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Dominican Republic: Tropical Storm Melissa Batters, Causing Damage and Disruptions 2

Tropical Storm Melissa swept through the Dominican Republic, toppling trees, traffic lights, and triggering small landslides. Authorities closed schools and government offices across several provinces as the storm disrupted water systems and threatened severe flooding. Melissa is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane this weekend as it lashes the Caribbean with heavy rain and destructive winds.

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Indonesia: Mt. Lewotobi Erupts, Triggers Highest Alert and Spews Ash High Into Sky

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, erupted late Tuesday, October 15, and again early Wednesday, spewing ash up to 10 kilometers into the sky. Indonesia’s volcanology agency raised the alert to its highest level after detecting deep tremors that signaled possible explosive activity.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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US: Severe Weather Warning for Houston Area With Hail, High Winds, Tornado Risk

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Houston area until evening of Monday, May 5. It brought hail, damaging winds, flooding, and possible tornadoes.

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US: Sunset Fire Ignites In Hollywood Hills, Triggering Mandatory Evacuation Orders

A brush fire, dubbed the Sunset Fire, broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, January 8, triggering mandatory evacuation orders.

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Philippines: Thunderstorms Hit, Bringing Intense Rainfall To Central Regions

The regions of Visayas, Bicol, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa may experience cloudy skies with scattered rains as isolated thunderstorms hit. According to reports, heavy rainfall of 100 to 200 mm was expected in Northern Samar on Monday.

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Fukushima specialties promoted in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Hitomi Saito (2nd from L), who is Miss Peach of Fukushima Prefecture, talks with a visitor at a fair of farm products and other specialties from the prefecture at JR Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011. The fair to support the prefecture, which has been suffering amid consumer concern about its products due to the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is scheduled to run through Aug. 28.

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Rising crime changing Akihabara electronic gadget district

TOKYO, Japan - An employee of a maid cafe hands out leaflets in front of JR Akihabara Station.

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Luxury paid public toilet at Akihabara draws crowds

TOKYO, Japan - A luxury paid public toilet built at the new Akihabara shopping district in Tokyo is doing good business, drawing more than 30,000 customers in just half a year. The toilet, which has 160 square meters of floor space and features changing rooms and a computer corner with access to the Internet , is said to be popular with both tourists and trendy youths. Officials of Chiyoda Ward, which built the toilet adjacent to the JR Akihabara Station, say the changing rooms inside the toilet are particularly popular with ''costume play'' teenage girls who use the facility to change into maid uniforms or other trendy costumes for play. The fee is 100 yen per person, and free of charge for people with physical disabilities and pre-high school students.

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3 candidates in LDP's presidential election stump in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The three candidates running in the Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 20 presidential election -- (From L to R) Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and Foreign Minister Taro Aso -- wave to supporters during street campaigning in front of JR Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Sept. 9.

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3 candidates in LDP's presidential election stump in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The three candidates running in the Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 20 presidential election -- (From L to R) Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and Foreign Minister Taro Aso -- wave to supporters during street campaigning in front of JR Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Sept. 9. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima town's specialty noodle featured in Tokyo food court

People queue in front of a mobile kitchen car to purchase the signature "yakisoba" Japanese fried noodle dish of Namie, a town devastated by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, at the newly opened B-1 Grand Prix Shokudo in Tokyo on July 10, 2015. The food court, which also features local dishes from other areas, is set up underneath the railway tracks near JR Akihabara Station and is based on the annual B-1 Grand Prix gastronomic festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Luxury paid public toilet at Akihabara draws crowds

TOKYO, Japan - A luxury paid public toilet built at the new Akihabara shopping district in Tokyo is doing good business, drawing more than 30,000 customers in just half a year. The toilet, which has 160 square meters of floor space and features changing rooms and a computer corner with access to the Internet , is said to be popular with both tourists and trendy youths. Officials of Chiyoda Ward, which built the toilet adjacent to the JR Akihabara Station, say the changing rooms inside the toilet are particularly popular with ''costume play'' teenage girls who use the facility to change into maid uniforms or other trendy costumes for play. The fee is 100 yen per person, and free of charge for people with physical disabilities and pre-high school students. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima specialties promoted in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Hitomi Saito (2nd from L), who is Miss Peach of Fukushima Prefecture, talks with a visitor at a fair of farm products and other specialties from the prefecture at JR Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011. The fair to support the prefecture, which has been suffering amid consumer concern about its products due to the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is scheduled to run through Aug. 28. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

JR Akihabara Station in Tokyo is largely empty on April 16, 2020, under a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo