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Malawian President Peter Mutharika Swearing-In - Blantyre

Malawian Vice President Jane Ansah takes oath of office at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, Malawi, on October 4, 2025. The 85-year-old president Peter Mutharika, who previously served from 2014 to 2020, returned to office with former MEC chairperson Jane Ansah as his vice president. Photo by Joseph Mizere /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Malawian President Peter Mutharika Swearing-In - Blantyre

Newly-elected Malawian President Peter Mutharika (R) is sworn in during a ceremony at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, Malawi, on October 4, 2025. The 85-year-old president Peter Mutharika, who previously served from 2014 to 2020, returned to office with former MEC chairperson Jane Ansah as his vice president. Photo by Joseph Mizere /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Malawian President Peter Mutharika Swearing-In - Blantyre

A military parade is held during a swearing-in ceremony at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, Malawi, on October 4, 2025. The 85-year-old president Peter Mutharika, who previously served from 2014 to 2020, returned to office with former MEC chairperson Jane Ansah as his vice president. Photo by Roy Nkosi /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Malawian President Peter Mutharika Swearing-In - Blantyre

Newly-elected Malawian President Peter Mutharika (L, front) is sworn in during a ceremony at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, Malawi, on October 4, 2025. The 85-year-old president Peter Mutharika, who previously served from 2014 to 2020, returned to office with former MEC chairperson Jane Ansah as his vice president. Photo by Roy Nkosi /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Nicolas Sarkozy, France's newly-elected President, with Claude Gueant beside, addresses his supporters at the Salle Gaveau in Paris, May 6, 2007. French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday, giving him a comfortable winning margin, preliminary official results and projections from four polling agencies showed. With more than half of the vote counted, Sarkozy was scoring just over 53 percent to a little more than 46 percent for Socialist Segolene Royal. Polling agencies also had the conservative Sarkozy winning 53 percent of the vote compared to 47 for Royal amid massive turnout of 85 percent. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde new

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, light candles under his photo during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, bury his body during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was held

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, leave wreaths on his grave during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his fun

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family members of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, mourn his death during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was held w

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, bury his body during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was held

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, leave wreaths on his grave during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his fun

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, leave wreaths on his grave during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his fun

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, carry his body during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was hel

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, mourn his death during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was he

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, mourn his death during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was he

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family and friends of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, bury his body during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was held

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family members hold a photo of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, in his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was held with a l

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family members of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, mourn his death during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was held w

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

Family members of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, mourn his death during his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was held w

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

A man holds the photo of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, in his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was held with a large a

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Funeral of An Israeli Hostage of Hamas - Israel

A man holds the photo of Oded Lifshitz, an Israeli hostage of Hamas, in his funeral and burial ceremony in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on February 25, 2025. Oded Lifshitz, a co-founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz and a former journalist, was kidnapped from his home during a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He was 83 years old, and his wife, Yochivid Lifshitz, 85, was also taken prisoner with him; however, Yochivid was released two weeks later. Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity, and his body was returned to Israel after more than a year, in February 2025. His funeral and burial were held in Kibbutz Nir Oz, attended by family, friends, and community members. Oded Lifshitz, a human rights activist and journalist, published an article in Haaretz in January 2019 criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu’s security policies. He also challenged the IDF and Ariel Sharon in 1972 for their support of the Bedouin Arabs in Rafah. His kidnapping and murder plunged Israeli society into shock and grief, and his funeral was held with a large a

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Türkiye raises gasoline, diesel prices

STORY: Türkiye raises gasoline, diesel prices SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of transportation in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. various of gas station in Istanbul 3. various of local residents in Istanbul STORYLINE: Petrol and diesel prices in Türkiye increased by 3.76 and 2.69 percent, respectively, on Thursday. The prices of gasoline and diesel per liter were capped at 42.06 Turkish liras (1.31 U.S. dollars) and 41.86 liras, respectively, Turkish up-market newspaper Cumhuriyet Daily reported. According to the report, behind the new hike lies the surging price of Brent crude, which hit a four-month high above 85 dollars per barrel on Thursday. Oguz Demir, an economist and former academic at the Istanbul Commerce University, said on his social media account that "only in the first two and a half months of this year, the increase in gasoline prices (in Türkiye) has approached 22 percent." "At t

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Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Dies At 86

Silvio Berlusconi is an Italian politician and businessman. 9 September 1936 (age 85), Milan - Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy's largest media company before transforming the political landscape, died on Monday aged 86. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former King Juan Carlos returns to Spain for 2nd visit since self-imposed exile

STORY: Former King Juan Carlos returns to Spain for 2nd visit since self-imposed exile DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of Spain's former King Juan Carlos I STORYLINE: Spain's former King Juan Carlos I returned to his homeland on Wednesday for his second visit in three years following his move to Abu Dhabi in August 2020 in the wake of a series of scandals. The 85-year-old king emeritus, who abdicated in favor of his son, Felipe VI, in June 2014, is attending a sailing regatta in the resort of Sanxenxo in the north-western region of Galicia. Juan Carlos flew to Spain from London in a private jet. On Tuesday, he watched Real Madrid's 2-0 win against Chelsea in the Champions League in London, and he was also pictured leaving an exclusive club there on Monday night. Juan Carlos is not expected to travel to the capital Madrid or meet his son during what was described as a "private visit" and a "personal decision" b

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400 say goodbye to ex-lower house speaker Doi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama makes a speech under a picture of Takako Doi, a former speaker of Japan's House of Representatives and former chief of the Social Democratic Party, at a memorial ceremony for her in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. Around 400 said goodbye to Doi, who died of pneumonia on Sept. 20 at 85.

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Ex-PM Murayama attends farewell service of Doi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama attends a farewell service for Takako Doi, a former House of Representatives speaker and former chief of the Social Democratic Party, at the Parliamentary Museum in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. Doi died on Sept. 20 at 85.

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400 say goodbye to ex-lower house speaker Doi

TOKYO, Japan - Attendees at a memorial ceremony for Takako Doi, a former speaker of Japan's House of Representatives and former chief of the Social Democratic Party, make a line to offer flowers to her picture in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. Around 400 said goodbye to Doi, who died of pneumonia on Sept. 20 at 85.

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Former lower house speaker Doi dies at 85

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 1993 shows Takako Doi (R) taking the chair after being elected speaker of Japan's House of Representatives. Doi, who also led the Japan Socialist Party, the predecessor of the Social Democratic Party, from 1986 to 1991, died of pneumonia on Sept. 20, 2014. She was 85.

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Former lower house speaker Doi dies at 85

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2003 shows Takako Doi, former House of Representatives speaker and leader of the Japan Socialist Party, the predecessor of the Social Democratic Party. Doi died of pneumonia on Sept. 20, 2014. She was 85. Doi was the first female speaker of the lower house from 1993 to 1996.

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Ex-Nintendo President Yamauchi dies

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows former Nintendo Co. President Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi, known for his role in enhancing the company's global presence as a game console maker, died of pneumonia at a Kyoto hospital on Sept. 19, 2013, the company said. He was 85.

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Senegal's presidential election

DAKAR, Senegal - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade (C) is at a polling station in Dakar, the country's capital, to cast his vote in the presidential runoff election on March 25, 2012. Wade, 85, who sought a third term in office despite a constitutional ban on doing so, lost the runoff to former Prime Minister Macky Sall, 50.

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Senegal's presidential election

DAKAR, Senegal - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade holds up a ballot paper at a polling station in Dakar, the country's capital, during the presidential runoff election on March 25, 2012. Wade, 85, who sought a third term in office despite a constitutional ban on doing so, lost the runoff to former Prime Minister Macky Sall, 50.

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Senegal's presidential election

DAKAR, Senegal - A poster of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is defaced with black ink in the country's capital of Dakar on March 25, 2012, the day of a presidential runoff election. The 85-year-old president sought a third term in office despite a constitutional ban on doing so. He lost the runoff to former Prime Minister Macky Sall, 50.

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Senegal's presidential election

DAKAR, Senegal - Voting is under way at a polling station in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, in the presidential runoff election on March 25, 2012. Incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, who sought a third term in office despite a constitutional ban on doing so, lost the runoff to former Prime Minister Macky Sall, 50.

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 1974 shows Wally Yonamine (C), then manager of the Chunichi Dragons professional baseball club, being tossed in the air by Dragons players and fans after the club won the Central League championship at the former Chunichi Stadium in Nagoya. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer.

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S. Korea bids farewell to ex-Pres. Kim Dae Jung at state funeral

SEOUL, South Korea - Some 24,000 people, including South Korean government leaders and foreign envoys, attend a state funeral for former President Kim Dae Jung in front of the National Assembly building in Seoul on Aug. 23. Kim died on Aug. 18 at age 85.

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Former S. Korean President Kim Dae Jung dies at 85

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in October 1998 shows Kim Dae Jung (L), then South Korean president, raising a glass with Japanese Emperor Akihito during a dinner banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Kim died Aug. 18 at age 85.

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Ex-U.S. soldier returns photo from WWII battlefield to Japanese kin

BOSTON, Massachusetts - Frank Hobbs (L), an 85-year-old former U.S. soldier, and Yoko Takekawa, 64, hold a drawing by Yoko's sister Chie, now 73, when she was second grader, at his home in Boston on March 14. Hobbs returned the drawing and other personal belongings of Yoko's father Matsuji Takekawa, a Japanese soldier who died at the age of 37 in the Battle of Iwojima in the Pacific Ocean.

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Ex-U.S. soldier returns photo from WWII battlefield to Japanese kin

BOSTON, Massachusetts - This photo shows a letter and a photograph that belonged to a Japanese soldier from Iwoto Island, where a major battle took place in World War II, that were returned by a former U.S. soldier to Japanese relatives. Frank Hobbs, an 85-year-old former U.S. soldier living in Boston, returned the photograph and other personal belongings of Matsuji Takekawa, who died at the age of 37 in the Battle of Iwojima, as the island is more commonly known, in the Pacific Ocean, to his daughter Yoko, 64, who currently lives in New Jersey. The returned photo shows Yoko on the 100th day after her birth.

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Ex-U.S. soldier returns photo from WWII battlefield to Japanese kin

BOSTON, Massachusetts - This photo shows a picture that belonged to a Japanese soldier from Iwoto Island, where a major battle took place in World War II, which was returned by a former U.S. soldier to Japanese relatives. Frank Hobbs, an 85-year-old former U.S. soldier living in Boston, returned a photograph and other personal belongings of Matsuji Takekawa, who died at the age of 37 in the Battle of Iwojima, as the island is more commonly known, in the Pacific Ocean, to his daughter Yoko, 64, who currently lives in New Jersey. The photo shows a drawing of an air-raid drill by Yoko's older sister Chie, now 72, when she was a second grader.

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Former Nikkeiren chief Nagano dies at 85

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Nagano (in file photo), former chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, or Nikkeiren, and honorary chairman of Mitsubishi Materials Corp., died at a Tokyo hospital May 12, the company said. He was 85.

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Ex-JFBA chief Kitayama dies at 85

KOBE, Japan - Rokuro Kitayama (file photo), former chairman of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, died of heart failure on Jan. 4 at a hospital in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, his family said Jan. 7. He was 85. Kitayama served as JFBA head from April 1986 to March 1988.

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Ex-Japanese Communist Party Chairman Murakami dies at 85

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in January 1989 shows Hiromu Murakami, former chairman of the Japanese Communist Party, who died of pneumonia at an Osaka hospital on March 22, the party said on March 23. He was 85.

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(1)Mourners gather at Zhao Ziyang's home

BEIJING, China - Bereaved family members (L) of former Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang meet mourners in front of the altar filled with flower wreaths in Zhao's house in Beijing on Jan. 20. Zhao, 85, died at Beijing Hospital from multiple ailments Jan. 17, official media said.

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(5)Ex-Chinese leader Zhao dies at 85

BEIJING, China - Police keep watch Jan. 17 at the house in Beijing (L) where former Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang lived in his later years. Zhao died of an illness earlier in the day at the age of 85.

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(2)Ex-Chinese leader Zhao dies at 85

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang (L) speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Zeno Suzuki at the prime minister's office in Tokyo in this file photo taken on May 31, 1982. Zhao, former secretary general of the Chinese Communist Party, died in Beijing on Jan. 17 at 85.

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Ex-Chinese leader Zhao dies at 85

BEIJING, China - Former Chinese Communist Party Secretary General Zhao Ziyang (file photo taken in 1989) died of illness on Jan. 17, Xinhua News Agency reported. He was 85. Zhao fell from power after the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

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S. Korean ex-leprosy patients seek compensation for quarantine

TOKYO, Japan - Kang U Sok (R), a representative of a group of 85 former leprosy patients in South Korea, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 25 after filing a request with the Japanese government for compensation for being forcibly put into sanitariums when Korea under Japanese colonial rule.

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(1)Nakasone, Miyazawa express intention to run in election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone (in undated photo) expressed his intention Oct. 9 to run in the upcoming House of Representatives election expected to be held Nov. 9. Nakasone, 85, told a meeting of a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faction, ''I would like to continue (as a lower house member) by being the first candidate from the northern Kanto proportional representation bloc.''

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Russian group arrives in Hokkaido on visa-free visit

NEMURO, Japan - A group of 85 Russian residents of four disputed Russian-held islands northeast of Hokkaido arrives May 17 at Hanasaki port in Nemuro, eastern Hokkaido, on a visa-free visit. The visits began in 1992 to promote understanding between former Japanese residents of the islands and Russian residents.