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(230619) -- BEIRUT, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Woody Ghsoubi (L), Co-owner of HandRolled and Co-founder of Lebanese Cigar Aficionado, and Najat Abdo (C), CEO of HandRolled, explain to a customer about their products at the Mareva Cigar Club in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 17, 2023. Despite suffering the worst financial crisis in its history, the Lebanese remain the world's biggest spender on cigars. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Lebanon tops cigar spending list despite economic crisis" (Photo by Dana Halawi/Xinhua)

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, at Rockefeller University in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands.

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands.

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Funeral held for actress Naomi Kawashima

A portrait of Japanese actress Naomi Kawashima, who died on Sept. 24, 2015 of bile duct cancer at age 54, is displayed for her funeral in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Oct. 2. As Kawashima was known as a wine aficionado, the altar was decorated with wine bottles and glasses along with flowers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands. (Kyodo)

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Molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka honored as a Vermeer aficionado

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on July 1, 2014, at Rockefeller University in New York, the United States, shows Japanese molecular biologist Shin-Ichi Fukuoka. He was recently selected as one of 20 aficionados of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer by the Royal Pictures Gallery Mauritshuis in The Netherlands. (Kyodo)

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Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan at the judo worlds

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev wave at the judo world championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sept. 27, 2018. Putin, a judo aficionado, serves as honorary president of the International Judo Federation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo