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US: Semi-Truck and Passenger Vehicle Collide in North Las Vegas

A semi-truck and passenger vehicle collided Thursday afternoon, April 8, near W. Carey Avenue and Simmons Street in North Las Vegas. Emergency crews responded to the scene as police and fire crews investigated the crash. Simmons Street was temporarily closed in both directions between Carey and Evans avenues.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NAPO COUNTY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230803) -- NAPO COUNTY, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 31, 2023 shows a view of Shangbaotun in Napo County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi started at the end of 2008 an infrastructure project in its border area to improve the life of local people. During the five years between 2008 and 2012, Guangxi had conducted 8,801 projects in the Napo border area, covering various aspects of people's daily life including transportation, education, water supply, house renovation and so on, benefiting over 77,000 people from 59 villages in six townships. With continuous efforts of local government and people, living conditions in border area of Guangxi have been improved fundamentally. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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Fukushima Pref. port little changed due to power plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken on Nov. 14, 2012, (above), and Aug. 31, 2014, at Ukedo port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, show little difference due proximity to a nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Entry into the area is permitted only during the day due to radioactive contamination.

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Tsunami effect still felt big in Kesennuma city

SENDAI, Japan - A tsunami-swept fishing boat in the Shishiori district of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is seen above on March 1, 2012, before its removal last year, while the temporary shopping area "Central Ishinomaki Revival Marche" in the background is being moved to prefab stores seen in the foreground in the photo below taken on Aug. 31, 2014, to raise the ground level of the area.

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Chinese manga artist winning Japanese hearts

TOKYO, Japan - Xiada, a 31-year-old Chinese manga artist, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, on Aug. 15, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - A woman on a bicycle rides past a slogan hailing leader Kim Jong Un in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Old wooden fishing boats are moored at Chongjin port in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - People work manually in construction, using cattle, in a suburb of Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - A boy takes part in a computer class at a local library built in 2010 in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Doraemon train

TOYAMA, Japan - A train featuring comic and animation character Doraemon is shown to reporters in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2012. The train will be operated from Sept. 8, 2012, to Aug. 31, 2013, in the hometown of the comics' creator, Fujiko F Fujio. The train will be run in a project to commemorate Doraemon's birthday, which the comics say is Sept. 3, 2112.

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Zoo soliciting name for recovered penguin

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows a Humboldt penguin chick at Suzaka Zoological Gardens, a zoo in Suzaka, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 31, 2012. The zoo began on Sept. 4 soliciting names for the chick, which escaped from a pool at least twice in August but was soon recovered each time.

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People excited at Paralympics

LONDON, Britain - Spectators cheer while watching an athletics event of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Clinton at Pacific summit

AVARUA, Cook Islands - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (center L) chats with participants at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Avarua, the Cook Islands, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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N. Korea building under Japan rule

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A photo taken on Aug. 31, 2012, shows a building in Chongjin, North Korea, built during the era of Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Li at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - China's Li Na plays a shot in her third round women's singles match against Britain's Laura Robson at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Robson beat Li and advanced to the fourth round.

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Robson at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Laura Robson celebrates after winning in her third round women's singles match against China's Li Na at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Robson advanced to the fourth round.

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Clinton at Pacific summit

AVARUA, Cook Islands - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Avarua, the Cook Islands, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Djokovic at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic responds to cheers after winning in his second round men's singles match against Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Djokovic advanced to the third round.

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Sharapova at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Russia's Maria Sharapova plays a shot in her third round women's singles match against Mallory Burdette of the United States at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Sharapova advanced to the fourth round.

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Djokovic at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot in his second round men's singles match against Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Djokovic advanced to the third round.

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Tsunami alerts issued after Philippine quake

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A fire engine alerts residents not to approach coastal areas in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 31, 2012, after a tsunami warning was issued covering extensive areas of Japan following a major earthquake in the Pacific off the eastern Philippines.

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Sharapova at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Russia's Maria Sharapova responds to cheers after winning in her third round women's singles match against Mallory Burdette of the United States at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Sharapova advanced to the fourth round.

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Fukushima governor visits IAEA

VIENNA, Austria - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano (R) and Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato shake hands at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 31, 2012. The governor visited the U.N. nuclear watchdog following the nuclear crisis in the prefecture triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Japan envoy to China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (L) attends an event in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, related to the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (front), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and other members of the group visit Chongjin in North Korea's northeast on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Final Fantasy exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Square Enix Co. shows to reporters on Aug. 31, 2012, the site of an exhibition in Tokyo commemorating the 25th anniversary of the launch of the "Final Fantasy" game series to be held on Sept. 1 and 2.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (3rd from R), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and other members of the group tour Chongjin in North Korea's northeast on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Japan emissary delivers letter to China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi answers reporters' questions at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012. Yamaguchi handed a personal letter from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda addressed to Chinese President Hu Jintao to Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo.

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Prince Mikasa leaves hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Mikasa (in wheelchair) is released from St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2012, after his heart surgery in July. In front (R) is his wife Princess Yuriko. The 96-year-old prince is the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa. (Pool photo)

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Prince Mikasa leaves hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Mikasa (in wheelchair) is released from St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2012, after his heart surgery in July. In front (R) is his wife Princess Yuriko. The 96-year-old prince is the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa. (Pool photo)

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Japan, N. Korea in 3rd day of talks

BEIJING, Japan - Ryu Song Il (front), a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, for talks between Japan and North Korea, which began Aug. 29. (Pool photo)

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Japan, N. Korea in 3rd day of talks

BEIJING, Japan - Keiichi Ono (front), director of the Northeast Asia Division of Japan's Foreign Ministry, arrives at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, for talks between Japan and North Korea, which began Aug. 29. (Pool photo)

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Japan, N. Korea in 3rd day of talks

BEIJING, Japan - Ryu Song Il, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, for talks between Japan and North Korea, which began Aug. 29. (Pool photo)

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Japan, N. Korea in 3rd day of talks

BEIJING, Japan - Keiichi Ono (front), director of the Northeast Asia Division of Japan's Foreign Ministry, arrives at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, for talks between Japan and North Korea, which began Aug. 29. (Pool photo)

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Maiko prepare for Gion dancing

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Aug. 31, 2012, when a kimono fitting session for the "Gion Odori" dance event took place. The "Gion Odori" will be performed in Kyoto from Nov. 1 to 10, 2012.

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Maiko prepare for Gion dancing

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Aug. 31, 2012, when a kimono fitting session for the "Gion Odori" dance event took place. The "Gion Odori" will be performed in Kyoto from Nov. 1 to 10, 2012.

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Court battle between Samsung and Apple

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows two smartphones -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy(R) and Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4 -- at the center of a copyright case between the two electronics makers. The Tokyo District Court ruled on Aug. 31, 2012, that Samsung had not infringed Apple's smartphone and tablet computer patent in the latest ruling in a global court battle waged by the two rivals.

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Lady Gaga perfume shop opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Customers look at Lady Gaga Fame perfume at Lady Gaga Haus Laboratories in Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Aug. 1, 2012. The shop selling the fragrance concocted by American pop singer Lady Gaga opened the same day in the department store, with sales set to continue through Aug. 31, after which the perfume will hit shelves at other department stores across Japan.

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Foreign "cosplayers" visit Japan ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Costume players from Britain (2 women on L back), Russia (2 women on R back) and Indonesia (2 men at front) pose with Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ryuji Yamane (C) at the ministry in Tokyo on July 31, 2012. The three pairs from the countries, dressed in the costumes of their favorite characters from Japanese animation, "manga" comics and video games, paid a courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry, expressing their excitement about performing at the 10th World Cosplay Summit held in Nagoya, ahead of a contest Aug. 4 at the summit that will draw performers from Japan and 19 other countries.

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2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services opens in Beijing

STORY: 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services opens in Beijing DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services 2. STANDUP (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent "The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is held in Beijing from Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, providing a great platform for exchanges in global services trade. This year's trade fair will include a global services trade summit, exhibitions, forums, new product and technology releases, business discussions, and many other supporting activities. It will focus on green development amid China's efforts to achieve its carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals." The fair, launched in 2012, will have an environmental services section for the first time this year. This section will focus on such topics as low-carbon energy, the climate and carbon economy, and ca

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Tsunami effect still felt big in Kesennuma city

SENDAI, Japan - A tsunami-swept fishing boat in the Shishiori district of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is seen above on March 1, 2012, before its removal last year, while the temporary shopping area "Central Ishinomaki Revival Marche" in the background is being moved to prefab stores seen in the foreground in the photo below taken on Aug. 31, 2014, to raise the ground level of the area. (Kyodo)

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Special pavement tested ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Nobukazu Hanaoka (front), a wheelchair marathon athlete for Japan in the 2012 London Paralympics, and former Japanese Olympic marathon runner Toshihiko Seko (3rd from front), participate in a trial run in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016, for a special type of pavement that can reduce the temperature of the road's surface. Japan's transport ministry conducted the trial ahead of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, where heat is expected to be an issue during the marathon events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special pavement tested ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Nobukazu Hanaoka (far L), a wheelchair marathon athlete for Japan in the 2012 London Paralympics, participates in a trial run in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016, for a special type of pavement that can reduce the temperature of the road's surface. Japan's transport ministry conducted the trial ahead of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, where heat is expected to be an issue during the marathon events. Former Japanese Olympic marathon runner Toshihiko Seko (3rd from L) also participated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo