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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 3 Kyodo - People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead. (Kyodo)

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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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5 years since mass COVID-19 outbreak on Diamond Princess

People observe a moment of silence at a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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Vietnam's Long-Serving Leader Dies At 80

This file photo taken on Feb. 3, 2020 shows Nguyen Phu Trong speaking at a grand rally in celebration of the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-PASSED AWAY

(240719) -- HANOI, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Feb. 3, 2020 shows Nguyen Phu Trong speaking at a grand rally in celebration of the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people

STORY: Farmer lawmaker committed to solving problems facing local people SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: ZHANGJIAJIE, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ning Fenfang working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress STORYLINE: Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, is a farmer from central China's Hunan Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NING FENFANG, Deputy to 14th National People's Congress "My name is Ning Fenfang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. I'm a post-90s deputy from Cili County of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. I served as a village cadre in 2018. At that time, we faced a big challenge to restore abandoned land. In 2020, during the village election, I expressed my intention to resign from my position and become a full-time farmer.

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Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming

STORY: Grassroots NPC deputy sows seeds of hope for modern farming SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shen Yanfen 2. various of people farming and agricultural machinery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "My name is Shen Yanfen, and I am a post-90s 'new farmer.' Before returning to my hometown, I was a white-collar worker in Shenzhen (in China's Guangdong Province), where I worked for six or seven years. In February 2020, I returned to my hometown and took over the management of an agricultural machinery cooperative from my father. Our cooperative mainly provides full-process mechanized services for farmers during the planting process." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YANFEN, National lawmaker "Now,

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Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in U.S. Senate at end of year

STORY: Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in U.S. Senate at end of year SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 and file DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): MITCH MCCONNELL, U.S. Senate Minority Leader (Feb 28, 2024) 2. various of Mitch McConnell attending Trump's campaign rally in U.S state of Kentucky (Nov. 4, 2019) 3. various of Mitch McConnell attending a White House event (Feb. 6, 2020) 4. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol (Feb. 13, 2024) STORYLINE: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the Senate history, announced Wednesday that he will step down from the position at the end of the year. SOUNDBITE (English): MITCH MCCONNELL, U.S. Senate Minority Leader "One of life's most underappreciated talents is to know when it's time to move on to life's next chapter, so I stand before you today, Mr. President and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Se

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-HONG KONG-MACAO-GREATER BAY AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240217) -- GUANGZHOU, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Engineers test 5G equipment at a laboratory in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, July 3, 2020. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a city cluster, is one of the most open areas in China with economic vitality. The greater bay area is composed of nine cities in Guangdong Province including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, and two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh

STORY: Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the PV power plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager 3. various of engineers and workers working on the plant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAMEL MAHMOUD FAISAL, Engineer 5. various of the PV power plant 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU JINSHUN, Chairman of HDFC SinPower Ltd. 7. various of the PV power plant STORYLINE: In Mymensingh district in Bangladesh, some 169,000 solar panels are laid in rows and absorbing energy from the sun. The 50 MW photovoltaic power plant was invested by HDFC SinPower Ltd. whose major shareholder is a Chinese company. Construction began in September 2019 and it was put into commercial operation in November 2020. It became the largest solar power plant in Bangladesh at that time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager "We never thought that elec

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Rwandan village puts Rwanda on map for endangered grey-crowned crane conservation

STORY: Rwandan village puts Rwanda on map for endangered grey-crowned crane conservation SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the grey-crowned cranes 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WINNIE KYAMUJARA, Village's head guide 3. various of the sanctuary 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WINNIE KYAMUJARA, Village's head guide 5. various of the sanctuary STORYLINE: Umusambi had been an average village on the outskirts of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, until 2020 when a sanctuary was launched for birds with handicaps as a result of captivity. Umusambi village has shot to stardom globally by providing a conducive environment for more than 50 grey-crowned cranes. The sanctuary, with an area of roughly 21 hectares, has become a popular destination that draws tourists from Europe, Africa, and Asia who enjoy learning about conservation work and the importance of protecting natural environments. Winnie Kyamujara, the village's head

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Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022

STORY: Cyber crimes in India rise sharply in 2022 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of people using mobile phone 3. various of mobile phone towers STORYLINE: India witnessed a sharp rise of over 24 percent in cyber crimes during 2022 compared to the previous year, and over 31 percent compared to 2020, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed. During the year 2022, a maximum number of 15,297 cyber crimes were reported from the southern state of Telangana, followed by 12,556 crimes in the southern state of Karnataka, and 10,117 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Quoting the NCRB data on Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra said in parliament that the federal government had taken various initiatives to deal with all types of cyber crimes in the country in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. He said more than 320,000 SIM car

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CHILE-SANTIAGO-EX-PRESIDENT-FUNERAL

(240208) -- SANTIAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on March 3, 2020 shows former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera attending a news conference in Santiago, Chile. Sebastian Pinera, who was Chile's president in 2010-2014 and 2018-2022, died on Tuesday when his private helicopter crashed on the shores of Lake Ranco, in southern Chile, according to his office. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

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Expansive arch bridge in China's Guangxi opens to traffic

STORY: Expansive arch bridge in China's Guangxi opens to traffic SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: HECHI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tian'e Longtan Bridge STORYLINE: Tian'e Longtan Bridge, a steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge over 600 meters long, opened to traffic on Thursday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The bridge over Hongshui River, situated in Tian'e County in Hechi City of Guangxi, is a two-way four-lane bridge with a total length of 2,488.55 meters. It is the world's longest steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge in terms of span. The opening of the Tian'e Longtan Bridge marks the completion of the Nantian Expressway which links Nandan County and Tian'e County of Guangxi, reducing the trip time from a 1.5-hour drive to a 40-minute drive. The construction of the bridge's main structure began in December 2020. The completion of the Tian'e Longtan Bridge will become a milestone in the evolution of

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Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force

STORY: Rio de Janeiro Carnival returns in full force DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes speaking 2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO PAES, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City 3. various of the carnival STORYLINE: Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the key of the city to King Momo on Friday, marking the official launch of Carnival 2023 in full force. The carnival is Brazil's biggest popular festival and one of the largest carnival celebrations in the world. This year, the event returns to its traditional date for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): EDUARDO PAES, Rio de Janeiro Mayor "We celebrate life because two carnivals were suspended due to the pandemic. We still remember that, two years ago, right after Carnival 2020, we implemented a home-quarantine measure. Everything stopped. And we did not know what was going to happen, or whether we will be abl

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New study tallies excess physician deaths in U.S. during early pandemic

STORY: New study tallies excess physician deaths in U.S. during early pandemic DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of hospitals 3. various of the U.S. streets STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "A total of 4,511 U.S. physicians died during the early phase of COVID-19. These were 622 more deaths than would have occurred, had the pandemic not happened. According to a research letter published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), excess physician deaths peaked at 70 in December 2020. There was a rapid drop in 2021 when safe and effective vaccines became available, said the study 'Excess Mortality Among Physicians During The COVID-19 Pandemic.' No excess deaths among physicians occurred after April 2021, which coincided with the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines. This meant that nearly 50 U.S. doctors more than expected died each mo

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Indonesia's economy expands to 5.31 pct in 2022

STORY: Indonesia's economy expands to 5.31 pct in 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BPS building and press conference 2. various of export-import activities in port 3. various of cargo transportation 4. various of export-import and transportation STORYLINE: Indonesia's economy expanded to 5.31 percent in 2022, the highest rate in the last nine years, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS). The figure is supported by the growth of 5.01 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2022. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) was recorded at 5.02 percent in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, then dropped to minus 2.07 percent in 2020 and strengthened to 3.70 percent in 2021, respectively. The growth in 2022 was mainly driven by the transportation sector, household consumption which accounts for more than half of Indonesia's GDP, and higher exports due to rising commodity prices. The country's economic growth in 2023 is exp

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Tokyo Olympic chief Mori to resign

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 11 Kyodo - Tokyo Olympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori (L) and former Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi are pictured during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2020. Mori decided in February 2021 to step down over making controversial remarks blasted both in Japan and abroad as sexist, with Kawabuchi likely to replace him.

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Likely new Tokyo Olympic organizing committee head

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 11 Kyodo - Photo taken Dec. 15, 2020, shows former Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi. He may replace Yoshiro Mori, who decided in February 2021 to resign as Tokyo Olympic organizing committee head over his Feb. 3 remarks slammed in Japan and abroad as sexist.

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Exhibitors, visitors "happy to be back" at Mobile World Congress 2022

STORY: Exhibitors, visitors "happy to be back" at Mobile World Congress 2022 DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent 2 various of the Mobile World Congress 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX, Visitor 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LUCIA, Visitor 5 various of the exhibits 6 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GAELLE BEZAIN, Exhibitor 7 SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MANISH SINHA, Chief Marketing Officer of Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL), India 8 SOUNDBITE 5 (English): LI HAIYANG, Antenna Solutions Architect at Tongyu Communication, China STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent "The Mobile World Congress or the MWC, which is open from Feb. 28 until March 3 in Barcelona, has been hailed as a sign that the mobile communications industry is returning to normal after the 2020 edition was canceled and a much-reduced 2021 MWC was held in the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 40,000 to 60,000 people ar

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Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon

STORY: Kenya dominates Israel's Tel Aviv Marathon DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Tel Aviv CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1.various of the marathon STORYLINE: Kenya's Vincent Kipsang Rono won the men's race of Israel's annual Tel Aviv Marathon on Friday at two hours, 12 minutes and 55 seconds. His compatriots Alfred Kipkemboi Koech, who clocked 2:15:38, and John Langat (2:17:50), finished in second and third place, respectively. Israel's Mintamir Bikaya won the women's marathon at 2:53:02, ahead of 2020's winner, Elena Tolstykh of Russia at 2:56:04 and Israel's Anna Prais in 3:15:59. The first-place runners Rono and Bikaya won a prize of 7,500 U.S. dollars each. Malade Bukayaw of Israel won the men's half marathon race at 1:03:11, while Ethiopia's Buzunesh Getachew Gudeta finished first in the women's event with 1:09:51. About 40,000 runners participated in the event, which also included half marathon, 10 km and 5 km runs. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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U.S.-ECONOMY-NATIONAL DEBT

(220203) -- WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on March 27, 2020 shows the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington D.C., the United States. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xinjiang enjoys good governance featuring development, stability and opening up

(220203) -- URUMQI, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children have fun in "Dove Lane" in the old town Tuancheng of Hotan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xinjiang enjoys good governance featuring development, stability and opening up

(220203) -- URUMQI, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman helps a newborn calf stand up at the summer meadow in Tekes County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xinjiang enjoys good governance featuring development, stability and opening up

(220203) -- URUMQI, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A China-Europe freight train, loaded with walnuts for export to Turkey, pulls out of the Urumqi China-Europe Railway Express Hub in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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AZERBAIJAN-BAKU-DEPUTY PM-INTERVIEW

(220203) -- BAKU, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July. 10, 2020 shows Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Ali Ahmadov on a domestic meeting in Azerbaijan. TO GO WITH: "Beijing 2022 organized excellently: Azerbaijani deputy prime minister" (Azerbaijani Prime Minister's Office/Handout via Xinhua)

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows a temporary housing complex (top) in Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 3, 2015, and a cultural center (center of the bottom picture) built on the same area following the January 2020 demolition of the complex, pictured from the helicopter on Feb. 14, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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CORRECTED: Tokyo Olympic chief Mori to resign

Tokyo Olympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori (L) and former Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi are pictured during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2020. Mori decided in February 2021 to step down over making controversial remarks blasted both in Japan and abroad as sexist, with Kawabuchi likely to replace him.

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CORRECTED: Likely new Tokyo Olympic organizing committee head

Photo taken Dec. 15, 2020, shows former Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi. He may replace Yoshiro Mori, who decided in February 2021 to resign as Tokyo Olympic organizing committee head over his Feb. 3 remarks slammed in Japan and abroad as sexist.

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New coronavirus

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 5, 2020, shows the luxury cruise ship Diamond Princess heading for the Pacific Ocean temporarily from Yokohama port, near Tokyo, for water purification operations. The ship with around 3,700 passengers and crew members aboard has been anchored off Yokohama since Feb. 3 after an elderly passenger who disembarked in Hong Kong was found to be infected with the pneumonia-causing virus. Of those aboard, 10 have tested positive for the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Closure of 94-year-old Tokyo amusement park

File photo taken Feb. 3, 2020, shows an aerial view of Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo. The park will be shut down on Aug. 31, 2020, after 94 years of operation, with a new theme park based on the Harry Potter films scheduled to open at the site in 2023.

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Manila mayor

File photo taken Feb. 3, 2020, shows Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso (C), an actor-turned-politician widely known by his screen name Isko Moreno, at the city hall in the Philippine capital.

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Manila mayor

File photo taken Feb. 3, 2020, shows Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso (C, L), an actor-turned-politician widely known by his screen name Isko Moreno, posing for a photo with his supporters in the Philippine capital.

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Manila mayor

File photo taken Feb. 3, 2020, shows Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso (L), an actor-turned-politician widely known by his screen name Isko Moreno, attending a ceremony in the Philippine capital.

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21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan's Kanazawa

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2020, shows Kaga Yuzen-inspired wall art at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The southern part of the prefecture was formerly known as Kaga and Yuzen refers to a traditional technique of dyeing silk fabrics for kimonos or products made with the technique. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Police officers wearing masks stand guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Feb. 3, 2020, amid the spread of a new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: J-League season opener

Urawa Reds celebrate after a 3-2 win away to Shonan Bellmare in the J-League season-opening match at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, Japan, on Feb. 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: J-League season opener

Takahiro Sekine (41) scores the winner during the second half of Urawa Reds' 3-2 win away to Shonan Bellmare in the J-League season-opening match at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, Japan, on Feb. 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: J-League season opener

Takahiro Sekine celebrates after scoring the winner during the second half of Urawa Reds' 3-2 win away to Shonan Bellmare in the J-League season-opening match at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, Japan, on Feb. 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow shelters in northeastern Japan

Children gather inside a "kamakura" snow hut in Yokote in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita, on Feb. 14, 2020, ahead of an annual snow festival featuring such snow shelters measuring 3.5 meters in diameter and 3 meters in height. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow shelters in northeastern Japan

Children gather inside "kamakura" snow huts in Yokote in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita, on Feb. 14, 2020, ahead of an annual snow festival featuring the snow shelters measuring 3.5 meters in diameter and 3 meters in height. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow shelters in northeastern Japan

Children gather inside "kamakura" snow huts in Yokote in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita, on Feb. 14, 2020, ahead of an annual snow festival featuring the snow shelters measuring 3.5 meters in diameter and 3 meters in height. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus infections

Evacuees (3 in center) from Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak in China, meet the press before leaving the Katsuura Hotel Mikazuki in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Feb. 12, 2020. All of the first group of evacuees housed at the hotel, including the three, tested negative for the pneumonia-causing virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

People wear masks during a lantern festival in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 3, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

People wear masks on a main street in Naha, southern Japan, on Feb. 3, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Residents present their ID cards before entering their condominium building in Beijing on Feb. 3, 2020, amid the spread of a new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Officials are deployed in front of a condominium building in Beijing on Feb. 3, 2020, to check residents amid the spread of a new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother of Japanese abducted by N. Korea dies

Akihiro Arimoto and his wife Kayoko celebrate the 59th birthday of their daughter Keiko -- abducted by North Korea in 1983 when she was 23 years old -- in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2019. Kayoko died on Feb. 3, 2020, at age 94. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother of Japanese abducted by N. Korea dies

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was abducted by North Korea in 1983 when she was 23 years old, attends a press conference in Kobe on Feb. 6, 2020, after his wife Kayoko died on Feb. 3 at age 94. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother of Japanese abducted by N. Korea dies

Akihiro Arimoto (L), whose daughter Keiko was abducted by North Korea in 1983 when she was 23 years old, attends a press conference in Kobe on Feb. 6, 2020, after his wife Kayoko died on Feb. 3 at age 94. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo