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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on June 30, 2015 to greet him and wish him a pleasant stay in Castel Gandolfo in the Roman hills. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is leaving the Vatican for his first sojourn since retiring. He's escaping an impending heat wave by heading to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting lasted about half and hour. Pope Emeritus Benedict will remain in Castel Gandolfo for the next two weeks. He is scheduled to return on July 14. - Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Swallows' Barnette

TOKYO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows pitcher Tony Barnette gives up a walk-off single to pinch-hitter Yoshinobu Takahashi of the Yomiuri Giants in the ninth inning of a baseball game at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 1, 2013. (Kyodo)

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Renault Annual Meeting - Paris

Former chairman of French oil giant Total Thierry Desmarest, Philippe Lagayette, President of FIMALAC, Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere attend during the Renault General Meeting, in Paris, on April 30, 2013. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant panda Ya Ya arrives in Shanghai

STORY: Giant panda Ya Ya arrives in Shanghai DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ya Ya STORYLINE: Female giant panda Ya Ya arrived in Shanghai from the United States at 4:26 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Many people gathered at the airport to welcome the giant panda home. -(Can you see Ya Ya from here?) -"I can't. But my heart is with her." Ya Ya was born at the Beijing Zoo on Aug. 3, 2000. She arrived at the Memphis Zoo in April 2003, along with giant panda Le Le as envoys of friendship, and was warmly welcomed. The initial agreement for Ya Ya's stay in the U.S. was for 10 years. It was extended for another decade in 2013. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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E-commerce, freight trains add vitality to BRI trade

STORY: E-commerce, freight trains add vitality to BRI trade DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of freight trains 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FANG, Head of Weiju Fanxing Global Cross-border Live Broadcast Base 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XUAN FEI, Official with Investment Promotion Bureau, Xi'an International Trade & Logistics Park STORYLINE: Launched in 2013, the Chang'an China-Europe freight train service has become a vital transport link between Europe and Xi'an, China's Shaanxi Province. The service has opened 17 international transportation routes, covering all major sources of goods in the Eurasia region. In the past decade, the service has handled over 16,000 trips. The freight trains also boosted the development of e-commerce trade along the routes. The Belt and Road E-commerce Center in Xi'an has adopted livestreaming e-commerce as a key springboard for growth. In 2022, 30 livestreaming companies were registered here. SOUND

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Mt. Fuji eruption may force 470,000 people to evacuate

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2013 shows Mt. Fuji as seen from around the border of the cities of Fuji and Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture. A panel set up by Shizuoka and two other prefectures around the 3,776-meter volcano worked out a regional evacuation plan on Feb. 6, 2014, projecting that a violent eruption could force around 470,000 people in the prefectures to evacuate if more than 30 centimeters of ash accumulates on the ground.

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Nintendo sees 1st April-Sept. black ink in 4 yrs

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata holds a press conference on the company's business performance in Osaka on Oct. 30, 2013. The Japanese game giant said it returned to the black for the first time in four years on a first-half basis with a group net profit of 600 million yen, a turnaround from a net loss of 28.00 billion yen a year earlier, aided by exchange rate gains stemming from a weaker yen.

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Kansai Electric logs 1st-half profit

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi holds a press conference on the company's business performance in Osaka on Oct. 30, 2013. The company said it returned to the black with a group net profit of 15.08 billion yen in the April-September first half, but Yagi warned of a potentially severe deterioration in the company's full-year results.

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ALPS at Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2013 shows the inside of multi-nuclide removal equipment called ALPS, intended to remove most radioactive materials from contaminated water, at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. TEPCO said Sept. 30, 2013, it has resumed operation of ALPS following its suspension late in the previous week.

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N.Y.-based Japanese jazz pianist

NEW YORK, United States - Kuni Mikami, a Japanese jazz pianist based in New York, plays piano at a studio in Manhattan on April 30, 2013.

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Lessons from 2011 quake to create safer evacuation

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Maya Momma shares memories of her husband Takafumi on April 30, 2013, in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. Takafumi went missing while performing his duties as a volunteer fireman after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Photographer sees Japan from inside of prisons

TOKYO, Japan - Photographer Hitomi Toyama gives an interview with Kyodo News, showing her recently published book of photos of life at prisons across Japan, on April 3, 2013 in Tokyo. The photo book titled "Nippon no Keimusho 30" (30 Japanese prisons) was published in March.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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Serbia prime minister

BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on April 30, 2013.

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Malaysia election

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia - Opposition Democratic Action Party candidate Liew Chin Tong shakes hands with a Chinese resident during his parliamentary election campaign in Kluang, in Malaysia's Johor state on April 30, 2013.

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Rangers Darvish against White Sox

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish listens to a reporter's question at a press conference after a game against the Chicago White Sox at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 30, 2013. Darvish picked up his fifth win of April as the Rangers won 10-6, allowing four runs and seven hits in six innings.

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Kishida, Roncagliolo

LIMA, Peru - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) is greeted by Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo in Lima on April 30, 2013.

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Rangers Darvish against White Sox

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Chicago White Sox at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 30, 2013. Darvish picked up his fifth win of April as the Rangers won 10-6, allowing four runs and seven hits in six innings.

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Ichiro has three-hit game

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to right during the eighth inning of a game against the Houston Astros, his third hit in the game, at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 30, 2013. Yankees won 7-4.

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Rangers Darvish against White Sox

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Chicago White Sox at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 30, 2013. Darvish picked up his fifth win of April as the Rangers won 10-6, allowing four runs and seven hits in six innings.

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Yankees Kuroda gets 4th straight win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 30, 2013. Kuroda pitched seven shutout innings to win his fourth straight start in the Yankees' 7-4 win.

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Yankees Kuroda gets 4th straight win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 30, 2013. Kuroda pitched seven shutout innings to win his fourth straight start in the Yankees' 7-4 win.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 1, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on May 1, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30. In the foreground is Aokigahara Jukai forest.

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Kishida, Roncagliolo

LIMA, Peru - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Peruvian Foreign Minister Rafael Roncagliolo hold letters of agreement that Tokyo will provide grant assistance to the South American country for environmental measures and tourism development, in Lima on April 30, 2013.

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Dutch king's coronation

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) heads to a music hall after taking part in a celebration parade on the water for the coronation of the new Dutch king in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan minister Motegi meets Columbia President Santos

BOGOTA, Columbia - Japanese trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in Bogota, Colombia, on April 30, 2013.

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Japan's participation in TPP talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese senior vice minister for economic and fiscal policy Yasutoshi Nishimura holds a press conference in Washington on April 30, 2013. Nishimura indicated that Japan is unlikely to be allowed to fully participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks in late July.

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Rangers Darvish against White Sox

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Chicago White Sox at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 30, 2013. Darvish picked up his fifth win of April as the Rangers won 10-6, allowing four runs and seven hits in six innings.

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New Dutch monarch

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - New Dutch King Willem-Alexander, new Queen Maxima and their daughters parade on the water in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013. Former Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicated the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Abe in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) meet in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 30, 2013. (Pool photo)

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PM Abe in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) is met by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, after arriving in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 30, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Abe in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center L) is greeted by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (far R) at the royal lounge at an airport after arriving in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 30, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 27, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji and Lake Motosu. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 27, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 27, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pedestrians walk in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 30, 2013. Seen in the background is the Ryugyong Hotel under construction.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pedestrians walk at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 30, 2013.

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Dutch king's coronation

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako enter the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013, to attend the coronation of Dutch King Willem-Alexander. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Dutch king's coronation

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attend the coronation of Dutch King Willem-Alexander at the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Dutch king's coronation

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako arrive at the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013, to attend the coronation of Dutch King Willem-Alexander. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Dutch king's coronation

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako wave as they arrive at the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013, to attend the coronation of Dutch King Willem-Alexander. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Dutch king's coronation

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A crowd assembles in front of the royal palace in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013. Dutch King Willem-Alexander's coronation took place the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Dutch king's coronation

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attend the coronation of Dutch King Willem-Alexander at the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013. (Pool photo)

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New Dutch monarch

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Former Dutch Queen Beatrix (C), the country's new King Willem-Alexander (L) and new Queen Maxima wave to the assembled crowd from the balcony of the royal palace in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Dutch king's coronation

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A crowd assembles in front of the royal palace in Amsterdam on April 30, 2013. Dutch King Willem-Alexander's coronation took place the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese prime minister in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inspects an honor guard during a ceremony at an airport in Moscow before wrapping up a three-day visit to Russia on April 30, 2013.