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Ireland: Storm Bram Brings Severe Winds and Flooding 4

Storm Bram made landfall in Ireland bringing severe winds and flooding across the country on Tuesday, December 9.

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Ireland: Storm Bram Brings Severe Winds and Flooding 3

Storm Bram made landfall in Ireland bringing severe winds and flooding across the country on Tuesday, December 9.

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Paris 2024 - Illustration

In photos in the streets of Paris, tourists are in very large numbers. Shop, restaurant and emblematic place where foreign but also French tourists frequent. The structure is 30 meters high with a flame ring 7 meters in diameter. During its flight, the balloon rises 60 meters above the ground. The flame is made of water and light with beams of light from 40 LED spotlights that pass through a cloud of mist created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles. Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Photo by Kelly Linsale / bePress Photo Agency/bppa.be/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Illustration

In photos in the streets of Paris, tourists are in very large numbers. Shop, restaurant and emblematic place where foreign but also French tourists frequent. The structure is 30 meters high with a flame ring 7 meters in diameter. During its flight, the balloon rises 60 meters above the ground. The flame is made of water and light with beams of light from 40 LED spotlights that pass through a cloud of mist created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles. Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Photo by Kelly Linsale / bePress Photo Agency/bppa.be/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Illustration

In photos in the streets of Paris, tourists are in very large numbers. Shop, restaurant and emblematic place where foreign but also French tourists frequent. The structure is 30 meters high with a flame ring 7 meters in diameter. During its flight, the balloon rises 60 meters above the ground. The flame is made of water and light with beams of light from 40 LED spotlights that pass through a cloud of mist created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles. Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Photo by Kelly Linsale / bePress Photo Agency/bppa.be/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Illustration

In photos in the streets of Paris, tourists are in very large numbers. Shop, restaurant and emblematic place where foreign but also French tourists frequent. The structure is 30 meters high with a flame ring 7 meters in diameter. During its flight, the balloon rises 60 meters above the ground. The flame is made of water and light with beams of light from 40 LED spotlights that pass through a cloud of mist created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles. Paris, France on August 7, 2024. Photo by Kelly Linsale / bePress Photo Agency/bppa.be/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in Antalya, southern Turkey were brought to safety on Saturday, April 13, 2024. The rescue operation was completed nearly 23 hours after one pod of a cable car hit a pole and burst open on Friday, killing one and injuring seven others as they plummeted to the rocks below. Hundreds were left stranded, with more than 40 people still stuck high above the mountain 19 hours after the incident. A total of 607 search and rescue personnel and 10 helicopters were involved, some with night-vision capabilities. Photo by Zulkif Yildirim/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in Antalya, southern Turkey were brought to safety on Saturday, April 13, 2024. The rescue operation was completed nearly 23 hours after one pod of a cable car hit a pole and burst open on Friday, killing one and injuring seven others as they plummeted to the rocks below. Hundreds were left stranded, with more than 40 people still stuck high above the mountain 19 hours after the incident. A total of 607 search and rescue personnel and 10 helicopters were involved, some with night-vision capabilities. Photo by Zulkif Yildirim/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in Antalya, southern Turkey were brought to safety on Saturday, April 13, 2024. The rescue operation was completed nearly 23 hours after one pod of a cable car hit a pole and burst open on Friday, killing one and injuring seven others as they plummeted to the rocks below. Hundreds were left stranded, with more than 40 people still stuck high above the mountain 19 hours after the incident. A total of 607 search and rescue personnel and 10 helicopters were involved, some with night-vision capabilities. Photo by Zulkif Yildirim/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cable Car Accident In Antalya - Turkey

The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in Antalya, southern Turkey were brought to safety on Saturday, April 13, 2024. The rescue operation was completed nearly 23 hours after one pod of a cable car hit a pole and burst open on Friday, killing one and injuring seven others as they plummeted to the rocks below. Hundreds were left stranded, with more than 40 people still stuck high above the mountain 19 hours after the incident. A total of 607 search and rescue personnel and 10 helicopters were involved, some with night-vision capabilities. Photo by Zulkif Yildirim/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LIULI CHINA MUSEUM-FRENCH ART-EXHIBITION (CN)

(240314) -- SHANGHAI, March 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A journalist takes photos of exhibits at the Liuli China Museum in Shanghai, east China, March 14, 2024. An exhibition themed "Flying Eyes: French Modern Art Exhibit in collaboration with Galerie Capazza" opened to the media at the Liuli China Museum on Thursday. The exhibition showcasing more than 40 French modern art exhibits will be officially opened to the public on March 16, and will run until Sept. 1. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-BALLOON ARTIST-WORLD'S LARGEST BALLOON LOONG (CN)

(240302) -- HONG KONG, March 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man takes photos of a balloon loong at a shopping mall in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 20, 2024. During Chinese New Year, a balloon loong measuring over 40 meters long glided through a three-story atrium of a shopping mall in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. On Jan. 24, the artwork was confirmed breaking the Guinness World Record for being the world's largest balloon loong. The loong, also known as the Chinese dragon, epitomizes resilience, dynamism, and vitality within Chinese culture. TO GO WITH "Feature: Hong Kong balloon artist and his world's biggest balloon loong" (Xinhua/Wang Shen)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A kid poses for photos with a model of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train at Halim Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 24, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) marked its 100th day of operation on Wednesday with a total of 1.45 million passengers transported, an official from China Railway International Limited said. The number of daily train trips has been increased from 14 to 40, and 48 on weekends. A total of 3,487 trips were operated within the first 100 days of operation, and the highest number of passengers sent in a single day was 21,537, while the highest daily seat occupancy rate recorded was 99.6 percent, the official said. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-OPERATION-100TH DAY

(240125) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A kid poses for photos with a model of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train at Halim Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 24, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) marked its 100th day of operation on Wednesday with a total of 1.45 million passengers transported, an official from China Railway International Limited said. The number of daily train trips has been increased from 14 to 40, and 48 on weekends. A total of 3,487 trips were operated within the first 100 days of operation, and the highest number of passengers sent in a single day was 21,537, while the highest daily seat occupancy rate recorded was 99.6 percent, the official said. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos with a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train at the platform of Tegalluar Station on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and dr

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-COMMERCIAL OPERATION

(231018) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos in a carriage of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) jointly built by China and Indonesia was officially put into commercial operation on Tuesday. The 142.3 km long high-speed line, connecting Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy. It is also the first overseas construction project that fully uses Chinese railway systems, technology and industrial components. In addition to greatly cutting the journey between the two cities from over three hours to around 40 minutes, Indonesia's Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi told Xinhua in an interview that the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would greatly promote regional people-to-people exchanges and drive the development sector

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-ZOOM-IN

(231005) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pose for photos with high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) trains of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway and a comprehensive inspection train at Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia, Sept. 9, 2023. As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation between China and Indonesia, it shortens the train trip between Jakarta and Bandung from more than three hours to about 40 minutes via this new 142.3-km line. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-ZOOM-IN

(231005) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Crew members pose for photos with a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2023. As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation between China and Indonesia, it shortens the train trip between Jakarta and Bandung from more than three hours to about 40 minutes via this new 142.3-km line. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-ZOOM-IN

(231005) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers aboard a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway take photos and videos of a display panel showing the train's speed exceeding 350 kilometers per hour in Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2023. As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation between China and Indonesia, it shortens the train trip between Jakarta and Bandung from more than three hours to about 40 minutes via this new 142.3-km line. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-ZOOM-IN

(231005) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Indonesian staff members pose for photos with a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway at Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia, Sept. 8, 2023. As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation between China and Indonesia, it shortens the train trip between Jakarta and Bandung from more than three hours to about 40 minutes via this new 142.3-km line. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Turkish intelligence kills senior PKK member in N Iraq

STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior PKK member in N Iraq DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of some previous anti-terror operations of Turkish security forces against PKK 2. two photos of anti-terror operation of Turkish security forces that has eliminated Kadri Encu, a senior member of the PKK group in northern Iraq (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of the militants STORYLINE: Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) killed a senior member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in an operation in northern Iraq, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Sunday. Kadri Encu, code-named "Dogan," was "neutralized" in Iraq's Gara region, the agency quoted anonymous security sources as saying. The PKK member joined the group's rural ranks in 2006 and was trained in the Zap region. He was responsible for the transfer of group members and weapons between Iraq and Syria, said the sources. He was providing the routes, as well as

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Former Asian breaststroke king's turn of life in Hong Kong

STORY: Former Asian breaststroke king's turn of life in Hong Kong DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training of China's Hong Kong swimming team 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN JIANHONG, General coach of China's Hong Kong swimming team 3. various of Chen Jianhong's photos 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN JIANHONG, General coach of China's Hong Kong swimming team 5. various of Chen Jianhong coaching 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN JIANHONG, General coach of China's Hong Kong swimming team 7. various of the training of China's Hong Kong swimming team 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CHEN JIANHONG, General coach of China's Hong Kong swimming team STORYLINE: Chen Jianhong, the former men's 100m breaststroke Asian record holder, now is the general coach of China's Hong Kong swimming team. The 54-year-old has made a stunning turn of life in Hong Kong while continuing his beloved cause, which started in east China's Anhui province, his birthplac

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-AI FOR GOOD GLOBAL SUMMIT

(230708) -- GENEVA, July 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants take photos of robotic dog Aliengo developed by Unitree at AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, July 7, 2023. AI for Good Global Summit was held both on-site and online on July 6-7, aiming at identifying practical applications of AI, scaling solutions for global impact and accelerating progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It was organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN specialized agency for information and communication technology, in partnership with 40 UN sister agencies and co-convened with the government of Switzerland. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TURPAN-TOURISM (CN)

(230628) -- URUMQI, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos at the Turpan Museum in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 25, 2023. The city of Turpan has received 2.53 million tourist visits from June 1 to 28, an increase of nearly 40 percent over the same period in 2022. (Xinhua/Hao Zhao)

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4 Colombian children found alive after 40 days in jungle

STORY: 4 Colombian children found alive after 40 days in jungle DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. photos of the rescue scene 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): GUSTAVO PETRO, Colombian President 3. various of the children being airlifted STORYLINE: Four children have been rescued in the Colombian jungle 40 days after a plane crash and transferred to a military hospital in Bogota to receive medical treatment. The minors were siblings aged between one and 13 years old. They were spotted by rescuers in a jungle region of the southern department of Guaviare on Friday, after their plane crashed on May 1. The aircraft and the bodies of the pilot, an indigenous leader, and the children's mother were found on May 15. The siblings, whose family name is Mucutuy, reunited with their father and grandfather in the department's capital city of San Jose del Guaviare before being taken to the hospital. Colombian President Gustavo Petro later visited the hospital and met the c

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China spares no effort in helping strengthen Madagascar's health system: Malagasy official

STORY: China spares no effort in helping strengthen Madagascar's health system: Malagasy official DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of photos showing the Chinese medical team working in Madagascar 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ONIVELO GABHY ANDRIAMANANTENA, Chief of staff of Madagascar's Ministry of Public Health 3. various of Chinese medical team members with Chinese officials 4. various of Chinese and Malagasy officials meeting Chinese medical team members STORYLINE: A health official from Madagascar's Ministry of Public Health has recently praised China for sparing no effort in helping strengthen her country's health system for decades. SOUNDBITE (French): ONIVELO GABHY ANDRIAMANANTENA, Chief of staff of Madagascar's Ministry of Public Health "China has spared no effort to strengthen the health system in Madagascar and to improve access to health care for the (Malagasy) population. The Chinese medical team is an integral part of this

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A photography enthusiast takes photos of swans in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CANADA-TORONTO-ICEFEST

(230219) -- TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man takes photos of an ice sculpture during the 2023 Bloor-Yorkville Icefest in Toronto, Canada, Feb. 18, 2023. More than 40 ice sculptures were displayed at the event. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-ICEFEST

(230219) -- TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take photos of an ice sculpture during the 2023 Bloor-Yorkville Icefest in Toronto, Canada, Feb. 18, 2023. More than 40 ice sculptures were displayed at the event. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH-CONCLUSION (CN)

(230215) -- XI'AN, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children pose for photos in front of Xi'an Railway Station in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 15, 2023. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, a mass migration marking the celebration of the Chinese New Year, officially ended on Wednesday, with more than 1.5 billion trips made by rail, highway, water and civil aviation. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(230107) -- SUZHOU, Jan. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos in the waiting hall at Suzhou Railway Station in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 7, 2023. The Spring Festival travel rush will continue for 40 days from Jan. 7 to Feb. 15 this year,. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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Messi and the ball, an eternal love born in Rosario, Argentina

STORY: Messi and the ball, an eternal love born in Rosario, Argentina DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lionel Messi's childhood home 2. various of murals 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARLENE ZURIAGA, Muralist 4. various of the neighborhood where Lionel Messi live in his childhood 5. various of photos of Lionel Messi 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): CARLOS IBANEZ, Messi's childhood neighbor 7. various of a school 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ANDREA SOSA, Messi's teacher 9. various of murals STORYLINE: In Argentina, this house in La Bajada, Rosario, is where Argentine football star Lionel Messi lived before the age of 13, and it has become a pilgrimage site for many fans. On one side of the house shines one of the many murals that adorn the city: an image of Messi looking at the sky in celebration, the way in which he always salutes his maternal grandmother Celia. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARLENE ZURIAGA, Muralist "We painted out of admiration for Me

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72-year-old Chinese-Japanese businessman chases career dream in China's Hainan

STORY: 72-year-old Chinese-Japanese businessman chases career dream in China's Hainan DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of George Meicho Fu's restaurant 2. various of photos of George Meicho Fu 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GEORGE MEICHO FU, Chairman of Hainan Chamber of Commerce in Japan 4. various of Hainan 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GEORGE MEICHO FU, Chairman of Hainan Chamber of Commerce in Japan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GEORGE MEICHO FU, Chairman of Hainan Chamber of Commerce in Japan 7. various of the the Changsa Overseas Chinese Primary School STORYLINE: George Meicho Fu is a 72-year-old Chinese-Japanese businessman, who was born in Wenchang, a city in Hainan Province of southern China. He had lived and worked in Japan for more than 40 years, and returned to Hainan in 2019 to pursue new career opportunities. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GEORGE MEICHO FU, Chairman of Hainan Chamber of Commerce in Japan "I am determined to bring culinary cul

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Total lunar eclipse observed in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A total lunar eclipse was observed in wide areas of Hokkaido on Aug. 28. The photos (from L to R) were taken in Sapporo at 6:32 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 6:53 p.m.

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N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tourists from Japan take photos at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, before the start of a combat sports event. The two-day event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

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Photo exhibit on abductee to N. Korea starts in Kawasaki

KAWASAKI, Japan - Some 40 photos of Megumi Yokota, who has become a symbol of Japanese nationals abducted in the past by North Korea, are shown at an exhibition on July 28, 2014, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, where her aging parents Shigeru and Sakie Yokota live.

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Earth Hour event in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Primary school students dressed as Spider-Man pose for photos during an "Earth Hour" event in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on March 29, 2014. Lights went off simultaneously at about 40 major sites in Yokohama that day in support of a worldwide movement to generate awareness about global warming.

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Photos without owners in disaster-hit Miyagi Pref.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People look through photographs displayed in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on Aug. 31, 2011, the last day of an exhibition aimed at returning the photos, as well as other personal items, to their owners. Of some 200,000 items retrieved by volunteer workers, about 40,000 items, including photographs, have been returned to their owners.

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(2)Photos from tsunami-hit regions

SABAN, Indonesia - Japanese ground troops load relief tents into a helicopter Jan. 26 in Saban, some 40 kilometers north of Banda Aceh, for transport to the Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh.

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(1)New group to investigate possible abduction cases

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Araki (R), head of a new private group set up Jan. 10 to look into cases of possible abduction by North Korea, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo. The group made public the names and photos of 40 missing people the North may have kidnapped.

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Kyodo News obtains photos of FARC camp after gov't raid

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Colombian soldiers are seen in photo obtained by Kyodo News investigating a camp believed to be the site where the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were holding captive Chikao Muramatsu, a Japanese company executive. The camp is about 40 minutes by helicopter from San Jose del Guaviare, which is located some 280 kilometers southeast of the Colombian capital Bogota.

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2 killed in training plane crash in NW Türkiye

STORY: 2 killed in training plane crash in NW Türkiye DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crashed training plane in Bursa (Ihlas News Agency) 2. photos of the crashed training plane in Bursa (Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: At least two people were killed when a single-engine training plane crashed in Türkiye's northwestern province of Bursa on Thursday, Ihlas News Agency reported. The plane crashed near a combined natural gas cycle power plant in the Osmangazi district of the city that carries the same name of the province, after taking off from Yunuseli Airport in the province's Yenisehir city at 3:40 p.m. local time (1240 GMT), according to the Ihlas report. The pilot and another person on board were killed, the report said, adding many firefighters, police, and medical workers were dispatched to the scene. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türk

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DALI-DUTCHMAN-KNOW CHINA WELL ON BICYCLES (CN)

(220908) -- DALI, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jos Van der Wiel poses for photos with his family at home in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 29, 2022. It has been over 40 years since Jos Van der Wiel first came to China from the Netherlands. Over the decades, the Dutchman has grown fond of organizing tourists worldwide to travel around China by bicycle. During his bicycle tours, Jos got to know China well. He even compiled a China travel guidebook, offering a comprehensive guide to Dutch readers. In 2000, as Jos explored new routes for bike tours in southwest China's Yunnan Province, he met his current wife Huang Jing and decided to settle down in Dali of Yunnan, where his wife was born. When they were exploring Yunnan, Jos was deeply impressed by the nature and the local culture. He kept on organizing bike tours, not only in Yunnan but also in other parts of China. During their time in Dali, Jos also noticed the improvement of local ecological environment, as well as economic and social development

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CHINA-YUNNAN-DALI-DUTCHMAN-KNOW CHINA WELL ON BICYCLES (CN)

(220908) -- DALI, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this photo provided by Jos Van der Wiel (1st R), he poses for photos with cyclists during a bike tour in Yangshuo County of Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It has been over 40 years since Jos Van der Wiel first came to China from the Netherlands. Over the decades, the Dutchman has grown fond of organizing tourists worldwide to travel around China by bicycle. During his bicycle tours, Jos got to know China well. He even compiled a China travel guidebook, offering a comprehensive guide to Dutch readers. In 2000, as Jos explored new routes for bike tours in southwest China's Yunnan Province, he met his current wife Huang Jing and decided to settle down in Dali of Yunnan, where his wife was born. When they were exploring Yunnan, Jos was deeply impressed by the nature and the local culture. He kept on organizing bike tours, not only in Yunnan but also in other parts of China. During their time in Dali, Jos also noticed the improvement of local

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ISRAEL-REHOVOT-LIVE STATUES-FESTIVAL

(220706) -- REHOVOT, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visitors pose for photos with artists during the Rehovot International Live Statues Festival in Rehovot, Israel, on July 5, 2022. The festival is held from July 5 to 7 with more than 40 artists participating. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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China-Israel city wall photo exhibition kicks off in N. Israel

STORY: China-Israel city wall photo exhibition kicks off in N. Israel DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the exhibition and visitors 3. various of the old city of Akko STORYLINE: A photo exhibition of city walls of the Chinese ancient capital Nanjing and the thousand-year-old Israeli city of Akko kicked off on Monday in the old city of Akko, northern Israel. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "Here I'm in Akko, a port city in northern Israel with a history of thousands of years. Now photos of Nanjing, capital of six dynasties in ancient China, are being showed here." The exhibition, jointly organized by the China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, the Municipality of Akko, and other bodies from both countries, demonstrates about 40 photos of Nanjing, the capital of six dynasties in ancient China, and Akko, one of the first historical sites in Israel selected as world c

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ISRAEL-AKKO-CITY WALL-PHOTO EXHIBITION

(220614) -- AKKO, June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man visits a photo exhibition of city walls of the Chinese ancient capital Nanjing and the thousand-year-old Israeli city of Akko in the old city of Akko, northern Israel, June 13, 2022. A photo exhibition of city walls of the Chinese ancient capital Nanjing and the thousand-year-old Israeli city of Akko kicked off on Monday in Akko. The exhibition, jointly organized by the China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, the Municipality of Akko, and other bodies from both countries, demonstrates about 40 photos of Nanjing, the capital of six dynasties in ancient China, and Akko, one of the first historical sites in Israel selected as world cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)

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ISRAEL-AKKO-CITY WALL-PHOTO EXHIBITION

(220614) -- AKKO, June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man visits a photo exhibition of city walls of the Chinese ancient capital Nanjing and the thousand-year-old Israeli city of Akko in the old city of Akko, northern Israel, June 13, 2022. A photo exhibition of city walls of the Chinese ancient capital Nanjing and the thousand-year-old Israeli city of Akko kicked off on Monday in Akko. The exhibition, jointly organized by the China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, the Municipality of Akko, and other bodies from both countries, demonstrates about 40 photos of Nanjing, the capital of six dynasties in ancient China, and Akko, one of the first historical sites in Israel selected as world cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)

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ISRAEL-AKKO-CITY WALL-PHOTO EXHIBITION

(220614) -- AKKO, June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit a photo exhibition of city walls of the Chinese ancient capital Nanjing and the thousand-year-old Israeli city of Akko in the old city of Akko, northern Israel, June 13, 2022. A photo exhibition of city walls of the Chinese ancient capital Nanjing and the thousand-year-old Israeli city of Akko kicked off on Monday in Akko. The exhibition, jointly organized by the China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, the Municipality of Akko, and other bodies from both countries, demonstrates about 40 photos of Nanjing, the capital of six dynasties in ancient China, and Akko, one of the first historical sites in Israel selected as world cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)

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ISRAEL-AKKO-CITY WALL-PHOTO EXHIBITION

(220614) -- AKKO, June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Akko Mayor Shimon Lankri delivers a speech during a photo exhibition of city walls of the Chinese ancient capital Nanjing and the thousand-year-old Israeli city of Akko in the old city of Akko, northern Israel, June 13, 2022. A photo exhibition of city walls of the Chinese ancient capital Nanjing and the thousand-year-old Israeli city of Akko kicked off on Monday in Akko. The exhibition, jointly organized by the China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, the Municipality of Akko, and other bodies from both countries, demonstrates about 40 photos of Nanjing, the capital of six dynasties in ancient China, and Akko, one of the first historical sites in Israel selected as world cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)