Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Drinking Water Shortage - Bangladesh

Two housewives are collecting water for household use from an almost dry reservoir in Kalairag area of Bholaganj bordering Companiganj upazila. Unplanned mining of sand and stones in the area has destroyed settlements, agricultural land and water bodies, now Kalirag area is almost a wasteland on March 5, 2024 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Drinking Water Shortage - Bangladesh

Two housewives are collecting water for household use from an almost dry reservoir in Kalairag area of Bholaganj bordering Companiganj upazila. Unplanned mining of sand and stones in the area has destroyed settlements, agricultural land and water bodies, now Kalirag area is almost a wasteland on March 5, 2024 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Drinking Water Shortage - Bangladesh

Two housewives are collecting water for household use from an almost dry reservoir in Kalairag area of Bholaganj bordering Companiganj upazila. Unplanned mining of sand and stones in the area has destroyed settlements, agricultural land and water bodies, now Kalirag area is almost a wasteland on March 5, 2024 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Drinking Water Shortage - Bangladesh

Two housewives are collecting water for household use from an almost dry reservoir in Kalairag area of Bholaganj bordering Companiganj upazila. Unplanned mining of sand and stones in the area has destroyed settlements, agricultural land and water bodies, now Kalirag area is almost a wasteland on March 5, 2024 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-WESTERN PACIFIC NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (CN)

(240116) -- NANJING, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates attend the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 16, 2024. The WPNS commenced here on Tuesday, with the attendance of delegates from the navies of the symposium's 30 member and observer countries. This is the second time the biennial symposium, with over 30 years of history, has been held in China. The symposium boasts 23 member countries including China, Australia, Russia and the United States, and seven observers such as India and Mexico. Delegates at the symposium will discuss the revision and renewal of relevant documents such as the WPNS Business Charter, the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea and the Disaster Response Guide, as well as the symposium's future activities. (Photo by Xiao Yongli/Xinhua)

E

Japan begins trial of over-the-counter "morning-after pill" sales

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japan began trial over-the-counter sales of morning-after pills on Nov. 28, 2023, Tuesday, as the nation takes a major step toward joining dozens of others that make the emergency contraception drugs available without a doctor's prescription. (Kyodo)

E

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into moon -- Roscosmos

STORY: Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into moon -- Roscosmos DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. file photo of Luna-25 2. illustration of the project 3. photo taken by Luna-25 on Aug. 15 4. photo of Moon surface taken by Luna-25 on Aug. 17 5. animated illustration of the project published by Roscosmos earlier STORYLINE: Russia's Luna-25 module has crashed into the moon after it went into an unplanned orbit, Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos said Sunday. "At around 14:57 Moscow time (1157 GMT), the connection with the automatic lunar probe was lost," Roscosmos said in a statement. "Preliminary analysis results show that a deviation between the actual and calculated parameters of the propulsion maneuver led the Luna-25 spacecraft to enter an undesignated orbit and it ceased to exist following a collision with the surface of the Moon," it said. According to Roscosmos, a specially formed interdepartmental commission will

E

UN chief calls for more holistic approach to road safety

STORY: UN chief calls for more holistic approach to road safety DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. UN GA Hall 2. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking to rostrum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. UN GA Hall 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. UN GA Hall 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 8. Guterres walking away STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a more holistic approach to road safety. He made the remarks at a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on improving road safety. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Road fatalities are closely linked to poor infrastructure, unplanned urbanization, lax social protection and health care systems, limited road safety literacy and persistent inequalities both within and between countries. At the same time, unsafe roads are a key

E

The Dying salt field

Dying Salt Fields (Miyagi, Kagawa, Ehime) Two-thirds of the nation's salt fields are disappearing. (Includes 　scenes of salt fields in their final days in 1959, when two-thirds of the nation's salt fields were to disappear. 　 In Kagawa, salt overflowed in the open air instead of being stored in warehouses; people changed jobs as salt fields became driving ranges and vacant lots; in Watanoha salt fields, Miyagi Prefecture, young beachcombers changed jobs; women went from cottage industry to big business; old people went into oyster farming. Date of shooting unknown, Release date: September 18, 1959.