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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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French chef finds China land of opportunities for foreigners

STORY: French chef finds China land of opportunities for foreigners DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Greg Louraichi working at his restaurant 2. various of Xiamen city 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef STORYLINE: Greg Louraichi, a chef from Bordeaux in France, moved to China in 2002. Serving as the chief chef in big hotels at the beginning, he then started his own business in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef "On my first time when I arrived here, I discovered China was very impressive. And I wanted to discover, so the year after, I jumped to China to push myself to do something here." In 2011, he opened a restaurant in east China's Xiamen that mixed different cultures into the French cuisine. He believes that China is a land of opportunities for foreigners. SOUNDBITE 2 (English

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Lingerie shop worker in Saudi Arabia

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2011 shows a male sales clerk working at a women's lingerie shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A law allowing only women to work in female lingerie and clothing shops took effect in the Islamic country on Jan. 5, 2012, according to Arab media reports.

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Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

SENDAI, March 5 Kyodo - Combined photos show an area of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on April 27, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by massive tsunami; and the same area nearly five years later on Feb. 14, 2016. Seedlings of Japanese black pine trees, planted as part of efforts to prevent disaster, sway in wind.

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Sanriku Railway

KAMAISHI, Japan - A train on Sanriku Railway Co.'s South Rias line takes a test run in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture on March 28, 2014 before resuming full service on April 5. Parts of the train line were closed after being damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Ishinomaki soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show a street in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 5, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012.

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Yamamoto soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 5, 2012 (bottom). The bath tub of a house, the rest of which was destroyed by the tsunami, remained.

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show the gymnasium at Yuriage Elementary School in the city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 9, 2011 (top), with items retrieved from areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same gymnasium on March 5, 2012 (bottom), in which items are still left without being picked up.

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Military chief of Libyan rebels

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photo taken April 5, 2011, shows Abdul Fattah Younes, military commander of the Libyan rebels, at a press conference in Benghazi, northeastern Libya.

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Commemoration of Japan disaster in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Ambassador to Britain Keiichi Hayashi lays flowers at the grave of unknown soldiers outside Westminster Abbey in London on June 5, 2011, during a ceremony commemorating the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. About 2,000 people attended the ceremony at the church where the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton was held in April.

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Commemoration of Japan disaster in London

LONDON, Britain - People gather in rain to commemorate the victims of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan at Westminster Abbey in London on June 5, 2011. About 2,000 people attended the ceremony at the church where the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton was held in April.

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Return rush by holidaymakers peaks in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - JR Tokyo Station is crowded with travelers on May 5, 2011, many of whom are on the way home after spending their ''Golden Week'' holidays away. The annual major spring holidays are from late April to early May.

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Return rush by holidaymakers peaks in Japan

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Kansai international airport in Osaka Prefecture is crowded with travelers on May 5, 2011, who are on the way home after spending their ''Golden Week'' holidays away. The annual major spring holidays are from late April to early May.

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Mariners beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielders Ichiro Suzuki (R) and Michael Saunders celebrate as their team won against the Boston Red Sox 5-4 at Fenway Park in Boston on April 30, 2011.

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Mariners beats Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Ichiro Suzuki (R) of the Seattle Mariners gives a high-five to Brendan Ryan after the team beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on April 29, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-4 as the team extended its winning streak to 4.

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Carp streamers in tsunami-hit Minamisoma

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A couple who lost their son in the March 11, 2011, tsunami look up at carp streamers flying in the air on April 28 in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, hoping to find their son soon. Putting up carp streamers outside homes is a tradition around Children's Day on May 5 in Japan.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui doubles to left in the second inning of a game against his old team the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on April 25, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4 in a 5-0 loss.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits an RBI single in the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 24, 2011. The A's won 5-2.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. A's

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki steals second base in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 24, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in his first start of the year at designated hitter. The A's won 5-2.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. A's

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki lays down a bunt single in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 24, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in his first start of the year at designated hitter. The A's won 5-2.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits an RBI single in the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 24, 2011. The A's won 5-2.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. A's

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki singles to left in the fifth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 24, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in his first start of the year at designated hitter. The A's won 5-2.

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Kaneda earns 1st career win at Fujisankei Ladies

ITO, Japan - Kumiko Kaneda raises the winner's plate at the Kawana Hotel Golf Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on April 24, 2011, after capturing the Fujisankei Ladies Classic title, her first career Japan LPGA Tour victory. Kaneda shot a total of 5-under 211 in the tournament.

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1952 Japanese film gets U.S. premiere

NEW YORK, United States - A panel in the lobby of the BAMcinematek theater in Brooklyn, New York, informs visitors of a retrospective titled, ''The Urge for Survival: Kaneto Shindo,'' on April 22, 2011. The retrospective, which began the same day, will run through May 5, featuring 11 of the Japanese film director's works, including a 1952 film depicting the horrors of the atomic bomb, ''Children of Hiroshima.'' Shindo, who is from Hiroshima City, turned 99 that day.

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Taiwan donates to Japan over disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Taiwan Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (L) hands a list of donations for disaster relief to Reijiro Hattori, head of the Interchange Association, Japan, in Tokyo on April 21, 2011. Taiwan is by far the biggest donor to Japan since the March 11 quake and tsunami, with the island's public and private sectors contributing more than NT$5 billion (US$171.7 million) in cash and more than 563 tons of material aid to Japan.

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Uehara against Twins

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles reliever Koji Uehara throws the ball during the eighth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins in Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on April 20, 2011. Uehara allowed one run and two hits in the team's 5-4 win.

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Matsui against Red Sox

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to center during the seventh inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, on April 20, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4 as his team lost 3-5.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Red Sox

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui runs to first base as he blasts two-run double in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on April 19, 2011. The A's won 5-0.

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Mariners' Ichiro against Tigers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left during the seventh inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 18, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-5 as his team lost 3-8.

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Teaching from ancestors save community from tsunami

MIYAKO, Japan - Photo taken on April 5, 2011, shows a stone tablet in the tsunami-hit city of Miyako's Aneyoshi district, which has an inscription warning against building houses in areas lower than where the stone is set and describing destruction caused by past tsunamis. Eleven houses in the district, home to some 30 residents, were all safe from the March 11 devastating tsunami, despite an estimated record 38.9-meter-high tsunami hitting there, as they heeded the warning left by their predecessors, who set up the stone following the 1933 Showa Sanriku earthquake and tsunami. The Aneyoshi district was thoroughly devastated and almost all its residents were killed in the 1933 tsunami and the 1896 Meiji Sanriku earthquake and tsunami.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the eighth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on April 15, 2011. The Royals won 6-5.

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Carp streamers fly in Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A man looks up at colorful carp streamers raised in the air after being retrieved from the rubble in quake-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 15, 2011. Putting up carp streamers outside homes is a spring tradition around Children's Day on May 5 in Japan.

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Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Kansas City Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a single during the fifth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on April 14, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in the team's 1-5 loss.

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Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Kansas City Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after hitting a single during the third inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on April 14, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in the team's 1-5 loss.

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Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Kansas City Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after hitting a single during the third inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on April 14, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in the team's 1-5 loss.

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Matsui against White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics hits a single in the ninth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 12, 2011. Matsui recorded three hits in the team's 5-6 loss.

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Matsui against White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics hits an RBI single in the fifth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 12, 2011. Matsui recorded three hits in the team's 5-6 loss.

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Matsui against White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics runs to first base after hitting a two-run double in the first inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 12, 2011. Matsui recorded three hits in the team's 5-6 loss.

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Matsui against White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics hits a two-run double in the first inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 12, 2011. Matsui recorded three hits in the team's 5-6 loss.

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Japan raises nuclear accident severity level

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (L) listens to explanations offered by an official of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (R) on April 12, 2011, in Fukushima. The government decided to raise the severity level of the accident at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, stricken by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, to the maximum 7 on an international scale, up from the previous 5 and matching that of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe.

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Japan raises nuclear accident severity level

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. holding a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo. The government announced the same day that it had raised the severity level of the accident at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, run by Tokyo Electric and stricken by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, to the maximum 7 on an international scale, up from the previous 5 and matching that of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe.

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Japan raises nuclear accident severity level

TOKYO, Japan - Hidehiko Nishiyama, a spokesman for Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, speaks about the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station at a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2011. The government raised the severity level of the accident at the plant to the maximum 7 on an international scale, up from the current 5 and matching that of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe.

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Matsuzaka allows 7 runs against Rays

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) hands the ball to manager Terry Francona (C) while being relieved during the third inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston on April 11, 2011. Matsuzaka allowed seven runs as the Rays won 16-5.

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Matsui hits 1st homer with A's

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Hideki Matsui (L) hits his first home run of the season with the Oakland Athletics off Scott Baker (R) of the Minnesota Twins during the fourth inning of a game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 10, 2011. The Athletics beat the Twins 5-3.

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Matsui hits 1st homer with A's

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Hideki Matsui hits his first home run of the season with the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 10, 2011. Athletics beat the Twins 5-3.

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Matsui hits 1st homer with A's

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Hideki Matsui hits his first home run of the season with the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 10, 2011. The Athletics beat the Twins 5-3.

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Cubs' Fukudome suffers injury

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - Chicago Cubs right fielder Kosuke Fukudome catches a fly and suffers a mild left hamstring strain, while playing defense in the fifth inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 10, 2011. Fukudome was 0-for-2 with a walk in the game, won by the Brewers, 6-5.

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Rebels criticize Turkey

BENGHAZI, Libya - A Libyan rebel holds a board criticizing Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, in Benghazi, Libya, on April 5, 2011. Erdogan unveiled a road map for peace.

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Rebels criticize NATO

BENGHAZI, Libya - A Libyan rebel holds a board criticizing NATO forces for not doing enough to help oust Muammar Gaddafi's regime in Benghazi, Libya, on April 5, 2011.

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A's Matsui against Blue Jays

TORONTO, Canada - Oakland Athletics' designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run double in the fourth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 6, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-4 as his team lost 3-5.