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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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Michelin Closing Another 2 Plants In Europe

File photo dated March 18, 2005 shows Michelin logo in Marseille, France. Michelin is to close its Cholet and Vannes plants in France by early 2026 at the latest. The company announced this planned measure to the two facilities’ 1,254 employees this morning. When added to the approximately 1,500 employees at three locations in Germany, where operations will cease by the end of 2025, Michelin has announced some 2,750 job cuts within Europe in the past year. Photo by Gerald Holubowicz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Closing Another 2 Plants In Europe

File photo dated March 18, 2005 shows Michelin logo in Marseille, France. Michelin is to close its Cholet and Vannes plants in France by early 2026 at the latest. The company announced this planned measure to the two facilities’ 1,254 employees this morning. When added to the approximately 1,500 employees at three locations in Germany, where operations will cease by the end of 2025, Michelin has announced some 2,750 job cuts within Europe in the past year. Photo by Gerald Holubowicz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Michelin Closing Another 2 Plants In Europe

File photo dated March 18, 2005 shows Michelin logo in Marseille, France. Michelin is to close its Cholet and Vannes plants in France by early 2026 at the latest. The company announced this planned measure to the two facilities’ 1,254 employees this morning. When added to the approximately 1,500 employees at three locations in Germany, where operations will cease by the end of 2025, Michelin has announced some 2,750 job cuts within Europe in the past year. Photo by Gerald Holubowicz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Australian student visa rejection rate rises

STORY: Australian student visa rejection rate rises SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of international students in Canberra 2. various of the Australian National University campus STORYLINE: According to the latest Australian government data, 80.9 percent of total international student visa applications in the six months to December 2023 were approved -- down from 86 percent in the financial year 2022-23 and 91.5 percent in 2021-22. It marks the lowest approval rate since 2005-06. The fall coincided with the December release of the government's new migration strategy, which places an emphasis on greater scrutiny for student visa applicants to end exploitation of the immigration system. Under the overhaul, colleges and universities have been placed into three tiers based on their history of visa fraud or other problems with international students. Those in tier one, including Australia's largest universities, ar

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Center Pompidou Will Close For Works From 2025 To 2030

File photo dated December 2005 - Illustration of Beaubourg center (centre Georges Pompidou) in Paris, France. - Five years of closure for the Center Pompidou in Paris. One of the most important museums of modern and contemporary art in the world, will completely close for work at the end of 2025 and will reopen in 2030, the Minister of Culture announced on Wednesday. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Center Pompidou Will Close For Works From 2025 To 2030

File photo dated December 2005 - Illustration of Beaubourg center (centre Georges Pompidou) in Paris, France. - Five years of closure for the Center Pompidou in Paris. One of the most important museums of modern and contemporary art in the world, will completely close for work at the end of 2025 and will reopen in 2030, the Minister of Culture announced on Wednesday. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aichi expo site illuminated in test

NAGAKUTE, Japan - The site of the 2005 world exposition in Aichi Prefecture is illuminated in a test on Dec. 27 prior to the illuminations for the year-end and New Year's Day.

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Japan's Holocaust museum to honor Anne Frank's memory

HIROSHIMA, Japan - File photo taken in 2005 at the Holocaust Education Center in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, shows the typewriter used by Otto Frank (R), father of Anne Frank (L), to transcribe her diary after the end of World War II. The memorial museum will host an exhibition from March 15 to May 3, 2014, memorializing the 85th anniversary of Anne Frank's birth.

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Golfer Yoneyama to retire at end of season

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 2005 shows Japanese golfer Midori Yoneyama, a seven-time winner on the Japan LPGA Tour. Yoneyama, 35, said Nov. 16, 2011, she will retire at the end of the season.

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Yosano, Hiranuma confirm plans to launch new party this week

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, an independent who left the LDP in 2005, answers questions from reporters after meeting with former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano in Tokyo on April 5, 2010. Hiranuma and Yosano, who is set to leave the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party after severely criticizing the party leadership, confirmed in the meeting their plans to launch a new party by the end of this week.

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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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Tokyo's Ginza, Osaka's Kitashinchi to form 'sister town' relations

TOKYO, Japan - The well-known entertainment districts of Ginza in Tokyo (photo taken in March, 2005) and Kitashinchi in Osaka will form a ''sister town'' relationship soon, representatives of the districts said Nov. 17. The plan is eyed by a group of about 1,750 high-end bars, night clubs and restaurants in Ginza and a similar group of some 360 such businesses in Kitashinchi to join hands for better services and operation expansion.

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Honda Super Cub output exceeds 50 mil. units

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. said on Feb. 8 its 50 cc Super Cub motorcycle (in handout photo) became the world's first motor vehicle to achieve a global production milestone of 50 million units at the end of 2005. Production totaled 50,178,947 units 47 years after its launch in Japan in 1958, Honda said.

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Fukui does not rule out end of ultra-loose policy in FY 2005

OSAKA, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a news conference after meeting business leaders in Osaka on Sept. 29. Fukui indicated that the central bank might lift its four-and-a-half-year-old quantitative easing policy by the end of next March.

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Aichi Expo ends Sunday after 6-month run

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Visitors pack the Nagakute main site of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture as the 185-day event comes to an end on Sept. 25.

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Aichi Expo ends Sunday after 6-month run

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Flags of the countries participating in the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture stand under the blue sky as the 185-day event comes to an end on Sept. 25. The Expo served as a testing ground for new technologies and featuring exhibits like humanoid robots and a frozen mammoth from Siberia.

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Aichi Expo ends Sunday after 6-month run

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Visitors pack the Nagakute main site of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture as the 185-day event comes to an end on Sept. 25.

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Aichi Expo ends Sunday after 6-month run

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Flags of the countries participating in the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture stand under the blue sky as the 185-day event comes to an end on Sept. 25. The Expo served as a testing ground for new technologies and featuring exhibits like humanoid robots and a frozen mammoth from Siberia.

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Aichi Expo ends Sunday after 6-month run

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Visitors pack the Nagakute main site of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture as the 185-day event comes to an end on Sept. 25.

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Aichi Expo packed with visitors

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Thai dancers give their performance at the Nagakute site of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 24 during the special events marking the end of the 185-day event on Sept. 25.

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Aichi Expo ends Sunday after 6-month run

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Visitors pack the Nagakute main site of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture as the 185-day event comes to an end on Sept. 25.

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Aichi Expo packed with visitors

NAGAKUTE, Japan - The Nagakute main site of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture is packed with visitors on Sept. 24, the day before the 185-day event comes to an end on Sept. 25.

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Aichi Expo packed with visitors

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Staff employees at foreign pavilions at the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture participate in a fashion show held Sept. 24 as part of the special events marking the end of the 185-day event on Sept. 25.

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Centenarians in Japan number record 25,606

TOKYO, Japan - Yone Minagawa (photo taken April 6, 2005) from Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, is the oldest person in Japan at 112. The government said on Sept. 13 ahead of Respect for the Aged Day on Sept. 19 that centenarians in Japan will number a record 25,606 by the end of September.

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Prudential Life to acquire Aoba Life for about 20 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Hiroshi Mitsumori speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22. He said the Japanese arm of Prudential Financial Inc. of the United States will acquire Aoba Life Insurance Co. for about 20 billion yen by the end of March 2005.

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7 million advance tickets for 2005 Aichi Expo sold

NAGOYA, Japan - Toshio Nakamura, secretary general of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, tells reporters in Nagoya on April 7 that the number of advance tickets sold for the exhibition totaled 7.04 million as of the end of March. The tickets, available at a 20% discount, have been on sale since last September, and the number sold makes up 47% of the targeted 15 million visitors.

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Five carmakers to launch fuel-cell car test

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a fuel-cell car manufactured by General Motors Corp. of the United States. It is one of fuel-cell motor vehicles to be entered by three Japanese and two foreign automakers into a joint test on Japanese roads. The Japan Electric Vehicle Association said July 17 the test, sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, will last for three years through the end of March 2005.

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NC lathes to be equipped with IoT system by the end of the year by Sekiguchi Sangyo

Sekiguchi Sangyo willaccelerate the automation of its production sites to cope with the labor shortage. In addition, the quality control department will adopt three sets of devices that automatically input measurement records wirelessly. All of these systems are scheduled to go into operation in early 2008. The total investment is expected to be about 15 million yen. Preventive maintenance data such as motor insulation resistance, total spindle speed, and fan speed will also be collected in detail. The new system will make it much easier for us to measure continuously. At the end of 2005, the company introduced a system for batch management using 2D codes and RFID (radio frequency identification) tags in the press processing section. The company has achieved a certain level of success, and will continue to expand horizontally while verifying the cost effectiveness of the new system, including IoT. (Photo taken on August 27, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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PLEN Robotics' assistant robot "PLEN Cube".

PLEN Robotics (Kita-ku, Osaka City) has started taking pre-orders for its assistant robot "PLEN Cube", which can accept orders and make payments with face recognition, and held a hands-on event. The company aims to sell 1,000 units by the end of fiscal year 2019. The company aims to sell 1,000 units by the end of fiscal year 2019, and President Akazawa expressed his desire to "contribute to making the service industry more efficient and unmanned. The development of this device began in 2005, and mass production began in Japan in July 2007. The device for corporate customers costs 81,000 yen per unit (excluding consumption tax), and a separate monthly fee is required to use the entry/exit and payment functions. products will be shipped from the middle of September. August 9, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Prudential Life to acquire Aoba Life for about 20 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Hiroshi Mitsumori speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22. He said the Japanese arm of Prudential Financial Inc. of the United States will acquire Aoba Life Insurance Co. for about 20 billion yen by the end of March 2005. (Kyodo)

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Fukui does not rule out end of ultra-loose policy in FY 2005

OSAKA, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a news conference after meeting business leaders in Osaka on Sept. 29. Fukui indicated that the central bank might lift its four-and-a-half-year-old quantitative easing policy by the end of next March. (Kyodo)

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Honda Super Cub output exceeds 50 mil. units

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. said on Feb. 8 its 50 cc Super Cub motorcycle (in handout photo) became the world's first motor vehicle to achieve a global production milestone of 50 million units at the end of 2005. Production totaled 50,178,947 units 47 years after its launch in Japan in 1958, Honda said. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo's Ginza, Osaka's Kitashinchi to form 'sister town' relatio

TOKYO, Japan - The well-known entertainment districts of Ginza in Tokyo (photo taken in March, 2005) and Kitashinchi in Osaka will form a ''sister town'' relationship soon, representatives of the districts said Nov. 17. The plan is eyed by a group of about 1,750 high-end bars, night clubs and restaurants in Ginza and a similar group of some 360 such businesses in Kitashinchi to join hands for better services and operation expansion. (Kyodo)

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Strange Wilderness (2008)

Allen Covert & Robert Patrick Characters: Fred & Gus Hayden Film: Strange Wilderness (2008) Director: Fred Wolf 01 February 2008 Photo by Darren Michaels [,Beginning of Shooting Data Section] Nikon D2X Focal Length: 85mm Optimize Image: Color Mode: Mode I (sRGB) Noise Reduction: OFF 2005/11/30 20:41:37.3 Exposure Mode: Manual White Balance: Incandescent Tone Comp: Auto RAW (12-bit) Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern AF Mode: Manual Hue Adjustment: 08 Image Size: 4320 x 2868 1/80 sec - F/2.8 Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached Saturation: Normal Exposure Comp.: 0 EV Sharpening: None Lens: 85mm F/1.4 D Sensitivity: Image Comment: [,End of Shooting Data Section] Date: 01 February 2008

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Strange Wilderness (2008)

Ashley Scott, Justin Long, Peter Dante, Kevin Heffernan & Jonah Hill Characters: Cheryl,Junior,Danny Gutierrez,Whitaker & Cooker Film: Strange Wilderness (2008) Director: Fred Wolf 01 February 2008 Photo by Darren Michaels [,Beginning of Shooting Data Section] Nikon D2X Focal Length: 0mm Optimize Image: Color Mode: Mode I (sRGB) Noise Reduction: OFF 2005/12/06 17:09:41.3 Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority White Balance: Shade Tone Comp: Auto RAW (12-bit) Metering Mode: Center-Weighted AF Mode: Manual Hue Adjustment: 08 Image Size: 4320 x 2868 1/40 sec - F/0 Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached Saturation: Normal Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV Sharpening: None Lens: Sensitivity: ISO 160 Image Comment: [,End of Shooting Data Section] Date: 01 February 2008

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Strange Wilderness (2008)

Steve Zahn Characters: Peter Film: Strange Wilderness (2008) Director: Fred Wolf 01 February 2008 Photo by Darren Michaels [,Beginning of Shooting Data Section] Nikon D2X Focal Length: 28mm Optimize Image: Color Mode: Mode I (sRGB) Noise Reduction: OFF 2005/11/22 09:01:18.3 Exposure Mode: Manual White Balance: Cloudy Tone Comp: Auto RAW (12-bit) Metering Mode: Center-Weighted AF Mode: Manual Hue Adjustment: 08 Image Size: 4320 x 2868 1/125 sec - F/4 Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached Saturation: Normal Exposure Comp.: 0 EV Sharpening: None Lens: 28mm F/1.4 D Sensitivity: ISO 125 Image Comment: [,End of Shooting Data Section] Date: 01 February 2008

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Strange Wilderness (2008)

Steve Zahn & Jonah Hill Characters: Peter & Cooker Film: Strange Wilderness (2008) Director: Fred Wolf 01 February 2008 Photo by Darren Michaels [,Beginning of Shooting Data Section] Nikon D2X Focal Length: 0mm Optimize Image: Color Mode: Mode I (sRGB) Noise Reduction: OFF 2005/11/21 08:16:25.6 Exposure Mode: Manual White Balance: Cloudy Tone Comp: Auto RAW (12-bit) Metering Mode: Center-Weighted AF Mode: Manual Hue Adjustment: 08 Image Size: 4320 x 2868 1/100 sec - F/0 Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached Saturation: Normal Exposure Comp.: 0 EV Sharpening: None Lens: Sensitivity: ISO 320 Image Comment: [,End of Shooting Data Section] Date: 01 February 2008