China: Woman Narrowly Escapes Injury After Trash Fire Explodes in Yunnan

A woman in Yunnan, China, narrowly escaped injury after a small trash fire outside her home suddenly exploded on January 28, 2026. Video shows flames flaring violently moments after trash was thrown into the fire, likely igniting a flammable item, leaving the woman shaken with minor burn marks visible.

Nigerian gov't "mechanically completes" refurbished oil refinery

STORY: Nigerian gov't "mechanically completes" refurbished oil refinery SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the refurbished oil refinery STORYLINE: The Nigerian government Thursday announced the "mechanical completion" of the extensive rehabilitation efforts on the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, one of the country's oldest oil processing facilities. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, told reporters in Port Harcourt, the capital of the oil-rich state of Rivers, that flaring had also started at the facility which has a total refining capacity of 210,000 barrels per day (bpds). "This heralds the commencement of the production of petroleum products after the Christmas break," Lokpobiri said, emphasizing the importance of ongoing efforts to achieve full operational readiness. The Port Harcourt refinery, comprising two refining units, was shut down in March 2019 the first p

FM Gemba on Takeshima issue

FM Gemba on Takeshima issue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, on Japan's flaring dispute with South Korea over islets between the two countries.

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

(220103) -- CAPE TOWN, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter battles the fire that flares up again on the National Assembly building in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 3, 2022. The fire service of South Africa's legislative capital Cape Town on Monday afternoon said that the parliament fire, which started on early Sunday, has flared up again. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua)

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

(220103) -- CAPE TOWN, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A fire is seen on the National Assembly building in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 3, 2022. The fire service of South Africa's legislative capital Cape Town on Monday afternoon said that the parliament fire, which started on early Sunday, has flared up again. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua)

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

(220103) -- CAPE TOWN, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises as the fire flares up again on the National Assembly building in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 3, 2022. The fire service of South Africa's legislative capital Cape Town on Monday afternoon said that the parliament fire, which started on early Sunday, has flared up again. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua)

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

(220103) -- CAPE TOWN, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter battles the fire that flares up again on the National Assembly building in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 3, 2022. The fire service of South Africa's legislative capital Cape Town on Monday afternoon said that the parliament fire, which started on early Sunday, has flared up again. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua)

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

(220103) -- CAPE TOWN, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter battles the fire that flares up again on the National Assembly building in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 3, 2022. The fire service of South Africa's legislative capital Cape Town on Monday afternoon said that the parliament fire, which started on early Sunday, has flared up again. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua)

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-PARLIAMENT FIRE-FLARING UP

(220103) -- CAPE TOWN, Jan. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People watch firefighters battling the fire that flares up again on the National Assembly building in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 3, 2022. The fire service of South Africa's legislative capital Cape Town on Monday afternoon said that the parliament fire, which started on early Sunday, has flared up again. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua)