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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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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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Smoke near railway track in Tokyo

Fire engines gather by a JR Chuo Line railway track near JR Iidabashi Station in Tokyo on June 26, 2024, following an emergency call reporting smoke near the rail.

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JR Tokai briefs on plan for deep tunnel for maglev train

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, holds a briefing session in Nagoya on April 22, 2014, to give an account of a plan to build a deep underground tunnel for its Chuo Shinkansen magnetically levitated train line.

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JR Tokai hopes to start building maglev train line soon

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., says at a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2014, that the company hopes to proceed with work so that construction of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen line for magnetically levitated trains can begin as soon as possible. JR Tokai envisions the line will run between Tokyo and Nagoya starting in 2027.

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Prosecutor dismissed for molesting woman in train

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Koroyasu (R), head of the Justice Ministry's Research and Training Institute, announces on the night of May 26 the dismissal of a prosecutor arrested May 24 for groping a woman aboard a train on the JR Chuo Line. The 40-year-old prosecutor taught at the institute.

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Lightning paralyzes JR train services in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Nearly half a million train passengers in the Tokyo region are stranded late Aug. 24 and early Aug. 25 after lightning knocked out power lines supplying electricity to rail services. Photo shows passengers waiting for JR's Chuo line to resume operation at Nakano station at 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 25.

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Passengers alight from a shinkansen bullet train at JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on April 20, 2016. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed shinkansen services for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

A shinkansen bullet train arrives at JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on April 20, 2016. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed shinkansen services for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Passengers board a shinkansen bullet train at JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on April 20, 2016. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed shinkansen services for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Photo taken April 20, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a bullet train running in Minamata in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed operating shinkansen trains for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of bullet train line resumes in quake-hit area

Photo taken April 20, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a bullet train running in Minamata in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. Kyushu Railway Co. resumed operating shinkansen trains for the first time in six days between JR Shin-Minamata station and Kagoshima-Chuo station, following a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Tokai unveils work on Japan's 1st maglev train line

Central Japan Railway Co. unveils survey work in Nagoya on March 31, 2015, for the construction of Japan's first magnetically levitated shinkansen bullet train line. JR Tokai is scheduled to open to business the Tokyo-Nagoya part of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line in 2027. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Naebo Station South Exit

South exit of Naebo Station on the JR Hakodate Line and Chitose Line in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido.

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JR Naebo Station Passage

A passageway connecting north and south at Naebo Station on the JR Hakodate Line and Chitose Line in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido.

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JR Naebo Station

The ticket gate of Naebo Station on the JR Hakodate Line and Chitose Line in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

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Naebo Station

New station building of Naebo Station of JR Hakodate Line and Chitose Line in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido.

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New JR East Super Azusa limited express train

East Japan Railway Co.'s new E353 Super Azusa limited express train is unveiled to the media in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2017. The E353 series is scheduled to debut in December on the Chuo East Line that links downtown Tokyo with Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New JR East Super Azusa limited express train

East Japan Railway Co.'s new E353 Super Azusa limited express train is unveiled to the media in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2017. The E353 series is scheduled to debut in December on the Chuo East Line that links downtown Tokyo with Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prosecutor dismissed for molesting woman in train

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Koroyasu (R), head of the Justice Ministry's Research and Training Institute, announces on the night of May 26 the dismissal of a prosecutor arrested May 24 for groping a woman aboard a train on the JR Chuo Line. The 40-year-old prosecutor taught at the institute.

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Lightning paralyzes JR train services in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Nearly half a million train passengers in the Tokyo region are stranded late Aug. 24 and early Aug. 25 after lightning knocked out power lines supplying electricity to rail services. Photo shows passengers waiting for JR's Chuo line to resume operation at Nakano station at 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 25.