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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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Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Photo taken on May 23, 2019, shows the growth record of Ryusuke Sekino, which was kept by nurses and nursery staff at an intensive care unit for newborns in a hospital in the central Japan city of Nagano. The Japanese baby boy was admitted to the hospital after his birth weighing just 285 grams in October 2018. He was discharged from the hospital in good health the following April and was believed to be the smallest surviving baby in the world at the time.

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Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Photo taken on May 23, 2019, shows the growth record of Ryusuke Sekino, which was kept by nurses and nursery staff at an intensive care unit for newborns in a hospital in the central Japan city of Nagano. The Japanese baby boy was admitted to the hospital after his birth weighing just 285 grams in October 2018. He was discharged from the hospital in good health the following April and was believed to be the smallest surviving baby in the world at the time.

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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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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam perform during the Solidays Festival in Paris, France on June 23, 2018. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam perform during the Solidays Festival in Paris, France on June 23, 2018. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympian artists create world beyond sports

STORY: Olympian artists create world beyond sports DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:24 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: In the world of Olympics, a bunch of athletes showed their talents beyond sports by offering a glimpse of arts, embodying sport, creativity and the Olympic values in their lives. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been exhibiting 18 pieces of artworks at the Olympic House since April 23, which were created by five Olympians and a Paralympian, to illustrate many facets, interests and stories of the elite athletes. The IOC Culture and Heritage initiated the program at PyeongChang 2018 and has received more than 50 original works from 16 athletes from eight countries and regions, and there's more to come. The Culture and Heritage did other two Olympian Artists programs at the Tokyo 2020 and the Beijing 2022, and led a three-month recruitment campaign to lay the groundwork for Paris 2024. As a re

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Mountain village in China's Tibet flourishes through tea cultivation, tourism

STORY: Mountain village in China's Tibet flourishes through tea cultivation, tourism DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea plantation in Geling Village in Medog County 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG JIABIN, First Party Secretary of Geling Village 3. various of homestays in Medog County 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG JIABIN, First Party Secretary of Geling Village 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TSERING YANGDRON, Local villager STORYLINE: A village in China's Tibet has undergone significant changes since it started tea plantation several years ago. Geling Village in Medog County was once inaccessible due to its rugged terrain and dense forests. However, the opening of the Medog Highway in 2013 greatly improved connectivity and opened up opportunities for economic growth. And in 2018, tea plantation was promoted here. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG JIABIN, First Party Secretary of Geling Village "The village now has a tea plantati

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Subtropical forest in southern Japan

KUNIGAMI, Japan, May 23 Kyodo - Photo taken April 23, 2018, shows an area of forest named Yambaru in the northern part of Okinawa Prefecture's main island, southern Japan.

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Sit-in protest against U.S. base transfer work

NAGO, Japan, April 23 Kyodo - Protestors stage a sit-in at the gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 23, 2018, to block the passage of construction vehicles mobilized by the Japanese government for the relocation of the Marines' Air Station Futenma to the district.==Kyodo

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Yumemi Shigemi (left), president of Yumemi, and Kubo, chairman and president of EDION

On April 23, EDION announced that it had acquired all shares of Yumemi (Yodogawa Ward, Osaka City), which operates a children's programming school called "Robodan," making it a subsidiary. The company said the shares were acquired from Akinori Shigemi, president of Yumemiru, and venture capitalists. In December 2018, EDION entered the robot programming education business for elementary and junior high school students, accelerating the expansion of the business in anticipation of making programming education compulsory in elementary schools from fiscal 2008. The amount of the stock acquisition is estimated to be around 1 billion yen. Photo taken on December 23, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito (R), alongside Crown Prince Naruhito, appears on a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo from where they greeted a crowd gathered to celebrate the emperor's 85th birthday on Dec. 23, 2018. The event was the last opportunity for the general public to visit the palace for the birthday of Emperor Akihito, as he is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Foreign cooks flocking to Japanese culinary schools

Chae Rak Chan (2nd from L) from South Korea practices cooking at a culinary school in Osaka, Japan, on April 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National science and technology festival in N. Korea

Photo taken on April 23, 2018 shows a national science and technology festival in Pyongyang. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alibaba

Alibaba Group stands at the Smart Expo in Chongqing, China, Aug. 23, 2018. Shares of Alibaba rose 7% on April 12, 2021, after the CEO said he doesn't expect the antitrust penalty to have a major impact.

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Alibaba

Alibaba Group stands at the Smart Expo in Chongqing, China, Aug. 23, 2018. Shares of Alibaba rose 7% on April 12, 2021, after the CEO said he doesn't expect the antitrust penalty to have a major impact.

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Alibaba

Alibaba Group stands at the Smart Expo in Chongqing, China, Aug. 23, 2018. Shares of Alibaba rose 7% on April 12, 2021, after the CEO said he doesn't expect the antitrust penalty to have a major impact.

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Alibaba

Alibaba Group stands at the Smart Expo in Chongqing, China, Aug. 23, 2018. Shares of Alibaba rose 7% on April 12, 2021, after the CEO said he doesn't expect the antitrust penalty to have a major impact.

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Miroslav Frycer

***FILE PHOTO*** Ice hockey coach Miroslav Frycer of HC Orli Znojmo reacts during a match in Znojmo, Czech Republic, on October 23, 2018. Former National Hockey League player Frycer died od Tuesday, April 27, 2021. He was 61. Frycer is the first Czech ice hockey player who appeard in NHL ALL Star game. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Miroslav Frycer

***FILE PHOTO*** Ice hockey coach Miroslav Frycer of HC Orli Znojmo reacts during a match in Znojmo, Czech Republic, on October 23, 2018. Former National Hockey League player Frycer died od Tuesday, April 27, 2021. He was 61. Frycer is the first Czech ice hockey player who appeard in NHL ALL Star game. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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Miroslav Frycer

***FILE PHOTO*** Ice hockey coach Miroslav Frycer of HC Orli Znojmo reacts during a match in Znojmo, Czech Republic, on October 23, 2018. Former National Hockey League player Frycer died od Tuesday, April 27, 2021. He was 61. Frycer is the first Czech ice hockey player who appeard in NHL ALL Star game. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

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CSM mine in Stonava

***FILE PHOTO*** The CSM mine in Stonava, near Karvina, Czech Republic, on April 23, 2017. Methane exploded in the Dul CSM mine on December 20, 2018, claiming at least one life and causing about ten injuries, while another ten miners are missing, Ivo Celechovsky, the spokesman for the OKD mining company, has told journalists. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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CSM mine in Stonava

***FILE PHOTO*** The CSM mine in Stonava, near Karvina, Czech Republic, on April 23, 2017. Methane exploded in the Dul CSM mine on December 20, 2018, claiming at least one life and causing about ten injuries, while another ten miners are missing, Ivo Celechovsky, the spokesman for the OKD mining company, has told journalists. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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CSM mine in Stonava

***FILE PHOTO*** The CSM mine in Stonava, near Karvina, Czech Republic, on April 23, 2017. Methane exploded in the Dul CSM mine on December 20, 2018, claiming at least one life and causing about ten injuries, while another ten miners are missing, Ivo Celechovsky, the spokesman for the OKD mining company, has told journalists. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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CSM mine in Stonava

***FILE PHOTO*** The CSM mine in Stonava, near Karvina, Czech Republic, on April 23, 2017. Methane exploded in the Dul CSM mine on December 20, 2018, claiming at least one life and causing about ten injuries, while another ten miners are missing, Ivo Celechovsky, the spokesman for the OKD mining company, has told journalists. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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CSM mine in Stonava

***FILE PHOTO*** The CSM mine in Stonava, near Karvina, Czech Republic, on April 23, 2017. Methane exploded in the Dul CSM mine on December 20, 2018, claiming at least one life and causing about ten injuries, while another ten miners are missing, Ivo Celechovsky, the spokesman for the OKD mining company, has told journalists. (CTK Photo/Drahoslav Ramik)

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World Heritage Committee session postponed due to coronavirus

File photo taken April 23, 2018, in Kunigami in Okinawa Prefecture, shows an endemic Okinawa rail. A session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee scheduled for June 2020 in China, at which the proposed registration of a chain of Japanese southwestern islands, including the northern part of the main Okinawa island, was to be discussed, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Truce village of Panmunjeom

Photo taken July 23, 2019, shows a blue bridge near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas at the truce village of Panmunjeom. South Korean President Moon Jae In and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took a walk on the bridge during the April 2018 inter-Korean summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Souvenir shot in China

A boy looks a little intimidated by two mascots -- a sneaker-wearing panda and one that looks like Monkey from the novel "Journey to the West" -- at a tourist spot in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China, on April 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Photo taken April 23, 2019, shows Los Angeles Angels' two-way player Shohei Ohtani taking batting practice in Anaheim, California, after his October 2018 elbow surgery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa rail

Photo taken on April 23, 2018, shows an Okinawa rail in Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito accompanied by Empress Michiko delivers a speech at a party held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to celebrate his 85th birthday. He is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), Empress Michiko and Crown Prince Naruhito appear on a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to greet a crowd celebrating the emperor's 85th birthday. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, to be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), Empress Michiko and Crown Prince Naruhito appear on a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to greet a crowd celebrating the emperor's 85th birthday. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, to be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito (front L), Empress Michiko, and their sons Crown Prince Naruhito (nearest the emperor) and Prince Fumihito attend a party celebrating the emperor's 85th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, to be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to attend a celebratory event for Emperor Akihito's 85th birthday on Dec. 23, 2018. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, to be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L), Crown Princess Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to attend a dinner to celebrate Emperor Akihito's 85th birthday on Dec. 23, 2018. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, to be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L), Empress Michiko (far R), Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako appear on a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to greet a crowd celebrating the emperor's 85th birthday. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, to be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako appear on a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to greet a crowd celebrating the emperor's 85th birthday. Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, to be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito (center R) and Empress Michiko (center L) attend a party celebrating the emperor's 85th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018. He is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito (center L) and Empress Michiko (center R) attend a party celebrating the emperor's 85th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018. He is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito delivers a speech at a party held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to celebrate his 85th birthday. He is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

People sign their names at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to celebrate Emperor Akihito's 85th birthday. The event was the last opportunity for the general public to visit the palace for the birthday of the current emperor, as he is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) attends a party celebrating his 85th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018. He is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

People sign their names at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to celebrate Emperor Akihito's 85th birthday. The event was the last opportunity for the general public to visit the palace for the birthday of the current emperor, as he is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Crowds of people visit the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to attend an event celebrating Japanese Emperor Akihito's 85th birthday. The event was the last opportunity for the general public to visit the palace for the birthday of Emperor Akihito, as he is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Crowds of people visit the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to attend an event celebrating Japanese Emperor Akihito's 85th birthday. The event was the last opportunity for the general public to visit the palace for the birthday of Emperor Akihito, as he is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Crowds of people visit the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to attend an event celebrating Japanese Emperor Akihito's 85th birthday. The event was the last opportunity for the general public to visit the palace for the birthday of Emperor Akihito, as he is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Crowds of people visit the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2018, to attend an event celebrating Japanese Emperor Akihito's 85th birthday. The event was the last opportunity for the general public to visit the palace for the birthday of Emperor Akihito, as he is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor's 85th birthday

Japanese Emperor Akihito appears on a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo from where he greeted a crowd gathered to celebrate the emperor's 85th birthday on Dec. 23, 2018. The event was the last opportunity for the general public to visit the palace for the birthday of Emperor Akihito, as he is set to abdicate on April 30 next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo