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Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high

STORY: Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high SHOOTING TIME: March 24/27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the eruptions (courtesy of Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences) STORYLINE: Russia's Ebeko volcano spewed ash to a height of 3,000 meters into the atmosphere, a Russian research institute said Wednesday. "The ash emission reached approximately 3,000 meters above sea level," said the press service of the Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The 1,156-meter-high Ebeko volcano is located on Russia's Kuril Island of Paramushir. Regular emissions, ranging from weak to moderate, have been ongoing since Oct. 20, 2016, which are considered normal for the volcano. The record emission occurred on Aug. 31, 2018, when a smoke column surged to a height of 6,000 meters from

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Senior N. Korean diplomat heads to Russia

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 27 Kyodo - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong Chol is pictured at Beijing's international airport on Oct. 27, 2018, as he transits to visit Russia. Sin was tight-lipped when asked by reporters about the purpose of his trip.

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Senior N. Korean diplomat heads to Russia

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 27 Kyodo - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong Chol (L) is seen off by Russia's ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, at Pyongyang's airport on Oct. 27, 2018, prior to his departure for Russia.

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Senior N. Korean diplomat heads to Russia

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 27 Kyodo - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong Chol is pictured at Pyongyang's airport on Oct. 27, 2018, ahead of his departure for Russia.

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Japan PM Abe, wife

BEIJING, China, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2018, before boarding a flight home.

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Figure skating: Uno at Skate Canada

LAVAL, Canada, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japan's Shoma Uno attends a press conference after finishing second in the men's short program at Skate Canada International, the second event on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating season, on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Senior N. Korean diplomat heads to Russia

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 27 Kyodo - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong Chol waves before departing Pyongyang's airport on Oct. 27, 2018, on a trip to Russia.

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Photo taken Oct. 27, 2018, shows French Beaujolais Nouveau wine that arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport in the first shipment of the 2018 season, ahead of its release on Nov. 15.

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Tennis: Nishikori at Erste Bank Open

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori beats Austrian world No. 7 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Erste Bank Open semifinals in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 26, 2018.

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Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer unveiled

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 27, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan shows the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer to be launched on Nov. 30. Hayabusa2 will target an asteroid named "1999 JU3" in 2018 and return to Earth in 2020 in a mission to clarify the origin of the solar system.

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China's 39th Antarctic expedition begins

STORY: China's 39th Antarctic expedition begins DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 39th Antarctic expedition setting off 2. various of Antarctic expedition 3. various of Xuelong 2 in 2018 4. various of Xuelong 2 in 2019 STORYLINE: China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, set off from Shanghai on Wednesday, marking the start of the country's 39th Antarctic expedition. A total of 255 researchers will carry out investigations in the fields of atmospheric composition, water environment, sedimentary environment and ecosystem at the South Pole. They will arrive in two batches, with the second batch setting out on next Monday. The expedition team is expected to return to China in early April next year. Xuelong 2 has a total length of about 122 meters, a width of about 22 meters, a designed displacement of nearly 14,000 tonnes and an endurance of 20,000 nautical miles. It's China's first domestically built icebreaker f

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Olympic speed skating champ Kodaira meets press after retirement

Nao Kodaira, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic 500-meter speed skating champion, poses at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2022, following the Oct. 22 final race of her competitive career.

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Olympic speed skating champ Kodaira meets press after retirement

Nao Kodaira, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic 500-meter speed skating champion, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2022, following the Oct. 22 final race of her competitive career.

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Olympic speed skating champ Kodaira meets press after retirement

Nao Kodaira, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic 500-meter speed skating champion, poses at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2022, following the Oct. 22 final race of her competitive career.

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Olympic speed skating champ Kodaira meets press after retirement

Nao Kodaira, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic 500-meter speed skating champion, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2022, following the Oct. 22 final race of her competitive career.

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING-TRIAL SKIER (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torsongan Bullik participates in a high-altitude cycling race in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2018. Born in a herdsman's family in the pastoral area of Wenquan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the 27-year-old Torsongan Bullik has many identities: shepherd, marathoner, cyclist and skier. He now works as a trial skier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Long before the start of the cross-country skiing game of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the trail skiers had already buckled down on ski slopes to test skiing and its related training on a daily basis. "This is the Winter Olympic Games. The cross-country skiing track is the most important track to me," said Bullik. "I will make my best efforts to serve the athletes from all over the world and try to give them a boost for the compet.....

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Rugby: Level5 Stadium in Japan

Photo taken Oct. 27, 2018, shows Level5 Stadium, the venue for three matches in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, with new seats featuring the city's name in bold letters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean diplomat heads to Russia

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong Chol waves before departing Pyongyang's airport on Oct. 27, 2018, on a trip to Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean diplomat heads to Russia

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong Chol is pictured at Pyongyang's airport on Oct. 27, 2018, ahead of his departure for Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean diplomat heads to Russia

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong Chol is pictured at Beijing's international airport on Oct. 27, 2018, as he transits to visit Russia. Sin was tight-lipped when asked by reporters about the purpose of his trip. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean diplomat heads to Russia

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong Chol (L) is seen off by Russia's ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, at Pyongyang's airport on Oct. 27, 2018, prior to his departure for Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Japan

Photo taken Oct. 27, 2018, shows French Beaujolais Nouveau wine that arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport in the first shipment of the 2018 season, ahead of its release on Nov. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe, wife

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2018, before boarding a flight home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer unveiled

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 27, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan shows the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer to be launched on Nov. 30. Hayabusa2 will target an asteroid named "1999 JU3" in 2018 and return to Earth in 2020 in a mission to clarify the origin of the solar system. (Kyodo)

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Japan Princess Ayako's fiance

Kei Moriya, fiance of Japanese Princess Ayako, bows to reporters as he leaves home in Tokyo for work on June 27, 2018. Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, will marry Moriya, who works for major shipping firm Nippon Yusen K.K., on Oct. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Princess Ayako's fiance

Kei Moriya, fiance of Japanese Princess Ayako, is pictured as he leaves home in Tokyo for work on June 27, 2018. Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, will marry Moriya, who works for major shipping firm Nippon Yusen K.K., on Oct. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Simone Biles

Photo taken Oct. 27, 2018, shows Simone Biles of the United States performing her floor routine during the women's qualifications at the world gymnastics championships in Doha.

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Winner of National Geographic photo contest

Japanese photographer Reiko Takahashi holds her prize-winning photo in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2018. The photo capturing the tail of a young humpback whale swimming near Kume Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, won the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Grand Prize. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Philippines' resort island of Boracay

A man takes a photo of a sign listing restrictions on the Philippines' resort island of Boracay on Oct. 27, 2018, after the island was reopened to tourists following a six-month closure for environmental rehabilitation. Eating and smoking on beaches, partying and street markets among other things are prohibited. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Philippines' resort island of Boracay

A man looks at a sign listing restrictions on the Philippines' resort island of Boracay on Oct. 27, 2018, after the island was reopened to tourists following a six-month closure for environmental rehabilitation. Eating and smoking on beaches, partying and street markets among other things are prohibited. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Philippines' resort island of Boracay

People walk on the main street only half of which is paved on the Philippines' resort island of Boracay, on Oct. 27, 2018. Road maintenance that took place during the island's six-month closure for environmental rehabilitation did not complete by its reopening to tourists on Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Philippines' resort island of Boracay

Photo taken Oct. 27, 2018, shows a beach on the Philippines' resort island of Boracay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kabuki theater in Kyoto

Kabuki actors march in front of Kyoto's famous Kabuki theater Minamiza (back, L) on Oct. 27, 2018, ahead of its reopening on Nov. 1. The theater closed in February 2016 for anti-quake refurbishment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day of the Dead parade in Mexico

People watch a parade in Mexico City on Oct. 27, 2018, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day of the Dead parade in Mexico

A parade is held in Mexico City on Oct. 27, 2018, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day of the Dead parade in Mexico

A parade is held in Mexico City on Oct. 27, 2018, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day of the Dead parade in Mexico

A parade is held in Mexico City on Oct. 27, 2018, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day of the Dead parade in Mexico

A parade is held in Mexico City on Oct. 27, 2018, during Day of the Dead celebrations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Skate Canada men's medalists

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno (C) poses for a photo after winning the men's title at Skate Canada International in Laval on Oct. 27, 2018, alongside second-place Keegan Messing (L) of Canada and third-place Cha Jun Hwan of South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-China talks

A newsstand in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2018, sells newspapers carrying front-page stories on a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the capital the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-China talks

Photo shows Oct. 27, 2018, editions of Chinese newspapers reporting on the front page a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held in Beijing the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Skate Canada women's competition

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia performs in the women's free program at Skate Canada International in Laval, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Skate Canada women's competition

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia performs in the women's free program at Skate Canada International in Laval, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Skate Canada women's competition

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia performs in the women's free program at Skate Canada International in Laval, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Skate Canada women's competition

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia performs in the women's free program at Skate Canada International in Laval, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Skate Canada women's competition

Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (C), Japan's Mako Yamashita (L) and Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva pose with their medals after finishing first, second and third, respectively, at Skate Canada International in Laval, Canada, on Oct. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AUS-NZ Bledisloe Cup match in Japan

New Zealand's Rieko Ioane runs with the ball in the final game of the three-match Bledisloe Cup series against Australia at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on Oct. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AUS-NZ Bledisloe Cup match in Japan

Spectators watch the final game of the three-match Bledisloe Cup series between Australia and New Zealand at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on Oct. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo