US: Heavy Rain in Newark Valley, NY Leads to Flash Flooding

Heavy rains and flooding threatened Tioga and Broome counties in New York, with warnings issued for Sunday evening, July 13. This heavy rain caused significant damage and temporarily shut down Route 38 in Newark Valley for several hours. A state of emergency has been declared in Newark Valley.

First quintuplets in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 19 Kyodo -Video taken on June 19, 2025, shows quintuplets at a maternity hospital in Pyongyang before they are discharged after being born on Jan. 31 in what is the first recorded case of quintuplets in North Korea. (Kyodo)

First quintuplets in N. Korea

First quintuplets in N. Korea

Photo taken on June 19, 2025, shows quintuplets at a maternity hospital in Pyongyang before they are discharged after being born on Jan. 31 in what is the first recorded case of quintuplets in North Korea.

First quintuplets in N. Korea

First quintuplets in N. Korea

Photo taken on June 19, 2025, shows quintuplets at a maternity hospital in Pyongyang before they are discharged after being born on Jan. 31 in what is the first recorded case of quintuplets in North Korea.

First quintuplets in N. Korea

First quintuplets in N. Korea

Photo taken on June 19, 2025, shows quintuplets at a maternity hospital in Pyongyang before they are discharged after being born on Jan. 31 in what is the first recorded case of quintuplets in North Korea.

First quintuplets in N. Korea

First quintuplets in N. Korea

Nurses hold quintuplets at a maternity hospital in Pyongyang on June 19, 2025, as they are discharged after being born on Jan. 31 in what is the first recorded case of quintuplets in North Korea.

Argentina announces 1st monkeypox death

STORY: Argentina announces 1st monkeypox death DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views, vaccination sites in Argentina STORYLINE: Argentina recorded its first death from monkeypox of an adult male with underlying pathologies, the health ministry announced Monday. In a bulletin, the ministry said that the 44-year-old man "had been in intensive care on a ventilator since Oct. 9," adding that he presented HIV/AIDS risk factors. As of Nov. 22, the South American country had accumulated 895 monkeypox cases, a weekly increase of 3.46 percent, according to official data. Over 66.4 percent of confirmed cases were registered in the city of Buenos Aires, which along with the provinces of Buenos Aires and Cordoba, accounted for 94.9 percent of national infections, the bulletin reported. Meanwhile, infections have been recorded in 15 of the 24 provinces in the country since the first case was detected on May 27, while the ave

Bolivia accumulates 55 monkeypox cases

STORY: Bolivia accumulates 55 monkeypox cases DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: La Paz CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. street and aerial views of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia STORYLINE: Bolivia accumulated 55 monkeypox cases in less than a month after the first infection was recorded, with an average of two cases per day, the Ministry of Health and Sports announced Friday. Three new cases were registered in the department of Santa Cruz, bringing the overall figure in that region to 47, with one recovery. The department with the second most cases was Cochabamba with five, followed by La Paz with three, and Potosi with one. Evelin Fortun, Executive General Director of the National Institute of Health Laboratories, told Xinhua that the first female case of monkeypox was confirmed on Wednesday in an 11-year-old patient. She said Cochabamba's department of health service reported that the patient showed symptoms of the disease and was in stable condition, while contact tracing was

New Zealand reports 2nd case of Omicron BA.4 variant

STORY: New Zealand reports 2nd case of Omicron BA.4 variant DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport STORYLINE: New Zealand reported its second case of Omicron BA.4 variant at the border with 6,636 community cases recorded on Monday. The Ministry of Health said a second person who has travelled from overseas to New Zealand has been confirmed to be infected with the BA.4 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The first infection of the Omicron BA.4 variant in New Zealand was reported at the weekend. Both identified cases are currently isolated in their homes. At this stage, the public health settings already in place to manage other Omicron variants are assessed to be appropriate for managing BA.4 and no changes are required, according to the health ministry. Meanwhile, the country reported seven new COVID-19-related deaths on Monday. In addition, there were 90 new COVID-19 cases detected at the New Zealand