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Japan: Two Dead as Heavy Snow Triggers Building Collapses in Niigata 2

Across Niigata Prefecture, multiple structures collapsed following heavy snowfall from February 2 to 3, killing two people in Kashiwazaki and Joetsu. As of February 3, snow accumulation in Nagaoka had reached about 1.4 meters, roughly 2.6 times the seasonal average. This video shows a house in Tokamachi believed to have collapsed under the weight of snow.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Triggers Building Collapses in Niigata

Across Niigata Prefecture, multiple structures collapsed due to heavy snowfall between Monday, February 2 and Tuesday, February 3, leaving two people in critical condition. This video shows a house in the Hanazono area of Nagaoka City that is believed to have collapsed under the weight of snow. As of February 3, snow accumulation in Nagaoka had reached about 1.4 meters, roughly 2.6 times the seasonal average.

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Situation in Jabalia - Gaza Strip

With water networks destroyed and infrastructure collapsed, children now bear the weight of daily survival. They carry heavy water containers across rubble-filled streets, a scene that reflects the harsh conditions and deep suffering civilians endure in the Strip, on November 4, 2025. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Situation in Jabalia - Gaza Strip

With water networks destroyed and infrastructure collapsed, children now bear the weight of daily survival. They carry heavy water containers across rubble-filled streets, a scene that reflects the harsh conditions and deep suffering civilians endure in the Strip, on November 4, 2025. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Situation in Jabalia - Gaza Strip

With water networks destroyed and infrastructure collapsed, children now bear the weight of daily survival. They carry heavy water containers across rubble-filled streets, a scene that reflects the harsh conditions and deep suffering civilians endure in the Strip, on November 4, 2025. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Situation in Jabalia - Gaza Strip

With water networks destroyed and infrastructure collapsed, children now bear the weight of daily survival. They carry heavy water containers across rubble-filled streets, a scene that reflects the harsh conditions and deep suffering civilians endure in the Strip, on November 4, 2025. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snowstorm hits Estonia

12.01.2025, Tartu. The heavy snowfall and blizzards that began on Friday morning caused widespread snow accumulation and hazardous road conditions across Estonia. The snowfall that continued into Sunday night also left thousands of households without electricity. A tree that broke under the weight of snow fell on a car. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Snowstorm hits Estonia

12.01.2025, Tartu. The heavy snowfall and blizzards that began on Friday morning caused widespread snow accumulation and hazardous road conditions across Estonia. The snowfall that continued into Sunday night also left thousands of households without electricity. A tree that broke under the weight of snow fell on a car. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Snowstorm hits Estonia

12.01.2025, Tartu. The heavy snowfall and blizzards that began on Friday morning caused widespread snow accumulation and hazardous road conditions across Estonia. The snowfall that continued into Sunday night also left thousands of households without electricity. A tree that broke under the weight of snow fell on a car. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Snowstorm hits Estonia

12.01.2025, Tartu. The heavy snowfall and blizzards that began on Friday morning caused widespread snow accumulation and hazardous road conditions across Estonia. The snowfall that continued into Sunday night also left thousands of households without electricity. A tree that broke under the weight of snow fell on a car. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson at the BBU's heavyweight title boxing match against Finnish Mika Mielonen (not in pic) during Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. Kristinsson won the match. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Finnish Mika Mielonen at the BBU's heavyweight title boxing match against Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson (not in pic) during Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. Mielonen lost the match. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Finnish Mika Mielonen at the BBU's heavyweight title boxing match against Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson (not in pic) during Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. Mielonen lost the match. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Finnish Mika Mielonen (right) and Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson in action during BBU's heavyweight title boxing match at the Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. Mielonen lost the match. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Finnish Mika Mielonen (left) and Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson in action during BBU's heavyweight title boxing match at the Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. Mielonen lost the match. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Finnish Mika Mielonen (left) and Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson in action during BBU's heavyweight title boxing match at the Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. Mielonen lost the match. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson celebrates after winning Finnish Mika Mielonen (not in pic) at the BBU's heavyweight title boxing match at the Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson (right) celebrates after winning Finnish Mika Mielonen at the BBU's heavyweight title boxing match at the Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Finnish Mika Mielonen (right) looses against Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson during their BBU's heavyweight title boxing match at the Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Finnish Mika Mielonen (left) and Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson in action during BBU's heavyweight title boxing match at the Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. Mielonen lost the match. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Finnish Mika Mielonen in action against Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson (not in pic) during BBU's heavyweight title boxing match at the Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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BBU's heavyweight title match Mika Mielonen vs Kolbeinn Kristinsson

Finnish Mika Mielonen (left) and Icelandic Kolbeinn Kristinsson in action during BBU's heavyweight title boxing match at the Kisahalli Fight Night event in Helsinki, Finland on September 3, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Flood In Hautes-Alpes (Upper Alps) - France

People cross a bridge on foot, in heavy rain, because it is closed to cars to prevent it from collapsing under their weight, France, Hautes-Alpes, Vallouise, June 21, 2024. Floods are affecting the Hautes-Alpes, Meteo-France has placed the department on orange rain-flood vigilance. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240111) -- BEIJING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The tunnel boring machine (TBM) Dinghai is seen at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TBM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows an unveiling ceremony of the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers record the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows an unveiling ceremony of the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai is seen at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers attend an unveiling ceremony of the tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai is seen at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (CN)

(240110) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The tunnel boring machine (TNM) Dinghai is seen at an industrial park of China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation Limited in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 10, 2024. With a diameter of 14.57 meters and a total weight of 4,350 tonnes, the TNM Dinghai will be used in the construction of Jintang undersea tunnel linking the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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Aquaduct Veluwemeer - Netherlands

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is an aqueduct under the Veluwemeer near Harderwijk, Netherlands, on May 28, 2023. The unique water bridge of the Netherlands. A 25-metre long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as the water bridge) located over Veluwemeer lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road. The construction of the aqueduct took some 22,000 cubic metres of concrete, plus steel sheet piling to bear the heavy weight of the water over the road and to prevent water and sediment from leaking onto the road below. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aquaduct Veluwemeer - Netherlands

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is an aqueduct under the Veluwemeer near Harderwijk, Netherlands, on May 28, 2023. The unique water bridge of the Netherlands. A 25-metre long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as the water bridge) located over Veluwemeer lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road. The construction of the aqueduct took some 22,000 cubic metres of concrete, plus steel sheet piling to bear the heavy weight of the water over the road and to prevent water and sediment from leaking onto the road below. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aquaduct Veluwemeer - Netherlands

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is an aqueduct under the Veluwemeer near Harderwijk, Netherlands, on May 28, 2023. The unique water bridge of the Netherlands. A 25-metre long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as the water bridge) located over Veluwemeer lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road. The construction of the aqueduct took some 22,000 cubic metres of concrete, plus steel sheet piling to bear the heavy weight of the water over the road and to prevent water and sediment from leaking onto the road below. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aquaduct Veluwemeer - Netherlands

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is an aqueduct under the Veluwemeer near Harderwijk, Netherlands, on May 28, 2023. The unique water bridge of the Netherlands. A 25-metre long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as the water bridge) located over Veluwemeer lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road. The construction of the aqueduct took some 22,000 cubic metres of concrete, plus steel sheet piling to bear the heavy weight of the water over the road and to prevent water and sediment from leaking onto the road below. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aquaduct Veluwemeer - Netherlands

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is an aqueduct under the Veluwemeer near Harderwijk, Netherlands, on May 28, 2023. The unique water bridge of the Netherlands. A 25-metre long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as the water bridge) located over Veluwemeer lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road. The construction of the aqueduct took some 22,000 cubic metres of concrete, plus steel sheet piling to bear the heavy weight of the water over the road and to prevent water and sediment from leaking onto the road below. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aquaduct Veluwemeer - Netherlands

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is an aqueduct under the Veluwemeer near Harderwijk, Netherlands, on May 28, 2023. The unique water bridge of the Netherlands. A 25-metre long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as the water bridge) located over Veluwemeer lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road. The construction of the aqueduct took some 22,000 cubic metres of concrete, plus steel sheet piling to bear the heavy weight of the water over the road and to prevent water and sediment from leaking onto the road below. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aquaduct Veluwemeer - Netherlands

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is an aqueduct under the Veluwemeer near Harderwijk, Netherlands, on May 28, 2023. The unique water bridge of the Netherlands. A 25-metre long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as the water bridge) located over Veluwemeer lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road. The construction of the aqueduct took some 22,000 cubic metres of concrete, plus steel sheet piling to bear the heavy weight of the water over the road and to prevent water and sediment from leaking onto the road below. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aquaduct Veluwemeer - Netherlands

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is an aqueduct under the Veluwemeer near Harderwijk, Netherlands, on May 28, 2023. The unique water bridge of the Netherlands. A 25-metre long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as the water bridge) located over Veluwemeer lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road. The construction of the aqueduct took some 22,000 cubic metres of concrete, plus steel sheet piling to bear the heavy weight of the water over the road and to prevent water and sediment from leaking onto the road below. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aquaduct Veluwemeer - Netherlands

The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is an aqueduct under the Veluwemeer near Harderwijk, Netherlands, on May 28, 2023. The unique water bridge of the Netherlands. A 25-metre long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as the water bridge) located over Veluwemeer lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road. The construction of the aqueduct took some 22,000 cubic metres of concrete, plus steel sheet piling to bear the heavy weight of the water over the road and to prevent water and sediment from leaking onto the road below. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's first HA-class heavy-duty gas turbine rolls off production line

STORY: China's first HA-class heavy-duty gas turbine rolls off production line DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: QINHUANGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the first domestically produced HA-class heavy-duty gas turbine STORYLINE: China's first domestically produced HA-class heavy-duty gas turbine rolled off the production line Tuesday in Hebei Province. HA-class gas turbine technology is the most advanced in the industry. It will play an important role in promoting the upgrading of energy equipment manufacturing. With a length of about 11 meters and a weight of about 400 tonnes, the gas turbine is ready to be delivered to a power generation plant in south China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Qinhuangdao, China. (XHTV)

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Robotic suit for workers at nuclear accident sites

TOKYO, Japan - A person walks wearing a new model of the HAL robotic suit, with weight totaling 40 kilograms on the front and back, as the model is unveiled by maker Cyberdyne Inc. at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. The new model was developed to help workers wearing heavy protective gear against radiation exposure at nuclear accident sites.

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Snow hits western Japan

YONAGO, Japan - Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (C) views a capsized fishing boat at a port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Jan. 3, 2011. The boat has turned over due to the weight of heavy snow.

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Snow hits western Japan

YONAGO, Japan - A fishing boat is submerged due to the weight of heavy snow at a port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Jan. 3, 2011.

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Japan's largest car ferry launched

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Ishikari car ferry is launched at Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. The boat, some 16,000 tons in weight and some 200 meters in length, will be one of the largest car ferries in Japan.

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'Gal' farmers work in rice paddy

AKITA, Japan - Shiho Fujita, a Japanese fashion icon, holds rice stalks she harvested in a paddy in Ogata in the northeastern prefecture of Akita on Oct. 10, 2009. Fujita, clad in specially designed Edwin overalls, has encouraged women, including the fashion conscious, to give farming a try in a project called ''Agriculture Gal.'' Earlier in the day, when holding three packets of rice, Fujita commented, ''Rice is really heavy,'' but added, ''It's a weight to be thankful for, isn't it.''

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Mitsubishi Heavy to take orders for Wakamaru robot in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Aug. 29 it will accept orders from Sept. 16 to Oct. 31 for the Wakamaru humanoid robot (in photo) for use at home. Mitsubishi said it plans to sell 100 of the robot at a price of 1.58 million yen each, including consumption tax, initially for residents of Tokyo's 23 wards. It will select buyers by lot if too many people place orders. Wakamaru, 1-meter high and 30 kilograms in weight, is powered by rechargeable batteries and moves on wheels. It can work as a ''secretary,'' taking note of the owner's schedule and announcing appointments. It can also serve as a ''watchdog'' by alerting the home owner in the event of a break-in, the company said.

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Machinery builder Komatsu raided for alleged data tampering

TOKYO, Japan - Police raid the headquarters of Komatsu Ltd. in Tokyo on June 17, suspecting the heavy machinery builder tampered with weight data for vehicles built by a subsidiary in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to dodge licensing requirements for large vehicles.

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Hitachi develops PDA powered by fuel cell

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. said March 23 it has developed a prototype personal digital assistant (PDA) (held by an assistant at a news conference) powered by a fuel cell that runs about five hours. Hitachi plans to make the PDA more compact and extend its operational hours in the hope of launching sample shipments in 2005, a Hitachi official said. The prototype PDA weighs about 700 grams, more than twice as heavy as conventional PDAs, and Hitachi plans to reduce the weight to a level similar to conventional PDAs.