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Relay race to celebrate 35th anniversary of the Batlic Way

25.08.2024, Viljandi. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a mass demonstration on August 23, 1989 in which two million people formed a more than 670-kilometer human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, protesting the ongoing Soviet occupation and bringing worldwide attention to their fight for freedom. This was celebrated with a relay race through three Baltic States. Photo: Elmo Riig/SAKALA

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Relay race to celebrate 35th anniversary of the Batlic Way

25.08.2024, Viljandi. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a mass demonstration on August 23, 1989 in which two million people formed a more than 670-kilometer human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, protesting the ongoing Soviet occupation and bringing worldwide attention to their fight for freedom. This was celebrated with a relay race through three Baltic States. Photo: Elmo Riig/SAKALA

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Relay race to celebrate 35th anniversary of the Batlic Way

25.08.2024, Viljandi. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a mass demonstration on August 23, 1989 in which two million people formed a more than 670-kilometer human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, protesting the ongoing Soviet occupation and bringing worldwide attention to their fight for freedom. This was celebrated with a relay race through three Baltic States. Photo: Elmo Riig/SAKALA

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Relay race to celebrate 35th anniversary of the Batlic Way

25.08.2024, Viljandi. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a mass demonstration on August 23, 1989 in which two million people formed a more than 670-kilometer human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, protesting the ongoing Soviet occupation and bringing worldwide attention to their fight for freedom. This was celebrated with a relay race through three Baltic States. Photo: Elmo Riig/SAKALA

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Relay race to celebrate 35th anniversary of the Batlic Way

25.08.2024, Viljandi. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a mass demonstration on August 23, 1989 in which two million people formed a more than 670-kilometer human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, protesting the ongoing Soviet occupation and bringing worldwide attention to their fight for freedom. This was celebrated with a relay race through three Baltic States. Photo: Elmo Riig/SAKALA

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Relay race to celebrate 35th anniversary of the Batlic Way

25.08.2024, Viljandi. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a mass demonstration on August 23, 1989 in which two million people formed a more than 670-kilometer human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, protesting the ongoing Soviet occupation and bringing worldwide attention to their fight for freedom. This was celebrated with a relay race through three Baltic States. Photo: Elmo Riig/SAKALA

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Relay race to celebrate 35th anniversary of the Batlic Way

25.08.2024, Viljandi. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a mass demonstration on August 23, 1989 in which two million people formed a more than 670-kilometer human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, protesting the ongoing Soviet occupation and bringing worldwide attention to their fight for freedom. This was celebrated with a relay race through three Baltic States. Photo: Elmo Riig/SAKALA

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

Unclaimed baggage is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

Unclaimed baggage is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

A flight departure information board is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

A flight departure information board is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

Unclaimed baggage is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

Unclaimed baggage is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

Unclaimed baggage is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

A flight departure information board is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

Unclaimed baggage is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

A flight departure information board is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

A flight departure information board is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Air Travel Delays Continue - Washington

A flight departure information board is seen on Tuesday July 23, 2024 at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A massive Crowdstrike outage impacting Microsoft systems continued to cause residual delays for air travel. Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Other carriers were returning to nearly normal levels of service disruptions, intensifying the glare on Delta’s relatively weaker response to the outage that hit airlines, hospitals and businesses around the world. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Total Dictation" held in Russia

STORY: "Total Dictation" held in Russia SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Total Dictation" event in St. Petersburg, Russia STORYLINE: The International Russian Language Grammar Test "Total Dictation" was held simultaneously on Saturday in dozens of cities in Russia and worldwide. During the annual cultural event, people got together to write down a dictation in the Russian language, which will be checked and nominated by a special grammar commission. According to the organizer, this year's event took place in over 40 countries and regions. Total Dictation was created to draw attention to literacy and to develop a culture of literate writing in the Russian language. The first such event was organized by philology students from Novosibirsk, Russia on March 11, 2004. Since 2012, the Total Dictation has become an international event that was supported by Russians abroad and people studying

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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Delegates worldwide gather in Dubai to find global climate response at COP28

STORY: Delegates worldwide gather in Dubai to find global climate response at COP28 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Dubai CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of COP28 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SULTAN AHMED AL JABER, COP28 president 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIMON STIELL, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary 4. various of COP28 STORYLINE: The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, started Thursday afternoon in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, calling for accelerating global climate response. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SULTAN AHMED AL JABER, COP28 president "The new road starts with a decision on the Global Stocktake, a decision that i

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber receives a gavel from COP27 President Sameh Shoukry during the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber addresses the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister and COP27 President Sameh Shoukry addressed the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell addresses the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber addresses the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister and COP27 President Sameh Shoukry (C, front) presides over the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (R, front) receives a gavel from COP27 President Sameh Shoukry (L, front) during the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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UAE-DUBAI-COP28-OPENING

(231130) -- DUBAI, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (5th R, front) receives a gavel from COP27 President Sameh Shoukry (4th L, front) during the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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Merits of BRICS in eyes of observers around world

STORY: Merits of BRICS in eyes of observers around world DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Johannesburg 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MICHEL RUIMY, Economist, Professor of economy at Sciences Po Paris and ESCP Europe 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda STORYLINE: The 15th BRICS Summit to be held from Aug. 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, South Africa, has attracted worldwide attention. More and more developing countries have shown their interest in joining the BRICS. What are the attrac

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Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art

STORY: Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition held by Sharif Sarhan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SHARIF SARHAN, Gaza-based artist 3. various of the exhibition held by Sharif Sarhan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FRANCOIS TIGER, Director of the French center 5. various of the exhibition held by Sharif Sarhan STORYLINE: Artists in Gaza, who have lived for years in tension, violence, and hardship under the Israeli blockade, have called attention worldwide to the bleak reality unnoticed by the global audience. Sharif Sarhan, 47, who spent 10 years doing art, saw drawing, photography, and sculpture as the best tools for him to reflect the reality in the impoverished but densely populated Palestinian enclave. "With the ongoing political and economic instability in Gaza, it was not easy to make a breakthrough in the fight against the isolation that was forced on us either intern

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTISTS

(230220) -- GAZA, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views artworks by Palestinian artist Sharif Sarhan at a cultural center in Gaza City, on Feb. 14, 2023. Artists in Gaza, who have lived for years in tension, violence, and hardship under the Israeli blockade, have called attention worldwide to the bleak reality unnoticed by the global audience. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTISTS

(230220) -- GAZA, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Assaf al-Kharti works at his house in Al-Mughraqa area south of Gaza City, on Feb. 5, 2023. Artists in Gaza, who have lived for years in tension, violence, and hardship under the Israeli blockade, have called attention worldwide to the bleak reality unnoticed by the global audience. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTISTS

(230220) -- GAZA, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Assaf al-Kharti works on an artwork made with recycled scrap at his house in Al-Mughraqa area south of Gaza City, on Feb. 5, 2023. Artists in Gaza, who have lived for years in tension, violence, and hardship under the Israeli blockade, have called attention worldwide to the bleak reality unnoticed by the global audience. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTISTS

(230220) -- GAZA, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian artist Assaf al-Kharti works on an artwork made with recycled scrap at his house in Al-Mughraqa area south of Gaza City, on Feb. 5, 2023. Artists in Gaza, who have lived for years in tension, violence, and hardship under the Israeli blockade, have called attention worldwide to the bleak reality unnoticed by the global audience. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARTISTS

(230220) -- GAZA, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view artworks by Palestinian artist Sharif Sarhan at a cultural center in Gaza City, on Feb. 14, 2023. Artists in Gaza, who have lived for years in tension, violence, and hardship under the Israeli blockade, have called attention worldwide to the bleak reality unnoticed by the global audience. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Gazan artists call out gloomy reality through prism of art

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Tanaka's boss meets professor who told world of his work

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Hidetoshi Yajima (L), president of Shimadzu Corp., hands souvenirs to Robert Cotter (C), professor of Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine, and his wife at a Stockholm hotel Dec. 7. Cotter is credited with drawing worldwide attention to the research by Koichi Tanaka, one of the two Japanese recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize. Tanaka works with Shimadzu.

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China's proposals on global cooperation, development at G20 Summit gain worldwide attention

STORY: China's proposals on global cooperation, development at G20 Summit gain worldwide attention DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: BALI, Indonesia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEFFREY SACHS, Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director, Turkish Center of Asia Pacific Studies SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) STORYLINE: China called for collective actions and close cooperation to make global development more inclusive, beneficial to all, and more resilient, and stressed the importance of joint efforts to unclog industrial and supply chains and stabilize market prices to tackle food and energy crises at the just concluded 17th G20 summit in Indonesia's resort island of Bali. The proposals have aroused the interest of experts and scholars from all around the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEFFREY SACHS, Dir

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ITALY-VENICE-79TH VENICE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL

(220831) -- VENICE (ITALY), Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. filmmaker Noah Baumbach (L) and U.S. actress Greta Gerwig pose on the red carpet of the 79th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 31, 2022. The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival kicked off here on Wednesday evening with a rich line-up that has drawn attention worldwide. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-VENICE-79TH VENICE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL

(220831) -- VENICE (ITALY), Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actor Adam Driver poses on the red carpet of the 79th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 31, 2022. The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival kicked off here on Wednesday evening with a rich line-up that has drawn attention worldwide. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-VENICE-79TH VENICE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL

(220831) -- VENICE (ITALY), Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Model Barbara Palvin poses on the red carpet of the 79th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 31, 2022. The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival kicked off here on Wednesday evening with a rich line-up that has drawn attention worldwide. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-VENICE-79TH VENICE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL

(220831) -- VENICE (ITALY), Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Main competition jury members pose with Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera (2nd L) and Biennale President Roberto Cicutto (1st L) on the red carpet of the 79th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 31, 2022. The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival kicked off here on Wednesday evening with a rich line-up that has drawn attention worldwide. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-VENICE-79TH VENICE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL

(220831) -- VENICE (ITALY), Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actress Julianne Moore, president of the international jury of the main competition, poses on the red carpet of the 79th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 31, 2022. The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival kicked off here on Wednesday evening with a rich line-up that has drawn attention worldwide. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-VENICE-79TH VENICE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL

(220831) -- VENICE (ITALY), Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actress Julianne Moore, president of the international jury of the main competition, poses on the red carpet of the 79th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 31, 2022. The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival kicked off here on Wednesday evening with a rich line-up that has drawn attention worldwide. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)