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UK: Major Factory Fire Sends Thick Smoke Across Wolverhampton

A major factory fire broke out on Sunbeam Street in Wolverhampton shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, sending a large plume of smoke visible for miles. Firefighters from West Midlands and Staffordshire deployed more than 20 fire engines and specialist vehicles as residents were advised to avoid the area and keep doors and windows closed.

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China: Tornado Hits Xinyi in Maoming, Sparks Fly as Power Lines Knocked Down

This is the terrifying moment that a tornado swept through Maoming, sending sparks flying as it likely tore down power lines. On Tuesday, May 20,2025, between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m., the video showed a powerful tornado forming in Lixu Community, Yudu Subdistrict, Xinyi City. Dark clouds churned overhead as the twister tore across the area, with visible sparks suggesting that electrical wires had been brought down in the chaos. The swirling column of wind stirred dust and debris, while frightened voices were heard in the background as the tornado intensified. According to on-site confirmation by staff from the Xinyi Meteorological Bureau, the tornado caused damage in parts of the city, particularly to a furniture factory housed in a metal structure. The video ended with the tornado moving further into the distance, leaving behind a trail of wreckage and anxious onlookers.

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

Staff members clear fallen tree branches in Shanghai, east China, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

Staff members clear fallen tree branches in Xuhui District of east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

People walk in the rain in Minhang District of east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Liu Ying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

Firefighters from the Putuo Fire Brigade remove a fallen rooftop water heater at an apartment building in east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. (Putuo Fire Brigade/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

This photo shows Guangfulin, an archeological and cultural protection site, as Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Fang Zhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

Firefighters from the Putuo Fire Brigade reinforce a fallen rain shed at an apartment in east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. (Putuo Fire Brigade/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

Staff members deal with a fallen tree in a street in east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

People walk on a street in the rain in Shanghai, east China, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A sanitation worker clears fallen tree branches in Minhang District of east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Liu Ying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

People wade through a waterlogged road at the Lingang new area of east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Yang Youzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

Firefighters from the Changning Fire Brigade remove a fallen tree in a street in east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. (Changning Fire Brigade/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

Fallen tree branches and leaves are pictured near the Bund in Shanghai, east China, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

Firefighters from the Changning Fire Brigade remove a fallen tree from a street in east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. (Changning Fire Brigade/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

Snapped tree branches hit a vehicle at a community in east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Liu Ying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A vehicle runs on a road in Shanghai, east China, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A pedestrian wades through a waterlogged road in Minhang District of east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Liu Ying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

People walk at the Bund in Shanghai, east China, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A man walks upwind to a shopping mall in east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A tourist takes photos while walking at the Bund in Shanghai, east China, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A man rides past a snapped tree branch in the rain in Minhang District of east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Liu Ying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A sanitation worker loads fallen tree branches onto a truck in Minhang District of east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Liu Ying/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A mini park is temporarily closed due to Typhoon Bebinca in Xuhui District of east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A tree is broken off by strong wind in a street in east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai - China

A staff member removes fallen tree branches from the street in Xuhui District of east China's Shanghai, September 16, 2024. Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of this year, made landfall in Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Shanghai central meteorological observatory. Bebinca, believed to be the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, has unleashed gales and torrential rains in the city. Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranians attend funeral for Raisi, entourage

STORY: Iranians attend funeral for Raisi, entourage SHOOTING TIME: May 22, 2024 DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranians attending funeral for Raisi, entourage STORYLINE: The funeral procession for Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who lost their lives in a recent helicopter crash, was held Wednesday morning with the participation of a large number of mournful people in the capital Tehran. The procession officially started at 7:30 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) at the campus of the University of Tehran, where Iranian citizens and senior officials have already gathered there to mourn, with tearful eyes, the tragic losses of Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, East Azarbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati, and representative of Iran's Supreme Leader to East Azarbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, all on board the unfortunate helicopter. They also mourned the tragic death of the head of the president security team M

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China: Cars Submerged In Floodwater After Heavy Downpours In Nanning

On May 19, extreme torrential rains hit Guangxi and Guangdong, prompting Nanning in Guangxi to issue a red alert for heavy rain. The heavy downpour caused flooding that nearly swept away all the vehicles on the road in Xixiangtang District, Nanning. Video filmed by residents from around 6 a.m. to 7. a.m. shows submerged vehicles on the streets that turned into a river in merely an hour. The downpour has caused urban flooding in multiple districts, escalating the emergency response for heavy rain to Level III and the flood control emergency response to Level III out of four levels. According to local media, the peak rainfall intensity in Nanning exceeded 100 millimeters in one hour. As of 7:30 PM on May 19, the last waterlogged area in Nanning had drained, and municipal road traffic had returned to normal.

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Netherlands holds parliamentary elections

STORY: Netherlands holds parliamentary elections SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15/Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street scenes in Amsterdam 2. various of elections STORYLINE: The Netherlands kicked off on Wednesday a nationwide vote to elect a new parliament and a replacement for outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte. At 7:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), all 9,000 polling stations in the Netherlands opened their doors for the 2023 parliamentary elections. A total of 26 parties joined the race in a fragmented Dutch political landscape. Rutte, who led the past four governments, cast his vote on Wednesday morning in the Hague, for the last time as PM. The previous elections in March 2021 ended in a landslide victory for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) of Rutte with 34 of the 150 seats. According to the latest polls conducted by Peilingwijzer and cited by national broadcaster NOS, four parties are in the race to bec

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Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters look up a solar eclipse in front of Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including the capital.

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Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - Commuters look up at an annular solar eclipse seen between clouds in front of JR Osaka Station in western Japan at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo.

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 7:30 a.m. on March 1, 2012, shows the first flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., which is taking off from Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture for New Chitose airport near Sapporo.

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Japanese fans flock to see new Harry Potter film

TOKYO, Japan - Wizard fans line at a theater in Tokyo's Yurakucho district to get into a 7:30 a.m. screening of ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' on Nov. 23. It is the film's opening day in Japan.

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(2)Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - A partial eclipse of the sun is observed in Osaka at 7:30 a.m. local time June 11.

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M6 quake triggers landslide on Kozushima Island

TOKYO, Japan - A landslide triggered by a fairly strong earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale blocks traffic on Kozu Island on July 9. The 3:57 a.m. quake's focus was estimated to be 10 km under the seabed in waters near the island, which is roughly 170 km south of Tokyo in the Izu chain of islands. The quake caused at least 10 landslides on the island, which has a population of 2,300, but there were no reports of casualties. The aerial photo was taken at 7:30 a.m. by a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News.

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7 killed, 6 injured as roadside bomb strikes bus in northern Afghanistan

STORY: 7 killed, 6 injured as roadside bomb strikes bus in northern Afghanistan DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site in Mazar-i-Sharif STORYLINE: Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said. "Obviously it was a roadside bomb, which struck a bus of the employees of Petroleum Directorate of Hiratan border town at 7:30 a.m. local time in Police District 3 of Mazar-i-Sharif city, leaving seven dead and six others injured," Waziri told reporters. The employees were going to their office when the blast occurred, the official said. Without providing more details, the official asserted that an investigation had been initiated into the incident. In the meantime, an eyewitness who declined to be named said that the number of casualties co

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A glimpse of a grocery store in Kiev, Ukraine

STORY: A glimpse of a grocery store in Kiev, Ukraine DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of a grocery store in KievSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Voice of Mr. Lin, Chinese expat in KievSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO PENGXIANG, Chinese expat in Kiev STORYLINE: Amid the ongoing Russian military operation in Kiev, what's life like for local residents? Two Chinese expats in Kiev filmed what they saw at a grocery store and outside a shopping mall in the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Voice of Mr. Lin, Chinese expat in Kiev "It's 7:30 p.m. local time on Feb. 25, 2022. We come to this grocery store. It's still open, and customers are buying goods in order. We can see that there are plenty of supplies here, but the dairy products and bread are sold out." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO PENGXIANG, Chinese expat in Kiev "It's 9:50 a.m. local time on Feb. 26, 2022. I'm in Kiev. Behind me is a shopping mall. We can see that many people are lining up for shopping. It's relatively

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Station Desk, a shared office opened in JR East's Tokyo Station.

On April 21, JR East opened its first shared office store, "STATION DESK Tokyo Marunouchi," in Tokyo Station. It is located near the south ticket gate of Marunouchi Station and occupies a former office of approximately 50 square meters. The 16 seats are available by reservation only, with six types of seating available to suit different work styles. The office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with wireless LAN, power supply, and tea machines available. For the time being, the fee is 150 yen per 15 minutes, excluding tax. JR East has been operating "Station Booths," box-type shared offices in four stations in Tokyo, and plans to increase the number of locations to 30 in fiscal 2020. At a press conference held on the same day, Futoshi Sano, manager of the Business Creation Division, said, "We want to develop shared offices that are unique to stations, valuing every second of the workers' lives. (= November 21, 2019, inside JR Tokyo Station, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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1st sunrise of 2016 at Mt. Fuji

The sun rises from the side of Mt. Fuji, central Japan, at around 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2016. Lake Motosu is also seen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of various ages enjoy music before going to work

People in different age groups listen to the sound of violins during a "morning activity concert" in Osaka shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2015. A number of working adults in Japan have started to be engaged in various early morning activities before going to work as part of their efforts to spend more meaningful mornings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People listen to violins before going to work

People in different age groups listen to the sound of violins during a "morning activity concert" in Osaka shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2015. A number of working adults in Japan have started to be engaged in various early morning activities before going to work as part of their efforts to spend more meaningful mornings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - Commuters look up at an annular solar eclipse seen between clouds in front of JR Osaka Station in western Japan at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters look up a solar eclipse in front of Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including the capital. (Kyodo)

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 7:30 a.m. on March 1, 2012, shows the first flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., which is taking off from Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture for New Chitose airport near Sapporo. (Kyodo)

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(2)Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - A partial eclipse of the sun is observed in Osaka at 7:30 a.m. local time June 11.

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Japanese fans flock to see new Harry Potter film

TOKYO, Japan - Wizard fans line at a theater in Tokyo's Yurakucho district to get into a 7:30 a.m. screening of ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' on Nov. 23. It is the film's opening day in Japan. (Kyodo)

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M6 quake triggers landslide on Kozushima Island

TOKYO, Japan - A landslide triggered by a fairly strong earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale blocks traffic on Kozu Island on July 9. The 3:57 a.m. quake's focus was estimated to be 10 km under the seabed in waters near the island, which is roughly 170 km south of Tokyo in the Izu chain of islands. The quake caused at least 10 landslides on the island, which has a population of 2,300, but there were no reports of casualties. The aerial photo was taken at 7:30 a.m. by a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News.