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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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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, French Minister of Action and Public Accounts Amelie de Montchalin during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard, French Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin and French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference at the Agricultural Ministry - Paris

French junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre, during a press conference focused on announcements for the agricultural sector at the French Agriculture Ministry in Paris on January 9, 2026. French farmers have been demonstrating over a number of issues involving their sector, notably including the EU-Mercosur trade deal and more recently the government's handling of the epidemic of bovine sickness nodular dermatitis (dermatose nodulaire contagieuse). Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Arriving at First Cabinet Meeting of 2026 at Elysee - Paris

France s Environment Minister Monique Barbut arrives to take part in a breakfast with ministers of the French government at French Interior ministry Hotel de Beauvau in Paris, France. January 5, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Government Arriving at First Cabinet Meeting of 2026 at Elysee - Paris

France s junior Minister in charge of the environment Mathieu Lefevre arrives to take part in a breakfast with ministers of the French government at French Interior ministry Hotel de Beauvau in Paris, France. January 5, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Japan: Bear Incidents Spike in Northern Regions Ahead of Hibernation Season 5

Bear incidents have been increasing in northern Japan. Between April 2025 and March 2026, seven people were killed, marking the highest number of fatalities since records began in 2006. Bears become more active in the autumn before hibernation, so the Ministry of the Environment is urging people to exercise caution.

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Japan: Bear Incidents Spike in Northern Regions Ahead of Hibernation Season 4

Bear incidents have been increasing in northern Japan. Between April 2025 and March 2026, seven people were killed, marking the highest number of fatalities since records began in 2006. Bears become more active in the autumn before hibernation, so the Ministry of the Environment is urging people to exercise caution.

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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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Japan: Bear Incidents Spike in Northern Regions Ahead of Hibernation Season 3

Bear incidents have been increasing in northern Japan. Between April 2025 and March 2026, seven people were killed, marking the highest number of fatalities since records began in 2006. Bears become more active in the autumn before hibernation, so the Ministry of the Environment is urging people to exercise caution. This video was shot in Shari, Hokkaido on October 16.

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Japan: Bear Incidents Spike in Northern Regions Ahead of Hibernation Season

A wild bear was spotted running on the sidewalk in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture on Thursday, October 16. Bear incidents have been increasing in northern Japan. Between April 2025 and March 2026, seven people were killed, marking the highest number of fatalities since records began in 2006. Bears become more active in the autumn before hibernation, so the Ministry of the Environment is urging people to exercise caution.

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

Journalists work during a press briefing of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Dai Mingxuan /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

Journalists work during a press briefing of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

Guo Fang (R, back), vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, speaks during a press briefing of the ministry for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

A journalist asks questions during a press briefing of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

Photojournalists and cameramen work during a press briefing of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

Guo Fang (R, back), vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, speaks during a press briefing of the ministry for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting- China

Guo Fang (R, back), vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, speaks during a press briefing of the ministry for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 on the cooperation on ecological and environmental issues of the SCO at Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center in north China's Tianjin, Aug. 30, 2025. The press briefing was held here by the media center of SCO Summit 2025 on Saturday. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference by Madrid Forest Firefighters Council - Spain

Several forest firefighters during a press conference of the works council of the Community Forest Firefighters Service, in front of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Interior, on August 14, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for the appearance was to denounce the lack of progress in the negotiation of labor improvements and to announce that they are considering extending the indefinite strike which began on July 15. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference by Madrid Forest Firefighters Council - Spain

Several forest firefighters during a press conference of the works council of the Community Forest Firefighters Service, in front of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Interior, on August 14, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for the appearance was to denounce the lack of progress in the negotiation of labor improvements and to announce that they are considering extending the indefinite strike which began on July 15. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference by Madrid Forest Firefighters Council - Spain

Several forest firefighters during a press conference of the works council of the Community Forest Firefighters Service, in front of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Interior, on August 14, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for the appearance was to denounce the lack of progress in the negotiation of labor improvements and to announce that they are considering extending the indefinite strike which began on July 15. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference by Madrid Forest Firefighters Council - Spain

Several forest firefighters during a press conference of the works council of the Community Forest Firefighters Service, in front of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Interior, on August 14, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for the appearance was to denounce the lack of progress in the negotiation of labor improvements and to announce that they are considering extending the indefinite strike which began on July 15. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference by Madrid Forest Firefighters Council - Spain

Several forest firefighters during a press conference of the works council of the Community Forest Firefighters Service, in front of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Interior, on August 14, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for the appearance was to denounce the lack of progress in the negotiation of labor improvements and to announce that they are considering extending the indefinite strike which began on July 15. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference by Madrid Forest Firefighters Council - Spain

Several forest firefighters during a press conference of the works council of the Community Forest Firefighters Service, in front of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Interior, on August 14, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for the appearance was to denounce the lack of progress in the negotiation of labor improvements and to announce that they are considering extending the indefinite strike which began on July 15. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference by Madrid Forest Firefighters Council - Spain

Several forest firefighters during a press conference of the works council of the Community Forest Firefighters Service, in front of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Interior, on August 14, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for the appearance was to denounce the lack of progress in the negotiation of labor improvements and to announce that they are considering extending the indefinite strike which began on July 15. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference by Madrid Forest Firefighters Council - Spain

Several forest firefighters during a press conference of the works council of the Community Forest Firefighters Service, in front of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Interior, on August 14, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for the appearance was to denounce the lack of progress in the negotiation of labor improvements and to announce that they are considering extending the indefinite strike which began on July 15. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Press Conference by Madrid Forest Firefighters Council - Spain

Several forest firefighters during a press conference of the works council of the Community Forest Firefighters Service, in front of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Interior, on August 14, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The reason for the appearance was to denounce the lack of progress in the negotiation of labor improvements and to announce that they are considering extending the indefinite strike which began on July 15. Photo by Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Japan's annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins

Japanese Environment Ministry officials are dressed more casually than usual while working in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on May 1, 2025, as the annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins in the country as part of efforts to promote energy conservation.

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Japan's annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins

Japanese Environment Ministry officials are dressed more casually than usual while working in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki area on May 1, 2025, as the annual "Cool Biz" campaign begins in the country as part of efforts to promote energy conservation.