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Six Presumed Dead After Baltimore Bridge Collapse

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Jesus Campos, an employee of Brawner Builders, said his coworkers and friends were on the Key Bridge when it collapsed on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. Six people are missing and presumed dead after a container ship hit the landmark Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore. The Coast Guard said it had suspended its search and begun a recovery effort. Several vehicles were crossing the bridge, which is more than 2.6km (1.6 miles) long, when it collapsed after the vessel hit a support. Officials say the ship suffered a "power issue" and issued a distress call moments before the crash. Baltimore, MD, USA, March 26, 2024. Photo byEmily Opilo/Baltimore Sun/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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12 killed, 8 injured in coal mine explosion in SW Pakistan

STORY: 12 killed, 8 injured in coal mine explosion in SW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coal mine after the explosion STORYLINE: Twelve laborers were killed and eight others injured after an explosion in a coal mine in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, officials said on Wednesday. The explosion struck on Tuesday night as toxic gas accumulated inside the cave in Harnai district of the province, Abdul Ghani Baloch, chief inspector of mines of Balochistan, told Xinhua. He said that 12 laborers were working inside the mine when the blast happened and eight more laborers entered the mine trying to rescue their trapped coworkers. "Unfortunately, further collapsing of the coal mine trapped them as well," he added. The rescue teams have completed the operation and recovered 12 bodies and eight injured from the mine, he added. The injured people have been shifted to a nearb

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A Brighter Summer Day

Kuang Ting and Cheng Huei on one of their rare times off together, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 2019 ‘Gay men in Taiwan think that manly gay men are more popular because when we were young we were told that we should be manly, don’t act like a girl! So when we grow up we want to find someone very masculine to compensate the lack of masculinity we should have. When I see straight guys playing basketball for example, even now I still wish I could be more like them. These big muscly American guys, competitive, real men. But what is a real man? I still need to learn how to break this stereotype, but this is a life long challenge.’ Kuang Ting Kuang Ting (right) and Cheng Huei have been together for nine years. Cheng Huei was exhausted on their day off as he works long hours. He is in the army and doesn’t feel safe to come out with his coworkers. Kuang Ting works as a part time English teacher. Cheng Huei only came out to his parents officially because he wanted to get married. He literally came out to his family the d

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An engineer's decades of work to help power Hainan's opening up

STORY: An engineer's decades of work to help power Hainan's opening up DATELINE: May 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangpu in Hainan, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HU CHENG, Chief engineer of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Hainan Power Generation Co., Ltd. 3. various of the engineer working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU CHENG, Chief engineer of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Hainan Power Generation Co., Ltd. 5. various of a studio 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HU CHENG, Chief engineer of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Hainan Power Generation Co., Ltd. 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HU CHENG, Chief engineer of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Hainan Power Generation Co., Ltd. 8. various of the engineer and his coworkers 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): JIANG HONGWEI, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Hainan Power Generation Co., Ltd. 10. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): JIANG HONGWEI, Chi

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Half Moon Bay mass shootings appear to be workplace violence: official

STORY: Half Moon Bay mass shootings appear to be workplace violence: official DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shooting site 2. various of the memorial site STORYLINE: Local officials said on Tuesday that the Monday mass shootings in Half Moon Bay, Northern California, appear to be a case of workplace violence. According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, the only known connection between the 66-year-old suspect and the victims is that they may have been coworkers. The mass killing took place at two mushroom-growing locations. Multiple victims were found in both scenes. The victims, seven men and one woman, were Asian or Hispanic. A semi-automatic handgun was found in the suspect's vehicle. The Sheriff's Office said the firearm was legally purchased and owned. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from San Francisco, U.S. (XHTV)

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Resort in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of women visit a beach resort in Wonsan, North Korea, in September 2013. The women said they are coworkers at a clothes factory in the capital Pyongyang and their trip to Wonsan is a reward for an increase in output.

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Local firefighters in quake-hit Otsuchi

OTSUCHI, Japan - Takashi Oguni (R), a local firefighter, prays for the souls of his coworkers who have been killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 2, 2011.

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3 Japanese released by China return home

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employee Hiroki Hashimoto arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai with his two coworkers (not shown) on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee is still detained in China.

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3 Japanese released by China return home

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employee Junichi Iguchi (C) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai with his coworkers Hiroki Hashimoto (R, back) and Yoshiro Sasaki (not shown) on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee Sadamu Takahashi is still detained in China.

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3 Japanese released by China return home

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employee Hiroki Hashimoto (L) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai with his two coworkers (not shown) on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee is still detained in China.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (front) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (C) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (C) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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(1)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka (R) is congratulated by his coworkers at Shimadzu Corp., a major comprehensive precision equipment maker, as he arrives at the company in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on Oct. 10, a day after he was named one of three recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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(6) Nobel chemical prize laureate Koichi Tanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Shimadzu Corp. engineer Koichi Tanaka, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, receives congratulations from his coworkers at the Shimadzu head office in Kyoto on Oct. 10. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean man tells of experience at WWII coal mine labor

Yun Han Su, a 91-year old civilian who was brought in 1943 from the Korean Peninsula to Japan and forced to work at the Mikawa Pit of the Miike Coal Mine in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in harsh conditions, talks about his experiences in this photo taken in May 2015, in Anseong, South Korea's Gyeonggi Province. He said a number of his coworkers died in accidents at the mine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 Japanese released by China return home

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employee Hiroki Hashimoto (L) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai with his two coworkers (not shown) on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee is still detained in China. (Kyodo)

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3 Japanese released by China return home

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employee Hiroki Hashimoto arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai with his two coworkers (not shown) on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee is still detained in China. (Kyodo)

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3 Japanese released by China return home

SHANGHAI, China - Fujita Corp. employee Junichi Iguchi (C) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Shanghai with his coworkers Hiroki Hashimoto (R, back) and Yoshiro Sasaki (not shown) on Oct. 1, 2010, after the Chinese authorities released them the previous day. Another Fujita employee Sadamu Takahashi is still detained in China. (Kyodo)

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (C) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months. (Kyodo)

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (front) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months. (Kyodo)

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (C) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months. (Kyodo)

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Local firefighters in quake-hit Otsuchi

OTSUCHI, Japan - Takashi Oguni (R), a local firefighter, prays for the souls of his coworkers who have been killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 2, 2011. (Kyodo)

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(1)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka (R) is congratulated by his coworkers at Shimadzu Corp., a major comprehensive precision equipment maker, as he arrives at the company in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on Oct. 10, a day after he was named one of three recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Kyodo)