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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LANTERNS-CHINESE ZODIAC-ARTIST

(240212) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combination photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows a collection of 12 Chinese Zodiac lanterns designed by Chinese-Australian artist Erika Zhu on the way from Town Hall to Chinatown in Sydney, Australia. As part of a 16-day "welcoming party" underway in Australia's Sydney for the Year of Dragon, a collection of 12 Chinese Zodiac lanterns featuring 12 animals were lighting the way from Sydney's Town Hall down to Chinatown in Haymarket precinct. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zodiac lanterns infused with Spring Festival memory of Chinese-Australian artist" (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LANTERNS-CHINESE ZODIAC-ARTIST

(240212) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows a rabbit-shaped lantern designed by Chinese-Australian artist Erika Zhu displayed in front of Sydney's Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. As part of a 16-day "welcoming party" underway in Australia's Sydney for the Year of Dragon, a collection of 12 Chinese Zodiac lanterns featuring 12 animals were lighting the way from Sydney's Town Hall down to Chinatown in Haymarket precinct. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zodiac lanterns infused with Spring Festival memory of Chinese-Australian artist" (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LANTERNS-CHINESE ZODIAC-ARTIST

(240212) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows a dragon-shaped lantern designed by Chinese-Australian artist Erika Zhu displayed in Sydney, Australia. As part of a 16-day "welcoming party" underway in Australia's Sydney for the Year of Dragon, a collection of 12 Chinese Zodiac lanterns featuring 12 animals were lighting the way from Sydney's Town Hall down to Chinatown in Haymarket precinct. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zodiac lanterns infused with Spring Festival memory of Chinese-Australian artist" (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LANTERNS-CHINESE ZODIAC-ARTIST

(240212) -- SYDNEY, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows a tiger-shaped lantern designed by Chinese-Australian artist Erika Zhu displayed in front of Sydney's Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. As part of a 16-day "welcoming party" underway in Australia's Sydney for the Year of Dragon, a collection of 12 Chinese Zodiac lanterns featuring 12 animals were lighting the way from Sydney's Town Hall down to Chinatown in Haymarket precinct. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zodiac lanterns infused with Spring Festival memory of Chinese-Australian artist" (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

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Asashoryu, Hakuho get 2nd wins at spring tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho forces No. 1 maegashira Hokutoriki out of the ring at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium in Osaka on March 16, day two of the 15-day competition.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu beats Futeno at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria (R) pushes No. 3 maegashira Futeno out of the ring at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 16, day four of the 15-day tournament.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C), heads to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C) waves to well-wishers as he and other members of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour crew head to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the evening of March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The seven-member crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (2nd L), pose for photographers before heading to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour sits at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. Endeavour will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its seven-member crew in a 16-day mission to install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station.

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Yokozuna Hakuho beats fellow Mongolian Kakuryu at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia throws down No. 3 maegashira Kakuryu at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16, day six of the 15-day competition.

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Asashoryu beats Tokitenku at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia sends No. 1 maegashira Tokitenku to the ground in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 16, day four of the 15-day competition.

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Asashoryu wins 5th straight at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio throws down second-ranked maegashira Futeno in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, day five of the 15-day competition.

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Kotooshu beats Miyabiyama at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sekiwake Kotooshu of Bulgaria sends fourth-ranked maegashira Miyabiyama crashing out of the ring in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, day four of the 15-day competition.

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(1)Abbey Road Studios in London opens doors to public

LONDON, Britain - Abbey Road Studios in London (C), where The Beatles recorded most of their hits, opens its door to the public for the first time on March 19 as the 16-day Abbey Road Film Festival begins. The event is being held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of film-recording at the studios

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Yokozuna Asashoryu beaten by Iwakiyama at fall sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Second-ranked makunouchi Iwakiyama pushes yokozuna Asashoryu out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan Sept. 16, day five of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Ozeki Chiyotaikai beats No. 1 maegashira Tochinonada

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (back) slaps down top-ranked maegashira Tochinonada in the Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 16, day six of the 15-day competition.

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Asashoryu beats Kotoryu at spring sumo tornament

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia (background) beats No. 5 Kotoryu in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 16, day eight of the 15-day competition.

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Space shuttle Columbia breaks up on return to earth

HOUSTON, United States - People place flowers and balloons among other items Feb. 1 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to mourn the seven astronauts who died in a space shuttle disaster. The U.S. space shuttle Columbia broke up and disintegrated at high altitude over Texas earlier in the day shortly before it was due to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida following a 16-day space mission.

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Yokozuna Takanohana beats No. 2 maegashira Toki

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (L) pushes second-ranked maegashira Toki out of the ring in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, day five of the 15-day tournament. Takanohana had pulled out of the tournament on Jan. 15 with a shoulder injury, but returned on Thursday.

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Mongolian magician Asashoryu marches on at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu (L) slaps down No. 2 maegashira Miyabiyama in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16, day seven of the 15-day tourney, preserving his spotless record.

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Yokozuna Takanohana rolls on at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (R) pushes second-ranked maegashira Toki out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 16, day nine of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Ozeki Chiyotaikai defeats Akinoshima

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) pushes top-ranked maegashira Akinoshima out of the ring in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, day four of the 15-day tourney.

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Koizumi on holiday in Hakone

HAKONE, Aug. 17 - A relaxed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi looks happy, surrounded by tourists in Hakone, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 17. Koizumi will be spending a week of his 16-day summer vacation at the hot spring resort.

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Koizumi leaves for holiday in Hakone

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi looks relaxed with a plastic bottle in hand at his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 17 as he leaves for the Hakone hot spring resort, where he will spend a week of his 16-day summer vacation.

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Setting sail

The twin-hull yacht Explorer, skippered by French adventurer Bruno Peyron, set sail from Yokohama port bound for San Francisco on Aug. 2 in a bid to set a world record for the fastest crossing of the Pacific by yacht. Peyron said he hopes to complete the trip in 12-14 days, beating the 16-day record set by U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett in August 1995 with a bigger and speedier boat. The Explorer, 26 meters from bow to stern, is eight meters longer than Fossett's and has a top speed of 37 knots.

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Emperor Akihito declares Nagano Olympic Games open

Japanese Emperor Akihito declares the Nagano Olympic Winter Games open in the central Japan city of Nagano on Feb. 7 for a 16-day run. (Pool photo)

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56th Montreux Jazz Festival closes with highest ever attendance

STORY: 56th Montreux Jazz Festival closes with highest ever attendance DATELINE: July 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Montreux Jazz Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REUBEN JAMES, British singer, songwriter, pianist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIMI WEBB, British singer, songwriter STORYLINE: The 56th Montreux Jazz Festival closed on Saturday in Switzerland, with the size of its audience hitting a record high. The 16-day event held 550 concerts and music-related activities. About 3,000 musicians from all over the world performed on stage. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REUBEN JAMES, British singer, songwriter, pianist "China, I love you so much and I can't wait to come out there like I've never performed in China before." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIMI WEBB, British singer, songwriter "I would absolutely love to perform in China one day. I think it would be incredible just to be there, I've never been before so to soak up the atmosphere and y

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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2021, after the end of a 16-day extraordinary parliament session.

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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2021, after the end of a 16-day extraordinary parliament session.

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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2021, after the end of a 16-day extraordinary parliament session.

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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2021, after the end of a 16-day extraordinary parliament session.

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Yokozuna Asashoryu beaten by Iwakiyama at fall sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Second-ranked makunouchi Iwakiyama pushes yokozuna Asashoryu out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan Sept. 16, day five of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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(1)Abbey Road Studios in London opens doors to public

LONDON, Britain - Abbey Road Studios in London (C), where The Beatles recorded most of their hits, opens its door to the public for the first time on March 19 as the 16-day Abbey Road Film Festival begins. The event is being held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of film-recording at the studios (Kyodo)

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Kotooshu beats Miyabiyama at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sekiwake Kotooshu of Bulgaria sends fourth-ranked maegashira Miyabiyama crashing out of the ring in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, day four of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu wins 5th straight at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio throws down second-ranked maegashira Futeno in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, day five of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu beats Tokitenku at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia sends No. 1 maegashira Tokitenku to the ground in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 16, day four of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho beats fellow Mongolian Kakuryu at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia throws down No. 3 maegashira Kakuryu at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16, day six of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C) waves to well-wishers as he and other members of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour crew head to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the evening of March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour sits at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. Endeavour will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its seven-member crew in a 16-day mission to install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C), heads to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The seven-member crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (2nd L), pose for photographers before heading to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)