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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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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis in the Casa Santa Marta, the guest house in the Vatican on April 7, 2014 where he has chosen to live.The guesthouse was built in 1996 on the site of an ancient hospice for the poor. The five-story building has 106 suites, 22 single rooms, and one apartment and sits on the edge of Vatican City. It is regularly inhabited by a few dozen priests and bishops who work in the Vatican. Half the rooms are available for cardinals and bishops visiting Rome for audiences or other official occasions. It was Pope John Paul II who called for the construction of a residence where cardinal electors?the cardinals who can cast votes in papal elections?could live during the papal election. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

(240422) -- QINGDAO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates attend the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 22, 2024. The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) opened on Monday in the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province. This is the second time the WPNS was held in China after the country first hosted the event in 2014. Delegations from 29 countries have gathered for this year's event, where a high-level symposium themed "Oceans with a Shared Future" and a series of meetings will be held. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

(240422) -- QINGDAO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates communicate during the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 22, 2024. The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) opened on Monday in the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province. This is the second time the WPNS was held in China after the country first hosted the event in 2014. Delegations from 29 countries have gathered for this year's event, where a high-level symposium themed "Oceans with a Shared Future" and a series of meetings will be held. (Xinhua/Li Bingxuan)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

(240422) -- QINGDAO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates communicate during the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 22, 2024. The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) opened on Monday in the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province. This is the second time the WPNS was held in China after the country first hosted the event in 2014. Delegations from 29 countries have gathered for this year's event, where a high-level symposium themed "Oceans with a Shared Future" and a series of meetings will be held. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

(240422) -- QINGDAO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates attend the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 22, 2024. The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) opened on Monday in the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province. This is the second time the WPNS was held in China after the country first hosted the event in 2014. Delegations from 29 countries have gathered for this year's event, where a high-level symposium themed "Oceans with a Shared Future" and a series of meetings will be held. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

(240422) -- QINGDAO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A representative of Chinese navy delivers a speech during the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 22, 2024. The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) opened on Monday in the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province. This is the second time the WPNS was held in China after the country first hosted the event in 2014. Delegations from 29 countries have gathered for this year's event, where a high-level symposium themed "Oceans with a Shared Future" and a series of meetings will be held. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-WPNS-OPENING (CN)

(240422) -- QINGDAO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates attend the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 22, 2024. The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) opened on Monday in the port city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province. This is the second time the WPNS was held in China after the country first hosted the event in 2014. Delegations from 29 countries have gathered for this year's event, where a high-level symposium themed "Oceans with a Shared Future" and a series of meetings will be held. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)

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Francois Hollande Inaugurates Hajj Exhibition At Institut Du Monde Arabe - Paris

Francois Hollande Inaugurates Hajj Exhibition At Institut Du Monde Arabe - Paris

French president Francois Hollande (right) seen with Total Honorary Chairman Thierry Desmarest as he inaugurates an exhibition about the 'hajj' or 'pilgrimage' at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, France, on April 22, 2014. It will stay until the end of August 2014. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows an inside view of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows the exterior view of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan passes a book to a student at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students wait to receive books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan explains a Chinese poem on spring rain to students at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan cheers students up at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan passes a book to a student at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan passes a book to a student at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Hello Kitty events in L.A.

Hello Kitty events in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors wearing Hello Kitty headbands look at items related to the feline character displayed in the "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty" exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 22, 2014. The first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America began Oct. 11 and runs until April 26, 2015, to commemorate the internationally celebrated character's 40th anniversary.

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Sculptor looks prototype of yokozuna Taiho's sculpture

Sculptor looks prototype of yokozuna Taiho's sculpture

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Sculptor Toshio Kamada looks up at the wooden prototype of his sculpture of the legendary yokozuna Taiho in the village of Ogata, Akita Prefecture, on April 22, 2014.

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Penguin chick

Penguin chick

TOKYO, Japan - A keeper feeds a Magellanic penguin chick at Sumida Aquarium at Tokyo Skytree Town in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 22, 2014, the day the baby, born on April 30, was unveiled to the public.

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Penguin chick

Penguin chick

TOKYO, Japan - A Magellanic penguin chick is unveiled to the public at Sumida Aquarium at Tokyo Skytree Town in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 22, 2014. The baby was born on April 30.

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Priests of different faiths forming groups across Japan

Priests of different faiths forming groups across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 22, 2014, shows priests of Buddhism, Shinto, Christianity and other religions gathering for a regular meeting of their group at Ikegami Honmonji, a Buddhism temple of the Nichiren sect, in Tokyo's Ota Ward.

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Honda motorcycle at Mumbai shop

Honda motorcycle at Mumbai shop

MUMBAI, India - The owner of a motorcycle shop (R) in Mumbai, western India, talks to a prospective buyer of a Honda Motor Co.'s product on April 22, 2014. The demand for Honda's motorcycles is high in India.

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Cleaning robots attract consumers

Cleaning robots attract consumers

OSAKA, Japan - A sales clerk (L) explains about robot vacuum cleaners to a customer at the Yodobashi Camera multimedia Umeda store in the city of Osaka on April 22, 2014.

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China's seizure of Japanese ship

China's seizure of Japanese ship

BEIJING, China - Photo taken April 22, 2014, shows the Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China. On April 24, a Shanghai court decided to release the carrier after the Japanese firm paid around 4 billion yen ($39 million) in connection with a wartime compensation dispute that had led to the seizure of the ship.

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Japan's navy chief of staff attends symposium in China

Japan's navy chief of staff attends symposium in China

QINGDAO, China - Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, speaks to reporters after the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in the Chinese port city of Qingdao on April 22, 2014.

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Yankees' Tanaka earns 3rd win in Fenway Park debut

Yankees' Tanaka earns 3rd win in Fenway Park debut

BOSTON, the United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka strikes out Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz in the first inning of their game at Fenway Park in Boston on April 22, 2014. Tanaka allowed seven hits, including a pair of solo homers, and no walks, while striking out seven in a 9-3 win.

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Yankees' Tanaka earns 3rd win in Fenway Park debut

Yankees' Tanaka earns 3rd win in Fenway Park debut

BOSTON, the United States - An electric sign board at Fenway Park in Boston introduces New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka in a game against Boston Red Sox on April 22, 2014. Tanaka allowed seven hits, including a pair of solo homers, and no walks, while striking out seven in a 9-3 win.

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Statue symbolizing "comfort women" in California

Statue symbolizing "comfort women" in California

LOS ANGELES, United States - U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff lays flowers before a statue symbolizing the issue of Korean women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II, in Glendale, California, on April 22, 2014.

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Tanaka earns 3rd win

Tanaka earns 3rd win

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka (R) is talked to by Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on April 22, 2014. Tanaka pitched 7-1/3 innings to notch his third win of the season in the Yankees' 9-3 victory.

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Tanaka earns 3rd win

Tanaka earns 3rd win

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on April 22, 2014. Tanaka pitched 7-1/3 innings to notch his third win of the season in the Yankees' 9-3 victory.

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Tanaka earns 3rd win

Tanaka earns 3rd win

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on April 22, 2014. Tanaka pitched 7-1/3 innings to notch his third win of the season in the Yankees' 9-3 victory.

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Tanaka earns 3rd win

Tanaka earns 3rd win

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on April 22, 2014. Tanaka pitched 7-1/3 innings to notch his third win of the season in the Yankees' 9-3 victory.

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Niigata official meets press over iodine tablets scandal

Niigata official meets press over iodine tablets scandal

NIIGATA, Japan - Yasumasa Mizusawa, a senior official in charge of pharmaceutical affairs of the Niigata prefectural government, meets reporters about a scandal over stable iodine tablets at the prefectural government office building in Niigata City on April 22, 2014. The prefecture failed to prepare the tablets for residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station by the end of March 2013 as planned in preparation for emergencies but received the state subsidy.

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Barcelona Open

Barcelona Open

BARCELONA, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori reacts after winning a point in a second-round match at the Barcelona Open against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in Barcelona, Spain, on April 22, 2014. Nishikori won 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

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Japan-U.S. trade talks

Japan-U.S. trade talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, speaks with reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 22, 2014, after meeting with his U.S. counterpart Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - The search continues April 22, 2014, for missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank on April 16, off the island of Jindo in southwestern South Korea.

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Yokohama's Nakamura in action vs Guangzhou in ACL

Yokohama's Nakamura in action vs Guangzhou in ACL

GUANGZHOU, China - Shunsuke Nakamura of Yokohama F Marinos dribbles in the first half of a Group G match of the Asian Champions League against defending champion Guangzhou Evergrande on April 22, 2014 in Guangzhou, China. Marinos suffered a 2-1 loss.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - The search continues April 22, 2014, for missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank on April 16, off the island of Jindo in southwestern South Korea.

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Yokohama eliminated from Asian Champions League

Yokohama eliminated from Asian Champions League

GUANGZHOU, China - Players of Yokohama F Marinos of Japan - (from L) Seitaro Tomisawa, Tetsuya Enomoto (rear), Yuji Nakazawa and Kosuke Nakamichi (R) - look discouraged after their failure to reach the knockout phase of the Asian Champions League with a 2-1 loss to China's Guangzhou Evergrande in Guangzhou on April 22, 2014.

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Kawasaki beats Ulsan to reach ACL knockout phase

Kawasaki beats Ulsan to reach ACL knockout phase

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale defender Jeci leaps above Kim Shin Wook to score the Japanese side's third goal in their 3-1 victory over Ulsan Hyundai in the Asian Champions League on April 22, 2014, in Kawasaki, helping them to reach the ACL knockout stage.

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Marinos' Ito in action against Guangzhou in ACL

Marinos' Ito in action against Guangzhou in ACL

GUANGZHOU, China - Sho Ito of Yokohama F Marinos (R) controls the ball in front of Guangzhou Evergrande's Kim Young Gwon in the first half of a Group G match in the Asian Champions League on April 22, 2014 in Guangzhou, China. The Chinese club, the ACL defending champion, won 2-1.

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Japan-U.S. trade talks

Japan-U.S. trade talks

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, speaks with reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 22, 2014, after meeting with his U.S. counterpart Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative.

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