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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

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China's development in eyes of German executive

STORY: China's development in eyes of German executive SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8 to Feb. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: GUIZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of Garvin Hoefig 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GARVIN HOEFIG, German expat in China STORYLINE: Garvin Hoefig, the COO of a Sino-German joint venture in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, has started to work in China since 2012. Over the past decade, Hoefig spent almost every Spring Festival holiday in his wife's hometown of Changshun County in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Over the years, he has witnessed the development of China both in big cities and small counties. SOUNDBITE (English): GARVIN HOEFIG, German expat in China "Reunion. I think this is the most important part because I think everybody is busy in his daily life. I think this is really like an anchor point where we have the possibility one year one time, at least we need to come together. I live in China since 2012. I really can say that th

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National park restoration project new paradigm in Greece's reforestation

STORY: National park restoration project new paradigm in Greece's reforestation DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial shots of the National Park of Sounion 2. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NICOS GEORGIADIS, Forest management officer, WWF Greece 4. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion by the environmental organization WWF Greece 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): NICOS GEORGIADIS, Forest management officer, WWF Greece 6. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion by the environmental organization WWF Greece 7. Aerial shots of the National Park of Sounion 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): MARIA STATHI, Archaeologist of the Ephorate of Antiquities of East Attica STORYLINE: Devastated twice in a decade (in 2012 and 2021) by wildfires, part of the Sounion National Park, 9 km north of the ancient Temple of Poseidon that overlooks the Aegean Sea and about 40 km south of Athens, could no lon

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Kostner 2nd in women's short program in team event

SOCHI, Russia - 2012 world champion Carolina Kostner of Italy performs during the women's short program of the figure skating team event at Iceberg Skating Palace in the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. Kostner placed second with 70.84 points.

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Abe meets with Putin in Sochi, aiming to speed up territorial talks

SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his dog welcome Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014, as the Japanese prime minister arrived for the bilateral summit. The dog was presented to Putin by Japan's northern Akita Prefecture in July 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Collapsed tunnel fully reopens

OTSUKI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopters shows the Sasago Tunnel, a twin-bore tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, becoming fully operational on Feb. 8, 2013, after a 68-day hiatus following a collapse of its ceiling in December 2012, killing nine.

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Collapsed tunnel fully reopens

OTSUKI, Japan - The Sasago Tunnel, a twin-bore tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, becomes fully operational on Feb. 8, 2013, after a 68-day hiatus following a collapse of its ceiling in December 2012, killing nine.

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Collapsed tunnel fully reopens

OTSUKI, Japan - The Sasago Tunnel, a twin-bore tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, becomes fully operational on Feb. 8, 2013, after a 68-day hiatus following a collapse of its ceiling in December 2012, killing nine.

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Elpida's manufacturing base in Hiroshima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Elpida Memory Inc.'s mainstay plant in Hiroshima Prefecture on March 8, 2012. The Japanese chipmaker filed for court protection from creditors on Feb. 27, 2012 and later selected Micron Technology Inc. of the United States as its rehabilitation sponsor.

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109-yr woman successfully undergoes surgery for appendicitis

OSAKA, Japan - Ai Onishi (C), a 109-year-old woman in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, is pictured with her family and medical staff in the city on March 8, 2012. She successfully underwent surgery for appendicitis at the Daiichi Towakai hospital in the city on Feb. 22. To the left is the surgeon, Atsushi Okita.

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Nishikori loses in 2nd round at Mexican Open

ACAPULCO, Mexico - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays a return against Jeremy Chardy of France in a men's singles second-round match at the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, on Feb. 29, 2012. Nishikori, 17th in the ATP rankings, lost to his 64th-ranked opponent 1-6, 7-6(8), 6-0.

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NFL, ML stars

MARYVALE, United States - NFL Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (C) visits Ryan Braun (8) of the Milwaukee Brewers in Maryvale, Arizona, on Feb. 29, 2012.

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30,000 old 'hina' dolls

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Around 30,000 old ''hina'' dolls, collected from homes nationwide, are displayed on an 8-meter-high pyramid stand in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2012, for a festival that started the same day and runs until March 20. The dolls are usually displayed on a much smaller stand in Japanese homes to bring happiness to young girls around early March.

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Capybara babies take hot bath at zoo in Nagasaki Pref.

NAGASAKI, Japan - Four young capybaras (C) take a hot bath at Nagasaki Bio Park in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2012. Hot bathing by the large rodents is a popular attraction at the zoo during the winter season.

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Planned shooting range site for U.S. Marines on Guam

GUAM, Guam - Photo taken in January 2012 shows the candidate site of a live ammunition firing range on the island of Guam for the U.S. Marines Corps. Japan and the United States stressed on Feb. 8, 2012, that developing Guam as a strategic hub, with an operational U.S. Marine Corps presence including Marines relocated from Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, remains an essential part of the Alliance's Asia-Pacific Strategy.

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Andersen U.S. Air Force base on Guam

GUAM, Guam - Photo taken in January 2012 shows the U.S. Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam. Madeleine Bordallo, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Guam, said in a statement released Feb. 8, 2012, on the U.S. Marine Corps realignment in the Pacific, that delinking the transfer of the Marines to Guam from Japan's Okinawa Prefecture from progress on the construction of a Futenma replacement facility will be helpful in getting many backlogged military construction projects underway. She also said the modified plan raises a number of questions about the Marine Corps' posture and the land needs on Guam, as well as the economic impact of the reduced force.

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Chongqing leader Bo

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Bo Xilai, communist party chief in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. His top aide and former police chief Wang Lijun, Chongqing's vice mayor, met with U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Feb. 6, 2012, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed in Washington on Feb. 8, but declined to say if Wang has asked for political asylum.

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U.N. Forest Hero

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Shigeatsu Hatakeyama, a Japanese environmental preservation activist in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas hardest hit by the March 11, 2011, disaster. The United Nations Forum on Forests said on Feb. 8, 2012, that Hatakeyama has been selected to win its Forest Hero award for the Asian region as a contributor to sustainable forest management.

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Nago mayor in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Susumu Inamine, mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, speaks at Congress in Washington on Feb. 8, 2012.

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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - An employee (R) of Tokyo Electric Power Co. indicates the level (shown by arrow) reached by the March 2011 tsunami as officials from local governments examine the inside of the building housing a heat exchange system using seawater for the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 8, 2012. The plant south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shown to reporters for the first time since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Officials from local governments examine the main steam isolation valve within the container vessel of the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 8, 2012. The plant south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shown to reporters for the first time since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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S. Korean Army's water crossing exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean Army conducts a large-scale water crossing exercise in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on Feb. 8, 2012. Around 1,000 soldiers and about 120 tanks and vehicles took part in the exercise, according to the army.

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S. Korean Army's water crossing exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean Army conducts a large-scale water crossing exercise in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on Feb. 8, 2012. Around 1,000 soldiers and about 120 tanks and vehicles took part in the exercise, according to the army.

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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Officials from local governments examine an emergency electric generator in the basement of the building housing the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 8, 2012. The generator was inundated by the March 2011 tsunami. The plant south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shown to reporters for the first time since the disaster. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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World ice carving competition in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A person carves ice amid snowfall in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 8, 2012, for the 2012 world ice carving competition in the city. The competition runs from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 in 2012 and the sculptures will be on display until Feb. 12, 2012.

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World ice carving competition in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A person carves ice amid snowfall in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 8, 2012, for the 2012 world ice carving competition in the city. The competition runs from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 in 2012 and the sculptures will be on display until Feb. 12, 2012.

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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows a motor for a reactor recirculation pump within the container vessel of the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 8, 2012. The plant south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shown to reporters for the first time since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Local government officials examine the bottom of the No. 4 reactor, inside its containment vessel, at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 8, 2012. The plant south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shown to reporters for the first time since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese Foreign Minister Gemba at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba gives a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012, after reporting the outcome of Japan-U.S. talks in Washington to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. On the same day, Japan and the United States announced a policy to delink the transfer of some of the U.S. Marines in Okinawa Prefecture to Guam, as well as the return of some U.S.-controlled land in the prefecture, from the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture.

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Iwate reconstruction promotion event in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A man introduces Japanese sake produced in Iwate Prefecture at an event to promote the reconstruction of the prefecture, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Singapore on Feb. 8, 2012. The event was organized by the Iwate prefectural government and the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

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Novelist Oe, journalist Kamata in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe (R) and journalist Satoshi Kamata in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012, unveil a document that asks leaders of the municipalities hosting nuclear power plants not to resume operations of idled reactors.

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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Local government officials examine the bottom of the No. 4 reactor, inside its containment vessel, at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 8, 2012. The plant south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shown to reporters for the first time since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Local government officials examine a spent fuel pool in the building housing the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 8, 2012. The plant south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shown to reporters for the first time since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese Defense Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka speaks to reporters at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012, after reporting the outcome of Japan-U.S. talks in Washington to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

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Taiwan Nat'l Palace Museum

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo shows the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, on Feb. 8, 2012.

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French ambassador to Japan Masset

TOKYO, Japan - French Ambassador to Japan Christian Masset speaks in a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012. Masset vowed to broaden bilateral political, economic and scientific cooperation.

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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Local government officials examine the inside of the building housing a heat exchange system using seawater for the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 8, 2012. The plant south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shown to reporters for the first time since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Jetstar Japan names destination cities

TOKYO, Japan - Jetstar Japan Chief Executive Officer Miyuki Suzuki (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012, introducing four destination cities the low-cost carrier will serve -- Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka and Naha -- from its home base Narita International Airport near Tokyo. The budget airline set up by Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, also said it will commence domestic flights on July 3, 2012.

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Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Local government officials examine the main steam isolation valve (bottom) within the container vessel of the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 8, 2012. The plant south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was shown to reporters for the first time since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Largest Othello set

TSU, Japan - Students of Takada High School in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 8, 2012, hold pieces from their set of the Othello board game, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest. The board is about 8.1 square meters big.

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Solid gold figure of Jack Sparrow

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo shows Japanese metal manufacturer and processor Kurotani Corp.'s solid gold figure of Jack Sparrow, the main character of the Walt Disney Co. film series ''Pirates of the Caribbean.'' Kurotani started accepting orders for the 26-centimeter tall figures priced at 36 million yen each on Feb. 8, 2012. The price of the figures could change depending on the price of gold in the market.

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World Cup forward Yano back with Albirex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Kansai International Airport on July 1, 2010, shows Japanese soccer player Kisho Yano. The 27-year-old forward, a member of the 2010 World Cup squad, has returned to his old club Albirex Niigata, the J-League first division team announced on Feb. 8, 2012. He was released by German club Freiburg late in the previous year.

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Hula Girls on stage

IWAKI, Japan - The Hula Girls, a team of hula dancers at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, perform there on Feb. 8, 2012, when the facility fully reopened 11 months after the March disaster.

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Hula Girls on stage

IWAKI, Japan - The Hula Girls, a team of hula dancers at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, perform there on Feb. 8, 2012, when the facility fully reopened 11 months after the March disaster.

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Snow statue of Transformers

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo shows a 20-meter-tall snow statue of Optimus Prime, a robot character in the animation series ''Transformers,'' in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 8, 2012, the first day of the annual Asahikawa Winter Festival. The festival runs through Feb. 12.

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Hula Girls on stage

IWAKI, Japan - The Hula Girls, a team of hula dancers at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, perform there on Feb. 8, 2012, when the facility fully reopened 11 months after the March disaster.

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Sawa returns from Spain

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Soccer player Homare Sawa (R), captain of the Japan women's national team and FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, arrives at Kansai International Airport on Feb. 8, 2012 after a trip by her team INAC Kobe Leonessa to Spain.

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Fukushima spa resort fully reopens

IWAKI, Japan - The Hula Girls, a team of hula dancers at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, line up at its entrance to welcome guests on Feb. 8, 2012, when the facility fully reopened 11 months after the March disaster.

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Tunnel flood at refinery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Divers resume their search on Feb. 8, 2012, for five workers missing after seawater flooded an undersea tunnel under construction the previous day at JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.'s Mizushima oil refinery in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture.

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Fukushima spa resort fully reopens

IWAKI, Japan - The Hula Girls, a team of hula dancers at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, line up at its entrance to welcome guests on Feb. 8, 2012, when the facility fully reopened 11 months after the March disaster.