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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander prepares for a launch to the Moon on January 14 from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Liftoff is targeted for 1:11 a.m. EST. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1

Handout photo show A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander prepares for a launch to the Moon on January 14 from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. Liftoff is targeted for 1:11 a.m. EST. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - Ma Xiao and his team are on their way to climb Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 1:19 PM on October 1, 2023, in Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - Ma Xiao displays the national flag on top of Cho Oyu, at 1:19 PM, October 1, 2023, in Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - Ma Xiao and his team are on their way to climb Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 1:19 PM on October 1, 2023, in Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - Ma Xiao and his team are on their way to climb Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 1:19 PM on October 1, 2023, in Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - Ma Xiao and his team are on their way to climb Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 1:19 PM on October 1, 2023, in Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - Ma Xiao displays the flag on top of Cho Oyu at 1:19 PM, October 1, 2023, Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - Ma Xiao and his team are on their way to climb Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 1:19 PM on October 1, 2023, in Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - Ma Xiao and his team are on their way to climb Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 1:19 PM on October 1, 2023, in Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - View of Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 1:19 PM, October 1, 2023, Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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Ma Xiao Climb The World's Sixth Highest Peak Cho Oyu

SHIGATSE, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2023 - View of Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 1:19 PM, October 1, 2023, Shigatse City, Tibet, China. At 8,201 meters above sea level, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. On the same day, 18 Chinese scientific team members also successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu, carrying out a number of scientific missions such as setting up an automatic weather station at extremely high altitude, measuring the thickness of snow and ice on the summit, drilling ice cores and collecting snow and ice samples. At 8 o 'clock on May 11, 2021, Maxiao successfully stood on the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at an altitude of 8,848.86 meters.

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NASA unveils Mars simulation habitat

Photo taken April 11, 2023, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, shows a sandbox with red sand simulating the Martian landscape. U.S. space agency NASA unveiled the same day its new Mars simulation habitat, in which four volunteers will live for a year to test what life would be like on future manned missions to the planet, at the center.

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NASA unveils Mars simulation habitat

U.S. space agency NASA unveils its new Mars simulation habitat, in which four volunteers will live for a year to test what life will be like for future missions to the planet, at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on April 11, 2023.

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Iran, Saudi Arabia to exchange envoys after reopening diplomatic missions

STORY: Iran, Saudi Arabia to exchange envoys after reopening diplomatic missions DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference of Iranian Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Iran and Saudi Arabia will exchange ambassadors after the reopening of their diplomatic missions, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported. In a press conference, Nasser Kanaani said the Saudi team arrived in Iran on Saturday to lay the groundwork for the reopening of the kingdom's embassy in Tehran and consulate general in the northeastern city of Mashhad. He added that the Iranian delegation will soon travel to Saudi Arabia for the same purpose ahead of the scheduled reopening of Iran's embassy in Riyadh and its consulate general and representative office to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah. Following the signing of a joint statement by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian a

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China launches new experiment satellite

STORY: China launches new experiment satellite DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of experiment satellite STORYLINE: China on Wednesday evening successfully sent a new experiment satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Shiyan-19 satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-11 carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully. This experiment satellite will primarily be used for land resource surveys, urban planning, disaster prevention and mitigation, and other missions. It was the 467th flight mission of the Long March series of rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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On site in Aleppo: Life at displacement shelter after devastating earthquake

STORY: On site in Aleppo: Displaced Syrians recall earthquake horrors DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter 2. various of rescue missions in Aleppo STORYLINE: Xinhua reporter Hummam Sheikh Ali visited a shelter in the quake-hit Syrian city of Aleppo. Survivors recalled the earthquake horrors, asking for help to rebuild their homes. STANDUP (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter "Hello, everyone. We are still here in Aleppo. Today, we came to the sites where the earthquake hit and caused destruction and pushed people out of their homes to seek refuge in shelters. We have here a young man, his name is Talal. Talal is the breadwinner of his family. He and his family had to flee their home after the earthquake hit and caused a big crack in the wall. The house is no longer livable. He said that they were asleep, and when the earthquake hit, his mother started screaming, saying that they were g

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U.S. aviation agency working to restore system, domestic departures affected

STORY: U.S. aviation agency working to restore system, domestic departures affected DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Jan. 11, 2023, it is lifting the ground stop as normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the country following a system outage. The FAA regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United States. It continues to look into the cause of the initial problem. The FAA previously ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 o'clock in the morning East Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information. The U.S. government agency announced earlier in the day that it was 'working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.' White House tweeted that U.S. President Joe Biden has been

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Japan doctor offers medical relief abroad

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuko Kurosaki, president of the Japanese arm of Doctors without Borders, speaks on May 21, 2013 at the entity's office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Kurosaki, who assumed her current position in March 2010, has offered humanitarian medical aid as a volunteer surgeon on a total of 11 missions to such countries as Sri Lanka, Somalia and Jordan since 2001. Most recently she was in Syria for about a month from mid-April.

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GSDF ballgame with disaster-affected children

IWAKI, Japan - An elementary school student slides to third base guarded by a Ground Self-Defense Force member on June 4, 2011, during a baseball game for elementary and middle school students in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Members of the GSDF, who are engaged in relief and search missions there, planned the game to encourage children affected by the disaster.

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2nd AG600M large amphibious aircraft completes maiden flight test

STORY: 2nd AG600M large amphibious aircraft completes maiden flight test DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:31 LOCATION: ZHUHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the maiden flight test STORYLINE: The second AG600M firefighting aircraft prototype completed its first flight test mission on Saturday in Zhuhai, China's Guangdong Province. During the 22-minute flight, the aircraft performed well. The AG600M aircraft is expected to serve firefighting missions from 2023 and enter the market in 2025. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhuhai, China. (XHTV)

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Japan's Yui, colleagues return to Earth after 5-month stay at ISS

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui smiles after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Yui and two colleagues working at the International Space Station landed on a Kazakhstan plain on Dec. 11, 2015, after their nearly five-month missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Yui, colleagues return to Earth after 5-month stay at ISS

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (C) is lifted out of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft after it landed on a Kazakhstan plain on Dec. 11, 2015. Yui and two colleagues working at the International Space Station returned to Earth after completing their nearly five-month missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Yui, colleagues return to Earth after 5-month stay at ISS

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (R) gives a thumbs up after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying him and two colleagues working at the International Space Station landed on a Kazakhstan plain on Dec. 11, 2015, following their nearly five-month missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Yui, colleagues return to Earth after 5-month stay at ISS

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui smiles after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Yui and two colleagues working at the International Space Station landed on a Kazakhstan plain on Dec. 11, 2015, after their nearly five-month missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese mayor views suicide pilots' photos at U.S. memorial museum

Mayor Kanpei Shimoide of Minamikyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, looks at pictures of Japanese "kamikaze" pilots at the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on April 11, 2015. He visited the ship for an exhibit of mementos left by the pilots on their suicide missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese visitors commemorate WWII suicide pilots in Pearl Harbor

Mayor Kanpei Shimoide (2nd from L) of Minamikyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, joins other compatriots in commemorating World War II "kamikaze" pilots at the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on April 11, 2015. They visited the ship for an exhibit of mementos left by the pilots on their suicide missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cyclists leave Seoul for Tokyo to trace old mission routes

Cyclists leave Seoul on Oct. 11, 2015, for Tokyo to follow routes taken by Joseon diplomatic missions to Japan dispatched by the Yi Dynasty (1392-1910) between the 15th and 19th centuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cyclists pose before leaving for Tokyo to trace old mission routes

Bicycle riders pose in Seoul on Oct. 11, 2015, before leaving for Tokyo to follow routes taken by Joseon diplomatic missions to Japan dispatched by the Yi Dynasty (1392-1910) between the 15th and 19th centuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF ballgame with disaster-affected children

IWAKI, Japan - An elementary school student slides to third base guarded by a Ground Self-Defense Force member on June 4, 2011, during a baseball game for elementary and middle school students in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Members of the GSDF, who are engaged in relief and search missions there, planned the game to encourage children affected by the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Marcin Kulas, Corey Speck, Ivo Zelinka

After ten years, Polish soldier Marcin Kulas (left) and U.S. soldier Corey Speck (centre) met with Czech paratrooper Ivo Zelinka in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. On September 10, 2009, Speck saved the life of Kulas in the mission in Afghanistan. The two soldiers' story inspired a documentary which makes part of the Polish series Veterans. They Escaped Death.The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (not pictured) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Marcin Kulas, Corey Speck, Ivo Zelinka

After ten years, Polish soldier Marcin Kulas (left) and U.S. soldier Corey Speck (centre) met with Czech paratrooper Ivo Zelinka in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. On September 10, 2009, Speck saved the life of Kulas in the mission in Afghanistan. The two soldiers' story inspired a documentary which makes part of the Polish series Veterans. They Escaped Death.The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (not pictured) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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LUBOMIR METNAR, MARIUSZ BLASZCZAK

The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (left) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak (centre) said the cooperation in NATO had a global dimension. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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LUBOMIR METNAR, MARIUSZ BLASZCZAK

The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (right) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak (centre) said the cooperation in NATO had a global dimension. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Marcin Kulas, Corey Speck, Ivo Zelinka, Mariusz Blaszczak

Czech paratrooper Ivo Zelinka (from left), Polish soldier Marcin Kulas and U.S. soldier Corey Speck receive awards from Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, left, in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. On September 10, 2009, Speck saved the life of Kulas in the mission in Afghanistan. The two soldiers' story inspired a documentary which makes part of the Polish series Veterans. They Escaped Death.The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (not pictured) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Marcin Kulas, Corey Speck, Ivo Zelinka, Mariusz Blaszczak, Lubomir Metnar

Czech paratrooper Ivo Zelinka (from left), Polish soldier Marcin Kulas and U.S. soldier Corey Speck receive awards from Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, centre, in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. On September 10, 2009, Speck saved the life of Kulas in the mission in Afghanistan. The two soldiers' story inspired a documentary which makes part of the Polish series Veterans. They Escaped Death.The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (left) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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MARCIN KULAS, COREY SPECK

After ten years, Polish soldier Marcin Kulas (right) and U.S. soldier Corey Speck met in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. On September 10, 2009, Speck saved the life of Kulas in the mission in Afghanistan. The two soldiers' story inspired a documentary which makes part of the Polish series Veterans. They Escaped Death.The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (not pictured) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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MARCIN KULAS, COREY SPECK

After ten years, Polish soldier Marcin Kulas (right) and U.S. soldier Corey Speck met in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. On September 10, 2009, Speck saved the life of Kulas in the mission in Afghanistan. The two soldiers' story inspired a documentary which makes part of the Polish series Veterans. They Escaped Death.The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (not pictured) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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LUBOMIR METNAR, MARIUSZ BLASZCZAK

The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (left) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak (right) said the cooperation in NATO had a global dimension. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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MARCIN KULAS, COREY SPECK

After ten years, Polish soldier Marcin Kulas (right) and U.S. soldier Corey Speck met in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. On September 10, 2009, Speck saved the life of Kulas in the mission in Afghanistan. The two soldiers' story inspired a documentary which makes part of the Polish series Veterans. They Escaped Death.The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (not pictured) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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MARCIN KULAS, COREY SPECK

After ten years, Polish soldier Marcin Kulas (right) and U.S. soldier Corey Speck met in Prague, Czech Republic, March 11, 2019. On September 10, 2009, Speck saved the life of Kulas in the mission in Afghanistan. The two soldiers' story inspired a documentary which makes part of the Polish series Veterans. They Escaped Death.The anniversary of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joining NATO 20 years ago is a major moment for the countries, Czech Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar (not pictured) said on the eve of the official celebrations in Prague. Today's meeting was called Allies/Veterans Discussion. The mission in Afghanistan. It was devoted to the soldiers and veterans from NATO foreign missions. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Overseas voting begins for Japan lower house election

Japanese citizens cast their ballots at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Oct. 11, 2017, as eligible voters living abroad are allowed to do so at 223 diplomatic missions around the world for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Overseas voting begins for Japan lower house election

A woman (L) visits the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Oct. 11, 2017, as eligible Japanese voters living abroad are allowed to cast ballots at 223 diplomatic missions around the world for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inada denies higher risks in SDF's new tasks in U.N. peacekeeping

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada attends a budget committee meeting at the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2016. Inada shrugged off concerns that Self-Defense Force members will face higher risks by engaging in rescue and other new missions they could be given during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inada denies higher risks in SDF's new tasks in U.N. peacekeeping

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada attends a budget committee meeting at the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2016. Inada shrugged off concerns that Self-Defense Force members will face higher risks by engaging in rescue and other new missions they could be given during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka man points to site of airport used by army for pilot training

Atsuo Yokoyama points to a place where the Imperial Japanese Army once had an airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on June 11, 2015. The airport was used for one year toward the end of World War II for pilot training, including for suicide missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo