Israeli air raid destroys three-story building in Lebanon

STORY: Israeli air raid destroys three-story building in Lebanon SHOOTING TIME: June 6, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site attacked 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HUSSEIN JABER, Owner of the warehouse 3. various of the site attacked STORYLINE: A three-story building housing a cleaning materials warehouse was completely destroyed in Wadi Jilo, along with neighboring houses, while several residents of the border village with Israel were injured when Israeli war planes carried out a raid targeting the building in Lebanon on Thursday. The Israeli air force carried out multiple raids striking almost a dozen different border towns. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HUSSEIN JABER, Owner of the warehouse "We are used to Israel's aggression. It does not spare humans or buildings and for sure it would claim that this warehouse is an arms depot, but as you see it is clear that it is a warehouse for cleaning materials. Thank God it only destroyed the wareh

LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240526) -- CHAMA, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The smoke caused by an Israeli strike is seen in Jebbayn, Lebanon, May 25, 2024. Two Hezbollah members were killed and three civilians were injured on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Lebanon's village of Aitaroun, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources added that Israel carried out nine air strikes on six towns and villages in the border region of southern Lebanon, one of which targeted the Touch cellular company station in the southeast village of Khiam, leading to its complete burning, and affecting several neighboring homes (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

LEBANON-ISRAEL-BORDER-TENSIONS

(240526) -- CHAMA, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The smoke caused by an Israeli strike is seen in Jebbayn, Lebanon, May 25, 2024. Two Hezbollah members were killed and three civilians were injured on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Lebanon's village of Aitaroun, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources added that Israel carried out nine air strikes on six towns and villages in the border region of southern Lebanon, one of which targeted the Touch cellular company station in the southeast village of Khiam, leading to its complete burning, and affecting several neighboring homes (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

The eruptive activity of the Etna volcano continues, which tirelessly continues an intermittent eruption. The direction of the ash is towards Giarre and neighboring towns. Catania, Italy, on November 29, 2023. Editorial Usage Only. Photo by Angela Platania/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

The eruptive activity of the Etna volcano continues, which tirelessly continues an intermittent eruption. The direction of the ash is towards Giarre and neighboring towns. Catania, Italy, on November 29, 2023. Editorial Usage Only. Photo by Angela Platania/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

The eruptive activity of the Etna volcano continues, which tirelessly continues an intermittent eruption. The direction of the ash is towards Giarre and neighboring towns. Catania, Italy, on November 29, 2023. Editorial Usage Only. Photo by Angela Platania/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

The eruptive activity of the Etna volcano continues, which tirelessly continues an intermittent eruption. The direction of the ash is towards Giarre and neighboring towns. Catania, Italy, on November 29, 2023. Editorial Usage Only. Photo by Angela Platania/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

Etna Volcano Eruption Continues - Italy

The eruptive activity of the Etna volcano continues, which tirelessly continues an intermittent eruption. The direction of the ash is towards Giarre and neighboring towns. Catania, Italy, on November 29, 2023. Editorial Usage Only. Photo by Angela Platania/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vlog: Smart, sustainable Asian Games venue in E China water town

STORY: Vlog: Smart, sustainable Asian Games venue in E China water town DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: SHAOXING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Shaoxing Baseball & Softball Sports Center 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YUEWEI, Director, News Center of Shaoxing Baseball & Softball Sports Center 4. various of Shaoxing Baseball & Softball Sports Center 5. STANDUP 2 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN JIAQIN, Staff member, Shaoxing Baseball & Softball Sports Center STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): YU JIAMING, Xinhua correspondent "Guess what brought me to this watery region in east China's Zhejiang? Besides the main host city Hangzhou, this year's Asian Games will also be staged in neighboring cities, including Shaoxing." Situated in the south of the Yangtze River Delta, Shaoxing is known as one of the most famous water towns in China. The design of Shaoxing Baseball & Softball S

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play inside an art installation in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Yan (R) introduces children participating in the performance to the audience in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children try the toy bows and arrows made by themselves in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 19, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play a game of quoits during an art festival in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a view of Dayuan hamlet of Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play Touhu game, or pitch-pot, an ancient entertainment that requires players to throw arrows from a set distance into a pot, during an art festival in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play on the swing after dinner in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 19, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child paints on a pottery clay installation at an art center in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 19, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children and teachers perform during an art festival in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Yan joints two beams as she sets up an art installation with the help of volunteers and villagers in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children recite poems written by themselves during an art festival in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child tells his stories in a performance with a basketball during an art festival in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows an art installation framed by tree branches and bamboo strips in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 20, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-VILLAGE-ART EDUCATION (CN)

(230821) -- NINGYUAN, Aug. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children interact with a volunteer during dinner in Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 19, 2023. Graduating from art college, Liu Xiu and his wife Zhou Yan established an art and culture exchange center for children at Youyujing Village, Shuishi Township, Ningyuan County of central China's Hunan Province in 2015. Since then, the couple and some resident teachers have been providing art courses for children from the village and neighboring towns. More than 50 children participated in various art courses such as painting, performing, music, poetry and script writing in the center during this summer vacation. On the evening of Aug. 20, an art festival was held in the center to showcase children's art works, marking the end of the summer courses. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

Turkish farmers begin spring plowing in earthquake zone

STORY: Turkish farmers begin spring plowing in earthquake zone DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings destroyed by the earthquake in Hatay, Türkiye 2. various of agricultural fields around the city 3. various of workers working in the greenhouse, workers planting seedlings and watering in greenhouse 4. various of farmers working in the field with tractors 5. various of buildings destroyed by the earthquake STORYLINE: Farmers in Türkiye's southern province of Hatay who had fled the destruction of last month's massive earthquakes are returning to their homes to start spring plowing amid a series of setbacks. The devastating twin earthquakes on Feb. 6 had caused farmers in the Amik Valley, one of the most fertile areas in the country, to flee to neighboring towns and provinces. The Amik Valley is home to a variety of produce, from grapes, peaches, and apricots to olives, as well as staples such as wheat, onions, and potatoes,

EU delegation, representatives of other countries visit Hawara in solidarity with residents

STORY: EU delegation, representatives of other countries visit Hawara in solidarity with residents DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: West Bank CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the EU visit in Hawara 2. SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) MOEEN AL-DUMAIDI, Hawara's mayor STORYLINE: A delegation of the European Union along with representatives of about 20 countries visited Friday the Palestinian town of Hawara, south of Nablus, and the neighboring village of Za'tara to express their solidarity with residents in the aftermath of the rampage by Israeli settlers last week. The delegation also paid a solidarity visit to the family of Sameh Aqtash, a Palestinian humanitarian worker who was shot dead by settlers during the terrorist rampage last week on the neighboring village of Za'tara. The European Union's envoy Ambassador Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff condemned settler attacks on towns and villages south of Nablus, saying: "We have made extensive contacts to stop what is happening on the ground, and unfo

3,000 live in makeshift houses 2 months after Niigata quake

3,000 live in makeshift houses 2 months after Niigata quake

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - About 3,000 people are living in 1,182 makeshift houses erected in Kashiwazaki and two neighboring towns in Niigata Prefecture after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the region on July 16. The earthquake killed 11 people, injured about 2,000, and damaged 39,000 houses, according to Niigata Prefecture figures.

Tornado hits Hokkaido towns

Tornado hits Hokkaido towns

HOKURYU, Japan - Utility polls lie damaged by a tornado that hit the town of Hokuryu in northwestern Hokkaido on June 29. The tornado left three people injured, causing temporary power outages to about 1,000 households in the town and neighboring areas.

3,000 live in makeshift houses 2 months after Niigata quake

3,000 live in makeshift houses 2 months after Niigata quake

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - About 3,000 people are living in 1,182 makeshift houses erected in Kashiwazaki and two neighboring towns in Niigata Prefecture after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the region on July 16. The earthquake killed 11 people, injured about 2,000, and damaged 39,000 houses, according to Niigata Prefecture figures. (Kyodo)

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima kindergarten

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima kindergarten

IITATE, Japan - Children at a kindergarten in the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, raise their fists as they yell, ''let's carry on!'' during a commencement ceremony for the new school year, on April 20, 2011. Schools in the village, which will face an evacuation directive from the government as a result of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, will transfer their facilities to rented spaces in schools in neighboring towns the following day. (Kyodo)

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima elementary school

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima elementary school

IITATE, Japan - Elementary school students in the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, put away new text books they received on April 20, 2011. Schools in the village, which will face an evacuation directive from the government as a result of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, will transfer their facilities to rented spaces in schools in neighboring towns the following day. (Kyodo)

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima elementary school

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima elementary school

IITATE, Japan - Elementary school students in the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, raise their fists as they yell, ''let's carry on!'' during a commencement ceremony for the new school year, on April 20, 2011. Schools in the village, which will face an evacuation directive from the government as a result of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, will transfer their facilities to rented spaces in schools in neighboring towns the following day. (Kyodo)

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima elementary school

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima elementary school

IITATE, Japan - Elementary school students welcome a classmate in the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, during a commencement ceremony for the new school year, on April 20, 2011. Schools in the village, which will face an evacuation directive from the government as a result of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, will transfer their facilities to rented spaces in schools in neighboring towns the following day. (Kyodo)

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima kindergarten

Commencement ceremony at Fukushima kindergarten

IITATE, Japan - Children playfully run around at a kindergarten in the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 20, 2011. Schools in the village, which will face an evacuation directive from the government as a result of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, held commencement ceremonies for the new school year, before transferring their facilities to rented spaces in schools in neighboring towns the following day. (Kyodo)

Tornado hits Hokkaido towns

Tornado hits Hokkaido towns

HOKURYU, Japan - Utility polls lie damaged by a tornado that hit the town of Hokuryu in northwestern Hokkaido on June 29. The tornado left three people injured, causing temporary power outages to about 1,000 households in the town and neighboring areas.