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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Election Day - Tehran

People cast their ballots at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Shadati/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People cast their ballots at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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IRAN-TEHRAN-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTING

(240629) -- TEHRAN, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election ended at midnight after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran's Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time (0430 GMT) at about 58,640 polling stations across the country, with four candidates vying for the top position at the country's executive branch. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shadati)

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Japan's economy contracts annualized 2 pct in January-March

STORY: Japan's economy contracts annualized 2 pct in January-March SHOOTING TIME: April 30 & May 4, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo 2. various of banks in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's economy shrank by an annualized 2.0 percent in the January-March period from the prior quarter, marking the first contraction in two quarters amid sluggish consumer spending, the latest GDP figures showed Thursday. Real gross domestic product (GDP) in this year's first quarter, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.5 percent from the previous quarter, according to preliminary data released by the Cabinet Office. Private consumption, which accounts for more than half of Japan's GDP, dropped 0.7 percent. It was the fourth straight quarter of decline, the longest streak since 2009, underscoring sluggish domestic demand. Capital spending fell 0.8 percent, down for the first time in two quarters, as Japanese firms curbed investment in mach

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India's forex reserves rise to 642.49 bln USD as rupee falls

STORY: India's forex reserves rise to 642.49 bln USD as rupee falls SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India gate 2. various of the Reserve Bank of India 3. various of a market STORYLINE: India's foreign exchange reserves reached an all-time high of 642.49 billion U.S. dollars during the week ended on March 15, the country's central bank has reported. This was the fourth straight week with an increase in the forex reserves for the South Asian country. According to the Reserve Bank of India on Friday, the forex reserves rose by nearly 6.4 billion dollars during the week ended on March 15. The foreign currency assets stood at 568.386 billion dollars, while the gold reserves amounted to 51.14 billion dollars during the cited week, the data showed. Meanwhile, the Indian rupee fell to its lowest level of 83.43 against the U.S. dollar, due to broad weakness in its Asian peers and the aggressive

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the polling stations STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the Iranian Election Office affiliated to the Interior Minist

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Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours

STORY: Voting ends in Iran's parliament, Assembly of Experts elections after 16 hours SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts STORYLINE: Voting for Iran's 12th parliament and sixth Assembly of Experts ended at 12:00 a.m. Saturday local time after 16 straight hours, the official news agency IRNA reported. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. Friday local time at 59,000 polling stations across the country, with more than 15,000 candidates competing for 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, and 144 candidates vying for positions at the eight-year-term Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body that oversees the activities of Iran's supreme leader, and is empowered to designate and dismiss the supreme leader. A total of 61.17 million people, comprising 30.94 million men and 30.22 million women, were eligible to vote in the two elections, according to the I

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Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Mark Cuarto

Japan's Ginjiro Shigeoka (R) throws a straight left at Filipino opponent Rene Mark Cuarto during the fourth round of an IBF interim minimumweight world title boxing bout at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 16, 2023.

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GHANA-ACCRA-INFLATION RATE

(230316) -- ACCRA, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vendors sell goods on a street in Accra, capital of Ghana, March 15, 2023. Ghana recorded an inflation rate of 52.8 percent in February, the second straight drop in the rate since May 2021 after a dip in January. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ACCRA-INFLATION RATE

(230316) -- ACCRA, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor sells food at a market in Accra, capital of Ghana, March 15, 2023. Ghana recorded an inflation rate of 52.8 percent in February, the second straight drop in the rate since May 2021 after a dip in January. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ACCRA-INFLATION RATE

(230316) -- ACCRA, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vendors sell vegetables in a street in Accra, capital of Ghana, March 15, 2023. Ghana recorded an inflation rate of 52.8 percent in February, the second straight drop in the rate since May 2021 after a dip in January. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ACCRA-INFLATION RATE

(230316) -- ACCRA, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vendors sell goods at a market in Accra, capital of Ghana, March 15, 2023. Ghana recorded an inflation rate of 52.8 percent in February, the second straight drop in the rate since May 2021 after a dip in January. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Defensive back Masashi Fujimoto (L) of the Obic Seagulls competes for the ball with wide receiver Shunsuke Wada (16) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the first quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football.

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H. Matsui gets 3 hits, 2 RBIs in Yankees' loss

NEW YORK, United States - Hideki Matsui went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the New York Yankees' 8-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers, their third straight defeat, at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 16. Matsui extended his hitting streak to 11 games with an RBI single in the first inning, singled again in the third and doubled in another run in the ninth on his way to raising his batting average to .303. (MLB)

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Gymnast Uchimura holds Guinness World Records certificate

NAGASAKI, Japan - London Olympic gold medalist Kohei Uchimura, five-straight men's all-around world champion in gymnastics, holds a certificate in Nagasaki on Oct. 16, 2014. He was listed by the Guinness World Records as the man with the world's largest number of sixth-straight individual all-around title in gymnastics.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in a third-round men's singles match at the Sony Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2014. Nishikori won 7-6 (1), 7-5, reaching the Round of 16 for the third straight year.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan' Kei Nishikori reacts after beating Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-6 (1), 7-5 in a third-round men's singles match at the Sony Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2014. Nishikori reached the Round of 16 for the third straight year.

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Sony Open tennis

MIAMI, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in a third-round men's singles match at the Sony Open tennis competition in Miami, Florida, on March 23, 2014. Nishikori won 7-6 (1), 7-5, reaching the Round of 16 for the third straight year.

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Egyptian wrestler pulls out

OSAKA, Japan - Egyptian maegashira Osunaarashi (R) loses to Takekaze (L) in a second straight defeat in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 17, 2014. Osunaarashi, later revealing that he hurt his thigh in his loss to rising star Endo on March 16, withdraw from the 15-day meet on March 18.

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Nishikori defends U.S. Indoor title

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Japan's Kei Nishikori (C) is pictured with Michael Chang (R) and Dante Bottini of his coaching team after winning the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships for the second straight year, his fourth career ATP title, in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 16, 2014. Nishikori defeated Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 in the final.

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Nishikori defends U.S. Indoor title

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Japan's Kei Nishikori is pictured after winning the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships for the second straight year, his fourth career ATP title, in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 16, 2014. Nishikori defeated Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 in the final.

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AL win MLB All-Star Game

NEW YORK, United States - National League pitcher Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees holds the ball he used during the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York on July 16, 2013. Rivera was named MVP of the game as he got three straight outs after being summoned in the eighth inning. The American League beat the National League 3-0.

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AL win MLB All-Star Game

NEW YORK, United States - National League pitcher Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees poses for photos with his family after he was named MVP of the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York on July 16, 2013. Rivera got three straight outs after being summoned in the eighth inning. The American League beat the National League 3-0.

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AL win MLB All-Star Game

NEW YORK, United States - National League pitcher Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees acknowledges fans before pitching during the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York on July 16, 2013. Rivera was named MVP of the game as he got three straight outs after being summoned in the eighth inning. The American League beat the National League 3-0.

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AL win MLB All-Star Game

NEW YORK, United States - The National League's Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees pitches during the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York on July 16, 2013. Rivera was named MVP of the game as he got three straight outs after being summoned in the eighth inning. The American League beat the National League 3-0.

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MLB All-Star Game

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera holds his trophy after being named MVP of the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York on July 16, 2013. Rivera got three straight outs after being summoned in the eighth inning. The American League beat the National League 3-0.

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AL win MLB All-Star Game

NEW YORK, United States - National League pitcher Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees acknowledges fans before pitching during the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York on July 16, 2013. Rivera was named MVP of the game as he got three straight outs after being summoned in the eighth inning. The American League beat the National League 3-0.

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AL win MLB All-Star Game

NEW YORK, United States - National League pitcher Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees acknowledges fans before pitching during the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York on July 16, 2013. Rivera was named MVP of the game as he got three straight outs after being summoned in the eighth inning. The American League beat the National League 3-0.

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AL win MLB All-Star Game

NEW YORK, United States - National League pitcher Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees acknowledges fans before pitching during the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York on July 16, 2013. Rivera was named MVP of the game as he got three straight outs after being summoned in the eighth inning. The American League beat the National League 3-0.

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AL win MLB All-Star Game

NEW YORK, United States - The National League's Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees pitches during the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York on July 16, 2013. Rivera was named MVP of the game as he got three straight outs after being summoned in the eighth inning. The American League beat the National League 3-0.

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World Cup moguls

YUZAWA, Japan - American Hannah Kearney extends her record winning streak to 16 straight World Cup moguls titles with an outstanding score of 25.49 at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2012.

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World Cup moguls

YUZAWA, Japan - American Hannah Kearney extends her record winning streak to 16 straight World Cup moguls titles with an outstanding score of 25.49 at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2012.

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Ramos-Horta speaks at Japan press club

TOKYO, Japan - East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta speaks at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The president said East Timor's economy has grown for the third straight year.

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Kitajima eases to 100-meter win and Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima swims to his ninth straight victory in the men's 100 meters at the national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 16. Kitajima won the race in a time of 59.67 seconds to secure a spot at the Beijing Olympics.

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'Ai-chan' gets off to winning start in table tennis singles

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Ai Fukuhara gets off to a flying start at the Asian Games on Dec. 4, easing into the third round of the women's singles and partnering Ai Fujinuma to victory in the doubles of the table tennis competition. Fukuhara, who had a bye into the second round, trounced Lankan Kalpani Herath in straight sets to advance to the round of 16.

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Japan gets 3rd win in baseball

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Kosuke Ueyama (L) is greeted by his teammate after hitting a grand slam in the fifth inning of the team's Asian Games baseball tournament game against China on Dec. 3. Japan crushed China 16-0 to notch its third straight win in the tournament.

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Russia retains World Cup duet title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Defending champions Anastasia Davydova (L) and Anastasia Ermakova collected 98.900 to win the gold medal, giving Russia its fourth straight World Cup duet title at the synchronized swimming World Cup at Yokohama International Swimming Pool on Sept. 16.