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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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Narita airport to open terminal for LCCs in April

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014 shows Terminal 3 of Narita airport near Tokyo, under construction to open as an exclusive facility for low-cost carriers on April 8, 2015. It will consist of a three-story building and a two-story satellite and have a total floor area of 66,000 square meters.

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Narita airport to open terminal for LCCs in April

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014 shows Terminal 3 of Narita airport near Tokyo, under construction to open as an exclusive facility for low-cost carriers on April 8, 2015. It will consist of a three-story building and a two-story satellite and have a total floor area of 66,000 square meters.

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M'bishi Motors net profit surges 30% in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014. The company said while its group net profit for the April-September period surged 30.3 percent from a year earlier to 60.89 billion yen thanks to cost-cutting efforts and the yen's depreciation, it was downgrading its sales forecast for the entire fiscal 2014 to 2.18 trillion yen from the previously projected 2.3 trillion yen.

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Saury unloaded at Ofunato fish market

OFUNATO, Japan - A catch of saury is unloaded at a fishing port in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2014. The fish market facility, completed in April this year, was hit by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 while it was under construction.

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Honda's net profit rises 20%

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuo Iwamura, executive vice president of Honda Motor Co., releases the automaker's earnings results for the April to June quarter of 2014 in Tokyo's Minato Ward on July 29, 2014. Honda's group net profit during the three months rose 19.6 percent from the previous year to 146.51 billion yen.

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Muslims in Yinchuan

BEIJING, China - A man gets a shave before prayers at a mosque in Yinchuan in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on April 29, 2014, as other Muslims cleanse themselves. (Photo by Kenzaburo Fukuhara)

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Victims of now-defunct Japan army’s chemical weapons

BEIJING, China - Victims of chemical weapons left in China by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army listen to Japanese lawyers assisting them on April 29, 2014, in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province.

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Victims of now-defunct Japan army’s chemical weapons

BEIJING, China - A victim of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army's abandoned chemical weapons in China (C) weeps after a meeting with Japanese lawyers assisting the victims on April 29, 2014, in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province.

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Japanese students at NPT PrepCom event in NY

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese high school students, including Mai Yonaha (2nd from L) from Okinawa Prefecture's Tomigusuku, give a presentation at an event associated with the Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2014.

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Russian envoy speaks at pre-NPT review conference meet

NEW YORK, United States - Mikhail Ulyanov, director of the Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament at the Russian Foreign Ministry, delivers a speech at a preparatory meeting for the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on April 29, 2014.

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Preparatory meet for NPT review conference held in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A preparatory meeting for the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on April 29, 2014.

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U.S. envoy speaks at pre-NPT review conference meet

NEW YORK, United States - Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, delivers a speech at a preparatory meeting for the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on April 29, 2014.

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India's West Bengal state chief speaks at campaign rally

KOLKATA, India - Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal addresses a campaign rally for the country's 2014 general election in the state capital of Kolkata on April 29, 2014. Election results will be announced on May 16.

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30th anniv. of death of writer Katsuno commemorated

MOSCOW, Russia - Akiko Inada, daughter of writer and victim of Stalin's purges Kinmasa Katsuno, talks about her late father in Moscow on April 29, 2014. An exhibition to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Katsuno's death has opened in Moscow.

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Kiev scene

KIEV, Ukraine - A vendor waits for customers at Independence Square in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on April 29, 2014.

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N.Y. Yankees' Ichiro 2-for-3 against Seattle Mariners

NEW YORK, the United States - New York Yankees left fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the ninth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 29, 2014. Ichiro went 2-for-3 with one run. The Yankees lost 6-3.

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U.S. had 4,804 nuclear warheads as of Sept. 2013

NEW YORK, the United States - Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. under secretary of state for arms control and international security, speaks at the Third Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2014. She said the U.S. had 4,804 nuclear warheads stockpiled of as of September, 2013.

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Plane's abnormal descent near Naha airport likely human error

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 29, 2014, shows an Airbus A320-200 of Peach Aviation Ltd., a budget airline, in a hanger at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, after it descended dangerously close to the sea near Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture earlier in the day.

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Anime-themed Japanese sword exhibition to open in Paris

PARIS, France - Visitors look at traditional Japanese swords and replicas of blades that appeared in the animation series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" at an exhibition at the Japan Cultural Institute in Paris, France, on April 29, 2014, a day before the exhibition opens to the public. The "Evangelion and Japanese Swords" show was devised with the Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum in Okayama Prefecture. About 50 sword craftsmen produced pieces inspired by the anime such as "the Spear of Longinus" and the "Magoroku Sword."

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U.N. chief Ban mourns victims of ferry disaster in S. Korea

NEW YORK, the United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon signs a condolence book at South Korea's Consulate General in New York on April 29, 2014, during a visit to mourn the victims of the April 16 ferry disaster in South Korea, his native country.

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Nagasaki mayor asks students in N.Y. to think whether nukes needed

NEW YORK, the United States - Tomihisa Taue, mayor of the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, gives a speech to high school students at the Japan Society in New York on April 29, 2014. He urged about 200 students from schools in the city and elsewhere including Japanese students in the United States to "think with your heart if the world really needs nuclear weapons."

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Atomic bomb survivors speaks about experiences in N.Y.

NEW YORK, the United States - Reiko Yamada (standing), an 80-year-old survivor from the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks about her experiences to high school students at the Japan Society in New York on April 29, 2014, with Michio Hakariya (R), a 76-year-old survivor from the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, sitting by her side. About 200 students from schools in the city and elsewhere including Japanese students in the United States listened to their speeches.

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe arrives in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his wife Akie (R) are greeted by an honor guard upon arrival at Tegel International Airport in Berlin, Germany, on April 29, 2014, the first leg of his 10-day, six-country European tour, which takes him to Germany, Britain, Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium.

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe arrives in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie arrive at Tegel International Airport in Berlin, Germany, on April 29, 2014, the first leg of his 10-day, six-country European tour, which takes him to Germany, Britain, Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium.

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Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery in London

LONDON, Britain - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (L), British Home Secretary Theresa May (C) and Acting Prosecutor General of Ukraine Oleh Makhnitskyi meet reporters at the outset of the two-day Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery meeting in London on April 29, 2014. The international community is investigating corruption by members and associates of the Yanukovych regime.

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Trilateral environment meeting

DAEGU, South Korea - (From L) Chinese Vice Environmental Protection Minister Li Ganjie, South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu and Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara hold a joint press conference after a two-day tripartite environment ministers' meeting in Daegu, South Korea, on April 29, 2014. They issued a joint statement at the end of the meeting with a pledge to jointly combat air pollutants, including fine particulate matter known as PM2.5.

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LDP's TPP committee head Nishikawa in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - Koya Nishikawa (R), a House of Representatives member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and chairman of the LDP's Trans-Pacific Partnership committee, shakes hands with Vietnamese Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang in Hanoi on April 29, 2014. Nishikawa told reporters after the meeting that the TPP negotiations are expected to near a conclusion at planned ministerial talks on May 19 and 20 in Singapore.

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Japanese defense minister in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera hold talks in Kuala Lumpur on April 29, 2014.

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Foreign media invited to Korean 'independence hero' hall

HARBIN, China - A Chinese guide briefs invited foreign media representatives on an exhibition at the Ahn Jung Geun Memorial Hall, dedicated to the Korean assassin of Japan's first Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito in 1909 who was dubbed an "independence hero" by Seoul, in Harbin in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang on April 29, 2014.

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Obama in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks before American and Filipino soldiers on April 29, 2014, at a military gymnasium in the Philippine capital Manila. During his two-day visit to the Philippines that ended the same day, Obama reaffirmed his country's support to the Southeast Asian nation that is faced with challenges on natural disasters and territorial disputes with China over areas in the South China Sea.

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Trilateral environment meeting

DAEGU, South Korea - (From front) Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara, South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu and Chinese Vice Environmental Protection Minister Li Ganjie hold a joint press conference after a two-day tripartite environment ministers' meeting in Daegu, South Korea, on April 29, 2014. They issued a joint statement at the end of the meeting with a pledge to jointly combat air pollutants, including fine particulate matter known as PM2.5.

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Trilateral environment meeting

DAEGU, South Korea - Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara offers silent prayers for the victims of South Korea's sunken ferry Sewol at the start of a tripartite environment ministers' meeting also involving China and South Korea in Daegu, South Korea, on April 29, 2014, the second day of the two-day meeting.

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Trilateral environment meeting

DAEGU, South Korea - (From L) South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu, Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara and Chinese Vice Environmental Protection Minister Li Ganjie join hands at a tripartite environment ministers' meeting in Daegu, South Korea, on April 29, 2014. They issued a joint statement the same day at the end of the two-day meeting with a pledge to jointly combat air pollutants, including fine particulate matter known as PM2.5.

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Trilateral environment meeting

DAEGU, South Korea - Combination photo shows (from L) Chinese Vice Environmental Protection Minister Li Ganjie, Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara and South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu at a tripartite environment ministers' meeting in Daegu, South Korea, on April 29, 2014. They issued a joint statement the same day at the end of the two-day meeting with a pledge to jointly combat air pollutants, including fine particulate matter known as PM2.5.

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Trilateral environment meeting

DAEGU, South Korea - Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara speaks at a tripartite environment ministers' meeting also involving China and South Korea in Daegu, South Korea, on April 29, 2014. They issued a joint statement the same day at the end of the two-day meeting with a pledge to jointly combat air pollutants, including fine particulate matter known as PM2.5.

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Trilateral environment meeting

DAEGU, South Korea - A meeting of Japan, China and South Korea environment ministers is held in Daegu, South Korea, on April 29, 2014. They issued a joint statement the same day at the end of the two-day meeting with a pledge to jointly combat air pollutants, including fine particulate matter known as PM2.5.

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Church in Wenzhou, China, demolished without consent

WENZHOU, China - The Sanjian Church in Wenzhou in China's east coast province of Zhejiang is forcefully demolished on April 29, 2014, right before the completion of its construction. The left photo shows the start of demolition on April 28, and the right photo the debris left the following day.

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Yokozuna wrestlers wish children healthy growth

TOKYO, Japan - Professional sumo's three highest-ranked wrestlers, yokozunas Kakuryu (L), Hakuho (C) and Harumafuji, hold babies and toddlers at an event wishing them healthy growth in the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium in Tokyo on April 29, 2014.

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Cat station master

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, a feline "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, is pictured with cake presented to her during an event to celebrate her 15th birthday in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 29, 2014.

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Japanese defense minister in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein hold talks in Kuala Lumpur on April 29, 2014.

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Swans rest at Hokkaido swamp before heading back to north

WAKKANAI, Japan - A flock of swans rest at Onuma swamp in Wakkanai on the northern tip of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on April 29, 2014, before heading back to the north as Mt. Rishiri with lingering snow stands in the back.

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Abe leaves for Europe

HANEDA AIRPORT, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave as they leave from Tokyo's Haneda airport to embark on a trip to six European nations on April 29, 2014.

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Japanese defense minister in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera speaks with reporters after talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Kuala Lumpur on April 29, 2014.

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Japanese lawyer meets chemical weapon victim in China

HARBIN, China - A Japanese lawyer (L) talks to a woman affected by residues of chemical weapons abandoned by the former Imperial Japanese Army in China during World War II in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on April 29, 2014. A team of Japanese and Chinese lawyers conducted hearings on 12 such victims to assist them financially and with medical treatment.

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Japanese defense minister in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera inspects an honor guard of Malaysian troops in Kuala Lumpur on April 29, 2014.

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Baseball Hall of Fame memorial event for Sasaki

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kazuhiro "Daimajin" Sasaki, a former closer of the Yokohama Baystars, the current Yokohama DeNA BayStars, attends a ceremony at Yokohama Stadium on April 29, 2014, to commemorate his induction into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. A plaster cast of the handgrip of his signature fork ball stands beside him.

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Cat station master

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows Tama (R), a feline "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, during an event to celebrate her 15th birthday in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 29, 2014. To the left is Nitama, her junior staffer.

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Japan to deny visas to 23 Russians

NARITA AIRPORT, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida meets reporters at Narita airport near Tokyo on April 29, 2014. The Japanese government said the same day it will deny visas to 23 Russian nationals including government officials as part of its additional sanctions against Moscow for its lack of visible action to reduce tensions in Ukraine.

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Japanese defense minister in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) shakes hands with his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Hussein in Kuala Lumpur on April 29, 2014.