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Helicopter shot[Breaking News]24-yr-old becomes youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Nishinomiya,Japan,June 8 Kyodo -A 24-year-old completed a solo round-the-world yacht voyage on Saturday, breaking the record for the youngest Japanese to achieve the feat that was set 30 years ago. Hirotsugu Kimura, a former Maritime Self-Defense Force member, reached his goal off Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, after 231 days. The challenge to complete the trip without port calls and taking on supplies was his second attempt after one in 2022 was marred by mechanical failure.(Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]24-yr-old becomes youngest Japanese to circumnavigate globe by yacht

Nishinomiya,Japan,June 8 Kyodo -A 24-year-old completed a solo round-the-world yacht voyage on Saturday, breaking the record for the youngest Japanese to achieve the feat that was set 30 years ago. Hirotsugu Kimura, a former Maritime Self-Defense Force member, reached his goal off Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, after 231 days. The challenge to complete the trip without port calls and taking on supplies was his second attempt after one in 2022 was marred by mechanical failure.(Kyodo)

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Several people take pictures upon their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

A baby is attended by emergency services upon arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

A child is attended to by emergency services upon arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Several people take pictures upon their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

A person is attended by emergency services upon arrival at the pier of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Several people on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco are rescued upon arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Several people on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Several people take pictures upon their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco are rescued upon arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

A person is attended by emergency services upon arrival at the pier of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

A person is attended by emergency services upon arrival at the pier of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

A person is attended by emergency services upon arrival at the pier of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

A person is attended by emergency services upon arrival at the pier of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

A person is attended by emergency services upon arrival at the pier of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco are rescued upon arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Than 500 Migrants Arrive In El Hierro Overnight

Dozens of people in a cayuco on their arrival at the dock of La Restinga, on November 4, 2023, in El Hierro, Canary Islands (Spain). Salvamento Marítimo has rescued during the early hours of this morning a total of four cayucos in waters near the island of El Hierro with more than 500 people, including children and women. The first two boats contained on board, respectively, 25 and 231 migrants. The other two boats rescued had more than 250 people on board, including infants and young children, as well as older minors. Photo by H.Bilbao / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese military evacuates 1,171 people from Sudan as mission ends

STORY: Chinese military evacuates 1,171 people from Sudan as mission ends DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG HAIZHOU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the evacuation 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KHALID MAJID, Consul General, Consulate General of Pakistan, Jeddah 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Chinese evacuee 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Chinese evacuee 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Pakistani evacuee 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): Pakistani evacuee STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG HAIZHOU, Xinhua correspondent "I'm here at the Jeddah Islamic Port of Saudi Arabia. Behind me is the Chinese Weishanhu vessel. This morning (April 29), the Weishanhu vessel has brought 215 Pakistanis, 6 Brazilians and 272 Chinese people from the Sudan Port." According to the Chinese Ministry of National Defense on Saturday, the Chinese military has completed the mission of evacuating Chinese from Sudan. Nine hundred and forty Chinese citizens and 231 for

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Japan's Sakashita in men's short track 500m q'finals

SOCHI, Russia - Satoshi Sakashita (231) of Japan competes in the men's 500-meter short track quarterfinals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. Sakashita advanced to the semifinals due to a penalty imposed on a rival skater.

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Nippon Paper Group to cut production capacity by 231,000 tons

TOKYO, Japan - Masatomo Nakamura, president of Nippon Paper Group Inc., Japan's second-largest papermaker, tells reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 24 the company will reduce its manufacturing capacity for paper products by about 231,000 tons a year, or about 5 percent of annual output, by closing down facilities at three plants next year due to a glut in the domestic market.

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Third round of Masters Tournament

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Shingo Katayama puts out his tongue after a tee shot during the third round of the Masters Tournament at August National Golf Club in August, Georgia, on April 7. He shot an 8-over-par 80 for a 231 total to come in a tie for 15th.

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Jewelry maker to sell platinum Snoopy doll for commemoration

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a platinum Snoopy doll which Jewelry maker I.K. Co. will offer for sale to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the popular cartoon character. The company said Dec. 14 it will produce and sell 10 units valued at 5.5 million yen each for orders through department store operator Isetan Co.'s principal store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Covered with 231 small white and pink diamonds, the doll is about 5 centimeters high and weighs 300 grams.

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Mariners' Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Red Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mainers leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 12. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in the Mariners' 2-0 win over the Red Sox. Ichiro has 231 hits, 26 shy of George Sisler's single-season record in 1920. (MLB)

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Gov't to pay compensation in pneumoconiosis case

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Former employees of a U.S. Marine base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, suffering pneumoconiosis from asbestos dust and bereaved relatives of other employees walk to the Yokohama District Court's Yokosuka branch Oct. 7. The branch ordered the government to pay them 231 million yen in compensation.

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Gap recalls children's pajamas, feared flammable

NEW YORK, United States - A handout photo shows a sample of some 231,000 sets of children's pajamas which San Francisco-based apparel chain operator, Gap Inc., said it is voluntarily recalling for reasons of failure to meet federal flammability standards. Gap said it has sold 494 sets, in two styles in Japan.

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Biogas energy becoming popular in Botswana rural homes

STORY: Biogas energy becoming popular in Botswana rural homes DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Gaborone CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cooking and lightening by biogas 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Setswana): GOEMEONE KAGISO, Biogas beneficiary 3. various of cattle and chicken 4. various of feeding digester with cattle dung 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Setswana): GOEMEONE KAGISO, Biogas beneficiary STORYLINE: At a cattle post settlement called Gatuma located near Mmathethe village, south of Botswana, Goemeone and Mpho Kagiso have over the past year embraced biogas energy and are enjoying more than just the financial relief it brings. He and his wife own 15 cattle, five pigs and a wide range of poultry. From these, he collects between five to 40 liters of waste a day that he feeds into his biogas digester. Kagiso is one of the 231 beneficiaries of the Botswana biogas project which was largely made possible by funding from the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Development Programme

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DETAINEES-RELEASE

(220405) -- KANDAHAR, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows detainees released from a jail in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Authorities released 231 detainees from the central jail in the southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, jail director Sayed Akhtar Mohammad Agha Hussaini said. The inmates including 220 drug addicts and 11 criminals, according to the official, had been held for three to six months in the jail to get punishment and also medical treatment and all were set free following doctors advices and court's decision. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DETAINEES-RELEASE

(220405) -- KANDAHAR, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows detainees released from a jail in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Authorities released 231 detainees from the central jail in the southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, jail director Sayed Akhtar Mohammad Agha Hussaini said. The inmates including 220 drug addicts and 11 criminals, according to the official, had been held for three to six months in the jail to get punishment and also medical treatment and all were set free following doctors advices and court's decision. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DETAINEES-RELEASE

(220405) -- KANDAHAR, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows detainees released from a jail in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Authorities released 231 detainees from the central jail in the southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, jail director Sayed Akhtar Mohammad Agha Hussaini said. The inmates including 220 drug addicts and 11 criminals, according to the official, had been held for three to six months in the jail to get punishment and also medical treatment and all were set free following doctors advices and court's decision. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-DETAINEES-RELEASE

(220405) -- KANDAHAR, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows detainees released from a jail in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Authorities released 231 detainees from the central jail in the southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, jail director Sayed Akhtar Mohammad Agha Hussaini said. The inmates including 220 drug addicts and 11 criminals, according to the official, had been held for three to six months in the jail to get punishment and also medical treatment and all were set free following doctors advices and court's decision. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/Xinhua)

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Tokyo Paralympics: Powerlifting

Jordan's Abdelkareem Mohmmad Ahmad Khattab lifts 231 kilograms in the men's powerlifting 88-kilogram event at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 29, 2021, at Tokyo International Forum in the Japanese capital. He won gold.

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Third round of Masters Tournament

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Shingo Katayama puts out his tongue after a tee shot during the third round of the Masters Tournament at August National Golf Club in August, Georgia, on April 7. He shot an 8-over-par 80 for a 231 total to come in a tie for 15th. (Kyodo)

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Gov't to pay compensation in pneumoconiosis case

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Former employees of a U.S. Marine base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, suffering pneumoconiosis from asbestos dust and bereaved relatives of other employees walk to the Yokohama District Court's Yokosuka branch Oct. 7. The branch ordered the government to pay them 231 million yen in compensation. (Kyodo)

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JR express trains barely avoid head-on crash

Officials of Kyushu Railway Co. bow in apology at a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2015. An express train almost crashed head-on into another express train but barely stopped 93 meters short at a station on a single-track JR line earlier in the day, causing no injuries to the 231 passengers combined. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japan POW's ashes found in Australia returned

Yasuko Hayashi (C), niece of deceased Japanese prisoner of war Michiaki Wakaomi, offers prayer to his ashes at a cemetery for Japanese soldiers in Cowra, eastern Australia, on Sept. 11, 2015. The ashes, dug out at the cemetery earlier, were returned to Hayashi for the first such return to a bereaved family. A total of 231 Japanese prisoners were killed in a prison break in Cowra in 1944. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cowra mayor permits exhumation of ex-Japanese POW's ashes

Cowra Mayor Bill West speaks in an interview in the eastern Australian city on Sept. 10, 2015. He said he understands bereaved Japanese family members' feelings and allowed the exhumation of the ashes the following day of Michiaki Wakaomi, one of the 231 Japanese prisoners of war killed in the 1944 Cowra prison break. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan envoy, Cowra mayor lay flowers at Japanese cemetery

Japanese Ambassador to Australia Sumio Kusaka (L) and Cowra Mayor Bill West jointly pay floral tribute to dead Japanese prisoners of war at the Japanese cemetery in Cowra, eastern Australia, on Aug. 5, 2015, 71 years after the prison breakout that resulted in the death of 231 Japanese prisoners. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mariners' Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Red Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mainers leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 12. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in the Mariners' 2-0 win over the Red Sox. Ichiro has 231 hits, 26 shy of George Sisler's single-season record in 1920. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Jewelry maker to sell platinum Snoopy doll for commemoration

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a platinum Snoopy doll which Jewelry maker I.K. Co. will offer for sale to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the popular cartoon character. The company said Dec. 14 it will produce and sell 10 units valued at 5.5 million yen each for orders through department store operator Isetan Co.'s principal store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Covered with 231 small white and pink diamonds, the doll is about 5 centimeters high and weighs 300 grams. (Kyodo)

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Chinese naval review off Qingdao

File photo taken during a Chinese naval review in the eastern port city of Qingdao on April 23, 2019, shows the conventional submarine Changzheng 231. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo