Jacques Chirac's Funeral Service At St Sulpice Church - Paris

Jacques Chirac's Funeral Service At St Sulpice Church - Paris

Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni attending the funeral ceremony for former French president Jacques Chirac held at Saint-Sulpice church in Paris, France on September 30, 2019. Jacques Chirac, who died at 86 last week after long disease, was Paris mayor for 18 years, twice prime minister and president from 1995 to 2007. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

Committee Business Meeting To Discuss Several Bills - DC

Committee Business Meeting To Discuss Several Bills - DC

United States Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican of Iowa), Chair, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, speaks on the importance of having individuals in congress come to work more often than twice a week, during a committee business meeting to discuss several bills, in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Malta holds Freedom Day regatta

STORY: Malta holds Freedom Day regatta SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the regatta STORYLINE: Malta on Saturday held the annual Freedom Day regatta at the Valletta Grand Harbour. This year's event was held a week earlier than originally planned, as Freedom Day coincides with Easter Sunday. In Malta, the traditional rowing event takes place twice a year. The first event is usually on March 31, marking Freedom Day to commemorate the withdrawal of British troops and the Royal Navy from Malta in 1979. The second is usually held on Sept. 8, known as Victory Day. Through these two events, people are encouraged to enjoy sports and at the same time to celebrate important historical dates. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Valletta. (XHTV)

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

Twice Mina arriving at Fendi show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture in Paris, France on January 25, 2024. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

Twice Mina arriving at Fendi show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture in Paris, France on January 25, 2024. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

Twice Mina arriving at Fendi show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture in Paris, France on January 25, 2024. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

Twice Mina arriving at Fendi show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture in Paris, France on January 25, 2024. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

Twice Mina arriving at Fendi show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture in Paris, France on January 25, 2024. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

Twice Mina arriving at Fendi show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture in Paris, France on January 25, 2024. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

PFW Fendi Outside Arrivals

Twice Mina arriving at Fendi show during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture in Paris, France on January 25, 2024. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

1st regular cargo route between China's Xiamen, U.S. Chicago launched

STORY: 1st regular cargo route between China's Xiamen, U.S. Chicago launched DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cargo flight STORYLINE: A cargo flight operated by Atlas Airlines flew from Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, to Chicago in the United States on Saturday, marking the opening of the direct cross-border e-commerce air freight line between the two cities. As the first regular cargo route between the two cities, the service is scheduled to fly twice a week, with a maximum load of 115 tons. The goods mainly include machine parts, auto parts, and electronic products. It is expected to operate more than 100 flights on the route over the next 12 months. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xiamen, China. (XHTV)

Discovery returns to Earth

Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space.

Discovery returns to Earth

Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space.

Discovery returns to Earth

Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space.

(3)New prime minister's official residence opened

(3)New prime minister's official residence opened

TOKYO, Japan - The room where cabinet sessions are held, normally twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Shanghai-Budapest direct passenger flights resume

STORY: Shanghai-Budapest direct passenger flights resume DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers queuing for check-in 2. various of passengers queuing for boarding 3. various of the flight crew celebrating with a special cake 4. various of flight departure STORYLINE: Direct passenger flights by China Eastern Airlines have resumed between China's Shanghai and Budapest in Hungary. A passenger plane that took off from Shanghai landed in Budapest on Friday. According to the Budapest office of China Eastern Airlines, the direct flights are scheduled to fly once a week on Fridays from Nov. 11. They will fly twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays from Dec. 21, and three flights per week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from Jan. 15, 2023. The direct flights from Shanghai to Budapest were launched in June 2019 and were suspended in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resumed route is the second non-stop passenger r

China's Hainan Airlines launches Beijing-Belgrade flights

STORY: China's Hainan Airlines launches Beijing-Belgrade flights DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the welcome ceremonySOUNDBITE (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President STORYLINE: A welcome ceremony for the opening of direct flights between Beijing and Belgrade was held Saturday at the Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the direct flights operated by the Hainan Airlines help bring Serbia closer to China. SOUNDBITE (Serbian): ALEKSANDAR VUCIC, Serbian President "This is the first direct flight between China and Serbia, without any other stops. In the beginning, we will be able to travel to China once a week, and from September, twice a week. No other country in our region has such convenience. What makes this result even more important is that we will be able to attract even more tourists and businessmen from China, which will bring China even closer to Serbia." Xinhua News Agency corres

British expat in Shanghai helps with anti-pandemic fight in community

STORY: British expat in Shanghai helps with anti-pandemic fight in community DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ADAM JAMES MCLLMOYLE, British expat living in Shanghai(SOURCE: THE Adventure China @Youtube) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ADAM JAMES MCLLMOYLE, British expat living in Shanghai (SOURCE: THE Adventure China @Youtube) STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ADAM JAMES MCLLMOYLE, British expat living in Shanghai "Come and take the nucleic acid test. Come on everybody. Come and take the testing." SOUNDBITE (English): ADAM JAMES MCLLMOYLE, British expat living in Shanghai "Last week Shanghai had a rise in cases, schools went online and whole areas have been locked down. Where I live in Anting New Town has closed two roads in and out. Everyone was tested last week twice and this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, they are being tested again. And one of the local groups, they asked if anyone would like to volunteer and help, s

