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Michelin Closing Another 2 Plants In Europe

File photo dated April 30, 2020 shows Michelin logo in Paris, France. Michelin is to close its Cholet and Vannes plants in France by early 2026 at the latest. The company announced this planned measure to the two facilities’ 1,254 employees this morning. When added to the approximately 1,500 employees at three locations in Germany, where operations will cease by the end of 2025, Michelin has announced some 2,750 job cuts within Europe in the past year. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Closing Another 2 Plants In Europe

File photo dated May 04, 2020 shows Michelin logo in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Michelin is to close its Cholet and Vannes plants in France by early 2026 at the latest. The company announced this planned measure to the two facilities’ 1,254 employees this morning. When added to the approximately 1,500 employees at three locations in Germany, where operations will cease by the end of 2025, Michelin has announced some 2,750 job cuts within Europe in the past year. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scene from Wuhan

Photo taken on March 23, 2024, shows the walled-off former site of Wuhan's Huanan seafood wholesale market, closed on New Year's Day in 2020 after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city in December the previous year. Many of those who contracted the disease in the early stages of the pandemic had visited or worked at the market.

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Scene from Wuhan

Photo taken on March 23, 2024, shows the walled-off former site of Wuhan's Huanan seafood wholesale market, closed on New Year's Day in 2020 after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city in December the previous year. Many of those who contracted the disease in the early stages of the pandemic had visited or worked at the market.

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Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

File photo dated May 1, 2020 taken in Mashhad, Iran. Funeral processions to honor Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force who was killed in a United States air raid in Baghdad have begun in the Iranian city of Ahvaz early on Sunday, hours after his remains arrived from Iraq and also, will head to Mashhad, Tehran, Qom and Finally Kerman. Photo by Sadegh Zabbah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

File photo dated May 1, 2020 taken in Mashhad, Iran. Funeral processions to honor Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force who was killed in a United States air raid in Baghdad have begun in the Iranian city of Ahvaz early on Sunday, hours after his remains arrived from Iraq and also, will head to Mashhad, Tehran, Qom and Finally Kerman. Photo by Sadegh Zabbah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

File photo dated May 1, 2020 taken in Mashhad, Iran. Funeral processions to honor Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force who was killed in a United States air raid in Baghdad have begun in the Iranian city of Ahvaz early on Sunday, hours after his remains arrived from Iraq and also, will head to Mashhad, Tehran, Qom and Finally Kerman. Photo by Sadegh Zabbah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

File photo dated May 1, 2020 taken in Mashhad, Iran. Funeral processions to honor Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force who was killed in a United States air raid in Baghdad have begun in the Iranian city of Ahvaz early on Sunday, hours after his remains arrived from Iraq and also, will head to Mashhad, Tehran, Qom and Finally Kerman. Photo by Sadegh Zabbah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

File photo dated May 1, 2020 taken in Mashhad, Iran. Funeral processions to honor Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force who was killed in a United States air raid in Baghdad have begun in the Iranian city of Ahvaz early on Sunday, hours after his remains arrived from Iraq and also, will head to Mashhad, Tehran, Qom and Finally Kerman. Photo by Sadegh Zabbah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

File photo dated May 1, 2020 taken in Mashhad, Iran. Funeral processions to honor Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force who was killed in a United States air raid in Baghdad have begun in the Iranian city of Ahvaz early on Sunday, hours after his remains arrived from Iraq and also, will head to Mashhad, Tehran, Qom and Finally Kerman. Photo by Sadegh Zabbah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

File photo dated January 5, 2020 of Iranian revolutionary guard Gen. Qaseem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike early Friday in Iraq in Theran, Iran. Photo by Amir Kharazmi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

01/05/2020 Tehran, Iran. A picture of Iranian revolutionary guard Gen. Qaseem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike early Friday in Iraq.

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Made-in-China metro train goes into operation in northern Portugal

STORY: Made-in-China metro train goes into operation in northern Portugal SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:22 LOCATION: PORTO, Portugal CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the metro train STORYLINE: The first Made-in-China metro train in the European Union (EU) was put into commercial operation in Porto, Portugal on Wednesday. Portugal's Minister of Environment and Climate Action Duarte Cordeiro highlighted that the newly launched metro train fulfills the public's expectations for comfortable and secure travel, significantly elevating the efficiency of Porto's metro network. The metro train was manufactured by China's CRRC Tangshan, a collaboration project initiated in early 2020 with Porto Metro, resulting in the production of 18 train sets and a five-year maintenance service agreement. Officially launched in 2021, the first train arrived in Porto by the end of 2022. Porto, Portugal's second-largest city, currently boasts six metro lines and over 80 stations, cove

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Existing technologies can halve Australia's emissions by 2030: report

STORY: Existing technologies can halve Australia's emissions by 2030: report SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of petrol stations 2. various of solar panels 3. various of vehicles STORYLINE: Existing technologies will enable Australia to halve its greenhouse gas emissions from 2020 levels by 2030, a report by the national science agency has found. According to the report, which was published by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on Friday, that under a rapid decarbonization scenario, Australia could reduce emissions by 52 percent from 2020 levels by 2030 without relying on technological advancements. The report charts key milestones Australia must hit in 10-year timestep in order for the country to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and help limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. It warns that technologies currently in early deve

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Devastating Flooding in East Africa

Handout photo - Heavy rainfall led to extensive flooding in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya in October and November 2023. The floods came in the wake of the most prolonged drought on record, which left millions of people food insecure between 2020 and 2023. Since October 1, flooding has killed more than 100 people and displaced more than 700,000, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Countries within the Horn of Africa tend to have two rainy seasons: the October, November, and December (OND) “short rains” and the March, April, and May (MAM) “long rains.” Rainfall in the OND season through mid-November has been much heavier than usual. Since October 1, precipitation totals have been double to quadruple the average for southern and western Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Excessive rainfall in the highlands of Ethiopia and Somalia in late October and early November raised the levels of the Shebelle River u

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Devastating Flooding in East Africa

Handout photo - Heavy rainfall led to extensive flooding in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya in October and November 2023. The floods came in the wake of the most prolonged drought on record, which left millions of people food insecure between 2020 and 2023. Since October 1, flooding has killed more than 100 people and displaced more than 700,000, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Countries within the Horn of Africa tend to have two rainy seasons: the October, November, and December (OND) “short rains” and the March, April, and May (MAM) “long rains.” Rainfall in the OND season through mid-November has been much heavier than usual. Since October 1, precipitation totals have been double to quadruple the average for southern and western Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Excessive rainfall in the highlands of Ethiopia and Somalia in late October and early November raised the levels of the Shebelle River u

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Devastating Flooding in East Africa

Handout photo - Heavy rainfall led to extensive flooding in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya in October and November 2023. The floods came in the wake of the most prolonged drought on record, which left millions of people food insecure between 2020 and 2023. Since October 1, flooding has killed more than 100 people and displaced more than 700,000, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Countries within the Horn of Africa tend to have two rainy seasons: the October, November, and December (OND) “short rains” and the March, April, and May (MAM) “long rains.” Rainfall in the OND season through mid-November has been much heavier than usual. Since October 1, precipitation totals have been double to quadruple the average for southern and western Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Excessive rainfall in the highlands of Ethiopia and Somalia in late October and early November raised the levels of the Shebelle River u

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Devastating Flooding in East Africa

Handout photo - Heavy rainfall led to extensive flooding in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya in October and November 2023. The floods came in the wake of the most prolonged drought on record, which left millions of people food insecure between 2020 and 2023. Since October 1, flooding has killed more than 100 people and displaced more than 700,000, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Countries within the Horn of Africa tend to have two rainy seasons: the October, November, and December (OND) “short rains” and the March, April, and May (MAM) “long rains.” Rainfall in the OND season through mid-November has been much heavier than usual. Since October 1, precipitation totals have been double to quadruple the average for southern and western Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Excessive rainfall in the highlands of Ethiopia and Somalia in late October and early November raised the levels of the Shebelle River u

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Pyongyang-bound plane at Beijing airport

Passengers prepare to board an Air Koryo plane bound for Pyongyang at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Aug. 26, 2023, as North Korea recently resumed international passenger flights, marking the end of a suspension since early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Former N. Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong

Ji Jae Ryong, North Korea's ambassador to China between 2010 and 2021, is pictured arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2023. Ji was among those who headed home aboard the flight by North Korea's state-run Air Koryo as the country resumed international passenger flights the same day, marking the end of a suspension since early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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N. Korea resumes int'l passenger flights after COVID hiatus

An Air Koryo passenger plane flies out of Beijing Capital International Airport to Pyongyang on Aug. 22, 2023. North Korea resumed the same day international passenger flights following their suspension in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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N. Korea resumes int'l passenger flights after COVID hiatus

An Air Koryo passenger plane (back) arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport from Pyongyang on Aug. 22, 2023. North Korea resumed the same day international passenger flights following their suspension in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

A sign at Beijing Capital International Airport indicates that an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (3rd from top) was cancelled on Aug. 21, 2023. The North Korean flag carrier was set to make its first international commercial flight in more than three years since the border closure in early 2020 due to COVID-19.

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1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

A sign at Beijing Capital International Airport indicates that an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (3rd from top) was cancelled on Aug. 21, 2023. The North Korean flag carrier was set to make its first international commercial flight in more than three years since the border closure in early 2020 due to COVID-19.

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USS Gerald R. Ford The Lead Ship Of Her Class Of US Navy Aircraft Carriers

Handout photo dated April 2, 2020 shows an E2-D Advanced Hawkeye attached to the Greyhawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120 performs a touch-and-go landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of her class of United States Navy aircraft carriers. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brett Walker via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai offers 24-hour robotaxi service

STORY: Shanghai offers 24-hour robotaxi service DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of introductions of Shanghai robotaxis 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Head of Commercial Operations, Didi Autonomous Driving 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Head of Commercial Operations, Didi Autonomous Driving STORYLINE: China's Shanghai is offering 24-hour robotaxi services to residents. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Head of Commercial Operations, Didi Autonomous Driving "On June 27, 2020, we launched robotaxi services as one of the first batch of autonomous driving demonstration application enterprises in Shanghai. Over the past two years, we have received a lot of feedback from users. Recently, some users have reported that they hope for using our services at night or even in the early morning, so we've become one of the first in China to launch a 24-hour robotaxis service." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI JIAN, Head of Commercial Operations

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COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based, not politicized by U.S.: experts

STORY: COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based, not politicized by U.S.: experts DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University, Kenya 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUSTAFA AMIN, Researcher on Arab and international affairs, Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): WALID MAHMOUD, Director of Irfan Hospital, Lebanon 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BIKILA HURISA, Head of Ethiopia's Ruling Prosperity Party's public and international relations STORYLINE: Experts around the world have said that COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based and not be politicized by the United States. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the U.S. has been pursuing the most convenient and economical way in finding the origins of the novel coronavirus -- fabricating groundless allegations against China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University,

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Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 8, 2023, shows the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. It is the first time the vessel, in which a COVID-19 outbreak occurred in early 2020, has returned to Japan since the country recently reopened its ports to international cruise ships, after a nearly three-year-long hiatus.

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Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 8, 2023, shows the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. It is the first time the vessel, in which a COVID-19 outbreak occurred in early 2020, has returned to Japan since the country recently reopened its ports to international cruise ships, after a nearly three-year-long hiatus.

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

(230303) -- AUCKLAND, March 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The China Southern Airlines CZ305 flight carrying a group of Chinese tourists arrives at the Auckland Airport in Auckland, New Zealand, March 3, 2023. A group of Chinese tourists on board the China Southern Airlines CZ305 that arrived at the Auckland Airport Friday evening was welcomed at a special ceremony with gifts and traditional performances. The tour group of 61 Chinese travellers is the first official Chinese tour group to arrive in New Zealand since early 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: 1st Chinese tour group lands in New Zealand in 3 years" (Photo by Cheng Qilin/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

(230303) -- AUCKLAND, March 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourists take part in a welcome ceremony at the Auckland Airport in Auckland, New Zealand, March 3, 2023. A group of Chinese tourists on board the China Southern Airlines CZ305 that arrived at the Auckland Airport Friday evening was welcomed at a special ceremony with gifts and traditional performances. The tour group of 61 Chinese travellers is the first official Chinese tour group to arrive in New Zealand since early 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: 1st Chinese tour group lands in New Zealand in 3 years" (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

(230303) -- AUCKLAND, March 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourists take part in a welcome ceremony at the Auckland Airport in Auckland, New Zealand, March 3, 2023. A group of Chinese tourists on board the China Southern Airlines CZ305 that arrived at the Auckland Airport Friday evening was welcomed at a special ceremony with gifts and traditional performances. The tour group of 61 Chinese travellers is the first official Chinese tour group to arrive in New Zealand since early 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: 1st Chinese tour group lands in New Zealand in 3 years" (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

(230303) -- AUCKLAND, March 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourists take part in a welcome ceremony at the Auckland Airport in Auckland, New Zealand, March 3, 2023. A group of Chinese tourists on board the China Southern Airlines CZ305 that arrived at the Auckland Airport Friday evening was welcomed at a special ceremony with gifts and traditional performances. The tour group of 61 Chinese travellers is the first official Chinese tour group to arrive in New Zealand since early 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: 1st Chinese tour group lands in New Zealand in 3 years" (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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Canadian expat in Wuhan speaks highly of China's COVID fight

STORY: Canadian expat in Wuhan speaks highly of China's COVID fight DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): JEFF LAING, Principal of Maple Leaf Foreign National School-Wuhan STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): JEFF LAING, Principal of Maple Leaf Foreign National School-Wuhan "I've been in Wuhan for in total 12 years, but especially during the last 3.5 years, during the pandemic situation time, I've remained in China, in Wuhan the entire time. We were able to pretty much live our life normally. If we look at Wuhan, I think it was very beneficial to try to slow down the spread (of the virus). I think it was important that step was taken. So if we look back at the very beginning of 2020, and then through 2021, and early parts of 2022, I think there was an understanding that there was a necessity, like it was important to continue with the strict measures to make sure that society was safe, that the people that were living throughout the d

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Rare animals spotted at nature reserve in China's Xinjiang in early spring

STORY: Rare animals spotted at nature reserve in China's Xinjiang in early spring DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2020 LENGTH: 00:0:50 LOCATION: Urumqi, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of animals at Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve STORYLINE Spring has come. At Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, animals have roamed around, enjoying warmer weather and searching for food. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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New study tallies excess physician deaths in U.S. during early pandemic

STORY: New study tallies excess physician deaths in U.S. during early pandemic DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of hospitals 3. various of the U.S. streets STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "A total of 4,511 U.S. physicians died during the early phase of COVID-19. These were 622 more deaths than would have occurred, had the pandemic not happened. According to a research letter published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), excess physician deaths peaked at 70 in December 2020. There was a rapid drop in 2021 when safe and effective vaccines became available, said the study 'Excess Mortality Among Physicians During The COVID-19 Pandemic.' No excess deaths among physicians occurred after April 2021, which coincided with the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines. This meant that nearly 50 U.S. doctors more than expected died each mo

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CORRECTED: Balloon flying over Japan in 2020

Photo taken on June 17, 2020, shows a flying object spotted in the sky over Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. The object has come under the spotlight again after a Chinese balloon similar to the one seen over Japan was detected traveling over the continental United States in early February 2023.

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INDONESIA-BALI-CHINESE TOURISTS-DIRECT FLIGHT-ARRIVAL

(230122) -- BALI, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children interact with a lion dance performer at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia on Jan. 22, 2023. On Sunday morning, Bali received the first direct flight from China since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, signaling the resumption of regular direct flights between Chinese cities and Bali in the near future. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BALI-CHINESE TOURISTS-DIRECT FLIGHT-ARRIVAL

(230122) -- BALI, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists walk out of the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia on Jan. 22, 2023. On Sunday morning, Bali received the first direct flight from China since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, signaling the resumption of regular direct flights between Chinese cities and Bali in the near future. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BALI-CHINESE TOURISTS-DIRECT FLIGHT-ARRIVAL

(230122) -- BALI, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actresses perform traditional dance to welcome Chinese tourists at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia on Jan. 22, 2023. On Sunday morning, Bali received the first direct flight from China since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, signaling the resumption of regular direct flights between Chinese cities and Bali in the near future. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua)

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New coronavirus

FUKUOKA, Japan, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Pupils leave an elementary school in Fukuoka with many bags on Feb. 28, 2020, which was abruptly declared the last day of the school year after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the government would request all schools in Japan to close from March 2 until the end of the spring break through early April amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus.

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IOC mulls Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue changes

TOKYO, Japan - IOC Vice President John Coates speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2014, after the first coordination commission meeting for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Coates stressed the importance of making improvements, if any, to the venue plans at an early stage.

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Wrestling voted back in for Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Olympic wrestling champions Saori Yoshida (L) and Kaori Icho shake hands in Tokyo in the early hours of Sept. 9, 2013, after wrestling was chosen for inclusion for a single berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires.

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Climate talks reach accord

DURBAN, South Africa - Xie Zhenhua (L), vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, and Todd Stern (R), U.S. climate talks envoy, are pictured at the U.N. climate talks in Durban, South Africa, in the early hours of Dec. 11, 2011. The 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, agreed to launch a new framework in 2020 including major emitters China and the United States aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions, while extending the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012.

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Climate talks reach accord

DURBAN, South Africa - Participants applaud as the U.N. climate talks reach an accord in Durban, South Africa, in the early hours of Dec. 11, 2011. The 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, agreed to launch a new framework in 2020 including major emitters China and the United States aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions, while extending the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012.

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Climate talks reach accord

DURBAN, South Africa - Christiana Figueres (front L), executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, and South African foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hug after the U.N. climate talks reached an accord in Durban, South Africa, in the early hours of Dec. 11, 2011. The 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, agreed to launch a new framework in 2020 including major emitters China and the United States aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions, while extending the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012.

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IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows algae biofuel (front) and a bottle containing algae at the headquarters of heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The company said it will jointly establish a research and development company for algae biofuel in early August with a university venture, eyeing commercial production in fiscal 2020.

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Xi's command in China's battle against COVID-19

STORY: Xi's command in China's battle against COVID-19 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:02 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY/ECONOMY/HEALTH STORYLINE: The world has been fighting the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly three years. China, the most populous country in the world, encountered its hardest major public health emergency since the founding of New China in 1949. A war of 1.4 billion people was declared to fight the virus. And commanding the war is President Xi Jinping. Xi's command in China's battle against COVID-19 PEOPLE FIRST, LIFE FIRST Each and every life counts. Ever since the epidemic began, Xi has put the health and safety of the Chinese people before everything else. It was early 2020 in Shiyan, Hubei, a province hit hard by the pandemic. A patient was rushed to hospital for COVID-19, his conditions serious. And he was 87 years old, an age vulnerable to the virus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LUO JIE, National lawmaker from Hubei, President of Taihe Hospital in Shiyan "For a c

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Trump announces 2024 presidential bid

STORY: Trump announces 2024 presidential bid DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Trump 2. various of 2020 election 3. various of President Biden 4. various of Washington D.C. STORYLINE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he will run for the White House again. Trump, 76, also filed his paperwork establishing his candidacy to run for the U.S. presidency in 2024 with the Federal Elections Commission on Tuesday. Trump served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. He lost to his Democrat challenger Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election but has refused to acknowledge defeat and continued to promote unsubstantiated claims that the race was rigged. Biden said last week that he still intends to seek re-election and that he would likely make an official decision "early next year." The 2024 U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 5 of that year. Xinhua News Agency cor

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Israeli tech company finds huge potential in China's senior care market

STORY: Israeli tech company finds huge potential in China's senior care market DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Miki Raviv showing products 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKI RAVIV, CEO of Vitalerter 3. various of views in Shanghai 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIKI RAVIV, CEO of Vitalerter STORYLINE: An Israel-based bio-tech company is ready to bring its contact-free health monitoring solution to the upcoming 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE), looking to find more opportunities in the huge Chinese market. Miki Raviv, CEO of Vitalerter, said it will be the second time for the company to participate in the expo. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIKI RAVIV, CEO of Vitalerter "This is the product that my team is going to bring and show in CIIE. This is my second participation in CIIE and I'm sure it will be successful participation." Raviv said that the company has opened offices in China since early 2020 and has expanded its business in many k

Michelin Closing Another 2 Plants In Europe

Michelin Closing Another 2 Plants In Europe

Scene from Wuhan

Scene from Wuhan

Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

Files - Qasem Soleimani Mourning Across Iran

Made-in-China metro train goes into operation in northern Portugal

Existing technologies can halve Australia's emissions by 2030: report

Devastating Flooding in East Africa

Devastating Flooding in East Africa

Devastating Flooding in East Africa

Devastating Flooding in East Africa

Pyongyang-bound plane at Beijing airport

Former N. Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong

N. Korea resumes int'l passenger flights after COVID hiatus

N. Korea resumes int'l passenger flights after COVID hiatus

1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

USS Gerald R. Ford The Lead Ship Of Her Class Of US Navy Aircraft Carriers

Shanghai offers 24-hour robotaxi service

COVID-19 origins tracing should be science-based, not politicized by U.S.: experts

Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan

Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-CHINESE TOUR GROUP

Canadian expat in Wuhan speaks highly of China's COVID fight

Rare animals spotted at nature reserve in China's Xinjiang in early spring

New study tallies excess physician deaths in U.S. during early pandemic

CORRECTED: Balloon flying over Japan in 2020

INDONESIA-BALI-CHINESE TOURISTS-DIRECT FLIGHT-ARRIVAL

INDONESIA-BALI-CHINESE TOURISTS-DIRECT FLIGHT-ARRIVAL

INDONESIA-BALI-CHINESE TOURISTS-DIRECT FLIGHT-ARRIVAL

New coronavirus

IOC mulls Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue changes

Wrestling voted back in for Tokyo Olympics

Climate talks reach accord

Climate talks reach accord

Climate talks reach accord

IHI to launch R&amp;D firm for algae biofuel

Xi's command in China's battle against COVID-19

Trump announces 2024 presidential bid

Israeli tech company finds huge potential in China's senior care market

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel