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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi leaves Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi leaves Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Nov. 1, 2025, after winding up a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves upon arriving at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves upon arriving at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves upon arriving at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) arrives at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Busan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) arrives at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025, for a three-day trip to South Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit and hold bilateral talks with East Asian neighbors.

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Fire in Ponteceso (A Coruna) forces residents of Balarés to evacuate and several roads to be cut off

Several neighbors keep a watchful eye on the progress of the fire in the area of Fuente de Faro de Brantuas, on August 3, 2025, in Ponteceso, A Coruna, Galicia, Spain. A forest fire that is active in the municipality of Ponteceso in A Coruna, specifically in the parish of Cospindo, has forced to evacuate the residents of the village of Balarés, next to the beach. In the village of O Couto are working excavators of the Xunta to try to create a firebreak and that the fire does not pass to a nearby area where there are houses. Six agents, six brigades, four motor pumps, two shovels, a technician, a technical support unit and three helicopters have been deployed there. Photo by Gustavo de la Paz/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Brothers Held In Military Operation - West Bank

Family members and neighbors gather in a damaged area inside the Samara residence in Bruqin, West Bank on May 23, 2025. Israeli forces have taken measurements of the house in preparation for its demolition after three brothers were detained for allegedly planning a deadly shooting. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

A man removes water from his garage on November 6, 2024, in Pedralba, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Pedralba is a municipality of Valencia in the Serranos region of just over 3,000 inhabitants whose streets are still waterlogged with mud. The Military Emergency Unit (UME), together with volunteers empty houses and check their structures for damage that may affect the safety of neighbors, as well as accumulate water and mud to clear the streets. The municipality has had to lament the death of three inhabitants as a consequence of the DANA. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

The owner of the Todolar hardware store shows the store's facilities after the passage of the DANA, on November 6, 2024, in Pedralba, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Pedralba is a municipality in Valencia in the Serranos region of just over 3,000 inhabitants whose streets are still waterlogged with mud. The Military Emergency Unit (UME), together with volunteers empty houses and check their structures for damage that may affect the safety of the neighbors, as well as accumulate water and mud to clear the streets. The municipality has had to lament the death of three inhabitants as a consequence of the DANA. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

A woman in her home in Pedralba, on November 6, 2024, in Pedralba, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Pedralba is a municipality of Valencia in the Serranos region of just over 3,000 inhabitants whose streets are still flooded with mud. The Military Emergency Unit (UME), together with volunteers empty houses and check their structures for damage that may affect the safety of neighbors, as well as accumulate water and mud to clear the streets. The municipality has had to lament the death of three inhabitants as a consequence of the DANA. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

Vehicles full of mud in a garage in Pedralba, on November 6, 2024, in Pedralba, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Pedralba is a municipality of Valencia in the Serranos region of just over 3,000 inhabitants whose streets are still waterlogged with mud. The Military Emergency Unit (UME), together with volunteers empty houses and check their structures for damage that may affect the safety of neighbors, as well as accumulate water and mud to clear the streets. The municipality has had to lament the death of three inhabitants as a consequence of the DANA. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

Neighbors remove water and mud with brushes on November 6, 2024, in Pedralba, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Pedralba is a municipality in Valencia in the Serranos region of just over 3,000 inhabitants whose streets are still waterlogged with mud. The Military Emergency Unit (UME), together with volunteers empty houses and check their structures for damage that may affect the safety of neighbors, as well as accumulate water and mud to clear the streets. The municipality has had to lament the death of three inhabitants as a consequence of the DANA. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exploring Zhiyuan, China-Malaysia Friendship Garden

STORY: Exploring Zhiyuan, China-Malaysia Friendship Garden SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the garden 2. STANDUP (English): GAO YANG, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of visitors STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): GAO YANG, Xinhua correspondent "This is Zhiyuan in Malaysia's Putrajaya. It is also called China-Malaysia Friendship Garden. It was built to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Malaysia. Ten years later, let's explore this garden again. Step inside the garden, we can see many golden fish in the pond and also the Chinese red lanterns. And these Chinese characters read 'Best luck for 2024.' Along the way, we can see many panda sculptures. We know in 2014, two giant pandas arrived in Malaysia. During the ten years, they gave birth to three panda babies. This is Ruo Lin Tang. It symbolizes that China and Malaysia are good neighbors connected by vast

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A Brighter Summer Day

Aiko posing in her bedroom with her favorite stuffed animal, a unicorn, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 2019 « Being alive is a revenge in itself towards this hateful world. Be smarter, read more books so you can live a better life. Keep your romantic thoughts ; it will never be enough, especially when you’re getting older. You can think of killing yourself a hundred, even a thousand times, but if you are dead, you then lose the chance to love and to hate. So I would say cheers anyways. » Aiko Aiko is a 23 year old transgender woman from Nantou, a small town in the center of Taiwan. She now lives in Taipei where she just finished studying fashion design. She chose the name Aiko because she is greatly influenced by Japanese Kawai and Manga culture. Aiko's family is accepting of her trans identity, her mum even jokes around with the neighbors in her hometown saying that she had three boys but that now she has two sons and a daughter. Even though her family supports Aiko to be herself, it's still complicated for trans

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors participate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors participate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors participate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors participate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors participate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Fires Out Of Control In Galicia

Neighbors collaborate in the extinguishing of the fire, on October 12, 2023, in Vidal, Trabada, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). The proximity of the fire to population centers has forced to declare the so-called 'situation 2' in the municipality of Trabada, Lugo. Specifically, the flames are approaching the villages of Barreiros, Vidal and Penacova, after starting in the parish of Trabada, in the municipality of the same name. To try to stabilize the fire have been mobilized five technicians, six agents, 13 brigades, 10 motor pumps, three shovels, a tractor, five technical support units, six aircraft and three helicopters. The other fire in Galicia, in the parish of Nieva, Avión (Ourense) remains stabilized after burning 70 hectares. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fire in Spain kills 4

STORY: Fire in Spain kills 4 DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: VIGO, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fire scene 2. various of affected neighbors, firefighters, police STORYLINE: At least four people were killed and nine others were injured in a fire that broke out on Wednesday in a residential building in the Galician city of Vigo, northwest coast of Spain. The nine injured were taken to hospital with burns. According to the emergency services of Galicia 112, the fire started at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday in the lower part of a five-storey building located in the vicinity of the Plaza America, center of Vigo. It took firefighters at least three hours to extinguish the fire. Police were investigating the incident as arson. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vigo, Spain. (XHTV)

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3 die in house fire near Barcelona

STORY: 3 die in house fire near Barcelona DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flats affected by the fire STORYLINE: Three people lost their lives early Wednesday morning in a fire in a block of flats in the municipality of Rubi near Barcelona. The Catalan fire brigade confirmed the deaths after they had attended the blaze with 11 fire engines. They said that five more people suffered smoke inhalation. The three victims were all residents in the same first-floor apartment of the three-story building. They all died as they were trying to leave the building. Police are still investigating the cause of the fire. The local radio station (Radio Rubi) reported that neighbors had heard an explosion in the hall of the building and the flames appeared immediately afterwards. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Barcelona, Spain. (XHTV)

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Sweden, Finland, Norway vow to strengthen defense cooperation

STORY: Sweden, Finland, Norway vow to strengthen defense cooperation DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference (credit: Government of Sweden) STORYLINE: The leaders of Sweden, Finland and Norway vowed to strengthen defense cooperation on Wednesday in the face of common security challenges. Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store met on Wednesday in Harpsund, about 120 km southwest of Stockholm. Harpsund is a country retreat for the prime minister of Sweden. The three discussed common security challenges and cooperation on foreign, security and defense policy issues. A Swedish government statement released on Wednesday said that the security situation had deteriorated due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "Norway, Finland and Sweden, together with our Nordic neighbors, have a shared responsibility to respond to security challenges in the region, inc

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Teen murder suspect to be sent to medical reformatory

OITA, Japan - Lawyers for a 15-year-old boy accused of killing three neighbors in August speak at a press conference at the Oita Family Court in Oita City on Dec. 26 after the court decided to send the boy to a medical reformatory. The court said the boy suffers from a serious behavioral disorder.

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Israel says downs 3 Hezbollah drones flying to gas field

STORY: Israel says downs 3 Hezbollah drones flying to gas field DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the interceptions 2. various of Israeli interim prime minister Yair Lapid speaking 3. various of Israeli Navy activity 4. various of Israeli Navy's situation room 5. various of Israeli Air Forces activity STORYLINE: The Israeli military said it shot down on Saturday three Hezbollah drones flying toward one of the country's offshore gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the drones was downed by an Israeli fighter jet, while the other two by missiles fired from a navy corvette, according to a statement by the Israel Defense Forces. The drones were intercepted "at a safe distance from the (gas) platform," said the statement. The drones were downed over a sea area claimed by both Lebanon and Israel, as the two neighbors have been in UN-sponsored negotiation in the past two years to determine their maritime border. Hezbollah,

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Turkey says military operations on southern borders necessary for national security

STORY: Turkey says military operations on southern borders necessary for national security DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish National Security Council (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 2. various of the militants of PKK (file) 3. various of the militants of YPG (file) 4. various of Turkey's Operation Spring Shield in 2020 in northern Syria (file) STORYLINE: Turkey said on Thursday the military operations carried out on its southern borders are necessary for national security and do not target the territorial integrity of its neighbors. "Current and future military operations being conducted on Turkey's southern borders do not target the territorial integrity of its neighbors, but stem from national security needs and will contribute to their security as well," the Turkish National Security Council said in a statement. The statement came after a three-hour council meeting chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayy

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Quake brought about 'big family'

SENDAI, Japan - Evacuees relax in the living room of a house in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 16, 2011. The house is owned by farmer Masayuki Sasaki, 67, whose brother evacuated from the tsunami-hit city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, bringing with him some 30 relatives and neighbors who are now taking shelter together at the house where they share the three rooms on the first floor, as they decided not to use the second floor of the 36-year-old wooden house due to continuing aftershocks. (Kyodo)

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Teen murder suspect to be sent to medical reformatory

OITA, Japan - Lawyers for a 15-year-old boy accused of killing three neighbors in August speak at a press conference at the Oita Family Court in Oita City on Dec. 26 after the court decided to send the boy to a medical reformatory. The court said the boy suffers from a serious behavioral disorder.