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BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Hospitalised - Bangladesh

People stand in front of the Evercare Hospital as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and members gather to pray for Khaleda Zia's recovery at Bashundhara Area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 03, 2025. According to Khaleda Zia's physician and BNP standing Committee member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain, the 80-year-old former prime minister, who has long suffered from multiple health complications, is receiving medical treatment after she was admitted to Evercare Hospital on 23 November and shifted to the CCU on 27 November 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Hospitalised - Bangladesh

People stand in front of the Evercare Hospital as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and members gather to pray for Khaleda Zia's recovery at Bashundhara Area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 03, 2025. According to Khaleda Zia's physician and BNP standing Committee member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain, the 80-year-old former prime minister, who has long suffered from multiple health complications, is receiving medical treatment after she was admitted to Evercare Hospital on 23 November and shifted to the CCU on 27 November 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Hospitalised - Bangladesh

People stand in front of the Evercare Hospital as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and members gather to pray for Khaleda Zia's recovery at Bashundhara Area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 03, 2025. According to Khaleda Zia's physician and BNP standing Committee member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain, the 80-year-old former prime minister, who has long suffered from multiple health complications, is receiving medical treatment after she was admitted to Evercare Hospital on 23 November and shifted to the CCU on 27 November 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Hospitalised - Bangladesh

People stand in front of the Evercare Hospital as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and members gather to pray for Khaleda Zia's recovery at Bashundhara Area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 03, 2025. According to Khaleda Zia's physician and BNP standing Committee member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain, the 80-year-old former prime minister, who has long suffered from multiple health complications, is receiving medical treatment after she was admitted to Evercare Hospital on 23 November and shifted to the CCU on 27 November 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHIXIA VILLAGE-GREAT WALL-TOURISM (CN)

(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mei Jingtian, a 80-year-old Great Wall protector, is on his way to patrol the Great Wall in Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2024. Mei started protecting the Great Wall spontaneously since early 1980s and has raised the awareness of the Great Wall protection among many villagers. Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was once an important pass in the north of Juyongguan section of the Great Wall. The village, which is surrounded by mountains, has developed a tourism industry relying on the resources of the Great Wall in recent years and attracts visitors from all over the world. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Jinhai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHIXIA VILLAGE-GREAT WALL-TOURISM (CN)

(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mei Jingtian, a 80-year-old Great Wall protector, is seen on the Great Wall in Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2024. Mei started protecting the Great Wall spontaneously since early 1980s and has raised the awareness of the Great Wall protection among many villagers. Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was once an important pass in the north of Juyongguan section of the Great Wall. The village, which is surrounded by mountains, has developed a tourism industry relying on the resources of the Great Wall in recent years and attracts visitors from all over the world. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Jinhai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHIXIA VILLAGE-GREAT WALL-TOURISM (CN)

(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mei Jingtian, a 80-year-old Great Wall protector, is on his way to patrol the Great Wall in Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2024. Mei started protecting the Great Wall spontaneously since early 1980s and has raised the awareness of the Great Wall protection among many villagers. Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was once an important pass in the north of Juyongguan section of the Great Wall. The village, which is surrounded by mountains, has developed a tourism industry relying on the resources of the Great Wall in recent years and attracts visitors from all over the world. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHIXIA VILLAGE-GREAT WALL-TOURISM (CN)

(240602) -- BEIJING, June 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mei Jingtian, a 80-year-old Great Wall protector, is seen on the Great Wall in Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2024. Mei started protecting the Great Wall spontaneously since early 1980s and has raised the awareness of the Great Wall protection among many villagers. Shixia Village in Yanqing District of Beijing was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was once an important pass in the north of Juyongguan section of the Great Wall. The village, which is surrounded by mountains, has developed a tourism industry relying on the resources of the Great Wall in recent years and attracts visitors from all over the world. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

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Vintage bookstore owner in Syria encourages readers to keep passion alive

STORY: Vintage bookstore owner in Syria encourages readers to keep passion alive SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Modern Library bookstore 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Owner of Modern Library bookstore in Damascus 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Owner of the Modern Library in Damascus 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Grandson of owner of Modern Library STORYLINE: In the ancient al-Halbouni area of Syria's capital, Damascus, stands the Modern Library bookstore. It is owned by Bashir Jarkas and boasts a collection of over 100,000 books. It has been a local landmark for nearly six decades. The 80-year-old Jarkas has dedicated his life to sharing his love for reading with the community. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASHIR JARKAS, Owner of Modern Library bookstore in Damascus "Books are my life, I cannot live without them. Once, I broke my foot and couldn't sit at home, so I preferred to

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80-year-old former serf experiences great changes in life in Xizang

STORY: 80-year-old former serf experiences great changes in life in Xizang SHOOTING TIME: Recent DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:08 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): DRAKPA WANGDEN, Resident in Yamda Village in Lhasa, China's Xizang 2. various of Drakpa Wangden 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): DRAKPA WANGDEN, Resident in Yamda Village in Lhasa, China's Xizang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): DRAKPA WANGDEN, Resident in Yamda Village in Lhasa, China's Xizang "The hardships of old Xizang, if spoken of, were truly endless. I'm Drakpa Wangden. I'm now 80 years old. In old Xizang, I was a serf under the dominion of serf owners. I never knew where my next meal would come from. I was just like livestock that can talk. I worked as a serf until 1959. Despite having 5 mu of land allocated to me, it wasn't truly mine. The toil on those 5 mu of land was endless, from sowing the first seed to harvesting the wheat. Hard labor was a given, but where did the harvest go? It went

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-DRAKPA WANGDEN (CN)

(240330) -- LHASA, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The 80-year-old Drakpa Wangden shows his commemorative medal awarded to the Communist Party of China (CPC) members after five decades of Party membership in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2024. Born in 1944, Drakpa Wangden lives now in Doilungdeqen District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Before the democratic reform, Drakpa Wangden and his family were serfs, working on manors affiliated with two monasteries in present-day Lhasa. For his family, each spring meant borrowing seeds from their masters, however, they could collect nothing during the autumn harvest. At that time, the sustenance of Drakpa Wangden's family of nine was a meager bowl of tsampa, a traditional Tibetan staple made from barley flour, no larger than the palm of a child's hand. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched a democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom and Drakpa Wangden's family was freed along with about a milli

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2 journalists, 2 civilians killed in Israeli attacks in S. Lebanon

STORY: 2 journalists, 2 civilians killed in Israeli attacks in S. Lebanon SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. local civilians covering the bodies of two journalists killed by an Israeli drone attack 2. civil defense workers taking the bodies to hospital 3. Lebanon border area 4. video circulated by Hezbollah media unit showing the attack on an Israeli military post in retaliation to the drone attack that killed two Lebanese journalists STORYLINE: Two journalists and one civilian were killed on Tuesday morning in Israeli attacks on the village of Tayr Harfa in southern Lebanon, local media reported. Farah Omar, a reporter working for local TV channel Al-Mayadeen, and Rabih Al-Maamari, a photographer working for the same channel, were covering the events in southern Lebanon when two Israeli drones hit them, killing both of them and a civilian named Hussein Akil, Lebanese TV channel Al-Manar reported. Meanwhile, 80-year-old L

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American diplomatic veterans advocate for revitalized U.S.-China relations

STORY: American diplomatic veterans advocate for revitalized U.S.-China relations DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: NEW YORK, the United States CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT HORMATS, Former U.S. undersecretary of state 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DANIEL RUSSEL, Vice president for international security and diplomacy at ASPI 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): STEPHEN A. ORLINS, President of NCUSCR 4. various of the event STORYLINE: Renowned American diplomatic veterans have made a united call for revitalized U.S.-China relations at a reception celebrating the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Speaking at the event held Wednesday evening, 80-year-old Robert Hormats, former undersecretary of state of the Obama administration, lamented the current status. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT HORMATS, Former U.S. undersecretary of state "Unfortunately, this is not one of those good times. This is a very difficult time and it's a very sad time f

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Quake Death Toll Nears 3000 - Morocco

One of the victims of the earthquake, 80-year-old Raqoch, poses for a portrait on September 13, 2023, in Adassil, Chichaoua province, Marrakech-Safi region , Morocco. The earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale, which struck late last September 8 in the High Atlas area of Morocco, has so far left about thirty aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (CSEM), which has detected less seismic activity in recent days. More than 2,900 people have died and 5,500 have been injured as a result of the earthquake, according to a new official death toll released yesterday, September 12, by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior. Adassil is a Berber village 30 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, in which 6 people died and which was completely destroyed. The rescue services have not reached this place. Photo by Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2023 Tiktok E-commerce Global Purchase

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchase page in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 6, 2023. 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing industry ceremony was held in Shanghai, and the data released at the conference showed that from July 2022 to June 2023, Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing GMV increased by 80% year-on-year, and the number of settled merchants increased by 111% year-on-year.

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2023 Tiktok E-commerce Global Purchase

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchase page in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 6, 2023. 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing industry ceremony was held in Shanghai, and the data released at the conference showed that from July 2022 to June 2023, Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing GMV increased by 80% year-on-year, and the number of settled merchants increased by 111% year-on-year.

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2023 Tiktok E-commerce Global Purchase

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchase page in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 6, 2023. 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing industry ceremony was held in Shanghai, and the data released at the conference showed that from July 2022 to June 2023, Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing GMV increased by 80% year-on-year, and the number of settled merchants increased by 111% year-on-year.

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2023 Tiktok E-commerce Global Purchase

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchase page in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 6, 2023. 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing industry ceremony was held in Shanghai, and the data released at the conference showed that from July 2022 to June 2023, Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing GMV increased by 80% year-on-year, and the number of settled merchants increased by 111% year-on-year.

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2023 Tiktok E-commerce Global Purchase

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchase page in Yichang, Hubei province, China, September 6, 2023. 2023 Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing industry ceremony was held in Shanghai, and the data released at the conference showed that from July 2022 to June 2023, Tiktok e-commerce global purchasing GMV increased by 80% year-on-year, and the number of settled merchants increased by 111% year-on-year.

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Chinese Football Association Cup

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 26, 2023 - An 80-year-old fan of the West Coast of Qingdao shows his football ticket at the West Coast University City Stadium in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, July 26, 2023.

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80-year-old woman's martial arts performance wows spectators

STORY: 80-year-old woman's martial arts performance wows spectators DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the martial arts performance STORYLINE: The martial arts performance by an 80-year-old woman in Longzhou County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region attracted many spectators. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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80-year-old Lebanese sells old books on street to help people read amid crisis

STORY: 80-year-old Lebanese sells old books on street to help people read amid crisis DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passers-by checking books of Abdel Jalil Daher 2. various of a client paying for a book 3. various of people looking at books displayed by Daher 4. various of Daher sitting near his books 5. various of Daher holding a collection of books 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDEL JALIL DAHER, Book seller 7. various of books 8. various of people checking books 9. various of books 10. various of people checking books 11. various of a young man reading a book 12. various of Daher holding books 13. various of Daher putting books on the floor 14. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HASSAN WEHBE, Customer 15. various of people checking books 16. various of books displayed by Daher STORYLINE: Lebanon's economic crisis forced its citizens to find new means to earn money and make a living. For Abdel Jalil Daher, selling old books earns him some money to bu

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Lantern craftsman upholds 2,000-year-old tradition in China's Hangzhou

STORY: Lantern craftsman upholds 2,000-year-old tradition in China's Hangzhou DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of lanterns 2. STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI XUEAN, Inheritor of Xixing lantern-making skills STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent "Happy Lantern Festival! This is a day when people go out at night, carrying paper lanterns and solving riddles. Here in Xixing town, Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang Province, the handmade Xixing bamboo lanterns have been existing as a cultural heritage for generations." 80-year-old Cai Xue'an is the oldest inheritor of Xixing lantern-making skills. Today he still runs his own lantern workshop. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI XUEAN, Inheritor of Xixing lantern-making skills "The Xixing lantern has a history of more than 2,000 years. I hope that what was created by the older generations can be passed forward." To better

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Storm claims two lives in northern Spain

STORY: Storm claims two lives in northern Spain DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of storm 2. various of snow cleaning work (courtesy of the emergency services of Galicia, Asturias, Basque Country and Aragon regions) 3. various of houses in the water 4. various of rescue work (courtesy of the emergency services of Galicia, Asturias, Basque Country and Aragon regions) STORYLINE: A storm named "Fien" has so far claimed two lives as extreme weather has affected the northern regions of Spain over the past 48 hours, blowing down trees and cutting roads. The storm, which has been especially severe in the northern regions of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Region, has brought heavy snowfall and high winds and is thought to be responsible for the death of an 80-year-old man in the port of Bermeo (Basque Region). The body of the man was recovered by the Red Cross after he was swept away while close to the seashore. A 70-year-old woman is

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80-year-old Syrian woman tries to keep traditional silk knotting, dyeing

STORY: 80-year-old Syrian woman tries to keep traditional silk knotting, dyeing DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shamsa Bilal working 2. SOUDNBITE 1 (Arabic): SHAMSA BILAL, Traditional silk crafter 3. various of Samar Nassan working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAMAR NASSAN, Traditional silk crafter 5. various of Ahmad Dbaik at his shop 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AHMAD DBAIK, Traditional silk store owner 7. various of Dbaik at his shop STORYLINE: The 80-year-old Shamsa Mohammad Bilal is trying to keep the Syrian traditional art of silk knotting and dyeing alive as long as she stays alive. In the past, people in Hama used to buy silk dresses for their brides and significant others as a form of extravagance and lavishness. However, with the accelerating pace of life and the tough economic situation, this craft has almost died as people started searching for cheaper and more modern options. Bilal has taken part in many training courses to teach

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'Missing Post Office' keeps accepting letters, postcards

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Katsuhisa Nakata, 80-year-old director of "Missing Post Office," drops a postcard into a tin box in the office on the island of Awashima in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken in November 2014. The post office was created by artist Saya Kubota to accept unaddressed postcards and letters in which senders write messages to whomever they want to, such as deceased family members.

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Visitors read postcards sent to 'Missing Post Office'

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Visitors to "Missing Post Office" on the island of Awashima in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, read postcards sent to the office as 80-year-old postmaster Katsuhisa Tanaka looks on in this file photo taken in November 2014. The post office was created by artist Saya Kubota to accept unaddressed postcards and letters in which senders write messages to whomever they want to, such as deceased family members.

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Death camp survivor speaks after Khmer Rouge ruling

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - An 80-year-old survivor of a Khmer Rouge death camp answers questions from reporters in Phnom Penh on Aug. 7, 2014, after a special court sentenced to life imprisonment two of the most senior leaders of the brutal communist regime that ruled Cambodia in the second half of the 1970s.

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Atomic bomb survivors speaks about experiences in N.Y.

NEW YORK, the United States - Reiko Yamada (standing), an 80-year-old survivor from the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks about her experiences to high school students at the Japan Society in New York on April 29, 2014, with Michio Hakariya (R), a 76-year-old survivor from the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, sitting by her side. About 200 students from schools in the city and elsewhere including Japanese students in the United States listened to their speeches.

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Miura after climbing Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 26, 2013, after traveling from a base camp of Mt. Everest. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese alpinist and professional skier, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Miura after climbing Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura (L) holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 26, 2013, after traveling from a base camp of Mt. Everest. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese alpinist and professional skier, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain. To the right is his second son Gota, who also climbed the mountain peak.

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Miura after climbing Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura holds a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 26, 2013, after traveling from a base camp of Mt. Everest. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese alpinist and professional skier, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Miura at Everest base camp

EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura celebrates after arriving at the base camp of Mt. Everest in Nepal by a helicopter on May 26, 2013. He arrived in Kathmandu later the same day. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese alpinist and professional skier, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Miura arrives at Everest base camp

EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal - Photo shows Yuichiro Miura after his arrival at the base camp of Mt. Everest in Nepal by a helicopter on May 26, 2013. He later arrived in Kathmandu the same day. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Miura arrives at Everest base camp

EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura (2nd from R) gets off a helicopter, assisted by his eldest son Yuta (R) and another man, at the base camp of Mt. Everest in Nepal on May 26, 2013. He later arrived in Kathmandu the same day. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Miura arrives at Everest base camp

EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura acknowledges the support staff celebrating his arrival at the base camp of Mt. Everest in Nepal by a helicopter on May 26, 2013. He later arrived in Kathmandu the same day. Miura and his team reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber, the oldest person ever to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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80-year-old climbs Mt. Everest

MT. EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal - A May 21, 2013, photo shows the tent of Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura and his party at the base camp on the Nepal side of Mt. Everest. On May 23, 2013, 80-year-old Miura became the oldest person ever to reach the summit of the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Mt. Everest

KALA PATTHAR, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura stands at the summit of Mt. Everest at 9:03 a.m. on May 23, 2013. Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber, became the oldest person in the world to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Mt. Everest

TOKYO, Japan - High school students celebrate in Tokyo on May 23, 2013, shortly after Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber and the principal of their school, reached the summit of Mt. Everest and became the oldest person in the world to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Mt. Everest

KALA PATTHAR, Nepal - Yuichiro Miura stands at the summit of Mt. Everest at 9:03 a.m. on May 23, 2013. Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber, became the oldest person in the world to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Mt. Everest

TOKYO, Japan - Emiri Miura (L), daughter of Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, and his wife Tomoko speak with the 80-year-old climber over the phone at his management office in Tokyo on May 23, 2013, shortly after he reached the summit of Mt. Everest and became the oldest person in the world to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Mt. Everest

TOKYO, Japan - High school students celebrate in Tokyo on May 23, 2013, shortly after Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber and the principal of their school, reached the summit of Mt. Everest and became the oldest person in the world to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Mt. Everest

KALA PATTHAR, Nepal - A mountain climbing team led by Yuichiro Miura approaches the summit of Mt. Everest at 8:55 a.m. on May 23, 2013. The team reached the summit shortly afterward, making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber, the oldest person in the world to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Mt. Everest

TOKYO, Japan - High school students celebrate in Tokyo on May 23, 2013, shortly after Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber and the principal of their school, reached the summit of Mt. Everest and became the oldest person in the world to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Mt. Everest

KALA PATTHAR, Nepal - A mountain climbing team led by Yuichiro Miura approaches the summit of Mt. Everest at 8:23 a.m. on May 23, 2013. The team reached the summit around 9 a.m., making Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber, the oldest person in the world to scale the 8,848-meter mountain.

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Japanese becomes oldest person to conquer Mt. Everest

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber. Miura became the oldest person in the world to reach the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, 2013, surpassing the previous record set by a 76-year-old Nepali climber, his management office said.

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80-yr-old climber

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese climber. Miura has launched a bid to become the oldest person ever to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, his management office said on May 16, 2013.

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Japanese seeks to climb Mt. Everest at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese adventurer, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 22, 2013. Miura vowed to give his all to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, which would make him the oldest person to conquer the world's highest peak.

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Japanese seeks to climb Mt. Everest at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese adventurer, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 22, 2013. Miura vowed to give his all to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, which would make him the oldest person to conquer the world's highest peak.

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Kuroda becomes oldest Akutagawa literary award winner

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo in December 2012 shows Natsuko Kuroda. Kuroda became the oldest Akutagawa award at age 75 on Jan. 16, 2013, in the almost 80-year history of the prestigious Japanese literary prize.