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LA Mayor Oversees Homeless Camp Sweep - Los Angeles

A Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks worker uses a bulldozer to dismantle a homeless encampment structure during the Inside Safe operation at the Compound in Van Nuys on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The site was being cleared as part of Mayor Karen Bass’s citywide effort to transition unhoused residents into housing. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Curfew Issued, State of Emergency Declared in Spokane Over Escalating ICE Protests 3

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown imposed a citywide curfew from 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, to 5 a.m. Thursday in response to escalating protests against ICE. After demonstrators defied the curfew, a state of emergency was declared, and multiple arrests were made.

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US: Curfew Issued, State of Emergency Declared in Spokane Over Escalating ICE Protests 4

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown imposed a citywide curfew from 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, to 5 a.m. Thursday in response to escalating protests against ICE. After demonstrators defied the curfew, a state of emergency was declared, and multiple arrests were made.

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US: Curfew Issued, State of Emergency Declared in Spokane Over Escalating ICE Protests 2

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown imposed a citywide curfew from 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, to 5 a.m. Thursday in response to escalating protests against ICE. After demonstrators defied the curfew, a state of emergency was declared, and multiple arrests were made.

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Japan-U.S. disaster drill

A Japan Coast Guard boat (front) is tasked with measuring radiation levels near the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan (back) during a Japan-U.S. joint disaster drill in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023. The exercise simulates a powerful earthquake emanating from the prefecture's Miura Peninsula and a subsequent citywide power outage.

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Japan-U.S. disaster drill

U.S. naval personnel give first-aid treatment to mock patients with a triage tag during a Japan-U.S. joint disaster drill in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023. The exercise simulates a powerful earthquake emanating from the prefecture's Miura Peninsula and a subsequent citywide power outage.

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GRADUATION PARTY

(230702) -- MOSCOW, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Graduates take part in a graduation party in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, on July 1, 2023. A citywide graduation ceremony with red carpet and music was held in Gorky Park on Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GRADUATION PARTY

(230702) -- MOSCOW, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Graduates take part in a graduation party in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, on July 1, 2023. A citywide graduation ceremony with red carpet and music was held in Gorky Park on Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GRADUATION PARTY

(230702) -- MOSCOW, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Graduates pose for photos at a graduation party in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, on July 1, 2023. A citywide graduation ceremony with red carpet and music was held in Gorky Park on Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GRADUATION PARTY

(230702) -- MOSCOW, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Graduates arrive at a graduation party in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, on July 1, 2023. A citywide graduation ceremony with red carpet and music was held in Gorky Park on Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GRADUATION PARTY

(230702) -- MOSCOW, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Graduates take part in a graduation party in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, on July 1, 2023. A citywide graduation ceremony with red carpet and music was held in Gorky Park on Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GRADUATION PARTY

(230702) -- MOSCOW, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Graduates take part in a graduation party in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, on July 1, 2023. A citywide graduation ceremony with red carpet and music was held in Gorky Park on Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-GRADUATION PARTY

(230702) -- MOSCOW, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Graduates arrive at a graduation party in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, on July 1, 2023. A citywide graduation ceremony with red carpet and music was held in Gorky Park on Saturday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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Citywide Mardi Gras celebrations kick off in New Orleans

STORY: Citywide Mardi Gras celebrations kick off in New Orleans DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: NEW ORLEANS, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the floats STORYLINE: Parade was staged on Friday in Louisiana's New Orleans, the U.S., to kick off the Mardi Gras season. As the parade began, the crowd reveled in enthusiasm, demanding gifts from Krewe members, who threw Mardi Gras beads, toys, glasses, silver coins and cups from floats to people. Mardi Gras is French, which means Fat Tuesday. Louisiana was once a French colony, and Mardi Gras is deeply ingrained in the culture of cities throughout the state. The Mardi Gras season, which lasts more than a month, is held annually in New Orleans from January to February. Most of the traditional Mardi Gras activities were canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's Mardi Gras Day falls on Feb. 21. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Orleans, U.S. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-NUCLEIC ACID TEST (CN)

(220409) -- GUANGZHOU, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker scans information of a resident for nucleic acid test at a community in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 9, 2022. Guangzhou conducted citywide nucleic acid testing from Friday to Saturday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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Carnegie Hall to launch 1st Japanese festival with Ozawa

NEW YORK, United States - Clive Gillinson, executive and artistic director at Carnegie Hall, speaks to Kyodo News about JapanNYC, a citywide Japanese festival, during an interview on Nov. 9, 2010.

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'Art bomb' intended to get N.Y. to remember Hiroshima, Nagasaki

NEW YORK, United States - Organizers of the Pikadon project, conceived by Japanese illustrator Seitaro Kuroda, are using artwork as a statement to creatively engage New Yorkers to reflect upon the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 60 years ago. ''We are going to drop an art bomb on New York,'' said Taku Nishimae, the project's New York manager, who is coordinating the citywide effort to educate Americans about the dangers that exist with the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident walks in a park in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents shop in a supermarket in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents queue up to enter a supermarket in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane lands on Changchun Longjia International Airport in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Photo by Ye Shan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a girl for nucleic acid testing in a community in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Zhao Dandan)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents walk in a park in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident picks parcels in Chaoyang District of Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Zhou Changqing)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents drive cars on a road in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- In this aerial photo, buses run on a street in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A bus runs on a street in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident picks a parcel in a community in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers queue up for nucleic acid testing after disembarking from a flight in Changchun Longjia International Airport in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Photo by Ye Shan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(220428) -- CHANGCHUN, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents show their passes in a community in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, April 28, 2022. Changchun started to remove the citywide closed management gradually from Thursday. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Zhao Dandan)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19-MANAGEMENT MEASURES (CN)

(220427) -- CHANGCHUN, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident takes photos of blooming flowers while waiting in line for nucleic acid test at a residential area in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 27, 2022. Changchun will remove the citywide closed management gradually from April 28, and the city will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19-MANAGEMENT MEASURES (CN)

(220427) -- CHANGCHUN, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers carry packages of vegetables for residents at a community in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 27, 2022. Changchun will remove the citywide closed management gradually from April 28, and the city will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19-MANAGEMENT MEASURES (CN)

(220427) -- CHANGCHUN, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents exercise outdoor at a residential area in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 27, 2022. Changchun will remove the citywide closed management gradually from April 28, and the city will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19-MANAGEMENT MEASURES (CN)

(220427) -- CHANGCHUN, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident receives antigen testing kits at a residential area in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 27, 2022. Changchun will remove the citywide closed management gradually from April 28, and the city will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19-MANAGEMENT MEASURES (CN)

(220427) -- CHANGCHUN, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents enjoy spring time outdoor at a residential area in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 27, 2022. Changchun will remove the citywide closed management gradually from April 28, and the city will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19-MANAGEMENT MEASURES (CN)

(220427) -- CHANGCHUN, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents receive nucleic acid tests at a residential area in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 27, 2022. Changchun will remove the citywide closed management gradually from April 28, and the city will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19-MANAGEMENT MEASURES (CN)

(220427) -- CHANGCHUN, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents exercise outdoor at a residential area in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 27, 2022. Changchun will remove the citywide closed management gradually from April 28, and the city will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19-MANAGEMENT MEASURES (CN)

(220427) -- CHANGCHUN, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents exercise outdoor at a residential area in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 27, 2022. Changchun will remove the citywide closed management gradually from April 28, and the city will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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Northeast China's Changchun City halts community transmission of COVID-19

STORY: Northeast China's Changchun City halts community transmission of COVID-19 DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Changchun STORYLINE: Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, has cut off all COVID-19 transmission chains out of its quarantine areas, according to a press conference held on Thursday. The announcement was made following the results of Changchun's latest citywide nucleic acid testing, said local authorities. The city, a northeastern manufacturing hub and national commodity grain base, will resume normal life and production in an orderly manner and prepare for spring farming while maintaining relevant COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Differentiated measures will be taken to maintain the stable operation of industrial and supply chains. Markets will reopen and schools will resume in-person classes gradually, according to the press conference. Since early March, the city had reg

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19 (CN)

(220414) -- CHANGCHUN, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident at a nucleic acid testing site in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 14, 2022. Changchun, capital of Jilin Province, has cut off all COVID-19 transmission chains out of its quarantine areas, according to a press conference held on Thursday. The announcement was made following the results of Changchun's latest citywide nucleic acid testing, said local authorities. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGCHUN-COVID-19 (CN)

(220414) -- CHANGCHUN, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up to receive nucleic acid tests at a residential community under temporary quarantine in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 14, 2022. Changchun, capital of Jilin Province, has cut off all COVID-19 transmission chains out of its quarantine areas, according to a press conference held on Thursday. The announcement was made following the results of Changchun's latest citywide nucleic acid testing, said local authorities. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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NE China city works hard to establish "epidemic-free communities" amid COVID-19

