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Asma Al-Assad Said To Have ’50/50′ Chance Of Survival As Leukemia Returns

File photo dated August 8, 2018 of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad sits next to his wife Asma as she begins treatment for early-stage breast cancer at the military hospital in Damascus, Syria. Asma al-Assad, the wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, is said to have a 50% chance of survival after an aggressive form of blood cancer is believed to have returned following treatment for the disease earlier this year, the UK’s Telegraph newspaper reports. According to the report, the exiled former first lady, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May of this year, is completely isolated in Moscow as she undergoes treatment for the aggressive cancer. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (3L) shakes hands Ile-de-France prefect Marc Guillaume (2L) next to Paris' prefect Laurent Nunez (4L), Paris' mayor Anne Hiladgo (5L), Ile-de-France's President Valerie Pecresse (4R) and Paris' archbishop Laurent Ulrich (3R) as he arrives to visit Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron smiles towards Paris' archbishop Laurent Ulrich (C) next to Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo (L) during a visit of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

Brigitte Macron (2R) greets Paris' archbishop Laurent Ulrich (C) next to Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo (L) Ile-de-France's President Valerie Pecresse and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during a visit of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (3L) listens to Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo (2L) next to Paris' archbishop Laurent Ulrich (L) and French Minister of Culture and Heritage Rachida Dati (3R) during a visit of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ChineseToday | Young farmer uses modern technology to empower traditional agriculture in SW China

(240521) -- CHENGDU, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shu Xingyu makes a plan on machinery of rice transplanting for the next day in Xiaohe Village of Dongjiageng Township of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 15, 2024. For Shu Xingyu, a professional manager of a specialized agricultural machinery cooperative in Chongzhou of southwest China's Sichuan Province, the days starting from early May to early June is a busy farming season of a year. In addition to the work on harvesting wheat and transplanting rice, Shu is also busy coordinating the plowing, organizing drones to spread pesticide, arranging the drying of harvested wheat, and distributing rice seedlings among local farmers. Shu Xingyu graduated in 2015 from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and a few years later he resigned his work and brought modern agricultural technology back to his hometown. At present, the specialized agricultural cooperative in which he works has realized the mechanized operation of the wh

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TÜRKIYE-BURDUR-TOURISM

(231214) -- BURDUR, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the ancient city of Sagalassos in Burdur province, Türkiye, on Dec. 14, 2023. Turkish tourism companies are working hard to double the number of Chinese tourists to half a million next year by launching promotion and early booking campaigns, Vice President of the Turkish Hoteliers Federation Murat Toktas said on Thursday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Türkiye seeks to double number of Chinese tourists in 2024: hoteliers federation

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TÜRKIYE-BURDUR-TOURISM

(231214) -- BURDUR, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the ancient city of Sagalassos in Burdur province, Türkiye, on Dec. 14, 2023. Turkish tourism companies are working hard to double the number of Chinese tourists to half a million next year by launching promotion and early booking campaigns, Vice President of the Turkish Hoteliers Federation Murat Toktas said on Thursday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Türkiye seeks to double number of Chinese tourists in 2024: hoteliers federation

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TÜRKIYE-BURDUR-TOURISM

(231214) -- BURDUR, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the ancient city of Sagalassos in Burdur province, Türkiye, on Dec. 14, 2023. Turkish tourism companies are working hard to double the number of Chinese tourists to half a million next year by launching promotion and early booking campaigns, Vice President of the Turkish Hoteliers Federation Murat Toktas said on Thursday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Roundup: Türkiye seeks to double number of Chinese tourists in 2024: hoteliers federation

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two children eat sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Laborers process sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People peel sugarcane in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor arranges bundles of sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man drinks sugarcane juice at a roadside stall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 18, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor prepares sugarcane juice at a roadside stall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 18, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People peel sugarcane in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A laborer carries on shoulder a bundle of sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SUGARCANE-HARVEST SEASON

(230919) -- DHAKA, Sept. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor arranges bundles of sugarcane at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2023. The early harvest of sugarcane has been in full swing in parts of Bangladesh with the harvesting season extending from September to March next year. (Xinhua)

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BOJ chief urges business executives to raise wages

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda makes a speech at a meeting with the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2014. Kuroda called on corporate executives to raise the salaries of their employees as they prepare for annual wage talks starting early next year.

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Avigan could be formally approved as Ebola drug early 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Shigetaka Komori, chief executive officer of Fujifilm Holdings Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2014, announcing that the company expects its Avigan anti-influenza drug to be formally approved early next year for treating people infected with the Ebola virus.

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Decision on additional tax hike to come in early Dec.: Amari

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 18, 2014, in Tokyo shows economy and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari, who took part in an interview with Kyodo News. He said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will decide in early December whether to raise the consumption tax to 10 percent next year.

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Decision on additional tax hike to come in early Dec.: Amari

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 18, 2014, in Tokyo shows economy and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari, who took part in an interview with Kyodo News. He said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will decide in early December whether to raise the consumption tax to 10 percent next year.

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Lawson's President Niinami

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Niinami, president of Lawson Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2010. Niinami said the Japanese convenience store chain operator intends to establish its second overseas business headquarters in Singapore as early as April next year.

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Gov't to submit 2nd extra budget to Diet 'early next year'

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso answers questions from reporters on a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2008 and other issues at the prime minister's office on Nov. 25.

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Aso, Medvedev agree to realize Putin's Japan visit

LIMA, Peru - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shake hand prior to their talks in Lima on Nov. 22. They agreed to realize a visit to Japan early next year by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as part of top-level political dialogue. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Aso, Medvedev agree to realize Putin's Japan visit

LIMA, Peru - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) hold talks in Lima on Nov. 22. They agreed to realize a visit to Japan early next year by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as part of top-level political dialogue. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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China's Hu eyes Japan visit at an early date next year

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 3. Hu told Komura that he hopes to visit Japan at an early date next year. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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China's Hu eyes Japan visit at an early date next year

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) talks with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 3. Hu told Komura that he hopes to visit Japan at an early date next year. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hu likely to visit Japan early next year

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L) is in talks with Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan (R) at a Beijing hotel on April 29. Tang expressed his hope that President Hu Jintao will visit Japan at an early date next year.

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Roh to visit Japan early next year to meet with Abe

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Ra Jong Yil speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 20. Ras said South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun will visit Japan early next year.

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Japan, India to launch FTA talks early next year

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) smiles at Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as they wind up a joint press conference at the end of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15. The two leaders agreed that their countries will launch negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement early in 2007.

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Japan, India to launch FTA talks early next year

TOKYO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe give a joint press conference at the end of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15. The two leaders agreed that their countries will launch negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement early in 2007.

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Japan, India to launch FTA talks early next year

TOKYO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the start of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15. The two leaders agreed that their countries will launch negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement early in 2007.

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Japan, India to launch FTA talks early next year

TOKYO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo prior to their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15. The two leaders agreed that their countries will launch negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement early in 2007.

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Machimura, Lavrov agree on reciprocal visits early next year

SANTIAGO, Chile - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (R) sit for talks at a hotel in Santiago on Nov. 17. The two foreign minister are in Santiago to attend a ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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6-way talks on N. Korea may be delayed until 2005: Russian envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Alexander Losyukov tells Kyodo News on Aug. 18 the next round of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions may not be held until the end of the year or even early next year, given the U.S. presidential election in November.

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N. Korea agrees to hold 6-way talks in early 2004

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L to R) Fu Ying, head of Asian affairs at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Soo Hyuck, and Mitoji Yabunaka, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, shake hands in Seoul on Dec. 29 prior to their talks on a second round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program. Fu reportedly said N. Korea has agreed to hold a second round of talks at an early date next year.

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Japan, Thailand agree to launch FTA negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) and Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra shake hand before talks at Koizumi's office Dec. 11 in Tokyo. The two leaders agreed to start negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement early next year. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Malaysia agree to start FTA negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi shake hands before talks at Koizumi's office Dec. 11 in Tokyo. They agreed to launch negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) early next year. (Pool photo)

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Mitsubishi Motors to review North American strategy

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Rolf Eckrodt speaks to reporters at the firm's Tokyo headquarters about a new business plan to be released early next year.

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Nissan to launch 5 new model cars in Mexico by early 2004

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Nissan Motor Co. will launch five new model cars in Mexico by early next year in an effort to maintain its share in the local market. Nissan officials said May 29 the five models will include the sport-utility vehicles Murano (photo) and Pathfinder Armada, and the pick-up truck Titan.

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MHI unveils 'Wakamaru' robot to support elderly, sick people

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) unveiled on Feb. 4 a human-sized ''Wakamaru'' robot (photo) capable of helping elderly people living alone or sick people report to their families living in other areas in the event of emergencies. Measuring 1 meter in height and weighing 30 kilograms, the robot can recognize about 10,000 words and conduct simple conversations. The company plans to put the robot on sale as early as in April next year.

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GM, Suzuki to produce new vehicle in fall

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an illustration of the Chevrolet Cruze, the first passenger vehicle General Motors Corp. (GM) of the United States will start producing this fall at a Japanese plant of Suzuki Motor Corp. for the Asia Pacific market. The vehicle with a 1.3- or 1.5-liter engine will hit the Japanese market by the end of this year and GM plans to start exporting it to Australia early next year.

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Anami to become Japan's envoy to China

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono decided Nov. 10 to appoint Koreshige Anami (file photo), director of the Cabinet Councilor's Office on External Affairs, as ambassador to China early next year. Anami, 59, will replace Sakutaro Tanino, 64, who is set to retire.

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E. Timor polls could be held Aug. 30 next year: De Mello

DILI, East Timor - Sergio Vieira de Mello, who heads the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), in an interview with a small group of reporters, says in Dili on Aug. 19 that the first democratic election in East Timor could be held as early as Aug. 30 next year. East Timor is under UNTAET control as it moves toward full independence. Aug. 30 is the date of last year's historic U.N.-administered referendum in which East Timorese voted for independence from Indonesia.

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Head of Peace Statue separated for repair

NAGASAKI, Japan - Workers separate the head of the Statue of Peace in Nagasaki's Peace Park on Nov. 16 during repair work that started early this month. The whole of the 44-year-old, 9.7-meter-high bronze statue will be repaired by February next year.

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Miyazawa shows design of 2,000 yen bill

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa shows on Oct. 29 the design of a 2,000 yen bill which will be issued by July next year to mark the year 2000. The front of the bill depicts the Shureimon gates of Shuri Castle on the outskirts of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. The other side depicts a scene from the ''Tale of Genji,'' the Japanese classic written in the early 11th century by court lady Murasaki Shikibu.

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DKB, J.P. Morgan to set up trust venture

Taira Hosaka (3rd from L), senior managing director of Japan's Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (DKB), shakes hands with Keith M. Schappert, president of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.of the United States, in Tokyo on Oct. 1. DKB and J.P. Morgan and Co. agreed to set up a joint investment trust venture early next year as part of a broad capital tie-up between the two banks. DKB will be the first of Japan's nine major commercial banks to form a capital tie-up with a foreign financial institution.

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Japan, U.S. hold summit talks in New York

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and U.S. President Bill Clinton shake hands Tuesday, Sept. 22, before their informal summit at a New York hotel. During the three-hour meeting, the two leaders agreed that Japan must quickly fix its banking system and economy to help Asian and other world economies. Obuchi also accepted an invitation from Clinton to visit Washington early next year, to continue what Obuchi called ''very candid'' talks on ''very substantive and important'' issues.

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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