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First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes off

STORY: First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes off DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. various of passengers 3. various of the flight 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED ABDUSSALAM AL-ABELEK, Passenger STORYLINE: A Rome-bound flight took off Saturday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, resuming direct scheduled flights between Libya and Italy after a nearly 10-year halt. Operated by Libya-based Medsky Airways, the flight took off from Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport for Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport. The airline offers a roundtrip flight on Saturdays and Wednesdays between Tripoli and Rome, Medsky Airways announced on its Facebook account. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED ABDUSSALAM AL-ABELEK, Passenger "As a resident of Rome, I used to travel to Rome through Tunisia. I thank Medsky and all the airport staff for this service and wish them good luck." Meanwhile, the

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Floating Boat Market - Bangladesh

Wooden boats are arranged for sale at Salutikar Bazar of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Boat prices range between Tk 3,000 to Tk 10,000. The demand for these boats remain same in the rural low-lying areas since the rainy season start and boats got the main mode of transport during the time. This around 100-year-old market in Sylhet’s Gowainghat remains open on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Sylhet, Bangladesh, September 9, 2023. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floating Boat Market - Bangladesh

Wooden boats are arranged for sale at Salutikar Bazar of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Boat prices range between Tk 3,000 to Tk 10,000. The demand for these boats remain same in the rural low-lying areas since the rainy season start and boats got the main mode of transport during the time. This around 100-year-old market in Sylhet’s Gowainghat remains open on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Sylhet, Bangladesh, September 9, 2023. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floating Boat Market - Bangladesh

Wooden boats are arranged for sale at Salutikar Bazar of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Boat prices range between Tk 3,000 to Tk 10,000. The demand for these boats remain same in the rural low-lying areas since the rainy season start and boats got the main mode of transport during the time. This around 100-year-old market in Sylhet’s Gowainghat remains open on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Sylhet, Bangladesh, September 9, 2023. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floating Boat Market - Bangladesh

Wooden boats are arranged for sale at Salutikar Bazar of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Boat prices range between Tk 3,000 to Tk 10,000. The demand for these boats remain same in the rural low-lying areas since the rainy season start and boats got the main mode of transport during the time. This around 100-year-old market in Sylhet’s Gowainghat remains open on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Sylhet, Bangladesh, September 9, 2023. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floating Boat Market - Bangladesh

Wooden boats are arranged for sale at Salutikar Bazar of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Boat prices range between Tk 3,000 to Tk 10,000. The demand for these boats remain same in the rural low-lying areas since the rainy season start and boats got the main mode of transport during the time. This around 100-year-old market in Sylhet’s Gowainghat remains open on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Sylhet, Bangladesh, September 9, 2023. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floating Boat Market - Bangladesh

Wooden boats are arranged for sale at Salutikar Bazar of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Boat prices range between Tk 3,000 to Tk 10,000. The demand for these boats remain same in the rural low-lying areas since the rainy season start and boats got the main mode of transport during the time. This around 100-year-old market in Sylhet’s Gowainghat remains open on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Sylhet, Bangladesh, September 9, 2023. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floating Boat Market - Bangladesh

Wooden boats are arranged for sale at Salutikar Bazar of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Boat prices range between Tk 3,000 to Tk 10,000. The demand for these boats remain same in the rural low-lying areas since the rainy season start and boats got the main mode of transport during the time. This around 100-year-old market in Sylhet’s Gowainghat remains open on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Sylhet, Bangladesh, September 9, 2023. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Car Free Avenue

29.06.2023, Tartu. For the next month, Vabaduse puistee will be closed to traffic from the market to Kaasild Bridge allowing pedestrians to make the best use of the city space. There will be a water games area, a carousel, a library with a reading area, climbing walls and other attractions. Street furniture from previous years will also return. A cultural program will take place throughout July, with concerts on Thursdays, exercise days on Fridays, and family days on Saturdays. Official opening of the Car Free Avenue. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Car Free Avenue

29.06.2023, Tartu. For the next month, Vabaduse puistee will be closed to traffic from the market to Kaasild Bridge allowing pedestrians to make the best use of the city space. There will be a water games area, a carousel, a library with a reading area, climbing walls and other attractions. Street furniture from previous years will also return. A cultural program will take place throughout July, with concerts on Thursdays, exercise days on Fridays, and family days on Saturdays. Official opening of the Car Free Avenue. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Car Free Avenue

29.06.2023, Tartu. For the next month, Vabaduse puistee will be closed to traffic from the market to Kaasild Bridge allowing pedestrians to make the best use of the city space. There will be a water games area, a carousel, a library with a reading area, climbing walls and other attractions. Street furniture from previous years will also return. A cultural program will take place throughout July, with concerts on Thursdays, exercise days on Fridays, and family days on Saturdays. Official opening of the Car Free Avenue. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Car Free Avenue

29.06.2023, Tartu. For the next month, Vabaduse puistee will be closed to traffic from the market to Kaasild Bridge allowing pedestrians to make the best use of the city space. There will be a water games area, a carousel, a library with a reading area, climbing walls and other attractions. Street furniture from previous years will also return. A cultural program will take place throughout July, with concerts on Thursdays, exercise days on Fridays, and family days on Saturdays. Official opening of the Car Free Avenue. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Car Free Avenue

29.06.2023, Tartu. For the next month, Vabaduse puistee will be closed to traffic from the market to Kaasild Bridge allowing pedestrians to make the best use of the city space. There will be a water games area, a carousel, a library with a reading area, climbing walls and other attractions. Street furniture from previous years will also return. A cultural program will take place throughout July, with concerts on Thursdays, exercise days on Fridays, and family days on Saturdays. Official opening of the Car Free Avenue. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Car Free Avenue

29.06.2023, Tartu. For the next month, Vabaduse puistee will be closed to traffic from the market to Kaasild Bridge allowing pedestrians to make the best use of the city space. There will be a water games area, a carousel, a library with a reading area, climbing walls and other attractions. Street furniture from previous years will also return. A cultural program will take place throughout July, with concerts on Thursdays, exercise days on Fridays, and family days on Saturdays. Official opening of the Car Free Avenue. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Car Free Avenue

29.06.2023, Tartu. For the next month, Vabaduse puistee will be closed to traffic from the market to Kaasild Bridge allowing pedestrians to make the best use of the city space. There will be a water games area, a carousel, a library with a reading area, climbing walls and other attractions. Street furniture from previous years will also return. A cultural program will take place throughout July, with concerts on Thursdays, exercise days on Fridays, and family days on Saturdays. Official opening of the Car Free Avenue. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Car Free Avenue

29.06.2023, Tartu. For the next month, Vabaduse puistee will be closed to traffic from the market to Kaasild Bridge allowing pedestrians to make the best use of the city space. There will be a water games area, a carousel, a library with a reading area, climbing walls and other attractions. Street furniture from previous years will also return. A cultural program will take place throughout July, with concerts on Thursdays, exercise days on Fridays, and family days on Saturdays. Official opening of the Car Free Avenue. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Car Free Avenue

29.06.2023, Tartu. For the next month, Vabaduse puistee will be closed to traffic from the market to Kaasild Bridge allowing pedestrians to make the best use of the city space. There will be a water games area, a carousel, a library with a reading area, climbing walls and other attractions. Street furniture from previous years will also return. A cultural program will take place throughout July, with concerts on Thursdays, exercise days on Fridays, and family days on Saturdays. Official opening of the Car Free Avenue. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Rural sports create viral and real-life sensation in China

STORY: Rural sports create viral and real-life sensation in China DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of village football competitions 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI YUJIE, Football player from Yuezhai Village 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ZHENGQIAN, Football player from Pingdi Village 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHI SHIHUA, Captain of the football team of Chejiang Second Village STORYLINE: A village football tournament in China has recently captured the attention of many, with its festive atmosphere and spectacular goal-scoring performances. Organized and played by locals, the amateur football tournament held in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province has been dubbed "Cun Chao" by Chinese netizens, which translates to "Village Super League." From May to July, 20 teams from Rongjiang County are participating in the "Cun Chao" tournament on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with the final scheduled for July 29. The playe

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KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-BEIJING-DIRECT FILGHT

(230422) -- ASTANA, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members welcome passengers of the first flight on Beijing-Xi'an-Astana route at the airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, on April 21, 2023. The first flight on a new route from Beijing, via Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, to Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, took off on Friday. Starting from April 21, the new route is planned to run four times a week. Outbound flights will depart from Xi'an on Mondays and Fridays, while return flights will depart from Astana on Tuesdays and Saturdays. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-BEIJING-DIRECT FILGHT

(230422) -- ASTANA, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers check in for a return flight on the Beijing-Xi'an-Astana route at the airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 21, 2023. The first flight on a new route from Beijing, via Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, to Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, took off on Friday. Starting from April 21, the new route is planned to run four times a week. Outbound flights will depart from Xi'an on Mondays and Fridays, while return flights will depart from Astana on Tuesdays and Saturdays. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-BEIJING-DIRECT FILGHT

(230422) -- ASTANA, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first flight on the Beijing-Xi'an-Astana route arrives Astana, Kazakhstan, on April 21, 2023. The first flight on a new route from Beijing, via Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, to Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, took off on Friday. Starting from April 21, the new route is planned to run four times a week. Outbound flights will depart from Xi'an on Mondays and Fridays, while return flights will depart from Astana on Tuesdays and Saturdays. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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Iraq Museum opens door on Fridays for free

STORY: Iraq Museum opens door on Fridays for free DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi people visiting the museum in Baghdad STORYLINE: The Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities decided to open the doors of the Iraq Museum to the public for free on Friday every week. Spokesman for the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, Hakim al-Shammari, told Xinhua on Friday that "the museum used to close its doors on Fridays and Saturdays, but from today, the museum will also open every Friday to welcome Iraqi families and tourists free of charge, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m." He explained that for the rest of the days of the week, from Sunday to Thursday, the entry to the museum is at a symbolic price, which is 3,000 Iraqi dinars for each citizen and 25 U.S. dollars for a foreigner. During the day, the museum witnessed a heavy presence from Iraqi and foreign visitors in the museum's 23 halls that display relics from the Ston

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People treated to nocturnal aquarium show

NAGOYA, Japan - Visitors observe the nocturnal behavior of marine animals in a dimly lit tank during a one-hour ''Night Watching'' tour at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya. During the summertime event held Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 29, people can see somnambulant bottlenose dolphins and tunas, as well as sea turtles that lie still with their eyes shut.

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Baseball management, players hold crucial talks

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's professional baseball management (L) and representatives of the players association hold talks Sept. 9 over the planned merger between the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes. The talks ended inconclusively and will resume Sept. 10. The owners of the 12 ballclubs have approved the merger, while the players association has threatened to walk on all games scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays in September unless the merger is shelved for one year.

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Hydrangea flowers in full bloom at Uji temple

UJI, Japan - Hydrangea flowers at Mimurodo Temple at Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, are lit for a press preview on June 2 ahead of public showing to last from June 5. About 10,000 hydrangea trees of 30 different varieties grow in the compound of the Buddhist temple. The flowers will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from June 5 to June 27.

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UFJ starts charging fees for ATM use on Saturdays

TOKYO, Japan - As the first such move by a major Japanese bank, UFJ Bank on Dec. 7 bigins charging 105 yen as fees for each transaction at its automated teller machines all day Saturdays. The bank already charges ATM usage fees on Sundays and national holidays. Until now, ATM transactions between 8:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays were free.

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Tanzanian boys dream to break boxing ceiling

STORY: Tanzanian boys dream to break boxing ceiling DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:06 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dar es Salaam 2. various of young boxers training 3. various of people watching boys training 4. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili): BAKARI MAGONA, Boxing coach STORYLINE: Tanzanian boy Mahadi Bakari Mohamed has been training hard to fulfill his determination and ambition of becoming a boxing world champion in the future. Mohamed, 13, is trained by his father, 37-year-old Bakari Magona, a professional boxer. He has already won five out of six amateur boxing bouts in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. Twelve-year-old Omary Mohamed Mndenge, a Standard Six pupil at Muhimbili Primary School, also wants to become a world champion in boxing. Both boys train on Saturdays and Sundays for a total of five hours, three hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili): BAKARI MAGONA, Boxing coach "There were many young boys with boxing talents

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Baseball management, players hold crucial talks

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's professional baseball management (L) and representatives of the players association hold talks Sept. 9 over the planned merger between the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes. The talks ended inconclusively and will resume Sept. 10. The owners of the 12 ballclubs have approved the merger, while the players association has threatened to walk on all games scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays in September unless the merger is shelved for one year. (Kyodo)

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CINEMA SLIDE ADVERTISING DONALD'S BALLROOM, 17 - 19, NORTH S

CINEMA SLIDE ADVERTISING DONALD'S BALLROOM, 17 - 19, NORTH SILVER STREET. ABERDEEN. IT

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CINEMA SLIDE ADVERTISING DONALD'S BALLROOM, 17 - 19, NORTH S

CINEMA SLIDE ADVERTISING DONALD'S BALLROOM, 17 - 19, NORTH SILVER STREET. ABERDEEN. IT

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SATURDAYS CHILDREN

SATURDAYS CHILDREN ANNE SHIRLEY, JOHN GARFIELD Date: 1940

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SCOPE: Kamikaze reporter tries Muaythai boxing

BANGKOK, Thailand - Muaythai boxing spectators cheer their favorites at Lumpinee Stadium on Rama IV Road, Bangkok. Events take place on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

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family sledging

Parents with children spend Saturdays afternoon enjoying the charms of winter on January 5, 2019, in Zory, Silesia, Poland. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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family sledging

Parents with children spend Saturdays afternoon enjoying the charms of winter on January 5, 2019, in Zory, Silesia, Poland. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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family sledging

Parents with children spend Saturdays afternoon enjoying the charms of winter on January 5, 2019, in Zory, Silesia, Poland. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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family sledging

Parents with children spend Saturdays afternoon enjoying the charms of winter on January 5, 2019, in Zory, Silesia, Poland. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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Monkeys warm themselves by bonfire at Japan Monkey Center

A Japanese Yaku-macaque warms itself around a bonfire during an annual event at the Japan Monkey Center in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 20, 2016. The bonfire event will be shown to the public on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays from Dec. 21 to Feb. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkeys warm themselves by bonfire at Japan Monkey Center

A Japanese Yaku-macaque warms itself around a bonfire during an annual event at the Japan Monkey Center in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 20, 2016. The bonfire event will be shown to the public on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays from Dec. 21 to Feb. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkeys warm themselves by bonfire at Japan Monkey Center

Japanese Yaku-macaques warm themselves around a bonfire during an annual event at the Japan Monkey Center in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 20, 2016. The bonfire event will be shown to the public at the center on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays from Dec. 21 to Feb. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkeys warm themselves by bonfire at Japan Monkey Center

Japanese Yaku-macaques warm themselves around a bonfire during an annual event at the Japan Monkey Center in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 20, 2016. The bonfire event will be shown to the public at the center on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays from Dec. 21 to Feb. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hydrangea flowers in full bloom at Uji temple

UJI, Japan - Hydrangea flowers at Mimurodo Temple at Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, are lit for a press preview on June 2 ahead of public showing to last from June 5. About 10,000 hydrangea trees of 30 different varieties grow in the compound of the Buddhist temple. The flowers will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from June 5 to June 27. (Kyodo)

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UFJ starts charging fees for ATM use on Saturdays

TOKYO, Japan - As the first such move by a major Japanese bank, UFJ Bank on Dec. 7 bigins charging 105 yen as fees for each transaction at its automated teller machines all day Saturdays. The bank already charges ATM usage fees on Sundays and national holidays. Until now, ATM transactions between 8:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays were free. (Kyodo)