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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on June 30, 2015 to greet him and wish him a pleasant stay in Castel Gandolfo in the Roman hills. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is leaving the Vatican for his first sojourn since retiring. He's escaping an impending heat wave by heading to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting lasted about half and hour. Pope Emeritus Benedict will remain in Castel Gandolfo for the next two weeks. He is scheduled to return on July 14. - Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Fashion Week - Elie Saab Front Row

Alain Delon and former wife Rosalie van Breemen front row for the Elie Saab Spring-Summer 2013 Ready-to-Wear collection show held at Espace Ephemere Tuileries as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on October 3, 2012. Photo by Frederic Nebinger/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Fashion Week - Elie Saab Front Row

Alain Delon and former wife Rosalie van Breemen front row for the Elie Saab Spring-Summer 2013 Ready-to-Wear collection show held at Espace Ephemere Tuileries as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on October 3, 2012. Photo by Frederic Nebinger/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Fashion Week - Elie Saab Front Row

Alain Delon and former wife Rosalie van Breemen front row for the Elie Saab Spring-Summer 2013 Ready-to-Wear collection show held at Espace Ephemere Tuileries as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France on October 3, 2012. Photo by Frederic Nebinger/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tokyo Tower illuminated in Olympic colors

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2013, shows Tokyo Tower illuminated in the Olympic colors in celebration of the city being chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

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Tokyo Tower illuminated in Olympic colors

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2013, shows Tokyo Tower illuminated in the Olympic colors in celebration of the city being chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

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Tokyo Tower illuminated in Olympic colors

TOKYO, Japan - Women to participate in the Miss International contest pose in front of Tokyo Tower on Dec. 15, 2013, which is illuminated in the Olympic colors in celebration of Tokyo being chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

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Wrestling world body president ousted

PHUKET, Thailand - Raphael Martinetti, president of FILA, attends a bureau meeting of the world wrestling governing body in Phuket, Thailand, on Feb. 16, 2013. The organization ousted the Swiss from his post later in the day following the International Olympic Committee's axing of wrestling as a core sport for the 2020 Summer Games.

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Wrestling dropped for 2020 Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (R) is pictured before an IOC executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 12, 2013. The meeting dropped wrestling from the Summer Olympic program from the 2020 Games.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - An Okinawa Rail, a critically endangered, flightless bird found only in northern Okinawa, is suspended inside its cage to maintain upright posture, a measure to help in its rehabilitation after its spinal cord was damaged, at a facility run by a nonprofit group protecting wild animals in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2013. The bird, believed to have been hit by a car and found immobile on a road in the summer of 2011, has since been recovering and now undergoes walking training at the facility.

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'Manga' to teach danger of asbestos in quakes

KOBE, Japan - A young man and woman hold copies of a "manga" explanatory book created by Kobe University and Kyoto Seika University to teach the risks of being exposed to asbestos in the event of an earthquake at Kobe University in Kobe, western Japan, on March 26, 2014. Students from the universities have contributed to producing the book by interviewing people affected by the March 2011 earthquake in Ishinomaki and the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture in the summer of 2013.

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Plans formalized for Mt. Fuji admission fee

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2013 shows Mt. Fuji, seen from Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture. Local prefectures officially adopted on Jan. 22, 2014, plans to set a voluntary 1,000 yen admission fee for climbers of the 3,776-meter volcanic mountain, starting in the summer of 2014.

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Last trading day of 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Mami Sato (L), a Paralympian who contributed to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, rings the closing bell by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Dec. 30, 2013, the last trading day of the year.

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Last trading day of 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pictured after ringing the closing bell during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Dec. 30, 2013, the last trading day of the year. Mami Sato, a Paralympian who contributed to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, is to the right.

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Last trading day of 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) claps with others during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Dec. 30, 2013, marking the last trading day of the year. To the right is Mami Sato, a Paralympian who contributed to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

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Mt. Fuji admission fee set at 1,000 yen

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mt. Fuji, seen from near the border between the cities of Fuji and Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture. Local prefectures agreed Dec. 25, 2013, to collect a 1,000 yen admission fee from climbers on Mt. Fuji from the summer of 2014 on a voluntary basis.

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Mt. Fuji admission fee set at 1,000 yen

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Dec. 12, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji, seen from Miho no Matsubara in Shizuoka Prefecture. Local prefectures agreed Dec. 25, 2013, to collect a 1,000 yen admission fee from climbers on Mt. Fuji from the summer of 2014 on a voluntary basis.

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London bronze medalist Terakawa announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic double bronze medalist Aya Terakawa announces her retirement at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013. Terakawa won bronze last summer in London in the 100-meter backstroke and 400 medley relay.

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Japan's slalom pioneer

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Kaiwa (R), the first Japanese alpine skier to compete in World Cup races as a member of the first-seed group in the late 1970s, provides guidance about summer training to a skier at a ski slope in Nagano Prefecture on Oct. 14, 2013.

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British foreign secretary in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) raises a London 2012 Olympics torch after receiving it from British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2013. Hague presented the torch to Abe to congratulate Tokyo for securing the right to host the 2020 Summer Games.

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Tokyo Olympics preparations

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and sports minister Hakubun Shimomura install a signboard at an office for coordinating policies among ministries and agencies in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo at the Cabinet Office building in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Resort in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken in September 2013 shows a guest room of a luxurious hotel that opened in the summer of the same year near a beach resort in Wonsan, North Korea.

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Resort in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken in September 2013 shows a luxurious hotel that opened in the summer of the same year near a beach resort in Wonsan, North Korea.

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Takanashi wins 2nd straight overall Grand Prix title

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Sara Takanashi of Japan smiles on the winner's podium in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Sept. 21, 2013. The 16-year-old reigning individual winter World Cup champion scored 244.5 points to clinch the overall women's summer Grand Prix title for the second year in a row.

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Takanashi wins 2nd straight overall Grand Prix title

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Sara Takanashi of Japan jumps in a Grand Prix series meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Sept. 21, 2013. The 16-year-old reigning individual winter World Cup champion scored 244.5 points to clinch the overall women's summer Grand Prix title for the second year in a row.

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Athletes' village for 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2013 shows Harumi pier on Tokyo Bay, where the athletes' village for the 2020 Summer Olympics is planned. The Rainbow Bridge can be seen in the background.

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Athletes' village for 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 28, 2013 shows the Harumi district in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, where the athletes' village for the 2020 Summer Olympics is planned.

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Athletes' village for 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in August 2013 shows the Harumi district in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, where the athletes' village for the 2020 Summer Olympics is planned.

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Consultant on Tokyo Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - British consultant Nick Varley is pictured in Buenos Aires on Sept. 9, 2013. Varley was chief coordinator of Tokyo's bid presentation for the 2020 Summer Olympics during a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in the Argentine capital on Sept. 7, 2013. Tokyo was selected to host the Games ahead of Istanbul and Madrid.

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Tokyo to host Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo metropolitan government building is illuminated in the Olympic colors on Sept. 10, 2013, as the Tokyo government holds an event on its premises to report to residents the Japanese capital's successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Samaranch Jr.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., a Spanish member of the International Olympic Committee, speaks in an interview in Buenos Aires on Sept. 9, 2013, two days after Tokyo was chosen as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympics at the IOC's general session, beating Istanbul and Madrid.

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2020 Olympic host city Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a night view of Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2013. At front is the National Olympic Stadium, which will be demolished and replaced by a new space-age stadium that will be the centerpiece of the 2020 Summer Olympics to be hosted by the Japanese capital.

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2020 Olympic host city Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a night view of Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2013. At center Tokyo Tower (C) is illuminated in Olympic colors after the Japanese capital was selected as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Seen in left back is the Tokyo Skytree tower.

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China on Tokyo's Olympic hosting

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei holds a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Sept. 9, 2013. The spokesman stopped short of congratulating Tokyo for winning the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, and instead urged Japan to make more efforts to mend bilateral ties frayed over an island dispute.

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Japan princess back home

NARITA, Japan - Japan's Princess Hisako arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2013, as she returned from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she took part in the capital's presentation on its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo was selected the host city, beating rival candidates Istanbul and Madrid.

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Japan premier back home

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 9, 2013, as he returned from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he took part in the capital's presentation on its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo was selected the host city, beating rival candidates Istanbul and Madrid.

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Japan princess back home

NARITA, Japan - Japan's Princess Hisako arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2013, as she returned from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she took part in the capital's presentation on its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo was selected the host city, beating rival candidates Istanbul and Madrid.

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Influential IOC member

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Photo shows Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah (C in front row), an influential member of the International Olympic Committee from Kuwait, attending the ceremony to announce the 2020 Summer Olympics host city in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sept. 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L), Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bid Committee (5th from L), Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose and other people pose for photos with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (4th from L) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sept. 7, 2013, after the Japanese capital was selected to host the 2020 Summer Olympics beating other candidate cities Istanbul and Madrid.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turks react in Istanbul on Sept. 7, 2013, after the city lost along with Madrid to Tokyo in a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Finance minister on 2020 Tokyo Olympics

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters on economic effects of Tokyo's hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2013.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

OSAKA, Japan - Extra edition copies of a newspaper are given to passers-by outside JR Osaka Station in Osaka,w western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Extra edition copies of a newspaper are given to passers-by outside JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Extra edition copies of a newspaper are given to passers-by in Tokyo's Ginza area on Sept. 8, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with Sergei Bubka, member of the International Olympic Committee's Executive Board, in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the IOC's general session. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, Tokyo bid chief Tsunekazu Takeda and Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose are seen at a signing ceremony in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, Tokyo bid chief Tsunekazu Takeda and Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose attend a signing ceremony in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the IOC's general session.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, Tokyo bid chief Tsunekazu Takeda and Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose attend a signing ceremony in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the IOC's general session.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attends an official press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session. To the left is IOC President Jacques Rogge.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) chat as Tokyo bid chief Tsunekazu Takeda (R) signs the host city contract at a signing ceremony in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the IOC's general session.