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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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Ochi to become Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings' new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hitoshi Ochi, a board member of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings plans to have Ochi, 62, replace Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, 68, as new president in April 2015, company sources said Dec. 20, 2014.

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Staff fired up for summer gift-giving time

TOKYO, Japan - Staff at Sogo and Seibu Co. department store in Tokyo fire themselves up on May 20, 2014 to spearhead the summer gift-giving season, the first such season since the consumer taxes were raised on April 1.

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Fukushima Pref. team aims to join BCL baseball

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tomiyuki Ogiya (R), representative of the preparatory office to promote the establishment of a Fukushima Prefecture team for the Baseball Challenge League, attends a press conference at Fukushima prefectural government office in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on May 20, 2014. Fukushima team is looking to join the BC League from April 2015.

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Toyota cars on display at Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Toyota Motor Corp. displays several new models at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in the Chinese capital on April 20, 2014.

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Teen pro golf tourney winner meets Kagoshima governor

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima High School student Minami Katsu, who became the youngest winner at 15 on the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association tour on April 20, 2014, meets Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito at his office in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 23.

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Defense chief addresses ceremony for new air unit

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) addresses a ceremony commemorating the formation of an E2C Hawkeye-based early warning unit at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Naha Air Base in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 20, 2014.

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Stuttgart's Sakai contributes to win over Schalke

STUTTGART, Germany - Gotoku Sakai of Stuttgart tries to fire past Schalke goalie Ralf Fhrmann in the second half of a Bundesliga game on April 20, 2014, in Stuttgart, Germany. Stuttgart won 3-1.

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Unrest in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Photo shows barricades made by pro-Russian forces around a local government building which they continue to occupy in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on April 20, 2014.

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Ishikawa in final round of RBC Heritage golf tourney

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa lets go of his club after his tee shot on the 10th hole in the final round of the PGA RBC Heritage tournament at the Harbour Town Golf Links at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on April 20, 2014.

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Unrest in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - A press conference is held by pro-Russian forces at a local government building in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on April 20, 2014.

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Kagawa in English Premier League

LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa is pictured in the first half of an English Premier League soccer match against Everton in Liverpool, England, on April 20, 2014. Everton won 2-0.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 20, 2014, shows workers carrying a body recovered from inside a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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Manchester's Kagawa in action against Everton

LIVERPOOL, Britain - Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United shoots in the second half of an England Premier League match against Everton on April 20, 2014. Everton won 2-0.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 20, 2014, shows workers carrying a body recovered from inside a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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Honda's hatchback model unveiled at Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito takes the wraps off a prototype hatchback model the Japanese maker has developed for the Chinese market at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 20, 2014.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 20, 2014, shows workers carrying a body recovered from inside a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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Nissan displays GT-R Nismo at Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Visitors take pictures of Nissan Motor Co.'s GT-R Nismo at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 20, 2014.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 20, 2014, shows workers carrying bodies recovered from inside a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 20, 2014, shows workers carrying bodies recovered from inside a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 20, 2014, shows relatives of a missing passenger aboard a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island of Jindo, at a gymnasium on the island in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 20, 2014, shows relatives of a missing passenger aboard a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island of Jindo, at a gymnasium on the island in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 20, 2014, shows a relative of a missing passenger aboard a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island of Jindo, at a gymnasium on the island in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 20, 2014, shows a relative of a missing passenger aboard a ferry that sank four days earlier off the island of Jindo, at a gymnasium on the island in southwestern South Korea.

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Mazda displays made-in-China Axela at Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - Mazda Motor Corp. unveils the Mazda3 Axela (front) and the Mazda6 Atenza (back), both produced in China, at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 20, 2014.

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Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition opens in the Chinese capital on April 20, 2014. The event will run through April 29.

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Lexus draws large crowd of visitors at Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - A large crowd of visitors gather around Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus exhibition booth at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 20, 2014.

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Children visit late cartoonist Yanase's monument

KOCHI, Japan - Children bow in front of a monument to the late Takashi Yanase in a newly created park dedicated to the comic artist in Kami, Kochi Prefecture, on April 20, 2014.

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Kobayashi finishes 17th in F1 China GP in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese racing driver Kamui Kobayashi of Caterham-Renault finishes 17th in the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 20, 2014.

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Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition opens in the Chinese capital on April 20, 2014. The event will run through April 29.

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Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition opens in the Chinese capital on April 20, 2014. The event will run through April 29.

