Chamonix

Chamonix

FRANCE, HAUTE SAVOIE (74) CHAMONIX. DEPARTURE ON THE MORNING OF ALPINISTS FROM THE TOP OF THE AIGUILLE DU MIDI 3842 METERS. ON THE BACK THE AIGUILLES OF CHAMONIX Photo by Philippe Royer/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chamonix

Chamonix

FRANCE, HAUTE SAVOIE (74), TREK IN MOUNTAINS CALLED AIGUILLES ROUGES IN FRONT OF THE MONT BLANC, THE HIGHEST SUMMIT OF EUROPA, 4810 METERS Photo by Philippe Royer/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chamonix

Chamonix

FRANCE, HAUTE SAVOIE (74) CHAMONIX, THE CABLE CAR OF THE BREVENT IN FRONT OF THE MONT BLANC, 4810 METERS Photo by Philippe Royer/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Huge tank under construction shown to press

Huge tank under construction shown to press

CHITA, Japan - A huge underground liguefied natural gas tank, now under construction at a Toho Gas Co. plant in Chita, Aichi Prefecture, is shown to the press on Feb. 25. The tank, 74 meters in diameter and 47 meters in depth, is claimed to be one of the largest of its kind in the world and can provide 300,000 houses with the gas for a year.

French free diver Mayol commits suicide

French free diver Mayol commits suicide

ROME, Italy - French free diver Jacques Mayol (file photo) has committed suicide at his residence on the Italian island of Elba, Italian police said Dec. 23. He was 74. Mayol, a frequent visitor to Japan, was known as the ''human dolphin'' for his underwater exploits in the field of free diving, and reached a depth of 101 meters in the Mediterranean in 1976.

Chinese-built water supply project in Angola completed

STORY: Chinese-built water supply project in Angola completed DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Luanda CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of local residents cheering for the projectvarious of the projectSOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): Local residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): Local residentSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU HONGWEI, Manager of the water supply projectSOUNDBITE 4 (Portuguese): Local resident STORYLINE: A Chinese-built water supply project was completed in Cabinda, Angola on Thursday, which has a daily capacity of 50,000 cubic meters and is expected to benefit 600,000 local people. The project, undertaken by China Railway Construction Corporation, is comprised of 74 centralized water supply points, covering 24,000 households in Cabinda or 92 percent of the province's residential areas. The system is capable of supplying water 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and will greatly relieve water shortage facing local industries, schools, port transportation and others. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese

French free diver Mayol commits suicide

French free diver Mayol commits suicide

ROME, Italy - French free diver Jacques Mayol (file photo) has committed suicide at his residence on the Italian island of Elba, Italian police said Dec. 23. He was 74. Mayol, a frequent visitor to Japan, was known as the ''human dolphin'' for his underwater exploits in the field of free diving, and reached a depth of 101 meters in the Mediterranean in 1976.

Huge tank under construction shown to press

Huge tank under construction shown to press

CHITA, Japan - A huge underground liguefied natural gas tank, now under construction at a Toho Gas Co. plant in Chita, Aichi Prefecture, is shown to the press on Feb. 25. The tank, 74 meters in diameter and 47 meters in depth, is claimed to be one of the largest of its kind in the world and can provide 300,000 houses with the gas for a year. (Kyodo)