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Taiwan: Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in Shalu District, Taichung

Heavy rain from a low-pressure system caused flooding in Taichung’s Shalu District, urging drivers to proceed with caution.

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At least 92 dead, 242 missing in Japan quakes over fears of escalating damage

STORY: At least 92 dead, 242 missing in Japan quakes over fears of escalating damage SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: WAJIMA, Japan CATEGORY: OTHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rubbles in the Japanese city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, central Japan, shot on Jan. 4, 2024 2. various of the rescue forces in the rainy night of Jan. 3, 2024 3. various of the rescue forces searching in rubbles, shot on Jan. 4, 2024 4. various of the rubbles in Wajima of Ishikawa prefecture, shot on Jan. 4, 2024 5. photos of people resting at a temporary shelter in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Jan. 3, 2024 STORYLINE: The death toll has risen to 92, with the number of people unaccounted for exceeding 200 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa four days after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, raising concerns of escalating damages as rescue and search efforts intensify. As of 9:00 a.m. local time on Friday, a total of 242 pe

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A citizen looks at the rubble of a renowned morning market in Wajima city of the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, Jan. 4, 2024. The morning market was gutted by a large blaze, engulfing over 200 structures in the central Wajima area. The death toll has risen to 92, with the number of people unaccounted for exceeding 200 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa four days after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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7 killed in two shootings in northern California

STORY: 7 killed in two shootings in northern California DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of northern California STORYLINE: Seven people were killed and one was critically injured in two shootings in northern California on Monday, U.S. media reported. The shootings occurred at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay, about 50 km south of San Francisco. The motives of the shootings are still unknown, Los Angeles Times quoted a statement of the Sheriff's Office as saying. Previously, the Sheriff's Office reported on Twitter a shooting incident with multiple victims and said a 67-year-old suspect was arrested. "The Sheriff's Office is responding to a shooting incident with multiple victims in the area of (Highway) 92 and the (Half Moon Bay) City limits," it tweeted. "Suspect is in custody." The shootings took place just two days after 11 people were killed in a mass shooting in the city of Monterey

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Chinese activist leaves Japan after 92-day protest at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Chinese human rights activist Feng Zhenghu, 55, shows his passport to reporters before leaving Japan from Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture for Shanghai on Feb. 12, 2010, after a stay that included 92 days at the airport near Tokyo in protest at China's refusal to allow him home. He had been sleeping near the immigration counter at one of the airport's two terminals since Nov. 4 to protest China's decision to refuse him entry and send him back to Japan.

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(1)Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on Sept. 30, 13 days after its last visit to the port.

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China's largest freshwater lake records lowest water level

STORY: China's largest freshwater lake records lowest water level DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Poyang Lake STORYLINE: The water level at Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake in the eastern province of Jiangxi, dropped to its lowest on Friday morning since record-keeping began in 1951, said local authorities. The water level at the lake's landmark Xingzi hydrological station receded to 7.10 meters at 6 a.m. on Friday, said the provincial hydrologic monitoring center. The previous record, set in February 2004, stood at 7.11 meters. The center noted that the lake saw a rapid decrease in water levels due to continuous high temperatures and low precipitation in Jiangxi since late June and relatively less water flowing in from the Yangtze River. Poyang Lake entered dry season this year on Aug. 6, 92 days earlier than the average since 1951. The center issued a red alert for low water on Friday for the first time since t

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Chinese-built water supply project in Angola completed

STORY: Chinese-built water supply project in Angola completed DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Luanda CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of local residents cheering for the projectvarious of the projectSOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): Local residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): Local residentSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU HONGWEI, Manager of the water supply projectSOUNDBITE 4 (Portuguese): Local resident STORYLINE: A Chinese-built water supply project was completed in Cabinda, Angola on Thursday, which has a daily capacity of 50,000 cubic meters and is expected to benefit 600,000 local people. The project, undertaken by China Railway Construction Corporation, is comprised of 74 centralized water supply points, covering 24,000 households in Cabinda or 92 percent of the province's residential areas. The system is capable of supplying water 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and will greatly relieve water shortage facing local industries, schools, port transportation and others. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese

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(1)Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on Sept. 30, 13 days after its last visit to the port. (Kyodo)

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Iwoto Island battle survivor recalls wartime hardships

Satoru Omagari, a former Imperial Japanese Navy officer, recalls his World War II days on Iwoto Island during an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015, pointing at a map of the island. Omagari, 92, said he survived by pure luck. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwoto Island battle survivor recalls wartime hardships

Satoru Oomagari, a former Imperial Japanese Navy officer, recalls his World War II days on Iwoto Island during an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015, pointing at a map of the island. Oomagari, 92, said he survived by pure luck. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese activist leaves Japan after 92-day protest at Narita airp

NARITA, Japan - Chinese human rights activist Feng Zhenghu, 55, shows his passport to reporters before leaving Japan from Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture for Shanghai on Feb. 12, 2010, after a stay that included 92 days at the airport near Tokyo in protest at China's refusal to allow him home. He had been sleeping near the immigration counter at one of the airport's two terminals since Nov. 4 to protest China's decision to refuse him entry and send him back to Japan. (Kyodo)

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Ahead of Japan baseball season start

Chunichi Dragons manager Tsuyoshi Yoda (92), third baseman Shuhei Takahashi (3) and shortstop Yota Kyoda (1) visit the Atsuta Jingu shrine in Nagoya, central Japan, on June 16, 2020, three days before Japanese baseball's coronavirus-delayed season begins. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman in Ehime kills herself after questioning by police over murder

Photo taken May 5, 2017 shows a public housing unit in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, where 92-year-old Yukie Okamoto was murdered and her 70-year-old son Hisayuki severely wounded in an attack two days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo