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China: Man Saves Four People Seconds Before Crash Vehicle Erupts in Fire

A man in Jinzhong, Shanxi, rushed to save four people trapped in a crashed, smoke-filled vehicle on November 30, 2025. The doors were jammed and the passengers unconscious, so he smashed a window and pulled them out. Just three minutes later, the car burst into flames as the rescued victims received help on the roadside.

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Philippines: Tropical Depression Verbena Causes Flooding Across Negros

Tropical Depression Verbena made its fourth landfall in Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental, on Tuesday, November 25, causing severe flooding across several areas of the Visayas.

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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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Iceland: Volcano On Reykjanes Peninsula Erupts For 7th Time Since Last December 4

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday night, November 20, marking its seventh eruption since last December. The eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula, sending molten lava flowing toward the Blue Lagoon spa, a major tourist attraction.

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France to reduce minimum driving age to 17

STORY: France to reduce minimum driving age to 17 DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of driving school simulator 2. various of driving school 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Paris resident 4. various of driving school instructor giving lessons to student 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ISAAC BEILIN, Driving instructor 6. various of driving school instructor giving lessons to student STORYLINE: The French government has announced that it will reduce the minimum age for getting a driving license from 18 to 17 in 2024. Officials say the reform will bring real benefits to young people. But some French people worry that this age is too young for a person to drive a car independently. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): Paris resident "Personally, I took my driving test a few years ago, but it was quite a nerve-wracking experience. In other words, I was very young and took the test when I was about 18. In order to drive, I had to learn everything I could about concentration. I

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Murakami responds to Hokkaido town's protest

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows novelist Haruki Murakami. Responding to a protest by a Hokkaido town against his description of the town in a story serialized in a monthly magazine, Murakami said Feb. 7, 2014, he will use a different name when the story comes out in book form. In the story titled "Drive My Car" in the December issue of the Bungeishunju magazine, the main character said when he saw a female driver from Nakatonbetsu throw a burning cigarette from her car that everyone was doing the same thing on a routine basis.

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Xinjiang, My home: A Uygur girl's happy family life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: A Uygur girl's happy family life DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Hudez Shinar and her familySOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUDEZ SHINAR, Xinjiang resident STORYLINE: Hudez Shinar, a Uygur girl living in Fuhai County, China's Xinjiang, is about to start her university life in a city in northeast China. Being the youngest child in the family, she lives in a household of happiness and love. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUDEZ SHINAR, Xinjiang resident "Hello everyone, I'm Hudez Shinar. I have finished my preparatory courses and I'm going to Dalian University of Foreign Languages to start my college life. This is my mom. She is a housewife, doing household chores. My father is learning how to drive a car, hoping to get his driver's license. My brother said that he would buy him a car, which made my dad really happy. Now my dad is preparing for the Subject Four examination (theoretical test). My brother has been undergo

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Indian car designer impressed with growth of China's auto industry

STORY: Indian car designer impressed with growth of China's auto industry DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): SUSHANTH SUMANTH, Indian car designer STORYLINE: An Indian car designer who now lives in China's Zhengzhou says he's impressed with the growth of China's auto industry. Sushanth Sumanth has worked for leading Chinese bus maker Yutong Group for three years. He participated in designing Yutong's auto-drive bus "Xiaoyu." SOUNDBITE (English): SUSHANTH SUMANTH, Indian car designer "This is the Xiaoyu, this is Yutong's autonomous bus. And this is the bus we can take inside our company campus if you want to go to any office that we need to visit. Today, I will take you on the bus to my office." Sumanth says he could feel the vigor of China's intelligent automobile industry in his daily work. SOUNDBITE (English): SUSHANTH SUMANTH, Indian car designer "This is where we are in charge of styling. We decide what

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Director of Oscar-winning film "Drive My Car"

Movie director Ryusuke Hamaguchi speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 5, 2022, about his Oscar-winning film "Drive My Car."

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Filming location for "Drive My Car"

Hideo Tsutsui, chief of Starts Otakanomori Hall in Nagareyama, eastern Japan, one of the filming locations used in making the Academy Award-winning film "Drive My Car," introduces a special section featuring the movie at the hall in Chiba Prefecture on March 28, 2022.

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Director of Oscar-winning film "Drive My Car"

Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi is congratulated after his film "Drive My Car" won best international feature at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022.

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Japan film "Drive My Car" wins best international feature at Oscars

Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022, alongside actors Reika Kirishima (L), Hidetoshi Nishijima (2nd from R) and Masaki Okada, after his "Drive My Car" won best international feature at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards.

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Japan film "Drive My Car" wins best international feature at Oscars

Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022, alongside actors Reika Kirishima (L), Hidetoshi Nishijima (2nd from R) and Masaki Okada, after his "Drive My Car" won best international feature at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards.

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Japan film "Drive My Car" wins best international feature at Oscars

Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (2nd from L) poses with an Oscar alongside actors Reika Kirishima (L), Hidetoshi Nishijima (2nd from R) and Masaki Okada, after his "Drive My Car" won best international feature at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022.

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Site of "Drive My Car" after Oscars

People in Akabira on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, where Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film "Drive My Car" was shot for its climax snow scene, celebrate on March 28, 2022 the film's best international feature Oscar awarded at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards.

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Site of "Drive My Car" after Oscars

People in Akabira on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, where Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film "Drive My Car" was shot for its climax snow scene, celebrate on March 28, 2022 the film's best international feature Oscar awarded at the 94th U.S. Academy Awards.

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Japan's "Drive My Car" wins Golden Globe for best non-English film

Undated file photo shows Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. His "Drive My Car" won the Golden Globe for best non-English language film on Jan. 9, 2022.

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"Drive My Car" given top prize, 3 others by U.S. film critic society

Undated file photo shows Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. "Drive My Car," a Japanese film he directed based on a novel by renowned author Haruki Murakami, won Best Picture and three other awards on Jan. 8, 2022, after voting by members of the National Society of Film Critics.

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Natasza Chroscicki and Francesca Farneti waving the italian flag attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Bella Hadid attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Bella Hadid attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Denise Tantucci attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Theo Christine, Director Audrey Estrougo, Sandor Funtek, Audrey Estrougo attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Natasza Chroscicki and Francesca Farneti waving the italian flag attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Paolo Del Brocco, Elena Lietti, Riccardo Scamarcio, Alba Rohrwacher, Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy, Adriano Giannini, Domenico Procacci attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Fleur Pellerin attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Brigitte Fossey attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Fleur Pellerin attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Lou Gala attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Bella Hadid attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Hofit Golan and Patricia Contreras attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Lou Gala attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Patricia Contreras attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Bella Hadid attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Bella Hadid attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Bella Hadid attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Bella Hadid attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Theo Christine, Director Audrey Estrougo, Sandor Funtek, Audrey Estrougo attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Victoria Silvstedt attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Victoria Silvstedt attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Victoria Silvstedt attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Victoria Silvstedt attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Patricia Contreras attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Victoria Silvstedt attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cannes - Drive My Car Premiere

Victoria Silvstedt attending the Drive My Car Premiere as part of the 74th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on July 11, 2021. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM