Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid during the Rolex Paris Masters 1000 ATP doubles wheelchair tennis match tournament at the La Defense Arena on November 1, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid during the Rolex Paris Masters 1000 ATP doubles wheelchair tennis match tournament at the La Defense Arena on November 1, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Stephane Houdet during the Rolex Paris Masters 1000 ATP wheelchair tennis tournament at the La Defense Arena on November 1, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Stephane Houdet during the Rolex Paris Masters 1000 ATP wheelchair tennis tournament at the La Defense Arena on November 1, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Stephane Houdet during the Rolex Paris Masters 1000 ATP wheelchair tennis tournament at the La Defense Arena on November 1, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Stephane Houdet during the Rolex Paris Masters 1000 ATP wheelchair tennis tournament at the La Defense Arena on November 1, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Rolex Paris Masters day 6

Stephane Houdet during the Rolex Paris Masters 1000 ATP wheelchair tennis tournament at the La Defense Arena on November 1, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Interior of 558 Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Interior of 558 Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - Interior of 558 Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

Airplane Restaurant in Fuyang

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - 558 Airplane Restaurant exterior in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China on September 21, 2025. This aviation themed restaurant was converted from a retired Boeing 737 aircraft. The interior can accommodate 68 people for dining at the same time, and is equipped with a dining table and a soft and comfortable sofa.

Bloquons-tout At Albi - France

Bloquons-tout At Albi - France

Protesters on a sofa during a roundabout blockade for the "Block Everything" operation in Albi, France on september 10, 2025. Photo by Arnaud Bertrand/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bloquons-tout At Albi - France

Bloquons-tout At Albi - France

Protesters on a sofa during a roundabout blockade for the "Block Everything" operation in Albi, France on september 10, 2025. Photo by Arnaud Bertrand/ABACAPRESS.COM

Garbage In Nature - Iran

Garbage In Nature - Iran

A view of a torn sofa amid piles of plastic waste at an open dump near Saqqez, Iran, on April 17, 2025. The villages of Taveh Qaran and Badrabad near Saqqez face mounting environmental challenges due to flawed waste management systems, leaving large amounts of garbage scattered across natural landscapes. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hostel for displaced persons in western Ukraine

Hostel for displaced persons in western Ukraine

KHUST, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 9, 2025 - A room with two sofas, toys, a drying rack and an ironing board is pictured in a hostel of the Khust Vocational Lyceum of the Service Sector that temporarily houses evacuated internally displaced persons, Khust, Zakarpattia region, western Ukraine. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Two young people with an unusable sofa after the passage of the DANA in Aldaia, on November 9, 2024, in Aldaia, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The search for possible victims of the DANA in the province of Valencia continues today with the deployment of search teams in the deepest areas of the Albufera, while work also continues in the area of the Magro River, the Rambla de Poio, the mouth of the Turia River and the sea. According to the first Emergencies report on the impact of the DANA, about 2,450 firefighters from more than 40 agencies are operating in the areas affected by the floods, in addition to 8,000 military personnel, including 52 divers. In addition, 25,000 hectares in Valencia have been affected by the cold drop. As for the number of victims, only in the province of Valencia, 215 people have been confirmed dead due to the SWD and at least 78 people are still missing. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Furniture industry in China's Jiangxi goes smart

STORY: Furniture industry in China's Jiangxi goes smart SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: GANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nankang 2. STANDUP 1 (English): SUI SHANGJUN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of producing processes at factories in Nankang 4. STANDUP 2 (English): SUI SHANGJUN, Xinhua correspondent 5. various of Nankang STORYLINE: The wide application of intelligent equipment has empowered the furniture industry in east China's Jiangxi Province to go smart and highly enhance production efficiency. Nankang is one of China's premier furniture manufacturing hubs. Over the past decade, the Nankang furniture industry has progressively embraced intelligent manufacturing. STANDUP 1 (English): SUI SHANGJUN, Xinhua correspondent "Thanks to smart equipment, a chair can be produced in less than five minutes and the time spent on producing a sofa is also reduced by 85 percent, allowing for production to be completed in just one da

Day care centre in Kherson

Day care centre in Kherson

KHERSON, UKRAINE - APRIL 23, 2024 - A girl sits on a sofa made of pallets at a day care centre in Kherson, southern Ukraine.

China: Child Playing With Lighter Sets Sofa On Fire In Wenshan, Yunnan

This video shows a mischievous child playing with a lighter igniting a sofa at home in Wenshan, Yunnan on March 4, 2024. Thankfully, a family member noticed the fire soon enough to extinguish it, preventing a possible disaster. His father Mr. Lu said he didn't know why his son suddenly set the couch on fire. The child probably just picked one of the lighters left around by Lu who smokes. The boy was later given safety education by the father.

Opening of Lviv Habilitation Center for veterans and civilians

Opening of Lviv Habilitation Center for veterans and civilians

LVIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 7, 2024 - Men talk on the couch at the recently inaugurated HAB | Lviv Habilitation Center in Lviv, western Ukraine. Ukraines first habilitation centre offers a space for veterans and civilians who were wounded during the war and have already undergone treatment and rehabilitation to adapt to the new conditions of daily living.

A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day

Monlagine posing on her sofa, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 2019 ‘My parents didn’t know I’m gay. I’m a good actor! Be brave in life to make your own decisions. Fall in love with your courage. Be yourself and don’t regret what you have done.’ Monlagine/Johnny Johnny was one of the first drag queen in Taiwan. Costume designer by day, he makes his own clothes and tell stories to children while in drag. He sometimes faces aggressive behavior from the parents. When he's in drag he becomes Monlagine. Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis - General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis - General Audience - Vatican

The pope’s chair in the Paul VI Hall, Vatican on November 29, 2023. Photo: Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COMM

Pope Francis - General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis - General Audience - Vatican

The pope’s chair in the Paul VI Hall, Vatican on November 29, 2023. Photo: Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COMM

Pope Francis - General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis - General Audience - Vatican

The pope’s chair in the Paul VI Hall, Vatican on November 29, 2023. Photo: Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COMM

Pope Francis - General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis - General Audience - Vatican

The pope’s chair in the Paul VI Hall, Vatican on November 29, 2023. Photo: Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COMM

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

A painting of Abbe Pierre on a sofa facing a survey, at the entrance to the Foyer. Atmosphere, meetings and portraits, sharing with companions from the Emmaus 82 Community, la Ville-Dieu-du-Temple (82), Emmaus, a national, European and international movement created by Abbe Pierre in 1949, sharing a lunch with the whole team and selling clothes, second-hand clothes, toys, second-hand furniture and other useful items, bicycles, radios, tvs, computers, junk and recycling. One of Emmaus fundamental principles is self-reliance through work. France, Ville-Dieu-du-Temple on October 31, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Deadly Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Region

Deadly Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk Region

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 18, 2023 - A room shows damage inside a house destroyed in the Russian rocket attack that took place Wednesday morning, October 18, Obukhivka, Dnipropetrovsk Region, central Ukraine. The enemy missile killed a 31-year-old woman, the mother of two girls. In addition, four people were injured. Three of them were rushed to the hospital in moderate condition. The rocket destroyed one private house and an outbuilding. In total, 21 private houses, 11 outbuildings, a car and a low-pressure gas pipeline were damaged.

Xinjiang, My home: Interior designer's passion for designing homes

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Interior designer's passion for designing homes DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kurban Rozi STORYLINE: Kurban Rozi, an interior designer, is passionate about designing homes for people in Qiemo County, China's Xinjiang. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KURBAN ROZI, Interior designer from Xinjiang "Hi, I'm Kurban." "I'm from Tograk Township, Qiemo County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture." "This is my store selling interior decoration materials." "I sell and deliver materials while doing decoration design." "Now, I'm going to a client's home." "We're gonna make another cabinet and put it here." "Is it okay to make the sofa about 4 meters long?" "Okay." "Do you think this design is okay? Like this." "Ah, that's it?" "Yes." "Okay, let's do this." "This is the wardrobe in bedroom." "That's it. I want the white color." "Okay, this white color." "I have been doing interior decoration since 2013." "This is my clie

Iraq studied Japan-U.S. SOFA over trial criteria for servicemen

Iraq studied Japan-U.S. SOFA over trial criteria for servicemen

TOKYO, Japan - Mohammad Haj Hamoud, Iraq's deputy foreign minister for multinational relations and legal affairs, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 24.

Inamine urges SOFA revision be seen as national undertaking

Inamine urges SOFA revision be seen as national undertaking

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine called in a Tokyo forum May 29 for national attention on Okinawa's wish to revise the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement to solve various problems involving U.S. military facilities there.

Nissan launches Cube Cubic compact car

Nissan launches Cube Cubic compact car

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn stands by a new version of the company's Cube compact car, the Cube Cubic, at a presentation ceremony in Tokyo on Sept. 3. The Cube Cubic features sofa-like seats with comfortable room for adults in the second- and third-row seats.

Problem lies in 'operation' of SOFA: Baker

Problem lies in 'operation' of SOFA: Baker

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 30. Baker said problems with the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) do not stem from the pact itself but rather from how it is put into operation.

Inamine reiterates demand for SOFA revisions

Inamine reiterates demand for SOFA revisions

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine is surrounded by reporters July 11 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo after talks with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda. In the talks, Inamine reiterated his demand for a revision to a Japan-U.S. agreement on the management of U.S. military bases in Japan to facilitate the pre-indictment handover of U.S. soldiers suspected of crimes.

Lower house committee calls for review of SOFA

Lower house committee calls for review of SOFA

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on July 10 unanimously adopted a resolution saying the Japanese government should promptly consider a review of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The resolution was made in the wake of a recent rape allegedly involving a U.S. serviceman stationed in Okinawa Prefecture. At left in the background is Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka.

Ginowan city assembly in Okinawa calls for SOFA revision

Ginowan city assembly in Okinawa calls for SOFA revision

NAHA, Japan - Members of the city assembly of Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture debate a resolution on July 10 calling for a drastic revision to a Japan-U.S. pact governing the management and operation of U.S. forces in Japan. The assembly unanimously adopted the resolution, which was submitted in the wake of the alleged June 29 rape of an Okinawa woman by a U.S. serviceman.

S. Korea, U.S. initial revised SOFA agreement

S. Korea, U.S. initial revised SOFA agreement

SEOUL, South Korea - Frederick Smith (L), U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asia-Pacific Affairs, and Song Min Soon, director general for North American Affairs of the South Korea Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry shake hands in Seoul on Dec. 28 after initialing revisions to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) covering some 37,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in South Korea.

Riken Invents Nursing Robot

AICHI, JAPAN - FEB. 23: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, known as Riken, one of Japan's top research institute, announced it invented a new robot to help care the patients by help them by taking them up in the robot's arms. The robot, dubbed Robea, can act like a human with censors to weigh the weight of patients automatically. Chisato Miyaji who experienced the robot, which took her from a sofa to a wheelchair, said she felt her body was moved up very gently just like a human helper. The robot itself is 1.5 meters tall and 140 kilograms heavy but the weight was reduced by 90 kilos from the previous model. Riken made the robot public for the press on Monday February 23 at its facility here in Nagoya, central Japan.

Gazans resort to "Musicotherapy" to reduce psychological stress

STORY: Gazans resort to "Musicotherapy" to reduce psychological stress DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a music therapy session 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JULIA AHMED, Young Palestinian woman from Gaza 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AHMED, Gaza-based young man 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): TAGHREED AL-SAQQA, Gaza-based psychotherapist STORYLINE: For 45 minutes, Julia Ahmed, a young Palestinian woman from Gaza, sits on a sofa, listening to musical chants mixed with the sounds of sea waves, in a bid to get rid of her psychological pressure. For many years, the 32-year-old mother of a child suffered from various problems, which brought her to a state of depression and rejection of the reality she was living in. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JULIA AHMED, Young Palestinian woman from Gaza "I came here to receive music therapy because I believe that music is for good people as it radiates peace and positive energy. I am the kind of person who listens t

Women sit in outside Turkish Embassy to protest after Sofagate - Paris

Women sit in outside Turkish Embassy to protest after Sofagate - Paris

French women protest with chairs facing the Turkish embassy, after 'sofa gate' when European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen was denied a chair in a protocol incident few weeks before. Women decided to take chairs as it seems 'there aren't enough in Turkey', and protest facing the embassy, in Paris, France, on April 12, 2021. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Balkis Press/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

Women sit in outside Turkish Embassy to protest after Sofagate - Paris

Women sit in outside Turkish Embassy to protest after Sofagate - Paris

French women protest with chairs facing the Turkish embassy, after 'sofa gate' when European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen was denied a chair in a protocol incident few weeks before. Women decided to take chairs as it seems 'there aren't enough in Turkey', and protest facing the embassy, in Paris, France, on April 12, 2021. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Balkis Press/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)