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Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Japanese TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada are pictured during a press conference on April 11, 2007, after the Supreme Court repealed in March a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court finalized Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the 2003 births of the boys.(Kyodo)

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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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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - This photo taken on March 11, 2007 shows the Windsor Hotel Toya (fore) and Mt. Yotei (far) in southern Hokkaido. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the Lake Toya hot-spring resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.

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Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido picked to host 2008 G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - A photo taken on March 11, 2007 shows the Windsor Hotel Toya (fore) and Lake Toya (back) in southern Hokkaido. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked the Lake Toya hot-spring resort town on April 23 as one of sites for the summit of the Group of Eight nations in 2008.