Firefighters' New Year event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Traditional firefighting ladder acrobatics are performed at the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year's fire and disaster prevention event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2025. (Kyodo)

Canada: Massive Fire Destroys Historic Red Bridge In Kamloops, BC 3

The Red Bridge, a historic landmark in Kamloops, British Columbia, was destroyed in a fire on Thursday, September 19. The fire is believed to have started in the center of the bridge and spread quickly, causing the bridge to collapse into the South Thompson River eventually. This incident follows another fire on the bridge early Tuesday, which had already led to the bridge closure for damage assessment.

Canada: Massive Fire Destroys Historic Red Bridge In Kamloops, BC

The Red Bridge, a historic landmark in Kamloops, British Columbia, was destroyed in a fire on Thursday, September 19. The fire is believed to have started in the center of the bridge and spread quickly, causing the bridge to collapse into the South Thompson River eventually. This incident follows another fire on the bridge early Tuesday, which had already led to the bridge closure for damage assessment.

Canada: Massive Fire Destroys Historic Red Bridge In Kamloops, BC 2

The Red Bridge, a historic landmark in Kamloops, British Columbia, was destroyed in a fire on Thursday, September 19. The fire is believed to have started in the center of the bridge and spread quickly, causing the bridge to collapse into the South Thompson River eventually. This incident follows another fire on the bridge early Tuesday, which had already led to the bridge closure for damage assessment.

Ammunition warehouse blaze in western Cambodia kills 20 soldiers: PM

STORY: Ammunition warehouse blaze in western Cambodia kills 20 soldiers: PM SHOOTING TIME: April 27, 2024 DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ammunition warehouse STORYLINE: Twenty soldiers were killed on Saturday as fire swept through an ammunition warehouse in western Cambodia, setting off a series of explosions, the country's Prime Minister Hun Manet said. The blaze broke out at 2:30 p.m. local time at the ammunition depot in the Third Military Command in Chamkar Doung village of Kampong Speu province's Chbar Mon town. Kampong Speu Provincial Police Chief Major General Sam Samuon told Xinhua that an investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the incident. The extent of the damage to the ammunition depot remains under assessment. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Phnom Penh. (XHTV)

COVID-19 still int'l health emergency: WHO

STORY: COVID-19 still int'l health emergency: WHO DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JIANG XUELAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of WHO Headquarters 3. various of vaccination 4. various of vaccines STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JIANG XUELAN, Xinhua correspondent "The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level. The announcement came amid the recent increase of weekly reported deaths worldwide." After its quarterly assessment meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, the WHO's International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee said in a statement that COVID-19 remains a dangerous infectious disease with the capacity to cause substantial damage to health systems. It also acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic may be approaching an inflection point. The committee said alt

Donors press for int'l assessment of Myanmar cyclone damage

Donors press for int'l assessment of Myanmar cyclone damage

YANGON, Myanmar - Osamu Uno (L), Japan's vice minister of foreign affairs, and Yasuaki Nogawa, Japanese ambassador to Myanmar, attend an international aid conference in Yangon on Sunday. Officials from 57 countries and from international aid agencies attending the one-day conference called on Myanmar's junta to allow international assessment of the short- and long-term needs of an estimated 2.4 million people affected by Cyclone Nargis three weeks ago.

Donors press for int'l assessment of Myanmar cyclone damage

Donors press for int'l assessment of Myanmar cyclone damage

YANGON, Myanmar - Osamu Uno (L), Japan's vice minister of foreign affairs, and Yasuaki Nogawa, Japanese ambassador to Myanmar, attend an international aid conference in Yangon on Sunday. Officials from 57 countries and from international aid agencies attending the one-day conference called on Myanmar's junta to allow international assessment of the short- and long-term needs of an estimated 2.4 million people affected by Cyclone Nargis three weeks ago. (Kyodo)