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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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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Dome of Saint Peter's basilica and Statue of Saint Longinus holding the spear that pierced the side of Jesus, made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Vatican. April 18, 2014. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis leads the Way of the Cross (Via Crucis) on Good Friday in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy on April 18, 2014. The traditional Catholic procession on Good Friday recalls the crucifixion of Jesus Christ ahead of Sunday's Easter holiday. -- 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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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (R) discusses the progress of the project at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to com

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (L) works at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks within a limit

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (C) walks at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks within a limit

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (R) discusses the progress of the project at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to com

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (L) works at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks within a limit

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (2nd L) talks with his Peruvian colleagues at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to co

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin poses for a photo at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks within

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 23, 2024 shows the entrance of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel project in Cusco Region in Peru. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-DISABLED MAN (CN)

(230521) -- SHENYANG, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhao Qiang visiting a community on April 16, 2014 (L, photo taken by Xinhua journalist Yao Jianfeng) and taking a walk on April 18, 2023 in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. When Zhao Qiang was two years old, he developed a disease which gradually resulted a 23-centimeter disparity between two legs. He fixed a small stool on the sole of left foot at the suggestion of his family and adapted to walking with it. Zhao Qiang had to drop out early due to the disease but after hard work, he was admitted to Northeastern University, majoring in computer for continuing education. Zhao Qiang has worked for the disabled since 2008, bringing hope while caring for others. Early this year, he got married with his girlfriend. "Many of my dreams came true. I am content and happy," He said. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-DISABLED MAN (CN)

(230521) -- SHENYANG, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhao Qiang talking with colleague on April 16, 2014 (L, photo taken by Xinhua journalist Yao Jianfeng) and tutoring an intellectually-challenged person on April 18, 2023 in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. When Zhao Qiang was two years old, he developed a disease which gradually resulted a 23-centimeter disparity between two legs. He fixed a small stool on the sole of left foot at the suggestion of his family and adapted to walking with it. Zhao Qiang had to drop out early due to the disease but after hard work, he was admitted to Northeastern University, majoring in computer for continuing education. Zhao Qiang has worked for the disabled since 2008, bringing hope while caring for others. Early this year, he got married with his girlfriend. "Many of my dreams came true. I am content and happy," He said. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-DISABLED MAN (CN)

(230521) -- SHENYANG, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Zhao Qiang reading a book in Northeastern University on June 5, 2014 (L, photo taken by Xinhua journalist Yao Jianfeng) and reading at home on April 18, 2023 in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. When Zhao Qiang was two years old, he developed a disease which gradually resulted a 23-centimeter disparity between two legs. He fixed a small stool on the sole of left foot at the suggestion of his family and adapted to walking with it. Zhao Qiang had to drop out early due to the disease but after hard work, he was admitted to Northeastern University, majoring in computer for continuing education. Zhao Qiang has worked for the disabled since 2008, bringing hope while caring for others. Early this year, he got married with his girlfriend. "Many of my dreams came true. I am content and happy," He said. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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Latest census reveals India is home to over 3,000 tigers

STORY: Latest census reveals India is home to over 3,000 tigers DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of tigers STORYLINE: The latest tiger census data released by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday revealed India is home to 3,167 tigers. The figures were released by Modi in Mysuru of Karnataka on the occasion of 50 years of India's Project Tiger. According to data presented on the occasion, there were 1,411 tigers in 2006. The number grew to 1,706 in 2010. In 2014, the population went to 2,226. "With only 2.4 percent of the world's land area, India contributes to about 8 percent of the known global diversity," Modi said. Project Tiger was launched in 1973 to protect the big cat and ensure its long-term survival. At present, India has 51 tiger reserves spread across 18 states. Xinhua News Agency correspondent reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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New antivirus hospital operating room to go on sale

OSAKA, Japan - Kikuo Toyoda, senior managing director at major industrial gas and medical product supplier Air Water Inc., speaks at a news conference in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2014, about the company's new antivirus hospital operating room that will be available from April 2015. Air Water aims to win contracts for 100 rooms in the first fiscal year.

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Abe to dissolve lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Komeito party, which forms the ruling coalition with Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, ahead of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe told a meeting of the LDP the same day that he will dissolve the lower house and plans to hold a general election on Dec. 14 and postpone a planned consumption tax hike by 18 months to April 2017, a senior LDP lawmaker said.

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Abe to dissolve lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2014, shows the Japanese Diet in Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a meeting of his Liberal Democratic Party the same day that he will dissolve the lower house and plans to hold a general election on Dec. 14 and postpone a planned consumption tax hike by 18 months to April 2017, a senior LDP lawmaker said.

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Abe to dissolve lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds talks with Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Komeito party, which forms the ruling coalition with Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe told a meeting of the LDP the same day that he will dissolve the lower house and plans to hold a general election on Dec. 14 and postpone a planned consumption tax hike by 18 months to April 2017, a senior LDP lawmaker said.

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Abe to dissolve lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) sits down with Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Komeito party, which forms the ruling coalition with Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, ahead of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe told a meeting of the LDP the same day that he will dissolve the lower house and plans to hold a general election on Dec. 14 and postpone a planned consumption tax hike by 18 months to April 2017, a senior LDP lawmaker said.

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Arafune Cold Storage added to UNESCO list

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken April 18, 2014 shows the Arafune Cold Storage for silkworm eggs in Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture, which used cold air blowing from underground through gaps between rocks. The facility, called Fuketsu, was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Man Utd vs Norwich City

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa (R) is replaced by Ashley Young (18) during the second half of an English Premier League soccer match against Norwich City in Manchester on April 26, 2014. Standing behind the players is Manchester United's interim manager Ryan Giggs. Manchester United won 4-0.

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Arafune cold storage in Gunma Pref.

MAEBASHI, Japan - Arafune cold storage for silkworm eggs, in the town of Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 18, 2014. An advisory panel to UNESCO recently recommended the storage site be added to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 18, 2014, shows rescue workers conducting search operations for missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 near the island of Jindo in southwestern South Korea.

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Beijing bus station crowed with commuters

BEIJING, China - A bus station in Beijing is crowded with people waiting for commuter buses bound for suburban destinations on April 18, 2014.

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'Time studies' lectured at Japanese university

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Makoto Akashi, a professor at the Research Institute for Time Studies at Yamaguchi University, lectures on the mechanisms of the biological clock in Yamaguchi, western Japan, on April 18, 2014, as he promotes the subject of "time studies" as a new interdisciplinary area.

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Yankees' 5-game winning streak cooled off by Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, the United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki catches a fly by Tampa Bay Rays' Logan Forsythe in the eighth inning of their game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 18, 2014. The Yankees' five-game winning streak ended as the team lost 11-5.

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Farm minister on whaling

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi answers reporters' questions at the ministry in Tokyo on April 18, 2014. The minister was quizzed about the government's decision to aim to resume whaling in the Antarctic from next fiscal year.

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Harry Potter area

OSAKA, Japan - (From L) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and others attend a press event at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on the night of April 18, 2014, to announce that a new area based on the "Harry Potter" film series will open July 15.

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Kuroda, Yanks' 5-game hot streak cooled off by Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, the United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda leaves the mound during the sixth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 18, 2014. Kuroda allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks in 5-2/3 innings as the Yankees lost 11-5.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea agree to deter N. Korea from provocation

WASHINGTON, the United States - Hideshi Tokuchi, head of the Japanese Defense Ministry's Defense Policy Bureau, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on April 18, 2014, after the end of the two-day meeting of senior working-level defense officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea. They agreed to work together to deter North Korea from taking further provocative actions.

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Instability in Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - A government building in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, remains occupied by a pro-Russian group on April 18, 2014.

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Kuroda, Yanks' 5-game hot streak cooled off by Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, the United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 18, 2014. Kuroda allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks in 5-2/3 innings.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - The search continues April 18, 2014, for people missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Jindo Island, South Korea. More than 200 people remained missing in one of the country's worst maritime accidents.

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Kuroda, Yanks' 5-game hot streak cooled off by Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, the United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 18, 2014. Kuroda allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks in 5-2/3 innings.

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Harry Potter area

OSAKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smile during a press event at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on the night of April 18, 2014, to announce that a new area based on the "Harry Potter" film series will open July 15.

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Right to collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Kitagawa, deputy chief of the New Komeito party, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 18, 2014. Kitagawa cast doubt about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's move to lift an outright ban on exercising the right to collective self-defense.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - The search continues April 18, 2014, for people missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Jindo Island, South Korea. More than 200 people remained missing in one of the country's worst maritime accidents.

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Sand sculptures

TOTTORI, Japan - The Sand Museum in the city of Tottori, western Japan, shows 21 sand sculptures featuring Russia to reporters on April 18, 2014, before reopening April 19 following a renewal.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Huge buoys are placed April 18, 2014, at the site of a sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island, South Korea. More than 200 people remained missing in one of the country's worst maritime accidents.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 18, 2014, off the coast of Jindo Island, South Korea, shows buoys marking the site of a sunken ferry and cranes (back) deployed near the area. More than 200 people remained missing in one of South Korea's worst maritime accidents.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - A diver enters the sea April 18, 2014, to search for people missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Jindo Island, South Korea. More than 200 people remained missing in one of the country's worst maritime accidents.

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Giant squid

KANAZAWA, Japan - The remains of a giant squid, measuring 4.8 meters and weighing 30 kilograms, is displayed April 18, 2014, at a supermarket in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The squid was found dead in a fixed fishing net in Toyama Bay.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - A woman prays while a monk chants a sutra at a port on Jindo Island, South Korea, on April 18, 2014. Many remain missing after the sinking of the ferry Sewol off the southern coast of South Korea on April 16.

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Murakami's new short story collection

TOKYO, Japan - Copies of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's latest work, a collection of short stories entitled "Onna no Inai Otokotachi" -- which can be translated as "Men Without Women" -- are displayed at Sanseido bookstore in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward after going on sale on the morning of April 18, 2014. Publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. said 300,000 copies have already been printed due partly to the strength of pre-orders.

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Murakami's new short story collection

TOKYO, Japan - Copies of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's latest work, a collection of short stories entitled "Onna no Inai Otokotachi" -- which can be translated as "Men Without Women" -- are piled up at Sanseido bookstore in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward soon after going on sale on the morning of April 18, 2014. Publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. said 300,000 copies have already been printed due partly to the strength of pre-orders.