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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Ivorian Kung Fu learner boosts China and Africa cultural exchanges

STORY: Ivorian Kung Fu learner boosts China and Africa cultural exchanges SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:41 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yanming learning Kong Fu in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (French): YANMING, Ivorian Shaolin disciple STORYLINE: Max Yollando, hailing from Cote d'Ivoire, discovered his true passion within the ancient walls of the famed Shaolin Temple in central China's Henan Province. Embracing the name Yanming given by his master, which stands for 'brightness and understanding,' he embarked on a six-year journey of Kung Fu mastery and cultural immersion. Since 2017, Yanming has been deeply engrossed in the rich traditions of the temple, dedicating himself to the study and practice of its revere

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Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Experiencing convenience of community life

STORY: Xiong'an through foreign eyes: Experiencing convenience of community life SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 0:06:15 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY STORYLINE: China announced the decision to establish Xiong'an New Area on April 1, 2017, with the aim of developing the area into a modern city that is green, intelligent, livable and competitive by 2035. Darina Semenova visits Xiong'an to experience the convenience of community life here. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DARINA SEMENOVA, Russian student "Hello everyone. I'm Darina from Hebei University. I came to China for learning Chinese, and of course I like to travel in China a lot. Today I came to Xiong'an New Area, the 'future city' in China. New communities in Xiong'an are designed to be convenient. People living here used to be villagers, but now they can enjoy modern urban facilities with a walk of less than 15 minutes. Now I am in Rongxi area which contains nearly 40,000 residents. Healthcare, education, enterta

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alstom To Cut 1500 Jobs

File photo dated October 26, 2017 shows atmosphere in the site of French train maker Alstom in Belfort, France. On Wednesday, November 15, the Group announced a net income of just € 1 million for the first half of its new financial year (April 2023 to March 2024). Management has announced two major changes. First, at the close of the Annual General Meeting in July 2024, former Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin will become Chairman and current CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge will become Managing Director. The second change is a cost-cutting strategy to turn around the balance sheet that will see the elimination of 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs "or 10 % of sales and administrative functions." Photo by Sophie Dupressoir/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First US Nuclear Sub Docks In South Korea Since 1981

Handout file photo dated June 15, 2017 shows the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) transits the Hood Canal as they return to their homeport following a strategic deterrent patrol.(A US submarine armed with nuclear weapons has docked in South Korea for the first time in four decades, amid escalating tensions with Pyongyang. The sub, identified by South Koran officials as the USS Kentucky, docked in Busan port on Tuesday July 18, 2023. In April, the US agreed to periodically deploy nuclear-armed subs to South Korea, to counter increasing aggression from North Korea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray via ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CN)

(230524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xue Yu'ang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), positions the glaciers in the Mount Qomolangma region at an altitude of 5,300 meters, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on May 15, 2023. The 2023 Mt. Qomolangma expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, initiated in 2017. Since the end of April, a total of 170 scientists across five teams have been conducting research on the water, ecology and human activities around the Mt. Qomolangma region, aiming to reveal the mechanism of environmental change and optimize the ecological security barrier system on the plateau. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CN)

(230524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xue Yu'ang, a researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), positions the glaciers in the Mount Qomolangma region at an altitude of 5,300 meters, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on May 15, 2023. The 2023 Mt. Qomolangma expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, initiated in 2017. Since the end of April, a total of 170 scientists across five teams have been conducting research on the water, ecology and human activities around the Mt. Qomolangma region, aiming to reveal the mechanism of environmental change and optimize the ecological security barrier system on the plateau. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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N. Korea's military parade

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows a military vehicle carrying a multiple rocket launching system.

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N. Korea's military parade

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows vehicles carrying missile launching pads.

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N. Korea's military parade

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows a surface-to-air missile in North Korea.

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N. Korea's military parade

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows a military vehicle carrying a multiple rocket launching system.

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N. Korea's military parade

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows vehicles carrying missiles.

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Nature reserve in China's Inner Mongolia sees over 60,000 migratory birds

STORY: Nature reserve in China's Inner Mongolia sees over 60,000 migratory birds DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the birds 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN LIANG, Chief of forest police station of Tumuji National Nature Reserve STORYLINE: More than 60,000 migratory birds have made a stopover at the Tumuji National Nature Reserve in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, before heading farther north to spend the summer, according to administrators at the nature reserve. 　　 Thanks to a series of supporting policies rolled out by the local government over the past few years, the Tumuji National Nature Reserve has seen significant improvement in its environment. 　　 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN LIANG, Chief of forest police station of Tumuji National Nature Reserve "Since 2017, the nature reserve has reported no illegal poaching of migratory birds or other wild animals. We go deep into the stopover areas of the migratory birds, wetl

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CHINA-JIANGXI-POYANG LAKE-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(220115) -- NANCHANG, Jan. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers plant lotus roots at Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 30, 2021. Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, is an important wintering spot for migratory birds. To ramp up forage supplies for the birds, in 2021, the local government of Yugan County issued a compensation policy for farmers, and reserved rice for migratory birds. In Nanchang Five Stars Siberian Cranes Sanctuary by the Poyang Lake, cranes have been attracted there for food on a lotus pond. The pond, initiated and invested in by bird lovers in 2017, is expected to provide enough food for the cranes in winter. With the support of local authorities, the pond is also developed into a base for scientific research and education, as well as for international exchanges. (Xinhua/.....

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Delivery, take-out foods to be exempt from sales tax hike

The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito party agree in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2015, to exempt delivery and take-out foods as well as newspapers sold on a subscription basis from the consumption tax hike in April 2017. The two ruling parties had already agreed to designate all food products except at restaurants as subject to a lower consumption tax rate when the government raises the rate to 10 percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's military parade

File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows vehicles carrying missiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's military parade

File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows a military vehicle carrying a multiple rocket launching system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's military parade

File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows vehicles carrying missile launching pads. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's military parade

File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows a surface-to-air missile in North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's military parade

File photo taken on April 15, 2017, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang shows a military vehicle carrying a multiple rocket launching system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump proposes big corporate tax cut in new U.S. tax plan

File photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump. The Trump administration on April 26, 2017 called for cutting the corporate tax rate to 15 percent from 35 percent in a new tax plan it said will help spur the U.S. economy to an annual growth rate of 3 percent or higher. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Sunwolves battle but prove no match for Highlanders

Willie Britz of the Sunwolves celebrates after scoring a try during a Super Rugby match against the Highlanders on April 22, 2017 in Invercargill, New Zealand. The Highlanders scored six tries in the 40-15 bonus-point win. (Photo by Teaukura Moetaua)(Getty/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kumamoto marks 1-year anniversary of massive quake

Bereaved family members visit to offer flowers at the wreckage of their former home in Minamiaso in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on April 15, 2017, a year after the area was severely affected by a series of earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp streamers displayed over Sapporo river ahead of Children's Day

Colorful carp streamers fly above the Toyohira River, which runs through the Jozankei hot-spring resort in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, on April 15, 2017. Around 400 of the banners will be on display through May 7 during an annual event to celebrate Children's Day on May 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong UN at military parade in Pyongyang

Photo taken by Korea Central News Agency on April 15, 2017, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waving during a military parade in Pyongyang to mark the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Sharapova to make comeback in April

File photo shows Maria Sharapova playing in the Australian Open in January 2016. Sharapova will make her comeback at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart in late April 2017 after her 15-month doping ban, according to organizers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stray chameleon kept at Kawasaki police station

Photo taken April 24, 2017, shows a stray chameleon kept at Tama Police Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. A local resident found the 15-centimeter long chameleon in a bicycle parking space at an apartment building on April 19 and reported it to the police. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano stuns China's best to win 1st Asian crown

Miu Hirano of Japan plays against world No. 5 Cheng Ming of China in the women's final of the Asian table tennis championships in Wuxi in China's southern Jiangsu Province on April 15, 2017. Hirano, 17, won the final to become the third Japanese to win an Asian title and the first in 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano stuns China's best to win 1st Asian crown

Miu Hirano of Japan celebrates after beating world No. 5 Cheng Ming of China in the women's final of the Asian table tennis championships in Wuxi in China's southern Jiangsu Province, on April 15, 2017. Hirano, 17, became the third Japanese to win an Asian title and the first in 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea stages military parade on birthday of its founder

A vehicle equipped with a launch tube possibly for new intercontinental ballistic missiles is seen during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017, as North Korea marked the 105th anniversary of its founding leader's birth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano stuns China's best to win 1st Asian crown

Miu Hirano of Japan waves to the crowd after beating world No. 5 Cheng Ming of China in the women's final of the Asian table tennis championships in Wuxi in China's southern Jiangsu Province on April 15, 2017. Hirano, 17, became the third Japanese to win an Asian title and the first in 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano stuns China's best to win 1st Asian crown

Miu Hirano of Japan plays against world No. 5 Cheng Ming of China in the women's final of the Asian table tennis championships in Wuxi in China's southern Jiangsu Province on April 15, 2017. Hirano, 17, won the final to become the third Japanese to win an Asian title and the first in 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea stages military parade on birthday of its founder

A vehicle equipped with a launch tube for new medium-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 is seen during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017, as North Korea marked the 105th anniversary of its founding leader's birth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Petr Necas, Jana Necasova (Nagyova)

***NOVEMBER 15, 2017, FILE PHOTO*** The Czech police have proposed that former PM Petr Necas be charged with perjury he committed when testifying in favour of his wife suspected of abusing military intelligence, server Aktualne.cz writes today, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, adding that perjury carries the punishment of up to three years in prison. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Petr Necas, Jana Necasova (Nagyova)

***NOVEMBER 15, 2017, FILE PHOTO*** The Czech police have proposed that former PM Petr Necas be charged with perjury he committed when testifying in favour of his wife suspected of abusing military intelligence, server Aktualne.cz writes today, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, adding that perjury carries the punishment of up to three years in prison. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Petr Necas, Jana Necasova (Nagyova)

***NOVEMBER 15, 2017, FILE PHOTO*** The Czech police have proposed that former PM Petr Necas be charged with perjury he committed when testifying in favour of his wife suspected of abusing military intelligence, server Aktualne.cz writes today, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, adding that perjury carries the punishment of up to three years in prison. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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New Castle in Ratbor, Hotel Chateau Kotera

The Hotel Chateau Kotera (on the photo of April 15, 2017), so-called New Castle in Ratbor near Kutna hora, Kolin District, Czech Republic, was built in the Neoclassical style by famous Czech architect Jan Kotera in 1911-13 for aristocratic family Mandelik. (CTK Photo/Jan Rychetsky)

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New Castle in Ratbor, Hotel Chateau Kotera

The Hotel Chateau Kotera (on the photo of April 15, 2017), so-called New Castle in Ratbor near Kutna hora, Kolin District, Czech Republic, was built in the Neoclassical style by famous Czech architect Jan Kotera in 1911-13 for aristocratic family Mandelik. (CTK Photo/Jan Rychetsky)

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New Castle in Ratbor, Hotel Chateau Kotera

The Hotel Chateau Kotera (on the photo of April 15, 2017), so-called New Castle in Ratbor near Kutna hora, Kolin District, Czech Republic, was built in the Neoclassical style by famous Czech architect Jan Kotera in 1911-13 for aristocratic family Mandelik. (CTK Photo/Jan Rychetsky)

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New Castle in Ratbor, Hotel Chateau Kotera

The Hotel Chateau Kotera (on the photo of April 15, 2017), so-called New Castle in Ratbor near Kutna hora, Kolin District, Czech Republic, was built in the Neoclassical style by famous Czech architect Jan Kotera in 1911-13 for aristocratic family Mandelik. (CTK Photo/Jan Rychetsky)

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New Castle in Ratbor, Hotel Chateau Kotera

The Hotel Chateau Kotera (on the photo of April 15, 2017), so-called New Castle in Ratbor near Kutna hora, Kolin District, Czech Republic, was built in the Neoclassical style by famous Czech architect Jan Kotera in 1911-13 for aristocratic family Mandelik. (CTK Photo/Jan Rychetsky)

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