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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Education Workers Begin 72-Hour Work Stoppage - Mexico

Members of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) set up tents outside the National Palace. as part of a 72-hour work stoppage. on March 19, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue continues in Afghanistan's quake-hit village

STORY: Rescue continues in Afghanistan's quake-hit village DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District, west Afghanistan's Herat Province 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MULLAH MOHAMMAD ABBAS AKHUND, Acting Minister of Disaster Management, Afghanistan 3. various of donations of food and clothing 4. various of the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District, west Afghanistan's Herat Province STORYLINE: At the Naib Rafi village of Zindajan District in west Afghanistan's Herat Province, the hardest-hit area in the deadly quakes on Oct. 7, piteous wails can be heard day and night, while rescue work has never stopped. Afghan authorities said the death toll in the quake-affected western provinces, mainly in Herat, has surpassed 2,400. Even though the 72-hour "golden window" for quake-related rescues has ended, rescue workers along with villagers are still striving for miracles under the rubble. Acting Minister of Di

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Port Strike Resumes As Union Members Reject Wage Agreement - Vancouver

Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. British Columbia port employers say the longshore workers union has given 72-hour notice of renewed strike action starting on Saturday morning. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Port Strike Resumes As Union Members Reject Wage Agreement - Vancouver

Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. British Columbia port employers say the longshore workers union has given 72-hour notice of renewed strike action starting on Saturday morning. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Port Strike Resumes As Union Members Reject Wage Agreement - Vancouver

Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. British Columbia port employers say the longshore workers union has given 72-hour notice of renewed strike action starting on Saturday morning. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Port Strike Resumes As Union Members Reject Wage Agreement - Vancouver

A gantry crane sits idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. British Columbia port employers say the longshore workers union has given 72-hour notice of renewed strike action starting on Saturday morning. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Port Strike Resumes As Union Members Reject Wage Agreement - Vancouver

Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. British Columbia port employers say the longshore workers union has given 72-hour notice of renewed strike action starting on Saturday morning. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Port Strike Resumes As Union Members Reject Wage Agreement - Vancouver

Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. British Columbia port employers say the longshore workers union has given 72-hour notice of renewed strike action starting on Saturday morning. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Port Strike Resumes As Union Members Reject Wage Agreement - Vancouver

Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. British Columbia port employers say the longshore workers union has given 72-hour notice of renewed strike action starting on Saturday morning. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Port Strike Resumes As Union Members Reject Wage Agreement - Vancouver

A small boat passes behind a bulk carrier ship at anchor on the harbour during a work stoppage at the port, in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. British Columbia port employers say the longshore workers union has given 72-hour notice of renewed strike action starting on Saturday morning. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue at epicenter of massive earthquakes in Türkiye

STORY: Rescue at epicenter of massive earthquakes in Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Istanbul, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: STANDUP 1 (English): WANG FENG, Xinhua correspondent SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ALPASLAN, Resident of Elbistan SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SELAHHATIN ELBISTAN, Resident of Elbistan SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish) ZEKI CELIK, Volunteer from Samsun STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): WANG FENG, Xinhua correspondent "The search and rescue teams in Türkiye's deadly twin earthquakes race against time to save people trapped under the rubble. They work under challenging conditions, sometimes with no necessary tools to pull people out of the debris. Citizens trying to hear good news from their loved ones are waiting for a hopeful sign from the teams. Some other people try to detect the damage in their homes and workplaces in tears." The 72-hour window for rescue is narrowing. Rescuers and volunteers are working round the clock to search for the trapped in Kahramanmaras, the epicent

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China builds world's largest clean energy corridor

STORY: China builds world's largest clean energy corridor DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: CHENGDU/WUHAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wudongde hydropower station 2. various of Baihetan hydropower station 3. various of Xiluodu hydropower station 4. various of Xiangjiaba hydropower station 5. various of Gezhouba hydropower plant 6. various of Three Gorges Dam STORYLINE: The Baihetan hydropower station, the world's second-largest in terms of total installed capacity, went fully operational Tuesday in the upper section of the Yangtze River in southwest China, according to China Three Gorges Corporation. Its operation marked the completion of the world's largest clean energy corridor, where six mega hydropower stations on the Yangtze work to transmit electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-consuming regions in the east. Baihetan's full operation came after the last of its 16 hydro-generating units completed a 72-hour trial operation on Tuesday morning.

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Man on hunger strike against base relocation within Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Shimoji, a member of an anti-base movement who hails from Okinawa Prefecture and works in Tokyo, continues a 72-hour hunger strike near parliament house in Tokyo on April 20, 2010, to oppose the relocation within Okinawa Prefecture of the U.S. Marines Corps Futemma Air Station. Shimoji began his hunger strike at noon on April 19.

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Half of power-generating units at China's Baihetan hydropower station in commercial operation

STORY: Half of power-generating units at China's Baihetan hydropower station in commercial operation DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of Baihetan hydropower station STORYLINE: A new power-generating unit of Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation and started commercial operation recently. The operation of the No. 8 unit marks that all power-generating units on the left bank of the station are now in commercial operation. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It straddles the provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. The hydropower station is equipped with 16 hydro-generating units, each with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts, the largest single-unit capacity in the world. All units are due to be operational by the end of the year. Baihetan will then be the world's second-largest hydropower station in terms of total ins

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GLOBALink | New power unit starts operation at China's major hydropower station

A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. Since last June when the first power-generating units were put into operation, the hydropower station has produced over 26.9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, according to Wang Zhilin, who heads the Baihetan project construction at China Three Gorges Corporation. Once fully operational, the hydropower station will generate an a

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New power unit starts operation at China's major hydropower station

STORY: New power unit starts operation at China's major hydropower station DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of Baihetan hydropower stationSOUNDBITE(Chinese):WANG ZHILIN,Head of Baihetan project construction at China Three Gorges Corporationvarious of Baihetan hydropower station STORYLINE: A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational. SOUNDBITE(Chinese):WANG ZHILIN,Head of Baihetan project construction at China Three Gorges Corporation "The operation of the No. 5 unit indicates that half of our power-generating units have gone operational. The total installed capacity has reached eight million kilowatts." The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial panoramic photo combined on May 29, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members check the operation of the new power-generating unit at the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 30, 2022. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial panoramic photo combined on May 30, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-BAIHETAN HYDROPOWER STATION (CN)

(220530) -- KUNMING, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows a view of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation, according to the hydropower station. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational, out of a total of 16 units constructed in the mega project. The station has a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from the resource-rich west to energy-hungry regions in east China, marking a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Cyprus to lift most COVID restrictions

STORY: Cyprus to lift most COVID restrictions DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nicosia STORYLINE: Cyprus will lift most travel restrictions as of April 18, while a wide range of other anti-coronavirus restrictions will be eased as of April 11. The categorization of countries according to their epidemiological situation will be scrapped, and travelers will no longer be required to obtain a CyprusFlightPass, Cyprus's Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works said in a statement. Vaccinated people will be allowed into the country without taking a coronavirus test, while unvaccinated travelers will only be required to provide a negative 24-hour rapid test or 72-hour PCR test. Children under the age of 12 will be exempted from all COVID-19 checks. As of April 11, people will no longer be required to wear a mask outdoors, said Health Minister Michalis Hadipantelas. The SafePass will only be required for health workers and people enteri

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Search for Atami mudslide survivors passes crucial 1st 3 days

The crucial first three days for finding survivors of a large mudslide in central Japan passed Tuesday as local authorities slashed the number of people considered missing from 64 to 29. The initial 72-hour period elapsed at around 10:30 a.m. in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, where 1,100 firefighters, police and Self-Defense Forces personnel continued to remove debris and search mud-swamped houses. The local governments had been trying to locate 64 people registered as residents in the affected area, a hot-spring resort southwest of Tokyo. But they said Tuesday the whereabouts of 41 people have been confirmed while six other people have been added to the list.

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Search for Atami mudslide survivors passes crucial 1st 3 days

The crucial first three days for finding survivors of a large mudslide in central Japan passed Tuesday as local authorities slashed the number of people considered missing from 64 to 29. The initial 72-hour period elapsed at around 10:30 a.m. in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, where 1,100 firefighters, police and Self-Defense Forces personnel continued to remove debris and search mud-swamped houses. The local governments had been trying to locate 64 people registered as residents in the affected area, a hot-spring resort southwest of Tokyo. But they said Tuesday the whereabouts of 41 people have been confirmed while six other people have been added to the list.

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Japan continues efforts to save hostages

Reporters gather on Jan. 23, 2015, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Amman, where the Japanese government is handling a hostage crisis involving two nationals. Japan is continuing to make efforts to save the men being held by the Islamic State militant group after the passing of a 72-hour deadline for the payment of a $200 million ransom. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan continues efforts to save hostages

Reporters gather on Jan. 23, 2015, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Amman, where the Japanese government is handling a hostage crisis involving two nationals. Japan is continuing to make efforts to save the men being held by the Islamic State militant group after the passing of a 72-hour deadline for the payment of a $200 million ransom. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan struggling to confirm safety of hostages

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2015, to announce Japan has yet to confirm the safety of two men held hostage by the Islamic State militant group as a 72-hour deadline for paying a $200 million ransom for their lives is set to expire in the afternoon of the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to build negotiation channels to win release of hostages

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters his office in Tokyo in the morning on Jan. 22, 2015. The Japanese government is scrambling to secure negotiation channels to urge Islamic State militants to release two Japanese hostages unharmed, as a 72-hour deadline for paying a ransom approaches without notable contact with the hostage-takers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man on hunger strike against base relocation within Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Shimoji, a member of an anti-base movement who hails from Okinawa Prefecture and works in Tokyo, continues a 72-hour hunger strike near parliament house in Tokyo on April 20, 2010, to oppose the relocation within Okinawa Prefecture of the U.S. Marines Corps Futemma Air Station. Shimoji began his hunger strike at noon on April 19. (Kyodo)