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Russian Missile Attack - Kiev

Rescuers search for survivors at a building damaged in a Russian missile attack in Kiev, Ukraine on June 17, 2025. At least 15 people were killed and 75 others injured in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine overnight Tuesday, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said in a statement. The capital Kiev was hit hardest in the attack, where a ballistic missile struck a nine-story apartment building, killing 14 people and injuring 60 others, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency cited the minister as saying. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Missile Attack - Kiev

Rescuers remove debris while searching for survivors at a building damaged in a Russian missile attack in Kiev, Ukraine on June 17, 2025. At least 15 people were killed and 75 others injured in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine overnight Tuesday, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said in a statement. The capital Kiev was hit hardest in the attack, where a ballistic missile struck a nine-story apartment building, killing 14 people and injuring 60 others, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency cited the minister as saying. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act

Lesley Hu, whose nine-year-old son, Pierce, was killed by his father, becomes emotional while meeting President Joe Biden after an event honoring the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VACA) on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, September 12, 2024. The president hosted survivors, advocates, former staffers and allies to celebrate the bill he wrote while serving as a U.S. Senator. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Biden celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act

Lesley Hu, whose nine-year-old son, Pierce, was killed by his father, becomes emotional while meeting President Joe Biden after an event honoring the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VACA) on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, September 12, 2024. The president hosted survivors, advocates, former staffers and allies to celebrate the bill he wrote while serving as a U.S. Senator. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kenyan president confirms military chief's death in plane crash

STORY: Kenyan president confirms military chief's death in plane crash SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kenyan President meeting with security and military bosses 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 3. various of senior Kenyan security officials 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 5. various of senior Kenyan security officials STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto confirmed that military chief Francis Ogolla was among 10 senior commanders killed in a helicopter crash in the northwestern part of the country on Thursday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of General Francis Omondi Ogolla, the Chief of the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Together with him in the crash were 11 other gallant military personnel, nine who also passed on with him and two survivors." The helicopter took off from a l

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HKSAR team rescues 4 survivors during 9-day mission in Türkiye

STORY: HKSAR team rescues 4 survivors during 9-day mission in Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YIU MEN-YEUNG, Commander of HKSAR search and rescue team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WONG SZE-LUT, Deputy commander of HKSAR search and rescue team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YIU MEN-YEUNG, Commander of HKSAR search and rescue team 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WONG SZE-LUT, Deputy commander of HKSAR search and rescue team 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): YIU MEN-YEUNG, Commander of HKSAR search and rescue team STORYLINE: A rescue team sent by China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government successfully rescued four survivors during its nine-day mission in quake-stricken Türkiye. Yiu Men-yeung, commander of the HKSAR search and rescue team, told the media on Monday that during the nine days, the team searched 32 to 40 buildings and carried out checks in 13 zones with a total a

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More Chinese civilian rescuers join quake relief in Türkiye

STORY: More Chinese civilian rescuers join quake relief in Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:37 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Blue Sky Rescue Team members 2. various of quake-hit regions in Türkiye STORYLINE: More members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team (BSR), a Chinese civil relief squad, have joined the rescue and relief efforts in quake-stricken Türkiye. The nine civilian rescuers from Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan arrived in Türkiye on Friday. The Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team, a professional non-profit search-and-rescue organization, are racing against time to search for survivors in the hardest-hit regions. China has sent an array of rescue teams and vital items to Türkiye and Syria after Monday's massive earthquakes and aftershocks. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Southern California mourns mass shooting victims, deplores gun violence

STORY: Southern California mourns mass shooting victims, deplores gun violence DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of local residents attending the vigil 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RENE, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GALLEGOS, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL COLE PADILLA, Local educational administrator 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): LLOYD IGE, Local resident 6. various of candles and flowers STORYLINE: Communities in Southern California honored the victims and survivors of the mass shooting that happened last weekend in Monterey Park, a city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles. Hundreds of people gathered at the Monterey Park City Hall Monday evening for a memorial for the loss. Eleven people were confirmed killed in the shooting. Nine others were wounded, some of them in critical conditions. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RENE, Local resident "I'm shaking up. I've been here 11 years. I never thought it would hap

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows officials of the Japanese government and JGC Corp. placing flowers on the coffins of victims of a hostage crisis in Algeria, at Tokyo's Haneda airport on the morning of Jan. 25, 2013. A government plane brought home seven Japanese survivors and the bodies of nine Japanese victims of the hostage standoff.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - The coffin of one of the Japanese victims of a recent hostage crisis in Algeria arrives at a funeral hall in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward on Jan. 25, 2013. A government plane carrying seven Japanese survivors and the bodies of nine Japanese victims of the hostage standoff arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport earlier in the day.

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Algeria hostage crisis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Koichi Kawana, president of engineering firm JGC Corp., is pictured during a press conference at the company headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 25, 2013. A government plane carrying the bodies of nine Japanese victims and the seven Japanese survivors of a hostage crisis in Algeria, all of whom were working for JGC, arrived in Tokyo from Algeria earlier in the day.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese flag flies at half-mast at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2013, in a sign of mourning for the victims of a hostage crisis in Algeria. A government plane carrying the bodies of nine Japanese victims and the seven Japanese survivors of the previous week's crisis reached Tokyo the same day.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japanese government and JGC Corp. officials preparing to place flowers on the coffins of victims of a hostage crisis in Algeria at Haneda airport on the morning of Jan. 25, 2013, after a government plane carrying the bodies of nine Japanese victims and the seven Japanese survivors of the crisis arrived at the airport in Tokyo from Algeria. All the 17 Japanese nationals were working for JGC, an engineering firm based in Yokohama.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japanese government and JGC Corp. officials preparing to place flowers on the coffins of victims of a hostage crisis in Algeria at Haneda airport on the morning of Jan. 25, 2013, after a government plane carrying the bodies of nine Japanese victims and the seven Japanese survivors of the crisis arrived at the airport in Tokyo from Algeria. All the 17 Japanese nationals were working for JGC, an engineering firm based in Yokohama.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and other attendees observe a moment of silence at the outset of a meeting of the government's task force on a hostage crisis in Algeria at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2013. A government plane carrying the bodies of nine Japanese victims and the seven Japanese survivors of the previous week's crisis reached Tokyo the same day.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Japanese government and JGC Corp. head to place flowers on the coffins of victims of a hostage crisis in Algeria, at Tokyo's Haneda airport on the morning of Jan. 25, 2013. A government plane brought home seven Japanese survivors and the bodies of nine Japanese victims of the hostage standoff.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a government plane that carried the bodies of nine Japanese victims and the seven Japanese survivors of a hostage crisis in Algeria back from the country, and Japanese government and JGC Corp. officials preparing to place flowers on the coffins of the victims, after the plane's arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo from Algeria on the morning of Jan. 25, 2013. All the 17 Japanese nationals were working for JGC, an engineering firm based in Yokohama.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows officials of the Japanese government and JGC Corp. placing flowers on the coffins of victims of a hostage crisis in Algeria, at Tokyo's Haneda airport on the morning of Jan. 25, 2013. A government plane brought home seven Japanese survivors and the bodies of nine Japanese victims of the hostage standoff.

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Algeria hostage crisis

TOKYO, Japan - A government plane carrying the bodies of nine Japanese victims and the seven Japanese survivors of a hostage crisis in Algeria is about to land at Haneda airport in Tokyo on the morning of Jan. 25, 2013. All the 17 Japanese nationals were working for engineering firm JGC Corp. based in Yokohama.

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A-bomb survivors visit Chernobyl

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine - Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings during World War II return from seeing the No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, encased in a so-called sarcophagus, in Ukraine on April 2, 2012. Nine survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures, who have been designated by the Japanese government as emissaries against nuclear weapons, visited the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

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A-bomb survivors visit Chernobyl

PRIPYAT, Ukraine - Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings during World War II return from visiting an abandoned building in Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, on April 2, 2012. Nine survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures, who have been designated by the Japanese government as emissaries against nuclear weapons, visited the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

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At least 9 die, 21 injured as tornado hits northern Japan

SAROMA, Japan - A rescue worker with a dog combs the debris of shattered houses for survivors after a tornado hit the eastern Hokkaido town of Saroma on Nov. 7. The tornado hit a tunnel construction site in the town, killing at least nine people and injuring 21.

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Emperor meets survivors of Pacific islands battles before trip

TOKYO, Japan - Choken Ginoza (L), who lost 10 members of his family in the battle on Tinian between Japanese and U.S. forces, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo following his meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace on June 21. The imperial couple met nine Japanese survivors of battles on Pacific islands during World War II, before their visit to Saipan, one of the islands, next week to pay homage to war victims of both sides.

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Young Ehime Maru survivors graduate from high school

UWAJIMA, Japan - A graduation ceremony is held March 1 at Uwajima Fisheries High School in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture in western Japan, for about 80 students, including nine students who survived a collision between their fisheries training ship and a U.S. Navy submarine off Hawaii in February last year. One among the nine did not attend the ceremony.

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Student survivors of marine accident leave Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - Students from Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, board a Japan-bound plane at Honolulu airport Feb. 12 after they were rescued from last week's collision between their fisheries training ship Ehime Maru and the U.S. nuclear submarine Greeneville off Hawaii. Nine of the 35 crew members aboard the sunken Ehime are still missing.

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NIGERIA-ACCIDENT

The Inspector General of Nigeria Police Force, during his visit to the the site of a collapsed building in Ikoyi district in Lagos, Nigeria, 02 November 2021. The Lagos State emergency rescue agency confirmed that No fewer than 21 people have been confirmed dead, while six of the nine survivors are currently undergoing treatment, three have been discharged in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto) (Credit:Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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Emperor meets survivors of Pacific islands battles before trip

TOKYO, Japan - Choken Ginoza (L), who lost 10 members of his family in the battle on Tinian between Japanese and U.S. forces, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo following his meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace on June 21. The imperial couple met nine Japanese survivors of battles on Pacific islands during World War II, before their visit to Saipan, one of the islands, next week to pay homage to war victims of both sides. (Kyodo)

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At least 9 die, 21 injured as tornado hits northern Japan

SAROMA, Japan - Rescue workers comb the shattered houses for possible survivors after a tornado hit the eastern town of Saroma, killing at least nine people and injuring 21 others on Nov. 7. Photo was provided by the local Abashiri Times newspaper. (Kyodo)

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At least 9 die, 21 injured as tornado hits northern Japan

SAROMA, Japan - A rescue worker with a dog combs the debris of shattered houses for survivors after a tornado hit the eastern Hokkaido town of Saroma on Nov. 7. The tornado hit a tunnel construction site in the town, killing at least nine people and injuring 21. (Kyodo)

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At least 9 die in tornado in northern Japan

SAROMA, Japan - Rescue workers search the shattered construction site office building for survivors in the wake of a tornado that killed at least nine people and injured at least 10 others in the eastern Hokkaido town of Saroma on Nov. 7. The photo was provided by the local Engaru Shimbun newspaper. (Kyodo)

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A-bomb survivors visit Chernobyl

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine - Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings during World War II return from seeing the No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, encased in a so-called sarcophagus, in Ukraine on April 2, 2012. Nine survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures, who have been designated by the Japanese government as emissaries against nuclear weapons, visited the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

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A-bomb survivors visit Chernobyl

PRIPYAT, Ukraine - Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings during World War II return from visiting an abandoned building in Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, on April 2, 2012. Nine survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures, who have been designated by the Japanese government as emissaries against nuclear weapons, visited the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)