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5th confab of signatory states for mercury pollution prevention

Signatory states to an international treaty to protect human health and the environment from mercury pollution hold their fifth conference in Geneva on Nov. 3, 2023.

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Myanmar commemorates anniversary of nationwide ceasefire agreement

STORY: Myanmar commemorates anniversary of nationwide ceasefire agreement DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A ceremony was held in Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory on Sunday to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA). During the ceremony, Chairman of the National Unity and Peacemaking Central Committee, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said signatories should adhere to their commitments in the implementation of the NCA in order to build perpetual peace, and non-signatories should come forward to the political negotiation table for the development of the nation and for the uplifting of the socio-economic lives of the people. Members of the NCA-signatory ethnic armed organizations, as well as foreign representatives who witnessed the signing of the NCA, also made remarks at the ceremony. Deng Xijun, China

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Iran rejects U.S. claims about its latest nuclear development

STORY: Iran rejects U.S. claims about its latest nuclear development DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected the U.S. government's anti-Tehran claims in its latest report on "Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD)." "These are baseless claims. Iran is a committed signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and has signed the comprehensive safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency and is implementing it," Kanaani said at a regular press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran. Kanaani stressed that Iran has repeatedly announced that nuclear weapons have no place in its military and defense doctrine and his country is opposed to any use of such weapons. He noted that Iran was the biggest victim of chemical weapons, particularly in the Iraq-Iran war from 1980 to 1988, when a number of Western states

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River Surge Halts India's Capital - New Delhi

A lady distributed signatory pads to needy along a street near flooded river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, on July 14, 2023. Residential areas close to the river were flooded, submerging roads, cars and homes, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people from low-lying areas in the country's capital city. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan joins U.N. pact against int'l organized crime

NEW YORK, Japan, July 12 Kyodo - Hiroshi Minami (L), deputy permanent representative of Japan to the United Nations, submits an instrument of acceptance of the U.N. Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, to a U.N. official in New York on July 11, 2017, to become the 188th signatory of the convention.

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Int'l talks on proposed ban on bluefin tuna trade begin in Doha

DOHA, Qatar - Representatives of signatory states of the so-called Washington Convention meet in Doha, Qatar, on March 18, 2010, to discuss a proposal to ban trade in bluefin tuna from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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Int'l talks on proposed ban on bluefin tuna trade begin in Doha

DOHA, Qatar - Representatives from Japan's Fisheries Agency attend a meeting of signatory states of the so-called Washington Convention in Doha, Qatar, on March 18, 2010, to discuss a proposal to ban trade in bluefin tuna from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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Japan needs solution to save bluefin tuna: Monaco envoy

DOHA, Qatar - Patrick Van Klaveren, the Monaco representative at the international conference to conserve endangered wildlife in Doha, Qatar, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Doha on March 14, 2010. Klaveren said Japan lacks specific measures to conserve bluefin tuna and should come up with steps that would satisfy signatory states.

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Justice minister proposes introducing conspiracy charge

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama addresses a meeting of the Legislative Council, her advisory panel, on Sept. 3. She proposed revising the law on organized crime to enable investigative authorities to file charges against people who conspire to commit such crimes. The proposal is in line with the Japanese government's intention to ratify a treaty on international organized crimes, which obliges signatory nations to punish conspirators even if they do not commit actual crimes.

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Myanmar marks Armed Forces Day with military parade

STORY: Myanmar marks Armed Forces Day with military parade DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the parade STORYLINE: Myanmar marked the 77th Armed Forces Day with a military parade in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw on Sunday. Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended the event and delivered a speech. During the speech, he highlighted the Myanmar Armed Forces' commitment to independence, safeguarding three main national causes, and peace and development. He said the Myanmar Armed Forces would continue the negotiation process with the signatory organizations in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement. The armed forces' mechanized units and foot soldiers marched in the parade ground. Meanwhile, military aircraft and helicopters flew above. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

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Decorated tram in Tokyo, Japan - Anglo-Japanese Alliance

A decorated tram in Tokyo - part of the celebrations following the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 and to welcome the arrival of the British Naval contingent to the city. The Alliance was to run for five years before being renewed, was primarily directed against the potential shared menace posed, it was believed, by France and (most probably) Russia in the Far East. The alliance obligated either power to remain neutral if one or other found itself at war. However, should either power be obliged to fight a war against two or more powers, the other signatory was obliged to provide military aid. Date: 1902

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Decorated tram in Tokyo, Japan - Anglo-Japanese Alliance

A decorated tram in Tokyo - part of the celebrations following the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 and to welcome the arrival of the British Naval contingent to the city. The Alliance was to run for five years before being renewed, was primarily directed against the potential shared menace posed, it was believed, by France and (most probably) Russia in the Far East. The alliance obligated either power to remain neutral if one or other found itself at war. However, should either power be obliged to fight a war against two or more powers, the other signatory was obliged to provide military aid. Date: 1902

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Officials on both sides - The Anglo-Japanese Alliance

Officials on both sides - The Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902. The Alliance was to run for five years before being renewed, was primarily directed against the potential shared menace posed, it was believed, by France and (most probably) Russia in the Far East. The alliance obligated either power to remain neutral if one or other found itself at war. However, should either power be obliged to fight a war against two or more powers, the other signatory was obliged to provide military aid. The alliance was renewed in 1905 to take into account Japan's recent successful war against Russia. Date: 1902

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British Naval Continent in Japan - Anglo-Japanese Alliance

British Naval Continent in Japan following the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902. The Alliance was to run for five years before being renewed, was primarily directed against the potential shared menace posed, it was believed, by France and (most probably) Russia in the Far East. The alliance obligated either power to remain neutral if one or other found itself at war. However, should either power be obliged to fight a war against two or more powers, the other signatory was obliged to provide military aid. The alliance was renewed in 1905 to take into account Japan's recent successful war against Russia. Date: 1902

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Pacific Rim free trade deal signed in N.Z. ceremony

Officials from signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership accord pose for a photo in a signing ceremony for the free trade deal in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 4, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pacific Rim free trade deal signed in N.Z. ceremony

Officials from signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership accord pose for a photo in a signing ceremony for the free trade deal in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 4, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan needs solution to save bluefin tuna: Monaco envoy

DOHA, Qatar - Patrick Van Klaveren, the Monaco representative at the international conference to conserve endangered wildlife in Doha, Qatar, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Doha on March 14, 2010. Klaveren said Japan lacks specific measures to conserve bluefin tuna and should come up with steps that would satisfy signatory states. (Kyodo)

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Int'l talks on proposed ban on bluefin tuna trade begin in Doha

DOHA, Qatar - Representatives of signatory states of the so-called Washington Convention meet in Doha, Qatar, on March 18, 2010, to discuss a proposal to ban trade in bluefin tuna from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. (Kyodo)

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Int'l talks on proposed ban on bluefin tuna trade begin in Doha

DOHA, Qatar - Representatives from Japan's Fisheries Agency attend a meeting of signatory states of the so-called Washington Convention in Doha, Qatar, on March 18, 2010, to discuss a proposal to ban trade in bluefin tuna from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. (Kyodo)

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Jan Sokol, philosopher, pedagogue, signatory of Charter 77, former deputy and minister of education

Jan Sokol, philosopher, pedagogue, signatory of Charter 77, died on February 16, 2021 (CTK Photo/Vojtech Vlk)

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Jan Sokol, philosopher, pedagogue, signatory of Charter 77, former deputy and minister of education

Jan Sokol, philosopher, pedagogue, signatory of Charter 77, died on February 16, 2021 (CTK Photo/Vojtech Vlk)

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Jan Sokol, philosopher, pedagogue, signatory of Charter 77, former deputy and minister of education

Jan Sokol, philosopher, pedagogue, signatory of Charter 77, died on February 16, 2021 (CTK Photo/Vojtech Vlk)

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Jan Sokol, philosopher, pedagogue, signatory of Charter 77, former deputy and minister of education

Jan Sokol, philosopher, pedagogue, signatory of Charter 77, died on February 16, 2021 (CTK Photo/Vojtech Vlk)

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Minamata disease patient to attend conference on mercury pollution

Photo taken in June 2017 in the southwestern Japan city of Minamata shows Shinobu Sakamoto, a Minamata disease patient, who will visit Switzerland in September to attend the first conference of signatory states to an international treaty to prevent mercury pollution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Opus Vitae journalistic prize, in Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic, on May 26, 2005. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Ferdinand Peroutka journalistic prize, in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 3, 2005. (CTK Photo/Michal Dolezal)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Ferdinand Peroutka journalistic prize, in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 3, 2005. (CTK Photo/Michal Dolezal)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Ferdinand Peroutka journalistic prize, in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 3, 2005. (CTK Photo/Michal Dolezal)

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Jiri Hanak, Ivo Purs

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak, left, is seen during takeover the Opus Vitae journalistic prize, in Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic, on May 26, 2005. On the right side is seen Ivo Purs, chief of the Czech Literary Funds Foundation. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Opus Vitae journalistic prize, in Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic, on May 26, 2005. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Opus Vitae journalistic prize, in Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic, on May 26, 2005. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Ferdinand Peroutka journalistic prize, in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 3, 2005. (CTK Photo/Michal Dolezal)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Ferdinand Peroutka journalistic prize, in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 3, 2005. (CTK Photo/Michal Dolezal)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Ferdinand Peroutka journalistic prize, in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 3, 2005. (CTK Photo/Michal Dolezal)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak attends his autograph session in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 1995. (CTK Photo/Pavel Hroch)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak attends his autograph session in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 1995. (CTK Photo/Pavel Hroch)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak is seen during takeover the Ferdinand Peroutka journalistic prize, in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 3, 2005. (CTK Photo/Michal Dolezal)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak attends his autograph session in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 1995. (CTK Photo/Pavel Hroch)

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Jiri Hanak

***FILE PHOTO*** Journalist Jiri Hanak, a signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and doyen among Czech newspaper columnists, died in the small hours on June 5, 2020, at the age of 82, his family has told CTK. *** Journalist Jiri Hanak attends his autograph session in Prague, Czech Republic, on February 8, 1995. (CTK Photo/Pavel Hroch)

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Zdenek Jicinsky

***MARCH 13, 2008, FILE PHOTO*** Czech lawyer and a former MP, dissident and Charter 77 signatory Zdenek Jicinsky died last night aged 91, his son Stepan and Constitutional Court chairman Pavel Rychetsky have told CTK on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Jicinsky was the doyen of the Czech and Czechoslovak political scene. After the fall of the communist regime, he was co-opted as a member of the House of the Nations, one of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly's two chambers, and became a member of the Federal Assembly leadership. He joined the re-established Social Democratic Party (CSSD) in 1992. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Zdenek Jicinsky

***JUNE 27, 2006, FILE PHOTO*** Czech lawyer and a former MP, dissident and Charter 77 signatory Zdenek Jicinsky died last night aged 91, his son Stepan and Constitutional Court chairman Pavel Rychetsky have told CTK on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Jicinsky was the doyen of the Czech and Czechoslovak political scene. After the fall of the communist regime, he was co-opted as a member of the House of the Nations, one of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly's two chambers, and became a member of the Federal Assembly leadership. He joined the re-established Social Democratic Party (CSSD) in 1992. (CTK Photo/Rene Volfik)

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Karel Gott, Marta Kubisova

Czech pop music singer Karel Gott receives the Golden Nightingale award in Prague, Czech Republic, November 25, 2017. Legendary singer Karel Gott, 78, won the Czech Nightingale pop music title for the best male singer for the 42nd time in his career and he also presented a special prize for a significant personality to dissident singer Marta Kubisova (left) at an award-giving ceremony tonight. Kubisova, signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto who was persecuted under the communist regime, ended her music career this autumn at the age 75. Today's event culminated with her song Prayer for Marta, which became a symbol of the national resistance after the Soviet-led occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott, Marta Kubisova

