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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff looks for a place to install The Cross of Peace outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

A fragment is part of the Cross of Peace installation by American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff and Ukrainian metalwork expert Viktor Belchik outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The Cross of Peace installation by American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff and Ukrainian metalwork expert Viktor Belchik is outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The Cross of Peace installation by American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff and Ukrainian metalwork expert Viktor Belchik is outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The Cross of Peace installation by American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff and Ukrainian metalwork expert Viktor Belchik is outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine is in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The Cross of Peace installation by American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff and Ukrainian metalwork expert Viktor Belchik is outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The Cross of Peace installation by American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff and Ukrainian metalwork expert Viktor Belchik is outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The Cross of Peace installation by American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff and Ukrainian metalwork expert Viktor Belchik is outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff watches workers install The Cross of Peace outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine is in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff installs The Cross of Peace outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The Cross of Peace installation by American photographer, artist, traveller and philanthropist Sergey Melnikoff and Ukrainian metalwork expert Viktor Belchik is outside the gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine is in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Cross of Peace in Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

The gymnasium from where a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group was dislodged in the first days of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine is in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2025. The Cross of Peace features water supply pipes retrieved by rescuers from residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa damaged by Russian shelling. The Christ figure is made from 20,0000 small fragments of artillery shells and mines collected from Ukrainian fields and is plated in 999.9-purity gold. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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QUEEN'S JUBILEE FUND

STOCKHOLM 20250115Queen Silvia awarded scholarships from the Queen Silvia Anniversary Fund for research into children and disabilities at a ceremony at Stockholm Palace on Tuesday 15 January 2024. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / code 10030

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U.S. House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee after three failed votes

STORY: U.S. House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee after three failed votes DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:10 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting to elect new speaker STORYLINE: U.S. House Republicans on Friday dropped right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as the Republican nominee for House speaker, after he failed to garner enough support from his own party in three rounds of full-chamber voting. In a closed-door session Friday afternoon, House Republicans voted in a secret ballot against Jordan continuing as their party's nominee for speaker, roughly a week after he was nominated. Earlier in the day, Jordan lost the third vote in his bid for House speaker, as Republican opposition grows amid continuing chaos. The Ohio Republican, 59, lost 25 votes from fellow Republicans, three more than in the second round of voting and five more than in the first round, ind

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-HOUSE SPEAKER-JIM JORDAN-NOMINEE-DROPPING

(231020) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan, chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 20, 2023. U.S. House Republicans on Friday dropped right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as the party's nominee for House speaker, after he failed to garner enough support from his own party in three rounds of full-chamber voting. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-HOUSE SPEAKER-JIM JORDAN-NOMINEE-DROPPING

(231020) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan, chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, is seen in the House chamber in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 20, 2023. U.S. House Republicans on Friday dropped right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as the party's nominee for House speaker, after he failed to garner enough support from his own party in three rounds of full-chamber voting. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-HOUSE SPEAKER-JIM JORDAN-NOMINEE-DROPPING

(231020) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan, chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, is seen in the House chamber in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 20, 2023. U.S. House Republicans on Friday dropped right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as the party's nominee for House speaker, after he failed to garner enough support from his own party in three rounds of full-chamber voting. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-HOUSE SPEAKER-JIM JORDAN-NOMINEE-DROPPING

(231020) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan, chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, is reflected in a mirror as he attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 20, 2023. U.S. House Republicans on Friday dropped right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as the party's nominee for House speaker, after he failed to garner enough support from his own party in three rounds of full-chamber voting. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-HOUSE SPEAKER-JIM JORDAN-NOMINEE-DROPPING

(231020) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan (C), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, leaves after House Republicans voted in a secret ballot against him continuing as the party's nominee for speaker in a closed-door session in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 20, 2023. U.S. House Republicans on Friday dropped right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as the party's nominee for House speaker, after he failed to garner enough support from his own party in three rounds of full-chamber voting. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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North China's Ganqmod Port fully resumes functions

STORY: North China's Ganqmod Port fully resumes functions DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Ganqmod Port STORYLINE: The goods volume handled via Ganqmod Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region totaled over 2.1 million tonnes in January, a year-on-year increase of 436.23 percent, according to the port's management commission. The figure saw a growth of 51.88 percent from January 2020, which marks the full resumption of the functioning of the port after China optimized its pandemic response late last year. Ganqmod Port is located in Urad Middle Banner in the city of Bayannur. It is a first-class land port, an important channel for energy import, and the highway port with the largest customs and trade volume in Inner Mongolia. The port will improve the business environment and implement trade facilitation measures this year to promote shipment volume recovery. Entry procedures have been simplified at the port, a

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Arakawa delights 10,000 with homecoming skate

TOKYO, Japan - Winter Olympic women's figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa performs her trademark Ina Bauer, a variation of a spread-eagle that puts her in a full backbend while her toes point in opposite directions, during an exhibition at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on March 4.

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Taiwan youth share experience of volunteering at Beijing 2022

STORY: Taiwan youth share experience of volunteering at Beijing 2022 DATELINE: April 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:40 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sharing activity 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIN CHIA HSUAN, Volunteer from Taiwan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN WEN CHENG, Volunteer from Taiwan STORYLINE: A volunteer experience sharing activity on the Beijing Winter Olympics was recently held in Beijing to strengthen the exchange of volunteer service across the Taiwan Strait. At the activity, young people from China's Taiwan shared their feelings about volunteering in the Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIN CHIA HSUAN, Volunteer from Taiwan "We were honored to be invited to watch figure skating, ice hockey and some other events at the Beijing Winter Olympics. We were very excited when watching the Games. The athletes gave full play to their advantage. We cheered up for them in the audience. I would like to thank the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics for giving me this oppor

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Arakawa delights 10,000 with homecoming skate

TOKYO, Japan - Winter Olympic women's figure skating gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa performs her trademark Ina Bauer, a variation of a spread-eagle that puts her in a full backbend while her toes point in opposite directions, during an exhibition at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on March 4. (Kyodo)

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Thailand - POW Railway - Punishment

1943/4 Thailand - POW Railway. Punishment with 4 gall container 3/4 full of water or stones. Watercolour with some pen and ink, signed lower left, ?Chalker?, by Gunner Jack B Chalker (1918-2014), Royal Artillery, 1945 (c). Full length figure of a near naked prisoner tied to a bamboo stake with a heavy rough tin container tied around his neck and Japanese guards beyond, Ban Pong Camp, Thailand.Associated with World War Two, POWs Far East (1941-1945).Chalker recalls observing such a torture on arrival in Ban Pong Camp in October 1942. 'The tin container was filled with stones or water, when the neck was straightened the jagged edge of the tin lacerated the chest?he was in great distress..' Date: 1945

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China pitches Beijing 2022 Olympic bid, tightens world meet security

Visitors are inspected at a security checkpoint at the venue for the World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, China, on its opening day on March 25, 2015. China, going ahead full steam to promote its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, beefed up security for the event apparently to demonstrate its capability of playing host. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-figure skater Asada pleased to complete first marathon

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada poses after completing her first full-distance marathon in Honolulu on Dec. 10, 2017. The former world champion clocked 4 hours, 34 minutes, 13 seconds over the 42.195-kilometer distance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-figure skater Asada pleased to complete first marathon

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada smiles after completing her first full-distance marathon in Honolulu on Dec. 10, 2017. The former world champion clocked 4 hours, 34 minutes, 13 seconds over the 42.195-kilometer distance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-figure skater Asada pleased to complete first marathon

Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada smiles after completing her first full-distance marathon in Honolulu on Dec. 10, 2017. The former world champion clocked 4 hours, 34 minutes, 13 seconds over the 42.195-kilometer distance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo