The 24th Annual ICP Infinity Awards - New York City

The 24th Annual ICP Infinity Awards - New York City

ICP Trustees Award winner Diane Keaton poses at The 24th Annual ICP Infinity Awards at Pier 60 on the Chelsea Piers in New York City, NY, USA on May 12, 2008. Photo by Donna Ward/ABACAPRESS.COM

The 24th Annual ICP Infinity Awards - New York City

The 24th Annual ICP Infinity Awards - New York City

ICP Trustees Award winner Diane Keaton poses at The 24th Annual ICP Infinity Awards at Pier 60 on the Chelsea Piers in New York City, NY, USA on May 12, 2008. Photo by Donna Ward/ABACAPRESS.COM

The 24th Annual ICP Infinity Awards - New York City

The 24th Annual ICP Infinity Awards - New York City

ICP Trustees Award winner Diane Keaton poses at The 24th Annual ICP Infinity Awards at Pier 60 on the Chelsea Piers in New York City, NY, USA on May 12, 2008. Photo by Donna Ward/ABACAPRESS.COM

(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 12, 2008 shows Gyumey Tsultrim (1st L) arranging palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist sutras at Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began

CHINA-PLA NAVY-ESCORT MISSION-15 YEARS (CN)

CHINA-PLA NAVY-ESCORT MISSION-15 YEARS (CN)

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The 35th escort mission fleet dispatched by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy carries out an anti-pirate drill on May 2, 2020. Since December 2008, China has been dispatching naval ships to carry out vessel protection operations in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. Over the past 15 years, 45 consecutive fleets, 150 vessels and 35,000 personnel of the PLA Navy have joined the efforts, escorting more than 7,200 Chinese and foreign vessels, including 12 World Food Program ships. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Chinese navy's 15-year quest for peace in Gulf of Aden, waters off Somalia" (Photo by Jiang Xia/Xinhua)

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

Wenchuan County New Appearance in Aba, China

ABA, CHINA - AUGUST 6, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the new appearance of Wenchuan County in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 6, 2023. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Wenchuan County.

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY (CN)

(230808) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xue Xiao, a May 12, 2008 earthquake survivor, performs during the closing ceremony of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Bank of England raises interest rate to 5 pct

STORY: Bank of England raises interest rate to 5 pct DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of England 2. various of streets in London 3. various of a supermarket in London STORYLINE: The Bank of England (BoE) has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage points to 5 percent, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday. At its meeting ending on Wednesday, the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of seven to two in favor of the decision, the statement added. It came as the 13th consecutive rate hike since December 2021 as the central bank has battled against stubbornly high inflation, bringing the interest rate to the highest since 2008. The United Kingdom's (UK) consumer price index (CPI) rose by 8.7 percent in the 12 months to May, unchanged from April. This is 0.3 percentage points higher than expected in the BoE's May report. There has been significant upside news in recent data that indicates m

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The upper part of this combo photo shows Bai Lexiao (front) eating an ice cream bar offered by Qu Haiwang (back) on the ambulance to Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The lower part of this combo photo taken by Wang Xi shows Bai Lexiao and Qu Haiwang (R) posing for a group photo after their reunion in Shuimo Township of Wenchuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reunion of nurse, 2008 Wenchuan quake survivor after 15 years" (Xinhua)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qu Haiwang (3rd R), a nurse of Peking University First Hospital in Beijing, checks emergency medicines at an emergency room of the Wenchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reunion of nurse, 2008 Wenchuan quake survivor after 15 years" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A narrator sheds tears and holds hands with Qu Haiwang (R) after knowing Qu was one of the medics who rushed to the disaster area 15 years ago, in Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reunion of nurse, 2008 Wenchuan quake survivor after 15 years" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bai Lexiao (R) wipes tears for Qu Haiwang in Shuimo Township of Wenchuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reunion of nurse, 2008 Wenchuan quake survivor after 15 years" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKER-PATIENT-REUNION (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows the scenery of Shuimo Township in Wenchuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Reunion of nurse, 2008 Wenchuan quake survivor after 15 years" (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qu Haiwang (R) and Zhong Zhaohui take pictures of the scenery in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qu Haiwang (1st L) and Zhong Zhaohui (2nd L) mourn for victims who died in Wenchuan earthquake at the remains of Xuankou Middle School in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Qu Haiwang (L, front), a nurse of Peking University First Hospital in Beijing, takes care of a patient at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 30, 2008 and Qu Haiwang (1st R) communicates with a nurse at the Wenchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhong Zhaohui (R, upper) binds up a wound for a patient in Leigu Town of Beichuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 20, 2008 and Zhong Zhaohui, a doctor of Peking University People's Hospital, checks the medical report of a patient during free clinical treatments at the Wenchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated w

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhong Zhaohui (2nd L) and Qu Haiwang (3rd L) listen to the story of a copter crew headed by Senior Colonel Qiu Guanghua while visiting a quake memorial hall in Yingxiu Town, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhong Zhaohui takes pictures of the scenery in Shuimo Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-WENCHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-MEDICAL WORKERS-RETURN (CN)

(230512) -- CHENGDU, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qu Haiwang and Zhong Zhaohui (R) visit a quake memorial hall in Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 8, 2023. Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang are medical staff from the affiliated hospitals of Peking University. In 2008, they came to Sichuan and participated in the treatment and transfer of the wounded as members of the first batch of medics who rushed to the disaster area after the Wenchuan earthquake. Fifteen years after the 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, Zhong Zhaohui and Qu Haiwang came back to Wenchuan County at the invitation of local government, paid tributes to earthquake ruins and visited earthquake memorial halls. They also communicated with local primary-level medical workers and jointly provided free clinical treatments for local residents. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

(230512) -- MANCHESTER, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fruits are seen in a market in Manchester, Britain, May 11, 2023. The Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5 percent, the highest since 2008. Its growth projections for the United Kingdom's (UK) economy were improved and inflation forecasts revised higher. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

(230512) -- MANCHESTER, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a shop in Manchester, Britain, May 11, 2023. The Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5 percent, the highest since 2008. Its growth projections for the United Kingdom's (UK) economy were improved and inflation forecasts revised higher. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

(230512) -- MANCHESTER, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Luggage cases are seen for sale in a market in Manchester, Britain, May 11, 2023. The Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5 percent, the highest since 2008. Its growth projections for the United Kingdom's (UK) economy were improved and inflation forecasts revised higher. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

(230512) -- MANCHESTER, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a shop in Manchester, Britain, May 11, 2023. The Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5 percent, the highest since 2008. Its growth projections for the United Kingdom's (UK) economy were improved and inflation forecasts revised higher. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

BRITAIN-CENTRAL BANK-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

(230512) -- MANCHESTER, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks past a shop in Manchester, Britain, May 11, 2023. The Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.5 percent, the highest since 2008. Its growth projections for the United Kingdom's (UK) economy were improved and inflation forecasts revised higher. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

15th anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

15th anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

Combined photo shows a view of Yingxiu in China's Sichuan Province in August 2008 in the aftermath of an 8.0-magnitude earthquake (top), and the same location (bottom), which was near the epicenter of the quake, on May 7, 2023, after reconstruction. May 12 marks the 15th anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake that left 87,000 people dead or missing.

15th anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

15th anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

Combined photo shows a view of Mianyang in China's Sichuan Province in May 2008 following an 8.0-magnitude earthquake (top) and the same location, with ruins serving as a memory to the disaster, on May 4, 2023 (bottom). May 12 marks the 15th anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake that left 87,000 people dead or missing.

(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(InTibet) CHINA-TIBET-PALM-LEAF MANUSCRIPT-CONSERVATION (CN)

(230430) -- LHASA, April 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 12, 2008 shows Gyumey Tsultrim (1st L) arranging palm-leaf manuscripts of Buddhist sutras at Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. At Truzing Palace of Norbulingka in the western suburbs of Lhasa, thousands of ancient books on various fields of Tibet are stored on shelves. For now, Gyumey Tsultrim and his colleagues' primary task is to make an inventory of the ancient books both manually and digitally. Gyumey Tsultrim was born in 1967 in Chanang County in Shannan. In 1986, while experts from the Academy of Social Sciences of the Tibet Autonomous Region were conducting historical and cultural research in Chanang, Gyumey Tsultrim, working as an assistant in Tibetan language, was exposed to Sanskrit for the first time. In 1991, he went to the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China in Beijing to study Sanskrit systematically. In 2006, Gyumey Tsultrim published a book on Sanskrit handwriting and began

Murder acquittal

Murder acquittal

OSAKA, Japan - A May 2008 file photo shows the site (upper R) where the abandoned body of Miho Kosugi, 15, was found in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture. The Osaka High Court on Dec. 12, 2012, acquitted the defendant, Katsumi Naka, of murder, reversing a lower court's life sentence.

4 years after Sichuan quake

4 years after Sichuan quake

BEICHUAN, China - People offer flowers at a cenotaph for the victims of the May 12, 2008, earthquake in Qushan town, Beichuan county, in Mianyang Municipality in China's Sichuan Province, on May 12, 2012, at the same time the disaster occurred four years ago.

Quake monument in China

Quake monument in China

YINGXIU, China - Tourists walk in front of a collapsed building, preserved as a monument to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, in Yingxiu, Sichuan Province, on May 10, 2011, ahead of the third anniversary of the quake on May 12.

China marks anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

China marks anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

YINGXIU, China - A woman sits down on the ground in front of the tomb of a victim of the devastating May 12, 2008 Sichuan Province earthquake in Wenchuan.

China marks anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

China marks anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

DUJIANGYAN, China - People visit a cemetery in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, on May 12 to remember students of the Xinjian elementary school and the Juyuan junior high school who were killed in the devastating May 12, 2008 earthquake.

China marks anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

China marks anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

YINGXIU, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the devastating May 12, 2008 Sichuan Province earthquake before a quake-damaged junior high school in Wenchuan on May 12. The hands of the clock monument behind Hu point to 2:28, the moment the quake struck. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

China marks anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

China marks anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

DUJIANGYAN, China - People visit a cemetery in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, on May 12 to remember students of the Xinjian elementary school and the Juyuan junior high school who were killed in the devastating May 12, 2008 earthquake.