China: Chimp Returns Kiss From Visitor at Heilongjiang Zoo

On October 13, 2022, in Qiqihar, located in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, a heartwarming yet amusing scene unfolded at a zoo. A young woman leaned toward the glass enclosure and kissed a chimpanzee through the barrier. The chimp responded with excitement, pressing its lips to the same spot several times.

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

MICHAEL WOLFF

MICHAEL WOLFF

American author and journalist Michael Wolff photographed at home in the Hamptons on Long Island, USA, on October 6, 2025.Photo: Beatrice Lundborg / DN / TT / Code: 3501

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, R) meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) meets the press after inspecting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) visits the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling Okuma and Futaba towns in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 2, 2025, for the first time since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

China: Adorable Panda Tumbles to Ground After Slipping Off Rope Ladder

Adorable video captured a male panda in Chongqing, China, on October 11, 2025, tumbling to the ground after it slipped through a gap while climbing across a wooden rope ladder.

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) on Dec. 2, 2025, visits an interim storage facility in Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for soil extracted during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, ahead of her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) on Dec. 2, 2025, visits an interim storage facility in Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, for soil extracted during decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, ahead of her first visit to the plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

Illustration - Airbus A320

Illustration - Airbus A320

Illustration - Inside an Airbus A320 plane, on December 1, 2025, in Paris, France. In the past few days, thousands of Airbus planes had to be grounded for a software update after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers. Around 6,000 A320 planes were thought to be affected - half the European firm's global fleet - but many were able to fly again within hours after undergoing the update. The UK's aviation regulator said there would be "some disruption and cancellations to flights" though the impact at airports appears to be limited. Airbus said it discovered the issue after an investigation into an incident in which a plane flying between the US and Mexico suddenly lost altitude in October. Photo by JMP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A320

Illustration - Airbus A320

Illustration - Inside an Airbus A320 plane, on December 1, 2025, in Paris, France. In the past few days, thousands of Airbus planes had to be grounded for a software update after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers. Around 6,000 A320 planes were thought to be affected - half the European firm's global fleet - but many were able to fly again within hours after undergoing the update. The UK's aviation regulator said there would be "some disruption and cancellations to flights" though the impact at airports appears to be limited. Airbus said it discovered the issue after an investigation into an incident in which a plane flying between the US and Mexico suddenly lost altitude in October. Photo by JMP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A320

Illustration - Airbus A320

Illustration - Inside an Airbus A320 plane, on December 1, 2025, in Paris, France. In the past few days, thousands of Airbus planes had to be grounded for a software update after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers. Around 6,000 A320 planes were thought to be affected - half the European firm's global fleet - but many were able to fly again within hours after undergoing the update. The UK's aviation regulator said there would be "some disruption and cancellations to flights" though the impact at airports appears to be limited. Airbus said it discovered the issue after an investigation into an incident in which a plane flying between the US and Mexico suddenly lost altitude in October. Photo by JMP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Airbus A320

Illustration - Airbus A320

Illustration - Inside an Airbus A320 plane, on December 1, 2025, in Paris, France. In the past few days, thousands of Airbus planes had to be grounded for a software update after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers. Around 6,000 A320 planes were thought to be affected - half the European firm's global fleet - but many were able to fly again within hours after undergoing the update. The UK's aviation regulator said there would be "some disruption and cancellations to flights" though the impact at airports appears to be limited. Airbus said it discovered the issue after an investigation into an incident in which a plane flying between the US and Mexico suddenly lost altitude in October. Photo by JMP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Cluj-Napoca in Romania

Cluj-Napoca in Romania

Handout photo dated on October 17, 2025 shows Cluj-Napoca in Romania. On 17 October 2025, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites acquired this image of Cluj-Napoca, a major urban centre in north-western Romania. Surrounded by rolling hills and agricultural land, the city is noted for its dynamic growth and strategic role in regional development. Cluj-Napoca also received the label of the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities in 2023. Cluj-Napoca is currently one of ten pilot cities selected for the Horizon Europe CLMS-Cities project, which combines satellite-based products from the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) with additional environmental and urban data to improve modelling of urban-scale CO₂ emissions. These integrated datasets help local authorities in tracking changes and designing more effective climate strategies, thereby supporting the development of data-driven urban policies aligned with the European Green Deal. Photo by European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery via AB

Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes

Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes

Handout photo to illustrate : Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes. NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed 'tiger stripes' near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed tiger stripes near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in this image released on Feb. 23, 2010. A study published in October 2025 analyzed data from NASA’s Cassini mission and found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in a plume of ice particles like the ones seen here. The ice particles were ejected from the ocean that lies under Enceladus’ frozen shell. Researchers spotted not only molecules they’ve found before but also new ones that lay a potential path to chemical or biochemical activity. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute via ABACAPRESS.COM

Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes

Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes

Handout photo to illustrate : Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes. NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed 'tiger stripes' near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed tiger stripes near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in this image released on Feb. 23, 2010. A study published in October 2025 analyzed data from NASA’s Cassini mission and found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in a plume of ice particles like the ones seen here. The ice particles were ejected from the ocean that lies under Enceladus’ frozen shell. Researchers spotted not only molecules they’ve found before but also new ones that lay a potential path to chemical or biochemical activity. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute via ABACAPRESS.COM

Red Spider Nebula

Red Spider Nebula

Handout photo dated on October 26, 2025 shows Red Spider Nebula. Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula, a planetary nebula, in this image released on Oct. 26, 2025. NIRCam is Webb’s primary near-infrared imager, providing high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy for a wide variety of investigations. Webb’s new view of the Red Spider Nebula reveals for the first time the full extent of the nebula’s outstretched lobes, which form the ‘legs’ of the spider. These lobes, shown in blue, are traced by light emitted from H2 molecules, which contain two hydrogen atoms bonded together. Stretching over the entirety of NIRCam’s field of view, these lobes are shown to be closed, bubble-like structures that each extend about 3 light-years. Outflowing gas from the center of the nebula has inflated these massive bubbles over thousands of years. Photo by ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. H. Kastner (Rochester Institute of Technolo via ABAC

China: Turtle Eagerly Chases Shrimp in Playful Video

On October 8, 2025, in Guangdong, China, a turtle eagerly chased a peeled shrimp in a playful video. It paddled frantically and stretched its neck to reach the treat, never giving up.

Scene in Gaza

Scene in Gaza

Photo taken from southern Israel shows destroyed buildings in northern Gaza on Nov. 29, 2025. Gaza's health ministry said the same day the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.

Scene in Gaza

Scene in Gaza

Photo taken from southern Israel shows destroyed buildings in northern Gaza on Nov. 29, 2025. Gaza's health ministry said the same day the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.

Scene in Gaza

Scene in Gaza

Photo taken from southern Israel shows destroyed buildings in northern Gaza on Nov. 29, 2025. Gaza's health ministry said the same day the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.

Scene in Gaza

Scene in Gaza

Photo taken from Nir Oz, southern Israel, shows destroyed buildings in southern Gaza on Nov. 29, 2025. Gaza's health ministry said the same day the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.

Scene in Gaza

Scene in Gaza

Photo taken from Nir Oz, southern Israel, shows destroyed buildings in southern Gaza on Nov. 29, 2025. Gaza's health ministry said the same day the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.

Scene in Gaza

Scene in Gaza

Photo taken from Nir Oz, southern Israel, shows destroyed buildings in southern Gaza on Nov. 29, 2025. Gaza's health ministry said the same day the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.

Scene in Gaza

Scene in Gaza

Photo taken from Nir Oz, southern Israel, shows destroyed buildings in southern Gaza on Nov. 29, 2025. Gaza's health ministry said the same day the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.

Tour Of The A321 Assembly Line - Toulouse

Tour Of The A321 Assembly Line - Toulouse

The Airbus logo on a building. Tour of the A321 assembly line. Francois Durovray, France s Minister Delegate for Transport, to Haute-Garonne to highlight the efforts of French aeronautics manufacturers to decarbonize air transport, and to discover the progress made on metro line C to simplify everyday transportation. France, Toulouse on October 24, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

LAX Airport

LAX Airport

AIRBUS A320 JET BLUE The most heavy airport of the world, Los Angeles Int. Is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles and its surrounding metropolitan area. October 12, 2022. Photo by Thomas Arnoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Meituan

Meituan

Meituan booth at an exhibition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 21, 2025.

Meituan

Meituan

Meituan booth at an exhibition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on October 21, 2025.

Intelligent Robot Industry - China

Intelligent Robot Industry - China

An engineer installs battery for a humanoid robot at Leju Robotics in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, October 24, 2025. In recent years, Hefei has been actively promoting the development of its intelligent robot industry. The city is now home to a full-chain industrial system for research, development and manufacturing of robotics that comprises 190 related enterprises. Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM

Intelligent Robot Industry - China

Intelligent Robot Industry - China

An engineer observes a humanoid robot grabbing a component at a laboratory of Leju Robotics in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, October 24, 2025. In recent years, Hefei has been actively promoting the development of its intelligent robot industry. The city is now home to a full-chain industrial system for research, development and manufacturing of robotics that comprises 190 related enterprises. Photo by Xinhua/Zhou Mu/ABACAPRESS.COM