(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KSA VS THA

(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP F-KSA VS THA

(240126) -- DOHA, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Awn Alsaluli (R) of Saudi Arabia and Supachai Chaided of Thailand vies for a header during the Group F match between Saudi Arabia and Thailand at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Work by Japanese sculptor displayed at FAO headquarters

Work by Japanese sculptor displayed at FAO headquarters

ROME, Italy - A work by Japanese sculptor Mitsuaki Tanabe (R, top) was put on display April 1 at the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome to commemorate the completion of a large freezing facility in Norway to store a variety of seeds to prevent the extinction of agricultural crops. The stainless-steel sculpture, named ''Yasei Ine,'' meaning wild rice, imitates the shape of rough rice, which has a long awn that is distinctive to wild rice. The work is nine meters in length and weighs 250 kilograms.

Work by Japanese sculptor displayed at FAO headquarters

Work by Japanese sculptor displayed at FAO headquarters

ROME, Italy - A work by Japanese sculptor Mitsuaki Tanabe (R, top) was put on display April 1 at the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome to commemorate the completion of a large freezing facility in Norway to store a variety of seeds to prevent the extinction of agricultural crops. The stainless-steel sculpture, named ''Yasei Ine,'' meaning wild rice, imitates the shape of rough rice, which has a long awn that is distinctive to wild rice. The work is nine meters in length and weighs 250 kilograms. (Kyodo)