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Joint news conference of Ukrainian FM and Ukraine - Southeast Europe Foreign Ministerial Meeting participants

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 17, 2025 - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova Mihai Pop?oi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Tanja Fajon (L to R) attend a joint news conference of the participants of the First Ukraine - Southeast Europe Foreign Ministerial Meeting, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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[Breaking News]Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii poses at a press conference in Nagoya on July 1, 2024, after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five defending match in the central Japan city. The 21-year old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.(Kyodo)

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British Petroleum to invest 3.5 bln USD in Egypt in 3 years

STORY: British Petroleum to invest 3.5 bln USD in Egypt in 3 years DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of Egyptian presidency 2. various of the meeting between Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and BP's CEO Bernard Looney (courtesy of Egyptian presidency) STORYLINE: The energy giant British Petroleum (BP) will invest 3.5 billion U.S. dollars in Egypt along with its partners in the next three years, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement on Monday. The announcement came after a meeting between Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and BP's CEO Bernard Looney. Looney said the investments would cover areas of research, exploration, and development. The Egyptian president hailed the British company's expanding operations and investments in Egypt as well as its contribution to the exploration and production of gas and oil. "These efforts boost the oil sector and endeavor to transform Egypt into a regional hub for oi

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KYRGYZSTAN-ISSYK-KUL REGION-CHINESE-BUILT IRRIGATION SYSTEM

(230511) -- BISHKEK, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 24, 2023 shows a flume rebuilt under a project allocated from a Chinese grant to reconstruct Kyrgyzstan's irrigation system at Kara-Oi village in Issyk-Kul region, Kyrgyzstan. TO GO WITH "Feature: China builds reservoirs, canals to help Kyrgyz farmers irrigate land" (Photo by Chingiz/Xinhua)

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KYRGYZSTAN-ISSYK-KUL REGION-CHINESE-BUILT IRRIGATION SYSTEM

(230511) -- BISHKEK, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 24, 2023 shows a flume rebuilt under a project allocated from a Chinese grant to reconstruct Kyrgyzstan's irrigation system at Kara-Oi village in Issyk-Kul region, Kyrgyzstan. TO GO WITH "Feature: China builds reservoirs, canals to help Kyrgyz farmers irrigate land" (Photo by Chingiz/Xinhua)

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KYRGYZSTAN-ISSYK-KUL REGION-CHINESE-BUILT IRRIGATION SYSTEM

(230511) -- BISHKEK, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 24, 2023 shows local farmer Evgeny Yakovlev and his orchard at Kara-Oi village in Issyk-Kul region, Kyrgyzstan. TO GO WITH "Feature: China builds reservoirs, canals to help Kyrgyz farmers irrigate land" (Photo by Chingiz/Xinhua)

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Celebration for Fujii winning 2 major shogi titles

SETO, Japan, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken Aug. 21, 2020, shows posters put up in shogi prodigy Sota Fujii's hometown in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrating the 18-year-old's feat in becoming the youngest player ever to win two of the game's major titles, Oi and Kisei.

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Oi shogi championship series

FUKUOKA, Japan, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Teenage shogi sensation Sota Fujii (R) takes on reigning Oi champion Kazuki Kimura in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 19, 2020, in his bid to become, at 18, the youngest player to hold two major titles of the traditional board game. Fujii is leading the best-of-seven series 3-0. (Pool photo)

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Oi shogi championship series

FUKUOKA, Japan, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Teenage shogi sensation Sota Fujii (L, front row) takes on reigning Oi champion Kazuki Kimura in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 19, 2020, in his bid to become, at 18, the youngest player to hold two major titles of the traditional board game. Fujii is leading the best-of-seven series 3-0. (Pool photo)

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Teenage shogi sensation Sota Fujii

FUKUOKA, Japan, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Teenage shogi sensation Sota Fujii, seen in this file photo, takes on reigning Oi champion Kazuki Kimura in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 19, 2020, in his bid to become, at 18, the youngest player to hold two major titles of the traditional board game. Fujii is leading the best-of-seven series 3-0.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 2 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the Nos. 3 (R) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the Nos. 3 (L) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows (from front) the Nos. 4, 3, 2 and 1 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the Nos. 1 (front) and 2 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 1 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the Nos. 2 (front) and 1 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the Nos. 3 (R) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows (from R) the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2018, shows the No. 4 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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2 Oi reactors clear regulator's safety review

TOKYO, Japan, May 24 Kyodo - Photo taken May 18, 2017, shows Nos. 3 (R) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority formally determined on May 24 that the two units have met the country's post-Fukushima safety standards.

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Fresh suit filed over planned restart of 4 Kansai Electric reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Plaintiffs head to the Fukui District Court on Dec. 5, 2014, to file for an injunction order to suspend the planned restart of four nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. They are asking that the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Takahama plant and Nos. 3 and 4 units at the Oi plant, currently offline for safety screening by the nuclear regulator, not be restarted.

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Court nixes demand seeking suspension of 2 nuclear plants restart

OTSU, Japan - Laywer Kenichi Ido (C) speaks to reporters in front of the Otsu District Court in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 27, 2014, after the court rejected a demand by some western Japan residents seeking suspension of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s planned restart of nuclear reactors at its Takahama and Oi plants, now offline for a safety screening by the country's nuclear regulator.

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Ruling against reactor restart

OSAKA, Japan - People stand in front of the headquarters of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Osaka on May 22, 2014, to protest against the restart of two reactors at the company's Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric said the same day, a day after the Fukui District Court ruled that it will not allow the restart, it has appealed the ruling to a higher court.

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Plaintiffs ask power co. to accept court ruling

OSAKA, Japan - A group of plaintiff opposing the restart of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture rally in front of the utility's headquarters in Osaka on May 22, 2014, urging the company not to appeal the Fukui District Court ruling the previous day against the restart of the reactors due to safety concerns.

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Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Photo taken May 21, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The Fukui District Court ruled the same day that it will not allow the restart of two reactors at the plant, now under safety examination by Japan's top nuclear watchdog.

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Kansai Electric Power

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken May 21, 2014, shows the headquarters in Osaka of Kansai Electric Power Co. The Fukui District Court ruled the same day that it will not allow the restart of two reactors at the power company's Oi nuclear plant, now under safety examination by Japan's top nuclear watchdog.

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Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Photo taken May 21, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 (L) and 4 reactor buildings at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The Fukui District Court ruled the same day that it will not allow the restart of the two reactors, now under safety examination by Japan's top nuclear watchdog.

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Court orders power supplier not to operate Oi nuke plant

FUKUI, Japan - Lawyers for plaintiffs seeking to stop the restart of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant hold banners in front of the court house in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, on May 21, 2014, saying the Fukui District Court acknowledged the plaintiffs' claims. The court ordered Kansai Electric Power Co. not to resume operating the reactors. The Nuclear Regulation Authority is now scrutinizing whether the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture is safe enough to resume operating.

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Kansai Electric Power briefs on Oi nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - An official of Kansai Electric Power Co. explains the situation at its Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, at a session of the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on March 12, 2014. The plant remains idle in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Japan to be without nuclear power

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the No. 4 reactor building at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor, Japan's sole operating reactor, is set to be taken offline for routine checks on Sept. 15, leaving the country without nuclear power supply for the second time since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex disaster.

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Japan to be without nuclear power

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the No. 4 (L) and No. 3 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor, Japan's sole operating reactor, is set to be taken offline for routine checks on Sept. 15, leaving the country without nuclear power supply for the second time since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex disaster.

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Reactor taken offline

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows building housing the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The reactor, one of the two operating reactors in Japan, went offline in the early hours of Sept. 3, 2013, for mandatory routine checks. Japan will move to a period of no nuclear power generation when the No. 4 unit at the same plant is taken offline for checks on Sept. 15.

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Reactor taken offline

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 3 reactor, one of the two operating reactors in Japan, went offline in the early hours of Sept. 3, 2013, for mandatory routine checks. Japan will move to a period of no nuclear power generation when the other one, No. 4 unit, is taken offline for checks on Sept. 15.

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On-site inspection at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Photo shows buildings containing the No. 3 reactor (R) and No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture on June 15, 2013. The Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an on-site inspection the same day at the nuclear plant to assess whether the two reactors can meet new safety requirements coming into force in July.

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'Ama' female divers work to stem drop in ama population

TSURUGA, Japan - Female fishing diver Nayomi Oi spreads out wakame seaweed she caught in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture in May 2013.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Experts of an investigation team of the Nuclear Regulation Authority conduct a study at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, during an investigation to check whether a disputed fault running underneath the plant should be viewed as active.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - A team from the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a ditch on the premises of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, during an investigation to check whether a geologic fault running underneath the plant should be considered as active.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Kunihiko Shimazaki (2nd from L, back), commissioner of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, and other experts of its investigation team are briefed at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, on a fault running underneath the station. The NRA conducted an investigation to check whether the disputed fault should be viewed as active.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - A team from the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a ditch on the premises of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, during an investigation to check whether a geologic fault running underneath the plant should be considered as active.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Kunihiko Shimazaki, commissioner of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, puts a question to Kansai Electric Power Co. at its Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012. The NRA conducted an investigation to check whether a disputed fault running underneath the plant should be viewed as active.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in July 2012 shows the facilities of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Buildings containing reactors (from L) No. 4, 3, 2 and 1 are seen. The Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an investigation at the plant on Nov. 2, 2012, to check whether a disputed fault running underneath the plant should be viewed as active.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers and antinuclear protesters jostle in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 29, 2012. People lit candles to surround the Diet building in Tokyo, protesting against the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the Oi power plant on the Sea of Japan coast, the first reactivations since all of the nation's reactors were shut down following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Antinuclear protesters gather holding candles in front of the Diet building (C back) in Tokyo on July 29, 2012. People lit candles to surround the Diet building in Tokyo, protesting against the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the Oi power plant on the Sea of Japan coast, the first reactivations since all of the nation's reactors were shut down following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2012, shows antinuclear protesters in front of the Diet building in Tokyo. People lit candles to surround the Diet building in Tokyo, protesting against the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the Oi power plant on the Sea of Japan coast, the first reactivations since all of the nation's reactors were shut down following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2012, shows antinuclear protesters in front of the Diet building in Tokyo. People lit candles to surround the Diet building in Tokyo, protesting against the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the Oi power plant on the Sea of Japan coast, the first reactivations since all of the nation's reactors were shut down following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2012, shows antinuclear protesters in front of the Diet building in Tokyo. People lit candles to surround the Diet building in Tokyo, protesting against the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the Oi power plant on the Sea of Japan coast, the first reactivations since all of the nation's reactors were shut down following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2012, shows antinuclear protesters in front of the Diet building in Tokyo. People lit candles to surround the Diet building in Tokyo, protesting against the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the Oi power plant on the Sea of Japan coast, the first reactivations since all of the nation's reactors were shut down following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Antinuclear protesters march past the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (R) in Tokyo's Uchisaiwaicho district on July 29, 2012. People took to the streets of central Tokyo the same day to protest at the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the Oi power plant on the Sea of Japan coast, the first reactivations since all of the nation's reactors were shut down following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.