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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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Princesses visit Hiroshima

Princesses visit Hiroshima

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (back, C) and her daughter, Princess Kako (back, R), visit a nursing home for atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 11, 2025, following the 80th anniversary on Aug. 6 of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Princesses visit Hiroshima

Princesses visit Hiroshima

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (back, C) and her daughter, Princess Kako (back, R), visit a nursing home for atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima on Aug. 11, 2025, following the 80th anniversary on Aug. 6 of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 11 Kyodo - A woman holds a burning torch in Oslo after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, is held on Dec. 10, 2024, at Oslo City Hall in the Norwegian capital.(Kyodo)

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Jiro Hamasumi (far L), who was exposed to radiation while in his mother's womb when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and a deputy secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, speaks during an event to share his experience at Kuben high school in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize. (Kyodo)

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2nd-generation A-bomb survivor in Oslo

2nd-generation A-bomb survivor in Oslo

Emiko Honma (top, R), 74, second-generation atomic bomb survivor and director of Nihon Hidankyo, winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks at the University of Oslo in the Norwegian capital on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the award ceremony for Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group was held.

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2nd-generation A-bomb survivor in Oslo

2nd-generation A-bomb survivor in Oslo

Emiko Honma, 74, second-generation atomic bomb survivor and director of Nihon Hidankyo, winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks at the University of Oslo in the Norwegian capital on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the award ceremony for Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group was held.

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2nd-generation A-bomb survivor in Oslo

2nd-generation A-bomb survivor in Oslo

Emiko Honma, 74, second-generation atomic bomb survivor and director of Nihon Hidankyo, winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks at the University of Oslo in the Norwegian capital on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the award ceremony for Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group was held.

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Nobel Peace Prize exhibition in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize exhibition in Oslo

Photo taken on the opening day of the Nobel Peace Prize exhibition on Dec. 11, 2024, at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo shows 1,000 wooden slats representing 1,000 testimonies from survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, created by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The exhibition, running through November 2025, has about 100 items on display including some related to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, whose award ceremony was held on Dec. 10.

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CORRECTED: Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

CORRECTED: Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Hiroshi Kanamoto, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, speaks during an event to share his experiences at Kuben high school in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Hiroshi Kanamoto, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and a representative director of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, receives a standing ovation during an event to share his experiences at the University of Oslo in the Norwegian capital on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Jiro Hamasumi (far L), who was exposed to radiation while in his mother's womb when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and a deputy secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, speaks during an event to share his experience at Kuben high school in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Jiro Hamasumi, who was exposed to radiation while in his mother's womb when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and a deputy secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, speaks during an event to share his experience at Kuben high school in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Jiro Hamasumi, who was exposed to radiation while in his mother's womb when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and a deputy secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, speaks during an event to share his experience at Kuben high school in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Teruko Yokoyama, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki and vice president of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors Council, attends an event to share her experiences at Kuben high school in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

Teruko Yokoyama, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki and vice president of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors Council, attends an event to share her experiences at Kuben high school in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo

2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo

Toshiyuki Mimaki (far R), Shigemitsu Tanaka (2nd from R) and Terumi Tanaka (L), representatives of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, meet Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (C, L) in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize. (Pool photo)

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2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo

2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo

Terumi Tanaka (L), co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, attend a joint press conference in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo

2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo

Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, attend a joint press conference in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo

2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Hidankyo

(From R) Toshiyuki Mimaki, Shigemitsu Tanaka and Terumi Tanaka, representatives of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, pose for photos with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize. (Pool photo)

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

The Nobel Peace Prize Forum is held in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, received the honor.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

The Nobel Peace Prize Forum is held in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, received the honor.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Keiko Ogura, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, attends the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, received the honor.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Keiko Ogura (C) and Masao Tomonaga (R), survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, attend the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Keiko Ogura (C) and Masao Tomonaga (R), survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, attend the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Keiko Ogura (C) and Masao Tomonaga (R), survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, attend the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Masao Tomonaga, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks of his experiences of the attack in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, during a forum commemorating Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Masao Tomonaga, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks of his experiences of the attack in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, during a forum commemorating Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo

Masao Tomonaga, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks of his experiences of the attack in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, during a forum commemorating Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, receiving the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Foreign tourists visit Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, was held in Oslo.

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Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, a day after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, was held in Oslo.

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Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, a day after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, was held in Oslo.

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Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, a day after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, was held in Oslo.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Aftermath Of Israeli Strike On Beirut Kills 22

Aftermath Of Israeli Strike On Beirut Kills 22

Members of the Civil Defense resting after helping in the search of survivors under the rubble of the building targeted by an israeli airstrike in the Basta neighborhood, Central Beirut. It is one of the few israeli airstrike in the Lebanese Capital itself. October 11 2024. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki meets the press in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024, after Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nagasaki Gov. Kengo Oishi meets the press in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 11, 2024, after Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Joergen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, meets the press in Oslo on Oct. 11, 2024, after announcing that Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Joergen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, gives an interview in Oslo on Oct. 11, 2024, after announcing that Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Joergen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, gives an interview in Oslo on Oct. 11, 2024, after announcing that Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Joergen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, announces in Oslo on Oct. 11, 2024, that Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

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