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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

Vendors sell fruit and vegetables along a busy street in Mekele, Ethiopia on April 13, 2025. The suspension of USAID and cuts from other aid organisations have severely impacted Tigray, leaving displaced communities without adequate food or medicine. In camps like 70 Kare, wheat rations have dropped from 15 to 9 kilograms per person, with the last USAID delivery in December 2024. Since Trump’s election, medical costs have also surged, making basic treatments unaffordable for many families. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

Vendors sell fruit and vegetables along a busy street in Mekele, Ethiopia on April 13, 2025. The suspension of USAID and cuts from other aid organisations have severely impacted Tigray, leaving displaced communities without adequate food or medicine. In camps like 70 Kare, wheat rations have dropped from 15 to 9 kilograms per person, with the last USAID delivery in December 2024. Since Trump’s election, medical costs have also surged, making basic treatments unaffordable for many families. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

Debretsion Gebremichael, Ethiopia’s ex-deputy prime minister and leader of the TPLF (Tigray People's Liberation Front), poses for the camera in his office in Mekele, Ethiopia on April 13, 2025. Following the suspension of USAID and sweeping aid cuts under the Trump administration, food distributions in IDP camps like 70 Kare have fallen from 15 to just 9 kilograms per person, while soaring medication costs have left Tigray’s displaced communities increasingly vulnerable and underserved. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

People walk through an intersection in Mekele, Ethiopia on April 2, 2025. The suspension of USAID and cuts from other aid organisations have severely impacted Tigray, leaving displaced communities without adequate food or medicine. In camps like 70 Kare, wheat rations have dropped from 15 to 9 kilograms per person, with the last USAID delivery in December 2024. Since Trump’s election, medical costs have also surged, making basic treatments unaffordable for many families. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

People walk along the road linking the city of Adwa to Mariam Shewito, Ethiopia, on March 31, 2025. The suspension of USAID and cuts from other aid organisations have severely impacted Tigray, leaving displaced communities without adequate food or medicine. In camps like 70 Kare, wheat rations have dropped from 15 to 9 kilograms per person, with the last USAID delivery in December 2024. Since Trump’s election, medical costs have also surged, making basic treatments unaffordable for many families. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo and his wife Tsering Palmo flip through old photos in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to st

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo waters plants at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to start a brand new life. At the

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo (C) poses for photos with his family in front of his house in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally ab

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a portrait of Lozang Gonpo, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to start a brand

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo is seen on his way home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to start a brand new life. At th

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo's daughter-in-law Yangjen serves tea to him at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to s

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Fuji Heavy releases Subaru R2 minicar

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Dec. 8 it has released a new minicar, the Subaru R2 (photo), which features a round-shape design, light body and high gas mileage. The Subaru R2 employs a newly developed undercarriage, which makes it weigh about 70 kilograms lighter than the existing Pleo minicar. The new car has a high fuel efficiency of 24 kilometers per liter.

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Researchers unveil robot capable of jumping into crouch

TOKYO, Japan - A group of researchers, led by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, on Sept. 12 at the university unveils a human-shaped robot named Daneel that is capable of jumping to a crouching position from its back. The robot, measuring 160 centimeters in height and weighing 70 kilograms, can jump from its back (top photo) to a crouching position (bottom photo) in two to three seconds.

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Jumbo pumpkin competition

HASHIMOTO, Japan - An examiner measures the size of a giant pumpkin at a competition in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 2. The pumpkin, which is 0.6 meter in height and 69 kilograms in weight, came in first among 70 giant pumpkins.

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Chocolate Venus de Milo attracts customers

OSAKA, Japan - A Venus de Milo sculpted of white chocolate is shown at an Osaka department store Feb. 8 ahead of St. Valentine's Day. The 2-meter tall sculpture weighs about 70 kilograms.

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4 in Aichi Pref. nabbed for smuggling drugs from H.K.

NAGOYA, Japan - Police in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16 display for the media some 70 kilograms of amphetamines allegedly smuggled into Japan from Hong Kong. Four people, including Kiyosada Isobe, a 59-year-old inn owner, were arrested on suspicion of smuggling the drugs by concealing them inside a cardboard box containing Shanghai crabs that arrived at Nagoya airport from Hong Kong on Dec. 15.

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Costume party held in Rio de Janeiro

STORY: Costume party held in Rio de Janeiro DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of costume party STORYLINE: Rio de Janeiro's renowned Carnival was postponed to April. But a costume party held recently was made up for the postponement. Participants wowed views by their elaborate and colorful costumes. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): MARCELO MORENO, Participant of Vila Isabel Samba school "I think it's wonderful and that it doesn't have to be canceled. It has to be maintained. We've been without the Carnival for two years, and I think it's a wonderful comeback. I like carnival balls and competitions. I really like them." Weighing around 70 kilograms, Elton Oliveira's handmade costume was one of the highlights of the party. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): ELTON OLIVEIRA, Participant of Salgueiro Samba School "We don't parade with it carrying all the weight. We carry part of the weight on our backs, on our bodies, but a part is also attached to

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Bamboos presented to giant panda "Meimei" at Adventure World

The giant panda "Meimei" eats bamboo at Adventure World, a theme park which combines a zoo, an aquarium and an amusement park in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 21, 2015 after about 30 kilograms of bamboo were presented to him as a gift for Father's Day. The age of Meimei, who has been raised at the facility since 1994, is equivalent to about 70 years in human life. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Team discovers marine species including giant lobster

TOKYO, Japan - A rock lobster weighing 4 kilograms with the main part of the body spanning half a meter has been found off Madagascar by South African researchers, the Census of Marine Life, funded partly by the United Nations and networking researchers in more than 70 countries, said Dec. 11 as it released its 2006 Ocean Census report. Photo was provided by the group. (Kyodo)

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Chocolate Venus de Milo attracts customers

OSAKA, Japan - A Venus de Milo sculpted of white chocolate is shown at an Osaka department store Feb. 8 ahead of St. Valentine's Day. The 2-meter tall sculpture weighs about 70 kilograms.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Yuan Longping Hybrid Rice

Under the guidance of doctors from the Crop Cultivation Department of the Institute of Food Crops of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, more than 70 farmers transplant rice seedlings in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Feb. 6, 2021. It is expected that this batch of the third generation of hybrid rice, bred by Yuan Longping's team, will produce an average yield of 1,500 kilograms (3,000 jin) per mu after morning and evening harvest, which will refresh the highest rice yield per mu record in Haikou City this year.

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Test flight of unmanned delivery drone

Photo taken Aug. 26, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas, shows a cargo container developed by Japan's Yamato Holdings Co. for an unmanned delivery drone being put into service by 2025. Autonomous Pod Transport 70, developed jointly with U.S. aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., successfully took off in a test flight conducted in front of the media at Bell's proving ground the same day, with the two companies aiming to expand the drone's cargo loading capacity from the current 32 kilograms to 450 kilograms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Test flight of unmanned delivery drone

An unmanned delivery drone capable of carrying up to 32 kilograms of cargo flies on a test basis in front of the media in Fort Worth, Texas, on Aug. 26, 2019. Autonomous Pod Transport 70, developed by Japan's Yamato Holdings Co. and U.S. aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., made its first successful flight at Bell's proving ground, with the two companies aiming to expand the drone's loading capacity to 450 kilograms when it is put into service by 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Test flight of unmanned delivery drone

An unmanned delivery drone capable of carrying up to 32 kilograms of cargo flies on a test basis in front of the media in Fort Worth, Texas, on Aug. 26, 2019. Autonomous Pod Transport 70, developed by Japan's Yamato Holdings Co. and U.S. aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., made its first successful flight at Bell's proving ground, with the two companies aiming to expand the drone's loading capacity to 450 kilograms when it is put into service by 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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KDDI develops remote-controlled humanoid robot

A man remotely controls a humanoid robot, developed by KDDI Corp. and Telexistence Inc., via specialized goggles and gloves in Tokyo on May 29, 2018. Standing 160 centimeters tall and weighing 70 kilograms, the robot can copy the actions of its operator, such as taking something in its hand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fuji Heavy releases Subaru R2 minicar

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Dec. 8 it has released a new minicar, the Subaru R2 (photo), which features a round-shape design, light body and high gas mileage. The Subaru R2 employs a newly developed undercarriage, which makes it weigh about 70 kilograms lighter than the existing Pleo minicar. The new car has a high fuel efficiency of 24 kilometers per liter. (Kyodo)

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Researchers unveil robot capable of jumping into crouch

TOKYO, Japan - A group of researchers, led by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo, on Sept. 12 at the university unveils a human-shaped robot named Daneel that is capable of jumping to a crouching position from its back. The robot, measuring 160 centimeters in height and weighing 70 kilograms, can jump from its back (top photo) to a crouching position (bottom photo) in two to three seconds. (Kyodo)

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Jumbo pumpkin competition

HASHIMOTO, Japan - An examiner measures the size of a giant pumpkin at a competition in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 2. The pumpkin, which is 0.6 meter in height and 69 kilograms in weight, came in first among 70 giant pumpkins. (Kyodo)

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4 in Aichi Pref. nabbed for smuggling drugs from H.K.

NAGOYA, Japan - Police in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16 display for the media some 70 kilograms of amphetamines allegedly smuggled into Japan from Hong Kong. Four people, including Kiyosada Isobe, a 59-year-old inn owner, were arrested on suspicion of smuggling the drugs by concealing them inside a cardboard box containing Shanghai crabs that arrived at Nagoya airport from Hong Kong on Dec. 15.

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Chocolate Venus of Milo prepared

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo confectionery prepares a chocolate version of the Venus of Milo on Feb. 4 ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14. The statue is made of 70 kilograms of white chocolate.