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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GIANT PANDA-RU YI-BIRTHDAY

(240801) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Ru Yi is seen at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2024. Giant pandas Ru Yi and Ding Ding arrived in Moscow on April 29, 2019 for a 15-year scientific program. Ru Yi, born in July 31, 2016 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, celebrated its birthday here on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GIANT PANDA-RU YI-BIRTHDAY

(240801) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Ru Yi is seen at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2024. Giant pandas Ru Yi and Ding Ding arrived in Moscow on April 29, 2019 for a 15-year scientific program. Ru Yi, born in July 31, 2016 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, celebrated its birthday here on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GIANT PANDA-RU YI-BIRTHDAY

(240801) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Ru Yi enjoys its birthday cake at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2024. Giant pandas Ru Yi and Ding Ding arrived in Moscow on April 29, 2019 for a 15-year scientific program. Ru Yi, born in July 31, 2016 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, celebrated its birthday here on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GIANT PANDA-RU YI-BIRTHDAY

(240801) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Ru Yi enjoys its birthday cake at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2024. Giant pandas Ru Yi and Ding Ding arrived in Moscow on April 29, 2019 for a 15-year scientific program. Ru Yi, born in July 31, 2016 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, celebrated its birthday here on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GIANT PANDA-RU YI-BIRTHDAY

(240801) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People take photos of Giant panda Ru Yi at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2024. Giant pandas Ru Yi and Ding Ding arrived in Moscow on April 29, 2019 for a 15-year scientific program. Ru Yi, born in July 31, 2016 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, celebrated its birthday here on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GIANT PANDA-RU YI-BIRTHDAY

(240801) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Ru Yi is seen at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2024. Giant pandas Ru Yi and Ding Ding arrived in Moscow on April 29, 2019 for a 15-year scientific program. Ru Yi, born in July 31, 2016 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, celebrated its birthday here on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CHINA-GIANT PANDA-RU YI-BIRTHDAY

(240801) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Ru Yi is seen at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, July 31, 2024. Giant pandas Ru Yi and Ding Ding arrived in Moscow on April 29, 2019 for a 15-year scientific program. Ru Yi, born in July 31, 2016 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, celebrated its birthday here on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Yang)

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Türkiye issues arrest warrant for 20 over failed coup in 2016

STORY: Türkiye issues arrest warrant for 20 over failed coup in 2016 DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police anti-terror operations against the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of some detained FETO members by Turkish police anti-terror operations in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 20 suspects over their alleged links to a network orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the Chief Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of infiltrating the state bureaucracy and attempting the coup on July 15, 2016. Eleven of the suspects were still serving in the public sector, according to the office's statement. The suspects were found in contact with the group's senior members and infiltrated into the public sector through public payph

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Hirokazu Matsuno

Hirokazu Matsuno, a member of the House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister (photo taken on Aug. 15, 2016)

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Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 16 Kyodo - Japan's Jun Mizutani reacts after gaining a point against Timo Boll of Germany in a table tennis men's team event semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2016. Japan won 3-1 to advance to the final.

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Olympics: Japan's Yamaguchi through to badminton quarterfinals

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Japan's Akane Yamaguchi plays against Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in a badminton women's singles round of 16 match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. Yamaguchi advanced with a 2-0 win.

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Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 15 Kyodo - (From L) Jun Mizutani, head coach Yosuke Kurashima, Maharu Yoshimura and Koki Niwa celebrate after defeating Germany 3-1 in the table tennis men's team semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016.

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Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Jun Mizutani celebrates a winning point against Germany's Bastian Steger as Japan beat Germany in the table tennis men's team event semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2016.==Kyodo

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Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Yasutoshi Nishimura, aide of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2016, the 71st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, to make a ritual offering on behalf of Abe as head of the Liberal Democratic Party, not prime minister.

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Inada encourages SDF members in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada is briefed by senior Self-Defense Forces personnel in Djibouti on Aug. 15, 2016, about their antipiracy mission off Somalia. Inada told reporters she hopes to enhance the activities.

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Poland's Wlodarczyk sets world record in women's hammer throw

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland shouts after making her fifth throw in the women's hammer throw final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. Wlodarczyk won the event with a world record 82.29 meters in her third throw.

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Train supporting Japan's Olympics team begins running in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 1 Kyodo - A train decorated with photos, messages and other items in support of Japanese athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is unveiled to the press in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2016, ahead of the Summer Games starting Aug. 5. The train, whose floor is designed after venues for track and field, volleyball and other Olympic events, began running on the JR Yamanote Line in Tokyo as a special service until Aug. 25. On Aug. 26, the train's decorations will be revamped in support of Japanese athletes taking part in the Paralympics in Rio and it will run on the loop line until Sept. 15.

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TOCOM eyeing futures trading on electricity from 2016

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Ezaki, president of the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, unveils a plan to launch futures trading on electricity in the spring of 2016 during an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 15, 2014.

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TUNISIA-MELLEGUE DAM-CONSTRUCTION

(220825) -- EL KEF, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 15, 2021 shows the construction site of the Mellegue dam in Tunisia's northwestern province of El Kef. In May 2016, China's power construction company Sinohydro won the bid to build a new dam over the river to replace the run-down old one. The Mellegua dam is scheduled for completion in September 2023. With a maximum capacity of 305 million cubic meters of water, it will play a significant role in protecting the ecological environment in Tunisia. TO GO WITH: "Feature: Chinese firm builds dam to boost Tunisia's economic, social development" (Sinohydro/Handout via Xinhua)

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Maimed or killed, Yemeni children suffer most from tragic civil war

STORY: Maimed or killed, Yemeni children suffer most from tragic civil war DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:23 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Yemeni child, who is named Hasan al-Jaeyedi and was paralyzed by shrapnels during Yemen's civil war, sitting on a bed inside his family's hut in Midi District, Hajjah Province, northern Yemen 2. various of Hasan al-Jaeyedi 3. various of a hospital 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED AL-JAEYEDI, Hasan's brother STORYLINE: Hasan al-Jaeyedi, a Yemeni boy, has been largely confined to bed since shrapnel from a projectile during a military attack more than six years ago hurt his head and spine and paralysed him. The tragedy happened in January 2016, just a little more than a year since a civil war broke out in Yemen, when fierce battles between the Yemeni government forces and the Houthi rebels spread to the Midi District in the northwestern province of Hajjah. "I was playing alone when that projectile fell and exploded near my ho

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Myanmar traditional boxing championship held in Yangon

STORY: Myanmar traditional boxing championship held in Yangon DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of boxers competing in the game STORYLINE: The seventh Myanmar Lethwei World Championship was organized with fans at the Theinbyu Stadium of Myanmar's Yangon on Sunday. "This is seventh edition of the annual Myanmar Lethwei World Championship, and we held with spectators this year because of low rate of COVID-19 infection in the country," U Wunna, member of the central executive committee of Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation (MTLF), told Xinhua on Sunday. "All the limited tickets for the event were sold out earlier despite a crisis time," U Wunna added, who is also the organizer of the event. The event, in which Myanmar national boxers fight against foreign boxers, has been held annually in since 2016. "More spectators came and watched event as Lethwei enthusiasts haven't watched the boxing fights inside the stadium for a long time,

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Moscow Zoo throws birthday party for two giant pandas

STORY: Moscow Zoo throws birthday party for two giant pandas DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff preparing for the birthday party (courtesy of Moscow Zoo) 2. various of giant pandas enjoying the birthday cake STORYLINE: The Moscow Zoo on Sunday celebrated the birthdays of two giant pandas Ding Ding and Ru Yi in Moscow, the capital of Russia. For Ding Ding, they prepared a bamboo cake with the number "five" and a large figure of a horse made of boxes. Ru Yi received a bamboo cake with the number "six" and a wooden swing in the shape of a dragon as a present. On the same day, a festive program was also held in the zoo. People enjoyed a show of Chinese traditional dragon and lion dances. Six-year-old male Ru Yi was born on July 31, 2016, whereas five-year-old female Ding Ding was born on July 30, 2017. The pair arrived in Moscow in 2019 from China's southwestern province of Sichuan for a 15-year joint research program. Xinhua News Age

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Japanese sprinter Fukushima retires

File photo taken Aug. 15, 2016, shows Japan's Chisato Fukushima (front) competing in the preliminary round of the women's 200 meters at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Fukushima announced her retirement on Jan. 29, 2022.

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Beer garden in Sapporo opens

People drink beer in Odori Park in the northern Japan city of Sapporo on July 20, 2016, as one of the biggest summer beer gardens in Japan opens. The 1-kilometer-long beer garden, open from noon to 9 p.m. through Aug. 15, has around 13,000 seats and offers beer not only from Japan but also from Germany and Ireland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony held for "comfort women" memorial site

Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon (C in front) and former "comfort women" attend a groundbreaking ceremony in Seoul on June 29, 2016, to create a Site of Remembrance for those forced into the Japanese military's wartime brothels. The memorial site at the former residence of the Japanese colonial governor generals at Namsan Mountain in central Seoul will be completed by Aug. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Reagan aide hopes Abe has strategic vision to match Nakasone's

Henry Nau, a professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University, speaks in an interview on Aug. 15, 2016, at his office in Washington. Nau served as former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's "sherpa," or personal representative, for Group of Seven summits from 1981 to 1983. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. occupy leaders found guilty of unlawful assembly

Hong Kong student leaders who spearheaded the pro-democracy Occupy movement in 2014 -- (from L) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow -- are released on bail after being convicted on July 21, 2016, of inciting and joining an unlawful assembly. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. occupy leaders found guilty of unlawful assembly

Hong Kong student leaders who spearheaded the pro-democracy Occupy movement in 2014 -- (from L) Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow -- are released on bail after being convicted on July 21, 2016, of inciting and joining an unlawful assembly. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro is unique, legend: A-Rod

Alex Rodriguez (L) and Ichiro Suzuki celebrate the New York Yankees' walk-off victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 20, 2013. Rodriguez, speaking in Denver, Colorado, called Suzuki a legend and "as unique a player" as he'd ever been around when the one-time teammate had his 4,527th career hit in top-flight pro baseball on June 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1-year countdown: Rio readies for 2016 Olympics with test events

Sailors compete during the International Sailing Regatta at Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 15, 2015. The competition is one of a series of test events for the 2016 Olympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Chakvetadze wins gold in Greco-Roman wrestling

Russian wrestler Davit Chakvetadze celebrates after beating Ukraine's Zhan Beleniuk to win the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman 85-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poland's Wlodarczyk sets world record in women's hammer throw

Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland celebrates after making her sixth throw in the women's hammer throw final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. Wlodarczyk won the event with a world record 82.29 meters in her third throw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TOCOM eyeing futures trading on electricity from 2016

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Ezaki, president of the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, unveils a plan to launch futures trading on electricity in the spring of 2016 during an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Hiroshima to retire Kuroda's No. 15

Hiroki Kuroda of the Hiroshima Carp pitches against the Yomiuri Giants at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2016. The Carp are set to retire his uniform number 15, club owner Hajime Matsuda said on Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan gov't panel on emperor's abdication begins discussions

Emperor Akihito (R) and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are seen in this file photo taken during a ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the end of World War II in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Industry minister Seko inspects Ikata nuclear plant

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko (R) inspects a recently restarted reactor at the Ikata nuclear power plant in western Japan on Oct. 15, 2016, to assess safety measures. The No. 3 unit was reactivated on Aug. 12, having cleared a set of safety requirements imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N.Y. to mark 15th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

Photo taken Aug. 31, 2016, shows the site where the World Trade Center's twin towers fell in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, in Manhattan, New York. New York will mark 15 years since the attacks with a ceremony at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2016, commemorating the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the coordinated acts of terror on U.S. soil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maehara to run in Democratic Party leadership race

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara says at the Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2016, that he will run in the Sept. 15 leadership election of the main opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maehara to run in Democratic Party leadership race

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara says at the Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2016, that he will run in the Sept. 15 leadership election of the main opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maehara to run in Democratic Party leadership race

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara says at the Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2016, that he will run in the Sept. 15 leadership election of the main opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maehara to run in Democratic Party leadership race

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara says at the Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2016, that he will run in the Sept. 15 leadership election of the main opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 more teens arrested in killing of 16-yr-old found in riverbed

A vehicle carrying a 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of killing another 16-year-old, Tsubasa Inoue, whose body was found partially buried in a dry riverbed north of Tokyo, leaves a police station in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 26, 2016. The arrested boy and a 15-year-old junior high school student were handed over to prosecutors and were among four teenagers arrested the same day, bringing to five the number of those arrested over alleged involvement in the killing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean leadership aims to keep tight rein

Photo taken Aug. 15, 2016, shows North Korean servicepersons saluting bronze statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il installed at Mansudae hill in Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Rio Olympics

Pole vault athlete Renaud Lavillenie looks offended on Aug. 15, 2016, after the Frenchman was booed by the Brazilian crowd and lost in the men's final to home favorite Thiago Braz da Silva, who won gold, at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Rio Olympics

Combined photo shows Chinese cycling track athletes wearing helmets with a human face painted at the top, during competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The left column shows a female cyclist on Aug. 15, 2016, and the right column shows a male cyclist on Aug. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Bronze medalist wrapped with flag

Emma Coburn of the United States wraps herself with a U.S. flag after winning the bronze medal in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Heat haze on athletics track

Photo shows a heat haze on the athletics track during a men's steeplechase heat at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bahrain's Jebet wins gold in women's 3,000-meter steeplechase

Bahrain's Ruth Jebet rests besides the track after winning the gold in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Fisheye photo of cycling race

Fisheye photo shows the cycling track and athletes for the women's omnium scratch race at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Steeplechase runners clear water pit

Runners clear a water pit during the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo