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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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Arles

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) ARLES. VAN GOGH FOUNDATION. INAUGURATED IN APRIL 2014, THE FOUNDATION PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE PAINTER VINCENT VAN GOGH. CAME TO SEEK THE LIGHT OF THE SOUTH, BETWEEN 1888 AND 1889, THE DUTCH PAINTER STAYED THERE FOR 15 MONTHS, AND PRODUCED MORE THAN 300 DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS. Photo by Thiery Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip met Pope Francis for the first time during a private audience in a room next to the Paul VI auditorium in the Vatican on April 3, 2014. - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SANYUESAN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240413) -- NANNING, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform in celebration of the Sanyuesan Festival at an alley in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 13, 2024. The Sanyuesan Festival is a traditional festival celebrated on the third day of the third lunar month by various ethnic groups in China. Listed as a national intangible cultural heritage and a statutory holiday in Guangxi in 2014, the festival usually sees various ethnic cultural events organized across the region, which has the largest population of ethnic minorities in China. This year, Guangxi launched a splendid array of folk cultural activities, and its 14 cities have planned and organized a slew of events, incorporating regional characteristics and cultural highlights and offering a prolonged period of cultural festivities for residents and visitors. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SANYUESAN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240413) -- NANNING, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform in celebration of the Sanyuesan Festival at an alley in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 13, 2024. The Sanyuesan Festival is a traditional festival celebrated on the third day of the third lunar month by various ethnic groups in China. Listed as a national intangible cultural heritage and a statutory holiday in Guangxi in 2014, the festival usually sees various ethnic cultural events organized across the region, which has the largest population of ethnic minorities in China. This year, Guangxi launched a splendid array of folk cultural activities, and its 14 cities have planned and organized a slew of events, incorporating regional characteristics and cultural highlights and offering a prolonged period of cultural festivities for residents and visitors. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SANYUESAN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240413) -- NANNING, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a performance in celebration of the Sanyuesan Festival at an alley in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 13, 2024. The Sanyuesan Festival is a traditional festival celebrated on the third day of the third lunar month by various ethnic groups in China. Listed as a national intangible cultural heritage and a statutory holiday in Guangxi in 2014, the festival usually sees various ethnic cultural events organized across the region, which has the largest population of ethnic minorities in China. This year, Guangxi launched a splendid array of folk cultural activities, and its 14 cities have planned and organized a slew of events, incorporating regional characteristics and cultural highlights and offering a prolonged period of cultural festivities for residents and visitors. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SANYUESAN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240413) -- NANNING, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform in celebration of the Sanyuesan Festival at an alley in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 13, 2024. The Sanyuesan Festival is a traditional festival celebrated on the third day of the third lunar month by various ethnic groups in China. Listed as a national intangible cultural heritage and a statutory holiday in Guangxi in 2014, the festival usually sees various ethnic cultural events organized across the region, which has the largest population of ethnic minorities in China. This year, Guangxi launched a splendid array of folk cultural activities, and its 14 cities have planned and organized a slew of events, incorporating regional characteristics and cultural highlights and offering a prolonged period of cultural festivities for residents and visitors. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SANYUESAN FESTIVAL (CN)

(240413) -- NANNING, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform in celebration of the Sanyuesan Festival at an alley in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 13, 2024. The Sanyuesan Festival is a traditional festival celebrated on the third day of the third lunar month by various ethnic groups in China. Listed as a national intangible cultural heritage and a statutory holiday in Guangxi in 2014, the festival usually sees various ethnic cultural events organized across the region, which has the largest population of ethnic minorities in China. This year, Guangxi launched a splendid array of folk cultural activities, and its 14 cities have planned and organized a slew of events, incorporating regional characteristics and cultural highlights and offering a prolonged period of cultural festivities for residents and visitors. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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Turning snow into "gold": former forest worker's new role

STORY: Turning snow into "gold": former forest worker's new role SHOOTING TIME: March 13, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Weixing Forest Farm 2. various of the Da Pan inn 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU XIUYING, Owner of Da Pan Inn, Weixing Forest Farm 4. various of Hu Xiuying cleaning the inn STORYLINE: This year marks the 10th anniversary of a logging ban in forests of the Khingan Mountains, home to northern China's largest natural forest barrier. Following the ban, many state-owned forest workers transitioned from logging to alternative livelihoods. In Heilongjiang Province, Weixing Forest Farm, dubbed "Snow Village" by locals, opened to tourists in 2014. Thanks to the thriving forest environment, Hu Xiuying has witnessed real changes in her life after running a bed-and-breakfast (B&B) business here. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU XIUYING, Owner of Da Pan Inn, Weixing Forest Farm "My name is Hu Xiuying, and I run a

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Recruit's 1st half net profit falls 4% to 28.48 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Masumi Minegishi, president of Recruit Holdings Co., briefs reporters on the company's half-year earnings report for the April-September period in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2014. The media and human resources company's net profit for the period fell 4.1 percent from a year earlier to 28.48 billion yen in its first earnings report since listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange last month.

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U.S. wanted impact appraisal for inland area in base transfer

TOKYO, Japan - An internal U.S. military document of April 2006, a copy of which was obtained by Kyodo News, shows that the United States wanted Japan to conduct an environmental impact assessment on an inland area in Okinawa Prefecture in connection with an agreement to relocate the U.S. Air Corps' Futenma air station in Ginowan to the Henoko district in Nago, as seen in this photo taken on Aug. 13, 2014.

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Japanese economy to return to recovery path

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters on Aug. 13, 2014, in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the government released GDP data for the April-June quarter. Abe said that the government will do its utmost to ensure the Japanese economy returns to a recovery path.

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Japanese economy to return to recovery path

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters on Aug. 13, 2014, in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the government released GDP data for the April-June quarter. Abe said that the government will do its utmost to ensure the Japanese economy returns to a recovery path.

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Japan's GDP shrinks annual 6.8% in April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari attends a press conference on Aug. 13, 2014, at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo, after the government announced that the economy shrank an annualized real 6.8 percent in the April to June quarter, apparently due to the consumption tax hike on April 1.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A cat takes a walk with the help of a walker in a park in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 13, 2014. The cat, kept by Yukihiro and Chiho Iio of Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, was found immobile last winter, with its lower extremities paralyzed. It is believed to have been involved in an accident.

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Shoes for Ivory Coast kids

GIFU, Japan - Toshio Sugiyama, head of a nonprofit organization, is pictured in Gifu, central Japan, on April 13, 2014, as he packs boxes with used shoes being donated to children in Ivory Coast. Japan plays Ivory Coast in its opening World Cup soccer match in Brazil in June 2014.

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Kendo gaining popularity in China

SHANGHAI, China - Chinese kendo aficionados are seen practicing at a gymnasium in Shanghai on April 13, 2014. Manners typical of kendo, a Japanese martial art similar to fencing, depicted in a Japanese manga comic books are believed to have helped boost its popularity among young people in China.

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Kendo gaining popularity in China

SHANGHAI, China - A Chinese woman practices kendo, a Japanese martial art similar to fencing, in Shanghai on April 13, 2014. Kendo is gaining popularity in China, especially among young, relatively wealthy white-collar workers.

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Myanmar women perform dance at New Year event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Women wearing ethnic costumes perform a dance during a festival held in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on April 13, 2014, by the League for Democracy in Burma to celebrate the Burmese New Year. A portrait of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is raised at the event.

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Festival to celebrate Myanmar's New Year in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A girl follows a folk dance performed during a festival held in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on April 13, 2014 to celebrate the Burmese New Year.

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Gov. Masuzoe mourns victims of sunken ferry

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe pays his respects to the victims of a ferry accident on April 16, 2014, at the South Korean Embassy's consular affairs department in Tokyo on May 13. (Pool photo)

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TEDxSaku organizer rehearsing for big day

NAGANO, Japan - Organizer Rui Zakoji rehearses for a TEDx event, a popular lecture-style conference introducing innovative ideas, in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, on April 13, 2014, ahead of TEDxSaku on May 11.

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N. Korean table tennis team arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - A table tennis team from North Korea arrives at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on April 26, 2014, to take part in the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo. A total of 13 North Korean players and officials will take part in the April 28-May 5 championships.

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Angels hand Yankees' Kuroda career-worst defeat

NEW YORK, the United States - New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 25, 2014. Kuroda gave up eight runs, six earned, in just 4-2/3 innings as the Yankees lost 13-1.

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Angels hand Yankees' Kuroda career-worst defeat

NEW YORK, the United States - New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda leaves the mound in the fifth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 25, 2014. Kuroda gave up eight runs, six earned, in just 4-2/3 innings as the Yankees lost 13-1.

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Obama meets abductees' kin

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie (R) and Shigeru Yokota, the parents of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea at age 13, talk to reporters after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Tokyo on April 24, 2014.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Bubba Watson (R) of the United States, holding his son, acknowledges spectators after winning the Masters golf tournament for the second time at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Bubba Watson (front) of the United States has the victor's green jacket put on by Adam Scott of Australia, the winner of the 2013 Masters Tournament, after Watson wins the Masters for the second time at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Bubba Watson (R) of the United States shakes hands with compatriot Jordan Spieth after winning the Masters golf tournament for the second time at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014. Spieth tied with Sweden's Jonas Blixt to finish second.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Bubba Watson (R) of the United States and his compatriot Jordan Spieth hug after Watson wins the Masters golf tournament for the second time at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014. Spieth tied with Sweden's Jonas Blixt to finish second.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Bubba Watson of the United States celebrates after winning the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014. It was his second Masters victory.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Bubba Watson (R) of the United States has the victor's green jacket put on by Adam Scott of Australia, the winner of the 2013 Masters Tournament, after Watson won the Masters for the second time at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Jordan Spieth (R) of the United States congratulates compatriot Bubba Watson after Watson wins the Masters golf tournament for the second time at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014. Spieth tied with Sweden's Jonas Blixt to finish second.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Photo shows Bubba Watson (facing) of the United States after winning the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014. It was his second Masters victory.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Bubba Watson of the United States in the victor's green jacket acknowledges the cheers after winning the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014. It was his second Masters victory.

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Instability in Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian residents gather in front of a police station in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, on April 13, 2014.

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Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Bubba Watson (facing) of the United States celebrates with his caddie after winning the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13, 2014. It was his second Masters victory.

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Instability in Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian residents hold icons in front of a barricade set up on a road leading to central Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine on April 13, 2014.

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Instability in Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian residents occupy a police station in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, on April 13, 2014.

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Japan defender Nagatomo contributes to Milan's win

GENOVA, Italy - Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Italian Serie A club Inter Milan tussles for the ball with U.C. Sampdoria striker Gianluca Sansone on April 13, 2014. Milan won 4-0.

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Dalai Lama delivers sermon at Mt. Koya in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, delivers a lay sermon at Mt. Koya, one of the most sacred sites in Japanese Buddhism, in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 13, 2014.

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Bird flu in Japan

HITOYOSHI, Japan - Prefectural employees and other workers put on protective suits to cull chickens in the town of Taragi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2014. Two chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza earlier in the day at a farm in Taragi, where 1,100 chickens have died, setting off the culling of some 112,000 birds.

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Peruvian envoy prays for A-bomb victims in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Visiting Peruvian Ambassador to Portugal Enrique Roman-Morey prays for atomic bombing victims at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2014. The envoy, chairman of a preparatory committee for next year's Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, was in Japan to attend a meeting of non-nuclear arms states held in Hiroshima.

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Thai New Year

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters take part in Songkran, Thailand's New Year celebration, in Bangkok on April 13, 2014.

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Thai New Year

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters take part in Songkran, Thailand's New Year celebration, in Bangkok on April 13, 2014.

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Peruvian envoy meets reporters at Nagasaki A-Bomb museum

NAGASAKI, Japan - Visiting Peruvian Ambassador to Portugal Enrique Roman-Morey speaks to reporters at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2014. The envoy, chairman of a preparatory committee for next year's Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, was in Japan to attend a meeting of non-nuclear arms states held in Hiroshima.

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IPCC Working Group III presents report

BERLIN, Germany - Rajendra Kumar Pachauri (R), chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and co-chairs of the IPCC Working Group III pose with copies of the group's report ahead of a press conference in Berlin on April 13, 2014.

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Abe plays golf

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (back) and British Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens (R) are pictured while playing golf in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on April 13, 2014.

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Oka-sho horseracing

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Harp Star (R) wins the Oka-sho horseracing event at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, to capture the first Classic race of the season on April 13, 2014. At left is Red Reveur (12).