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Small drone to investigate interior of Fukushima plant reactor

Photo taken in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 1, 2025, shows a very small drone to be used to investigate the interior of the No. 3 reactor containment vessel at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The drone -- 13 centimeters by 12 CM -- weighing 95 grams was unveiled to the media the same day before its likely use from November.

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Apollo 13 Splashdown

A perilous space flight comes to a smooth ending with the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) in the south Pacific Ocean, only four miles from the prime recovery ship, the U.S.S. Iwo Jima. The Command Module "Odyssey" with Commander, James A. Lovell Jr., Command Module pilot, John L. Swigert Jr. and Lunar Module pilot Fred W. Haise Jr. splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970. The crewmen were transported by helicopter from the immediate recovery area to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima..Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada: Montreal Residents Ski Through Streets As Heavy Snow Falls

Montreal received 75 cm of snow between Thursday, February 13, and Sunday, February 16, due to two consecutive snowstorms, marking the highest snowfall for any four-day period since record-keeping began in 1941. This video shows residents skiing down the streets of Montreal and a man running in shorts amid heavy snowfall.

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Canada: Storms Batter Montreal, Dumping Record-Breaking Snowfall 2

Montreal received 75 cm of snow between Thursday, February 13, and Sunday, February 16, as a result of two consecutive snowstorms, marking the highest snowfall for any four-day period since record-keeping began in 1941.

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Canada: Storms Batter Montreal, Dumping Record-Breaking Snowfall

Montreal received 75 cm of snow between Thursday, February 13, and Sunday, February 16, as a result of two consecutive snowstorms, marking the highest snowfall for any four-day period since record-keeping began in 1941.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 4

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19 JST, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami warning was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed, and the warning was lifted. The video shows a package shaking during the quake in a hotel room in Miyazaki City.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 3

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19 JST, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami warning was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed, and the warning was lifted. The video shows a car stopped on a bridge in Miyazaki City, shaking from the quake, while an alert blares inside.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 2

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, southwestern Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami advisory was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed. This video shows flowers hanging in front of a flower shop in downtown Kumamoto City, swaying when the quake hit.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami advisory was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed. This video was filmed inside an airplane at Kagoshima Airport, located in southern Kyushu.

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Actress Igawa's bar used in TV CM opens in Tokyo, Osaka

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Haruka Igawa talks about how to make good highball in Tokyo on Oct.8, 2014, as Suntory Liquors Ltd. opened the virtual bar "Lantern" used in her television commercial for a limited run through Oct. 13 at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills and Osaka's Grand Front Osaka.

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Matsushita to release new compact massage chair Jan. 1

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Nov. 13 it will release a compact electric massage chair (photo) that is about 30 percent smaller than its flagship model ''Real Pro'' for sale in Japan on Jan. 1. The new massage chair, ''Urban I,'' is 110 centimeters high and the base measures 74 cm by 107 cm. Matsushita puts the suggested retail of ''Urban I'' at 230,000 yen, about half the price of the ''Real Pro'' model.

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Hitachi devises vacuuming robot with memory function

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. on May 29 unveiled a prototype cleaning robot (photo) that vacuums the floor by memorizing the location of obstacles and other features of the room in advance. A commercial model will be released within a few years, Hitachi said. The prototype saucer-shaped robot is 25 centimeters across and 13 cm high, the smallest machine of its kind ever developed in the world, according to Hitachi.

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Japanese top spins for record length of time

TAKAMATSU, Japan - The high-tech top designed and built by Inosuke Mori, a 69-year-old retired professor, breaks a world record Oct. 24, spinning nonstop for 1 hour, 21 minutes, 35 seconds. The time is 16 minutes, 7 seconds longer than the current record listed in the Guinness Book. The top, which weighs 13 kg and measures 90 cm high and 90 cm in diameter, is substantially smaller and lighter than the top that produced the previous record: 2 meters high and 360 kg in weight.

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First Drone Based Healthcare-Specific Delivery Network Across The US

★Maledives, South Male Atoll, lagoon of Olhuveli with sandy beach and water bungalow, aerial view Handout photo - Air Methods, the nations leading air medical service provider, announced the launch of Spright, a newly formed drone solution designed to help improve healthcare access and minimise supply challenges. Collaborating with Wingcopter, an industry-leading German drone manufacturer, Spright is creating a drone-based, healthcare-specific delivery network across the United States. Wingcopter's 65 x 198 x 152 cm (25.5 x 77.9 x 59.8 in) flagship eight-rotor drone can rise up vertically like a helicopter and then transition to fixed-wing horizontal flight once in the air. It can haul up to 6 kg (13 lb) of cargo, and can accommodate up to three packages (to a total of 5 kg/11 lb in weight) at the same time each lowered by its own winch from hovered flight. Range per charge is 75 km (46.

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First Drone Based Healthcare-Specific Delivery Network Across The US

★ICELAND SUMMER 2017 Handout photo - Air Methods, the nations leading air medical service provider, announced the launch of Spright, a newly formed drone solution designed to help improve healthcare access and minimise supply challenges. Collaborating with Wingcopter, an industry-leading German drone manufacturer, Spright is creating a drone-based, healthcare-specific delivery network across the United States. Wingcopter's 65 x 198 x 152 cm (25.5 x 77.9 x 59.8 in) flagship eight-rotor drone can rise up vertically like a helicopter and then transition to fixed-wing horizontal flight once in the air. It can haul up to 6 kg (13 lb) of cargo, and can accommodate up to three packages (to a total of 5 kg/11 lb in weight) at the same time each lowered by its own winch from hovered flight. Range per charge is 75 km (46.6 miles) when hauling 5 kg, and maximum cruise speed is 144 km/h (89.5 mph).

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Hitachi devises vacuuming robot with memory function

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. on May 29 unveiled a prototype cleaning robot (photo) that vacuums the floor by memorizing the location of obstacles and other features of the room in advance. A commercial model will be released within a few years, Hitachi said. The prototype saucer-shaped robot is 25 centimeters across and 13 cm high, the smallest machine of its kind ever developed in the world, according to Hitachi. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita to release new compact massage chair Jan. 1

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Nov. 13 it will release a compact electric massage chair (photo) that is about 30 percent smaller than its flagship model ''Real Pro'' for sale in Japan on Jan. 1. The new massage chair, ''Urban I,'' is 110 centimeters high and the base measures 74 cm by 107 cm. Matsushita puts the suggested retail of ''Urban I'' at 230,000 yen, about half the price of the ''Real Pro'' model. (Kyodo)

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Katie Nageotte

American athlete Katie Nageotte jumped over bar 481 cm high at the Prague Pole meet, Czech Republic, June 13, 2019, setting a new record of the event and becoming the third best woman in the world in outdoor pole vaulting this year. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Katie Nageotte

American athlete Katie Nageotte jumped over bar 481 cm high at the Prague Pole meet, Czech Republic, June 13, 2019, setting a new record of the event and becoming the third best woman in the world in outdoor pole vaulting this year. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Katie Nageotte

American athlete Katie Nageotte jumped over bar 481 cm high at the Prague Pole meet, Czech Republic, June 13, 2019, setting a new record of the event and becoming the third best woman in the world in outdoor pole vaulting this year. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Japanese top spins for record length of time

TAKAMATSU, Japan - The high-tech top designed and built by Inosuke Mori, a 69-year-old retired professor, breaks a world record Oct. 24, spinning nonstop for 1 hour, 21 minutes, 35 seconds. The time is 16 minutes, 7 seconds longer than the current record listed in the Guinness Book. The top, which weighs 13 kg and measures 90 cm high and 90 cm in diameter, is substantially smaller and lighter than the top that produced the previous record: 2 meters high and 360 kg in weight.