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STATE VISIT TO ICELAND SILVIAHEMMET

Queen Silvia and Mr. Björn Skúlason visit the Silviahemmet Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden 6 May 2025. From left: Minister for the Elderly and Social Insurance Anna Tenje, Queen Silvia, who is carrying a folding chair as support after her foot operation, and Björn Skúlason. The Icelandic presidential couple is on a three-day state visit to Sweden.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240307) -- BEIJING, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the cruise ship "Dream" leaving the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist taking an outbound trip gets her information checked via an E-channel at the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 6, 2024. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the cruise ship "Dream" docking at the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows tourists visiting the cruise ship "Dream" near the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows an interior view of the cruise ship "Dream" in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 6, 2024 shows the cruise ship "Dream" leaving the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PINGTAN-CRUISE SHIP "DREAM"-OFFICIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240306) -- PINGTAN, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for a photo before boarding the cruise ship "Dream" at the international cruise center in Pingtan, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 6, 2024. The international cruise ship "Dream", which sailed for a three-day and two-night trip to Japan, departed from an international cruise center in Pingtan of southeast China's Fujian Province on Wednesday, marking the official operation of the first international line with Pingtan as its home port. In recent years, the island county of Pingtan has given full play to the advantages of island resources and accelerated the construction of Pingtan as an international tourist destination. The operation of international cruise lines aims to inject new vitality into the tourism market and promote the high-quality development of the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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Death toll from Greece train collision rises to 36, three-day national mourning declared

STORY: Death toll from Greece train collision rises to 36, three-day national mourning declared DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of firefighters rescuing STORYLINE: The death toll from the collision of two trains in central Greece late Tuesday night has increased to 36, while 66 injured people were still hospitalized, including six in serious condition in intensive care units, the Greek Fire Service said on Wednesday. More than 150 firefighters, including special units, were participating in an ongoing search and rescue operation for survivors in the wreckage, the spokesperson of the Fire Service, Vasilios Vathrakogiannis, told a press briefing. Efforts are focused on the first three carriages of the passenger train that crashed onto a freight train close to midnight at Tempi municipality, he added. They were engulfed in flames after the collision. A total of 346 passengers were on board the passenger train, n

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Search for missing in Iwate

MIYAKO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard divers search for remains of people missing in the March 2011 quake and tsunami, in an operation off the coast of Miyako port in Iwate Prefecture on March 9, 2012. Police and coast guard the same day launched a three-day intensive search.

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2nd day of 3-day intensive search

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force offer prayers after recovering a body from the rubble in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 2, 2011. The SDF, the U.S. military and other rescue workers continued for the second day of the three-day intensive search operation.

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2nd day of 3-day intensive search

SOMA, Japan - Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces search through the rubble for missing people in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture, on April 2, 2011, the second day of the three-day intensive search operation by the SDF, U.S. military and other rescue workers.

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2nd day of 3-day intensive search

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces search for people missing since the March 11 tsunami in an inundated area near an elementary school, where many children have gone missing, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 2, 2011. The SDF, the U.S. military and other rescue workers continued for the second day of the three-day intensive search operation.

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3-day intensive search begins

KESENNUMA, Japan - A helicopter takes off from the Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Hyuga off Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military began a three-day intensive search to find missing people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. The MSDF vessel Asuka, also part of the operation, can be seen in the background.

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3-day intensive search begins

KESENNUMA, Japan - A helicopter takes off from the Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Hyuga off Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military began a three-day intensive search to find missing people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. The MSDF vessel Asuka, also part of the operation, can be seen in the background.

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3-day intensive search begins

KESENNUMA, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces refuel helicopters on the Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Hyuga in Miyagi Prefecture on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military began a three-day intensive search to find missing people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. The MSDF vessel Asuka, also part of the operation, can be seen in the background.

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura area in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The SDF and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan.

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A boat of the Maritime Self-Defense Force and a helicopter take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura cove in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan.

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Divers of the Maritime Self-Defense Force take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura cove in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan.

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura cove in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The SDF and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan.

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura cove in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The SDF and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan.

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Railway staff vocational skills competition held in Laos

STORY: Railway staff vocational skills competition held in Laos DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony of the railway staff skills competition STORYLINE: The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. launched its first vocational skills competition in the Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday. The three-day competition, which is held on the occasion of the first anniversary of the opening of the China-Laos Railway, aims to improve the skills of railway employees. The launching ceremony was held in Vientiane Station by the company, a joint venture based in Vientiane responsible for the operation of the railway's Lao section. The competition includes a total of 17 types of work in five special categories, namely driving, passenger service, freight, locomotive, and wagon maintenance. A total of 373 staff members, including 221 Lao and 152 Chinese workers, participate in the competition. The company attached great importance to the comp

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Afghan forces kill 2 militants, arrest 4 in Kabul

STORY: Afghan forces kill 2 militants, arrest 4 in Kabul DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: various of the police on duty in Kabul STORYLINE: Security forces in Afghanistan stormed a hideout of armed militants on the northern edge of Kabul city on Wednesday night, killing two and arresting four others, the Taliban-run administration's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Thursday. "The operation of security forces against hideout of Khawarej ( a term used against Daesh or Islamic State group) in 315 localities of Kabul city last night was over by killing two and arresting four others," Mujahid said on his Twitter account. A large number of arms and ammunition of the militants were destroyed or captured by the security forces, Mujahid asserted. The official also noted that the vicious attempt of the militants to kill people had been thwarted. The religious scholars in their three-day jirga or grand assembly that concluded Saturday described th

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15,000 commercial vehicles arrive at Tianjin Port during Qingming holiday

STORY: 15,000 commercial vehicles arrive at Tianjin Port during Qingming holiday DATELINE: April 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of commercial vehicles at Tianjin Port STORYLINE: Nearly 15,000 commercial vehicles arrived at the Tianjin Port of north China's Tianjin Municipality during the three-day Qingming holiday. The vehicles include 8,700 imported cars and 6,300 exported vehicles of various brands. Tianjin Port Ro-Ro Terminal Company has rationally planned the use of the port, so as to achieve a "zero-wait" connection in all aspects of the operation, improving the efficiency of handling and unloading. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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2nd day of 3-day intensive search

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force offer prayers after recovering a body from the rubble in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 2, 2011. The SDF, the U.S. military and other rescue workers continued for the second day of the three-day intensive search operation. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED 2nd day of 3-day intensive search

SOMA, Japan - CORRECTING DATE Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces search through the rubble for missing people in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture, on April 2, 2011, the second day of the three-day intensive search operation by the SDF, U.S. military and other rescue workers. (Kyodo)

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2nd day of 3-day intensive search

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces search for people missing since the March 11 tsunami in an inundated area near an elementary school, where many children have gone missing, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 2, 2011. The SDF, the U.S. military and other rescue workers continued for the second day of the three-day intensive search operation. (Kyodo)

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2nd day of 3-day intensive search

SOMA, Japan - Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces search through the rubble for missing people in the town of Shinchi in Fukushima Prefecture, on April 2, 1011, the second day of the three-day intensive search operation by the SDF, U.S. military and other rescue workers. (Kyodo)

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura area in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The SDF and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. (Kyodo)

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura cove in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The SDF and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. (Kyodo)

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3-day intensive search begins

KESENNUMA, Japan - A helicopter takes off from the Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Hyuga off Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military began a three-day intensive search to find missing people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. The MSDF vessel Asuka, also part of the operation, can be seen in the background. (Kyodo)

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3-day intensive search begins

KESENNUMA, Japan - A helicopter takes off from the Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Hyuga off Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military began a three-day intensive search to find missing people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. The MSDF vessel Asuka, also part of the operation, can be seen in the background. (Kyodo)

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A boat of the Maritime Self-Defense Force and a helicopter take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura cove in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. (Kyodo)

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3-day intensive search begins

KESENNUMA, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces refuel helicopters on the Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Hyuga in Miyagi Prefecture on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military began a three-day intensive search to find missing people in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. The MSDF vessel Asuka, also part of the operation, can be seen in the background. (Kyodo)

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Divers of the Maritime Self-Defense Force take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura cove in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. (Kyodo)

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3-day intensive search begins

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces take part in an intensive search mission to find missing people in the Nagatsuraura cove in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 1, 2011. The SDF and the U.S. military launched the three-day operation in areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, three weeks after the disaster wiped out coastal cities and towns in northeast Japan. (Kyodo)