Picture News June 3, 2019

San Salvador, El Salvador, June 3 – El Salvador’s new President Nayib Bukele waves to the audience beside his pregnant wife, Gabriela de Bukele, after receiving the presidential sash during his swearing-in ceremony in San Salvador, El Salvador June 1, 2019. Photo courtesy of President website Zambales, Philippines, June 3…

Picture News June 2, 2019

Jakarta, Indonesia, June 2 -A heavy transport plane, VIP L-100-30 Hercules A-1314. The body of the Indonesia’s First Lady from 2004-2014 Kristiani Herrawati or Ani Yudhoyono arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base Jakarta, Saturday, 22.00 p.m. local time. The body was flown with heavy transport plane, Air Force L-100-30 Hercules…

Picture News June 1, 2019

Sicily, Italy, June 1 – Mount Etna volcano spews lava during an eruption. Mount Etna in Sicily has roared back into spectacular volcanic action , sending up plumes of ash and spewing lava. Italy’s Mount Etna has seen an increase in seismic activity in recent days. Photo courtesy of Salvatore…

Picture News May 31, 2019

Hanoi, Vietnam, May 31 – Visitors at the Southern Fruit Festival held last year at the Suối Tiên Theme Park in HCM City. Owners of orchards and farmers from 19 localities in the southern region will showcase hundreds of varieties of fruits at the Southern Fruit Festival to be held…

Picture News May 30, 2019

Amritsar, India, May 30 – An artist adds details to a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his swearing-in ceremony for the second term as Prime Minister of India, in Amritsar. Rashtrapati Bhavan will host one of its largest gatherings for a single event on Thursday evening when…

Picture News May 29, 2019

Pyongyang, North Korea, May 29 – Participants setting off at the start of an annual international marathon in Pyongyang held to mark the April 15 birth anniversary of North Korea’s late founder Kim Il-sung. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. Photo courtesy of Yonhap Changhua, Taiwan, May 29…

Picture News May 28, 2019

Meeca, Saudi Arabia, May 28 – Muslims perform Umrah around the holy Kaaba at the Great Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photo courtesy of SPA Sapulpa, Oklahoma, May 28 – Justin Sloggett reacts while talking about his parents furniture store, The Saving Place…

‘Revolution of our times:’ Thousands rally at Hong Kong university

HONG KONG, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of masked students clad in black clothes assembled outside of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on Monday to protest a growing list of concerns including a shelved extradition bill and police brutality.  The assembly remained peaceful, but tensions were mounting. Marcus Hui, a student…

Thailand on high alert for tropical storm’s impacts

A man guards an empty pier after boats to tourist islands were suspended due to tropical storm. Photo courtesy of Lillian Suwanrumpha BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on Monday alerted its offices across all provinces nationwide to prepare swift responses to the…

Japan’s hunt for minke whales resume in coastal areas off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan, Sept 2 (NNN-KYODO) – Japanese whaling ships resumed Monday hunting of minke whales in coastal areas off northern Japan’s Hokkaido, and are likely to reach their catch quota later this month. Since restarting commercial whaling in July for the first time in 31 years, the government has set…