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Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 19 Kyodo - Video taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows a van driven by a 49-year-old man who crashed it into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office in Tokyo, after earlier in the day throwing objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)

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Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows a van driven by a 49-year-old man who crashed it into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office in Tokyo, after earlier in the day throwing objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows a van (top) driven by a 49-year-old man who crashed it into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office in Tokyo, after earlier in the day throwing objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows a van driven by a 49-year-old man who crashed it into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office in Tokyo, after earlier in the day throwing objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows a van driven by a 49-year-old man who crashed it into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office in Tokyo, after earlier in the day throwing objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows a van (top) driven by a 49-year-old man who crashed it into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office in Tokyo, after earlier in the day throwing objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows a van driven by a 49-year-old man who crashed it into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office in Tokyo, after earlier in the day throwing objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, near which a 49-year-old man earlier in the day threw objects believed to be Molotov cocktails before crashing his van into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office.

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Man throws "Molotov cocktails" near LDP HQ

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2024, shows the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, near which a 49-year-old man earlier in the day threw objects believed to be Molotov cocktails before crashing his van into a concertina barrier near the prime minister's office.

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

People gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

Grenoble mayor, Eric Piolle speaks as people gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

People gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

People gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

People gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

People gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

Grenoble mayor, Eric Piolle speaks as people gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

People gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

Grenoble mayor, Eric Piolle speaks as people gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tribute To A Municipal Officer Shot Dead - Grenoble

People gather to pay tribute to a municipal worker who was shot dead on September 8 by a hit-and-run driver, in Grenoble, on September 9, 2024. Lilian Dejean, a 49-year-old cleaning agent, was on duty early Sunday morning on Boulevard Jean-Pain in the city center of Grenoble when, witnessing a traffic accident, he tried to stop the perpetrator from fleeing. Hit by two bullets in the chest, he died shortly after. The driver, still wanted. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo shows inside painting works displayed at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the modern

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sun Hongyan creates an inside painting work at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the modern era,"

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This combo photo shows inside painting works displayed at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the m

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sun Hongyan (L) explains inside painting technique to an apprentice at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brillian

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sun Hongyan creates an inside painting work at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the modern era,"

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sun Hongyan arranges inside painting works for display at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the m

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sun Hongyan creates an inside painting work at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the modern era,"

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sun Hongyan creates an inside painting work at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the modern era,"

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sun Hongyan (C) explains inside painting technique to apprentices at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sun Hongyan creates an inside painting work at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the modern era,"

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(ChineseToday)CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-INSIDE PAINTING-INHERITOR (CN)?

(240716) -- KUNMING, July 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sun Hongyan creates an inside painting work at an art academy in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 3, 2024. Inside painting, or inner painting, is a traditional Chinese art form. It originally involved tiny snuff bottles which had pictures and calligraphy painted on their inside surfaces. A inside painting is produced by manipulating a specialized brush through the neck of a bottle. The painting process, which is totally reversed inside the bottle, requires absolute precision from the artist. Sun Hongyan, a 49-year-old interior of inside painting, has integrated Yunnan's natural scenery, ethnic customs, among others, into her works, thus creating the unique Yunnan school of this art. While adhering to traditional techniques, the inside painting has gained popularity among the young with innovations. "We are elevating the inside painting to a higher level, infusing this ancient craft with a new brilliance from the modern era,"

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Palestinians suffer more from injuries amid lack of treatment

STORY: Palestinians suffer more from injuries amid lack of treatment SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinians 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABU MUSTAFA SALEM, Gaza-based Palestinian patient 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ATTALLAH, Gaza-based Palestinian patient STORYLINE: Lack of treatment in the Gaza Strip forces Abu Mustafa Salem, a 49-year-old Palestinian man, to deal with his injury by himself as the hospital is so far away from his tent. The man was the only survivor of his family in an Israeli attack that targeted his house in the Sheikh Redwan neighborhood in Gaza City two months ago. He was severely wounded and was transferred to a local hospital for treatment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABU MUSTAFA SALEM, Gaza-based Palestinian patient "I don't want food and drink. I want treatment. I need bone reconstruction and I can't find anyone to help me. I have to treat myself because I didn't find anyone to hel

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Dragons' Yamamoto becomes Japan's oldest pitcher to record win

NAGOYA, Japan - Masahiro Yamamoto of the Chunichi Dragons receives a bouquet of flowers at Nagoya Dome on Sept. 5, 2014, after the 49 year old became the oldest pitcher to win a Nippon Professional Baseball game.

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Factory worker arrested over poisoning

OIZUMI, Japan - Photo shows Aqlifoods Co.'s factory in the town of Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 26, 2014. A 49-year-old worker at the factory was arrested on Jan. 25 over his alleged involvement in the poisoning of the Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc. subsidiary's food products with pesticide, possibly putting at risk the health of more than 2,800 people across Japan.

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Factory worker arrested over alleged frozen food poisoning

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 25, 2014, shows a factory operated by Aqlifoods Co., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., in the town of Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture. Police arrested Toshiki Abe, a 49-year-old worker at the factory, the same day on suspicion of poisoning food products four separate times between last Oct. 3 and Oct. 7. More than 2,800 people have reported falling ill in possible connection with the poisoning.

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49-year-old pitcher

SCOTTSDALE, United States - Colorado Rockies left-hander Jamie Moyer, 49, pitches during a preseason game against the Chicago White Sox in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 11, 2012.

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Man took 60 mil. yen from nephew's accounts

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a ''baby hatch'' facility for unwanted babies at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City in January 2011. Police sources said on Aug. 9, 2011, that a 49-year-old man is suspected of embezzling about 60 million yen from the bank accounts of his young nephew who was in his legal custody and leaving the boy at the baby hatch.

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Japanese life-term inmate in Philippines marries in prison

MANILA, Philippines - Marissa, 25, a Filipino woman who married Hideshi Suzuki, a 49-year-old Japanese man serving a life sentence in the Philippines for drug trafficking, speaks how she got to know Suzuki in an interview with Kyodo News on April 26 outside a prison in Muntinlupa near Manila.

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JFA lines Zico up as next Japan manager

TOKYO, Japan - Former Brazil international Zico (in file photo) is set to take over as manager of Japan's national soccer team, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said on July 3. If the JFA can agree personal terms with Zico, the 49-year-old will take over from Frenchman Philippe Troussier and is expected to sign a four-year contract through to the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

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Frenchman nabbed for drug smuggling

NARITA, Japan - A customs officer explains to the media May 16 how a 49-year-old man claiming to be French has attempted to smuggle about 6 kilograms of cannabis resin into Japan. Jean Lacombe, a resident of Bangkok, was arrested on suspicion of smuggling the cannabis resin, with an estimated street value of 48 million yen, into Narita airport.

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Rising fuel prices push people in Cambodian capital to use public transport

STORY: Rising fuel prices push people in Cambodian capital to use public transport DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:07 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city bus station in Phnom Penh 2. various of passengers waiting for city bus at a bus stop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): SUON SAM ATH, bus driver 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): EAM SAVUTH, passenger 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): SOK SAVOEUN, passenger STORYLINE: Many people in the capital city of Cambodia have shifted to using public transport as oil prices have soared since the Russia-Ukraine conflict burst out. Regular gasoline cost 5,150 riel (1.27 U.S. dollars) per liter on Thursday, while diesel cost 5,500 riel (1.36 dollars), according to the Ministry of Commerce's oil price list. The figures indicated that the prices of regular petrol and diesel rose 9.5 percent and 23.5 percent respectively compared to the prices dated in mid-February. Suon Sam Ath, a 49-year-old driver for the Phnom Penh City Bus Authority, said man

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Tanzanian cartoonist-cum-radio presenter makes electric car

STORY: Tanzanian cartoonist-cum-radio presenter makes electric car DATELINE: April 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:12 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Masoud and his co-workers making a car at their workshop 2. Various of a new electric car passing on the street 3. Various of people witnessing the car in a public place 4. SOUNDBITE (English): MASOUD KIPANYA, Cartoonist and designer of the car STORYLINE: Ally Masoud, commonly known as Masoud Kipanya, a 49-year-old Tanzanian cartoonist, radio producer and radio presenter, recently unveiled his locally made electric car in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. SOUNDBITE (English): MASOUD KIPANYA, Cartoonist and designer of the car "A fossil fuel car when it moves for one kilometer, it produces 21kg of carbon dioxide, a gas car produces 15 kg of carbon dioxide, electric car produces zero, so you can do the math. The future is electric, you know when you look at these other countries developed countries, the UK, they have

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan opens the door for a medical worker at a nucleic acid testing site in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan disinfects the taxi door handle in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan waits for medical workers at a nucleic acid testing site in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan and her colleague cheer each other up at a nucleic acid testing site in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers react on Fang Qiudan's taxi in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan waits for medical workers at a nucleic acid testing site in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan receives a nucleic acid test in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 19, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAXI DRIVERS-COVID-19-VOLUNTEER (CN)

(220320) -- JINHUA, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fang Qiudan and her colleagues pose for photos before their work in Dongxiao sub-district in Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2022. A group of taxi drivers has volunteered to transport medical workers carrying nucleic acid samples from nucleic acid testing sites in Dongxiao sub-district of Jinhua. 49-year-old Fang Qiudan is one of them who devote themselves to fighting against the COVID-19. She sets out at 6 a.m. every day and drives until all the nucleic acid samples are transported. (Photo by Hu Xiaofei/Xinhua)

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Voters head to polls in Texas, kicking off 1st 2022 U.S. midterm primary

STORY: Voters head to polls in Texas, kicking off 1st 2022 U.S. midterm primary DATELINE: March 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: SAN ANTONIO, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people at poll stations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROSALINDA CASILLAS, Voter 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL MARTINEZ, Voter STORYLINE: Voters across the second most populous U.S. state of Texas are heading to the polls on Tuesday, kicking off the first primary of the country's 2022 midterm election season. It's also the first statewide election in which voters will cast their ballots following the redistricting based on the results of the 2020 national census, as well as the first statewide election after Texas enacted its controversial voting law. Governor Greg Abbott, 64, facing seven other Republicans, is seeking a third term. On the Democratic ticket, Beto O'Rourke, a 49-year-old former U.S. Senate nominee and presidential candidate, is the best known and challenged by four other Democrats. SOUNDBIT