Kyrgyzstan celebrates 79th anniversary of Victory Day

STORY: Kyrgyzstan celebrates 79th anniversary of Victory Day SHOOTING TIME: May 9, 2024 DATELINE: May 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Bishkek CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of laying flowers 2. various of military parade 3. various of Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Nurlanbek Shakiev STORYLINE: A requiem meeting was held on Thursday in the capital's Victory Square in honor of the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The event was attended by veterans of the Great Patriotic War, home front workers, labor veterans, Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Nurlanbek Shakiev, State Secretary of the Kyrgyz Republic Suyunbek Kasmambetov, Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic Lieutenant General Baktybek Bekbolotov, First Deputy Mayor Mirlanbek Baygonchokov, as well as military personnel of the Bishkek city military garrison and townspeople. The event participants honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence and laid flowers at the Eternal

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

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

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 02, 2024 - A man carries trench candles handed over to the military by the townspeople during the event to mark the second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian occupiers on the premises of the Safe Region Charitable Foundation in Vyshneve, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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

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

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 02, 2024 - A man pushes a cart with the food donated by the townspeople during the event to mark the second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian occupiers on the premises of the Safe Region Charitable Foundation in Vyshneve, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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

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

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 02, 2024 - A serviceman loads the food brought by the townspeople into a vehicle during the event to mark the second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian occupiers on the premises of the Safe Region Charitable Foundation in Vyshneve, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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

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

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 02, 2024 - Townspeople bring supplies to be donated to the Ukrainian military during the event marking the second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian occupiers on the premises of the Safe Region Charitable Foundation in Vyshneve, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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

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

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 02, 2024 - Servicemen stand next to the supplies brought by the townspeople during the event to mark the second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian occupiers on the premises of the Safe Region Charitable Foundation in Vyshneve, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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

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

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 02, 2024 - Townspeople bring supplies to be donated to the Ukrainian military during the event marking the second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian occupiers on the premises of the Safe Region Charitable Foundation in Vyshneve, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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

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

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 02, 2024 - Townspeople bring supplies to be donated to the Ukrainian military during the event marking the second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian occupiers on the premises of the Safe Region Charitable Foundation in Vyshneve, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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

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

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 02, 2024 - Townspeople bring food to be donated to the Ukrainian military during the event marking the second liberation anniversary of Kyiv region from Russian occupiers on the premises of the Safe Region Charitable Foundation in Vyshneve, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

Cleaning a pond

Cleaning a pond

18.08.2023, Tartu. Cleaning the Saare pond. Aquatic plants, mud and the vast amount of rubbish that the townspeople have thrown there over the decades was removed. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Cleaning a pond

Cleaning a pond

18.08.2023, Tartu. Cleaning the Saare pond. Aquatic plants, mud and the vast amount of rubbish that the townspeople have thrown there over the decades was removed. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Cleaning a pond

Cleaning a pond

18.08.2023, Tartu. Cleaning the Saare pond. Aquatic plants, mud and the vast amount of rubbish that the townspeople have thrown there over the decades was removed. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Cleaning a pond

Cleaning a pond

18.08.2023, Tartu. Cleaning the Saare pond. Aquatic plants, mud and the vast amount of rubbish that the townspeople have thrown there over the decades was removed. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Cleaning a pond

Cleaning a pond

18.08.2023, Tartu. Cleaning the Saare pond. Aquatic plants, mud and the vast amount of rubbish that the townspeople have thrown there over the decades was removed. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Cleaning a pond

Cleaning a pond

18.08.2023, Tartu. Cleaning the Saare pond. Aquatic plants, mud and the vast amount of rubbish that the townspeople have thrown there over the decades was removed. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Mindanao town mayor says 60% of residents now refugees

Mindanao town mayor says 60% of residents now refugees

Mayor Tahirodin Benzar Ampaturan of Mamasapano on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on March 17, 2015. He said some 13,000 townspeople, or about 60 percent of the municipal population, are leading refugee lives now due to the Jan. 25 clash between Philippine police and Islamic separatists that caused nearly 70 deaths. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

The approach to Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The approach to Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The view of the Ichino torii from the front approach to Toshogu. Ten stone steps called sennin masusugata stand in front of this stone torii. People other than warriors, such as farmers and townspeople, could only go this far when paying respects to the temple. The ditch in the centre and gentle slope difference have been buried and do not exist today. To the right of the approach is Rinoji Temple, and a man walks with a balancing pole to the left.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐13‐0]

Stone steps up to Mt. Maya

Stone steps up to Mt. Maya

Tenjoji Temple which enshrines Madame Maya and has historical connections with the Buddhist saint Kobodaishi, is located in the middle level of Mt.Maya at 698m above sea level in the central part of the Mt.Rokko area. The picture shows the stone steps leading to the temple, and various people such as priests, townspeople and children can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐4‐0]

Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo

Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo

Undated file photo shows the miniature model depicting a section of the townspeople's quarters north of Nihonbashi Bridge during the early Edo period as part of permanent exhibitions at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo