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Let’s Block Everything Protests - Lyon

Riot police advance as tear gas lingers in the air during a protest in Lyon, France on September 10, 2025. The protest is part of the nationwide “Bloquons tout” (“Let’s block everything”) campaign, which coincided with the handover of power after the Prime Minister’s defeat in a confidence vote two days earlier. Photo by Abolfazl Salmanzade/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Smoke And Damages Caused By Hughes Fire - USA

A haze of smoke and ash lingers over the blackened hills of the Angeles National Forest following the Hughes Fire near Santa Clarita, CA, USA on Jan. 23, 2025. Fire crews worked through the night to contain the blaze, which forced temporary road closures and left significant environmental damage. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Released from Iran Jail - Rome

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala who was arrested and jailed in Iran since December 2024, arrives at her home, in Rome, Italy on January 8, 2025. Italian journalist Sala arrested and jailed in Iran since December has been freed and returned to Rome on January 8, even as a diplomatic spat between the two countries lingers over an Iranian held in Milan. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Released from Iran Jail - Rome

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala who was arrested and jailed in Iran since December 2024, arrives at her home, in Rome, Italy on January 8, 2025. Italian journalist Sala arrested and jailed in Iran since December has been freed and returned to Rome on January 8, even as a diplomatic spat between the two countries lingers over an Iranian held in Milan. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Released from Iran Jail - Rome

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala who was arrested and jailed in Iran since December 2024, arrives at her home, in Rome, Italy on January 8, 2025. Italian journalist Sala arrested and jailed in Iran since December has been freed and returned to Rome on January 8, even as a diplomatic spat between the two countries lingers over an Iranian held in Milan. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, a view of a damage structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, A view of an interiorof a collapsed apartment the family printed the pictures of their children and hanged on a ceiling and pictures are still on the ceiling after the earthquake. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, a women collects stuff for use around. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, a view of a damage structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, a women collects stuff for use around. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, a view of a damage structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, a view of a damage structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, a view of a damage structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, A view of damaged structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, A view of damaged structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, A view of damaged structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, A view of damaged structures and dead bushes. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, A view of damaged structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, General view of the city Hatay. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, A view of damaged structures. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, Pigeon flies over the sunset. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey. Children were seen playing football in a damaged concrete building. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, Pigeons are flys through the sunset in Hatay. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, Pigeons are in their contemporary cage. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, Pigeons are flys through the sunset in Hatay. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

On February 4, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey, Pigeons flies in the air. The aftermath of the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, lingers, as countless families in Turkey and Syria lost their homes and lives. The seismic impact continues to reshape the way of life for local communities in the region. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Year-end review: Russia-Ukraine conflict lingers, public hopes for peace

STORY: Year-end review: Russia-Ukraine conflict lingers, public hopes for peace SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 20, 2023/file DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Russia-Ukraine conflict 2. various of Moscow 3. various of Kiev 4. STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow "The year 2023 has proven to be another turbulent one for the Eurasian region. The Ukrainian crisis remains intractable. The geopolitical game between Russia and the West is intensifying. The political and security landscape of the region is being restructured. Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his annual press conference that Russia is forced to take other measures including military ones as Ukraine does not wish to hold negotiations on its demilitarization. He further noted that when Russia realizes its target of the special military operation, then peace will come. According to Ukr

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(FOCUS)ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER-SDEROT-CONFLICTS-AFTERMATH

(231016) -- SDEROT, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Israeli military helicopter lingers in the sky near the Israel-Gaza border on Oct. 15, 2023. Israel on Sunday continued its preparations for a massive ground operation in Gaza, mobilizing forces near the Gaza border, as its bloody conflict with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) entered the second week. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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On site in Aleppo: Trauma lingers one week after deadly earthquakes

STORY: On site in Aleppo: Trauma lingers one week after deadly earthquakes DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:59 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: STANDUP (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: One week has passed since the deadly earthquakes struck Syria. Yet the trauma lingers as survivors in Aleppo are striving to move on. STANDUP (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter "Hello, everyone. We are still in Aleppo city reporting from the quake-hit areas. Today, we are going to visit one of the houses that had been damaged by the earthquake that hit the country last week. We're going to meet one of the residents here. He's going to take us to his house. We're gonna talk to him and ask him about his story, what he felt and everything else. So here with us is Abu Abdu. This area is called Al-masharga. One of the buildings here collapsed and there was damage to nearby buildings as well. This building is where Abdu lives. We can see that there is damage in the surrou

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-ECONOMIC CRISIS-HOLIDAY SHOPPING

(221220) -- BEIRUT, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a store in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Holiday shopping remains sluggish in Lebanon as economic crisis lingers" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-ECONOMIC CRISIS-HOLIDAY SHOPPING

(221220) -- BEIRUT, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman stands in front of a store in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Holiday shopping remains sluggish in Lebanon as economic crisis lingers" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-ECONOMIC CRISIS-HOLIDAY SHOPPING

(221220) -- BEIRUT, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man looks at a storefront in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Holiday shopping remains sluggish in Lebanon as economic crisis lingers" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-ECONOMIC CRISIS-HOLIDAY SHOPPING

(221220) -- BEIRUT, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks past a store in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Holiday shopping remains sluggish in Lebanon as economic crisis lingers" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-ECONOMIC CRISIS-HOLIDAY SHOPPING

(221220) -- BEIRUT, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a store in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Holiday shopping remains sluggish in Lebanon as economic crisis lingers" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-ECONOMIC CRISIS-HOLIDAY SHOPPING

(221220) -- BEIRUT, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks past a store in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Holiday shopping remains sluggish in Lebanon as economic crisis lingers" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-ECONOMIC CRISIS-HOLIDAY SHOPPING

(221220) -- BEIRUT, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A saleswoman arranges trousers at a store in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 20, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Holiday shopping remains sluggish in Lebanon as economic crisis lingers" (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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N. Korean media reports leader's visits to military units

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, carries in its Nov. 5 edition a picture of the country's leader, Kim Jong Il (C in front line), taken with military personnel. The newspaper said Kim inspected two military units. The visit marked his second reported public appearance in less than a week even as speculation of his ill health lingers outside the country.

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Counties affected increase as drought lingers in Kenya

STORY: Counties affected increase as drought lingers in Kenya DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:01 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a mother and her children inside a hut in drought-stricken northern Kenya 2. various of Kenya Meteorological Department 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRIS NG'ETICH, Climate Scientist of Kenya Meteorological Department 4. various of herders and livestock in northern Kenya 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHRIS NG'ETICH, Climate Scientist of Kenya Meteorological Department 6. various of local people fetching water 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRIS NG'ETICH, Climate Scientist of Kenya Meteorological Department STORYLINE: The drought situation in Kenya has continued to worsen in the arid and semi-arid lands and some counties outside the area. As a result, this has increased the number of counties in the alarm phase of drought from 10 to 14, according to the country's National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). In an interview with Xinhua, Chris Ng

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Israelis vote for fifth time since 2019 as political deadlock lingers

STORY: Israelis vote for fifth time since 2019 as political deadlock lingers DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:29 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of voting station 3. SOUNDBITE (English): OMRI AVRECH, Israeli citizen 4. various of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid voting (provided by Government Press Office) 5. various of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 6. various of Israeli President Herzog voting (provided by Government Press Office) 7. various of Prime Minister Yair Lapid campaigning on Facebook 8. various of Netanyahu campaigning on Facebook STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "This is the campaign center of a political party called Yesh Atid led by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid. As the fifth election in three and a half years kicked off on Tuesday, the Israeli voters are hoping to break the long-lasting political deadlock." Israelis were heading to the ballots on Tu

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Jordan on health, power grid alerts as heatwave lingers

STORY: Jordan on health, power grid alerts as heatwave lingers DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Jordan 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMMED AL-SHAKER, Director of ArabiaWeather weather forecast company 3. various of street view in Jordan STORYLINE: Jordan's Health Ministry on Sunday warned of high temperatures as a dry heatwave will continue to affect the country for at least two days, advising the public to avoid sunlight exposure. The elderly, children, and those with chronic diseases should be particularly careful about the health risks posed by the boiling heat, it warned in a statement. Meanwhile, Jordan Meteorological Department said the ongoing heatwave is rising temperatures by 7 to 8 degrees Celsius above the averages and is forecasted not to ease before Wednesday, state-run Petra news agency reported. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMMED AL-SHAKER, Director of ArabiaWeather weather forecast company "The current heatwave

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A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families

STORY: A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:37 LOCATION: GAZA CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAMI AL-AFRANJI, Gaza resident 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RAMI AL-AFRANJI, Gaza resident 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HASSAN AL-ATTAR, Gaza resident, Firefighter 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): OM MOHAMMED AL-ATTAR, Gaza resident, Hassan's wife 5. various of files of Israel's military campaign against the Gaza Strip STORYLINE: Rami al-Afranji, a 40-year-old Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip has been struggling with the psychological pain of losing his loved ones during the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict in May 2021. On May 10 last year, Israel launched a large-scale military campaign against the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the firing of rockets into Israel by the armed factions led by the Hamas in response to Israeli provocations at the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAMI AL-AF

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-VICTIMS' FAMILIES

(220510) -- GAZA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian firefighter Hassan al-Attar, whose elder daughter and her children were killed during an Israeli bombing, shows a picture of his grandchild at his house in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia, on May 10, 2022. During the May 10-21 conflict last year, the Israeli bombings killed more than 260 Palestinians, including women and children. Meanwhile, about 14 Israelis were killed as a result of the Hamas attacks on Israeli cities. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-VICTIMS' FAMILIES

(220510) -- GAZA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Rami al-Afranji, whose wife and four children were killed during an Israeli bombing, holds pictures of his children at his house in Gaza City, on May 10, 2022. During the May 10-21 conflict last year, the Israeli bombings killed more than 260 Palestinians, including women and children. Meanwhile, about 14 Israelis were killed as a result of the Hamas attacks on Israeli cities. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-VICTIMS' FAMILIES

(220510) -- GAZA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Rami al-Afranji, whose wife and four children were killed during an Israeli bombing, shows a picture of his child at his house in Gaza City, on May 10, 2022. During the May 10-21 conflict last year, the Israeli bombings killed more than 260 Palestinians, including women and children. Meanwhile, about 14 Israelis were killed as a result of the Hamas attacks on Israeli cities. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-VICTIMS' FAMILIES

(220510) -- GAZA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian firefighter Hassan al-Attar, whose elder daughter and her children were killed during an Israeli bombing, sheds tears while recalling them at his house in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia, on May 10, 2022. During the May 10-21 conflict last year, the Israeli bombings killed more than 260 Palestinians, including women and children. Meanwhile, about 14 Israelis were killed as a result of the Hamas attacks on Israeli cities. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-VICTIMS' FAMILIES

(220510) -- GAZA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian firefighter Hassan al-Attar, whose elder daughter and her children were killed during an Israeli bombing, sits by his children's graves in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia, on May 10, 2022. During the May 10-21 conflict last year, the Israeli bombings killed more than 260 Palestinians, including women and children. Meanwhile, about 14 Israelis were killed as a result of the Hamas attacks on Israeli cities. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT-VICTIMS' FAMILIES

(220510) -- GAZA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Rami al-Afranji, whose wife and four children were killed during an Israeli bombing, holds pictures of his children at his house in Gaza City, on May 10, 2022. During the May 10-21 conflict last year, the Israeli bombings killed more than 260 Palestinians, including women and children. Meanwhile, about 14 Israelis were killed as a result of the Hamas attacks on Israeli cities. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: A year after Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pain lingers for Palestinian victims' families

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Guyu, the last solar term of spring

STORY: Guyu, the last solar term of spring DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of animation STORYLINE: April 20 marks the Guyu, which literally means "grain rain." The Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms in the traditional lunar calendar, the day when farmers start sowing. It is a time when spring still lingers, and the summer heat is yet to come, making it a perfect time to taste tea and appreciate the blooming peonies. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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West Wing White House Rabbit

A bunny rabbit lingers outside the West Wing of the White House July 29, 2021 in Washington DC. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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N. Korean media reports leader's visits to military units

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, carries in its Nov. 5 edition a picture of the country's leader, Kim Jong Il (C in front line), taken with military personnel. The newspaper said Kim inspected two military units. The visit marked his second reported public appearance in less than a week even as speculation of his ill health lingers outside the country. (Kyodo)