Canada: Severe Thunderstorms Batter Southeastern Saskatchewan, Causing Widespread Damage

A series of severe thunderstorms struck southeastern Saskatchewan on June 6-7, bringing heavy rainfall, winds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour, and widespread damage. The footage shows damage to a gas station in Carlyle.

Ice sculpture festival held on Russia's Lake Baikal

STORY: Ice sculpture festival held on Russia's Lake Baikal SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: An ice sculpture festival was launched in Russia on Olkhon Island, Russia, on Saturday. Thirteen artists from Russia, Mongolia, and France displayed their talents in the International Ice Sculpture Competition, themed "The Mystery of Lake Baikal." The ice sculptures, representing mermaids, dragons, eagles, and characters from Buryat folklore, stretched over a kilometer-long ice surface and an area of nearly 250,000 square meters. Visitors can roam on the frozen lake and admire the amazing ice works. The festival will last until March 8. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

Foreign expats embrace e-commerce boom in China's Hainan

STORY: Foreign expats embrace e-commerce boom in China's Hainan SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEBEDIANSKAIA DARIA, Russian expat 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FAITH ONUORAH, Nigerian expat STORYLINE: With the rapid development of China's e-commerce economy, more and more foreign expats in Haikou, south China Hainan Province are engaging in live-streaming to keep up with the trend. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEBEDIANSKAIA DARIA, Russian expat in China's Hainan "I think anchors and online sales are very popular now. I want to know more about the related knowledge so that I can develop in this direction. It (China's e-commerce economy) is developing fast. We must seize the time to learn more and do our part. I plan to be an Internet influencer, starting with daily efforts. I plan to go back to my hometown and show the beauty of my hometown to the Chinese people, the beautiful Lake Baikal, as well as s

Snow and ice festival held in Moscow

STORY: Snow and ice festival held in Moscow DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the snow and ice festival in Muzeon Park in Moscow STORYLINE: A snow and ice festival is held at Moscow's Muzeon Park. The festival presents ice figures made by masters from different parts of Russia and neighboring countries. Along the central alley of the park stand sculptures of important persons of Russia, including Yuri Gagarin, Alexander Pushkin, and Peter the Great among others. Also presented are various famous places of interests in Russia: the Bolshoi Theater, St. Basil's Cathedral, Lake Baikal, Peterhof and many more. The main sculpture is the castle of wonders with multi-level ice slides. The festival will last until Jan. 28. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

Russian energy head backs priority for Japan-proposed route

Russian energy head backs priority for Japan-proposed route

MOSCOW, Russia - Sergei Oganesian, director of the Russian Energy Agency, speaks to a group of reporters in Moscow on June 4 about a Japanese plan to build an oil pipeline linking Angarsk near Lake Baikal with the city of Nakhodka.

Horse-drawn wagons on frozen Lake Baikal

Horse-drawn wagons on frozen Lake Baikal

Horse-drawn wagons on the frozen Lake Baikal. Tracks were laid across the ice during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. Date: 1905

RAIL ON ICE 1904

RAIL ON ICE 1904

Railway tracks are laid over ice-covered Lake Baikal, and short trains cross carrying troops to the battlefront of the war with Japan. Date: 1904

RUS/JAP WAR: OVER ICE

RUS/JAP WAR: OVER ICE

To carry troops and supplies across frozen Lake Baikal, tracks are laid across the ice to guide the horse-drawn wagons Date: February 1904

Unique challenges attract runners to Baikal Ice Marathon

Unique challenges attract runners to Baikal Ice Marathon

Photo taken March 6, 2016 shows participants in the Baikal Ice Marathon running on the ice and snow of Lake Baikal in Siberia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Russian energy head backs priority for Japan-proposed route

Russian energy head backs priority for Japan-proposed route

MOSCOW, Russia - Sergei Oganesian, director of the Russian Energy Agency, speaks to a group of reporters in Moscow on June 4 about a Japanese plan to build an oil pipeline linking Angarsk near Lake Baikal with the city of Nakhodka. (Kyodo)