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Monaco vs Real madrid - Basketball Euroleague - Monaco

Monaco player #32 Matthew Strazel and Madrid players # 23 Sergio Lull and #9 Hugo Gonzales are seen in action during the Turkish Airlines Basketball Euroleague match between AS Monaco and Real Madrid in salle Gaston Medecin in Monaco on January 31, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monaco vs Real madrid - Basketball Euroleague - Monaco

Monaco player #4 Jaron Blossomage and Madrid players #23 Sergio Lull, #20 Bruno Fernando, #13 Dzanan Musa and #9 Hugo Gonzalez are seen in action during the Turkish Airlines Basketball Euroleague match between AS Monaco and Real Madrid in salle Gaston Medecin in Monaco on January 31, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan witnesses at least 77 attacks resulting 70 fatalities in April: report

STORY: Pakistan witnesses at least 77 attacks resulting 70 fatalities in April: report SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Pakistan 2. various of scenes of attack STORYLINE: Following a brief lull in March, militant attacks in Pakistan surged once again in April with at least 77 verifiable incidents resulting in 70 fatalities, an Islamabad-based think-tank said in a recent report. The fatalities included 35 civilians, 31 security forces personnel and four militants while 67 individuals suffered injuries, the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies said in its monthly assessment report. In comparison, March 2024 saw 56 militant attacks, resulting in 77 fatalities and 67 injuries, said the report. This indicates a 38 percent increase in the number of militant attacks, although there was a 9 percent decline in deaths, with no change in the number of injuries, it added. The

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Storm Walloping Parts Of Newfoundland - Canada

A long duration winter weather event on the Avalon Penisula, Newfoundland, Canada that began late Thursday night is expected to drop 50-80 cms of snow, ice pellets and more snow before it finishes up on Saturday. On Friday, March 8, 2024 residents takes advantage of a lull to clear snow on the streets of St. John's. Photo by Paul Daly/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Storm Walloping Parts Of Newfoundland - Canada

A long duration winter weather event on the Avalon Penisula, Newfoundland, Canada that began late Thursday night is expected to drop 50-80 cms of snow, ice pellets and more snow before it finishes up on Saturday. On Friday, March 8, 2024 residents take advantage of a lull to clear snow on the streets of St. John's. Photo by Paul Daly/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Storm Walloping Parts Of Newfoundland - Canada

A long duration winter weather event on the Avalon Penisula, Newfoundland, Canada that began late Thursday night is expected to drop 50-80 cms of snow, ice pellets and more snow before it finishes up on Saturday. On Friday, March 8, 2024 residents take advantage of a lull to clear snow from their driveway in St. John's. Photo by Paul Daly/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Storm Walloping Parts Of Newfoundland - Canada

A long duration winter weather event on the Avalon Penisula, Newfoundland, Canada that began late Thursday night is expected to drop 50-80 cms of snow, ice pellets and more snow before it finishes up on Saturday. On Friday, March 8, 2024 a resident takes advantage of a lull to walk her dog on a street in St. John's. Photo by Paul Daly/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Storm Walloping Parts Of Newfoundland - Canada

A long duration winter weather event on the Avalon Penisula, Newfoundland, Canada that began late Thursday night is expected to drop 50-80 cms of snow, ice pellets and more snow before it finishes up on Saturday. On Friday, March 8, 2024 a resident takes advantage of a lull to take their child for a sleigh ride in St. John's. Photo by Paul Daly/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egypt respects Sudan's sovereignty in current crisis: FM

STORY: Egypt respects Sudan's sovereignty in current crisis: FM DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. various of Egypt's FM meeting with Dafalla Al-Haj Ali 3. various of Egyptian Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday said Egypt considers the ongoing crisis in Sudan as an internal affair and would respect Sudan's sovereignty. Shoukry made the remarks during a meeting with Dafalla Al-Haj Ali, the envoy of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, in the capital Cairo. The minister reaffirmed the importance of reaching an immediate ceasefire to protect the Sundanese civilians and implementing the truce with no violation, said a statement from the ministry. Calling on warring factions to abide by the ceasefire, Shoukry said only by doing so can a lull be created to conduct humanitarian relief operations and pave the road for a serious dialogue to settle differences. "Egy

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Phi Phi islands' drive to balance tourism, environmental conservation

STORY: Phi Phi islands' drive to balance tourism, environmental conservation DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:37 LOCATION: KRABI, Thailand CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Maya Bay beach 2. Marine Discovery Center's marine biologists and staff releasing the bamboo sharks to the ocean 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KULLAWIT LIMCHULARAT, Sustainability development senior specialist at Singha Estate 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BART CALLENS, Cluster General Manager of Saii Resorts STORYLINE: Phi Phi islands, a group of stunningly beautiful islands in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand, were once plagued by the problems of over-tourism, prompting local authorities to close its most famous tourist spot Maya Bay in mid-2018. As tourism begins to pick up in the islands after the pandemic-induced lull, local authorities are striving to balance the need to attract visitors with the need to protect the environment. The number of people entering Maya Bay beach now has been reduced from around 7,

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High hopes on tourism boom as Thailand cheers Chinese tourists' return

STORY: High hopes on tourism boom as Thailand cheers Chinese tourists' return DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese tourists 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU LINGLING, Chinese tourist 3. various of tourists 4. various of Chinese New Year elements in downtown Bangkok 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Thai): NUTTHAPORN, Restaurant chef 6. various of tourists 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHANAPAN KAEWKLACHAIYAWUTH, Vice president of the Thai-Chinese Tourism Alliance Association 8. various of tourists STORYLINE: After a three-year lull, Thailand is welcoming back Chinese tourists to help restore its pandemic-battered tourism sector. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU LINGLING, Chinese tourist "I haven't been abroad since 2019. This outbound trip is the first one since the pandemic. We can feel the hospitality and warm welcome to Chinese people. We're so happy." In downtown Bangkok, shopping malls are decorated with Chinese New Year elements to cash in on an influx of Ch

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Police, anti-gov't protesters clash in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Members of Ukrainian security forces get some rest in a lull in clashes with anti-government protesters near Independence Square, the center of demonstrations, in the capital city of Kiev on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Relatives of Japanese abductees express hopes for talks

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (front), accompanied by his wife Sakie (behind him), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 aged 13, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012, after meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. Relatives of Japanese abductees expressed hope for the success of talks between the Japanese and North Korean governments, which were recently revived after a four-year lull, in the meeting with Sugiyama, the head of the Japanese delegation to the talks.

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Relatives of Japanese abductees express hopes for talks

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka, head of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012, after meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. Relatives of Japanese abductees expressed hope for the success of talks between the Japanese and North Korean governments, which were recently revived after a four-year lull, in the meeting with Sugiyama, the head of the Japanese delegation to the talks.

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Relatives of Japanese abductees hope for talks

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota (C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 aged 13, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012, after meeting with Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. Relatives of Japanese abductees expressed hope for the success of talks between the Japanese and North Korean governments, which were recently revived after a four-year lull, in the meeting with Sugiyama, the head of the Japanese delegation to the talks.

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Hopes for recovery of survivors from debris fading: U.N.

MUZZAHARABAD, Pakistan - A father (L) tries to lull his daughter in the northeast Pakistani town of Muzzaharabad on Oct. 12 as she undergoes treatment for a head injury she suffered during a big earthquake that hit northern Pakistan and India. U.N. disaster assessment and relief team said hopes of recovering people alive from debris in areas worst affected by the Oct. 8 quake are diminishing in hardest-hit Pakistan.

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Japan has pulled out of economic lull: Takenaka

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka tells a press conference on Aug. 9 that Japan has pulled out of economic lull, attributing his belief to pickups in exports, major progress in adjustments in the information technology sector and rising personal spending.

