Philippines: M5.1 Earthquake Jolts Metro Manila and Nearby Provinces

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck about 24km north of General Nakar town, Quezon, on May 27 at 12:17 PM, shaking Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and other provinces in Central Luzon.

Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 30, 2024 - People stand at a cotton candy stall in Sofiiska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

Kyiv sparkles at night during holiday season

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 30, 2024 - People stand at a cotton candy stall in Sofiiska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-SPECIALITY-SNACK (CN)

#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-SPECIALITY-SNACK (CN)

(240214) -- BEIJING, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy eats cotton candy on a street in Shunde District of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 12, 2024. People across the country immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year by enjoying traditional food and local snacks. (Photo by Huang Jiming/Xinhua)

#CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-SPRING FESTIVAL-ATMOSPHERE (CN)

#CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-SPRING FESTIVAL-ATMOSPHERE (CN)

(240208) -- URUMQI, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child eats cotton candy at a night market in the ancient city of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 4, 2024. With red lanterns decorated on streets, people can feel the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, in the ancient city of Kashgar. (Photo by Cai Zengle/Xinhua)

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

On the occasion of December 13th, the traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone in Bergamo, Italy, in the days preceding, on December 12, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti.IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

On the occasion of December 13th, the traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone in Bergamo, Italy, in the days preceding, on December 12, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti.IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

On the occasion of December 13th, the traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone in Bergamo, Italy, in the days preceding, on December 12, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti.IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

On the occasion of December 13th, the traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone in Bergamo, Italy, in the days preceding, on December 12, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti.IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

On the occasion of December 13th, the traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone in Bergamo, Italy, in the days preceding, on December 12, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti.IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

On the occasion of December 13th, the traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone in Bergamo, Italy, in the days preceding, on December 12, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti.IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

On the occasion of December 13th, the traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone in Bergamo, Italy, in the days preceding, on December 12, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti.IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

Traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone - Bergamo

On the occasion of December 13th, the traditional Santa Lucia stalls return along the Sentierone in Bergamo, Italy, in the days preceding, on December 12, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti.IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Rajasthan In Pictures

Rajasthan In Pictures

A cotton candy seller roams around the ghats of lake Pichola in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India on Wednesday July 26, 2023. Udaipur in Rajasthan is also called as city of lakes. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-CHICAGO-SWEETS AND SNACKS EXPO

U.S.-CHICAGO-SWEETS AND SNACKS EXPO

(230523) -- CHICAGO, May 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An attendee tries cotton candy at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago, the United States, on May 23, 2023. The 2023 Sweets and Snacks Expo is held at McCormick Place in Chicago from May 22 to May 25. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

CHINA-BEIJING-SPRING FESTIVAL HOLIDAY (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-SPRING FESTIVAL HOLIDAY (CN)

(230127) -- BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes cotton candy in the shape of rabbits at the Nanluoguxiang Lane in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 27, 2023. People enjoy the last day of the Spring Festival holiday on Friday. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-CUISINE (CN)

CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-CUISINE (CN)

(230124) -- TENGZHOU, Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl eats cotton candy in Xigang Township of Tengzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 22, 2023. People enjoy various kinds of cuisine in China during the Spring Festival holiday. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)

Vlog: Foreign students tour Spring Festival shopping fair in rural China

STORY: Vlog: Foreign students tour Spring Festival shopping fair in rural China DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the market 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RUEANG NGAM NAMRIN, Thai student, Ningxia Medical University STORYLINE: Rueang Ngam Namrin, a Thai student with Ningxia Medical University in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, spends her first Spring Festival in China. She went to a century-old fair in a county with her Bengali friend, Sultana Albida, to buy New Year's goods and feel the festive atmosphere in rural China. SOUNDBITE (English): RUEANG NGAM NAMRIN, Thai student, Ningxia Medical University "Let's go. So here we are at the Jingui market. It has a very long history of about 100 years and Chinese come here for the Spring Festival. They come here for shopping. We're here for shopping. Yeah. We're also here for shopping. What did you shop today? That's just a cotton candy, waiting for more. Yeah, waiting for more

Mister Donut's "cotton snow candy" desserts

Mister Donut's "cotton snow candy" desserts

Mister Donut's "cotton snow candy" (green tea flavor) is shown in this photo taken on May 26, 2015. Duskin Co., operator of the donut chain, announced the same day it will start the sales of the desserts in new flavors from the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese reporter in Gaza Strip fasts during Ramadan

Japanese reporter in Gaza Strip fasts during Ramadan

GAZA, Palestinian Administered Territories - Palestinian children wait before a cotton candy machine at a night stall in Gaza Strip, while their parents are busy buying food near the end of Ramadan. (Kyodo)