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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. BAYONNE FESTIVAL 2018. KING LEON AWAKENING FROM THE CITY HALL BALCONY. Photo by Elodie Planchenault/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KUNG EXHIBITION SOLLIDEN

BORGHOLM 20250510King Carl Gustaf inaugurated this year's exhibitions at Solliden Palace on Öland on Saturday May 10, which includes the glass art exhibition "Awakening" by glass artists Amanda Lund Socia and Beck Lund Socia in the English Park.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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KUNG EXHIBITION SOLLIDEN

BORGHOLM 20250510King Carl Gustaf inaugurated this year's exhibitions at Solliden Palace on Öland on Saturday May 10, which includes the glass art exhibition "Awakening" by glass artists Amanda Lund Socia and Beck Lund Socia in the English Park.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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KUNG EXHIBITION SOLLIDEN

BORGHOLM 20250510King Carl Gustaf inaugurated this year's exhibitions at Solliden Palace on Öland on Saturday May 10, which includes the glass art exhibition "Awakening" by glass artists Amanda Lund Socia and Beck Lund Socia in the English Park.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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KUNG EXHIBITION SOLLIDEN

BORGHOLM 20250510King Carl Gustaf inaugurated this year's exhibitions at Solliden Palace on Öland on Saturday May 10, which includes the glass art exhibition "Awakening" by glass artists Amanda Lund Socia and Beck Lund Socia in the English Park.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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KUNG EXHIBITION SOLLIDEN

BORGHOLM 20250510King Carl Gustaf inaugurated this year's exhibitions at Solliden Palace on Öland on Saturday May 10, which includes the glass art exhibition "Awakening" by glass artists Amanda Lund Socia and Beck Lund Socia in the English Park.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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KUNG EXHIBITION SOLLIDEN

BORGHOLM 20250510King Carl Gustaf inaugurated this year's exhibitions at Solliden Palace on Öland on Saturday May 10, which includes the glass art exhibition "Awakening" by glass artists Amanda Lund Socia and Beck Lund Socia in the English Park.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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KUNG EXHIBITION SOLLIDEN

BORGHOLM 20250510King Carl Gustaf inaugurated this year's exhibitions at Solliden Palace on Öland on Saturday May 10, which includes the glass art exhibition "Awakening" by glass artists Amanda Lund Socia and Beck Lund Socia in the English Park.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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Veronas Floral Awakening - Italy

Tourists take selfies at Parco Giardino Sigurta, in Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Italy, April 4, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Veronas Floral Awakening - Italy

People walk among the blossoms at Parco Giardino Sigurta, in Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Italy, April 4, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Veronas Floral Awakening - Italy

Tourists take photos at Parco Giardino Sigurta, in Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Italy, April 4, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Veronas Floral Awakening - Italy

People take a trolley train at Parco Giardino Sigurta, in Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Italy, April 4, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Veronas Floral Awakening - Italy

A woman walks among the blossoms at Parco Giardino Sigurta, in Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Italy, April 4, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Veronas Floral Awakening - Italy

People walk among the blossoms at Parco Giardino Sigurta, in Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Italy, April 4, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Veronas Floral Awakening - Italy

People walk among the blossoms at Parco Giardino Sigurta, in Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Italy, April 4, 2025. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sea Otter At Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre - Vancouver

A baby sea otter named Luna, who is estimated to be three-weeks-old, is held on an ice pack by a staff member while awakening from anesthesia after having blood drawn, a microchip inserted and her teeth checked, at the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Luna was found July 13 on Vargas Island, near Tofino, B.C., with remnants of her umbilical cord still attached. The centre is also caring for another female pup, Tofino, who they estimate is two to three months old and was rescued on June 18 after also apparently being abandoned by her mother. Photo by Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sea Otter At Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre - Vancouver

A baby sea otter named Luna, who is estimated to be three-weeks-old, chews on a teething toy while being held on an ice pack while awakening from anesthesia after having blood drawn, a microchip inserted and her teeth checked, at the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Luna was found July 13 on Vargas Island, near Tofino, B.C., with remnants of her umbilical cord still attached. The centre is also caring for another female pup, Tofino, who they estimate is two to three months old and was rescued on June 18 after also apparently being abandoned by her mother. Photo by Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sea Otter At Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre - Vancouver

A baby sea otter named Luna, who is estimated to be three-weeks-old, is held on an ice pack by a staff member while awakening from anesthesia after having blood drawn, a microchip inserted and her teeth checked, at the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Luna was found July 13 on Vargas Island, near Tofino, B.C., with remnants of her umbilical cord still attached. The centre is also caring for another female pup, Tofino, who they estimate is two to three months old and was rescued on June 18 after also apparently being abandoned by her mother. Photo by Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dragon boat festival held in Prague

STORY: Dragon boat festival held in Prague SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:21 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dragon awakening ceremony 2. various of Chinese participants 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETR KLIMA, President of the Czech Dragon Boat Association 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FENG BIAO, Chinese Ambassador to the Czech Republic 5. various of the dragon boat race 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN YUNSHENG, Head of Chinese team 7. various of dragon dance and drum performance 8. various of exhibition of Shangshan culture from Zhejiang STORYLINE: The 27th Prague Dragon Boat Festival kicked off Saturday on the Vltava River in the Czech capital Prague, attracting international participants from countries such as Germany, the United States, and China. A Chinese team from China's Zhejiang Province took part in the event. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PETR KLIMA, President of the Czech Dragon Boat Association "This Prague Dragon Boat Festival is here for t

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Voting for Indonesia's general elections concludes, counting starts

STORY: Voting for Indonesia's general elections concludes, counting starts SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of polling STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "Voting for Indonesia's general elections officially began Wednesday morning, according to the country's General Elections Commission (KPU). Presidential election and legislative election take place simultaneously in the general elections. The three combinations running for the 2024 election are: Defense Minister Prabowo and Mayor of Surakarta Gibran, the eldest son of incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo; former Governor of Central Java Ganjar and former Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mohammad Mahfud, and former Governor of Jakarta Anies and Chairman of the National Awakening Party Muhaimin." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jakar

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Promotional Theater Show - Milan

Promotional theater show at the Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy to represent company of Agrigento, capital of culture 2025, on February 06, 2024. Keeping up with the temples: The awakening of the gods, promotional theater show in Piazza Duomo by the famous Savatteri theater company of Agrigento. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan Komeito party chief in Indonesia

Natsuo Yamaguchi (L), chief of Japan's Komeito party, holds talks with Muhaimin Iskandar, leader of Indonesia's National Awakening Party, in Jakarta on Aug. 18, 2023.

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24 Solar Terms: Lixia

STORY: 24 Solar Terms: Lixia DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of animation about Lixia STORYLINE: The Beginning of Summer, or Lixia in Chinese, is the seventh solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar. This solar term marks the point when everything has grown after the awakening of spring. It is also the time for early rice planting in many parts of China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Festival of Lights opens in Zagreb

STORY: Festival of Lights opens in Zagreb DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of light installations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TINA MARKOVIC, Artist 3. various of the central square in Zagreb and 3D mapping on the museum building 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARIN PETKOV, Artist 5. various of a 3D mapping made by Petkov 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BIRGIT ZANDER, Inventor of Lights Festival in Berlin 7. various of light installations STORYLINE: Zagreb's annual Festival of Lights opened on Wednesday, bringing impressive visual installations and light art to the streets of the Croatian capital. During the five-day festival, Zagreb's streets, parks, and squares will be illuminated by Croatian and international artists using the latest light projection technology. The festival marks the arrival of spring as light symbolizes awakening and growth. It also marks the beginning of the new tourist season in Croatia's capital. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TINA MARK

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Traditional delicacy of Jingzhe solar term: bamboo shoots

STORY: Traditional delicacy of Jingzhe solar term: bamboo shoots DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AHMED ELSAID SHAWAREB, Student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU GUOLING, Bamboo shoots grower STORYLINE: Monday marks the day of "Jingzhe," or "Awakening of Insects," the third of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar. In traditional Chinese folklore, the spring thunderstorms will startle the hibernating insects, hence the arrival of Jingzhe marks an increase in insect activity. In Shanghai, this time of the year is a good time to enjoy bamboo shoots. SOUNDBITE (English): ZHANG MENGJIE, Xinhua correspondent "Hello, I'm Zhang Mengjie with Xinhua News Agency." SOUNDBITE (English): AHMED ELSAID SHAWAREB, Student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University "Hi, my name is Ahmed. I am an Egyptian. As you see here, we have

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24 Solar Terms: Jingzhe

STORY: 24 Solar Terms: Jingzhe DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of spring scenes STORYLINE: Monday marks the day of "Jingzhe" or "Awakening of Insects," which is the third of 24 solar terms on China's lunar calendar. It is believed to be the time for spring farming. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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China-Israel "smart greenhouse" improves vegetable production

STORY: China-Israel "smart greenhouse" improves vegetable production DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the greenhouse 2. STANDUP (English): TIAN ZHONGQUAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the greenhouse 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU QUAN, Technical director of Hubei Tomato Commune Digital Farm Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): TIAN ZHONGQUAN, Xinhua correspondent "Spring has come, the weather is starting to warm up across China, awakening all living beings. Spring is just the season for farming. People cultivate crops with modern technologies. They use plant bran instead of traditional soil to cultivate vegetables. All right, how exactly are technologies used in agriculture here? Let's have a look." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU QUAN, Technical director of Hubei Tomato Commune Digital Farm Co., Ltd. "The tomato variety we grow here is 'Candy,' an infinite growth tomato type, which can grow all the way up to around 5 meters high. It

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#CHINA-SPRING-JINGZHE-FLOWER (CN)

(220305) -- NANJING, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy their springtime in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 5, 2022. Saturday marks the day of "Jingzhe" or "Awakening of Insects," the third of 24 solar terms on China's Lunar Calendar. It is believed to be the time for spring farming. (Photo by Sun Zhongnan/Xinhua)

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Missing piece of ancient classic writing found in Kyoto

TOKYO, Japan - A partial script of "Yoru no Nezame" (Awakening at Night), a classic tale from the Heian era (794-1192) believed to have been written by a daughter of nobleman Sugawara no Takasue, is displayed in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 29, 2014. It was found at an antiquarian bookstore in the ancient Japanese capital.

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Vote counting slow

Indonesia's ruling Golkar party Chairman Akbar Tanjung talks to reporters at his party headquarters in Jakarta on June 8. He said his party will ask the election commission to explain why the vote counting was so slow. With only less than 3 percent of the votes in Monday's election counted, Golkar was trailing third after the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle and the National Awakening Party.

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#CHINA-SPRING-JINGZHE-FLOWER (CN)

(220305) -- WUXI, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People view cherry blossom in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 5, 2022. Saturday marks the day of "Jingzhe" or "Awakening of Insects," the third of 24 solar terms on China's Lunar Calendar. It is believed to be the time for spring farming. (Photo by Huan Yueliang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-SPRING-JINGZHE-FLOWER (CN)

(220305) -- CHENZHOU, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 5, 2022 shows people enjoying their springtime at a tea garden in Binzhou, central China's Hunan Province. Saturday marks the day of "Jingzhe" or "Awakening of Insects," the third of 24 solar terms on China's Lunar Calendar. It is believed to be the time for spring farming. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-SPRING-JINGZHE-FLOWER (CN)

(220305) -- NANJING, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 5, 2022 shows people viewing blooming flowers in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. Saturday marks the day of "Jingzhe" or "Awakening of Insects," the third of 24 solar terms on China's Lunar Calendar. It is believed to be the time for spring farming. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-SPRING-JINGZHE-FLOWER (CN)

(220305) -- BOZHOU, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 5, 2022 shows people viewing blooming flowers in Bozhou, east China's Anhui Province. Saturday marks the day of "Jingzhe" or "Awakening of Insects," the third of 24 solar terms on China's Lunar Calendar. It is believed to be the time for spring farming. (Photo by Liu Qinli/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-SPRING-JINGZHE-FLOWER (CN)

(220305) -- CHONGQING, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People view blooming flowers in Nanchuan District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 5, 2022. Saturday marks the day of "Jingzhe" or "Awakening of Insects," the third of 24 solar terms on China's Lunar Calendar. It is believed to be the time for spring farming. (Photo by Qu Mingbin/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-SPRING-JINGZHE-FLOWER (CN)

(220305) -- NANJING, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 5, 2022 shows people viewing blooming flowers in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. Saturday marks the day of "Jingzhe" or "Awakening of Insects," the third of 24 solar terms on China's Lunar Calendar. It is believed to be the time for spring farming. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)