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US: Massive Warehouse Fire Destroys Medline Distribution Center in Northern California

A massive fire broke out at a Medline distribution warehouse in Tracy, Northern California, on Thursday, June 11, destroying the one-million-square-foot facility and sending a large column of black smoke into the sky. The blaze started around 1 p.m. and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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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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More Than 100m Cars Recalled in China

Vehicles move slowly on a road in Beijing, China March 16, 2010. On March 13, 2024, according to the data of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the defective product recall system has been implemented in China for 20 years, and by the end of 2023, China has implemented 2,842 vehicle recalls involving 103 million vehicles.

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More Than 100m Cars Recalled in China

Citizens look at vehicles on display at an exhibition in Beijing, China, September 5, 2010. On March 13, 2024, according to the data of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the defective product recall system has been implemented in China for 20 years, and by the end of 2023, China has implemented 2,842 vehicle recalls involving 103 million vehicles.

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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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U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain unipolar hegemony: Turkish analyst

STORY: U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain unipolar hegemony: Turkish analyst DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral STORYLINE: A Turkish analyst says the U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain its unipolar hegemony, noting that its operations undermine world peace and stability. Turker Erturk, who served as commander of the Turkish Naval Academy between 2008 and 2010, blamed Washington for willfully prolonging the Ukraine crisis. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral "At the end of the Cold War, the U.S. emerged as the largest and only global power. And now, it makes various plans and conducts operations to maintain this unipolar world order. Our experiences are manifestations of this. The U.S. had invested much in this (crisis) to get Ukraine away from Russia and the crisis that started on Feb. 24 last year is escalating very seriously with

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Uruguay's Forlan announces international retirement

TOKYO, March 12 Kyodo - File photo shows Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan scoring a goal in a semifinal match against the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa. He announced the end of his international career at a press conference in Osaka, Japan, on March 12, 2015.

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Gov't, Okinawa to outline new development law

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2010, after meeting with Cabinet members. The central government and the prefecture agreed to outline the framework of a new law by the summer of 2011 to replace the current law on support for Okinawa's development, which expires at the end of March 2012.

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Okinawa calls for new development law

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (C) speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2010 after attending the first meeting of a panel on promotion and development of Okinawa. Nakaima said he requested new legislation on the prefecture's development since the current law is scheduled to expire at the end of fiscal 2011, or March 2012.

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Kan hints at giving up on formulating tax reform by next March

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 14, 2010. Kan indicated that he would give up on compiling the details of a tax reform plan by the March 31 end of fiscal 2010.

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NTT Docomo to enter e-book business in FY 2010: president

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 7, 2010. Yamada said the company will enter the electronic book business by the end of fiscal 2010 through next March 31.

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Akasaka Prince hotel to end business

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Tokyo. The operator Seibu Holdings Inc. announced April 28, 2010 that it will close the hotel, which has been used for key politicians' meetings and celebrities' wedding ceremonies since its opening in 1955, at the end of March 2011.

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Hatoyama backpedals on Futemma plan by end of March

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 29, 2010. Hatoyama indicated his government will not be able to come up with a single proposal for the relocation of a U.S. Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture by the end of March, saying it is not legally bound to do so.

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'Blue' rose perfume from Suntory

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a gift set featuring the world's first blue rose and a perfume of the flower's scent that Suntory Flowers Ltd. will sell for around 10,000 yen from March 30, 2010. The company under major beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd. said March 25 that it is aiming to sell 1,000 gift sets by the end of June in the country's three major business centers of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.

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Vancouver Paralympics come to close

WHISTLER, Canada - Fireworks light up the sky at the end of the Vancouver Paralympic Games at Whistler Medals Plaza in Whistler, Canada, on March 21, 2010.

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Ichiro and H. Matsui at preseason match

TEMPE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (L) and the Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui chat at the end of the second inning of a preseason game in Tempe, Arizona, on March 21, 2010.

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Child allowances, tuition-free schools bills pass lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Education minister Tatsuo Kawabata bows at a plenary session of the House of Representatives after the lower house passed a bill to make tuition free for public senior high school students in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The government expects the bill, along with a bill to provide monthly allowances to families raising children, to clear the House of Councillors by the end of the month.

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Child allowances, tuition-free schools bills pass lower house

TOKYO, Japan - A plenary session of the House of Representatives passes a bill to make tuition free for public senior high school students in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The government expects the bill, along with a bill to provide monthly allowances to families raising children, to clear the House of Councillors by the end of the month.

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Crown Prince Naruhito visits Rome

ROME, Italy - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) takes a tour of the presidential palace, guided by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (L), in Rome on March 14, 2010. The crown prince visited Italy on his way back to Japan to end his weeklong official visit to Ghana and Kenya.

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China parliamentary session wraps up

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L, front), Premier Wen Jiabao (R, front) and other officials sing the Chinese anthem at the end of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2010.

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China leaders at parliament

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands at the end of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2010.

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Japan-U.S. secret pacts confirmed, gov't policy shift expected

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Kitaoka (R), a University of Tokyo professor who headed a Foreign Ministry panel investigating Japan-U.S. secret pacts on nuclear arms and other issues, speaks during a news conference at the ministry on March 9, 2010. The panel concluded that secret pacts were reached by Japan and the United States in the Cold War era, leading the Japanese government to end its decades-long official denial of their existence.

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Japan-U.S. secret pacts confirmed, gov't policy shift expected

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Kitaoka, a University of Tokyo professor who headed a Foreign Ministry panel investigating Japan-U.S. secret pacts on nuclear arms and other issues, speaks during a news conference at the ministry on March 9, 2010. The panel concluded that secret pacts were reached by Japan and the United States in the Cold War era, leading the Japanese government to end its decades-long official denial of their existence.

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Keidanren to cease role in political donations

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on March 8, 2010, about the federation's decision to end its involvement in corporate donations by its members to political parties.

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Keidanren to cease role in political donations

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on March 8, 2010, about the federation's decision to end its involvement in corporate donations by its members to political parties.

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Former Olympic champion Shimizu reflects on memorable career

OBIHIRO, Japan - Nagano Olympic 500-meter gold medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu bows to reporters at the end of a press conference in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on March, 5, 2010, after drawing the curtain on a record-breaking career. During the press conference, Shimizu said he truly enjoyed his life in competitive speed skating.

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Japan to come up with Futemma relocation plan by March end

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, in answering questions from reporters at his office on March 4, 2010, said Japan will come up with a government plan for the relocation of a U.S. Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture by the end of this month.

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - People walk past an old pillbox on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010. They came to the island in a one-day trip to attend a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II.

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - A group of people including former American soldiers pose at the summit of Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010. The veterans were among some 800 participants in a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II.

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - A ceremony is held near the Reunion of Honor memorial on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II.

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - A ceremony is held near the Reunion of Honor memorial on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II.

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JAL to disband women's basketball team

TOKYO, Japan - Yumi Iwamura (L), captain of the women's basketball team of Japan Airlines Corp., and team manager Junichi Ara (C) attend a press conference at the headquarters of the Japan Sports Association in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 2, 2010. JAL, currently undergoing restructuring after declaring bankruptcy, said the same day it will disband its basketball team, the JAL Rabbits, at the end of the 2010-11 season.

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Monju operation to be resumed

TOKYO, Japan - This August 2005 file photo shows the prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor Monju in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. Operations of the plant will be resumed by the end of March 2010.

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MUFG, Morgan Stanley to merge Japan brokerage units by spring 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. President Nobuo Kuroyanagi (R) speaks during a press conference announcing that his company and U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley aim to create a new securities company by merging their Japanese units by the end of March 2010.

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MUFG, Morgan Stanley to merge Japan brokerage units by spring 2010

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Morgan Stanley Japan Securities President Jonathan Kindred, Morgan Stanley Co-President Walid Chammah, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. President Nobuo Kuroyanagi and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities President Fumiyuki Akikusa shake hands after a press conference announcing their aim to create a new securities company by merging their Japanese units by the end of March 2010.

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Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years

STORY: Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Greece 2. various of the economic forum about Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system held in Athens on Tuesday 3. various of the National Bank of Greece 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTINA PAPACONSTANTINOU, Bank of Greece (BoG) Deputy Governor 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): CHRISTOS STAIKOURAS, Greece Finance Minister STORYLINE: Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system had been reduced by 82.8 pct in the period 2016-2021, but the outlook for the future is cloudy due to the new challenges, local officials told an online economic forum in Athens on Tuesday. NPLs at the end of December 2021 amounted to 18.4 billion euros (19.4 billion U.S. dollars), down by 90.3 billion euros compared to March 2016, when they had peaked during the acute debt crisis Greece went through (2010-2018), said Christina Papaconstantinou, Bank o

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MUFG, Morgan Stanley to merge Japan brokerage units by spring 201

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. President Nobuo Kuroyanagi (R) speaks during a press conference announcing that his company and U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley aim to create a new securities company by merging their Japanese units by the end of March 2010. (Kyodo)

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MUFG, Morgan Stanley to merge Japan brokerage units by spring 201

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Morgan Stanley Japan Securities President Jonathan Kindred, Morgan Stanley Co-President Walid Chammah, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. President Nobuo Kuroyanagi and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities President Fumiyuki Akikusa shake hands after a press conference announcing their aim to create a new securities company by merging their Japanese units by the end of March 2010. (Kyodo)