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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary General Hospital Celebrates It's 50th Anniversary at the New York Stock Exchange - April 1, 2013. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary General Hospital Celebrates It's 50th Anniversary at the New York Stock Exchange - April 1, 2013. Photo bySteven Bergman

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kin Shriner, Genie Francis and Anthony Geary General Hospital Celebrates it's 50th Anniversary at the New York Stock Exchange - April 1, 2013. Photo by Steven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kin Shriner, Genie Francis & Anthony Geary General Hospital Celebrates It's 50th Anniversary at the New York Stock Exchange - April 1, 2013. Photo by Steven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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Turkish police detain 189 IS suspects across country

STORY: Turkish police detain 189 IS suspects across country SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces detaining 189 suspected members of the Islamic State in some operations across 37 provinces in the country (date: 30.12.2023) (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces detained 189 suspected members of the Islamic State in an operation codenamed "Heroes-38" across 37 provinces in the country, a cabinet minister said on Saturday. The operation was carried out "simultaneously" in all the provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Most of the suspects were detained in the capital Ankara. At the same time, 22 people were caught in the country's most populated city Istanbul. The Turkish government designated the Islamic State a terrorist organization in 2013, blaming it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since

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Fijian businesswoman shares her experience in China

STORY: Fijian businesswoman shares her experience in China SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Suva CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): KATRIENA WONG, Manager, Dingjin Real Estate Development PTE LTD STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): KATRIENA WONG, Manager, Dingjin Real Estate Development PTE LTD, Fiji "I studied in China from 2013 to 2018. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from Hebei University of Economics and Business. China's technological development is very, very fast. Every day there is something new happening in technology. There will be a new feature on your WeChat, on Taobao. And everyday there's a change. One thing that I was very impressed in China is the public transportation services. A bus will come at exactly 11:05. It will tell you it will come at 11:05. It will even tell you when the next three buses will come. And also the metro is very very convenient, very cheap. Also the high-speed railway. They have other options,

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Türkiye nabs 304 suspects over links to IS

STORY: Türkiye nabs 304 suspects over links to IS SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of police operations STORYLINE: Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Turkish police on Friday arrested 304 people over their suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in an operation that targeted 32 cities. In a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Yerlikaya said 86 out of the 304 suspects were detained in Istanbul and 20 in the western city of Izmir in the operation codenamed HEROES-34. Türkiye designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013. The group has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly attacks in Türkiye, leading Turkish authorities to launch military operations against the group both at home and abroad. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania

STORY: Confucius Institute fosters cultural, academic exchanges in Tanzania SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOZHEN, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HAMIDA ALAWI, Student at the University of Dar es Salaam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALDIN MUTEMBEI, Director, Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUA HONGLI, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm standing in front of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania." The Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam was established in 2013 under an agreement between the University of Dar es Salaam, the Chinese International Education Foundation, and Zhejiang Normal Univer

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Iraqi security personnel cast ballots ahead of provincial elections

STORY: Iraqi security personnel cast ballots ahead of provincial elections SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling centers in Baghdad STORYLINE: Iraqi security personnel cast their votes on Saturday in 15 of the country's 18 provinces ahead of the provincial elections slated for Monday following a 10-year hiatus. The voting began after 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) when soldiers and policemen lined up to cast their ballots at polling centers in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and several other cities in the 15 provinces of the country, excluding the three provinces of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. According to figures from Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission, more than 1 million voters from the security personnel are expected to cast ballots in 565 polling centers in the 15 provinces. The last provincial elections in Iraq were held in April 2013. Xinhua News Agency correspondents repo

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China locomotive of world economy: Russian expert

STORY: China locomotive of world economy: Russian expert SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2013 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. file footages of Chinese economy 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): ALESKEY KORNILOV, Investment strategist, Russia's VTB Bank STORYLINE: China is a locomotive of the world economy and is expected to maintain its robust performance in 2024, a Russian expert told Xinhua in a recent interview. SOUNDBITE (Russian): ALESKEY KORNILOV, Investment strategist, Russia's VTB Bank "The Chinese economy is aiming at a growth of around 5 percent this year. Naturally, it is a locomotive of the global economy. We also believe that China's fast growth rates will continue next year. China is a major trading partner for many countries, and therefore it is a really important part of the global economy and for Russia as well. We also state that China is our largest trade partner. We see that the relations are very close, and this has laid a good foundation for t

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Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait

STORY: Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner 3. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAYAH ALFAS, Customer 5. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival STORYLINE: The Qout Market Food Festival was held Saturday in Capital Governorate, Kuwait, attracting nearly 100 local companies to participate. The event aims to support local micro and small catering businesses and attract, incubate, and highlight the homegrown artisan community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner "I started this business at home back in 2013. And now we have expanded. We have a shop and a caravan. We usually participate in markets. We love doing markets like this because we get to meet our customers, showing them what we have

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Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. various of volunteers 3. various of Swan Bay of Kaidu River 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHIYA, Local resident, volunteer STORYLINE: More and more people are making their contributions to protecting swans and other wild birds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Swan Bay of Kaidu River is home to a variety of migratory birds, thanks to the efforts to protect the local ecosystem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection "I was very surprised to find six swans here in the winter of 2013. Later, we quickly set up a wildlife protection volunteer service team. The number of people in our team has grown from just a few i

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Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon

STORY: Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing by the Ministry of Justice (courtesy of Yonhap) 2. various of former President Lee Myung-bak (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of Lee Myung-bak attending a court trial (courtesy of Yonhap) STORYLINE: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday granted his special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak as well as some other politicians and former government officials, according to the Ministry of Justice. Lee, who had served a single, five-year presidency until February 2013, was sentenced in October 2020 to 17 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement, but his sentence has been put on hold since June for his health problems. With the special pardon to be effective on Wednesday, Lee will be exempted from the remaining 15 years in prison. It marked the second presidential pardon that Yoon has granted si

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Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector

STORY: Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) 2. various of banks in Egypt STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Sunday that it has extended two initiatives supporting the tourism sector through March 2023. The initiatives were initially set to expire at the end of this year. The first initiative allows companies to obtain loans with a lower interest rate, within which the banks will accept the beneficiaries' requests to delay due repayment to the banks. The initiative was first launched in 2013 and amended in 2021 to support the sector amid the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second initiative that was extended aims to provide retail loans to the sector's workers. During the three-month period, the banks will be required to carry forward the dues on the initiative's beneficiaries, particularly for loans obtained by workers for co

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Life in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Authority - A girl studies by candlelight at a house in the Palestinian self-governing area of Gaza on Dec. 1, 2013.

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Goods on Mandela

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Photo shows bottles of "House of Mandela" wine sold at a shopping center in Johannesburg on Dec. 1, 2013. Makaziwe Mandela, a daughter of late former South African President Nelson Mandela, was among those who launched the product.

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Japan's average gasoline price falls to 1-year low

TOKYO, Japan - A display at a gas station in Tokyo shows regular gasoline priced at 147 yen per liter on Dec. 3, 2014. The retail price of regular gasoline in Japan had dropped 20 weeks in a row to the lowest level in one year, the government's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy said the same day, with the average price dropping 0.90 yen from Nov. 25 to 157.40 yen per liter as of Dec. 1, its lowest level since Dec. 2, 2013.

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Kanji of year in 2 decades exhibited in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation starts an exhibition of the "kanji" Japanese character representing social conditions of each year from 1995 to 2013 at Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Dec. 1, 2014. This year's kanji will be added after its announcement on Dec. 12.

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Japan minister visits Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindo answers reporters' questions after visiting Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a surprise visit to the Shinto shrine on Dec. 26, 2013, sparking sharp criticism from Japan's Asian neighbors and disappointing the United States.

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Japan minister visits Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Cabinet minister Yoshitaka Shindo visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a surprise visit to the Shinto shrine on Dec. 26, 2013, sparking sharp criticism from Japan's Asian neighbors and disappointing the United States.

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Couple poses in event to promote Kobe weddings

KOBE, Japan - A couple poses with so-called "wedding queens" against a nightscape of Kobe port on Dec. 1, 2013, as part of an event aimed at luring people to hold weddings in the western Japan city. Wedding queens are chosen to promote such events.

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Essayist Agawa

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 25, 2013 shows Sawako Agawa, an essayist and TV celebrity who has conducted 1,000 interviews with actors, athletes, writers and people from various other fields, with the 1,000th one appearing in the special 2014 New Year edition of the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine released the same day.

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New island merges with neighbor island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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New island merges with neighbor island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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New islet merges with neighboring island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (R), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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Mt. Fuji admission fee set at 1,000 yen

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mt. Fuji, seen from near the border between the cities of Fuji and Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture. Local prefectures agreed Dec. 25, 2013, to collect a 1,000 yen admission fee from climbers on Mt. Fuji from the summer of 2014 on a voluntary basis.

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Mt. Fuji admission fee set at 1,000 yen

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Dec. 12, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji, seen from Miho no Matsubara in Shizuoka Prefecture. Local prefectures agreed Dec. 25, 2013, to collect a 1,000 yen admission fee from climbers on Mt. Fuji from the summer of 2014 on a voluntary basis.

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Shiseido names new president

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani, outside chief marketing advisor of Shiseido Co., smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2013, after the cosmetics maker announced he will become its new president effective April 1, 2014, replacing Shinzo Maeda.

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Shiseido names new president

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani (L), outside chief marketing advisor of Shiseido Co., shakes hands with the cosmetics maker's president, Shinzo Maeda, during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2013. Shiseido announced that Uotani will become its new president effective April 1, 2014, replacing Maeda.

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Inter beat AC Milan

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan forward Mario Balotelli (L) and Inter Milan midfielder Yuto Nagatomo compete for the ball during the second half of a soccer match between the Serie A clubs in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 22, 2013. Inter won 1-0.

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Hong Kong Sprint horse racing

HONG KONG, China - Japan's Lord Kanaloa (front) defends the Hong Kong Sprint title for his sixth straight Grade 1 victory at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on Dec. 8, 2013.

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World Cup ski jumping

LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Japan's Sara Takanashi is pictured during jump 1 of the women's World Cup ski jumping competition in Lillehammer, Norway, on Dec. 7, 2013. The defending champion won with a total of 286.0 points with jumps of 102 and 96.5 meters.

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Murata wins 2nd pro fight

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight champion Ryota Murata (R) attacks American Dave Peterson in the first round of a non-title fight at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 6, 2013. Murata, the Japanese and OPBF No. 1, won his second professional fight when he scored a technical knockout victory in the eighth round.

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Service resumes after derailment in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken Dec. 4, 2013, shows a train passing a curve on which a Metro-North commuter train derailed on the Hudson Line in New York on Dec. 1. Train services resumed Dec. 4 on a section where operation had been suspended since the derailment.

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Retro train on N.Y. subway

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken Dec. 1, 2013, shows the inside of a train made in the 1930s, in a yearend event to operate the retro train on the New York subway.

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Retro train on N.Y. subway

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken Dec. 1, 2013, shows a train made in the 1930s in a yearend event to operate the retro train on the New York subway.

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Commuter train derails in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A display at Grand Central Terminal in New York shows services suspended on the Hudson Line on the morning of Dec. 1, 2013, following a train derailment. A Metro-North commuter train derailed on the line in New York City earlier the same day, killing four people and injuring more than 60, city officials and fire authorities said.

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Emperor, empress in India

NEW DELHI, India - Photo taken at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador in New Delhi on Dec. 1, 2013, shows a lime tree planted by Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in 1960 when the couple visited India as the crown prince and crown princess.

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Emperor, empress in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japan's Emperor Akihito (far L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) meet Japanese residents of India at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador in New Delhi on Dec. 1, 2013.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters come under tear gas attack as they clash with riot police in front of Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 1, 2013.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters gather in front of Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 1, 2013.

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Lady Gaga in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - American pop star Lady Gaga holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2013. Lady Gaga said she will put a specially made stuffed Hello Kitty doll up for auction in support of reconstruction in areas in northeastern Japan hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters come under tear gas attack as they clash with riot police in front of Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 1, 2013.

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Christmas tree in disaster-hit city

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Photo shows a Christmas tree to encourage children in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on Dec. 1, 2013, prior to the 1,000th day on Dec. 4 since the disaster.

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Lady Gaga in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - American pop star Lady Gaga holds a stuffed Hello Kitty doll in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2013. Lady Gaga said she will put the specially made toy up for auction in support of reconstruction in areas in northeastern Japan hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Matsuyama wins JGTO money title

KOCHI, Japan - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama raises a board congratulating him on becoming the first rookie to win the JGTO money title, at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Kochi Prefecture on Dec. 1, 2013.

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Tokyo Motor Show ends

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors crowd Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2013, the final day of the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show.

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Emperor, empress in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L front) and Empress Michiko (R front) visit Lodi Gardens in New Delhi on Dec. 1, 2013.

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Belshazzar wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Belshazzar (C), ridden by Christophe Lemaire, gallops to victory in the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 1, 2013. Former turf runner and third choice Belshazzar won the last running of the Japan Cup Dirt for his first Grade 1 victory. Wonder Acute (R) and Hokko Tarumae (L) finished second and third respectively.