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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 celebrates marriage for 20 couples during a nuptial Mass in St. Peter's Basilica , Vatican on Sept. 14, 2014, including some who already have kids , a sin under Catholic Church teaching. The ages of the newlyweds range from 25 to 56, and among them there are those who are already living together, those who already have children, those who met in church. It is quite rare for a pope to celebrate public weddings. John Paul II did it twice, in 1994 and 2000, while Benedict XVI never officiated the sacrament during his papacy. -- 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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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Gaetane Thiney arrives at the Centre National d'Entrainement (National training center) at Clairefontaine on April 1, 2019 near Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Kadidiatou Diani of France celebrates her goal with Gaetane Thiney of France during the Women's International Friendly match between France and Japan at Stade Abbe Deschamps on April 4, 2019 in Auxerre, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Gaetane Thiney arrives at the Centre National d'Entrainement (National training center) at Clairefontaine on April 1, 2019 near Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Laurent Zabulon/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - French midfielder Gaetane Thiney poses in Nice, France, on April 01, 2013. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Patrice Masante/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - France Women International Football Team with technical staff poses in Nice, France, on April 01, 2013. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Patrice Masante/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240419) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit an exhibition hall on intangible cultural heritage alongside China's Grand Canal, in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province, April 19, 2024. China's Grand Canal, a vast waterway connecting the northern and southern parts of China, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. The exhibition hall in Cangzhou showcases the intangible cultural heritage from 8 provinces and municipalities alongside the canal. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Coco Lee Passed Away

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20, 2014 - Coco Lee performs at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show in Beijing, China, April 20, 2014. On the evening of July 5, 2023, famous singer Coco Lee's sister Li Silin posted on social media that she committed suicide at home on July 2 due to depression, and passed away on July 5 after being hospitalized in a coma.

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Croatia-China business forum held in Zagreb

STORY: Croatia-China business forum held in Zagreb DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of participants at the forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Silva Stipic Kobali, director of Business Internationalization Centre at Croatian Chamber of Economy 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): QI QIANJIN, Chinese Ambassador to Croatia 4. various of participants at the forum STORYLINE: A business forum co-organized by the Croatian Economic Chamber and the visiting economic and trade delegation from northwest China's Shaanxi Province was held at the Croatian Chamber of Economy in Zagreb on Monday. Representatives of over 10 Chinese companies and nearly 20 Croatian companies held business-to-business meetings after the forum. In 2014, the Croatian Chamber of Economy started to strengthen economic relations with several Chinese provinces. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SILVA STIPIC KOBALI, Director of Business Internationalization Centre at Croatian Chamber of Economy "Delegation

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Former King Juan Carlos returns to Spain for 2nd visit since self-imposed exile

STORY: Former King Juan Carlos returns to Spain for 2nd visit since self-imposed exile DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of Spain's former King Juan Carlos I STORYLINE: Spain's former King Juan Carlos I returned to his homeland on Wednesday for his second visit in three years following his move to Abu Dhabi in August 2020 in the wake of a series of scandals. The 85-year-old king emeritus, who abdicated in favor of his son, Felipe VI, in June 2014, is attending a sailing regatta in the resort of Sanxenxo in the north-western region of Galicia. Juan Carlos flew to Spain from London in a private jet. On Tuesday, he watched Real Madrid's 2-0 win against Chelsea in the Champions League in London, and he was also pictured leaving an exclusive club there on Monday night. Juan Carlos is not expected to travel to the capital Madrid or meet his son during what was described as a "private visit" and a "personal decision" b

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Ochi to become Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings' new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hitoshi Ochi, a board member of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings plans to have Ochi, 62, replace Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, 68, as new president in April 2015, company sources said Dec. 20, 2014.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary asks Japan to promote "Abenomics"

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso meets the press after talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in Brisbane, Australia, on Nov. 15, 2014, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit. Lew urged Japan to promote the "Abenomics" policy mix to prop up domestic demand that has remained sluggish following the April 1 consumption tax hike.

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Mazda's MX-5 Miata sold out within 10 minutes in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Mazda Motor Corp.'s 25th anniversary edition MX-5 Miata is photographed at an auto show in New York on April 16, 2014. The automaker sold all 100 units of the MX-5 Miata, known as the Roadster in Japan, in less than 10 minutes through subscription sale in New York on May 20.

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Staff fired up for summer gift-giving time

TOKYO, Japan - Staff at Sogo and Seibu Co. department store in Tokyo fire themselves up on May 20, 2014 to spearhead the summer gift-giving season, the first such season since the consumer taxes were raised on April 1.

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Fukushima Pref. team aims to join BCL baseball

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tomiyuki Ogiya (R), representative of the preparatory office to promote the establishment of a Fukushima Prefecture team for the Baseball Challenge League, attends a press conference at Fukushima prefectural government office in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on May 20, 2014. Fukushima team is looking to join the BC League from April 2015.

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LDP's TPP committee head Nishikawa in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - Koya Nishikawa (R), a House of Representatives member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and chairman of the LDP's Trans-Pacific Partnership committee, shakes hands with Vietnamese Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang in Hanoi on April 29, 2014. Nishikawa told reporters after the meeting that the TPP negotiations are expected to near a conclusion at planned ministerial talks on May 19 and 20 in Singapore.

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Signboards urge S. Africans to vote for ruling ANC

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Passersby walk past signboards in Johannesburg on April 24, 2014, urging voters to cast ballots for the ruling African National Congress in general elections to be held on May 7, 2014. Voting day comes 20 years after South Africans of all races voted in the nation's first democratic election which brought the ANC to power and made Nelson Mandela the country's first black president. The nation is still smarting from a big gap between the rich and the poor and widespread graft.

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Fukushima villager sees cherry blossoms in own garden

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Katsutoshi Kusano looks at cherry blossoms in his garden on April 26, 2014, in Kawauchi Village, Fukushima Prefecture. The government permitted evacuees living in parts of the village's evacuation zone up to 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where the amount of radiation is relatively low, to return and stay overnight at their own homes for three months from the same day.

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Fukushima evacuee sees 'bonsai' trees at home

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Katsutoshi Kusano holds a "bonsai" plant, which he raised at an evacuation center, on April 26, 2014, as he returns home to Kawauchi Village, Fukushima Prefecture. The government permitted evacuees living in parts of the village's evacuation zone up to 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where the amount of radiation is relatively low, to stay overnight at their own homes for three months from the same day.

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Toyota cars on display at Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Toyota Motor Corp. displays several new models at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in the Chinese capital on April 20, 2014.

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Teen pro golf tourney winner meets Kagoshima governor

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima High School student Minami Katsu, who became the youngest winner at 15 on the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association tour on April 20, 2014, meets Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito at his office in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 23.

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Western Pacific Naval Symposium in China

BEIJING, China - Naval officers from more than 20 countries attend the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on April 22, 2014.

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Defense chief addresses ceremony for new air unit

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) addresses a ceremony commemorating the formation of an E2C Hawkeye-based early warning unit at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Naha Air Base in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 20, 2014.

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Stuttgart's Sakai contributes to win over Schalke

STUTTGART, Germany - Gotoku Sakai of Stuttgart tries to fire past Schalke goalie Ralf Fhrmann in the second half of a Bundesliga game on April 20, 2014, in Stuttgart, Germany. Stuttgart won 3-1.

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Unrest in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Photo shows barricades made by pro-Russian forces around a local government building which they continue to occupy in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on April 20, 2014.

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Ishikawa in final round of RBC Heritage golf tourney

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa lets go of his club after his tee shot on the 10th hole in the final round of the PGA RBC Heritage tournament at the Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on April 20, 2014.

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Unrest in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - A press conference is held by pro-Russian forces at a local government building in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on April 20, 2014.

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Kagawa in English Premier League

LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa is pictured in the first half of an English Premier League soccer match against Everton in Liverpool, England, on April 20, 2014. Everton won 2-0.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 20, 2014, shows workers carrying a body recovered from inside a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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Manchester's Kagawa in action against Everton

LIVERPOOL, Britain - Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United shoots in the second half of an England Premier League match against Everton on April 20, 2014. Everton won 2-0.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 20, 2014, shows workers carrying a body recovered from inside a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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Honda's hatchback model unveiled at Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito takes the wraps off a prototype hatchback model the Japanese maker has developed for the Chinese market at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 20, 2014.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 20, 2014, shows workers carrying a body recovered from inside a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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Nissan displays GT-R Nismo at Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Visitors take pictures of Nissan Motor Co.'s GT-R Nismo at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 20, 2014.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 20, 2014, shows workers carrying bodies recovered from inside a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island in southwestern South Korea.