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China: Delivery Robot Feeds Stray Cat in Jiangxi

A delivery robot gently approached a stray cat and offered food in Jiangxi, China, on July 1, 2025. As the machine rolled closer with food and stopped at a cautious distance, the cat first looked confused and stayed still. After a brief pause, the animal inched forward, sniffed the offering, and then began to eat as the robot quietly waited nearby.

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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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US: Dust Storm Sweeps Metro Phoenix Amid Windy Weather

A dust storm swept through metro Phoenix on Monday, July 21, and windy weather hit many places in the East Valley, including Chandler, Tempe, and Gilbert.

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US: Wolf Fire Breaks Out, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations in Riverside County, California 2

The Wolf Fire, a quickly-growing brush fire, broke out near Banning, Riverside County, on Sunday, June 29, prompting a mandatory evacuation order and an evacuation warning for the area.

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China: Satellite Launch Illuminates Xi’an Sky

This is the breathtaking moment that a mysterious streak lit up the night sky, leaving a bright, long-tailed trail visible to local residents. On June 6, 2025, in Xi’an, Shaanxi, local residents captured video footage of an unidentified flying object slanting upward from the left horizon, trailing a luminous plume across the night sky. The streak appeared almost ethereal, expanded briefly, and then faded, captivating onlookers below. According to a report by People’s Daily, the remarkable light display had been caused by China’s successful launch of the Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet “04 group” from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The video ended with the glowing tail dissipating into the dark sky, leaving only faint wisps as the rocket continued its journey into orbit.

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US: Spectacular ‘California Henge’ Dazzles San Francisco

San Francisco experienced a spectacular 'California Henge,' a celestial sunrise event, on Wednesday morning, April 9. This phenomenon happens when the rising sun aligns perfectly with the Bay Bridge and California Street in downtown.

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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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UK: Syrians In Manchester Celebrate The End Of Assad’s Regime 4

Hundreds of Syrians in Manchester gathered to celebrate the downfall of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday, December 8.

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US: Evacuation Orders Issued As Airport Fire Grows Rapidly In Orange County, California 10

A fast-moving brush fire, dubbed the Airport fire, broke out in Trabuco Canyon in Orange County, Southern California, on Monday, September 9. The blaze burned more than 5,300 acres, prompting evacuation orders for the nearby areas and leaving three injured, including two firefighters.

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Optional parts for Prius to power appliances

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid car. The automaker said on Oct. 22, 2012, it has started selling power outlets as optional parts for the Prius, enabling owners to power home alliances using the vehicle's rechargeable battery in the event of a blackout.

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Toyota's Prius plug-in hybrid

NEW YORK, United States - Handout photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius Plug-in Hybrid. Toyota said Sept. 16, 2011, it will start selling the vehicle that can be recharged using a household electric outlet in the U.S. market in the spring of 2012. (Photo courtesy of Toyota Motor)

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Toyota unveils revitalization plan for quake-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda demonstrates the charging of electrical appliances using the automaker's Prius hybrid in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 19, 2011. He said Toyota Motor plans to support reconstruction in disaster-hit northeastern Japan on a long-term basis by expanding production and creating new jobs in the region.

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Toyota's new Prius

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s new ''Prius a'' (Prius alpha) hybrid vehicle. The Japanese automaker said June 14, 2011, it had received around 52,000 orders for the vehicle in the first month since its debut, well above its target of 3,000 units per month.

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New Prius models unveiled at Detroit auto show

DETROIT, United States - Toyota President Akio Toyoda stands beside the Prius v wagon with a bigger interior cargo space (L) and the new compact Prius c (R) at the annual North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 10, 2011. Toyota plans to launch the Prius v in the summer of 2011 in the United States and Japan, and the Prius c in the first half of 2012.

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Prius sets sales record

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Industry data showed Jan. 11, 2011 that the vehicle sold 315,669 units in Japan in 2010, breaking the nation's annual sales record for a single model for the first time in 20 years. The previous record was 300,008 unit sales posted by Toyota's Corolla in 1990.

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Auto show in Detroit

DETROIT, United States - Akio Toyoda, president of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., unveils a new ''family'' of Prius hybrid vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 10, 2011.

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Prius marks record annual sales in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid which has sold more than 315,000 units in Japan in 2010. The gas-electric hybrid has become the nation's bestselling vehicle for a single year to replace the automaker's Corolla for the first time in 20 years.

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Special Prius with LED headlights

NAGOYA, Japan - This photo shows a special model of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid car with light-emitting diode bulbs in its headlights. Toyota said Oct. 19, 2010, that it will start to launch the vehicle Nov. 1.

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Toyota begins nationwide fix for latest Prius model

NAGOYA, Japan - A mechanic at a Toyota dealer checks the software for the antilock brake system in the latest Prius hybrid model using a special equipment on Feb. 10, 2010 in Nagoya. Toyota Motor Corp. began fixing brake problems in the hybrids at dealers across Japan, a day after the automaker announced a recall of about 437,000 vehicles worldwide of its best-selling Prius and three other hybrid models.

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Toyota begins nationwide fix for latest Prius model

NAGOYA, Japan - A mechanic at a Toyota dealer checks the software for the antilock brake system of the latest model of its Prius hybrid using a special terminal, on Feb. 10, 2010 in Nagoya. Toyota Motor Corp. began fixing brake problems in the hybrids at dealers across Japan, a day after the automaker announced a recall of about 437,000 vehicles worldwide of its best-selling Prius and three other hybrid models.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda (L) bows to transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of its hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda (L) bows to transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010. Maehara said after the meeting with Toyoda that the automaker had failed to see things from the customer's viewpoint and act promptly. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of its hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda announces a global recall of about 400,000 of four of the automaker's hybrid models including its best-selling Prius due to brake problems at a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda speaks at a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda is seen during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda walks away after speaking at a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He offered apologies as he announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda bows in apology during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2010 shows Toyota Motor Co.'s Prius units waiting for shipment at a quay in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture. Toyota announced the same day a global recall of about 400,000 of four of the automaker's hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Co.'s Prius, for which the automaker announced a recall on Feb. 9, 2010 due to brake problems.

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Toyota announces global recall of Prius, other hybrid models

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Co. President Akio Toyoda bows in apology during a press conference at the automaker's Tokyo office on Feb. 9, 2010. He announced a global recall of about 400,000 of the automaker's four hybrid models including its best-selling Prius.

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Toyota denies cover-up on Prius brakes

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Yokoyama, managing officer for quality and customer service of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks about brake problems involving the company's best-selling Prius during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2010. Yokoyama said, ''We were trying to investigate the cause so we were not covering up the claims.''

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Toyota probing Prius brake problem in response to complaints

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki responds to questions from reporters at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2010, after meeting with transport minister Seiji Maehara. Company officials said Toyota has received dozens of complaints concerning the brakes of the latest model of its popular Prius hybrid car in Japan and North America and has launched a probe into the matter as instructed by the Japanese government.

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Toyota probing Prius brake problem in response to complaints

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 2009 shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s production line for Prius hybrid cars in Aichi Prefecture. Toyota officials said on Feb. 3, 2010, that the company has received dozens of complaints involving the brakes on the latest model of its popular Prius hybrid car in Japan and North America, and has launched a probe into the matter as instructed by the Japanese government.

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Toyota trims annual loss forecasts on Prius, stays deep in red

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiko Ijichi (L), Toyota Motor Corp.'s senior managing director, discusses the company's business results at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 4. Toyota trimmed its full-year loss forecasts for the current business year as domestic sales began to pick up on booming demand for its best-selling Prius hybrid on the back of government stimulus measures for fuel-efficient cars.

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Orders for new Prius total 180,000 units 1 month after debut

NAGOYA, Japan - Domestic orders for Toyota Motor Corp.'s all-new Prius gasoline-electric hybrid car (in this file photo) totaled 180,000 units as of June 17, a month after its debut.

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Toyota rolls out lower-priced Prius

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Toyoda, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., stands by the company's new Prius gas-electric hybrid car during a press conference in Tokyo on May 18. Toyota rolled out the new Prius amid recent fierce price competition with rival Honda Motor Co.'s Insight.

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Honda to release Insight in U.S. March 24

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows a model of the Insight hybrid hatchback Honda Motor Co. will put on the U.S. market March 24. The price of the Insight will start at $19,800, compared with $22,000 for the standard model of the rival Prius of Toyota Motor Corp.

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Honda offers new Insight hybrid priced lower than Toyota Prius

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Fukui, president of Honda Motor Co., Japan's second-largest automaker, replies to questions from reporters at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 5, as the company unveiled the all-new Insight hybrid car priced lower in Japan than its bigger rival Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius and other fuel-efficient cars.

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Toyota plug-in hybrid car approved for highway tests in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s plug-in hybrid vehicle, which has become the first car of its kind to have been authorized by the government to conduct road tests in Japan. The Plug-in HV, based on the Prius model, uses a device that can be connected to household electricity outlets for battery charging.

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Top Toyota official shows willingness to produce Prius in U.S.

LEXINGTON, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. Vice Chairman Fujio Cho speaks during a news conference in Lexington, Kentucky on May 20, expressing his willingness to produce the Prius electric-gasoline hybrid passenger car in the United States where demands for the vehicle have been increasing.

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Toyota to provide hybrid system technology to Ford

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows the Prius hybrid car produced by Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota and Ford Motor Co. said on March 9 that they have signed a licensing agreement allowing Ford to use Toyota's hybrid system control technology patents for its hybrid system.

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Toyota Prius selected as 2004 Car of the Year in N. America

DETROIT, United States - Don Esmond, senior vice president and a general manager of Toyota Motor Sales USA, poses with the North American Car of the Year Award for Toyota's hybrid car Prius during the press preview at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall in Detroit on Jan. 4.

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Toyota to boost output capacity for Prius hybrid car

TOKYO, Japan - A production line for Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Prius model in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. The auto maker said Dec. 15 it will boost the production capacity of the model given the stronger-than-expected popularity of the hybrid sedan in both domestic and overseas markets.

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Toyota shows new Prius hybrid car plant

TOYOTA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. shows the press a plant for the new popular Prius hybrid car in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 2. The company said the same day 17,500 orders were received in one month for the second-generation Prius hybrid passenger car since it was launched Sept. 1.

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Toyota releases all-new Prius

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho stands beside the all-new Prius hybrid passenger car featuring a substantial improvement in fuel efficiency which his company launched on the Japanese market on Sept. 1. The new Prius, which marks the first full model change in six years, attains a fuel efficiency of 35.5 kilometers per liter of gasoline, 10 than the previous model and comparable with cars powered by a 2-liter gasoline engine.

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Toyota to launch 2nd-generation hybrid car in fall

NEW YORK, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho (L) announces at an international auto show in New York on April 16 that the automaker will launch a second-generation Prius hybrid car, with improved fuel efficiency and other features, in the U.S. and Japanese markets this fall.

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Global sales of Prius hybrid car top 100,000

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. said Sept. 25 that cumulative global sales of its Prius hybrid passenger car (in photo) topped 100,000 units in August, claiming the sales have contributed to reducing carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, by the same amount emitted by 10,000 Japanese households annually.

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Toyota's new Prius to be 'most fuel-efficient,' Cho says

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Nagoya's Naka Ward on July 31. Cho said Toyota is preparing for the introduction in early August of the remodeled Prius hybrid car, which the company expects to become known as the most fuel-efficient car.