Czech pop music singer Karel Gott receives the Golden Nightingale award in Prague, Czech Republic, November 25, 2017. Legendary singer Karel Gott, 78, won the Czech Nightingale pop music title for the best male singer for the 42nd time in his career and he also presented a special prize for a significant personality to dissident singer Marta Kubisova (left) at an award-giving ceremony tonight. Kubisova, signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto who was persecuted under the communist regime, ended her music career this autumn at the age 75. Today's event culminated with her song Prayer for Marta, which became a symbol of the national resistance after the Soviet-led occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott, Marta Kubisova

Czech pop music singer Karel Gott receives the Golden Nightingale award in Prague, Czech Republic, November 25, 2017. Legendary singer Karel Gott, 78, won the Czech Nightingale pop music title for the best male singer for the 42nd time in his career and he also presented a special prize for a significant personality to dissident singer Marta Kubisova (left) at an award-giving ceremony tonight. Kubisova, signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto who was persecuted under the communist regime, ended her music career this autumn at the age 75. Today's event culminated with her song Prayer for Marta, which became a symbol of the national resistance after the Soviet-led occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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Karel Gott, Marta Kubisova

Czech pop music singer Karel Gott receives the Golden Nightingale award in Prague, Czech Republic, November 25, 2017. Legendary singer Karel Gott, 78, won the Czech Nightingale pop music title for the best male singer for the 42nd time in his career and he also presented a special prize for a significant personality to dissident singer Marta Kubisova (left) at an award-giving ceremony tonight. Kubisova, signatory of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto who was persecuted under the communist regime, ended her music career this autumn at the age 75. Today's event culminated with her song Prayer for Marta, which became a symbol of the national resistance after the Soviet-led occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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KAROL SIDON

Writer and playwright Karol Sidon, pictured, former dissident and Charter 77 signatory and the country's current chief rabbi, received the Czech state prize for literature from Culture Minister Lubomir Zaoralek, not pictured, in the National Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic, October 20, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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KAROL SIDON, LUBOMIR ZAORALEK

Writer and playwright Karol Sidon, right, former dissident and Charter 77 signatory and the country's current chief rabbi, received the Czech state prize for literature from Culture Minister Lubomir Zaoralek, left, in the National Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic, October 20, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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KAROL SIDON, LUBOMIR ZAORALEK

Writer and playwright Karol Sidon, right, former dissident and Charter 77 signatory and the country's current chief rabbi, received the Czech state prize for literature from Culture Minister Lubomir Zaoralek, left, in the National Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic, October 20, 2019. (CTK Photo/Roman Vondrous)

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Vlasta Chramostova, actress, dissident, Charter 77 signatory

***FILE PHOTO*** Vlasta Chramostova (born 17 November 1926), Czech film and theatre actress in Prague, Czech Republic, November 15, 2011. She has appeared in 35 films since 1950. After signing Charter 77 movement (an informal civic initiative against communist Czechoslovakia) she could not act in the public. Vlasta Chramostova, a Czech theatre and film actress and a former leading anti-communist dissident and Charter 77 human rights manifesto signatory, died on October 6, 2019, aged 92. (CTK Photo/Rene Fluger, Josef Horazny)

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pious place to actress Vlasta Chramostova's death, Vaclav Havel Square (National Theatre piazzetta)

A pious place to actress Vlasta Chramostova's death at Vaclav Havel Square (National Theatre piazzetta) in Prague, Czech Republic, on October 7, 2019. Vlasta Chramostova, a Czech theatre and film actress and a former leading anti-communist dissident and Charter 77 human rights manifesto signatory, died on October 6, aged 92, National Theatre (ND). Chramostova was the holder of the Order of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, a high state decoration which former President Vaclav Havel bestowed on her for her contribution to democracy and human rights in 1998. Besides, she became a laureate of the National Theatre's Hall of Fame in 2015. The ceremony of a farewell to Vlasta Chramostova will take place on the stage of the ND's historical building on Monday, October 14, at 11:00. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)