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Dutch secondary schools to be fully open - Amsterdam

Secondary schools to be fully open again from Monday on May 31, 2021, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Students do not have to keep their distance from each other. However, they can self-test at home twice a week. Minister Slob will discuss this with students and teachers during his visit to the IJburg College in Amsterdam. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jacques Chirac's Funeral Service At St Sulpice Church - Paris

Jacques Chirac's Funeral Service At St Sulpice Church - Paris

European Commissioner for Internal Market, and European Commissioner for Vaccines Thierry Breton - FILE - Thierry Breton attending the funeral ceremony for former French president Jacques Chirac held at Saint-Sulpice church in Paris, France on September 30, 2019. Jacques Chirac, who died at 86 last week after long disease, was Paris mayor for 18 years, twice prime minister and president from 1995 to 2007. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Liewig Christian/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

Aneha to testify on building scandal at Diet as sworn witness

Aneha to testify on building scandal at Diet as sworn witness

TOKYO, Japan - Architect Hidetsugu Aneha (file photo) intends to appear before a Diet committee next week as a sworn witness about his involvement in a quake-resistance data falsification scandal, parliamentary sources said Dec. 9. Aneha twice declined to appear as an unsworn witness, citing health-related reasons. (Kyodo)

Miyagi, winner of 1955 U.S. doubles title

Miyagi, winner of 1955 U.S. doubles title

Atsushi Miyagi (R), who won the U.S. National Championships men's doubles with Kosei Kamo in 1955, hits a volley on a court in Tokyo in April 2015. He still plays tennis twice a week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Testing of drone delivery in Yamanashi Pref.

Testing of drone delivery in Yamanashi Pref.

A drone flies in the Yamanashi Prefecture village of Kosuge on May 22, 2021, carrying a box of food set to be delivered to a mountainous area nearby. Industrial drone developer Aeronext Inc. is conducting a trial twice a week in June in the village where it takes 40 minutes by car to the nearest supermarket, aiming to have a working delivery service eventually.

Testing of drone delivery in Yamanashi Pref.

Testing of drone delivery in Yamanashi Pref.

Preparation is under way to conduct a test flight of a delivery drone in the Yamanashi Prefecture village of Kosuge on May 22, 2021, to carry a box of food to a mountainous area nearby. Industrial drone developer Aeronext Inc. is conducting a trial twice a week in June in the village where it takes 40 minutes by car to the nearest supermarket, aiming to have a working delivery service eventually.

Discovery returns to Earth

Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space. (Kyodo)

Discovery returns to Earth

Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space. (Kyodo)

Discovery returns to Earth

Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space. (Kyodo)

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

Special schools for disabled children, first five grade of elementary schools open. Face masks remain compulsory in school and both teachers and pupils will have to test for COVID twice a week. Test for Covid in elementary school in Olomouc, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

Special schools for disabled children, first five grade of elementary schools open. Face masks remain compulsory in school and both teachers and pupils will have to test for COVID twice a week. Test for Covid in elementary school in Olomouc, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

return of kindergarten children, Kindergarten Ctyrlistek Londynska, kindergarten, children,

return of kindergarten children, Kindergarten Ctyrlistek Londynska, kindergarten, children,

Preschoolers returned on April 12, 2021 to the Ctyrlistek kindergarten in Prague. Upon entry, the children had coronavirus testing, which they will be required to undergo twice a week. (CTK Photo/Vojtech Vlk)

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

Special schools for disabled children, first five grade of elementary schools open. Face masks remain compulsory in school and both teachers and pupils will have to test for COVID twice a week. Test for Covid in elementary school in Liberec, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

Special schools for disabled children, first five grade of elementary schools open. Face masks remain compulsory in school and both teachers and pupils will have to test for COVID twice a week. Test for Covid in elementary school in Olomouc, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

Special schools for disabled children, first five grade of elementary schools open. Face masks remain compulsory in school and both teachers and pupils will have to test for COVID twice a week. Test for Covid in elementary school in Olomouc, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

Special schools for disabled children, first five grade of elementary schools open. Face masks remain compulsory in school and both teachers and pupils will have to test for COVID twice a week. Test for Covid in elementary school in Liberec, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

Special schools for disabled children, first five grade of elementary schools open. Face masks remain compulsory in school and both teachers and pupils will have to test for COVID twice a week. Test for Covid in elementary school in Olomouc, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

Special schools for disabled children, first five grade of elementary schools open. Face masks remain compulsory in school and both teachers and pupils will have to test for COVID twice a week. Test for Covid in elementary school in Olomouc, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

test for COVID, school children, classroom, schools reopen

Special schools for disabled children, first five grade of elementary schools open. Face masks remain compulsory in school and both teachers and pupils will have to test for COVID twice a week. Test for Covid in elementary school in Olomouc, Czech Republic, April 12, 2021. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)