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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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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240419) -- BEIJING, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An intangible cultural heritage inheritor (1st R) teaches international students paper-cutting techniques at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- International students learn to make paper-cutting items at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An intangible cultural heritage inheritor (1st L) teaches international students palm fiber weaving techniques at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- International students learn to make paper-cutting items at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An intangible cultural heritage inheritor (1st R) teaches international students paper-cutting techniques at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- International students learn to make paper-cutting items at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- International students learn to make paper-cutting items at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An intangible cultural heritage inheritor (1st R) teaches international students paper-cutting techniques at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- International students learn dough modelling at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- International students communicate with each other when they learn to make paper-cutting items at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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(Int'l Exchange)CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (CN)

(240418) -- CHANGSHA, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An intangible cultural heritage inheritor (2nd L) teaches international students to make dough modelling at the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha in central China's Hunan Province, April 18, 2024. As the United Nations Chinese Language Day is around the corner, which is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, the School of International Education of Central South University joined hands with the Museum of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Changsha to invite more than 100 international students from over 20 countries and regions to experience traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritages like paper cutting and dough modelling making. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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French Senate Votes On Controversial CETA Free Trade Deal

File photo dated April 29, 2010 shows a major spring snowstorm dumped over 20 centimeters of snow on southern Alberta leaving thousands without power. Cattle make their way through snowy trees to their feed in a blizzard near Cremona, Alta, Canada. The French government on Thursday faces a risky vote on the controversial CETA trade deal between the EU and Canada in the Senate where an unlikely alliance between left and right hopes to torpedo the pact. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been in force provisionally since 2017, but requires ratification in all European Union member countries to take full effect. Cattle farmers have always been among the main opponents of CETA. They feared that lower tariffs on Canadian meat imports would lead to unfair competition. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 20, 2023 shows Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows pork vendor Chen Haiyan greeting customers (L) and reading while having lunch at Kuizhao Road food market in Shanghai, east China, April 20, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows vegetable vendor Han Junqiang working (L) and reading at Kuizhao Road food market in Shanghai, east China, April 20, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A stall owner reads while having lunch at Kuizhao Road food market in Shanghai, east China, April 20, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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UN Chinese Language Day celebrated around the world

STORY: UN Chinese Language Day celebrated around the world DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Addis Ababa; Lusaka; GENEVA, Switzerland; Kathmandu CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the activities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO PEDRO, Acting Executive Secretary of UNECA 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DU XIAOHUI, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GOPAL THAKUR, Chairman of Nepal Language Commission STORYLINE: This year's United Nations Chinese Language Day was marked around the world with various celebrations. Since 2010, the UN has marked Chinese Language Day on April 20 over the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. The Chinese language commemoration event was co-hosted on Wednesday by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in collaboration with the Chinese Mission to the African Union (AU) at the UN Conference Center in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO PEDRO,

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Asmaa Mostafa Ibrahim, a Chinese culture enthusiast from Egypt, demonstrating the Chinese character "Xin", meaning "heart", written with a brush in Cairo, Egypt, April 13, 2023 (upper, photo taken by Sui Xiankai), and the oracle bone script character "Xin" (L), meaning "heart", pictured at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Li An). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Chinese culture enthusiast Filippo demonstrating the Chinese character "Ren", meaning "person", at an activity held by the Confucius Institute at the University of Florence in Florence, Italy, April 13, 2023 (upper, photo taken by Jin Mamengni), and the oracle bone script character "Ren" (L), meaning "person", pictured at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Li An). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Agwata Amos Michira, a Chinese culture enthusiast from Kenya, showing the Chinese character "Xiang", (L) meaning "elephant", and the character "Huan", meaning "Huan River", at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, April 17, 2023 (upper, photo taken by Han Xu), and the oracle bone script characters "Xiang" (L), meaning "elephant", and "Huan", meaning "Huan River", pictured at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Li An). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Guilherme, a Chinese teacher from Brazil, demonstrating the Chinese character "Er", meaning "Ear", in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 18, 2023 (upper, photo taken by Wang Tiancong), and the oracle bone script character "Er" (L), meaning "ear", pictured at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Li An). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Chinese culture enthusiast Anna demonstrating the Chinese character "Da", meaning "big", at an activity held by the Confucius Institute at the University of Florence in Florence, Italy, April 13, 2023, (upper, photo taken by Jin Mamengni), and the oracle bone script character "Da" (L), meaning "big", pictured at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Li An). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows children listening to a class featuring oracle bone script at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 25, 2022 (upper, photo taken by Zhang Haoran), and Kenyan students engaging in an interactive Chinese culture Q&A session during an event celebrating the UN Chinese Language Day at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 18, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Han Xu). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Alfonso Fraile, an ex-football player from Spain, demonstrating an oracle bone script character "Men", meaning "gate", in Madrid, Spain, April 17, 2023 (upper, photo taken by Meng Dingbo), and the oracle bone script character "Men" (L), meaning "gate", pictured at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Li An). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a Chinese culture enthusiast demonstrating the Chinese character "Kou", meaning "mouth", at an activity held by the Confucius Institute at the University of Florence in Florence, Italy, April 13, 2023, (upper, photo taken by Jin Mamengni), and the oracle bone script character "Kou" (L), meaning "mouth", pictured at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Li An). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows children experiencing oracle bone script writing at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 25, 2017 (upper, photo taken by Li Jianan), and Kenyan students writing Chinese calligraphy during an event celebrating the UN Chinese Language Day at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 18, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Han Xu). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows children experiencing bamboo slips for writing at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 4, 2023 (upper, photo taken by Lan Hongguang), and a visitor experiencing Chinese calligraphy during an event celebrating the UN Chinese Language Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Wang Tiancong). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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Brain-dead boy's organs to be transplanted

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in August 2010 shows Osaka University Hospital in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. A boy aged between 10 and 14 was declared brain-dead with family consent for the first time in Japan on April 12, 2011. The boy's heart is set to be transplanted to a male patient aged under 20 at the Osaka hospital.

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Lawson's President Niinami

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Niinami, president of Lawson Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2010. Niinami said the Japanese convenience store chain operator intends to establish its second overseas business headquarters in Singapore as early as April next year.

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Luxury specialty store Wako's Ginza outlet

TOKYO, Japan - This April 2010 file photo shows the main outlet of the luxury specialty store Wako Co., a landmark building in Tokyo's Ginza district. The operator of the store said Aug. 20, 2010, that it will open its two flagship outlets in the upscale district Sundays and holidays from October.

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Whirlpools at Naruto Strait

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Whirlpools are seen under the Onaruto Bridge, a suspension bridge connecting Kobe with Naruto and Tokushima in the Shikoku region, in the Naruto Strait on April 28, 2010. The strait connecting the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean is only 1.3 kilometer wide and seawater flows in and out from the Seto Inland Sea. The height difference between high tide and low tide reaches up to 1.5 meters, creating numerous whirlpools. At this time of the year, the diameter of whirlpools can be over 20 meters.

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Whirlpools at Naruto Strait

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - A pleasure ship is seen sailing near whirlpools in the Naruto Strait between Awaji Island and the Shikoku region, western Japan, on April 28, 2010. The strait connecting the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean is only 1.3 kilometers wide and seawater flows in and out from the Seto Inland Sea. The height difference between high tide and low tide reaches up to 1.5 meters, creating numerous whirlpools. At this time of the year, the diameter of whirlpools can be over 20 meters.

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Japan MOF, BOJ chiefs attend G-20

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference in Washington on April 23, 2010, after attending a meeting with their counterparts from other Group of 20 advanced and emerging nations. The G-20 officials shared a view that the world economy is recovering despite Greece's debt crisis.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Iwamura 1-for-4 against Milwaukee Brewers

PITTSBURGH, United States - Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Akinori Iwamura hits a single to right in the seventh inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on April 22, 2010. Iwamura went 1-for-4 as the Pirates lost 20-0 to the Brewers.

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Tibetan priests in quake-hit China

YUSHU PREFECTURE, China - Tibetan priests recite a sutra in a tent put up in rubble from the destroyed Jiegu temple in the quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, western China, on April 20, 2010. The temple site is a holy place of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Tibetan priests in quake-hit China

YUSHU PREFECTURE, China - Tibetan priests look at rubble from the destroyed Jiegu temple in the quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, western China, on April 20, 2010. The temple site is a holy place of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Tibetan priests in quake-hit China

YUSHU PREFECTURE, China - Tibetan priests look at rubble from the destroyed Jiegu temple in the quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, western China, on April 20, 2010. The temple site is a holy place of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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H. Matsui 1-for-4 against Tigers

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run double in the fifth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Angel Stadium in California on April 20, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 in the team's 6-5 victory.

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Legality of nukes 'difficult to imagine': Red Cross

GENEVA, Switzerland - International Committee of the Red Cross President Jakob Kellenberger speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the ICRC's headquarters in Geneva on April 20, 2010. Kellenberger said the compatibility of nuclear weapons with international law ''is very difficult to imagine.''

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Baltimore

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right in the first inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 20, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 as the Mariners won 3-1.

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Lady Gaga's HIV/AIDS gig hits Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Lady Gaga performs during a special concert in Tokyo to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Japan on April 20, 2010.

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Lady Gaga's HIV/AIDS gig hits Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Lady Gaga performs during a special concert in Tokyo to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Japan on April 20, 2010.

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Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space.

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Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space.

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Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters erect barricades

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters supporting former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra erect barricades in Bangkok on April 20, 2010. The protesters set up barriers at six points in the city in preparation for a possible attempt to disperse them by riot personnel.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters erect barricades

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters supporting former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra erect barricades in Bangkok on April 20, 2010. The protesters set up barriers at six points in the city in preparation for a possible attempt to disperse them by riot personnel.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - A woman holds her baby near rubble in quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.