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China: Black Swan Seen Scooping Leaves in Reverse at Zhaotong University

On November 15, 2025, in Zhaotong, Yunnan, a video captured the unusual sight of a black swan at Zhaotong University moving backward across a pond while repeatedly scooping leaves toward the shore.

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China: Playful Tiger Cub Sneaks Up on Caretaker in Harbin Zoo

This video was filmed at a zoo in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on August 26, 2025. It captured the cute moment when a tiger cub tried to catch his caretaker off guard, but was quickly noticed, scooped into his arms, and turned into a cuddly kitten.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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Year-end lottery

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a lottery booth in Tokyo's Ginza district as the year-end lottery, which provides the chance to win up to 200 million yen, began to be sold nationwide on Nov. 24, 2010.

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Year-end lottery

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a lottery booth in Tokyo's Ginza district as entries for the year-end lottery, which provides the chance to win up to 200 million yen, began to be sold nationwide on Nov. 24, 2010, while women dubbed ''lady luck'' promote the lottery in front of the booth.

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Hunt for fortune

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold lottery tickets to promote the nationwide sale of lotteries in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 12, 2010. Two types of lotteries, including the ''Dream Jumbo'' lotteries with prizes of up to 200 million yen, were on sale that day for nearly a month.

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Hunt for fortune

TOKYO, Japan - About 300 people line up at a lottery booth in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 12, 2010. Two types of lotteries, including the ''Dream Jumbo'' lotteries with prizes of up to 200 million yen, were on sale across Japan that day for nearly a month.

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'Green jumbo' lottery ticket sales begin

TOKYO, Japan - Some 200 people line up to buy tickets for the ''green jumbo'' lottery in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 15, 2010, the first day of the nationwide lottery campaign. The maximum prize in the lottery is 200 million yen.

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'Green Jumbo' lottery tickets put on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People line up in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 18 to buy ''Green Jumbo'' lottery tickets, which are put on sale nationwide on the same day. The maximum prize in the lottery is 200 million yen.

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Green Jumbo Lottery tickets put on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People line up in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 13 to buy Green Jumbo Lottery tickets, which are put on sale nationwide on the same day. The maximum prize in the lottery is 200 million yen.

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'Autumn Jumbo' lottery tickets on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People line up in front of lottery ticket booths in Tokyo's Ginza district on Sept. 26 to buy ''Autumn Jumbo'' lottery tickets, which went on sale nationwide the same day. The lottery has a jackpot of 200 million yen.

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200 mil. yen winning lotto ticket sent to Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa holds up an enlarged copy of a 200 million yen winning lottery ticket at the Fukui government office July 24. The ticket was sent in to the prefecture by an anonymous donor July 23 to aid victims of recent torrential rains.

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Crowds assemble to buy annual 'Jumbo Lottery' tickets

TOKYO, Japan - Hundreds of people line up Nov. 28 at a booth in Ginza, Tokyo, to buy tickets for the annual year-end ''Jumbo Lottery.'' Sales of the 300-yen tickets for the lottery with a top prize of 200 million yen will continue through Dec. 22. The draw will be Dec. 31.

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Forest Sea's long-range wireless terminal "Geochat".

Forest Sea (Koto-ku, Tokyo) will launch a long-range wireless terminal called "Geochat" this fall to prevent mountain climbers and forestry workers from getting lost. It is capable of two-way communication of up to 200 kilometers in a clear environment with no obstacles. Even when cell phones are out of range, such as in mountainous areas, workers can carry the terminal to send location information and emergency requests. The company is aiming for sales of more than 5 billion yen in the communication terminal business in five years. 920 megahertz (mega means one million) band radio waves with an output of 250 milliwatts will be transmitted over a long distance. It can reach more than 200 kilometers in a clear environment. Three repeaters were able to cover the mountainous area of Hakone, sending text of about 30 characters and location information from the Global Positioning System (GPS). Photo taken on July 18, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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200 mil. yen winning lotto ticket sent to Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa holds up an enlarged copy of a 200 million yen winning lottery ticket at the Fukui government office July 24. The ticket was sent in to the prefecture by an anonymous donor July 23 to aid victims of recent torrential rains. (Kyodo)

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U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada (C), president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., and other company officials bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015. U.S. auto safety regulators announced earlier that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada, president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015, following the announcement by U.S. auto safety regulators that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. agency fines Takata up to $200 million

Shigehisa Takada, president and CEO of Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2015, following the announcement by U.S. auto safety regulators that it will fine the company up to $200 million (24.2 billion yen), accelerate the recall process to replace the company's faulty air bag inflators and order it to stop using an unstable chemical linked to the defect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Autumn Jumbo' lottery tickets on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People line up in front of lottery ticket booths in Tokyo's Ginza district on Sept. 26 to buy ''Autumn Jumbo'' lottery tickets, which went on sale nationwide the same day. The lottery has a jackpot of 200 million yen. (Kyodo)

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'Green Jumbo' lottery tickets put on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People line up in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 18 to buy ''Green Jumbo'' lottery tickets, which are put on sale nationwide on the same day. The maximum prize in the lottery is 200 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Green Jumbo Lottery tickets put on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People line up in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 13 to buy Green Jumbo Lottery tickets, which are put on sale nationwide on the same day. The maximum prize in the lottery is 200 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Hunt for fortune

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold lottery tickets to promote the nationwide sale of lotteries in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 12, 2010. Two types of lotteries, including the ''Dream Jumbo'' lotteries with prizes of up to 200 million yen, were on sale that day for nearly a month. (Kyodo)

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Hunt for fortune

TOKYO, Japan - About 300 people line up at a lottery booth in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 12, 2010. Two types of lotteries, including the ''Dream Jumbo'' lotteries with prizes of up to 200 million yen, were on sale across Japan that day for nearly a month. (Kyodo)

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'Green jumbo' lottery ticket sales begin

TOKYO, Japan - Some 200 people line up to buy tickets for the ''green jumbo'' lottery in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 15, 2010, the first day of the nationwide lottery campaign. The maximum prize in the lottery is 200 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Year-end lottery

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a lottery booth in Tokyo's Ginza district as the year-end lottery, which provides the chance to win up to 200 million yen, began to be sold nationwide on Nov. 24, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Year-end lottery

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a lottery booth in Tokyo's Ginza district as entries for the year-end lottery, which provides the chance to win up to 200 million yen, began to be sold nationwide on Nov. 24, 2010, while women dubbed ''lady luck'' promote the lottery in front of the booth. (Kyodo)

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Valentine's Day lottery in Japan

People line up at lottery booths in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Jan. 30, 2019, as sales of the Valentine's Day Jumbo lottery tickets started the same day. The 300-yen ticket gives purchasers the chance to win up to 200 million yen ($1.83 million). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crowds assemble to buy annual 'Jumbo Lottery' tickets

TOKYO, Japan - Hundreds of people line up Nov. 28 at a booth in Ginza, Tokyo, to buy tickets for the annual year-end ''Jumbo Lottery.'' Sales of the 300-yen tickets for the lottery with a top prize of 200 million yen will continue through Dec. 22. The draw will be Dec. 31.