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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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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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Real estate buyers

BEIJING, China - Customers visit a housing fair in Beijing on April 7, 2012.

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Lifelike dolls of disaster victim pets

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 2012, shows dolls made of Paulownia wood powder replicating pet cats and dogs that lost their lives in connection with the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster or the ensuing nuclear crisis.

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Lifelike dolls of disaster victim pets

SENDAI, Japan - Kumi Endo, representative of craft shop Kinomoto, creates a replica cat with Paulownia wood powder in Kitakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. Dolls of cats and dogs that lost their lives in connection with the disaster of March 2011 and ensuing nuclear crisis are made at the shop.

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is on standby on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in the morning of April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch. North Korea says it will launch a rocket carrying a satellite into space in five days from that day.

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is on standby on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in the morning of April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch. North Korea says it will launch a rocket carrying a satellite into space in five days from that day.

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Mariners' Ichiro against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a run-scoring triple during the fourth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on April 7, 2012. The Mariners won 8-7.

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Kuroda loses in Yankees debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 7, 2012. The right-hander lost his first regular-season start, allowing eight hits and six runs in 5 2/3 innings in an 8-6 defeat.

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Matsuyama at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama responds to cheers from spectators after birdying on the eighth hole during the third round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 7, 2012. The Asian amateur champion moved up into a tie for 27th at 1 over after three rounds.

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Nagaoka fireworks fill Washington sky

WASHINGTON, United States - A firework lights up the sky over Washington on April 7, 2012. Around 700 fireworks from Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, were set off as part of this year's National Cherry Blossom Festival marking the 100th anniversary of the planting of cherry trees in the city.

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Darvish before major league debut

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish gives a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 7, 2012, two days before his scheduled start against the Seattle Mariners for his major league debut.

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Mariners' Kawasaki gets 1st hit in MLB

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners shortstop Munenori Kawasaki gets his first hit with an RBI single in his major league debut during the fourth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on April 7, 2012. The Mariners won 8-7.

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Samurai warriors festival

KOFU, Japan - Actor Ikki Sawamura (L), dressed as Takeda Shingen, a 16th century daimyo (feudal lord), receives a Guinness World Records certificate in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. A total of 1,061 people dressed as feudal-era samurai warriors took part in the Shingen-ko (Lord Shingen) festival that day. The event was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest-ever gathering of samurai.

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Press center at Pyongyang hotel

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 7, 2012, shows a press center set up inside a hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, for journalists covering an upcoming launch of what the country says is a rocket for putting a satellite into space.

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Japan, China foreign ministers

NINGBO, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi shake hands before their meeting in Ningbo, eastern China, on April 7, 2012. They met ahead of a trilateral meeting with their South Korean counterpart Kim Sung Hwan.

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Samurai warriors festival

KOFU, Japan - A total of 1,061 people clad as feudal-era samurai warriors march along a road during the Shingen-ko (Lord Shingen) festival in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. The event to honor Takeda Shingen, a 16th century daimyo (feudal lord), was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest-ever gathering of samurai.

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Tokyo Tower undergoes repairs

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2012, shows scaffolding set up for repairs to 333-meter Tokyo Tower in the capital's Minato Ward after the tip was bent during the March 2011 quake.

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Tokyo Tower undergoes repairs

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2012, shows scaffolding set up for repairs to 333-meter Tokyo Tower in the capital's Minato Ward after the tip was bent during the March 2011 quake.

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Tokyo Tower undergoes repairs

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2012, shows scaffolding set up for repairs to 333-meter Tokyo Tower in the capital's Minato Ward after the tip was bent during the March 2011 quake.

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Japan, S. Korea foreign ministers

NINGBO, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and his South Korean counterpart Kim Sung Hwan shake hands in Ningbo, eastern China, on April 7, 2012. They met ahead of a trilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi the following day.

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Jellyfish aquarium

YAMAGATA, Japan - A man and child watch jellyfish in a tank at Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. The aquarium said that day it has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for its exhibition of 30 species of jellyfish.

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

SASEBO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyer Chokai leaving Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Japan, China finance ministers

TOKYO, Japan - (from front) Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi view cherry blossoms after their meeting in Tokyo on April 7, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan, China finance ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi shake hands in Tokyo on April 7, 2012.

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Wedding under cherry blossoms

TAKAMATSU, Japan - A procession of newlyweds heads to a hall for a wedding ceremony in Ritsurin Park in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on April 7, 2012.

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PAC-3 in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is deployed in the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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PAC-3 in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is deployed in the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo in the early hours of April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Soon after disaster, a year later

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, and on March 4, 2012 (bottom), in which debris has been removed.

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Yamada soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on April 7, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (bottom).

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Geiko in Kyoto prepare for spring performance

KYOTO, Japan - Geiko including young apprentices called maiko attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Feb. 15, 2012. They had a fitting session the same day for their upcoming ''Kitano Odori'' (Kitano Dance) performances from March 25 to April 7, 2012.

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Suu Kyi on campaign tour

PATHEIN, Myanmar - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi makes a speech in Pathein, the capital of the country's southern Ayeyarwaddy Region, on Feb. 7, 2012, during a campaign tour by her National League for Democracy party ahead of the upcoming April 1 by-elections.