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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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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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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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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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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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Memphis Zoo in U.S. holds sendoff for giant panda Ya Ya

STORY: Memphis Zoo in U.S. holds sendoff for giant panda Ya Ya DATELINE: April 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the farewell event at the Memphis Zoo STORYLINE: The Memphis Zoo in Memphis, the U.S. state of Tennessee, held a farewell event for female giant panda Ya Ya on Saturday. Hundreds of people attended the sendoff at the CHINA exhibit, where they said goodbye to Ya Ya, signed letters, and watched cultural performances. Ya Ya came to the Memphis Zoo in 2003 with male giant panda Le Le under a partnership between the zoo and the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens (CAZG). The Memphis Zoo announced in December 2022 that the giant panda loan agreement with the CAZG will end in 2023. Unfortunately, Le Le died in February ahead of the pair's scheduled return to China. According to an autopsy by Chinese and American experts, the death was caused by heart disease. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV)

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Anti-war rallies take place in southern California 20 years after U.S. invasion of Iraq

STORY: Anti-war rallies take place in southern California 20 years after U.S. invasion of Iraq DATELINE: March 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters chanting and holding up placards 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GARY BUTTERFIELD, Veteran 3. various of protesters STORYLINE: Anti-war organizations held rallies in Los Angeles and San Diego on Saturday in the run-up to the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which started on March 20, 2003. The gathering came amid nationwide anti-war rallies organized by Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER Coalition), a U.S.-based protest umbrella group consisting of many anti-war and civil rights organizations. "We felt today is a good point to get together with younger people to discuss the issues that are involved. It commemorates the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq," Gary Butterfield, a veteran, told Xinhua. SOUNDBITE (English): GARY BUTTERFIELD, Veteran "As a private citizen, w

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on May 8, 2022 shows Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts on the podium after the men's singles final against Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain. On November 15, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, 19, was confirmed as the year-end world No. 1, becoming the youngest year-end ATP No. 1 since the ranking system was introduced in 1973 and the first player outside the Big Four - Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray - to end the season as world No. 1 since 2003. Alcaraz won five titles overall in 2022, including his success at the US Open. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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Beckham to retire from soccer

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former England captain David Beckham and his wife Victoria attending a press conference on their advertisement contract with a Japanese company in Tokyo in June 2003. Beckham said on May 16, 2013, he will retire from soccer at the end of the season.

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Tokyo stocks end higher on hopes for strong start to 2004

TOKYO, Japan - ASIMO, a humanoid robot developed by Honda Motor Co., attend a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Dec. 30 to mark the end of the trading for 2003.

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Nissan to start leasing new fuel cell vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. said Dec. 8 it will begin leasing its 2003 model X-Trail FCV (shown), a fuel cell vehicle approved by the government in November. Leasing will begin by the end of next March, the automaker said.

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(3)Hara to step down as Yomiuri manager

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara, team owner Tsuneo Watanabe and Tsuneo Horiuchi, a former right-handed pitcher and coach for the Giants, attend a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 26. At the conference, Hara said he was stepping down at the end of the 2003 season because of his team's poor showing, to be succeeded by Horiuchi.

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(2)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu and his wife Gombotseren Tamir pose for a photograph at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 10. The couple filed marriage documents at the end of 2002 and plan to hold the ceremony some time after the autumn basho in September 2003.

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SMBC voices readiness to recapitalize by end of FY 2002

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshifumi Nishikawa, president of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 30. Nishikawa expressed his readiness to expand his bank's capital base by the March 31, 2003 end of the current fiscal year.

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Shipments of cell phones with cameras seen growing 3.8-fold

TOKYO, Japan - Domestic shipments of mobile phones with built-in cameras (in file photo) are expected to grow to about 23 million units by the end of the current business year in March 2003, 3.8 times those in the previous year, the Yano Research Institute said on July 12. The independent market research company said in a report that the popularity of such phones and so-called third-generation mobile phones capable of high-speed video transmission will help lift the overall market significantly.

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Korean-style Net coffee shop debuts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A Korean-style Internet coffee shop is opened for press preview in Shibuya in downtown Tokyo on Dec. 1. Interpia, a Tokyo-based unit of South Korea's Samsung Group, said it plans to establish a network of 500 shops by the end of 2003 throughout Japan.

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Dispute over dumped waste on Teshima Island settled

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Kagawa Gov. Takeki Manabe (2nd from R) signs an agreement with residents of Teshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture on June 6 to settle a long-standing dispute over 500,000 tons of industrial waste that had been illegally dumped on the island. The group of people on the left represented the residents. Under the accord, proposed by a central government arbitration commission, the prefecture will set up a disposal facility on a nearby island by early 2003 and remove all the waste by the end of March 2017.

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China helps S. Korean kimchi factory tide over COVID-19 pandemic

STORY: China helps S. Korean kimchi factory tide over COVID-19 pandemic DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: LIANYUNGANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of kimchi products, street views in China and China-South Korean exchanges 2. SOUNDBITE (Korean): OM DONG HYEON, General Manager of DAESANG (Lianyungang) Food Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Kimchi is a traditional fermented Korean side dish. And it is also what bonds Om Dong Hyeon with China for almost two decades. SOUNDBITE (Korean): OM DONG HYEON, General Manager of DAESANG (Lianyungang) Food Co., Ltd. "My name is Om Dong Hyeon. I was born in Chuncheon city, Gangwon Province of South Korea. In 2003, I came to China for the first time when my company established the affiliated factory in Miyun district of Beijing. Before I came to China, I didn't know much about the country. I just knew that China is a developing country. After moving here, what impressed me most was how fast China was changing and developing. At the end of 2019, I r

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Nippon Shimpo's drill used in the previous deep drilling of the Antarctic ice sheet

Nippon Shinkan (Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture) has delivered high-precision aluminum tubes to the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) for their deep drilling of the Antarctic ice sheet. This is the first time in 17 years that Nippon Shintube has supplied aluminum tubes to the National Institute of Polar Research since 2002, when the company supplied them to the institute's 2003-2007 drilling project. According to the Polar Research Institute, the first drill is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. In order not to collide with the rotary drill stored inside, a high degree of precision was achieved with a length of 5 meters and a bending accuracy of 0.3 mm or less. "There are no molds left. We had to redo everything, including the materials," said Takeo Kitazawa, general manager of the Technology Development Department, Safety & Environment Department, and Management Department. Photo taken on June 21, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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SMBC voices readiness to recapitalize by end of FY 2002

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshifumi Nishikawa, president of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 30. Nishikawa expressed his readiness to expand his bank's capital base by the March 31, 2003 end of the current fiscal year. (Kyodo)

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Stealing Christmas (2003)

Betty White Characters: Emily Sutton Film: Stealing Christmas (TV-FILM) Usa 2003, Director: Gregg Champion 30 November 2003 [,Beginning of Shooting Data Section] Nikon D100 Focal Length: 85mm White Balance: Incandescent Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB) 2003/03/07 00:33:03 Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority AF Mode: AF-S Hue Adjustment: 0｡ JPEG (8-bit) Fine Metering Mode: Spot Tone Comp: Auto Sharpening: Normal Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000) 1/125 sec - f/2.2 Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached Noise Reduction: OFF Exposure Comp.: 0 EV Image Comment: Lens: 85mm f/1.8 D Sensitivity: ISO 1600 [,End of Shooting Data Section] Date: 30 November 2003

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Lord Of The Rings: The Return (2003)

Viggo Mortensen & Liv Tyler Characters: Aragorn & Arwen Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King; The Lord Of The Rings Iii (USA/NZ 2003) Director: Peter Jackson 01 December 2003 Date: 01 December 2003

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Lord Of The Rings: The Return (2003)

Viggo Mortensen & Liv Tyler Characters: Aragorn & Arwen Film: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King; The Lord Of The Rings Iii (USA/NZ 2003) Director: Peter Jackson 01 December 2003 Date: 01 December 2003

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END OF THE CENTURY

END OF THE CENTURY aka END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES THE RAMONES Date: 2003

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END OF THE CENTURY

END OF THE CENTURY aka END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES THE RAMONES Date: 2003

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END OF THE CENTURY

END OF THE CENTURY aka END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES THE RAMONES Date: 2003

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END OF THE CENTURY

END OF THE CENTURY aka END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES THE RAMONES Date: 2003

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Golf: Former world No. 1 Ai Miyazato to retire

File photo taken in September 2003 shows Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato holding the trophy after winning the Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The 31-year-old former world No. 1, a nine-time winner on the U.S. LPGA Tour, will retire at the end of the season, her management said May 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks end higher on hopes for strong start to 2004

TOKYO, Japan - ASIMO, a humanoid robot developed by Honda Motor Co., attend a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Dec. 30 to mark the end of the trading for 2003. (Kyodo)

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(3)Hara to step down as Yomiuri manager

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara, team owner Tsuneo Watanabe and Tsuneo Horiuchi, a former right-handed pitcher and coach for the Giants, attend a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 26. At the conference, Hara said he was stepping down at the end of the 2003 season because of his team's poor showing, to be succeeded by Horiuchi. (Kyodo)

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(2)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu and his wife Gombotseren Tamir pose for a photograph at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 10. The couple filed marriage documents at the end of 2002 and plan to hold the ceremony some time after the autumn basho in September 2003.(Kyodo)

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Honda develops cogeneration system for households

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. has developed a compact cogeneration device for households (in photo) and is planning to start marketing it at roughly 200,000 yen by the end of the current fiscal year ending on March 31, 2003. Honda said July 18 that the 94-centimeter-tall device, which supplies both electricity and heat, would enable an ordinary household to save 40,000 yen in energy costs a year.

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Shipments of cell phones with cameras seen growing 3.8-fold

TOKYO, Japan - Domestic shipments of mobile phones with built-in cameras (in file photo) are expected to grow to about 23 million units by the end of the current business year in March 2003, 3.8 times those in the previous year, the Yano Research Institute said on July 12. The independent market research company said in a report that the popularity of such phones and so-called third-generation mobile phones capable of high-speed video transmission will help lift the overall market significantly.

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Korean-style Net coffee shop debuts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A Korean-style Internet coffee shop is opened for press preview in Shibuya in downtown Tokyo on Dec. 1. Interpia, a Tokyo-based unit of South Korea's Samsung Group, said it plans to establish a network of 500 shops by the end of 2003 throughout Japan.

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Dispute over dumped waste on Teshima Island settled

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Kagawa Gov. Takeki Manabe (2nd from R) signs an agreement with residents of Teshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture on June 6 to settle a long-standing dispute over 500,000 tons of industrial waste that had been illegally dumped on the island. The group of people on the left represented the residents. Under the accord, proposed by a central government arbitration commission, the prefecture will set up a disposal facility on a nearby island by early 2003 and remove all the waste by the end of March 2017.