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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carles Puigdemont Portrait - Argeles

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate for the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, poses for Europa Press, April 26, 2024, in Argeles, France. Puigdemont was mayor of Girona between 2011 and 2016, when he was elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, a position he held until 2017. He was dismissed after the celebration of the Catalan independence referendum of 1O. Settled in Belgium, he ran as a candidate for the 2019 European Parliament elections in Spain and was elected MEP. Currently, he is running as a Junts candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat in the Catalan autonomous elections of May 12. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (CN)

(230524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research members with the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) check the water quality of a proglacial lake in the Mount Qomolangma region at an altitude of 5,300 meters, in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on May 12, 2023. The 2023 Mt. Qomolangma expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, initiated in 2017. Since the end of April, a total of 170 scientists across five teams have been conducting research on the water, ecology and human activities around the Mt. Qomolangma region, aiming to reveal the mechanism of environmental change and optimize the ecological security barrier system on the plateau. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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India collects record high monthly tax in April

STORY: India collects record high monthly tax in April DATELINE: May 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of the markets 4. various of traffic STORYLINE: Indian government's revenue through gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected in a single month touched the highest ever figure of 1.87 trillion Indian Rupees (22.88 billion U.S. dollars) in April, announced the federal Ministry of Finance on Monday. The federal government introduced the GST regime in July 2017. The tax revenues for the Indian government for April were 12 percent higher year on year. It was also the first time that GST collections had crossed the 1.75 trillion India Rupees mark. According to the federal finance ministry, the highest GST collected on a single day was 682.28 billion Indian Rupees (8.34 billion U.S. dollars) on April 20 through as many as 980,000 transactions, added the statement. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (

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Japanese figure skating icon Asada announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan, April 12 Kyodo - Mao Asada, three-time world figure skating champion and silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, completes a press conference with tears in her eyes at a Tokyo hotel on April 12, 2017, during which she announced her retirement.

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Baseball: Kishi successful in belated Rakuten debut

CHIBA, Japan, April 9 Kyodo - Takayuki Kishi of the Rakuten Eagles pitches against the Lotte Marines at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on April 9, 2017. In his season debut, Kishi allowed a run in six innings as Rakuten claimed a 12-4 victory.

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Displaced Iraqi makes living by drawing wood-burning paintings

STORY: Displaced Iraqi makes living by drawing wood-burning paintings DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MUMTAZ NOAH FARO, Displaced Christian artist from Nineveh Governorate 2. various of the artist, his workshop and his works STORYLINE: Mumtaz Noah Faro, a displaced Christian from Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq, has turned his hobby of making wood-burning paintings into a livelihood. Faro, a mechanical engineer, has been living for more than eight years as a displaced person in the Erbil Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan region, where he and tens of thousands of Christians were forced to flee from the Nineveh Plains and the city of Mosul in 2014 after ISIS took control of it. Despite the return of many Christian families to their areas in Nineveh after the Iraqi security forces announced the liberation of the province and other cities from ISIS at the end of 2017, Faro decided to settle in Erbil and establish his own projec

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Alain Jakubowicz, lawyer of Nordahl Lelandais . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

The public waits to attend the trial . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Nordahl Lelandais arrives to the courthouse. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

The public waits to attend the trial . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Nordahl Lelandais arrives to the courthouse. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Maitre Bernard Boulloud, lawyer Arthur Noyer family . Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Nordahl Lelandais arrives to the courthouse. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Nordahl Lelandais arrives to the courthouse. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 5, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

The lawyer of Nordahl Lelandais, Maître Alain Jakubowicz. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 4, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Nordahl Lelandais arrives at trial. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 4, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Didier Noyer. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 4, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

The lawyer of Nordahl Lelandais, Maître Alain Jakubowicz. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 4, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

The lawyer of Nordahl Lelandais, Maître Alain Jakubowicz. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 4, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

Didier Noyer. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 4, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

The escort of the gendarmerie, police. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 4, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nordahl Lelandais Trial For The Murder Of Arthur Noyer - Chambery

The lawyer of Nordahl Lelandais, Maître Alain Jakubowicz. Nordahl Lelandais trial for the murder of the corporal Arthur Noyer killed on April 12, 2017 in Chambéry and in the Savoie department. Court of Chambery. In Chambéry on May 4, 2021. Photo by Erik Sampers/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idemitsu Kosan, Showa Shell agree on merger

Hiroshi Watanabe (L), an executive officer of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., and Susumu Nibuya, a director of Idemitsu Kosan Co., speak to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2015. They announced that the companies have agreed to integrate their businesses, starting between October 2016 and April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top court upholds acquittal of ex-JR West heads over 2005 derailment

File photo taken in April 2005 shows a train derailment on the JR Fukuchiyama Line that killed 106 passengers and the driver while injuring 562 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. In its decision dated June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's acquittal of three former presidents of West Japan Railway Co. over the derailment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese researcher shows future of EVs with new wireless technology

Hiroshi Fujimoto, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo, explains an in-wheel motor EV system capable of being charged while in motion and associated road infrastructure at the university's Kashiwa campus near Tokyo on April 12, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Music labels explore new business in age of streaming

Photo taken April 12, 2017 shows a fitness event featuring popular animation music, held in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ninja wanted at Hokkaido park to greet foreign visitors

Photo taken April 12, 2017 shows ninja actors posing at the Noboribetsu Date Jidaimura theme park in Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Sunwolves name side to face Highlanders

Sunwolves scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka (C) scores a try in the second half of their 24-12 win over the Japanese Top League All-Stars in Kitakyushu, Japan, on Feb. 18, 2017. Tanaka was named to the Sunwolves' team for a Super Rugby match against the Highlanders in Invercargill, New Zealand, on April 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Xi, Trump discuss N. Korea, Syria over phone

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping, seen in this undated combined photo, held talks over the phone on April 12, 2017. The two leaders agreed to maintain a close dialogue after discussing rising tensions around the North Korea and Syria situations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Monaco beat Dortmund 3-2 in CL

Shinji Kagawa (R) of Borussia Dortmund tries to hold off Fabio Henrique Fabinho of AS Monaco during the first half of a Champions League quarterfinal first leg match in Dortmund, Germany, on April 12, 2017, a day after explosions near a bus carrying the Dortmund members injured a Spanish defender. Monaco won 3-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo