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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu 2

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

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Nigeria: Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in the capital, Abuja, on Monday, October 20, demanding the release of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. The #FreeNnamdiKanu protests oppose the continued detention of Kanu, who remains in custody since 2021 on terrorism charges.

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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: Gold Fire Spurs Evacuation Order Near Big Bear, California

The Gold Fire, a brush fire in the San Bernardino County area of Holcomb Valley near Big Bear, erupted Monday morning, August 4. No structures have been threatened, but evacuation order was in effect for the Holcomb Campground as firefighters continued to battle the blaze.

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US: Severe Weather Brings Heavy Rain, Causing Flash Flooding in Iowa 2

Severe weather swept through Iowa on Friday, July 11, bringing the threat of tornadoes and flash flooding to the area. At Iowa Speedway in Newton, the IndyCar practice session was suspended due to a tornado warning. This video shows flooded roads in Davenport.

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US: Strong Winds, Heavy Rain Lash Philadelphia Region 2

Severe thunderstorms moved across Pennsylvania on Monday, June 30, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to affected areas, including the Philadelphia region, and prompting flash flood warnings.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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US: Greer Fire in Eastern Arizona Prompts Evacuations, Road Closures

A wildfire raged in Greer, Eastern Arizona, on Tuesday, May 13, burning over 3,600 acres. The fire prompted evacuations and road closures and reportedly destroyed multiple structures.

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Jerusalem: Protesters March Against Benjamin Netanyahu

Thousands of anti-government protesters marched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, blocking the city's main entrance. The protest, which occurred on Wednesday morning, March 19, was driven by opposition to Netanyahu's decision to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic security service and his move to resume the war in the Gaza Strip.

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Indonesia: Overflowing Ciliwung River Causes Widespread Flooding In Jakarta

The Ciliwung River overflowed due to heavy rainfall, triggering flash floods in South and East Jakarta on Monday, March 3. Residents in Kampung Melayu Village, East Jakarta, were evacuated as floodwaters rose.

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US: Pileup Closes Interstate 70 In Southern Illinois

A multiple-car pileup occurred on Interstate 70 near Greenup, Illinois, on Sunday, January 5, forcing the closure of the highway in both directions.

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US: 2 Dead, 19 Injured In Small Plane Crash Near Fullerton Airport

Two people were killed, and 19 others were injured following a small plane crash near Fullerton Airport in Orange County on Thursday, January 2.

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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales 2

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK. This video shows the rising river in Ludlow, Shropshire.

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US: Cold Front Brings Snow, Low Temperatures To Northern Utah

A winter weather advisory was in effect for northern Utah on Saturday, November 16, as a cold front moved through, bringing snow and low temperatures to the area.

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US: Crater Road Fire In Maui Burns More Than 400 Acres

The Crater Road Fire, a brush fire that erupted on Wednesday, July 10, has burned over 400 acres one mile from the Haleakala National Park entrance In Hawaii's Maui island. Staff residents of the park were evacuated on Thursday. Crews were battling the fire since Wednesday evening but were able to contain 50% of the blaze as of 17:30 on Thursday.

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US: Crater Road Fire In Maui Burns More Than 400 Acres 3

The Crater Road Fire, a brush fire that erupted on Wednesday, July 10, has burned over 400 acres one mile from the Haleakala National Park entrance In Hawaii's Maui island. Staff residents of the park were evacuated on Thursday. Crews were battling the fire since Wednesday evening but were able to contain 50% of the blaze as of 17:30 on Thursday.

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US: Crater Road Fire In Maui Burns More Than 400 Acres 2

The Crater Road Fire, a brush fire that erupted on Wednesday, July 10, has burned over 400 acres one mile from the Haleakala National Park entrance In Hawaii's Maui island. Staff residents of the park were evacuated on Thursday. Crews were battling the fire since Wednesday evening but were able to contain 50% of the blaze as of 17:30 on Thursday.

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US: Fast-Moving ‘Post Fire’ Rages In Gorman, Southern California

A brush fire, dubbed the Post Fire, that broke out near Interstate 5 in Gorman, Southern California on Saturday, June 15, quickly spread due to strong winds and burned thousands of acres and forced evacuations. As of Sunday afternoon, the fire exploded to 12,265 acres with 2% containment.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 10

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 9

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia, on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Hospitals aiming to support long-stay child patients

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Nursery teacher Mayako Watanabe (L) and child life specialist Miki Saito explain on Nov. 1, 2017, a kids room being opened in the pediatrics department of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine's hospital in Tokyo. The round 64-square-meter room, named Waku Waku no Mori (forest of thrills), is intended to help long-stay child patients acquire age-appropriate social skills and receive necessary education.

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Hospitals aiming to support long-stay child patients

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Children with serious illnesses play in a kids room at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine's hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. The Waku Waku no Mori (forest of thrills) playroom was opened in the hospital's pediatrics department the same day to help long-stay child patients acquire age-appropriate social skills and receive necessary education.

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Man who traveled from W. Africa tests negative for Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2014, shows the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, to which a man, who traveled from West Africa and showed elevated body temperature upon arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport, was admitted the previous day. The Canadian journalist tested negative for the Ebola virus but will remain hospitalized and under observation for a few more days, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

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Doctor briefs press on Ebola scare in Liberia

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Kato of Japan's National Center for Global Health and Medicine briefs reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, about his involvement in the fight against the Ebola virus disease in Liberia. He was dispatched to the western African country in May and August to help establish a center for the treatment of people infected with the virus in the Liberian capital Monrovia.

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COVID cases remain rampant in Japan

A COVID-19 patient is transported to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2022, amid the unabated spread of infections.

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COVID cases remain rampant in Japan

A COVID-19 patient is transported to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2022, amid the unabated spread of infections.

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COVID cases remain rampant in Japan

A COVID-19 patient is transported to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2022, amid the unabated spread of infections.

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

The photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo taking off his mask for explanation. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Scene of the press conference. (From right) Kohei Miyazono, Executive Vice President for Research at the University of Tokyo, Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo, and Junichiro Inoue, Professor of the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo. (From right to left: Dr. Kohei Miyazono, Vice President for Research, The University of Tokyo; Dr. Yuji Yamanashi, Director, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo; and Dr. Junichiro Inoue, Professor, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo.

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

(From right) Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science of the University of Tokyo, and Junichiro Inoue, Professor of the Institute of Medical Science of the University of Tokyo, wearing masks at the press conference. The University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, March 18, 2020.

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Scene of the press conference. (From right) Makoto Gogami, President of the University of Tokyo, Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, and Junichiro Inoue, Professor of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo. The University of Tokyo Yasuda Auditorium, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, March 18, 2020.

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, wearing a mask at the press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Yuji Yamanashi, Director of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Professor Junichiro Inoue of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Press conference on the identification of existing drugs in Japan

Photo shows Kohei Miyazono, Executive Vice President (Research) of the University of Tokyo, at a press conference. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Professor Inoue of University of Tokyo, announce the identification of a new coronavirus drug candidate

Professor Junichiro Inoue and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Science held a press conference on April 18 and announced that they had identified nafamostat. Nafamostat has been used for more than 30 years in Japan, and early clinical trials are expected to be conducted. The clinical research is expected to start by the beginning of April in cooperation with the National Center for Global Health and Medicine and others. When the new corona infects humans, proteins on the surface of the virus and proteins on the surface of human cells bind to each other, causing the outer membrane of the virus to fuse with the membrane of human cells. As a result, ribonucleic acid (RNA), which is the genetic information of the new corona, enters the human cell, and the virus multiplies. (March 18, 2020, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Man who traveled from W. Africa tests negative for Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2014, shows the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, to which a man, who traveled from West Africa and showed elevated body temperature upon arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport, was admitted the previous day. The Canadian journalist tested negative for the Ebola virus but will remain hospitalized and under observation for a few more days, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. (Kyodo)

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Physician Nagata gives guidance to young doctors

TOKYO, Japan - Physician Naoyoshi Nagata (L) gives guidance to young doctors at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Physician Uemura poses with endoscope

TOKYO, Japan - Naomi Uemura, director of the Kohnodai Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, poses with an endoscope. Young doctors are better at handling the latest medical equipment, he said. (Kyodo)

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Doctor briefs press on Ebola scare in Liberia

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Kato of Japan's National Center for Global Health and Medicine briefs reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, about his involvement in the fight against the Ebola virus disease in Liberia. He was dispatched to the western African country in May and August to help establish a center for the treatment of people infected with the virus in the Liberian capital Monrovia. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

File photo taken in Tokyo in January 2020 shows the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, where patients of the new coronavirus have been treated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo

File photo taken May 27, 2020, shows a sign for the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo

File photo taken May 27, 2020, shows the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo