Curated Video
Spain church bells ring in honour of virus dead
Church bells rung out across Spain on Monday, in honour of the victims of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Curated Video
Istanbul brought to standstill by virus lockdown
Thirty-one major provinces in Turkey on Saturday headed into a second round of a weekend lockdown, as part of measurs to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
Curated Video
Istanbul streets empty amid virus lockdown
Cities across Turkey were locked down for a second day in a row on Sunday during a 48-hour curfew measure aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.
Curated Video
Temporary virus morgue at Madrid ice rink to close
A makeshift morgue in a Madrid ice rink is closing on Wednesday as the national daily toll of the new coronavirus dropped to under 500 deaths from a high of 950 three weeks ago.
Curated Video
Int'l airport resumes services after drone sightings
Madrid's international airport was closed for over one hour on Monday due to the reported sighting of drones, authorities in Spain said.
British Movietone
OLYMPICS - GREAT BRITAIN'S GOLD MEDAL
Great Britain's outstanding triumph at Helsinki came just before the end. Colonel Llewellyn and his famous mount, ""Foxhunter"", were the heroes of the day. After a bad first round, they finally rose to the occasion and with faultless...
Curated Video
Architect creates world's darkest building for Winter Olympics
The world's darkest building is now officially on display at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Designed by London-based architect Asif Khan and constructed by Hyundai Motor, the rectangular building stands...
Curated Video
After the Sochi Olympics, experience a traditional Russian banya spa ++REPLAY++
London, UK, February 5, 2014
1. Mid of Vlad Gorbuntsov being steamed inside banya by therapist using oak leaves
2. Wide of therapist driving hot air around Gorbuntsov who has eucalyptus and birch branches around his shoulders
3. Close...
Curated Video
Olympics on target to meet 'Greenest Games' claim
Olympic officials say London is on track to be the host of the most sustainable games in history.
Right back to the bidding process London 2012 organisers set themselves the target of holding a green games.
It won the bid on a plan to...
Curated Video
'Hunger summit' on action to reduce child malnutrition and famine ahead of Rio 2016
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday joined a host of sports stars, including newly-crowned double Olympic champion Mo Farah at a "hunger summit" in Downing Street.
Cameron hopes to secure enough commitments from leaders and...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Olympic ideal and Olympic reality are now different
CLEAN: Olympic ideal and Olympic reality are now different
Curated Video
IOC seeks more information regarding vote-buying case
The International Olympic Committee said on Monday that it is seeking more information about an alleged vote-buying scheme for the 2016 Olympic Games.
At a news conference in Lima, the President of the International Olympic...
Curated Video
Some shops reopen as Spain lockdown eases
Small businesses in Spain, including restaurants and hairdressers, reopened on Monday as the country began its three-phase move to completely lift its coronavirus lockdown.
Curated Video
Usain Bolt waxwork unveiled at Madam Tussauds
The world's fastest man was frozen in time on Monday, as London's Madame Tussauds waxworks museum unveiled its latest celebrity figure - a statue of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.
Bolt was a triple gold medallist at the 2008 Olympic Games...
Curated Video
BELGIUM: COMPANY MANUFACTURES 85% OF WORLD'S BILLIARD BALLS
Eng/Flemish/Nat
Belgium -- famous for its beers and fine chocolates has another claim to fame -- it practically has the world's billiard ball market in its pocket.
An amazing eight out of ten billiard balls played with the world over...
Curated Video
The 2012 Olympics are being shaped, shaken and indisputably changed by a social media revolution that four years ago in Beijing was in its toddlerhood.
HEADLINE:Olympics awash in Twitter, for better or worse
CAPTION: It's amazing how much trouble can be stirred up in 140 characters. The 2012 Olympics are being shaped, shaken and indisputably changed by a social media revolution that...
Curated Video
Winter Olympian Ledecka receives hero's welcome in Prague
Ester Ledecka has received a hero's welcome in the Czech capital after winning an unprecedented Winter Olympics double in snowboarding and Alpine skiing.
"Ester, Ester," chanted thousands of Czechs who braved freezing...
Curated Video
Madrid workers comment on Emergency extension
Madrid residents on their way to work on Monday had mixed feelings about the extension announced over the weekend to Spain's state of emergency.
Curated Video
Olympic torch relay concludes; reax
1. Wide shot of Olympic torch runner and security
2. South Korean runner holding the torch
3. Back shot of runner
4. Tilt-down from building to Seoul Square
5. Runner approaching square with torch
6. Torch runner and Mayor of...
Curated Video
Ancient cupping therapy becomes Olympic trend
UK CUPPING SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY / AP IMAGES RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5.23SHOTLIST:AP PhotosRio de Janeiro, Brazil - 9 August 20161....
Curated Video
3 days before 2020 Olympics host city vote, Tokyo fends off Fukushima concerns
Three days ahead of the vote to choose the host city of the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo bid officials on Wednesday tried to fend off concerns about a leak of radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in northern Japan.
Speaking...
Curated Video
Testing process on urine samples from contestants ongoing
1. Giselle Davies, International Olympic Committee's Communications Director, walking into news conference
2. Cutaway of cameraman
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Giselle Davies, IOC Communications Director:
"You have to work on the basis of...
Curated Video
Football great comments after being released from hospital after treatment for urinary tract infection
Brazilian football legend, Pele, left hospital on Tuesday after a two-week stay, admitting that he'd been through a "scare" during his time in intensive care to treat a urinary tract infection.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known the...
Curated Video
Business is booming for the hotel industry
LEADIN:
Millennials who prefer visiting places over possessions are helping to drive up tourism and the demand for more places to stay according to research by CBRE Hotels' Americas.
Hotels are also turning...