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Reconstruction Conference for Ukraine in Rome - Italy

Ukraine Recovery Conference 10-11 July 2025, (R) Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italian government welcomes to Czech Republic's President Petr Pavel, (L) during the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025. After the editions of Lugano, London and Berlin, the goal of the fourth edition conference hosted in Rome is the long-term reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, the goals will be the reconstruction and protection of energy infrastructure, demining, rehabilitation of destroyed areas. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reconstruction Conference for Ukraine in Rome - Italy

Ukraine Recovery Conference 10-11 July 2025, (R) Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italian government welcomes to Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela, (L) during the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025. After the editions of Lugano, London and Berlin, the goal of the fourth edition conference hosted in Rome is the long-term reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, the goals will be the reconstruction and protection of energy infrastructure, demining, rehabilitation of destroyed areas. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reconstruction Conference for Ukraine in Rome - Italy

Ukraine Recovery Conference 10-11 July 2025, (R) Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italian government welcomes to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, (L) during the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025. After the editions of Lugano, London and Berlin, the goal of the fourth edition conference hosted in Rome is the long-term reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, the goals will be the reconstruction and protection of energy infrastructure, demining, rehabilitation of destroyed areas. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reconstruction Conference for Ukraine in Rome - Italy

Ukraine Recovery Conference 10-11 July 2025, (R) Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italian government welcomes to Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, (L) during the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025. After the editions of Lugano, London and Berlin, the goal of the fourth edition conference hosted in Rome is the long-term reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, the goals will be the reconstruction and protection of energy infrastructure, demining, rehabilitation of destroyed areas. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reconstruction Conference for Ukraine in Rome - Italy

Ukraine Recovery Conference 10-11 July 2025, (R) Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italian government welcomes to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, (L) during the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025. After the editions of Lugano, London and Berlin, the goal of the fourth edition conference hosted in Rome is the long-term reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, the goals will be the reconstruction and protection of energy infrastructure, demining, rehabilitation of destroyed areas. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reconstruction Conference for Ukraine in Rome - Italy

Ukraine Recovery Conference 10-11 July 2025, Giorgia Meloni (C) Prime Minister of Italian government welcomes the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens'kyj (R) and his wife Olena Zelenska (L) during the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025. After the editions of Lugano, London and Berlin, the goal of the fourth edition conference hosted in Rome is the long-term reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, the goals will be the reconstruction and protection of energy infrastructure, demining, rehabilitation of destroyed areas. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reconstruction Conference for Ukraine in Rome - Italy

Ukraine Recovery Conference 10-11 July 2025, Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania during the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025. After the editions of Lugano, London and Berlin, the goal of the fourth edition conference hosted in Rome is the long-term reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, the goals will be the reconstruction and protection of energy infrastructure, demining, rehabilitation of destroyed areas. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken And UK Counterpart Arrive In Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken speaks with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on board a train headed for Kyiv, Ukraine, September 11, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British foreign minister David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for a series of meetings with senior Ukrainian government officials at a critical juncture in the war against Russia. Blinken has said he wants to hear directly from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and others what Kyiv's goals in the war are and what Washington can do to help it achieve them. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken And UK Counterpart Arrive In Kyiv - Ukraine

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrive at the train ststion in Kyiv. Ukraine, Wednesday, September 11, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British foreign minister David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for a series of meetings with senior Ukrainian government officials at a critical juncture in the war against Russia. Blinken has said he wants to hear directly from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and others what Kyiv's goals in the war are and what Washington can do to help it achieve them. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-LIAONING-GREEN DEVELOPMENT-CLEAN ENERGY (CN)

(240615) -- DALIAN, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Dec. 11, 2020 shows a view of Dalian Flow Battery Energy Storage Peak-shaving Power Station, which applies the vanadium redox flow battery energy storage system developed by Dalian Rongke Power Co., Ltd., in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Utilizing its resource advantages, Liaoning has actively optimized energy structure and cultivated new energy industry to support its efforts in achieving dual-carbon goals and facilitating the green and low-carbon transformation in economic and social development. In the fields such as clean energy equipment manufacturing and wind, solar, nuclear energy storage, where Liaoning Province has comparative advantages, a number of national-level high-tech enterprises and unicorn enterprises have emerged, playing a supportive role in ensuring energy security and achieving the sustainable development goals. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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CHINA-LIAONING-GREEN DEVELOPMENT-CLEAN ENERGY (CN)

(240615) -- DALIAN, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Dec. 11, 2020 shows a view of Dalian Flow Battery Energy Storage Peak-shaving Power Station, which applies the vanadium redox flow battery energy storage system developed by Dalian Rongke Power Co., Ltd., in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Utilizing its resource advantages, Liaoning has actively optimized energy structure and cultivated new energy industry to support its efforts in achieving dual-carbon goals and facilitating the green and low-carbon transformation in economic and social development. In the fields such as clean energy equipment manufacturing and wind, solar, nuclear energy storage, where Liaoning Province has comparative advantages, a number of national-level high-tech enterprises and unicorn enterprises have emerged, playing a supportive role in ensuring energy security and achieving the sustainable development goals. (Xinhua)

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Italy's cabinet lowers 2024 growth forecast

STORY: Italy's cabinet lowers 2024 growth forecast SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's cabinet on Tuesday approved the Economic and Financial Document (DEF), lowering the economic forecast for 2024 to 1 percent from the 1.2 percent forecast last September. The DEF is the official paper that set Italy's economic and financial goals for the next three years. Growth estimates for 2025 were also lowered to 1.2 percent from 1.3 percent, and that for 2026 to 1.1 percent from 1.2 percent. The government's new growth forecast remained higher than predictions made earlier this year by the European Union (EU), which expected Italy to grow by 0.7 percent in 2024, and by 1.2 percent in 2025. The government confirmed a budget deficit target of 4.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024, 3.7 percent for 2025 and 3 percent for 2026. The DEF set the public debt t

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I Liga: Sporting vs Braga

Lisbon, 02/11/2024 - Today the Sporting Clube De Portugal senior football team welcomed the Sporting Clube de Braga team - Futebol, SAD, Jornada 21, from the Liga Portugal Betclic Championship, at the José de Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon . Tribute 350 Goals Sebastien Coates (Mário Vasa / Global Imagens)

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Portuguese Championship: Amarante FC VS SC São João Ver

Amarante,05/11/2023 - Amarante Futebol Clube hosted Sporting Clube de São João de Ver this afternoon, at the Amarante Municipal Stadium in a game counting for the 9th Round of the Portuguese Championship 2023/24. Pedro Soares goals (Ivo Pereira / Global Imagens)

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China qualifies for 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

STORY: China qualifies for 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the audience at the game 2. various of the press conference STORYLINE: China has qualified for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup finals as Group B winner of the second round qualification after triumphing 5-0 over Myanmar in Yangon on Saturday. Thus, China has won all of its three group matches against Chinese Taipei, Nepal and Myanmar. At Yangon's Thuwunna Stadium, China quickly displayed its strength and dominance as Lu Jiayu broke the deadlock in the eighth minute, with the other four goals scored by Jiang Chenjing in the 35th minute, Huo Yuexin in the 40th minute, and Zhao Xinyue in the 69th and 75th minutes. "We received very high expectations from our supporters prior to this tournament. We met their expectations in these three matches. But we still need to make more progress," said China's head coach Wang Jun. "All the pla

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Brazilian striker Giovanna speaks of life in China

STORY: Brazilian striker Giovanna speaks of life in China DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:07 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Giovanna de Oliveira and her Changchun Zhuoyue teammates 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): GIOVANNA DE OLIVEIRA, Changchun Zhuoyue 3. various of Giovanna 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): GIOVANNA DE OLIVEIRA, Changchun Zhuoyue 5. various of Giovanna 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Portuguese): GIOVANNA DE OLIVEIRA, Changchun Zhuoyue STORYLINE: The fourth round of the 2023 Chinese Women's Super League kicked off on Saturday. Brazilian player Giovanna de Oliveira has returned to China, and she, along with her Changchun Zhuoyue teammates, is now pursuing the league's top honor. 30-year-old Giovanna is a multifaceted player, who excels as a striker, midfielder, and sometimes center-back and has played for the Brazilian women's national team. Giovanna first joined Changchun in 2018. Within a year, she scored 11 goals for the club. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): GIOVANNA D

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GLOBALink | China powers ahead with renewables, carbon reduction

STORY: China powers ahead with renewables, carbon reduction DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cityscapes in China 2. various of wind farms in China 3. various of photovoltaic power stations in China 4. various of the Baihetan hydropower station 5. various of hydropower stations in China STORYLINE: China has been making huge strides in shifting from its dependence on coal to renewables for power generation, a boon to achieving the country's "dual carbon" goals and tackling global climate change. China's renewable energy power generation reached 2.7 trillion kWh in 2022, accounting for 31.6 percent of the country's total electricity consumption. The newly installed renewable energy capacity reached 152 million kilowatts, accounting for 76.2 percent of the country's newly installed power generation capacity. China saw several landmark energy projects completed in 2022, including the full operation of the Baihetan hydropower station, the

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 6, 2022 shows members of China celebrate during the awarding ceremony after winning the final football match between China and South Korea at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Mumbai, India. On February 6, China beat South Korea in the AFC Women's Asian Cup final, bringing home its ninth trophy of the tournament after a 16-year wait. The Steel Roses' journey to glory was nearly perfect, scoring 11 goals and conceding zero in the group stage. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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Hiroshima crash out of ACL race on away loss to W. Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Western Sydney Wanderers striker Bendon Santalab (11) scores the second goal past Sanfrecce Hiroshima defender Hiroki Mizumoto (4) during the second half of a second-leg round-of-16 match in the Asian Champions League at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on May 14, 2014. Hiroshima crashed out of the ACL on away goals after a 2-0 defeat.

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Kagawa ties Japan scoring record in Europe

COLOGNE, Germany - Shinji Kagawa (L) of Borussia Dortmund keeps his eye on the ball during the second half of a Bundesliga game against Cologne away on March 25, 2012. The Japanese midfielder struck twice in the second half, giving him 11 goals for the season, a total that matched the record for goals by a Japanese player in a single European first-division season. Borussia Dortmund won the game 6-1.

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OECD Secretary General Gurria in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2011. Releasing its survey report on Japan, the Paris-based club of rich nations said Japan should keep pursuing its fiscal restoration goals despite the huge government spending required for reconstruction following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Baggio lives up to pre-match hype at JOMO Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Almost imperceptibly, Italy's ''Little Prince'' Roberto Baggio takes over JOMO Cup exhibition match in Tokyo on Oct. 11, scoring two goals in his side's 3-1 win to more than justify all the pre-match ballyhoo about his appearance at the National Stadium.

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NHL ice hockey back in Japan

The National Hockey League's (NHL) Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Sunday Oct. 11 in the second of two games at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium. The season opening Oct. 10 game, played before a crowd of 8,400, ended in a 3-3 tie. Sunday's game featured the first NHL hat-trick in Japan -- Flames' star Theoren Fleury (R) scored three goals and got two assists. NHL season openers debuted in Japan last year.

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Fighting terrorism a tool for U.S. to implement hegemony: Afghan expert

STORY: Fighting terrorism a tool for U.S. to implement hegemony: Afghan expert DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kabul 2. various of the U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): NAJIBULLAH JAMI, Professor, Kabul University 4. various of Kabul 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): NAJIBULLAH JAMI, Professor, Kabul University STORYLINE: In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Najibullah Jami, an Afghan political expert and Kabul University professor, said that fighting terrorism has been a tool used by the United States to strengthen its hegemony. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): NAJIBULLAH JAMI, Professor, Kabul University "Terrorism in general is a phenomenon that U.S. has different definitions due to their political interests and goals. U.S. has been using terrorism as a tool to invade and defeat free nations to ensure its interests." Following the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington D.C., the United States accused Afghanistan of harboring Osama Bin Laden, the leader o

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-QIONGZHONG-FEMALE FOOTBALLER(CN)

(220523) -- QIONGZHONG, May 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weiwei, a member of Qiongzhong women's U15 football team, studies at Qiongzhong High School Affiliated To Central China Normal University in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, May 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Female footballers set life goals high". (Xinhua/Hu Zhixuan)

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-QIONGZHONG-FEMALE FOOTBALLER(CN)

(220523) -- QIONGZHONG, May 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 11, 2022 shows the office buidling of Qiongzhong Women's Football Club in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Female footballers set life goals high". (Xinhua/Hu Zhixuan)

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-QIONGZHONG-FEMALE FOOTBALLER(CN)

(220523) -- QIONGZHONG, May 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of Qiongzhong women's U15 football team have an English language class at Qiongzhong High School Affiliated To Central China Normal University in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, May 11, 2022 TO GO WITH "Feature: Female footballers set life goals high". (Xinhua/Hu Zhixuan)

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TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINESE JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE-WORKSHOP

(220311) -- DAR ES SALAAM, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bathsheba Mchuza, founder and sales officer for Uyogaplus project, shows the growing of mushroom during a workshop on "Applications of Juncao Technology and its Contribution to the Achievement of Sustainable Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals in Tanzania" in Kinondoni District, outskirts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 10, 2022. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese Juncao technology spells bright future for Tanzania's mushroom growers

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TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINESE JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE-WORKSHOP

(220311) -- DAR ES SALAAM, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Elly Ligate, a senior lecturer, researcher and national Juncao technological consultant at Sokoine University of Agriculture, shows the Juncao grass during a workshop on "Applications of Juncao Technology and its Contribution to the Achievement of Sustainable Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals in Tanzania" in Kinondoni District, outskirts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 10, 2022. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese Juncao technology spells bright future for Tanzania's mushroom growers

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TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-CHINESE JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE-WORKSHOP

(220311) -- DAR ES SALAAM, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Participants visits Uyogaplus Farm during a workshop on "Applications of Juncao Technology and its Contribution to the Achievement of Sustainable Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals in Tanzania" in Kinondoni District, outskirts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 10, 2022. (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese Juncao technology spells bright future for Tanzania's mushroom growers

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Growth target of around 5.5 pct to generate output equivalent to medium economy: Chinese premier

STORY: Growth target of around 5.5 pct to generate output equivalent to medium economy: Chinese premier DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:08:01 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang STORYLINE: A 5.5-percent increase on the basis of over 110-trillion-yuan (about 17.4 trillion U.S. dollars) GDP in China today would generate the same amount of output equivalent to the size of a medium economy, and China will increase government spending and extend tax and fee cuts to enable steady growth in 2022, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at a press conference Friday after the closing of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress. From a worldwide perspective, it is a hard problem for such a big economy to maintain medium-high growth, Li told a press conference after the closing of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress. China accomplished major goals and tasks on economic and social development last year, laying a solid foundation

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NHL ice hockey back in Japan

The National Hockey League's (NHL) Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Sunday Oct. 11 in the second of two games at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium. The season opening Oct. 10 game, played before a crowd of 8,400, ended in a 3-3 tie. Sunday's game featured the first NHL hat-trick in Japan -- Flames' star Theoren Fleury (R) scored three goals and got two assists. NHL season openers debuted in Japan last year.

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Adriano hat-trick crushes Sanfrecce in Seoul

Striker Adriano of South Korea's FC Seoul (11) scores the last of his three goals in the second half of a Group F match against Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the Asian Champions League in Seoul on March 1, 2016. FC Seoul won 4-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nakajima scores hat trick in U-22 game vs. Myanmar

Midfielder Shoya Nakajima (R) of Japan's U-22 national team scores one of his three goals during the first half of a friendly match against Myanmar at the Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba, east to Tokyo, on March 11, 2015. Japan won 9-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. chief calls for ambitious plans at Japan antidisaster confab

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks to Japanese reporters during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 11, 2015, prior to the five-day Third U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction starting on March 14, in Japan's northeastern city of Sendai. Ban expressed hope that the conference will produce a "strong and ambitious" framework to curb disaster risks, calling it essential for achieving the global organization's sustainable development goals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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OECD Secretary General Gurria in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2011. Releasing its survey report on Japan, the Paris-based club of rich nations said Japan should keep pursuing its fiscal restoration goals despite the huge government spending required for reconstruction following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Kagawa ties Japan scoring record in Europe

COLOGNE, Germany - Shinji Kagawa (L) of Borussia Dortmund keeps his eye on the ball during the second half of a Bundesliga game against Cologne away on March 25, 2012. The Japanese midfielder struck twice in the second half, giving him 11 goals for the season, a total that matched the record for goals by a Japanese player in a single European first-division season. Borussia Dortmund won the game 6-1. (Kyodo)

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Gerry Groot, sinologist

Sinologist Gerry Groot, from the university in Adelaide, Australia, speaks during an interview with CTK in Prague, Czech Republic, July 11, 2019. All Chinese organisations in the world, including the Czech Republic, are fulfilling political goals of their country and the Communist Party of China said Gerry Groot. He arrived in Prague to attend a press conference on China's global influence operations he gave to Czech deputies and senators. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Gerry Groot, sinologist

Sinologist Gerry Groot, from the university in Adelaide, Australia, speaks during an interview with CTK in Prague, Czech Republic, July 11, 2019. All Chinese organisations in the world, including the Czech Republic, are fulfilling political goals of their country and the Communist Party of China said Gerry Groot. He arrived in Prague to attend a press conference on China's global influence operations he gave to Czech deputies and senators. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Gerry Groot, sinologist

Sinologist Gerry Groot, from the university in Adelaide, Australia, speaks during an interview with CTK in Prague, Czech Republic, July 11, 2019. All Chinese organisations in the world, including the Czech Republic, are fulfilling political goals of their country and the Communist Party of China said Gerry Groot. He arrived in Prague to attend a press conference on China's global influence operations he gave to Czech deputies and senators. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Gerry Groot, sinologist

Sinologist Gerry Groot, from the university in Adelaide, Australia, speaks during an interview with CTK in Prague, Czech Republic, July 11, 2019. All Chinese organisations in the world, including the Czech Republic, are fulfilling political goals of their country and the Communist Party of China said Gerry Groot. He arrived in Prague to attend a press conference on China's global influence operations he gave to Czech deputies and senators. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Gerry Groot, sinologist

Sinologist Gerry Groot, from the university in Adelaide, Australia, speaks during an interview with CTK in Prague, Czech Republic, July 11, 2019. All Chinese organisations in the world, including the Czech Republic, are fulfilling political goals of their country and the Communist Party of China said Gerry Groot. He arrived in Prague to attend a press conference on China's global influence operations he gave to Czech deputies and senators. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Gerry Groot, sinologist

Sinologist Gerry Groot, from the university in Adelaide, Australia, speaks during an interview with CTK in Prague, Czech Republic, July 11, 2019. All Chinese organisations in the world, including the Czech Republic, are fulfilling political goals of their country and the Communist Party of China said Gerry Groot. He arrived in Prague to attend a press conference on China's global influence operations he gave to Czech deputies and senators. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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ASEAN "re-calibrates" objectives to speed up RCEP negotiations

Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez speaks at a press conference in Manila on Sept. 11, 2017, after five days of ministerial meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Lopez said trade ministers of most countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership have adjusted their goals for the China-backed regional trade agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN "re-calibrates" objectives to speed up RCEP negotiations

A press conference is held in Manila on Sept. 11, 2017, after five days of ministerial meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said trade ministers of most countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership have adjusted their goals for the China-backed regional trade agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kubo delighted with Gent contribution

Japan striker Yuya Kubo arrives at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on May 24, 2017. He told reporters he was pleased with his goal-scoring exploits over the second half of the season at Belgium first-division club Gent. Kubo bagged 11 goals for Gent after joining the Jupiler League side from Swiss club Young Boys in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Osako marks Japan return with brace in World Cup q'fying warm-up

Cologne striker Yuya Osako (15) celebrates with teammates after scoring the second of his two goals for Japan in a friendly against Oman in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 11, 2016. Japan won 4-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Osako marks Japan return with brace in World Cup q'fying warm-up

Cologne striker Yuya Osako (15) smiles after scoring the second of his two goals for Japan in a friendly against Oman in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 11, 2016. Japan won 4-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Osako marks Japan return with brace in World Cup q'fying warm-up

Cologne striker Yuya Osako (15) scores the second of his two goals for Japan in the first half of a friendly against Oman in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 11, 2016. Japan won 4-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Osako marks Japan return with brace in World Cup q'fying warm-up

Cologne striker Yuya Osako (15) scores the first of his two goals for Japan with a header in the first half of a friendly against Oman in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 11, 2016. Japan won 4-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo