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China: Man Hurls Burning Gas Cylinder Out of Home, Bystander Shuts Valve by Hand

This is the heart-stopping moment that a Chinese resident hurled a burning liquefied gas cylinder out of his home as flames burst from the valve, triggering a chaotic scramble before another man intervened. On December 29, 2025, in Shandong, China, a household gas tank suddenly caught fire inside a room. As thick flames shot upward, a man rushed toward the cylinder, grabbed it with both hands and threw it out through the doorway to keep the blaze away from the house. He then snatched up a basin of water and prepared to douse the fire. Moments later, a second man approached calmly, stepped close to the still burning tank and quickly shut the valve by hand, stopping the fuel flow. The video ended with the flames fully extinguished and both men standing safely outside.

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Israeli Forces Again Open Fire In Lebanon

A view of am Israeli tank in Yaroun, Lebanon, on January 26, 2025. Israeli forces reportedly killed 22 people in the region during their operations. Israeli troops again open fire in southern Lebanon for a second consecutive day. At least 22 killed, 124 injured as residents try to go home. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/aBACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Again Open Fire In Lebanon

A view of am Israeli tank in Yaroun, Lebanon, on January 26, 2025. Israeli forces reportedly killed 22 people in the region during their operations. Israeli troops again open fire in southern Lebanon for a second consecutive day. At least 22 killed, 124 injured as residents try to go home. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/aBACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Again Open Fire In Lebanon

An Israeli tank stands in a residential area in Yaroun, Lebanon, on January 26, 2025. Forces reportedly targeted Lebanese civilians attempting to cross into the southern regions of the country. Israeli troops again open fire in southern Lebanon for a second consecutive day. At least 22 killed, 124 injured as residents try to go home. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/aBACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Again Open Fire In Lebanon

A view of am Israeli tank in Yaroun, Lebanon, on January 26, 2025. Israeli forces reportedly killed 22 people in the region during their operations. Israeli troops again open fire in southern Lebanon for a second consecutive day. At least 22 killed, 124 injured as residents try to go home. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/aBACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldiers Gather Behind Rubble In A Southern Lebanese Village

An Israeli army tank blocks a road in the southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun as residents attemtp to return to town on January 27, 2025. Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed two people on January 27 and wounded 17 others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldiers Gather Behind Rubble In A Southern Lebanese Village

An Israeli army tank blocks a road in the southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun as residents attemtp to return to town on January 27, 2025. Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed two people on January 27 and wounded 17 others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldiers Gather Behind Rubble In A Southern Lebanese Village

An Israeli army tank blocks a road in the southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun as residents attemtp to return to town on January 27, 2025. Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed two people on January 27 and wounded 17 others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldiers Gather Behind Rubble In A Southern Lebanese Village

An Israeli army tank blocks a road in the southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun as residents attemtp to return to town on January 27, 2025. Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed two people on January 27 and wounded 17 others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldiers Gather Behind Rubble In A Southern Lebanese Village

An Israeli army tank blocks a road in the southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun as residents attemtp to return to town on January 27, 2025. Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed two people on January 27 and wounded 17 others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Soldiers Gather Behind Rubble In A Southern Lebanese Village

An Israeli army tank blocks a road in the southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun as residents attemtp to return to town on January 27, 2025. Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed two people on January 27 and wounded 17 others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian invaders marked in Vyshneve

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 02, 2024 - A participant in the event marking the second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian occupiers holds a Javelin portable anti-tank missile system on the premises of the Safe Region charity foundation in Vyshneve, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Zhangye LNG Reserve Center Phase II project Construction

ZHANGYE, CHINA - MARCH 19, 2024 - Builders are lifting the steel structure of a 29,800 cubic meter storage tank at the construction site of the second phase of Zhangye LNG Reserve Center in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, March 19, 2024.

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Zhangye LNG Reserve Center Phase II project Construction

ZHANGYE, CHINA - MARCH 19, 2024 - A builder is working at the 29,800 cubic meter storage tank construction site of the second phase of Zhangye LNG Reserve Center in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, March 19, 2024.

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Zhangye LNG Reserve Center Phase II project Construction

ZHANGYE, CHINA - MARCH 19, 2024 - Builders are lifting the steel structure of a 29,800 cubic meter storage tank at the construction site of the second phase of Zhangye LNG Reserve Center in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, March 19, 2024.

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Second line of fortifications to be built in Kharkiv region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - MARCH 12, 2024 - Concrete anti-tank structures also known as "dragons teeth" dug into the ground in rows as part of the construction of the second line of fortifications along the border with Russia to prevent the advance of Russian tank units, Kharkiv region, north-eastern Ukraine.

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Second line of fortifications to be built in Kharkiv region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - MARCH 12, 2024 - Concrete anti-tank structures also known as "dragons teeth" dug into the ground in rows as part of the construction of the second line of fortifications along the border with Russia to prevent the advance of Russian tank units, Kharkiv region, north-eastern Ukraine.

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2nd anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine

A Russian tank is on display at a square in Kyiv on Feb. 24, 2024, the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUBEI-YANGTZE RIVER PROTECTION-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240223) -- WUHAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Qiong (L) and her colleague observe the water quality at a sedimentation tank in Zongguan Waterworks of Wuhan Water Group in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 20, 2024. Wang Qiong, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a senior technician on water quality inspection of Zongguan Waterworks of Wuhan Water Group. In the past 29 years, Wang has been monitoring the water quality of the Yangtze River water source and paying attention to the changes of the Yangtze River water ecology. In 2023, Wang was elected a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. She led a team to carry out technical research, improve the accuracy of water quality detection and provide a strong guarantee for safety of drinking water. Wang plans to offer suggestions on ecological civilization construction at the upcoming second session of the 14th NPC. She hopes that these suggestions will play a positive role in protecting the water ecological envir

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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-UNDERGROUND LAB-OPERATION (CN)

(231207) -- JINPING, Dec. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2023 shows workers transporting a gas argon tank at the Deep Underground and Ultra-low Radiation Background Facility for Frontier Physics Experiments (DURF) in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province. A 2,400-meter-deep physics laboratory in southwest China's Sichuan Province became operational on Thursday, making it the deepest and largest underground lab in the world. Scientists believe the laboratory provides a "clean" space for them to pursue the invisible substance known as dark matter. They said the extreme depth helps block most cosmic rays that mess with the observation. The Deep Underground and Ultra-low Radiation Background Facility for Frontier Physics Experiments (DURF) is located beneath Jinping Mountain in Sichuan's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. The DURF, with a total room capacity of 330,000 cubic meters, is the second phase of China Jinping Underground Laboratory. It started constru

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-6TH BRICS MEDIA FORUM-XINHUA-RESEARCH REPORTS

(230819) -- JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Christopher Mutsvangwa, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and ZANU-PF secretary for information and publicity, speaks during a releasing event at the 6th BRICS Media Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2023. New China Research (NCR), the think tank of China's Xinhua News Agency, released in Johannesburg Saturday the English and French versions of two research reports on Xi Jinping's economic thought and the Communist Party of China's (CPC) "Second Integration" theory. The two reports, which are entitled "Toward Modernity: The Value of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought" and "The 'Second Integration' that Transforms China -- Theoretical Innovation and Practice in Building the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation," were released by the NCR at the 6th BRICS Media Forum, which began Saturday in Johannesburg. A seminar was also held to mark the release of the two

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-6TH BRICS MEDIA FORUM-XINHUA-RESEARCH REPORTS

(230819) -- JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former Senegalese foreign minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, also president of the Institute for Pan-African Strategies, speaks during a releasing event at the 6th BRICS Media Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2023. New China Research (NCR), the think tank of China's Xinhua News Agency, released in Johannesburg Saturday the English and French versions of two research reports on Xi Jinping's economic thought and the Communist Party of China's (CPC) "Second Integration" theory. The two reports, which are entitled "Toward Modernity: The Value of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought" and "The 'Second Integration' that Transforms China -- Theoretical Innovation and Practice in Building the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation," were released by the NCR at the 6th BRICS Media Forum, which began Saturday in Johannesburg. A seminar was also held to mark the release of the two research reports. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-6TH BRICS MEDIA FORUM-XINHUA-RESEARCH REPORTS

(230819) -- JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Min, director of CHN Energy Investment Group, delivers a keynote speech during a releasing event at the 6th BRICS Media Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2023. New China Research (NCR), the think tank of China's Xinhua News Agency, released in Johannesburg Saturday the English and French versions of two research reports on Xi Jinping's economic thought and the Communist Party of China's (CPC) "Second Integration" theory. The two reports, which are entitled "Toward Modernity: The Value of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought" and "The 'Second Integration' that Transforms China -- Theoretical Innovation and Practice in Building the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation," were released by the NCR at the 6th BRICS Media Forum, which began Saturday in Johannesburg. A seminar was also held to mark the release of the two research reports. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-6TH BRICS MEDIA FORUM-XINHUA-RESEARCH REPORTS

(230819) -- JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency and executive chairman of the BRICS Media Forum, delivers a keynote speech during a releasing event at the 6th BRICS Media Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2023. New China Research (NCR), the think tank of China's Xinhua News Agency, released in Johannesburg Saturday the English and French versions of two research reports on Xi Jinping's economic thought and the Communist Party of China's (CPC) "Second Integration" theory. The two reports, which are entitled "Toward Modernity: The Value of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought" and "The 'Second Integration' that Transforms China -- Theoretical Innovation and Practice in Building the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation," were released by the NCR at the 6th BRICS Media Forum, which began Saturday in Johannesburg. A seminar was also held to mark the release of the two research reports. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-6TH BRICS MEDIA FORUM-XINHUA-RESEARCH REPORTS

(230819) -- JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency and executive chairman of the BRICS Media Forum, delivers a keynote speech during a releasing event at the 6th BRICS Media Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2023. New China Research (NCR), the think tank of China's Xinhua News Agency, released in Johannesburg Saturday the English and French versions of two research reports on Xi Jinping's economic thought and the Communist Party of China's (CPC) "Second Integration" theory. The two reports, which are entitled "Toward Modernity: The Value of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought" and "The 'Second Integration' that Transforms China -- Theoretical Innovation and Practice in Building the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation," were released by the NCR at the 6th BRICS Media Forum, which began Saturday in Johannesburg. A seminar was also held to mark the release of the two research reports. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-6TH BRICS MEDIA FORUM-XINHUA-RESEARCH REPORTS

(230819) -- JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency and executive chairman of the BRICS Media Forum, delivers a keynote speech during a releasing event at the 6th BRICS Media Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2023. New China Research (NCR), the think tank of China's Xinhua News Agency, released in Johannesburg Saturday the English and French versions of two research reports on Xi Jinping's economic thought and the Communist Party of China's (CPC) "Second Integration" theory. The two reports, which are entitled "Toward Modernity: The Value of Xi Jinping's Economic Thought" and "The 'Second Integration' that Transforms China -- Theoretical Innovation and Practice in Building the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation," were released by the NCR at the 6th BRICS Media Forum, which began Saturday in Johannesburg. A seminar was also held to mark the release of the two research reports. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

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135 mln people move out of poverty in India in 5 years: report

STORY: 135 mln people move out of poverty in India in 5 years: report DATELINE: July 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of gov't buildings 3. various of school-going students 4. various of market 6. various of cooking fuel 7. various of thermal power plant 8. various of traffic STORYLINE: Nearly 135 million people moved out of multidimensional poverty on the yardstick of health, education, and the overall standard of living, over the past five years in India, a report released by the federal government's think-tank NITI Aayog has said. Improvements in nutrition, years of schooling, sanitation, and cooking fuel played a significant role in bringing down poverty across the country, said the report on Monday. This was the second edition of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which represents the country's progress in reducing multidimensional poverty between two surveys, namely the National Family Heath Survey

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Main structure of super-sized LNG storage tanks completed in China's Guangdong

STORY: Main structure of super-sized LNG storage tanks completed in China's Guangdong DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: ZHUHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the storage tanks 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHEN BAIREN, Manager of 2nd phase of "Green Energy Port" project STORYLINE: The construction of the main structure of five super-sized liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks was completed on Monday in Zhuhai City of south China's Guangdong Province. The five tanks are the second-phase project for a natural gas storage and transportation base named Jinwan "Green Energy Port." SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHEN BAIREN, Manager of 2nd phase of "Green Energy Port" project "The project adopts the world's largest LNG storage tank designs with core technologies developed by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation. Each tank can store 270,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas, and stands 65.7 meters tall." The "Green Energy Port" project will become the largest natural gas sto

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CHINA-BEIJING-XINHUA-RESEARCH REPORT-"SECOND INTEGRATION" THEORY-LAUNCH (CN)

(230702) -- BEIJING, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The New China Research, the think tank of Xinhua News Agency, launches a report titled "The 'Second Integration' that Transforms China -- Theoretical Innovation and Practice in Building the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation", July 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-LIFE-CHANGE (CN)

(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Nanik Kukan, wife of Duri Jarman, fetching coal for cooking in Ak Toga Langar Village deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on Nov. 16, 2018 (above) and Duri Jarman repairing liquid gas storage tank at his new home in Aimin Village on June 3, 2020. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in tr

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#CHINA-ECONOMY-RECOVERY (CN)

(230315) -- BEIJING, March 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A welder works on a LNG tank container at a company producing shipping equipment in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 15, 2023. The Chinese economy has made a flying start to 2023, with major economic indicators seeing steady expansion, offering the latest evidence that the world's second largest economy is set to secure a powerful recovery this year. China's value-added industrial output went up 2.4 percent year on year in the first two months, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Wednesday. The growth rose by 1.1 percentage points from the level in December 2022, and the two-year average growth stood at 4.9 percent. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

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China's anti-COVID-19 policy boosting global economic recovery: Ghanaian economist

STORY: China's anti-COVID-19 policy boosting global economic recovery: Ghanaian economist DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tourists in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL FRIMPONG, Executive director of the Africa-China Center for Policy and Advisory 3. various of the production in China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAUL FRIMPONG, Executive director of the Africa-China Center for Policy and Advisory STORYLINE: A Ghanaian economist has said China's anti-COVID-19 policies are boosting global economic recovery in many respects. Paul Frimpong, executive director of the Africa-China Center for Policy and Advisory, a Ghana-based think tank, made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua. He said that China's recent lifting of some restrictive measures against the virus has sent positive signals to the world and boosted investors' confidence in the world's second-largest economy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL FRIMPONG, Executive direc

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GERMANY-RETURN OF COAL-CLIMATE GOAL-IN JEOPARDY

(230112) -- BERLIN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Loading equipment operates at a coal yard of a thermal power plant in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2023. Germany's total energy consumption in 2022 fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year as a result of massive price increases for natural gas and electricity as well as mild temperatures during the heating season, according to an evaluation by the think tank Agora Energiewende published on Wednesday. The country's greenhouse gas emissions stagnated at around 761 million metric tons of CO2, according to the evaluation. For the second year in a row, Germany fell short of its reduction target of 40 percent compared to the reference year 1990. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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GERMANY-RETURN OF COAL-CLIMATE GOAL-IN JEOPARDY

(230112) -- BERLIN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Loading equipment operates at a coal yard of a thermal power plant in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2023. Germany's total energy consumption in 2022 fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year as a result of massive price increases for natural gas and electricity as well as mild temperatures during the heating season, according to an evaluation by the think tank Agora Energiewende published on Wednesday. The country's greenhouse gas emissions stagnated at around 761 million metric tons of CO2, according to the evaluation. For the second year in a row, Germany fell short of its reduction target of 40 percent compared to the reference year 1990. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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GERMANY-RETURN OF COAL-CLIMATE GOAL-IN JEOPARDY

(230112) -- BERLIN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows a high-voltage grid facility in Berlin, Germany. Germany's total energy consumption in 2022 fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year as a result of massive price increases for natural gas and electricity as well as mild temperatures during the heating season, according to an evaluation by the think tank Agora Energiewende published on Wednesday. The country's greenhouse gas emissions stagnated at around 761 million metric tons of CO2, according to the evaluation. For the second year in a row, Germany fell short of its reduction target of 40 percent compared to the reference year 1990. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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GERMANY-RETURN OF COAL-CLIMATE GOAL-IN JEOPARDY

(230112) -- BERLIN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Loading equipment operates at a coal yard of a thermal power plant in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2023. Germany's total energy consumption in 2022 fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year as a result of massive price increases for natural gas and electricity as well as mild temperatures during the heating season, according to an evaluation by the think tank Agora Energiewende published on Wednesday. The country's greenhouse gas emissions stagnated at around 761 million metric tons of CO2, according to the evaluation. For the second year in a row, Germany fell short of its reduction target of 40 percent compared to the reference year 1990. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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GERMANY-RETURN OF COAL-CLIMATE GOAL-IN JEOPARDY

(230112) -- BERLIN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Loading equipment operates at a coal yard of a thermal power plant in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2023. Germany's total energy consumption in 2022 fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year as a result of massive price increases for natural gas and electricity as well as mild temperatures during the heating season, according to an evaluation by the think tank Agora Energiewende published on Wednesday. The country's greenhouse gas emissions stagnated at around 761 million metric tons of CO2, according to the evaluation. For the second year in a row, Germany fell short of its reduction target of 40 percent compared to the reference year 1990. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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GERMANY-RETURN OF COAL-CLIMATE GOAL-IN JEOPARDY

(230112) -- BERLIN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Loading equipment operates at a coal yard of a thermal power plant in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2023. Germany's total energy consumption in 2022 fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year as a result of massive price increases for natural gas and electricity as well as mild temperatures during the heating season, according to an evaluation by the think tank Agora Energiewende published on Wednesday. The country's greenhouse gas emissions stagnated at around 761 million metric tons of CO2, according to the evaluation. For the second year in a row, Germany fell short of its reduction target of 40 percent compared to the reference year 1990. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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GERMANY-RETURN OF COAL-CLIMATE GOAL-IN JEOPARDY

(230112) -- BERLIN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter flies over a high-voltage grid facility in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2023. Germany's total energy consumption in 2022 fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year as a result of massive price increases for natural gas and electricity as well as mild temperatures during the heating season, according to an evaluation by the think tank Agora Energiewende published on Wednesday. The country's greenhouse gas emissions stagnated at around 761 million metric tons of CO2, according to the evaluation. For the second year in a row, Germany fell short of its reduction target of 40 percent compared to the reference year 1990. (Xinhua/Ren Pengfei)

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Japan, S. Korea lawmakers, intellectuals discuss in Seoul

SEOUL, Japan - Japanese and South Korean lawmakers and intellectuals gather for the second Japan-Korea Future Dialogue forum in Seoul on July 18, 2014. The forum was organized by The Genron NPO of Japan and South Korean think tank, the East Asia Institute, to discuss ways to improve bilateral relations.

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Children's Day in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Boys stand on a tank, assisted by soldiers, at a military facility in Bangkok when it is open to the general public on Jan. 11, 2014. The second Saturday of January is Children's Day in Thailand. (Photo by Yasushi Ukigaya)

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Tanks holding toxic water at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A worker dismantles a tank at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sept. 13, 2013. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, is storing in hundreds of huge tanks toxic water accumulating as a result of continuing water injections into the three reactors that suffered meltdowns. But water recently leaked from one of the tanks, seen second from left. (Pool photo)

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Tanks holding toxic water at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 13, 2013, shows tanks holding toxic water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Water recently leaked from the second tank on the right. (Pool photo)

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JAL's Dreamliner jet hit by trouble again

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows the left wing of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Japan Airlines Co. after the jet arrived at Narita airport from Boston on Jan. 9, 2013. The jet was forced to return to the terminal at Boston's Logan International Airport on Jan. 8 after a fuel leak was found just before takeoff, the second time in two days a brand-new Boeing 787 in JAL's fleet has been hit by trouble at the airport. JAL said the fuel leaked from the fuel tank in the left wing due to problems with its valve.

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Japan Airlines gears up for biofuel test flight

TOKYO, Japan - Two Japan Airlines Corp. workers on an airplane wing fill a tank with biologically-produced fuel at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 27 to prepare for an upcoming test flight. The flight, slated for Jan. 30, will be part of a Boeing Co.-led international project to test so-called second-generation biofuel produced from nonfood crops such as seeds, berries and seaweed.

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Quakes spark 2nd fire at Hokkaido oil refinery

SAPPORO, Japan - Flames and smoke rise from a naphtha tank at an oil refinery in Tomoakomai, Hokkaido, on Sept. 28 following a series of earthquakes. It was the second quake-induced blaze at the Idemitsu Kosan Co. facility since on Sept. 26.

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Robot fish unveiled

A sea bream swimming in a water tank is not a real one but a robot developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Measuring 60 centimeters long and weighing 2.6 kilograms, it swims at a speed of 25 cm per second on a set of built-in batteries embedded inside the body. Mitsubishi says the robot, that costs ''between tens and hundreds million yen'' including a tank and remote-control device, will be made available in other fish species.

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Int'l Army Games 2022 ends in Russia

STORY: Int'l Army Games 2022 ends in Russia DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of International Army Games 2022 STORYLINE: The closing ceremony of the International Army Games 2022 was held at the Patriot military-patriotic park in the Moscow Oblast on Saturday. The final of the tank biathlon was held at the Alabino training ground on Saturday afternoon. The Chinese team ranked second in this competition. The International Army Games 2022 kicked off on Aug. 13. The games were held on the territories of 12 countries, including China, Russia and Iran. Over 270 teams from 37 countries and regions competed in the games. This year, the Chinese military sent nine teams abroad to participate in competitions in Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Uzbekistan. The International Army Games, initiated by the Russian Defense Ministry, have served as an international platform for militaries to exchange experience and strengthen cooperation. Xinhua N

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-INTERNATIONAL ARMY GAMES 2022-CLOSING

(220828) -- MOSCOW, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A member of Chinese team accepts an award in the Moscow Oblast, Russia, Aug. 27, 2022. The closing ceremony of the International Army Games 2022 was held at the Patriot military-patriotic park in the Moscow Oblast on Saturday. The final of the tank biathlon was held at the Alabino training ground on Saturday afternoon. The Chinese team ranked second in this competition. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)