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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - In the nursery, everything is ready to welcome a baby panda. Here is the incubator with a panda soft toy inside, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - Feeding time for the pandas: Astrid, a keeper, gives the pandas their supplements, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - Astrid, a keeper, prepares food supplements for the pandas, including pellets and apples, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - Feeding time for the pandas: Astrid, a keeper, gives the pandas their supplements, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - Feeding time for the pandas: Astrid, keeper, and Claudine, our journalist, bring bamboo to the pandas, on April 11, 2012, at the Beauval Zoo. For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Famous Pair Of Pandas Will Leave Beauval Zoo For China - France

File photo - The Pandas' Meal on April 11, 2012, an exceptional event took place at Beauval Zoo (Loire-et-Cher). For the first time in France, a pair of pandas is being presented to the public: Huan Huan, the female, and Yuan Zi, the male. The giant panda is listed as “endangered” on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species. It is estimated that there are 1,600 pandas still living in the wild. The famous pair of pandas will leave Beauval Zoo on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, due to an early return to China caused by the female's kidney failure, on November 24, 2025, in Saint-Aignan, France. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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 et Mariam performs live at the annual AIDS charity and fundraising Music Festival 'Solidays', held at Longchamp racetrack in Paris, France, on June 24, 2012. 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 Audrey Poree/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou et Mariam performs live at the annual AIDS charity and fundraising Music Festival 'Solidays', held at Longchamp racetrack in Paris, France, on June 24, 2012. 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 Audrey Poree/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou et Mariam performs live at the annual AIDS charity and fundraising Music Festival 'Solidays', held at Longchamp racetrack in Paris, France, on June 24, 2012. 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 Audrey Poree/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam perfoming live at the annual AIDS charity and fundraising Music Festival 'Solidays', held at Longchamp racetrack in Paris, France, on June 24, 2012. 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 Alban Wyters/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou et Mariam performs live at the annual AIDS charity and fundraising Music Festival 'Solidays', held at Longchamp racetrack in Paris, France, on June 24, 2012. 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 Audrey Poree/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou et Mariam performs live at the annual AIDS charity and fundraising Music Festival 'Solidays', held at Longchamp racetrack in Paris, France, on June 24, 2012. 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 Audrey Poree/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou et Mariam performs live at the annual AIDS charity and fundraising Music Festival 'Solidays', held at Longchamp racetrack in Paris, France, on June 24, 2012. 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 Audrey Poree/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam perfoming live at the annual AIDS charity and fundraising Music Festival 'Solidays', held at Longchamp racetrack in Paris, France, on June 24, 2012. 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 Alban Wyters/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei writes before dawn at home in Beilin District of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 24, 2019. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April 2013, Jiang's art

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Sharp expected to log 100 bil. yen net loss for April-June

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka. Sharp is expected to report a group net loss of around 100 billion yen for the April-June quarter in 2012 due to its deteriorating liquid crystal panel business, sources familiar with the matter said on July 24, 2012.

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Nishikori prepares for Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Japan's Kei Nishikori practices in Wimbledon on June 24, 2012. Nishikori will return to the court for the first time since late April as the No. 19 seed at the Wimbledon Championships.

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Cayman Islands lure securities investments from Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a resort area on the British Cayman Islands in April 2012. The Cayman Islands, widely known as a tax haven, drew 15.36 trillion yen of investments in securities products in 2011 from Japanese investors, data by the Japanese Finance Ministry showed on June 24, 2012.

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Major contractors Hazama, Ando to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Hazama Corp. President Toshio Ono (L) and Ando Corp. President Toshiaki Nomura hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. The contractors, both listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced they will merge April 1, 2013, to streamline operations amid a downturn in construction spending since the global financial crisis began in 2008.

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U.S. nuclear cleanup holds lessons for Fukushima crisis

RICHLAND, United States - The U.S. Energy Department shows to the press the Hanford Site, a complex of nuclear reactors and processing facilities once used to produce plutonium for the U.S. nuclear arsenal, in Richland in the U.S. state of Washington on April 24, 2012.

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Japan, S. Korea divided over sea name

MONTE CARLO, Monaco - The 18th International Hydrographic Conference is held in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on April 24, 2012. The organization decided to continue to call the waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula ''the Sea of Japan'' as it is internationally recognized.

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U.S. nuclear cleanup holds lessons for Fukushima crisis

RICHLAND, United States - A number of trucks operate inside a massive pit to dump their loads of contaminated top soil from the Hanford Site, a one-time U.S. nuclear complex, on April 24, 2012. The U.S. Energy Department showed to the press the same day the pit, which is over six story-deep and covers an area roughly equivalent to 52 football fields.

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Slogan in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A slogan reading ''Move forward for the ultimate victory!'' is displayed in Pyongyang on April 24, 2012.

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Darvish outpitches Kuroda with 10 Ks for 3rd win

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish (back) and catcher Mike Napoli embrace after beating the New York Yankees at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 24, 2012. Darvish came within two outs of his first complete-game shutout in a battle of Japanese right-handers against Hiroki Kuroda, leading the Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Yankees.

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Darvish outpitches Kuroda with 10 Ks for 3rd win

ARLINGTON, United States - A woman holds copies of a Texas Rangers program with Yu Darvish on its cover at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 24, 2012. During a game against the New York Yankees at the stadium the same day, Darvish came within two outs of his first complete-game shutout in a battle of Japanese right-handers against Hiroki Kuroda, leading the Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Yankees.

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Darvish outpitches Kuroda with 10 Ks for 3rd win

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish strikes out Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees during the first inning of a game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 24, 2012. Darvish came within two outs of his first complete-game shutout in a battle of Japanese right-handers against Hiroki Kuroda, leading the Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Yankees.

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Darvish outpitches Kuroda with 10 Ks for 3rd win

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (2nd from R in back) watches New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitching during the third inning of a game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 24, 2012. Darvish came within two outs of his first complete-game shutout in a battle of Japanese right-handers against Kuroda, leading the Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Yankees.

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Darvish outpitches Kuroda with 10 Ks for 3rd win

ARLINGTON, United States - Ian Kinsler of the Texas Rangers (back) homers during the first inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 24, 2012. In front is Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda. In the game, Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish came within two outs of his first complete-game shutout in a battle of Japanese right-handers against Kuroda, leading the Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Yankees.

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Darvish outpitches Kuroda with 10 Ks for 3rd win

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish starts in a game against the New York Yankees at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 24, 2012. Darvish came within two outs of his first complete-game shutout in a battle of Japanese right-handers against Hiroki Kuroda, leading the Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Yankees.

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Darvish outpitches Kuroda with 10 Ks for 3rd win

ARLINGTON, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda starts in a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 24, 2012. Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish came within two outs of his first complete-game shutout in a battle of Japanese right-handers against Kuroda, leading the Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Yankees.

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Darvish outpitches Kuroda with 10 Ks for 3rd win

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish strikes out Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees during the first inning of a game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 24, 2012. Darvish came within two outs of his first complete-game shutout in a battle of Japanese right-handers against Hiroki Kuroda, leading the Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Yankees.

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Nishikori, Nadal

BARCELONA, Spain - Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori (R) and Rafael Nadal of Spain pose for photos on April 24, 2012, in front of the Sagrada Familia, a Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, where they played a mini game to entertain tourists.

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Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, stand in London's Wembley Stadium on April 24, 2012, after the official draw for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournaments. The stadium will host the tournaments' final matches.

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Explosion in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows images from a security camera showing an area in Damascus, the capital of Syria, immediately before an explosion (top) and as the explosion occurs (bottom) on April 24, 2012. The incident, apparently caused by a device planted in a military vehicle, injured two citizens and a soldier.

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Nishikori, Nadal

BARCELONA, Spain - Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori (R) and Rafael Nadal of Spain pose for photos on April 24, 2012, in front of the Sagrada Familia, a Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, where they played a mini game to entertain tourists.

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Concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang on April 24, 2012, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army.

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S. Sudan president in China

BEIJING, China - Salva Kiir (R), president of newly independent South Sudan, and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a ceremony to welcome Kiir to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2012.

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Concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang on April 24, 2012, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, with a screen showing video footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) during a recent military parade.

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Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, shake hands at London's Wembley Stadium on April 24, 2012, after the official draw for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournaments. The stadium will host the tournaments' final matches.

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China VP Xi, Japan delegation

BEIJING, China - China's Vice President Xi Jinping (C front row), Japan's former House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (L front row) and others gather for group photos at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Draw for Olympic soccer tournaments

LONDON, Britain - The official draw for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournaments is conducted in London on April 24, 2012.