Canada: Severe Winter Storm Pummels Avalon Peninsula With Heavy Snow

A severe winter storm brought heavy snow and hurricane-force winds to the Avalon Peninsula on Sunday, February 22, leaving thousands without power and forcing widespread closures across the region. The blizzard conditions resulted in the suspension of Metrobus services and the closure of major roads in St. John’s due to drifting snow and poor visibility.

Canada: Paradise, NL Buried Under Significant Snowfall After Weekend Storm

Following a weekend blizzard, Eastern Newfoundland is digging out on Monday, February 23. Metrobus and NLC stores are currently closed, with updates expected at noon. The Town of Paradise has closed all municipal facilities, including Town Hall and the Double Ice Complex, for the day. Residents are urged to avoid non-essential travel and respect parking bans to allow crews to clear the significant accumulation safely.

Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Under Construction in Shenzhen, China

Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Under Construction in Shenzhen, China

SHENZHEN, CHINA - (FILE) AUGUST 15, 2023 - Standing on Jinwan Avenue overlooking the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor under construction in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, Aug 15, 2023. Following the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, this super-large cross-sea corridor integrating "tunnel, island, bridge and underwater connectivity" will once again set a number of world records. At present, all the Bridges along the Shenzhen-China Passage have been closure, and the construction of bridge deck ancillary facilities is being carried out.

Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Under Construction in Shenzhen, China

Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Under Construction in Shenzhen, China

SHENZHEN, CHINA - (FILE) AUGUST 15, 2023 - Standing on Jinwan Avenue overlooking the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor under construction in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, Aug 15, 2023. Following the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, this super-large cross-sea corridor integrating "tunnel, island, bridge and underwater connectivity" will once again set a number of world records. At present, all the Bridges along the Shenzhen-China Passage have been closure, and the construction of bridge deck ancillary facilities is being carried out.

Haneda airport Terminal 2 int'l facilities reopen

Haneda airport Terminal 2 int'l facilities reopen

All Nippon Airways Co. workers pose for a photo in front of a plane departing from a Terminal 2 facility for international flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 19, 2023, which reopened the same day after a three-year, three-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Haneda airport Terminal 2 int'l facilities reopen

Haneda airport Terminal 2 int'l facilities reopen

International passengers check in at Terminal 2 at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 19, 2023. International flight facilities in Terminal 2 resumed operation the same day after a three-year, three-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Haneda airport Terminal 2 int'l facilities reopen

Haneda airport Terminal 2 int'l facilities reopen

Photo taken July 19, 2023, shows Terminal 2 at Tokyo's Haneda airport, where operations resumed the same day for international flight facilities after a three-year, three-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

S.Korean civic groups urge closure of U.S. military's local biochemical laboratories

STORY: S.Korean civic groups urge closure of U.S. military's local biochemical laboratories DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. military base located near the Busan Port, South Korea (from JTBC) STORYLINE: More than 200 South Korean civic groups held a rally on Monday in the coastal city of Busan, urging the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to completely shut down and withdraw biochemical laboratories in South Korea, according to local media. Jeon Wi-bong, one of the protest organizers, told local media that the USFK's biochemical laboratories only serve U.S. interests. "It is the root of misfortune for the country where the biochemical laboratories are located. Such facilities in South Korea should be closed and dismantled as soon as possible," said Jeon. The civic group Jeon works for aims to call on Busan residents to vote on whether to keep the biochemical laboratories in South Korea. By the end of January 2021, nearly 200,000 Busan

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Elementary school students sit apart from each other during self-study at a school in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. Some schools have left their facilities open for children who are unable to stay at home alone due to their parents' work after closure upon request by the Japanese government amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nissan workers protest plant closure

Nissan workers protest plant closure

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. unionists stage a protest rally on Dec. 23 against the closure of the automaker's assembly plant at Musashi-Murayama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The rally, held at the Mikagebashi Park in Tachikawa, metropolitan Tokyo, was attended by 3,000 unionists and their supporters. The Musashi-Murayama plant, one of Nissan's key manufacturing facilities, is due to be closed in March 2001.