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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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Second day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud and lawyers takes a break during Joel Le Scouarnec trial on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients at the Criminal Court in Vannes, western France, on February 25, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Second day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud and lawyers takes a break during Joel Le Scouarnec trial on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients at the Criminal Court in Vannes, western France, on February 25, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud speaks to the press at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud leaves the courtroom at the end of the first day of trial at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud during a break at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud during a break at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud during a break at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud during a break at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Opening day of Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes RL

French plaintiffs lawyer Marie Grimaud during a break at the Criminal Court, on the opening day of the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, on February 24, 2025. Scouarnec, 74, faces a new four-month trial, charged with raping or sexually assaulting patients, most of them children and some of them unconscious at the time. He is already in jail after being found guilty in 2020 of abusing four children, including two of his nieces. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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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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Fresh suit filed over planned restart of 4 Kansai Electric reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Plaintiffs head to the Fukui District Court on Dec. 5, 2014, to file for an injunction order to suspend the planned restart of four nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. They are asking that the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Takahama plant and Nos. 3 and 4 units at the Oi plant, currently offline for safety screening by the nuclear regulator, not be restarted.

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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Ruling on wartime labor

SEOUL, South Korea - Yeo Woon Taek (L), one of the plaintiffs in a wartime labor lawsuit, answers a reporter's question in front of the Seoul High Court on July 10, 2013. The court ordered the same day Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay compensation to four South Koreans who were forced to work at the company's steel mill in Japan during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Ruling on wartime labor

SEOUL, South Korea - Yeo Woon Taek (2nd from R), one of the plaintiffs in a wartime labor lawsuit, raises his fist with supporters outside the Seoul High Court on July 10, 2013. The court ordered later the same day Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay compensation to four South Koreans who were forced to work at the company's steel mill in Japan during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Ruling on wartime labor

SEOUL, South Korea - Yeo Woon Taek, one of the plaintiffs in a wartime labor lawsuit, speaks at a press conference on July 10, 2013. The Seoul High Court ordered the same day Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay compensation to four South Koreans who were forced to work at the company's steel mill in Japan during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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1,704 people seek shutdown of Genkai nuclear plant

SAGA, Japan - Akira Hasegawa, former president of Saga University, holds a press conference in Saga city on Jan. 31, 2012, after a group of 1,704 people he leads sued the government and the operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture earlier in the day, demanding that all four reactors at the plant be halted. The 1,704 people from across Japan comprise the largest number of plaintiffs in a pending nuclear-related suit.

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JAL ordered to pay damages to flight attendants with children

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters hold a press conference after the Tokyo District Court ordered Japan Airlines International Co. on March 26 to pay about 15 million yen in damages to flight attendants with children who sued the airline for illegally reducing their daytime work to one to two days a month and thus their salary. The plaintiffs -- four female cabin crew members aged between 42 and 50 with more than 20 years of employment -- argued that it was illegal for their employer to reduce their daytime duties when they were exempted from working late at night under the childcare law, which regulates work after 10 p.m. for those raising preschoolers.

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Court acknowledges 2 of 4 plaintiffs as suffering A-bomb illness

NAGOYA, Japan - Teruko Nakamura, one of the four plaintiffs who sued the state to seek recognition of their diseases as caused by radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, sheds tears during a press conference in Nagoya on Jan. 31 after the Nagoya District Court rejected her claim.

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(1)Court awards damages to Chinese in wartime forced-labor case

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A supporter of a group of Chinese plaintiffs holds a banner reading ''suit won'' after the Hiroshima High Court awarded damages in full on July 9 to the group who said they were forced to work in severe conditions at a construction site in Hiroshima Prefecture during World War II. The high court overturned a July 2002 lower court ruling that rejected the lawsuit brought by Shao Yicheng, 78, and four other plaintiffs four years earlier against Nishimatsu Construction Co., a construction firm based in Tokyo.

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'Animals' lose Kagoshima Pref. eco lawsuit

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Sono, one of the plaintiffs who filed a suit calling for a court order to halt the construction of golf courses on Amami-Ohima Island, holds a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 22 after the Kagoshima District Court ruled against them. The suit, filed in 1995, drew public attention because four of the plaintiffs were listed as an Amami rabbit, a jay, a thrush and an Amami woodcock. The animal names on the official documents were followed by ''known as'' and the plaintiffs' names.

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Chinese seek compensation from Japanese companies in U.S.

BEIJING, China - Plaintiffs in a suit filed in a Los Angeles court demanding compensation from the Mitsui and Mitsubishi group companies talk to reporters Aug. 23 at a hotel in Beijing. A total of nine plaintiffs, five Chinese nationals and four Chinese Americans, are seeking compensation on behalf of all Chinese forced to work in Japanese factories and mines during World War II. The suit is the first time Chinese nationals living in China have sued Japanese companies in connection with the alleged forced labor.

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S. Korean court orders Japan firm to pay Korean women for forced labor

Yang Gum Dok (C), 84, who was among the plaintiffs who demanded compensation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., cries in joy in the southwestern South Korean city of Gwangju on June 24, 2015, after the Gwangju High Court upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the Japanese company to pay compensation to four Korean women who were forcibly conscripted as laborers during World War II, when Japan ruled the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean court orders Japan firm to pay Korean women for forced labor

Plaintiffs and their supporters celebrate in the southwestern South Korean city of Gwangju on June 24, 2015, after the Gwangju High Court upheld a lower court ruling that ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay compensation to four Korean women who were forcibly conscripted as laborers during World War II, when Japan ruled the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo