chancellor

STORY: Jeremy Hunt replaces Kwarteng as UK chancellor DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jeremy Hunt 2. various of Kwasi Kwarteng speaking 3. various of Liz Truss 4. various of Jeremy Hunt speaking 5. various of London STORYLINE: Downing Street announced Friday that Jeremy Hunt, former foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), has been appointed as chancellor of the exchequer. Hunt, 55, replaced Kwasi Kwarteng, who resigned earlier in the day after his controversial mini-budget plan. Kwarteng's time in office -- 38 days -- made him one of the shortest-serving UK chancellors in history. The mini-budget Kwarteng presented last month, which contained controversial debt-funded tax cuts, has been blamed for the economic turmoil which saw the British pound plunge to a 37-year low against the U.S. dollar while the cost of government borrowing and mortgage rates surge. In a press conference, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss confirmed Kwarteng's r

E

Indian capital reports first monkeypox case

STORY: Indian capital reports first monkeypox case DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1 various of streets views in New Delhi STORYLINE: India reported the fourth monkeypox case, and the first case in the Indian capital of New Delhi, on Sunday. The first three cases were reported from the southern state of Kerala, on July 14, July 18 and July 22. The patient suffering from the disease has been admitted to a government hospital in the capital city, and is having no foreign travel history. According to hospital sources, the patient had a fever and skin lesions, though remaining stable. The first three monkeypox cases had a travel history, as they arrived from overseas some days before testing positive. On Saturday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern. According to WHO, the viral disease is transmitted from infected animals to humans via indirect or direct co

E

I have confidence that Shanghai will beat COVID-19: foreign resident

STORY: I have confidence that Shanghai will beat COVID-19: foreign resident DATELINE: April 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai battling COVID-19 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER CORNE, Arbitrator at Shanghai International Arbitration Center STORYLINE: The largest makeshift hospital in Shanghai was put into use on Saturday, which will offer 50,000 beds. Multiple neighboring provinces have also lent a helping hand. A British expat in Shanghai expressed his confidence in the megacity's battle against the resurgence of COVID-19. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER CORNE, Arbitrator at Shanghai International Arbitration Center "Creating these quarantine centers within a few days, which you're able to have the capacity to hold thousands of people and to feed them and to service them in a basic way, and then getting provinces around to help out and also provide so many, tens of thousands of beds for people who have been infected. Just the organization from t

E

Kuwait stages airshow to mark national holidays

STORY: Kuwait stages airshow to mark national holidays DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Army Music Ensemble performing during the celebration of the National Day 2. various of military vehicles and armored vehicles displayed in front of the Kuwait Towers 3. various of children throwing water balloons and spraying water with pistols at passing cars 4. various of aircraft belonging to the Kuwaiti Air Force performing an aerial display STORYLINE: Celebrations were held on Friday to mark Kuwait's National and Liberation Days, which are observed annually on Feb. 25 and 26. To commemorate the day, Kuwait's Ministry of Defense held a show of military vehicles and equipment. Following a steady decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases, the country loosened restrictions on Feb. 14, allowing more activities to take place and the unvaccinated people to travel if they adhere to health regulations. The celebrations this year amid the

E

Temperatures in Tokyo top 30 C for record 38 days

TOKYO, Japan - A mother and her daughters walk in Tokyo's Ginza district Aug. 12 as the temperature topped 30 C in Tokyo for a record 38 days in a row. (Kyodo)

E

Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Search and rescue operations continue in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing. (Kyodo)

E

Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Search and rescue operations continue in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing. (Kyodo)

E

Aftermath of landslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Residents remove mud in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing. (Kyodo)

E

New coronavirus

A restaurant owner reopens his eatery in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 15, 2020, for the first time in 38 days after a coronavirus state of emergency was lifted for most regions of the country, including Fukuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo