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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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BOJ chief in parliamentary session

BOJ chief in parliamentary session

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at a House of Councillors financial affairs committee session in Tokyo on April 17, 2025.

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BOJ chief in parliamentary session

BOJ chief in parliamentary session

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda raises his hand at a House of Councillors financial affairs committee session in Tokyo on April 17, 2025.

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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: Audience Boo As Clintons Arrive At Capital One Arena For Presidential Parade

Booing was heard in the audience as former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took their seats at Capital One Arena, where an indoor presidential parade was held after Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th U.S. President on Monday, January 20.

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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: Level 2 Evacuations Issued As Upper Cemetery Fire Sparks In Spokane

The Upper Cemetery Fire, previously called the Hills Fire, sparked near Greenwood Memorial Terrace in the Spokane Palisades Park area on Friday, July 26. The fire burned 90 acres, threatening more than 500 structures within hours, and level 2 evacuations were in place.

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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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UK: Protesters Gather Outside Glasgow Hampden Park Ahead Of Women’s Euro 2025 Qualifier Versus Israel

Protesters gathered outside Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow on Friday, May 31, ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifier match between Scotland and Israel to protest against Israel's military operation in Gaza.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 8

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 2

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 3

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 4

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 5

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 6

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 7

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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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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UK: Pro-Palestine Protest In Glasgow Ahead Of World Athletics Indoor Championships

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Glasgow on Tuesday, February 27, ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships, which will start on March 1, protesting against the participation of Israeli athletes.

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Mizuho Bank chief in Diet

Mizuho Bank chief in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato attends a meeting of the House of Councillors' Committee on Financial Affairs at the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013, to testify on a scandal involving the bank over loans to members of organized crime groups.

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Upper House panel OKs FY 09 2nd extra budget

Upper House panel OKs FY 09 2nd extra budget

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Finance Minister Naoto Kan, Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei and consumer affairs minister Mizuho Fukushima bow after the House of Councillors Budget Committee passed the second extra budget for fiscal 2009 on Jan. 28, 2010.

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Japan authorities hold 8 tril. yen in Fannie, Freddie debt

Japan authorities hold 8 tril. yen in Fannie, Freddie debt

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Bunmei Ibuki (standing) speaks at a meeting of the House of Councillors Committee on Financial Affairs in Tokyo on Sept. 19. Ibuki admitted that the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan hold a total of about 8 trillion yen ($74.5 billion) in debt issued by recently rescued U.S. mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Upper house panel to summon Moriya, Nukaga under oath

Upper house panel to summon Moriya, Nukaga under oath

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition lawmakers of the House of Councillors Committee on Financial Affairs raise their hands on Nov. 27 to show their approval for summoning Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga and former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya next Monday as sworn witnesses over allegations of collusion on defense contracts while ruling coalition lawmakers are absent from the session.

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Fukui testifies before upper house panel on investment controversy

Fukui testifies before upper house panel on investment controversy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui testifies on June 23 during a meeting of the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee about his investment in the Murakami Fund in 1999.

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Fukui testifies before upper house panel on investment controversy

Fukui testifies before upper house panel on investment controversy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui testifies on June 23 during a meeting of the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee about his investment in the Murakami Fund in 1999.

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Fukui put 10 mil. yen in Murakami Fund before becoming BOJ chief

Fukui put 10 mil. yen in Murakami Fund before becoming BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a session of the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee in Tokyo on June 13. Fukui said he invested 10 million yen in 1999 in the investment fund led by Yoshiaki Murakami, who was arrested June 5 on suspicion of insider trading.

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Diet passes amendment allowing N. Korea sanctions

Diet passes amendment allowing N. Korea sanctions

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Councillors' Financial Affairs Committee raise their hands on Feb. 9 to show their approval for a bill to revise the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law, allowing the government to unilaterally impose economic sanctions on North Korea. The bill later cleared parliament after being endorsed by an upper house plenary session.

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Mizuho's Maeda testifies in Diet

Mizuho's Maeda testifies in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Terunobu Maeda, president of Mizuho Holdings Inc. troubled with a prolonged computer glitch, speaks in testimony at the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee on April 16. Maeda said he will consider how to take responsibility after solving the problems and working out countermeasures.

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Ex-Mizuho chief acknowledges blame for computer fiasco

Ex-Mizuho chief acknowledges blame for computer fiasco

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Holdings Inc.'s former president, Yoshiro Yamamoto, testifies the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee on April 16. Yamamoto said he is aware of his responsibility for the computer problems afflicting two Mizuho group banks.

