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Water Crisis Strains Urban Water - Turkey

An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows the drought-stricken Kurtbogazi Dam in Ankara, Turkiye. As summer grips Turkiye's capital, Ankara, the city of nearly 6 million is confronting a worsening water crisis. Reservoirs are nearing historic lows, and drought conditions exacerbated by climate change threaten to deliver one of central Anatolia's weakest wheat harvests in years. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis Strains Urban Water - Turkey

An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows the drought-stricken Kurtbogazi Dam in Ankara, Turkiye. As summer grips Turkiye's capital, Ankara, the city of nearly 6 million is confronting a worsening water crisis. Reservoirs are nearing historic lows, and drought conditions exacerbated by climate change threaten to deliver one of central Anatolia's weakest wheat harvests in years. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis Strains Urban Water - Turkey

An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows the drought-stricken Kurtbogazi Dam in Ankara, Turkiye. As summer grips Turkiye's capital, Ankara, the city of nearly 6 million is confronting a worsening water crisis. Reservoirs are nearing historic lows, and drought conditions exacerbated by climate change threaten to deliver one of central Anatolia's weakest wheat harvests in years. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Crisis Strains Urban Water - Turkey

An aerial drone photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows the drought-stricken Kurtbogazi Dam in Ankara, Turkiye. As summer grips Turkiye's capital, Ankara, the city of nearly 6 million is confronting a worsening water crisis. Reservoirs are nearing historic lows, and drought conditions exacerbated by climate change threaten to deliver one of central Anatolia's weakest wheat harvests in years. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Heat Strains Water Resources - Pakistan

A flock of geese walks across the parched bed of Rawal Dam after water levels receded drastically due to prolonged dry weather, in Islamabad on June 16, 2025. Pakistan is facing growing concerns over a looming water crisis, as reservoirs serving Islamabad and Rawalpindi dip to alarming lows amid a delayed monsoon. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Yuan USD Exchange Rate

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Photo taken on Sept 8, 2023 shows U.S. dollars in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province. The renminbi fell below its previous lows against the US dollar in both onshore and offshore markets as the greenback continued to strengthen. On September 8, the spot exchange rate of the renminbi hit 7.34 against the dollar at the opening, breaking through the low of early November last year and hitting a new low since the end of 2007.

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Chinese Yuan USD Exchange Rate

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 - Photo taken on Sept 8, 2023 shows U.S. dollars in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province. The renminbi fell below its previous lows against the US dollar in both onshore and offshore markets as the greenback continued to strengthen. On September 8, the spot exchange rate of the renminbi hit 7.34 against the dollar at the opening, breaking through the low of early November last year and hitting a new low since the end of 2007.

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-LIRA PLUNGES TO NEW LOWS

(230624) -- ISTANBUL, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are seen at an exchange office in Istanbul, Türkiye, on June 23, 2023. Turkish currency on Friday sank to fresh lows against the U.S. dollar a day after the central bank hiked its key interest rate well below market expectations. The lira hit 25.0 against the greenback at around 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT). The currency's depreciation has exceeded 20 percent since the beginning of the year. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-LIRA PLUNGES TO NEW LOWS

(230624) -- ISTANBUL, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a billboard displaying exchange rates in Istanbul, Türkiye, on June 23, 2023. Turkish currency on Friday sank to fresh lows against the U.S. dollar a day after the central bank hiked its key interest rate well below market expectations. The lira hit 25.0 against the greenback at around 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT). The currency's depreciation has exceeded 20 percent since the beginning of the year. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-LIRA PLUNGES TO NEW LOWS

(230624) -- ISTANBUL, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People change money at an exchange office in Istanbul, Türkiye, on June 23, 2023. Turkish currency on Friday sank to fresh lows against the U.S. dollar a day after the central bank hiked its key interest rate well below market expectations. The lira hit 25.0 against the greenback at around 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT). The currency's depreciation has exceeded 20 percent since the beginning of the year. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., the United States. Throughout 2022, the Fed has raised interest rates seven times in a row, with a cumulative increase of 425 basis points. The Fed's aggressive rate hikes have caused the exchange rates of many currencies to fall to historic lows, the imported inflationary pressure to increase sharply, the risk of debt default to rise, and the financial markets to swing wildly. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., the United States. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Fed's aggressive rate hikes scourge global economy The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on March 16 to stem a surge in inflation, beginning its new round of rate-hiking cycle. Throughout this year, the Fed has raised interest rates seven times in a row, with a cumulative increase of 425 basis points. The Fed's aggressive rate hikes have caused the exchange rates of many currencies to fall to historic lows, the imported inflationary pressure to increase sharply, the risk of debt default to rise, and the financial markets to swing wildly. The U.S. tightening of liquidity has pulled up the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar and transferred the crisis outward, which has led to the tightening of global financial conditions and the slowdown of world economic growth, wreaking havoc on

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Ichiro goes hitless in last game of season

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 28, 2011. Suzuki went 0-for-3 in a 2-0 loss by the Mariners, ending the season with 184 hits and a .272 batting average -- both career lows.

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Woods lackluster in Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Tiger Woods of the United States appears dejected after finishing tied for 78th at 18-over, both all-time lows in his professional career, at the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 8, 2010.

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Dollar hits nearly 10-month low of 116.40 yen

TOKYO, Japan - The sign board at Tokyo foreign exchange brokerage Toforexueda indicates the U.S. dollar fell to nearly 10-month lows against the yen on May 8 on persistent selling against the Japanese currency. Dollar-selling accelerated after the U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) signaled a readiness to ease its monetary grip if the economy deteriorates despite the end of combat in Iraq.

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Water level of Danube River in Romania drops to multi-year lows

STORY: Water level of Danube River in Romania drops to multi-year lows DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dried-up Danube River bed 2. SOUNDBITE (Romanian): Local resident STORYLINE: Months of drought has led to dramatic reduction in the flow of the Danube, with water level in several sections dropping to multi-year lows. The Danube river is the second longest river in Europe. Near the southern Romania's town of Zimnicea, which is separated from Bulgaria by the river, the Romanian side of the Danube has completely dried up, while the Bulgarian side is barely passable. The exposed riverbed of the Danube has become a wide sandy beach, which has begun to attract local residents to pay a visit. SOUNDBITE (Romanian): Local resident "The drought this year is too severe and the river has receded to that part. This has never happened. This is the first time I've encountered since I was born." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reportin

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U.S. biggest reservoir hits historic low level amid megadrought

STORY: U.S. biggest reservoir hits historic low level amid megadrought DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Lake Mead amid drought STORYLINE: Surrounded by a white band of dried rocks, the vast drop in water levels is visible this week at Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir in the United States, which has been shrinking amid a two-decade-long megadrought. The "bathtub ring" around the drought-stricken lake, on the Arizona-Nevada border and over 40 kilometers east of Las Vegas, is made of minerals deposited on the rock walls when the lake's water level was higher. Some boat launching ramps along the lake were closed due to the low water levels. Lots of things underneath Lake Mead have resurfaced in recent weeks, including formerly sunken boats, as the lake's water level is continuing to decline. Lake Mead's water levels have dropped to historic lows since it was filled in the 1930s. As of Thursday night, the water in the lake,

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Italian PM tests positive for COVID-19

STORY: Italian PM tests positive for COVID-19 DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. PM Draghi 2. People on the street in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi has tested positive for COVID-19, the government said in a statement on Monday. Draghi, 74, who is fully vaccinated, "is asymptomatic," according to the statement. His schedule has been curtailed, including a planned trip to Angola and the Republic of the Congo scheduled for April 20-21. The statement said Draghi will be replaced by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani for the trip. Draghi's positive test comes as coronavirus infection rates in Italy are on the rise compared to recent lows from early March, though mortality and hospitalization rates remain low. The most recent data, from Sunday, showed nearly 52,000 new infections nationally, the sixth consecutive day with more than 50,000 new cases. Xinhua News Agency correspondents repo

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EUROPE-ENERGY PRICES-SHAKING

(220226) -- LONDON, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a petrol station in London, Britain, Feb. 25, 2022. After days of bearish trading amid concern over the escalating Russia-Ukraine tension, a flare-up of the conflict battered major European markets on Thursday, bringing the stocks down to new lows. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Russia-Ukraine conflict shakes European markets, energy prices hit new highs" (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)

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EUROPE-ENERGY PRICES-SHAKING

(220226) -- LONDON, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a petrol station in London, Britain, Feb. 25, 2022. After days of bearish trading amid concern over the escalating Russia-Ukraine tension, a flare-up of the conflict battered major European markets on Thursday, bringing the stocks down to new lows. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Russia-Ukraine conflict shakes European markets, energy prices hit new highs" (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-UKRAINE TENSIONS

(220224) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 24, 2022. U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, reversing the massive losses earlier in the session, as investors assessed the geopolitical tensions over Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 92.07 points, or 0.28 percent, to 33,223.83. The S&P 500 climbed 63.20 points, or 1.50 percent, to 4,288.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased 436.09 points, or 3.34 percent, to 13,473.58. Earlier in the day, all the three major indexes fell sharply with the Dow dropping more than 800 points at the lows. (Courtney Crow/NYSE/handout via Xinhua)

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Ichiro goes hitless in last game of season

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 28, 2011. Suzuki went 0-for-3 in a 2-0 loss by the Mariners, ending the season with 184 hits and a .272 batting average -- both career lows. (Kyodo)

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Woods lackluster in Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Tiger Woods of the United States appears dejected after finishing tied for 78th at 18-over, both all-time lows in his professional career, at the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 8, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Dollar hits nearly 10-month low of 116.40 yen

TOKYO, Japan - The sign board at Tokyo foreign exchange brokerage Toforexueda indicates the U.S. dollar fell to nearly 10-month lows against the yen on May 8 on persistent selling against the Japanese currency. Dollar-selling accelerated after the U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) signaled a readiness to ease its monetary grip if the economy deteriorates despite the end of combat in Iraq. (Kyodo)