Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

UN chief calls for Ramadan truce in Gaza, Sudan

STORY: UN chief calls for Ramadan truce in Gaza, Sudan SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for ceasefires in Gaza and Sudan during the holy month of Ramadan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Today marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan - a period when Muslims around the world celebrate and spread the values of peace, reconciliation and solidarity. Yet even though Ramadan has begun - the killing, bombing and bloodshed continue in Gaza. My strongest appeal today is to honor the spirit of Ramadan by silencing the guns - and removing all obstacles to ensure the delivery of lifesaving aid at the speed and massive scale required. We have

E

Shichahai Ice Rink in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 4, 2024 - Lifesaving equipment is seen on the outside of the white marble barrier near Shichahai Yinzhi Bridge in Beijing, China, January 4, 2024.

E

Shichahai Ice Rink in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 4, 2024 - Lifesaving equipment is seen on the outside of the white marble barrier near Shichahai Yinzhi Bridge in Beijing, China, January 4, 2024.

E

Shichahai Ice Rink in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 4, 2024 - Lifesaving equipment is seen on the outside of the white marble barrier near Shichahai Yinzhi Bridge in Beijing, China, January 4, 2024.

E

Shichahai Ice Rink in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 4, 2024 - Lifesaving equipment is seen on the outside of the white marble barrier near Shichahai Yinzhi Bridge in Beijing, China, January 4, 2024.

E

Israel reaffirms "no cease-fire in Gaza without release of hostages" as Palestinians desperate for aid

STORY: Israel reaffirms "no cease-fire in Gaza without release of hostages" as Palestinians desperate for aid SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Ramallah/Cairo/Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a hospital in Gaza 2. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 3. STANDUP 2 (English): LI RUI, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo 4. various of photos of hostages outside Israel's Ministry of Defense 5. STANDUP 3 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "A convoy of five trucks and two vehicles belonging to the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) was targeted by Israeli airstrikes while carrying lifesaving medical supplies for healthcare facilities yesterday (Nov. 7). Two trucks were damaged and a driver slightly wounded before the convoy alerted their route to Al-Shifa Hospital where it delivered its supplies. The ICRC announced th

E

China Navigation Day

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 11, 2023 - Children practice putting on lifesaving equipment under the guidance of a staff member on a navigation boat at the Yantai Navigation Department in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 11, 2023. July 11, 2023 will be the 19th China Navigation Day.

E

A MATTER OF LIFE AND BREATH

Lifesaving competition, training, ocean, swimming pool, promotion of lifesaving, rescue=Date:October 4,1994, Place:JAPAN

E

Indian gov't exempts basic customs duty on drugs for rare diseases

STORY: Indian gov't exempts basic customs duty on drugs for rare diseases DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of buildings 3. various of hospitals 4. various of medicine shops STORYLINE: The Indian government on Thursday said basic customs duty on all imported drugs and food for special medical purposes for personal use for the treatment of all rare diseases listed under the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 has been exempted. According to the federal finance ministry, an individual importer has to produce a certificate from the health department officials to avail exemption. Drugs and medicines otherwise attract basic customs duty of 10 percent, while some categories of lifesaving drugs and vaccines attract a concessional rate of 5 percent or nil. As per the official notification, the import duty waiver will come into effect from April 1. Officials said the exemption will result in substantial cost sa

E

Japan-U.S. tsunami rescue drills

URUMA, Japan - Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and the U.S. military conduct a joint lifesaving drill on Dec. 5, 2011, in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in southern Japan. The drills were conducted on the assumption that an earthquake has occurred off the eastern coast of the Okinawa main island, triggering a tsunami which had swept people out to sea.

E

Japan-U.S. tsunami rescue drills

URUMA, Japan - Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and the U.S. military conduct a joint lifesaving drill on Dec. 5, 2011, in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in southern Japan. The drills were conducted on the assumption that an earthquake has occurred off the eastern coast of the Okinawa main island, triggering a tsunami which had swept people out to sea.

E

Japan-U.S. tsunami rescue drills

URUMA, Japan - Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and the U.S. military conduct a joint lifesaving drill on Dec. 5, 2011, in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in southern Japan. The drills were conducted on the assumption that an earthquake has occurred off the eastern coast of the Okinawa main island, triggering a tsunami which had swept people out to sea.

E

Coast Guard makes public debris from sunken Japanese ship

HONOLULU, United States - The U.S. Coast Guard in Hawaii on Feb. 16 displays debris collected from the vicinity of the scene of the collision between the U.S. submarine Greeneville and Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru at a Coast Guard facility in Honolulu. Among the debris -- about 100 items -- were lifesaving devices, buoys and fishing equipment that apparently belonged to the Ehime Maru.

E

Explore cool technologies, products at 2022 World AI Conference in Shanghai

STORY: Explore cool technologies, products at 2022 World AI Conference in Shanghai DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU ZHIYONG, General Manager of Brand Dept., Zhuhai Yunzhou Intelligent Technology Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YAXIN, Tencent Youtu Lab 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MANDY, Marketing Manager of SenseTime STORYLINE: With the theme of "Intelligent Connectivity, Infinite Multiverse", the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) kicked off in east China's Shanghai on Thursday. This year's event drew more than 200 companies from home and abroad to showcase their latest achievements in artificial intelligence. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU ZHIYONG, General Manager of Brand Dept., Zhuhai Yunzhou Intelligent Technology Ltd. "Our company brings an intelligent lifesaving system to the event. It can automatically identify who falls in

E

Aussie start-up using spider venom to treat heart attacks

STORY: Aussie start-up using spider venom to treat heart attacks DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a team of drug researchers doing experiment 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GLENN KING, Professor, group leader, Institute of Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland 3. various of research working in lab STORYLINE: A team of drug researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a new heart attack treatment made from deadly spider venom and are now looking to bring the lifesaving treatment to market through a local start-up. The team said recently that the drug candidate was one step closer to human trials after Brisbane start-up Infensa Bioscience received 23 million Australian dollars (15.6 million U.S. dollars) of initial funding from private investors. SOUNDBITE (English): GLENN KING, Professor, Group leader, Institute of Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland "I had a particular drug target in mind th

E

UN-GUTERRES-UKRAINE-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

(220315) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the press at the UN headquarters in New York, March 14, 2022. Guterres on Monday announced the release of 40 million U.S. dollars from the world body's Central Emergency Response Fund to ramp up vital humanitarian assistance in Ukraine. This funding will help get critical supplies of food, water, medicines, and other lifesaving aid into Ukraine and provide cash assistance to the needy, he said at a press encounter. (Xinhua/Xie E)

E

Ex-actor Oshio

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former actor Manabu Oshio. In February 2012, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, upholding a lower court ruling sentencing him to 30 months in prison for giving the synthetic drug MDMA, better known as Ecstasy, to a girlfriend and neglecting to take proper lifesaving actions when she became ill after consuming it. (Kyodo)

E

Japan-U.S. tsunami rescue drills

URUMA, Japan - Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and the U.S. military conduct a joint lifesaving drill on Dec. 5, 2011, in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in southern Japan. The drills were conducted on the assumption that an earthquake has occurred off the eastern coast of the Okinawa main island, triggering a tsunami which had swept people out to sea. (Kyodo)

E

Japan-U.S. tsunami rescue drills

URUMA, Japan - Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and the U.S. military conduct a joint lifesaving drill on Dec. 5, 2011, in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in southern Japan. The drills were conducted on the assumption that an earthquake has occurred off the eastern coast of the Okinawa main island, triggering a tsunami which had swept people out to sea. (Kyodo)

E

Japan-U.S. tsunami rescue drills

URUMA, Japan - Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and the U.S. military conduct a joint lifesaving drill on Dec. 5, 2011, in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in southern Japan. The drills were conducted on the assumption that an earthquake has occurred off the eastern coast of the Okinawa main island, triggering a tsunami which had swept people out to sea. (Kyodo)

E

Coast Guard makes public debris from sunken Japanese ship

HONOLULU, United States - The U.S. Coast Guard in Hawaii on Feb. 16 displays debris collected from the vicinity of the scene of the collision between the U.S. submarine Greeneville and Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru at a Coast Guard facility in Honolulu. Among the debris -- about 100 items -- were lifesaving devices, buoys and fishing equipment that apparently belonged to the Ehime Maru.