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Shohkoh Fund president testifies at Diet

Shohkoh Fund president testifies at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Kenshin Oshima, president of Tokyo-based nonbank moneylender Shohkoh Fund and Co., testifies Dec. 14 before the House of Councillors Committee on Financial Affairs as a sworn witness. Oshima, 51, denied allegations that he instructed employees to use strong-arm tactics when collecting loans. Shohkoh Fund is one of the nation's largest ''shoko'' lenders, which specialize in high-interest, collateral-free loans to small firms.

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Sworn witness' testimony televised first time in 20 years

Sworn witness' testimony televised first time in 20 years

TOKYO, Japan - TV crew members tape a live broadcast of a meeting of the House of Councillors' Committee on Financial Affairs on Dec. 14. Kazuo Matsuda, president of Nichiei Co., testified before the committee as a sworn witness about intimidation tactics allegedly used by the company's employees to obtain loan repayments. It was the first live broadcast of a sworn witness' testimony before a Diet committee in 20 years.

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Diet begins questioning chief of moneylender Nichiei

Diet begins questioning chief of moneylender Nichiei

TOKYO, Japan - Nichiei Co. President Kazuo Matsuda, summoned to appear before the House of Councillors' Committee on Financial Affairs as a sworn witness, enters the committee meeting room on Dec. 14. The committee questioned the head of the nonbank moneylender over whether the company instructed its employees to use aggressive, sometimes unlawful, loan collection methods.

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Nonbank moneylender bosses testify in Diet

Nonbank moneylender bosses testify in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Kenshin Oshima (L), president of Shohkoh Fund and Co., and Kazuo Matsuda (R), president of Nichiei Co., wait in a Diet room Nov. 11. They have been called to testify before the House of Councillors committee on fiscal and financial system affairs. Both finance companies that specializes in loans to small companies at high interest rates are at the center of a scandal over its loan collection methods.

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BOJ Governor Kuroda at parliament

BOJ Governor Kuroda at parliament

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a House of Councillors financial affairs committee session in Tokyo on June 7, 2022.

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Ex-Mizuho chief acknowledges blame for computer fiasco

Ex-Mizuho chief acknowledges blame for computer fiasco

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Holdings Inc.'s former president, Yoshiro Yamamoto, testifies the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee on April 16. Yamamoto said he is aware of his responsibility for the computer problems afflicting two Mizuho group banks.

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Mizuho's Maeda testifies in Diet

Mizuho's Maeda testifies in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Terunobu Maeda, president of Mizuho Holdings Inc. troubled with a prolonged computer glitch, speaks in testimony at the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee on April 16. Maeda said he will consider how to take responsibility after solving the problems and working out countermeasures.

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Fukui put 10 mil. yen in Murakami Fund before becoming BOJ chief

Fukui put 10 mil. yen in Murakami Fund before becoming BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a session of the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee in Tokyo on June 13. Fukui said he invested 10 million yen in 1999 in the investment fund led by Yoshiaki Murakami, who was arrested June 5 on suspicion of insider trading. (Kyodo)

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Fukui testifies before upper house panel on investment controver

Fukui testifies before upper house panel on investment controver

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui testifies on June 23 during a meeting of the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee about his investment in the Murakami Fund in 1999. (Kyodo)

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Fukui testifies before upper house panel on investment controver

Fukui testifies before upper house panel on investment controver

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui testifies on June 23 during a meeting of the House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee about his investment in the Murakami Fund in 1999. (Kyodo)

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Upper house panel to summon Moriya, Nukaga under oath

Upper house panel to summon Moriya, Nukaga under oath

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition lawmakers of the House of Councillors Committee on Financial Affairs raise their hands on Nov. 27 to show their approval for summoning Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga and former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya next Monday as sworn witnesses over allegations of collusion on defense contracts while ruling coalition lawmakers are absent from the session. (Kyodo)

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Japan authorities hold 8 tril. yen in Fannie, Freddie debt

Japan authorities hold 8 tril. yen in Fannie, Freddie debt

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Bunmei Ibuki (standing) speaks at a meeting of the House of Councillors Committee on Financial Affairs in Tokyo on Sept. 19. Ibuki admitted that the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan hold a total of about 8 trillion yen ($74.5 billion) in debt issued by recently rescued U.S. mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (Kyodo)

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Diet passes amendment allowing N. Korea sanctions

Diet passes amendment allowing N. Korea sanctions

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Councillors' Financial Affairs Committee raise their hands on Feb. 9 to show their approval for a bill to revise the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law, allowing the government to unilaterally impose economic sanctions on North Korea. The bill later cleared parliament after being endorsed by an upper house plenary session. (Kyodo)

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Upper House panel OKs FY 09 2nd extra budget

Upper House panel OKs FY 09 2nd extra budget

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Finance Minister Naoto Kan, Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei and consumer affairs minister Mizuho Fukushima bow after the House of Councillors Budget Committee passed the second extra budget for fiscal 2009 on Jan. 28, 2010. (Kyodo)

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