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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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BOJ holds branch managers meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (2nd from R) attends the central bank's branch managers meeting at its headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015. They will examine how the yen's rapid decline and the consumption tax hike in April 2014 have affected regional economies.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary asks Japan to promote "Abenomics"

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso meets the press after talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in Brisbane, Australia, on Nov. 15, 2014, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit. Lew urged Japan to promote the "Abenomics" policy mix to prop up domestic demand that has remained sluggish following the April 1 consumption tax hike.

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3 months after ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of victims of the sinking of a passenger ferry off South Korea's southern coast, along with their supporters, demonstrate near the country's parliament in Seoul on July 15, 2014, nearly three months after the April 16 incident, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or remain unaccounted for.

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3 months after ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Signatures by some 3.5 million people, demanding special legislation to investigate the sinking of a passenger ferry off South Korea's southern coast, were carried into the country's parliament building in Seoul on July 15, 2014, almost three months after the incident on April 16. More than 300 people were killed or remain unaccounted for.

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3 months after ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of victims of the sinking of a passenger ferry off South Korea's southern coast, along with their supporters, demonstrate near the country's parliament in Seoul on July 15, 2014, nearly three months after the April 16 incident, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or remain unaccounted for.

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra

NEW YORK, United States - General Motors CEO Mary Barra, pictured in this file photo taken in New York on April 15, 2014, faces a major challenge of addressing massive safety recalls.

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Japan's GDP surges

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari holds a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo after the country's gross domestic product data for the opening quarter of 2014 was released May 15, 2014. Japan's economy grew in the January-March quarter at its fastest pace since the recovery period from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, buoyed by a rush in demand ahead of the first consumption tax hike in 17 years on April 1, the government said.

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Honda motorcycle plant in India

BANGALORE, India - Workers conduct final checks on motorcycles on April 15, 2014, at Honda Motor Co.'s plant near Bangalore in Karnataka, southern India. The demand for Honda's motorcycles is high in India.

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Man wishing to nurture wine culture in Ofunato

SENDAI, Japan - Takehiro Oikawa, owner of Three Peaks Winery, touches a grapevine he planted in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 15, 2014. He hopes to propagate wine and wine culture in the area.

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Children practice soccer in Algiers

ALGIERS, Algeria - Children practice soccer in the Algerian capital of Algiers on April 15, 2014.

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Honda motorbike plant in India

BANGALORE, India - Indian employees assemble motorbikes at a factory run by Honda Motor Co. near Bangalore, southern India, on April 15, 2014.

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Honda motorbike plant in India

BANGALORE, India - Indian employees assemble motorbikes at a factory run by Honda Motor Co. near Bangalore, southern India, on April 15, 2014.

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Nissan holds ceremony for new auto plant in Brazil

REZENDE, Brazil - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn (C) pushes the button at a ceremony unveiling the Japanese automaker's new plant in Rezende in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro on April 15, 2014.

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Ghosn meets reporters at Nissan's new plant in Brazil

REZENDE, Brazil - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks to reporters at the Japanese automaker's new plant in Rezende in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro on April 15, 2014.

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GM CEO Barra speaks about recall problem

NEW YORK, United States - Mary Barra, chief executive officer of General Motors Co., speaks about the U.S. automaker's massive recalls of defective cars in New York on April 15, 2014.

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Steam locomotive Yoshitsune pulled in front of Toji

KYOTO, Japan - The steam locomotive Yoshitsune is transported on a trailer in front of Toji, a world heritage temple in Kyoto, toward the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in the western Japan city on April 15, 2014, from a museum in Osaka.

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Japan-U.S. TPP talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe (L), deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands in Washington on April 15, 2014. The trade officials held a preparatory session the same day for ministerial talks on the thorny issue of tariffs on agricultural produce in the TPP negotiations.

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Barricade erected on street in Ukraine's Slovyansk

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine - Men stand by a barricade erected on a street in Slovyansk, Donetsk in the eastern Ukraine, on April 15, 2014.

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Kawasaki's Nakamura in action against Guizhou in ACL

GUIYANG, China - Kengo Nakamura (L) of Japanese football club Kawasaki Frontale shakes off his markers during a game against China's Guizhou Renhe in the Asian Champions League on April 15, 2014, in Guiyang, China. Kawasaki won 1-0.

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Building seized by pro-Russian militants in Slovyansk

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine - A city office building seized by pro-Russian militants in Slovyansk, Donetsk in the eastern Ukraine, is photographed on April 15, 2014.

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Nakamura leads Kawasaki over Guizhou in ACL

GUIYANG, China - Kengo Nakamura (L) of Kawasaki Frontale scores the only goal of the game in the Japanese club's 1-0 victory over China's Guizhou Renhe in the Asian Champions League on April 15, 2014, in Guiyang, China.

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N. Koreans watch fireworks marking late leader's birthday

PYONGYANG, N. Korea - North Koreans, including many young people, watch fireworks during an event on April 15, 2014, celebrating the anniversary of the birth of the late leader Kim Il Sung.

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Glittering fireworks illuminate Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, N. Korea - A barrage of fireworks commemorating the anniversary of the birth of the late leader Kim Il Sung illuminates the night sky of Pyongyang on April 15, 2014.

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Marinos beat Jeonbuk

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Manabu Saito of Yokohama F Marinos celebrates after scoring the winner in the second half of a match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the Asian Champions League at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on April 15, 2014. Marinos won 2-1.

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Turkish lawmaker speaks about Ukrainian situation

TOKYO, Japan - Volkan Bozkir, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Turkish parliament, speaks about the situation in Ukraine at a lecture meeting in Tokyo on April 15, 2014, saying dialogue between the Ukrainian and Russian governments is the only solution to the situation.

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Marinos beat Jeonbuk

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Manabu Saito (R) of Yokohama F Marinos scores the winner in the second half of a match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the Asian Champions League at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on April 15, 2014. Marinos won 2-1.

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Ukraine's constitutional amendments to be discussed: Lavrov

BEIJING, China - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds a press conference in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on April 15, 2014. Lavrov said Ukraine's constitutional amendments will be one of the agenda items at the upcoming four-party meeting on the former Soviet republic's political chaos.

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Sharp plant in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese Ambassador to Egypt Toshiro Suzuki (2nd from L front) receives an explanation during an opening ceremony for a refrigerator manufacturing plant of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. in Quesna near Cairo on April 15, 2014.

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Russian, Chinese foreign ministers meet in Beijing

BEJING, China - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands before the start of their talks in Beijing on April 15, 2014.

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Japan, Maldives leaders exchange football shirts

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe (R) and Maldives President Abdulla Yameen smile after exchanging shirts of the two countries' national football teams at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on April 15, 2014. The two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation in maritime security and economic development at their meeting.

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Maldives president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands after signing a joint statement in Tokyo on April 15, 2014.

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Maldives president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2014.

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Maldives president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R front) speaks during a meeting with Maldives President Abdulla Yameen (L) in Tokyo on April 15, 2014.

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Maldives president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on April 15, 2014.

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Marinos beats Jeonbuk in ACL

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Shunsuke Nakamura (C) of Yokohama F Marinos eludes defenders in the Japanese football club's 2-1 win over South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the Asian Champions League on April 15, 2014, in Yokohama, Japan.

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Groundwater bypass operation at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - A well for the so-called bypass operation to pump groundwater at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for release into the sea before it gets highly contaminated with radioactive substances is seen in this photo taken on April 15, 2014, in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Workers decontaminate equipment at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Workers decontaminate equipment after removing fuel rods from the spent fuel pool inside the damaged No. 4 nuclear reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 15, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan delegate in China

BEIJING, China - Japan's former House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (L) and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang meet in Beijing on April 15, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan delegate in China

BEIJING, China - Japan's former House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono (L) and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang shake hands before their meeting in Beijing on April 15, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Sony displays new Bravia TV models with 4K technology

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. displays new models of its Bravia 4K resolution TV series on April 15, 2014, in Tokyo.

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Maldives president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (R) meets Maldives President Abdulla Yameen at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 15, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Maldives president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen (L front) and Japan's Emperor Akihito shake hands after their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 15, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Mizuno apologizes over ball fiasco

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuno Corp. President Akito Mizuno (L) holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2014, following revelations that baseballs his company had supplied to Nippon Professional Baseball in the current season were livelier than the permissible limit.

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"Comfort women" statue

SEONGNAM, South Korea - The unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue of a girl, a memorial for women forced into sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese military, is held in Seongnam, South Korea, on April 15, 2014. It is the fourth such statue erected in the country.

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Protest in Seoul against N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Participants in a protest rally held by South Korean conservative and other groups set fire to a North Korean national flag in Seoul on April 15, 2014, to protest against the North's nuclear weapons program and human rights conditions. North Korea celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung the same day.

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Mizuno apologizes over baseball fiasco

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuno Corp. President Akito Mizuno (2nd from L) and other officials bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2014, following revelations that baseballs his company supplied to Nippon Professional Baseball during the current season were livelier than allowed under regulations.

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Hu Deping

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Hu Deping, the eldest son of the late Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Hu Deping, a former member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in Tokyo earlier in April, sources close to the matter said April 15, 2014.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where bronze statues of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung (back L) and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il (back R) stand, on April 15, 2014, the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to lay flowers before bronze statues of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung and his son and late leader Kim Jong Il on April 15, 2014, the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung.