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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) SWIMMING POOL WITH 3 BATHS IN THE BASSIN DE LA VILLETTE DURING PARIS PLAGES 2017. THE POOL WAS SUPPLIED WITH CITY WATER ON 17 JULY 2017. Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Heatwave - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) SWIMMING POOL WITH 3 BATHS IN THE BASSIN DE LA VILLETTE DURING PARIS PLAGES 2017. THE POOL WAS SUPPLIED WITH CITY WATER ON 17 JULY 2017. Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-JIANHE-PALEONTOLOGY-GRASSROOTS EXPERT(CN)

(240717) -- JIANHE, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Feng observes a paleontological fossil in a field scientific expedition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 19, 2017. Liu Feng, 55, is the curator of the Fossil Exhibition Hall in Balang Miao Village in Jianhe County. He also serves as a dedicated administrator at the Miaoling National Geopark in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Since 1990, Liu has worked with teams from the paleontological research center of Guizhou University on field scientific expeditions, helping to excavate a large number of fossils. With support from local authorities, he even transformed his home into the fossil exhibition hall, displaying the fossils collected by the research teams. When visitors come to this village, Liu Feng always shares his knowledge of fossils. Locals affectionately call him "the grassroots expert without diploma." In 2022, his son Liu Xingyu also joined him in his ed

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Land-sea trade corridor helps promote export of auto parts in S China

STORY: Land-sea trade corridor helps promote export of auto parts in S China DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: LIUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of transportation of automobiles STORYLINE: Liuzhou of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has seen a surge in the exports of auto parts in the first half of this year thanks to the continuous development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. Launched in 2017, the new corridor is a trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. The rail-sea intermodal service has expanded to cover 61 cities in 17 provincial-level areas in China. From January to June, Liuzhou sent 4,106 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) of export auto parts through the corridor, an increase of 40.04 percent from the same period last year. The rail-sea intermodal service has helped the city expand its market to over 40 countries and regions in Southeast Asia, Central and South Ameri

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Brigitte Macron and Berangere Couillard at the Beauval zoo - Saint-Aignan

Handout photo shows Yuan Meng, the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 at the Beauval zoo in Saint-Aignan, Central France on May 17, 2023. Yuan Meng, whose name means "Wish Fulfillment", was the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 and will leave France for China on July 4, 2023 after a month of quarantine. Photo by Zoo Parc de Beauval via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brigitte Macron and Berangere Couillard at the Beauval zoo - Saint-Aignan

Handout photo shows Yuan Meng, the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 at the Beauval zoo in Saint-Aignan, Central France on May 17, 2023. Yuan Meng, whose name means "Wish Fulfillment", was the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 and will leave France for China on July 4, 2023 after a month of quarantine. Photo by Zoo Parc de Beauval via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brigitte Macron and Berangere Couillard at the Beauval zoo - Saint-Aignan

Handout photo shows Beauval Zoo's director Rodolphe Delord (L), French First Lady Brigitte Macron (C) and French Secretary of State for Ecology Berangere Couillard (R) pose next to Yuan Meng, the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 at the Beauval zoo in Saint-Aignan, Central France on May 17, 2023. Yuan Meng, whose name means "Wish Fulfillment", was the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 and will leave France for China on July 4, 2023 after a month of quarantine. Photo by Zoo Parc de Beauval via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brigitte Macron and Berangere Couillard at the Beauval zoo - Saint-Aignan

Handout photo shows Yuan Meng, the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 at the Beauval zoo in Saint-Aignan, Central France on May 17, 2023. Yuan Meng, whose name means "Wish Fulfillment", was the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 and will leave France for China on July 4, 2023 after a month of quarantine. Photo by Zoo Parc de Beauval via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brigitte Macron and Berangere Couillard at the Beauval zoo - Saint-Aignan

Handout photo shows Beauval Zoo's director Rodolphe Delord (L), French First Lady Brigitte Macron (C) and French Secretary of State for Ecology Berangere Couillard (R) pose next to Yuan Meng, the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 at the Beauval zoo in Saint-Aignan, Central France on May 17, 2023. Yuan Meng, whose name means "Wish Fulfillment", was the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 and will leave France for China on July 4, 2023 after a month of quarantine. Photo by Zoo Parc de Beauval via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brigitte Macron and Berangere Couillard at the Beauval zoo - Saint-Aignan

Handout photo shows Beauval Zoo's director Rodolphe Delord (L), French First Lady Brigitte Macron (C) and French Secretary of State for Ecology Berangere Couillard (R) pose next to Yuan Meng, the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 at the Beauval zoo in Saint-Aignan, Central France on May 17, 2023. Yuan Meng, whose name means "Wish Fulfillment", was the first baby panda born in France on August 4, 2017 and will leave France for China on July 4, 2023 after a month of quarantine. Photo by Zoo Parc de Beauval via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sumo: Hakuho ties late Chiyonofuji for 2nd all-time with 1,045 wins

NAGOYA, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - Yokozuna Hakuho holds a board to celebrate his 1,045 career victories after defeating fourth-ranked maegashira Kagayaki on July 17, 2017, during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan. Hakuho ties late yokozuna Chiyonofuji at 2nd for all-time victories.

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan driver prepares to launch the train at Nairobi station of Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 17, 2021. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Train drivers Concilia, Wendy, Caroline (from L to R) follow the operating procedures with their Chinese instructor Zhang Cheng during training in Nairobi, Kenya, May 17, 2017, before the operation of Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR). The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220708) -- NAIROBI, July 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Kenyan drivers prepare to launch the train at Nairobi station of Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Nov. 17, 2021. The SGR passenger train has moved some 7.78 million passengers between the capital, Nairobi and Mombasa since its inception in June 2017, a national statistics agency said in a report released on July 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-SGR-5TH ANNIVERSARY

(220706) -- NAIROBI, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People leave Nairobi Station after getting off the train of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 17, 2021. Kenya has now found a new lifeline in the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) since its launch on May 31, 2017. Data from Afristar, the SGR operator, show the modern railway has transported more than 7.7 million passengers in the last five years. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY-FREIGHT SERVICE

(220705) -- NAIROBI, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train of the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) arrives at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot in Kenya, on Dec. 17, 2019. The 120km Nairobi-Naivasha railway is an extension of the Chinese-built modern railway that connects Kenya's coastal port city Mombasa to the capital Nairobi. The Mombasa-Nairobi SGR, mainly financed by China and constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), which began construction in 2014 and finished in 2017. According to data from Afristar, the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has transported more than 1.7 million TEUs of containers in the last five years. In addition, the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR runs 16 freight trains daily. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Para athlete Markus Rehm

File photo taken July 17, 2017, shows Markus Rehm of Germany competing in the men's long jump at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.

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Baseball: Former Yomiuri starter Mikolas

Miles Mikolas of the Yomiuri Giants hits a two-run single during a game against the Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Dome in central Japan on July 17, 2017. The free-agent starter has signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, the club announced Dec. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for missing MH370 suspended after 3-year trilateral effort

Photo taken in July 2016 shows the transport ministers of (from L) Australia, Malaysia and China announcing in Putrajaya, Malaysia, that the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 would not be extended beyond the final phase of the Australian-led search operation. Nearly three years of efforts to locate the aircraft ended on Jan. 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki in Marlins-Phillies game

Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins returns to the dugout after flying out in his sixth-inning, pinch-hit appearance against the Philadelphia Phillies at Marlins Park on July 17, 2017. The Marlins won 6-5 on a walk-off single by Dee Gordon in the 10th. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PPAP star Piko Taro performs at U.N. to promote development goals

YouTube star Piko Taro (R), together with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C), poses with his fingers making the figure 17, representing the numerical targets of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, at U.N. headquarters in New York on July 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki in Marlins-Phillies game

Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins flies out in his sixth-inning, pinch-hit appearance against the Philadelphia Phillies at Marlins Park on July 17, 2017. The Marlins won 6-5 on a walk-off single by Dee Gordon in the 10th. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Death toll in flood-hit southwestern Japan rises to 34

Firefighters search for missing people in the southwestern Japan city of Asakura in Fukuoka Prefecture on July 17, 2017. The number of deaths in flood-hit southwestern Japan climbed to 34, with seven more people still unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Synchronized swimming: Japan's Inui advances to solo free final

Japanese synchronized swimmer Yukiko Inui (L) and her head coach Masayo Imura speak after her performance in the solo free routine preliminary at the world championships in Budapest on July 17, 2017. Inui placed fourth to qualify for the 12-woman final to be held two days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo humbled by Sevilla in friendly

Wissam Ben Yedder (facing camera) of Sevilla is congratulated by teammates after scoring the opener during the first half of a friendly against J-League leaders Cerezo Osaka at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka on July 17, 2017. Sevilla won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to give $1 bil. in assistance to help children

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida makes a speech at a U.N. high-level political forum in New York on July 17, 2017 on sustainable development. Tokyo will contribute $1 billion over two years through March 2019 to assist children and youth, Kishida said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Death toll in flood-hit southwestern Japan rises to 34

A man scrapes out mud from a warehouse in the southwestern Japan city of Asakura in Fukuoka Prefecture on July 17, 2017. The number of deaths in flood-hit southwestern Japan climbed to 34, with seven more people still unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo humbled by Sevilla in friendly

Wissam Ben Yedder (C) of Sevilla celebrates after scoring the opener during the first half of a friendly against J-League leaders Cerezo Osaka at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka on July 17, 2017. Sevilla won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo humbled by Sevilla in friendly

Wissam Ben Yedder (2nd from R) of Sevilla scores the opener during the first half of a friendly against J-League leaders Cerezo Osaka at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka on July 17, 2017. Sevilla won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan after winning bronze in the men's triple jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.

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Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan competing en route to winning bronze in the men's triple jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.

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IAEA chief Amano

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano delivers a speech following his appointment to a third term as IAEA director general at its annual meeting in Vienna in September 2017. Being in poor health since 2018, Amano, 72, has expressed his intention to step down in the middle of his term, diplomatic sources said on July 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's National Bureau of Statistics

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows a press conference held in Beijing by China's National Bureau of Statistics to announce the country's April-June gross domestic product figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNESCO survey finds deterioration of Bamiyan caves

Photo taken July 17, 2017, inside a cave near West Buddha in the Bamiyan Valley of central Afghanistan, shows its ceiling, with whitish parts having being created after falling off due to deterioration, found during a survey by a team of restoration experts. In mid-July, UNESCO surveyed caves at the World Heritage Site believed to have been built between the fifth and eighth centuries, and confirmed some deterioration such as exfoliations on the ceilings and murals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Spicer resigns, Sanders to take over as Trump's press sec'y

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds his last press conference at the White House in Washington on July 17, 2017. Spicer stepped down on July 21, ending his brief tenure as President Donald Trump's chief spokesman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of sumo

Hakuho sweats from his forehead immediately before a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 17, 2017. The Mongolian grand champion got his 1,045th career victory, tying late yokozuna Chiyonofuji at second on sumo's all-time ranking. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of sumo

A wrestler in juryo, the second highest division in sumo, waits for his turn to enter the ring at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition chief shows family register, says dual nationality cleared

Renho, president of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, speaks about her family history at a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 18, 2017. Renho, who was born in Japan to a Taiwanese father and Japanese mother and naturalized as a Japanese citizen at the age of 17 in 1985, disclosed part of her family register to show she no longer possesses Taiwanese nationality that she acquired at birth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition chief shows family register, says dual nationality cleared

Renho, president of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, speaks about her family history at a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 18, 2017. Renho, who was born in Japan to a Taiwanese father and Japanese mother and naturalized as a Japanese citizen at the age of 17 in 1985, disclosed part of her family register to show she no longer possesses Taiwanese nationality that she acquired at birth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against judicial reforms in Poland

Policemen stand behind a barricade outside Poland's lower house of parliament in Warsaw on July 17, 2017. The ruling Law and Justice party's planned judicial reforms, including a bill that will allow the party to appoint judges, has drawn a huge public protest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Ashida takes triple jump bronze at World Para

Hajimu Ashida of Japan competes in the men's triple jump T47 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in London on July 17, 2017. Ashida took bronze in the event won by Tobi Fawehinmi of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Synchronized swimming: Japan's Inui advances to solo free final

Photo taken by an underwater camera shows water surface reflecting the performance of Japanese synchronized swimmer Yukiko Inui during her solo free routine preliminary at the world championships in Budapest on July 17, 2017. Inui placed fourth to qualify for the 12-woman final to be held two days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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India, Japan, U.S. hold joint maritime drill

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows a joint drill of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. as well as Indian navies in the Bay of Bengal. The "Malabar" exercises began in 1992 as bilateral naval drills between India and the United States, with the MSDF joining in 2015 as a regular participant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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India, Japan, U.S. hold joint maritime drill

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows a joint drill of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. as well as Indian navies in the Bay of Bengal. The "Malabar" exercises began in 1992 as bilateral naval drills between India and the United States, with the MSDF joining in 2015 as a regular participant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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India, Japan, U.S. hold joint maritime drill

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows a joint drill of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. as well as Indian navies in the Bay of Bengal. The "Malabar" exercises began in 1992 as bilateral naval drills between India and the United States, with the MSDF joining in 2015 as a regular participant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. chief Guterres meets with Japanese foreign minister

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo humbled by Sevilla in friendly

Luis Muriel (C) of Sevilla scores the team's third goal during the second half of a friendly against J-League leaders Cerezo Osaka at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka on July 17, 2017. Sevilla won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo humbled by Sevilla in friendly

Takaki Fukumitsu (17) of J-League leaders Cerezo Osaka celebrates after scoring during the second half of a friendly against Sevilla at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka on July 17, 2017. Sevilla won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho ties late Chiyonofuji for 2nd all-time with 1,045 wins

Yokozuna Hakuho (R) slams down fourth-ranked maegashira Kagayaki during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 17, 2017, tying late yokozuna Chiyonofuji with 1,045 career victories. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's 2nd-quarter GDP growth steady at 6.9%

A spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics releases the country's second-quarter gross domestic product data in Beijing on July 17, 2017. China's economy grew 6.9 percent in the quarter from a year earlier, unchanged from the previous three months' 6.9 percent expansion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo