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McLaren's Lando Norris secured his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with a third-place finish at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 7, ending Max Verstappen's four-year reign. Red Bull's Verstappen still made history by setting the fastest lap in Formula 1 history in 1:18.792 during qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix. Away from the circuit, the sport also made waves on the big screen. The film "F1 The Movie" grossed more than 600 million U.S. dollars worldwide, setting a new global box office record for sports movies. This file photo taken on Dec. 7, 2025 shows McLaren's Lando Norris celebrating with crew after the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. (Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Top 10 Athletes In 2025

1. Lando Norris (Britain, Formula 1) Norris seized his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with seven wins, eight runner-up and three third-place finishes in 2025, ending Max Verstappen's four-year reign. The Briton also helped McLaren retain the constructors' championship. This file photo taken on Dec. 7, 2025 shows McLaren's British driver Lando Norris celebrating after the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. Photo by Zhu Xingjian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2022 becomes New Zealand's warmest year on record

STORY: 2022 becomes New Zealand's warmest year on record DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Zealand's street views STORYLINE: The year 2022 became New Zealand's warmest on record, knocking 2021 off the top spot, scientists said Wednesday. 2022 was also the eighth most unusually wet year on record, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) chief scientist Chris Brandolino told a press conference. New Zealand's nationwide average temperature was 13.76 degrees Celsius, 1.15 degrees Celsius above the 1981-2010 annual average and surpassing 2021 by 0.2 degrees, according to the 2022 Annual Climate Summary released on Wednesday. November 2022 was the most unusually warm month, the summary said. The top four warmest years on record have all occurred since 2016, Brandolino said, adding La Nina was one of the primary drivers of last year's weather patterns. Sea surface temperatures near New Zealand

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Toyota's next head crosses finish line in Nurburgring 24-hour final

NURBURG, Germany - Toyota Motor Corp. President-designate Akio Toyoda (C) celebrates with his teammates after his team crossed the finish line in the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race on May 24. Toyoda took part in the final of the race as one of the Lexus LF-A supercar's four drivers. The team finished in 87th place among some 170 competing cars.

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Toyota's next head crosses finish line in Nurburgring 24-hour final

NURBURG, Germany - Toyota Motor Corp. President-designate Akio Toyoda (3rd from L in front) celebrates with his teammates after his team crossed the finish line in the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race on May 24. Toyoda took part in the final of the race as one of the Lexus LF-A supercar's four drivers. The team finished in 87th place among some 170 competing cars.

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(3)4 female drivers debut on Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

OSAKA, Japan - Noriko Fujibayashi, who is among the first four female bullet-train drivers on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, boards a bullet train at JR Shin-Osaka Station on June 20.

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(1)4 female drivers debut on Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

TOKYO, Japan - Mika Yamamoto (R), a bullet-train driver on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, and her younger sister Asami, a conductor, speak to reporters on a platform at JR Tokyo Station on June 20 before boarding a Shin-Osaka-bound Hikari bullet train. Mika is among four women who made their debut the same day as the first female drivers on the line linking Tokyo and Osaka.

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(2)4 female drivers debut on Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

NAGOYA, Japan - Yasuko Umeda (L) and Azusa Sakaguchi check their watches on a platform at JR Nagoya Station in central Japan on June 20 before driving a bullet train on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line linking between Tokyo and Osaka. They are among the first four female bullet-train drivers on the line.

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Female drivers to debut on Shinkansen bullet trains

MISHIMA, Japan - Four young women working with Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) show off their driver's licenses for bullet trains awarded June 18 by the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. They will debut on the Tokaido Shinkansen in Tokyo, Nagoya and Shin-Osaka on June 20.

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Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho shows off Toyota's new vehicle Will Cypha car, which features G-Book onboard wireless information terminal, in Tokyo on Oct. 21. The G-Book enables drivers to access about 30 different information services, including navigation, e-commerce, news and weather. The 1.3-liter, two-wheel-drive Will Cypha carries a suggested price tag of 1.26 million yen. The 1.5-liter, four-wheel-drive version will sell for 1.48 million yen.

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Chongqing highway tunnel turned into amazing landscape of four seasons

STORY: Chongqing highway tunnel turned into amazing landscape of four seasons DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the tunnel STORYLINE: A highway tunnel in China's Chongqing has been turned into a brilliant landscape of four seasons. The 11.5-km Chengkai tunnel is the longest expressway tunnel in Chongqing. It opened to traffic just recently. Designers say that the colorful hand-painted sceneries on both sides may alleviate fatigue and improve safety for drivers. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)

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Mongolia issues warning for snowstorms

STORY: Mongolia issues warning for snowstorms DATELINE: April 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of snowstorms STORYLINE: Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring on Wednesday issued a warning of heavy snow and snowstorms. "Heavy snow and snowstorms are hitting large parts of the country, reducing visibility," the weather monitoring agency said, urging drivers and nomadic herders to take extra precautions against possible disasters. The volatile weather is expected to continue across almost all parts of the country, including the national capital Ulan Bator, in the coming two days, it said. Mongolia has four seasons. Strong winds, dust and snowstorms are common in spring in the country. A total of 10 people, mostly nomadic herders, lost their lives due to heavy dust and snowstorms that swept through large parts of Mongolia in March 2021. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

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Residents in Yemen's capital bear blunt of aggravating fuel crisis

STORY: Residents in Yemen's capital bear blunt of aggravating fuel crisis DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles waiting in line to refill their tanks at an oil station in Sanaa, Yemen 2. various of a stuffer at the gas station working 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EAD AL-SHARJABI, Yemeni resident 4. various of vehicles waiting at the gas station 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SALEH AL-HARAZI, Yemeni taxi driver 6. various of the gas station 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AMJAD AL-HASHIDI, Executive of a local oil company 8. various of the gas station STORYLINE: Hundreds of vehicles are waiting on the streets of Sanaa, Yemen's capital, to get their tanks refilled as the ongoing fuel shortage keeps getting worse. Ead Al-Sharjabi, a mini-bus driver, is one of the drivers who spent days just waiting in line to get fuel for his vehicle. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EAD AL-SHARJABI, Yemeni resident "As you see, because of the fuel crisis, we have spent four days w

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Toyota's next head crosses finish line in Nurburgring 24-hour fin

NURBURG, Germany - Toyota Motor Corp. President-designate Akio Toyoda (3rd from L in front) celebrates with his teammates after his team crossed the finish line in the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race on May 24. Toyoda took part in the final of the race as one of the Lexus LF-A supercar's four drivers. The team finished in 87th place among some 170 competing cars. (Kyodo)

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Toyota's next head crosses finish line in Nurburgring 24-hour fin

NURBURG, Germany - Toyota Motor Corp. President-designate Akio Toyoda (C) celebrates with his teammates after his team crossed the finish line in the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race on May 24. Toyoda took part in the final of the race as one of the Lexus LF-A supercar's four drivers. The team finished in 87th place among some 170 competing cars. (Kyodo)

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(2)4 female drivers debut on Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

NAGOYA, Japan - Yasuko Umeda (L) and Azusa Sakaguchi check their watches on a platform at JR Nagoya Station in central Japan on June 20 before driving a bullet train on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line linking between Tokyo and Osaka. They are among the first four female bullet-train drivers on the line. (Kyodo)

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Life restricted in air polluted Beijing

Photo taken Dec. 8, 2015, shows an electric bulletin board in Beijing informing drivers of the issuance of a red alert for air pollution, the highest of four danger levels. Schools are required to close and at least half of all vehicles to be pulled off the roads. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mario Kart lookalikes on public roads spur safety concerns

A group of four Australians are having their drivers' licenses checked by an employee of go-karts operator EcoKart L.L.C. at Higashiazabu, Minato Ward in central Tokyo on June 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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protest of Polish drivers, support for the Turow mine

Traffic complications were caused by a protest by Polish drivers on March 22, 2021 on the Czech-Polish border in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Poles protest in support of the Turow mine. Protesters take road 332 between the Kopaczow and Sieniawka roundabouts. The aim is to prevent cars from entering the Czech border on the road, which is a freight link from the Czech Republic to Germany over a roughly four-kilometer section on Polish territory. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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four Czechs die in car crash near Slovak border

Four people from a car died in a head-on collision with a truck near Sudomerice, Czech Republic, close to the Slovak border, regional police spokesman Petr Zamecnik told CTK, adding that both drivers were women and all people involved in the accident were Czech. Two adults and two underage boys died, rescue service spokeswoman Hedvika Kropackova said. Another boy from the car was very seriously injured, he was put in a medically induced coma and a helicopter transported to to the Children's Hospital in Brno, she said. The accident occurred around 04:30 on August 26, 2019 on a direct section of the road. Its cause has not been known yet. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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four Czechs die in car crash near Slovak border

Four people from a car died in a head-on collision with a truck near Sudomerice, Czech Republic, close to the Slovak border, regional police spokesman Petr Zamecnik told CTK, adding that both drivers were women and all people involved in the accident were Czech. Two adults and two underage boys died, rescue service spokeswoman Hedvika Kropackova said. Another boy from the car was very seriously injured, he was put in a medically induced coma and a helicopter transported to to the Children's Hospital in Brno, she said. The accident occurred around 04:30 on August 26, 2019 on a direct section of the road. Its cause has not been known yet. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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(3)4 female drivers debut on Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

OSAKA, Japan - Noriko Fujibayashi, who is among the first four female bullet-train drivers on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, boards a bullet train at JR Shin-Osaka Station on June 20. (Kyodo)

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(1)4 female drivers debut on Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

TOKYO, Japan - Mika Yamamoto (R), a bullet-train driver on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, and her younger sister Asami, a conductor, speak to reporters on a platform at JR Tokyo Station on June 20 before boarding a Shin-Osaka-bound Hikari bullet train. Mika is among four women who made their debut the same day as the first female drivers on the line linking Tokyo and Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Toyota releases car featuring G-Book wireless info system

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho shows off Toyota's new vehicle Will Cypha car, which features G-Book onboard wireless information terminal, in Tokyo on Oct. 21. The G-Book enables drivers to access about 30 different information services, including navigation, e-commerce, news and weather. The 1.3-liter, two-wheel-drive Will Cypha carries a suggested price tag of 1.26 million yen. The 1.5-liter, four-wheel-drive version will sell for 1.48 million yen. (Kyodo)