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US: Spectacular ‘California Henge’ Dazzles San Francisco

San Francisco experienced a spectacular 'California Henge,' a celestial sunrise event, on Wednesday morning, April 9. This phenomenon happens when the rising sun aligns perfectly with the Bay Bridge and California Street in downtown.

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Opening of Iryna Farion commemorative plaque in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 27, 2024 - Daughter Sofiia Semchyshyn (3rd L) and granddaughter Yeva attend a ceremony to unveil a plaque in remembrance of Iryna Farion who was shot dead on July 19 on the facade of the apartment building where the linguistic professor and former MP lived, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ATHLETICS-SHOT PUT-WOMEN

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gong Lijiao (3rd L) of China reacts before the women's shot put qualification of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Gang)

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(SP)ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-ATP-ITALIAN OPEN

(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Alejandro Tabilo of Chile returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-ATP-ITALIAN OPEN

(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match against Alejandro Tabilo of Chile at Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-ATP-ITALIAN OPEN

(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Alejandro Tabilo of Chile returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-ATP-ITALIAN OPEN

(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match against Alejandro Tabilo of Chile at Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-ATP-ITALIAN OPEN

(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Taylor Fritz of the United States returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match against Sebastian Korda of the United States at Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-ATP-ITALIAN OPEN

(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Taylor Fritz of the United States returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match against Sebastian Korda of the United States at Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-ATP-ITALIAN OPEN

(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Alejandro Tabilo of Chile returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-ATP-ITALIAN OPEN

(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Alejandro Tabilo of Chile returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN

(240119) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sebastian Baez of Argentina returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match between Jannik Sinner of Italy and Sebastian Baez of Argentina at Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN

(240119) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jannik Sinner of Italy returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match between Jannik Sinner of Italy and Sebastian Baez of Argentina at Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-TENNIS-AUSTRALIAN OPEN

(240119) -- MELBOURNE, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jannik Sinner of Italy returns a shot during the men's singles 3rd round match between Jannik Sinner of Italy and Sebastian Baez of Argentina at Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo July 4, 2021 shows gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Noah Bible, right, and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Zaid GonzalezPortillo, both assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), stand safety watch as Laboon fires a Mark 38, Mod 2, 25mm gun in the Atlantic Ocean. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated April 14, 2018 shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in an undisclosed location. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy photo by mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kallysta Castillo via ABACAPR

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated May 15, 2015 shows he guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) fires its MK 45 5-inch lightweight gun in the Mediterranean Sea. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Desmond Parks via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated February 6, 2015 shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) launches an SM-2 missile during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Cla

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Lijiao of China (3rd R), Song Jiayuan of China (1st L) and Kiran Baliyan of India (1st R) attend the awarding ceremony for the Women's Shot Put final of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-ATHLETICS-DIAMOND LEAGUE

(230908) -- BRUSSELS, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chase Ealey of the United States (C), Sarah Mitton of Canada (3rd L) and Maggie Ewen of the United States (3rd R) pose for photos at the award ceremony after the Women's Shot Put final at the 2023 Diamond League meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Awards ceremony of Taras Shevchenko National Prize in Borodianka

BORODIANKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 20, 2023 - Ukrainian poet and translator Kateryna Kalytko (3rd R) who won the 2023 Prize for Literature for her Order of the Silent Women book of poems, Ukrainian filmmaker and writer, member of the European Film Academy, Ukrainian PEN International Iryna Tsilyk (2nd R) who claimed the 2023 Prize for Cinematography for The Earth Is Blue as an Orange documentary film and Ukrainian abstract artist Tiberii Silvashi (R) who claimed the 2022 Prize for Visual Art attend the awards ceremony of the 2022 and 2023 Taras Shevchenko National Prize at the monument to Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko that was shot at by Russian invaders, Borodianka, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-ROUND OF 16-COL VS JAM

(230808) -- MELBOURNE, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jamaica's Chantelle Swaby (front R) tries to block the shot from Colombia's Catalina Usme (3rd L) during the round of 16 match between Colombia and Jamaica at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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Chinese experts help boost agricultural transformation in Uganda

STORY: Chinese experts help boost agricultural transformation in Uganda DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of agricultural production in Uganda 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOQIANG, Head of the Chinese agriculture team for the 3rd phase cooperation 3. various of fish breeding 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETER MUYIMBO, Coordinator of the 3rd phase cooperation on the Ugandan side 5. various of rice field 6. shot of a farmer in Uganda STORYLINE: Chinese experts have been working in Uganda, sharing experiences with local farmers on how to boost production and promote agricultural transformation. The cooperation, under the FAO-China South-South Program, is in its third phase in the east African country. According to Zhang Xiaoqiang, head of the Chinese expert team, the third phase of the program aims to guide local farmers to look at agriculture in a commercial way. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOQIANG, Head of the Chinese expert team for th

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Katayama retains share of 6th at Masters, Imada 37th

AUGUSTA, Georgia - Japan's Shingo Katayama hits his tee shot on the second hole at the 3rd round of the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 11.

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Djokovic moves into Wimbledon 3rd round

LONDON, England, June 30 Kyodo - Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot against Adrian Mannarino of France in the second round of the Wimbledon championships in London on June 29, 2016. Djokovic won 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(5).

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Osaka advances to French Open 3rd round

PARIS, May 25 Kyodo - Japan's Naomi Osaka returns a shot in her 6-3, 6-3 win over Croat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni during a women's second-round match at the French Open in Paris on May 25, 2016.

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Ishikawa makes sand shot in 3rd round of Casio World Open

KOCHI, Japan - Japanese professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa plays a bunker shot on the 8th hole in the third round of the Casio World Open at Kochi-Kuroshio Country Club in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014.

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Nishikori into Paris Masters 3rd round

PARIS, France - U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot against Tommy Robredo of Spain during his opening match at the Paris Masters on Oct. 29, 2014, in Paris. Nishikori won 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the third round.

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Mika Miyazato on 2nd day of Int'l Crown golf

OWINGS MILLS, United States - Japan's Mika Miyazato hits her tee shot on the 3rd hole during the second day of the International Crown golf tournament at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, United States, on July 25, 2014.

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A. Miyazato on 1st day of Int'l Crown

OWINGS MILLS, United States - Ai Miyazato of Japan hits her tee shot on the 3rd hole on the opening day of the inaugural International Crown at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, in the United States on July 24, 2014.

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Matsuyama tees off at Sega Sammy Cup golf tourney

CHITOSE, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama hits his tee shot on the 3rd hole in the first round of the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup golf tournament in Chitose on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 3, 2014.

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - David Ferrer of Spain returns a shot during a third-round men's singles match against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 29, 2013. Ferrer won 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Bernard Tomic of Australia returns a shot during a third-round men's singles match against Richard Gasquet of France at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 29, 2013. Tomic won 7-6(7), 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5).

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Richard Gasquet of France returns a shot during a third-round men's singles match against Bernard Tomic of Australia at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 29, 2013. Tomic won 7-6(7), 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5).

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot during a third-round men's singles match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 29, 2013. Seppi won 3-6, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot during a third-round men's singles match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 29, 2013. Seppi won 3-6, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot during a third-round men's singles match against Tommy Robredo of Spain at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. Murray won 6-2, 6-4, 7-5.

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Woods finishes in tie for 3rd at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Tiger Woods of the United States reacts after hitting a shot from a bunker on the sixth hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Woods finished in a tie for third with compatriot Brandt Snedeker.

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Woods finishes in tie for 3rd at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Tiger Woods of the United States plays a shot during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Woods finished in a tie for third with compatriot Brandt Snedeker.

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Golfer Ishikawa at ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits his 3rd shot on the 17th hole at Sapporo Golf Club in Hokkaido on the first day of the ANA Open golf tournament. Money leader Ishikawa remained a 2-under 70 to tie for eighth after the first round of the tournament.

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Japan'S Miyazato finishes 3rd at Women's British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - Ai Miyazato of Japan plays her second shot on the 15th hole during the final round of the Women's British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes Golf Course in England on Aug. 2. Miyazato finished in a four-way tie for third.

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Japanese women finish in 3rd at world table tennis c'ships

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Ai Fukuhara (L) shows her frustration after missing a shot by Singapore's Feng Tianwei during the team semifinals of the world table tennis championships in Guangzhou, China, on Feb. 29. Fukuhara lost 3-0 as Japan settled for a bronze medal after taking a 3-0 beating from Singapore.

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Mother of student slain in U.S. seeks support for exchange program

NAGOYA, Japan - Mieko Hattori (R), the mother of a 16-year-old boy who was shot dead in 1992 while studying in the United States, calls for support for a 10-year-old Japan-U.S. student exchange foundation commemorating her son during her meeting with Nagoya Mayor Takehisa Matsubara (3rd from L). The Japan-Louisiana Friendship Foundation, established in 1994 in memory of Hattori's son Yoshihiro, has realized exchange visits by 60 Japanese and American students to broaden friendship and promote gun control.

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Bereaved Japanese mother speaks at 'Million Mom March'

WASHINGTON, United States - Mieko Hattori (3rd from L) from Nagoya, central Japan, calls for solidarity in struggling to curb gun violence in the ''Million Mom March'' gun-control rally in Washington on May 14. Tens of thousands of mothers from across the United States took to the streets of the U.S. capital on Mother's Day to demonstrate against gun violence that has claimed the lives of many of their children. Hattori's 16-year-old son, Yoshihiro, was an exchange student at a U.S. high school when he was fatally shot in 1992.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Japan's Shogo Taniguchi (3rd from L) covers his face with his hands after missing a shot on goal during the first half of a World Cup round of 16 football match against Croatia at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, on Dec. 5, 2022.

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-2022 WORLD CUP-ROUND OF 16-FRA VS POL

(221204) -- DOHA, Dec. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wojciech Szczesny (3rd R), goalkeeper of Poland, fails to save the goal shot by Olivier Giroud of France during the Round of 16 match between France and Poland of the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-2022 WORLD CUP-ROUND OF 16-FRA VS POL

(221204) -- DOHA, Dec. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wojciech Szczesny (3rd R), goalkeeper of Poland, fails to save the goal shot by Olivier Giroud of France during the Round of 16 match between France and Poland of the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Condolences over ex-Japan PM Abe's death

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from R), staff of the prime minister's office and others pray as the hearse carrying the coffin of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passes in front of the premier's office in Tokyo on July 12, 2022, following his funeral. Abe was fatally shot during upper house election campaigning in Nara on July 8.

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Japan upper house election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) and other executives of his Liberal Democratic Party observe a moment of silence in Tokyo for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot to death in Nara during election campaigning, on July 10, 2022, the day of the House of Councillors election.

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Ex-Japan PM Abe shot in Nara

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) returns to his office in Tokyo on July 8, 2022, after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in Nara while delivering a stump speech for the July 10 House of Councillors election.