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YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2023 - A portrait of YANG Chen Ning displayed on the cultural wall of Sigu Lane, the birthplace of YANG Chen Ning, Lu Yang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, March 6, 2023.

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YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2023 - The poem "Return to the Root" by YANG Chen Ning is on display at the cultural wall of Sigu Lane, the birthplace of YANG Chen Ning, Lu Yang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China on March 6, 2023.

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YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2023 - A portrait of YANG Chen Ning displayed on the cultural wall of Sigu Lane, the birthplace of YANG Chen Ning, Lu Yang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, March 6, 2023.

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YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2023 - A photo of 10-month-old YANG Chen Ning with his parents at his former residence is displayed on the cultural wall of Sigu Lane, the birthplace of YANG Chen Ning. Lu Yang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China on March 6, 2023.

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YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2023 - YANG Chen Ning (right) poses for a photo with Tsung-Dao Lee on the cultural wall of Sigu Lane, the birthplace of YANG Chen Ning. Lu Yang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China on March 6, 2023.

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YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2023 - The site of YANG Chen Ning's former residence in Sigu Lane, the birthplace of YANG Chen Ning, Lu Yang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China on March 6, 2023.

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YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2023 - The stone-carved gatehouse at the northern end of Sigu Lane, where YANG Chen Ning was born, Lu Yang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China on March 6, 2023.

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YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2023 - The stone-carved gatehouse at the northern end of Sigu Lane, where YANG Chen Ning was born, Lu Yang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China on March 6, 2023.

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YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

YANG Chen Ning Birthplace in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - MARCH 6, 2023 - The stone-carved gatehouse at the northern end of Sigu Lane, where YANG Chen Ning was born, Lu Yang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China on March 6, 2023.

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Akinci, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' ke

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Akinci, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' ke

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar TB3, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Akinci, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Fukui Prefecture's Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama is packed with visitors on Aug. 6, 2024. A record 1.18 million people visited the museum in the year following its July 2023 reopening after renovation, partly thanks to the extension of the bullet train service to the central Japan prefecture in March 2024.

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Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Fukui Prefecture's Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama is packed with visitors on Aug. 6, 2024. A record 1.18 million people visited the museum in the year following its July 2023 reopening after renovation, partly thanks to the extension of the bullet train service to the central Japan prefecture in March 2024.

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(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(FujianPano)CHINA-FUJIAN-PORTS-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240811) -- FUZHOU, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows an international cruise ship departing a dock in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, with their operation efficiency improved, service upgraded, and economic zones enlarged. The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lin Shanchuan)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240412) -- BEIJING, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Models stage a knitwear show presenting products from companies from Puyuan Town of east China's Zhejiang Province during the spring edition of China International Knitting Fair in east China's Shanghai, March 6, 2024. Puyuan, the biggest knitwear center in China, witnessed its knitwear business volume exceeding 130 billion yuan (about 17.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. In recent years, Puyuan has been ramping up efforts to develop itself into an advanced industrial cluster of knitwear in the Yangtze River Delta. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

(240411) -- HANGZHOU, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look on in a dedicated area where a total of 42 knitwear companies, shops and designer brands from Puyuan Town of east China's Zhejiang Province take part in the spring edition of China International Knitting Fair in east China's Shanghai, March 6, 2024. Puyuan, the biggest knitwear center in China, witnessed its knitwear business volume exceeding 130 billion yuan (about 17.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. In recent years, Puyuan has been ramping up efforts to develop itself into an advanced industrial cluster of knitwear in the Yangtze River Delta. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

(240411) -- HANGZHOU, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a work from one of the companies from Puyuan Town of east China's Zhejiang Province stage a knitwear show during the spring edition of China International Knitting Fair in east China's Shanghai, March 6, 2024. Puyuan, the biggest knitwear center in China, witnessed its knitwear business volume exceeding 130 billion yuan (about 17.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. In recent years, Puyuan has been ramping up efforts to develop itself into an advanced industrial cluster of knitwear in the Yangtze River Delta. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

(240411) -- HANGZHOU, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Merchants visit the booth of a company from Puyuan Town of east China's Zhejiang Province during the spring edition of China International Knitting Fair in east China's Shanghai, March 6, 2024. Puyuan, the biggest knitwear center in China, witnessed its knitwear business volume exceeding 130 billion yuan (about 17.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. In recent years, Puyuan has been ramping up efforts to develop itself into an advanced industrial cluster of knitwear in the Yangtze River Delta. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-PUYUAN-FASHION INDUSTRY (CN)

(240411) -- HANGZHOU, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Models stage a knitwear show presenting products from companies from Puyuan Town of east China's Zhejiang Province during the spring edition of China International Knitting Fair in east China's Shanghai, March 6, 2024. Puyuan, the biggest knitwear center in China, witnessed its knitwear business volume exceeding 130 billion yuan (about 17.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. In recent years, Puyuan has been ramping up efforts to develop itself into an advanced industrial cluster of knitwear in the Yangtze River Delta. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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China-proposed GCI a visionary initiative: observers

STORY: China-proposed GCI a visionary initiative: observers SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023/Jan. 12/March 6, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the world 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Former Pakistani Minister for National Heritage and Culture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN THORNTON, Chair Emeritus of the Brookings Institution 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANGLOS DEMETRIOS, Professor at University of Crete in Greece STORYLINE: International observers have said that the China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) holds great potential to shape a harmonious world. The initiative advocates the respect for the diversity of civilizations, the common values of humanity, the importance of inheritance and innovation of civilizations, as well as robust international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Former Pakistani Minister for National Heritage and Culture "That's a visionary ste

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Palestine Land Day Demonstration - DC

Palestine Land Day Demonstration - DC

Moataz Salim, who has lost 94 family members in Gaza to Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023, speaks at a demonstration observing Palestinian Land Day, one of hundreds worldwide, in Washington, DC, USA, on March 30, 2024. Land Day commemorates Palestinian and Arab Israeli solidarity in the face of attempts to confiscate Arab-owned land by Israel on March 30, 1976. 6 Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Missing Child Emile Case - Vernet

Missing Child Emile Case - Vernet

The gendarmerie trucks come back down from Haut-Vernet after the situation which lasted until 6:30 p.m, France, Vernet, on March 28, 2024. A scenario is organized in Haut-Vernet, the village where the little boy Emile was seen for the last time on July 8, 2023, in order to visualize the scene with actors and witnesses who were present, to know where they were during the period which is suspicious and possibly validate the hypotheses or open others. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Missing Child Emile Case - Vernet

Missing Child Emile Case - Vernet

The gendarmerie trucks come back down from Haut-Vernet after the situation which lasted until 6:30 p.m, France, Vernet, on March 28, 2024. A scenario is organized in Haut-Vernet, the village where the little boy Emile was seen for the last time on July 8, 2023, in order to visualize the scene with actors and witnesses who were present, to know where they were during the period which is suspicious and possibly validate the hypotheses or open others. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Missing Child Emile Case - Vernet

Missing Child Emile Case - Vernet

The gendarmerie trucks come back down from Haut-Vernet after the situation which lasted until 6:30 p.m, France, Vernet, on March 28, 2024. A scenario is organized in Haut-Vernet, the village where the little boy Emile was seen for the last time on July 8, 2023, in order to visualize the scene with actors and witnesses who were present, to know where they were during the period which is suspicious and possibly validate the hypotheses or open others. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Missing Child Case Emile - Vernet

Missing Child Case Emile - Vernet

The gendarmerie trucks come back down from Haut-Vernet after the situation which lasted until 6:30 p.m, France, Vernet, on March 28, 2024. A scenario is organized in Haut-Vernet, the village where the little boy Emile was seen for the last time on July 8, 2023, in order to visualize the scene with actors and witnesses who were present, to know where they were during the period which is suspicious and possibly validate the hypotheses or open others. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Missing Child Case Emile - Vernet

Missing Child Case Emile - Vernet

The gendarmerie trucks come back down from Haut-Vernet after the situation which lasted until 6:30 p.m, France, Vernet, on March 28, 2024. A scenario is organized in Haut-Vernet, the village where the little boy Emile was seen for the last time on July 8, 2023, in order to visualize the scene with actors and witnesses who were present, to know where they were during the period which is suspicious and possibly validate the hypotheses or open others. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Missing Child Case Emile - Vernet

Missing Child Case Emile - Vernet

The gendarmerie trucks come back down from Haut-Vernet after the situation which lasted until 6:30 p.m, France, Vernet, on March 28, 2024. A scenario is organized in Haut-Vernet, the village where the little boy Emile was seen for the last time on July 8, 2023, in order to visualize the scene with actors and witnesses who were present, to know where they were during the period which is suspicious and possibly validate the hypotheses or open others. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM.

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China is Honduras' strategic partner for exports, technological development, says minister

STORY: China is Honduras' strategic partner for exports, technological development, says minister SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:22 LOCATION: Tegucigalpa CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Honduran minister of economic development Fredis Cerrato 2. various of Honduras 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FREDIS CERRATO, Honduran minister of economic development 4. various of Honduras 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): FREDIS CERRATO, Honduran minister of economic development 6. various of Honduras 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): FREDIS CERRATO, Honduran minister of economic development 8. various of Honduras STORYLINE: A Honduran minister has said that China is a strategic partner for Honduras with investments becoming concrete and bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) going well. China and Honduras established diplomatic relations in March 2023. According to Honduran minister of economic development, Fredis Cerrato, since then, relations between the two countries have b

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Spain braces for spring drought, summer heat waves

STORY: Spain braces for spring drought, summer heat waves SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 & File DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of drought in Spain 2. various of heat waves in Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for Aemet 4. various of reservoirs with very little water capacity 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for Aemet 6. various of people refreshing themselves with water 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): RUBEN DEL CAMPO, Spokesman for Aemet 8. various of street view in Barcelona STORYLINE: The historic drought that has affected Spain for the past three years is set to continue for at least another six months, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) said Friday. Following the 2023-24 winter, which was the warmest on record in Spain, recent rainfalls have not been sufficient to ease the drought throughout the country, especially in the eastern and southern regions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN

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BRITAIN-LONDON-KATE-CANCER-TREATMENT

BRITAIN-LONDON-KATE-CANCER-TREATMENT

(240323) -- LONDON, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, and Prince William standing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in London, Britain, on May 6, 2023. Kate said on Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. In a personal video message posted on X (formerly Twitter), 42-year-old Princess Kate said that tests after her planned abdominal surgery in January had found cancer. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-KATE-CANCER-TREATMENT

BRITAIN-LONDON-KATE-CANCER-TREATMENT

(240323) -- LONDON, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, in a coach following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in London, Britain, on May 6, 2023. Kate said on Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. In a personal video message posted on X (formerly Twitter), 42-year-old Princess Kate said that tests after her planned abdominal surgery in January had found cancer. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Turkish central bank raises policy interest rate to 50 pct

STORY: Turkish central bank raises policy interest rate to 50 pct SHOOTING TIME: November 2023 and March 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish Central Bank (Nov. 30, 2023) 2. various of the Turkish lira (Nov. 30, 2023) 3. various of people at a shopping mall in Türkiye (March 19 2024) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of people at a supermarket in Türkiye (March 14, 2024) (courtesy of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality) 5. various of the Turkish lira (Nov. 30, 2023) 6. various of Fatih Karahan, governor of Turkish Central Bank (March 12, 2024) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 7. various of the Turkish Central Bank (Nov. 30, 2023) STORYLINE: Türkiye's central bank has resumed its interest rate hikes, increasing the policy rate by 500 basis points to a substantial 50 percent, the bank said in a statement on Thursday. The move came as the bank aimed to tackle the persistent inflation that has been higher than anticipated

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GLOBALink | Expert in Cote d'Ivoire expresses confidence in China's economic growth

STORY: Expert in Cote d'Ivoire expresses confidence in China's economic growth SHOOTING DATE: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): RANDOLPHE KICHIEDOU, Cote d'Ivoire economic analyst 3. various of China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): RANDOLPHE KICHIEDOU, Cote d'Ivoire economic analyst 5. various of China 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): RANDOLPHE KICHIEDOU, Cote d'Ivoire economic analyst STORYLINE: In a recent interview with Xinhua, a Cote d'Ivoire economic analyst has expressed his confidence in China's economic growth. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): RANDOLPHE KICHIEDOU, Cote d'Ivoire economic analyst "So for 2024, I believe that the Chinese economy will be doing well. It will be a continuation of what happened in 2023. According to the expert, China's infrastructure will help China's economy, making it more vibrant. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): RANDOLPHE KICHIEDOU, Cote d'Ivoire economic analyst "The development of high-sp

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Nigeria opens land, air borders with Niger following ECOWAS resolution

STORY: Nigeria opens land, air borders with Niger following ECOWAS resolution SHOOTING TIME: March 13, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ECOWAS leaders at the extraordinary summit on Feb. 24 in Abuja 2. various of aerial view of the border 4. various of the military patrolling borders 5. various of border towns 6. various of goods at the border STORYLINE: Nigeria on Wednesday opened its land and air borders with the Republic of the Niger and lifted earlier imposed sanctions against that country following a 2023 coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu gave the directive in compliance with the decisions of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at its extraordinary summit on Feb. 24 in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. At the extraordinary summit, the West African leaders agreed to lift economic sanctions agains

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China Electric Two-wheelers Exceeded 400 Million

China Electric Two-wheelers Exceeded 400 Million

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2024 - A large number of electric bicycles are parked at the exit of Metro Line 6 in Tongzhou District, Beijing, China, March 14, 2024. According to statistics, as of the end of 2023, China's electric two-wheeled vehicle ownership has exceeded 400 million units, more than 310 million cars, is the largest number of transportation in China.

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China Electric Two-wheelers Exceeded 400 Million

China Electric Two-wheelers Exceeded 400 Million

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2024 - A large number of electric bicycles are parked at the exit of Metro Line 6 in Tongzhou District, Beijing, China, March 14, 2024. According to statistics, as of the end of 2023, China's electric two-wheeled vehicle ownership has exceeded 400 million units, more than 310 million cars, is the largest number of transportation in China.

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