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China: Man Narrowly Escapes Lightning Strike in Shanghai

A man filming farmland under darkening skies in Shanghai on July 9, 2026, captured the moment a bolt of lightning struck the ground directly in front of him. The flash lit up the scene in a startling close call just before an incoming storm.

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N. Korean ambassador to U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Ja Song Nam (R), North Korea's new ambassador to the United Nations, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 28, 2014.

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U.S., N. Korea clash at UNSC meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (facing camera, seated far R) speaks at a ministerial-level U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, as North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Ja Song Nam (seated at desk, lower left) listens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. Security Council meeting

North Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations Ja Song Nam takes part in a ministerial-level U.N. Security Council meeting held at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, to discuss his country's nuclear and missile issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. Security Council meeting

North Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations Ja Song Nam (front) takes part in a ministerial-level U.N. Security Council meeting held at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 15, 2017, to discuss his country's nuclear and missile issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo