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US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks 3

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

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US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks 4

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

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US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

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US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks 2

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

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South Africa: Fire Breaks Out On Table Mountain, Prompting Road Closures 3

A fire broke out in Newlands Ravine on Sunday, February 23. The flames spread quickly to other parts of Table Mountain and moved to Cape Town’s central business district due to strong winds. The flame prompted road closures in the nearby area. There are no reports of injuries at the time of writing. This video shows the firefighting operation by a helicopter on the Newlands fire.

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South Africa: Fire Breaks Out On Table Mountain, Prompting Road Closures 2

A fire broke out in Newlands Ravine on Sunday, February 23. The flames spread quickly to other part of Table Mountain and now moving to Cape Town’s central business district due to strong winds. The flame prompted road closures in the nearby area. There are no reports of injuries at the time of writing.

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South Africa: 13 Taxis Set On Fire Month After Deadly Shooting In Cape Town

13 minibus taxis were set alight at a rank on Sunday night, January 9, in Nyanga, Cape Town. Four sprinter buses and a civilian vehicle were also destroyed. This comes nearly a month after a deadly shooting at the same rank, and the South African Police Service (SAPS) is investigating the case as arson.

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - High school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

High school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2025.

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Spanish ports coping with goods congestion in Mediterranean due to Red Sea disruption

STORY: Spanish ports coping with goods congestion in Mediterranean due to Red Sea disruption SHOOTING TIME: May 7, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ports 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): CARLA SALVADO, Deputy general manager of Commercial and Marketing at Port of Barcelona 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): CARLA SALVADO, Deputy general manager of Commercial and Marketing at Port of Barcelona 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): CARLA SALVADO, Deputy general manager of Commercial and Marketing at Port of Barcelona STORYLINE: Spain's Mediterranean ports in Barcelona, Valencia and Algeciras say that they are coping with a surge in goods traffic as maritime trade between Asia and Europe is diverted due to attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Many shipping companies have chosen to avoid the threat in the Red Sea by sending their ships around Africa's Cape of Good Hope and then into the western Mediterranean. This has led to increased container traffic in S

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Prague Fashion Week underway in Czech capital

STORY: Prague Fashion Week underway in Czech capital SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fashion show 2. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GUY REDMAN, Head of Western Cape Department for Cultural Affairs and Sports 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GUY REDMAN, Head of Western Cape Department for Cultural Affairs and Sports STORYLINE: The spring edition of Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week, the largest fashion event in the Czech Republic, is being held in capital Prague from April 18 to 24. The fashion event promises to be a vibrant showcase of Czech fashion talents. On Friday, designer Tomas Nemec presented his works at Tyrs House in downtown Prague, a venue filled with smoke that evokes a sense of mystery. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TOMAS NEMEC, Designer "It was inspired by Italy and like Sicily and southern Italy overall. And the biggest inspiration came from the series White Lotus, the second season. So it was this place in

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"Oracle Bone Script Art Showcase" kicks off in South Africa

STORY: "Oracle Bone Script Art Showcase" kicks off in South Africa SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: Cape Town CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YOU WENZE, Chinese consul-general in Cape Town 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FAHRNAAZ JOHADIEN, Acting executive director of Iziko Museums of South Africa 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GUY REDMAN, Head of Western Cape Department for Cultural Affairs and Sports STORYLINE: "The Spirits on Turtle Shells and Cattle Bones: Oracle Bone Script Art Showcase" kicked off on Friday in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, to celebrate the United Nations Chinese Language Day, which falls on April 20. Hosted by the Iziko Museums of South Africa in collaboration with China's Central Academy of Fine Arts, ChinesePlus, and the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, this event takes place at the Learning Center of the Iziko Museums, located on the Groot Constantia Est

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South Africa: Severe Weather With Violent Winds Lashes Western Cape

Severe weather accompanied by strong, violent winds lashed Western Cape on Sunday, April 7 causing widespread havoc and disruption across the region. Power outages, infrastructural damage, blown-off roofs, fallen trees and fires caused by damaged power cables were reported.

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Jan. 27 Kyodo - A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

High school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to burn a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field as an annual fire festival begins at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2024.

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2024.

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2024.

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SOUTH AFRICA-SNAPSHOT

(230818) -- BETTY'S BAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists look at African penguins at the Stony Point Nature Reserve in Betty's Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa, March 30, 2019. South Africa, to hold the 15th BRICS summit this month, is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the only country in the world with three capitals, with Pretoria as its administrative capital, Cape Town as its legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital. Other major cities include Johannesburg and Durban. South Africa has a pleasant climate and famous tourist destinations such as Cape of Good Hope, Kruger National Park and the Table Mountain, attracting a large number of foreign tourists for vacation and sightseeing every year. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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Fire festival in western Japan

A 100,000 square turf-covered field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival resumes in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2023, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fire festival in western Japan

A 100,000 square turf-covered field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival resumes in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2023, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-COLD FRONT

(220612) -- CAPE TOWN, June 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Dark clouds gather in the sky over Cape Town, South Africa, on June 12, 2022. South African Weather Service said the first cold front is expected to reach the Western Cape on Sunday evening. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY

(220419) -- CAPE TOWN, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teacher of the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine at University of Western Cape introduces Chinese tea to visitors at Groot Constantia wine farm in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 19, 2022. An educational partnership between China and South Africa on Tuesday brought Chinese tea culture to Cape Town's Groot Constantia, the oldest South African wine farm, to promote exchanges of cultures and celebrate UN Chinese Language Day. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY

(220419) -- CAPE TOWN, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teacher of the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine at University of Western Cape prepares Chinese tea for visitors at Groot Constantia wine farm in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 19, 2022. An educational partnership between China and South Africa on Tuesday brought Chinese tea culture to Cape Town's Groot Constantia, the oldest South African wine farm, to promote exchanges of cultures and celebrate UN Chinese Language Day. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY

(220419) -- CAPE TOWN, April 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Teachers of the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine at University of Western Cape introduce Chinese tea to visitors at Groot Constantia wine farm in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 19, 2022. An educational partnership between China and South Africa on Tuesday brought Chinese tea culture to Cape Town's Groot Constantia, the oldest South African wine farm, to promote exchanges of cultures and celebrate UN Chinese Language Day. (photo by Francisco Scarbar/Xinhua)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-TOURISM-CONFIDENCE

(220409) -- CAPE TOWN, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists stand in front of a cable car station's ticket office of Table Mountain in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on April 9, 2022. Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and Western Cape Province, on Friday said the latest Western Cape tourism figures showed that traveler confidence has returned, with February recording the highest number of arrival and departure international terminal passengers over the last five months. Natural attractions such as Table Mountain and Cape Point were popular with both domestic and international tourists, it said. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-TOURISM-CONFIDENCE

(220409) -- CAPE TOWN, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists line up at a cable car station of Table Mountain in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on April 9, 2022. Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and Western Cape Province, on Friday said the latest Western Cape tourism figures showed that traveler confidence has returned, with February recording the highest number of arrival and departure international terminal passengers over the last five months. Natural attractions such as Table Mountain and Cape Point were popular with both domestic and international tourists, it said. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-TOURISM-CONFIDENCE

(220409) -- CAPE TOWN, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists get off a sightseeing bus at a cable car station of Table Mountain in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on April 9, 2022. Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and Western Cape Province, on Friday said the latest Western Cape tourism figures showed that traveler confidence has returned, with February recording the highest number of arrival and departure international terminal passengers over the last five months. Natural attractions such as Table Mountain and Cape Point were popular with both domestic and international tourists, it said. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-TOURISM-CONFIDENCE

(220409) -- CAPE TOWN, April 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sanitizes a tourist's hands at a cable car station of Table Mountain in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on April 9, 2022. Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and Western Cape Province, on Friday said the latest Western Cape tourism figures showed that traveler confidence has returned, with February recording the highest number of arrival and departure international terminal passengers over the last five months. Natural attractions such as Table Mountain and Cape Point were popular with both domestic and international tourists, it said. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People clear rock lobsters on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A bulldozer clears rock lobsters on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A researcher looks for a specimen on a beach heaped with rock lobsters in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People clear rock lobsters on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A person clears rock lobsters on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rock lobsters are seen piled up on a beach in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-WEST COAST-ROCK LOBSTERS-CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS

(220303) -- WEST COAST (SOUTH AFRICA), March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk on a beach heaped with rock lobsters in West Coast area, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on March 3, 2022. South Africa's environmental department on Wednesday said it has activated a contingency plan and issued a red alert after an estimate of 500-tonne rock lobsters had been spotted on the shore as of Tuesday because of a toxic algal bloom, or red tide. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-ROOISAND NATURE RESERVE-WILD HORSES

(220219) -- ROOISAND NATURE RESERVE (SOUTH AFRICA), Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wild horses are seen in Rooisand Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-ROOISAND NATURE RESERVE-WILD HORSES

(220219) -- ROOISAND NATURE RESERVE (SOUTH AFRICA), Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A wild horse foal is seen in Rooisand Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-ROOISAND NATURE RESERVE-WILD HORSES

(220219) -- ROOISAND NATURE RESERVE (SOUTH AFRICA), Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wild horses are seen in Rooisand Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-HEAT WAVE

(220123) -- WESTERN CAPE (SOUTH AFRICA), Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2022 shows a thermometer displaying a temperature of 43 degrees Celsius in Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. A heat wave hit some places of the Western Cape this weekend. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-HEAT WAVE

(220123) -- WESTERN CAPE (SOUTH AFRICA), Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer tries to extinguish a fire in Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on Jan. 23, 2022. A heat wave hit some places of the Western Cape this weekend. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-HEAT WAVE

(220123) -- WESTERN CAPE (SOUTH AFRICA), Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises over Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on Jan. 23, 2022. A heat wave hit some places of the Western Cape this weekend. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-HEAT WAVE

(220123) -- WESTERN CAPE (SOUTH AFRICA), Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire in Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on Jan. 23, 2022. A heat wave hit some places of the Western Cape this weekend. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-HEAT WAVE

(220123) -- WESTERN CAPE (SOUTH AFRICA), Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises over Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on Jan. 23, 2022. A heat wave hit some places of the Western Cape this weekend. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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SOUTH AFRICA-WESTERN CAPE-HEAT WAVE

(220123) -- WESTERN CAPE (SOUTH AFRICA), Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises in Worcester, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on Jan. 23, 2022. A heat wave hit some places of the Western Cape this weekend. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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Japanese man finishes 10,000 km north-south Africa trek

Masahito Yoshida from Tottori, western Japan, approaches his goal at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa on July 19, 2015, after trekking with a two-wheeled cart over 10,000 kilometers across 10 African countries. Yoshida, 34, began the trip from the Egyptian port city of Alexandria in September 2014. He completed a round-the-globe trip across Europe, Asia, North America and Australia in the same manner in 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese man finishes 10,000 km north-south Africa trek

Masahito Yoshida from Tottori, western Japan, expresses his joy upon reaching his goal at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa on July 19, 2015, after trekking with a two-wheeled cart over 10,000 kilometers across 10 African countries. Yoshida, 34, began the trip from the Egyptian port city of Alexandria in September 2014. He completed a round-the-globe trip across Europe, Asia, North America and Australia in the same manner in 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon Damage at Nagasaki Ship Building Site, Ministry of Engineering

This photo has August 20, 1874 written on it. The foundry with two chimneys and the brick building with the boiler room which had started operation directly under the shogunate government in 1857 survived the typhoon. Another brick building, the lathe workshop with the first iron roof truss in Japan was not destroyed. The western-style building on the hill to the left is the dormitory for foreign staff built in April,1874. The buildings on the reclaimed land at the Maruo shore can be seen beyond the cape to its right.==Date:1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Fire festival in Japan

High school students fire flaming arrows, marking the start of an annual fire festival at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire festival in Japan

A 100,000 square field at a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as an annual fire festival begins in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Tourists buy snacks being marketed in celebration of new Japanese Emperor Naruhito's enthronement in Cape Shiono -- the southernmost point on Japan's main island of Honshu -- in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo