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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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Mitsubishi Regional Jet

NAGOYA, Japan - Part of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first small commercial airliner under development, is shown to reporters in Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 7, 2013. The aircraft's developer Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said the previous month that the first delivery will be delayed by over a year to around the April-June period in 2017.

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Nagoya basho 1st day

NAGOYA, Japan - Makuuchi division debutant Tokushoryu (L) pushes Chinese wrestler Sokokurai out of the ring on July 7, 2013, the first day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Sokokurai was fired due to accusations of bout rigging in 2011 but reinstated in April 2013 after a court ruled his dismissal invalid.

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Opposition seeks LDP lawmaker's dismissal as Diet panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition lawmakers are surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on May 7, 2013, after submitting a resolution to the House of Councillors calling for Yoriko Kawaguchi, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to be dismissed as chair of the upper chamber's Environment Committee. Kawaguchi extended her visit to China in April without permission from parliament, leading the panel to cancel a session.

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Japan-Taiwan fisheries talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Officials of Japan (L) and Taiwan shake hands in Taipei on May 7, 2013, as the two parties hold the first meeting of their joint fishing committee. The committee is stipulated in a bilateral fisheries pact signed in April 2013 on fishing rights around the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, claimed by Taiwan and China, which call them Tiaoyutai and Diaoyu, respectively.

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Rohingyas rescued in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows people rescued aboard a boat that drifted off Aceh Province in Indonesia's Sumatra Island on April 7, 2013. The 76 people on the vessel are believed to be members of the Rohingya Muslim minority group in Myanmar.

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Darvish guts out 2nd victory

ARLINGTON, United States - Photo shows Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitching against Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 7, 2013. Darvish walked Pujols. The right hander earned his second win of the season, allowing three runs in five innings before leaving with a blister on his right ring finger, as the Rangers defeated the Angels 7-3.

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Park wins Kraft Nabisco Championship

RANCHO MIRAGE, United States - Park Inbee of South Korea (R back) celebrates her victory after jumping into a pond at the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, on April 7, 2013.

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Darvish guts out 2nd victory

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish returns to the dugout after the fifth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 7, 2013. The right hander earned his second win of the season, allowing three runs in five innings before leaving with a blister on his right ring finger, as the Rangers defeated the Angels 7-3.

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Darvish guts out 2nd victory

ARLINGTON, United States - Photo shows the right hand of Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 7, 2013. The right hander earned his second win of the season, allowing three runs in five innings before leaving with a blister on his right ring finger, as the Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-3.

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Darvish guts out 2nd victory

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 7, 2013. The right hander earned his second win of the season, allowing three runs in five innings before leaving with a blister on his right ring finger, as the Rangers defeated the Angels 7-3.

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Park wins Kraft Nabisco Championship

RANCHO MIRAGE, United States - Park Inbee of South Korea celebrates after earning a victory at the Kraft Nabisco Championship with a 15-under-par 273 total at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, on April 7, 2013.

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Park wins Kraft Nabisco Championship

RANCHO MIRAGE, United States - Park Inbee of South Korea holds the victor's trophy after winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship with a 15-under-par 273 total at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, on April 7, 2013.

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Darvish guts out 2nd victory

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 7, 2013. The right hander earned his second win of the season, allowing three runs in five innings before leaving with a blister on his right ring finger, as the Rangers defeated the Angels 7-3.

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Spring in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's ambassador to the United States, speaks in Washington on April 7, 2013, before a groundbreaking ceremony for a Japanese-style promenade to be constructed around the Tidal Basin in the capital, where cherry trees are in bloom.

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Spring in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - People walk under cherry trees in Washington on April 7, 2013, which have started blooming.

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Boao Forum for Asia

BEIJING, China - Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, gives a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia in Boao, Hainan province, southern China, on April 7, 2013.

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Boao Forum for Asia

BOAO, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote address at the Boao Forum for Asia in Boao, Hainan province, southern China, on April 7, 2013.

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Kameda defends WBA bantamweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows WBA bantamweight champion Koki Kameda (L) of Japan and challenger Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym of Thailand during the 12th round of a bout in Osaka on April 7, 2013. Kameda successfully defended the crown for the sixth time, winning a split decision over Panomroonglek.

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Bird flu in China

SHANGHAI, China - Photo taken on April 7, 2013, shows a counter that deals with live birds for food in Shanghai, which was closed after the city banned sales of live birds following cases of humans infected with bird flu.

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Kameda defends WBA bantamweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows WBA bantamweight champion Koki Kameda (front, 2nd from L) of Japan after successfully defending the crown for the sixth time in Osaka on April 7, 2013. Kameda won a split decision over Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym (R back) of Thailand.

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Whaling fleet returns from Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's three-ship whaling fleet -- (from front) the mother ship Nisshin Maru, the Yushin Maru No. 2 and the Yushin Maru. The fleet returned to the port of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 7, 2013, after completing the season's research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Former Japanese PM Fukuda meets China's Xi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Fukuda said April 7, 2013, that he spoke with Xi at a regional forum in Boao, southern China, but there were no substantive discussions on bilateral issues.

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Whaling fleet returns from Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Photo shows the Yushin Maru, one of three ships in Japan's whaling fleet that returned to the port of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 7, 2013, after completing the season's research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Whaling fleet returns from Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at the port of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 7, 2013, at a welcoming ceremony for Japan's three-ship whaling fleet. The fleet returned to the port the same day after completing the season's research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Whaling fleet returns from Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Photo shows the mother ship Nisshin Maru of Japan's three-ship whaling fleet, which returned to the port of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 7, 2013, after completing the season's research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean.

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Gov't orders SDF to shoot down any incoming N. Korea missile

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a weapon believed to be the intermediate-range ballistic missile Musudan at a military parade in Pyongyang in October 2010. Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera on April 7, 2013, ordered the Self-Defense Forces to prepare for the shooting down of North Korean ballistic missiles in the event that any are launched, government sources said.

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Whaling fleet returns from Antarctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Photo shows the bow of the mother ship Nisshin Maru of Japan's three-ship whaling fleet, which returned to the port of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 7, 2013, after completing the season's research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean. Marks are seen on the bow of the Nisshin Maru, which was rammed by vessels of antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

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Prince Hisahito attends school enrollment ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (C) and his parents Prince Akishino (L) and Princess Kiko (R), arrive at an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo to attend the enrollment ceremony on April 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito attends school enrollment ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (C) and his parents Prince Akishino (L) and Princess Kiko (R), head for an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo to attend the enrollment ceremony on April 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito attends school enrollment ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (C) and his parents Prince Akishino (L) and Princess Kiko (R), head for an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo to attend the enrollment ceremony on April 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Dome over Lenin mausoleum

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo taken Jan. 7, 2013, shows a temporary dome covering the mausoleum of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin on Red Square in Moscow. The dome keeps temperatures inside warmer and allows repair works on the mausoleum to continue even during winter to finish them by the end-of-April deadline.