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Aerospace Themed Tourism - China

This long-exposure photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows a Long March-12 carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasting off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province. The Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Wenchang in the northeastern part of Hainan Island is China's first independently designed and constructed green, eco-friendly and modern spaceport. It currently operates two all-weather, multi-directional launch pads, capable of handling heavy payloads. Wenchang is also home to China's first commercial aerospace launch site, which has sent more than 90 satellites into their planned orbits since its maiden launch in November 2024. Highly frequent rocket launches have driven the aerospace-themed tourist services in the city. The rocket-viewing platform there attracts lots of spectators for each launch. Tourists flock here to witness the grand scene of rocket launches, and enjoy the breathtaking scenic view of during their visits to homestays, res

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a member of the Protection Civile checking the oxygen tank of an elder that needed medical help following exposure to a forest fire in the Aude region of France, near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, on August 5-7, 2025. The blaze, first reported active on August 5, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire Burns 13000 Hectares - France

Handout photo gathered on August 8 shows a member of the Protection Civile helping an elder getting medical help following exposure to a forest fire in the Aude region of France, near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, on August 5-7, 2025. The blaze, first reported active on August 5, remained uncontrolled for more than 48 hours despite the deployment of over 1,000 firefighters and several Canadair aircrafts. By August 8, it had swept across more than 16,000 hectares, burning 13,000 of them, and caused one death and 18 injuries. Authorities have since reported that the fire is under control, though it remains active. Photo by Laetitia Peltier/Protection Civile via ABACAPRESS.COM

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PON-XXI - Diving

Multiple exposure photographs shows the East Java diving athlete team, Gladies Lariesa Garina (right) and Della Dinasari Harimurti (left) in action in the women's synchronized tower category match of the National Sports Week (PON) XXI/2024 Aceh-North Sumatra at the Selayang Disporasu Swimming Pool, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on September 8, 2024. The East Java diving athletes achieved the highest score of 222.36 on the first day of the competition. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar's health ministry issues heat advisory amid soaring temperature

STORY: Myanmar's health ministry issues heat advisory amid soaring temperature SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:18 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of intense heat waves 2. various of Ngwe Saung beach in Pathein, Ayeyarwady region 3. various of people in Yangon STORYLINE: As temperatures continue to rise across Myanmar, the ministry of health is advising citizens to take precautions to protect their wellbeing, according to the ministry's statements on Thursday. The health ministry's advisory included guidelines for staying safe during periods of high heat and avoiding exposure to harmful ultraviolet light. The ministry's guidelines featured tips for recognizing and managing symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke and first aid measures. According to meteorological reports, many regions across the country are experiencing a spike in temperatures, surpassing 40 degrees Celsius in many areas. U Hla Tun, a director from Myanmar's Dep

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

In this eight-minute long exposure, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov onboard, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also visible in this image is the entry burn and landing burn, at right, conducted by the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket as it returned to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov launched at 3:27 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the o

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Top court says gov't liable for asbestos exposure

TOKYO, Japan - Supporters hold up banners after the Supreme Court rules in favor of plaintiffs who sued the central government seeking compensation for damage to health from asbestos, in front of the top court in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2014. The court ruled for the first time in Japan that the government was responsible for failing to prevent workers from being exposed to harmful asbestos.

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Colorful work gloves designed by Japanese students

LONDON, Britain - Colorful cotton work gloves, called "Guntie" and designed by students in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology of Shinshu University in Japan's Nagano Prefecture, are on display at Tent London, an interior design trade show, in the British capital on Sept. 18, 2014. The exhibit marks Guntie's first exposure overseas.

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Spring ritual at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Torches light up Nigatsudo hall of Todaiji temple in this multiple exposure photo in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara as the ''Omizutori'' (water drawing) ritual began on March 1, 2011. The spring event to pray for peace and good harvest was the 1,260th of its kind as it was first held at the temple in 752.

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Tokaimura stages drill on anniversary of nuclear accident

TOKAIMURA, Japan - A rescue worker practices measuring radiation exposure on workers and residents of Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 30 during a nuclear disaster drill. The event took place on the first anniversary of Japan's worst nuclear power accident in the village, which claimed two lives. About 800 people took part.

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Heatwave hits Jerusalem

STORY: Heatwave hits Jerusalem DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children playing at a fountain at the Teddy park, central Jerusalem. STORYLINE: People were bracing for extreme temperatures in Jerusalem of Israel as a heatwave hit the city in the past few days. Officials advised people in Jerusalem to avoid exposure to the sun, and the elderly and those with chronic health problems should take special care. Teddy Park, located right beneath the Old City Walls opposite the Jaffa Gate, honors the Jerusalem Foundation's founder and legendary Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek. In the center of the park, there's a fountain which becomes an attraction for children and adults during the heatwave. Meanwhile, Europe has sweltered through a heatwave that sparked fires in the continent's south, and caused temperature above 40 degrees Celsius in the United Kingdom for the first time on record. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusa

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Restoration of artworks depicting tragedy of Hiroshima

The first part of a series of artworks known as the "Atomic Bomb Diagram" is temporarily leaving Maruki Gallery for the Atomic Bomb in the Saitama Prefecture city of Higashimatsuyama, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2021, for restoration work about 70 years after its release. The 15-part works were drawn by ink painter Iri Maruki and his wife and oil painter Toshi soon after Hiroshima was hit by the U.S. atomic bombing but they have been damaged severely due to worm eating and exposure to ultraviolet rays.

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Restoration of artworks depicting tragedy of Hiroshima

The first part of a series of artworks known as the "Atomic Bomb Diagram" is temporarily leaving Maruki Gallery for the Atomic Bomb in the Saitama Prefecture city of Higashimatsuyama, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2021, for restoration work about 70 years after its release. The 15-part works were drawn by ink painter Iri Maruki and his wife and oil painter Toshi soon after Hiroshima was hit by the U.S. atomic bombing but they have been damaged severely due to worm eating and exposure to ultraviolet rays.

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NASAâs SpaceX Crew-1 Pre-Splashdown

The night sky off the bow of the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship is seen in this one second exposure photograph as NASA and SpaceX support teams prepare for the landing of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft with NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Victor Glover, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi aboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, Saturday, May 1, 2021. NASAâs SpaceX Crew-1 mission is the first crew rotation flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the agencyâs Commercial Crew Program. Photo by Bill Ingalls / NASA via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction work stalled in China's development zone

Photo taken on Feb. 10, 2015, shows stalled work on building construction in a development zone in Luliang in the central Chinese province of Shanxi in the aftermath of the Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign. Construction projects are making little headway in outlying areas as some bureaucrats concerned seem to be taking a "safety-first" stance, fearing possible exposure of their corrupt activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 months since disaster

IWAKI, Japan - Kindergarteners wearing masks and caps to minimize their exposure to radiation run out of the kindergarten building in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 10, 2011, as they are allowed to play in the playground for the first time since the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and subsequent radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The surface soil of the playground has been removed to reduce the children's exposure to radiation and they were allowed to play there for only half an hour. (Kyodo)

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Spring ritual at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Torches light up Nigatsudo hall of Todaiji temple in this multiple exposure photo in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara as the ''Omizutori'' (water drawing) ritual began on March 1, 2011. The spring event to pray for peace and good harvest was the 1,260th of its kind as it was first held at the temple in 752. (Kyodo)

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Trampoline: Japanese championships

Multiple exposure photo shows Ryusei Nishioka performing in the men's individual final at the national trampoline championships in the Mie Prefecture city of Yokkaichi, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2020. Nishioka won the event for the first time.

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Trampoline: Japanese championships

Multiple exposure photo shows Reina Satake performing in the women's individual final at the national trampoline championships in the Mie Prefecture city of Yokkaichi, central Japan, on Nov. 1, 2020. Satake won the event for the first time.

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Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Long exposure photo shows trails of headlamps as climbers walk to the top of Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2018, the first day of the climbing season for Japan's highest mountain straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, west of Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokaimura stages drill on anniversary of nuclear accident

TOKAIMURA, Japan - A rescue worker practices measuring radiation exposure on workers and residents of Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 30 during a nuclear disaster drill. The event took place on the first anniversary of Japan's worst nuclear power accident in the village, which claimed two lives. About 800 people took part.