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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Vendors sell fruits alongside a flooded street in a neighborhood in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Vendors sell fruits alongside a flooded street in a neighborhood in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Vendors sell fruits alongside a flooded street in a neighborhood in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

People cross a flooded street in a neighborhood in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

People walk through floodwaters in a neighborhood in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

People travel by cart to wade through floodwaters in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Modi Visiting the Only Survivor in An Air India Plane Crash

Modi Visiting the Only Survivor in An Air India Plane Crash

This video screenshot shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) visiting the only survivor in an Air India plane crash at a hospital in Ahmedabad, India's western state of Gujarat, June 13, 2025. The death toll from Thursday's Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat has risen to 274, with 33 on-ground deaths having been confirmed, The Times of India daily reported on Saturday. Photo by IANS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Flee Southern Lebanon - Beirut

Thousands Flee Southern Lebanon - Beirut

This photo shows vehicles from southern Lebanon heading for Beirut, Lebanon, on September 23, 2024. Israeli airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday have killed 274 people and injured over 1,024 as Israel says 800 sites targeted in its most widespread attacks in the country since the onset of the conflict. The death toll included 21 children and 39 women, with many other victims having not been identified yet, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad announced in a press conference, noting that the wounded were transferred to over 27 hospitals across the region. Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Palestinian men carry the body of an injured man on a stretcher after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

View of a burning fire in a building after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Palestinian men carry the body of the injured people by a car after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Palestinian men carry the body of the injured people by a car after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Firefighters of the Palestinian civil defense extinguish a fire in a building after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

(EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death) Palestinian men carry the body of a man on a stretcher after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

A Palestinian man runs next to an ambulance driving to pick up the injured after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

White smoke rises on a building after firefighters of the Palestinian Civil Defense extinguished a fire in a building following an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

View of a burning fire in a building after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

(EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death) Palestinian men carry the body of a man on a stretcher after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

White smoke rises on a building after firefighters of the Palestinian Civil Defense extinguished a fire in a building following an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Firefighters of the Palestinian civil defense arrive near a building on fire after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

Israel Kills At Least 274 In Central Gaza Attacks - Deir Al-Balah

(EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death) Palestinian men carry the body of a man on a stretcher after an Israeli raid near Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The Israeli military released four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday as part of a major operation, and the Hamas-run government media office said the attack On the city of Nuseirat in the center of the country led to the killing of at least 210 Palestinians, including children, in violent fighting. Photo by Saeed Jaras/middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Efforts To Free Orphaned Orca - Canada

Efforts To Free Orphaned Orca - Canada

Equipment that will be used to rescue the orphaned killer whale calf arrives at the Ehattesaht band office in Zeballos, B.C., on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Equipment to rescue the orphaned orca calf has started to arrive such as this seine net which is 150 fathoms or more than 274 metres long which will be used to create a barrier and gently guide the calf to shallow water. Photo by Chad Hipolito/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NORWAY-OSLO-SALMON-CHINA-EXPORTS

NORWAY-OSLO-SALMON-CHINA-EXPORTS

(230706) -- OSLO, July 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows salmon and other products at a supermarket in Oslo, Norway. Norway exported 23,500 metric tonnes of salmon to China in the first half of this year, an increase of 67 percent compared to the same period of last year, according to the figures issued by the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) on Wednesday. The value of these exported salmon reached 2.91 billion Norwegian kroner (274 million U.S. dollars), up 95 percent from the same period of last year. (Photo by Chen Yaqin/Xinhua)

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Chinese holiday spending ripples outward, boosting world's economic recovery

STORY: Chinese holiday spending ripples outward, boosting world's economic recovery DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese tourists traveling around 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG YIXIANG, Luohu Port border checkpoint 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU YANG, Marketing director, Fantawild Asian Legend 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHANAPAN KAEWKLACHAIYAWUTH, Vice president of Thai-Chinese Tourism Alliance Association 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JOHN OLOLTUA, Principal secretary of Kenya's Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): MOHAMED A. SALAMA, Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority STORYLINE: As China embraced the first May Day holiday since the country optimized its COVID-19 response measures, a dramatic travel spree has shown the huge potential of China's tourism market to the world. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Chinese people made 274 million domestic trips during the May Day holiday that began

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A visit to Israel's 1.8-km-long mini subway

STORY: A visit to Israel's 1.8-km-long mini subway DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:58 LOCATION: HAIFA, Israel CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Haifa subway 3. SOUNDBITE (English): Haifa resident STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "Here I'm in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, where one of the world's smallest subway systems is located. With only six stops and a 1.8-kilometer-long tunnel, it is also the only underground transit system in Israel." Two trains, each with two cars, operate on a single track along the route. A short passing loop allows the trains in opposite directions to pass each other. The subway runs through a mountain and the difference in elevation between the first and last stations is 274 meters. SOUNDBITE (English): Haifa resident "I have been using this for a year. I use it once a week. It's easier than a bus because sometimes the traffic is bad." Construction of the subway start

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Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters poses in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing for an annual salary of 100 million yen with the Japanese professional baseball club. Otani recorded a team-leading 11 wins as a pitcher while also recording a batting average of .274, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs as a designated hitter.

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Matsuyama at Bridgestone Invitational

Matsuyama at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (L) shakes hands with his playing partner after holing out in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 2014. Matsuyama ended up in a tie for 12th at a 6-under 274.

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Matsuyama ends Crowne Plaza golf in tie for 10th

Matsuyama ends Crowne Plaza golf in tie for 10th

FORT WORTH, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama putts for par on the 4th hole in the final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club's par-70 course in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 25, 2014, finishing at a tie for 10th with a 6-under-par 274.

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Death toll from Turkey coal mine disaster rising

Death toll from Turkey coal mine disaster rising

SOMA, Turkey - Rescuers are at work at the site of a Turkish coal mine disaster in Soma, western Turkey, on May 14, 2014, with at least 274 workers confirmed dead.

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Schwartzel wins Masters

Schwartzel wins Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa clenches his fist after winning the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2011. Schwartzel shot a 274 total, 14-under, to claim the Green Jacket.

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Schwartzel wins Masters

Schwartzel wins Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa clenches his fist after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2011. Schwartzel shot a 274 total, 14-under, to claim the Green Jacket.

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Ishikawa captures 3rd title of season at Taiheiyo Masters

Ishikawa captures 3rd title of season at Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa holds a trophy at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 14, 2010, after winning the Taiheiyo Masters. Ishikawa shot 14-under 274 to capture his third title of the season.

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Ishikawa captures 3rd title of season at Taiheiyo Masters

Ishikawa captures 3rd title of season at Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa takes off his hat as he responds to the crowd on Nov. 14, 2010, after finishing first in the Taiheiyo Masters at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture. Ishikawa shot 14-under 274 to capture his third title of the season.

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Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - The Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum, built at a cost of more than U.S. $1 million with financial help from Japanese retailer Aeon Corp., opens near Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex in the northern province of Siem Reap on Nov. 2. The museum exhibits 274 Buddhist statues excavated from the Banteay Kdei Temple in the northern province of Siem Reap in 2001 by the Sophia University's Angkor International Mission.

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Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni (2nd R) and Yoshiaki Ishizawa, president of Sophia University in Tokyo, marvel at a Buddhist statue on exhibition at a newly built museum of Buddhist statues adjacent to Angkor Wat on Nov. 2. The Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum, built at a cost of more than U.S. $1 million with financial help from Japanese retailer Aeon Corp., exhibits 274 Buddhist statues excavated from the Banteay Kdei Temple in the northern province of Siem Reap in 2001 by the Sophia University Angkor International Mission.

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Izawa holds on to win Bridgestone Open golf

Izawa holds on to win Bridgestone Open golf

CHIBA, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa holds up the winner's cup at the Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba Prefecture on Oct. 21 after winning the Bridgestone Open. Izawa closed with a bogey-free 69 for a 14-under-par total of 274 as he claimed his fourth victory of the year and career 11th on the Japanese tour.

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Herrera wins Mizuno Open for career 5th

Herrera wins Mizuno Open for career 5th

Colombian Eduardo Herrera wins the Mizuno Open golf tournament for his fifth career title on the Japanese circuit. He finished the 72-hole event at the Setonaikai Golf Club in Okayama Prefecture on June 27 at 14-under 274 to win despite squandering a three-stroke advantage on his way to a final-round 70.

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Matsuyama, Ishikawa finish 6th at golf world cup

Matsuyama, Ishikawa finish 6th at golf world cup

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (L) and Ryo Ishikawa leave the 18th green after playing in the final round of the World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne on Nov. 27, 2016. The Japanese pair came in sixth with a 14-under 274. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuyama, Ishikawa finish 6th at golf world cup

Matsuyama, Ishikawa finish 6th at golf world cup

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (L) and Ryo Ishikawa clasp hands on the 18th green after playing in the final round of the World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne on Nov. 27, 2016. The Japanese pair came in sixth with a 14-under 274. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - The Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum, built at a cost of more than U.S. $1 million with financial help from Japanese retailer Aeon Corp., opens near Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex in the northern province of Siem Reap on Nov. 2. The museum exhibits 274 Buddhist statues excavated from the Banteay Kdei Temple in the northern province of Siem Reap in 2001 by the Sophia University's Angkor International Mission. (Kyodo)

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Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

Japan-funded museum of Buddha statues opens near Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni (2nd R) and Yoshiaki Ishizawa, president of Sophia University in Tokyo, marvel at a Buddhist statue on exhibition at a newly built museum of Buddhist statues adjacent to Angkor Wat on Nov. 2. The Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum, built at a cost of more than U.S. $1 million with financial help from Japanese retailer Aeon Corp., exhibits 274 Buddhist statues excavated from the Banteay Kdei Temple in the northern province of Siem Reap in 2001 by the Sophia University Angkor International Mission. (Kyodo)

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Schwartzel wins Masters

Schwartzel wins Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa clenches his fist after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2011. Schwartzel shot a 274 total, 14-under, to claim the Green Jacket. (Kyodo)

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Schwartzel wins Masters

Schwartzel wins Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa clenches his fist after winning the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2011. Schwartzel shot a 274 total, 14-under, to claim the Green Jacket. (Kyodo)

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Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters poses in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing for an annual salary of 100 million yen with the Japanese professional baseball club. Otani recorded a team-leading 11 wins as a pitcher while also recording a batting average of .274, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs as a designated hitter. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa captures 3rd title of season at Taiheiyo Masters

Ishikawa captures 3rd title of season at Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa holds a trophy at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 14, 2010, after winning the Taiheiyo Masters. Ishikawa shot 14-under 274 to capture his third title of the season. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa captures 3rd title of season at Taiheiyo Masters

Ishikawa captures 3rd title of season at Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa takes off his hat as he responds to the crowd on Nov. 14, 2010, after finishing first in the Taiheiyo Masters at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture. Ishikawa shot 14-under 274 to capture his third title of the season. (Kyodo)

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Abe's Cabinet to approve 28 tril. yen stimulus package

Abe's Cabinet to approve 28 tril. yen stimulus package

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) attends a meeting of the government and ruling parties in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2016. Abe's Cabinet is scheduled to approve an economic stimulus package of 28.1 trillion yen ($274 billion) later in the day with the aim of beating deflation and shoring up the economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe's Cabinet to approve 28 tril. yen stimulus package

Abe's Cabinet to approve 28 tril. yen stimulus package

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) speaks at a meeting of the government and ruling parties in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2016. Abe's Cabinet is scheduled to approve an economic stimulus package of 28.1 trillion yen ($274 billion) later in the day with the aim of beating deflation and shoring up the economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuyama, Ishikawa finish 6th at golf world cup

Matsuyama, Ishikawa finish 6th at golf world cup

Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (L) and Hideki Matsuyama watch Matsuyama's second shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne on Nov. 27, 2016. Matsuyama and Ishikawa finshed sixth with a 14-under 274. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuyama, Ishikawa finish 6th at golf world cup

Matsuyama, Ishikawa finish 6th at golf world cup

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama plays a bunker shot on the 10th hole in the final round of the World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne on Nov. 27, 2016. Matsuyama and teammate Ryo Ishikawa finished sixth with a 14-under 274. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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