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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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Tokyo stocks close mixed on rising interest rates, positive U.S. futures

STORY: Tokyo stocks close mixed on rising interest rates, positive U.S. futures SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo 2. various of Tokyo Stock Exchange 3. various of securities company STORYLINE: Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Tuesday amid concerns over rising long-term interest rates in Japan, while the market's downside was buoyed by positive U.S. stock futures. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 44.65 points, or 0.11 percent, from Monday at 38,855.37. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 2.14 points, or 0.08 percent, higher at 2,768.50. Market watchers here noted the yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond briefly rose 0.015 percentage point from Monday's close to 1.035 percent, its highest level since April 2012, amid speculation that the Bank of Japan is shifting away from monetary easing measures. The Nikk

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows an interior view of the Experience Center of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) in Budapest, Hungary. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker moves goods at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker loads goods onto a truck at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows a storehouse at Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary . Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker loads goods onto a truck at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man shops at the Experience Center of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 show a storehouse at Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the Experience Center of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) in Budapest, Hungary. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker moves goods at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member is about to enter the office building at Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows a storehouse at Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary . Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops at the Experience Center of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers move goods at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows (from L to R) Chen Liangdong leveling the field on April 6, 2023, transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023, holding a bamboo pole to pollinate the rice for seed production on Aug. 1, 2023, and showcasing harvested rice seeds on Aug. 26, 2023, in a hybrid rice seed breeding base in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transp

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo (from top to bottom) shows villagers planting seeds on April 7, 2023, transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023 and manually pollinating hybrid rice on Aug. 1, 2023 in Chen Liangdong's hybrid rice seed breeding base in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he pro

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Chen Liangdong showcasing germinated rice seeds on April 6, 2023 (upper L), transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023 (upper R), inspecting rice pollination on Aug. 1, 2023 (lower L) and displaying harvested rice seeds on Aug. 26, 2023 in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other

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Rangers manager's birthday

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington smiles with a large birthday cake plus a red vest and cap, presents from Japanese media, on his 60th birthday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 29, 2012. It is a Japanese custom to wear a red vest and cap to celebrate a 60th birthday.

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Noda in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) welcomes the parents of Taylor Anderson, an American teacher who was killed in the March 2011 quake and tsunami in Japan, during a reception in Washington on April 29, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Noda in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a reception in Washington on April 29, 2012. Noda vowed to make Japan-U.S. relations ''bloom,'' the Foreign Ministry said, expressing eagerness to boost bilateral ties in the 100th-anniversary year of Tokyo's gift of cherry trees to Washington. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Rulership dominates QEII Cup in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Japanese 5-year-old Rulership is pictured with jockey Umberto Rispoli riding on him after storming to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on April 29, 2012, holding off Thumbs Up by almost four lengths.

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Japan's Rulership dominates QEII Cup in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Japanese 5-year-old Rulership trots with jockey Umberto Rispoli riding on him after storming to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on April 29, 2012, holding off Thumbs Up by almost four lengths.

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Jang wins The Crowns

NAGOYA, Japan - South Korea's I.J. Jang wins The Crowns at Nagoya Golf Club in Aichi Prefecture on April 29, 2012.

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U.N. chief Ban visits Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) arrives at an airport in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 29, 2012, for a three-day visit, his third to the country as head of the world body.

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Beat Black wins Tenno-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Shu Ishibashi poses with Beat Black after the horse's victory in the spring Tenno-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in western Japan on April 29, 2012.

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Noda heads for Washington

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda waves at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 29, 2012, as he leaves for Washington for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Beat Black wins Tenno-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Shu Ishibashi celebrates on Beat Black after the horse wins the spring Tenno-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in western Japan on April 29, 2012.

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Kato wins judo national c'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Hirotaka Kato (top) beats Ryuta Ishii in the final of the judo national championship at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on April 29, 2012, claiming his first title.

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Arimura wins Cyber Agent Ladies

ICHIHARA, Japan - Japan's Chie Arimura watches her shot during the final round of the Cyber Agent Ladies at Tsurumai Country Club in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on April 29, 2012. Arimura captured her first title of the Japan LPGA season with a 15-under 201 total.

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Arimura wins Cyber Agent Ladies

ICHIHARA, Japan - Japan's Chie Arimura pumps her fist after birdying on the 18th hole in the final round of the Cyber Agent Ladies at Tsurumai Country Club in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on April 29, 2012, to capture her first title of the Japan LPGA season.

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Highway accident involving bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland

OSAKA, Japan - Takuya Hashimoto, senior managing director of K.K. Harvest Holdings, a Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture-based tour agency that accepted online applications for a bus tour to Tokyo Disneyland, holds a press conference in the city on April 29, 2012. The tour bus crashed on a highway in Gunma Prefecture, killing six women and a man, and injuring 39 others including the driver.

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Arimura wins Cyber Agent Ladies

ICHIHARA, Japan - Japan's Chie Arimura holds the victor's trophy after winning the Cyber Agent Ladies, her first title of the Japan LPGA season, at Tsurumai Country Club in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on April 29, 2012.

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Highway accident involving bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland

FUJIOKA, Japan - Photo taken at 11:30 a.m. on April 29, 2012, shows a wrecked bus that crashed into a roadside wall around 4:40 a.m. the same day on a highway in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The bus was carrying tourists bound for Tokyo Disneyland. The accident killed six women and a man, and injured 39 others including the driver, police said.

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Highway accident involving bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland

FUJIOKA, Japan - Photo taken at 11:26 a.m. on April 29, 2012, shows a wrecked bus that crashed into a roadside wall around 4:40 a.m. the same day on a highway in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The bus was carrying tourists bound for Tokyo Disneyland. The accident killed six women and a man, and injured 39 others including the driver, police said.

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Highway accident involving bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 8:16 a.m. on April 29, 2012, shows a wrecked bus that crashed into a roadside wall around 4:40 a.m. the same day on a highway in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The bus was carrying tourists bound for Tokyo Disneyland. The accident killed six women and a man, and injured 39 others including the driver, police said.

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Highway accident involving bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 8:18 a.m. on April 29, 2012, shows a wrecked bus that crashed into a roadside wall around 4:40 a.m. the same day on a highway in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The bus was carrying tourists bound for Tokyo Disneyland. The accident killed six women and a man, and injured 39 others including the driver, police said.

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Highway accident involving bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland

FUJIOKA, Japan - Photo taken at 9:04 a.m. on April 29, 2012, shows seats that were removed to rescue people from a bus that crashed into a roadside wall around 4:40 a.m. the same day on a highway in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The bus was carrying tourists bound for Tokyo Disneyland. The accident killed six women and a man, and injured 39 others including the driver, police said.

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Highway accident involving bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland

FUJIOKA, Japan - Photo taken at 9:47 a.m. on April 29, 2012, shows a wrecked bus that crashed into a roadside wall around 4:40 a.m. the same day on a highway in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The bus was carrying tourists bound for Tokyo Disneyland. The accident killed six women and a man, and injured 39 others including the driver, police said.

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Highway accident involving bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 8:17 a.m. on April 29, 2012, shows a wrecked bus off the road after it crashed into a roadside wall around 4:40 a.m. the same day on a highway in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The bus was carrying tourists bound for Tokyo Disneyland. The accident killed six women and a man, and injured 39 others including the driver, police said.

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Election campaign in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Han Myeong Sook, leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic United Party, speaks in Seoul on March 29, 2012, during a campaign for the country's general election on April 11.

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Election campaign in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye, election committee chairperson of South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party, shakes hands with a citizen in Seoul on March 29, 2012, during a campaign for the country's general election on April 11.

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Suu Kyi in election campaign

DAWEI, Myanmar - People along a road take photos of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Dawei, southern Myanmar, on Jan. 29, 2012. Suu Kyi launched a tour to campaign for her National League for Democracy party ahead of by-elections in April 2012.

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Suu Kyi supporters

DAWEI, Myanmar - Supporters welcome Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Dawei, Myanmar, on Jan. 29, 2012. Suu Kyi has launched a tour to campaign for her National League for Democracy ahead of by-elections in April 2012.

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Suu Kyi on 1st party campaign trip

DAWEI, Myanmar - Thousands of people turn out before the local branch office of the National League for Democracy party in Dawei, southern Myanmar, on Jan. 29, 2012, as party leader and pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi made her first campaign tour ahead of April by-elections.

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Suu Kyi on 1st party campaign trip

DAWEI, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy party, gives a speech from the balcony of the NLD's local branch office in Lunglon, southern Myanmar, on Jan. 29, 2012, as she made her first campaign tour ahead of April by-elections.

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Suu Kyi on 1st party campaign trip

DAWEI, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is greeted by her supporters in Dawei, southern Myanmar, on Jan. 29, 2012, as the leader of the National League for Democracy party made her first campaign tour ahead of April by-elections.

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Suu Kyi on 1st party campaign trip

DAWEI, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi appears before people in Dawei, southern Myanmar, on Jan. 29, 2012, as the leader of the National League for Democracy party arrived at the NLD's local branch office during her first campaign tour ahead of April by-elections.

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MV-22 Osprey

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2007 in Virginia, United States, shows the MV-22 Osprey, a tilt rotor aircraft with the vertical flight capabilities of a helicopter and the speed and range of an airplane. The United States is set to notify Japan in June 2011 of its plan to deploy the aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture in 2012, sources close to bilateral relations said May 29, 2011. (Kyodo)