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CANADA-TORONTO-CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION-KICK OFF

(230818) -- TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit an agricultural fair during the 2023 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 18, 2023. As one of the largest community events in Canada, the annual 18-day exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION-KICK OFF

(230818) -- TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People play video games during the 2023 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 18, 2023. As one of the largest community events in Canada, the annual 18-day exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION-KICK OFF

(230818) -- TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a group of goose statues on display during the 2023 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 18, 2023. As one of the largest community events in Canada, the annual 18-day exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION-KICK OFF

(230818) -- TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a floral exhibition during the 2023 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 18, 2023. As one of the largest community events in Canada, the annual 18-day exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION-KICK OFF

(230818) -- TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People take a VR ride during the 2023 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 18, 2023. As one of the largest community events in Canada, the annual 18-day exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION-KICK OFF

(230818) -- TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An artist looks at her sand sculpture during the 2023 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 18, 2023. As one of the largest community events in Canada, the annual 18-day exhibition kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-scale joint military drills amid criticisms

STORY: Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-scale joint military drills amid criticisms DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. various of the protest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILSON LEE FLORES, Columnist for The Philippine Star 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROLAND SIMBULAN, Vice chair of the Center for People's Empowerment in Governance of the Philippines STORYLINE: More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. troops on Tuesday kicked off the most extensive joint military activities in decades in the Philippines amid criticisms that it escalates tension in the region rather than peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 18-day yearly exercise dubbed Balikatan involves 5,400 Philippine and 12,200 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. About 100 members of the Australian armed forces join in the exercises, while a dozen count

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N. Korean orchestra plans U.S. tour

ATLANTA, United States - Global Resource Services Inc. President Robert Springs speaks during a press conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 22, 2012. He said North Korea's National Symphony Orchestra is planning an 18-day U.S. tour later in 2012, beginning in Atlanta and ending in New York, according to the nongovernmental organization which is preparing to take an American musical group to the reclusive country in April.

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No change at the top as Hakuho, Harumafuji win at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (L) pushes ozeki Kaio out of the ring in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 18, day nine of the 15-day competition. Harumafuji and yokozuna Hakuho remain unbeaten, jointly leading the tournament with nine wins each.

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Hakuho, Miyabiyama remain tied for lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces fellow Mongolian Asasekiryu out of the ring in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 18 -- day 10 of the 15-day event.

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Asashoryu beats Tokitenku at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes No. 4 maegashira Tokitenku out of the ring at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 18, day eight of the 15-day competition.

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Hokutoriki beats Kokkai

TOKYO, Japan - No. 1 maegashira Hokutoriki pushes No. 7 maegashira Kokkai out of the ring in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 18, day 10 of the 15-day competition.

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Ozeki Tochiazuma beats komusubi Tosanoumi

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tosanoumi slaps down komusubi Tosanoum in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, day eight of the 15-day tournament.

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Ozeki Kaio beats No. 7 maegashira Tokitsuumi

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) forces No. 7 maegashira Tokitsuumi out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 18, day 13 of the 15-day tournament.

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Asashoryu leads Kyushu tourney with no loss

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu throws No. 4 maegashira Gojoro in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18, day nine of the 15-day tourney, leading the tournament with no loss.

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Draw held for 'World Cup' for mentally disabled

TOKYO, Japan - The draw for an international soccer tournament for the mentally disabled is in Tokyo's Koto Ward on May 15 ahead of its start in August. The International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability is sponsoring the 18-day event, which begins Aug. 8 and is being hosted by Japan.

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Sekiwake Kotomitsuki remains perfect in New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Kotomitsuki (L) helps komusubi Wakanosato rise after crushing him out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, day six of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Kotomitsuki is among three unbeaten wrestlers.

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Captain of hijacked freighter tells of ordeal

PHUKET, Thailand - Ko Ikeno, captain of the Japanese-operated freighter Alondra Rainbow, tells of his 18-day ordeal at a Phuket hotel after being rescued from pirates who hijacked the ship in the Straits of Malacca last month. Ikeno said the pirates were probably Indonesians judging from their speech.

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Extraordinary Diet session closes

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) makes a bow at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Dec. 14 as the 18-day extraordinary Diet session closed after the lower house adopted a resolutions calling for the protection of human rights. The 150-day regular session is expected to convene on Jan. 19.

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Emperor addresses the Diet

Emperor Akihito addresses the opening of an 18-day extraordinary session of the Diet (parliament) on Friday, Nov. 27. The extra session will deliberate a third supplementary budget for fiscal 1998 and a bill to revise the Fiscal Structural Reform Law.

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Asashoryu beats Tokitenku at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes No. 4 maegashira Tokitenku out of the ring at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 18, day eight of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho, Miyabiyama remain tied for lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces fellow Mongolian Asasekiryu out of the ring in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 18 -- day 10 of the 15-day event. (Kyodo)

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No change at the top as Hakuho, Harumafuji win at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (L) pushes ozeki Kaio out of the ring in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 18, day nine of the 15-day competition. Harumafuji and yokozuna Hakuho remain unbeaten, jointly leading the tournament with nine wins each. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu leads Kyushu tourney with no loss

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu throws No. 4 maegashira Gojoro in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18, day nine of the 15-day tourney, leading the tournament with no loss. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Tochiazuma beats komusubi Tosanoumi

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tosanoumi slaps down komusubi Tosanoum in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, day eight of the 15-day tournament. (Kyodo)

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Draw held for 'World Cup' for mentally disabled

TOKYO, Japan - The draw for an international soccer tournament for the mentally disabled is in Tokyo's Koto Ward on May 15 ahead of its start in August. The International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability is sponsoring the 18-day event, which begins Aug. 8 and is being hosted by Japan.

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N. Korean orchestra plans U.S. tour

ATLANTA, United States - Global Resource Services Inc. President Robert Springs speaks during a press conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 22, 2012. He said North Korea's National Symphony Orchestra is planning an 18-day U.S. tour later in 2012, beginning in Atlanta and ending in New York, according to the nongovernmental organization which is preparing to take an American musical group to the reclusive country in April. (Kyodo)

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Koreas begin joint railway inspection

A train carrying South Korean delegates heads to North Korea from the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone in Paju on Nov. 30, 2018. The two Koreas began an 18-day joint railway inspection the same day with a view to a future cross-border connection. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koreas begin joint railway inspection

A train carrying South Korean delegates heads to North Korea from the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone in Paju on Nov. 30, 2018. The two Koreas began an 18-day joint railway inspection the same day with a view to a future cross-border connection. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokutoriki beats Kokkai

TOKYO, Japan - No. 1 maegashira Hokutoriki pushes No. 7 maegashira Kokkai out of the ring in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 18, day 10 of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Kaio beats No. 7 maegashira Tokitsuumi

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) forces No. 7 maegashira Tokitsuumi out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 18, day 13 of the 15-day tournament. (Kyodo)

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Captain of hijacked freighter tells of ordeal

PHUKET, Thailand - Ko Ikeno, captain of the Japanese-operated freighter Alondra Rainbow, tells of his 18-day ordeal at a Phuket hotel after being rescued from pirates who hijacked the ship in the Straits of Malacca last month. Ikeno said the pirates were probably Indonesians judging from their speech.

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Extraordinary Diet session closes

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) makes a bow Dec. 14 at a plenary session of the House of Representatives as the 18-day extraordinary Diet session closed after the lower house adopted a resolutions calling for the protection of human rights. The 150-day regular session is expected to convene Jan. 19. ==Kyodo

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Emperor addresses the Diet

Emperor Akihito addresses the opening of an 18-day extraordinary session of the Diet (parliament) Friday Nov. 27. The extra session will deliberate a third supplementary budget for fiscal 1998 and a bill to revise the Fiscal Structural Reform Law.