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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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Baseball: Yakult Swallows players

TOKYO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows players -- (clockwise from front row, L) Shohei Tateyama, Wladimir Balentien, Kazuhiro Hatakeyama, Tony Barnette, Katsuki Akagawa and Ryoji Aikawa -- pose for photos on July 2, 2012, at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo after being picked by the Central League's manager for the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star series. (Kyodo)

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Rotary engine to return on Mazda's plug-in-hybrid

Mazda Motor Corp. unveils the MX-30 plug-in-hybrid vehicle, which will use a rotary engine as an on-board generator, at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba near Tokyo on April 14, 2023. Mazda terminated production of rotary engine cars in 2012.

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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 aerial photo taken on April 6, 2023 shows 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, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years of history in

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

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong soaks rice seeds to prepare for hybrid rice seedling cultivation in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 6, 2023. 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 provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years o

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

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 6, 2023 shows the hybrid rice seeds prepared by Chen Liangdong for seedling cultivation 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 provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production c

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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) -- Chen Liangdong (front) and villagers level the field at a hybrid rice seed breeding base in preparation for planting in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 6, 2023. 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 provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice

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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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Rotary engine to return on Mazda's plug-in-hybrid

Mazda Motor Corp. unveils the MX-30 plug-in-hybrid vehicle, which will use a rotary engine as an on-board generator, at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba near Tokyo on April 14, 2023. Mazda terminated production of rotary engine cars in 2012.

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Beate Gordon dies

TOKYO, Japan - An April 2005 file photo shows Beate Sirota Gordon, who wrote the article in the Japanese Constitution stipulating the equality of the sexes. Gordon died on Dec. 30, 2012, of pancreatic cancer at her home in New York. She was 89.

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U.S. President Obama

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 30, 2012, shows U.S. President Barack Obama.

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U.S. President Obama

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 30, 2012, shows U.S. President Barack Obama.

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S. Korea indicts 5 engineers attempting to cover up blackout at nuclear plant

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the Gori-1 nuclear power plant in Busan, South Korea, on April 28, 2012. South Korean state prosecutors indicted five senior engineers at the plant on May 30, 2012, for allegedly attempting to cover up a blackout at the oldest nuclear facility in South Korea in February 2012.

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Double-decker bus in London

LONDON, Britain - A conductor on a red double-decker bus talks with a person in central London on April 30, 2012. The new type of bus with open deck at the rear lets passengers hop on and off.

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Dale Oen dies during training camp

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows Norway's Alexander Dale Oen (C) holding the gold medal he won in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai. Dale Oen died April 30, 2012, during a training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was 26.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - People pass the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden on May 2, 2011 in a house that used to stand there.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Boys play cricket at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A boy plays at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Noda in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton share a toast at a reception hosted by Clinton in Washington on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Darvish gives up 1st homer

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish (back) watches the home run hit by the Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion (front) during the fourth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Although yielding his first home run in five major league starts, Darvish earned his fourth win after pitching seven innings in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Japan PM in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (front R) escorts Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front L) to a reception hosted by her in Washington on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Japan PM in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (3rd from L) and U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Charles Bolden (L) meet in Washington on April 30, 2012. Japanese astronauts Satoshi Furukawa (R) and Koichi Wakata (2nd from R) attended the meeting.

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Japan PM in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L) U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Charles Bolden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, and Japanese astronauts Koichi Wakata and Satoshi Furukawa pose for photos in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a news conference after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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U.S., Philippine '2 plus 2 meeting'

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hold a press conference after their meeting at the State Department in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a news conference after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands after holding a news conference following their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Japanese ministers in India

NEW DELHI, India - (From 3rd from R to L) Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, industry minister Yukio Edano and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) at the premier's official residence in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Matsui signs minor league deal with Rays

TAMPA, United States - Free agent Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui arrives at Tampa international airport in Florida on April 30, 2012. The Tampa Bay Rays said the same day they have signed Matsui to a minor league contract.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama meet to hold talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture.

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H.K. activists call for release of Chen's helpers

HONG KONG, China - Democracy advocate groups hold signboards in Hong Kong on April 30, 2012, calling for the freedom of activists who helped the breakout from house arrest of prominent Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and for the safety of his family.

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Japan foreign minister in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna shake hands before their meeting in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Antiterrorism drill at Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters rescue a person during an antiterrorism drill at the 634-meter-high Tokyo Sky Tree in Sumida Ward, the world's tallest self-supporting tower, on April 30, 2012, prior to its grand opening in late May.

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Japan, India to forge plan for India infrastructure development

NEW DELHI, India - Foreign and industry ministers from Japan (L) and India (R) meet in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. The two countries agreed to strengthen their cooperation in developing infrastructure in India in their first-ever economic dialogue, aiming to forge a specific plan by the next winter. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Suu Kyi to take parliament oath of office

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to reporters at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy party in Yangon on April 30, 2012. She said she and 42 party colleagues who won in the April 1 by-elections will travel to the administrative capital Naypyitaw to take the oath of office and take up their seats in parliament.

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Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture.

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Antiterrorism drill at Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Participants evacuate during an antiterrorism drill at the 634-meter-high Tokyo Sky Tree in Sumida Ward, the world's tallest self-supporting tower, on April 30, 2012, prior to its grand opening in late May.

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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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Summer-like hot day in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Women walk under the shade of parasols on a street in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 24, 2012. The Japanese archipelago experienced summer-like heat the same day, with temperatures reaching 30 C at some observation points in western areas for the first time this year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Summer-like hot day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman (C) walks with her jacket off on a street in Tokyo's upscale Ginza shopping district on April 24, 2012. The Japanese archipelago experienced summer-like heat the same day, with temperatures reaching 30 C at some observation points in western areas for the first time this year, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. In Tokyo, the high was 24.3 C, a temperature usually observed in late May.

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Van hits pedestrians in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows a road in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on April 12, 2012, about 30 minutes after a van rammed into pedestrians at the site, leaving more than a dozen people injured.