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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

Workers clean up rubble at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 17, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

This photo taken on April 17, 2025 shows a view of the Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

This photo taken on April 17, 2025 shows a destroyed aircraft at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

This photo taken on April 17, 2025 shows a destroyed aircraft at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

Workers clean up rubble at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 17, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

This photo taken on April 17, 2025 shows a destroyed aircraft at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

Workers clean up rubble and aircraft wreckage at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 17, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudan Army Regains Control Of Key Govt Infrastructure In Khartoum

Photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according to official Sudan TV. Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudan Army Regains Control Of Key Govt Infrastructure In Khartoum

Sudanese Armed Forces are seen at the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan, on March 21, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according to official Sudan TV. Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudan Army Regains Control Of Key Govt Infrastructure In Khartoum

Sudanese Armed Forces are seen at the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan, on March 21, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according to official Sudan TV. Photo by Ibrahim Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudan Army Regains Control Of Key Govt Infrastructure In Khartoum

Sudanese Armed Forces are seen at the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan, on March 21, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according to official Sudan TV. Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudan Army Regains Control Of Key Govt Infrastructure In Khartoum

Sudanese Armed Forces are seen at the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan, on March 21, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according to official Sudan TV. Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudan Army Regains Control Of Key Govt Infrastructure In Khartoum

Photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according to official Sudan TV. Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudan Army Regains Control Of Key Govt Infrastructure In Khartoum

Sudanese Armed Forces are seen at the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan, on March 21, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according to official Sudan TV. Photo by Ibrahim Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Singa Recapture Celebration - Sudan

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people attending a procession celebrating the recapture of Singa, in Omdurman, Sudan, on November 23, 2024. The Sudanese government on Saturday announced that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured Singa, the capital city of Sinnar State in central Sudan, which had been controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Sudan has been gripped by a devastating conflict between the SAF and the RSF since mid-April 2023. According to the most recent update by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, the deadly conflict has resulted in more than 27,000 deaths. Photo by Osman Al-Jundi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Singa Recapture Celebration - Sudan

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people attending a procession celebrating the recapture of Singa, in Omdurman, Sudan, on November 23, 2024. The Sudanese government on Saturday announced that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured Singa, the capital city of Sinnar State in central Sudan, which had been controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Sudan has been gripped by a devastating conflict between the SAF and the RSF since mid-April 2023. According to the most recent update by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, the deadly conflict has resulted in more than 27,000 deaths. Photo by Osman Al-Jundi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Singa Recapture Celebration - Sudan

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people attending a procession celebrating the recapture of Singa, in Omdurman, Sudan, on November 23, 2024. The Sudanese government on Saturday announced that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured Singa, the capital city of Sinnar State in central Sudan, which had been controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Sudan has been gripped by a devastating conflict between the SAF and the RSF since mid-April 2023. According to the most recent update by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, the deadly conflict has resulted in more than 27,000 deaths. Photo by Osman Al-Jundi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ministers visit World Expo 2025 site

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (4th from R) and Yoshitaka Ito (3rd from R), minister for the World Expo 2025, visit the exposition site in Osaka on Oct. 6, 2024, ahead of the six-month event to be held in the western Japan city from mid-April 2025.

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Giant mannequin character to pitch Osaka Expo

Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024, shows the 6.1-meter-tall mannequin character Nana-chan clad in an Expo staff uniform in front of Nagoya Station in central Japan to promote the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka ahead of the six-month event in the western Japan city from mid-April 2025. Standing in front of Nana-chan is Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the Expo.

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Giant mannequin character to pitch Osaka Expo

Photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024, shows the 6.1-meter-tall mannequin character Nana-chan clad in an Expo staff uniform in front of Nagoya Station in central Japan to promote the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka ahead of the six-month event in the western Japan city from mid-April 2025.

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Osaka Expo promotion in Seoul

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Japan's Osaka, takes part in a Japan-South Korea exchange festival in Seoul on Sept. 22, 2024, to promote the six-month event in the western Japan city from mid-April 2025.

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Osaka Expo promotion in ASEAN

Nararya Soeprapto (C), deputy secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and Masahiko Kiya, ambassador of the mission of Japan to ASEAN, pose for a photo with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, at the ASEAN secretariat in Jakarta on Sept. 17, 2024. The Japanese ambassador visited the ASEAN secretariat to promote the six-month event in the western Japan city from mid-April 2025.

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Osaka Expo promotion in ASEAN

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses for a photo during a visit to the secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Jakarta on Sept. 17, 2024, to pitch the six-month event in the western Japan city from mid-April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

People pose for a photo on Sept. 13, 2024, to mark the completion of the wooden part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The entire structure is planned to be completed in February 2025, with the six-month world event set to kick off in mid-April 2025.

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SUDAN-OMDURMAN-GRAVES

(240707) -- OMDURMAN, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken by a mobile phone on July 6, 2024 shows graves of citizens buried near walls of a school in Omdurman city, Sudan. Sudan has been embroiled in a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023. The conflict had claimed at least 16,650 lives by May 10, 2024, according to a watchdog update cited by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in late June. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SUDAN-OMDURMAN-GRAVES

(240707) -- OMDURMAN, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken by a mobile phone on July 6, 2024 shows graves of citizens buried near walls of a school in Omdurman city, Sudan. Sudan has been embroiled in a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023. The conflict had claimed at least 16,650 lives by May 10, 2024, according to a watchdog update cited by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in late June. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ECRL mega rail project to bring rapid development for Malaysia

STORY: ECRL mega rail project to bring rapid development for Malaysia SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECRL project 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YINLONG, Deputy general manager at Section 10 of ECRL project STORYLINE: The ECRL, a Malaysia's mega rail project with a total planned length of over 600 km, is being built by the China Communications Construction Company. The rail link is expected to greatly enhance connectivity and bring more balanced growth to the country by linking its less-developed region on the east coast to the economic heartland on the west coast. As of mid-April, the project has seen 65 percent completed, with 13 stations along the route already under construction. Currently, there are about 23,000 staff working on the project. Since the track-laying work of the ECRL officially started last December, more than 180 kilometers of tracks have been installed. SOUNDBITE (Chine

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Türkiye fines Google nearly 15 mln USD over hotel searches

STORY: Türkiye fines Google nearly 15 mln USD over hotel searches SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Google 2. various of people using Google 3. various of Google STORYLINE: Türkiye's Competition Board fined U.S. tech giant Google 482 million liras (around 14.88 million U.S. dollars) on Monday for failing to comply with an injunction related to hotel search queries. The regulatory body said in a statement that Google had not implemented "precautionary measures suggested for hotel searches," blocking competing local search engines on its platform and undermining fair competition. The fine comes after the competition board launched an investigation into Google in March and imposed a daily fine of 0.05 percent of its 2023 revenue starting from mid-April until it complied with the injunction. The move follows a similar decision by the watchdog in March, when it issued an interim injunction against social m

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SUDAN-OMDURMAN-SAF-NATIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION HEADQUARTERS-TAKING OVER

(240315) -- KHARTOUM, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the entrance of the national radio and television headquarters in Omdurman city, Sudan, March 13, 2024. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced Tuesday that it has taken control of the national radio and television headquarters in Omdurman city, northwest of the capital Khartoum. The headquarters of the National Radio and Television Corporation, situated in the Al-Mulazmeen neighborhood in Omdurman, has been controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since the civil conflict broke out in mid-April last year. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-OMDURMAN-SAF-NATIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION HEADQUARTERS-TAKING OVER

(240315) -- KHARTOUM, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the entrance of the national radio and television headquarters in Omdurman city, Sudan, March 13, 2024. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced Tuesday that it has taken control of the national radio and television headquarters in Omdurman city, northwest of the capital Khartoum. The headquarters of the National Radio and Television Corporation, situated in the Al-Mulazmeen neighborhood in Omdurman, has been controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since the civil conflict broke out in mid-April last year. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-OMDURMAN-SAF-NATIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION HEADQUARTERS-TAKING OVER

(240315) -- KHARTOUM, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the entrance of the national radio and television headquarters in Omdurman city, Sudan, March 13, 2024. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced Tuesday that it has taken control of the national radio and television headquarters in Omdurman city, northwest of the capital Khartoum. The headquarters of the National Radio and Television Corporation, situated in the Al-Mulazmeen neighborhood in Omdurman, has been controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since the civil conflict broke out in mid-April last year. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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Sudanese army says controls national radio, TV HQ in Omdurman

STORY: Sudanese army says controls national radio, TV HQ in Omdurman SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the area under control by the Sudanese Armed Forces (Courtesy of the Sudanese military) STORYLINE: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced Tuesday that it has taken control of the national radio and television headquarters in Omdurman city, northwest of the capital Khartoum. "We have managed to retake the headquarters of the National Radio and Television Corporation from the Rapid Support Forces and mercenaries from other countries," the SAF said in a statement, calling it "a great victory dedicated to the generous and patient Sudanese people." The headquarters of the National Radio and Television Corporation, situated in the Al-Mulazmeen neighborhood in Omdurman, has been controlled by the paramilitary RSF since the civil conflict broke out in mid-April last year. Although the UN Security Co

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun collects spotted seal dung samples at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocea

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows a spotted seal pup born in 2024 at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back t

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun puts nutrition substance into food for spotted seals at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pu

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows a spotted seal pup born in 2024 at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back t

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun tests sea water samples at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows spotted seals at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I fee

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun collects water samples at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I feel re

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun prepares food for spotted seals at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the o

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun (R) feeds a spotted seal at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I feel

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun tests sea water samples at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows a spotted seal pup born in 2024 at Dalian Sunasia seal breeding base in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back t

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CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-SPOTTED SEAL-BREEDING (CN)

(240301) -- DALIAN, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dr. Luo Jun tests sea water samples at Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 28, 2024. Between November and March in the coming year is the breeding season for spotted seals, and it is also the busiest time for Dr. Luo Jun's team at the Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute. "Every year, our institute breeds around 10 spotted seal pups," says Dr. Luo. During this period, Dr. Luo and his team members will test the dung for both seal mothers and pups, examine water samples, record the growth of the seals and prepare customized food when necessary. The Dalian Sunasia Marine Biology Institute, where Dr. Luo works, also serves as a provincial aquatic wildlife rescue center which accommodates rescued wild spotted seal pups. In mid-April this year, the Institute plans to release some of the rescued wild pups and artificially bred pups back into the sea. "As I watch these pups swim back to the ocean, I

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Sudan's transitional sovereign council holds 1st meeting since outbreak of war

STORY: Sudan's transitional sovereign council holds 1st meeting since outbreak of war DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council STORYLINE: Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council on Friday held a meeting in Port Sudan, the capital city of the Red Sea State, the first since the war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in mid-April this year. "The council's chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chaired the meeting in the presence of his deputy Malik Agar and the council's members, General Shams-Eddin Kabashi and General Ibrahim Jabir," the council said in a statement. The meeting commended the great roles played by the SAF and other regular forces in confronting the "desperate attempts" by the "militia" targeting the security and stability of the homeland, the statement said. The meeting also discussed issues of people's livelihood and th

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Chairman of Sudan's sovereign council arrives in Port Sudan

STORY: Chairman of Sudan's sovereign council arrives in Port Sudan DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: PORT SUDAN, Sudan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan STORYLINE: Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council and General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Sunday made a rare public appearance in Port Sudan, the capital city of the Red Sea State in eastern Sudan. The press office of the sovereign council published photos of Al-Burhan's arrival in Port Sudan, with captions saying "The arrival of the President of the Sovereign Council, Commander of the (Sudanese) Armed Forces, to Port Sudan city." On Aug. 24, Al-Burhan showed up for the first time outside the headquarters of the SAF's General Command and the Ministry of Defense since the war broke out in mid-April, where he inspected the army's outposts in the city of Omdurman, north of the capital Khartoum. Sudan has been wit

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Fighting in Sudan continues with scant hope for imminent ceasefire

STORY: Fighting in Sudan continues with scant hope for imminent ceasefire DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of conflict in Sudan 2. various of refugees STORYLINE: Despite several attempts at a lasting ceasefire, deadly fighting continues to rage in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and adjoining cities, turning residential areas into war zones and citizens into displaced refugees. Gunfire and explosions could still be heard in Khartoum on Monday when representatives from the warring sides are in Saudi Arabia for peace talks. The fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in mid-April following tensions between the two sides as they had disagreement over the RSF's integration into the army, a key condition of Sudan's political reconciliation process to resume a civilian rule. According to the Sudanese health ministry, the deadly clashes have claimed the lives of more than 500 people and lef

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UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to pursue peace, reconciliation

STORY: UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to pursue peace, reconciliation DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of the press conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of the press conference 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 7. various of the press conference STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called upon Sudan's warring parties to pursue the path of peace and reconciliation in order to avert a humanitarian crisis that could engulf the greater Horn of the African region. Guterres, who spoke at a media briefing in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, said the conflict that broke out in Sudan in mid-April remains of grave concern, adding that laying down of arms among combatants is urgent.

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CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-CHINA INT'L CONSUMER PRODUCTS EXPO-THEMED PLANE (CN)

(230307) -- HAIKOU, March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members check a themed plane to prepare for the China International Consumer Products Expo at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, March 7, 2023. The third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) is scheduled to kick off in mid-April in south China's Hainan Province. An opening ceremony for the expo, to be held in the city of Haikou, will be held on April 10. The expo will last through April 15. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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Magnificent winter view of China's Qinghai Lake

STORY: Magnificent winter view of China's Qinghai Lake DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Qinghai Lake STORYLINE: With ice freezing on the surface, Qinghai Lake in northwest China has entered its frozen period. Qinghai Lake is located in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It's China's largest inland saltwater lake, with an area of 4,625.6 square km in 2021. It is an important ecological barrier in northern China and a key stopover site for migrant birds. It usually goes into a "frozen period" in mid-December and completely melts in mid-April. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xining, China. (XHTV)