Protesters Occupy Maersk HQ - Rotterdam

Protesters Occupy Maersk HQ - Rotterdam

Two protesters hold a banner reading "MASK OFF MAERSK" inside Maersk Line’s headquarters lobby in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 14, 2025. Dozens of protesters from the activist group Geef Tegengas occupied the lobby of Maersk Line’s headquarters on Boompjes in Rotterdam on Wednesday, accusing the global shipping giant of complicity in war crimes through its alleged transportation of weapons and weapon components to and from Israel. The occupation ended after police and security forces intervened and arrested all of the demonstrators. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Clarins' New Production Site In Troyes - France

Clarins' New Production Site In Troyes - France

The new Clarins production site. The site has been designed to produce 100 million units a year, doubling production and consolidating its Made in France status. The plant houses two manufacturing and packaging lines, with a 3rd and 4th line due to be installed by autumn 2025. 93% of Clarins products are exported to almost 150 countries worldwide. Quality testing and control by an employee wearing a mask and gloves, on February 4, 2025, in Troyes, France. Photo by Bordier S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Clarins' New Production Site In Troyes - France

Clarins' New Production Site In Troyes - France

The new Clarins production site. The site has been designed to produce 100 million units a year, doubling production and consolidating its Made in France status. The plant houses two manufacturing and packaging lines, with a 3rd and 4th line due to be installed by autumn 2025. 93% of Clarins products are exported to almost 150 countries worldwide. Quality testing and control by an employee wearing a mask and gloves, on February 4, 2025, in Troyes, France. Photo by Bordier S/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Two severely injured children lie in a hospital bed, one with head bandages and another with an oxygen mask, receiving medical treatment in northern Gaza at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Two severely injured children lie in a hospital bed, one with head bandages and another with an oxygen mask, receiving medical treatment in northern Gaza at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Two severely injured children lie in a hospital bed, one with head bandages and another with an oxygen mask, receiving medical treatment in northern Gaza at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Two severely injured children lie in a hospital bed, one with head bandages and another with an oxygen mask, receiving medical treatment in northern Gaza at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Two severely injured children lie in a hospital bed, one with head bandages and another with an oxygen mask, receiving medical treatment in northern Gaza at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Two severely injured children lie in a hospital bed, one with head bandages and another with an oxygen mask, receiving medical treatment in northern Gaza at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Two severely injured children lie in a hospital bed, one with head bandages and another with an oxygen mask, receiving medical treatment in northern Gaza at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Multiple Casualties Arrive At Al-Ahli Arab Hospital - Gaza

Two severely injured children lie in a hospital bed, one with head bandages and another with an oxygen mask, receiving medical treatment in northern Gaza at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Photo by Rami Zohud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi Opera artists in SW China's Chongqing

(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera artist Chen Yongxia puts on a Yangxi Opera mask over his forehead, leaving a width of two fingers between the lower edge of the mask and the eyes to observe the stage, in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains.

North America Awed By Total Solar Eclipse - Canada

North America Awed By Total Solar Eclipse - Canada

Jason Epstein and his two year old daughter Scarlett Epstein use a welder's mask to watch the progress of the total solar eclipse at Verona Beach, N.Y., Monday, April 8, 2024. Photo by Christinne Muschi ./CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian missile debris partially destroys Kyiv Art Academy

Russian missile debris partially destroys Kyiv Art Academy

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 26, 2024 - A woman in a hard helmet and face mask removes a broken window pane at the Mykhailo Boichuk Kyiv State Academy of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design in the Pecherskyi district that was partially destroyed by the falling debris of a downed Russian ballistic missile, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. As reported, Russian troops launched two ballistic missiles at the Ukrainian capital on Monday, March 25, at approximately 10:30 local time.

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

The two-day Hakata Dontaku festival begins in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on May 3, 2023, with its main event parade held free of mask-wearing requirements and other COVID-related rules for the first time in four years.

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

The two-day Hakata Dontaku festival begins in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on May 3, 2023, with its main event parade held free of mask-wearing requirements and other COVID-related rules for the first time in four years.

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

The two-day Hakata Dontaku festival begins in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on May 3, 2023, with its main event parade held free of mask-wearing requirements and other COVID-related rules for the first time in four years.

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

The two-day Hakata Dontaku festival begins in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on May 3, 2023, with its main event parade held free of mask-wearing requirements and other COVID-related rules for the first time in four years.

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

The two-day Hakata Dontaku festival begins in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on May 3, 2023, with its main event parade held free of mask-wearing requirements and other COVID-related rules for the first time in four years.

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

The two-day Hakata Dontaku festival begins in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on May 3, 2023, with its main event parade held free of mask-wearing requirements and other COVID-related rules for the first time in four years.

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

The two-day Hakata Dontaku festival begins in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on May 3, 2023, with its main event parade held free of mask-wearing requirements and other COVID-related rules for the first time in four years.

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

No COVID rules at Hakata Dontaku festival in Fukuoka

The two-day Hakata Dontaku festival begins in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on May 3, 2023, with its main event parade held free of mask-wearing requirements and other COVID-related rules for the first time in four years.

S. Korea eases indoor mask mandate

S. Korea eases indoor mask mandate

People sit in a cafe in Seoul on Jan. 30, 2023, without wearing face masks. South Korea the same day lifted most of its mandatory rules for the wearing of masks indoors after more than two years, with the country believed to have entered a downward trend in the COVID-19 pandemic.

iPhone 4S launched in Japan

iPhone 4S launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A customer in a mask resembling the late Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs waits for the iPhone 4S launch in front of an Apple store in Tokyo's Ginza district on Oct. 14, 2011. Softbank Mobile Corp. and KDDI Corp. began selling the new version of the Apple smartphone in Japan the same day, starting a fierce competition by the two rival mobile phone operators to chase market leader NTT Docomo Inc.

U.S. envoy Roos in disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

U.S. envoy Roos in disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

OFUNATO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (L) receives a mask from a volunteer worker before taking part in a volunteer project at a car dealer in earthquake- and tsunami-hit Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on June 28, 2011. Roos visited the northeastern Japan prefecture, where one of two American teachers confirmed dead in the disaster had been working, to show continued U.S. support for the areas.

Kabul takes 2 days off a week due to air pollution

Kabul takes 2 days off a week due to air pollution

KABUL, Afghanistan - A police officer (C) wears a protective mask to avoid inhaling car exhaust emissions and dust as he directs the traffic in central Kabul, Afghanistan on Dec. 9, 2010. The Afghan government has implemented a two-days-off-a-week calendar to help improve the air quality in the capital.

Darvish wears antiflu protection mask

Darvish wears antiflu protection mask

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters ace pitcher Yu Darvish is seen wearing an antiflu protection mask at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Aug. 19 as he heads for a test for the new H1N1 influenza. The club has decided to carry out medical examinations of all team personnel for the flu after two players and a coach were confirmed to have contracted it.

New flu hits Tokyo, infections total 281 in Japan

New flu hits Tokyo, infections total 281 in Japan

KAWASAKI, Japan - A woman takes a photo of a figure of a pig wearing a face mask in Kobe's Chinatown area on May 21, a day after the first two cases of the new strain of influenza were confirmed in Tokyo and nearby areas.

China reports 2 suspected SARS cases

China reports 2 suspected SARS cases

BEIJING, China - China said April 22 there are two suspected cases of SARS -- one in Beijing and one in the eastern province of Anhui. Photo shows a reporter wearing a mask in front of a Beijing hospital where a patient thought to have SARS is being treated.

(4)China's SARS toll rises to 170, with 7 new deaths in Beijing

(4)China's SARS toll rises to 170, with 7 new deaths in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Two mask-wearing women walk by a huge banner urging the people to unite to fight the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Beijing on May 1. 11 more people died from SARS across China, seven in Beijing, during the 24 hours up to 10 a.m. May 1.

TUNISIA-COVID-19-REBOUND

TUNISIA-COVID-19-REBOUND

(220714) -- TUNIS, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing a mask walks on a street in Tunis, Tunisia on July 12, 2022. Tunisia witnessed a noticeable rebound in COVID-19 cases as the test positivity rate has risen to 50 percent from about 21.75 percent over the past two weeks, private radio station Mosaique FM reported on Monday. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

TUNISIA-COVID-19-REBOUND

TUNISIA-COVID-19-REBOUND

(220714) -- TUNIS, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man wearing a mask walks on a street in Tunis, Tunisia on July 12, 2022. Tunisia witnessed a noticeable rebound in COVID-19 cases as the test positivity rate has risen to 50 percent from about 21.75 percent over the past two weeks, private radio station Mosaique FM reported on Monday. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

Colombia to end COVID-19 mask mandate

STORY: Colombia to end COVID-19 mask mandate DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views of Bogota 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ALEJANDRO GOMEZ LOPEZ, District Secretary of Health in Bogota, Colombia STORYLINE: After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, on Sunday Colombians can opt to do away with face masks in enclosed spaces, as the national government ordered. On the same day, thousands of people in cities across the nation abandoned this once-mandatory accessory, with the goal of avoiding infections and deaths caused by the virus. Nevertheless, other people are continuing to use this element of protection due to fear of new waves of infections caused by ongoing variants. The virus has led to 139,000 deaths since the start of the health crisis. The Ministry of Health reported this week that only municipalities in which 40 percent of the population have received booster shots can eliminate the use of masks in enclosed ar

Vlog: How massive COVID-19 testing is like in Shanghai

STORY: Vlog: How massive COVID-19 testing is like in Shanghai DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:35 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): YOLANDA VOM HAGEN, Photographer from Germany STORYLINE: China's Shanghai, a megacity with a population of 25 million, has launched rounds of massive nucleic acid testing in its COVID-19 fight. How is the test like? Yolanda vom Hagen, a professional photographer from Germany, lives in a small compound in Shanghai. She filmed her experience recently. SOUNDBITE (English): YOLANDA VOM HAGEN, Photographer from Germany "Big day is starting. I just woke up. Good morning! Six o'clock, I just wake up. They're calling our compound. So just take a very quick sip of black tea, and then, that's it. The mask, maybe two, maybe one. And don't forget the disinfection. We are waiting for our call to go together to the test station. These are the volunteering aunties. They are helping us to sort, come down, get the vegetables and be conn

New Zealand gov't urges people to wear masks during Easter holidays

STORY: New Zealand gov't urges people to wear masks during Easter holidays DATELINE: April 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of people playing in the amusement park 3. various of night views of the city STORYLINE: New Zealand's Ministry of Health has warned the public to wear masks and stay vigilant during the Easter holidays. The country reported 13,636 new community cases and 30 deaths of COVID-19 in the past two days, said the ministry in a statement on Saturday. New Zealand moved from the highest Red settings under the COVID-19 Protection Framework to Orange settings from midnight Wednesday. According to the latest regulations, there are no indoor capacity limits and the seated and separated rules for hospitality venues lifts under Orange settings, so bars, cafes and restaurants are able to fill up again. However, wearing a face mask is still important and recommended. New Zealand has reported 818,882 confirm

NEW ZEALAND-COVID-19-CASES

NEW ZEALAND-COVID-19-CASES

(220416) -- AUCKLAND, April 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman wearing a mask passes by a theatre in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, on April 16, 2022. New Zealand reported 13,636 new community cases and 30 deaths of COVID-19 in the past two days, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)

KENYA-NAIROBI-LIBRARY-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

KENYA-NAIROBI-LIBRARY-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(220409) -- NAIROBI, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kenyans learn to draw opera mask during a Chinese language experience event in Nairobi, Kenya, April 8, 2022. The Kenya National Library Service on Friday hosted a Chinese language experience event, as part of efforts to strengthen cultural relations between the two countries. Highlights of the event included enlightening participants on learning basic Chinese language, Chinese poems and songs, Chinese Kongfu and Peking Opera. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

KENYA-NAIROBI-LIBRARY-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

KENYA-NAIROBI-LIBRARY-CHINESE CULTURAL EVENT

(220409) -- NAIROBI, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan learns to draw opera mask during a Chinese language experience event in Nairobi, Kenya, April 8, 2022. The Kenya National Library Service on Friday hosted a Chinese language experience event, as part of efforts to strengthen cultural relations between the two countries. Highlights of the event included enlightening participants on learning basic Chinese language, Chinese poems and songs, Chinese Kongfu and Peking Opera. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

