BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers fetch water from a water supply facility built by Chinese experts in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Donatien Ezin (3rd L) and his family pose for a photo in front of their house in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Villagers fetch water from a water supply facility built by Chinese experts in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Donatien Ezin works in the field in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on March 25, 2022 shows agricultural machinery of the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin, in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" (Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Akilou Atesse, a cotton production supervisor trained by the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shou Xiaoyong, the head of the Chinese expert team of the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Donatien Ezin (3rd L) and his family pose for a photo in front of their house in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Donatien Ezin works in the field in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shou Xiaoyong, the head of the Chinese expert team of the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers fetch water from a water supply facility built by Chinese experts in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers fetch water from a water supply facility built by Chinese experts in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

BENIN-PARAKOU-CHINESE TECHNOLOGY-COTTON PRODUCTION

(240612) -- PARAKOU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Akilou Atesse, a cotton production supervisor trained by the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Belle Cite village, near the central city of Parakou, Benin, May 25, 2024. Parakou is a vital hub for cotton production in Donatien Benin, with cotton cultivation serving as the primary income source for locals like Ezin. Since 2013, the Chinese Support Mission for Cotton Production in Benin has been assisting local farmers to improve agricultural techniques. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese technology boosts cotton production in Benin" (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

Wahaha Group Founder Zong Qinghou Died

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 8, 2013 - (FILE) Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha, attends a forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 8, 2013. Zong Qinghou, founder of Wahaha Group and China's richest man three times, died at 10:30 on February 25, 2024 at the age of 79.

Cargo train derailment involving JR Hokkaido

Cargo train derailment involving JR Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan - Norihiro Goto, chairman of the Japan Transport Safety Board, tells a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2013, board inspectors found the track at the site of a Hokkaido Railway Co. cargo train derailment Sept. 19 to be up to 37 millimeters wider than normal, compared with 25 mm as found in June.

Ex-triple-jump record holder promoting business in U.S., Japan

Ex-triple-jump record holder promoting business in U.S., Japan

CARLSBAD, United States - Photo taken June 25, 2013, shows Willie Banks, a former triple-jump world record holder of the United States, and his wife Hitomi, a native of Nagoya, Japan, at their home in Carlsbad, California.

Union journals show workers' struggle with Minamata disease

Union journals show workers' struggle with Minamata disease

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Kashiwashobo Publishing Co. in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on June 25, 2013, shows reprinted journals called "Siren" of the labor union of Chisso Corp. that show the efforts of its members to address Minamata mercury-poisoning disease caused by the company and seek better labor conditions.

Wimbledon tennis 1st round

Wimbledon tennis 1st round

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm, 42, returns a shot during a first-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships against 18-year-old Carina Witthoeft of Germany at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2013. Date-Krumm won 6-0, 6-2.

Wimbledon tennis 1st round

Wimbledon tennis 1st round

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm, 42, tosses a ball during a first-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships against 18-year-old Carina Witthoeft of Germany at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2013. Date-Krumm won 6-0, 6-2.

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

ALAMOGORDO, United States - Photo shows the unmanned aerial vehicle MQ-1 Predator at the Holloman U.S. Air Force Base in New Mexico on June 25, 2013.

Wimbledon tennis 1st round

Wimbledon tennis 1st round

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm, 42, returns a shot during a first-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships against 18-year-old Carina Witthoeft of Germany at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2013. Date-Krumm won 6-0, 6-2.

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

ALAMOGORDO, United States - Photo shows a high-performance camera on the unmanned aerial vehicle MQ-9 Reaper at the Holloman U.S. Air Force Base in New Mexico on June 25, 2013.

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

ALAMOGORDO, United States - Photo shows the unmanned aerial vehicle MQ-9 Reaper at the Holloman U.S. Air Force Base in New Mexico on June 25, 2013.

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

ALAMOGORDO, United States - Photo shows a control building for unmanned aerial vehicles at the Holloman U.S. Air Force Base in New Mexico on June 25, 2013.

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

ALAMOGORDO, United States - Photo shows a flight simulator for the training of unmanned aerial vehicles at the Holloman U.S. Air Force Base in New Mexico on June 25, 2013.

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle

ALAMOGORDO, United States - Photo shows the unmanned aerial vehicle MQ-1 Predator at the Holloman U.S. Air Force Base in New Mexico on June 25, 2013.

Mandela in hospital

Mandela in hospital

PRETORIA, South Africa - A woman puts up a message on June 25, 2013 at the entrance of the hospital in Pretoria where Nelson Mandela is hospitalized, expressing hope for the recovery of the former South African president.

Mandela in hospital

Mandela in hospital

PRETORIA, South Africa - People gather June 25, 2013 in front of a hospital in Pretoria where former South African President Nelson Mandela is hospitalized.

Mandela in hospital

Mandela in hospital

PRETORIA, South Africa - Messages expressing hope for the recovery of former South African President Nelson Mandela and flowers are left at the entrance of the hospital in Pretoria where Mandela is hospitalized, in this June 25, 2013 photo.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees teammates congratulate Ichiro Suzuki (C bottom) after he hit a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - Brett Gardner (C) takes the helmet of Ichiro Suzuki (L) as New York Yankees teammates celebrate after Ichiro hit a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs after hitting a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Darvish allows 3 home runs

Darvish allows 3 home runs

NEW YORK, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish allows a home run by Jayson Nix (back) of the New York Yankees during the sixth inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees teammates congratulate Ichiro Suzuki (L front) after he hit a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees teammates congratulate Ichiro Suzuki (C bottom) after he hit a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Kawasaki optioned to Triple-A Buffalo

Kawasaki optioned to Triple-A Buffalo

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Toronto Blue Jays' Munenori Kawasaki (L) stays in the dugout during a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on June 25, 2013. After the game, the Blue Jays said they have optioned Kawasaki to the Triple-A Buffalo.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after hitting a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees teammates congratulate Ichiro Suzuki (3rd from L) after he hit a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

Ichiro hits walk-off homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a walk-off solo homer during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 25, 2013. The Yankees won 4-3.