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Japan economy has emerged from lull: Aug. report

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) speaks at a meeting of his economic ministers at his office on Aug. 9. The meeting endorsed a monthly report saying that Japan's economy has emerged from a lull running since last autumn. The government deleted the word ''weak'' from its economic assessment for August for the first time since November.

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Fukui says economy 'almost' emerged from lull

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a press conference at the end of the central bank's two-day Policy Board meeting on Aug. 9. He said the Japanese economy has ''almost'' pulled out of a pause as adjustments in information technology-related sectors are close to end.

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Fukui says economy 'almost' emerged from lull

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a press conference at the end of the central bank's two-day Policy Board meeting on Aug. 9. He said the Japanese economy has ''almost'' pulled out of a pause as adjustments in information technology-related sectors are close to end. (Kyodo)

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Japan has pulled out of economic lull: Takenaka

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka tells a press conference on Aug. 9 that Japan has pulled out of economic lull, attributing his belief to pickups in exports, major progress in adjustments in the information technology sector and rising personal spending. (Kyodo)

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Japan economy has emerged from lull: Aug. report

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) speaks at a meeting of his economic ministers at his office on Aug. 9. The meeting endorsed a monthly report saying that Japan's economy has emerged from a lull running since last autumn. The government deleted the word ''weak'' from its economic assessment for August for the first time since November. (Kyodo)

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Japan reboots nuclear reactor after 2-yr lull despite safety concern

A worker in the main control room of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai, southwestern Japan, points at the display board that shows the control rods being pulled out on Aug. 11, 2015, for the resumption of the No. 1 reactor. The reactor became the first to resume operations since all the country's commercial reactors went offline by September 2013, following the tsunami-triggered Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan reboots nuclear reactor after 2-yr lull amid safety concern

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2015. It is important to work carefully and gain the support of local residents, Suga said, referring to the day's resumption of the No. 1 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan reboots nuclear reactor after 2-yr lull despite safety concern

Workers in the main control room take procedures to restart the No. 1 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2015. The reactor became the first to resume operations since all the country's commercial reactors went offline by September 2013, following the tsunami-triggered Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan reboots nuclear reactor after 2-yr lull amid safety concern

Yoichi Miyazawa, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2015. The steady process of restarting idled nuclear plants is necessary for sound economic growth and stability in people's lives, Miyazawa said, referring to the day's resumption of the No. 1 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan reboots nuclear reactor after 2-yr lull amid safety concern

Workers in the main control room reactivate the No. 1 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2015. The reactor became the first one to resume operations since all the country's commercial reactors went offline by September 2013, following the tsunami-triggered Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hopes for recovery of survivors from debris fading: U.N.

MUZZAHARABAD, Pakistan - A father (L) tries to lull his daughter in the northeast Pakistani town of Muzzaharabad on Oct. 12 as she undergoes treatment for a head injury she suffered during a big earthquake that hit northern Pakistan and India. U.N. disaster assessment and relief team said hopes of recovering people alive from debris in areas worst affected by the Oct. 8 quake are diminishing in hardest-hit Pakistan. (Kyodo)

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Hopes for recovery of survivors from debris fading: U.N.

MUZZAHARABAD, Pakistan - A father (L) tries to lull his daughter in the northeast Pakistani town of Muzzaharabad on Oct. 12 as she undergoes treatment for a head injury she suffered during a big earthquake that hit northern Pakistan and India. U.N. disaster assessment and relief team said hopes of recovering people alive from debris in areas worst affected by the Oct. 8 quake are diminishing in hardest-hit Pakistan. (Kyodo)

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Eruption of Mt. Asama

Mt. Asama is a three-layered composite volcano. This photograph captures a researcher taking shots of the smoke and his assistant at the edge of the mouth of Mt. Kamayama (2568m), the central crater. Official record keeping of Mt. Asama eruptions started only after 1886. This photograph was taken in 1904, during a lull in the mid-Meiji Period (1894-1908) when volcanic activity was relatively minor. ==Date:1904, Place:Nagano, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐61‐0]