Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 6. Mikaela Shiffrin (United States, skiing) Alpine skiing legend Shiffrin concluded her FIS World Cup 2022-23 season with 88 titles in total, breaking the all-time world record of 86 wins set by Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark. She also set another new world record for the most women's World Cup giant slalom wins with 21, and became the first female skier to finish with 138 World Cup podiums in FIS history. This file photo taken on Jan. 4, 2023 shows Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States competing during the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women's Alpine Skiing at Sljeme in Zagreb, Croatia. (Matija Habljak/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

Speed skating: Miho Takagi of Japan

Speed skating: Miho Takagi of Japan

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to finishing third in the women's 1,000 meters for the finale of the 2022-23 World Cup tour in the Polish city of Tomaszow Mazowiecki on Feb. 19, 2023. She finished atop the season standings for the distance.

Speed skating: Miho Takagi of Japan

Speed skating: Miho Takagi of Japan

Miho Takagi of Japan competes en route to finishing third in the women's 1,000 meters for the finale of the 2022-23 World Cup tour in the Polish city of Tomaszow Mazowiecki on Feb. 19, 2023. She finished atop the season standings for the distance.