China: Talented Parrot Scrolls Through Social Media in Guangdong

This video was recorded on August 3 in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It shows a parrot scrolling through short videos on a smartphone and even tapping the like button with ease.

China: Grandfather Leaps to Catch Baby Seconds Before Falling off Bed

A Chinese grandfather in Shanwei, Guangdong, saved his six-month-old grandson from falling off a bed on July 30, 2025. The baby slid head-first, but Mr. Fang grabbed him just in time, preventing injury.

Philippines: Typhoon Usagi Brings Strong Winds And Heavy Rain To Northern Luzon 4

Super Typhoon Usagi, locally known as Ofel, is the fifth major storm to hit the Philippines in three weeks, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Northern Luzon on Thursday, November 14. The country issued its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people.

YEMEN-SANAA-MALNUTRITION-FUNDING SHORTAGE

YEMEN-SANAA-MALNUTRITION-FUNDING SHORTAGE

(230731) -- SANAA, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A medic holds the foot of a malnourished child as the baby receives treatment at Al-Sabeen hospital, in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 30, 2023. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said it would suspend its life-saving malnutrition interventions in Yemen in August due to a severe funding shortfall. The WFP said in a report released Saturday that the lack of funds, combined with the continuous disruptions in supplies, has left it with no choice but to halt malnutrition prevention activities in Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

YEMEN-SANAA-MALNUTRITION-FUNDING SHORTAGE

YEMEN-SANAA-MALNUTRITION-FUNDING SHORTAGE

(230731) -- SANAA, July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A mother feeds her malnourished child with nasogastric feeding tube as the baby receives treatment at Al-Sabeen hospital, in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 30, 2023. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said it would suspend its life-saving malnutrition interventions in Yemen in August due to a severe funding shortfall. The WFP said in a report released Saturday that the lack of funds, combined with the continuous disruptions in supplies, has left it with no choice but to halt malnutrition prevention activities in Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

Festival "Buddha Purnima" brings joy to Buddhist community in Bangladesh

STORY: Festival "Buddha Purnima" brings joy to Buddhist community in Bangladesh DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: Various of Buddhist devotees SOUNDBITE 1(Bengali): SUPTA BARUA, DevoteeSOUNDBITE 2(Bengali): DHARMA MITRA MAHATHERO, MonkVarious of Buddhist devotees STORYLINE: Buddhists in Bangladesh on Sunday celebrated "Buddha Purnima", which marks Gautama Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): SUPTA BARUA, Devotee "My name is Supta Barua. I'm from Gazipur (on the outskirts of Dhaka). I wish everyone a happy Buddha Purnima. On this great day, I have come to the Buddha temple with my whole family to pray to the Buddha, so that all the members of my family stay well, healthy and have a long life. Special wishes for my baby, so that he can be established in life, be a good human, have a healthy, long life. We expressed gratitude to Lord Buddha for saving us from the pandemic in the past and also praying so that this pandemic doesn't co