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Global Sumud Flotilla Departing from Barcelona - Spain

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, before embarking on the boat, part of a civilian flotilla aiming at breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, in the port of Barcelona, Spain on August 31, 2025. The flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists is expected to arrive at the Gaza coast in mid-September. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Global Sumud Flotilla Departing from Barcelona - Spain

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, before embarking on the boat, part of a civilian flotilla aiming at breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, in the port of Barcelona, Spain on August 31, 2025. The flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists is expected to arrive at the Gaza coast in mid-September. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Global Sumud Flotilla Departing from Barcelona - Spain

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, before embarking on the boat, part of a civilian flotilla aiming at breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, in the port of Barcelona, Spain on August 31, 2025. The flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists is expected to arrive at the Gaza coast in mid-September. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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War Leaves Child Amputees Helpless In Deir al-Balah - Gaza

A Palestinian child amputee is seen at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 5, 2024. Since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, over 41,800 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 96,900 injured in the Gaza Strip, with a significant proportion of them being children and women, according to health authorities in Gaza. The World Health Organization estimates in mid-September that at least 22,500 of these injuries are "life-changing" that require long-term rehabilitation. Among these, severe limb injuries are most prevalent, with amputations numbering between 3,000 and 4,000. TO GO WITH Feature: War leaves child amputees helpless in Gaza . Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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War Leaves Child Amputees Helpless In Deir al-Balah - Gaza

Palestinian child amputees are seen at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 5, 2024. Since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, over 41,800 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 96,900 injured in the Gaza Strip, with a significant proportion of them being children and women, according to health authorities in Gaza. The World Health Organization estimates in mid-September that at least 22,500 of these injuries are "life-changing" that require long-term rehabilitation. Among these, severe limb injuries are most prevalent, with amputations numbering between 3,000 and 4,000. TO GO WITH Feature: War leaves child amputees helpless in Gaza . Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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War Leaves Child Amputees Helpless In Deir al-Balah - Gaza

A Palestinian child amputee is seen at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 5, 2024. Since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, over 41,800 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 96,900 injured in the Gaza Strip, with a significant proportion of them being children and women, according to health authorities in Gaza. The World Health Organization estimates in mid-September that at least 22,500 of these injuries are "life-changing" that require long-term rehabilitation. Among these, severe limb injuries are most prevalent, with amputations numbering between 3,000 and 4,000. TO GO WITH Feature: War leaves child amputees helpless in Gaza . Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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War Leaves Child Amputees Helpless In Deir al-Balah - Gaza

Palestinian child amputees are seen at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 5, 2024. Since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, over 41,800 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 96,900 injured in the Gaza Strip, with a significant proportion of them being children and women, according to health authorities in Gaza. The World Health Organization estimates in mid-September that at least 22,500 of these injuries are "life-changing" that require long-term rehabilitation. Among these, severe limb injuries are most prevalent, with amputations numbering between 3,000 and 4,000. TO GO WITH Feature: War leaves child amputees helpless in Gaza . Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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War Leaves Child Amputees Helpless In Deir al-Balah - Gaza

A Palestinian child amputee is seen at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 5, 2024. Since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, over 41,800 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 96,900 injured in the Gaza Strip, with a significant proportion of them being children and women, according to health authorities in Gaza. The World Health Organization estimates in mid-September that at least 22,500 of these injuries are "life-changing" that require long-term rehabilitation. Among these, severe limb injuries are most prevalent, with amputations numbering between 3,000 and 4,000. TO GO WITH Feature: War leaves child amputees helpless in Gaza . Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas stand witness to friendship between China, France

STORY: Giant pandas stand witness to friendship between China, France SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. various of giant pandas 3. various of French Catholic priest Pierre Armand David 4. various of France 5. various of giant pandas abroad 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ANTOINE LECLERC, Zoo Veterinarian 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): VERONIQUE PATRICE, Panda fanatic STORYLINE: This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. The giant panda, which was discovered by a French priest some 155 years ago in southwest China's Ya'an, marked the beginning of enduring China-France ties. Since the founding of New China in 1949, China began presenting giant pandas as "goodwill ambassadors" to friendly countries. In 1964, China and France established diplomatic ties. In mid-September 1973, then French President Georges Pompidou visited China. During the exchange o

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Exhibition goods from Vanuatu being shipped to China for CIIE

STORY: Exhibition goods from Vanuatu being shipped to China for CIIE DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vanuatu 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE PACOA, Director of Vanuatu's Department of External Trade 3. various of Vanuatu STORYLINE: Products to be exhibited at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) from Vanuatu embarked on a local transport flight to transit through New Zealand on Monday. The Vanuatu products will join the New Zealand exhibition products and set to sail from New Zealand to east China's Shanghai in mid-September, which marks the first shipment of exhibition products for this year's CIIE, undertaken by COSCO SHIPPING. Vanuatu is an island nation located in the southwestern Pacific, with its economy primarily based on agriculture, fisheries and livestock. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1982, China and Vanuatu have maintained stable and positive economic and trade ties. In 2022, th

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens play cards at an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens play cards at an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens cool off in an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Citizens Cool Off in An Air-raid Shelter in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - JULY 12, 2023 - Citizens play cards at an air-raid shelter in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, July 12, 2023. On the same day, Nanjing meteorological Observatory issued an orange warning signal for high temperature. It is reported that this year, the civil air defense cooling point with water, electricity, mobile phone signal, Internet TV, WIFI, etc., the opening time is from 10:00 to 17:00 every day, and it is planned to be open until mid-September.

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Harvesting of 20th Century pearl underway in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - Takashi Yamamoto, a 30-year veteran in the pear-growing business, checks out the 20th Century pear at his farm in Yurihama, Tottori Prefecture on Aug. 22. The pearl harvesting season in Tottori, the largest 20th Century pear-growing region in Japan, begins Aug. 22 and continues through mid-September. About 2,400 farmers in Tottori grow 20th Century pear on 790 hectares of pear farm. The harvest of 20th century pear in Tottori this year is projected at 9,500 tons worth a total of 2.85 billion yen.

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Kuwata to return to Japan in mid-September

PITTSBURGH, United States - Japanese right-hander Masumi Kuwata, who decided to leave the Pittsburgh Pirates after the club designated him for assignment, tells reporters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 20 that he is planning to return to Japan in mid-September. (MLB)

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N. Korea ready to give Japan new info on abductions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, gestures during an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2014. Song said North Korea is ready to provide to Japan at any time the initial findings of its special investigation team on the fates of abductees and other Japanese nationals, as the two countries have a tacit understanding for that to happen around mid-September.

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N. Korea ready to give Japan new info on abductions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2014. Song said North Korea is ready to provide to Japan at any time the initial findings of its special investigation team on the fates of abductees and other Japanese nationals, as the two countries have a tacit understanding for that to happen around mid-September.

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Emperor Showa's annals completed in 24 years

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Hirohito reviews troops at a military parade in Tokyo on April 29, 1944. The Imperial Household Agency is due to publish the 12,000-page annals of the emperor, posthumously known as Emperor Showa (1901-1989), in mid-September after some 24 years of work.

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Emperor Showa's annals completed in 24 years

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japanese Emperor Hirohito (R) meets Gen. Douglas MacArthur at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Sep. 27, 1945. The Imperial Household Agency is due to publish the 12,000-page annals of the emperor, posthumously known as Emperor Showa (1901-1989), in mid-September after some 24 years of work.

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Imperial Household Agency's Archives dept.

TOKYO, Japan - The Imperial Household Agency's Archives and Mausolea Department located in the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo is seen in this undated photo. The annals of Emperor Showa (1901-1989), around 12,000 pages in length, will be opened to the public in mid-September. Compiled by the department, they took about 24 years to complete.

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Pear harvesting in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - A pear grower and his wife reach for the 20th Century variety of pears in Yurihama, Tottori Prefecture, on Aug. 23, 2013. The pear harvesting season began the same day in the town and will continue through mid-September.

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Hatsune Miku train in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Passengers board a train in Bangkok painted with an illustration of Hatsune Miku, a popular Japanese character, on Aug. 16, 2013. The train bearing the advertisement -- paid for by the city government of Sapporo to attract more Thai tourists to the northern Japanese city -- will run between Bangkok international airport and central Bangkok until mid-September.

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Aeon fully reopens protest-damaged supermarket in China

QINGDAO, China - Aeon Co. fully reopens a supermarket in Qingdao, China, on Nov. 24, 2012, after the store sustained damage in anti-Japanese protests in mid-September.

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Aeon fully reopens protest-damaged supermarket in China

QINGDAO, China - Aeon Co. fully reopens a supermarket in Qingdao, China, on Nov. 24, 2012, after the store sustained damage in anti-Japanese protests in mid-September.

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Aeon fully reopens protest-damaged supermarket in China

QINGDAO, China - Sales clerk (L side) greet shoppers at a supermarket run by Aeon Co. in Qingdao, China, on Nov. 24, 2012, as the Japanese retailer fully reopened the store damaged in anti-Japanese protests in mid-September.

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Aeon fully reopens protest-damaged supermarket in China

QINGDAO, China - Shoppers enter a supermarket run by Aeon Co. in Qingdao, China, on Nov. 24, 2012, as the Japanese retailer fully reopened the store damaged`in anti-Japanese protests in mid-September.

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Aeon fully reopens protest-damaged supermarket in China

QINGDAO, China - Shoppers enter a supermarket run by Aeon Co. in Qingdao, China, on Nov. 24, 2012, as the Japanese retailer fully reopened the store damaged`in anti-Japanese protests in mid-September.

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Aeon fully reopens protest-damaged supermarket in China

QINGDAO, China - Sales clerk at a supermarket run by Aeon Co. in Qingdao, China, raise fists at a meeting before the opening of the store on Nov. 24, 2012. The Japanese retailer fully reopened the store the same day after it sustained damage in anti-Japanese protests in mid-September.

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Japan-linked monument vandalized

XIAN, China - Photo shows a stone monument dedicated to a Japanese envoy to Tang Dynasty China vandalized with what appears to be paint in a park in the ancient city of Xian, China, on Oct. 7, 2012. The defacement of the monument commemorating Abe no Nakamaro is believed to occurred in protest at the Japanese government's decision in mid-September to bring under state control a group of islands in the East China Sea that both Tokyo and Beijing claim sovereignty over.

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Japan-linked monument vandalized

XIAN, China - Photo shows a stone monument dedicated to a Japanese envoy to Tang Dynasty China vandalized with what appears to be paint in a park in the ancient city of Xian, China, on Oct. 7, 2012. The defacement of the monument commemorating Abe no Nakamaro is believed to occurred in protest at the Japanese government's decision in mid-September to bring under state control a group of islands in the East China Sea that both Tokyo and Beijing claim sovereignty over.

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Osaka mayor to establish new political party

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto answers reporters' questions at the Osaka city government office on Aug. 28, 2012. Hashimoto plans to establish a new national political party as early as mid-September ahead of the approaching general election for the House of Representatives, political sources said on Aug. 28.

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Nishikori sends Japan into Davis Cup World Group playoffs

MIKI, Japan - Kei Nishikori defeats Denis Istomin in four sets at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture on July 10, 2011, to give Japan an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Uzbekistan and send his country into the Davis Cup World Group playoffs in mid-September.

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World Bank hopes Japan will play bigger role in aid to poor countries

TOKYO, Japan - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a World Bank managing director, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo's Yurakucho on Nov. 5, 2009. The former Nigerian finance minister headed a high-level mission of the World Bank group to Japan to meet officials of the new government, launched in mid-September.

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DPJ, 2 allies agree to launch coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (C), president of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese prime minister in waiting, Social Democratic Party head Mizuho Fukushima (R) and People's New Party chief Shizuka Kamei shake hands in parliament in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2009. The three parties agreed the same day to launch a coalition government in mid-September.

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DPJ, 2 allies agree to launch coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (C), president of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese prime minister in waiting, Social Democratic Party head Mizuho Fukushima (R) and People's New Party chief Shizuka Kamei shake hands in parliament in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2009. The three parties agreed the same day to launch a coalition government in mid-September.

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Manual baseball game still a hit in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the newest version of the ''Yakyuban'' (Baseball Board) game exhibited at the International Tokyo Toy Show in July. Its maker Epoch Co. plans to release the version with an electric scoreboard installed in mid-September.

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Seiko Watch to sell 15 mil. yen special wrist watch

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Watch Corp. will put on the market in mid-September one special luxury Credor-brand model wrist watch (photo) priced at 15 million yen to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Dutch diamond cutter Royal Ascher, the company said Sept. 11. The watch contains 230 custom-made Ascher-cut diamonds totaling 6.7 carats on parts of its case and dial as well as the watch band.

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Japan, Russia set for free visits to disputed islands

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko shake hands prior to talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 31. The two leaders agreed in principle to begin free visits to the Soviet-held islands off Hokkaido by former Japanese residents, opening the way for a first trip in mid-September.

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Competition heating up

The photo shows a high-powered copying machine unveiled by by Canon U.S.A. Inc. in New York on Tuesday Aug. 18. The U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Canon Inc. said it will start selling the $115,000 machine in mid-September in the markets long dominated by Xerox Corp. ''We're taking on Xerox in markets where they traditionally haven't had much competition,'' said Canon U.S.A. President Haruo Murase.

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6 million tonnes of grain transported from Ukraine, easing food supply concerns

STORY: 6 million tonnes of grain transported from Ukraine, easing food supply concerns DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at Istanbul-based Marmara University 3. STANDUP 2 (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua correspondent 4. various of cargo ships 5. various of signing ceremony STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua correspondent "Within the scope of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the grain transported from Ukrainian ports to global markets exceeded 6 million tonnes as of Oct. 4, according to the Turkish Defence Ministry. In a statement on Twitter on Tuesday, the ministry announced that so far 260 vessels have left Ukrainian ports, carrying foodstuffs, such as corn, wheat, sunflower, sugar beet, soybean, and peas, to the rest of the world. According to the United Nations statement released in mid-September, 27 percent of the c