STORY: NE China city works hard to establish "epidemic-free communities" amid COVID-19 DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: JILIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people working to fight against the COVID-19 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XUE, Official, Huaxi community in Jilin city 3. various of epidemic-free communities 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NIU XIAOYI, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG XUE, Official, Huaxi community in Jilin city 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): NIU XIAOYI, Local resident STORYLINE: Jilin city in northeast China's Jilin Province has cut off all COVID-19 transmission chains in communities, based on the results of its latest citywide nucleic acid testing. Since March 29, a campaign has been launched to set up "epidemic-free communities" throughout the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XUE, Official, Huaxi community in Jilin city "Successfully becoming an epidemic-free community is really a recognition of our efforts to fight COVID-19 in th

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Hard-won gains against COVID-19 resurgence achieved in China's Jilin

STORY: Hard-won gains against COVID-19 resurgence achieved in China's Jilin DATELINE: April 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:12 LOCATION: JILIN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the people fighting against the COVID-19 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU LEI, Head of Infectious Disease Department, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG RAN, Community worker in Jilin City 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG JINLING, Volunteer in Jilin City STORYLINE: Northeast China's Jilin City has cut off all COVID-19 transmission chains in communities, based on the results of its latest citywide nucleic acid testing. The city, which has been hit hard by COVID-19 resurgence, reported its first locally transmitted case of this outbreak on March 2. It had registered more than 13,700 confirmed cases by the end of Sunday. Local medical workers, along with medics from other provincial-level regions, community workers and volunteers have supported the city's battle against the virus

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Shanghai conducts new round of citywide nucleic acid screenings

STORY: Shanghai conducts new round of citywide nucleic acid screenings DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): DING TING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of nucleic acid testings in Shanghai STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): DING TING, Xinhua correspondent "Shanghai is conducting a new round of citywide nucleic acid screenings to battle a resurgence of the pandemic. The megacity now is under temporary closed-off management due to the latest outbreak." Shanghai reported 1,015 new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 22,000 local asymptomatic carriers on Friday. Citywide antigen testing is also being carried out on Saturday. Based on the test results, the city will manage different areas according to the risk levels. So far, Shanghai has built over 100 makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 treatment with over 160,000 beds. There are also eight designated hospitals with over 8,000 beds in Shanghai, and more will come

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GLOBALink | Shanghai conducts new round of citywide nucleic acid screenings

Shanghai is conducting a new round of citywide nucleic acid screenings to battle a resurgence of the pandemic. A Xinhua correspondent in Shanghai brings the latest. #GLOBALink Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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GLOBALink | Shanghai sees all-out efforts on COVID-19 front line

STORY: Shanghai sees all-out efforts on COVID-19 front line DATELINE: April 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of street view in Shanghaivarious of volunteers and medical workersvarious of drones STORYLINE: Frontline workers from all walks of life in China's business hub Shanghai have devoted themselves to the tough fight against the COVID-19 resurgence. As of Wednesday, more than 38,000 medics from 15 provincial-level regions had rushed to the megacity to help with the fight. Volunteers have helped distribute antigen home-testing kits, conduct citywide nucleic acid testing and deliver daily necessities. Police are also using drones to patrol key areas and deliver medicine to local residents. Shanghai reported about 820 new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and nearly 20,400 new asymptomatic carriers on Thursday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-NUCLEIC ACID TEST (CN)

(220409) -- GUANGZHOU, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid test at a community in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 9, 2022. Guangzhou conducted citywide nucleic acid testing from Friday to Saturday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-NUCLEIC ACID TEST (CN)

(220409) -- GUANGZHOU, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid test at a community in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 9, 2022. Guangzhou conducted citywide nucleic acid testing from Friday to Saturday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-NUCLEIC ACID TEST (CN)

(220409) -- GUANGZHOU, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers take swab samples from residents for nucleic acid test at a community in Liwan District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 9, 2022. Guangzhou conducted citywide nucleic acid testing from Friday to Saturday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-COVID-19-TEST (CN)

(220406) -- SHANGHAI, April 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid test at a community in Songjiang District of Shanghai, east China, April 6, 2022. Shanghai on Wednesday launched another round of citywide antigen and nucleic acid testing amid efforts to contain the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, according to local authorities. The decision was made based on the results of mass nucleic acid testing on Monday, according to the Shanghai municipal leading group for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)