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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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Man With Explosives Breaks Into Iranian Consulate - Paris

The judicial police search the suspect's car next to the Iranian consulate. A security perimeter was set up in front of the Iranian consulate, in Paris's 16th arrondissement, after a witness saw a man enter with a grenade or explosive vest at around 11 a.m., according to the police prefecture. The man was arrested by the BRI after leaving the Iranian consulate of his own free will, but contrary to his statements, he was not carrying explosives. He reportedly said he wanted to avenge his brother. The 61-year-old man, a Frenchman of Iranian origin, had already been arrested after starting a fire near the Iranian consulate in 2023. Paris, France on April 19, 2024. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Man With Explosives Breaks Into Iranian Consulate - Paris

The judicial police search the suspect's car next to the Iranian consulate. A security perimeter was set up in front of the Iranian consulate, in Paris's 16th arrondissement, after a witness saw a man enter with a grenade or explosive vest at around 11 a.m., according to the police prefecture. The man was arrested by the BRI after leaving the Iranian consulate of his own free will, but contrary to his statements, he was not carrying explosives. He reportedly said he wanted to avenge his brother. The 61-year-old man, a Frenchman of Iranian origin, had already been arrested after starting a fire near the Iranian consulate in 2023. Paris, France on April 19, 2024. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Man With Explosives Breaks Into Iranian Consulate - Paris

The judicial police search the suspect's car next to the Iranian consulate. A security perimeter was set up in front of the Iranian consulate, in Paris's 16th arrondissement, after a witness saw a man enter with a grenade or explosive vest at around 11 a.m., according to the police prefecture. The man was arrested by the BRI after leaving the Iranian consulate of his own free will, but contrary to his statements, he was not carrying explosives. He reportedly said he wanted to avenge his brother. The 61-year-old man, a Frenchman of Iranian origin, had already been arrested after starting a fire near the Iranian consulate in 2023. Paris, France on April 19, 2024. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Man With Explosives Breaks Into Iranian Consulate - Paris

The judicial police search the suspect's car next to the Iranian consulate. A security perimeter was set up in front of the Iranian consulate, in Paris's 16th arrondissement, after a witness saw a man enter with a grenade or explosive vest at around 11 a.m., according to the police prefecture. The man was arrested by the BRI after leaving the Iranian consulate of his own free will, but contrary to his statements, he was not carrying explosives. He reportedly said he wanted to avenge his brother. The 61-year-old man, a Frenchman of Iranian origin, had already been arrested after starting a fire near the Iranian consulate in 2023. Paris, France on April 19, 2024. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Man With Explosives Breaks Into Iranian Consulate - Paris

The judicial police search the suspect's car next to the Iranian consulate. A security perimeter was set up in front of the Iranian consulate, in Paris's 16th arrondissement, after a witness saw a man enter with a grenade or explosive vest at around 11 a.m., according to the police prefecture. The man was arrested by the BRI after leaving the Iranian consulate of his own free will, but contrary to his statements, he was not carrying explosives. He reportedly said he wanted to avenge his brother. The 61-year-old man, a Frenchman of Iranian origin, had already been arrested after starting a fire near the Iranian consulate in 2023. Paris, France on April 19, 2024. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK exhibitor at consumer products expo eyes further growth in China market

STORY: UK exhibitor at consumer products expo eyes further growth in China market SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of consumer products expo 2. SOUNDBITE (English): OLIVER RAPPORT, Owner and CEO of Rapport London STORYLINE: The fourth China International Consumer Products Expo opens on Saturday in Haikou, Hainan Province. The six-day event will host over 4,000 brands from 71 countries and regions. An executive from a British luxury brand shares his thoughts on joining the expo for the first time. SOUNDBITE (English): OLIVER RAPPORT, Owner and CEO of Rapport London "This is my first time. So I'm really pleased to be here. It's very exciting. It's a real privilege to be here as part of the UK pavilion. And we're very excited about what will happen over the next coming days. We've been speaking to the Hainan government for quite a long time. And then this year we decided it would be a great opportunity to

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Turkish expert optimistic about China's economic growth

STORY: Turkish expert optimistic about China's economic growth DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese economy 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk 3. various of Chinese economy STORYLINE: China's gross domestic product grew 4.5 percent year on year in the first quarter, official data showed on Tuesday. Murat Tufan, an analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk, says that the growth rate in the first quarter is crucial, believing that the Chinese economy will continue to grow and contribute to the global economy. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MURAT TUFAN, Analyst with Turkish broadcaster Ekoturk "The growth figure in this quarter was very, very critical. In the next five years, China's contribution to global growth will be twice that of the United States, which is currently the world's largest economy, and China will account for 22.6 percent of the world's growth in the next five years. No one wi

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Same-sex marriage revealed in Japan's entertainment world

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality Ayaka Ichinose (L) and actress/dancer Akane Sugimori tell a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2014, they will marry on April 19 next year in the Japanese capital. It is rare in Japan for gay entertainers to publicize their "marriage" as same-sex marriage is illegal.

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Shimokobe to become next TEPCO chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Shimokobe, a 64-year-old lawyer, is surrounded by reporters as he enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 19, 2012. Shimokobe, a key member of the state-backed entity providing financial aid to Tokyo Electric Power Co., will be the utility's next chairman, the government said the same day.

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Shimokobe to become next TEPCO chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Shimokobe, a 64-year-old lawyer, answers a reporter's question at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 19, 2012, after accepting Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's request that he become the next chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Shimokobe is currently a key member of the state-backed entity providing financial aid to the utility.

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(2)Nishi-Nippon Bank, Fukuoka City Bank to integrate

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nishi-Nippon Bank and Fukuoka City Bank (whose headquarters are seen in the photo), two regional banks in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, have agreed to integrate their businesses in April next year, sources close to the deal said April 19.

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(1)Nishi-Nippon Bank, Fukuoka City Bank to integrate

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nishi-Nippon Bank (whose headquarters are seen in the photo) and Fukuoka City Bank, two regional banks in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, have agreed to set up a holding company and integrate their businesses in April next year, sources close to the deal said April 19.

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Shimokobe to become next TEPCO chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Shimokobe, a 64-year-old lawyer, is surrounded by reporters as he enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 19, 2012. Shimokobe, a key member of the state-backed entity providing financial aid to Tokyo Electric Power Co., will be the utility's next chairman, the government said the same day. (Kyodo)

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Shimokobe to become next TEPCO chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Shimokobe, a 64-year-old lawyer, answers a reporter's question at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 19, 2012, after accepting Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's request that he become the next chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Shimokobe is currently a key member of the state-backed entity providing financial aid to the utility. (Kyodo)

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(2)Nishi-Nippon Bank, Fukuoka City Bank to integrate

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nishi-Nippon Bank and Fukuoka City Bank (whose headquarters are seen in the photo), two regional banks in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, have agreed to integrate their businesses in April next year, sources close to the deal said April 19.

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(1)Nishi-Nippon Bank, Fukuoka City Bank to integrate

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nishi-Nippon Bank (whose headquarters are seen in the photo) and Fukuoka City Bank, two regional banks in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, have agreed to set up a holding company and integrate their businesses in April next year, sources close to the deal said April 19.

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Sake brewed in memory of Kumamoto earthquake victim

Shinobu Yamato (L), whose 22-year-old son Hikaru was killed in the April 2016 earthquake that hit their hometown in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, tastes sake made from rice planted by Hikaru just before the quake. Hikaru's father Takuya stands next to Shinobu at the tasting session, held on April 19, 2019, in Takamori in the same prefecture in memory of Hikaru as well as thanking people who engaged in his search after the earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo