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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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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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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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"University-enterprise" cooperation creates more jobs in NW China

STORY: "University-enterprise" cooperation creates more jobs in NW China DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tianshui Normal University 2. various of the training program 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI FURONG, Deputy director, School of Electronic Information and Electric Engineering, Tianshui Normal University 4. various of Tianshui Normal University 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUO DANDAN, Graduate student, School of Electronic Information and Electric Engineering, Tianshui Normal University 6. various of Huatian Technology Co., Ltd. 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WU YONGHUI, Huatian Technology Co., Ltd. 8. various of students getting training in enterprises STORYLINE: Tianshui Normal University in northwest China's Gansu Province has teamed up with local enterprises to develop a training program with the aim of creating more job opportunities for students. The "university-enterprise" cooperation model has allowed students to join a talent c

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Grad student makes Japanese sake in Fukuoka Pref.

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Yukae Sato, a student at the University of Kitakyushu's Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, is pictured in January in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture with the Japanese sake she made called "Hibikino no Mori."

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Toru Hashimoto, celebrity lawyer, gears up for Osaka gov. race

OSAKA, Japan - Toru Hashimoto (photo), a 38-year-old lawyer and TV celebrity, releases a 17-point election manifesto on Dec. 29 for the Jan. 27 Osaka gubernatorial race. Backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito party, Hashimoto is expected to run primarily against Sadatoshi Kumagai, 62, a professor at the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University, who is backed by the Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party. Fusae Ota, the two-term incumbent governor, has announced she will not seek another term.

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Panel concludes professor faked research papers

TOKYO, Japan - Kazunari Taira, a professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering, speaks during a news conference at the university on Jan. 27. The university's investigative panel released a report the same day on the research, indicating the professor fabricated research papers, although the professor said the report was the product of a misunderstanding.

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Demonstration experiment of walking guidance by a cane-type robot with wheels at Osaka City University

When the user walks holding the staff part, the robot automatically steers the wheels and guides the user to the destination. A feature of the robot is that it does not have an autonomous movement function, so that users can feel as if they are walking by themselves. This time, a function has been added that allows users to set their destinations by holding up their cards. However, as it was found to be difficult to use during the verification experiment, Mr. Imazu intends to improve this function, saying, "We would like to consider other methods, including voice recognition technology. A crowdfunding campaign is currently underway until the evening of the 26th in order to put the system into practical use as soon as possible. The target amount is set at 2 million yen. The funds raised will be used to develop charging facilities and waterproof exteriors. On December 12, 2019, at the Sugimoto Campus of Osaka City University in Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Copper fiber sheet commercialized by Good Eye

Good Eye (Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture) will release GUD Sheet, a copper fiber sheet with antibacterial and antiviral effects, in June. The company commercialized four types of masks, including one priced at 4,980 yen (excluding consumption tax). The GUD sheet is a polymer fiber covered with copper foil and coated with a visible light responsive photocatalyst. In an experiment on bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria, it was confirmed that rubbing a finger covered with the virus on the sheet for 30 seconds reduced the number of the virus to less than 1/1000.Professor Hideyuki Itabashi of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Gunma University, who also serves as the company's chairman, said, "We hope to start experiments in July. The photo shows copper fiber sheets commercialized as masks and chiefs. (Photo taken on May 19, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Osaka University's compact and lightweight flexible thermoelectric conversion device

Associate Professor Toru Sugawara of the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, and Assistant Professor Kenzo Iwayano of the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, and their colleagues have succeeded in reducing the size and weight of a flexible thermoelectric conversion device in which semiconductor chips are mountedon a flexible substrate. The new device converts the temperature difference between the two ends of the semiconductor into electrical information, and is equipped with a high density of about 200 ultra-small semiconductor chips per square centimeter, achieving high heat recovery efficiency and operational reliability. The flexible device, which was developed in 2018, has been improved. The new device uses semiconductor chips that are precisely aligned in size through ultra-fine processing that exceeds conventional methods. (Photo taken on March 17, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

The Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and Toabo Corporation have developed a smart clothing (photo) that can be worn in extremely cold environments by combining natural fabric and electrodes for heart rate measurement. A research group led by the university succeeded in measuring biological data such as heart rate in an experiment conducted in the Arctic Circle over a period of about a month. It was confirmed that the garment is effective in measuring biological data and protecting against cold in extremely cold environments. This is the industry's first development of smart clothing made of natural materials. The measurement data will be used for the commercialization of smart clothing for mountain climbing and for research on the prevention of hypothermia. (= August 30, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Fully automated aseptic cell separation system from Mitsui Denki Seiki

Mitsui Denki Seiki (Noda City, Chiba Prefecture) has developed a fully automated aseptic cell separation system. It is characterized by the fact that it does not require human intervention and does not require facilities such as clean rooms. The device developed by Mitsui Denki Seiki draws blood or body fluids from an infusion bag directly into the main body using a large syringe without using test tubes, and separates it into multiple components to recover the desired components. The Niigata University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Engineering of Chiba University cooperated in the demonstration tests and the design, respectively. It is 325 mm wide, 430 mm high, and 385 mm deep, and weighs 26.3 kilograms. The company will continue to aggressively develop and sell its own products, aiming for a 50% share of its own products in the future. July 9, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Chiba University: Development of a System to Automatically Change the Formation of a Mobile Robot

Associate Professor Tadanao Zanma, Professor Yasushi Liu, and their colleagues at the Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, have developed a control system that automatically switches to the optimal arrangement of multiple mobile robots according to the width of their course when they are moving. (May 7, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Panel concludes professor faked research papers

TOKYO, Japan - Kazunari Taira, a professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering, speaks during a news conference at the university on Jan. 27. The university's investigative panel released a report the same day on the research, indicating the professor fabricated research papers, although the professor said the report was the product of a misunderstanding. (Kyodo)

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Toru Hashimoto, celebrity lawyer, gears up for Osaka gov. race

OSAKA, Japan - Toru Hashimoto (photo), a 38-year-old lawyer and TV celebrity, releases a 17-point election manifesto on Dec. 29 for the Jan. 27 Osaka gubernatorial race. Backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito party, Hashimoto is expected to run primarily against Sadatoshi Kumagai, 62, a professor at the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University, who is backed by the Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party. Fusae Ota, the two-term incumbent governor, has announced she will not seek another term. (Kyodo)

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Device unveiled to simulate visual anomalies of people with autism

Yukie Nagai, a specially appointed associate professor at the Emergent Robotics Lab at Osaka University's Graduate School of Engineering, explains how a head-mounted display device developed by her team enables the wearer to experience the world as seen by people with autism spectrum disorder during a press event on March 16, 2015, in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Researchers succeed in writing micro-character with laser

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a minute letter 'H' written by a team of Osaka University researchers on a piece of glass 10 micrometers square using a laser. The team, led by Hiroshi Masuhara, professor of applied physics at the university's graduate school of engineering, said four million characters can be written on a 2-square-centimeter postage stamp using their micro-technology. The photo was released Oct. 19 by Prof. Masuhara.