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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 Senate Democrat Policy Luncheon Press Conference

United States Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat of New York) stands in front of a billboard displaying programs and areas of the government left without any funding after the first week of the Trump Administration, at a weekly Democratic Senate Caucus Press Conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Tuesday January 28, 2025. Schumer referred to the sudden halting of federal funding for services including the payment of several areas of federal workers, the funding of veterans services, medicaid in may areas, and various others outlined below. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Democrat Policy Luncheon Press Conference

United States Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat of Oregon) stands in front of a billboard displaying programs and areas of the government left without any funding after the first week of the Trump Administration, at a weekly Democratic Senate Caucus Press Conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Tuesday January 28, 2025. Merkley referred to the sudden halting of federal funding for services including the payment of several areas of federal workers, the funding of veterans services, medicaid in may areas, and various others outlined below. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Democrat Policy Luncheon Press Conference

United States Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat of Oregon) stands in front of a billboard displaying programs and areas of the government left without any funding after the first week of the Trump Administration, at a weekly Democratic Senate Caucus Press Conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Tuesday January 28, 2025. Merkley referred to the sudden halting of federal funding for services including the payment of several areas of federal workers, the funding of veterans services, medicaid in may areas, and various others outlined below. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Democrat Policy Luncheon Press Conference

United States Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat of Oregon) stands in front of a billboard displaying programs and areas of the government left without any funding after the first week of the Trump Administration, at a weekly Democratic Senate Caucus Press Conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Tuesday January 28, 2025. Merkley referred to the sudden halting of federal funding for services including the payment of several areas of federal workers, the funding of veterans services, medicaid in may areas, and various others outlined below. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Democrat Policy Luncheon Press Conference

United States Senator Maggie Hassan (Democrat of New Hampshire) stands in front of a billboard displaying programs and areas of the government left without any funding after the first week of the Trump Administration, at a weekly Democratic Senate Caucus Press Conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Tuesday January 28, 2025. Hassan referred to the sudden halting of federal funding for services including the payment of several areas of federal workers, the funding of veterans services, medicaid in may areas, and various others outlined below. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Democrat Policy Luncheon Press Conference

United States Senator Maggie Hassan (Democrat of New Hampshire) stands in front of a billboard displaying programs and areas of the government left without any funding after the first week of the Trump Administration, at a weekly Democratic Senate Caucus Press Conference in front of the Senate Chamber on Tuesday January 28, 2025. Hassan referred to the sudden halting of federal funding for services including the payment of several areas of federal workers, the funding of veterans services, medicaid in may areas, and various others outlined below. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Pipe organ at Lviv railway station

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - Olesia Barsuk is the first musician to play the pipe organ of Ukrainian artist and sculptor Zhanna Kadyrova during its presentation at the main railway station of Lviv, western Ukraine. The pipes of the musical instrument are combined with the fragments of exploded Russian rocket shells that fell in Kyiv region. Zhanna Kadyrovas Instrument project is a series of musical performances by Ukrainian and international musicians who will perform original programs on this unique pipe organ every week. Lviv residents and tourists can visit such concerts every weekend until January 19.

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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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Türkiye's exports reach over 19 bln USD in April

STORY: Türkiye's exports reach over 19 bln USD in April SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shipping trade in Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye's exports slightly increased by 0.13 percent annually in April, amounting to 19.3 billion U.S. dollars, a cabinet minister said on Friday, citing preliminary data. "It is a limited increase, but this is mainly because factories are closed for the first half of April during the one-week Ramadan holiday," Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said at a press conference. Imports rose by 4.24 percent year-on-year to 29.17 billion dollars in April, he said, adding, "We managed to keep it below the limit of 30 billion dollars." In the January-April period, the country's overseas shipments totaled 82.9 billion dollars, up by 2.7 percent from the prior year, Bolat said. Türkiye's trade balance posted a deficit of 9.9 billion dollars in April, with an annual hike of 13.3 percent, he ad

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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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Lao Telecom launches 5G service

STORY: Lao Telecom launches 5G service SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony STORYLINE: Lao Telecommunications Public Company, known as Lao Telecom, has launched its 5G service in an effort to facilitate people in Laos and elevate the nation's digital economy. The launching ceremony was held in Vientiane on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of the five-day Lao Digital Week 2024. At the same event, the Lao government also announced January 10 as the National Digital Day, with Lao Telecom being the first telecom operator in Laos to launch a full 5G service to coincide with the declaration of National Digital Day and signify its importance for Laos' development. Lao Telecom has already launched the 5G system in Lao capital Vientiane at 28 locations, covering urban areas, important places, and various tourist attractions. It plans to expand the system throughout the country to ensur

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Israel Judicial Overhaul Protests

Jerusalem, Israel. A protester looks at a sign that says "First they took the Palestinian flags and I didn't say anything" in the colors of the Palestinian flag, with Israeli flags flying in the background. The sign refers to the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, that has forbidden the waving of Palestinian flags and police officers are violently grabbing them from protesters. This protest was held on July 23, 2023, the evening before the vote on Standard of Reasonableness law. In the week preceding the vote in the parliament, a huge march arrived in Jerusalem and stayed overnight in Jerusalem in a tent camp. Demonstrations against the current government broke out in January, 2023, claiming that the new government is promoting Judicial Overhaul laws. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump's attorney says to make motion to dismiss charges from Manhattan grand jury

STORY: Trump's attorney says to make motion to dismiss charges from Manhattan grand jury DATELINE: April 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. file footages of Donald Trump at the White House in 2020 2. various of the Trump Tower in New York STORYLINE: An attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he expects to make a motion to dismiss any charges brought by a Manhattan grand jury in the hush-money payment case. Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina told reporters that "We will take the indictment. We will dissect it. The team will look at every, every potential issue that we will be able to challenge, and we will challenge." Trump served as U.S. president from January 2017 to January 2021. He was indicted last week by a Manhattan grand jury for his alleged role in organizing hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. As the first former U.S. president to be criminally charged, Trump reportedly faces mo

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U.S. sanctions add to Afghans' pain, poverty during freezing winter

STORY: U.S. sanctions add to Afghans' pain, poverty during freezing winter DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of central Afghanistan's Bamyan Province in winter 2. various of cave-turned shelter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): ZARIF, Local resident 4. various of cave-turned shelter 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ZARIF, Local resident 6. various of cave-turned shelter 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): NADIR HUSSAIN, Local resident 8. various of central Afghanistan 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): MAWLAWI SHAKIR TAHIR, Director of Bamyan provincial Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province. The temperature here has reached minus 25 degrees centigrade now. According to Afghan Ministry of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, the chilly weather has already claimed hundreds of lives in this war-torn country. Since the first week of January, the temperatu

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Biden delivers State of the Union address to divided Congress amid sour public mood

STORY: Biden delivers State of the Union address to divided Congress amid sour public mood DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:07 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Biden walking into the U.S. House Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 4. Biden delivering the State of the Union address STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night amid a sour public mood. This is Biden's second State of the Union speech since he took office in January 2021 and the first of its kind before a divided Congress with Republicans taking control of the House of Representatives after last year's midterm elections and Democrats still running the Senate this term. The primetime remarks came a week after a Gallup poll showed that most Americans remain downbeat on the way things are going in the United States, with only 23 percent saying that they are satisfied while more th

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Departure rush at Narita

A departure rush starts building up at Narita airport, Tokyo's main international gateway, in the morning of Dec. 26 as throngs of Japanese families plan to spend their New Year holidays outside the country. The year end/new year holiday season stretches from Dec. 26 through the first week of January.

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Dior Names Francis Kurkdjian As Perfume Creation Director

File photo dated January 18, 2018 of Francis Kurkdjian at the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France. Dior has appointed French-Armenian Francis Kurkdjian as its perfume creation director. He is succeeding François Demachy, among the worlds most famous perfumers, who was Parfums Christian Diors first in-house perfumer and is retiring. Photo by Alban Wyters/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Departure rush at Narita

A departure rush starts building up at Narita airport, Tokyo's main international gateway, in the morning of Dec. 26 as throngs of Japanese families plan to spend their New Year holidays outside the country. The year end/new year holiday season stretches from Dec. 26 through the first week of January. ==Kyodo

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billboard of the campaign I Am Ashamed of My Prime Minister, featuring singer Krystof Michal

The first billboard of the campaign I Am Ashamed of My Prime Minister, featuring singer Krystof Michal from the band Portless and attacking Prime Minister Andrej Babis over the use of demagoguery and lies to advocate his politics, appeared at a crossroads in the Prague 5 district today, on Thuresday, January 10, 2019 . Another 95 billboards with citizens' faces will appear in other Czech towns by the end of the week, Michal said. The campaign was authored by Jaroslav Polacek, the owner of the organising agency Produkujeme (We Produce). Babis told the server iDNES on Wednesday he invited all the activists from the campaign for a coffee. None of us denies that Babis won the elections, that we do have this political representation with which we live every day, Michal said. However, this does not mean that we should keep silent on this. In democracy, we can sing, shout or put up a billboard with which to say something, he added. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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billboard of the campaign I Am Ashamed of My Prime Minister, featuring singer Krystof Michal

The first billboard of the campaign I Am Ashamed of My Prime Minister, featuring singer Krystof Michal from the band Portless and attacking Prime Minister Andrej Babis over the use of demagoguery and lies to advocate his politics, appeared at a crossroads in the Prague 5 district today, on Thuresday, January 10, 2019 . Another 95 billboards with citizens' faces will appear in other Czech towns by the end of the week, Michal said. The campaign was authored by Jaroslav Polacek, the owner of the organising agency Produkujeme (We Produce). Babis told the server iDNES on Wednesday he invited all the activists from the campaign for a coffee. None of us denies that Babis won the elections, that we do have this political representation with which we live every day, Michal said. However, this does not mean that we should keep silent on this. In democracy, we can sing, shout or put up a billboard with which to say something, he added. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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billboard of the campaign I Am Ashamed of My Prime Minister, featuring singer Krystof Michal

The first billboard of the campaign I Am Ashamed of My Prime Minister, featuring singer Krystof Michal from the band Portless and attacking Prime Minister Andrej Babis over the use of demagoguery and lies to advocate his politics, appeared at a crossroads in the Prague 5 district today, on Thuresday, January 10, 2019 . Another 95 billboards with citizens' faces will appear in other Czech towns by the end of the week, Michal said. The campaign was authored by Jaroslav Polacek, the owner of the organising agency Produkujeme (We Produce). Babis told the server iDNES on Wednesday he invited all the activists from the campaign for a coffee. None of us denies that Babis won the elections, that we do have this political representation with which we live every day, Michal said. However, this does not mean that we should keep silent on this. In democracy, we can sing, shout or put up a billboard with which to say something, he added. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)