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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This composite photo taken on Dec. 9, 2016 shows a satellite-to-earth link established between quantum satellite "Micius" and the quantum teleportation experiment platform in Ali, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (1st R, back), Pan Jianwei (2nd R, front), Wang Jianyu (1st L, front), Yin Juan (2nd R, back) and Ren Jigang (3rd R, back) look at data received from quantum satellite "Micius" at Lijiang observatory in Lijiang city, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 22, 2016. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai I

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on May 8, 2022 shows Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts on the podium after the men's singles final against Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain. On November 15, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, 19, was confirmed as the year-end world No. 1, becoming the youngest year-end ATP No. 1 since the ranking system was introduced in 1973 and the first player outside the Big Four - Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray - to end the season as world No. 1 since 2003. Alcaraz won five titles overall in 2022, including his success at the US Open. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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Baghdad after Iraq War

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Only the base of a statue of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein remains in a square in central Baghdad on Dec. 8, 2011, after the statue was pulled down in a famous incident in 2003.

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(1)Crown Princess Masako suffering from adjustment disorder

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako (in file photo taken on Dec. 8, 2003) is suffering from an adjustment disorder, the Imperial Household Agency said July 30. She has faced stress ''caused by her special status as crown princess, problems relating to her pregnancy and miscarriage, and her busy life, in which she has difficulties drawing a line between the public and the private,'' the agency said.

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Nissan to start leasing new fuel cell vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. said Dec. 8 it will begin leasing its 2003 model X-Trail FCV (shown), a fuel cell vehicle approved by the government in November. Leasing will begin by the end of next March, the automaker said.

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Judoka Tamura to be sidelined indefinitely

TOKYO, Japan - Judo champion Ryoko Tamura said Nov. 27 in Tokyo that she will avoid competition indefinitely to regain full fitness for the 2003 world championships in Osaka and the Olympic Games in Athens the next year. Tamura said her injury prompted her to give up a bid for a 12th straight title at the Dec. 8-9 international women's judo championships in her native Fukuoka.

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Black-necked cranes flock to wetlands in China's Tibet

STORY: Black-necked cranes flock to wetlands in China's Tibet DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of Lhunzhub County 2. various of black-necked cranes STORYLINE: More and more black-necked cranes have arrived at wetlands in Lhunzhub County in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region to spend winter this year. Lhunzhub is a core protection area of a nature reserve for black-necked cranes, a species under first-class state protection in China. Located near the mid-stream of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the area was designated as a regional nature reserve for black-necked cranes in 1993, and it was made a national reserve in 2003. Every winter, about 2,000 black-necked cranes migrate here to enjoy the county's vast wetlands. The black-necked crane mainly inhabits plateaus, meadows, marshes, reed swamps, lakeside meadow swamps and river valley swamps at altitudes of 2,500-5,000 meters. It is the only crane in the world that breed

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Judoka Tamura to be sidelined indefinitely

TOKYO, Japan - Judo champion Ryoko Tamura said Nov. 27 in Tokyo that she will avoid competition indefinitely to regain full fitness for the 2003 world championships in Osaka and the Olympic Games in Athens the next year. Tamura said her injury prompted her to give up a bid for a 12th straight title at the Dec. 8-9 international women's judo championships in her native Fukuoka.

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(1)Yasuo Takei

TOKYO, Japan - Portrait of Yasuo Takei, former chairman of consumer loan company Takefuji Corp. He was arrested Dec. 2 for alleged wiretapping. The photo was taken Dec. 8, 2003. (Kyodo)

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Baghdad after Iraq War

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Only the base of a statue of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein remains in a square in central Baghdad on Dec. 8, 2011, after the statue was pulled down in a famous incident in 2003. (Kyodo)

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(1)Crown Princess Masako suffering from adjustment disorder

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako (in file photo taken on Dec. 8, 2003) is suffering from an adjustment disorder, the Imperial Household Agency said July 30. She has faced stress ''caused by her special status as crown princess, problems relating to her pregnancy and miscarriage, and her busy life, in which she has difficulties drawing a line between the public and the private,'' the agency said. (Kyodo)

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(1) Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

NAHA, Japan - Visitors stand in front of a 7,500-ton tank, one of the world's largest, at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in the town of Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2003, the opening day of the state-run aquarium. The aquarium was constructed to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the return of Okinawa to Japan after 27 years of U.S. military rule. (Kyodo)