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US: Severe Storms Sweep Through Parts of Maryland

Heavy rain and severe storms hit parts of Maryland Thursday, August 20, including a radar-confirmed tornado in Queen Anne's County.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

High waves pound the shore in Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, as Typhoon Chan-hom approaches.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

High waves surround a "torii" shrine gateway on the shore in Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 11, 2026, as Typhoon Chan-hom approaches.

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Canada: Eastern Shore Wildfire Remains Out of Control in Nova Scotia

A wildfire on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore grew significantly and remained out of control as of Friday, July 17. A mandatory evacuation order issued Thursday evening affected residents near Mooseland Road, and the cause of the fire remained unknown.

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Gibraltar From a Cruise Ship

The Costa Pacifica, Concordia-class cruise ship for Costa Crociere, a brand name of Carnival Corporation & plc, in the harbor of Gibraltar on Monday, November 3, 2025. It is the sister ship of the Costa Concordia, which struck a rock and capsized in the Tyrrhenian Sea just off the eastern shore of Isola del Giglio on January 13, 2012, killing 32 people. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gibraltar From a Cruise Ship

The Costa Pacifica, Concordia-class cruise ship for Costa Crociere, a brand name of Carnival Corporation & plc, in the harbor of Gibraltar on Monday, November 3, 2025. It is the sister ship of the Costa Concordia, which struck a rock and capsized in the Tyrrhenian Sea just off the eastern shore of Isola del Giglio on January 13, 2012, killing 32 people. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Penguin’s Lightning-Fast Dive Amazes Viewers in Jiangsu Zoo

On September 18, 2025, in Jiangsu, located in eastern China, a video showed a penguin leaping into the water. It darted across the pool like an arrow shot from a bow. The penguin swiftly turned around and swam back before jumping onto the shore in one quick motion. Its speed surprised many viewers. Chinese netizens said the chubby penguin proved that penguins are true swimming experts.

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China: Sudden High Waves Topple Tourists In Qingdao

On August 27, 2024, visitors to the Badaxia Residential District in Qingdao, Shandong Province, eastern China, experienced a dramatic turn of events as sudden high waves knocked down several people. The weather was overcast and gloomy, and the sea suddenly became rough, and the tide came in quickly. As the fierce waves surged, tourists at the shore rushed to safety.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

High waves are observed along the shore in Choshi in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approach of Typhoon Ampil.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

High waves are observed along the shore in Choshi in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approach of Typhoon Ampil.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

High waves are observed along the shore in Choshi in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approach of Typhoon Ampil.

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Dragon boat race ushers in Uganda-China tourism season in Uganda

STORY: Dragon boat race ushers in Uganda-China tourism season in Uganda SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: ENTEBBE, Uganda CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dragon boat race 2. various of award ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FAN XUECHENG, Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Uganda 4. various of the race 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARTIN BAHINDUKA, Ugandan Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities 6. various of audiences at the event 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RODNEY BABAL, Ugandan paddler STORYLINE: The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lak

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-DRAGON BOAT RACE-CHINA-TOURISM COOPERATION

(240610) -- ENTEBBE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teams compete during a dragon boat race held on the nearshore part of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda, June 9, 2024. The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lake Victoria in central Uganda, Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-DRAGON BOAT RACE-CHINA-TOURISM COOPERATION

(240610) -- ENTEBBE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan and Chinese artists create an oil painting together during a dragon boat race held on the nearshore part of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda, June 9, 2024. The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lake Victoria in central Uganda, Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-DRAGON BOAT RACE-CHINA-TOURISM COOPERATION

(240610) -- ENTEBBE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Teams compete during a dragon boat race held on the nearshore part of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda, June 9, 2024. The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lake Victoria in central Uganda, Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-DRAGON BOAT RACE-CHINA-TOURISM COOPERATION

(240610) -- ENTEBBE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ugandan and Chinese artists create an oil painting together during a dragon boat race held on the nearshore part of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda, June 9, 2024. The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lake Victoria in central Uganda, Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

The crowd waits for Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurated the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. Right Mayor of Loviisa Jan D. Oker-Blom. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. Right Mayor of Loviisa Jan D. Oker-Blom. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. Right Mayor of Loviisa Jan D. Oker-Blom. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Prince Daniel in Finland

The crowd waits for Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in Loviisa, Finland on Thursday September 21, 2023. The Crown Princess inaugurates the open space on Kuningattarenranta in Loviisa as named Victorianaukio and the square in Kuningattarenranta as Victoria Square. Kuningattarenranta is a new residential area located on the eastern shore of Loviisa Bay, where the Finnish Housing Fair was arranged in the summer of 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Beached melon-headed whales

KASHIMA, Japan - People try to rescue and return to the sea melon-headed whales that were found to have beached on the shore in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, in eastern Japan on March 5, 2011. Of about 50 of the whales found there the previous night, 22 were rescued and returned to the sea on March 5, but 30 died and were buried on the nearby shore.

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Autumn leaves in Nikko, Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves on the shore of Lake Chuzenji in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on Oct. 21, 2022.

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Autumn leaves in Nikko, Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves on the shore of Lake Chuzenji in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on Oct. 21, 2022.

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Autumn leaves in Nikko, Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows autumn leaves on the shore of Lake Chuzenji in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Nikko, eastern Japan, on Oct. 21, 2022.

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Milky Way observed in eastern Japan

Stars of the Milky Way shine over a "torii" gate on a rocky shore in Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 18, 2021.

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Milky Way observed in eastern Japan

Stars of the Milky Way shine over a "torii" gate on a rocky shore in Oarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 17, 2021.

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Beached melon-headed whales

KASHIMA, Japan - People try to rescue and return to the sea melon-headed whales that were found to have beached on the shore in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, in eastern Japan on March 5, 2011. Of about 50 of the whales found there the previous night, 22 were rescued and returned to the sea on March 5, but 30 died and were buried on the nearby shore. (Kyodo)

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Typhoon Chan-hom approaches Japan

High waves pound the shore in Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 10, 2020, as Typhoon Chan-hom approaches Japan.

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Typhoon Chan-hom approaches Japan

High waves pound the shore in Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 10, 2020, as Typhoon Chan-hom approaches Japan.

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Two men missing at beach in Japan

Japan Coast Guard vessels search near Mera Beach on Aug. 12, 2019, in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, where two men went missing after five were swept away and three swam to shore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Two men missing at beach in Japan

A Japan Coast Guard helicopter flies over Mera Beach on Aug. 12, 2019, in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, where two men went missing after five were swept away and three swam to shore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Two men missing at beach in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mera Beach in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, where two men went missing after five were swept away and three swam to shore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo