Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows people shopping at a local supermarket in Iloilo City, Western Visayas on November 3 to prepare for the typhoon.

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240517) -- KOBE, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos (R, front) of Brazil competes with his guide Micael Batista dos Santos during Men's 5000m T11 final at the Para Athletics World Championships held in Kobe, Japan, on May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240517) -- KOBE, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos of Brazil competes with his guide Micael Batista dos Santos during Men's 5000m T11 final at the Para Athletics World Championships held in Kobe, Japan, on May 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Unpublished Hearn biography found in London

Unpublished Hearn biography found in London

LONDON, England - This manuscript of an unpublished critical biography of Lafcadio Hearn, who was influential in shaping Western views of Japan through his books, has been found in a secondhand book market in London. The handwritten manuscript, penned in the 1950s by Cesar dos Santos (1907-1974), a Portuguese journalist, was purchased by Sammy Tsunematsu, curator of the Soseki Museum in London.

Tokyo Paralympics: Athletics

Tokyo Paralympics: Athletics

Kenya's Erick Kiptoo Sang (R) and Brazil's Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos (C) collide in a heat of the men's T11 1,500 meters at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 30, 2021, at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

Unpublished Hearn biography found in London

Unpublished Hearn biography found in London

LONDON, England - This manuscript of an unpublished critical biography of Lafcadio Hearn, who was influential in shaping Western views of Japan through his books, has been found in a secondhand book market in London. The handwritten manuscript, penned in the 1950s by Cesar dos Santos (1907-1974), a Portuguese journalist, was purchased by Sammy Tsunematsu, curator of the Soseki Museum in London.