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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Tainan

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi City's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on July 6, 2025, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 2

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Taibao City, Chiayi.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Cigu District, Tainan.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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[Breaking News]Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

MATSUYAMA, Japan, July 11 Kyodo - People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs. (Kyodo)

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs.(Kyodo)

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Dollar tumbles to 157 yen level

Financial monitors at a foreign exchange company in Tokyo show the dollar trading in the 157 yen range in early New York trading on July 11, 2024, down sharply from over 161 yen earlier in the day, in reaction to the release of June's U.S. consumer price index.

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Dollar tumbles to 157 yen level

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the dollar plunging to the 157 yen level in early New York trading on July 11, 2024, from over 161 yen earlier in the day, in reaction to the release of June's U.S. consumer price index.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs.

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Arthur Delaporte Around The National Assembly - Paris

French Socialist Party (PS) member of parliament Arthur Delaporte outside French National Assembly in Paris, France on June 11, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron has taken the biggest gamble of his political career by calling early legislative elections to combat the surge of the far right, with the outcome decisive for his political legacy. France will go to the polls to vote for a new National Assembly on June 30, with a second round on July 7, Macron said in an address to the nation. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arthur Delaporte Around The National Assembly - Paris

French Socialist Party (PS) member of parliament Arthur Delaporte outside French National Assembly in Paris, France on June 11, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron has taken the biggest gamble of his political career by calling early legislative elections to combat the surge of the far right, with the outcome decisive for his political legacy. France will go to the polls to vote for a new National Assembly on June 30, with a second round on July 7, Macron said in an address to the nation. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Of National Assembly - Paris

Illustration of National Assembly in Paris, France on June 11, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron has taken the biggest gamble of his political career by calling early legislative elections to combat the surge of the far right, with the outcome decisive for his political legacy. France will go to the polls to vote for a new National Assembly on June 30, with a second round on July 7, Macron said in an address to the nation. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Of National Assembly - Paris

Illustration of National Assembly in Paris, France on June 11, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron has taken the biggest gamble of his political career by calling early legislative elections to combat the surge of the far right, with the outcome decisive for his political legacy. France will go to the polls to vote for a new National Assembly on June 30, with a second round on July 7, Macron said in an address to the nation. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egypt's inflation hits record 39.7 pct

STORY: Egypt's inflation hits record 39.7 pct DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of markets and customers in Cairo 2. various of restaurants in Cairo 3. various of goods in store 4. various of streets in Cairo STORYLINE: Egypt's year-on-year headline inflation hit a record high of 39.7 percent in August, compared to 38.2 percent in July and 15.3 percent in August 2022, data from the country's official statistics authority showed on Sunday. According to Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, the prices of food and beverages surged by 71.9 percent, alcoholics and tobacco by 57.6 percent, restaurant and hotel services by 49.5 percent, and furniture and household appliances by 42 percent in the past 12 months. Egypt has been struggling to curb the inflation rates that have been rising over the past few years, amid local currency depreciation and foreign currency shortage. In early August, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)

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LEBANON-AIN AL-HELWEH REFUGEE CAMP-CLASHES

(230731) -- SIDON, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises above the Ain Al-Helweh camp in south Lebanon, July 31, 2023. The armed clashes between members of the Palestinian Fatah Movement and Islamist militants in southern Lebanon intensified on Monday, increasing the death toll to 11 and the total injuries to 37, the Elnashra news website reported. Several armed clashes broke out in the Ain Al-Helweh camp between Fatah members and Islamist militants since early Sunday morning, leading to the killing of Abou Ashraf al-Armoushi, a Fatah military officer, three of his bodyguards, and several civilians while injuring others. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-AIN AL-HELWEH REFUGEE CAMP-CLASHES

(230731) -- SIDON, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises above the Ain Al-Helweh camp in south Lebanon, July 31, 2023. The armed clashes between members of the Palestinian Fatah Movement and Islamist militants in southern Lebanon intensified on Monday, increasing the death toll to 11 and the total injuries to 37, the Elnashra news website reported. Several armed clashes broke out in the Ain Al-Helweh camp between Fatah members and Islamist militants since early Sunday morning, leading to the killing of Abou Ashraf al-Armoushi, a Fatah military officer, three of his bodyguards, and several civilians while injuring others. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-AIN AL-HELWEH REFUGEE CAMP-CLASHES

(230731) -- SIDON, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Lebanese soldier is on duty on the border of the Ain Al-Helweh camp in south Lebanon, July 31, 2023. The armed clashes between members of the Palestinian Fatah Movement and Islamist militants in southern Lebanon intensified on Monday, increasing the death toll to 11 and the total injuries to 37, the Elnashra news website reported. Several armed clashes broke out in the Ain Al-Helweh camp between Fatah members and Islamist militants since early Sunday morning, leading to the killing of Abou Ashraf al-Armoushi, a Fatah military officer, three of his bodyguards, and several civilians while injuring others. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-AIN AL-HELWEH REFUGEE CAMP-CLASHES

(230731) -- SIDON, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese soldiers are on duty on the border of the Ain Al-Helweh camp in south Lebanon, July 31, 2023. The armed clashes between members of the Palestinian Fatah Movement and Islamist militants in southern Lebanon intensified on Monday, increasing the death toll to 11 and the total injuries to 37, the Elnashra news website reported. Several armed clashes broke out in the Ain Al-Helweh camp between Fatah members and Islamist militants since early Sunday morning, leading to the killing of Abou Ashraf al-Armoushi, a Fatah military officer, three of his bodyguards, and several civilians while injuring others. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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11 injured after powerful storm smashes airport glass wall in S. Yemen

STORY: 11 injured after powerful storm smashes airport glass wall in S. Yemen DATELINE: July 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: ADEN, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. a surveillance footage of the Aden International Airport under the storm's attack 2. various of the Aden International Airport under the storm's attack STORYLINE: At least 11 people were injured as a powerful storm, accompanied by heavy rains and strong winds, struck Yemen's southern port city of Aden early Monday. The sudden storm caused a glass facade to collapse in the departure hall of Aden International Airport, injuring at least 11 passengers, including children, a local medical official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The injured have been taken to nearby hospitals for medical treatment, the official added. The airport's facilities and several vehicles parked in the vicinity were also damaged, said another official. The storm raged on in residential areas, causing damage to numerous old houses throughout Aden, he said,

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At least 11 dead in arson attack in Sonora, Mexico

STORY: At least 11 dead in arson attack in Sonora, Mexico DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: Mexico City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fire site (Source: Twitter) STORYLINE: At least 11 people were killed and four others injured in an arson attack in a bar in the city of San Luis Rio Colorado, in the northern state of Sonora, Mexico, the State Attorney General's Office (FGJE) reported Saturday. In its official Twitter account, the Prosecutor's Office detailed that the event occurred during the early hours of the day. The suspect, who was allegedly in a state of drunkenness, threw an object with fire at the doors of the bar after being expelled by the bar staff. So far, seven men and four women are known to be among the dead. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mexico City. (XHTV)

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

A vehicle of the Brigadas de Refuerzo en Incendios Forestales (BRIF) that collaborates in the extinguishing of the La Palma fire, on July 16, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of yesterday morning in an urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 4,600 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people from the municipalities of Tijarafe and Puntagorda, due to the advance of the fire. The Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA). Besides, the fire has reached the National Park of La Caldera de Taburiente, where it has burned about 60 hectares so far. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Smoke caused by the flames of the La Palma fire, 16 July 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of yesterday morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 4,600 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people from the municipalities of Tijarafe and Puntagorda, due to the advance of the fire. The Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA). Besides, the fire has reached the National Park of La Caldera de Taburiente, where it has burned about 60 hectares so far. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

View of the fire approaching an evacuated population center, on July 16, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of yesterday morning in an urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 4,600 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people from the municipalities of Tijarafe and Puntagorda, due to the advance of the fire. The Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA). Besides, the fire has reached the National Park of La Caldera de Taburiente, where it has burned about 60 hectares so far. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Smoke caused by the flames of the La Palma fire, 16 July 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of yesterday morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 4,600 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people from the municipalities of Tijarafe and Puntagorda, due to the advance of the fire. The Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA). Besides, the fire has reached the National Park of La Caldera de Taburiente, where it has burned about 60 hectares so far. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

View of the fire from an evacuated population center, on July 16, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of yesterday morning in an urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 4,600 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people from the municipalities of Tijarafe and Puntagorda, due to the advance of the fire. The Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA). Besides, the fire has reached the National Park of La Caldera de Taburiente, where it has burned about 60 hectares so far. 16 JULY 2023;FIRE;FOREST FIRE;HEAT Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Members of the Brigadas de Refuerzo en Incendios Forestales (BRIF) work in the extinction of the forest fire declared in La Palma, near a house, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA) Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Smoke caused by the forest fire declared in La Palma, near a house, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA) Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Neighbors watch the forest fire declared in La Palma, near a house, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA) Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Members of the Guardia Civil cut the traffic in the vicinity of the forest fire declared in La Palma, near a house, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA) Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Two neighbors watch the flames of the forest fire declared in La Palma, July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA). Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Smoke from the forest fire declared in La Palma, near the houses, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA) Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

A neighbor observes from the roof of a house the forest fire declared in La Palma, near a house, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA) Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Fire and smoke near a house in the forest fire declared in La Palma, July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA). Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Flames near a house in the forest fire declared in La Palma, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA). Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

Smoke caused by the forest fire declared in La Palma, seen from the road, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA) Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Forest Fire In Canary Islands

A tanker truck attends the forest fire declared in La Palma, on July 15, 2023, in Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). This fire declared in the early hours of this morning in urban forest area in the municipality of Puntagorda already affects about 200 hectares and has burned 11 houses. In addition, the Emergency Coordination Center has announced the evacuation of the population center of Tijarafe due to the advance of the fire. At the request of the Cabildo, the fire has been upgraded to level 2 of severity. Thus, the Canary Islands Government has assumed the management of the emergency in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA) Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Türkiye evacuates citizens after fire breaks out in western Izmir

STORY: Türkiye evacuates citizens after fire breaks out in western Izmir DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forest fire in western Izmir province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the forest fire in the Dalyan region of Ortaca district of southwestern Mugla of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: People residing in summer houses around Türkiye's Aliaga district in western Izmir province are being evacuated by land and sea after a fire broke out early Monday, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported. "Currently, two summer houses have burned down. Our priority is to prevent fire from reaching residential areas. We are evacuating our citizens by both land and sea. Our citizens living in the affected regions are currently being relocated," the broadcaster quoted Aliaga District Governor Zekeriya Guney as saying. A total of six helicopters, four planes, 18 water sprinklers, and five construction machines ar

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Human remains wearing 'eboshi' hat found

OKAYAMA, Japan - Human remains wearing "eboshi" headgear, discovered in a grave of the early 14th century in the Shikata Site in Okayama City, western Japan, are pictured on July 11, 2014.

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Human remains wearing 'eboshi' hat found

OKAYAMA, Japan - Human remains wearing "eboshi" headgear, discovered in a grave of the early 14th century in the Shikata Site in Okayama City, western Japan, are pictured on July 11, 2014.

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S. Korean president's brother arrested

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's elder brother, Lee Sang Deuk, formerly a six-term legislator, lowers his eyes before reporters in Seoul in the early hours of July 11, 2012, after he was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes.

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Newborn panda at Tokyo zoo dies after 1 week

TOKYO, Japan - Toshimitsu Doi, chief of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, wipes tears from his eyes during a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Doi became teary-eyed while discussing the death early that day of a giant panda cub born at the zoo on July 5. The cub, the first giant panda cub born at the zoo in 24 years, died of pneumonia.

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S. Korean president's brother arrested

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's elder brother, Lee Sang Deuk, formerly a six-term legislator, answers reporters' questions in Seoul in the early hours of July 11, 2012, after he was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes.

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S. Korean president's brother arrested

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's elder brother, Lee Sang Deuk, formerly a six-term legislator, answers reporters' questions in Seoul in the early hours of July 11, 2012, after he was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes.

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Stranded freighter at Kamaishi port

KAMAISHI, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows the 4,724-ton Panamanian-registered freighter Asia Symphony, which has been stranded on a dock at Kamaishi port in Iwate Prefecture since the March 11 tsunami. The freighter will be removed as early as October, local government sources said Aug. 18.

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Toshiba to deliver water treatment system to Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. employees build a water treatment system in Yokohama on July 14, 2011. The company is set to deliver the system to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to help decontamination efforts amid a series of problems with existing devices. The new system, which can treat 1,200 tons of water a day, will start operation from early August to help plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. deal with the crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Wooden stirrup from 5th-6th century

OTSU, Japan - A wooden stirrup dating back to the late fifth to early sixth centuries unearthed in Higashiomi, Shiga Prefecture, in western Japan, is shown to reporters on July 11, 2011. The Shiga Prefecture cultural property preservation association said the artifact is the oldest of its kind in Japan.

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Koike conveys to Schieffer wish to visit U.S. to meet Gates

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike (R) shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer at her ministry on July 11. Koike told the ambassador she hopes to visit the United States to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at an early opportunity.

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China signs deal to lift ban on Japanese rice imports

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka (R) and Li Changjiang (L), director of the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, sign a rice trade resumption accord in Tokyo on April 11. Beijing's lifting of its four-year ban on Japanese rice imports paves the way for Japan to resume rice shipments to China as early as July.