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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Gaetane Thiney during the 31th edition of the UNFP (French National Professional Football players Union) trophy ceremony, on May 28, 2023 in Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Gaetane Thiney during the 31th edition of the UNFP (French National Professional Football players Union) trophy ceremony, on May 28, 2023 in Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Gaetane Thiney during the 31th edition of the UNFP (French National Professional Football players Union) trophy ceremony, on May 28, 2023 in Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Ligu, who is a senior high school student, posing for a photo at her classroom in the county seat on May 20, 2023 (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Hu Xingyu) and 7-year-old Meng Ligu on her way to school Sept. 3, 2012 (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Huang Xiaobang) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua)

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British teacher impressed with China's efforts in improving education

STORY: British teacher impressed with China's efforts in improving education DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:49 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gibson and his family 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GIBSON SIMS WILSON, English teacher, Baoding Cambridge Kindergarten STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): GIBSON SIMS WILSON, English teacher, Baoding Cambridge Kindergarten "Hello, everyone. My name is Gibson and I'm from London, England. I've been living in China now for nearly 20 years. It has been amazing living in China and now I've become a member of a Chinese family. It was Beijing. We met in 2012 at work. And after a short time, we fell in love, and moved back to Baoding. I've discovered that Baoding is a tremendously historic city which contains huge amounts of cultural heritage, and it is a very suitable city to live. Eventually, we got married and formed our family in Baoding. I became an authentic 'foreign son-in-law.' And now I have two children, a son, and a daughter.

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Japanese wins World Sudoku Championship in London

TOKYO, Japan - The UK Puzzle Association announces on Aug. 20, 2014, that Kota Morinishi (R), a Tokyo University Graduate School student, won the 2014 World Sudoku Championship held in London, Britain, earlier this month. The 25-year-old Japanese also won the 2012 International Sudoku Tournament in Beijing as shown in this file photo taken in May that year.

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Japan's Renesas in talks to acquire U.S. chipmaker Maxim: report

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - File photo taken in May 2012 shows Renesas Electronics Corp.'s headquarters in Tokyo. The Japanese chipmaker is in talks to acquire Maxim Integrated of the United States in what could be close to a $20 billion deal, CNBC reported on Jan. 29, 2018.

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken at Miyagi prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013 shows a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is given to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) receives a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used, at the prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is presented to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama may not run in election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan answers reporters' questions at his home in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2012, after a senior DPJ lawmaker said Hatoyama may not run in the Dec. 16, 2012, House of Representatives election.

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Kansai Electric to incur record April-Sept. net loss

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi speaks during a press conference at the utility's head office in Osaka on Sept. 20, 2012. Yagi announced the utility may incur a record group net loss of 125 billion yen for the April-September half year as most of its nuclear reactors remained idle.

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Police conduct autopsy on journalist killed in Syria

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2004 shows Mika Yamamoto, a Japanese journalist killed in Syria on Aug. 20, 2012, while covering the civil war there. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash believed to have been between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Japanese princess to study at Univ. of Edinburgh

NARITA, Japan - Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, prior to her departure for Britain to study at the University of Edinburgh. The 20-year-old princess, the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, will stay in Britain through late May 2013.

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Japanese princess to study at Univ. of Edinburgh

NARITA, Japan - Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, prior to her departure for Britain to study at the University of Edinburgh. The 20-year-old princess, the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, will stay in Britain through late May 2013.

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Myanmar girl leaves Okayama hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmarese girl, smiles during a press conference at the Okayama Medical Center in the city of Okayama on July 20, 2012, before leaving the hospital the same day. The girl successfully underwent surgery in May for a complex congenital urological disorder at the hospital in the western Japan city.

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Myanmar girl leaves Okayama hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmarese girl, receives flowers from a nurse as she leaves the Okayama Medical Center in the city of Okayama on July 20, 2012. The girl successfully underwent surgery in May for a complex congenital urological disorder at the hospital in the western Japan city.

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Myanmar girl leaves Okayama hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmarese girl, smiles as she leaves the Okayama Medical Center in the city of Okayama on July 20, 2012. She successfully underwent surgery in May for a complex congenital urological disorder at the hospital in the western Japan city.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 19, 2012, a cattle beast lies starved to death after its owner abandoned it in a barn. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 20, 2012, an ostrich walks by the remains of another that starved to death after they were left abandoned at a breeding facility. In April 2011, the government designated Okuma and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012, shows dogs that have been abandoned by their owners. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Chinese tourists in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Fukushima Vice Gov. Fumio Murata (C) and Chinese tourists make a toast at Spa Resort Hawaiians, a leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 20, 2012. The tourists were part of the first tour group from the Chinese mainland to visit the prefecture since the March 2011 disaster.

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China's low-cost Spring Airlines to fly to Thailand, S. Korea

SHANGHAI, China - Passengers board a flight of Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines bound for Ibaraki Airport in Japan at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in China on May 20, 2012. The company is planning to fly to Thailand from July and to South Korea from August, expanding its international route network, which has so far been limited to Japanese cities, Chairman Wang Zhenghua and other top officials have told Kyodo News.

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Comic character's hair plucked from its statue

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 22, 2012, shows the bronze statue of Namihei, a well known Japanese cartoon character of a man in his 50s, but without his trademark lone hair on top of his bald head, in the Sakurashimmachi area of Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. Someone plucked his hair made of wire in early May, and after local people fixed it using a spare hair, it disappeared again on May 20.

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Italy quake

FINALE EMILIA, Italy - Photo taken on May 21, 2012, shows a castle in Finale Emilia, northern Italy, damaged by a magnitude-6.0 quake on May 20.

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Italy quake

SAN FELICE SUL PANARO, Italy - Photo taken on May 21, 2012, shows Rocca Estense castle in San Felice sul Panaro, northern Italy, damaged by a magnitude-6.0 quake on May 20.

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Italy quake

SANT'AGOSTINO, Italy - Photo taken on May 21, 2012, shows the city hall (R) of Sant'Agostino, northern Italy, with walls damaged by a magnitude-6.0 quake on May 20. A clock at a church (L) has halted showing about the time the disaster occurred shortly after 4 a.m.

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Ichiro marks 500th career double

DENVER, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles during the third inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in interleague action at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 2012, marking his 500th career double in Japan and the United States. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in his team's 6-4 victory.

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Solar eclipse

IBUSUKI, Japan - Takahisa Yamaguchi (R), a 36-year-old soccer team manager, and his 20-year-old bride Mai, observe an annular solar eclipse using solar-eclipse glasses during a wedding ceremony on the seaside deck at a hotel in Ibusuki in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo the same day.

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Ichiro marks 500th career double

DENVER, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles during the third inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in interleague action at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 2012, marking his 500th career double in Japan and the United States. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in his team's 6-4 victory.

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Chinese activist Chen in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) is pictured with his wife Yuan Weijing (to his L) at a park in New York on May 20, 2012. Chen arrived in the United States from Beijing the previous day with his family.

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Chinese activist Chen in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) chats with his wife Yuan Weijing at a park in New York on May 20, 2012. Chen arrived in the United States from Beijing the previous day with his family.

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IAEA chief Amano

VIENNA, Austria - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano (C) speaks with reporters at an airport in Vienna on May 20, 2012, before departing for Iran.

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Ichiro marks 500th career double

DENVER, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles during the third inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in interleague action at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 2012, marking his 500th career double in Japan and the United States. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in his team's 6-4 victory.

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Tokyo Skytree illuminated before grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree illuminated in the last rehearsal for the 634-meter-high tower's opening to the public on May 22.

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U.S. envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers reporters' questions at Incheon International Airport on May 20, 2012, the first day of his trip to South Korea, China and Japan.

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Japanese graduate student wins world Sudoku competition

BEIJING, China - Kota Morinishi (R), a University of Tokyo graduate student, holds a prize check after winning the 2012 Beijing International Sudoku Contest in Beijing on May 20, 2012. Sudoku, a numerical puzzle in which an 81-square grid must have each row and column filled with the digits from 1 to 9, was named by a Japanese publisher and has become highly popular in Europe and the United States, with an increasing number of devotees in China.

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Instant noodles summit

TIANJIN, China - Koki Ando (2nd from L), president and chief executive officer of Japan's Nissin Foods Holdings Co., speaks during the eighth World Instant Noodles Summit in Tianjin, China, on May 20, 2012

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Tokyo Skytree illuminated before grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree illuminated in the last rehearsal for the 634-meter-high tower's opening to the public on May 22.

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Japan supports road construction in Bamiyan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Reiichiro Takahashi (at microphone) gives a speech on May 20, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for road construction in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, a project funded by Japan.

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Japan supports road construction in Bamiyan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Reiichiro Takahashi (2nd from R front) takes part in a ribbon-cutting on May 20, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for road construction in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, a project funded by Japan.

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Tokyo Skytree illuminated before grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree illuminated in the last rehearsal for the 634-meter-high tower's opening to the public on May 22.

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1st China mainland tour group since disaster visits Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Wang Zhenghua, chairman of budget carrier Spring Airlines, receives a lei after arriving at Spa Resort Hawaiians, a leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 20, 2012, in the first tourist group from China's mainland to visit Japan's Fukushima Prefecture since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born No. 7 maegashira Kyokutenho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Kitanoumi for winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012.

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Taiwan President Ma sworn in for second term

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (L) holds a press conference with Vice President Wu Den-yih at the presidential office in Taipei on May 20, 2012. Ma was inaugurated as president for a second term the same day.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born No. 7 maegashira Kyokutenho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Kitanoumi for winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012.

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Instant noodles summit

TIANJIN, China - A man demonstrates performance of making Chinese noodles during the eighth World Instant Noodles Summit in Tianjin, China, on May 20, 2012.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born Kyokutenho (back) sends Tochiozan sprawling with a smackdown in a playoff at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012, the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The No. 7 maegashira became the oldest wrestler in the modern era to win his career first title at 37 years, 8 months.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born Kyokutenho (L) sends Tochiozan sprawling with a smackdown in a playoff at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012, the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The No. 7 maegashira became the oldest wrestler in the modern era to win his career first title at 37 years, 8 months.

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Gentildonna wins Japanese Oaks

FUCHU, Japan - Gentildonna crosses the finish line to win the 73rd Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse on May 20, 2012. Gentildonna, who went off as the third choice in a full field of 18, smashed the race record by 1.7 seconds, cutting a time of 2 minutes, 23.6 seconds.

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Gentildonna wins Japanese Oaks

FUCHU, Japan - Gentildonna (14) gallops to victory in the 73rd Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse on May 20, 2012. Gentildonna, who went off as the third choice in a full field of 18, smashed the race record by 1.7 seconds, cutting a time of 2 minutes, 23.6 seconds. Verxina (9) and Ice Follies (3) finished second and third separately.