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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Cigu District, Tainan.

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Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

A small bird flies out of a Peshmerga recruit’s hands in Erbil, Iraq, on July 25, 2023. A significant number of Kurdish women have joined the Peshmerga, viewing exile and armed resistance as their only means of challenging the Iranian regime and asserting their rights. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Children Use Mesh Food Covers To Catch Fish On Flooded Streets In Zhoukou

On July 18, 2024, in Zhoukou, a city in eastern Henan Province, China, locals found an innovative way to deal with the aftermath of recent rains. The downpour had caused pond water to overflow onto the streets, bringing small fish along with it. Adults and children alike took advantage of the situation by catching small fish using mesh covers that are typically used to protect food from flies and mosquitoes. They successfully gathered many, collecting them in buckets as an unexpected urban fishing opportunity.

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Osprey flies over Okinawa

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft flies over an urban area of Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 1, 2023. One of the U.S. military's Ospreys crashed in waters off a small Japanese island two days before, prompting Tokyo to request they be grounded temporarily.

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Osprey flies over Okinawa

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft flies over an urban area of Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 1, 2023. One of the U.S. military's Ospreys crashed near a small Japanese island two days before, prompting Tokyo to request they be grounded temporarily.

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DENMARK-FANOE-INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL

(230615) -- FANOE (DENMARK), June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man flies a Chinese traditional dragon kite during an international kite festival in Fanoe, Denmark, on June 11, 2023. Fanoe, a small island off Denmark's west coast, has been aflutter with over 20,000 colorful kites bobbing against the sky, signaling that the China to Fanoe Culture Week, which runs until June 16, is at full swing. (Xinhua/Lin Jing) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese kites get warm welcome at Denmark's International Kite Festival

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DENMARK-FANOE-INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL

(230615) -- FANOE (DENMARK), June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man flies a Chinese traditional dragon kite during an international kite festival in Fanoe, Denmark, on June 11, 2023. Fanoe, a small island off Denmark's west coast, has been aflutter with over 20,000 colorful kites bobbing against the sky, signaling that the China to Fanoe Culture Week, which runs until June 16, is at full swing. (Xinhua/Lin Jing) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese kites get warm welcome at Denmark's International Kite Festival

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Tiger Woods comes in 7th at Masters after round one

AUGUSTA, United States - A banner pulled by a small plane flies over the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 8, 2010, in the first round of the Masters golf tournament.

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Venus transit observed in Hokkaido, Tokyo metropolitan area

WAKKANAI, Japan - A bird flies during a transit of Venus (small dot) observed in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, on June 8. A transit takes place when Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun.

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CHINA-CHONGQING-WETLANDS (CN)

(221109) -- CHONGQING, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An eastern spot-billed duck flies above the Shuanggui Lake national wetland park in Liangping District of southwest China's Chongqing, Nov. 7, 2022. Liangping District won the "International Wetland City" from the Ramsar Convention this year. The district has built a national-level wetland park, Shuanggui Lake national wetland park. It also shines in the protection and utilization of small and micro wetlands. Farmers grew rice, vegetables, lotus, fish, and shrimps in small and micro wetlands, including the district's many ponds and rice paddies. Organic agriculture in such mini wetlands helped reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides. The scenic views also boosted ecological tourism to raise farmers' incomes. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-WETLANDS (CN)

(221109) -- CHONGQING, Nov. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A night heron flies above the Shuanggui Lake national wetland park in Liangping District of southwest China's Chongqing, Nov. 7, 2022. Liangping District won the "International Wetland City" from the Ramsar Convention this year. The district has built a national-level wetland park, Shuanggui Lake national wetland park. It also shines in the protection and utilization of small and micro wetlands. Farmers grew rice, vegetables, lotus, fish, and shrimps in small and micro wetlands, including the district's many ponds and rice paddies. Organic agriculture in such mini wetlands helped reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides. The scenic views also boosted ecological tourism to raise farmers' incomes. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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South China city fights kitchen waste with insects to achieve low-carbon life

STORY: South China city fights kitchen waste with insects to achieve low-carbon life DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dameisha Vanke Center in Shenzhen 2. various of black soldier files in the center 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIE XIAOHUI, Executive Vice Secretary-General of Vanke Foundation 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): XIE XIAOHUI, Executive Vice Secretary-General of Vanke Foundation STORYLINE: Small insects have a big function. Black soldier flies are used to biodegrade kitchen waste to achieve a low-carbon life in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIE XIAOHUI, Executive Vice Secretary-General of Vanke Foundation "The kitchen waste is transformed by black soldier fly larvae, which can turn waste into things of value. Dameisha Vanke Center has formed a closed-loop operation of organic composting through the black soldier fly cabin. And also through the composting demonstration area, the community g

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Venus transit observed in Hokkaido, Tokyo metropolitan area

WAKKANAI, Japan - A bird flies during a transit of Venus (small dot) observed in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, on June 8. A transit takes place when Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Aircraft tests MRJ small passenger plane

A Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically built small passenger aircraft, flies over Noto Airport in the central Japan city of Wajima during a trial flight from Nagoya on March 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tiger Woods comes in 7th at Masters after round one

AUGUSTA, United States - A banner pulled by a small plane flies over the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 8, 2010, in the first round of the Masters golf tournament. (Kyodo)

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Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

A single pilot solar plane flies at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on Aug. 23, 2017. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

A single pilot solar plane flies at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on Aug. 21, 2017. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo