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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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Giant Panda Er Shun Celebrates 17th Birthday at Chongqing Zoo

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 10, 2024 - Giant panda Er Shun celebrates her 17th birthday at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Aug 10, 2024. Ershun is a female giant panda, born in Chongqing Zoo on August 10, 2007. She is the mother of pandas Yu Ke and Yu Ai. She lived in Canada with male giant panda Damao on March 25, 2013, and returned to China on November 29, 2020.

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AUSTRIA-CHINA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A concert performed by musicians from China's Central Conservatory of Music is staged in Vienna, Austria, Aug. 10, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-BRI-LOGISTICS-CITIES

(231010) -- BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 7, 2022 shows a city view of Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. In 2013, China proposed the idea of building an "economic belt along the Silk Road" in Kazakhstan, which, combined with the proposal of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, eventually became the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) logistics cooperation base, launched in 2014, is the first entity project under the BRI. Acting as a dry port in the Horgos-Eastern Gate special economic zone and the Western China-Western Europe international transport corridor, it has become an important platform for products from Central Asian countries to reach seaports. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)

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Xi urges China, Africa to join hands for modernization

STORY: Xi urges China, Africa to join hands for modernization DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Africa and the 15th BRICS Summit 2. various of South Africa 3. various of Sino-African cooperation 4. Voice of Chinese President Xi Jinping STORYLINE: Aug. 24, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping co-chairs with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa the China-Africa Leaders' Dialogue in Johannesburg, South Africa. Aug. 24, 2023 President Xi delivers a keynote speech at the China-Africa Leaders' Dialogue. Xi said This is my 10th visit to the African continent. In 2013 after I became Chinese President, I was here in Africa for my first foreign visit and announced the principle of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith for China's Africa policy. Xi said China and Africa must work together to create a sound environment for realizing their respective development visions. -Working together to promote a just a

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Ten years on, China-South Asia trade doubles on closer ties

STORY: Ten years on, China-South Asia trade doubles on closer ties DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province STORYLINE: The ongoing seventh China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province, has attracted more than 30,000 exhibitors, representatives, and guests from 85 countries and regions to attend online and offline. Themed "Solidarity and Coordination for Common Development," the five-day expo has set up 15 exhibition pavilions, with various kinds of events. Over the past 10 years, the expo has witnessed closer ties between China and South Asia, with the trade volume between China and South Asian countries doubling. When the first expo took place in 2013, the trade volume between China and South Asian countries amounted to less than 100 billion U.S. dollars, but the figure reached 197.4 billion U.S. dollars last ye

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Hydropower project of CPEC to fuel Pakistan's development with green energy

STORY: Hydropower project of CPEC to fuel Pakistan's development with green energy DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALI ADNAN, Engineer at SK Hydropower project 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): TAUSEEF AHMED, Engineer at SK Hydropower project STORYLINE: Launched in 2013, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) links the Gwadar port in Pakistan with Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Over the past 10 years, CPEC has witnessed energy, transport and industrial cooperation between the two countries. The Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower project located in northwest Pakistan is the biggest hydropower project under the CPEC framework. Invested and constructed by the China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), the state-of-the-art infrastructure has been designed with Chinese technologies to be safe, cost-effective, and green. SOUNDBITE 1 (English):

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Giant panda Ya Ya arrives in Shanghai

STORY: Giant panda Ya Ya arrives in Shanghai DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ya Ya STORYLINE: Female giant panda Ya Ya arrived in Shanghai from the United States at 4:26 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Many people gathered at the airport to welcome the giant panda home. -(Can you see Ya Ya from here?) -"I can't. But my heart is with her." Ya Ya was born at the Beijing Zoo on Aug. 3, 2000. She arrived at the Memphis Zoo in April 2003, along with giant panda Le Le as envoys of friendship, and was warmly welcomed. The initial agreement for Ya Ya's stay in the U.S. was for 10 years. It was extended for another decade in 2013. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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U.S. casino tycoon eyes 10 bil. dollar investment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO James Murren says during an interview in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 20, 2014, that his firm plans to invest up to 10 billion dollars in Japan to produce the world's biggest integrated resort, including casino facilities. This file photo was taken on Sept. 11 (U.S. time), 2013.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Japanese, N. Korean children to work for peace through drawings

OSAKA, Japan - An Inoue (R), a fifth grader from Tokyo's Chuo Ward, draws a picture, together with a 10-year-old local girl at Rungra elementary school in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Restorer brings over 10,000 paintings back to life

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 9, 2013 shows Emile Yoshimura, an art restorer who has brought back to life more than 10,000 damaged paintings, at Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum in Tokyo's Minato Ward. As one of only tens of art restorers in Japan, Yoshimura has restored paintings by world famous artists, including more than 100 by Taro Okamoto (1911-1996).

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Output at Mazda mainstay plant reaches 10 mil. units

HOFU, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. celebrates at its mainstay plant in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2013, after cumulative auto production at the plant reached 10 million units since its operation commenced in 1982.

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Thousands of Filipinos rally against corruption

MANILA, Philippines - Facundo Encarnado, 78, joins a rally in the Philippine capital Manila on Aug. 26, 2013, calling for the abolition of a corruption-tainted development assistance fund for the pet projects of Philippine senators and congressmen. The call was triggered by allegations that around 10 billion pesos (almost $236 million) from the development assistance fund found its way into private pockets in the last few years.

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Tokyo Skytree in Olympic bidding illumination

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree is lit up on Aug. 24, 2013 in a special pattern designed by a 10-year-old boy and themed on Tokyo's bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Sumida River is seen in the foreground.

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Tokyo Skytree in Olympic bidding illumination

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree is lit up on Aug. 24, 2013 in a special pattern designed by a 10-year-old boy and themed on Tokyo's bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Tokyo Skytree in Olympic bidding illumination

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Skytree on Aug. 24, 2013, lit up in a special pattern designed by a 10-year-old boy and themed on Tokyo's bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Tokyo Skytree in Olympic bidding illumination

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Skytree on Aug. 24, 2013, lit up in a special pattern designed by a 10-year-old boy and themed on Tokyo's bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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1st ministerial meeting for 16-nation free trade pact

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi answers a reporter's question in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on Aug. 19, 2013, after attending the first minister-level negotiations between the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their six regional partners for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade pact.

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1st ministerial meeting for 16-nation free trade pact

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi (C) attends a meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on Aug. 19, 2013, as the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their six regional partners begin their first minister-level negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade pact.

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1st ministerial meeting for 16-nation free trade pact

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on Aug. 19, 2013, as the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their six regional partners begin their first minister-level negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade pact.

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Kawasaki recalled to majors

TORONTO, Canada - Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Munenori Kawasaki catches a liner hit by Mike Napoli of the Boston Red Sox during the fourth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Aug. 14, 2013, after being called up from Triple-A Buffalo to rejoin the Blue Jays' major league squad. The Blue Jays won 4-3 in 10 innings.

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Uruguay beat Japan in friendly

RIFU, Japan - Japan forward Shinji Kagawa (10) scores in the 54th minute of the Kirin Challenge Cup international soccer friendly at Miyagi Stadium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2013. Uruguay won 4-2.

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Japanese-Filipino in Davao

DAVAO, Philippines - Japanese-Filipino Koichi Sakae holds his Japanese passport at his home in Davao in the Philippines on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Japanese-Filipino in Davao

DAVAO, Philippines - Japanese-Filipino Koichi Sakae is pictured beside a monument for Japanese soldiers on the premises of his home in Davao in the Philippines on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Dufner wins PGA Championship

ROCHESTER, Untied States - Jason Dufner of the United States holds the victor's trophy after winning the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, on Aug. 11, 2013. Dufner finished at 10 under to capture his first major title.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Mo Farah of Britain holds the Union Jack after wining gold in the men's 10,000 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs in the men's 100 meters heat at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013. Bolt finished first and advanced to the semifinals.

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Griffy honored by Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Ken Griffy Jr. speaks during a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 10, 2013, as he was inducted into the Seattle Mariners' Hall of Fame.

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Women's marathon at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi (R), bronze medalist in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships, shakes hands with gold medalist Edna Kiplagat (C) of Kenya during the award ceremony in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013. At left is silver medalist Valeria Straneo of Italy.

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Nomo honored by Dodgers

LOS ANGELES, United States - Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda (L) embraces former Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo before a first-pitch ceremony at Dodger Stadium in Los Angele on Aug. 10, 2013. The trailblazing Japanese pitcher was honored by the Dodgers in the pregame ceremony.

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Seto wins 400 IM at World Cup meet

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Daiya Seto acknowledges cheers after winning gold in the men's 400-meter individual medley at a short course World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Seto wins 400 IM at World Cup meet

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Daiya Seto (C) attends the award ceremony after winning gold in the men's 400-meter individual medley at a short course World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 10, 2013. At left is silver medalist Conor Dwyer of the United States and at right is bronze medalist David Verraszto of Hungary.

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Pirated Japanese drama DVDs

TAIPEI, Taiwan - An Aug. 10, 2013, photo taken in Taipei shows part of some 7,500 pirated DVDs of Japanese television dramas seized as Taiwan's Intellectual Property Rights Police raided at two shops in an underground mall of Taipei Station.

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Women's marathon at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi finishes third in a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 45 seconds, in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013.