Training to prepare for national resistance in Kharkiv region

Training to prepare for national resistance in Kharkiv region

A participant applies face paint for masking during the training exercise organized by the Center for Preparing the Population for National Resistance, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on April 11, 2025 (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

Training to prepare for national resistance in Kharkiv region

Training to prepare for national resistance in Kharkiv region

A participant applies face paint for masking during the training exercise organized by the Center for Preparing the Population for National Resistance, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on April 11, 2025 (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

U.S. public health failures spur RSV surge: nurses

STORY: U.S. public health failures spur RSV surge: nurses DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of screenshots of Becker's Hospital Review and National Nurses United 3. various of children at play in a park in New York City STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "There has been a notion circulating in the United States that rising cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are due to children's lack of exposure to regular bacteria and viruses amid masking and stay-at-home orders. Such a situation is medically termed as 'immunity debt.' However, Becker's Hospital Review has quoted the National Nurses United (NNU) as saying such an idea is 'flawed conjecture that is not based on science.' Instead, said the nation's largest nurses union, 'the uptick in virus activity is due to a "complete abandonment" of public health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other re

Russo-Japanese War - Howitzers disguised by Wooden Screens

Russo-Japanese War - Howitzers disguised by Wooden Screens

Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Howitzers disguised by Wooden Camouflaged Screens. Date: 1905

Japanese city begins masking adult magazines at convenience stores

Japanese city begins masking adult magazines at convenience stores

Photo taken March 16, 2016, at the Sakai municipal offices shows mock magazines partially obscured by dark green bands. The city of Sakai, which is involved in a United Nations program that campaigns against sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spaces, began a rare initiative that day requiring that adult magazines on sale at convenience stores are wrapped in the concealing cover so children cannot see their racy content. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan braces for powerful typhoon

Japan braces for powerful typhoon

A man, who visited a home center store in Yokohama, near Tokyo, to purchase masking tapes, is stunned at the empty shelves on Oct. 11, 2019, as many people had purchased goods ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Hagibis, which is projected to make landfall in eastern Japan the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo