Rodeo At Calgary Stampede - Canada

Rodeo At Calgary Stampede - Canada

Kade Madsen, of Honeyville, UT, rides Fuming Bubbles during novice bareback rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, July 8, 2023. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

NE China ports handle over 2,700 China-Europe freight train trips in H1

STORY: NE China ports handle over 2,700 China-Europe freight train trips in H1 DATELINE: July 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Manzhouli and Suifenhe ports 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG FUMING, Staff member, Suifenhe Station, China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: According to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd., northeast China's ports of Manzhouli and Suifenhe on the China-Russia border have seen over 2,700 China-Europe freight train trips in the first six months of this year. During the period, the two ports handled 2,754 China-Europe freight train trips with 293,000 TEUs of goods, up 6.5 percent and 18.2 percent year on year, respectively. The China-Europe freight train service has three main corridors. The Suifenhe and Manzhouli ports are on the eastern corridor, which mainly focuses on the import and export of goods between east China, south China and northeast China, and European countries. Currently, there are more than 20 Ch

Unrest in D.R. Congo

Unrest in D.R. Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Photo dated Dec. 1, 2012, shows a man riding a "chukudu," a two-wheeled vehicle used to carry loads, in Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the background is fuming Mt. Nyiragongo, a volcano that erupted in 2002. (Photo by Takeshi Kuno)

Volcano in southwestern Japan

Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the fuming crater of Shinmoe Peak on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan on Feb. 9, 2011. The area around the volcano is considered vulnerable to mudslides.

Islamic State militants destroy temple in Syria's Palmyra

Islamic State militants destroy temple in Syria's Palmyra

One of the online images released by Islamic State militants on Aug. 25, 2015, shows the explosion and fuming smoke following the demolition of the temple of Baal Shamin in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra. The Site of Palmyra is a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Volcano in southwestern Japan

Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the fuming crater of Shinmoe Peak on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan on Feb. 9, 2011. The area around the volcano is considered vulnerable to mudslides. (Kyodo)