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Ex-Chinese Premier Li dies at 68

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers a government report during a session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023, prior to his retirement as premier on March 11. Li died of a heart attack aged 68 in Shanghai on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Li dies at 68

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) is pictured with President Xi Jinping during the National People's Congress session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023. Li, who retired in March 2023 as premier after serving two five-year terms, died of a heart attack aged 68 in Shanghai on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Japanese author, animal researcher "Mutsugoro" dies at 87

Japanese author and animal researcher Masanori Hata speaks during a talk show in Tokyo in March 2015. Hata, who frequently appeared on television shows about animals and was better known by his nickname "Mutsugoro," died of a heart attack on April 5, 2023, at 87.

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Baseball: Amateur prospect Matsumoto

Meijo University sidearm pitcher Ryoto Matsumoto, an amateur prospect player in Japanese baseball, poses in Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Amateur prospect Matsumoto

Meijo University sidearm pitcher Ryoto Matsumoto, an amateur prospect player in Japanese baseball, plays catch in Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 5, 2023.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken March 5, 2023, shows displaced children in temporary tents in Antakya in Turkey's southern Hatay province following deadly earthquakes the previous month.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Work is under way to remove debris in Antakya in Turkey's southern Hatay province on March 5, 2023, following deadly earthquakes the previous month.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Men stand in front of destroyed buildings in Antakya in Turkey's southern Hatay province on March 5, 2023, following deadly earthquakes the previous month.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

People walk through debris and rubble in Antakya in Turkey's southern Hatay province on March 5, 2023, following deadly earthquakes the previous month.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken March 5, 2023, shows a pile of debris in Antakya in Turkey's southern Hatay province following deadly earthquakes the previous month.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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ASDF Space Operations Group facility

File photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows radar facilities operated by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Space Operations Group unit in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Sanyoonoda, western Japan. The group was established in Fuchu, Tokyo, in March 2022 mainly for space debris surveillance.

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Speed skating: World championships

Dutch speed skater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong (C) poses after winning gold in the women's 1,500 meters at the world championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on March 5, 2023, alongside Norway's Ragne Wiklund (L) and Japan's Miho Takagi, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Ichitaka Yamashita finishes seventh and is the first Japanese runner to cross the finish line in the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Mizuki Matsuda finishes sixth in the women's race in the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023, and is the first Japanese woman to cross the finish line. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru acknowledges the cheering of spectators during the women's race in the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru (R) runs en route to winning the women's race in the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Ethiopia's Deso Gelmisa wins (R) the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Ethiopia's Deso Gelmisa wins (R) the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023.

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru celebrates after winning the women's race in the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru wins the women's race in the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru wins the women's race in the Tokyo Marathon on March 5, 2023.

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Runners in the Tokyo Marathon set off from the metropolitan government building on March 5, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Runners in the Tokyo Marathon set off from the metropolitan government building on March 5, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Tokyo Marathon

Runners in the Tokyo Marathon set off from the metropolitan government building on March 5, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga (C) flashes a smile in the dugout during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Jupiter, Florida, on March 5, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga makes his first spring training start against the St. Louis Cardinals at Jupiter, Florida, on March 5, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga faces St. Louis Cardinals hitter Nolan Arenado in the first inning of a spring training baseball game at Jupiter, Florida, on March 5, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga makes his first spring training start against the St. Louis Cardinals at Jupiter, Florida, on March 5, 2023.

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Speed skating: World championships

Japan's Miho Takagi skates her way into third place in the women's 1,500-meter race at the speed skating world championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on March 5, 2023.

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Figure skating: World junior championships

Japan's Mao Shimada takes part in an exhibition gala at the world junior figure skating championships in Calgary, Canada, on March 5, 2023, two days after taking the women's crown.

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Figure skating: World junior championships

Japan's Kao Miura takes part in an exhibition gala at the world junior figure skating championships in Calgary, Canada, on March 5, 2023, a day after claiming the men's title.

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Music From Japan concert in N.Y.

Local musicians perform works written by Japanese composers in an event organized by Music From Japan, a non-profit organization aiming to introduce Japanese music and culture to U.S. audiences, in New York on March 5, 2023.

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Speed skating: World championships

Japan's Miho Takagi skates her way into third place in the women's 1,500-meter race at the speed skating world championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on March 5, 2023.

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Speed skating: World championships

American Jordan Stoltz skates his way to victory in the men's 1,500-meter race at the speed skating world championships in Heerenveen, the Netherland, on March 5, 2023.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Residents walk on a street past debris of buildings damaged by the Feb. 6 earthquake in Antakya in Turkey's southern Hatay province on March 5, 2023.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows mountains of rubble from buildings that collapsed in the Feb. 6 earthquake in Antakya in Turkey's southern Hatay province.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

A man walks among rubble from collapsed buildings in Antakya in Turkey's southern Hatay province on March 5, 2023, nearly a month after the deadly Turkey-Syria earthquakes.

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Scene in quake-hit Turkey

Photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows tents used to house survivors of the Feb. 6 earthquake in Antakya in Turkey's southern Hatay province.

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China's annual parliamentary session

Li Qiang (front row, C), a close aide to Chinese President Xi Jinping, claps his hands as outgoing Chinese Premier Li Keqiang walks behind him after delivering a government report during the National People's Congress session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023. Li Qiang, who is ranked No. 2 in the Communist Party's highest decision-making body, is said to be succeeding the premier.

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China's annual parliamentary session

The opening ceremony of the annual National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023

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China's annual parliamentary session

Security officers patrol around the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023, the opening day of the Chinese National People's Congress.

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The Great Hall of the People in Beijing

Photo taken on March 5, 2023, shows the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in which the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress was held the same day.

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China's annual parliamentary session

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023.

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China's annual parliamentary session

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Keqiang shake hands after the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023.

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China's annual parliamentary session

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers a government report on policy directions for 2023 during the National People's Congress session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023.

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China's annual parliamentary session

The opening ceremony of the annual National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023.

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China's annual parliamentary session

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front row, C) and others sing the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023.