0:00:09 > 0:00:13Morning, I'm Ricky with your Newsround update.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15A search and rescue operation is underway in southern Japan.
0:00:15 > 0:00:21It's after the second powerful earthquake there
0:00:21 > 0:00:22in less than 36 hours.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25At least 20 people are known to have died in the latest quake,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27which was bigger than the first one.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Emergency services are working to help all the people
0:00:29 > 0:00:31who have been affected.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Food and blankets are being give to those who have been made homeless.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39A solar-powered plane, called the Solar Impulse 2,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42is getting ready to continue its trip around the world
0:00:42 > 0:00:44after being grounded for nine months for repairs.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47The team's goal is to be the first plane to go around the globe
0:00:47 > 0:00:49using only power from the sun.
0:00:49 > 0:00:55Ayshah's been looking in their incredible journey so far.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57This plane is the Solar Impulse 2.
0:00:57 > 0:01:07and this is what makes it pretty cool...
0:01:07 > 0:01:09It weighs the same as a family car.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12The pilot can only sleep for 20 minutes at a time.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14It is 10 times slower than a normal plane,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17with a top speed of only 62 miles per hour.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18So what has it done so far?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20In March 2015, the journey began in Abu Dhabi
0:01:20 > 0:01:23in the Middle East travelling to Muscat in Oman
0:01:23 > 0:01:26in 13 hours and 1 minute.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Since then, it's flown all over, stopping off at eight places
0:01:29 > 0:01:33around the world.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Then it was the record-breaking big one -
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Nanjing in China to Kalaeloa in Hawaii.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42The 8,900km journey didn't go exactly according to plan,
0:01:42 > 0:01:48as it had to land in Nagoya in Japan to be fixed.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50But, during the five-day journey, the pilot broke the endurance
0:01:50 > 0:01:55record for a solo flight.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58It's now at the next stage of its epic adventure,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01but will have to wait for sunny weather to get going.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05It will fly from Hawaii to North America in four days.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08But there's still a long way to go before completing its super cool
0:02:08 > 0:02:15mission of flying around the globe powered by the sun.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Now take a look at these pictures from China,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21showing a huge sandstorm hitting China's Gansu Province
0:02:21 > 0:02:24yesterday afternoon.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The storm filled the skies with dust in north-west China, blocking out
0:02:27 > 0:02:33the landscape, but rain cleared it up later in the day.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Now to the hundreds and hundreds of seals sunbathing on the beach
0:02:38 > 0:02:40in Massachusetts in America.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Scientists say seal numbers have gone up there
0:02:43 > 0:02:45over the past 40 years, because the mammals are now
0:02:45 > 0:02:46better protected by law.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48But it's not so good for fishermen and women.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52More seals means more fish being eaten!
0:02:52 > 0:02:54That's all from me.
0:02:54 > 0:03:01Newsround's back right here just before midday.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Bye-bye.