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Rouen Cathedral Spire - Illustration

The spire of Rouen Cathedral, which rises to a height of 151 m. Restoration work has been underway for ten years. The project is due to be completed in 2027, restoring this iconic feature of Rouen to its former glory. Rouen, France, November 18, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rouen Cathedral Spire - Illustration

The spire of Rouen Cathedral, which rises to a height of 151 m. Restoration work has been underway for ten years. The project is due to be completed in 2027, restoring this iconic feature of Rouen to its former glory. Rouen, France, November 18, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rouen Cathedral Spire - Illustration

The spire of Rouen Cathedral, which rises to a height of 151 m. Restoration work has been underway for ten years. The project is due to be completed in 2027, restoring this iconic feature of Rouen to its former glory. Rouen, France, November 18, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey: M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Istanbul and Surrounding Areas

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara on Wednesday, April 23, shaking buildings and causing people to flee outside across the city. Shaking was also felt in other cities and provinces. According to the Istanbul Governor's office, 151 were injured jumping from high places due to panic but there are no reports of deaths or major structural damage.

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Presidential Election in Ecuador

Military police stand guard near a polling station in Quito, Ecuador, Ferbuary 9, 2025. Ecuadorans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, a vice president, 151 members of the National Assembly and five members of the Andean Parliament for a four-year term. Photo by Xinhua/Carolina Endara/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Noboa Votes For Presidential Election in Ecuador

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa casts his ballot in Olon, Santa Elena Province, Ecuador, February 9, 2025. Ecuadorans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, a vice president, 151 members of the National Assembly and five members of the Andean Parliament for a four-year term. Photo by Ecuadorian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election in Ecuador

A voter casts his ballot in Quito, Ecuador, Ferbuary 9, 2025. Ecuadorans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, a vice president, 151 members of the National Assembly and five members of the Andean Parliament for a four-year term. Photo by Xinhua/Carolina Endara/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election in Ecuador

Voters line up to cast their ballots in Quito, Ecuador, Ferbuary 9, 2025. Ecuadorans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, a vice president, 151 members of the National Assembly and five members of the Andean Parliament for a four-year term. Photo by Xinhua/Carolina Endara/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Strikes South Lebanon

This photo shows smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes in Kafr Kila, Lebanon, October 3, 2024. The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Lebanon over the past 24 hours reached 37 while injuries stood at 151, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Strikes South Lebanon

This photo shows smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes in Khiam, Lebanon, October 3, 2024. The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Lebanon over the past 24 hours reached 37 while injuries stood at 151, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Strikes South Lebanon

This photo shows smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes in Kafr Kila, Lebanon, October 3, 2024. The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Lebanon over the past 24 hours reached 37 while injuries stood at 151, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Typhoon Bebinca Makes Landfall In Shanghai, Gusty Winds Disrupt Travel 3

Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday, September 16, as a Category 1 storm, bringing winds of up to 151 kilometers per hour. Thousands of people were evacuated, and flights and trains were disrupted. According to reports, Bebinca is the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949.

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China: Typhoon Bebinca Makes Landfall In Shanghai, Gusty Winds Disrupt Travel 2

Typhoon Bebinca made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Shanghai on Monday, September 16. It brought strong winds up to 151 kilometers per hour. Thousands were evacuated while flights and trains were disrupted as well. According to reports, Bebinca is the strongest storm hitting Shanghai since 1949.

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China: Typhoon Bebinca Makes Landfall In Shanghai, Gusty Winds Disrupt Travel

Typhoon Bebinca made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Shanghai on Monday, September 16. It brought strong winds up to 151 kilometers per hour. Thousands were evacuated while flights and trains were disrupted. According to reports, Bebinca is the strongest storm hitting Shanghai since 1949.

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated January 31, 2024 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary elections kick off in Croatia

STORY: Parliamentary elections kick off in Croatia SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of billboard of the Croatian Democratic Union and Croatian Social Democratic Party 2. various of Croatian President Zoran Milanovic casting ballot 3. various of Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic casting ballot STORYLINE: Parliamentary elections in Croatia kicked off on Wednesday morning, with 2,302 candidates from 59 political parties and independent candidates competing for 151 seats in the parliament. According to the State Election Commission, over 3.73 million registered voters, both locally and overseas, are registered in Croatia this year. The first results are expected to be announced on Wednesday evening. The top two parties are the ruling Croatian Democratic Union, headed by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, and the alliance of parties led by the center-left Croatian Social Democratic Party. However

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(240417) -- ZAGREB, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Croatian President Zoran Milanovic casts his vote at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia on April 17, 2024. Parliamentary elections in Croatia kicked off on Wednesday morning, with 2,302 candidates from 59 political parties and independent candidates competing for 151 seats in the parliament. (Matija Habljak/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(240417) -- ZAGREB, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic casts his vote at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia on April 17, 2024. Parliamentary elections in Croatia kicked off on Wednesday morning, with 2,302 candidates from 59 political parties and independent candidates competing for 151 seats in the parliament. (Goran Stanzl/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(240417) -- ZAGREB, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia on April 17, 2024. Parliamentary elections in Croatia kicked off on Wednesday morning, with 2,302 candidates from 59 political parties and independent candidates competing for 151 seats in the parliament. (Slavko Midzor/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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[Breaking News]Yen hits 34-year low vs dollar

TOKYO,Japan, March 27 Kyodo - A monitor screen in Tokyo shows on March 27, 2024, the Japanese yen trading at a 34-year low in the upper 151 zone against the U.S. dollar.(Kyodo)

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Yen hits 34-year low vs dollar

A monitor screen in Tokyo shows on March 27, 2024, the Japanese yen trading at a 34-year low in the upper 151 zone against the U.S. dollar.

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Yen hits 34-year low vs dollar

A monitor screen in Tokyo shows on March 27, 2024, the Japanese yen trading at a 34-year low in the upper 151 zone against the U.S. dollar.

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Dollar rises to mid-151 yen level

Currency monitors at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar surging to the mid-151 yen level on March 20, 2024.

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-VEHICLE-EXPORT (CN)

(240131) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles for export are loaded into a ro-ro cargo vessel at Jiangyin terminal of Fuzhou Port in southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 30, 2024. Customs data showed that the automobile exports of southeast China's Fujian Province reached a record high of 89,000 vehicles in 2023. The export destinations span 151 countries and regions. Both passenger and commercial vehicle exports saw notable growth, with passenger vehicle exports rising by 3.6 times year on year to 75,000 vehicles and commercial vehicle exports increasing by 22.1 percent year on year to 14,000 vehicles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-VEHICLE-EXPORT (CN)

(240131) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 30, 2024 shows vehicles for export being loaded into a ro-ro cargo vessel at Jiangyin terminal of Fuzhou Port in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. Customs data showed that the automobile exports of southeast China's Fujian Province reached a record high of 89,000 vehicles in 2023. The export destinations span 151 countries and regions. Both passenger and commercial vehicle exports saw notable growth, with passenger vehicle exports rising by 3.6 times year on year to 75,000 vehicles and commercial vehicle exports increasing by 22.1 percent year on year to 14,000 vehicles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-VEHICLE-EXPORT (CN)

(240131) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of China Customs verify hybrid vehicles for export at Jiangyin terminal of Fuzhou Port in southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 30, 2024. Customs data showed that the automobile exports of southeast China's Fujian Province reached a record high of 89,000 vehicles in 2023. The export destinations span 151 countries and regions. Both passenger and commercial vehicle exports saw notable growth, with passenger vehicle exports rising by 3.6 times year on year to 75,000 vehicles and commercial vehicle exports increasing by 22.1 percent year on year to 14,000 vehicles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-VEHICLE-EXPORT (CN)

(240131) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 30, 2024 shows vehicles for export at Jiangyin terminal of Fuzhou Port in southeast China's Fujian Province. Customs data showed that the automobile exports of southeast China's Fujian Province reached a record high of 89,000 vehicles in 2023. The export destinations span 151 countries and regions. Both passenger and commercial vehicle exports saw notable growth, with passenger vehicle exports rising by 3.6 times year on year to 75,000 vehicles and commercial vehicle exports increasing by 22.1 percent year on year to 14,000 vehicles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-VEHICLE-EXPORT (CN)

(240131) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 30, 2024 shows a ro-ro cargo vessel loaded with vehicles for export at Jiangyin terminal of Fuzhou Port in southeast China's Fujian Province. Customs data showed that the automobile exports of southeast China's Fujian Province reached a record high of 89,000 vehicles in 2023. The export destinations span 151 countries and regions. Both passenger and commercial vehicle exports saw notable growth, with passenger vehicle exports rising by 3.6 times year on year to 75,000 vehicles and commercial vehicle exports increasing by 22.1 percent year on year to 14,000 vehicles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-VEHICLE-EXPORT (CN)

(240131) -- FUZHOU, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Police officers are on duty during the loading of vehicles for export at Jiangyin terminal of Fuzhou Port in southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 30, 2024. Customs data showed that the automobile exports of southeast China's Fujian Province reached a record high of 89,000 vehicles in 2023. The export destinations span 151 countries and regions. Both passenger and commercial vehicle exports saw notable growth, with passenger vehicle exports rising by 3.6 times year on year to 75,000 vehicles and commercial vehicle exports increasing by 22.1 percent year on year to 14,000 vehicles. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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Bangladesh's ruling party of Awami League wins 223 seats: Election Commission

STORY: Bangladesh's ruling party of Awami League wins 223 seats: Election Commission SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bangladeshi Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announcing the result STORYLINE: The ruling Bangladeshi Awami League (AL) party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won 223 out of 298 seats in the country's parliamentary elections, according to the Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday. Out of 300 seats, the results of one constituency have been delayed. Meanwhile, polling in one constituency was postponed following the death of an independent candidate. In Bangladesh, a party can form a government if it manages to clinch 151 seats of the parliament in total. Awal said that voter turnout in Bangladesh's 12th parliament polls reached 41.8 percent of the total eligible voters. In Bangladesh, the party that gets majority seats can form the government, he added. Over

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated December 14, 2018 shows Two F-35B Lightnings II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, right, an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, and an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to VFA 41, fly in formation in the Arabian Gulf. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot d

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Workforce shortage jeopardizing Australian infrastructure projects: report

STORY: Workforce shortage jeopardizing Australian infrastructure projects: report SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction sites STORYLINE: Major Australian infrastructure projects are under threat from massive workforce shortages, a government report has warned. Infrastructure Australia on Tuesday published its annual market capacity report, revealing a shortfall of 229,000 public infrastructure workers. According to the report, the shortfall - as well as a shortage of construction materials - is jeopardizing infrastructure projects worth 230 billion Australian dollars (151 billion U.S. dollars) over the next five years, Australia's green energy transition, and a government plan to build 1.2 million new homes. "With so much construction activity underway, the industry is finding it increasingly difficult to source key building materials and workers - particularly engineers, skilled trades a

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International Day Against Violence Against Women - Paris

A collage at a bus stop, 151 feminicides in 2022. What is the state doing ?. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. France, Paris November 25, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-MEITU-REVENUE-INCREASE (CN)

(230829) -- XIAMEN, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members take a photo with Meitu app at the exhibition hall of the company in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 10, 2020. Chinese internet company Meitu generated 1.26 billion yuan (175 million U.S. dollars) in revenue in the first half of 2023, an increase of 29.8 percent year on year. The company recorded an adjusted net profit of 151 million yuan in the first six months, up 320.4 percent year on year, according to the company's financial report disclosed on Monday. TO GO WITH "China's Meitu sees 29.8 pct revenue increase in H1" (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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Over 880,000 residents of Fujian affected by Typhoon Doksuri

STORY: Over 880,000 residents of Fujian affected by Typhoon Doksuri DATELINE: July 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of typhoon-hit areas 2. various of rescue efforts STORYLINE: More than 880,000 residents of east China's Fujian Province have been affected by Typhoon Doksuri, which made landfall in the province on Friday morning. Typhoon Doksuri landed on the coast of Jinjiang City, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain. It moved to Jiangxi Province on Friday night, where it gradually weakened into a tropical storm. The Fujian provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters on Saturday said that, as of 8:00 a.m. Saturday, 354,400 people had been evacuated. More than 6,333 hectares of farmlands in Fujian have been affected, with over 151 hectares suffering complete crop failure. Official meteorological forecasts show that heavy rainfall will continue in many parts of Fujian. Six local observation stations have recorded their hi

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Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs

STORY: Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thailand's Election Commission announcing election results 2. various of MPs receiving certificates 3. various of Pita Limjaroenrat and his coalition partners holding a press conference STORYLINE: Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on Monday officially announced results from last month's general election, paving the way for the parliament to convene and choose a new prime minister. The polling body has endorsed all 500 members in the House of Representatives, which includes 400 constituency seats and 100 party-list seats, EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee told a news conference. According to the approved vote results from the May 14 election, a total of 18 political parties have won seats in the House of Representatives. The Move Forward Party secured the highest number of seats, with 151, followed by the Pheu Thai Party, which won 141 sea

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Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election

STORY: Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Election Commission 2. various of Ittiporn Boonpracong, chairman of the Election Commission 3. various of vote counting at a polling station after the election 4. various of Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party STORYLINE: Thailand's Move Forward Party is seeking to form a coalition government with other opposition parties as unofficial vote counting results showed the oppositions have won the majority of seats in the lower house of parliament. The Move Forward Party, with a strong base among young voters, emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives with 151 seats, ahead of the other major opposition and pre-election favorite Pheu Thai Party which won 141 seats. As of 99.18 percent vote counting which is completed so far, Move Forward Party and the Pheu Thai Party each

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-NEW PM

(221230) -- VIENTIANE, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sonexay Siphandone, the new prime minister of Laos, addresses the National Assembly (NA) meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Dec. 30, 2022. The Lao cabinet is reshuffled at the concluding meeting of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly (Ninth Legislature) of Laos held in Lao capital Vientiane on Friday, according to local TV reports. The NA meeting has approved the nomination from Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith, naming Sonexay Siphandone as the new prime minister, with an overwhelming majority winning 149 out of the 151 votes. (Photo by Kethsana Saliankham/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-NEW PM

(221230) -- VIENTIANE, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lao National Assembly (NA) President Xaysomphone Phomvihane (R) congratulates Sonexay Siphandone as the new prime minister at the NA meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Dec. 30, 2022. The Lao cabinet is reshuffled at the concluding meeting of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly (Ninth Legislature) of Laos held in Lao capital Vientiane on Friday, according to local TV reports. The NA meeting has approved the nomination from Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith, naming Sonexay Siphandone as the new prime minister, with an overwhelming majority winning 149 out of the 151 votes. (Photo by Kethsana Saliankham/Xinhua)

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Mariners' Ichiro makes 150th, 151st hits

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to center in the fifth inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug. 14, 2010. Suzuki went 2-for-4 in his team's 9-3 win, taking his season tally to 151 with 45 games left and remaining well on course to reach the 200 mark for an unprecedented 10th consecutive year.

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Mariners' Ichiro makes 150th, 151st hits

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug. 14, 2010. Suzuki went 2-for-4 in his team's 9-3 win, taking his season tally to 151 with 45 games left and remaining well on course to reach the 200 mark for an unprecedented 10th consecutive year.

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Russia's Kashirina sets snatch world record in

London, Britain - Russia's Tatiana Kashirina celebrates after lifting 151 kilograms in the snatch portion of the women's weightlifting +75 kilogram class and setting the new world record at the ExCeL Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012.

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Russia's Kashirina sets snatch world record in

London, Britain - Russia's Tatiana Kashirina lifts 151 kilograms in the snatch portion of the women's weightlifting +75 kilogram class and sets the new world record at the ExCeL Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012.

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Queen Mary 2 in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - The British ocean liner Queen Mary 2 was open to media and the public during a call at Osaka port in western Japan on March 10, 2011. The 151,400-ton vessel, which is on a world cruise, was making a port call at Osaka for the first time.

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Queen Mary 2 in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - The British ocean liner Queen Mary 2 calls at Osaka port in western Japan on March 10, 2011. The 151,400-ton ship on a world cruise was making its first port call at Osaka.

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Queen Mary 2 in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - The British ocean liner Queen Mary 2 calls at Osaka port in western Japan on March 10, 2011. The 151,400-ton ship on a world cruise was making its first port call at Osaka.

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JAL puts on hold training for 151 future pilots

TOKYO, Japan - A trainee pilot operates a jumbo jet cockpit simulator at a Japan Airlines training facility in Tokyo in this file photo from March 1996. JAL sources said on June 3, 2010, that the airline, undergoing state-backed restructuring, has almost entirely put on hold its training program for 151 future pilots.

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Ocean liner Queen Mary 2 arrives at Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - The British ocean liner Queen Mary 2, now on an around-the-world voyage, arrives at Nagasaki port from New York on Feb. 17, 2010. The 151,400-ton luxury liner carrying 2,600 passengers will voyage around the world for 100 days.

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1,402 bureaucrats received favors from cabbies, 151 punished

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 25. Machimura said that a total of 1,402 ministry and agency bureaucrats have received favors in such forms as cash and cans of beer from taxi drivers when being taxied home late at night after work using taxpayer money, adding that the government has punished 151 of them.

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Japan's Miyazato crashes out of U.S. Women's Open

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato misses her par putt on the fourth hole during the second round of the U.S. Women's Open at Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado on June 24. Miyazato failed to make the cut after finishing the first two rounds at 9-over 151.