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CHINA-TAIPEI-GIANT PANDA-YUAN YUAN-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230830) -- TAIPEI, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch as giant panda Yuan Yuan enjoys a birthday meal at Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 30, 2023. Taipei Zoo on Wednesday celebrated the 19th birthday of Yuan Yuan, the female giant panda gifted by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan. Yuan Yuan and male panda Tuan Tuan arrived in Taipei as goodwill gifts from the mainland in December 2008. The couple produced two female offspring, born in 2013 and 2020, respectively. Tuan Tuan died of illness in November last year at the age of 18. (Xinhua/Wang Chenghao)

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CHINA-TAIPEI-GIANT PANDA-YUAN YUAN-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230830) -- TAIPEI, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Yuan Yuan eats bamboo at Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 30, 2023. Taipei Zoo on Wednesday celebrated the 19th birthday of Yuan Yuan, the female giant panda gifted by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan. Yuan Yuan and male panda Tuan Tuan arrived in Taipei as goodwill gifts from the mainland in December 2008. The couple produced two female offspring, born in 2013 and 2020, respectively. Tuan Tuan died of illness in November last year at the age of 18. (Xinhua/Wang Chenghao)

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CHINA-TAIPEI-GIANT PANDA-YUAN YUAN-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230830) -- TAIPEI, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Yuan Yuan enjoys a birthday meal at Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 30, 2023. Taipei Zoo on Wednesday celebrated the 19th birthday of Yuan Yuan, the female giant panda gifted by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan. Yuan Yuan and male panda Tuan Tuan arrived in Taipei as goodwill gifts from the mainland in December 2008. The couple produced two female offspring, born in 2013 and 2020, respectively. Tuan Tuan died of illness in November last year at the age of 18. (Xinhua/Wang Chenghao)

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CHINA-TAIPEI-GIANT PANDA-YUAN YUAN-BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230830) -- TAIPEI, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Yuan Yuan enjoys a birthday meal at Taipei Zoo in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 30, 2023. Taipei Zoo on Wednesday celebrated the 19th birthday of Yuan Yuan, the female giant panda gifted by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan. Yuan Yuan and male panda Tuan Tuan arrived in Taipei as goodwill gifts from the mainland in December 2008. The couple produced two female offspring, born in 2013 and 2020, respectively. Tuan Tuan died of illness in November last year at the age of 18. (Xinhua/Wang Chenghao)

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Syria's displaced children

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo taken Aug. 18, 2013, shows children who have no choice but to sleep outdoors in Kilis in southern Turkey near the border with Syria, where families have taken refuge after fleeing their homes amid the Syrian civil war.

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"Ama" woman divers seek to keep tradition alive

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 20, 2013 shows rookie ama diver Aoi Nakano, 18, surfacing with a turban shell from a dive in waters off Hegura Island, near the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. Ama divers make a living by gathering marine products from the sea in a traditional way -- diving without scuba gear or air tanks.

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"Ama" divers seek to keep tradition alive

KANAZAWA, Japan - Rookie ama Aoi Nakano, 18, (front) heads to dive for marine products, together with her grandparents who have handed down their traditional diving technique to Nakano, off Hegura Island, near the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2013. Ama divers make a living by collecting marine products from the sea in a traditional way -- diving without scuba gear or air tanks.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Yotsukura beach in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, with fire engines gathered to douse overheated reactors and spent fuel at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, and the same location on the beach about two and a half years later on Aug. 18, 2013 (bottom), after opening to the public for the summer season for the first time in three years.

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Attention on Mandela

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa - A man takes a picture of a cell on Robben Island, South Africa, where former South African President Nelson Mandela was jailed, on Aug. 26, 2013. Many tourists have been visiting the island, where Mandela spent 18 years of 27 and a half years of imprisonment, since Mandela was hospitalized in June 2013. Mandela was discharged on Sept. 1 from a Pretoria hospital.

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Attention on Mandela

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa - Visitors listen to a guide (C back) on Aug. 26, 2013, on Robben Island, South Africa, where former South African President Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of 27 and a half years of imprisonment. Many tourists have been visiting the island since Mandela was hospitalized in June 2013. He was discharged on Sept. 1 from a Pretoria hospital.

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Yankees beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - U.S. actor Denzel Washington (man in cap at R) watches a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees during the ninth inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013. At front is Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Ichiro 3 away from 4,000 career hits

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles on a bunt in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013, to move within 3 hits of accumulating 4,000 hits in a career split between Japan's Pacific League and the major leagues. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Ichiro 3 away from 4,000 career hits

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles on a bunt in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013, to move within 3 hits of accumulating 4,000 hits in a career split between Japan's Pacific League and the major leagues. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Yankees beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi throws his cap in protest after infielder Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch during the second inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013. Girardi was ejected. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Yankees beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez is hit by a pitch from Ryan Dempster of the Boston Red Sox during the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Yankees beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Players of the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox move from the dugouts to the field after Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez (2nd from R) was hit by a pitch from Ryan Dempster during the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013. The Yankees won 9-6.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt acknowledges spectators at stands after Jamaica won the men's 400 meters relay at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 18, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt celebrates Jamaica's victory in the men's 400 meters relay at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 18, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (C) competes as the final runner in the men's 400 meters relay final at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 18, 2013. Jamaica won gold in 37.36 seconds.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt competes as the final runner in the men's 400 meters relay final at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 18, 2013. Jamaica won gold in 37.36 seconds.

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U.S. trade representative in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (L) and Japanese trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) meet in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2013. They agreed that Japan and the United States will work together toward concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations within the year.

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Amur River swollen

KHABAROVSK, Russia - Sandbags are placed in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East on Aug. 18, 2013, to prevent flooding as the Amur River is swollen after heavy rain. The section of the river has risen to the highest level on record.

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Amur River swollen

KHABAROVSK, Russia - Visitors to a riverside park in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East on Aug. 18, 2013, take photos of the Amur River swollen after heavy rain. The section of the river has risen to the highest level on record.

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Egyptians protest in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptians rally outside the Egyptian Embassy in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2013, protesting against a deadly crackdown in Egypt on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash fills the air after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash fills the air after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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Egyptians protest in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptians rally outside the Egyptian Embassy in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2013, protesting against a deadly crackdown in Egypt on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash fills the air after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash fills the air after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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NEC Karuizawa 72 golf

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Japan's Misuzu Narita holds the victor's trophy after winning the NEC Karuizawa 72 at Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course in Nagano Prefecture on Aug. 18, 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Smoke rises to around 5,000 meters after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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Anti-nuclear power event

ONAGAWA, Japan - Anti-nuclear power activists release balloons at an event near the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2013.

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Anti-nuclear power event

ONAGAWA, Japan - Anti-nuclear power activists release balloons at an event near the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2013.

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Kitora tomb

ASUKA, Japan - Visitors view the Kitora tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2013. The tomb dating back to the late 7th Century to the early 8th Century was shown to people selected by lot. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Yankees' Soriano homers

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Alfonso Soriano hits a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 16, 2013. Soriano tied an MLB record by hitting 18 RBIs in four games.

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Paris beaches along the Seine

PARIS, France - An annual summertime event called Paris-Plages, or Paris Beaches, begins July 20, 2013, along the Seine River in central Paris. Until Aug. 18, deck chairs, parasols and ice cream stands are set up on an artificial beach.

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Ichiro has 1st 4-hit game since 2013

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles to left-center field in the seventh inning in a 9-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 18, 2015. Ichiro went 4-for-5 in the game, marking his first four-hit game since 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shonei Ohtani

Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Shohei Ohtani slides to catch the ball during a game in Obihiro, Japan, in Aug. 18, 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo