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Architecture of Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Khreshchatyk Street in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 27, 2024 - The building is at 7-11 Khreshchatyk Street, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Over 10,000 houses flooded in parts of Russia

STORY: Over 10,000 houses flooded in parts of Russia SHOOTING TIME: April 8, 2024 DATELINE: April 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:43 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected houses (courtesy of Emercom of Russia) STORYLINE: More than 10,400 residential houses have been flooded across Russia's western Siberia, the Volga region, and Central Federal District, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said Monday. In the severely hit Orenburg region, more than 6,100 people have been evacuated and a total of 33 temporary accommodation centers deployed for 33,000 people, the ministry said. The Orenburg regional government said the peak of the flood is expected on April 10 and the situation along the Ural River is expected to normalize no earlier than April 25. TASS news agency, citing information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, said more than 18,000 people are in the zone threatened by flooding. The agency reported that data on April 7-11 points to a continu

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Chinese paddlers sweep titles at WTT Champions Incheon

STORY: Chinese paddlers sweep titles at WTT Champions Incheon SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: INCHEON, South Korea CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YINGSHA, Paddler 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIANG JINGKUN, Paddler STORYLINE: Chinese paddlers swept both women's and men's singles titles at WTT Champions Incheon as Sun Yingsha and Liang Jingkun were crowned the champions on Sunday. World No. 1 Sun harvested a straight-set victory of 4-0 in the showdown against her compatriot Wang Manyu. Sun won the final 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 and 11-4. In the semifinal on Saturday evening, both Sun and Wang won over their teammates Wang Yidi and Chen Meng, 4-0 and 4-2 respectively, to set up an all-Chinese final. Speaking after the victory, Sun said her overall performance was great. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YINGSHA, Paddler "I think (Wang) Manyu and I know each other quite well. We train togeth

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Fukuhara reaches Olympic 4th round in table tennis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara returns a shot against Russia's Anna Tikhomirova in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at ExCel London at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Fukuhara advanced to the fourth round after winning the match 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-3.

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Fukuhara reaches Olympic 4th round in table tennis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara serves against Russia's Anna Tikhomirova in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at ExCel London at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Fukuhara advanced to the fourth round after winning the match 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-3.

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Fukuhara reaches Olympic 4th round in table tennis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara plays against Russia's Anna Tikhomirova in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at ExCel London at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Fukuhara advanced to the fourth round after winning the match 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-3.

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Japanese pair at world table tennis c'ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Ai Fukuhara (front) paired with Seiya Kishikawa (back) hits the ball during a match against Serbian pair Bojan Crepulja and Andrea Todorovic in the mixed doubles at the table tennis world championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on May 9, 2011. The Japanese pair routed the Serbian pair 11-7, 11-3, 11-9, 11-9 in the first round.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title.

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Japan's Ishikawa beaten in women's singles quarterfinals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa returns the ball to China's Zhang Yining during the women's singles quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3. The 16-year-old Ishikawa lost 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7.

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Japan's Yoshida advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan celebrates after beating South Korea's Kim Jung Hoon in their fourth round match of the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. Yoshida won 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5.

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Japan's Yoshida advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan returns the ball against South Korea's Kim Jung Hoon in their fourth round match of the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. Yoshida won 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5.

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Fukuhara and Hirano into women's doubles q'finals at worlds

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Sayaka Hirano (L) and Ai Fukuhara shake hands after beating Germany's Elke Schall and Jiaduo Wu in the third round of the women's doubles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. The Japanese pair won 11-9, 5-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Fukuhara and Hirano into women's doubles q'finals at worlds

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Ai Fukuhara (R) returns the ball to Germany's Elke Schall and Jiaduo Wu in the third round of the women's doubles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. At left is Japan's Sayaka Hirano. The Japanese pair won 11-9, 5-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.

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China sweeps Ogimura Cup titles: Wang Nan wins women's singles

CHIBA, Japan - Sydney Olympic champion Wang Nan (photo) came back from two games down to edge Guo Yan 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 in the all-Chinese women's singles final as China swept all four titles at the Ogimura Cup Japan Open at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba on June 24.

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Table tennis: Fukuhara crashes out at Japan Open

CHIBA, Japan - Popular teenager Ai Fukuhara (photo) suffers a straight-sets loss to Athens Olympic gold medalist Wang Nan of China in the third round of the Ogimura Cup Japan Open women's singles tournament at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba on June 23. Fukuhara, ranked 12th in the world, lost 13-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8. Wang, the world No. 2, teamed up with Zhang Yining to beat Fukuhara and Ai Fujinuma in the women's doubles quarterfinals 11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9.

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Kyoto Imperial Palace attracts visitors

Visitors tour the grounds of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, or Kyoto Gosho in Japanese, the former official residence of emperors, on April 7. The palace, one of the most popular sightseeing spots in the ancient capital Kyoto, is open to the public every spring and fall. It will be open to the public April 7-11.

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Plastic bags made from biomass plastic

7-Eleven 7-Eleven 7-11 7ELEVE Plastic shopping bag Convenience store bag Plastic waste reduction COOL CHOICE BP Biomass plastic Biomass plastic Plant-derived environmental load reduction CO2 reduction

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Seven-Eleven Japan Launches "7pay

Seven-Eleven Japan to Launch 7pay, a Code Settlement Service by Seven & i Group, on July 1, 2019 = Seven-Eleven Kita-Urawa Koen-mae Store in Urawa-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture on July 1, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Newspaper / Kyodo News Images

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Seven-Eleven Japan Launches "7pay

Seven-Eleven Japan to Launch 7pay, a Code Settlement Service by Seven & i Group, on July 1, 2019 = Seven-Eleven Kita-Urawa Koen-mae Store in Urawa-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture on July 1, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Newspaper / Kyodo News Images

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Seven Bank convenience store ATMs

A Seven Bank convenience store ATM equipped with a 7pay charge function in conjunction with the launch of 7pay operations.

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Seven Bank convenience store ATMs

A Seven Bank convenience store ATM equipped with a 7pay charge function in conjunction with the launch of 7pay operations.

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Table tennis: Fukuhara crashes out at Japan Open

CHIBA, Japan - Popular teenager Ai Fukuhara (photo) suffers a straight-sets loss to Athens Olympic gold medalist Wang Nan of China in the third round of the Ogimura Cup Japan Open women's singles tournament at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba on June 23. Fukuhara, ranked 12th in the world, lost 13-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8. Wang, the world No. 2, teamed up with Zhang Yining to beat Fukuhara and Ai Fujinuma in the women's doubles quarterfinals 11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9. (Kyodo)

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China sweeps Ogimura Cup titles: Wang Nan wins women's singles

CHIBA, Japan - Sydney Olympic champion Wang Nan (photo) came back from two games down to edge Guo Yan 9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 in the all-Chinese women's singles final as China swept all four titles at the Ogimura Cup Japan Open at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba on June 24. (Kyodo)

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Fukuhara and Hirano into women's doubles q'finals at worlds

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Sayaka Hirano (L) and Ai Fukuhara shake hands after beating Germany's Elke Schall and Jiaduo Wu in the third round of the women's doubles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. The Japanese pair won 11-9, 5-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 to advance to the quarterfinals. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Yoshida advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan celebrates after beating South Korea's Kim Jung Hoon in their fourth round match of the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. Yoshida won 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Yoshida advances to quarterfinals at world table tennis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kaii Yoshida of Japan returns the ball against South Korea's Kim Jung Hoon in their fourth round match of the men's singles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. Yoshida won 11-6, 11-5, 4-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5. (Kyodo)

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Fukuhara and Hirano into women's doubles q'finals at worlds

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Ai Fukuhara (R) returns the ball to Germany's Elke Schall and Jiaduo Wu in the third round of the women's doubles in the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 2. At left is Japan's Sayaka Hirano. The Japanese pair won 11-9, 5-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 to advance to the quarterfinals. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ishikawa beaten in women's singles quarterfinals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa returns the ball to China's Zhang Yining during the women's singles quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3. The 16-year-old Ishikawa lost 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani makes history with 8th national singles title

Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kazuhiro Chan during the men's singles table tennis final at the Japan national championships in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2016. Mizutani won 4-1 (9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6) to grab a record-equaling eighth men's title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ishikawa wins women's title at table tennis championships

Kasumi Ishikawa returns the ball to Miu Hirano during the women's singles table tennis final at the Japan national championships in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2016. Ishikawa won 4-1 (11-7, 11-4, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9), securing her third consecutive national singles championship and fourth overall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese pair at world table tennis c'ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Ai Fukuhara (front) paired with Seiya Kishikawa (back) hits the ball during a match against Serbian pair Bojan Crepulja and Andrea Todorovic in the mixed doubles at the table tennis world championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on May 9, 2011. The Japanese pair routed the Serbian pair 11-7, 11-3, 11-9, 11-9 in the first round. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title. (Kyodo)

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Tennis: Federer at Australian Open

Roger Federer is pictured during his fourth-round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 20, 2019. Tsitsipas won 6-7(11), 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-6(5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Federer at Australian Open

Roger Federer is pictured during his fourth-round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 20, 2019. Tsitsipas won 6-7(11), 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-6(5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Federer at Australian Open

Roger Federer is pictured during his fourth-round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 20, 2019. Tsitsipas won 6-7(11), 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-6(5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Federer at Australian Open

Roger Federer is pictured during his fourth-round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 20, 2019. Tsitsipas won 6-7(11), 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-6(5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Stefanos Tsitsipas at Australian Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece is pictured during his fourth-round match against Roger Federer at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 20, 2019. Tsitsipas won 6-7(11), 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-6(5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hirano youngest national winner, Mizutani wins 9th

Jun Mizutani celebrates after beating Kazuhiro Yoshimura 9-11, 11-7 11-8, 13-11, 11-6 in the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2017. Mizutani won a record ninth men's title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto Imperial Palace attracts visitors

Visitors tour the grounds of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, or Kyoto Gosho in Japanese, the former official residence of emperors, on April 7. The palace, one of the most popular sightseeing spots in the ancient capital Kyoto, is open to the public every spring and fall. It will be open to the public April 7-11. ==Kyodo