China: Man Saves Four People Seconds Before Crash Vehicle Erupts in Fire

A man in Jinzhong, Shanxi, rushed to save four people trapped in a crashed, smoke-filled vehicle on November 30, 2025. The doors were jammed and the passengers unconscious, so he smashed a window and pulled them out. Just three minutes later, the car burst into flames as the rescued victims received help on the roadside.

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Vatican's Swiss Guards swore in 32 new recruits on May 6, 2009. The new recruits joined their ranks in an elaborate swearing-in ceremony in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. Then each new recruit grasped the corps' flag and, raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity, swore to uphold the Swiss Guard oath to protect Benedict XVI and his successors. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Vatican's Swiss Guards swore in 32 new recruits on May 6, 2015 at the Vatican. The new recruits joined their ranks in an elaborate swearing-in ceremony . The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. Then each new recruit grasped the corps' flag and, raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity, swore to uphold the Swiss Guard oath to protect pope Francis and his successors. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506, consists of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss nationals, Catholic, single, at least 174 cm (5 feet 8 inches) tall and beardless. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Vatican's Swiss Guards swore in 32 new recruits on May 6, 2009. The new recruits joined their ranks in an elaborate swearing-in ceremony in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. Then each new recruit grasped the corps' flag and, raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity, swore to uphold the Swiss Guard oath to protect Benedict XVI and his successors. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - - Pictured: Imprint of three fingers left in 1871 on the prayers book of Maria Zaganti by deceased Palmira Rastelli (who died in 1870) to solicit Masses of suffrage for her memory. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduc

Cutting-edge robotic baseball pitcher makes debut in lab

Cutting-edge robotic baseball pitcher makes debut in lab

TOKYO, Japan - A robotic arm throws a sidearm pitch, nimbly using its three fingers, during a demonstration in a University of Tokyo lab on July 23. The balls hurled by the robot pitcher were returned by a robot batter positioned 3.5 meters away.

A robotic hand developed by OMRON and the University of Tokyo that repeatedly performs precise insertion

A robotic hand developed by OMRON and the University of Tokyo that repeatedly performs precise insertion

Professor Masatoshi Ishikawa of the University of Tokyo and Omron have developed a robot hand that can perform precision work by groping at a speed of 1,000 times per second. When the ring hits the end of the cylinder and the angle shifts, the robot adjusts its three fingers to restore the shift. This is a high-speed reproduction of the way a human being searches for the right angle to fit a ring using the senses of his or her fingertips. In the past, even with the use of force sensors, it took time to process, and insertion and removal took 1-2 seconds. In the automation of precision assembly, it is difficult to keep the positional accuracy within 10 micrometers, including robots and jigs. If this can be handled by hand or control, the range of precision work will expand. Photo taken on November 27, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Vendetta; Joaquin Murrieta - film (1965)

Vendetta; Joaquin Murrieta - film (1965)

Roberto Camardiel & Jeffrey Hunter Characters: Three Fingers Jack & Joaquin Murrieta Film: Vendetta; Joaquin Murrieta (1961) Director: George Sherman 01 February 1965 Date: 01-Feb-65

THREE ON A COUCH

THREE ON A COUCH

THREE ON A COUCH JANET LEIGH, JERRY LEWIS Date: 1966

Hakuho finishes perfect at New Year sumo tournament

Hakuho finishes perfect at New Year sumo tournament

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia poses with the Emperor's Cup at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 25, 2015, as his father and mother show three and three on their fingers in celebration of Hakuho's all-time record 33rd career championship secured at the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Record 1,658 people pinky swear in southwestern Japan

Record 1,658 people pinky swear in southwestern Japan

A record 1,658 people entwine their little fingers during a pinky-swear event on three bridges of the Five Bridges of Amakusa in the Amakusa area of Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2016. The event was organized by the local tourism industry to mark the 50th anniversary the opening of the Five Bridges connecting islands in the Amakusa area with mainland Kyushu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Record 1,658 people pinky swear in southwestern Japan

Record 1,658 people pinky swear in southwestern Japan

A record 1,658 people entwine their little fingers during a pinky-swear event on three bridges of the Five Bridges of Amakusa in the Amakusa area of Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2016. The event was organized by the local tourism industry to mark the 50th anniversary the opening of the Five Bridges connecting islands in the Amakusa area with mainland Kyushu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo