Zayanderud Riverbed Dries Up - Iran

Zayanderud Riverbed Dries Up - Iran

Discarded tires and bags of garbage litter the dried-up riverbed of the Zayanderud in Isfahan, Iran, on January 14, 2018. Zayanderud, like many other bodies of water in Iran, has faced droughts and water shortages in recent years. In addition to drought, mismanagement and overuse of water are major factors contributing to the decline of Zayanderud. Photo by Hozi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

LA Mayor Oversees Homeless Camp Sweep - Los Angeles

LA Mayor Oversees Homeless Camp Sweep - Los Angeles

A woman sits on the ground surrounded by bags, bedding, and supplies during a sweep of the Compound encampment in Van Nuys on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The Inside Safe operation led to the displacement of unhoused residents, many of whom had little time to gather or secure their personal items. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

LA Mayor Oversees Homeless Camp Sweep - Los Angeles

LA Mayor Oversees Homeless Camp Sweep - Los Angeles

A man hauls large trash bags of belongings alongside his bicycle during a sweep of the Compound encampment in Van Nuys on Thursday, July 31, 2025. As city departments carried out the Inside Safe operation, many unhoused residents struggled to gather what they could before being displaced. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

A worker takes down freshly oxidized aluminum ferrules from a rack at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 17, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers arrange brush bristles at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Li Jianan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers perform anodizing treatment on aluminum ferrules at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 17, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Li Jianan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

A staff member livestreams in the studio of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

This photo taken on June 18, 2025 shows makeup brushes made by a manufacturing company in Luyi, central China's Henan Province. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Final Exam Results Awaited by 200 000 Pupils - Netherlands

Bags and Dutch flags are hanging on many facades. Almost 200,000 pupils will hear whether they have passed their final exams. Announcement of final exam results Voorburg, Netherlands on June 12, 2025. Photo by Utrecht Robin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee Industry - China

A farmer displays the coffee fruit at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and p

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee Industry - China

Staff members celebrate the harvest of coffee this year in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, an

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee Industry - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2025 shows workers drying coffee beans at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee beans are seen sprouting at a plantation in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and proces

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee Industry - China

Tourists take photos at a coffee experience center in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and pro

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee Industry - China

Tourist check coffee beans at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 7, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and processin

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee beans are seen sprouting at a plantation in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods of selection, grading, and proces

Coffee Industry - China

Coffee Industry - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 7, 2025 shows workers drying coffee beans at a coffee manor in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As the Spring Festival approaches, many tourists who have just finished their trip in Yunnan choose to take home one or two bags of coffee beans that they roasted themselves. These beans have become a special festive gift this year, whether for friends and family or for personal enjoyment. Ethiopia is currently Africa's largest coffee producer and the fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons. Coffee is a major source of foreign exchange for the country. According to incomplete statistics, about 5 million small-scale farmers in Ethiopia cultivate coffee, while over 25 million people are engaged in its production, processing and sales sectors. Ethiopia's neighbor Kenya shares the same passion for coffee. As a latecomer in this industry, Kenya has achieved a high degree of refinement in its coffee production. By adopting and optimizing methods

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Several people with bags after the passage of the DANA, in the neighborhood of La Torre, on October 31, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). This morning, the search for the missing has resumed in the areas affected by the ana in the Valencian Community, which has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, for the moment. In addition, the material damage is uncountable with roads cut off and areas isolated by water, mud and landslides. Many municipalities are without drinking water and some 75,000 people are without electricity supply in the province of Valencia as a result of the storm. This DANA is the most tragic atmospheric catastrophe recorded in Spain in more than half a century. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Several people with bags after the passage of the DANA in the neighborhood of La Torre, on October 31, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). This morning, the search for the missing has resumed in the areas affected by the ana in the Valencian Community, which has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, for the moment. In addition, the material damage is uncountable with roads cut off and areas isolated by water, mud and landslides. Many municipalities are without drinking water and some 75,000 people are without electricity supply in the province of Valencia as a result of the storm. This DANA is the most tragic atmospheric catastrophe recorded in Spain in more than half a century. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Several people with bags after the passage of the DANA, in the neighborhood of La Torre, on October 31, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). This morning, the search for the missing has resumed in the areas affected by the ana in the Valencian Community, which has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, for the moment. In addition, the material damage is uncountable with roads cut off and areas isolated by water, mud and landslides. Many municipalities are without drinking water and some 75,000 people are without electricity supply in the province of Valencia as a result of the storm. This DANA is the most tragic atmospheric catastrophe recorded in Spain in more than half a century. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Several people with bags after the passage of the DANA in the neighborhood of La Torre, on October 31, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). This morning, the search for the missing has resumed in the areas affected by the ana in the Valencian Community, which has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, for the moment. In addition, the material damage is uncountable with roads cut off and areas isolated by water, mud and landslides. Many municipalities are without drinking water and some 75,000 people are without electricity supply in the province of Valencia as a result of the storm. This DANA is the most tragic atmospheric catastrophe recorded in Spain in more than half a century. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Several people with bags after the passage of the DANA, in the neighborhood of La Torre, on October 31, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). This morning, the search for the missing has resumed in the areas affected by the ana in the Valencian Community, which has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, for the moment. In addition, the material damage is uncountable with roads cut off and areas isolated by water, mud and landslides. Many municipalities are without drinking water and some 75,000 people are without electricity supply in the province of Valencia as a result of the storm. This DANA is the most tragic atmospheric catastrophe recorded in Spain in more than half a century. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Several people with bags after the passage of the DANA in the neighborhood of La Torre, on October 31, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). This morning, the search for the missing has resumed in the areas affected by the ana in the Valencian Community, which has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, for the moment. In addition, the material damage is uncountable with roads cut off and areas isolated by water, mud and landslides. Many municipalities are without drinking water and some 75,000 people are without electricity supply in the province of Valencia as a result of the storm. This DANA is the most tragic atmospheric catastrophe recorded in Spain in more than half a century. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Several people with bags after the passage of the DANA in the neighborhood of La Torre, on October 31, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). This morning, the search for the missing has resumed in the areas affected by the ana in the Valencian Community, which has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, for the moment. In addition, the material damage is uncountable with roads cut off and areas isolated by water, mud and landslides. Many municipalities are without drinking water and some 75,000 people are without electricity supply in the province of Valencia as a result of the storm. This DANA is the most tragic atmospheric catastrophe recorded in Spain in more than half a century. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

Spain Disaster Death Toll Reaches 214 - Valencia

A line of people with bags after the passage of the DANA, in the neighborhood of La Torre, on October 31, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). This morning, the search for the missing has resumed in the areas affected by the ana in the Valencian Community, which has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, for the moment. In addition, the material damage is uncountable with roads cut off and areas isolated by water, mud and landslides. Many municipalities are without drinking water and some 75,000 people are without electricity supply in the province of Valencia as a result of the storm. This DANA is the most tragic atmospheric catastrophe recorded in Spain in more than half a century. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Amik Plain Agriculture Workers - Turkey

Amik Plain Agriculture Workers - Turkey

A girl stands next to the bags of potatoes picked by the seasonal farm workers in the farmlands of Amik Plain, located on the Syrian border in Reyhanli district of Hatay, Turkey, on May 23, 2024. Thanks to its climate and fertile soil, farmers grow many crops in all seasons. The fertility of the plain continues to be a source of livelihood for agricultural workers. Apart from the region's people, seasonal workers from different provinces of Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia come to work in specific periods. The majority of the workers are Syrian families. Syrian Arabs and Kurds make up 80 percent of the workers. Workers come to the fields at dawn and work in the scorching heat until the evening. Landowners see young, old, and children as cheap labor with poor working conditions and wages. Child laborers earn 550 Turkish Liras (US$17) a day, while adult laborers earn between 1000 Turkish Liras (US$31) and 1700 Turkish Liras (US$53). Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

When ethnic Etles silk meets traditional Chinese Hanfu in Xinjiang

STORY: When ethnic Etles silk meets traditional Chinese attire Hanfu in Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: March 27, 2024 DATELINE: April 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kaidy wearing horse-face skirt made from Etles silk 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KAIDY, Tailor in China's Xinjiang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KAIDY, Tailor in China's Xinjiang "Hello, everyone. I am a post-90s tailor in Xinjiang. Look, this is my 30-square-meter studio. The hanging fabric is Etles silk in this year's popular styles. There are Qipao, dresses, and bags made of Etles silk. They're all handmade by myself. My mother is a tailor. After graduating from high school, I started to learn from her. Then I went to many places to learn different ways of making costume made from Etles silk, because I want to pass on not only my mother's craftsmanship, but also the intangible cultures of Xinjiang. I want more people to see the beauty of Xinjiang. I came up with the idea of making hor

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry sand bags for floodwater control at a subway station in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Photo by Yang Wenjie/Xinhua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry sand bags for floodwater control at a subway station in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Photo by Yang Wenjie/Xinhua)

CHINA-XINJIANG-YINING-HISTORICAL STREET (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-YINING-HISTORICAL STREET (CN)

(230520) -- ILI, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor shops for hamdmade bags on Liuxing Street in Yining City, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 19, 2023. Liuxing Street, built in 1930s, is a well-known historical block in Yining City. It is a community with many of its residents being ethnic minorities including Uygur, Kazakh, and Hui people. The street has developed into a tourist attraction integrating tourism, cultural exhibitions, characteristic restaurants and craft processing. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-GREEN-LOW-CARBON (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-GREEN-LOW-CARBON (CN)

(230411) -- HAIKOU, April 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members show degradable bags at the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province, April 11, 2023. Green and low-carbon production and consumption concepts can be found in many exhibition areas of the third CICPE. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Holiday travel resumes in Zimbabwe

STORY: Holiday travel resumes in Zimbabwe DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various buses, travelers, rank marshals loading bags on bus rooftop carriers, grocery vendors, and passengers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): FELISTAS MUSENGEZI, Passenger 3. various of a passenger holding a chicken, buses, and travelers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): HASHEM KAZEMBE, Passenger 5. various of people at the bus terminus 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): FUNLESLEY KAMBEYA, Bus conductor 7. various of a vendor holding foreign currency money 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Shona) PATIENCE MOYANA, Vendor 9. various roadside boutiques with people shopping for Christmas clothing 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Shona): LOICE GAZA, Customer 11. various of a vendor counting foreign currency money STORYLINE: Nearly three years into the pandemic, the holiday travel rush has resumed in Zimbabwe this Christmas season as many people go back to their home in rural areas to celebrate the holiday. At the Mbare Musika long-dist

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

FUKUOKA, Japan, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Pupils leave an elementary school in Fukuoka with many bags on Feb. 28, 2020, which was abruptly declared the last day of the school year after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the government would request all schools in Japan to close from March 2 until the end of the spring break through early April amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus.

Cameroon's cocoa farmers gain from domestic processing

STORY: Cameroon's cocoa farmers gain from domestic processing DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a forest in the Mengong subdivision, in the South region of Cameroon 2. various shots of farmers picking ripe cocoa pods 3. various shots of farmers sitting by a pile of cocoa pods and separating cocoa beans from ripened pods 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JEAN MEDARD MENDOUGA, Local farmer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JOSEPH SAMBA MFOUOU, Cocoa cultivator 6. various of farmers putting cocoa beans in bags 7. various of cocoa beans under the sun 8. various of views in the Meyomessi subdivision 11. various shots of Eden Espoir Cacao, a local cocoa processing factory 12. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): SUZANNE AYOLO, Owner of Eden Espoir Cacao 13. various shots of cocoa-based products made by Eden Espoir Cacao; STORYLINE: Cocoa is an important crop in Cameroon. In the southern region of the country, many farmers make their living by growing, while others take part in

Elementary school soon after quake, now

Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show school bags at Yuriage Elementary School on June 4, 2011 (L), which were retrieved from areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same spot on March 5, 2012 (R). Many bags are still left without being picked up.