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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kin Shriner & Anthony Geary General Hospital Post Emmy Party - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary & Maura West 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary & Maura West 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary, Maura West, Frank Valentini & Chad Duell General Hospital Post Emmy Party - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/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 - Pope Francis arrives at a special consistory with cardinals and bishops in the Synod hall at the Vatican on February 12, 2015. Pope Francis met with cardinals and bishops who will take part in the upcoming Feb. 14, 2015 consistory during which he will elevate 20 new cardinals. Pope Francis is urging his cardinals to cooperate with his reform of the outdated and dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy. Opening the meetings Francis said the aim was to encourage greater harmony and collaboration in 'absolute transparency' to help the church spread the faith and reach out to others. -- 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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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on June 30, 2015 to greet him and wish him a pleasant stay in Castel Gandolfo in the Roman hills. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is leaving the Vatican for his first sojourn since retiring. He's escaping an impending heat wave by heading to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting lasted about half and hour. Pope Emeritus Benedict will remain in Castel Gandolfo for the next two weeks. He is scheduled to return on July 14. - Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. -- 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 ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Swallows' Barnette

TOKYO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows catcher Yuhei Nakamura (back) throws his arms around pitcher Tony Barnette as their team beat the Yomiuri Giants at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2015, to advance to the Japan Series for the first time in 14 years. (Kyodo)

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Turkish police detain 14 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 14 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: April 9, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in simultaneous operations in four provinces of Türkiye (source: Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police on Tuesday detained 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in operations in four provinces, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya said on social media platform X that the police detained six suspects in Yalova province, five in Eskisehir province, two in Gaziantep province, and one in Samsun province. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013 and blamed it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since 2015. Türkiye has stepped up operations against IS terrorists after the group attacked an Istanbul church in late January, killing a civilian during Sunday

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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C919

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA - APRIL 14, 2018 - A model of China's homegrown large jet passenger jet C919 is seen at Zhengzhou Institute of Aviation Industry Management in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, April 14, 2018. On May 28, 2023, China Eastern MU9191, the first commercial flight of the domestically developed large aircraft C919, took 2 hours and 25 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport in the morning. The C919, full name COMAC C919, is a large civil jet developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has a seat class of 158-192 and a range of 4,075-5,555 kilometers. We have completed the project approval demonstration, feasibility demonstration and pre-development stage, and have entered the project development stage. The assembly was completed on November 2, 2015. Performance and the international new generation of mainstream single - channel airliners comparable.

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Red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, April 14 Kyodo - Red-crowned cranes, designated a Japanese special national treasure, feed in Kushiro on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 18, 2015.

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Funassyi receives award from Chiba police

CHIBA, April 14 Kyodo - Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi (R), receives a certificate of appreciation from Chiba prefectural police chief, Yoshihide Kuroki, for its efforts as a special recruiter of police officers in Chiba, a job he assumed in April 2014, at the prefectural police headquarters on April 14, 2015. According to the police, the pass rate for the prefectural police employment test for fiscal 2014 came to 5.6, 0.3 points higher than the previous year, putting a brake on the declining trend in recent years.

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Japan, S. Korea hold 1st security talks in 5 years

SEOUL, April 17 Kyodo - Japanese (R) and South Korean officials meet for high-level security talks for the first time in five years on April 14, 2015, at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul.

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Kabuki actor Kanjaku to succeed to Ganjiro's name

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanjaku gives a press conference in Tokyo on April 14, 2014, announcing that he will become Nakamura Ganjiro IV in January 2015.

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Toshiba president Sasaki in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Norio Sasaki speaks during an interview in Tokyo on April 14, 2011. He said the company may be forced to revise its plan to win orders to build 39 nuclear reactors around the world by fiscal 2015 following the nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima Prefecture triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CRUISER MOSKVA-SINKING

(220415) -- MOSCOW, April 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Dec. 17, 2015 shows the Moskva missile cruiser near the Tartus port of Syria. Russia said on April 14, 2022 that the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, sank in stormy seas when it was being tugged to a port after having been damaged in a blast. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiye)

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Chiba governor agrees to host some 2020 Tokyo Olympics events

Chiba Gov. Kensaku Morita (L) reacts during his meeting with Yoshiro Mori, president of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, in Tokyo on April 14, 2015. Morita agreed to the committee's request for cooperation in hosting some of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics events in Chiba Prefecture adjacent to EDITED the Japanese capital. (Pool photo by Jiji Press) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizuho, Mitsui Sumitomo joins list of 2020 Tokyo Olympics "gold" sponsors

Yasuhiro Sato (L), president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., and Koichi Miyata (R), president of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., pose with Yoshiro Mori, president of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, in Tokyo on April 14, 2015, after signing up their companies as official "Gold Partners" sponsoring the Games, the highest rank in the three tiers of local sponsorship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, other G-7 nations to work closely over Chinese-led bank

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) meets with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in the northern German city of Lubeck on April 14, 2015, on the sidelines of the Group of Seven foreign ministerial talks. They agreed to work closely to handle issues related to a planned Chinese-led new development bank, although there is no change in Tokyo's cautious position on joining it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dalai Lama begins Japan visit

The Dalai Lama arrives at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on April 2, 2015. During his stay until April 14, the Dalai Lama will give lectures and attend symposiums on Buddhism, according to the Tibetan spiritual leader's Tokyo office. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Takarazuka Revue to make 2nd tour of Taiwan

Rio Asumi (R) and Maria Kano, the two top stars of the Flower Troupe of the Japanese all-female Takarazuka Revue, perform at a press conference in Taipei on Jan. 27, 2015. The musical theater group announced that it will perform 14 shows at the National Theater in Taipei from Aug. 8 to 16 in its second appearance before a Taiwanese audience following its first in April 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Masuda wins N.Y. ballet competition for 2nd straight year

Japanese ballet dancer Itsuku Masuda celebrates as he won the top prize for the second year in a row at the New York finals of the 2016 Youth America Grand Prix competition on April 29. Masuda, 13, from the city of Kyoto, came first in the males aged 12 to 14 division, following his victory in 2015 in the 9 to 11-year-old division. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea election won't affect "comfort women" deal with Japan: Suga

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says at a press conference in Tokyo on April 14, 2016 that the South Korean ruling party's loss in the national election will not affect the landmark Japan-South Korea deal struck in December 2015 to settle the issue of Korean women forced to work in wartime Japanese military brothels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea election won't affect "comfort women" deal with Japan: Suga

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says at a press conference in Tokyo on April 14, 2016 that the South Korean ruling party's loss in the national election will not affect the landmark Japan-South Korea deal struck in December 2015 to settle the issue of Korean women forced to work in wartime Japanese military brothels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe orders preparation of multiple rates for 2017 sales tax hike

Former industry minister Yoichi Miyazawa, who is to become chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel, is surrounded by reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2015. Abe ordered Miyazawa to prepare for the introduction of multiple tax rates under the planned consumption tax hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe orders preparation of multiple rates for 2017 sales tax hike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2015. Abe met with former industry minister Yoichi Miyazawa, who is to become chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel, to order preparations for the introduction of multiple tax rates under the planned consumption tax hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba incurs 12.2 bil. yen net loss in April-June

Masashi Muromachi, chairman and president of Toshiba Corp., bows in apology at the beginning of a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2015. Muromachi said the company booked a group net loss of 12.27 billion yen ($102 million) for the April to June period, as poor sales of home appliances and personal computers hurt the bottom line amid an accounting scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba incurs 12.2 bil. yen net loss in April-June

Masashi Muromachi, chairman and president of Toshiba Corp., briefs reporters on the company's consolidated financial results for the April to June period during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2015. Muromachi announced a group net loss of 12.27 billion yen ($102 million) for the period, as poor sales of home appliances and personal computers hurt the bottom line amid an accounting scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Cabinet approves bill banning drone flights over crowded areas

(From L to R) Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on July 14, 2015. The Cabinet approved a bill to ban drones being flown over crowded residential areas and airports as well as the use of the unmanned aircraft at night. The discovery of a drone with a minuscule amount of radiation on the roof of the premier's office building in April stoked fears that drones could be used for terrorist attacks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Work to expand Panama Canal under way

Work is under way to expand the Panama Canal in Colon on the Caribbean coast side of the waterway in the Republic of Panama as seen in this photo taken on April 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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French coach dal Maso polishes Japanese rugby team's scrum

Marc dal Maso (C), a former player with the French national rugby team and currently coaching the Japanese team, gives instructions to the forward pack during a training session in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Conductor of chorus group comprising A-bomb survivors

Conductor Kazumichi Terai performs on April 14, 2015, in leading the choral society "Himawari" made up of some 50 survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. The group, whose average age is 77, sings not only at an annual peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 9 but in some overseas cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Many zebra statues displayed at animist shrine in Bangkok suburb

A large number of zebra statues are displayed at an animist shrine in a Bangkok suburb in this photo taken on April 14, 2015. They have been donated by people making wishes. The animal, which does not exist in Thailand, is apparently seen as a symbol of success. (Photo by Toshihiro Yatagai) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan stands firm on tougher rules over Japanese food imports

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks at a press conference with Japanese media representatives in Taipei on April 14, 2015. The Taiwan government has, as planned, implemented tougher restrictions on food imports from Japan starting on May 15, due to concerns over radiation from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, despite calls from Tokyo for them to be scrapped given a lack of scientific grounds to substantiate such a move. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taxis in Tokyo offer variety of services to lure customers

Operators at taxi company Nihon Kotsu Co. handle customers' requests for dispatch at its headquarters' call center in Tokyo on April 14, 2015. Major taxi firms in Tokyo are offering a variety of services to attract customers, such as priority dispatches for pre-registered pregnant women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tug-of-war amid Pyongyang skyscrapers

About 50 North Korean men and women engage in a tug-of-war amid skyscrapers in Pyongyang, the country's capital, on the morning on April 14, 2015. Photo was taken from a hotel where a Kyodo reporter, awoken by the "yoisha! yoisha!" morale-boosting calls of the participants, was staying. According to a local citizen, tug-of-war, often staged in workplaces and local communities, is a popular sport that can "show solidarity of a group." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sushi chef demonstrates to pitch "Global Sushi Challenge" event

Masayoshi Kazato, head of the General Association of International Sushi Knowledge Authentication, demonstrates sushi making in Tokyo on April 28, 2015, to make a pitch for the "Global Sushi Challenge" competition cosponsored by the Japanese association and the Norwegian Seafood Council. Winners of preliminary sushi-making competitions in 14 countries are scheduled to participate in the final round in Tokyo on Nov. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WWII tunnel dug for plane engine plant in eastern Japan

A tunnel built in the Yoshimi Hyakuana, an ancient tomb site in Yoshimi, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, by the Imperial Japanese Army to create a plant for warplane engines is seen in this photo taken on April 14, 2015. The Yoshimi Hyakuana literally means "100 caves of Yoshimi." ==Kyodo