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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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CALCIO - Serie A - SS Lazio vs Cagliari Calcio

Rome, Italy November 3, 2025: Lazio fans light up the stadium with the name Vincenzo in memory of the Lazio fan who died on 28 October 1979 at the Olympic Stadium before the Serie A Enilive 2025-2026 football matchday 10, between SS Lazio vs Cagliari Calcio at Olympic Stadium.

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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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CALCIO - Serie A - Atalanta BC vs Juventus FC

A general view of Atalanta Bc Gewiss stadium during playing light before the match during Atalanta BC vs Juventus FC, Italian soccer Serie A match in Bergamo, Italy, January 14 2025

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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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Paris 2024 - Football - Spain v Morocco

Morocco's fans light flares past a national flag.Spain's players celebrate their victory over Maroc at the end of the men's semi-final football match between Maroc and Spain of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Marseille Stadium in Marseille on August 5, 2024.(Photos de Patrick Aventurier/Abacapress.com)

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Paris 2024 - Football - Spain v Morocco

Morocco's fans light flares past a national flag.Spain's players celebrate their victory over Maroc at the end of the men's semi-final football match between Maroc and Spain of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Marseille Stadium in Marseille on August 5, 2024.(Photos de Patrick Aventurier/Abacapress.com)

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Paris 2024 - Football - Spain v Morocco

Morocco's fans light flares past a national flag.Spain's players celebrate their victory over Maroc at the end of the men's semi-final football match between Maroc and Spain of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Marseille Stadium in Marseille on August 5, 2024.(Photos de Patrick Aventurier/Abacapress.com)

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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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Ghana commissions main venue for 13th African Games

STORY: Ghana commissions main venue for 13th African Games SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the University of Ghana Sports Stadium 2. various of participants of the event 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, Vice President of Ghana 4. various of the University of Ghana Sports Stadium 5. various of the sports fans STORYLINE: Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned the main venue for the 13th African Games to be held in Ghana this month. With an 11,000-seat capacity, the University of Ghana Sports Stadium has facilities for all track and field events. The stadium will also host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games. Bawumia said that when Ghana received the green light to host the Games, it had inadequate infrastructure, which placed enormous responsibility on the country to build more infrastructure to make the dream of hosting its first-ever African Games possible.

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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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US: Drone Show Depicts Travis Kelce And Taylor Swift Kiss After Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Win

A 1,000 light drone show celebrated the Super Bowl LVIII's championship post-game with a sky display depicting Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kissing and other images showing football action in this year's finals match at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The show was organized by Visit Newport Beach, a marketing agency for the city of Newport Beach in California.

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(SP)CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-32ND SEA GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY

(230506) -- PHNOM PENH, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 5, 2023. (Xinhua)

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(SP)QATAR-LUSAIL-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-OPENING CEREMONY

(240112) -- LUSAIL, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony prior to the Group A match between Qatar and Lebanon of AFC Asian Cup at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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(SP)QATAR-LUSAIL-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-OPENING CEREMONY

(240112) -- LUSAIL, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony prior to the Group A match between Qatar and Lebanon of AFC Asian Cup at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)QATAR-LUSAIL-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-OPENING CEREMONY

(240112) -- LUSAIL, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony prior to the Group A match between Qatar and Lebanon of AFC Asian Cup at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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Hockey Field of The Asian Games in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - An aerial view of the hockey field of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Sept 1, 2023. Hangzhou Asian Games hockey field construction area of about 13,000 square meters, a total of about 5,000 seats. Among them, the stadium roof design adopts the hanging light structure of Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella skeleton as the prototype, and the roof has the function of "self-cleaning". It is understood that the hockey field will host the Hangzhou Asian Games hockey competition and the Asian Para Games blind football competition at the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games.

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-LIGHT RAIL LINE

(230819) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A train of the light rail Red Line enters Bloomfield Stadium Station in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 18, 2023. About 100,000 people from across Israel enjoyed a free light rail ride along Tel Aviv's Red Line on Friday, to mark the first operative day of the line jointly built and operated by Chinese and Israeli companies. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-LIGHT RAIL LINE

(230819) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A train of the light rail Red Line enters Bloomfield Stadium Station in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 18, 2023. About 100,000 people from across Israel enjoyed a free light rail ride along Tel Aviv's Red Line on Friday, to mark the first operative day of the line jointly built and operated by Chinese and Israeli companies. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-LIGHT RAIL LINE

(230819) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A street artist celebrates at the light rail station Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 18, 2023. About 100,000 people from across Israel enjoyed a free light rail ride along Tel Aviv's Red Line on Friday, to mark the first operative day of the line jointly built and operated by Chinese and Israeli companies. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-LIGHT RAIL LINE

(230819) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A train of the light rail Red Line enters Bloomfield Stadium Station in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 18, 2023. About 100,000 people from across Israel enjoyed a free light rail ride along Tel Aviv's Red Line on Friday, to mark the first operative day of the line jointly built and operated by Chinese and Israeli companies. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

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(SP)CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-12TH ASEAN PARA GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY

(230610) -- PHNOM PENH, June 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the closing ceremony of the 12th ASEAN Para Games at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on June 9, 2023. (Xinhua)

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(SP)CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-12TH ASEAN PARA GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY

(230604) -- PHNOM PENH, June 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the 12th ASEAN Para Games at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on June 3, 2023. The 12th ASEAN Para Games officially opened here on Saturday evening. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

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(SP)CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-32ND SEA GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY

(230518) -- PHNOM PENH, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky over the Morodok Techo National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 17, 2023. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

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(SP)CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-32ND SEA GAMES-CLOSING CEREMONY

(230518) -- PHNOM PENH, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky over the Morodok Techo National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 17, 2023. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

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32nd SEA Games kicks off in Cambodia

STORY: 32nd SEA Games kick off in Cambodia DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games STORYLINE: The 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games kicked off at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh on Friday evening. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen presided over the opening ceremony of the biennial multi-sport event, which brought together a total of 10,890 athletes, coaches, arbitrators, and officials from the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Timor-Leste. The two-hour event included a sound and light show featuring the history of Cambodia, the parade of athletes from 11 countries and regions, athlete's and arbitrator's oath, speeches, torch lighting ceremony and fireworks. In a short speech at the ceremony, Hun Sen declared the games open, and said sports live in peace, saying that peace is for all, and all are for pea

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(SP)CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-32ND SEA GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY

(230506) -- PHNOM PENH, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 5, 2023. (Xinhua)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

(230424) -- BEIJING, April 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from April 17 to April 23, 2023) TRANSMITTED on April 24, 2023. Aerial photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows the stadium for the opening ceremony and cauldron in the light show for 100-day countdown to the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games at Dong'an Lake Sports Park in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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Football: Japan-Uruguay friendly

Fireworks light up the night sky ahead of an international football friendly match between Japan and Uruguay at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 24, 2023.

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African Nations Championship concludes in Algeria

STORY: African Nations Championship concludes in Algeria DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the closing ceremony STORYLINE: The seventh edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) concluded at Nelson Mandela Stadium in the Algerian capital Algiers on Saturday. The closing ceremony included art performances and a firework and light show. After the ceremony, Senegal defeated host Algeria in a penalty shootout (5-4) to win the final match. This marks the first time Senegal has won the CHAN trophy, just a year after their victory in the Africa Cup of Nations. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Algiers. (XHTV)

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Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news stories of 2022

(221229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. Top 10 China news stories of 2022 1. Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Paralympics inspire world Between Feb. 4 and 20 and March 4 and 13, China successfully hosted the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, respectively. Overcoming various difficulties and challenges, China presented a simple, safe and splendid event to the world. Beijing became the world's first "dual-Olympic city" and Chinese athletes achieved the country's best-ever Winter Games results. On April 8, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaking at the ceremony honoring those who made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, hailed the spirit of bearing the big picture in mind, being confident and open, rising to challenges, pursuing

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan's Yasuhito Endo had a light apparently from a laser shone in his face during the second half of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Jordan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima had a light apparently from a laser shone in his face in the first half of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Jordan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Jordan in World Cup qualifier

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan's Yasuhito Endo had a light apparently from a laser shone in his face before he took a penalty in the second half of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Jordan at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman on March 26, 2013. Jordan won 2-1.