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Typhoon Co-May Makes Landfall in Eastern China

Staff members verify the stability of rooftop railings at Shanghai Railway Station in Shanghai, east China, July 30, 2025. Co-May, the eighth typhoon of this year, made landfall for the second time in east China's Shanghai Municipality on Wednesday afternoon after it made landfall in Zhejiang Province in early Wednesday morning, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. The center of Typhoon Co-May (tropical storm level) made second landfall on the coast of Fengxian District, Shanghai around 4: 40 p.m. At the time of landfall, the maximum wind speed near the center was 23 meters per second, accompanied by a central minimum pressure of 978 hectopascals. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Xiang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Co-May Makes Landfall in Eastern China

Staff members check flood control facilities along the railway in Shanghai, east China, July 30, 2025. Co-May, the eighth typhoon of this year, made landfall for the second time in east China's Shanghai Municipality on Wednesday afternoon after it made landfall in Zhejiang Province in early Wednesday morning, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. The center of Typhoon Co-May (tropical storm level) made second landfall on the coast of Fengxian District, Shanghai around 4: 40 p.m. At the time of landfall, the maximum wind speed near the center was 23 meters per second, accompanied by a central minimum pressure of 978 hectopascals. (Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Force Training Jet Crash On School Campus - Dhaka

Members of the Bangladesh Army and the fire service start rescue operations after a Bangladesh Air Force F7 aircraft crashed into a building of Milestone College in Dhaka's Uttara around 1:30 pm on July 21, 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 20 people have died, including the pilot of the aircraft. Photo by Rahman Habibur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Electricity Transmission

Illustration - Staff members patrol along the power lines of the 750 kV grid around the Tarim Basin in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 27, 2024. Xinjiang is a key sending hub in China's west-to-east power transmission program. Once considered economic obstacles, Xinjiang's vast deserts and arid landscapes have been transformed into a renewable energy goldmine, blessed with strong wind and long hours of sunshine. Since 2010, Xinjiang has cumulatively transmitted over 900 billion kilowatt-hours of power outside the region, with renewable energy accounting for approximately 30 percent of the total. The electricity supply coverage extends to 22 provincial-level regions across China. Photo by Xu Hongyan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Operations in Mandalay - Myanmar

Members of the China international search and rescue team carry out search and rescue operation at a hotel in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The China international search and rescue team has continued its rescue efforts in several areas of Mandalay, central Myanmar. On Tuesday, eight operational groups conducted comprehensive inspections and reconnaissance at five key locations, covering a total of 30 buildings, with disinfection of an area of around 2,000 square meters. Photo by China international search and rescue team/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Operations in Mandalay - Myanmar

Members of the China international search and rescue team carry out search and rescue operation at a hotel in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The China international search and rescue team has continued its rescue efforts in several areas of Mandalay, central Myanmar. On Tuesday, eight operational groups conducted comprehensive inspections and reconnaissance at five key locations, covering a total of 30 buildings, with disinfection of an area of around 2,000 square meters. Photo by China international search and rescue team/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Operations in Mandalay - Myanmar

Members of the China international search and rescue team carry out search and rescue operation at a hotel in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The China international search and rescue team has continued its rescue efforts in several areas of Mandalay, central Myanmar. On Tuesday, eight operational groups conducted comprehensive inspections and reconnaissance at five key locations, covering a total of 30 buildings, with disinfection of an area of around 2,000 square meters. Photo by China international search and rescue team/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Operations in Mandalay - Myanmar

Members of the China international search and rescue team carry out search and rescue operation at a hotel in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The China international search and rescue team has continued its rescue efforts in several areas of Mandalay, central Myanmar. On Tuesday, eight operational groups conducted comprehensive inspections and reconnaissance at five key locations, covering a total of 30 buildings, with disinfection of an area of around 2,000 square meters. Photo by China international search and rescue team/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Operations in Mandalay - Myanmar

Members of the China international search and rescue team carry out search and rescue operation at a hotel in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The China international search and rescue team has continued its rescue efforts in several areas of Mandalay, central Myanmar. On Tuesday, eight operational groups conducted comprehensive inspections and reconnaissance at five key locations, covering a total of 30 buildings, with disinfection of an area of around 2,000 square meters. Photo by China international search and rescue team/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rescue Operations in Mandalay - Myanmar

Members of the China international search and rescue team carry out search and rescue operation at a hotel in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. The China international search and rescue team has continued its rescue efforts in several areas of Mandalay, central Myanmar. On Tuesday, eight operational groups conducted comprehensive inspections and reconnaissance at five key locations, covering a total of 30 buildings, with disinfection of an area of around 2,000 square meters. Photo by China international search and rescue team/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Members of the civilian rescue team of RAMUNION RESCUE carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Members from the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Cai Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Members from the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors. The rescuers combed through the ruins of apartments, hotels and hospitals to find signs of life. Continuous aftershocks, power cuts, destroyed roads and communication interruptions made their rescue work even harder. Meanwhile, more Chinese rescue teams are heading to Myanmar, bringing in earthquake experts, structural engineers, medical personnel and canine units, as well as life detectors, demolition equipment and field hospital systems. Photo by Cai Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar-Bangkok Earthquake Aftermath

Members of the China Search and Rescue Team conduct rescue work in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. China Search and Rescue Team arrived in the hard-hit Mandalay City in Myanmar at around 17:00 local time on Sunday, according to China's Ministry of Emergency Management. The Chinese rescue team, upon arrival, reviewed the disaster situation with the Chinese consular mission and the local government. The team immediately sent an emergency squad to carry out field survey in the area where people were buried. Photo by Xinhua/Cai Yang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar-Bangkok Earthquake Aftermath

Members of the China Search and Rescue Team conduct rescue work in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. China Search and Rescue Team arrived in the hard-hit Mandalay City in Myanmar at around 17:00 local time on Sunday, according to China's Ministry of Emergency Management. The Chinese rescue team, upon arrival, reviewed the disaster situation with the Chinese consular mission and the local government. The team immediately sent an emergency squad to carry out field survey in the area where people were buried. Photo by Xinhua/Cai Yang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, gather before leaving for Myanmar at a land port in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts. The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team -- a Chinese civil relief squad -- departed from Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 a.m. They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan Province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning. A total of 694 people were killed, 1,670 injured and 68 missing in a deadly earthquake in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported. Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, prepare to enter Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts. The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team -- a Chinese civil relief squad -- departed from Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 a.m. They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan Province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning. A total of 694 people were killed, 1,670 injured and 68 missing in a deadly earthquake in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported. Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

A member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, prepares to enter Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts. The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team -- a Chinese civil relief squad -- departed from Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 a.m. They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan Province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning. A total of 694 people were killed, 1,670 injured and 68 missing in a deadly earthquake in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported. Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Six Killed In Bombing Of Al-Sahaba Market - Gaza

Family members and medics gather around the wounded in Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital following an attack on Al-Sahaba Street, Gaza City, Gaza, on October 29, 2024. Wounded Palestinians were transported to the hospital after the assault on the Al-Sahaba market in the Daraj neighborhood, resulting in casualties and numerous injuries. The Palestinian Sanad agency reported from medical sources that six Palestinians died and 30 civilians were injured in the Israeli bombing that targeted the Al-Sahaba market in Gaza City. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Six Killed In Bombing Of Al-Sahaba Market - Gaza

Family members and medics gather around the wounded in Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital following an attack on Al-Sahaba Street, Gaza City, Gaza, on October 29, 2024. Wounded Palestinians were transported to the hospital after the assault on the Al-Sahaba market in the Daraj neighborhood, resulting in casualties and numerous injuries. The Palestinian Sanad agency reported from medical sources that six Palestinians died and 30 civilians were injured in the Israeli bombing that targeted the Al-Sahaba market in Gaza City. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Six Killed In Bombing Of Al-Sahaba Market - Gaza

Family members and medics gather around the wounded in Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital following an attack on Al-Sahaba Street, Gaza City, Gaza, on October 29, 2024. Wounded Palestinians were transported to the hospital after the assault on the Al-Sahaba market in the Daraj neighborhood, resulting in casualties and numerous injuries. The Palestinian Sanad agency reported from medical sources that six Palestinians died and 30 civilians were injured in the Israeli bombing that targeted the Al-Sahaba market in Gaza City. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Six Killed In Bombing Of Al-Sahaba Market - Gaza

Family members and medics gather around the wounded in Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital following an attack on Al-Sahaba Street, Gaza City, Gaza, on October 29, 2024. Wounded Palestinians were transported to the hospital after the assault on the Al-Sahaba market in the Daraj neighborhood, resulting in casualties and numerous injuries. The Palestinian Sanad agency reported from medical sources that six Palestinians died and 30 civilians were injured in the Israeli bombing that targeted the Al-Sahaba market in Gaza City. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Six Killed In Bombing Of Al-Sahaba Market - Gaza

Family members and medics gather around the wounded in Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital following an attack on Al-Sahaba Street, Gaza City, Gaza, on October 29, 2024. Wounded Palestinians were transported to the hospital after the assault on the Al-Sahaba market in the Daraj neighborhood, resulting in casualties and numerous injuries. The Palestinian Sanad agency reported from medical sources that six Palestinians died and 30 civilians were injured in the Israeli bombing that targeted the Al-Sahaba market in Gaza City. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240730) -- BEIJING, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 29, 2024 shows rescuers searching for flood-affected residents near a dike breach in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province. A dike breach took place around 8 p.m. Sunday in the section of Juanshui River in Yisuhe Township, with more than 3,800 residents evacuated as of Monday morning. Over 1,200 people, including armed police, militia and professional rescuers, have been mobilized into rescue and relief work, assisted by more than 1,000 local officials and Party members, according to local flood control and drought relief headquarters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-SICHUAN-HANYUAN-FLASH FLOODS-RESCUE (CN)

(240720) -- HANYUAN, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescue members carry relief supplies at Xinhua primary school in Malie Township, Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 20, 2024. More than 30 people remained missing after flash floods struck Xinhua Village in southwest China's Sichuan Province at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, local authorities said. The floods triggered by torrential rains also damaged over 40 houses in the village in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, according to the county's emergency management bureau. The disaster also disrupted roads, bridges and communications. Rescue operations are currently underway. A local fire brigade with 217 rescuers and 55 vehicles has rushed to the scene. The Ministry of Emergency Management has also dispatched 29 rescue experts and 13 sets of rescue equipment, as well as drones to provide emergency communications. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xi)

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3 dead, 1 missing as fishing boat sinks off S Korea's southern coast

STORY: 3 dead, 1 missing as fishing boat sinks off S Korea's southern coast SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Korean Coast Guard searching and rescuing crew members of the fishing boat (courtesy of Korea Coast Guard) STORYLINE: Three sailors were confirmed dead, and one other remained missing, as a fishing boat sank off South Korea's southern coast, Yonhap news agency said Thursday. The 139-ton trawler with 11 crew members on board, including four South Koreans, six Indonesians and one Vietnamese, sank in waters off an island in Tongyeong, about 330 km south of the capital Seoul. A distress call was sent to the coast guard at around 4:15 a.m. local time (1915 GMT Wednesday). Ten crew members were rescued by the coast guard and nearby boats, but three South Koreans, including a captain, were taken to a hospital unconscious before being confirmed dead. One South Korean sailor remained unaccoun

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2 killed, 2 injured in clashes on Lebanese-Israeli border

STORY: 2 killed, 2 injured in clashes on Lebanese-Israeli border SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of smoke resulting from an Israeli air raid on the outskirts of several Lebanese southern towns STORYLINE: Two Hezbollah members were killed and two civilians injured on Monday in Israeli raids on Lebanon's southern borders, according to Lebanese military sources. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Israeli forces had launched 14 airstrikes on eight towns and villages in southern Lebanon and destroyed three houses, adding that around 100 Israeli shells were also fired at 15 towns and villages in the area, destroying eight houses and damaging 25 others. Meanwhile, the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said its fighters attacked several Israeli targets at sites including al-Samaqa, al-Motella, and the Zarit barracks. The Lebanese-Israeli border has been witnessing increased tension since Oct.

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Pope Francis meets Members of the ‘Bearers of St. Rose’ Sodality - Vatican

Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian ‘Bearers of St. Rose’ sodality at the Vatican on January 11, 2024. Based in the central Italian city of Viterbo, the Italian sodality dedicated to St. Rose of Viterbo was founded in 1978 but bears a heritage much more ancient. The Bearers carryi in procession a ‘machine”’about 30-meters-tall topped with an image of the saint. ’It is a spectacular sign, which catalyzes the entire city around it and attracts crowds of pilgrims and visitors from all over the world,’ Pope said. Since 2013, the machine of St. Rose has been recognized by UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, as an ‘intangible heritage of humanity.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis meets Members of the ‘Bearers of St. Rose’ Sodality - Vatican

Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian ‘Bearers of St. Rose’ sodality at the Vatican on January 11, 2024. Based in the central Italian city of Viterbo, the Italian sodality dedicated to St. Rose of Viterbo was founded in 1978 but bears a heritage much more ancient. The Bearers carryi in procession a ‘machine”’about 30-meters-tall topped with an image of the saint. ’It is a spectacular sign, which catalyzes the entire city around it and attracts crowds of pilgrims and visitors from all over the world,’ Pope said. Since 2013, the machine of St. Rose has been recognized by UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, as an ‘intangible heritage of humanity.’ Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets With Young Singers Of The ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation - Vatican

Pope Francis meets with young singers of the ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation at the Vatican on December 30, 2023. ‘Singing can touch hearts and deepen prayer’ said Pope Francis. The group was founded in 1950 in France and later grew into a federation of children’s and youth choirs, boasting over 1,000 members from 25 countries. The Federation brings children together from around the world each year to sing for peace, praise the Lord, and have fun making music together. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets With Young Singers Of The ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation - Vatican

Pope Francis meets with young singers of the ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation at the Vatican on December 30, 2023. ‘Singing can touch hearts and deepen prayer’ said Pope Francis. The group was founded in 1950 in France and later grew into a federation of children’s and youth choirs, boasting over 1,000 members from 25 countries. The Federation brings children together from around the world each year to sing for peace, praise the Lord, and have fun making music together. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets With Young Singers Of The ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation - Vatican

Pope Francis meets with young singers of the ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation at the Vatican on December 30, 2023. ‘Singing can touch hearts and deepen prayer’ said Pope Francis. The group was founded in 1950 in France and later grew into a federation of children’s and youth choirs, boasting over 1,000 members from 25 countries. The Federation brings children together from around the world each year to sing for peace, praise the Lord, and have fun making music together. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets With Young Singers Of The ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation - Vatican

Pope Francis meets with young singers of the ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation at the Vatican on December 30, 2023. ‘Singing can touch hearts and deepen prayer’ said Pope Francis. The group was founded in 1950 in France and later grew into a federation of children’s and youth choirs, boasting over 1,000 members from 25 countries. The Federation brings children together from around the world each year to sing for peace, praise the Lord, and have fun making music together. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Meets With Young Singers Of The ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation - Vatican

Pope Francis meets with young singers of the ‘Pueri Cantores’ Federation at the Vatican on December 30, 2023. ‘Singing can touch hearts and deepen prayer’ said Pope Francis. The group was founded in 1950 in France and later grew into a federation of children’s and youth choirs, boasting over 1,000 members from 25 countries. The Federation brings children together from around the world each year to sing for peace, praise the Lord, and have fun making music together. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese enterprises participate in Kenya's university job fair to recruit talents

STORY: Chinese enterprises participate in Kenya's university job fair to recruit talents DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the job fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM ZHOU, Chairman, Kenya Chinese Chamber of Commerce 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TONY KAMAU, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANNE NYAMBURA, Student 5. various of the job fair STORYLINE: Around 30 Chinese enterprises on Wednesday participated in a job fair organized by the University of Nairobi, aiming to recruit outstanding talents. Convened by the university and its Confucius Institute, the 2023 Nairobi Innovation Week and University Student Job Fair which provides a communication platform between Chinese companies and local students, runs from Wednesday to Friday. It has attracted hundreds of visitors including students, faculty members, and the public. Representatives of four Chinese firms operating in Kenya expressed the desire to recruit local youths who are qualified i

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Massive fire breaks out in Bangladesh capital's clothing market

STORY: Massive fire breaks out in Bangladesh capital's clothing market DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of crowds trying to control the fire 2. various of the fire service STORYLINE: A massive fire broke out at a popular clothing market in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday morning. Ershad Hossain, senior duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters, told Xinhua that 30 fire engines were fighting the fire in the city's major "New Super Market." The fire sent thick black smoke into the air, visible several kilometers away. The cause of the fire, which broke out around 6:00 a.m. local time, has not been ascertained, as the security officials have yet to comment on the incident. Firefighting units of the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force, along with the Border Guard Bangladesh and Rapid Action Battalion members, reached the spot to assist the fire service. This is the second major fire incident at a market in Dhaka in

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Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in Japan after bomb threat

A domestic flight operated by budget carrier Jetstar Japan Co. made an emergency landing on Saturday morning at an international airport in central Japan following a bomb threat, according to the transport ministry and local police. Five passengers sustained minor injuries while evacuating via the airplane's inflatable slide following its arrival in Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture at around 7:40 a.m. No one was hospitalized, according to the airline operator. The plane, bound for Fukuoka from Narita airport near Tokyo, had 136 passengers and six crew members. The runway was temporarily closed off. Some 60 flights scheduled to depart from or arrive at Chubu airport were canceled following the incident, which took place at the start of a three-day weekend in Japan. About 30 more flights were delayed for an hour or more. Police cars and ambulances could be seen on the closed-off runway, while in the airport,

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Japan business mission in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A business mission comprising around 30 members from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry visits a Japanese-affiliated sewing plant in the Mingaladon Industrial Park in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 12, 2011.

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Panamanian freighter stranded off Hokkaido

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Photo taken at 11:20 a.m. on Nov. 24, 2011, shows the Panamanian-registered freighter Propel Progress, which was stranded off the coast of Tomakomai, Hokkaido, around 2:30 a.m. the same day. No crew members, all of them Chinese, were injured in the stranding incident.

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Antinuclear rally in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Members of Japanese and U.S. citizens' groups stage a rally on Sept. 22, 2011, in front of the U.N. headquarters in New York calling for the suspension of nuclear power plants. Around 30 people called on participants at a U.N. high-level meeting on nuclear safety and security to end the promotion of nuclear power, saying they do not want to face any further nuclear disasters, in reference to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Education Council panel proposes increasing classroom hours

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Central Education Council's school curriculum panel meet in Tokyo on Oct. 30. The panel proposed increasing classroom hours for major subjects at elementary and junior high schools, the first time in 30 years. The measure is likely to be introduced around 2011, according to the panelists.

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(4)GSDF advance team to leave for Iraq Jan. 16

TOKYO, Japan - Police keep watch on a Shinkansen bullet train platform at Tokyo Station on Jan. 16. Security around the country has been increased ahead of the departure later in the day of an advance team of about 30 Ground Self-Defense Force members for Iraq. It is the first dispatch of Japanese troops to a country where fighting is taking place since the end of World War II.

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2 Britons set sail to cross the Pacific in rowboat

CHOSHI, Japan - Tim Welford (L), 33, and Dominic Mee, 30, pose for photographers May 5 before they set sail from the port of Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, for San Francisco in a manually-powered rowboat. The two, both members of the British Royal Marines, aim to arrive in San Francisco in about 120 days with no outside support on the voyage of some 9,200 kilometers. The boat is 7.1 meters long, about 1.9 meters wide and weighs around 1.3 tons fully outfitted.

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8 bodies recovered after cargo ship founders in Pacific

KOCHI, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a Japan Coast Guard ship on Jan. 8 rescuing a crew member of a cargo ship that sank the previous day in the Pacific Ocean off Kochi Prefecture. Five crew members of the Panamanian-registered 3,561-ton White Koowa, all Filipinos, have been rescued by coast guard patrol boats and another cargo ship. The bodies of eight crew members were found Jan. 8 and one remains missing. The surviving crew members said the ship, owned by a company in Ehime Prefecture, sank at around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 7. The vessel was transporting ore from Indonesia to Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.