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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A local driver is pictured beside a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 2, 2024 shows a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line pulling in the Marina Station in Lagos, Nigeria. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (rear) and a local driver co-drive a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line prepares for departure at Mile 2 Station in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Frederic Mitterrand Dies Aged 76

File photo dated March 2, 2010 of Frederic Mitterrand. - The nephew of former president François Mitterrand was a figure of television, cinema, and literature, and served in government under Nicolas Sarkozy. He died on March 21, at the age of 76. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's bathroom fittings enterprise makes headway in seeking high-quality development

STORY: China's bathroom fittings enterprise makes headway in seeking high-quality development SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jomoo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU ZHEN, General Manager of International Business Unit, JOMOO Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU ZHEN, General Manager of International Business Unit, JOMOO Group STORYLINE: Chinese enterprises have made headway in fostering high-quality development through sci-tech innovation. Jomoo, a bathroom fittings enterprise in east China's Fujian, is one of them. It has been dedicated to upgrading toilet manufacturing by engaging robots in its smart factory. With the help of the 5G network and AI technology, the smart "lights-out" factory has greatly improved its efficiency and reduced energy use. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU ZHEN, General Manager of International Business Unit, JOMOO Group "Since 2010, Jomoo has started to seek industrial transformation

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Peru declares works of Nobel laureate as National Cultural Heritage

STORY: Peru declares works of Nobel laureate as National Cultural Heritage DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of books by Mario Vargas Llosa 2. various of photos 3. various of award to Mario Vargas Llosa last March at the Government Palace (file) STORYLINE: Peru's Ministry of Culture on Tuesday declared four works by Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa as a National Culture Heritage. The decision is historic because it is the first declaration to the works of an author in life. The recognized copies include The Bosses (1957), The City and the Dogs (1963), The Green House (1966), and Puppies: Pichula Cuellar (1967). Born in 1936, Vargas Llosa received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lima. (XHTV)

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U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain unipolar hegemony: Turkish analyst

STORY: U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain unipolar hegemony: Turkish analyst DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral STORYLINE: A Turkish analyst says the U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain its unipolar hegemony, noting that its operations undermine world peace and stability. Turker Erturk, who served as commander of the Turkish Naval Academy between 2008 and 2010, blamed Washington for willfully prolonging the Ukraine crisis. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral "At the end of the Cold War, the U.S. emerged as the largest and only global power. And now, it makes various plans and conducts operations to maintain this unipolar world order. Our experiences are manifestations of this. The U.S. had invested much in this (crisis) to get Ukraine away from Russia and the crisis that started on Feb. 24 last year is escalating very seriously with

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Zvonareva beats Pironkova to advance to Wimbledon final

WIMBLEDON, England - Vera Zvonareva of Russia plays a return to Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria during their women's singles semifinal at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 1, 2010. Zvonareva won 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to march into the final.

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2010 shows Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. (R) and teammate Ichiro Suzuki in a light moment during a spring training session in Peoria. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement June 2.

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Japanese A-bomb survivors, mayors march for nuke-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) and Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba join a march from Times Square in downtown New York to the U.N. headquarters calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons on May 2, 2010, a day before the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.

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Japanese A-bomb survivors, mayors march for nuke-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Visiting Japanese atomic-bomb survivors, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as members of nongovernmental organizations from around the world march from Times Square in downtown New York to the U.N. headquarters calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons on May 2, 2010, a day before the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.

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Japanese A-bomb survivors, mayors march for nuke-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Visiting Japanese atomic-bomb survivors, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as members of nongovernmental organizations from around the world march from Times Square in downtown New York to the U.N. headquarters calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons on May 2, 2010, a day before the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.

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Japan journalist missing in Afghanistan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka (R) is photographed with photo journalist Hironobu Kubota in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, on March 28, 2010. The Japanese government said April 2 that a Japanese national presumed to be Tsuneoka was abducted.

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Imada finishes season-best 7th at Arnold Palmer Invitational

ORLANDO, United States - Japan's Ryuji Imada attempts a birdie putt on the 18th hole of the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 29, 2010. Imada parred the remaining 18th hole of the suspended final round for a 2-under 70 and a season-best tie for seventh at the event.

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Ishikawa makes cut in Masters warm-up

ORLANDO, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa discovers a turtle waiting at the 13th hole in the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 26, 2010. Ishikawa shot a 2-under 70 to make the cut, moving up from a tie for 76th to a tie for 44th with an even-par 144 total.

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Ishikawa makes cut in Masters warm-up

ORLANDO, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa makes a remarkable par-save from the so-called beach bunker that neighbors a water hazard on the par-3 17th hole in the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 26, 2010. Ishikawa shot a 2-under 70 to make the cut, moving up from a tie for 76th to a tie for 44th with an even-par 144 total.

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Ishikawa makes cut in Masters warm-up

ORLANDO, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa acknowledges the spectators during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 26, 2010. Ishikawa shot a 2-under 70 to make the cut, moving up from a tie for 76th to a tie for 44th with an even-par 144 total.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui 2-for-3 against Texas Rangers

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui doubles down the left-field line in the sixth inning of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers in Tempe, Arizona, on March 25, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in a 9-6 win over the Texas Rangers.

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Tokyo taxi operator adds electric vehicles to fleet

TOKYO, Japan - Two Mitsubishi Motors Corp. i-MiEV electric cars introduced by Hinomaru Limousine Co. as taxis are seen in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, as the company added two vehicles to its fleet for use primarily in the central business district in the capital on weekdays. The fare for the initial 2 kilometers of travel will be identical to that of gasoline-powered taxis at 710 yen.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui watches his three-run homer over the right-center wall in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) gets a high five from Torii Hunter (L) and Bobby Abreu after hitting a three-run homer in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) gets a high five from Torii Hunter (48) and Bobby Abreu after hitting a three-run homer in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) shakes hands with Angels manager Mike Scioscia after hitting a three-run homer over the right-center wall in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a three-run homer over the right-center wall in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a three-run homer over the right-center wall in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Gamba Osaka down Singapore Armed Forces in ACL

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Gamba Osaka midfielder Takahiro Futagawa (L) passes the ball as he tussles with Singapore Armed Forces midfielder Rhysh Roshan Rai in the first half of an Asian Champions League first-round match at Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore on March 23, 2010. Gamba club won 4-2.

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Matsui back in outfield as Angels top Dodgers

GLENDALE, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui plays left field for the first time since June 2008 but had no fielding chances in his team's 4-2 exhibition win over a split squad of the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 22, 2010.

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Matsui back in outfield as Angels top Dodgers

GLENDALE, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui hits an RBI single in the first inning in the Angels' 4-2 exhibition win over a split squad of the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 22, 2010. Matsui played left field for the first time since June 2008 but had no fielding chances in the game.

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Ikeda misses 54-hole cut at Transitions C'ship

PALM HARBOR, United States - Japan's Yuta Ikeda hits his second shot on the 11th hole during the third round of the Transitions Championship gold tournament at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida, on March 20, 2010. Ikeda came up one stroke shy of making the 54-hole cut at the tournament after shooting a 2-over 73.

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Japan wins silver in ice sledge hockey at Vancouver Paralympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Players of Japan's ice sledge hockey team pose for photos after Japan won the silver medal in the ice sledge hockey event at the Vancouver Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on March 20, 2010. The United States won the gold by beating Japan 2-0 in the final.

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Japan wins silver in ice sledge hockey at Vancouver Paralympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's ice sledge hockey team celebrates after winning the silver in the ice sledge hockey event at the Vancouver Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on March 20, 2010. The United States won the gold by beating Japan 2-0 in the final.

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Japan wins silver in ice sledge hockey at Vancouver Paralympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Players and officials of Japan's ice sledge hockey team pose for photos after Japan won the silver medal in the ice sledge hockey event at the Vancouver Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on March 20, 2010. The United States won the gold by beating Japan 2-0 in the final.

