Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris

Illustration of the interior of Notre Dame de Paris one month after its reopening in Paris, France, on January 8, 2025. The cathedral had been closed following a tragic fire five years ago, which caused the spire to fall after centuries of stability. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Members of a mountain rescue team from Gero in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, observe a moment of silence for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2024, the time of the eruption exactly 10 years ago, near the mountain's summit. The team members were involved in the rescue operations of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Members of a mountain rescue team from Gero in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, observe a moment of silence for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2024, the time of the eruption exactly 10 years ago, near the mountain's summit. The team members were involved in the rescue operations of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

20.08.2024. Tallinn. Restoration of Independence Day is marked on August 20 each year to celebrate the date in 1991 when Estonia regained the freedom it had lost to the Soviet Union more than five decades earlier. Thirty-three years ago, on August 20 1991, volunteers rushed to protect Tallinn's TV tower after Soviet forces were sent to the country to cripple the country's communication systems. Now a family day was held there. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

20.08.2024. Tallinn. Restoration of Independence Day is marked on August 20 each year to celebrate the date in 1991 when Estonia regained the freedom it had lost to the Soviet Union more than five decades earlier. Thirty-three years ago, on August 20 1991, volunteers rushed to protect Tallinn's TV tower after Soviet forces were sent to the country to cripple the country's communication systems. Now a family day was held there. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

20.08.2024. Tallinn. Restoration of Independence Day is marked on August 20 each year to celebrate the date in 1991 when Estonia regained the freedom it had lost to the Soviet Union more than five decades earlier. Thirty-three years ago, on August 20 1991, volunteers rushed to protect Tallinn's TV tower after Soviet forces were sent to the country to cripple the country's communication systems. Now a family day was held there. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

The 33rd anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence

20.08.2024. Tallinn. Restoration of Independence Day is marked on August 20 each year to celebrate the date in 1991 when Estonia regained the freedom it had lost to the Soviet Union more than five decades earlier. Thirty-three years ago, on August 20 1991, volunteers rushed to protect Tallinn's TV tower after Soviet forces were sent to the country to cripple the country's communication systems. Now a family day was held there. Photo Eero Vabamägi, Postimees

70th anniversary of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence celebrated in Myanmar

STORY: 70th anniversary of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence celebrated in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: June 19, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIAO LI, Counselor of Chinese Embassy in Myanmar 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Burmese): DAW THAN THAN NU, President of U Nu Daw Mya Yi Foundation 4. various of the event STORYLINE: An event marking the 70th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence was held at the China Cultural Center in Yangon on Wednesday. The event was jointly organized by the China Foundation for Peace and Development, the China Cultural Center in Yangon, Yangon University of Foreign Languages, and Myanmar Chinese Cooperation and Communication Center. Qiao Li, counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, said at the event that 70 years ago, Chinese and Myanmar leaders jointly advocated the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence with political wisdom and foresight

Serbian teacher sees closer cooperation between China, Serbia

STORY: Serbian teacher sees closer cooperation between China, Serbia SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:11 LOCATION: LU'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Goran Marinovic STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): GORAN MARINOVIC, English teacher of Lu'an No. 2 High School "Hello, my name is Goran. I come from Serbia. My hometown is Bohr in eastern Serbia. And here I'm in Lu'an, Anhui Province, where I teach English at No. 2 High School of Lu'an. Before teaching in China, I was teaching English also in Serbia for 18 years. I came to China seven years ago, because I needed a new challenge. First, I went to Fujian Province. After that, the next year, I was in Xinjiang. And for the last five years, I'm here in Anhui Province. Students at this school are very smart, and they are eager to learn, they want to learn something new every day, every class. So during the classes, I teach them something about other countries, other countries' customs. And they teach me ab

Ruins of eight ancient city sites discovered in Xiong'an New Area

STORY: Ruins of eight ancient city sites discovered in Xiong'an New Area SHOOTING TIME: March 27 , 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the archaeology site STORYLINE: Ruins of eight ancient cities dating back to more than 2,000 years ago were discovered in the Xiong'an New area, suggesting that China's "city of the future" boasts a long history, said local archaeologists. The earliest ruins, namely Nanyang, included two city sites from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). The Nanyang ruins and its surrounding areas covered nearly 18 square kilometers, with the cultural relics spanning nearly 3,000 years from the Neolithic Age down to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). Xiong'an was named after two counties Xiongxian and Anxin, where ruins of two cities were found. The Xiongzhou ancient city in Xiongxian was formed in the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-979), of which a few sections o

A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day

Wëi Yi and Jay kissing in Jay's apartment, Taipei, Taiwan, 2019 ‘I think gender stereotypes are also very strong in the gay community. Taiwanese gay men don’t have their own culture, so they’re appropriating the western gay culture but without the drag aspect. Drag culture just appeared about five years ago, and before that it was just about masculinity. Men feel like they need to be stocky or have bodies like western men to be acceptable. In Taiwan, we only have the history of fighting and resisting but we don’t have the history of defining ourselves, or defining our own culture. Also the government tends to erase gay culture and art. So we don’t have our own gay history, we don’t have a path to follow our culture and identity, so we copy from the western world. And Taiwan has been colonized by many countries, by Japan, China and Spain. So we tend to change ourselves, to adapt very quickly. There’s been many changes in the past years.’ Jay Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Ji Xue practising drawing (above) at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023 and Ji Xue packing school bag at Longtan Village in Xixiu District on April 21, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (C) plays with classmates at school, with their relocated homes in the back, in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Ji Xue (2nd L, above) walking back home from school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023 and Ji Xue (1st R, below) heading to a bus station to travel to her new home from Longtan Village in Xixiu District on April 22, 2018. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2018 shows trucks loaded with Ji Xue's family belongings heading to their new home in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (R) plays badminton with a teacher at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2018 shows Ji Xue wearing new clothes of Miao ethnic group, before heading to new home, at Longtan Village in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (L) and her sister walk back home from school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANSHUN-RELOCATION-NEW LIFE (CN)

(231224) -- ANSHUN, Dec. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Xue (1st L) shows her English composition to classmates at school in Xixiu District of Anshun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Five years ago, six-year-old Ji Xue and her family of Miao ethnic group started a new life. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts, they were relocated to a new home from inhospitable mountainous and remote area. Supporting facilities in the relocation community where Ji lives now have become better and better over the past five years. It used to take Ji more than two hours to walk to school by mountainous road, while it only takes less than ten minutes to walk from her new home to school now. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)