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US: Massive Warehouse Fire Destroys Medline Distribution Center in Northern California

A massive fire broke out at a Medline distribution warehouse in Tracy, Northern California, on Thursday, June 11, destroying the one-million-square-foot facility and sending a large column of black smoke into the sky. The blaze started around 1 p.m. and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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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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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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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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1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

A postal worker delivering New Year's greeting cards drives on Jan. 1, 2025, past the former site of a morning market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Child rights support group uses picture cards for publicity

OSAKA, Japan - A staff member of the Ombudspersons for Children's Human Rights in Kawanishi, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, displays one of picture cards used to explain its work. This file photo was taken on Dec. 5, 2012.

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Local rail, bus cards usable across cities

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of eleven major Japanese transport authorities line up with characters seen on 10 regional electronic fare cards operated by the authorities during a ceremony at JR Tokyo Station on March 23, 2013. The cards became mutually usable in all their operating areas in Japan, enabling holders to travel through Japan's key cities across the country with one card.

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'Karuta' queen competition in Otsu

OTSU, Japan - Participants of the Japanese traditional card game competition try to snag a card for the ''karuta'' queen title at Omi Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2011. The karuta game using ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu,'' one hundred ''waka'' poem cards, is a typical New Year event in Japan.

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Kan celebrates New Year's Day

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan addresses a ceremony at Japan Post Service Co.'s Nihombashi branch in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2011, to mark the start of deliveries of New Year's greeting cards. Kan said he will make efforts to maintain postal networks ''from one end of the country to the other.''

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Japanese vessel on aid mission arrives back in Nemuro

KUSHIRO, Japan - A chartered vessel on a humanitarian mission to four disputed Russian-held islands returns to Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29 after Japan canceled the mission before arriving at one of the islands over the issue of submitting disembarkation cards.

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Japan cancels humanitarian aid to disputed islands

MOSCOW, Russia - A Japanese ship is seen anchored off Kunashiri, one of four disputed Russian-held islands, on Jan. 28. The Japanese government decided to cancel humanitarian assistance to the four islands for the remainder of fiscal 2008 through March after Russia demanded the previous day that Japanese officials on board submit arrival cards before disembarking. Russia had not made such a request when Japan delivered aid previously in 2006 and 2007.

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Oyama moves in front at Elleair Ladies

SAITA, Japan - Shiho Oyama cards a bogey-free 7-under 65 and establishes a one-shot lead over money title chaser Ai Miyazato after the first round of the Elleair Ladies Open at Elleair Golf Club in Kagawa Prefecture on Nov. 19.

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Winless Lee takes 1st-round lead at Acom International

OGAWA, Japan - Richard Lee of New Zealand cards eight birdies against three bogeys for a 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Acom International at Ishioka Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 30. Lee has yet to chalk up a victory on the Japanese tour.

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Hasuikes receive 400 New Year's cards from across Japan

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Toru Hasuike, elder brother of Kaoru Hasuike, one of the five Japanese abducted to North Korea and now back in their homeland, speaks to reporters Jan. 3 about how Kaoru and his wife Yukiko spend their New Year's holiday. Toru said the couple received about 400 New Year's greeting cards from across Japan. (Pool photo)

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(10)Terrorist attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Bundles of flowers are laid outside the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Sept. 18 to mourn for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. One of cards attached read, ''May you all rest in peace. I pray for America's cool response.''

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E-money experiments starts

Commercial banks and credit card companies in Japan will begin an experiment Thursday July 16 to introduce electric money, or ''e-money'' in one of Tokyo's busiest shopping areas in Shibuya. A 46-company consortium led by Visa International and Sumitomo Bank plans to issue 130,000 cards for use at some 700 shops. The photo shows a mother being advised how to use ''e-money'' in ademonstration at an ice cream shop in Shibuya on Wednesday July 15.

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Smart technologies help with teaching in Tianjin school

STORY: Smart technologies help with teaching in Tianjin school DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tianjin Eco-City School Affiliated To Beijing Normal University STORYLINE: On the campus of the Tianjin Eco-City School Affiliated To Beijing Normal University, a series of intelligent applications have brought new possibilities to teaching and learning. "OK, boys and girls. What is this? Now please choose the right answer, ABC or D." The tablets loaded with teaching materials can help teachers and students realize efficient interaction in class. "Today we are going to learn about carrier rockets. Please collect all the cards and put them on the desk." The VR/AR classroom is equipped with all-in-one VR machines and AR intelligent desks. It combines virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to enrich students' learning experience. "In this rope skipping competition, Chang Haoxiang won the first place with 220 skips. Liu Sh

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Winless Lee takes 1st-round lead at Acom International

OGAWA, Japan - Richard Lee of New Zealand cards eight birdies against three bogeys for a 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Acom International at Ishioka Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 30. Lee has yet to chalk up a victory on the Japanese tour. (Kyodo)

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Oyama moves in front at Elleair Ladies

SAITA, Japan - Shiho Oyama cards a bogey-free 7-under 65 and establishes a one-shot lead over money title chaser Ai Miyazato after the first round of the Elleair Ladies Open at Elleair Golf Club in Kagawa Prefecture on Nov. 19. (Kyodo)

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Japan cancels humanitarian aid to disputed islands

MOSCOW, Russia - A Japanese ship is seen anchored off Kunashiri, one of four disputed Russian-held islands, on Jan. 28. The Japanese government decided to cancel humanitarian assistance to the four islands for the remainder of fiscal 2008 through March after Russia demanded the previous day that Japanese officials on board submit arrival cards before disembarking. Russia had not made such a request when Japan delivered aid previously in 2006 and 2007. (Kyodo)

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Local gov't gives green light to noodle playing cards after controversy

Photo shows "Udon Karuta" playing cards, made by the government of Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, in December 2015 to promote the local signature product of udon noodles. The prefecture briefly halted the sale of the cards over a controversy involving one of the poems on the cards. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese vessel on aid mission arrives back in Nemuro

KUSHIRO, Japan - A chartered vessel on a humanitarian mission to four disputed Russian-held islands returns to Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29 after Japan canceled the mission before arriving at one of the islands over the issue of submitting disembarkation cards. (Kyodo)

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Child rights support group uses picture cards for publicity

OSAKA, Japan - A staff member of the Ombudspersons for Children's Human Rights in Kawanishi, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, displays one of picture cards used to explain its work. This file photo was taken on Dec. 5, 2012. (Kyodo)

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'Karuta' queen competition in Otsu

OTSU, Japan - Participants of the Japanese traditional card game competition try to snag a card for the ''karuta'' queen title at Omi Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2011. The karuta game using ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu,'' one hundred ''waka'' poem cards, is a typical New Year event in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Kan celebrates New Year's Day

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan addresses a ceremony at Japan Post Service Co.'s Nihombashi branch in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2011, to mark the start of deliveries of New Year's greeting cards. Kan said he will make efforts to maintain postal networks ''from one end of the country to the other.'' (Kyodo)

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documents and personal items of the inmates interned in the Nazi wartime Jewish ghetto in Terezin

Documents and small personal items of the inmates interned in the Nazi wartime Jewish ghetto in Terezin (Theresienstadt) were found during a recent reconstruction of a building in this town, the real estate co-owner, collector Jiri Smutny, told CTK on October 21, in Terezin, Czech Republuic. Smutny, a member of the Military History Club, uncovered the documents in the debris and under the floor on the loft. They included letters addressed to a Jewish woman imprisoned in Terezin, transport cards as well as some official papers from the period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, existing until 1918. On the photo is seen one of the items in the building, on October 18, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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documents and personal items of the inmates interned in the Nazi wartime Jewish ghetto in Terezin

Documents and small personal items of the inmates interned in the Nazi wartime Jewish ghetto in Terezin (Theresienstadt) were found during a recent reconstruction of a building in this town, the real estate co-owner, collector Jiri Smutny, told CTK on October 21, in Terezin, Czech Republuic. Smutny, a member of the Military History Club, uncovered the documents in the debris and under the floor on the loft. They included letters addressed to a Jewish woman imprisoned in Terezin, transport cards as well as some official papers from the period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, existing until 1918. On the photo is seen one of documents in the building, on October 18, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Hajek)

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Hasuikes receive 400 New Year's cards from across Japan

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Toru Hasuike, elder brother of Kaoru Hasuike, one of the five Japanese abducted to North Korea and now back in their homeland, speaks to reporters Jan. 3 about how Kaoru and his wife Yukiko spend their New Year's holiday. Toru said the couple received about 400 New Year's greeting cards from across Japan. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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E-money experiments starts

Commercial banks and credit card companies in Japan will begin an experiment Thursday July 16 to introduce electric money, or ''e-money'' in one of Tokyo's busiest shopping areas in Shibuya. A 46-company consortium led by Visa International and Sumitomo Bank plans to issue 130,000 cards for use at some 700 shops. The photo shows a mother being advised how to use ''e-money'' in a demonstration at an ice cream shop in Shibuya on Wednesday July 15. ==Kyodo