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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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New Zealand: Fire Breaks Out at Abilities Group Recycling Depot in Auckland 2

A large fire erupted at the Abilities Group Recycling Depot in Auckland's Wairau Valley on Thursday, April 23, around 5:24 p.m., sending dark smoke across the suburbs. According to reports, batteries burning inside the facility fueled the fire, prompting authorities to issue a "stay inside" warning.

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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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Underground internet cables

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. on Aug. 22, 2024, unveils to the media an underground tunnel in Osaka where optical fiber cables for internet and phone cables are laid. NTT West said the tunnel is designed to withstand an earthquake with an intensity of 7, the highest level on Japan's seismic scale.

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Underground internet cables

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. on Aug. 22, 2024, unveils to the media an underground tunnel in Osaka where optical fiber cables for internet and phone cables are laid. NTT West said the tunnel is designed to withstand an earthquake with an intensity of 7, the highest level on Japan's seismic scale.

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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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NTT West digitalizes horror of people at fun houses

OSAKA, July 14 Kyodo - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. unveils in Osaka, western Japan, on July 9, 2015, a sensor (foreground) that digitalizes the degree of horror or excitement people feel at haunted houses and other amusement facilities for display on the monitor screen (C).

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NTT developing street lamp as Wi-Fi access point

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. displays a street lamp, seen in this file photo taken in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014, under development for use as an access point for Wi-Fi local-area wireless telecommunication service.

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NTT unveils system to locate workers' whereabouts

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. unveils in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2015, a system to locate the whereabouts of people involved in athletic and other events by means of a global position system on smartphones. The system shows the locations of staff and other data on maps displayed on smartphone and personal computer screens.

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NTT West to launch elderly support service via videophone

OSAKA, Japan - A device for the remote elderly support system of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. is shown in Osaka in October 2014. NTT West announced on Dec. 19, 2014, it will start the support service via videophone system for elderly people in Nara, western Japan, on a trial basis in February 2015.

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NTT West unveils project to make music from heart beats

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Ai Otsuka (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. President Kazutoshi Murao announce "Smart Hikari Heart Beat Project" on June 10, 2014, in Tokyo. Otsuka will create a piece of music by incorporating heart beats of various people for the project.

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Singer Otsuka to make music from heart beats

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Ai Otsuka attends an event in Tokyo on June 10, 2014, to introduce Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp.'s "Smart Hikari Heart Beat Project" in which she will create a piece of music by incorporating heart beats of various people.

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Cloud-based service for medical practitioners

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. shows in Osaka, western Japan, on April 9, 2014, an image of a cloud-based service for medical practitioners in which computed tomography images can be shown on tablet computers and other devices. The company and its partners started offering the service from April 10.

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Hiroshima survivor speaks to U.S. students by videophone

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Miyoko Matsubara, representative of the Group to Convey the Spirit of Hiroshima, tells of her experiences Nov. 10 during an interactive distance learning class via videoconference system to dozens of students from elementary and high schools in and around Detroit. From the Hiroshima branch office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp., Matsubara, 68, answered questions from students aged between 11 and 17 who were gathered at a Detroit facility.

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NTT to cut 21,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Junichiro Miyazu (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East) President Hidekazu Inoue (R) speak on the group's restructuring program at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 17. NTT will slash 21,000 jobs by 2003 -- 10,000 at NTT East and 11,000 at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West).

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Police raid NTT West's Osaka branch

OSAKA, Japan - Police raid the Osaka branch office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West) on the morning of Nov. 3 in connection with allegations that a former employee of NTT West received money from ''Dial Q2'' toll telephone service companies in exchange for providing information on NTT customers.

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Ex-NTT West worker arrested over sale of personal information

OSAKA, Japan - The photo shows the head office in Osaka's Chuo Ward of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West). Police arrested on Nov. 2 a former employee of NTT West on suspicion he received money from ''Dial Q2'' toll telephone service companies in exchange for providing information on NTT customers.

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NTT to be reorganize

Hidekazu Inoue (L), president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp., and Kazuo Asada (R), president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp., speak at a news conference June 30 following establishment of their new companies under a major shakeup of Japan's telecom giant, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT). Seated between them is Sho Nasu, chairman of a special panel that prepared for NTT's reorganization.

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NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT Communications Corp., a long-distance and international carrier, opens its operation in Tokyo on July 1 as part of reorganization of Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.(NTT). NTT was reorganized into a holding company, two regional carriers, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West), and NTT Communications.

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NTT developing street lamp as Wi-Fi access point

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. displays a street lamp, seen in this file photo taken in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014, under development for use as an access point for Wi-Fi local-area wireless telecommunication service. (Kyodo)

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NTT unveils system to locate workers' whereabouts

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. unveils in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2015, a system to locate the whereabouts of people involved in athletic and other events by means of a global position system on smartphones. The system shows the locations of staff and other data on maps displayed on smartphone and personal computer screens. (Kyodo)

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NTT West to launch elderly support service via videophone

OSAKA, Japan - A device for the remote elderly support system of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. is shown in Osaka in October 2014. NTT West announced on Dec. 19, 2014, it will start the support service via videophone system for elderly people in Nara, western Japan, on a trial basis in February 2015. (Kyodo)

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NTT West unveils project to make music from heart beats

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Ai Otsuka (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. President Kazutoshi Murao announce "Smart Hikari Heart Beat Project" on June 10, 2014, in Tokyo. Otsuka will create a piece of music by incorporating heart beats of various people for the project. (Kyodo)

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NTT West uses ICT to grow strawberries

Photo shows a demonstration experiment by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. in Osaka on Dec. 13, 2018, cultivating strawberries using information and communication technology (ICT). The technology gives data on lighting, temperature and amount of fluid fertilizer to help grow and produce high-quality strawberries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima survivor speaks to U.S. students by videophone

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Miyoko Matsubara, representative of the Group to Convey the Spirit of Hiroshima, tells of her experiences Nov. 10 during an interactive distance learning class via videoconference system to dozens of students from elementary and high schools in and around Detroit. From the Hiroshima branch office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp., Matsubara, 68, answered questions from students aged between 11 and 17 who were gathered at a Detroit facility.

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Internet users may access views from Mt. Fuji in real time

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The town of Gotenba as viewed from the top of Mt. Fuji on Aug. 3 is one of real-time scenes people can now enjoy by accessing a Web site opened by the Shizuoka branch office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. The Web site (http://www.shizuoka.isp.ntt-west.co.jp/) gives people a chance to see panoramic views taken by a camera attached to the roof of a building housing a telephone exchange near the summit of the 3,776-meter mountain.

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NTT to cut 21,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) President Junichiro Miyazu (L) and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East) President Hidekazu Inoue (R) speak on the group's restructuring program at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 17. NTT will slash 21,000 jobs by 2003 -- 10,000 at NTT East and 11,000 at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West).

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Police raid NTT West's Osaka branch

OSAKA, Japan - Police raid the Osaka branch office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West) on the morning of Nov. 3 in connection with allegations that a former employee of NTT West received money from ''Dial Q2'' toll telephone service companies in exchange for providing information on NTT customers.

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Ex-NTT West worker arrested over sale of personal information

OSAKA, Japan - The photo shows the head office in Osaka's Chuo Ward of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West). Police arrested on Nov. 2 a former employee of NTT West on suspicion he received money from ''Dial Q2'' toll telephone service companies in exchange for providing information on NTT customers.

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NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT Communications Corp., a long-distance and international carrier, opens its operation in Tokyo on July 1 as part of reorganization of Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.(NTT). NTT was reorganized into a holding company, two regional carriers, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West), and NTT Communications.

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NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT Communications Corp., a long-distance and international carrier, opens its operation in Tokyo on July 1 as part of reorganization of Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.(NTT). NTT was reorganized into a holding company, two regional carriers, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West), and NTT Communications.

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NTT to be reorganize

Hidekazu Inoue (L), president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp., and Kazuo Asada (R), president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp., speak at a news conference June 30 following establishment of their new companies under a major shakeup of Japan's telecom giant, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT). Seated between them is Sho Nasu, chairman of a special panel that prepared for NTT's reorganization.

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NTT to be reorganize

Hidekazu Inoue (L), president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp., and Kazuo Asada (R), president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp., speak at a news conference June 30 following establishment of their new companies under a major shakeup of Japan's telecom giant, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT). Seated between them is Sho Nasu, chairman of a special panel that prepared for NTT's reorganization.