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China: Black Swan Seen Scooping Leaves in Reverse at Zhaotong University

On November 15, 2025, in Zhaotong, Yunnan, a video captured the unusual sight of a black swan at Zhaotong University moving backward across a pond while repeatedly scooping leaves toward the shore.

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Queen Sofia inaugurates the XI National Alzheimer s Congress - Spain

Queen Sofia in a family photo during the inauguration of the XI CEAFA National Alzheimer's Congress and the XV Ibero-American Alzheimer's Congress, on November 6, 2025, in Ibiza (Spain). Under the slogan "Breaking Borders", the event aims to break down geographical barriers and unite efforts between Europe and Latin America to jointly face the challenges posed by Alzheimer's and other dementias. Photo by Germán Lama / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trudeau Honours Haida Nation’s Land Title Recognition - Haida Gwaii

Tears run down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's face as he becomes emotional while speaking during a community gathering to celebrate a land title agreement with the Haida Nation, in Skidegate, B.C., on Haida Gwaii, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The federal government will recognize Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii off British Columbia's northern coast in a historic agreement with the Haida First Nation. The Big Tide Haida Title Lands Agreement affirms that the Haida have Aboriginal title over all of the islands' lands, beds of freshwater bodies, and foreshores to the low-tide mark. Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trudeau Honours Haida Nation’s Land Title Recognition - Haida Gwaii

Tears run down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's face as he becomes emotional while speaking during a community gathering to celebrate a land title agreement with the Haida Nation, in Skidegate, B.C., on Haida Gwaii, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The federal government will recognize Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii off British Columbia's northern coast in a historic agreement with the Haida First Nation. The Big Tide Haida Title Lands Agreement affirms that the Haida have Aboriginal title over all of the islands' lands, beds of freshwater bodies, and foreshores to the low-tide mark. Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displaced People Protest Eviction - Beirut

A man cleans his face as the police cracked down on families displaced by the war who settled in an abandoned building as the landlord asked the police to kick them out. After giving 48 hours to leave the property, police stormed the building and used force against anyone present. After 5 hours of clashes between the families and the police, the public prosecutor decided to give them 48 more hours to leave. The clashes resulted in many injured, some of them had to be hospitalized. According to the Lebanese Government, more than 1.2 million people were displaced by the war against Israel. October 21 2024. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Storm Beita - West Bank

An old Palestinian man tries to calm down the situation as soldiers face protestors near the town of Beita. Clashes broke out in the West Bank town of Beita and on the nearby Mount Sabih during the weekly demonstration to protest the Israeli settlement of Evyatar built on Palestinian lands of Mount Sabih. Two weeks ago, Israel announced the appropriation of lands atop Mount Sabih and legalization of the formerly unrecognized settlement under Israeli law. West Bank, July 12, 2024. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Release The Hostages Protest - Tel Aviv

Israeli protesters face the riot police during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 11, 2024. The protesters called on the Israeli government to accept the hostage deal with Hamas and for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down. The rally was held by Israelis opposing the government's policy in the war in Gaza, one day before Israel's memorial day, Yom HaZikaron. The Israeli war cabinet has persisted on a wider operation on Rafah, Gaza Strip despite the growing opposition by Israelis to the Plan, and Israel's long standing allies like the United States that pushed for a ceasefire, and secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Release The Hostages Protest - Tel Aviv

Israeli protesters face the riot police during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 11, 2024. The protesters called on the Israeli government to accept the hostage deal with Hamas and for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down. The rally was held by Israelis opposing the government's policy in the war in Gaza, one day before Israel's memorial day, Yom HaZikaron. The Israeli war cabinet has persisted on a wider operation on Rafah, Gaza Strip despite the growing opposition by Israelis to the Plan, and Israel's long standing allies like the United States that pushed for a ceasefire, and secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pro-Palestinian Encampment Continues - Washington

A student chants slogans on a megaphone to the face of a police officer taking down a Palestinian flag during the pro-Palestine student protests that have turned into an encampment at George Washington University’s Yard in a protest movement that has spread across universities in the U.S, demonstrating against Israeli military action in Gaza and calling on their university to stop doing business with companies they see as supporting the war on Thursday, May 02, 2024. Despite the police crackdowns, the students have continued to rally and call for a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza. Photo by Amid Farahi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-HEATWAVE

(240422) -- DHAKA, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rickshaw puller cools down by splashing water on his face in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 20, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Bangladesh swelters in scorching heat, 4 deaths reported" (Xinhua)

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HiPhi Auto Closure

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 22, 2024 - Photo taken on Feb 22, 2024 shows the logo of HiPhi Auto in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, HiPhi Auto shut down production for 6 months, HiPhi Auto is currently facing supplier debt collection, capital chain break, large-scale withdrawal of stores, staff pay cuts and layoffs and other problems, the brand that once positioned high-end luxury cars or will face closure.

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HiPhi Auto Closure

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 22, 2024 - Photo taken on Feb 22, 2024 shows the logo of HiPhi Auto in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, HiPhi Auto shut down production for 6 months, HiPhi Auto is currently facing supplier debt collection, capital chain break, large-scale withdrawal of stores, staff pay cuts and layoffs and other problems, the brand that once positioned high-end luxury cars or will face closure.

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HiPhi Auto Closure

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 22, 2024 - Photo taken on Feb 22, 2024 shows the logo of HiPhi Auto in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, HiPhi Auto shut down production for 6 months, HiPhi Auto is currently facing supplier debt collection, capital chain break, large-scale withdrawal of stores, staff pay cuts and layoffs and other problems, the brand that once positioned high-end luxury cars or will face closure.

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HiPhi Auto Closure

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 22, 2024 - Photo taken on Feb 22, 2024 shows the logo of HiPhi Auto in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, HiPhi Auto shut down production for 6 months, HiPhi Auto is currently facing supplier debt collection, capital chain break, large-scale withdrawal of stores, staff pay cuts and layoffs and other problems, the brand that once positioned high-end luxury cars or will face closure.

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HiPhi Auto Closure

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 22, 2024 - Photo taken on Feb 22, 2024 shows the logo of HiPhi Auto in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, HiPhi Auto shut down production for 6 months, HiPhi Auto is currently facing supplier debt collection, capital chain break, large-scale withdrawal of stores, staff pay cuts and layoffs and other problems, the brand that once positioned high-end luxury cars or will face closure.

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HiPhi Auto Closure

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 22, 2024 - Photo taken on Feb 22, 2024 shows the logo of HiPhi Auto in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, HiPhi Auto shut down production for 6 months, HiPhi Auto is currently facing supplier debt collection, capital chain break, large-scale withdrawal of stores, staff pay cuts and layoffs and other problems, the brand that once positioned high-end luxury cars or will face closure.

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HiPhi Auto Closure

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 22, 2024 - Photo taken on Feb 22, 2024 shows the logo of HiPhi Auto in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, HiPhi Auto shut down production for 6 months, HiPhi Auto is currently facing supplier debt collection, capital chain break, large-scale withdrawal of stores, staff pay cuts and layoffs and other problems, the brand that once positioned high-end luxury cars or will face closure.

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HiPhi Auto Closure

HANGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 22, 2024 - Photo taken on Feb 22, 2024 shows the logo of HiPhi Auto in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, HiPhi Auto shut down production for 6 months, HiPhi Auto is currently facing supplier debt collection, capital chain break, large-scale withdrawal of stores, staff pay cuts and layoffs and other problems, the brand that once positioned high-end luxury cars or will face closure.

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Funeral of Putiatin family killed in Russian drone attack in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 - A woman presses a photo to her face during the funeral of Olha and Hryhorii Putiatin and their three children who died in the fire caused by the Russian drone attack on the oil depot at night on February 10, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. As reported, the fuel that leaked from the oil depot attacked by Russian kamikaze drones caught fire and streaked down Kotelna Street destroying a total of 15 houses. Seven people were killed, including two parents and their three children.

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Funeral of Putiatin family killed in Russian drone attack in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 - A woman presses a photo to her face during the funeral of Olha and Hryhorii Putiatin and their three children who died in the fire caused by the Russian drone attack on the oil depot at night on February 10, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. As reported, the fuel that leaked from the oil depot attacked by Russian kamikaze drones caught fire and streaked down Kotelna Street destroying a total of 15 houses. Seven people were killed, including two parents and their three children.

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Files - Italy's Former Royals Want To Reform Succession Law

File photo dated May 3 , 2010 of HSH Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy and his son Emanuele Filiberto attend the exhibition on their family's history in Turin, Italy. Prince Vittorio Emanuele and his son, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, want to change a medieval law which stipulates that the royal line can only pass down to male heirs. But they face opposition from a rival branch of the dynasty. Prince Emanuele Filiberto, the grandson of Italy’s last king, has two daughters but no son and wants the line of succession to pass down to his oldest girl, Vittoria, who is about to turn 16. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Italy's Former Royals Want To Reform Succession Law

File photo dated May 3 , 2010 of HSH Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy and his son Emanuele Filiberto attend the exhibition on their family's history in Turin, Italy. Prince Vittorio Emanuele and his son, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, want to change a medieval law which stipulates that the royal line can only pass down to male heirs. But they face opposition from a rival branch of the dynasty. Prince Emanuele Filiberto, the grandson of Italy’s last king, has two daughters but no son and wants the line of succession to pass down to his oldest girl, Vittoria, who is about to turn 16. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Italy's Former Royals Want To Reform Succession Law

File photo dated March 18, 2007 of Prince Vittorio Emanuele and Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy attends a ceremony to commemorate the last italian monarchs of Savoia Family at Hautecombe Abbey in Saint Pierre de Curtille, France. Prince Vittorio Emanuele and his son, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, want to change a medieval law which stipulates that the royal line can only pass down to male heirs. But they face opposition from a rival branch of the dynasty. Prince Emanuele Filiberto, the grandson of Italy’s last king, has two daughters but no son and wants the line of succession to pass down to his oldest girl, Vittoria, who is about to turn 16. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Italy's Former Royals Want To Reform Succession Law

File photo dated October 29, 2010 of HSH Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy attends an exhibition dedicated to king Vittorio Emanuele II in Turin, Italy. Prince Vittorio Emanuele and his son, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, want to change a medieval law which stipulates that the royal line can only pass down to male heirs. But they face opposition from a rival branch of the dynasty. Prince Emanuele Filiberto, the grandson of Italy’s last king, has two daughters but no son and wants the line of succession to pass down to his oldest girl, Vittoria, who is about to turn 16. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Files - Italy's Former Royals Want To Reform Succession Law

File photo dated May 3 , 2010 of HSH Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy and his son Emanuele Filiberto attend the exhibition on their family's history in Turin, Italy. Prince Vittorio Emanuele and his son, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, want to change a medieval law which stipulates that the royal line can only pass down to male heirs. But they face opposition from a rival branch of the dynasty. Prince Emanuele Filiberto, the grandson of Italy’s last king, has two daughters but no son and wants the line of succession to pass down to his oldest girl, Vittoria, who is about to turn 16. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Cold Hits Calgary - Canada

A woman hides her face walking down the street as freezing temperatures as low as -38 celsius have hit the city of Calgary, Alta., Canada, Monday, January 15, 2024. Photo by Todd Korol/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Cold Hits Calgary - Canada

A man hides his face walking down the street as freezing temperatures as low as -38 celsius have hit the city of Calgary, Alta., Canada, Monday, January 15, 2024. Photo by Todd Korol/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Cold Hits Calgary - Canada

A man hides his face walking down the street as freezing temperatures as low as -38 celsius have hit the city of Calgary, Alta., Canada, Monday, January 15, 2024. Photo by Todd Korol/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Cold Hits Calgary - Canada

A woman covers her face walking down the street as freezing temperatures as low as -38 celsius have hit the city of Calgary, Alta., Canada, Monday, January 15, 2024. Photo by Todd Korol/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harvard University president resigns

STORY: Harvard University president resigns SHOOTING TIME: file footages DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Claudine Gay at a House committee hearing (December 5, 2023) 2. various of Harvard campus (November 1, 2019) STORYLINE: Harvard Corporation confirmed on Tuesday it has accepted Harvard President Claudine Gay's resignation "with overarching consideration in mind." "These past several months have seen Harvard and higher education face a series of sustained and unprecedented challenges. In the face of escalating controversy and conflict, President Gay and the Fellows have sought to be guided by the best interests of the institution whose future progress and well-being we are together committed to uphold," said Harvard Corporation in a statement. Gay said in a statement earlier Tuesday that "It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president." "This is n

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Hospitals in Gaza face dire shortage amid Palestinian-Israeli conflict

STORY: Hospitals in Gaza face dire shortage amid Palestinian-Israeli conflict DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hospitals in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-HAMS, Director of Abu Yousuf al-Najjar Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAMIR AL-JAAB, Staff member of Abu Yousuf al-Najjar Hospital STORYLINE: The situation in hospitals in Gaza remains dire amid the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Some hospitals are shutting down as they lack fuel, water, medical supplies and personnel. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-HAMS, Director of Abu Yousuf al-Najjar Hospital "We have a severe fuel shortage. After a day or two, the hospital will stop providing its services and may close its doors except in emergency cases that require human effort. We hope that you will convey to the whole world that we are in dire need of everything related to human life. Water is not available in the hospital and there is no electricity, and we need

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Zelensky Touches Down In Ottawa

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to his wife Olena Zelenska as she touches his face, as they prepare to deplane at the Ottawa airport for a visit to Canada, on Thursday, September 21, 2023. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Training in national resistance for civilians in Kyiv Region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11, 2023 - A woman lies on the ground face down during a training session for civilians on the preparation for national resistance, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Tennis: Wimbledon championships

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz lies face down on the court after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on July 16, 2023.

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Deadly malnutrition haunting Afghan kids amid lingering sanctions

STORY: Deadly malnutrition haunting Afghan kids amid lingering sanctions DATELINE: July 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): AQA MOHAMMAD SHIRZAD, Head of the malnutrition ward 3. various of the malnutrition ward of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MUZHDA, a mother of a two-and-a-half-month-old child 5. various of the malnutrition ward of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): AQA MOHAMMAD SHIRZAD, Head of the malnutrition ward 7. various of the malnutrition ward of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health 8. various of life of a poor family STORYLINE: With hands trembling and tears streaming down her face, a grief-stricken mother reluctantly bid farewell to her infant, lost to the cruel grip of acute malnutrition, a devastating affliction that ravages countless children in Afghanistan. Such a scene is not rare at the

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Iraqis seek ways to escape scorching summer heat

STORY: Iraqis seek ways to escape scorching summer heat DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people swimming in Iraq STORYLINE: As a round of heatwaves hit Iraq, many local people are desperate to find ways of cooling themselves down, especially when they have to face frequent power outages for several hours a day. The summer temperatures in Iraq a reextremely high and can sometimes reach nearly 50 degrees Celsius, which negatively impacts people's daily life and health conditions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Baghdad. (XHTV)

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Miku Takaichi (blue) falls to the mat face down during a women's 63-kilogram third-round match against the Netherlands' Joanne van Lieshout at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023.

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Date Krumm falls short of King's record

OSAKA, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan wipes her face during the Japan Women's Open final against Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct 17, 2010. The 40-year-old was unable to break American Billie Jean King's record for the oldest winner on the WTA Tour at 39 years and seven months, going down 5-7, 7-6(4), 1-6.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters splash blood at Thai premier's house

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai antigovernment protesters face policemen, who blockade the front of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's residence, in Bangkok on March 17 to demand the premier step down and dissolve Parliament.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters splash blood at Thai premier's house

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai antigovernment protesters face a police squad in front of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's residence in Bangkok on March 17 to demand the premier step down and dissolve Parliament.

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Asashoryu opens with win at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu slaps down komusubi Goeido onto the ring immediately after the face-off on the first day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 15, 2009.

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Asa falls again, Hakuho, Kotooshu on top at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Kotomitsuki (R) twists down Harumafuji (L) with an armbar technique right after the face-off, sending his ozeki rival to a third defeat on the ninth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 20.

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DPJ to hold vote to pick new leader May 16

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa (L) and Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama (R) attend a party executives meeting at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on May 12, one day after Ozawa announced he would step down in the face of waning popularity amid a political fund scandal.

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DPJ to hold vote to pick new leader May 16

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Katsuya Okada is surrounded by reporters at the Diet building on May 12. Okada is considering running in the party's election to pick a successor to President Ichiro Ozawa who said he would step down in the face of waning popularity amid a political fund scandal.

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Ozawa to decide on resignation by mulling effects on election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on March 31. Ozawa suggested he may step down as leader of the main opposition party if it will face difficulty winning a House of Representatives election that must be held by this fall.

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Ozawa to decide on resignation by mulling effects on election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on March 31. Ozawa suggested he may step down as leader of the main opposition party if it will face difficulty winning a House of Representatives election that must be held by this fall.

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Ozawa to decide on resignation by mulling effects on election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa purses his lips during a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on March 31. Ozawa suggested he may step down as leader of the main opposition party if it will face difficulty winning a House of Representatives election that must be held by this fall.

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Ozawa to decide on resignation by mulling effects on election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on March 31. Ozawa suggested he may step down as leader of the main opposition party if it will face difficulty winning a House of Representatives election that must be held by this fall.

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Damages suit by war-displaced people rejected again

NAGOYA, Japan - One of plaintiffs puts her fingers on the face in disappointment after the Nagoya District Court on March 29 turned down a damages suit filed by a group of war-displaced people who claimed the Japanese government failed to swiftly repatriate them from China after the end of World War II and provide adequate support after they came home.

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Omron to sell lifelike cat robots

OSAKA, Japan - A model shows off cat robots, made by Omron Corp., that will go on the market from Nov. 20. The robots, called ''Necoro,'' can stretch their backs, lie down and purr. They are the same size as real cats and each weigh 1.6 kilograms. The robots contain various sensors which among other things allow them to memorize the frequency of human voices, so that they will face their owners when the owners call out the pet robots' names. Omron plans to sell 5,000 Necoro robots for about 185,000 yen each.