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Matsuno Taisha shrine in Kyoto holds festival

OSAKA, Japan - A "mikoshi" portable shrine of Matsuno Taisha in Kyoto is brought to the Katsura River by men during the "Shinkosai" festival on April 20, 2014.

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Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition opens in the Chinese capital on April 20, 2014. The event will run through April 29.

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Beijing auto show

BEIJING, China - The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition opens in the Chinese capital on April 20, 2014. The event will run through April 29.

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15-year-old amateur Katsu makes history

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Minami Katsu (L), a 15-year-old amateur, chats with her caddie on the tee of the 18th hole during the Vantelin Ladies Open golf tournament at Kumamoto Kuko Country Club in Kumamoto Prefecture on April 20, 2014. At 15 years and 293 days, Katsu became the youngest ever winner on the Japan LPGA Tour.

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Visitors enjoy Spanish-style bars in Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - People participate in the biannual "Bar-gai" festival in the western part of Hakodate, which is decked out to resemble a Spanish town full of bars, in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on April 20, 2014.

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Professor emeritus speaks about 1954 nuclear fallout

TOKYO, Japan - Nagao Ikeda, professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba who analyzed radioactive fallout from the 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test in Bikini Atoll, speaks at a public lecture in Tokyo on April 20, 2014.

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15-year-old amateur Katsu makes history

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Minami Katsu, a 15-year-old amateur, gives a speech after winning the Vantelin Ladies Open golf tournament at Kumamoto Kuko Country Club in Kumamoto Prefecture on April 20, 2014. At 15 years and 293 days, Katsu became the youngest ever winner on the Japan LPGA Tour.

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Mascot Onokun mingles with fans in Higashi-matsushima

SENDAI, Japan - The mascot Onokun mingles with his ardent fans in Higashi-matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on April 20, 2014, commemorating the two-year anniversary of the birth of the character for craftwork in the form of a monkey made in the hope of the recovery of the 2011 disaster-hit city.

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Kyoto shrine's 'mikoshi' crosses Katsura River

KYOTO, Japan - A boat carries a "mikoshi" portable shrine of Matsuno Taisha in Kyoto across the Katsura River during the "Shinkosai" festival on April 20, 2014.

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Tiananmen crackdown memorial hall in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - A man looks at photos of the Tiananmen Square military crackdown at the June 4 Memorial Museum in Hong Kong on April 20, 2014. It is the first permanent exhibit set up by a democratic-minded group to remember the forcible suppression of pro-democracy protests on June 4, 1989.

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Kurobe Gorge train resumes operations

TOYAMA, Japan - The Kurobe Gorge train that runs in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, resumes operations on April 20, 2014, after services were suspended for the winter season.

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Early warning patrol plane in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera addresses members of the Air Self-Defense Force on April 20, 2014, at a ceremony to mark the launch of a unit operating E-2C early warning patrol planes at an ASDF base in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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Early warning patrol plane in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (2nd from R) attends a ceremony April 20, 2014, to mark the launch of a unit operating E-2C early warning patrol planes at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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State minister Furuya visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya (R), state minister in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, arrives at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 20, 2014. Furuya's visit came ahead of the shrine's annual spring festival from April 21.

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State minister Furuya visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya, state minister in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, leaves the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo after offering prayers on April 20, 2014. Furuya's visit came ahead of the shrine's annual spring festival from April 21.

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Student protesters siege Taiwan's legislature

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Students occupy Taiwan's parliament in Taipei on March 20, 2014, in protest against a trade deal with Beijing that they believe will hurt Taiwan's economy. They vacated the building on April 10, 2014, after discussion with Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng.

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M'bishi Electric new president

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. President Kenichiro Yamanishi (L) and Vice President Masaki Sakuyama shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2014. Mitsubishi Electric said Sakuyama will become company president April 1.

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Geishas pose for photos during Kitano Odori dance rehearsal

KYOTO, Japan - Geiko and maiko dancers glad in colorful kimono pose for photos during a fitting session for the annual Kitano Odori dance performance in Kyoto, central Japan, on Feb. 20, 2014. The performance will run from March 25 to April 7, with two shows per day.

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Geishas rehearse for Kitano Odori dance show in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Geiko and maiko dancers clad in colorful kimono rehearse during a fitting session for the annual Kitano Odori dance performance in Kyoto, central Japan, on Feb. 20, 2014. The performance will run from March 25 to April 7, with two shows per day.