CHINA-TOP CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2021 (CN)

CHINA-TOP CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS-2021 (CN)

(220319) -- BEIJING, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated file photo shows a golden mask found at the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has announced its list of China's six most important archaeological discoveries of 2021. The list of projects, which was announced in Beijing on Friday, is as follows: the Paleolithic ruin sites in the southwestern province of Sichuan; the Neolithic jade workshop remains in central China's Henan; the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan; two sites of ancient tombs from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) belonging to royals in Jiangxi and nobles in Hubei; and the tomb complex of the royal families of Tuyuhun in Gansu. (Xinhua)

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-EASE

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-COVID-19-RESTRICTIONS-EASE

(220225) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Two man enjoy drinks at a restaurant in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 25, 2022. New South Wales government eased mask mandatary rules in most indoor places on Friday. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

Beijing Olympics: Ski Jumping

ZHANGJIAKOU, China, Feb. 8 Kyodo - Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi speaks at a press conference in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 8, 2022, wearing a mask for protection against the coronavirus. Kobayashi won the men's normal hill individual ski jumping at the Beijing Winter Olympics two days earlier.

Beijing Olympics: Ski Jumping

Beijing Olympics: Ski Jumping

Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi speaks at a press conference in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 8, 2022, wearing a mask for protection against the coronavirus. Kobayashi won the men's normal hill individual ski jumping at the Beijing Winter Olympics two days earlier.

Beijing Olympics: Ski Jumping

Beijing Olympics: Ski Jumping

Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi speaks at a press conference in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 8, 2022, wearing a mask for protection against the coronavirus. Kobayashi won the men's normal hill individual ski jumping at the Beijing Winter Olympics two days earlier.

Beijing Olympics: Ski Jumping

Beijing Olympics: Ski Jumping

Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi speaks at a press conference in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 8, 2022, wearing a mask for protection against the coronavirus. Kobayashi won the men's normal hill individual ski jumping at the Beijing Winter Olympics two days earlier.

Japan PM Kishida after N. Korea missile launch

Japan PM Kishida after N. Korea missile launch

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida removes his mask before speaking to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2022. North Korea fired two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles eastward toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day, according to the South Korean military.

President Biden Delivers Remarks On Ending War In Afghanistan

President Biden Delivers Remarks On Ending War In Afghanistan

U.S. President Joe Biden removes his protective mask while arriving to speak at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. The departure of the last U.S. military plane from Afghanistan left the region facing uncertainty, with the Taliban seeking to cement control of a nation shattered by two decades of war and an economy long dependent on foreign aid and opium sales. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Biden Delivers Remarks On Ending War In Afghanistan

President Biden Delivers Remarks On Ending War In Afghanistan

U.S. President Joe Biden removes his protective mask while arriving to speak at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. The departure of the last U.S. military plane from Afghanistan left the region facing uncertainty, with the Taliban seeking to cement control of a nation shattered by two decades of war and an economy long dependent on foreign aid and opium sales. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Police Rally In Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Police Rally In Front Of The National Assembly - Paris

Police officer wear a Jean Luc Melenchon mask as he waves a Alliance flags of police union as they gather for a rally in front of the Assemblee Nationale ( french National Assembly ) in Paris on May 19, 2021, to demand harsher punishment for attacks against their own, two weeks after an officer was shot dead while investigating drug deals. Police unions called for the gathering to push for better protection and less tolerance towards violence against officers, a year ahead of a presidential election in which security issues will be a key topic. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice League: Crisis On Two (2010)

Justice League: Crisis On Two (2010)

The Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman & Green Lantern Characters: , , , Film: Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths (USA 2010) Director: Sam Liu & Lauren Montgomery 23 February 2010 Date: 23 February 2010

Opposition candidate for Seoul mayoral by-election

Opposition candidate for Seoul mayoral by-election

Oh Se Hoon of the main opposition People Power Party is pictured in Seoul on March 8, 2021, wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic. Oh is one of the two leading opposition candidates for the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election.