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Japan's Pacific League opens 2010 season

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions starting pitcher Hideaki Wakui throws the ball to Lotte Marines leadoff batter Tsuyoshi Nishioka in the first inning at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on March 20, 2010, the opening day for the 2010 season of the Pacific League. Wakui struck out 11 and allowed one run on seven hits before Brian Sikorski pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save as the Lions won 2-1.

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Ikeda makes cut, Ishikawa out at Transitions Championship

PALM HARBOR, United States - Japan's Yuta Ikeda watches his bunker shot on the first hole during the second round of the Transitions Championship gold tournament at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida, on March 19, 2010. Ikeda shot a 2-under 69 to move up 50 places and make the cut.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho beats Russian maegashira Aran

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) pushes Russian No. 2 maegashira Aran out of the ring on the sixth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 19, 2010, remaining unbeaten.

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Takahashi solid again in spring training game

JUPITER, United States - New York Mets left-hander Hisanori Takahashi pitches against the Florida Marlins in their preseason game in Jupiter, Florida, on March 18, 2010. Takahashi, who signed a minor league deal with the Mets last month, threw 2-1/3 shutout innings in relief for his first save of the spring.

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Harumafuji beats Aran in sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian Ozeki Harumafuji (L) delivers a powerful two-handed shove to push down Russian no. 2 maegashira Aran (R) at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 17, 2010.

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Honda leads CSKA Moscow to Champions League quarter-finals

SEVILLE, Spain - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (L) celebrates after scoring a goal from a free kick against Sevilla during their Champions League last 16, second leg soccer match at Sanchez Pizj stadium in Seville, Spain, on March 16, 2010. Honda also claimed an assist as CSKA Moscow reached the quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory.

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Honda leads CSKA Moscow to Champions League quarter-finals

SEVILLE, Spain - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda scores a goal from a free kick against Sevilla during their Champions League last 16, second leg soccer match at Sanchez Pizj stadium in Seville, Spain, on March 16, 2010. Honda also claimed an assist as CSKA Moscow reached the quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory.

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China parliamentary session wraps up

BEIJING, China - A digital screen in the Great Hall of the People shows the result of a vote on a report on the activities of the Supreme People's Court on March 14, 2010, the last day of the National People's Congress. More than 20 percent of the 2,909 attendees, including 479 opponents, chose not to back the report, a tally reflecting strong disappointment.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (L, front) takes part in an on-site inspection by Japan Coast Guard officers of the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (2nd from R) takes part in an on-site inspection by Japan Coast Guard officers of the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (wearing hood) boards the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 as he is taken for an on-site inspection of the vessel by Japan Coast Guard officers in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (wearing hood) boards the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 as he is taken for an on-site inspection of the vessel by Japan Coast Guard officers in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (wearing hood) boards the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 as he is taken for an on-site inspection of the vessel by Japan Coast Guard officers in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for whaling ship trespass

TOKYO, Japan - Officers of the Tokyo Coast Guard Office inspect the Shonan Maru No. 2, a whaling fleet security boat, at Yokohama Port, southwest of Tokyo, on March 12, 2010. The coast guard examined the boat in connection with the arrest of Peter Bethune the same day in Tokyo for allegedly trespassing on the boat in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for whaling ship trespass

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Officers of the Tokyo Coast Guard Office walk to the Shonan Maru No. 2 (behind) for inspection of the whaling fleet security boat at Yokohama Port southwest of Tokyo, on March 12, 2010. The coast guard examined the boat in connection with the arrest of Peter Bethune the same day in Tokyo for allegedly trespassing on the boat in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for whaling ship trespass

TOKYO, Japan - Officers of the Tokyo Coast Guard Office inspect the Shonan Maru No. 2, a whaling fleet security boat, at Yokohama Port, southwest of Tokyo, on March 12, 2010. The coast guard examined the boat in connection with the arrest of Peter Bethune the same day in Tokyo for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese boat in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Sea Shepherd member arrested for trespassing on whaling ship

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Tokyo regional office of the Japan Coast Guard board the Shonan Maru No. 2 docked at Harumi terminal at the Port of Tokyo on March 12, 2010. They arrested Pete Bethune, the New Zealand captain of the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel, the Ady Gil, for allegedly trespassing on the security ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 15.