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Royal Family Celebrates Three Kings Day - Madrid

Telma Ortiz arrives with her daughters for the Three Wise Men's Day snack on January 6, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). KINGS: SNACK José Ruiz / Europa Press 01/06/2026

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Royal Family Celebrates Three Kings Day - Madrid

Telma Ortiz arrives with her daughters for the Three Wise Men's Day snack on January 6, 2026, in Madrid (Spain). KINGS: SNACK José Ruiz / Europa Press 01/06/2026

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Japan: Four Pandas Begin Journey to China from Adventure World, Wakayama 2

The four giant pandas, 24-year-old mother Rauhin and her three daughters Yuihin, Saihin, and Fuhin, began their return to China from Adventure World, a theme park in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan on Saturday, June 28. They were loaded onto two trucks and seen off by around 300 people, including facility staff, before heading for Kansai International Airport, a day after thousands of fans bid them a teary farewell during their last public appearance.

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Four Pandas Begin Journey to China from Adventure World, Wakayama

The four giant pandas, 24-year-old mother Rauhin and her three daughters Yuihin, Saihin, and Fuhin, began their return to China from Adventure World, a theme park in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan on Saturday, June 28. They were loaded onto two trucks and seen off by around 300 people, including facility staff, before heading for Kansai International Airport, a day after thousands of fans bid them a teary farewell during their last public appearance. This video shows trucks carrying pandas arriving near KIX airport.

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France: House Fire Kills Mother And 2 Daughters In Wingles, Pas-De-Calais

A fatal house fire occurred in Wingles, Pas-de-Calais early morning of Monday, January 13. Three people died, a mother and her two daughters aged 9 and 16, and two other children, aged 11 and 12 were rescued and taken to hospital.

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Khrystyna Kotsira, the editor-in-chief of Ukrainian news outlet Hromadske, speaks to the press during a commemorative event for Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordi

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Khrystyna Kotsira, the editor-in-chief of Ukrainian news outlet Hromadske, speaks to the press during a commemorative event for Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordi

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas death in Russia

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Khrystyna Kotsira, the editor-in-chief of Ukrainian news outlet Hromadske, speaks to the press during a commemorative event for Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordi

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas death in Russia

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas death in Russia

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas death in Russia

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas death in Russia

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas death in Russia

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas death in Russia

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas death in Russia

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas death in Russia

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Ukrainska Pravda Editor-in-Chief Sevgil Musaieva (C) speaks to the press during a commemorative event for Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters fo

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Activists pay tribute to Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 11, 2024 - Ukrainska Pravda Editor-in-Chief Sevgil Musaieva (L) attends a commemorative event for Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna went missing on August 3, 2023, during a trip to Russian-occupied territories. On July 27, 2023, she left Ukraine for Poland and was scheduled to reach occupied areas in eastern Ukraine (via Russia) within three days. In April 2024, Russia confirmed Viktoria Roshchynas unlawful detention for the first time. On October 10, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech head Yaroslav Yurchyshyn announced on his Facebook page that Viktorias father had received notification of his daughters death, which had occurred on September 19. Russian authorities officially informed that the death of the Ukrainian journalist happened during a transfer from Taganrog to Moscow. A representative of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang is pictured at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of h

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang poses for a photo with his wife at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very hap

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang waters plants at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang plays with his grandchild at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang presents his ID card in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 7, 2021. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of his grandchildren at home and exercise occasio

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang uses a mobile phone at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take c

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Jordanian airstrike claims at least 9 lives in Syria's Sweida

STORY: Jordanian airstrike claims at least 9 lives in Syria's Sweida SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the damage and destruction at the site STORYLINE: Jordanian warplanes executed strikes in the Arman area of Sweida province in southern Syria on Thursday, resulting in nine fatalities, a war monitor reported. A strike targeted a two-story house, claiming the lives of six individuals, namely a husband and wife with their two young daughters, and another couple, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Rescue efforts are underway, with an elderly woman still missing under the debris. Unconfirmed reports suggest her demise, the Observatory added. Additionally, three others, including a man, his mother and aunt, lost their lives in a separate dwelling by another strike. Jordan has been actively targeting drug traffickers in Sweida on the Syrian-Jordanian border region. The Syrian government do

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Gerard Collomb's Funeral - Lyon

Caroline Collomb, wife of Gérard Collomb, accompanied by her two daughters and three other children Gérard Collomb during the funeral of Gérard Collomb, former mayor of Lyon and former Minister of the Interior, in Saint-Jean Cathedral, in Lyon, France on November 29, 2023. Photo by Soudan E/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Collomb's Funeral - Lyon

Caroline Collomb, wife of Gérard Collomb, accompanied by her two daughters and three other children Gérard Collomb during the funeral of Gérard Collomb, former mayor of Lyon and former Minister of the Interior, in Saint-Jean Cathedral, in Lyon, France on November 29, 2023. Photo by Soudan E/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A-bomb surviving Dutchman offers flowers for bomb victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Dutchman Willy Buchel, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and his three daughters pay floral tribute to the atomic-bomb victims in World War II at Peace Park in the southwestern Japanese city on April 19, 2014.

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Kinako and her daughters

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Labrador retriever Kinako (C) in a police uniform-like costume poses with her daughters Komugi (R) and Mirin at the Kagawa prefectural police headquarters in the city of Takamatsu on April 3, 2013. Kinako was appointed with her daughters as a special member of the prefectural police's education team. She worked as a police dog for two years and three months until the end of March 2013, having previously failed the test six years running.

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Japanese hot-spring area makes 'happi' coats for Obama family

NAGASAKI, Japan - The proprietress of a Japanese-style inn Yumiko Kusano (2nd from L) and three members of a tourism association in the Obama hot-spring area of Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, pose Jan. 14 wearing and showing blue ''happi'' coats. They specially made them for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their two daughters to celebrate his upcoming inauguration. Kusano is secretary general of the group ''Change Obama no kai (Change Obama association)'' which consists of proprietresses and other local people. The group tailored the Japanese coats, with ''President Obama'' written on one of the collars and ''Nagasaki, Obama Hot Spring'' on the other in white for the couple, getting their measurements via the Internet.

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Gangster sentenced to death for fatal shooting of Nagasaki mayor

NAGASAKI, Japan - The three daughters of Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito, who was shot to death by Tetsuya Shiroo during his election campaign on April 17 in 2007, enters the Nagasaki District Court in Nagasaki on May 26 to hear the sentence in Shiroo's trial. The court sentenced the 60-year-old gangster to death for the shooting.

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Ex-abductees express joy over coming reunions with children

TOKYO, Japan - Four of the five repatriated abductees expressed joy in Tokyo on May 22 over the reunions to take place later in the day with their sons and daughters, when Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi returns home from Pyongyang after talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. But they also expressed unhappiness that the three family members of a former abductee, Hitomi Soga (C), will not be coming to Japan at this time. The four are (from L to R) Yasushi Chimura and his wife Fukie, Yukiko Hasuike and her husband Kaoru.

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(3)ASDF members return from 3-month Iraq mission

NAGOYA, Japan - A member of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) unit is greeted by his son and daughters on returning to Komaki air base near Nagoya on March 24 from his three-month Iraq reconstruction support mission.

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Burmese refugee finds life in Japan a struggle

TOKYO, Japan - Tin Win (R in back) poses for a photograph with his son Demo (L in back), his wife Tin Nwe Oo (C in back) and his two daughters -- Nay Yi (L in front) and Nay Mar. Tin Win 47, a native from Burma (currently called Myanmar) received refugee status from the Japanese government three years ago. By Toshihiro Ariyoshi

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(1)Wife of Daiei Hawks manager Oh dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoko Oh (file photo taken in 1977), wife of Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh, died of stomach cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 11. She was 57. Kyoko, a Tokyo native, married Oh in 1966 when he was batting for the Yomiuri Giants. They had three daughters.

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Hijackers' daughters arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Three daughters of former Red Army Faction members, who hijacked a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane in 1970 and forced it to fly to North Korea, sit for a news conference after their arrival at Narita airport May 15. (From L to R) Azumi Tanaka, 22, Asaka Tamiya, 22, and Ritsuko Konishi, 23. On the flight to Narita, Tamiya, in an interview with Kyodo News, described the hijacking committed by her father and other members of the radical group as ''senseless'' and ''wrong.''

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Hijackers' daughters leave N. Korea for Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Three daughters of former Red Army Faction cadres are seen in photo taken by a supporter in March in Pyongyang. Shown are Asaka Tamiya (L), 22, daughter of Takamaro Tamiya, deceased leader of the hijackers' group; Azumi Tanaka (C), 22, daughter of Yoshimi Tanaka; and Ritsuko Konishi, 23, daughter of Takahiro Konishi. The three daughters, whose fathers defected to North Korea after hijacking a Japan Airlines plane in 1970, left Pyongyang on May 15 for Japan via China.

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Travel documents for hijackers' 3 daughters issued

BEIJING, China - Yukio Yamanaka shows off in Beijing on April 30 travel documents issued by the Japanese Embassy in Beijing to three daughters of former Red Army Faction members for entry into Japan. The former terrorists were granted political asylum in North Korea after they hijacked a Japan Airlines plane in 1970. Yamanaka, leader of a support group for them, filed applications for the documents at the embassy in December.

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3 children die in predawn Sendai fire

SENDAI, Japan - Firefighters stand in front of a two-story house in Aoba Ward, Sendai, northern Japan, gutted by a predawn fire on Dec. 21. The three victims of the fire, which broke out around 5:20 a.m., are two daughters and a son of a man who runs a restaurant on the first floor of the wooden house.

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CHINA-JIANGSU-MARTIAL ARTS-ENTHUSIAST (CN)

(220823) -- XUZHOU, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Long's daughters Liu Yiting, Liu Yidian (up) and son Liu Yixing (C) have a break during training in Liuzhuang Village of Pizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 16, 2022. Liu Long, 35, is a Chinese martial arts enthusiast. He found that his three children were also interested in martial arts and often imitated the action of him when he was practicing, so he began to take the three children to do martial arts training. Local villagers also sent their children to learn martial arts from Liu. As more and more children came to learn martial arts, Liu and his wife Gu Dandan founded a martial arts training class. Liu hoped that the children could grow up healthily and happily, and that martial arts could become their lifelong hobby. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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Xinjiang, My home: A family workshop promoting ethnic embroidery to outside world

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A family workshop promoting ethnic embroidery to outside world DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: SHIHEZI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): AIKYN MAMERHAN STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): AIKYN MAMERHAN "My name is Aikyn Mamerhan. I'm in charge of an embroidery cooperative in Shihezi Village. We specialize in producing ethnic Kazakh embroidery products. I have three daughters. The oldest one has taken a job after graduating from university. And this is the elder one of the twin sisters and this is the younger one. This is my wife. We usually shoot some short videos and post them through (short-video platform) Douyin to promote our ethnic embroidery products. I can fix the sewing machine myself. The sewing machine, as you can see, the part is broken. We should put it inside properly, push it up, and then turn the screw. It's easy. Now it's done. These are my twin daughters. They are at junior high school and they are good at studying. My w

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Daily Life In Kabul - Afghanistan

Father with his three daughters on his bicycle in ths streets of Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan, September 15, 2021. Photo by Oriane Zerah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hijackers' daughters arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Three daughters of former Red Army Faction members, who hijacked a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane in 1970 and forced it to fly to North Korea, sit for a news conference after their arrival at Narita airport May 15. (From L to R) Azumi Tanaka, 22, Asaka Tamiya, 22, and Ritsuko Konishi, 23. On the flight to Narita, Tamiya, in an interview with Kyodo News, described the hijacking committed by her father and other members of the radical group as ''senseless'' and ''wrong.''

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Travel documents for hijackers' 3 daughters issued

BEIJING, China - Yukio Yamanaka shows off in Beijing on April 30 travel documents issued by the Japanese Embassy in Beijing to three daughters of former Red Army Faction members for entry into Japan. The former terrorists were granted political asylum in North Korea after they hijacked a Japan Airlines plane in 1970. Yamanaka, leader of a support group for them, filed applications for the documents at the embassy in December.