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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

SHIMUKAPPU, Japan, Jan. 21 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are made of ice. (Kyodo)

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles trapped within the ice are visible on the frozen surface of the man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026. These "ice bubbles" form when methane gas rises from the lake and becomes sealed in as the water freezes.

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles trapped within the ice are visible on the frozen surface of the man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026. These "ice bubbles" form when methane gas rises from the lake and becomes sealed in as the water freezes.

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles trapped within the ice are visible on the frozen surface of the man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026. These "ice bubbles" form when methane gas rises from the lake and becomes sealed in as the water freezes.

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles trapped within the ice are visible on the frozen surface of the man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026. These "ice bubbles" form when methane gas rises from the lake and becomes sealed in as the water freezes.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows the interior of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls and furnishings, including beds and tables, are made of ice.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are made of ice.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are made of ice.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2026, in Shimukappu, a northern Japan village where winter temperatures can fall as low as minus 30 C, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are made of ice.

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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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US: Curfew Issued, State of Emergency Declared in Spokane Over Escalating ICE Protests 3

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown imposed a citywide curfew from 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, to 5 a.m. Thursday in response to escalating protests against ICE. After demonstrators defied the curfew, a state of emergency was declared, and multiple arrests were made.

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US: Curfew Issued, State of Emergency Declared in Spokane Over Escalating ICE Protests 4

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown imposed a citywide curfew from 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, to 5 a.m. Thursday in response to escalating protests against ICE. After demonstrators defied the curfew, a state of emergency was declared, and multiple arrests were made.

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US: Curfew Issued, State of Emergency Declared in Spokane Over Escalating ICE Protests 2

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown imposed a citywide curfew from 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, to 5 a.m. Thursday in response to escalating protests against ICE. After demonstrators defied the curfew, a state of emergency was declared, and multiple arrests were made.

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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Meteorite sculpture in Dnipro

Situated outside the Meteor Ice Palace of Sports, the Meteorite (1983), a 15m sculpture by Ukrainian artist Ernest Kotkov made of iron and concrete featuring a mosaic of smalt and marble and a specially made stainless steel module, is in poor condition, Dnipro, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

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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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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025, in Shimukappu, a village in northern Japan known for its cold temperatures, which can fall as low as 30 C below zero, shows the inside of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls, and furnishings, such as beds and tables, are all made of ice. Guests of the hotel at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu can spend the night in sleeping bags inside the dome that is 3.5 meters high and 8.5 meters wide.

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Northern Japan hotel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025, in Shimukappu, a village in northern Japan known for its cold temperatures, which can fall as low as 30 C below zero, shows the inside of a dome-shaped hotel where the ceiling, walls, and furnishings, such as beds and tables, are all made of ice. Guests of the hotel at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu can spend the night in sleeping bags inside the dome that is 3.5 meters high and 8.5 meters wide.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025, in Shimukappu, a village in northern Japan known for its cold temperatures, which can fall as low as 30 C below zero, shows a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are all made of ice.

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Northern Japan chapel made of ice

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2025, in Shimukappu, a village in northern Japan known for its cold temperatures, which can fall as low as 30 C below zero, shows the inside of a chapel where the ceiling, walls, altar and cross are all made of ice.

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Ice Sculpture Aircraft Carrier - China

A tourist poses for photos with an ice sculpture inspired by the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning on display in Daowai District of Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 7, 2025. Measuring 65 meters long, 15 meters wide and 13 meters tall, the ice sculpture is built with a barge as its base, and a welded steel structure as its framework. Its external features including the flight deck and the island are all made with ice blocks. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ice Sculpture Aircraft Carrier - China

An aerial drone photo shows tourists viewing an ice sculpture inspired by the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning on display in Daowai District of Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 7, 2025. Measuring 65 meters long, 15 meters wide and 13 meters tall, the ice sculpture is built with a barge as its base, and a welded steel structure as its framework. Its external features including the flight deck and the island are all made with ice blocks. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ice Sculpture Aircraft Carrier - China

A drone photo shows an ice sculpture inspired by the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning on display in Daowai District of Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 7, 2025. Measuring 65 meters long, 15 meters wide and 13 meters tall, the ice sculpture is built with a barge as its base, and a welded steel structure as its framework. Its external features including the flight deck and the island are all made with ice blocks. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ice Sculpture Aircraft Carrier - China

Tourists view an ice sculpture inspired by the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning on display in Daowai District of Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 7, 2025. Measuring 65 meters long, 15 meters wide and 13 meters tall, the ice sculpture is built with a barge as its base, and a welded steel structure as its framework. Its external features including the flight deck and the island are all made with ice blocks. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ice Sculpture Aircraft Carrier - China

A drone photo shows an ice sculpture inspired by the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning on display in Daowai District of Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, January 7, 2025. Measuring 65 meters long, 15 meters wide and 13 meters tall, the ice sculpture is built with a barge as its base, and a welded steel structure as its framework. Its external features including the flight deck and the island are all made with ice blocks. Photo by Xinhua/Xie Jianfei/ABACAPRESS.COM