China: Mother Seal Guides Pup Across Thin Sea Ice in Liaodong Bay

A heartwarming scene captured a mother seal and her pup moving across thin sea ice in Liaodong Bay, Liaoning, China, on January 29. The mother led steadily over the frozen surface while the pup, still covered in patches of white down, slipped and scrambled to keep up.

SWEDEN NEW YEAR'S DIVE

SWEDEN NEW YEAR'S DIVE

ÄNGELHOLM 2026-01-01 More or less costumed bathers throw themselves into the sea at Klitterhus in Ängelholm in the south of Sweden at the traditional New Year's swim on January 1, 2026. This year's New Year's swim in Skälderviken attracted around 60 bathers and a significantly larger audience despite an icy wind and rain showers on the first day of the year. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

SWEDEN NEW YEAR'S DIVE

SWEDEN NEW YEAR'S DIVE

ÄNGELHOLM 2026-01-01 More or less costumed bathers throw themselves into the sea at Klitterhus in Ängelholm in the south of Sweden at the traditional New Year's swim on January 1, 2026. This year's New Year's swim in Skälderviken attracted around 60 bathers and a significantly larger audience despite an icy wind and rain showers on the first day of the year. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

SWEDEN NEW YEAR'S DIVE

SWEDEN NEW YEAR'S DIVE

ÄNGELHOLM 2026-01-01 More or less costumed bathers throw themselves into the sea at Klitterhus in Ängelholm in the south of Sweden at the traditional New Year's swim on January 1, 2026. This year's New Year's swim in Skälderviken attracted around 60 bathers and a significantly larger audience despite an icy wind and rain showers on the first day of the year. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

China: Octopus Clings to Phone After Being Caught by Fisher in Fuzhou

In Fuzhou, Fujian, a video captured a man fishing when he unexpectedly caught an octopus with a phone stuck to one of its tentacles on September 28. The octopus refused to let go, wrapping its arms tightly around the device as if claiming it as its own.

Japan: Strong Cold Wave Sweeps Across Country, Bringing Heavy Snow And Disruptions 6

A strong cold wave continued to sweep across Japan on Friday, February 7, bringing heavy snow to a wide area, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, throughout the weekend.

Japan: Strong Cold Wave Sweeps Across Country, Bringing Heavy Snow And Disruptions 5

A strong cold wave continued to sweep across Japan on Friday, February 7, bringing heavy snow to a wide area, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, throughout the weekend.

Japan: Strong Cold Wave Sweeps Across Country, Bringing Heavy Snow And Disruptions 4

A strong cold wave continued to sweep across Japan on Friday, February 7, bringing heavy snow to a wide area, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, throughout the weekend.

Japan: Strong Cold Wave Sweeps Across Country, Bringing Heavy Snow And Disruptions 3

A strong cold wave continued to sweep across Japan on Friday, February 7, bringing heavy snow to a wide area, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, throughout the weekend.

Japan: Strong Cold Wave Sweeps Across Country, Bringing Heavy Snow And Disruptions 2

A strong cold wave continued to sweep across Japan on Friday, February 7, bringing heavy snow to a wide area, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast.

Japan: Strong Cold Wave Sweeps Across Country, Bringing Heavy Snow And Disruptions

A strong cold wave continued to sweep across Japan on Friday, February 7, bringing heavy snow to a wide area, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast.

6 killed, 33 injured in bus accident in Türkiye

STORY: 6 killed, 33 injured in bus accident in Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:43 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bus accident in Kastamonu province STORYLINE: At least six people were killed, and 33 others were injured in a bus accident in the Turkish Black Sea region in Kastamonu province early on Friday, the country's Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya said. "Unfortunately, six people lost their lives and 33 people were injured, three of them seriously, after the intercity passenger bus, traveling between Istanbul and Sinop, overturned at the Kastamonu exit, at around 0550 (local time) today," Yerlikaya wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Video footage posted on the Turkish minister's X account showed a bus overturned on an icy road. The passenger bus went out of control of the driver and overturned into the field in the area where snowfall was effective in the Alatarla village of Kastamonu's Taskopru district,

Cold weather in Finland

Cold weather in Finland

Man climbs from the icy sea to the pier in Southern Helsinki in Finland on 2nd January, 2024. Finland is experiencing cold weather with almost -40c degrees in the North Finland and capital Helsinki with -15c degrees. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Cold weather in Finland

Cold weather in Finland

Man climbs from the icy sea to the pier in Southern Helsinki in Finland on 2nd January, 2024. Finland is experiencing cold weather with almost -40c degrees in the North Finland and capital Helsinki with -15c degrees. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Cold weather in Finland

Cold weather in Finland

Man climbs from the icy sea to the pier in Southern Helsinki in Finland on 2nd January, 2024. Finland is experiencing cold weather with almost -40c degrees in the North Finland and capital Helsinki with -15c degrees. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Dutch people dip in icy water to welcome New Year

STORY: Dutch people dip in icy water to welcome New Year SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: BLOEMENDAAL, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. various of participants 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DANIEL, Participant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAGICA, Participant STORYLINE: Hundreds of Dutch people dashed into the icy North Sea in the coastal city of Bloemendaal on Monday morning to celebrate the New Year. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DANIEL, Participant "It's a great start of the New Year." On the same day, thousands in other places across the Netherlands took part in similar events, jumping into the sea or a lake to welcome the New Year. The Dutch tradition started in the coastal city of Zandvoort in 1960, when a swimming club decided to start the year fresh with a plunge into the sea. Nowadays, similar events are organized in dozens of locations across the country. After the exhilarating dip, participants emerged from the

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(221222) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A swimmer is seen in the icy sea of Amur Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(221222) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A swimmer walks out of the icy sea of Amur Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(221222) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A swimmer rubs his body with snow after swimming in the icy sea of Amur Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(221222) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A swimmer rubs his body with snow after swimming in the icy sea of Amur Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(221222) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man swims in the icy sea of Amur Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-WINTER SWIMMERS

(221222) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man swims in the icy sea of Amur Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

Seal popping in at Hokkaido zoo

Seal popping in at Hokkaido zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan -A harbor seal is seen popping out of icy waters at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2011. The seals, found in northern waters such as the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea, are a popular attraction at the zoo, which prepared an icy pool to create an environment close to their natural habitats.

Seal popping in at Hokkaido zoo

Seal popping in at Hokkaido zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan -A harbor seal is seen popping out of icy waters at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2011. The seals, found in northern waters such as the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea, are a popular attraction at the zoo, which prepared an icy pool to create an environment close to their natural habitats. (Kyodo)

Japan archipelago braces for heavy snow at weekend

Japan archipelago braces for heavy snow at weekend

Snow accumulates in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Niigata on Jan. 13, 2017. The Japanese archipelago is in the grip of a cold air mass with heavy snowfall forecast over the weekend, mainly from northeastern to western Sea of Japan coast, the weather agency said, warning of severe snowstorms and icy road conditions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo