China Expands Green Belt Around Its Largest Desert

China Expands Green Belt Around Its Largest Desert

A drone photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows a photovoltaic power project in Shaya County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo by Ding Lei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Exposition opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, April 13 Kyodo - Visitors sing Ode to Joy at the 2025 World Exposition's iconic Grand Ring on the opening day of the six-month event on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, on April 13, 2025. (Kyodo)

World Exposition opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, April 13 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a large crowd lining up at an entrance gate of the 2025 World Exposition on the opening day of the six-month event in Osaka, western Japan, on April 13, 2025. (Kyodo)

Number of visitors reaches 22 million at Osaka expo

Number of visitors reaches 22 million at Osaka expo

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with people on Sept. 27, 2025, as the number of visitors since the event's start on April 13 reaches an estimated 22 million.

Number of visitors reaches 22 million at Osaka expo

Number of visitors reaches 22 million at Osaka expo

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with people on Sept. 27, 2025, as the number of visitors since the event's start on April 13 reaches an estimated 22 million.

Osaka expo daily visitors hit 200,000

Osaka expo daily visitors hit 200,000

World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on Sept. 7, 2025. An estimated 200,000 people visited the event the previous day, which was the first time the threshold had been reached since its opening on April 13.

Osaka expo daily visitors hit 200,000

Osaka expo daily visitors hit 200,000

World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on Sept. 7, 2025. An estimated 200,000 people visited the event the previous day, which was the first time the threshold had been reached since its opening on April 13.

Osaka expo visitors hit 200,000

Osaka expo visitors hit 200,000

World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on Sept. 7, 2025. An estimated 200,000 people visited the event the previous day, which was the first time the threshold had been reached since its opening on April 13.

Osaka expo visitors hit 200,000

Osaka expo visitors hit 200,000

World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on Sept. 7, 2025. An estimated 200,000 people visited the event the previous day, which was the first time the threshold had been reached since its opening on April 13.

Osaka expo visitors hit 200,000

Osaka expo visitors hit 200,000

World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on Sept. 7, 2025. An estimated 200,000 people visited the event the previous day, which was the first time the threshold had been reached since its opening on April 13.

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

A MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea store in Handan, Hebei Province, China on April 13, 2025.

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

A MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea store in Handan, Hebei Province, China on April 13, 2025.

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

A MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea store in Handan, Hebei Province, China on April 13, 2025.

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

A MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea store in Handan, Hebei Province, China on April 13, 2025.

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

A MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea store in Handan, Hebei Province, China on April 13, 2025.

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

A MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea store in Handan, Hebei Province, China on April 13, 2025.

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea Revenue Growth

A MIXUE Ice Cream&Tea store in Handan, Hebei Province, China on April 13, 2025.

Arles

Arles

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) ARLES. VAN GOGH FOUNDATION. INAUGURATED IN APRIL 2014, THE FOUNDATION PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE PAINTER VINCENT VAN GOGH. CAME TO SEEK THE LIGHT OF THE SOUTH, BETWEEN 1888 AND 1889, THE DUTCH PAINTER STAYED THERE FOR 15 MONTHS, AND PRODUCED MORE THAN 300 DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS. Photo by Thiery Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Actual Apollo 13 Prime Crew

The Actual Apollo 13 Prime Crew

Houston, TX - April 29, 1970 -- The actual Apollo 13 lunar landing mission prime crew from left to right are: Commander, James A. Lovell Jr., Command Module pilot, John L. Swigert Jr.and Lunar Module pilot, Fred W. Haise Jr. The original Command Module pilot for this mission was Thomas "Ken" Mattingly Jr. but due to exposure to German measles he was replaced by his backup, Command Module pilot, John L. "Jack" Swigert Jr. .Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Apollo 13 Astronauts on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima

Apollo 13 Astronauts on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima

The crew of the Apollo 13 mission step aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the mission, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific. Exiting the helicopter, which made the pick-up some four miles from the Iwo Jima are (from left) astronauts Fred. W. Haise, Jr., lunar module pilot; James A. Lovell Jr., commander; and John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot. The Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 pm CST on April 17, 1970..Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Apollo 13 Senate Space Committee Hearings

Apollo 13 Senate Space Committee Hearings

Astronaut James A. Lovell, Jr., Commander of the Apollo 13 mission, relates to the members of the United States Senate Space Committee, in an open session, the problems of the Apollo 13 mission on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 1970. In the background is Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator..Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Apollo 13 Return

Apollo 13 Return

Hickham AFB, HI - (FILE) -- United States President Richard M. Nixon, right center, and the Apollo 13 crew salute U.S. flag during the post-mission ceremonies at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Earlier, the astronauts John Swigert, right, Jim Lovell, left center, and Fred W. Haise, left, were presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the Chief Executive. Apollo 13, launched on April 11, 1970, was NASA's third manned mission to the moon. Two days later on April 13 while the mission was en route to the moon, a fault in the electrical system of one of the Service Module's oxygen tanks produced an explosion that caused both oxygen tanks to fail and also led to a loss of electrical power. The command module remained functional on its own batteries and oxygen tank, but these were usable only during the last hours of the mission. The crew shut down the Command Module and used the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat" during the return trip to earth. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, and

Apollo 13 Recovery Area

Apollo 13 Recovery Area

Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, is lifted aboard a helicopter in a Billy Pugh helicopter rescue net while astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, awaits his turn. Astronaut Fred W. Haise, Jr., lunar module pilot, is already aboard the helicopter. In the life raft with Lovell, and in the water are several U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers, who assisted in the recovery operations. The crew was taken to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship, several minutes after the Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:01:44 pm CST on April 17, 1970..Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Failure Is Not An Option

Failure Is Not An Option

Gene Kranz (foreground, back to camera), an Apollo 13 Flight Director, watches Apollo 13 astronaut and lunar module pilot Fred Haise onscreen in the Mission Operations Control Room, during the mission's fourth television transmission on the evening of April 13, 1970. Shortly after the transmission, an explosion occurred that ended any hope of a lunar landing and jeopardized the lives of the crew..Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Apollo 13 Splashdown

Apollo 13 Splashdown

A perilous space flight comes to a smooth ending with the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) in the south Pacific Ocean, only four miles from the prime recovery ship, the U.S.S. Iwo Jima. The Command Module "Odyssey" with Commander, James A. Lovell Jr., Command Module pilot, John L. Swigert Jr. and Lunar Module pilot Fred W. Haise Jr. splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970. The crewmen were transported by helicopter from the immediate recovery area to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima..Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Village Super League - China

Village Super League - China

( People participate in the "Village T," an ethnic costume show, in Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 13, 2025. Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.CO

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Family members pose for a photo during a ceremony at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 29, 2025, after one of them became the 10 millionth visitor since the event began on April 13.

Pre-flight of a Northrop B-2 Spirit Bomber

Pre-flight of a Northrop B-2 Spirit Bomber

Aircraft mechanics gather on the flight line to pre-flight their Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber before a morning mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on April 13, 2005. The airmen and the bomber are deployed from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, as part of an Air Expeditionary Force deployment. Mandatory Photo by Val Gempis / USAF via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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.

Illustration - Marseille

Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLE, ON THE J4 PIER, THE VILLA MEDITERRANEE, DESIGNED BY THE MILANESE ARCHITECT AND URBAN PLANNING PROFESSOR STEFANO BOERI, AND CHARACTERIZED BY A CANTILEVERED STRUCTURE OVERLOOKING AN ARTIFICIAL POND OF 2 000 CUBIC METERS OF WATER (THE BUILDING WAS INAUGURATED IN APRIL 2013). ON THE LEFT, THE CATHEDRAL OF LA MAJOR Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

The World Exposition in Osaka is congested throughout the day on May 31, 2025, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Access to Osaka Metro Chuo Line's Yumeshima Station is restricted on May 31, 2025, as the World Exposition in the western Japan city is congested throughout the day, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on May 31, 2025, congested throughout the day with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

The World Exposition in Osaka is congested throughout the day on May 31, 2025, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

The World Exposition in Osaka is congested throughout the day on May 31, 2025, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Access to Osaka Metro Chuo Line's Yumeshima Station is restricted on May 31, 2025, as the World Exposition in the western Japan city is congested throughout the day, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

Angola's expo pavilion closed

Angola's expo pavilion closed

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows Angola's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka. The pavilion has been shut since opening for just a short time on the first day of the expo on April 13, as it was found that the construction firm in charge of the pavilion built the facility without obtaining a construction permit from authorities.

Angola's expo pavilion closed

Angola's expo pavilion closed

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows Angola's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka. The pavilion has been shut since opening for just a short time on the first day of the expo on April 13, as it was found that the construction firm in charge of the pavilion built the facility without obtaining a construction permit from authorities.

Angola's expo pavilion closed

Angola's expo pavilion closed

Photo taken on May 22, 2025, shows Angola's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka. The pavilion has been shut since opening for just a short time on the first day of the expo on April 13, as it was found that the construction firm in charge of the pavilion built the facility without obtaining a construction permit from authorities.

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

Illustration - Drought Continues to Increase in The Netherlands

ROOSENDAAL - A farmer is spraying his field with water because of the drought caused by the warm weather. Especially in the middle and west of the country, the spring has been very dry so far. The drought started in March with an average of 5 mm of precipitation over the country compared to 56 normally. In April, from 13 to 24 April, it mainly came to showers inland, but since then it has been dry again for weeks. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kim Kardashian Leaves The Court - Paris

Kim Kardashian Leaves The Court - Paris

Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner leave the court after the trial for the 2016 robbery and kidnapping at the Assize Court of Paris, France on May 13, 2025. Kim Kardashian testified about the multi-million dollar jewelry heist committed in 2016 at gunpoint. The trial of this jewelry theft, worth nine million euros, opened in Paris on April 28, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM