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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.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— April 12, 2013 Beverly Hills, Ca. Anthony Geary and Genie Francis "General Hospital: Celebrating 50 Years and Looking Forward" presented by The Paley Center for Media held at The Paley Center for Media Photo by Tammie Arroyo / 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.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— April 12, 2013 Beverly Hills, Ca. Anthony Geary "General Hospital: Celebrating 50 Years and Looking Forward" presented by The Paley Center for Media held at The Paley Center for Media Photo by Tammie Arroyo / 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.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— April 12, 2013 Beverly Hills, Ca. Anthony Geary "General Hospital: Celebrating 50 Years and Looking Forward" presented by The Paley Center for Media held at The Paley Center for Media Photo by Tammie Arroyo / 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.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— April 12, 2013 Beverly Hills, Ca. Anthony Geary and Jane Elliot "General Hospital: Celebrating 50 Years and Looking Forward" presented by The Paley Center for Media held at The Paley Center for Media Photo by Tammie Arroyo / 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.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— April 12, 2013 Beverly Hills, Ca. Anthony Geary and Genie Francis "General Hospital: Celebrating 50 Years and Looking Forward" presented by The Paley Center for Media held at The Paley Center for Media Photo by Tammie Arroyo / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Egyptian foreign minister

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy meets the media in Cairo on Dec. 12, 2013.

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Kim Kyong Hui

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kim Kyong Hui (C), the younger sister of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in a cemetery in Pyongyang for soldiers who died during the Korean War, in July 2013. Her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure, was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Kim Kyong Hui

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, the younger sister of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, attending a gathering in Pyongyang in December 2012 to mourn for the death of her brother. Her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure, was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Choe Ryong Hae

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken in Pyongyang in July 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R front) and Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae (L front) walking in a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War. Jang Song Thaek (far L, back), Kim's uncle and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also seen. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Goods on Mandela

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Photo shows a "46664" brand apparel shop in Sandton, near Johannesburg, on Dec. 12, 2013. The late former South African President Nelson Mandela's foundation launched the apparel brand using his prisoner number on Robben Island. Part of the proceeds is used to combat HIV/AIDS.

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Mourning Nelson Mandela

PRETORIA, South Africa - Mourners form a line to view the body of former South African President Nelson Mandela inside the Union Buildings seen above in Pretoria on Dec. 12, 2013.

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Kanji characterizing 2013

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows the kanji "wa," meaning ring, which chief Buddhist priest Seihan Mori has written at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 12, 2013. "Wa" was chosen as the Chinese character best symbolizing 2013's national ethos in Japan.

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Zac and his similitude

TOKYO, Japan - Japan national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni (L) is pictured with a look-alike mannequin during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2013.

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Kanji characterizing 2013

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows chief Buddhist priest Seihan Mori and the kanji "wa," meaning ring, he has written at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 12, 2013. "Wa" was chosen as the Chinese character best symbolizing 2013's national ethos in Japan.

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Expert speaks on TPP

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Kondo, head of the International Economic Agreements Study Group of the Society of Global Business, a Tokyo-based academic group, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2013. He said Japanese and U.S. leaders should take "bold decisions" toward an agreement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations after the 12 countries involved in the talks missed the end-of-year target for an accord.

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Kanji characterizing 2013

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows chief Buddhist priest Seihan Mori and the kanji "wa," meaning ring, he has written at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 12, 2013. "Wa" was chosen as the Chinese character best symbolizing 2013's national ethos in Japan.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - A view of the Japanese capital from the Tokyo Tower's special observatory deck on Dec. 12, 2014, includes Tokyo Skytree (far back) and the Toranomon Hills skyscraper (fore L). The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ceding relay role

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Tower is lit up beneath the evening sky in the Japanese capital on Dec. 12, 2014. The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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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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Mini model of N. Korea's Unha-3 rocket on display

TOKYO, Japan - A miniature model of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is on display at the Three Revolution Exhibition museum in Pyongyang on Dec. 18, 2013. The rocket, suspected by Japan, South Korea and the United States to be an improved model of the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, is said to have carried the Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) 3-2 satellite when it was launched on Dec. 12, 2012.

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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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Ozeki Kisenosato

MATSUDO, Japan - Ozeki Kisenosato holds a press conference at Naruto Stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2013, on the release the same day by the Japan Sumo Association of wrestlers' rankings for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Jan. 12 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Malaysian prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference at Abe's office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2013.

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Malaysian prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before holding talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2013.

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Kanji characterizing 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers reporters' questions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2013. While "wa" was chosen as the Chinese character best symbolizing 2013's national ethos in Japan, Abe said he chose "yume" meaning dream as the year's kanji, as Tokyo won its bid in September to host the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Malaysian prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (L side, 2nd from front) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R side, facing Najib) hold talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2013.

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Stojkovic leaves Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Dragan Stojkovic (L), who stepped down as Nagoya Grampus manager at the end of the season, is pictured with his wife at the Central Japan International Airport, or Centrair, near Nagoya, on Dec. 12, 2013, before leaving Japan.

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TPP talks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A joint press conference is held in Singapore on Dec. 10, 2013, following the closing of a four-day meeting by ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks.

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TPP talks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Yasutoshi Nishimura (L), senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office, answers a question at a joint press conference in Singapore on Dec. 10, 2013, following the closing of a four-day meeting by ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman is seen on the right.

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TPP talks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Yasutoshi Nishimura (L), senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (R) attend a joint press conference in Singapore on Dec. 10, 2013, following the closing of a four-day meeting by ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks.

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TPP talks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, heads for a meeting by ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, in Singapore on Dec. 10, 2013, the final day of their four-day meeting.

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TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Yasutoshi Nishimura, senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office, answers a reporter's question after arriving Dec. 6, 2013 in Singapore, where ministers from 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations will begin talks the following day. Nishimura was sent to Singapore in place of Japan's minister in charge of the TPP negotiations, Akira Amari, who said the previous day that he has been diagnosed with tongue cancer.

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Matsuyama wins Casio World Open

KOCHI, Japan - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama plays a shot during the final round of the Casio World Open at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Kochi Prefecture on Dec. 1, 2013. Matsuyama finished at 12-under-par 276 to win the tournament and capture his fourth victory of the season, becoming the first rookie to win the JGTO money title.

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Matsuyama wins Casio World Open

KOCHI, Japan - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama holds the victor's trophy after winning the Casio World Open with a 12-under-par 276 total at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Kochi Prefecture on Dec. 1, 2013. Matsuyama became the first rookie to win the JGTO money title with his fourth victory of the season.

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Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea, shows a signboard with a message praising the successful launch of what North Korea claims was a satellite. Many other countries suspect the launch Dec. 12, 2012, was a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea's rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea is presumed to have independently built most key parts of the rocket, while some commercially available materials were imported, South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Jan. 21, 2013.

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U.N. climate change conference opens in Poznan

POZNAN, Poland - The U.N. climate change conference opens in Poznan, Poland, on Dec. 1 to discuss a new climate treaty for 2013 and beyond to succeed the Kyoto Protocol. The conference will last until Dec. 12.

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Barca harbor hopes to re-sign Japanese teen wunderkind Kubo

Japanese soccer player Takefusa Kubo plays for Barcelona's Under-12 team in the final of an international tournament against Liverpool in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2013. Barcelona will continue to monitor Kubo, now 14 years old and playing for FC Tokyo, in hopes of eventually re-signing him if he maintains his current rate of progress, a club official said on Dec. 19, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Night scene of Pyongyang

File photo taken Dec. 12, 2013, shows a night scene of the Pyongyang head offices of the Rodong Shinmum, official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. climate change conference opens in Poznan

POZNAN, Poland - The U.N. climate change conference opens in Poznan, Poland, on Dec. 1 to discuss a new climate treaty for 2013 and beyond to succeed the Kyoto Protocol. The conference will last until Dec. 12. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - A view of the Japanese capital from the Tokyo Tower's special observatory deck on Dec. 12, 2014, includes Tokyo Skytree (far back) and the Toranomon Hills skyscraper (fore L). The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012. (Kyodo)

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Woman admits involvement in cyanide killing of husband

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 2014 shows Chisako Kakehi, who was arrested on Nov. 19, 2014, for allegedly murdering her husband in December 2013 at their home in the city of Muko, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, by giving him a fatal dose of cyanide. Kakehi, 68, strongly denied the allegations after her arrest but admitted involvement in the crime several days before her indictment on Dec. 10, sources close to the investigation said Dec. 12. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)