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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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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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Emmanuel Macron on visit in New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron takes notes, flanked by France's Minister for Interior and Overseas Gerald Darmanin (L), during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on May 23, 2024. Macron flew to France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on a politically risky visit aiming to defuse a crisis after nine days of riots that have killed six people and injured hundreds. Macron's sudden decision to fly to the southwest Pacific archipelago, some 17,000 kilometres (10,500 miles) from mainland France, is a sign of the gravity with which the government views the pro-separatist violence. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron on visit in New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron takes notes during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on May 23, 2024. Macron flew to France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on a politically risky visit aiming to defuse a crisis after nine days of riots that have killed six people and injured hundreds. Macron's sudden decision to fly to the southwest Pacific archipelago, some 17,000 kilometres (10,500 miles) from mainland France, is a sign of the gravity with which the government views the pro-separatist violence. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron on visit in New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron takes notes during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on May 23, 2024. Macron flew to France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on a politically risky visit aiming to defuse a crisis after nine days of riots that have killed six people and injured hundreds. Macron's sudden decision to fly to the southwest Pacific archipelago, some 17,000 kilometres (10,500 miles) from mainland France, is a sign of the gravity with which the government views the pro-separatist violence. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hearing on the Report of Special Counsel Robert K. Hur - Washington

United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio), Chair, US House Committee on the Judiciary, left and US Representative Kelly Armstrong (Republican of North Dakota), right, discuss some notes prior to Robert K Hur, Special Counsel, giving testimony before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary concerning his report “Report of the Special Counsel on the Investigation Into Unauthorized Removal, Retention, and Disclosure of Classified Documents Discovered at Locations Including the Penn Biden Center and the Delaware Private Residence of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr” in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong takes notes of the condition of roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh growth c

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CHINA-YUNNAN-SPACE BREEDING-NEW FLOWER SPECIES (CN)

(231028) -- KUNMING, Oct. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tian Liantong takes notes of the serial numbers of roses at a roses plantation demonstration garden of a modern agricultural park in Anning City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Oct. 20, 2023. In August of 2022, over 8,000 flower seeds arrived at Yunnan Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. after their spaceflight trip aboard Shenzhou manned spaceship. Space breeding refers to exposing seeds or strains to cosmic radiation and microgravity in space to mutate their genes, so as to create new species or varieties with greater performances like shorter growth periods, higher yield and better resistance to diseases. According to Tian Liantong, a technologist of Jinke Flower Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., usually it takes five years to breed new flower species which consumers could buy on market, and some species even need ten years to go through the process from breeding to becoming commodity, as they have to pass various and harsh gro

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Malaysian economy recovers with expectations to deepen cooperation with China

STORY: Malaysian economy recovers with expectations to deepen cooperation with China DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kuala Lumpur street views 2. various of Malaysian Central Bank and bank notes counting machines 3. interior of an investment bank 4. various of customers doing groceries shopping 5. various of container vessels at Northport of Port Klang, Selangor 6. various of workers at the construction site 7. various of tourist and tourism spots in Malaysia 8. various of Kuala Lumpur International Airport STORYLINE: Malaysia's economy recovered steadily in 2022 thanks to improved labor conditions, increasing trade with foreign countries, among other factors. However, according to some research agencies, Malaysia faces such challenges as a sluggish economy and weaker exports in 2023. Malaysia's central bank said the Malaysian economy expanded by 9.3 percent in the first three quarters of 2022. It also estimates that the country's

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Old bank notes deposited by WWII returnees given airing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Customs officials expose to the air excess bank notes deposited by post-World War II returnees, mainly from China and the Korean Peninsula, at the customs house in Yokohama west of Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Some 60% of the total deposits exceeding upper limits imposed by the Allied Occupation forces to fend off inflation remain to be returned at Japan's eight customs houses.

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Memoir of teenage Nagasaki survivor tells horror of A-bomb

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken June 5, 2013 in Tokyo shows Masako Yanagawa's notes that were eventually published as "Masako taorezu" (Masako does not collapse). With some changes in expressions, her personal record as a 14-year-old girl after being exposed to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, was published as "Masako taorezu" in 1949.

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U.S. official's remarks on Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows some of the notes compiled by students after a speech given by Kevin Maher. Maher, a U.S. official in charge of Japanese affairs at the State Department, reportedly likened the Japanese culture of maintaining social harmony to a means of ''extortion'' and described the people on the southern island of Okinawa as ''lazy'' in a speech given in Washington in late 2010.

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Nagoya museum gives press peak at opening exhibit

Journalists make notes April 15 as the newly completed Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts in Nagoya gives the press a peak at some of the art work to be displayed at its opening exhibit of foreign art. Some 60 art pieces will be displayed in its first exhibition opening April 17, including paintings by impressionists Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Vincent van Gogh.

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Nigeria launches new banknotes

STORY: Nigeria launches new banknotes DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of President Muhammadu Buhari and officials at the launch of the redesigned naira notes 2. various of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN presenting the redesigned notes to the president 3. various of officials present 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian president 5. various of Nigeria's central bank building 6. various of commuters 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian president 8. various of transactions at a commercial bank 9. various of some Nigerian local currencies STORYLINE: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched the re-designed local banknotes to control the supply of the local currency, the Nigerian naira, in the country's capital Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking during the unveiling of the locally-produced currencies, Buhari explained in detail the basis for his approval to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign t

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Report exposes rising anti-Asian racism in United States

STORY: Report exposes rising anti-Asian racism in United States DATELINE: April 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of notes of report STORYLINE: The China Society for Human Rights Studies on Friday released a report, exposing growing anti-Asian racism in the United States. The United States still takes pride in recognizing itself as a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant country, the report says, noting that Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans are subject to discrimination and violations in various forms and cannot fully enjoy their human rights. The report consists of three parts: Asian Americans facing rise in racist attacks amid the coronavirus pandemic; racism against Asian Americans not unique to the coronavirus pandemic; and reasons behind the rising anti-Asian sentiment amid the coronavirus pandemic. The report attributes the rising anti-Asian sentiment to some U.S. politicians' racist coronavirus a

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BRITAIN-INTEREST RATE-RAISE

(220319) -- MANCHESTER, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An energy meter, an electricity bill and some notes are seen in a family in Manchester, Britain, March 18, 2022. Britain's central bank, the Bank of England (BoE), has once again lifted the benchmark interest rate to 0.75 percent in a move to combat the rising inflation, according to a BoE statement on Thursday. The BoE has raised borrowing costs several times since December to bring down the country's soaring inflation, which reached a 30-year high of 5.5 percent in January. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee expected Britain's inflation to grow further in the coming months, to around 8 percent in the second quarter in 2022, and perhaps even higher later this year. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

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Fukushima temporary home visit rehearsal

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Yoshiyuki Takeuchi, 53, an employee of the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, shows his wife's engagement ring in Kawauchi, Fukushima, on May 3, 2011, after retrieving some items from his home near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Takeuchi made a quick return home as part of the municipality's rehearsal for the upcoming program to allow its evacuated residents to briefly visit their homes in the no-reentry zone near the plant. He recommended that residents make notes of what they want to retrieve before making the visits. (Kyodo)

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U.S. official's remarks on Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows some of the notes compiled by students after a speech given by Kevin Maher. Maher, a U.S. official in charge of Japanese affairs at the State Department, reportedly likened the Japanese culture of maintaining social harmony to a means of ''extortion'' and described the people on the southern island of Okinawa as ''lazy'' in a speech given in Washington in late 2010. (Kyodo)

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Old bank notes deposited by WWII returnees given airing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Customs officials expose to the air excess bank notes deposited by post-World War II returnees, mainly from China and the Korean Peninsula, at the customs house in Yokohama west of Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Some 60% of the total deposits exceeding upper limits imposed by the Allied Occupation forces to fend off inflation remain to be returned at Japan's eight customs houses. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya museum gives press peak at opening exhibit

Journalists make notes April 15 as the newly completed Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts in Nagoya gives the press a peak at some of the art work to be displayed at its opening exhibit of foreign art. Some 60 art pieces will be displayed in its first exhibition opening April 17, including paintings by impressionists Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Vincent van Gogh.