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China: Dog Clings to Mop, Gets Whirled Around in Hilarious Household Moment

On September 1, in Shandong, a video recorded a comical household moment. A man was mopping the floor with a black cotton mop when his playful white dog decided to join in. The dog clamped onto the mop’s cloth strands and refused to let go, getting swung around as the mop moved across the floor. A woman’s voice could be heard jokingly complaining, “Look, it’s turning black!” The pup, seemingly proud of its teamwork, wagged its tail and kept biting.

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Bloquons Tout In Toulouse

Arrest, with a young woman (who is complaining) in the center being pushed by a riot police officer in jeans. Jean-Jaures demonstration in St Cyprien, with Toulouse students, the CGT and FSU unions, architects, cultural figures, and many others in the procession. As everywhere else in France, a gathering in Toulouse as part of the Block Everything Against Austerity movement. France, Toulouse, September 10, 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Daniil Medvedev complaining during Internazionali BNL d'Italia, International Tennis match in Rome, Italy, May 14 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Daniil Medvedev complaining during Internazionali BNL d'Italia, International Tennis match in Rome, Italy, May 14 2025

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TENNIS - Internazionali di Tennis - Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Daniil Medvedev complaining during Internazionali BNL d'Italia, International Tennis match in Rome, Italy, May 14 2025

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Gaza residents in dire humanitarian situation as conflict drags on

STORY: Gaza residents in dire humanitarian situation as conflict drags on SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 12, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: Gaza/Ramallah/Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter in Gaza 2. various of ruins in Gaza (shooting time: Jan. 11, 2023) 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMMED SOKAR, Displaced Palestinian in Gaza 4. various of ruins in Gaza 5. STANDUP 2 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 6. Footage of U.S. launching strikes against several Houthi targets in Yemen 7. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): SANAA KAMAL, Xinhua reporter in Gaza "As the military war between Hamas and the Israeli army in the besieged coastal enclave approached the first 100 days in a row, the Palestinians here in Gaza are complaining that they are still struggling to stay alive as well as they are struggling to obtain their basic needs like food, water, electricity

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Staggering inflation fuels poverty in Türkiye despite government measures

STORY: Staggering inflation fuels poverty in Türkiye despite government measures SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HUSEYIN PENCE, Pensioner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): IREM EROGLU, Student STORYLINE: Stubborn inflation in Türkiye is fueling the impoverishment of households in the long run, and the worse is still to come in 2024 as consumer prices are set to peak, according to the latest official forecasts. In October, consumer prices increased by 61.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced on Friday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): HUSEYIN PENCE, Pensioner "The price of everything has skyrocketed. One cup of tea costs now 10 liras (about 0.35 U.S. dollars), and one simit costs 10 liras and so on. Everyone is complaining about this situation. Purchasing power has been decimated. The price of gasoline has significa

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Pre-Season Friendly - Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad

Pre-season friendly game between Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad. Atlético Madrid midfielder Saúl complaining to the referee about a penalty decision Monterrey, Mexico, August 2, 2023. Photo by tobytandefoto/PX Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mr. Hashida said in Interview that sets up a victim's window forJohnny's sexual abuse

Vidoe taken from a Kyodo News on May 26, 2023,shows Former Johnny's Jr. and actor Yasushi Hashida (37), who is complaining about sexual assault by the late Johnny's office president Johnny Kitagawa, held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on the 26th. Announced the start of a signature campaign to revise the Child Abuse Prevention Law and the establishment of a contact window for those who have suffered similar damage.

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Wildfires ravaging in northern Spanish region of Asturias

STORY: Wildfires ravaging in northern Spanish region of Asturias DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wildfires in northern Spain STORYLINE: The region of Asturias in the north of Spain has been hit by a series of wildfires, with emergency services reporting over 100 different focal points on Friday. Unusually warm and dry weather, coupled with strong winds gusting at over 100 kmph has helped the flames to spread quickly. At least 170 people have been evacuated from their homes, and several roads in the region have been cut as a precautionary measure. Around 700 firemen are currently fighting the flames. The ravaging fires have now reached Monte Naranco, located on the outskirts of the city of Oviedo. The area is covered by eucalyptus trees and plantations for the paper industry, as well as chestnut and oak forests. The wildfires were clearly visible in Oviedo overnight, and residents were complaining about the strong smell of t

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Student rugby players in China's Yunnan train hard for national games

STORY: Student rugby players in China's Yunnan train hard for national games DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: JINGHONG, China CATEGORY: SPORT SHOTLIST: 1. various of students receiving rugby training in Yunnan Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHA XIAOHUI, Rugby player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN JIAOLA, Rugby player STORYLINE: A group of middle school students from Xishuangbanna, China's Yunnan Province are busy doing rugby training. They will represent Yunnan Province to compete in the first Student (Youth) Games of China to be held in Guangxi Province this November. Many of the young players took up the sport just over a year ago. They see the national games as an opportunity to make their way to a larger stage. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHA XIAOHUI, Rugby player "I have understood the importance of teamwork from rugby, and that complaining won't work. I want to be the best girl player. I don't want to lag behind and I want to be better than others. If I could represent our country

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French parents complain about low classroom temperatures amid energy crisis

STORY: French parents complain about low classroom temperatures amid energy crisis DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a primary school without heating 2. SOUNDBITE (French): CHRISTELLE, Parent of student 3. various of a primary school in Villeurbanne STORYLINE: Since the beginning of winter, teachers and parents of students have been complaining about the low temperatures in the classrooms of certain French schools. Some schools have had to manage the heating costs because of the energy price hikes and some have noticed a delay in the start of heating this year. SOUNDBITE (French): CHRISTELLE, Parent of student "This is not normal. As it is warmer outside than in the classrooms, the children stay in the yard all day. The teachers do daycare but not education." National Education Minister Pap Ndiaye confirmed on Dec. 8 that there would be "no school in the morning" in areas that will suffer scheduled and targeted p

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Yankees' Tanaka heading back to N.Y. with arm soreness

TORONTO, Canada - New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, who went on the disabled list on July 9, watches a game against Toronto Blue Jays from the team's dugout at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 29, 2014. The Yankees said Tanaka will return to New York to work on strengthening his pitching arm after complaining of overall soreness.

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Justice Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka is discharged from a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 22, 2012, following checks after complaining of chest pain, an irregular heartbeat and high blood pressure. The resignation of Tanaka, under fire for his ties with an organized crime syndicate about 30 years ago, is believed to be unavoidable.

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Justice Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka is discharged from a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 22, 2012, following checks after complaining of chest pain, an irregular heartbeat and high blood pressure. The resignation of Tanaka, under fire for his ties with an organized crime syndicate about 30 years ago, is believed to be unavoidable.

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Justice Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 19, 2012, shows a hospital in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward where Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka was admitted the same day after complaining of chest pain. Tanaka was planning to step down after admitting to having had past ties with an organized crime syndicate a couple of decades ago, government officials said the same day.

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Ozeki Tochiazuma announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma announces his retirement from sumo during a press conference at his stable in Tokyo on May 7. Tochiazuma withdrew from the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March and was admitted to hospital after complaining of headaches and dizziness.

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Ozeki Tochiazuma announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma announces his retirement from sumo during a press conference at his stable in Tokyo on May 7. Tochiazuma withdrew from the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March and was admitted to hospital after complaining of headaches and dizziness.

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Japan coach Zico hospitalized briefly with abdominal pain

TOKYO, Japan - Japan national soccer coach Zico (file photo) was hospitalized April 2 after complaining of abdominal pain but recovered quickly and left a Tokyo hospital after a one-night stay.

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Visitors to Korakuen complain about high-rise

OKAYAMA, Japan - Visitors to Okayama's Korakuen Park, one of Japan's three most celebrated gardens, are complaining about a nearby 108-meter high-rise, which they say destroys the scenery.

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(3)Japanese major leaguers in preseason games

ST PORT LUCIE, United States - New York Mets infielder Kazuo Matsui stays out of a preseason game after complaining a pain in the right wrist on March 29.

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(2)Dozens of baseball fans involved in skirmish

GIFU, Japan - Fire department officials carry one of spectators complaining of a sore throat from Nagaragawa stadium in the city of Gifu on June 11. About 20 people were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment after a substance resembling tear gas was thrown into a passage way from the stands following a game between the Hanshin Tigers and the Chunichi Dragons.

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(12)Photos on Baghdad scene

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi people listen to a U.S. Army soldier after complaining to him about the short supplies of food and water in Baghdad on April 12.

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(1)U.S. soldiers in Kuwait

KUWAIT - A U.S. soldier walks in a whipping sandstorm during an exercise in a northern Kuwait desert on March 13. The storm cuts visibility to almost zero and leaves many soldiers complaining of sore eyes and throats.

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23 taken to hospital after inhaling fumes at nursery school

TOKYO, Japan - Children are taken out of a nursery school in Tokyo on May 1 after complaining of throat pain and feeling nauseous from what appeared to be paint thinner fumes. Twenty-three children and staff at Funabori Chuo Hoikuen were taken to hospitals, but none showed serious signs of illness.

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Tanaka still tangling with bureaucrats over policy matters

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka skims through the papers in her seat in the House of Representatives on Oct. 30. Tanaka continues her battle with ministry bureaucrats over personnel changes and policy matters, complaining that they have been unable to meet her demands.

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Kono receives letter from S. Korean foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Choi Sang Yong (L) on April 19 hands to Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) a letter from S. Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Han Seung Soo complaining about Japan's approval of a controversial history textbook. The envoy returned to Japan earlier in the day, nine days after being recalled to Seoul in protest over the textbook approval.

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U.S. only functioning uranium mill draws increasing environmental concerns

STORY: U.S. only functioning uranium mill draws increasing environmental concerns DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the White Mesa Uranium Mill 2. various of Michael Badback 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen STORYLINE: The White Mesa Uranium Mill in southeast Utah, the only operating conventional uranium mill in the United States, has drawn increasing concerns for its impacts on environment and public health. For 40 years, the Mill has processed uranium ore next to the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in southeast Utah. Local residents have been complaining about health threats from the mill's toxic containment ponds, radioactive shipping deliveries and smoke stack emissions. Michael Badback, a Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen, expressed his concerns. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute

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Turks brace for more hardships as inflation soars

STORY: Turks brace for more hardships as inflation soars DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:26 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets and shopping in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SENGUL YASDAG, Retiree 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): OSMAN SENGOR, Construction worker STORYLINE: Surging inflation in Türkiye showed no signs of abating in September, as households were bracing for more hardships amid an expected fresh wave of price hikes for essential goods. The annual inflation reached 83.45 percent in September, and consumer prices rose by 3.08 percent month-on-month, further hitting Turks who already struggle with high energy, food and housing costs, shows data released on Monday by the Turkish Statistical Institute. In capital Ankara's busy commercial neighborhood of Kizilay, shoppers were complaining about the unsparing increase in the cost of living. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SENGUL YASDAG, Retiree "I'm a pensioner and I receive a pension of 3,600 liras (ab

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Kuwaitis busy purchasing sacrificial animals for Eid al-Adha

STORY: Kuwaitis busy purchasing sacrificial animals for Eid al-Adha DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. people performing Eid al-Adha prayers in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait 2. various of locals taking sheep back home in Farwaniya Governorate STORYLINE: With the advent of Eid al-Adha, Kuwaitis, like other Muslims of the world, thronged cattle markets to purchase sacrificial animals. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is one of the most anticipated celebrations in the Islamic world. By tradition, families should ritually slaughter an animal, usually sheep or cow, during the festival as long as they can afford it. However, people in Kuwait are complaining about the recent skyrocketing prices of sacrificial animals days ahead of Eid al-Adha this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuwait City. (XHTV)

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Syrian farmers accuse U.S. of preventing flow of wheat harvests

STORY: Syrian farmers accuse U.S. of preventing flow of wheat harvests DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wheat harvest in Hasakah 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): ALI MAKHLOUF, Agriculture official in Hasakah, Syria 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): ABDULLAH HUSSAIN, Farmer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (ARABIC): KARMO ALI, Farmer 5. various of the wheat harvest in Hasakah STORYLINE: Farmers in the resources-rich Hasakah province of Syria are complaining about the U.S. forces, who are preventing the flow of wheat harvests to government-controlled areas. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Hasakah alone contributed about 36 percent of wheat production in the country. During the Syrian war, Kurdish militias backed by the U.S. forces have taken big chunks of that key province. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): ALI MAKHLOUF, Agriculture official in Hasakah, Syria "Apart from the drought this year, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have prevented the delivery

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Iraqi farmers face intensifying water crisis amid climate change

STORY: Iraqi farmers face intensifying water crisis amid climate change DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a semi-arid river and farms that look cracked due to drought and water scarcity in Salahudin province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WALID ALI MOHAMMAD, Farmer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): JASSIM AL-FALAHI, Minister of Environment 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ALI RADHY, Spokesman for Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources STORYLINE: Among dried trees on his farm in Iraq's Salahudin province, north of Baghdad, Walid Ali Mohammad stood helplessly, complaining about the drought that killed his trees and animals and wiped out his family's only source of livelihood. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WALID ALI MOHAMMAD, Farmer "My farm and crops have gone dry. We used to sell fruits for millions (Iraqi dinars), but now I don't have water and my source of livelihood has gone because of this. So I have to leave to find a new source of livelihood for my children.

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Lebanese flock to bakeries for bread amid fear from flour shortages

STORY: Lebanese flock to bakeries for bread amid fear from flour shortages DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lebanese buying breads 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI SAAB, Beirut citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AMANI TARHINI, Beirut citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): BASHAR BOUBES, owner at the Modern Mills of Lebanon STORYLINE: Citizens all over Lebanon on Tuesday flocked to bakeries in hope of buying one or two bags of bread out of fear for an absence of the commodity in the coming days amid shortage of wheat in the country. Citizens stood in lines for hours while complaining about the government's policies which led to their humiliation and impoverishment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI SAAB, Beirut citizen "This is humiliating, there is no more humiliation. We have reached a level where we are fighting over bread." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AMANI TARHINI, Beirut citizen "They are torturing us in this country. We are suffering in having access to ev

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Lebanese suffer from high food prices during Ramadan

STORY: Lebanese suffer from high food prices during Ramadan DATELINE: April 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a vegetable market in Beirut 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI AMHAZ, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IMAD AL HARES, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RIMA AL HALABI, Makhzoumi Foundation STORYLINE: With the start of the holy month of Ramadan, the Lebanese people flocked to food markets to secure their needs while complaining about the steep rise in food prices. The country has been witnessing an unprecedented financial crisis amid a shortage of U.S. reserves and the collapse of the Lebanese pound. Lebanon's crisis plunged over 74 percent of the population into poverty with people barely capable of securing their basic needs. Ali Amhaz, a citizen buying his needs for a vegetable market in Beirut, told Xinhua that prices have skyrocketed and he feels sorry for the needy families who cannot afford to buy food products. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic

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Japan coach Zico hospitalized briefly with abdominal pain

TOKYO, Japan - Japan national soccer coach Zico (file photo) was hospitalized April 2 after complaining of abdominal pain but recovered quickly and left a Tokyo hospital after a one-night stay. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Tochiazuma announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma announces his retirement from sumo during a press conference at his stable in Tokyo on May 7. Tochiazuma withdrew from the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March and was admitted to hospital after complaining of headaches and dizziness. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Tochiazuma announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma announces his retirement from sumo during a press conference at his stable in Tokyo on May 7. Tochiazuma withdrew from the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March and was admitted to hospital after complaining of headaches and dizziness. (Kyodo)

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RAGING BULL

RAGING BULL ROBERT DE NIRO as Jake LaMotta, JOE PESCI Date: 1980

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Abe vows further efforts to address shortage of nursery schools

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) pledges at a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in Tokyo on March 11, 2016 to redouble efforts in enhancing child care services after an anonymous blog complaining about the chronic shortage of nursery schools drew nationwide attention. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Empress makes 1st public appearance since heart trouble

Japanese Empress Michiko (R) accompanies Emperor Akihito to attend the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra's "Evening of Peace" concert at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2015. It was her first public appearance since the 80-year-old empress was diagnosed with myocardial ischemia, an ailment in which blood has trouble reaching the heart due to a blockage in the coronary arteries, at a Tokyo hospital two days earlier after complaining of chest pain. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Empress Michiko undergoes test for suspected coronary artery disease

Japanese Emperor Michiko enters University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2015, to undergo a scheduled test for suspected coronary artery disease after complaining of persistent chest pain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in Japan being tested for Ebola after return from W. Africa

A man in his 40s who has returned from Guinea is covered by a sheet at Shizuoka Hospital in the central Japanese city on July 1, 2015. The man underwent a test for the Ebola fever after complaining of a high fever, the health ministry said the same day. He has tested positive for malaria in a simple examination. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man wields kitchen knife on train

Photo shows investigators standing next to a JR Keihin-Tohoku Line train that came to a halt in Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama, near Tokyo, on June 9, 2015, after a passenger, prompted by a kitchen knife-wielding man, opened an emergency exit door. No one was hurt in the incident and the 71-year-old man was immediately arrested on suspicion of illegally carrying a knife by an off-duty police officer who happened to be on the spot. The man allegedly took the kitchen knife out of his bag after complaining about a passenger's use of a tablet and exchanging words with him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuzaka throws bullpen as he aims for comeback

Photo taken May 5, 2015, in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka shows Softbank Hawks pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka throwing during a bullpen session. Matsuzaka, who is in his first season back in Japan after spending nine years in the majors, came down with the flu before the start of the season. He was prohibited from throwing after complaining of shoulder fatigue in discussion with Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo on April 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nobel Peace Prize

Masakazu Saito (L), a 93-year-old atomic bomb survivor, cries at a press conference held at Narita airport on Dec. 13, 2017. Saito returned from Oslo where he and some 30 other survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings appealed for peace as ICAN, a group complaining for a total ban on nuclear weapons, received the Nobel Peace Prize. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Empress Michiko undergoes test for suspected coronary artery disease

Japanese Emperor Michiko enters University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2015, to undergo a scheduled test for suspected coronary artery disease after complaining of persistent chest pain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: 50 yrs since confirmation of Niigata Minamata Disease

Tomoko Sekikawa, a doctor who has examined victims of Niigata Minamata Disease for more than 40 years, examines a man complaining of symptoms of the mercury-poisoning disease on May 22, 2015, at a clinic in the central Japan city of Niigata. A half century has passed since "the second Minamata disease" was officially confirmed, after a similar disease was detected in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto in 1956. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female evacuees share problems

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken March 27, 2011, shows women who are staying in a curtained-off hallway in a school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Many women at evacuation centers are complaining of a lack of space for them to change clothes and breastfeed their babies, and of having to share makeshift toilets with men. (Kyodo)

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13 children taken to hospital as strong acid spills at science experiment

Firefighters hold a screen to obscure a child being transported to hospital from Nagazumi Elementary School in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 13, 2017, after hydrochloric acid spilled during a science experiment. A total of 13 sixth-graders were taken to hospital, with some complaining of headaches or sore eyes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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13 children taken to hospital as strong acid spills at science experiment

Firefighters hold a screen to obscure a child being transported to hospital from Nagazumi Elementary School in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 13, 2017, after hydrochloric acid spilled during a science experiment. A total of 13 sixth-graders were taken to hospital, with some complaining of headaches or sore eyes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo