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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 - China

A volunteer poses for a photo with a robot at the media center for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin on August 29, 2025. Leaders from Asia, Europe and Africa will gather in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 for the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in history, charting the blueprint for the bloc's next decade of development. Photo by Xinhua/Guo Xulei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on June 30, 2015 to greet him and wish him a pleasant stay in Castel Gandolfo in the Roman hills. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is leaving the Vatican for his first sojourn since retiring. He's escaping an impending heat wave by heading to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting lasted about half and hour. Pope Emeritus Benedict will remain in Castel Gandolfo for the next two weeks. He is scheduled to return on July 14. - Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Dilek Kaya Imamoglu, the wife of Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imanoglu delivers her speech, next to her sons, during a rally called by CHP in support of Imanoglu in Maltepe, on the outskirts of Istanbul on March 29, 2025. Protesters joined a mass rally in Istanbul on March 29, 2025 at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top figure in the party whose arrest has sparked 10 days of the country's biggest street demonstrations in a decade. Imamoglu's detention on March 19 has also prompted a repressive government response that has been sharply condemned by rights groups and drawn criticism from abroad. Photo by Berkman Ulutin/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SWEDEN ANNOUNCE LARGE REARMAMENT

Representatives from the Swedish coalition government, Minister of Education Johan Pehrson, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Minister of Energy and Industry Ebba Busch, with the support party Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Åkesson, hold a joint press conference where they announce an increase in defence spending with 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday, March 26 2025.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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SWEDEN ANNOUNCES LARGE REARMAMENT

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announces an increase in defence spending with 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, during a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday, March 26 2025.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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SWEDEN ANNOUNCES LARGE REARMAMENT

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announces an increase in defence spending with 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, during a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday, March 26 2025.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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SWEDEN ANNOUNCES LARGE REARMAMENT

Representatives from the Swedish coalition government, Minister of Education Johan Pehrson, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Minister of Energy and Industry Ebba Busch, with the support party Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Åkesson, hold a joint press conference where they announce an increase in defence spending with 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday, March 26 2025.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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SWEDEN ANNOUNCES LARGE REARMAMENT

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Minister of Energy and Industry, Ebba Busch, announce an increase in defence spending with 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, during a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday, March 26 2025.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Portrait of street artist LaDame_QUICOLLE next to one of her works in a street near the courthouse where the Mazan rape trial is taking place in Avignon, France on December, 03, 2024. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cyril Ramaphosa takes oath of office for 2nd term as South African president

STORY: Cyril Ramaphosa takes oath of office for 2nd term as South African president SHOOTING TIME: June 19, 2024 DATELINE: June 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: Pretoria CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), took the oath of office as the nation's president for the next five years Wednesday at a ceremony in Pretoria, the administrative capital. "As the President of the Republic, I will work with everyone to reach out and work with every political party and sector that is willing to contribute to finding solutions to the challenges our country faces as we transition to a new decade of freedom," Ramaphosa said in his address at the ceremony. Ramaphosa, 71, was reelected as South African president by the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on June 14, receiving 283 votes. His opponent, Julius Malema from the Economic Freedom Fighters, garnered 44 votes. Under th

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UN meeting highlights need for sustainable lunar activities

STORY: UN meeting highlights need for sustainable lunar activities SHOOTING DATE: June 18, 2024 DATELINE: June 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first United Nations Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities STORYLINE: The UN's first-ever meeting on sustainable lunar activities was held in Vienna on Tuesday, attended by heads of space agencies, astronauts, scholars and industry representatives from around the world. With more lunar missions on the horizon in the next decade, the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) stressed the importance of sustainability in these missions at the first United Nations Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities. Delegates discussed common approaches, priorities, and expectations for the peaceful, sustainable, and cooperative exploration of the moon. In particular, the conference brought together the state signatories to the International Lunar Research Station, a China-initiated scientifi

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China, Hungary to strengthen high-quality cooperation under BRI for next decade: ambassador

STORY: China, Hungary to strengthen high-quality cooperation under BRI for next decade, says ambassador SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Budapest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GONG TAO, Chinese Ambassador to Hungary 3. various of Budapest 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GONG TAO, Chinese Ambassador to Hungary STORYLINE: For the second golden decade of cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China and Hungary will continue to enhance high-quality cooperation and synergy between the BRI and Hungary's Opening to the East policy, Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Gong Tao has said. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Gong noted that bilateral cooperation between the two countries has shown strong vigor and vitality. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GONG TAO, Chinese Ambassador to Hungary "Hungary has been China's largest investment destination in Central and Eastern Europe for many years. China once again became Hungary's larges

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA-AMBASSADOR-GONG TAO-INTERVIEW

(240504) -- BUDAPEST, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Gong Tao speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Budapest, Hungary, April 17, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: China, Hungary to strengthen high-quality cooperation under BRI for next decade, says ambassador" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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European Commission proposes 90 pct cut in emissions by 2040

STORY: European Commission proposes 90 pct cut in emissions by 2040 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024/File DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the European Commission Berlaymont building 2. various of footages on climate change STORYLINE: The European Commission announced on Tuesday its target of slashing net greenhouse gas emissions within the European Union (EU) by 90 percent by the year 2040, as compared to 1990 levels. A legislative proposal will be made by the next Commission, after the EU elections in June, according to a press release by the Commission. The target aligns with the EU's commitment made in 2021 to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, with an interim objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030, relative to 1990 levels. Setting a 2040 climate target will provide a clear framework for European industry, investors, citizens and governments to make strategic decisions in the decade, thereb

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Second-hand Luxury Goods Industry in China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Young customers buy second-hand luxury goods at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, October 10, 2023. Public data show that in the past decade, China's second-hand luxury goods stock is large, the future of China's second-hand luxury goods market can reach trillions of scale, is expected to peak in the next 3-5 years or.

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Second-hand Luxury Goods Industry in China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Young customers buy second-hand luxury goods at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, October 10, 2023. Public data show that in the past decade, China's second-hand luxury goods stock is large, the future of China's second-hand luxury goods market can reach trillions of scale, is expected to peak in the next 3-5 years or.

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Second-hand Luxury Goods Industry in China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Young customers buy second-hand luxury goods at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, October 10, 2023. Public data show that in the past decade, China's second-hand luxury goods stock is large, the future of China's second-hand luxury goods market can reach trillions of scale, is expected to peak in the next 3-5 years or.

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Second-hand Luxury Goods Industry in China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Young customers buy second-hand luxury goods at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, October 10, 2023. Public data show that in the past decade, China's second-hand luxury goods stock is large, the future of China's second-hand luxury goods market can reach trillions of scale, is expected to peak in the next 3-5 years or.

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Second-hand Luxury Goods Industry in China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Young customers buy second-hand luxury goods at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, October 10, 2023. Public data show that in the past decade, China's second-hand luxury goods stock is large, the future of China's second-hand luxury goods market can reach trillions of scale, is expected to peak in the next 3-5 years or.

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Second-hand Luxury Goods Industry in China

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Young customers buy second-hand luxury goods at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, October 10, 2023. Public data show that in the past decade, China's second-hand luxury goods stock is large, the future of China's second-hand luxury goods market can reach trillions of scale, is expected to peak in the next 3-5 years or.

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U.S.-HOUSTON-CERAWEEK-ENERGY FORUM

(230308) -- HOUSTON, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Delegates speak at the session titled "Oil & Gas: Leading for the next decade" during CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, the United States, March 7, 2023. On the theme of "Navigating a Turbulent World: Energy, Climate and Security," the influential global energy forum CERAWeek is held here from March 6 to 10, focusing on the dual challenges of meeting the world's growing energy demand while reducing emissions. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

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Chinese consumers, technology to lift China's domestic growth: PwC global chairman

STORY: Chinese consumers, technology to lift China's domestic growth: PwC global chairman DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: DAVOS, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MARTINA FUCHS, Xinhua reporter 2. various of import and export 3. various of pedestrians 4. SOUNDBITE (English): BOB MORITZ, PwC Global Chairman 5. various of consumers 6. various of cityscape in China 7. various of technology STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MARTINA FUCHS, Xinhua reporter "Hi, everyone from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, I'm Martina Fuchs. One of the 'Big 4' accounting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has just released a new survey showing 73 percent of CEOs around the world believe global economic growth will decline over the next 12 months. It's the most pessimistic outlook in over a decade. I spoke to (PwC) Global Chairman Bob Moritz about the main outcomes and the results from China." SOUNDBITE (English): BOB MORITZ, PwC Global Chairman "The IMF, the World Bank

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Global tourism industry to get boost from Chinese travelers, says WTTC CEO

STORY: Global tourism industry to get boost from Chinese travelers, says WTTC CEO DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: TOURISM SHOTLIST: 1. various of different tourist destinations in world 2. SOUNDBITE 1(English): JULIA SIMPSON, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) 3. various of Chinese tourists 4. SOUNDBITE 2(English): JULIA SIMPSON, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) 5. various of Chinese tourists 6. SOUNDBITE 3(English): JULIA SIMPSON, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) STORYLINE: The chief executive officer (CEO) of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is bullish about the sector's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and expects exponential growth over the next decade, mainly thanks to a boost from Chinese outbound travelers and foreign visitors to China. SOUNDBITE 1(English): JULIA SIMPSON, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) "I wanted to say how delighted I am tha

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GLOBALink | Global tourism industry to get boost from Chinese travelers, says WTTC CEO

The chief executive officer (CEO) of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is bullish about the sector's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and expects exponential growth over the next decade, mainly thanks to a boost from Chinese outbound travelers and foreign visitors to China. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Japan adopts new space policy focusing on security

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R), next to Shunichi Yamaguchi (3rd from R), minister of state for space policy, addresses a meeting at Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy at his office in Tokyo on Jan 9. 2015. The government approved a new space development policy focusing on security, with an aim to boost the total value of the country's space industry to 5 trillion yen over the next decade.

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Experts speak positively about China's efforts in preserving biodiversity

STORY: Experts speak positively about China's efforts in preserving biodiversity DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: Nairobi/Cairo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of views in China 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English):GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DR. MOSTAFA EL SHERBINY, Environmental expert and head of the "One Million Young Volunteers for Climate Adaptation" initiative in Egypt STORYLINE: The ongoing UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Canada's Montreal is expected to conclude next week with the adoption of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework aiming to save nature for future generations to come. Environment experts have hailed China's efforts in preserving biodiversity in the past decade. SOUNDBITE 1 (English):GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya "China has achieved a lot of the transformation agenda on climate change in respect to stepping up more efforts to safeguard the world's biodiversity.

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LDP pledges 2% growth in election platform

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, attends a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on June 20, 2013, to reveal the LDP's campaign platform for the July 21 upper house election. The platform pledges to achieve average real economic growth of 2 percent over the next decade with a set of policy measures.

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Shigeki Maruyama to return to Japan for 2009 season

TOKYO, Japan - This undated photo shows Japanese golfer Shigeki Maruyama. Golf sources said Oct. 23 Maruyama will return to play on the Japanese tour next year after nearly a decade plying his trade on the U.S. PGA circuit.

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Chunichi's Cuban infielder Linares retires

TOKYO, Japan - Chunichi Dragons infielder Omar Linares (file photo) has decided to retire after being left out of the picture for the next season. Linares, 37, was the core of the Cuban national team for more than a decade and a member of the gold medal-winning teams at the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 and in Atlanta four years later. He joined Chunichi in 2002.

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Gov't, Okinawa agree on bill for new development law

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (standing) addresses a meeting on Okinawa affairs at the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 25. The central and Okinawa prefectural governments agreed on a draft bill for a new law covering Okinawa development measures for the next decade aimed at attracting financial and information technology firms to the region.

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Jordan plans to create 1 mln jobs in 10 years

STORY: Jordan plans to create 1 mln jobs in 10 years DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the Economic Modernisation Vision STORYLINE: Jordan on Monday launched a program aimed at creating one million jobs over the next decade. The program, called the Economic Modernisation Vision, entails 366 initiatives in various sectors to drive economic growth and generate jobs, according to a statement by the Royal Hashemite Court. The program will boost public-private partnerships and strengthen efforts to attract investments in several sectors to realize its objectives, the statement said. Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh said the program's two main pillars focus on unleashing Jordan's economic potential to achieve comprehensive sustainable growth, and improving the quality and standard of living for all Jordanians, by enhancing various services such as education, health care, transport, and infrastructure. Xinhua News Agency

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EU approves security, defense plan of action in next decade

STORY: EU approves security, defense plan of action in next decade DATELINE: March 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of European headquarter in Brussels 2. various of Roundtable Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) with Josep Borrell, EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy 3. various of arrival of Josep Borrell 4. SOUNDBITE (English): JOSEP BORRELL, EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy 5. various of military defense and industry STORYLINE: The European Union's (EU) foreign and defense ministers on Monday approved the bloc's security and defense plan of action which, among others, will see it establishing a rapid reaction force with up to 5,000 troops that could be swiftly deployed in case of a crisis. Josep Borrell, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, told a press conference on Monday that the plan of action, known as the "Strategic Compass," was not a response to what

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Eurovision - Swedish Pop Star Tusse Targeted By Far-Right

Photo dated May 16, 2021 of Tusse from Sweden during a ceremony to open the 2021 Eurovision song contest at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, Netherlands. A decade after being granted asylum in Sweden, 19-year-old Tousin Chiza is representing his adopted country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam next week. Tousin, or Tusse, as he's known in Sweden, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He fled to a refugee camp in Uganda aged five with his aunt, siblings and cousins, and lived there for three years until moving to Sweden aged eight. Following Swedens first rehearsal on the Ahoy stage, the contests official channels saw an influx of racist comments questioning Tusses right to participate in the contest for Sweden. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eurovision - Swedish Pop Star Tusse Targeted By Far-Right

Photo dated May 16, 2021 of Tusse during a ceremony to open the 2021 Eurovision song contest at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, Netherlands. A decade after being granted asylum in Sweden, 19-year-old Tousin Chiza is representing his adopted country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam next week. Tousin, or Tusse, as he's known in Sweden, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He fled to a refugee camp in Uganda aged five with his aunt, siblings and cousins, and lived there for three years until moving to Sweden aged eight. Following Swedens first rehearsal on the Ahoy stage, the contests official channels saw an influx of racist comments questioning Tusses right to participate in the contest for Sweden. Photo by Sander Koning/Pool/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eurovision - Swedish Pop Star Tusse Targeted By Far-Right

Photo dated May 16, 2021 of Tusse from Sweden during a ceremony to open the 2021 Eurovision song contest at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, Netherlands. A decade after being granted asylum in Sweden, 19-year-old Tousin Chiza is representing his adopted country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam next week. Tousin, or Tusse, as he's known in Sweden, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He fled to a refugee camp in Uganda aged five with his aunt, siblings and cousins, and lived there for three years until moving to Sweden aged eight. Following Swedens first rehearsal on the Ahoy stage, the contests official channels saw an influx of racist comments questioning Tusses right to participate in the contest for Sweden. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eurovision - Swedish Pop Star Tusse Targeted By Far-Right

Photo dated May 16, 2021 of Tusse from Sweden during a ceremony to open the 2021 Eurovision song contest at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, Netherlands. A decade after being granted asylum in Sweden, 19-year-old Tousin Chiza is representing his adopted country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam next week. Tousin, or Tusse, as he's known in Sweden, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He fled to a refugee camp in Uganda aged five with his aunt, siblings and cousins, and lived there for three years until moving to Sweden aged eight. Following Swedens first rehearsal on the Ahoy stage, the contests official channels saw an influx of racist comments questioning Tusses right to participate in the contest for Sweden. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks across the Ellipse near the White House after exiting Marine in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Biden is set to unveil a budget that would see federal spending jump to $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, with annual deficits of more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade, according to documents cited by the New York Times. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden removes his protective mask as he walks across the Ellipse near the White House after exiting Marine in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Biden is set to unveil a budget that would see federal spending jump to $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, with annual deficits of more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade, according to documents cited by the New York Times. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks across the Ellipse near the White House after exiting Marine in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Biden is set to unveil a budget that would see federal spending jump to $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, with annual deficits of more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade, according to documents cited by the New York Times. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks across the Ellipse near the White House after exiting Marine in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Biden is set to unveil a budget that would see federal spending jump to $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, with annual deficits of more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade, according to documents cited by the New York Times. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden adjusts his sunglasses as he walks across the Ellipse near the White House after exiting Marine in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Biden is set to unveil a budget that would see federal spending jump to $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, with annual deficits of more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade, according to documents cited by the New York Times. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks across the Ellipse near the White House after exiting Marine in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Biden is set to unveil a budget that would see federal spending jump to $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, with annual deficits of more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade, according to documents cited by the New York Times. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks off Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Biden is set to unveil a budget that would see federal spending jump to $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, with annual deficits of more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade, according to documents cited by the New York Times. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden walks across the Ellipse near the White House after exiting Marine in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Biden is set to unveil a budget that would see federal spending jump to $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, with annual deficits of more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade, according to documents cited by the New York Times. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden Returns To The White House - Washington

Marine One flies towards the Washington Monument as it departs the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Biden is set to unveil a budget that would see federal spending jump to $6 trillion in the coming fiscal year, with annual deficits of more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade, according to documents cited by the New York Times. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chunichi's Cuban infielder Linares retires

TOKYO, Japan - Chunichi Dragons infielder Omar Linares (file photo) has decided to retire after being left out of the picture for the next season. Linares, 37, was the core of the Cuban national team for more than a decade and a member of the gold medal-winning teams at the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 and in Atlanta four years later. He joined Chunichi in 2002. (Kyodo)

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Shigeki Maruyama to return to Japan for 2009 season

TOKYO, Japan - This undated photo shows Japanese golfer Shigeki Maruyama. Golf sources said Oct. 23 Maruyama will return to play on the Japanese tour next year after nearly a decade plying his trade on the U.S. PGA circuit. (Kyodo)

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Gov't, Okinawa agree on bill for new development law

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (standing) addresses a meeting on Okinawa affairs at the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 25. The central and Okinawa prefectural governments agreed on a draft bill for a new law covering Okinawa development measures for the next decade aimed at attracting financial and information technology firms to the region.

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Kisenosato looks to end 10-year Japanese title drought

Undated combined photo shows Mongolian grand champions Hakuho (L) and Harumafuji, who are among the top wrestlers bidding to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Jan. 10, 2016. It has been 10 years since a Japanese-born wrestler last won a grand sumo tournament, and much of that decade has been riddled with near misses for ozeki Kisenosato, who was once touted as the sport's next homegrown hope. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kisenosato looks to end 10-year Japanese title drought

Undated combined photo shows Mongollian yokozuna Kakuryu (L) and Japanese ozeki Kisenosato, who are among the top wrestlers bidding to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Jan. 10, 2016. It has been 10 years since a Japanese-born wrestler last won a grand sumo tournament, and much of that decade has been riddled with near misses for Kisenosato, who was once touted as the sport's next homegrown hope. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo